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Robert Siodmak director; Daniel Fuchs screenwriter; Don Tracy novel; Burt Lancaster Yvonne DeCarlo Dan Duryea starring
Criss Cross Original photograph from the 1949 film noir
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1949. Vintage studio still photograph from the seminal 1949 film noir. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 135491
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Robert Siodmak director; Ernest Hemingway story; Anthony Veiller screenwriter; Burt Lancaster Ava Gardner starring
The Killers Original photograph from the set of the 1946 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1946. Vintage photograph showing director Robert Siodmak meeting star Ava Gardner and her then-husband band leader Artie Shaw on the set of the 1946 film. With a fold-over mimeo snipe on the verso. <br/><br/>A breakthrough role for Gardner as well as the screen debut of Burt Lancaster the film follows Hemingway's story closely for the first 20 minutes then explores both what led to the killing and its aftermath. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Screenplay. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with some light soil and shallow diagonal creasing to the corners. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Arrow Academy 1024. Criterion Collection 176. Grant US. Lee The Heist Film. Penzler 101. Selby Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143449
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Robert Siodmak director; Ethel Lina White novel; Mel Dinelli screenwriter; Dorothy McGuire George Brent Ethel Barrymore Kent
The Spiral Staircase Poster for the 1945 film
Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures / Vanguard 1954. One sheet poster for a circa 1954 rerelease of the 1945 film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1933 novel "Some Must Watch" by Ethel Lina White. One of the best "old dark house" noirs with Hitchcockian touches both in terms of being a thriller and in terms of featuring multiple insidious characters all placed in the expert care of director Robert Siodmak who in another Hitchcockian touch has an uncredited appearance in the film: he plays "the killer's eye". <br/><br/>27 x 41 inches. Near Fine with a tear to the top margin light toning and pin holes. <br/><br/>Grant US. Hardy The BFI Companion to Crime. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures / Vanguard unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140091
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Robert Siodmak director; James Ronald novel; Bertram Millhauser Arthur T. Horman screenwriters; Charles Laughton Ella Raines
The Suspect Original photograph from the 1944 film
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1944. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1944 film of a pensive Charles Laughton and Ella Raines with director Robert Siodmak. Mimeo snipe on the verso. <br/><br/>One of the great noirs of the early 1940s a high point for Laughton and the third of a trilogy of masterpieces by Siodmak beginning with "Phantom Lady" and "Christmas Holiday" all made -unbelievably-in 1944. <br/><br/>Based on the 1939 novel "This Way Out" by James Ronald about an unhappily married man who falls in love with a younger woman only to be investigated by a Scotland Yard detective when his wife dies in what appears to be an accident. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with some creasing on corners. <br/><br/>Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 146466
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Robert Siodmak director; James Ronald novel; Bertram Millhauser Arthur T. Horman screenwriter; Charles Laughton Ella Raines R
The Suspect Original photograph from the set of the 1944 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1945. Vintage photograph on the set of the 1944 film noir showing director Robert Siodmak conferring with star Stanley Ridges while some extras relax behind them. With a mimeo snipe and date stamp of "12 Apr 1945" on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1939 novel "This Way Out" by James Ronald about an unhappily married man who falls in love with a younger woman only to be investigated by a Scotland Yard detective when his wife dies in what appears to be an accident. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light diagonal creasing to the corners and a slight curl. <br/><br/>Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143451
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Robert Siodmak director; Princesse Bibesco novel; Georges Neveux Charles Spaak screenwriters; Romy Schneider Curd Jurgens Pie
Adorable Sinner Magnificent Sinner Katia Une Jeune Fille un Seul Amour Original photograph of Robert Siodmak and Curd Jurgens from the set of the 1959 French film
N.p.: N.p. 1959. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Robert Siodmak and Curd Jurgens on the set of the 1959 French film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1939 historical novel "Princess Mathe Bibesco" by Bibesco under the pseudonym Lucille Decaux. A remake of the 1938 French film "Katia" directed by Maurice Tourneur starring Danielle Darrieux and John Loder.<br/><br/>Set in St. Petersburg Russia and shot on location in Paris France and Vienna Austria. <br/><br/>5 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 150492
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Robert Siodmak director; Roland Kibbee screenwriter; Burt Lancaster Nick Cravat Eva Bartok Torin Thatcher starring
The Crimson Pirate Original photograph from the 1952 film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1952. Vintage hand-tinted still photograph from the 1952 UK release of the 1952 US film. <br/><br/>Burt Lancaster stars as a pirate who gets involved in a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A swashbuckler with enough swordplay and acrobatics to satisfy even the most discerning enthusiast. <br/><br/>A story set in the Caribbean shot on location in Italy. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Faint creases to one corner else Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 132886
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Robert Siodmak director; Thomas Jib play; Keith Winter Stephen Longstreet screenwriters; George Sanders Geraldine Fitzgerald
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry Original photograph from the set of the 1946 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1946. Vintage photograph of star George Sanders demonstrating the use of a telescope to costar Ella Raines and director Robert Siodmak during a break from filming on the set of the 1946 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1942 Broadway play "Uncle Harry" by Thomas Job about a middle aged man whose two sisters try to sabotage his engagement to a young co-worker leading to murder and deceit. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. <br/><br/>Grant US. Olive Films 962. Selby Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143455
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Robert Siodmak director; Thomas Job playwright; Keith Winter Stephen Longstreet screenwriter; George Sanders Geraldine Fitzger
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry Original photograph from the set of the 1945 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1945. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the set of the 1945 film. Director Robert Siodmak shown in conversation with Geraldine Fitzgerald. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Grant US. Selby Canon US. Silver Classic Noir. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 136083
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Robert Slodmak director; Gina Kaus Ladislas Fodor playwright; Jerry Sackheim screenwriter; Lynn Bari Mary Beth Hughes Joseph
The Night Before the Divorce Collection of 34 original keybook set design photographs from the 1942 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1942. Collection of 34 vintage keybook set design photographs from the 1942 film. Original brown card front wrapper present with film title printed on the wrapper. <br/><br/>Based on the 1937 Austrian play co-written by Hungarian playwright Landislas Fodor and Austrian writer Gina Kaus based on her 1932 novel "Morgen um Neun." George Nordyke Allen is dismayed that his wife Lynn Bari is too good for him and they both decide to separate the night of their wedding anniversary. Lynn is accused of murdering her subsequent partner Victor Asther and is hidden by George aboard their yacht. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. With two hole punches at left margin as called for. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 139695
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Robert Stevenson director; Don Tait screenwriter; Suzanne Pleshette Jo Anne Worley Tim Conway Dean Jones starring
The Shaggy D.A. Double Trouble Original screenplay for the 1976 film
Burbank CA: Walt Disney Productions 1975. Draft script for the 1976 film "The Shaggy D.A." seen here under the working title "Double Trouble." Copy belonging to actor Hank Jones who played the role of Policeman #2 with his name to the front wrapper in black ink. The sequel to the 1959 film "The Shaggy Dog" based on the 1923 Felix Salten novel "The Hound of Florence." <br/><br/>An attempt to followup "The Shaggy Dog" Disney's most profitable film to date "The Shaggy D.A." utilizes their successful "gimmick comedy" formula in which elements of the supernatural intrude into everyday suburban life. In this case that means Dean Jones and Susan Pleshette are back and Jones must again contend with turning into a large dog this time while running for office and having to prove that his political rival is connected to organized crime. Director Robert Stevenson's final film. <br/> <br/>Set in the fictional town of Medfield. <br/><br/>Pink titled wrappers noted as production No. 0144 dated May 14 1975 with credits for story writer Joe McEveety and screenplay writers Arthur Alsberg and Don Nelson. Title page integral with the first page of text as issued dated 6/24/75. 152 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Mechanical duplication with blue green pink and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 6/2/75 and 7/15/75. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Walt Disney Productions unknown books
Bookseller reference : 141945
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Robert Stevenson director; Fred Gipson screenwriter novel; William Tunberg screenwriter; Rudd Weatherwax Frank Weatherwax dog
Old Yeller Le Fidele Vagabond Collection of 6 press photographs featuring a dog show at Harcourt Studios in France upon the release of the 1957 American film
Paris: Harcourt Studios 1959. Collection of 6 original black-and-white single weight press photographs from a dog show at Harcourt portrait studios in France presumed upon the 1959 French release of the 1957 US film "Old Yeller" the French title being "Le Fidele Vagabond." Housed in the original brown paper envelope with with annotations on the front in holograph pencil and ink noting photographer M. Dole. Three photographs with Gravaert watermark and five with brief holograph pencil on the versos. <br/><br/>Among the photographs are two fascinating images behind the scenes of an animal pageant: in one a mildly bemused audience spotted with various styles of contemporary women's hat fashion in the other a representative from the youth organization holding a sign reading "Nous cherchons un Maître" We are looking for a Master. A few pageant officials also seen a presenter in horn-rimmed glasses and two dog handlers one resembling noted Hollywood trainer Rudd Weatherwax who trained the original Old Yeller with his brother Frank. Hanging portraits are also seen all having Harcourt Studios imprint. <br/><br/>7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine slight curling. Harcourt Studios unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143090
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Robert Stevenson director; Joseph Cotten Alida Valli starring
Walk Softly Stranger Original Film Poster
Culver City CA: Dore Schary Productions / RKO Radio Pictures 1950. Original one sheet poster for the 1950 film noir. An off-beat low-key story that exists somewhere between crime story and romance with a typically restrained Joseph Cotten as a petty crook with a heart of gold trying desperately to reform and Alida Valli who shared an earlier bill with Cotten in "The Third Man" as a wheelchair-bound girl he meets at exactly the wrong time. One last heist awaits and decisions have to be made. A striking poster from the classic noir cycle a film completed in 1948 but not released until 1950. 27 x 41 inches linen-backed. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Neibaur 952. Selby US. Dore Schary Productions / RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 119234
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Robert Stevenson director; Laraine Day Robert Ryan John Agar starring
The Woman on Pier 13 I Married a Communist Original Film Poster
Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1949. Original one sheet poster for the 1949 film noir. A visually striking design for one of the most arresting noirs of the late 1940s one that predicted Samuel Fuller's "Pickup on South Street" 1953 in which communist intrigue and noir non-ethics are woven together to achieve maximum paranoia. 27 x 41 inches linen-backed. <br/><br/>Neibaur 994. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 119232
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Robert Taylor Ruth Hussey Walter Pidgeon starring; Frank Borzage director; Harvey Haislip John Sutherland Wells Root screenw
Flight Command Original screenplay for the 1940 film
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1940. Draft script for the 1940 film. Nominated for an Academy Award. <br/><br/>A young hotshot pilot joins an elite flying squadron and has to prove himself to his commanding officer and fellow pilots by taking on a dangerous mission. Made with the cooperation of the US Navy who lent a real life squadron to the film surely one of the earliest instances of the mutually beneficial relationship between Hollywood and the US military. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers rubber-stamped FILE COPY on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 4610 dated 2-6-40 with credits for Wells Root. 279 leaves mimeograph duplication with aged white revision pages throughout dated variously between 1-2-40 and 2-6-40. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with heavy dampstaining bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 128284
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Robert Taylor director screenwriter; Robert Crumb novel; Fred Halliday Eric Monte screenwriters; Skip Hinnant starring
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat Collection of eight original photographs from the 1974 film
Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1974. Collection of eight vintage black and white studio still photographs from the 1974 adult animated film. <br/><br/>Based on R. Crumb's 1965-1972 comic strip. Fritz an irresponsible womanizing leftist finds himself married and drowning in domesticity and escapes through a drug-fueled fantasy about his "nine lives." The first animated feature film to receive an R rating. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 150582
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Robert Thomas director screenwriter; Felicien Marceau play; Annie Girardot Marie Bell Gerard Blain Bernard Blier starring
La bonne soupe or How to Make a French Dish La bonne soupe Original double weight photograph from the 1964 film
London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1965. Vintage black-and-white double weight still photograph from the 1965 UK release of the 1964 French-Italian film. Distributor rubber-stamp on the verso. <br/><br/>Marie-Paule Girardot uses men to make her way in life telling lies to get whatever she wants. Filmed as a series of flashbacks. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with small bruises and pinholes at the corners. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 132757
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Robert Turk director
Ice Capades
Hollywood: Ice Capades Inc. 1978. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 14769 PB shelf. Oversized. Unpaginated slim stapled booklet photo covers. Inked name verso front cover clean text. Stars: Lynn Nightingale Ron Shaver Richard Ewell et al. Filled with color photos & bound-in poster <br/> <br/> Ice Capades Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 072969
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Robert Turk director & Choreographor0
ICE CAPADES // 1973 CONCERT BOOK.
California USA.: Metromedia Presentation. 1973. 24 pages of color photos of the show. CONTENTS - 1- S. Wonderful; 2-Lidsville; 3- Celebration;4- Mister M.C. 5- Invitation to the dance; 6- En Garde;7-Foiled Again;8- Summer - '42; 9-Celebration; 10- Ding-a-ling; 11- Star Bright; 12- Two on a date; 14- In a Juggling Vein; 15- Atlantis; 16- Slap-Schtik; 17-Jet Stream; 18-Sentimental Journey;19- Karen Magnussen; 20-Anchors-A-Sway; 21- Say it With Music >> weight = 120 grams; >> Minor cover creasing. TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Soft Cover. FINE Near New. Illus. by PHOTO Cover!. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Program Magazine. Metromedia Presentation. Paperback
Bookseller reference : OS-445-1
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Robert Turk director & Choreographor0
ICE CAPADES // 1974 CONCERT BOOK.
California USA.: Metromedia Presentation. 1974. 24 pages of color photos of the show. CONTENTS - 1- Reflections; 2-Man and a Mannequin; 3- Golden Hamburger Caper; 4- Air-Borne; 5- Seasons; 6- Rangerettes; 7- Vive Le Navy; 8- Rangerettes; 9-Ship-a-Hoy; 10-Canadian and World Champion; 11- Images & Phases; 12-Gypsy magic; 13- Soul-Rhythm-Blues; 14-Highland Fling; 15-Carnival; >> weight = 120 grams; >> Minor cover creasing. TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Soft Cover. FINE. Illus. by PHOTO Cover!. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Program Magazine. Metromedia Presentation. Paperback
Bookseller reference : OS-446-1
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Robert Turk director & Choreographor0
ICE CAPADES // 1971 CONCERT BOOK.
California USA.: Metromedia Presentation. 1971. 24 pages of color photos of the show. CONTENTS - 1- Life is a Three-Ring Circus; 2- Two Worlds Tune In; 3- Now Clown; 4- Samurai; 5- The Legend of Frozen Time; 6- Astrological Affair; 7- Sporting Ariens; 8- Cancer & Pisces; 9- Librans' Moods in Music; 10- Yodelin' Capricorn; 11 - Sagittarians' World of Chance; 12- Message to Virgo; 13- Tribute to the age of Aquarius; >> weight = 110 grams; >> Minor cover creasing. TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Soft Cover. FINE Near New. Illus. by PHOTO Cover!. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Program Magazine. Metromedia Presentation. Paperback
Bookseller reference : OS-443-1
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Robert Turk director & Choreographor0
ICE CAPADES // 1975 CONCERT BOOK.
California USA.: Metromedia Presentation. 1975. 24 pages of color photos of the show. CONTENTS - 1- Origins 35; 2- Robotautometronics; 3- Nautical Monkeysines; 3- Stereopticon; 4- The Fentons; 5-Star Bright; 6- la Femme de Paris; 7-Touch of Classe; 8- Pop-Pourri; 9-Triple Treat Plus One; 10-Perfect Figure Eight caper; 11- pas de Deux Elegante; 12-1975 U.S. pair Champions; 13-Duke-Royalty American Style; 14-Wac-ee World of Trenkler; 15- Let's Get it On; >> weight = 110 grams; >> Minor cover creasing. TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by PHOTO Cover!. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Program Magazine. Metromedia Presentation. Paperback
Bookseller reference : OS-447-1
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Robert Turk director & Choreographor0
ICE CAPADES - The 27th Edition of Ice Capades. // CONCERT BOOK.
California USA.: Metromedia Presentation. No date circa late 1960's; 20 pages of color photos of the show. CONTENTS - 1- Wonderful day; 2-Two Gentlemen; 3-Sea and She; 4- We Three; 5- Flintstone Fantasy; 6- Vic-arious Thrills; 7-My Turn; 8- Monkeyin' Around; 9-The King Lives On; 10- Entr' Acte; 11-High Button Shoes; 12- Rings of Fire; 13- Canadian and North; 14- American Champion; 15-Inca Excotic; 16-World's Professional Pair; 17-Skating Champions; 18-Royal Palace Guards; 19-Strike Up the Band; ; >> weight = 70 grams; >> Minor cover creasing. TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by PHOTO Cover!. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Program Magazine. Metromedia Presentation. Paperback
Bookseller reference : OS-448-1
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Robert Turk director & Choreographor0
ICE CAPADES - The 28th Edition of Ice Capades. // 1968 CONCERT BOOK.
California USA.: Metromedia Presentation. 1968. 24 pages of color photos of the show. CONTENTS - 1- Follow Me! 2- Stop Thief!; 3- AKnight with Sashi; 4- Up and Away; 5- Sugar 'n' Spice; 6- Picture Pictures; 7- The Olympic Gold Metal; 8- Champion; 9- The Night Before Waterloo; 10- Ritual of the Waters; 11- America Swings; 12- Chicago; 13- New York; 14- Wild Wild Wild West;; 15- San Francisco; 16-Winter Wonderland; 17- Let There Be Girls; >> weight = 110 grams; >> Minor cover creasing. TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Soft Cover. FINE Near New. Illus. by PHOTO Cover!. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Program Magazine. Metromedia Presentation. Paperback
Bookseller reference : OS-442-1
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Robert Turk director & Choreographor0
ICE CAPADES - 1970 CONCERT BOOK.
California USA.: Metromedia Presentation. 1970. 28 pages of color photos of the show. CONTENTS - Sight & Sound; 2- Boo Boo from mars; 3- Double Exposure; 4- French Cycles; 5- Love Love Love & More Love; 6- Kiss of Sunshine; 7- G troop; 8- No Generation Gap; 9- Indian Splendor; 10- Welcome to Our World; 11- Weiry Daze; 12- Cameo on Ice; 13- Belles & Beaus; 14- A.I.M.; 15- Impossible Dream; 16- Merry Floppins; 17- American Girl; ; >> weight = 140 grams; >>Left lower creasing.to book;. TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good to Fine. Illus. by PHOTO Cover!. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Trade Paperback. Metromedia Presentation. Paperback
Bookseller reference : OS-456-1
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Robert W. Harper III director
American Brilliant Cut Glass Masterpieces from the Lightner Museum
Saint Augustine FL: Lightner Museum 1991 Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Lightner Museum paperback
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ROBERT WAGNER Taksim Istanbul State Opera and Ballet General Director of Music and German maestro between 1987 1990s.
Autograph typescript letter signed as 'R. Wagner'. To Nurettin Kamil Irdelp.
Istanbul 1976. Soft cover. Very Good. Original typescript with autograph signed letter sent to Turkish cardiologist Nurettin Kamil Irdelp 1902-1992 with its envelope. 1 p. Dated 10 February 1976. It' written: Muhterem doktor bey Bana g�nderdiginiz kitabinizi ilgi ile okudum. Nezaketinize tesekk�r ederim. Don Giovanni premieri i�in s�ylediginiz g�zel s�zler ve bu kitp i�in candan tesekk�r ederim". Reverend Mr. doctor I read your book with interest. Thank you for your kindness. Thank you for all the good words and sayings for the Don Giovanni premiere. -trasltd-. He was Taksim Istanbul State Opera and Ballet General Director of Music and maestro in German origin between 1987-1990s in Turkey. He taught and worked with Turkish composers and maestros such as Orhan Tanrikulu and others. <br/> <br/> paperback
Bookseller reference : 049452
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Robert Wilson director
A Letter for Queen Victoria: An Opera Original poster for the 1975 opera
La Rochelle France 1975. Original poster for the 1975 stream-of-consciousness opera directed by Robert Wilson for its debut in La Rochelle France in 1975. <br/><br/>Known for his deep concern for the use of language in his work this piece is characteristic of Wilson's explicit attention to detail. In the play the drop behind the set is completely covered in words printed in capital letters and the actors speak frequently in chaotic instances of phonetic wordplay. <br/><br/>39.5 x 27 inches rolled. A few edge creases and short closed tears at the extremities else Fine. unknown books
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Robert Wilson director
The Golden Windows Exhibition Die Golden Fenster Zeichnungen: 19.5 - 13.6 1982 Original poster for the 1982 art exhibition
Munich: Lenbachhaus 1982. Original poster for the 1982 exhibition of drawings created by director Robert Wilson in conjunction with his play of the same name. The exhibition took place at Lenbachhaus in Munich Germany from May 19th to June 13th 1982. <br/><br/>Wilson typically created preliminary drawings for his theatre works as a means toward composing a scene. These pieces would often be sold via exhibition in order to finance the ultimate production as was the case with here. <br/><br/>39.5 x 23 inches rolled. Light creasing and mild foxing to one corner else just about Fine. Lenbachhaus unknown books
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Robert Wilson director; Philip Glass David Byrne Gavin Bryars composers
The CIVIL warS: A Tree Is Best Measured When It Is Down De Rotterdam Schouwburg Original poster for the premiere of the Rotterdam movement of the 1984 opera
Rotterdam: Rotterdamse Schouwburg 1983. Original poster for the 1984 opera directed by Robert Wilson with music by Philip Glass David Byrne Gavin Bryars and others as performed in Rotterdam on September 11 1983. <br/><br/>"The CIVIL warS" was originally conceived as six movements created in six different countries that once premiered in their countries of origin would then be joined together into a daylong opera for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. However after adequate funding never surfaced for the project the piece remained incomplete and is now known only for its five completed sections. It has never been performed whole. <br/><br/>This poster is for the Rotterdam movement which was intended to mimic the look of Dutch landscapes and which included appearances by characters like Mata Hari Queen Wilhelmina and William the Silent. <br/><br/>23 x 16.25 inches rolled. About Fine condition. Rotterdamse Schouwburg unknown books
Bookseller reference : 131842
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Robert Wilson director; Philip Glass David Byrne Gavin Bryars composers
The CIVIL warS: A Tree Is Best Measured When It Is Down Teatro dell'Opera di Roma Original poster for the premiere of the Rome movement of the 1984 opera
Rome: Teatro dell'Opera di Roma 1984. Original poster for the 1984 opera directed by Robert Wilson with music by Philip Glass David Byrne Gavin Bryars and others as performed at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma in March of 1984. <br/><br/>"The CIVIL warS" was originally conceived as six movements created in six different countries that once premiered in their countries of origin would then be joined together into a daylong opera for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. However after adequate funding never surfaced for the project the piece remained incomplete and is now known only for its five completed sections. It has never been performed whole. <br/><br/>This poster is for the Rome movement with music composed by Philip Glass. During the piece the Earth Mother and a Snow Owl join Abraham Lincoln in a prayer for peace. It then includes appearances from Giuseppe Garibaldi Hopi dancers Robert E. Lee Seneca the Younger and Mary Todd Lincoln. Glass composed the music late in the process after Wilson had already completed a silent staging of the opera. <br/><br/>33 x 24 inches rolled. Fine condition. Teatro dell'Opera di Roma unknown books
Bookseller reference : 131835
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Robert Wilson director; Philip Glass David Byrne Gavin Bryars composers
The CIVIL warS: A Tree Is Best Measured When It Is Down Schauspielhaus Koln 19 Jan 1984 Original poster for the premiere of the Koln movement of the 1984 opera
Koln Germany: Schauspielhaus 1984. Original poster for the 1984 opera directed by Robert Wilson with music by Hans Peter Kuhn Philip Glass David Byrne and others as performed at the Schnauspielhaus in Cologne Germany on January 19 1984. Later performed again in Cambridge Massachusetts it was to this production that the Pulitzer Prize jury unanimously awarded the prize for drama for 1986 only to be overruled by the supervisory board. <br/><br/>"The CIVIL warS" was originally conceived as six movements created in six different countries that once premiered in their countries of origin would then be joined together into a daylong opera for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. However after adequate funding never surfaced for the project the piece remained incomplete and is now known only for its five completed sections. It has never been performed whole. <br/><br/>This poster is for the Cologne movement with music composed predominantly by Hans Peter Kuhn. Frederick the Great is the central character in this section in which Japanese gagaku musical influences mingle with texts from Racine and Shakespeare. <br/><br/>33.5 x 23 inches rolled. Fine condition with just the lightest hint of creasing at two extremities. Schauspielhaus unknown books
Bookseller reference : 131925
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Robert Wise director producer; Michael Crichton novel; Nelson Gidding screenwriter
The Andromeda Strain Set of 7 reference photographs from the set of the 1971 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1970. Collection of seven borderless black-and-white reference photographs from the set of the film shot in April 1960. Five of the six remarkable photographs show Wise both in the desert and in the midst of the elaborate sets designed to simulate the film's massive underground laboratory. With printed snipes on the verso of each photograph. <br/><br/>7.25 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Universal Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 136662
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Robert Wise director; Harry Bates short story; Patricia Neal Michael Rennie Hugh Marlowe Sam Jaffe starring
The Day the Earth Stood Still Original still photograph for the 1951 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1951. Vintage studio still photograph for the classic 1951 science fiction film. Shown are the film's leads Patricia Neal and Michael Rennie in a portrait shot.<br/><br/>Widely considered one of the best and most intelligent science fiction films ever made beautifully balancing elements of suspense and dramatic depth. Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke ranks it seventh in his list of the best science fiction films of all time just above "2001: A Space Odyssey."<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>Lentz p. 1007. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 145718
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Robert Wise director; Michael M. Mooney book; Richard Levinson William Link Nelson Gidding screenwriters; George C. Scott Ann
The Hindenburg Original screenplay for the 1975 film
Universal City: Universal Studios 1974. Final draft script for the 1975 film.<br/><br/>Based on Michael M. Mooney's speculative 1972 book "The Hindenburg" which posits that the German airship was sabotaged causing the explosion in which the zeppelin became completely engulfed in 34 seconds killing 36 as it approached Lakehurst Naval Air Station on May 6 1937.<br/><br/>Colonel Franz Ritter George C. Scott is assigned as the chief of security aboard the doomed airship Hindenburg after the Germans receive a threat that a time bomb is aboard and finds any number of the passengers and crew suspect.<br/><br/>Yellow titled Universal Studios wrappers noted as FINAL SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper production No. 02075 dated August 12 1974. Title page present dated August 12 1974 noted as Final Screenplay with credits for author Michael M. Mooney and screenwriter Nelson Gidding. 144 leaves with last page of text numbered 138. Mimeographed rectos only with pink and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 9/11/74 and 10/7/74. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal Studios unknown books
Bookseller reference : 147082
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Robert Wise director; Richard McKenna novel; Robert Anderson screenwriter; Steve McQueen Richard Attenborough Candice Bergen
The Sand Pebbles Original double weight photograph from the 1966 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. Vintage oversize borderless double weight photograph from the 1966 film. With the stamp of French weekly "Tele Magazine" and holograph annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1962 novel by Richard McKenna about a rebellious sailor aboard the titular US gun boat patrolling China on the brink of civil war. Nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Actor for Steve McQueen and Best Supporting Actor for Mako. <br/><br/>Set in China shot in Hong Kong Taiwan and Texas. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light edgewear. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 142627
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Robert Wise director; William Fairchild screenwriter; Julie Andrews Richard Crenna Michael Craig Daniel Masey starring
Star! Original photograph of Robert Wise and Julie Andrews on the set of the 1968 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1968. Vintage reference photograph of director Robert Wise and actress Julie Andrews on the set of the 1968 film. With a provenance stamp on the verso.<br/><br/>A musical adaptation of the life of British actress Gertrude Lawrence who rose to prominence in the 1930s.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in London England New York and Massachusetts.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine lightly edgeworn. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 149478
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Robert Wise director; William Gibson playwright; Isobel Lennart screenwriter; Shirley MacLaine Robert Mitchum starring
Two for the Seesaw Original screenplay for the 1962 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1961. Draft script for the 1962 film. Brief annotations mostly marking key passages throughout in holograph blue ink. <br/><br/>Based on Gibson's 1960 play about two down-and-out people in New York and their sustained conversations. Nominated for two Academy Awards Best Cinematography Best Music and wonderfully shot in anamorphic black-and-white. Regarded as one of the best portrayals of the New York scene after the Jack Kerouac era pre-Andy Warhol and the Factory. <br/><br/>Yellow titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 9. Title page present dated December 13 1961 with credits for screenwriter Lennart and playwright Gibson. 141 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. United Artists unknown books
Bookseller reference : 131260
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Robert Young director; Jud Kinberg screenwriter; Adrienne Corri Thorley Walters Anthony Higgins John Moulder Brown starring
Vampire Circus Collection of six original photographs from the 1972 British film
N.p.: N.p. 1972. Collection of six vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1972 Hammer horror film. <br/><br/>A traveling circus in Eastern Europe holds a terrifying secret: its performers are bloodthirsty vampires who kill and eat the children of the villages the circus visits. Often noted as one of Hammer Productions' last great films a stylish grotesque fairy tale romp. <br/><br/>Set in Serbia. <br/><br/>Approximately 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus overall. N.p. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 149905
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Robert Youngson director; Rene Clair screenwriter; Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Will Rogers Carole Lombard starring
The Golden Age of Comedy Original photograph from the 1957 film
London: Eros Films 1957. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1957 film. <br/><br/>Compilation of scenes from classic silent films from the Mack Sennet and Hal Roach studios with narration written by filmmaker Rene Clair in cooperation with Youngson. The still features actor Harry Langdon with his iconic painted face and eyeliner. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Light toning overall and a holograph notation to the recto else Near Fine. Eros Films unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140315
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Robert Z. Leonard director; Ed Hubbell still photographer; Luther Davis screenwriter; Barbara Stanwyck Van Heflin Charles Cobu
B.F.'s Daughter Collection of three original photographs from the 1948 film
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1948. Collection of three vintage vintage black-and-white double weight matte finish studio still reference photographs from the 1948 film. From the collection of actor Van Heflin who played Thomas Brett in the film in his personal tabbed file folder. Numerical rubber stamps on the versos. <br/><br/>Based on John P. Marquand's 1946 novel. Released in the UK as "Polly Fulton" because "B.F" is a British euphemism for "bloody fool." Polly Stanwyck is the daughter of a wealthy industrialist about to marry a lawyer. Then she meets Tom Heflin who blames the world's problems on the rich. Despite their differences they fall in love and marry. WWII takes Tom to the nation's capital and their relationship begins to spiral into turmoil. <br/><br/>Nominated for an Academy Award. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 139693
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Robert Z. Leonard director; Frederick Nebel short story; Marguerite Roberts screenwriter; Robert Taylor Ava Gardner Charles La
The Bribe Original photograph for the 1949 film
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1949. Vintage photograph showing an illustrated advertisement for the 1949 film noir based on the short story of the same name by Frederick Nebel. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. <br/><br/>Grant US. Selby Canon US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 137966
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Robert Z. Leonard director; John P. Marquand novel; Luther Davis screenwriter
B.F.'s Daughter Original screenplay for the 1948 film Van Heflin's working copy
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1947. Draft script for the 1948 film. Copy belonging to Actor Van Heflin. <br/><br/>Based on John P. Marquand's 1946 novel. Released in the UK as "Polly Fulton" because "B.F" is a British euphemism for "bloody fool." Polly Stanwyck is the daughter of a wealthy industrialist about to marry a lawyer. Then she meets Tom Heflin who blames the world's problems on the rich. Despite their differences they fall in love and marry. WWII takes Tom to the nation's capital and their relationship begins to spiral into turmoil. Nominated for an Academy Award. <br/><br/>Lacks front studio wrapper and title page rear wrapper is gray. 131 leaves mimeograph duplication with pink and white revision pages throughout dated variously between 9-10-47 and 9-30-47. Pages Near Fine rear wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. <br/><br/>Warner Archive. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 130829
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Robert Z. Leonard director; Terrence Daugherty F. Hugh Herbert Paul Perez Florence Ryerson screenwriter; Norma Shearer Lew C
The Demi-Bride Original photograph from the 1927 silent film
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1927. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1927 silent film showing actress Carmel Myers and vaudevillian-cartoonist Bert Levy here visiting the set in a cartoonist capacity. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. <br/><br/>A light romantic comedy following a young woman who blackmails her prospective beau into marriage. Now considered a lost film. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine lightly worn to the bottom left corner and top edge. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 149917
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Robert Zemeckis director; Diane Thomas screenwriter; Michael Douglas Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito starring
Romancing the Stone Original photograph from the 1984 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1984. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1984 film. <br/><br/>An adventure quest in the vein of "Raiders of the Lost Arch." To the surprise of the studio the film faired quite well and is considered among the best films released in 1984. The script was written by an unknown Malibu waitress Diane Thomas. Thomas was killed in a car wreck proceeding the film leaving "Romancing the Stone" as her only screenplay. <br/><br/>Set in Colombia shot on location in Mexico New York and Utah. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with a stamp to the verso. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 139648
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Robert Zemeckis director; Diane Thomas screenwriter; Michael Douglas Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito starring
Romancing the Stone Original poster for the 1984 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1984. Vintage US one sheet poster for the 1984 US film. Nominated for an Academy Award. <br/><br/>An adventure quest in the vein of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." To the surprise of the studio the film faired quite well and is considered among the best films released in 1984. The script was written by an unknown Malibu waitress Diane Thomas. Thomas was killed in a car wreck proceeding the film leaving "Romancing the Stone" as her only screenplay. <br/><br/>Set in Colombia shot on location in Mexico New York and Utah. <br/><br/>27 x 41 inches folded. Near Fine with a holograph notation to the verso. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 139859
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Roberta Series Director Conlan
The Sun Voyage Through the Universe
1990-05-01. New. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May be re-issue. Buy with confidence excellent customer service! unknown
Bookseller reference : 0809468875n ISBN : 0809468875 9780809468874
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Roberto Bianchi Montero director
Sexy nel mondo Sexy Around the World Collection of four original photographs from the 1964 film
Rome: Vaselli 1964. Collection of four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1964 film. With the stamp of Vaselli Productions on the verso.<br/><br/>Director Roberto Bianchi Montero was best known for his mondo films in the 1960s including "Sexy Nudo" "Mondo Infame" "Africa Sexy" and "Mondo Balordo." <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Vaselli unknown books
Bookseller reference : 149486
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Roberto Rossellini Director
Paisan VHS
Video Images. VHS. New. Roberto Rossellini's Paisan. New in publisher's shrink wrap. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly. Video Images unknown
Bookseller reference : 108691
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Roberto Rossellini director; Ingrid Bergman actor.
Stromboli
Los Angeles: : RKO Radio Pictures 1950. First edition. . Other. Very Good/No Jacket. Half sheet 21.875 x 27.875 inches; 506 x 710 mm. Single sheet rolled. Roberto Rossellini director; Ingrid Bergman actor. Stromboli. Los Angeles: RKO Radio Pictures 1950. First edition. Half sheet 21.875 x 27.875 inches; 506 x 710 mm. Single sheet rolled. Edges somewhat worn with a handful of short closed tears none affecting the image area beyond some associate creasing; margins a little soiled; two soft vertical creases through the middle of the image area; a few minor wrinkles throughout; corners creased; image area very lightly rubbed; verso rubbed and slightly soiled with a couple notations in pencil ""Return to Baltimore"" twice and in heavy black crayon a large ""x"" and the poster's NSS number. Very good and completely unrestored. In 1948 after seeing Open City and Paisan Ingrid Bergman wrote a letter to Roberto Rossellini saying she enjoyed his work and that she was ""ready to come and make a film with him"" Ingrid Bergman My Story New York: 1980. p. 4. Stromboli was their first collaboration. They went on to make four more movies and three human beings together. #10014. RKO Radio Pictures, unknown
Bookseller reference : 10014
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