|
Donen Stanley director; Hugh Williams screenwriter; Margaret Vyner screenwriter playwright; Cary Grant Deborah Kerr Robert M
The Grass is Greener Original screenplay for the 1960 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. First Draft script for the 1960 film. Copy belonging to associate producer James H. Ware with his name on the front wrapper and his annotations throughout in holograph pencil and ink. Ware was a major presence in British and American cinema best known for his work on "Beat the Devil" 1953 "Room at the Top" 1959 "Our Man in Havana" 1959 "Charade" 1963 and "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" 1965. Based on the 1956 play of the same name by Margaret Vyner who also wrote the screenplay Victor and Hillary live in castle and get so down on their luck that they begin having tourists visit their castle. Millionaire Charles Delacro soon visits and takes a great liking to the home as well as to Hillary and a love triangle quickly develops. Set in Hampshire England shot on location in Lacock and Surrey England. Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated August 4 1957 noted as First Draft Screenplay with credits for screenwriters Hugh and Margaret Williams. 144 leaves with last page of text numbered 141. Mimeograph duplication with revision pages throughout dated August 12 1959 . Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three silver brads. Olive Films 649. Universal Pictures unknown
Referencia librero : 140968
|
|
|
Donna Deitch director; Theresa Rebeck screenwriter; Jimmy Smits Dennis Franz James McDaniel Nicholas Turturro starring
NYPD Blue: These Old Bones Original screenplay for the 1996 television episode
Santa Monica CA: Steven Bochco Productions 1995. Draft script for the twelfth episode of season three of the 1993-2005 television series which originally aired on February 6 1996 on ABC. With a printed label affixed to the front wrapper reading "EDITORS / 2." <br/><br/>A detective's family is struck by tragedy when her father is found dead with all evidence pointing to her young brother as the culprit. Meanwhile a mysterious woman arrives at the precinct with information regarding a cold case disappearance. The popular television series ran for 12 seasons and followed the detective squad of Manhattan's fictional 15th precinct. <br/><br/>Set in Manhattan.<br/><br/>White titled pictorial wrappers noted as copy No. 12 on the front wrapper. Title page present dated Dec. 06 1995 noted as copy No. 12 with credits for director Donna Deitch screenwriter Theresa Rebeck and other crew members. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 56. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads.<br/><br/>Full provenance available. Steven Bochco Productions unknown books
Referencia librero : 150012
|
|
|
Donner Clive director; Elliot Baker screenwriter; Murray Schisgal playwright; Martin Manulis producer; Gerry Mulligan score; Ja
Luv Original screenplay for the 1967 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1967. Final Draft script for the 1967 film. Based on the 1964 Broadway play by Murray Schisgal and with a score by jazz saxophone legend Gerry Mulligan. Three friends play a game of musical chairs with their relationships in this quirky comedy based on the hit play by Murray Schisgal. Harry Berlin Jack Lemmon is a deeply depressed man who is convinced his life is going nowhere-so much so that he has decided to kill himself by jumping off a bridge. Just before he makes his big leap Harry is interrupted by Milt Manville Peter Falk an old friend in high school who has struck it rich as a combination stock broker and salvage dealer. Milt is not-very-happily married to wildly neurotic Ellen Elaine May and is having an affair on the side with Linda Nina Wayne a buxom gym teacher. Score by jazz saxophone legend Gerry Mulligan. Red titled wrappers noted as Final Draft on the front wrapper production No. 8801 dated August 4 1966. Title page present dated August 2 1966 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Baker and playwright Schisgal. 136 leaves mimeograph duplication with blue and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 8-17-66 and 10-13-66. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown
Referencia librero : 130313
|
|
|
Donner Clive director; Elliot Baker screenwriter; Murray Schisgal play; Jack Lemmon Peter Falk Elaine May starring
Luv Original screenplay for the 1967 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1966. First Estimating script for the 1967 film. Based on the 1965 play by Murray Schisgal. Three friends play a game of musical chairs with their relationships in this quirky comedy based on the hit play by Murray Schisgal. Harry Berlin Jack Lemmon is a deeply depressed man who is convinced his life is going nowhere-so much so that he has decided to kill himself by jumping off a bridge. Just before he makes his big leap Harry is interrupted by Milt Manville Peter Falk an old friend in high school who has struck it rich as a combination stock broker and salvage dealer. Milt is not-very-happily married to wildly neurotic Ellen Elaine May and is having an affair on the side with Linda Nina Wayne a buxom gym teacher. Score by jazz saxophone legend Gerry Mulligan. Pale blue titled wrappers noted as First Estimating Draft on the front wrapper dated May 27 1966. Title page present dated May 25 1966 noted as FIRST ESTIMATING DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Baker and playright Schisgal. 136 leaves eye rest green stock mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown
Referencia librero : 130449
|
|
|
Donner Clive director; Stanley Ellin story; Frederic Raphael screenwriter; Alan Bates Denholm Elliott Harry Andrews Millicen
Nothing But the Best Collection of 8 front-of-house cards from the 1964 film
London: Warner-Pathe 1964. Collection of 8 vintage full-color front-of-house cards from the 1964 UK film. Base on a short story by Stanley Ellin about an eager young man with a crush on the boss' daughter who gets involved with a bank heist and a murder. 8 x 10 inches. A few with faint corner creases else Near Fine. Warner-Pathe unknown
Referencia librero : 132433
|
|
|
Donner Clive director; Stanley Ellin story; Frederic Raphael screenwriter; Alan Bates Denholm Elliott Harry Andrews Millicen
Nothing But the Best Original double weight photograph from the 1964 film
London: Warner-Pathe 1964. Vintage full-color front-of-house card from the 1964 UK film. Base on a short story by Stanley Ellin about an eager young man with a crush on the boss' daughter who gets involved with a bank heist and a murder. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner-Pathe unknown
Referencia librero : 132434
|
|
|
Donner Clive screenwriter; Donald MacKenzie novel
Sleep is for the Rich Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1970. First draft screenplay for an unproduced film from British director Clive Donner circa early 1970s. Ribbon typescript on onionskin with two small annotations one on page 16 of the word "ice" written into the dialogue in holograph marker and the page number "100" underlined in holograph ink at the top margin of that page. From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye" Robert Altman 1973 "The Missouri Breaks" Arthur Penn 1976 and "Heat" Michael Mann 1996. Based on the 1971 novel by Donald MacKenzie the third entry in his Henry Chalice Mystery series preceded by "Salute from a Dead Man" 1966 and "Death is a Friend" 1967. Jewel thief Paul Henderson has had a run of bad luck when he is offered a job on a big heist from a career criminal he's worked with before but when he arrives in Switzerland for the crime he faces a double cross and a kidnapping. Blue untitled wrappers with die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Clive Donner and novelist Donald Mackenzie misspelled. 143 leaves with last page of text numbered 142. Ribbon typescript on onionskin rectos only. Tall Pages 8.5 x 11.75 inches with standard size wrappers 8.5 x 11 inches. Pages Very Good plus title page trimed about 1 1/4" from bottom wrapper Very Good plus two closed tears at top of die-cut window bound internally with two flat metal brads. N.p. unknown
Referencia librero : 147269
|
|
|
Donner Clive director; Douglas Webb still photographer; John Eldridge screenwriter; Kenneth More Ray Brooks Annika Wills Dav
Some People Original photograph from the 1962 film
London: Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors 1962. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1962 UK film. Four teenagers are persuaded to form a rock band to keep them out of trouble. 8 x 10 inches. Light corner creases and a single stain to the top edge else Near Fine. Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors unknown
Referencia librero : 132353
|
|
|
Donner Clive and Richard Talmadge directors; Vincent Rossell still photographer; Woody Allen screenwriter starring; Peter Sell
What's New Pussycat Original photograph from the set of the 1965 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1965. Vintage borderless photograph of Ursula Andress and Peter O'Toole on the set of the 1965 film. With holograph annotations and photo-agency stamp on the verso. Woody Allen's film debut as actor and screenwriter. Michael O'Toole is a womanizer soon to be married to Carole Schneider but Liz Paula Prentiss and Rita Andress get in the way. His psychoanalyst Dr. Fritz Sellers is no help and Carole flirts with Victor Allen a nervous wreck. Somehow they all end up in the same hotel in the French countryside and they mayhem ensues. Shot on location in France. 10.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown
Referencia librero : 144472
|
|
|
Donner Clive and Richard Talmadge directors; Vincent Rossell still photographer; Woody Allen screenwriter starring; Peter Sell
What's New Pussycat Original photograph from the 1965 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1965. Vintage black-and-white press photograph from the 1965 French-American film. Editorial annotations and Wide World Photo rubber stamp on the verso with a Spanish rubber stamp "paso por fotograbado." Shown are Ursula Andress and Katrin Schaake on-the-set conferring between scenes while standing on a bed. Woody Allen's film debut as actor and screenwriter. Michael O'Toole is a womanizer soon to be married to Carole Schneider but Liz Paula Prentiss and Rita Andress get in the way. His psychoanalyst Dr. Fritz Sellers is no help and Carole flirts with Victor Allen a nervous wreck. Somehow they all end up in the same hotel in the French countryside and they mayhem ensues. Shot on location in France. 6.5 x 9 inches. Very Good plus light creases heavy soil and sticker pull to the verso. United Artists unknown
Referencia librero : 139246
|
|
|
Donohue Jack director; Jack Finney novel; Rod Serling screenwriter; Frank Sinatra Virna Lisi Anthony Franciosa Richard Conte
Assault On a Queen Original photograph from the 1966 film
Hollywood: National Screen Service / Paramount Pictures 1966. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1966 film. Based on the 1959 novel by Jack Finney. A band of incompetent treasure hunters including Frank Sinatra unsuccessfully attempts to highjack the Queen Mary by utilizing an old World War II Nazi submarine that they find sunk in the Bahamas. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Screen Service / Paramount Pictures unknown
Referencia librero : 132176
|
|
|
Donskoj Donskoy Mark director screenwriter; Maxim Gorky story; Ilya Gruzdev screenwriter; Alyosha Lyarsky Varvara Massalitino
The Childhood of Maxim Gorky Gorkis Kindheit Original poster for the 1938 film
Germany: P. R. Wilk Ffm 1971. Original German A1 re-release poster circa 1971 for the 1938 Russian film. Artwork by Lenicka. From the collection of noted film historian Amos Vogel. Full provenance available. 23.25 x 33 inches rolled. Near Fine. P. R. Wilk, Ffm unknown
Referencia librero : 132245
|
|
|
Doris Day Peter Graves George Kennedy starring; Andrew V. McLaglen director; Harold Swanton screenwriter
The Ballad of Josie The Epic of Josie Original screenplay for the 1968 film
Universal City: Universal City Studios 1966. Revised Final Draft script for the 1968 film here under the working title "The Epic of Josie" with annotations in holograph red ink of start and finish shooting dates and flourish on front wrapper. Annotations in holograph red ink throughout underlining props and sets.<br/><br/>Josie Doris Day is a widowed sheep farmer in a cattle-farming town and her independence and strong ethics lead to disruption of the town's misogynist leaders when she convinces the local women to band together. An entertaining B-movie that with a strong women's liberation theme. <br/><br/>Set in the fictional Arapahoe County Wyoming shot on location in Thousand Oaks Agoura Hills and Triunfo California. <br/><br/>Yellow titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper dated December 30 1966. Title page present noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT SCREENPLAY with credits for screenwriter Harold Swanton. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered "120 and 121." Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated 1/10/67. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal City Studios unknown books
Referencia librero : 152763
|
|
|
Dornhelm Robert director; Michael Ventura screenwriter; Tom Hulce Susan Dey Cheech Marin Michael Bowen starring
Echo Park Original screenplay for the 1986 film
Beverly Hills CA: Walter Shenson-Robert Dornhelm 1984. Second Draft script for the 1986 film. With a single holograph ink annotation to the front wrapper and a few copied holograph annotations to page 59 and 60 noting grammatical revisions. A young pizza delivery worker falls for his new roommate a single mother who wants to be an actress but can only find work as a telegram-singing stripper. Meanwhile their next door neighbor an Austrian bodybuilder idolizes Arnold Schwarzenegger and dreams of true love. Set and shot on location in Echo Park Los Angeles and Vienna Austria. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated May 1 1984 noted as Second Draft with credits for screenwriter Michael Ventura. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Walter Shenson-Robert Dornhelm unknown
Referencia librero : 147136
|
|
|
Dorothy Lamour Sterling Hayden Dan Duryea starring; Lewis R. Foster director screenwriter; Whitman Chambers screenwriter; LS.
Manhandled Original Film Pressbook
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1949. Original pressbook for the 1949 film noir. <br/><br/>A crooked detective Dan Duryea attempts to steal jewels using information supplied by his girlfriend Dorothy Lamour a secretary in a psychologist's office. Told in the style of a tabloid newspaper with Dan Duryea at his lady-killing best. <br/><br/>20 pages saddle stapled 12.25 x 15 inches. About Near Fine condition with light soiling overall and minute amount of splitting at the center of the hinge fold but almost no other visible wear. Faint horizontal fold crease at the center of the wrapper and pages. <br/><br/>Grant US. Lyons US. Selby Canon US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
Referencia librero : 111169
|
|
|
Douglas Gordon director; Nate Monaster Johanna Harwood Mort Lachman screenwriter; Albert R. Broccoli Harry Saltzman producer
Call Me Bwana Original screenplay for the 1963 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1962. Treatment script for the 1963 film. Paul Brenner at AllMovie: It's Bob Hope as phony explorer Matt Merriwether who promotes himself as an expert on the dark continent basing his exploration of the African subcontinent on old diaries of his uncle. When an American space capsule crashes in an uncharted region of Africa Merriwether based on his alleged expert knowledge of the region is selected to recover the capsule. Joining Merriwether and his pre-Kervorkian suicide kit is security agent Frederica Larsen Edie Adams. Hot on their heels are Russian agents Luba Anita Ekberg and Dr. Ezra Mungo Lionel Jeffries who want to get to the space capsule first. Self wrappers. Title page present integral with front wrapper dated 1st June 1962 noted as Original Screen Treatment on the front wrapper with credits for producers Saltzman and Broccoli. 35 leaves mimeograph on gray stock. Pages Very Good plus to Near Fine side stitched with a single staple. United Artists unknown
Referencia librero : 131827
|
|
|
Douglas Gordon director; Richard Jessup screenwriter novelist; Rod Taylor Ernest Borgnine John Mills Luciana Paluzzi James
Chuka Original screenplay for the 1967 film
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1966. Shooting Script for the 1967 Western film. Based on the 1961 novel by Richard Jessup who also wrote the screenplay. A US army fort is under siege by Arapaho warriors. Chuka Rod Taylor a wandering gunman shows up to aid the those inside each facing their troubled pasts in this moment of desperation. Green wrappers with a die cut title window. Title page present dated September 6 1966 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for novelist Richard Jessup and screenwriter Richard Fielder production number 066. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 103A. mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown
Referencia librero : 144563
|
|
|
Douglas Gordon director; Hal Fimberg screenwriter; James Coburn Lee J. Cobb Jean Hale starring
In Like Flint Original screenplay for the 1967 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. Final Draft script for the 1967 film. James Coburn returns as Derek Flint in this James Bond-styled spy spoof sequel to "Our Man Flint" 1966. Flint's boss assigns him to stop a group of women on the Virgin Islands who hope to take over the world. The enemy women are kidnapping astronauts and replacing them with doubles to gain access to the world's missile sites. Set in the Virgin Islands shot on location in Jamaica. Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 79 and noted as copy No. 1 in holograph ink dated May 9 1966. Title page present dated May 9 1966 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Hal Fimberg. 129 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 127. Mechanical duplication on eye-rest green stock with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 5/18/66 and 6/7/66. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Referencia librero : 139947
|
|
|
Douglas Gordon director; George Bruce Ralph Gilbert Bettison screenwriter; John Derek Diana Lynn George Macready starring
Rogues of Sherwood Forest Original photograph from the 1950 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1950 film. Alan Hale's third film over a 28 year span in which he plays Little John the legendary fellow outlaw of Robin Hood. Gig Young was Columbia's first choice for Robin Hood but they went with John Derek after Young turned down the role. The movie is a continuation of Robin Hood's tale although not exactly a sequel to any particular film. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with a blue holograph notation to the rear. Complete collation details available on request. Columbia Pictures unknown
Referencia librero : 139780
|
|
|
Douglas Gordon director; Marvin H. Albert novel; Richard Breen screenwriter; Frank Dinatra Jill St. John starring
Shamus Tony Rome Original screenplay for the 1967 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. First Draft script for the 1967 film "Tony Rome" here under the working title "Shamus." Based on the 1960 novel by Marvin H. Albert. Paul Brenner of Allmovie.com notes: "Frank Sinatra brings a sneering Rat Pack ethos to his first hard-boiled detective role in Tony Rome. Tony is an ex-cop who lives on a houseboat off Miami accepting fees for private-eye work. His former partner Ralph Turpin Robert J. Wilke asks Tony for help in locating Diana Pines Sue Lyon the daughter of rich construction magnate Rudolph Kosterman Simon Oakland. Tony finds her unconscious and drunk in a sleazy motel room and returns her to her home. Rudolph decides to hire Tony in order to find out why his daughter is behaving so erratically. In the meantime Diana's stepmother Rita Gena Rowlands also offers Tony money to inform her first about whatever Tony finds out. Ultimately the detective uncovers a series of vile connections involving blackmail deceit and betrayal." Pale blue titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper marked copy No. 124. Title page present dated December 12 1966 noted as First Draft Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Breen and novelist Albert. 143 leaves mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Referencia librero : 130426
|
|
|
Douglas Gordon director; Ernest Haycox story writer; Joseph Landon screenwriter; Ann Margaret Bing Crosby starring
Stagecoach Original screenplay for the 1966 film actor Van Heflin's working copy
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1965. Revised Final script for the 1966 film. Actor Van Heflin's working copy with his annotations throughout. 1960s remake of the 1939 John Ford Western. Studio self-wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper dated June 15 1965 with credits for screenwriter Landon. 130 leaves mimeograph duplication with blue and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 6/18/65 and 8/31/65. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Referencia librero : 130588
|
|
|
Douglas Gordon director; Abby Mann screenwriter; Roderick Thorp novel; Frank Sinatra Lee Remick starring
The Detective Original screenplay for the 1968 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1967. Revised Final script for the 1968 film. Based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Roderick Thorp. Sinatra's fourth collaboration with Douglas and a box office success with Sinatra playing a brooding detective embroiled in a case that uncovers deep police corruption within the department. One of the first mainstream Hollywood films to include explicit references and depictions of the lives of gay men including the homophobia and indifference to violence against them they faced from police departments. Sinatra's then-wife Mia Farrow was originally slated for the part of Norma MacIver but when filming for Farrow's film "Rosemary's Baby" lagged behind schedule she was replaced by Jacqueline Bisset Sinatra then vengefully served Farrow with divorce papers sent directly to the set of her film. In 1979 Thorp wrote a sequel to "The Detective" entitled "Nothing Lasts Forever" which would go on to be adapted into the iconic 1988 film "Die Hard" starring Bruce Willis. Set in New York and shot on location there and in California. Red titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper marked copy No. 116 dated October 5 1967. Title page present dated October 5 1967 noted as REVISED FINAL with credits for screenwriter Mann and novelist Thorp. 177 leaves mechanical duplication on eye-rest green stock with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 9/7/67 and 12/4/67. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Referencia librero : 132193
|
|
|
Douglas Gordon director; Marvin H. Albert novelist screenwriter; Jack Guss screenwriter; Frank Sinatra Raquel Welch starring
The Lady in Cement Lady in Cement Original screenplay for the 1968 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1967. First Draft screenplay for the 1968 film. The sequel to Douglas' "Tony Rome" in which we catch up with nonchalant private detective Sinatra this time with Welch as costar and romantic interest. A solid whodunit in which Sinatra must solve the mystery of a beautiful woman found murdered off the Miami coast her feet encased in cement. Set in Miami shot on location in Miami and North Bay Village Florida. Pale blue titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper marked production No. 150 dated December 15 1967. Title page present dated December 15 1967 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Albert. 159 leaves mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Referencia librero : 132144
|
|
|
Douglas Fairbanks Billie Dove Tempe Pigott Donald Crisp starring; Albert Parker director; Jack Cunningham screenwriter
The Black Pirate Original program for the 1926 silent film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1926. Vintage program for the 1926 silent film. Included with the program is a seven-page booklet credited to story writer "Elton Thomas" the nom de plume of actor Douglas Fairbanks summarizing the plot of the film. <br/><br/>After the death of his father at the hands of a bloody pirate gang a nobleman infiltrates the gang and becomes a buccaneer himself quietly seeking revenge. The third feature to be filmed in early two-tone Technicolor first introduced in "The Toll of the Sea" 1922. <br/><br/>9 x 12 inches. Four leaves side stapled with illustrated wrappers. Very Good moderately toned and edgeworn with leaves split from the binding.<br/><br/>National Film Registry. United Artists unknown books
Referencia librero : 152276
|
|
|
Douglas Hickox director; Anthony Greville Bell screenwriter; Vincent Price Diana RIgg starring
Theatre of Blood Collection of 6 photographs from the 1973 film
London: Harbour Productions / Cineman Films 1973. Collection of six vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1973 UK film. <br/><br/>In a film tailor made for his unique screen presence Price plays a Shakespearean actor who exacts bloody revenge on the critics who denied him an acting award using scenes from the Bard's plays as inspiration for each murder. An undeniably appealing cult crossover between high literature and lowbrow horror-comedy. <br/><br/>A story set and shot on location in London. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. About Fine. Harbour Productions / Cineman Films unknown books
Referencia librero : 133028
|
|
|
Douglas Sirk director; Charles Grayson Vincent B. Evans screenwriter; Rock Hudson starring
Battle Hymn Original screenplay for the 1957 film
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1956. Second Revised Final Draft script for the 1957 film. Presentation copy belonging to producer Ross Hunter bound in navy full calf with gilt titles on cover and spine with Hunter's name on the front board. <br/><br/>Based on the 1956 autobiography of the same name by Colonel Dean E. Hess a real-life United States Air Force fighter pilot in the Korean War. Hess was a technical advisor for the film and the gold flying helmet Rock Hudson wears was his personal possession. A poster for "Battle Hymn" appears outside the movie theater in the 1959 pilot episode of The Twilight Zone "Where Is Everybody"<br/><br/>Set in 1950s Westhampton Ohio and Seoul shot on location in Seoul South Korea and Nogales AZ. <br/><br/>Navy full calf binding without paper wrappers as issued. Title page present noted as Second Revised Final with credits for screenwriter Charles Grayson. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 123-A. Mimeograph duplication with pink blue white revision pages throughout dated variously between 2/29/56 and 4/23/56. Pages Near Fine presentation binding Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
Referencia librero : 142863
|
|
|
Douglas Sirk director; Erich Maria Remarque novel starring; Orin Jannings screenwriter; John Gavin Lilo Pulver Jock Mahoney
A Time to Love and a Time to Die Original photograph of Erich Maria Remarque from the set of the 1958 film
London: Unviersal International Pictures 1958. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Erich Maria Remarque on the set of the 1958 film. Cropping annotations in holograph pencil on verso.<br/><br/>Based on the 1954 novel by Erich Maria Remarque who played the role of Professor Pohlmann in the film.<br/><br/>German soldier Ernst Graeber John Gavin sent home from the Russian front finds his home bombed and struggles for sanity and survival with the help of the daughter Liselotte Pulver of a political prisoner. <br/><br/>Nominated for an Academy Award.<br/><br/>Set on the Russian front and in Germany during World War II shot on location in Berlin. <br/><br/>7 x 9.75 inches. Very Good plus with some creasing and edgewear. <br/><br/>Rosenbaum 1000. Unviersal International Pictures unknown books
Referencia librero : 150084
|
|
|
Douglas Sirk director; Erich Maria Remarque novel; Orin Jannings screenwriter; John Gavin Lilo Pulver Jock Mahoney Don DeFore
A Time to Love and a Time to Die Collection of 8 photographs from the 1958 film
London: Unviersal International Pictures 1958. Collection of 8 vintage full-color still photographs from the UK country of origin release of the 1958 film. <br/><br/>Based on Erich Maria Remarque's 1954 novel about a company of German soldiers on the Russian front during WWII. One of the soldiers is sent home where finding his home bombed he struggles for his sanity and survival with the help of the daughter of a political prisoner. <br/><br/>Set on the Russian front and in Germany during World War II shot on location in Berlin. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Faint creases else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Masters of Cinema 65. Davenport p. 358. Hyams p. 129. Unviersal International Pictures unknown books
Referencia librero : 132741
|
|
|
Douglas Sirk director; Robert Wilder novel; George Zuckerman screenwriter; Rock Hudson Lauren Backall Robert Stack starring
Written on the Wind Ecrit sur du Vent Vintage French film program from the 1956 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1956. Vintage French film program from the 1956 US film. Based on Robert Wilder's 1946 novel of the same name. <br/><br/>Based on the 1945 novel by Robert Wilder itself a fictionalized account of a real-life scandal involving torch singer Libby Holman and her husband Zachary Smith Reynolds heir to a tobacco fortune. A rich playboy impulsively marries a secretary at his father's office unaware that his best friend is in love with her with tragic results. Winner of a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Dorothy Malone and nominated for two more including Best Supporting Actor for Robert Stack. <br/><br/>Shot on location in California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Light wear to the margins and pin holes else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 96. Ebert I. Godard Histoirs du Cinema. Universal Pictures unknown books
Referencia librero : 140927
|
|
|
Douglas Sirk director; Robert Wilder novel; George Zuckerman screenwriter; Rock Hudson Lauren Bacall Robert Stack Dorothy Sta
Written on the Wind Original photograph from the 1956 film
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1956. Vintage studio still photograph of Douglas Sirk and Lauren Bacall on the set of the 1956 film standing in the middle of stairway that endures much use in the course of the narrative. Mimeo snipe on verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1945 novel by Robert Wilder a fictionalized account of a real-life scandal involving torch singer Libby Holman and her husband Zachary Smith Reynolds heir to a tobacco fortune. <br/><br/>A rich playboy Robert Stack impulsively marries a secretary Bacall at his father's office unaware that his best friend Rock Hudson is in love with her with tragic results. <br/><br/>Winner of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dorothy Malone nominated for two more including Best Supporting Actor for Stack. <br/><br/>Shot on location in California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 96. Ebert I. Godard Histoiries du Cinema. Universal Pictures unknown books
Referencia librero : 145758
|
|
|
Douglas Sirk director; Samuel Fuller screenwriter; Irving Lippman still photographer; Cornel Wilde Patricia Knight starring
Douglas Sirk and Cornel Wilde on the set of "Shockproof
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1949. Vintage studio still photograph of director Douglas Sirk working on the set of the 1949 film noir. <br/><br/>A wonderful photograph of the entire crew shooting a scene where Cornel Wilde and Patricia Knight are parting at an airport. Sirk is standing on a crane support at the left and cinematographer Charles Lawton Jr. is seated just below. A key American noir from an original screenplay by Samuel Fuller. <br/><br/>Shot on location throughout Los Angeles and notably in the Bradbury Building on Broadway now an architectural landmark originally built in 1893 by Los Angeles mining millionaire Lewis L. Bradbury and designed by George Wyman. <br/><br/>In a custom museum-quality frame archivally mounted with UV glass. 7 x 9 inches borderless with a studio stamp and a mimeograph snipe on the verso. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Hardy The BFI Companion to Crime. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
Referencia librero : 133084
|
|
|
Douglas Sirk director; W. R. Burnett novel; Oscar Brodney screenwriter; Rock Hudson Barbara Rush Jeff Morrow Kathleen Ryan st
Captain Lightfoot Original photograph from the 1955 film
London: Unviersal International Pictures 1955. Vintage hand-tinted still photograph from the 1955 UK release of the 1955 US film. <br/><br/>Based on W. R. Burnett's little-known 1954 novel about a member of an Irish revolutionary society forced to become an outlaw. In Dublin he meets a famous rebel named "Captain Thunderbolt" and becomes his second-in-command "Lightfoot." <br/><br/>A story set and shot on location in Ireland. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Two tiny bruises else Near Fine. Unviersal International Pictures unknown books
Referencia librero : 132894
|
|
|
Doyle A. Conan Leonard Lee screenwriter.
DRESSED TO KILL Unique Manuscript Screenplay Archive for the 1946 Universal Studios SHERLOCK HOLMES film adaptation based on Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Scandal In Bohemia" and "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."
Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1946. Doyle A. Conan. DRESSED TO KILL here bearing the initial later discarded title "Prelude To Murder". Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1946. This unique film studio screenplay archive consists of THREE original screenplays. 1. A "First Revised Draft" dated January 3rd 1946 the screenwriter's original carbon copy typescript unannotated consisting of 94pp of onion-skin paper. Brad-bound in original drab brown Universal Studios covers which are a little brittle and chipped else Very Good bearing the stamped production number 7337. 2. Complete 78pp brad-bound shooting script consisting of a mix of original ribbon-copy typescript and studio-mimeographed white pages dated January 16th 1946 with production number 7337 stamped on the cover. This remarkable writer's draft contains extensive author-revised annotations emendations revisions and additions throughout. This is accomplished via a cut-and-paste the insertion of additional leaves and new dialogue and description scrawled on the versos an exceptional artifact which boldly captures the revision process of this last entry in the Sherlock Holmes' Universal Studios film series. Among the many dialogue changes one can actually see the last minute insertion of the famous line "Elementary Dear Watson" amid overall delicious and delightful artistic tweaking. The front cover has been neatly reinforced with tape and bears the original penciled filing notation indicating that this particular script is the copy from which the final draft was produced. 3. Dated April 25th 1946 the complete original studio-mimeographed self-wrapper final post-production dialogue continuity script bound with two brads at the top. In Very Good condition. The title DRESSED TO KILL refers to the film's wily femme fatale Hilda Courtney played by Patricia Morison an homage to Irene Adler from "A Scandal In Bohemia" complete with a familiar misdirection trick which Hilda uses to fool Watson into revealing a hidden location. The plot is an amalgam of several Holmes stories but also draws from other plots in the Universal Sherlock film canon: a convicted thief in Dartmoor Prison hides stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes -- leading to the murder or attempted murder of their owners using the central device of a secret code which of course only Holmes can brilliantly break. Starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in their final film together DRESSED TO KILL opened on June 7th 1946 to excellent reviews but also to rumors that it was to be the last of the Universal Sherlock films; by October of that year Producer Roy William Neill truly the visionary of the film series died and that signaled the end of one of the most successful franchises in Universal Studios history. Unique. Please see the other Universal Sherlock scripts we have in stock. Signed. Original Wraps. Very Good. Script. Universal Studios Paperback
Referencia librero : 003013
|
|
|
Doyle A. Conan Leonard Lee screenwriter.
PURSUIT TO ALGIERS Original Heavily Annotated Screenplay for the 1945 Universal Studios SHERLOCK HOLMES Film Adaptation
Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1945. Doyle A. Conan Leonard Lee screenwriter. PURSUIT TO ALGIERS here bearing the initial title "The Fugitive." Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1945. Dated July 26th 1945 Leonard Lee's complete brad-bound studio mimeographed draft script production number #7309 stamped on the cover consists of 113pp of typescript bearing numerous penciled revisions emendations and additions - along with another 20pp of massively hand-corrected typescript which clearly had contained so many penciled changes that the pages had to be retyped. These remarkably annotated pages have been appended to the rear of the screenplay creating a 133pp comprehensive look at the evolution of the script. Given the fragile nature of WW2-era scripts this example is in excellent original condition very good indeed the pages are a little soft with some very light edge-wear and tears. As fully marked up as any script in our nearly complete Universal Studio archive. PURSUIT TO ALGIERS set almost entirely on a passenger ship required elaborate sets and thus became the series's most expensive production; it premiered at the Rialto Theatre in New York on October 26th 1945. The twelve Sherlock Holmes films produced by Universal Pictures during the years 1942-1946 are legend; they are surely the best known screen-adapted adventures of English Literature's most iconic character and Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are still cherished despite our current superb 21st century film and TV adaptations as the definitive Holmes and Watson. A treasure for the fan of the Universal Sherlock Series. Please see our other scripts from the same archive. Signed. Original Wraps. Very Good. Script. Universal Studios Paperback
Referencia librero : 003033
|
|
|
Doyle A. Conan Frank Gruber screenwriter.
TERROR BY NIGHT Unique Manuscript Screenplay Archive for the 1945-6 original Universal film SHERLOCK HOLMES adaptation based on Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Empty House."
Burbank California: Universal Studios 1945. Doyle A. Conan Frank Gruber screenwriter. TERROR BY NIGHT. Burbank: Universal Studios 1945-6. This unique film studio screenplay archive consists of FOUR studio scripts: two original writer's draft manuscripts the final revised shooting script and the final dialogue and continuity script. In short a treasure trove of primary material relating to one of the most endearing and enduring film series of the 1940s. The twelve Sherlock Holmes films produced by Universal Pictures during the years 1942-1946 are legend; they are surely the best known screen-adapted adventures of English Literature's most iconic character and Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are still cherished as the definitive Holmes and Watson. 1. Dated July 2nd 1945 Frank Gruber's complete 113pp original typed carbon copy manuscript labeled "File Copy" accomplished on onion-skin paper brad-bound and housed in original drab brown studio covers production number 7322 with each leaf rubber-stamped "Contract File Copy" in red block letters. The cover is edge-worn but the contents are Very Good indeed. This copy belonged to Tom McKnight penciled signature so stating who served as the Universal Studios Sherlock Holmes technical adviser throughout the entire run of the series. 2. Dated September 29th 1945 Frank Gruber's complete 93pp corrected carbon copy manuscript cover-titled in pencil which includes brad-bound in at the rear two studio-mimeographed sets of heavily screenwriter-corrected white revision pages dated 10/4/1945 and 10/8/1945. Overall Very Good. 3. Dated October 1st 1945 a 93pp studio-mimeographed shooting script consists of both studio-issued white pages and revised blue pages. This copy belonged to Marion Pecht penciled signature who appears to have been Universal's secretary in charge of file copies. The studio covers are in excellent condition just one small chip contents fine. 4. Dated January 14th 1946 the complete original studio-mimeographed self-wrapper final post-production dialogue continuity script bound with two brads at the top. In Very Good condition. Although this film was inspired by Conan Doyle's "Adventure of the Empty House" in its characterization of Colonel Sebastian Moran and the use of an air gun as a murder weapon screenwriter Frank Gruber created what essentially was an original story and screenplay. Gruber's prior film credits included "Northern Pursuit" 1943 with Errol Flynn and "Johnny Angel" the 1945 Crime Noir starring George Raft. He was also one of the most prolific pulp magazine short story writers of the era. The producer of TERROR BY NIGHT was Howard Benedict from RKO's Saint and Falcon series. The director and executive producer was Roy William Neill who was inarguably the guiding force behind the last nine films in the series. TERROR BY NIGHT unapologetically borrowed from both of Alfred Hitchcock's train-set thrillers "The 39 Steps" 1936 and "The Lady Vanishes" 1938 and Roy William Neill's interpretation of these classics perhaps was the reason TERROR BY NIGHT is one of the best films in the series. While some critics pan the final entries in the series claiming it was all downhill TERROR BY NIGHT was surely one of the tightest best-plotted and most atmospheric of the Universal Sherlocks. TERROR BY NIGHT opened on February 8th 1946 to excellent reviews for a change and the favorable reaction by a thrilled public as usual. A unique archive a unique opportunity for the collector. Please check out the other Sherlock Holmes original screenplays we have in stock. Signed. Original Manuscript. Original Wraps. Very Good. Script. Universal Studios Paperback
Referencia librero : 003017
|
|
|
Doyle A. Conan Roy Chanslor screenwriter.
THE HOUSE OF FEAR Original 1944 First Draft Script for the Universal Studios film adaptation of A. Conan Doyle's 1892 Sherlock Holmes story "The Five Orange Pips"
Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1944. Doyle A. Conan Roy Chanslor screenwriter. THE HOUSE OF FEAR here bearing the initial later discarded title "The Murder Club." Based on the short story "The Five Orange Pips" published in THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOMES in 1892. Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1944. Dated April 4th 1944 Roy Chanslor's complete first draft 111pp original typed carbon copy manuscript is accomplished on onion-skin paper brad-bound and housed in original drab brown studio covers production number 7234 with each leaf rubber-stamped "Contract File Copy" in red block letters save for a 4pp neatly inserted set of revisions pages 80-83 which boast a few penciled notations. Given the fragile nature of WW2-era scripts this example is in excellent original condition very good indeed. If not a unique survival this "Contract File Copy" would certainly never have existed in more than a few copies circulated in-house. WITH: a studio-mimeographed copy of the final continuity and dialogue script for THE HOUSE OF FEAR complete and dated July 26th 1944. THE HOUSE OF FEAR was released in New York on March 16th 1945 to positive reviews. Producer and director Roy William Neill who directed 11 of the 12 Universal Holmes movies is often praised for the moody feel of this particular movie which many consider more Victorian in feeling and tone than the first few films in the series. Screenwriter Roy Chanslor "Johnny Guitar" is occasionally given some credit for the general critical opinion that this is one of the better Universal Sherlock scripts. The twelve Sherlock Holmes films produced by Universal Pictures during the years 1942-1946 are legend; they are surely the best known screen-adapted adventures of English Literature's most iconic character and Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are still cherished despite our current superb 21st century film and TV adaptations as the definitive Holmes and Watson. A very rare script. Please check out the other Sherlock Holmes original screenplays we have in stock. Signed. Original Manuscript. Original Wraps. Very Good. Script. Universal Studios Paperback
Referencia librero : 003023
|
|
|
Doyle A. Conan Bertram Millhauser screenwriter.
THE PEARL OF DEATH Unique Screenplay Archive for the 1944 Universal Studios SHERLOCK HOLMES film adaptation based on Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons."
Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1944. A. Conan Doyle Bertram Millhauser screenwriter. THE PEARL OF DEATH. Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1944. This unique film studio screenplay archive consists of THREE original manuscripts: a preliminary revised draft the final revised shooting script and the final dialogue and continuity script. In short a treasure trove of primary material relating to one of the most endearing and enduring film series of the 1940s. 1. Complete original studio-mimeographed brad-bound early draft script consisting of 108pp on studio-issued pink sheets dated March 21st 1944 and bearing production number 7189. Penciled signature on the cover of Marion Pecht a secretary at Universal who appears to have been in charge of file copies. There are no other annotations. In Near Fine condition. 2. Complete original studio-mimeographed brad-bound shooting script consisting of 112pp on studio-issued white and blue revision pages dated March 28th 1944 with production number 7189 stamped on the cover. Also with Marion Pecht's ownership signature on the cover. No other annotations. The card covers are brittle and chipped as usual but contents are fine. 3. Dated July 19th 1944 the complete original studio-mimeographed self-wrapper final post-production dialogue continuity script bound with two brads at the top. In Very Good condition. THE PEARL OF DEATH was loosely adapted from Doyle's "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" originally published in THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES in 1904 and featured the signature device of "The Borgia Pearl" hidden within one of six identical plaster busts of Napoleon but also in Universal Studios fashion it added a killer known as the "Creeper" who is probably the best-drawn villain in the series after Professor Moriarty. The film opened in New York on August 25th 1944 to both popular and critical acclaim. Screenwriter Millhauser also wrote four other Universal Sherlock screenplays: THE WOMAN IN GREEN SHERLOCK HOLMES IN WASHINGTON SHERLOCK HOLMES FACES DEATH and THE SPIDER WOMAN clearly the favored writer in the series. The twelve Sherlock Holmes films produced by Universal Pictures during the years 1942-1946 are legend; they are surely the best known screen-adapted adventures of English Literature's most iconic character and Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are still cherished despite our current superb 21st century film and TV adaptations as the definitive Holmes and Watson. Please check out the other Sherlock Holmes original screenplays we have in stock. Signed. Original Manuscript. Original Wraps. Very Good. Script. Universal Studios paperback
Referencia librero : 003019
|
|
|
Doyle A. Conan Bertram Millhauser screenwriter.
THE WOMAN IN GREEN Unique Manuscript Screenplay Archive for the 1945 Universal Studios SHERLOCK HOLMES film adaptation based on characters by A. Conan Doyle
Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1945. Doyle A. Conan. THE WOMAN IN GREEN here bearing the initial later discarded title "Invitation To Death". Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1944. This unique film studio screenplay archive consists of THREE original scripts. 1. Bertram Millhauser's undated First Draft a complete 103pp brad-bound working script bearing Universal Studios Production Number 7290 and sporting penciled cover annotations: a remarkable original ribbon copy typescript accomplished on ordinary yellow typing paper with 44pp of annotations emendations revisions and marginal production suggestions. This appears to be Executive Producer Howard Benedict's copy with his name penciled on the cover page; Benedict had been the producer for RKO's Saint and Falcon series during the 1930s and served with a brief hiatus as Executive Producer of the Universal Sherlock Holmes series from the very first installment to the last. Our belief is that these notations are most likely in Benedict's hand as we have several other Sherlock scripts with Millhauser's hand-corrections with which to compare. In Very Good condition. 2. Dated December 21st 1944 a 105pp brad-bound mimeographed draft script on studio-supplied ordinary pink paper also stamped with production number 7290. This copy appears to have belonged to Marion Pecht penciled signature who from our experience likely served as Universal Studios secretary in charge of file copies. The first and last pages have minor tape mends else Very Good. 3. Dated February 28th 1945 the complete original studio-mimeographed self-wrapper final post-production dialogue continuity script bound with two brads at the top bearing the final chosen title of THE WOMAN IN GREEN. Generally in Very Good condition a few tiny tears and chips. THE WOMAN IN GREEN was the 9th installment in the Universal Studios Sherlock Holmes series starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. It was among the most grim and gruesome of the series; this exact original first draft by Bertram Millhauser was flatly turned down by the Breen Office with a heated objection to the plot device of Moriarty murdering little girls a problem however which was an easy fix for Millhauser who simply increased the age of the victims. Because of the film's darker tone Henry Daniell was cast to play a cold and distant Moriarty and bumbling Inspector Lestrade was replaced with Inspector Gregson played by a more serious Matthew Boulton. Also in keeping with the horror elements Nigel Bruce's buffoonery was minimized and toned down. The title role went to Hillary Brooke as the seductive yet twisted Lydia Marlowe. THE WOMAN IN GREEN opened in New York on June 15th 1945. The evil duo of Hillary Brooke and Henry Daniell combined with a plot featuring paranoid hypnosis and Ripper-like victims with missing fingers made this one of the more distinctive Sherlock Holmes Universal films. Unique. Please see the other Universal Sherlock scripts we have in stock. . Signed. Original Wraps. Very Good. Script. Universal Studios paperback
Referencia librero : 003012
|
|
|
Doyle A. Conan Bertram Millhauser screenwriter.
THE PEARL OF DEATH Unique Screenplay Archive for the 1944 Universal Studios SHERLOCK HOLMES film adaptation based on Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons."
Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1944. A. Conan Doyle Bertram Millhauser screenwriter. THE PEARL OF DEATH. Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1944. Complete original studio-mimeographed brad-bound shooting script consisting of 112pp on studio-issued white and blue revision pages dated March 28th 1944 with production number 7189 stamped on the cover. Penciled ownership signature of Marian Pecht Universal Studios employee who appears to have been in charge of file copies. There are no other annotations. The card covers are brittle and chipped as usual but contents are fine. With: A complete original studio-mimeographed self-wrapper final post-production dialogue continuity script dated July 19th 1944 bound with two brads at the top. In Very Good condition. THE PEARL OF DEATH was loosely adapted from Doyle's "The Adventure of the Six Napoleons" originally published in THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES in 1904 and featured the signature device of "The Borgia Pearl" hidden within one of six identical plaster busts of Napoleon but also in Universal Studios fashion the screenplay added a killer known as the "Creeper" who is probably the best-drawn villain in the series after Professor Moriarty. The film opened in New York on August 25th 1944 to both popular and critical acclaim. Screenwriter Millhauser also wrote four other Universal Sherlock screenplays: THE WOMAN IN GREEN SHERLOCK HOLMES IN WASHINGTON SHERLOCK HOLMES FACES DEATH and THE SPIDER WOMAN. Signed. Original Manuscript. Original Wraps. Very Good. Script. Universal Studios Paperback books
Referencia librero : 003239
|
|
|
Doyle A. Conan Frank Gruber screenwriter.
TERROR BY NIGHT Unique Manuscript Screenplay Archive for the 1945-6 original Universal film SHERLOCK HOLMES adaptation based on Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Empty House."
Burbank California: Universal Studios 1945. Doyle A. Conan Frank Gruber screenwriter. TERROR BY NIGHT. Burbank: Universal Studios 1945-6. This unique film studio screenplay archive consists of THREE studio scripts: two original writer's draft manuscripts and the final dialogue and continuity script. In short a treasure trove of primary material relating to one of the most endearing and enduring film series of the 1940s. The twelve Sherlock Holmes films produced by Universal Pictures during the years 1942-1946 are legend; they are surely the best known screen-adapted adventures of English Literature's most iconic character and Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are still cherished as the definitive Holmes and Watson. 1. Dated July 2nd 1945 Frank Gruber's complete 113pp original typed carbon copy manuscript labeled "File Copy" accomplished on onion-skin paper brad-bound and housed in original drab brown studio covers production number 7322 with each leaf rubber-stamped "Contract File Copy" in red block letters. The cover is edge-worn but the contents are Very Good indeed. This copy belonged to Tom McKnight penciled signature so stating who served as the Universal Studios Sherlock Holmes technical adviser throughout the entire run of the series. 2. Dated September 29th 1945 Frank Gruber's complete 93pp corrected carbon copy manuscript cover-titled in pencil which includes brad-bound and laid in at the rear two studio-mimeographed sets of extensive screenwriter-corrected white revision pages dated 10/4/1945 and 10/8/1945. Overall Very Good. 3. Dated January 14th 1946 the complete original studio-mimeographed self-wrapper final post-production dialogue continuity script bound with two brads at the top. In Very Good condition. Although this film was inspired by Conan Doyle's "Adventure of the Empty House" in its characterization of Colonel Sebastian Moran and the use of an air gun as a murder weapon screenwriter Frank Gruber created what essentially was an original story and screenplay. Gruber's prior film credits included "Northern Pursuit" 1943 with Errol Flynn and "Johnny Angel" the 1945 Crime Noir starring George Raft. He was also one of the most prolific pulp magazine short story writers of the era. The producer of TERROR BY NIGHT was Howard Benedict from RKO's Saint and Falcon series. The director and executive producer was Roy William Neill who was inarguably the guiding force behind the last nine films in the series. TERROR BY NIGHT unapologetically borrowed from both of Alfred Hitchcock's train-set thrillers "The 39 Steps" 1936 and "The Lady Vanishes" 1938 and Roy William Neill's interpretation of these classics perhaps was the reason TERROR BY NIGHT is one of the best films in the series. TERROR BY NIGHT opened on February 8th 1946 to excellent reviews and the favorable reaction by a thrilled public. A unique archive a unique opportunity for the collector. . Signed. Original Manuscript. Original Wraps. Very Good. Script. Universal Studios Paperback books
Referencia librero : 003238
|
|
|
Doyle A. Conan Leonard Lee screenwriter.
DRESSED TO KILL Unique Manuscript Screenplay Archive for the 1946 Universal Studios SHERLOCK HOLMES film adaptation based on Arthur Conan Doyle's "A Scandal In Bohemia" and "The Adventure of the Dancing Men."
Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1946. Doyle A. Conan. DRESSED TO KILL here bearing the initial later discarded title "Prelude To Murder". Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1946. This unique film studio screenplay archive consists of THREE original screenplays. 1. A "First Revised Draft" dated January 3rd 1946 the screenwriter's original carbon copy typescript unannotated consisting of 94pp of onion-skin paper. Brad-bound in original drab brown Universal Studios covers which are a little brittle and chipped else Very Good bearing the stamped production number 7337. 2. Complete 78pp brad-bound shooting script consisting of a mix of original ribbon-copy typescript and studio-mimeographed white pages dated January 16th 1946 with production number 7337 stamped on the cover. This remarkable writer's draft contains extensive author-revised annotations emendations revisions and additions throughout. This is accomplished via a cut-and-paste the insertion of additional leaves and new dialogue and description scrawled on the versos an exceptional artifact which boldly captures the revision process of this last entry in the Sherlock Holmes' Universal Studios film series. The front cover has been neatly reinforced with tape and bears the original penciled filing notation indicating that this particular script is the copy from which the final draft was produced. 3. Dated April 25th 1946 the complete original studio-mimeographed self-wrapper final post-production dialogue continuity script bound with two brads at the top. In Very Good condition. The title DRESSED TO KILL refers to the film's wily femme fatale Hilda Courtney played by Patricia Morison an homage to Irene Adler from "A Scandal In Bohemia" complete with a familiar misdirection trick which Hilda uses to fool Watson into revealing a hidden location. The plot is an amalgam of several Holmes stories but also draws from other plots in the Universal Sherlock film canon: a convicted thief in Dartmoor Prison hides stolen Bank of England printing plates inside three music boxes -- leading to the murder or attempted murder of their owners using the central device of a secret code which of course only Holmes can brilliantly break. Starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in their final film together DRESSED TO KILL opened on June 7th 1946 to excellent reviews but also to rumors that it was to be the last of the Universal Sherlock films; by October of that year Producer Roy William Neill truly the visionary of the film series died and that signaled the end of one of the most successful franchises in Universal Studios history. Unique. Please see the other Universal Sherlock scripts we have in stock. Signed. Original Wraps. Very Good. Script. Universal Studios Paperback books
Referencia librero : 003013
|
|
|
Doyle A. Conan Leonard Lee screenwriter.
PURSUIT TO ALGIERS Original Heavily Annotated Screenplay for the 1945 Universal Studios SHERLOCK HOLMES Film Adaptation
Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1945. Doyle A. Conan Leonard Lee screenwriter. PURSUIT TO ALGIERS here bearing the initial title "The Fugitive." Los Angeles: Universal Studios 1945. Dated July 26th 1945 Leonard Lee's complete brad-bound studio mimeographed draft script production number #7309 stamped on the cover consists of 113pp of typescript bearing numerous penciled revisions emendations and additions - along with another 20pp of massively hand-corrected typescript which clearly had contained so many penciled changes that the pages had to be retyped. These remarkably annotated pages have been appended to the rear of the screenplay creating a 133pp comprehensive look at the evolution of the script. Given the fragile nature of WW2-era scripts this example is in excellent original condition very good indeed the pages are a little soft with some very light edge-wear and tears. As fully marked up as any script in our nearly complete Universal Studio archive. PURSUIT TO ALGIERS set almost entirely on a passenger ship required elaborate sets and thus became the series's most expensive production; it premiered at the Rialto Theatre in New York on October 26th 1945. The twelve Sherlock Holmes films produced by Universal Pictures during the years 1942-1946 are legend; they are surely the best known screen-adapted adventures of English Literature's most iconic character and Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are still cherished despite our current superb 21st century film and TV adaptations as the definitive Holmes and Watson. A treasure for the fan of the Universal Sherlock Series. Please see our other scripts from the same archive. Signed. Original Wraps. Very Good. Script. Universal Studios Paperback books
Referencia librero : 003033
|
|
|
Doyle Arthur Conan source work: Gruber Frank screenwriter
CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE . "TERROR BY NIGHT."
Los Angeles: Universal Pictures 1946. 1182015161720 leaves paginated by reel. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Punched at top and bradbound. Occasional slight creases or marginal fraying title leaf chipped around brads and with creased tear in right margin; generally very good. A post-production continuity script of this important adaptation of the Holmes/Watson characters to the screen. The screenplay was written by novelist Frank Gruber and was his sixth credited screenplay. The film directed by Roy William Neill starred Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce and was the penultimate film in the sequence of twelve Universal films in which the duo set high marks for their portrayal of Holmes and Watson. DE WAAL 5158. Universal Pictures] unknown
Referencia librero : WRCLIT60277
|
|
|
Doyle Arthur Conan Pastiche: Sapinsley Alvin screenwriter
SHERLOCK HOLMES IN NEW YORK" BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE PENULTIMATE STRUGGLE OF WITS AND WILLS BETWEEN MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES AND PROFESSOR JAMES MORIARTY IN NEW YORK CITY DURING THREE DAYS AT THE END OF MARCH AND THE BEGINNING OF APRIL IN THE YEAR 1901 AS RECONSTRUCTED FROM UNFINISHED NOTES OF DR. JOHN H. WATSON
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1975. 1112 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in printed studio wrappers. Light foxing to fore-edge faint dust-soiling to wrappers but very good. An unspecified but pre-production draft of this original television Sherlock Holmes pastiche. The October 1976 release starred Roger Moore as Holmes John Huston as Moriarty Patrick Macnee as Watson and Charlotte Rampling as Irene Adler under the direction of Boris Sagal. While a novelization was published as a paperback original in 1976 the original teleplay was not published at the time. It was nominated for an Edgar Allen Poe Award and if only by virtue of the stand-out cast this addition to the Holmes adaptation canon deserves scrutiny. Twentieth Century-Fox Television paperback
Referencia librero : WRCLIT60171
|
|
|
Doyle Arthur Conan Pastiche: Sapinsley Alvin screenwriter
SHERLOCK HOLMES IN NEW YORK" BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE PENULTIMATE STRUGGLE OF WITS AND WILLS BETWEEN MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES AND PROFESSOR JAMES MORIARTY IN NEW YORK CITY DURING THREE DAYS AT THE END OF MARCH AND THE BEGINNING OF APRIL IN THE YEAR 1901 AS RECONSTRUCTED FROM UNFINISHED NOTES OF DR. JOHN H. WATSON
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1975. 1112 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in printed studio wrappers. Faint dust-soiling to wrappers but very good or better. An unspecified but pre-production draft of this original television Sherlock Holmes pastiche. The October 1976 release starred Roger Moore as Holmes John Huston as Moriarty Patrick Macnee as Watson and Charlotte Rampling as Irene Adler under the direction of Boris Sagal. While a novelization was published as a paperback original in 1976 the original teleplay was not published at the time. It was nominated for an Edgar Allen Poe Award and if only by virtue of the stand-out cast this addition to the Holmes adaptation canon deserves scrutiny. Denoted copy #24 of this script on the title-leaf. Twentieth Century-Fox Television paperback
Referencia librero : WRCLIT60173
|
|
|
Doyle Arthur Conan Pastiche: Sapinsley Alvin: screenwriter
SHERLOCK HOLMES IN NEW YORK" BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE PENULTIMATE STRUGGLE OF WITS AND WILLS BETWEEN MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES AND PROFESSOR JAMES MORIARTY IN NEW YORK CITY DURING THREE DAYS AT THE END OF MARCH AND THE BEGINNING OF APRIL IN THE YEAR 1901 AS RECONSTRUCTED FROM UNFINISHED NOTES OF DR. JOHN H. WATSON
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1975. 1112 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in printed studio wrappers. Title hand-lettered on spine faint dust-soiling to wrappers small spot of fore- edge of a few leaves but very good. An unspecified but pre-production draft of this original television Sherlock Holmes pastiche. The October 1976 release starred Roger Moore as Holmes John Huston as Moriarty Patrick Macnee as Watson and Charlotte Rampling as Irene Adler under the direction of Boris Sagal. While a novelization was published as a paperback original in 1976 the original teleplay was not published at the time. It was nominated for an Edgar Allen Poe Award and if only by virtue of the stand-out cast this addition to the Holmes adaptation canon deserves scrutiny. Denoted copy #23 of this script on the title-leaf. Twentieth Century-Fox Television paperback
Referencia librero : WRCLIT60172
|
|
|
Doyle Arthur Conan source work: Lee Leonard screenwriter
THE FUGITIVE" SCREENPLAY BY . released as PURSUIT TO ALGIERS
Los Angeles: Universal Pictures 1945. 1109 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only of salmon stock. Bradbound. Title leaf pulled a bit at brads script number stamped on title leaf with manuscript number and pencil ownership signature otherwise very good. An unspecified but interim revised pre- production draft of this adaptation of the Holmes/Watson characters to the screen. The earliest draft of this script we have handled was dated 25 April and the latest included revises dated 4 August. The film directed by Roy William Neill starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce involves their protection of the heir of Rovenia after the King of that nation was assassinated. Although well over one hundred and fifty adaptations of Sherlock Holmes to the screen are known beginning with SHERLOCK HOLMES BAFFLED 1903 the Rathbone-Bruce portrayals have become almost canonical beginning with THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES March 1939 and concluding with the twelfth in sequence DRESSED TO KILL 1946 for which Lee also served as screenwriter. DE WAAL 5157. Universal Pictures] unknown
Referencia librero : WRCLIT74806
|
|
|
Doyle Arthur Conan stories; Basil Dean director screenwriter; Oliver HP. Garrett F. Hugh Herbert Garrett Fort screenwriters;
The Return of Sherlock Holmes Original screenplay for the 1929 film
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1929. Early Treatment script for the 1929 film the first Sherlock Holmes film to have been produced with sound and the first to include the Holmes utterance "Elementary my dear Watson" a phrase never used by Doyle though that statement regrettably does not appear in this draft. The first known treatment was written by Oliver P. Garrett followed by this one scripted by F. Hugh Herbert and the final writing credits went to Garrett Fort and director Basil Dean. This treatment differs substantially from the finished film and is more faithful to Doyle's source material. A rare surviving artifact from the great detective's earliest days on the screen. Tall side-stitched self wrappers noted as an "Outline Treatment" on the front wrapper rubber-stamped project No. 1491 and MASTER FILE dated May 21 1929 with a credit for screenwriter Herbert. 52 leaves mixed original and carbon typescript on yellow stock with a few holograph pencil annotations on the first leaf including "1st Rough Draft." Very Good condition with some wear to the first leaf at the bottom stitch. Paramount Pictures unknown
Referencia librero : 121976
|
|
|
Doyle Arthur Conan source work: Millhauser Bertram screenwriter
TRAILER BASIL RATHBONE AND NIGEL BRUCE IN "SHERLOCK HOLMES FACES DEATH".
Los Angeles: Universal Pictures 1943. 14 plus two blank leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only and stapled at top margin. Staples a trace rusty a few corner creases else very good. A continuity script for the trailer for this adaptation to the screen for Universal's distinguished series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations directed by Roy William Neill. Trailer continuity scripts are uncommon. DE WAAL 5151. Universal Pictures] unknown
Referencia librero : WRCLIT60286
|
|
|
Doyle Arthur Conan Pastiche: Sapinsley Alvin screenwriter
SHERLOCK HOLMES IN NEW YORK" BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE PENULTIMATE STRUGGLE OF WITS AND WILLS BETWEEN MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES AND PROFESSOR JAMES MORIARTY IN NEW YORK CITY DURING THREE DAYS AT THE END OF MARCH AND THE BEGINNING OF APRIL IN THE YEAR 1901 AS RECONSTRUCTED FROM UNFINISHED NOTES OF DR. JOHN H. WATSON
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1975. 1112 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in printed studio wrappers. Faint dust-soiling to wrappers but very good or better. An unspecified but pre-production draft of this original television Sherlock Holmes pastiche. The October 1976 release starred Roger Moore as Holmes John Huston as Moriarty Patrick Macnee as Watson and Charlotte Rampling as Irene Adler under the direction of Boris Sagal. While a novelization was published as a paperback original in 1976 the original teleplay was not published at the time. It was nominated for an Edgar Allen Poe Award and if only by virtue of the stand-out cast this addition to the Holmes adaptation canon deserves scrutiny. Denoted copy #24 of this script on the title-leaf. Twentieth Century-Fox Television paperback books
Referencia librero : WRCLIT60173
|
|
Recibir por correo electrónico
Descargar en documento PDF
Flujo RSS
Link permanente
