published in 1936 in hardcover by Morrow
cover art by Gil Tompkins
2nd book published with this pen name and second book with newspaperman Robin Bishop
pseudonym of Daniel Mainwaring who, as Homes, wrote Build My Gallows High (1946), adapted into the classic film noir Out of the Past (1947). 2nd book published with this pen name and second book with newspaperman Robin Bishop
1946 William Morrow, first edition.
Geoffrey Homes, Build My Gallows High, 1946 Morrow hardcover
1956 Ace Double paperback reissue
cover art by Harry Barton
basis for the 1947 film noir classic Out of the Past
better image than previously posted
[post updated 7/3/25]
Out of the Past (RKO, 1947)m directed by Jacques Tourneur
signed by the stars
best of film noirs, screenplay by Daniel Mainwaring, adapting his own novel, Build My Gallows High, published as by Geoffrey Homes.
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