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    This Island Earth (Universal Filmscripts Series Classic Science Fiction)
    This Island Earth (Universal Filmscripts Series Classic Science Fiction)
    This Island Earth (Universal Filmscripts Series Classic Science Fiction)
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    This Island Earth (Universal Filmscripts Series Classic Science Fiction)

    By Philip J. Riley

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    From the Vaults of the Ackerman Archives comes the science fiction classic, This Island Earth!
    Contains Production Background!
    Press Book!
    Biography notes on the Cast and Crew!
    Complete Shooting Script!
    Rare Photographs!
    Behind the Scene Photos!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBearManor Media
    Release dateFeb 15, 2019
    ISBN9781386707745
    This Island Earth (Universal Filmscripts Series Classic Science Fiction)

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      This Island Earth (Universal Filmscripts Series Classic Science Fiction) - Philip J. Riley

      Title

      THIS ISLAND EARTH

      FIRST EDITION

      Published by Magiclmage Filmbooks, 740 S. 6th Avenue, Absecon, NJ 08201

      Copyright © 1990 Magiclmage Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.

      Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without the written permission of the copyright holder.

      Photographs, filmscript and other production materials used with the permission of and by special arrangement with Universal Studios.

      The opinions expressed in this book are those of the individual authors and not the publisher.

      The film THIS ISLAND EARTH Copyright 1955 by Universal Pictures Company, Inc.

      LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN PUBLICATION DATA

      Magiclmage Filmbooks presents This Island Earth / edited by Philip J. Riley : foreword by Franklin Coen : introduction by Jeff Morrow : production background by Robert Skotak. -- 1st ed.

      p.      cm. -- (Universal filmscripts series. Classic science fiction: v. 1)

      ISBN 1-882127-27-7 : $19.95

      1. This Island Earth (Motion picture) I. Riley, Philip J., 1948-

       II. Magiclmage Filmbooks (Firm) III. This Island Earth (Motion picture) IV. Series.

      PN1997.T428753M34      1990

      791.43’72--dc20

      89-63448

      CIP    

      This edition published in the USA by:

      BearManor Media

      PO Box 71426

      Albany, Georgia 31708

      www.bearmanormedia.com

      Hardcover: ISBN 978-1-62933-364-9

      Paperback: ISBN 978-1-62933-361-8

      The purpose of this series is the preservation of the art of writing for the screen. Rare books have long been a source of enjoyment and an investment for the serious collector, and even in limited printings there usually were a few thousand produced. Scripts, however, numbered only 50 at the most, and we are proud to present them in their original form. Some will be final shooting scripts and some earlier drafts, so that students, libraries, archives and film-lovers might, for the first time, study them in their original form. In producing these volumes, we hope that the unique art of screenplay writing will be preserved for future generations.

      CREDITS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      A Michael D. Stein Production

      Editor, Philip J. Riley

      Art Director, Marisa Donato-Riley

      Artists, Robert Semler, A.S.I. Marisa Donato-Riley

      Creative Consultant, Andrew Lee, retired Head of Research - Universal Studios

      Editorial Assistant, Janet Stein

      The editor and publishers wish to expesss their appreciation to Robert Skotak for allowing us to reproduce excerpts from his definitive work entitled THE MAKING OF THIS ISLAND EARTH, © 1989 By Robert Skotak.

      The author of this book wishes to express his deepest thanks to the following research assistants for their constant support and endless help in compiling material and conducting additional interviews:

      Lynn Baker

      Charles Brill

      Bob Burns

      Elaine Edford

      D.C. Fontana

      Eric Hoffman

      Scot Holton

      Donald J. Long

      Paul Mandel

      Bruce Robinson

      Dennis Skotak

      Al Taylor

      Stan Tingley

      In addition to the above we would like to thank the following for their invaluable help:

      Forrest J Ackerman, William Alland, Jack Arnold, Charlie Baker, Ed Baldwin, Evan Baldwin, Bob Bratton, George Callaghan, Leslie Carey, Tom Case, Franklin Coen, Bob Dawn, Orien Ernest, Russ Forrest, Lance Fuller, Joseph Gershenson, Alexander Golitzen, Beau Hickman, Ross Hoffman, Joe Hurley, Gene Johnson, Raymond F. Jones, Jack Kevan, Eddie Keyes, Jim King, Fred Knoth, Roger Mace, Nick Marcellino, Joyce Martin, Jeff Morrow, Joseph Newman, Victor Orsatti, Regis Parton, Milicent Patrick, Gene Polito, Jim Pratt, Rex Reason, Herman Stein, Clifford Stine, Cecil Swartz, Wes Thompson, Virgil Vogel, George Webb, Mary Welsh, and Millie Winebrenner.

      Manufactured in the United States of America

      Typesetting by Computer House, Absecon New Jersey

      Printed and bound by

      McNaughton & Gunn Lithographers

      Thanks to the following individuals whose contributions helped in the making of this book:

      Sherman Clark Jr., Leo Corey, Bill Edwards, Ed Esta-brook, Jerry Gebr, Barbara George, John Hathaway, Dale Hennessey, David Ichikawa, Mrs. Madison Lacy, Walter Lantz, Andy Lee, Bill Malone, James McCanne, Lloyd Milburn, Rick Mitchell, Chris Mueller, Mrs. Helen Reidel, Steve Reiss, George Robertson, Herb Ryman, Jeff Sillifant, Virgil Summers and Mike Westmore.

      Poster Art - Courtesy - Wes Shank and Marc Zubatkin Collections.

      OTHER MAGICIMAGE PUBLICATIONS

      THE ACKERMAN ARCHIVES SERIES

      (Restoring Lost Films)

      By Philip J. Riley

      Volume 1 - LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT

      Volume 2 - A BLIND BARGAIN

      Volume 3 - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME

      Volume 4 - THE ROGUE SONG

      (With Randy Skredvedt)

      Starring

      LAWRENCE TIBBITT

      &

      LAUREL AND HARDY

      UNIVERSAL FILMSCRIPTS SERIES

      Classic Horror

      Volume 1 - FRANKENSTEIN

      Volume 2 - THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

      Volume 3 - SON OF FRANKENSTEIN

      Volume 4 - THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN

      Volume 5 - FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN

      Volume 6 - HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN

      Volume 7 - THE MUMMY

      Classic Comedy

      Volume 1 - ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN

      Dedicated to Harold Klemp,

      in memory of the print house days

      and

      David S. Horsley,

      whose ideas were 200 years ahead of their time.

      A word from our founder,

      Forrest J Ackerman

      SPACEMEN, FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND, MONSTER WORLD, through all of my joys and my disappointments these publications have brought to me my greatest gift. Unexpectedly, 16 years ago, I received an anonymous phone call from a man in his thirties: Mr. Ackerman. You don’t know me, but I would just like to thank you. You made my childhood. I must have heard that phrase repeated a few thousand times since that day. I’ve also watched as former alumni of FM have gone on to make great contributions to the industry I love: John Landis, Steven Spielberg, David Allen, Jim Danforth, George Lucas, Joe Dante Jr., Ron Borst, Don Glut, Dennis Muren, Dennis and Robert Skotak, Stephen King and Rick Baker are just a few that you might have heard about.

      Back in the earlier days of Famous Monsters the publisher experimented by giving me free reign in the contents of the magazine. I coined

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