KENNETH MORE – ‘REACH FOR THE SKY’, 1956, ‘THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON’, 1957, ‘SINK THE BISMARK’, 1960 & ‘THE GREENGAGE SUMMER’, 1961 – DIRECTOR’S SCRIPTS, SCRAPBOOKS AND RELATED MATERIAL FOR FOUR FILMS STARRING KENNETH MORE (QTY)Comprising:-ReachFor The Sky, 1956: two director’s scripts, the first comprising 147 pp. of unboundmimeograph typescript, contained within a green hard cover folder, the frontwith cloth labels inscribed in an unknown hand LEWIS GILBERT / “REACH FORTHE SKY’, the title pages inscribed in ballpoint pen in an unknown hand LEWISGILBERT, dated August, 1955, some pages annotated in pencil inGilbert’s hand, some pages with script amendments on pink paper pasted to thepage; the second comprising 146 pp of mimeograph typescript bound in orangecard covers, the front printed REACH FOR THE SKY / Revised Script /27-5-1955, some pages annotated in pencil in Gilbert’s hand; a two-page‘Revised Shooting Schedule’, 4 November 1955, inscribed in an unknown hand inpencil on the first page Lewis Gilbert; an ‘Information Folder’, 103 pp.of mimeograph typescript bound in faded green paper covers, the front coverprinted with the document’s contents, including Who’s Who / PersonalityProfiles, Special Features, the title page annotated in pencil in Gilbert’shand, with a compliments slip from Zena Courtnee, Publicity Division, J. ArthurRank Organisation; a collection of publicity material including two WorldPremiere programmes, Odeon Leicester Square, 5 July 1956, a Gala Performanceprogramme, 19 July 1956, Odeon Brighton; 25 black and white publicity stillswith corresponding typescript paper labels (all detached), majority – 19 x 24cm.; eight black and white Front of House stills, all – 20 x 25 cm.; andrelated material; and two scrap books containing press cuttings, one containingfour black and white stills; a double-sided 12-inch acetate, the green SoundSystem label inscribed in blue ink in an unknown hand Reach For The Sky/ Reel 1 Music / Reel 14 Music (label partially torn on both sides) inoriginal paper cover, and later related material;-TheAdmirable Crichton, 1957: the director’s ‘Shooting Script’, 106 pp. ofmimeograph typescript bound in a red hard cover folder (pages have becomeloose) the front gilt-stamped DIRECTOR, the title page annotated inpencil in various hands with contact information, some pages annotated inpencil and ballpoint by Gilbert; a loose sheet of lined A4 paper attached tothe inside front cover, inscribed with a pencil drawing of a map roughly basedon the island of Grand Bermuda where the film was shot (the island being thebasis for the fictional South Seas island in the plot), the map inscribed withvarious locations including Jungle (Devonshire Marsh), Oyster Creek(Admiralty House Cave) and Bay of Arrival (Grape Bay); and adouble-sided 10-inch acetate, the Stage Sound label with typescriptdetails either side The Admirable Crichton / Music 1 / Music 2 / Music 3;-SinkThe Bismark!, 1960: the director’s ‘1st Draft Screenplay’, 116pp of mimeograph typescript bound in blue card covers, the front cover with typescriptpaper label,“SINK THE BISMARK” / 1st Draft Screenplay by EDMUNDH. NORTH, the title page dated October 24, 1958, unannotated; twosouvenir premiere programmes held inside blue velour hard covers with gold colouredthread, the covers gilt-stamped with the film’s title (gilt faded), thepremiere held in the presence of the Duke of Edinburgh (no date or locationgiven); a scrapbook of press cuttings, and related material; and-TheGreengage Summer, 1961: the director’s copy of the ‘Screenplay’, 146 pp. ofmimeograph typescript bound in black card covers, the front cover withtypescript paper label THE GREENGAGE SUMMER, the title page dated April30th, 1959, a few pages annotated in pencil in Gilbert’s hand; ablack and white still of Lewis and Hylda Gilbert filming with Kenneth More;four 12-inch acetates, variously labelled Titles, Dance 1, Dance 2, Dance 3;and a scrap book (a lot)PhotographsSold Without CopyrightConditionReport: ReachFor The Sky Script,Aug 1955 – pages loose, edges discoloured and worn some with tears, the ‘to theright side; Script May 1955, overall good, covers worn with small tears;RevisedShooting Schedule: pages are very tatty, the second page with paper loss;Information Folder: overall good, lower right corner of cover missing;Publicity Material: overall very goodTheAdmirable Crichton Script– overall good, pages unbound and worn with age, interior metal binders withsome rusting; acetate: label torn, edges worn on vinyl revealing metal beneathSinkThe Bismark Script– overall good, front cover top right corner missing, some creasing, some rustto metal binding pins; souvenir programmes: the programmes inside the foldersare in very good condition, the folders showing some wear, the gilt on thecovers is faded, and the tassels on the gold string have unwoundGreengageSummerOverallvery goodBellmans is grateful to Wallace and Hodgson for their assistance with cataloguing the Lewis Gilbert Film Script and Production Archive.
