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RARE ORIGINAL SCRIPT for "THE SEAFIGHTERS" (working title, 1962), the title of which was changed to "OPERATION BIKINI" (1963). This is the SECOND REVISED FINAL DRAFT - November 19, 1962. Screenplay by John Tomerlin. The film starred Tab Hunter, Frankie Avalon, Jim Backus, Scott Brady, Gary Crosby, & Eva Six. This original Hollywood script belonged to well-known cinematographer Gilbert Warrenton, with his handwritten name taped to front cover, & who is listed on staff sheet as cameraman. Includes laid-in folded blank sheet with Warrenton's printed letterhead ("Gil Warrenton, Prod.") & his address on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood (has heavy edgewear with chips & tears). Gilbert Warrenton (1894-1980) was a prominent American silent & sound film cinematographer. He filmed over 150 films before his death. Notable credits include The Cat & the Canary (1927) & several B-movies of the 1950s & '60s. He was the son of actress Lule Warrenton. Alta Vista Productions - Prod. #1071. Operation Bikini (1963) was directed by Anthony Carras (notable editor, producer) (1920-2007), who worked on many classic 1950s/'60s movies, including Poe's House of Usher, Pit & the Pendulum, & Tales of Terror. Operation Bikini was written by John Tomerlin, who wrote various TV shows in the 1950s/'60s, including S.W.A.T., The Twilight Zone, & The Picture of Dorian Gray. The tagline of Operation Bikini was "Temptation in Paradise - Neither Hell or High Heels Could Stop Them". Full contents of this original working script as follows: cast list; staff sheet; 4 sheets of handwritten notes; front cover card; title page; pages 1-107 inclusive (with some page inserts) (all printed on rectos only); 16-page production/shooting schedule (indicating 10 days of shooting); cast list; rear cover card; an additional 3 sheets of handwritten notes; business card; time card; call sheet. Tabs on many pages. Contains numerous handwritten ink & pencil NOTATIONS throughout. From IMDb: "With posters featuring a stylized-drawing of Eva Six in a bikini, a tagline reading 'Temptation in Paradise - neither hell nor high heels could stop them', & a Dream Sequence Technical Adviser credit for Bob Marcucci, American-International once again proved it had no peers when it came to sleight-of-hand advertising selling a war-movie when war movies weren't selling. This one starts in the Pacific in 1943 when an American submarine staffed by the likes of Scott Brady, Jim Backus & Michael Dante (the old guns to get the old folks in) has a rendezvous with a cruiser to pick up an underwater demolition team comprised of the likes of Tab Hunter, Frankie Avalon, Gary Crosby & Jody McCrea (the young turks to get the kids in, which probably only worked in Southern California), & there is conflict right off as the sub crew feels like they are being denied a chance to revenge the sinking of a sister sub because they have to deliver Tab & Frankie to an island on a super-secret special mission guaranteed to affect the entire course of the war in the Pacific. These guys are landed on the Japanese-infested island & find their guerilla support consists of an old man, a teen-ager & three girls." The 77-minute b&w movie was released 26 March 1963. It rates 3.8/10 on IMDb. Frankie Avalon sings in two musical interludes - which were shot in color, despite the rest of the movie being shot in b&w. American International Pictures (AIP), a film production company formed in 1954, were dedicated to releasing independently produced, low-budget films packaged as double features, primarily of interest to the teens of the 1950s, '60s, & '70s. Bound in black buckram boards, title & Warrenton's name handwritten on tape affixed to front board. Covers & spine heavily worn, internal wear, otherwise a nice tight solid copy of an original working script. Large format heavy volume, extra shipping may be required. A scarce & unique piece of classic 1960s Beach Party Hollywood. RARE. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 001480
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