Lot 159: A Ramsay Hill screenplay of The White Cliffs Of Dover

A Ramsay Hill screenplay of The White Cliffs Of Dover
MGM, 1944. Mimeographed manuscript, working title, The White Cliffs, on title page, 154 pp, with pink revision pages dated as late as July 14, 1943, bound in a loose leaf binder with the initials "C.S.R-H." handwritten on the cover. Ramsay Hill, who was also known as "Major Cyrl Seyes Ramsay-Hill," was the technical advisor on The White Cliffs of Dover which stars Irene Dunne and Alan Marshal. He was also a prolific background actor who appears in films such as Marie Antoinette (1938), Midnight Lace (1960) and many others, largely uncredited. The script is heavily annotated and also contains loose pieces, including 2 post office telegraphs inscribed, "All leaves cancelled--Rejoin forthwith." 9 x 11.5 in.