Beschreibung:

A Jesse Lasky, Jr. annotated screenplay of Union Pacific Paramount Pictures, 1939. Mimeographed manuscript, screenplay by Jesse Lasky, Jr., 206 pp (divided into 7 parts, A-G), dated October 14, 1938 and marked "Second Buff Script" on title page (with "To be revised / JL" handwritten underneath), signed ("Jesse L. Lasky Jr.") to front matter, bound in morocco leather with "Union Pacific" and "Jesse Lasky Jr." embossed in gilt to cover and "Union Pacific" embossed in gilt to spine. Starring Joel McCrea and Barbara Stanwyck, this epic Cecil B. DeMille film revolves around the complications surrounding the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad, with a love story thrown in for good measure. On his script, Lasky has sketched a moving train as well as taped a note he received from DeMille which states, "Jesse– / Business is things for the actors to do rather than describing their looks or feelings." Provenance: the estate of Jesse Lasky, Jr. 9 x 11 in.