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.lected Writings.Bylined Zelda and F.Scott Fitzger- A couple dining in France recalls the food andald but credited to Zelda in Ledger.restaurants in America. 50 Cosmopolitan Victoria later follows her father to SWITZERLAND, Cosmopolitan where his crooked partner has hired someone tomurder Wales for his million-dollar insuranceIn March 1940 LESTER COWAN, an independentpolicy.A phone call from Victoria distracts theproducer, paid $1,000 for the movie rights to Bab-would-be murderer so that Wales can knock himylon Revisited (February 1931), one of Fitzgerald sout.best stories.Planning to produce the movie withFitzgerald s screenplay was published as Babylonthe Columbia studio, Cowan hired Fitzgerald toRevisited: The Screenplay, with an introduction bywrite the screenplay for $500 a week with a bonusBudd Schulberg and an afterword by MATTHEW J.if the movie was made.The salary was low com-BRUCCOLI (New York: Carroll & Graf, 1993).pared to what Fitzgerald had received from the stu-dios, but he enjoyed working on the project, and Cosmopolitan as he retitled it is consideredhis best screenplay.His August 1940 second draft Count of Darkness, The includes an Author s Note which explains: Thisis an attempt to tell a story from a child s pointFiction second Philippe story.Written Octoberof view without sentimentality.Remember that1934.REDBOOK 65 (June 1935), 20 23, 68, 70, 72.it is a dramatic piece not a homey family story.Philippe organizes his supporters and makes plansAbove all things, Victoria is a child not Daddy sfor a camp.He requires a band of Syrian merchantslittle helper who knows all the answers (PRINCE-to hand over a 10th of their goods in order to fordTON UNIVERSITY LIBRARY).the River Loire, and he allows the local peasantsFitzgerald s screenplay is not a close adap-a portion of the loot.He takes Letgarde, the con-tation of his story, for he invented a new plotsort of the slain Norman chieftain, as his own con-to provide action for the camera and expandedsort, but when he mistreats her, she runs away andthe role of Honoria Wales, renamed Victoria indrowns trying to cross the river.honor of BUDD SCHULBERG s baby daughter.Shir-ley Temple (b.1928) was considered for the roleCHARACTERSof Victoria, and Fitzgerald discussed the screen-Brother Brian A leader of Philippe s band ofplay with Temple and her mother in July; how-supporters.This character also appears in In theever, Cowan and Mrs.Temple failed to agreeDarkest Hour and The Kingdom in the Dark. on terms.Fitzgerald s screenplay was never pro-duced, and Cowan later sold the rights to Baby-Letgarde Consort of the slain Norman chief-lon Revisited, reportedly for $40,000, to MGM,tain; Philippe takes her as his own consort.Whenwhich produced it in 1954 as The Last Time I SawPhilippe mistreats her, she runs away and drownsParis from a new screenplay by Philip G.Epsteintrying to cross the river.See also girl (unnamed) in(1909 52), Julius J.Epstein (1909 2000), and In the Darkest Hour. Richard Brooks (1912 92).In Cosmopolitan Charles Wales gets out ofGranny Spokeswoman for the peasants whothe stock market in October 1929 because his wifedemand that Philippe give them their tools so theyhas suffered nervous strain from the demands of hiscan farm.Philippe later appoints her to dividework.While they are sailing to EUROPE with theiramong the peasants a share of the loot taken fromdaughter, Victoria, the market crashes.Wales triesthe Syrian merchants who ford the river.to save a friend s investments by cable, and hiswife, who sees this as evidence that their lives Jacques (Jaques) A leader of Philippe s support-will always be dominated by the ticker tape, jumps ers.This character also appears in In the Darkestoverboard.In PARIS, Wales has a nervous break- Hour, The Kingdom in the Dark, and Gods ofdown and turns Victoria over to his sister-in-law.Darkness. Coward 51little girl (unnamed) Child who was orphaned by worthy is not away fighting in the Civil War.Jimthe Norman invaders and whom Philippe adopts.wants Lindy to marry him, but she explains thather father thinks he is a coward, so he resolvesPhilippe See entry for this character under Theto enlist.Lindy s brother Charley Douglas, a Con-Castle. federate soldier, stops by the house while his regi-ment is retreating; he is carrying $12,000 which heRenaud Man whom Philippe appoints to go tostole from a Union commissary train that morning.the settlement to bring back girls to cook and cleanUnion soldiers search the house for him, and whenand be wives to his men.they threaten Jim who did not enlist after all hereveals Charley s hiding place in a chest, and Char-tramp (unnamed) Bearded musician who fasci-ley is taken prisoner of war.Jim realizes his coward-nates Letgarde.ice and heads south to join the army.Act II (1865)Judge Douglas has died, and Lindy is teaching Couple of Nuts, A school to support the impoverished family.Charleyreturns home after the surrender of General RobertFiction by ZELDA FITZGERALD
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