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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
Bookseller reference : 140927
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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
Bookseller reference : 145758
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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
Bookseller reference : 133084
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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
Bookseller reference : 132894
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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
Bookseller reference : 003013
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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
Bookseller reference : 003033
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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
Bookseller reference : 003017
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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
Bookseller reference : 003023
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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
Bookseller reference : 003019
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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
Bookseller reference : 003012
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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
Bookseller reference : 003239
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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
Bookseller reference : 003238
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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
Bookseller reference : 003013
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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
Bookseller reference : 003033
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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
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT60277
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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
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT60171
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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
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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
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT60172
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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
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT74806
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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
Bookseller reference : 121976
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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
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT60286
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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
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT60173
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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 books
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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 books
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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 books
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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 books
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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 books
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT60286
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Dozier Robert screenwriter
The Sentries Original screenplay for an unproduced film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1965. Estimating script for an unproduced film. The story of a small contingent of militant mercenaries who attempt to stir up a conflict between Cuba and the United States by piloting a hostile decoy Navy ship into enemy waters off Key West only to be thwarted by the actual Navy and a few well-meaning American citizens taken hostage. No doubt mirroring some of the public's concerns at the time given the tenuous peace established by the Cuban Missile Crisis the film remained unproduced perhaps considered too sensationalist or close to home. Screenwriter Dozier would go on to write largely for television including episodes of "Batman" and "Harry O." Tan titled wrappers noted as ESTIMATING on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 23 dated April 2 1965. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated 4/1/65 with credits for screenwriter Dozier. 136 leaves mimeograph on yellow stock. Pages about Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
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Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel story conception screenwriter; Roy Rowland director; Van Pelt photographer; Allan Scott screenw
The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T Original photograph from the 1953 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1952. Vintage publicity photograph of Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel and young actor Tommy Rettig from the 1953 film.<br/><br/>The only feature film written by Geisel Dr. Seuss who wrote the story co-wrote the screenplay and the lyrics to songs. <br/><br/>A Technicolor musical fantasy about a boy Rettig who dreams he is a world ruled by a diabolical piano teacher Dr. Terwilliker Hans Conried forever enslaving children and forcing them to play a piano so immense it takes 500 children to play it.<br/><br/>Nominated for one Academy Award.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>Rosenbaum 1000. Columbia Pictures unknown books
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Drake Oliver director; Basil Dickey screenwriter; Jimmy Wakely Dub Taylor Tom London Gail Davis starring
Brand of Fear Range Rogues Original screenplay for the 1949 film Marshall Reed's copy
Hollywood: Monogram Pictures 1949. Revised Draft script for the 1949 film. "Brand of Fear" here under the working title "Range Rogues." Copy belonging to actor Marshall Reed who played "Cal Derringer" in the film with his name on the front wrapper in holograph ink and annotations throughout in holograph ink and pencil. One of Wakely's final films at Monogram Pictures where he became a popular musical Western actor under his own name beginning with "Springtime in Texas" 1945 and ending with "Lawless Code" 1949. This time Wakely and his partner Cannonball Taylor escort a school teacher Davis to Oreville where she is accosted by two outlaws. The local marshal London wrangles with one of the outlaws who informs his cohort that the marshal is actually wanted by the law himself and they attempt to blackmail him. Wakely and Cannonball show up to help the marshal who in reality is the school teacher's father and nab the outlaws. Wakely eventually had his own comic book series published by DC Comics 1949-1952 and he was also inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Western Music Association Hall of Fame. Shot on location at Melody Ranch and Walker Ranch in Newhall California. Blue titled wrappers with a credit for Wakely. Distribution page present with receipt removed rubber-stamped copy No. 221 with credits for Wakely and screenwriter Dickey noted as production No. 4905. Title page integral with distribution. 100 leaves with last page of text numbered 20 twentieth page of a shooting schedule. Mimeograph duplication with blue undated revision pages. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Hardy p. 390. Pitts 492. Monogram Pictures unknown
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Dreyer Carl Theodore director screenwriter; Hjamar Soderberg play; Nina Pens Rode Bendt Rothe Ebbe Rode starring
Gertrud Original program for the 1964 film
Copenhagen: Palladium Films 1965. Original English language program for the 1964 Danish film. Photo-illustrated with stills from the film. The great Danish director's final film an adaptation of the 1906 play by Hjalmar Soderberg. 4.75 x 6 inches. Near Fine in in saddle stitched self wrappers. BFI 667. Criterion Collection 127. Rosenbaum 1000. Palladium Films unknown
Bookseller reference : 142999
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Dror Soref director screenwriter; Howard Delman screenwriter; Alexandra Powers Navin Chowdhry Peter O'Toole John Rhys Davies
The Seventh Coin King Herod's Children Original screenplay for the 1993 film
N.p.: Self published 1982. Early Draft script for the 1993 film "The Seventh Coin" here under the working title "King Herod's Children" dated a full decade before the film's release. Credited on the title page to Kikuo Kawasaki for an original concept. <br/><br/>An Arab boy Chowdhry meets a beautiful American tourist Powers in modern-day Jerusalem. By accident the two are entrusted to guard a valuable coin dating back to King Herod but they must defend themselves and the coin from a no-good villain O'Toole. <br/><br/>Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1982 with credits for screenwriters Delman and Soref and concept person Kawasaki. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Self published unknown books
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Dubin Charles S. director; Sydney A. Glass screenwriter; Alex Haley novel; Ernest Kinroy screenwriter; Irene Cara Bernie Casey
Roots: The Next Generations: Episode 4 Original teleplay script for the 1979 television episode
Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1978. Shooting Draft script for the season one episode four of the 1979 television mini-series originally broadcast on February 21 1979 on ABC. Eight soldiers are hanged for staging a mutiny and one of Simon's fellow black soliders is beaten nearly to death by a state trooper. Soon the whole platoon is sent overseas to fight in the first World War in France. While there Simon learns his father died on the operating table. They all make plans while in the trenches and soon return home hoping to reap some much deserved respect from white counterparts. The exact opposite comes true as white people seek to reestablish their authority. the episode ends with Simon deciding to relocate to Ithaca NY to continue his studies at Cornell. Tan titled wrappers. Title page present dated July 25 1978 noted as Shooting Draft with credits for screenwriters Glass and Kinoy and for writer Haley. 120 leaves mechanical duplication with pink yellow and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 7/19/78 and 7/29/78. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown
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Dubin Charles S. director; Alex Haley novel; Ernest Kinoy screenwriter; Georg Stanford Brown Olivia de Havilland Henry Fonda
Roots: The Next Generations: Episode 1 Original teleplay script for the 1979 television episode
Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1979. Shooting Draft script for the season one episode one of the 1979 television mini-series originally broadcast on February 18 1979 on ABC. Twelve years after arriving in Henning Tennessee "Chicken" George Moore former cockfighting champion is getting old and soon moves in with his son Tom who has a family of his own including two daughters Elizabeth and Cynthia. Tom is a leader of the black community in Henning and has a working relationship with former Confederate Army officer Colonel Frederick Warner. Warner's son soon falls in love with a black woman named Carrie who Tom has hired to as a teacher. Warner wants Tom to fire Carrie but he refuses. Carrie and Jim wed in Memphis and Warner takes Jim out of his will. Orange titled wrappers. Title page present dated April 10 1978 noted as Shooting Script with credits for screenwriter Kinroy and writer Haley. 118 leaves photographically reproduce with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated between 4/17/78 and 4/26/78. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown
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Duccio Tessari director; Joachim Hammann screenwriter; Johannes Mario Simmel author; Klausjurgen Wussow Gerd Bockmann Hannelor
Bitte lasst die Blumen leben Please Let the Flowers Live Original screenplay for the 1986 film
Munich: Bayerischer Rundfunk 1984. Draft script for the 1986 film. Text in German. <br/><br/>A lawyer survives a plane crash and uses his new found lust for life to take on a new identity and start again. Based on a novel of the same title by Johannes Mario Simmel. <br/><br/>Clear untitled wrappers. Title page present dated October 12 1984 with credits for screenwriter Johannes Mario Simmel. 146 leaves with last page of text numbered 144. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with white velo binding. Bayerischer Rundfunk unknown books
Bookseller reference : 141892
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Ducis Pierre Jean director; Jacques Bousquet screenwriter; Pauline Carton Pierre Larquey starring
Un fichu metier Original French film program for the 1938 film
Berlin: Universum Film UFA / L'Alliance Cinematographique Europeenne 1938. Original French program for the French and German film "Un fichu metier." Three-color wrappers with black and white photos and color text headers throughout. Text in French. A comedy in which a wayward crown prince is causing trouble for his kingdom Vodenia so a minister decides to replace him with a double a man whose real job is a Parisian haberdasher. 8.5 x 10.5 inches. Six pages saddle stitched. Very Good plus. Universum Film [UFA] / L'Alliance Cinematographique Europeenne unknown
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Dudow Slatan director; Bertolt Brecht Ernst Ottwald screenwriter; Hertha Thiele Gerhard Bienert starring
Kuhle Wampe oder Wem gehort die Welt Who Owns the World Whither Germany Original poster for the 1932 film
Germany: Kinematrade 1933. Vintage US poster for the 1932 German communist propaganda film "Kuhle Wampe oder Wem gehort die Welt" The subtitle is seen here under the English translation "Whither Germany." Circa 1933 as identified by the name of the Philadelphia theatre on the poster. The last and arguably most important communist film of the Weimar era "Kuhle Wampe oder" is according to screenwriter Brecht a "Collective Presentation" that tells the tale of a family in early 1930s Berlin. After the son is prolongedly unemployed he commits suicide and the family is forced to relocate to a shantytown known as "Kuhle Wampe" or "Empty Stomach." Created under severely limited material conditions with filming constantly being broken up by the Weimar government's paramilitary SA agency the film attempts to depict archetypes of the times including an intellectual clash on a subway between members of the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. Banned first by the failing Weimar Republic and subsequently by the Nazi Reich the film was believed to have been lost until it reappeared over 20 years later in East Germany in 1958. This poster likely originates from screenings held in November 1933 by an unknown pro-communist organization in Philadelphia at the short lived left-leaning Philkino theater. A US screening of this film dating before the film's disappearance and only just after the very beginnings of Hitler's rise to power makes this poster not only very scarce but one of significant historical value. The poster touting "Kuhle Wampe" as "The Film Hitler Burned" features an image of a man with a hammer and sickle attacking two snakes that form the Nazi swastika and touts the involvement of members of the "Labor Sports Union" in the film. 9.5 x 13 inches letterpress on pale faded pink stock. Very Good condition with a couple of tiny chips at the extremities and moderate creasing. Kinematrade unknown
Bookseller reference : 138407
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Duke Daryl director; Curtis Hanson screenwriter; Anders Bodelsen novel; Christopher Plummer Elliott Gould Susannah York starr
The Silent Partner Three original photographs from the 1978 film
N.p.: Carolco 1978. Collection of 3 vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1978 film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine condition. Complete collation details available on request. Carolco unknown
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Duke Ellington Billy Strayhorn Otto Preminger director; John D. Voelker novel; Wendell Mayes screenwriter; James Stewart Lee R
Anatomy of a Murder Original photograph from the set of the 1959 film
Burbank CA: Otto Preminger Films 1959. Vintage photograph of Otto Preminger Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn on the set of the 1959 film. <br/><br/>Preminger's "Anatomy of a Murder" was the first major Hollywood film to feature a score by an African-American composer. The jazz score composed by Ellington and Strayhorn uncredited and performed by Ellington's Orchestra won three Grammy Awards in 1959 including Best Sound Track Album.<br/><br/>Based on the 1958 novel by John D. Voelker under the pseudonym Robert Traver which he based on a real life case of a veteran accused of killing a local man who he believed raped his wife. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Adapted Screenplay Best Actor for Jimmy Stewart and twice for Best Supporting Actor for George C. Scott and Arthur O'Connell. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Michigan.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine very light creasing. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Criterion Collection 600. Penzler 101. Spicer US. Grant US. Selby US. Otto Preminger Films unknown books
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Duke Ellington Jimmy Woode Lee Remick subjects; Preminger Otto director; John D. Voelker novel; Wendell Mayes screenwriter; J
Anatomy of a Murder Original photograph of Duke Ellington Lee Remick and Jimmy Woode on the set of the 1959 film
Burbank CA: Otto Preminger Films 1959. Vintage photograph of Lee Remick Duke Ellington and Jimmy Woode rehearsing on the set of the 1959 film. <br/><br/>Preminger's "Anatomy of a Murder" was the first major Hollywood film to feature a score by an African-American composer. The jazz score composed by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn uncredited and performed by Ellington's Orchestra won three Grammy Awards in 1959 including Best Sound Track Album.<br/><br/>Based on the 1958 novel by judge John D. Voelker writing under the pseudonym Robert Traver based on a real life case of a veteran accused of killing a local man who he believed raped his wife. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Adapted Screenplay Best Actor for Jimmy Stewart and twice for Best Supporting Actor for George C. Scott and Arthur O'Connell. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Michigan.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine very light creasing. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Criterion Collection 600. Penzler 101. Spicer US. Grant US. Selby US. Otto Preminger Films unknown books
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Dumas Alexandre subject; Guy Endore novel; Dale Wasserman screenwriter;
King of Paris Original screenplay for ah unproduced film
Hollywood: Goldfarb-Lewis Agency 1970. Original Treatment script for an unproduced film. Based on Guy Endore's novel of the same name about the life of Alexandre Dumas. Brown untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Dale Wasserman and novelist Guy Endore. 39 leaves with last page of text numbered 36. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Goldfarb-Lewis Agency unknown
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Dumas Alexandre novel; Richard Lester director; George MacDonald Fraser screenwriter; Oliver Reed Raquel Welch Richard Chambe
The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge Original British poster for the 1974 film
London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1975. Original British quad poster for the 1974 Spanish-Panamanian-English-British film. Printed in England by W.E. Berry. Based on Dumas' serialized 1844 novel "The Three Musketeers." What's better than The Three Musketeers Four! This time the gang must defend Queen Anne Geraldine Chaplin and her seamstress Welch from the wily Cardinal Richelieu Charlton Heston and Milady Dunaway. Nominated for an Academy Award. 30 x 40 inches folded as issued. Notations in holograph ink on the verso else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
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Dumas Alexandre novel; Howard Bretherton director; Charles H. Schneer Maurice Tombragel screenwriter; Jon Hall Patricia Moris
The Prince of Thieves Original screenplay for the 1948 film
Culver City CA: Columbia 1947. Final Draft script for the 1948 film. Holograph annotations on first few leaves indicating the names of the actors playing the lead roles. Loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' 1872 novel this film follows the adventures of English hero Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men. Set in the UK. White titled wrappers noted as Revised Final Draft on the front wrapper production No. 887 dated April 23 1947. Title page present dated April 23 1947 with credits for novelist Alexander Dumas sic and screenwriters Charles H. Schneer and Maurice Tombragel. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Mimeographed rectos only with yellow and white revision pages throughout dated April 25th 1947. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Columbia unknown
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Duncan Gibbins director screenwriter; Yale Udoff screenwriter; Marsha Blackburn photographer; Gregory Hines Renee Soutendijk
Eve of Destruction Collection of eight original photographs from the 1991 film
Beverly Hills CA: Orion Pictures 1991. Collection of eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1991 film five of which are compilation prints of multiple stills. <br/><br/>Dr. Eve Simmons Renee Soutendijk in her first US film creates a nuclear armed android EVE VIII also played by Soutendijk for the military which looks and sounds just like its creator and has gotten lost in a big city and Dr. Simmons and Colonel Jim McQuade Gregory Hines must stop it.<br/><br/>Shot on location in New York Los Angeles and San Francisco. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Orion Pictures unknown books
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Duncan Gibbins screenwriter director; Yale Udoff screenwriter; Gregory Hines Renee Soutendjik Michael Greene Kurt Fuller sta
Eve of Destruction Original screenplay for the 1991 film
Beverly Hills CA: Orion 1989. Revised Draft script for the 1991 film. Copy belonging to Brad Ricker an unknown crew member with his name on the front wrapper in holograph ink. <br/><br/>EVE VIII is a military cyborg designed to look like her creator. When it is damaged during a bank robbery it begins accessing dark and tragic personal memories of its creator and sets about on an unstoppable mission to kill. Colonel Jim McQuade Hines is tasked with stopping the machine of death. <br/><br/>Shot on location in San Francisco Los Angeles and New York City. <br/><br/>White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 10/2/89 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriters Duncan Gibbins and Yale Udoff. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Orion unknown books
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Dunne Philip director; Anton Myrer novel; Bill Avery still photographer; Edward Anhalt screenwriter; Robert Wagner Dany Wynter
In Love and War Collection of 8 photographs from the 1958 film
London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1959. Collection of 8 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1959 UK release of the 1958 US film. Based on Anton Myrer's 1957 novel "The Big War" about three Marines on shore leave in San Francisco each faced with their own relationships and heartaches. Both Sheree North and Franc Nuyen lend good performances. 8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing and creasing overall else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
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Dunne Philip director screenwriter; John O'Hara novel; Gary Cooper Geraldine Fitzgerald starring
Ten North Frederick Original screenplay for the 1958 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. First Draft Continuity script for the 1958 film. Based on the 1955 novel by John O'Hara. A prominent attorney in a marriage of convenience who unsuccessfully attempts to control his children's lives has a brief affair with his daughter's roommate before he passes away of severe alcoholism. Set in a fictional town in Pennsylvania. Orange titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT CONTINUITY on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 3032 and production No. 734 dated January 30 1957. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated January 30 1957 noted as FIRST DRAFT CONTINUITY with credits for screenwriter director Dunne. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 140. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
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Dunning Decla screenwriter; Blackstock Charity novel
The Briar Patch Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1960. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the novel by Charity Blackstock a pseudonym of Ursula Torday who is here mis-attributed as "Charity Blackstone." In a post-World War II French village a young Jewish survivor of a concentration camp and a girl away at finishing school experience a budding romance only to be stymied by a wealthy local Anti-Semite. Written by Decla Dunning who also wrote the adaptation for Orson Welles' 1946 film "The Stranger." Front wrapper integral with title page as issued with credits for screenwriter Dunning and novelist Blackstone. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. photocopy with typescript title page. Pages about Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
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Dursley Berkeley screenwriter; Alan Morris novelist
Code Name "Lazy Dog" Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. With occasional holograph annotations in blue ink throughout. <br/><br/>Adapted for the screen from Alan Morris' 1970 novel "The Tale Of The Lazy Dog." A ragtag group consisting of an Irish journalist a French woman married to a man in the CIA a mercenary pilot and a shameless adventurer are amuck in the war torn region of Laos Cambodia and Vietnam attempting to extort one and a half billion dollars. <br/><br/>Set in Laos Cambodia and Vietnam. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers. Title page present noted as with credits for screenwriter Dursley Berkeley and novelist Alan Williams. 112 with last page of text numbered 114. Mechanical duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 144148
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Dusan Makavejev director screenwriter; Brank Vucicevic screenwriter; Eva Ras Slobodan Aligrudic starring
Love Affair or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator Ljubavni slucaj ili tragedija sluzbenice P.T.T. Original program for the 1967 film
Belgrade: Avala Film 1967. Original program for the international release of the 1967 Yugoslav black wave film. Photo-illustrated with stills from the film and reproductions of line illustrations. Wrappers text in French with French German Russian Spanish and English text inside. <br/><br/>Taking on the trappings of American crime and film noir about a woman who is murdered by her lover after her infidelity is discovered the plot unfolds in non-chronological order with imaginative digressions and interruptions where both a sexologist and criminologist directly address the camera creating a critique of communist society and censorship. <br/><br/>10 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus in stiff wrappers. <br/><br/>Criterion Eclipse 18. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Avala Film unknown books
Bookseller reference : 142997
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