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:

-Reach For The Sky, 1956: two director’s scripts, the first comprising 147 pp. of unbound mimeograph typescript, contained within a green hard cover folder, the front with cloth labels inscribed in an unknown hand LEWIS GILBERT / “REACH FOR THE SKY’, the title pages inscribed in ballpoint pen in an unknown hand LEWIS GILBERT, dated August, 1955, some pages annotated in pencil in Gilbert’s hand, some pages with script amendments on pink paper pasted to the page; the second comprising 146 pp of mimeograph typescript bound in orange card 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 in pencil on the first page Lewis Gilbert; an ‘Information Folder’, 103 pp. of mimeograph typescript bound in faded green paper covers, the front cover printed with the document’s contents, including Who’s Who / Personality Profiles, Special Features, the title page annotated in pencil in Gilbert’s hand, with a compliments slip from Zena Courtnee, Publicity Division, J. Arthur Rank Organisation; a collection of publicity material including two World Premiere programmes, Odeon Leicester Square, 5 July 1956, a Gala Performance programme, 19 July 1956, Odeon Brighton; 25 black and white publicity stills with corresponding typescript paper labels (all detached), majority – 19 x 24 cm.; eight black and white Front of House stills, all – 20 x 25 cm.; and related material; and two scrap books containing press cuttings, one containing four black and white stills; a double-sided 12-inch acetate, the green Sound System 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) in original paper cover, and later related material;

-The Admirable Crichton, 1957: the director’s ‘Shooting Script’, 106 pp. of mimeograph typescript bound in a red hard cover folder (pages have become loose) the front gilt-stamped DIRECTOR, the title page annotated in pencil in various hands with contact information, some pages annotated in pencil and ballpoint by Gilbert; a loose sheet of lined A4 paper attached to the inside front cover, inscribed with a pencil drawing of a map roughly based on the island of Grand Bermuda where the film was shot (the island being the basis for the fictional South Seas island in the plot), the map inscribed with various locations including Jungle (Devonshire Marsh), Oyster Creek (Admiralty House Cave) and Bay of Arrival (Grape Bay); and a double-sided 10-inch acetate, the Stage Sound label with typescript details either side The Admirable Crichton / Music 1 / Music 2 / Music 3;

-Sink The Bismark!, 1960: the director’s ‘1^st Draft Screenplay’, 116 pp of mimeograph typescript bound in blue card covers, the front cover with typescript paper label,“SINK THE BISMARK” / 1^st Draft Screenplay by EDMUND H. NORTH, the title page dated October 24, 1958, unannotated; two souvenir premiere programmes held inside blue velour hard covers with gold coloured thread, the covers gilt-stamped with the film’s title (gilt faded), the premiere held in the presence of the Duke of Edinburgh (no date or location given); a scrapbook of press cuttings, and related material; and

-The Greengage Summer, 1961: the director’s copy of the ‘Screenplay’, 146 pp. of mimeograph typescript bound in black card covers, the front cover with typescript paper label THE GREENGAGE SUMMER, the title page dated April 30^th, 1959, a few pages annotated in pencil in Gilbert’s hand; a black 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)

Photographs Sold Without Copyright

Condition Report: Reach For The Sky Script, Aug 1955 – pages loose, edges discoloured and worn some with tears, the ‘to the right side; Script May 1955, overall good, covers worn with small tears;

Revised Shooting 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 good

The Admirable Crichton Script – overall good, pages unbound and worn with age, interior metal binders with some rusting; acetate: label torn, edges worn on vinyl revealing metal beneath

Sink The Bismark Script – overall good, front cover top right corner missing, some creasing, some rust to metal binding pins; souvenir programmes: the programmes inside the folders are in very good condition, the folders showing some wear, the gilt on the covers is faded, and the tassels on the gold string have unwound

Greengage Summer

Overall very good

Bellmans is grateful to Wallace and Hodgson for their assistance with cataloguing the Lewis Gilbert Film Script and Production Archive.