DS, signed “Alfred J. Hitchcock,” four pages, 8.5 x 11, August 23, 1954. Contract between Paramount Pictures Corporation and Alfred M. [sic] Hitchcock Productions, in which the former grants and assigns all rights “to a certain story entitled The Trouble with Harry by Jack Trevor Story” for the sum of $73,195.91. Signed on the last page in blue ballpoint by Hitchcock. In very good to fine condition, with light blocks of toning, text fading, and mounting remnants from prior display; Hitchcock’s signature remains bold and strong. Despite flopping at the box office, The Trouble with Harry, a black comedy concerning the fate of a dead man’s body, proved to be one of the director’s most subversive and experimental films. Hitchcock was nearly killed during production in Vermont when an overhead bracket supporting a 900-pound VistaVision camera snapped and swiped the director's shoulder. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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