Lot 162
Hammett, Dashell. Document Signed, 3pp, 11x8½", Culver City, California, 19 June 1935. Also signed for MGM by Eddie Mannix. The contract engages Hammett to serve as an assistant to Thin Man director Hunt Stromberg, including serving as "a general editorial aide and/or as an assistant and/or advisor not only in connection with the preparation of stories and/or continuities, but as well in connection with the actual production of photoplays…and generally to render your services as a motion picture executive…." Hammett was to be paid $1,000 per week, except during periods when he alone would be required "to write the complete continuity including dialogue for any photoplay," at which time he would receive $1750 per week.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.
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