The Authentic Death Of Hendry Jones

CHARLES NEIDER

Publication: Harper & Brothers, 1956, New York

First edition. 8vo. Inked gift inscription on the front free fly leaf :"To Grace and Gordon / friends of the author / Charles Neider / With best wishes / March 22, 1959." Two-tone black quarter cloth and brown cloth, titles stamped in white on the spine, [8], 205 pp. This book is the basis for the 1960 Western film "One-Eyed Jacks," directed by and starring Marlon Brando. The film draws heavily on the legend of Billy the Kid, particularly Billy's relationship to Pat Garrett. One-Eyed Jacks is the only film directed by actor Marlon Brando. The cast also included Ben Johnson, Katy Jurado, and Pina Pellicer. Novelist/screenwriter Calder Willingham collaborated on the script. Sam Peckinpah, would go on to direct his own version of this story in 1973 entitled Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid starring Kris Kristofferson. The story begins in Sonora and after a bank robbery, Rio, aka the Kid, is betrayed by his companion Dad Longworth, who runs away with the loot. Five years later, the Kid escapes from jail and crosses the plains and deserts of Mexico and California to kill him. Fine, bright copy in a bright, fresh dust jacket with minor wear to the spine ends and extremities.

Inventory Number: 53247