*George Stevens' SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR (1952) Dialogue Release Script 1/18/52

Description

This is a
vintage original 8.5 x 14 in. Release Dialogue Script
from the classic 1950's alcohol-themed drama,
SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR
, released in 1952 by Paramount Pictures and
directed by George Stevens
. Written by Dwight Taylor, an actress becomes an alcoholic after being jilted. She is aided by an Alcoholics Anonymous member with whom she has an affair; however, he is married. The cast includes Joan Fontaine, Ray Milland, Teresa Wright, Richard Derr, Douglas Dick, Herbert Heyes, Harry Bellaver, and Paul Valentine.
This oversized Release Dialogue Script was created after the film was edited and titled. It breaks the film down by each reel and notes the location, action, and dialogue and also notes any music and sound effects. Printed on 8.5 x 14 in. stock, it was bound with two staples along the left edge. It is complete in overall fine- condition with random signs of wear on the front cover; most of the pages have a small crease on the top and bottom right corners; the last page (which is blank) has mutilple creases of varying sizes and a tear on the bottom left corner. The last 30 or so pages have a more pronounced crease on the top right corner. There are no missing pages, stains, or other flaws, nor are there any handwritten notations present within.
This little-known, small-scale intimate drama was made by George Stevens between two of his biggest successes,
A Place In The Sun
and
Shane
, both of which are very elaborate, large-scale prestige movies.
Screenwriter Dwight Taylor based the character of Jenny on his mother, legendary Broadway actress Laurette Taylor, and her problems with alcohol.
In her autobiography, Joan Fontaine describes this as "this dull film." She and Ray Milland tried to watch the rushes after work, but found that George Stevens took such long takes that they would spend several hours watching the same thing over and over. She jokes she suspected Stevens of having "considerable shares in the raw-film companies." Milland once helped her to cry in a close-up by reciting the Lord's Prayer from behind the camera.