Dragonfly Squadron (Original screenplay for the 1954 film)
by Lesley Selander (director); John C. Champion (screenwriter); John Hodiak, Barbara Britton (starring)
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About This Item
N.p.: N.p., 1954. Draft script for the 1954 film. With faint manuscript pencil annotations throughout.
Set months before the beginning of the Korean War, an American Air Force instructor is assigned to a Kungju base where he is set with the formidable task of completely transforming the South Korean pilots into unstoppable fighting machines in 25 days. Originally intended for release as a 3D film, and filmed in dual 53mm Polaroid 3-D, by the time the film premiered in 1954 public interest in 3D had declined, and the film was shown as a flat print.
Set in South Korea and shot on location in California.
Blue titled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter John C. Champion. Title page present, with screenwriting and story credits for John C. Champion. 126 leaves, with last page of text numbered 119. Typescript on onionskin, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with three gold brads.
Set months before the beginning of the Korean War, an American Air Force instructor is assigned to a Kungju base where he is set with the formidable task of completely transforming the South Korean pilots into unstoppable fighting machines in 25 days. Originally intended for release as a 3D film, and filmed in dual 53mm Polaroid 3-D, by the time the film premiered in 1954 public interest in 3D had declined, and the film was shown as a flat print.
Set in South Korea and shot on location in California.
Blue titled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter John C. Champion. Title page present, with screenwriting and story credits for John C. Champion. 126 leaves, with last page of text numbered 119. Typescript on onionskin, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with three gold brads.
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- Seller
- Royal Books, Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 146060
- Title
- Dragonfly Squadron (Original screenplay for the 1954 film)
- Author
- Lesley Selander (director); John C. Champion (screenwriter); John Hodiak, Barbara Britton (starring)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- N.p.
- Place of Publication
- N.p.
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Film Scripts | Korean War | 1950s Cinema | Aviation | Asian Interest
- Bookseller catalogs
- Film Scripts; Asian Interest; Aviation; 1950s Cinema; Korean War;
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