CINEMA - Henri FESCOURT (Béziers 1880-1966), film director : - Lot 362

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CINEMA - Henri FESCOURT (Béziers 1880-1966), film director : - Lot 362
CINEMA - Henri FESCOURT (Béziers 1880-1966), film director : complete file about " La Maison de la Licorne ", film project in 1943 : Henri Fescourt wishes to make a film from the novel "The House of the Unicorn" by Yves Dartois (1901-1975, author of adventure novels), he first approaches Maurice Gagneur (1878-1964) for a theatrical adaptation, then the screenwriter Jean-Louis Bouquet (1898-1978, also known under the pseudonym Jean d'Ansennes) for the film adaptation: Letter from Bouquet (unsigned duplicate) proposing the film adaptation to Fescourt of Dartois' novel for which he owns the option of the rights (August 20, 1941); Autograph letter signed by Yves Dartois of April 29, 1943 authorizing the theatrical adaptation of his novel to Fescourt; Contract signed by both Fescourt and Bouquet authorizing a film adaptation; Contract signed by both Fescourt and Gagneur (May 10, 1943) for the theatrical adaptation; Letter-contract between Fescourt and Bouquet for the film adaptation (May 10, 1943); Autograph draft of a letter from Fescourt to the actress Marcelle Géniat for the role of the grandmother Van Osten in the future film; Typescript (2 p in-4) about the changes the adaptation will make to the roles of the nurse and Jean Verger vis-à-vis the novel; Typescript (25 p in-4) "Exposé pour une adaptation cinématographique par Jean d'Ansennes", with some autograph corrections by Fescourt and 4 inserted pages of autograph notes by Fescourt (Enclosed : another copy of this typescript); Typescript (165 p in-4) of the final screenplay with the letter from the Association des Auteurs de Film acknowledging receipt of the screenplay and deposit registration form (September 2, 1943)
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