Delicious
By: original story by: Guy Bolton ; screen adaptation by: Guy Bolton and Sonya Levien ; music by: George Gershwin ; lyrics by: Ira Gershwin
Edition: Final shooting script, no. 16 : August 22, 1931.
Publisher: Fox Film Corp
Published: 1931
Place of publication: Hollywood
Language: eng
Number of pages: 114
Subjects: Motion picture plays; Specimens; Musical films; Texts
Other titles: Screenplay for (work): Delicious (Motion picture)
Description: This is a final shooting script, dated August 22, 1931 (no. 16, mimeograph copy); the movie was in production between August 29 and November 10, 1931, and had a release date on December 26, 1931. Songs in the production include Delishious, Dream sequence, Somebody from somewhere, Katinkitschka, New York rhapsody, Blah, blah, blah, and You started it. Directed by David Butler, the cast included Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, El Brendel, Raul Roulien, Lawrence O'Sullivan, Manya Roberti, Virginia Cherrill, Olive Tell, Mischa Auer, and Marvine Maazel. The script includes lyrics to You started it, Somebody from somewhere, Katinkitschka preceding the script, and some lyrics to song texts throughout the score, including excerpts from Delishious and Blah, blah, blah.
Notes: Printed on rectos only.

Ator El Brendel's personal working copy of the script, with his name in blue crayon on the front cover ("El Brendell"), and his ink and pencil annotations, doodles, and line additions throughout the script.

Dealer's description removed to Curatorial File.

Brad-bound in green studio wrapper; additional modern plastic sheet wrapper.