MR. ARKADIN.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, [1956]. Octavo, boards. First U.S. edition. "A novel based on Welles' screenplay "Mr. Arkadin" (a.k.a. "Confidential Report"). "'Mr. Arkadin" (first released Spain, 1955) was written and directed by Orson Welles. The source for the story is from the radio drama 'The Lives of Harry Lime' in which Welles portrays his character from 'The Third Man.' In the radio drama Harry Lime is hired to investigate the mysterious international criminal Mr. Arkadin. The film was not completed by Welles and several different edits and releases were made with various run times (as many as seven). The film has a restored version from 2006 with additional footage. Jonathan Baxter in a forward to a new edition of the book states the novel was ghost written from Welles' screenplay by Maurice Bessy, and this is verified by recently discovered correspondence between Welles and his producer for the film Louis Dolivet (see essay by Orson Welles expert Jonathan Rosenbaum, May 18, 2010 at the Barnes and Noble website). Previous owners signature in ink to front free endpaper, a near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing to edges and a tiny chip at top of spine panel, mild age darkening to spine panel. (7730). Item #7730
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