Lot 1061
Two continuity scripts for the silent and sound versions of The Unholy Three
21 November 2017, 13:00 EST
New YorkUS$4,000 - US$6,000
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Two continuity scripts for the silent and sound versions of The Unholy Three
MGM, 1925. Mimeographed manuscript, screenplay by C.A. Robbins, continuity by Waldemar Young, 111 pp, dated December 20, 1924, bound with brads and housed in yellow MGM wrappers; together with a second script: MGM, 1930. Mimeographed manuscript, continuity and dialogue by J.C. Nugent and Elliott Nugent, 154 pp, dated March 27, 1930, with Jack Conway credited as Director, bound with brads and housed in yellow MGM wrappers. MGM found the plot of The Unholy Three, about 3 sideshow performers who become criminals, such a fascinating concept that the studio made it twice within 5 years' time, first as a silent and then as a sound picture. The silent version was directed by Tod Browning, whose eccentric style had not been successful until the release of this film. The sound version was directed by Jack Conway, and both versions of the film star Lon Chaney and Harry Earles as two of the three con artists (this was Chaney's last film before his death in 1930 and the only sound picture he ever made).
8.5 x 11.5 in.
8.5 x 11.5 in.
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