The Inside Story of a Kidnapping (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Charles Martin (screenwriter)
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About This Item
Hollywood: Goldwyn Studios, 1974. Draft script for an unproduced film.
The daughter of a steel magnate is kidnapped from her college and being held for ransom by a group called the Army of the Oppressed, whose insane leader demands ten million dollars in food for the poor. His enemy, Turkey, the leader of the Liberators in Detroit exacts his own revenge by kidnapping Malcolm Z's mother and wife, but is apprehended by the FBI. A convict is allowed to escape from jail to lead the local cops to the gang, but he too is killed onsite. With all the leads and hopes dashed, one investigator risks his life for one more trick in getting the girl home safely.
Set in California and Detriot.
Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present, dated March 7, 1974, with credits for screenwriter Charles Martin. 106 leaves, with last page of text numbered 98. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.
The daughter of a steel magnate is kidnapped from her college and being held for ransom by a group called the Army of the Oppressed, whose insane leader demands ten million dollars in food for the poor. His enemy, Turkey, the leader of the Liberators in Detroit exacts his own revenge by kidnapping Malcolm Z's mother and wife, but is apprehended by the FBI. A convict is allowed to escape from jail to lead the local cops to the gang, but he too is killed onsite. With all the leads and hopes dashed, one investigator risks his life for one more trick in getting the girl home safely.
Set in California and Detriot.
Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present, dated March 7, 1974, with credits for screenwriter Charles Martin. 106 leaves, with last page of text numbered 98. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.
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- Seller
- Royal Books, Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 140771
- Title
- The Inside Story of a Kidnapping (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
- Author
- Charles Martin (screenwriter)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Goldwyn Studios
- Place of Publication
- Hollywood
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Film Scripts | Unproduced Films | 1970s Cinema | Action Film | Mystery and Crime | Blaxploitation | Exploitation | African American Interest
- Bookseller catalogs
- Film Scripts; Blaxploitation; Mystery and Crime; Action Film;
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