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Alchemist, v. 2, issue 1, Autumn 1946
Page 31
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OLD FANTASY FILMS BY ROY HUNT SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO ZATAN I think this is the best example of what Hollywood can do to give any author a black eye. Fortunately for Merritt it did not impair his reputation; but on the other hand, it may not have helped it at the time. This picture was produced by First National back in 1929 -- which is no credit to First National. Perhaps this product is one of the reasons they do not exist today.Too, it may have taken a year or so off Merritt's life. The money he recieved for film rights couldn't have compensated for much; and in his own words he referred to the picture as a "wretched product". The original story could have been adopted to the screen with very little change. but what do we get? We get a burlesque. Now for the film. In the opening scenes we find our hero, Jim Kirkham, taking pot shots at targets in his priv-
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OLD FANTASY FILMS BY ROY HUNT SEVEN FOOTPRINTS TO ZATAN I think this is the best example of what Hollywood can do to give any author a black eye. Fortunately for Merritt it did not impair his reputation; but on the other hand, it may not have helped it at the time. This picture was produced by First National back in 1929 -- which is no credit to First National. Perhaps this product is one of the reasons they do not exist today.Too, it may have taken a year or so off Merritt's life. The money he recieved for film rights couldn't have compensated for much; and in his own words he referred to the picture as a "wretched product". The original story could have been adopted to the screen with very little change. but what do we get? We get a burlesque. Now for the film. In the opening scenes we find our hero, Jim Kirkham, taking pot shots at targets in his priv-
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