Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1943. Vintage keybook photograph from the 1944 film, showing actress Marjorie Reynolds frozen in the shadow of a giant swastika.
Based on Graham Greene’s 1943 novel. While en route to London after being released from a mental institution, a man is accidentally caught up in a nefarious Nazi scheme, and finds himself pursued by German secret agents.
Set in England.
8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, lightly toned at the edges, with two punch holes along the left edge.
1938 Heinemann hardcover in the UK, published in the US that same year by Viking. this the later Bantam softcover
murder of a stool pigeon by a penny-ante race track gang lead by a malicious teenage boy.
better image than previously posted
First American Edition of THIS GUN FOR HIRE (1936), preceding the British edition by one month).
A masterpiece of genre fiction, basis for the 1942 film noir starring Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and Laird Cregar. The film was Ladd’s first appearance on the big screen, and the only time he ever played a villain. He became famous as a result of the film’s success, and would go on to be cast along-side Veronica Lake in ‘The Glass Key’ and ‘The Blue Dahlia.’ Copies in dustjacket are quite scarce, this being the only jacketed copy of the American edition we’ve seen offered in the trade since 2009.
The Third Man (Selznick, R-1954). Folded, Very Fine/Near Mint. One Sheet (27″ X 41″).
Set in post-war Vienna, The Third Man tells the story of novelist Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) as he attempts to unravel the mystery surrounding the murder of his friend, Harry Lime (Orson Welles). Although the production of this film was fraught with challenges, including difficult behavior on Welles’ part and outrageous demands by producer David O. Selznick, the picture was a box office sensation, and became one of the most important films of the period.
This Gun for Hire (Paramount, 1942). Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27″ X 41″).
SMB Noir 