1956 " NIGHT PASSAGE " RARE SCRIPT. AUDIE MURPHY, BUY BOTH SCRIPTS $500
Item History & Price
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" FINAL SCREENPLAY " FOR
" NIGHT PASSAGE ", A 1957 UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL PICTURE.
IT INCLUDES BLUE AND PINK PAGES WHICH PRODUCTION PRINTS EVERY-TIME A CHANGE IS MADE.MICHAEL TIERNEY, WHO HANDLED WARDROBE FOR THE MEN ON THIS
SET, AND DRESSED AUDIE MURPHY AND JIMMY STEWART EVERYDAY
METICULOUSLY UNDER-LINED THIS
SCRIPT THROUGH-OUT ( WITH A RULER ), USING A RED INK PEN TO MARK THE SCENES WHERE SPECIFIC WARD...ROBE AND OR PROPS
WERE GOING TO BE NEEDED. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
CONTACT SELLER
* * * NOW OFFERING BOTH * * *
AUDIE MURPHY SCRIPTS
"RIDE A CROOKED TRAIL"
" NIGHT PASSAGE "
SOLD AS A SET
FOR $500.00* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIG DROP IN ORIGINAL LISTING PRICE
SELLING SCRIPTS AND MORE
RAISING MONEY FOR ELDERLY PARENTSIF YOUR AN AUDIE MURPHY FAN, THIS RARE SCRIPT WILL BE A
GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTABLES * * * * * * THIS SCRIPT IS AN ORIGINAL
ONE OF A KIND
NO COPIES HAVE EVER BEEN MADE . * * * * * * " NIGHT PASSAGE "
PRODUCTION CONTROVERSARY AUDIE MURPHY : AUDIE MURPHY suffered from P. T. S. D.
and Depression for most all his life.
He never got over the death of his Mother, then en-listed in The Army.
He was known for having a short-fuse,
with a " Hair-Triggered " Temper.
AUDIE Slept with a Loaded Hand-Gun,
and Carried a Pistol on The Set.
Cast and Crew were afraid of him.
WHILE FILMING " NIGHT PASSAGE " ,
CO-STAR DIANNE FOSTER GOT A CLOSE-UP LOOK OF MURPHY'S LEGENDARY TEMPER, While During The Filming of a Scene in which his Horse
would not coorporate, and several takes
we're needed, MURPHY got so angry with the animal, that he drew back, and PUNCHED THE HORSE IN THE FACE QUITE POSSIBLY, THIS IS THE MEANING BEHIND THE SKETCH DRAWN ON PAGE 37, ( with Red Ink )
THAT SHOWS A CARICATURE
OF SOMEONE WHOSE CLEARLY "CRACKED HIS SKULL" OR IS A "HOT-HEAD", or "FLIPPED HIS LID" ?!
DID AUDIE MURPHY FLIP-OUT THAT DAY ON THE SET ?
WAS THERE DRAMA ? 'SOMETHING' HAPPENED ON - SET THAT DAY, THAT ENTICED MICHAEL TIERNEY TO MAKE THE DRAWING HE DID. (SEE PHOTOS)DIRECTOR ANTHONY MANN :
Director Anthony Mann Backed-out of The Project after a Disagreement with JIMMY STEWART OVER THE CASTING OF AUDIE MURPHY.
ANTHONY MANN AND JIMMY STEWART COLLABORATED ON MANY
MOVIES TOGETHER OVER THE YEARS
and This Project was Slated to be Their Sixth. Conflicting Stories say he WALKED-OFF THE SET, others say He was FIRED. Never - the - less, THEY WOULD NEVER WORK TOGETHER AGAIN . Anthony Mann was Replaced by Director James Neilson.PRODUCER AARON ROSENBERG :
After Making Numerous Movies with AUDIE MURPHY, PRODUCER AARON ROSENBERG ALSO DECIDED TO CALL IT QUITS AFTER THIS ONE.
It was also The Last Movie He Produced, that Starred James Stewart, Audie Murphy or Dan Duryea,
All Actor's with whom He's Worked with many times before. " NIGHT PASSAGE "
NOTABLE MOVIE INFORMATION* "NIGHT PASSAGE" OFFERED JAMES
STEWART THE RARE OPPORTUNITY
TO PLAY THE ACCORDIAN, AN
INSTRUMENT HE'S PLAYED
SINCE CHILDHOOD.* THE MUSIC WRITTEN FOR THIS
FILM, "FOLLOW THE RIVER", AND
"YOU CAN'T GET FAR WITHOUT
A RAILROAD", WAS PERFORMED
BY JAMES STEWART HIMSELF ,
IN THE MOVIE.* THIS MOVIE WAS NOMINATED
FOR A "GOLDEN LAUREL AWARD"
IN 1958, FOR TOP ACTION DRAMA.* NIGHT PASSAGE" Was The First
American Production to Utilize
THE TECHNIRAMA PROCESS, BY
TECHNICOLOR, even Hiring a
TECHNICOLOR COLOR CONSULTANT
It also was The First Feature
Produced in The United States, to
use The TECHNIRAMA WIDESCREEN
PROCESS, DEVELOPED BY THE
TECHNICOLOR CORPORATION.
( GIVING THIS FILM SOME OF
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR WIDESCREEN PHOTOGRAPHY
YOU'LL EVER SEE. )* THE RAILROAD SCENES WERE
FILMED AT THE DURANGO &
SILVERTON NARROW GAUGE
RAILROAD, IN DURANGO,
COLORADO, USING A DENVER &
RIO GRANDE WESTERN RAILROAD
K - 28 CLASS STEAM LOCOMOTIVE
( Which Still Operates in Excursion
Service Today. ) ------------------" NIGHT PASSAGE " WAS A
COMMERCIAL SUCCESS, AND HAS
BECOME A STAPLE OF WESTERN T.V. VIEWING. ------------------ C A S T A N D C R E W WRITER : CHASE BORDEN
PRODUCER : AARON ROSENBERG
DIRECTOR : JAMES NEILSON
CINEMATOGRAPHER : WILLIAM H.
DANIELS
MUSIC BY : DIMITRI TIOMKIN
FILM EDITOR : SHERMAN TODD
MAKE-UP : BUD WESTMOREGrant McLaine : JIMMY STEWART
The Utica Kid : AUDIE MURPHY
Whitey Harbin : DAN DURYEA
Charlotte "Charlie" Drew : DIANNE
FOSTER
Joey Adams : BRANDON DEWILDE
Verna Kimball : ELAINE STEWART
Ben Kimball : J.C. FLIPPEN
Tim Riley ; JAMES FLAVIN
Mrs. Feeney : ELLEN CORBY
Jeff Kurth : HUGH BEAUMONT
"Shot-Gun" : JACK ELAM
S C R I P T C O N D I T I O NThis Script is all Original.
No Copies have ever been made.
Any and all Markings in or on This Script
is as it was, when I inherited it from the Estate of Michael Tierney.
THIS SCRIPT HAS NATURAL WEAR AND
TEAR FROM BEING HANDLED, AND PAGES TURNED.
There's some staining across the top of a few pages, with some rough edges.
Natural fading and discoloration. SCRIPT COVER'S :
The Color of The Script's Cover's is a Flat Red. The Picture of The Script
in The Listing, is a pretty good Match to it's Real Red.
THE FRONT COVER :
Written on The Front Cover, ( just above The Title ) and Under-lined Three times with a Black Marker, say's 3RD MAN .
( no reference to the meaning.)
There's also a couple black circles scribbled in ink, at The Bottom of The Cover.
There's some light staining /discoloration in a couple places and along the top.
Inside-front cover is clean, no marks.
THE BACK COVER :
There's some discoloration across the top, and along the sides a little.
The inside of the back cover is clean,
no marks or stains.