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Bedtime Story, 1964
Bedtme Story, my first movie after The Ugly American, was the only one I ever made that made me happy to get up in the morning and go to work. I couldn't wait for the day's shooting to begin. I've never been a comic actor and am not very good at it, but this script about a couple of con men who happily preyed on women for money and sex on the French Riviera was hilarious, and working with David Niven was a treat. How he made me laugh. David was one of those British actors who, like Laurence Olivier refused to play down - that is, use an accent beneath his station. He had a wonderful, understated, sophisticated wit that reduced me to a guffawing bowl of JellO.... I couldn't act well on that picture because I was always breaking up. Together we wasted a lot of film. After I blew six or seven takes in one scene, I tried looking over his shoulder so I couldn't see him, but I still couldn't deliver my lines. Out of frustration, the director went to a close-up of David and put me off camera; even then, I couldn't stop laughing, so he pleaded with me to go to my dressing room; I did, and put my face into a pillow to stifle the sound, but David told me later that on the set he could still hear me laughing...
Bedtime Story, 1964
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Bedtime Story, 1964
A collection of material relating to Bedtime Story, including:
- Brando's working script, the first draft script dated 1 October, 1962, the green paper covers printed with the original title King Of The Mountain, with approximately 58 pages annotated in Brando's hand in blue ballpoint pen with notes and observations on the script, storyline and characterizations, notes and observations include:
- p. 7: He can look out of the windows at his Buddy who are looking at the house with binoculars from roof top, they react with irritation when they see their lost bet. Then they bet he won't be able to fuck the mayor's daughter. They know who she is but he doesn't. They are sure to win they think. He only has 25 minutes... "How is he going to get his pants off in 25 minutes?" He'll think of something...
- p. 48: Imitate Niven...Eng. accent;
- on the back of the last page and back cover, Brando has written some general thoughts regarding the plot and characters, including: #there is a certain weakness in the character, a certain lack of balls + masculinity that makes it more appropriate for for Tony Randall who gives the impression of neutral gender, not enough contrast to Niven
- a final draft screenplay, dated 21 February, 1963, the red paper covers printed with the original title King Of The Mountain;
- a cast and crew list, 6pp. of mimeographed typescript;
- a revised shooting schedule, June 1963, 28pp. of mimeographed typescript;
- and approximately 57 black and white stills from the film, the majority showing Brando with co-stars including David Niven and Shirley Jones, majority -- 8x10in. (20.3x25.4cm.) (a lot)
A collection of material relating to Bedtime Story, including:
- Brando's working script, the first draft script dated 1 October, 1962, the green paper covers printed with the original title King Of The Mountain, with approximately 58 pages annotated in Brando's hand in blue ballpoint pen with notes and observations on the script, storyline and characterizations, notes and observations include:
- p. 7: He can look out of the windows at his Buddy who are looking at the house with binoculars from roof top, they react with irritation when they see their lost bet. Then they bet he won't be able to fuck the mayor's daughter. They know who she is but he doesn't. They are sure to win they think. He only has 25 minutes... "How is he going to get his pants off in 25 minutes?" He'll think of something...
- p. 48: Imitate Niven...Eng. accent;
- on the back of the last page and back cover, Brando has written some general thoughts regarding the plot and characters, including: #there is a certain weakness in the character, a certain lack of balls + masculinity that makes it more appropriate for for Tony Randall who gives the impression of neutral gender, not enough contrast to Niven
- a final draft screenplay, dated 21 February, 1963, the red paper covers printed with the original title King Of The Mountain;
- a cast and crew list, 6pp. of mimeographed typescript;
- a revised shooting schedule, June 1963, 28pp. of mimeographed typescript;
- and approximately 57 black and white stills from the film, the majority showing Brando with co-stars including David Niven and Shirley Jones, majority -- 8x10in. (20.3x25.4cm.) (a lot)