Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1933. Vintage studio still photograph for the classic 1933 film "Little Women." Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott directed by George Cukor and starring Katharine Hepburn in the role that made her a star. <br/><br/>Shot on location in California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a green holograph ink notation to the recto and light toning overall. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1976. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1976 film and co-production of the US and the Soviet Union. Based on Maurice Maeterlinck's 1908 play of the same name. <br/><br/>In the vein of "The Wizard of Oz" complete with a personified dog cat and various inanimate objects. Two you peasants venture forth on a quest to find the Blue Bird of Happiness and are aided in their quest by a host of unusual creatures. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Russia. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1960. Vintage black and white publicity photograph from the 1960 film showing actress Marilyn Monroe laughing as Gene Kelly shows Yves Montand a dance move. With a Twentieth Century-Fox stamp on the verso. <br/><br/>A billionaire Montand poses as an actor in order to gain a part in an off-Broadway musical revue hoping to romance the show's beautiful leading lady Monroe. In an attempt to impress her the billionaire hires Milton Berle Gene Kelly and Bing Crosby playing themselves to teach him how to deliver jokes dance and sing respectively. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Rosenbaum 1000. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1949. Vintage reference photograph of Will Wright Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy from the 1949 film. "Jacques Moreau" collection stamp and two "Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer France Inc." stamps on verso.<br/><br/>For many this sixth entry in the Hepburn-Tracy canon was the peak for the duo a non-stop brainy battle-of-the-sexes gabfest that epitomized the two at their very best. Written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin the same writing team who produced "Pat and Mike" the following year. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in New York City and Newtown Connecticut. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to corners.<br/><br/>National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Byrge & Miller The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography 1934-1942. N.p. unknown books
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1941. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1941 film showing actor Melvyn Douglas sitting next to director George Cukor who is standing and making a point. With the stamp of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on the verso along with a holograph pencil annotation noting the date 24-5-42 and a small newspaper clipping in Spanish.<br/><br/>A woman poses as her fictitious twin sister in an attempt to woo her husband and win him back. An early attempt by MGM to recast Garbo as a glamorous modern woman an "Americanization" tactic which the actress regarded as futile and proved ultimately disastrous: the film became a legendary box-office bomb and Garbo received some of the worst reviews of her career. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good with light adhesive verso on the bottom edge and verso. <br/><br/>Byrge and Miller The Screwball Comedy Films. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
Teachers College Columbia University 1926. Soft cover. Very Good. Original 1926 softcover publication in VG-minus condition: unmarked slight to light wear with tiny chips at the spine ends mild age-yellowing. 308 pages including fold-out chart. 1 lb Teachers College, Columbia University paperback
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1931. Draft script for the 1931 film with annotations in holograph pencil primarily in later half of script largely regarding dialogue but also setting and shots. <br/><br/>A largely fictionalized account of the life of Mata Hari exotic dancer and courtesan who was executed by France for espionage during World War I. A sensation in the US and Europe it was Greta Garbo's most commercially successful film. The pre-Code Hollywood film was censored upon its reissue in 1936 which was the only version believed to exist until 2005 when an uncut French and Dutch subtitled version was screened at the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique in Brussels.<br/><br/>Set in 1917 Paris shot on location in Agoura California. <br/><br/>Tan titled wrappers with credits for screenwriters Benjamin Glazer and Leo Birinski and M-G-M label dated "Copied May 4 1931." Title page present with credits for screenwriters Benjamin Glazer and Leo Birinski. 172 leaves with last page of text numbered 169. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with six white revision pages dated June 5 1931. Pages Very Good plus with foxing and edgewear and stain to upper right of title page Wrapper Very Good with light soiling and chipping and closed tears to extremities and spine and upper right section cut from rear wrapper bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
Los Angeles: The Samuel Goldwyn Company 1930. Draft script for the 1931 film here under the working title "Lilli." Copy belonging to uncredited assistant director H. Bruce Humberstone with his holograph pencil annotations throughout. Accompanying the script is a mechanically duplicated folded "Day Out of Days" map with holograph ink annotations correlating actors scenes and days.<br/><br/>A lowly flower girl agrees to impersonate a famed opera diva sentenced by the local police to a six month reprieve in the countryside.<br/><br/>Set in Budapest Hungary.<br/><br/>Brown titled wrappers dated July 25 1930 with credits for screenwriters LOUIS BROMFIELD and SIDNEY HOWARD. Partial title page present with credits for screenwriters LOUIS BROMFIELD and SIDNEY HOWARD. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Spirit duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.<br/><br/>"Day Out of Days" map is 32 x 29 inches folded five times as issued. Very Good plus with a few tiny tears to the folds and some pinholes to the corners housed in a tan card folder noted in holograph pencil on the front as "Original breakdowns on 'Lilli' / Geo. Fitzmaurice / Prod #4900 / Sam. Goldwyn Inc. Ltd. The Samuel Goldwyn Company unknown books
New York New York: Playbill 1986. First Edition. Magazine. Near Fine. Octavo 9 " tall 66 pages wire saddle stitch pamphlet style magazine with stiff pictorial wraps. An original theatre program in near fine condition clean with light edge wear. Contains many advertisements for current shows automobiles hotels etc. Playbill unknown
Venice CA: Blum Group 1977. Third Draft script for the 1978 film. <br/><br/>A Hollywood agent has racked up huge gambling debt and needs to quickly pay back the bookie. He organizes a group of talented skateboarders and enters them into a major competition with a $20000 prize. <br/><br/>Shot on location in California. <br/><br/>Lime green titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 10 1977 noted as THIRD DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Richard A. Wolf and George Gage on the title page along with a notation of copy No. 68 in holograph ink. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered 94. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Blum Group unknown books
Burbank CA: American Zoetrope / Warner Brothers 1971. Vintage black-and-white oversize double weight still photograph from the 1971 film. Shown are George Lucas and an assistant setting up a shot of Robert DuVall with Lucas placing calipers on DuVall's head. With the Warner Brothers studio stamp on the verso along with a notation regarding the shot and its reference number. Given everything that would follow "THX-1138" could easily be described as the most successful student film of all time developed by Lucas in 1967 as a short called "Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB" while he was attending the University of Southern California's film school. The feature film version was one of the first efforts produced under the auspices of Lucas' friend Francis Ford Coppola. Written by Lucas and Walter Murch the film set a standard for dystopian stories that would inform dozens of films in its wake. Oddly Lucas did not continue down the pessimistic path choosing instead to engage in the broader appeal of "Star Wars." 14 x 10.25 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. American Zoetrope / Warner Brothers unknown
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1977 film showing director George Lucas sitting with actor Alec Guinness while shooting on location. <br/><br/>A breakaway blockbuster space epic the first entry in what would eventually become an ongoing series of films and an even larger monolithic franchise. Winner of six Academy Awards and nominated for four others including Best Picture and Best Director. <br/><br/>Set a long time ago in a galaxy far far away and shot on location in Mexico Guatemala Tunisia England and California and Arizona in the US. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Ebert I. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Burbank CA: American Zoetrope / Warner Brothers 1971. Vintage black-and-white oversize double weight still photograph from the 1971 film. Shown are George Lucas and an assistant setting up a shot of Robert DuVall with Lucas placing calipers on DuVall's head. With the Warner Brothers studio stamp on the verso along with a notation regarding the shot and its reference number. <br/><br/>Given everything that would follow "THX-1138" could easily be described as the most successful student film of all time developed by Lucas in 1967 as a short called "Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB" while he was attending the University of Southern California's film school. The feature film version was one of the first efforts produced under the auspices of Lucas' friend Francis Ford Coppola. <br/><br/>Written by Lucas and Walter Murch the film set a standard for dystopian stories that would inform dozens of films in its wake. Oddly Lucas did not continue down the pessimistic path choosing instead to engage in the broader appeal of "Star Wars."<br/><br/>14 x 10.25 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. American Zoetrope / Warner Brothers unknown books
MGM Video & DVD 2007. DVD. Very Good. 7.5 x 5.5 x 2. "7 discs. Disc Quality: Excellent. . ISBN: 027616096838. Catalogs: DVD Video. MGM (Video & DVD) unknown
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1963. Collection of four vintage studio still photographs from the 1963 film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1952 memoir by Corinne Griffin. Jack Griffith Jackie Gleason known to everyone as "Papa" goes a bit too far to impress his daughter Corinne Linda Bruhl after he's had a few drinks.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light even fading to two. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Paramount Pictures unknown books
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1936. First Draft Continuity pre-production script for the 1937 film "Nancy Steele Is Missing!" seen here under its working title "The Lost Nancy Steele." Producer Darryl F. Zanuck's working copy with his name and extensive annotations in holograph pencil on the title page and rear wrapper recto and brief annotations throughout. Additionally the script also includes fourteen typed pages on onionskin stock headed "NOTES ON 'THE LOST NANCY STEELE'" presumably also written by Zanuck. <br/><br/>On the title page Zanuck reveals his dissatisfaction with Fowler and Long's first draft of the script: "What should have been a powerful box office smash melodrama with a dynamite situation has turned into a dull gloomy uninteresting tragedy that will scare even adults away / the whole flavor has been lost completely / the punch and fire has been cast aside / this is a sure box office flop as well as a very dull sappy picture / the character of Chadwick is OK / but the only bright spot / not only have we killed the flavor and real essence of the story but the story is also lost / the main character is a combination of lunatic - I.W.W. Red - Communist - Radical - Jean Hersholt and the most stupid man I've ever met / he is disgusting and kills the whole idea / the entire idea of regeneration is gone / I do not think we can save one scene or anything but Chadwick / the story was so simple sound and now it is a lot of nothing / we must start over from scratch / why change plot / we had a great idea / wonderful opening and a powerful theme / it could be a combination of G Men and Les Miserables."<br/><br/>Zanuck has added further holograph annotations on the rear wrapper recto: "Horrible disgusting uninteresting character / a Red / must be criminal not lunatic or radical / a shrewd clever criminal with a great plan and only one hole / Chadwick great guy." <br/><br/>Based on a story "Ransom" by Charles Francis Coe the film is a sympathetic portrait of the kidnapper who leaves the baby Nancy Steele with two close friends who raise her. The kidnapper is later arrested and sentenced to two years in prison that become a life sentence after he is framed during a failed escape. He is eventually released and immediately visits the girl whom he regards as his daughter. She thinks he is her father. Together the two go to New York where he gets a job working as a gardener for her actual father. One of his old cellmates seeks to blackmail him for the evidence against him involving the kidnapping and he is forced to make a difficult decision. <br/><br/>Set in New York. <br/><br/>Light blue studio wrappers noted as First Draft Continuity on the front wrapper dated July 24 1936 with credits for screenwriters Fowler and Long. Title page present dated July 24 1936 noted as First Draft Continuity with credits for Fowler and Long. 145 leaves with last page of text numbered 144. Mimeograph duplication. Plus fourteen onionskin pages laid in Very Good plus. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good now encapsulated in mylar bound with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
N.p.: Avon Productions 1959. Draft script for the 1959 film. Copy belonging to actor Martin Landau with his name and character's name to the front wrapper in holograph pencil. Included with the script are two film programs and a set of laid-in revision pages.<br/><br/>A black comedy based on the 1958 play by Alec Coppel about a television writer who shoots and kills a would-be blackmailer and buries him under a gazebo in his family's backyard-but soon discovers he has murdered the wrong man. <br/><br/>Goldenrod titled wrappers dated 6-18-59 rubber-stamped copy No. 109 with credits for director George Marshall and screenwriter George Wells. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mimeographed on eye-rest green stock rectos only with blue and gray revision pages throughout dated variously between 7-10-59 and 7-17-59. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus lightly soiled and dampstained to the rear wrapper bound with three gold brads. Avon Productions unknown books
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1935. Vintage photographs of actors Alice Faye Ray Walker and director George Marshall among other members of the cast on the set of the 1935 film. Mimeograph description and holograph annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>Diane De Valle Bebe Daniels an aging theater actress struggles to face her imminent replacement by a young chorus girl Peggy Alive Faye. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1935. Vintage reference photograph from the 1935 film showing actors Cesar Romero and Bruce Cabot. With a mimeo snipe to the verso. <br/><br/>Two men seeking respite from the rain accidentally wander into a kidnapper's hideout. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Los Angeles: Fox Film Corporation 1934. Vintage photograph of actors Claire Trevor and Roger Imhof from the set of the 1934 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso.<br/><br/>Steve Miller John Boles is in love with nightclub singer Jerry Jordan Claire Trevor. They are stranded together in Nevada gold country after he sabotages their car so that he can spend more time alone with her. They end up staying with an old prospector Roger Imhof and falling into unexpected shenanigans when a nightclub manager and a group of showgirls show up on the scene. <br/><br/>Shot on location in California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Fox Film Corporation unknown books
Culver City CA: Hemisphere Productions 1956. Vintage reference photograph taken on location during production of the 1956 film showing director George Marshall cinematographer Freddie Young and other crew members. With holograph pencil annotations to the verso. <br/><br/>Seeking an explanation for his brother's disappearance an American travels to Kenya where he learns his brother has been killed by members of the mysterious "Leopard Men" cult.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Kenya.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased to the top right corner. Hemisphere Productions unknown books
London: Bordeaux International Films 1980. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the UK release of the 1980 Canadian film. Mimeograph snipe affixed to the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the novel of the same name by Charles Templeton about two revolutionists who manage to kidnap the president while on a visit to Toronto and somehow keep him locked in a van strapped with explosives for most of the film. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches with no borders as issued. Near Fine. Bordeaux International Films unknown books
Beverly Hills CA: Warner Columbia Film 1979. Vintage press kit for the French release of the 1979 Australian film containing seven black and white photographs a ten-page booklet of promotional reading material and several promotional stickers.<br/><br/>An unhinged policeman seeks revenge for the murder of his wife and son by a violent motorcycle gang. An Australian New Wave classic the first film in the dystopian Mad Max series followed by "Mad Max 2" 1981 "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" 1985 and "Mad Max: Fury Road" 2015. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Melbourne Australia. <br/><br/>Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine.<br/><br/>Harris Not Quite Hollywood. Warner Columbia Film unknown books
N.p.: Cambridge Productions 1982. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1982 film. Based on Banjo Patterson's 1890 poem of the same name. <br/><br/>Ostensibly conceived of during a dinner party George Miller's dramatic coming of age film tells the story of a young Australian who upon the death of his father takes a job at a cattle ranch in order to prove himself as a man. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Australia. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a small bruise to the verso. Cambridge Productions unknown books
Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1937. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1937 film showing actors Elizabeth Allan and Fay Bainter. <br/><br/>Based on the 1876 novel "Michel Strogoff" following a Russian courier as he travels cross-country to deliver a message to the troops on the Tartar battlefront.<br/><br/>Set in Russia.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
Washington D. C: U. S. Government Printing Office 1915. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Single volume. Octavo 9 1/4" tall 142 pages with intertextual illustrations 33 b&w plate pages 19 fold out map pages complete gilt spine titles on maroon cloth. A very good copy overall cloth worn at all extremities with one corner bumped; hinge and binding solid; paper lightly yellowed with some light tomoderate foxing to the fore-edges and endpapers. U. S. Government Printing Office hardcover
Department of the Interior 1934. Map 17" by 20". Quite clean. Paper. Very Good. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Topographic Map. Department of the Interior Paperback
N.p.: ITC Entertainment 1976. Draft script for the 1976 German-Italian-British film. <br/><br/>A train traveling in Europe has been exposed to a deadly disease and the passengers are forbidden to leave the train. Terrorism and disaster follow with a star-studded cast including Richard Harris Martin Sheen and producer Carlo Ponti's wife Sophia Loren. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1976 with credits for director Cosmatos and screenwriter Mankiewicz. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Near Fine bound with a green Vello binding. ITC Entertainment unknown books
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1964. Collection of seven vintage studio still photographs and one vintage reference photograph from the 1964 film. <br/><br/>Based on Charles G. Finney's 1935 fantasy novel "The Circus of Dr. Lao." A magical circus arrives in a small western town whose inhabitants see themselves reflected in its assemblage of mystical performers and animals. <br/><br/>Set in the American west. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Six Near Fine two Very Good plus with small nicks and brief accompanying creasing to the edges.<br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>Pitts 3783. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
Los Angeles: Pan Arts / American Broadcasting Company ABC 1987. Shooting script for the 1988 film comedy. Director George Roy Hill's working copy with his typically profuse holograph annotations throughout as well as handwritten drafts and drawings for establishing shots scene setups screen credits sequences ideas etc. Also included are 2nd Unit shot lists Montage Arrangements Staff and Crew List a One Line Schedule and internal memorandums including an interesting summary of the cost for rights to various musical properties used in the film. <br/><br/>A well-loved and overlooked comedy in which Chase plays a sportswriter who moves his family to rural Vermont in order to write a novel. The townspeople however turn out to be more than a little eccentric and the relative seclusion sought by the family is interrupted by one disaster after another. <br/><br/>Materials housed in director Hill's black three-ring binder. Various loose materials in the binder pockets. Screenplay: orange titled wrappers; title page present with credits for novelist Cronley and screenwriter Boam and a date of 7/20/87. 131 leaves xerographically duplicated with pink blue green and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 8/26/87 and 9/5/87 some undated. Pages wrapper and binder Near Fine; loose inserted leaves Very Good plus to Near Fine. Pan Arts / American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1981. Final Draft script for the 1982 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their name in holograph pencil annotation to the front wrapper and a single holograph ink annotation to the title page noting copy No. 201. <br/><br/>Based on the 1978 novel by John Irving. Director George Roy Hill capped an impressive career with this film one of the best literary adaptations of the 1980s a great example of a successful and uncompromised translation of a novel's idiosyncrasies directly to the screen and a triumph of ensemble acting. Nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress for John Lithgow and Glenn Close respectively.<br/><br/>Shot on location in New York and New Jersey. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 1981 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Steve Tesich and novelist John Irving. 170 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink blue and yellow undated revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good plus with light foxing to the first and last leaves wrapper Very Good plus with dampstains and light soil to the binding and rear wrapper bound internally with three gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1959. Draft script for the 18th episode of season 3 of the 1956-1961 television playhouse series which originally aired on February 5 1959. Copy belonging to director George Roy Hill with a printed label noting his name on the verso of the front wrapper and his holograph ink annotations throughout noting deletions and substantive changes. <br/><br/>A kinescope of the program survived and is available for viewing only at the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles.<br/><br/>Based on Michel del Castillo's autobiographical 1957 novel "Tanguy." A young Spanish-French refugee is captured by the Nazis and interned in a concentration camp but finds happiness in Spain after the war. An early effort from the great George Roy Hill who was best known in the ensuing years for "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" 1969 and "The Sting" 1973. <br/><br/>Set in France and Germany. <br/><br/>Housed in an untitled black spring binder. Title page present dated 1-19-59 with credits for director George Roy Hill novelist Michel del Castillo and screenwriter Irving Gaynor Neiman. 134 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 1/23/59 and 2-3-59. Pages Near Fine binder Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1962. Collection of five vintage press photographs of actress Jane Fonda from the 1962 film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1960 play by Tennessee Williams. On their ill-fated honeymoon George and Isabel visit George's war buddy whose wife has just walked out on him. Director George Roy Hill's directorial debut and a breakthrough role for Fonda. <br/><br/>Set in Tennessee. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
New York New York: New York Theatre Program 1928. First Edition. Magazine. Very Good. Originally opened December 28 1927 on Broadway. Octavo 7 2/3" tall 48 pages wire saddle stitch pamphlet style magazine with stiff three color wraps. An original theatre program in very good condition clean with light shelf wear overall but one corner bumped. Contains color Lucky Strike cigarettes Kelly Springfield Tires Djer-Kiss Toiletries and black and white advertisements for current shows shops restaurants hotels etc. New York Theatre Program unknown
New York: Music Theatre Inc 1960. Draft script for the 1965 play. Revival run at New York City Center April 28 to May 9 1965 for a total of 15 performances. Props and costume plot bound in. <br/><br/>Based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure" two short stories by Damon Runyon. The musical has had several Broadway and London revivals as well as a 1955 film adaptation starring Marlon Brando Jean Simmons Frank Sinatra and Vivian Blaine. Won five Tony Awards in 1951 including Best Musical. 1965 production starred Alan King as Nathan Detroit Sheila MacRae as Adelaide Jerry Orbach as Sky and Anita Gillette as Sarah. <br/><br/>Set in Broadway Save-a-Soul Mission Havana Cuba and The Hot Box Club. <br/><br/>Black titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for story writer Damon Runyon music and lyricist Frank Loesser book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 2-7-50. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Music Theatre, Inc unknown books
Culver City CA: Frankovich Productions / Columbia Pictures 1968. First Estimating script for the 1971 film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1967 novel "Doctors' Wives" by Frank G. Slaughter a real life physician who attended Johns Hopkins medical school. One of the few feature films directed by George Schaefer known mostly for his work directing plays and musicals for television garnering seven Emmy wins and 21 total nominations. Life or death become the stakes as infidelity unfolds in the hospital ward. <br/><br/>Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated June 28 1968 noted as First Estimating Draft with credits for screenwriter Daniel Taradash. 157 leaves with last page of text numbered 162. Xerographic duplication with yellow revision pages throughout dated 8/20/68. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Frankovich Productions / Columbia Pictures unknown books
London: National Screen Service 1969. Vintage full-color still photograph from the UK release of the 1969 US film. <br/><br/>A businessman receives news that his daughter is pregnant in New York where she quickly marries the child's father and even has him deliver the baby personally. Kim Darby whose rose to fame with her performance in the 1969 gem "True Grit" stars as the daughter. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches with no border as issued. A few faint creases else Near Fine. National Screen Service unknown books
Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System CBS 1992. Revised Script for the 1992 television movie. <br/><br/>Katharine Hepburn plays an elderly woman who houses an escaped convict and the pair become unlikely friends. <br/><br/>Goldenrod titled wrappers with Burt Reynolds production company insignia. Title page present dated October 23 1992 with credits for screenwriter Prideaux. 107 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] unknown books
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1962. Collection of 3 vintage full-color front-of-house cards from the 1962 UK release of the 1962 US film. <br/><br/>Based on Alexander Klein's 1958 novel starring William Holden as an ex-American citizen living in Sweden who gets blackmailed into spying for the Allies during WWII. He is reluctant to help until his relationship with a beautiful German double agent causes him to rethink his decision. The great Klaus Kinski even makes a brief appearance. <br/><br/>A story set and shot on location in Denmark Sweden and Germany. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1970. Vintage borderless studio still photograph from the 1970 film. <br/><br/>The harbringer of what would be a decade full of disaster films packed with Hollywood actors metaphorically in search of a way to revive their careers in the wake of a crumbling studio system. Nonetheless and perhaps by accident a film that is as entertaining today as it was when it was released. Nominated for 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography and winner of one Best Actress going to Helen Hayes. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Minnesota and California. <br/><br/>7 x 9 inches. Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown books
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1962. Revised Draft script for the 1963 film. Copy belonging to uncredited cast or crew member "Brokaw" with that name in holograph pencil on the front wrapper and marginal annotations throughout in holograph ink. Shooting schedules bound in. Included is a vintage production photograph of Kirk Douglas from the film. <br/><br/>Based on Vahe Katcha's 1957 novel "L'hamecon." During the Korean War a group of American soldiers capture an enemy pilot and orders are to execute the prisoner. Sgt. P.J. Briscoe Douglas orders his men to kill the prisoner but their reluctance forms a wedge in their allegiance. <br/><br/>Shot on location in the Catalina Harbor. <br/><br/>Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as COMPLETE on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 63 dated May 1 1962 with a credit for screenwriter Denker. Title page integral with front wrapper. 165 leaves with last page of text numbered "133-137" followed by 24 leaves bound upside down. Mimeograph duplication with white pink yellow gray green and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/19/62 and 5/11/62. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. <br/><br/>Davenport p. 171. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1950. Final Shooting script for the 1951 film here under the working title "Prisoner of War." With detailed extensive holograph ink and pencil annotations throughout the script. Likely copy belonging to Harold Medford with many annotations ending in "HM" throuhgout<br/><br/>Disoriented and exhausted from multiple missions over occupied France an American bomber squadron is forced to bail out leading to their capture and interrogation by the Germans.<br/><br/>Red titled wrappers noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 7724 dated July 20 1950. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Harold Medford. 179 leaves. Mimeographed rectos only with yellow blue and white revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/12/50 and 10-3-50. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Universal International Pictures unknown books
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1955. Draft script for the 1955 film here under the working title "The Calico Pony." Actor Van Heflin's copy with his holograph annotations throughout. <br/><br/>Heflin plays a Civil War soldier returning to his hometown as a minister but his violent past follows him. The film debut of Joanne Woodward. <br/><br/>Red and black titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for writer Meadow. 146 leaves mimeograph duplication with annotations throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown books
London: Unviersal International Pictures 1954. Collection of 7 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1954 UK release of the 1953 US film. Distributor rubber-stamps on the versos. <br/><br/>A man is sent to Baghdad to prevent the overthrow of the Ottoman Empire falling in love with a dancer while on his journey. <br/><br/>A story set in Baghdad shot in Palm Springs California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Pinholes to 1 still else Near Fine. Unviersal International Pictures unknown books
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1951. Collection of eight vintage photographs from the 1951 film two promotional headshots of Joe E. Brown and eight studio stills two of which have "PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE" stamps and cropping annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1927 musical which was in turn based on Edna Ferber's 1926 novel. A wildly popular MGM musical hit wherein the daughter of the captain of the Cotton Blossom a traveling show boat falls for a roguish unlucky gambler. Nominated for two Academy Awards. The definitive version of the musical following adaptations in 1929 and 1936.<br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Mississippi. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Nine Near Fine with minor creasing in margins and edge wear. One Very Good with significant chipping to top right corner. Two have stiffening coating on verso.<br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
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