King Vidor Collection, 1924-1941 (bulk 1941).

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King Vidor Collection, 1924-1941 (bulk 1941).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191957081

The King Vidor Collection consists of photographs, scripts, props, publicity materials, production reports, studio memos, and other production materials primarily from the 1941 film H.M. Pulham, Esquire. Also in the collection is a typescript of Vidor's 1936 film The Texas Rangers and an accompanying photo of Vidor, and four additional photographs of Vidor dating from around 1924. Photographs constitute the bulk of the materials and include costume, makeup, set, production, and film stills. The film's stars, Hedy Lamarr, Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, Charles Coburn, Van Heflin, Fay Holden, and Bonita Granville, are depicted in many of the photos. Publicity photos of actors and actresses considered for casting but not selected are also present. Scenes and settings are documented with twenty production design sketches, and with architectural drawings and models for six of the movie's sets. Costume sketches include twenty-two original women's gowns by Robert Kalloch and thirty-three men's wardrobe sketches by Gile Steele. The tools of film making are represented by various props, a production board with shooting schedules, a scene slate, and a small brass periscope. Daily reports and production, footage, and wardrobe breakdowns track the financial and business aspects of the film. Comment cards from members of a preview audience accompany editing notes from the preview. The original musical score by Branislaw Kaper is documented with one folder of sheet music, memos, editing notes, and photographs of the orchestral recording.

9 boxes, 20 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder (20.16 linear feet)

Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 6962355

Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

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Holden, Fay, 1893-1973

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Erickson, Leif, 1911-1986

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Kalloch, 1893-

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Coburn, Charles Douville, 1877-

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Kapar, Branislaw, 1902-

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Granville, Bonita, 1923-1988

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Actress. From the description of Reminiscences of Bonita Granville : oral history, 1959. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86158516 ...

Marquand, John P. (John Phillips), 1893-1960

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Hill, Elizabeth, 1901-1978

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Vidor, King, 1894-1982

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Brown, Phil, 1916-1973.

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Clyde, Dave.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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Heflin, Van, 1910-1971

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Cooper, Bobbie.

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Hussey, Ruth, 1911-2005

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Steele, Gile

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