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HAMMETT, Dashiell (1894–1961). Original Typescript for Hammett’s “On the Make” and the Basis for Universal’s “Mister Dynamite”. 4to. [1]–3, 5–89 pp. of mimeographed typescript, printed on rectos only (marginal chipping or rubbing with losses to first several leaves not affecting text). Punched and neatly housed in a modern 3-ring binder. An undated spec script by Hammett that was initially rejected by Warner Bros. in 1931 but later picked up by Universal Pictures in 1934. The film was released in 1935 directed by Alan Crosland and starred Edmund Lowe as “Mr. Dynamite.