Original Shooting Script for The Saga of Hemp Brown. Actor Rory Calhoun’s Copy
1957 · Los Angeles
by WILLIAMS, BOB & RORY CALHOUN
Los Angeles: Universal Studios, 1957. Original 93 page revised shooting script with color rewrite pages for the film The Saga of Hemp Brown starring Rory Calhoun. This is Mr. Calhoun’s working copy with his notations throughout. Specially bound in gilt-stamped brown leather with the original title “Hemp Brown” and “Rory Calhoun” gilt-stamped on the front board. About fine condition with some very minor edge wear, primarily at the top and bottom edges of the spine. This Western genre film was written by Bob Williams, directed by Bernard, and co-starred Beverly Garland, John Larch, and Fortunio Bonanova. It tells the story of Lieutenant Hemp Brown (Calhoun) whose army payroll wagon is robbed by ex-sergeant Jed Givens' (Larch) gang, forcing Brown to search for the culprits after he is deemed a coward by the court martial, stripped of all insignia, and drummed out of the army. Brown sets out to track down Givens in an effort to clear his name. The Saga of Hemp Brown was released on October 1, 1958. Rory Calhoun (1922 - 1999) is best known for his starring roles in such memorable films as Rogue River (1951), With a Song in My Heart (1952), Way of a Gaucho (1952), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), and The Yellow Tomahawk (1954). He also worked extensively in television, including the Western series The Texan, Gunsmoke, Death Valley Days, Zane Grey Theater, Bonanza,Rawhide, and more. For his contributions to the film and television industries, he was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with two stars in 1960. (Inventory #: 22793E)