ALS signed "Zane," two pages, 8.5 x 11, March 14. Letter addressed to "Dearest," presumably his wife. In part: "Arrived here today after the most wonderful 12 day voyage. Perfect! And this Zihuatanejo beyond description, just not for me. I am enchanted with it, an old forgotten village of white Indians. I think they must have pure Castilian blood. The children are exquisite. I haven't seen the women, and I don't like or trust the men…Your news about the Mumper-Clarke-Lasky picture news did not please me much. I thought I had the best of that deal, and now it seems I can't do anything…I don't want Lasky to have those old pictures in preference to new ones. I'd rather sell the old ones to Fox. I must give all that money to Lasky Co. for the films, and extra for the camera…You did not say that Lasky had been paid the money I asked for $1000…I submitted the stories…I wrote you other publishing instructions. You are such a dumb bell darling!" Intersecting folds, pencil date of 1925 to tops of both pages, done in another hand, and a mild shade of overall toning, otherwise fine condition. Grey formed his own motion picture company in 1919, Zane Grey Productions, but soon sold out to Jesse Lasky. A total 46 full length movies and 31 short subjects were made from Zane Grey writings. Interesting crossover from writing to films from Grey. RRAuction COA.
