Editing Rebel Without a Cause (section)

== Costumes and props ==
The switchblade James Dean's character used in the fight scene at [[Griffith Observatory]] was offered at auction on September 30, 2015, by [[Profiles in History]] with an estimated value of US$12,000 to $15,000; the winning bid was US$12,000.<ref name="HwdAuction74">{{cite book  | title = Hollywood Auction 74 |year = 2015 | publisher = [[Profiles in History]] | location = California | page = 434 | quote = Lot 1255. James Dean’s switchblade from Rebel Without a Cause. (Warner Bros.,1955) Black-handled switchblade manufactured in Italy by Astor. Engraved with the studio production number “WBM 28730” (Warner Bros. Movies). The spring mechanism currently non-operational, but easily repaired. This knife is used by Dean as "Jim" in the thrilling fight scene at Griffith Observatory, where Jim is confronted by Natalie Wood’s leather-clad hoodlum boyfriend “Buzz” (Corey Allen), who is armed with a similar white-handled knife. . . . The knife is fully 13 in. long when opened, and exhibits some abrasions to one side of the handle, incurred when it was thrown to the ground and then kicked towards James Dean in the scene. The knife is accompanied with a letter of provenance from a previous owner, stating that the knife was originally acquired from Red Turner, the property master on ''Rebel Without a Cause''. . . . Est. US$12,000 - $15,000 (winning bid $12,000.).}} (Auction took place September 30, 2015. Catalog 83MB PDF and Prices Realized List PDF available at [https://www.profilesinhistory.com/buyers/auction-archives/ ProfilesinHistory.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906204431/https://www.profilesinhistory.com/buyers/auction-archives/ |date=2015-09-06 }}.)</ref> Also offered at the same auction were production photographs and a final shooting script dated August 17, 1955 for a behind-the-scenes television promotional film titled ''Behind the Cameras: Rebel Without a Cause'' hosted by Gig Young and that had scripted interviews and staged footage by the cast and crew (script winning bid US$225.)<ref name="HwdAuction74" />