THE WESTERNER / Borden Chase 1940 signed contract, gangster Frankie Yale driver

Description: Description: This auction is for an original 1940 signed production contract between Samuel Goldwyn Inc. and Borden Chase. This contract is in connection to literary material for the 1940 film titled, THE WESTERNER. It is hand signed on the bottom by writer, Borden Chase. This contract includes the 1 yellow page shown in the photos above. It has a tear on the upper left corner and also on the right edge. This contract has 1 horizontal fold line from how it was stored. If requested I will provide the document's measurements. Please view all of the pictures above carefully. Additional Information: Borden Chase (January 11, 1900 – March 8, 1971) was an American writer. Born Frank Fowler, he left school at fourteen went through an assortment of jobs, including driving for gangster Frankie Yale and working as a sandhog on the construction of New York City's Holland Tunnel, where he worked with union leader Norman Redwood. He turned to writing, first short stories and novels, and later, screenplays. He changed his name to Borden Chase, allegedly getting his nominal inspiration from Borden Milk and Chase Manhattan Bank. Chase wrote a story based on his Holland Tunnel experience with Edward Doherty. Film rights were bought by Fox Films who hired Chase to adapt the book and act as a technical adviser. The result was Under Pressure (1935), directed by Raoul Walsh. Chase later adapted it into the novel East River. (It was later filmed as "High Air" for Screen Directors Playhouse in 1956.) Fox bought another story by Chase, Midnight Taxi (1937). Universal bought his novel Hells' Kitchen Has a Pantry and filmed it as The Devil's Party (1938). Fox bought another Chase story, Blue White and Perfect (1937) and turned it into a Michael Shayne film, Blue, White and Perfect (1942). His 1939 story Dr Broadway provided the basis for Anthony Mann's first film, Dr. Broadway (1942). Another 1939 story Pay to Learn was filmed as The Navy Comes Through (1942). Harrigan's Kid (1943) was based on his novel. Chase worked on the screenplay for Destroyer (1943). For Republic Pictures he wrote the John Wayne film The Fighting Seabees (1944) based on his own story. In 1944, Chase signed a contract with RKO to write a screenplay based on his unpublished story That Man Malone at $10,000 a week. He provided the story and screenplay for MGM's This Man's Navy (1945) starring Wallace Beery, then did another original for Wayne at Republic, Flame of the Barbary Coast (1945). Republic also made I've Always Loved You (1946), from screenplay by Chase based on his story Concerto, which in turn was based on the career of his first wife. Chase wrote Tycoon (1947) for Wayne at RKO, based on a novel by C E Scoggins. The provided the story for a Columbia Western, The Man from Colorado (1949). Chase's final credits include A Man Called Gannon (1968) (a remake of Man Without a Star) and Backtrack! (1969). The Borden Chase cocktail is named after him. This hand signed item is 100% original and authentic. Furthermore, this item DOES NOT INCLUDE a PSA/DNA or JSA authentication. This item can be returned within 90 days for a full refund with proof that the autograph did not pass from a legitimate certification company like PSA/DNA. If requested, this item will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by our eBay company. We stand behind our COA. The Movie Wizard specializes in rare and collectible movie scripts. Our scripts are genuine, authentic and screen used. We also carry movie props from no genre in particular. Furthermore, all of our items that are not props or scripts can be found in our Other Memorabilia category. 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Price: 600 USD

Location: Van Nuys, California

End Time: 2023-12-29T01:05:25.000Z

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