Autograph Hound Saturday again, and the maniacal Autograph Hound Brian Leno has been digging around in his trove, reminding himself of what he’s got.
“The Intruder by Beaumont is interesting,” Brian says, “because the dust jacket is signed by William Shatner, who starred in the movie.”
Charles Beaumont’s novel came out in 1959 and he then did the screenplay for the 1962 film directed by Roger Corman. About segregation in the South, generally considered Corman’s most serious — read best — movie, and one of Shatner’s most powerful roles.
Still raw-edged. And if you prefer a lighter approach to viewing you could watch it just to see the appearances by that circle of writers who scripted The Twilight Zone. Beaumont is in it, and George Clayton Johnson. William F. Nolan plays a town thug.
Brian tells me, “I don’t remember if I ever saw the movie but now I’ll keep an eye out. It’s a first but the jacket is in rough shape. Who cares? It’s signed by Captain Kirk!”
I can assure Brian that if he’d seen it, he’d remember it.
And he also throws in “A Zane Grey signed check, obviously he’s not difficult to get but I thought I should have him.”
You may recall it wasn’t that many decades ago when Brian was beating the crap out of poor Zane Grey on this very blog.
