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Irvin Kershner director; Jack DeWitt screenwriter; Richard Harris Gale Sondergaard Geoffrey Lewis William Lucking starring
The Return of a Man Called Horse Collection of 8 original lobby cards from the 1976 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1976. Collection of 8 vintage full color lobby cards from the 1976 film. <br/><br/>Based on characters developed by Dorothy M. Johnson. Sequel to the cult Western "A Man Called Horse" 1970 John Morgan Harris returns to save his Native tribe from being wiped out. More self-imposed rituals and torture ensue to invigorate the tribe to save their land. <br/><br/>11 x 14 inches. Light bumps to a few corners else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Pitts 3369. United Artists unknown books
Bookseller reference : 139893
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Irving John sourcework & screenwriter
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES SCREENPLAY BY .
Np 1999. Not paginated. Quarto. Photomechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in printed wrappers. Near fine. An unspecified draft of Irving's own screen adaptation of his novel. The 1999 production was directed by Lasse Hallström and starred Toby Maguire Charlize Theron and Michael Caine. The format of this script is not typical for a production draft and may represent one of the forms distributed for award consideration - in fact Irving earned an Oscar for it. unknown
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT69494
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Irving John sourcework & screenwriter
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES SCREENPLAY BY .
Np 1999. Not paginated. Quarto. Photomechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in printed wrappers. Upper wrapper a bit rubbed title inked on spine pencil notes erased from upper wrapper; very good. An unspecified draft of Irving's own screen adaptation of his novel. The 1999 production was directed by Lasse Hallström and starred Toby Maguire Charlize Theron and Michael Caine. The format of this script is not typical and may represent one of the forms distributed for award consideration - in fact Irving earned an Oscar for it. unknown
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT68007
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Irving John source work: Richardson Tony screenwriter
THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE BY JOHN IRVING THE STORY OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY SCRIPT BY.
Los Angeles: Woodfall America 1983. 1120 leaves. Quarto. Photomechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in stiff wrapper. Title lettered on spine otherwise very good. An unspecified but pre-production draft of this adaptation to the screen of Irving's novel. Richardson also directed the March 1984 release which starred Rob Lowe Jodie Foster Nastassia Kinski et al. Woodfall America unknown
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT61144
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Irving John source work: Richardson Tony screenwriter
THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE BY JOHN IRVING THE STORY OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY SCRIPT BY.
Los Angeles: Woodfall America 1983. 1120 leaves. Quarto. Photomechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in stiff wrapper. Title lettered on spine otherwise very good. An unspecified but pre-production draft of this adaptation to the screen of Irving's novel. Richardson also directed the March 1984 release which starred Rob Lowe Jodie Foster Nastassia Kinski et al. Woodfall America unknown books
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT61144
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Irving John sourcework & screenwriter
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES SCREENPLAY BY .
Np 1999. Not paginated. Quarto. Photomechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in printed wrappers. Near fine. An unspecified draft of Irving's own screen adaptation of his novel. The 1999 production was directed by Lasse Hallström and starred Toby Maguire Charlize Theron and Michael Caine. The format of this script is not typical for a production draft and may represent one of the forms distributed for award consideration - in fact Irving earned an Oscar for it. unknown books
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT69494
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Irving John sourcework & screenwriter
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES SCREENPLAY BY .
Np 1999. Not paginated. Quarto. Photomechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in printed wrappers. Upper wrapper a bit rubbed title inked on spine pencil notes erased from upper wrapper; very good. An unspecified draft of Irving's own screen adaptation of his novel. The 1999 production was directed by Lasse Hallström and starred Toby Maguire Charlize Theron and Michael Caine. The format of this script is not typical and may represent one of the forms distributed for award consideration - in fact Irving earned an Oscar for it. unknown books
Bookseller reference : WRCLIT68007
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Irving and Ernest B. Schoedsack Pichel directors; James Ashmore Creelman screenwriter; Richard Connell story; Joel McCrea Fay W
The Most Dangerous Game Screenplay archive for the 1932 film
Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1932. Screenplay archive for the 1932 film. Archive consists of a Revised Final script and a typescript rewrite of the film's opening sequence onboard a yacht. The rewrite credits an unknown screenwriter named "Eliscu." Based on the Richard Connell short story first published in "Colliers" in 1924. <br/><br/>A rare set of scripts for a groundbreaking film. A deranged millionaire living on an island arranges for a yacht to be shipwrecked on his shores whereupon he arranges for the survivors to be hunted. Decades ahead of its time and almost iconoclastic in the cynicism of its subtext Pichel and Schoedsack used ideas from their film "Gow the Headhunter 1931 and predicted their classic "King Kong" 1933 and dozens of other films that would follow using a theme of man being the hunted rather than the hunter. <br/><br/>Revised Final script:<br/><br/>Tan titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL SCRIPT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped PLEASE RETURN TO STORY DEPT. / RKO STUDIOS Inc. / WEST COAST" dated May 13 1932 with credits for story writer Conell and screenwriter Creelman. Title page integral with first page of text with credits for Connell and Creelman. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Mimeograph duplication on onionskin stock some leaves tan and others white. Pages Near Fine wrapper about Near Fine bound with three gold brads. <br/><br/>Opening Yacht Sequence script:<br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers noted as OPENING YACHT SEQUENCE on the front wrapper rubber stamped "Property of RKO STUDIOS Inc. / Return to Scenario Dept. Files" dated July 2 1932 with credits for story writer Conell and screenwriter Creelman further noted as ELISCU CHANGES / Ciopied by RKO Stenographic Dept." Title page integral with first page of text with credits for Connell and Creelman. 15 leaves with last leaf of text number 123. Typescript on onionskin stock. Pages Near Fine. A few small chips to the edges fragile wrapper else about Near Fine. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 46. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 136754
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Irving Brecher director; Ruth Brooks Flippen Bruce Geller screenwriter; Nathaniel Benchley novel; Philip Barry Jr. producer; Ro
Sail a Crooked Ship Original screenplay for the 1961 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1960. First Estimating script for the 1961 film. Based on the novel of the same name by Nathaniel Benchley. <br/><br/>A screw-up comedy in which a ship intended to be scrapped is instead commandeered by crooks as a getaway vessel in a bank heist their two hostages left to attract the attention of the Coast Guard. Kovacs' last film before he was killed in a car crash. <br/><br/>Gray titled wrappers noted as FIRST ESTIMATING DRAFT on the front wrapper dated Sept. 28 1960 with credits for producer Barry. Title page present noted as production No. 8602 dated September 27 1960 noted as FIRST ESTIMATING DRAFT with credits for producer Barry and screenwriter Bower. 182 leaves mimeograph duplication with white yellow and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between October 26 1960 and October 28 1960. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 132166
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Irving Cummings director; Ken Englund William R. Lipman Frederick Stephani Edward van Every screenwriter; Betty Grable Rober
Sweet Rosie O'Grady Original photograph from the 1943 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1943. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1943 film. <br/><br/>A loose remake of the 1937 film "Love is News" with Tyrone Power and Loretta Young "Sweet Rosie O'Grady" finds Betty Grable in London seeking to better herself as an artist which in 1943 means landing a wealthy duke for a husband. But newspaperman Robert Young has other plans for her love life. Remade once more as a comedy in 1948 as "That Wonderful Urge" with Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney. <br/><br/>Shot on location in California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Good with profuse holograph annotations to the verso and three to the recto although not obscuring the image. Stamped to the verso. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 139821
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Irving Cummings director; Walter Bullock Ken Englund Jacques Thery Philip Wylie screenwriter; Betty Grable Carmen Miranda J
Springtime in the Rockies Original screenplay for the 1942 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1942. Revised Final Script for the 1942 film musical "Springtime in the Rockies" directed by Irving Cummings based on the screenplay for the 1936 comedy "Second Honeymoon" written for the screen by Walter Bullock Ken Englund Jacques Thery and Philip Wylie and starring Betty Grable Carmen Miranda John Payne Cesar Romero Edward Everett Horton and Harry James. <br/><br/>Betty Grable's starring debut remains one the greatest Technicolor musicals produced by Fox in the 1940s making grand use of the "let's move the action from the city to the country" approach employing Harry James and his orchestra at their peak and pulling out all the stops on the musical numbers-with Carmen Miranda's version of "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" and the debut of the classic song "I Had the Craziest Dream" topping things off. <br/><br/>Red titled wrappers stamped REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped project No. 763 and copy No. 47 dated June 11 1942 and with the holograph file notation "Env. #1443" at the top right corner. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present with a date matching the front wrapper. 129 leaves with 1 retake page paper-clipped to the rear wrapper mimeograph duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 6/13/42 and 7/20/42. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. <br/><br/>Hirschhorn p. 203. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 116171
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Irving Cummings director; William Anthony McGuire screenwriter; Alice Faye Don Ameche Henry Fonda Edward Arnold Warren Willi
Lillian Russell Original photograph from the set of the 1940 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1940. Vintage photograph of director Irving Cummings cinematographer Leon Shamroy and actresses Alice Faye and Helen Westley on the set of the 1940 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. <br/><br/>The life story of the 19th century American musical star. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 145329
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Irving Lerner director; Benjamin Appel novel "Fortress in the Rice"; Bernard Gordon screenwriter
Cry of Battle To Be a Man Original screenplay for the 1963 film actor Van Heflin's working copy
Hollywood: Petramonte Productions 1963. Draft script for the 1963 film. Actor Van Heflin's copy with his holograph annotations throughout. Based on the 1951 novel "Fortress in the Rice" by Benjamin Appel. The only film ever released by Petramonte Productions and eventually distributed by Allied Artists.<br/><br/>During World War II the spoiled son of a wealthy businessman finds himself involved in the Philippine guerrilla movement fighting against the Japanese. <br/><br/>Shot on location in the Philippines. <br/><br/>Gray titled wrappers with credit for with credit for screenwriter Marcus. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Marcus and writer Appel. 141 leaves roneograph with annotations throughout. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine. internally bound with three gold brads. Petramonte Productions unknown books
Bookseller reference : 130735
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Irving Lerner director; Peter Shaffer playwright; Philip Yordan screenwriter producer; Christopher Plummer Robert Shaw starrin
The Royal Hunt of the Sun Original screenplay for the 1969 film
London: National General Pictures 1968. Revised British script for the 1969 film a UK-US co-production. Based on the play by Peter Shaffer written for the screen by Philip Yordan. <br/><br/>Dan Pavlides: Fueled by promises of gold Pizarro Robert Shaw and his explorers make a third trip across the treacherous Andes Mountains to Peru where they meet King Atahuallpa Christopher Plummer considered to be a god by his faithful followers. The two leaders overcome their initial mistrust and suspicion garnering admiration for each other. When the King is sentenced to die Pizarro tries unsuccessfully to prevent the monarch's death at the hands of gold-hungry explorers. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated 1 June 1968 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriter Yordan. 163 leaves mechanical duplication with pink blue green white tan and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 16 May and 22 July. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three screw brads. National General Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 131823
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Irving Pichel director; John Steinbeck novel; Nunnally Johnson screenwriter; Sir Cedric Hardwicke Henry Travers Lee J. Cobb D
The Moon Is Down Original mini window card poster for the 1943 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1943. Original mini window card for the 1943 film. <br/><br/>Based on John Steinbeck's 1942 novel. German troops invade Norway during WWII and occupy a small town. Col. Lanser Hardwicke is the officer in charge of the occupation believes in peace over brutality to achieve success and he tries to persuade the townspeople to work with him. Soon an anti-Nazi resistance force is formed and begin sabotaging German camps and killing their officers. The town's mayor Travers refuses to assist Lanser in any way and eventually Lanser is forced to respond by issuing arrests and executions. <br/><br/>Natalie Wood who was 5 at the time makes a cameo as a village child in her first film credit. <br/><br/>Set in Norway shot on location in California. <br/><br/>8 x 11.5 inches. Very Good plus on thick stock with edge creases a faint bruise and a notation in holograph pencil on the verso. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 137557
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Irving Pichel director; Nevil Shute novel; Nunnally Johnson screenwriter; Monty Woolley Roddy McDowall Anne Baxter starring
The Pied Piper Two original photographs from the 1942 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1942. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1942 film. <br/><br/>While traveling to France during the early stages of WWII an Englishman is entrusted a group of children. Although he dislikes children he agrees to escort the group which perpetually grows larger and larger back to safety. Nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Cinematography Best Actor and Best Picture. <br/><br/>Set in France shot on location in California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with wrinkling overall and a holograph pencil notation to the verso as well as soiling. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 139911
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Irving Reis director; Allan Scott screenwriter; Jan de Hartog play; Rex Harrison Lilli Palmer starring
The Four Poster A Hymn to Marriage Original screenplay for the 1952 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1951. Final Draft script for the 1952 film "The Four Poster" with the working title "A Hymn to Marriage" on the front wrapper and preliminary leaves. Bookseller label on the front wrapper verso and page numbers circled in holograph pencil on two pages. <br/><br/>Based on Jan de Hartog's two-person stage play opened on Broadway in October 1951 starring Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy. John Edwards Harrison recounts the history of his marriage to his wife Abby Palmer telling the story from a four-poster bed. The story begins with their wedding in 1897 and follows to the death of the wife in the 1930s will all scenes acted out in the couple's boudoir near the bed they'd received as a wedding present. The film also includes transitional animation sequences produced by the UPA cartoon studios. <br/><br/>Nominated for an Academy Award for Cinematography. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper production No. 8057 dated Aug. 14 1951. Title page present dated August 13 1951 noted as FINAL DRAFT with a credit for screenwriter Scott. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 135123
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Irving Reis director; Arthur Miller playwright; Chester Erskine screenwriter; Edward G. Robinson Burt Lancaster starring
All My Sons Original post-production script for the 1948 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1948. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1948 film. With a single holograph ink annotation to the first page.<br/><br/>Based on the 1947 play by Arthur Miller. A wealthy industrialist frames his business partner for shipping defective airplane parts during World War II resulting in his partner being sent to prison. Years later the businessman's son announces his plans to marry the daughter of the imprisoned partner forcing the businessman to confront his misdeeds.<br/><br/>White titled wrappers noted as production No. 1563 dated FEBRUARY 4 1948 with credits for director Irving Reis and actors Edward G. Robinson Burt Lancaster and others. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Very Good plus lightly edgeworn bound with two gold brads at the top edge.<br/><br/><br/>Selby US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 149855
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Irving Wallace novel; Stanley Meyer screenwriter
The Three Sirens Original synopsis for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1965. Synopsis for an unproduced film based on the novel of the same name by Irving Wallace. Included with the synopsis is a two-page typed document on Brenco Pictures Corporation letterhead dated November 11 1965 discussing the popularity of Wallace's prior novels and proposing a budget for the film along with a small note addressed to casting agent Paul Kohner signed by screenwriter Stanley Meyer. Also included is the envelope which likely contained the documents.<br/><br/>Based on the 1963 novel wherein a team of anthropologists travel to the South Pacific to study the polyamorous inhabitants of a small secret island. <br/><br/>Set in the South Pacific.<br/><br/>Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window. Title page present noted as Brief Summary. 6 leaves with last page of text numbered 5. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three silver brads. N.p. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 146561
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Irwin Allen director; Arthur Herzog III novel; Stirling Silliphant screenwriter; Michael Caine Katharine Ross Richard Widmark
The Swarm Original screenplay for the 1978 film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1977. Shooting Final Draft script for the 1978 film. <br/><br/>One of "Master of Disaster" Irwin Allen's last disaster films his penultimate film as director following up on his success with "The Poseidon Adventure" 1972 and "The Towering Inferno" 1974 and featuring an enormous star-studded cast which included seven Academy Award winners Michael Caine Olivia de Havilland Ben Johnson Jose Ferrer Patty Duke Lee Grant and Henry Fonda.<br/><br/>Based on the 1974 novel by Arthur Herzog III. A team of scientists join forces with the US military to try to stop the massive swarms of killer bees terrorizing the country. Nominated for an Academy Award.<br/><br/>Shot on location in California and Texas. <br/><br/>Green illustrated custom wrappers noted as SHOOTING FINAL on the front wrapper dated AUGUST 1977 with credits for screenwriter Stirling Silliphant. Title page present dated August 1977 noted as SHOOTING FINAL with credits for screenwriter Stirling Silliphang. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered 138. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 148804
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Irwin Allen director; Paul Gallico novel; John Monte still photographer; Nelson Gidding screenwriter; Michael Caine Sally Field
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Collection of 8 original lobby cards from the 1979 film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1979. Collection of 8 vintage full color lobby cards from the 1979 film. <br/><br/>Interesting sequel that picks up where "The Poseidon Adventure" 1972 leaves off with the ship floating capsized and a band of pirates reaping havoc. <br/><br/>11 x 14 inches. Corner bumps and short creases else Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140031
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Irwin Shaw screenwriter; David O. Selznick producer
Girls in their Summer Dresses Original screenplay for the 1954 short from the film Light's Diamond Jubilee
Los Angeles: American Broadcasting Company ABC / Columbia Broadcasting System CBS / National Broadcasting Company NBC 1954. Final Script for the short from the 1954 film "Light's Diamond Jubilee." <br/><br/>"Light's Diamond Jubilee" was a David O. Selznick television production aired simultaneously on all three of the major networks. The special was mounted to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb that featured original stories and adaptations of stories by famous American writers. <br/><br/>Plain salmon colored wrappers. Title page is integral with the first page of text. 12 leaves mimeograph on green stock. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two silver brads. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] / Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] / National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 135965
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Irwin Shaw stories; Sidney Buchman screenwriter
Voyage Out Voyage Home Original screenplay for an unproduced film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1963. Revised Final Draft script for an unproduced film called "Voyage Out Voyage Home" written by Sidney Buchman based on stories by Irwin Shaw. Buchman's film credits include "Lost Horizon" 1937 "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" 1939 and "Cleopatra" 1963. <br/><br/>A story about Christine who returns to her father in New York after a bad romance only to flee to Switzerland where she has more romance. Similar to Robert Parrish's film "In the French Style" 1963 with Shaw credited as screenwriter. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper dated September 9 1963. Title page present dated September 9 1963 noted as Final with credits for screenwriter Buchman and writer Shaw. 165 leaves with last page of text numbered 162. Mechanical duplication with blue revision pages dated 9/30/63. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 137843
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Irwin Winkler director; Irwin Winkler screenwriter; Robert De Niro Annette Bening and George Wendt starring
Guilty by Suspicion Collection of three original photographs from the 1991 film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1991. Collection of three vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1991 film. <br/><br/>Robert De Niro stars as David Merrill a left leaning director who returns from a vacation to find Hollywood in the full swing of McCarthyism. He is asked to either implicate colleagues with supposed Communist sympathies or sacrifice his own career. The film garnered some controversy having spurred a fight between director Irwin Winkler and former blacklisted writer Abraham Polonsky surrounding the political orientation of the De Niro character. <br/><br/>Shot on location in California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Warner Brothers unknown books
Bookseller reference : 139635
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Isak Dinesen short stories; Robert Newman screenwriter
The Gothic Tales Original treatment for an unproduced film
New York: Challenger Productions 1965. Ribbon copy typescript of a Preliminary Treatment script for an unproduced film. The manuscript does not name the author however we can reasonably presume this is Robert Newman's known treatment for Isak Dinesen's "Seven Gothic Tales" under the title "The Gothic Tales" which we have offered once in the past with that copy having a stated credit for Newman and also 53 pages; and also "Challenger Productions" as stated on title page as well as documented in Boston University's Robert Newman Collection. Contains several proofreading annotations in holograph ink throughout.<br/><br/>Based on the 1934 collection of short stories "Seven Gothic Tales" by Danish author Karen Blixen working under her more commonly recognized pseudonym Isak Dinesen Newman's screenplay is a series of vignettes taking place in 19th century Europe told from the perspective of the author.<br/><br/>Dinesen is also the author of the 1937 memoir "Out of Africa" which was made into Sydney Pollack's Academy Award winning 1985 film of the same name as well as the short story "Babette's Feast" from her 1958 collection "Anecdotes of Destiny" made into Gabriel Axel's Academy Award winning 1987 film of the same name.<br/><br/>In the late 1960s Orson Welles had the intention of creating an anthology of films adapted from Dinesen's stories. Only one was completed Welles' 1968 "The Immortal Story" starring Jeanne Moreau based on the short story of the same name from the 1958 collection "Anecdotes of Destiny." In the early 1980s Welles attempted to film "The Dreamers" based on the short story of the same name from "Seven Gothic Tales" and "Echoes" from the 1957 collection "Last Tales" but only completed a few scenes and abandoned the project after a lack of financing.<br/><br/>In 1982 Italian director Emidio Greco directed "Ehrengard" based upon Dinesen's novel of the same name but was not released until 2002 due to financial complications.<br/><br/>Set in Europe. <br/><br/>Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated JU 2 6195 presumably 1965 noted as Preliminary Treatment with credits for novelist Dinesen. 55 leaves with last page of text numbered 53. Ribbon copy typescript rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good Plus bound with two gold brads. Challenger Productions unknown books
Bookseller reference : 146364
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Isak writing as Pierre Andrezel Dinesen novel; Daniel Taradash screenwriter
The Angelic Avengers Original treatment script for an unproduced film and radio script
New York: Columbia Broadcasting System CBS 1948. Treatment script for an unproduced film as well as a produced radio broadcast script for the May 25th1948 CBS radio adaptation. Holograph ink on front wrapper noting title screenwriter Daniel Tardash and story based on the 1946 novel by Isak Dinesen writing under the pseudonym of Pierre Andrezel. <br/><br/>Daniel Taradash would go on win an Academy Award for his 1954 adaptation of "From Here it Eternity." <br/><br/>Set in 1840s France. <br/><br/>Red untitled wrappers. Title page present noted as Treatment with credits for screenwriter Daniel Tardash. 98 leaves with last page of text numbered 57. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 142958
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Isao Takahata director screenwriter; Akiyuki Nosaka novel; Tsutomu Tatsumi Ayano Shiraishi Yoshiko Shinohara Akemi Yamaguchi
Grave of the Fireflies Original screenplay for the 1988 film
Tokyo: Shinchosha 1988. Draft script for the 1988 Japanese animated film. Text and titles in Japanese. <br/><br/>Based on Akiyuki Nosaka's semi-autobiographical short story following the final days of two Japanese children during World War II. Nosaka purportedly heartily approved of the choice to adapt his story as an animated film noting that he believed it would have been impossible to create the bleak backdrop or find child actors able to create a film of the subject in any other way. The second film animated by Studio Ghibli best known for its animated films directed by Hayao Miyazaki.<br/><br/>Set in Kobe.<br/><br/>Black titled wrappers. 64 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Xerographic duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with light foxing to the page edges bound perfectly.<br/><br/>Ebert II. Shinchosha unknown books
Bookseller reference : 148723
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Isao Takahata director screenwriter; Akiyuki Nosaka novel
Grave of the Fireflies Original screenplay for the 1988 film
Tokyo: Shinchosha Company 1988. Preparation Draft script for the 1988 Japanese animated film. Based on the semi-autobiographical 1967 short story by Akiyuki Nosaka. Text in Japanese. <br/><br/>A draft script of the film in which the ending had not yet been finalized. "Grave of the Fireflies" follows the final days of two Japanese children during World War II and though it contains few combat scenes remains one of the most riveting war films ever made. Short story author Akiyuki Nosaka heartily approved of the animated film of his work noting that he believed it was impossible to create the bleak backdrop or find child actors able to create a film of the subject in any other way. The second film animated by Studio Ghibli best known for its animated films directed by Hayao Miyazaki and the only Ghibli film under Tokuma Shoten ownership that had no involvement from them. <br/><br/>Black perfect bound wrappers with silver titles. Title page present. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Mechanical duplication with three green title pages pages at the front of the script. Pages Fine wrapper Fine. Shinchosha Company unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143477
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Isao Takahata director; Kazuo Fukazawa screenwriter
Horus: Prince of the Sun The Little Norse Prince Post-production script for the 1968 film
Tokyo: Toei Animation 1968. Vintage post-production script for the animated 1968 Japanese film "Horus: Prince of the Sun" also known under the title "The Little Norse Prince." This listing also includes a pamphlet of character designs for the film. <br/><br/>A milestone in the history of Japanese animation heralded as the first animated feature to successfully disrupt the Walt Disney paradigm and seen as one of the first to intentionally address an adult audience. Isao Takahata's directorial debut and the first major film of famed Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki who worked on scene design and key animation for the film. Ostensibly a film about young boy living in ancient Scandinavia who must help instill a community to fight against a great oppressor it carried a strong pro-union and pro-Socialist subtext as Takahata and Miyazaki were staunch union organizers. Studio Toei executives in part in retaliation released the film into theaters for only ten days and it would be some years before the feature would be appreciated fully. <br/><br/>Off white wrappers perfect bound with black titles. Title page present. 164 leaves with last page of text numbered 61. Xerographic duplication with pink orange green and yellow revision pages. Pages lightly toned else Fine wrapper Near Fine. Toei Animation unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143480
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Isasi Anthony director screenwriter; Howard Clewes Luis Comerom Jorge Illa screenwriters; Horst Buchholz Sylva Koscina M
That Man in Instanbul Collection of 9 photographs from the 1965 film
Culver City CA: National Screen Service / Columbia Pictures 1966. Collection of 9 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1966 UK release of the 1965 Spanish-Italian film. A fast-paced action spy thriller about a kidnapped American nuclear scientist and a secret agent who teams up with a nightclub owner to investigate. Klaus Kinski shows up as one of the villains. 8 x 10 inches. Brief corner creases and a few light horizontal creases else Near Fine. National Screen Service / Columbia Pictures unknown
Bookseller reference : 132442
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Ishiro Honda director screenwriter; Takeo Murata Shigeru Kayama screenwriter; Akira Takarada Momoko Kochi Akihiko Hirata Ta
Godzilla Original double weight photograph from the 1954 film
Tokyo: Toho Company 1954. Vintage double weight photograph from the 1954 film the first appearance of Godzilla who would go on to appear in countless other Japanese monster movies as well as non-Japanese ones. With holograph annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>The original Godzilla film is one of the first Kaiju films a Japanese sub-genre of films featuring giant monsters attacking cities and engaging in violent confrontation with the military and other monsters. The film was an allegory for the effects of the hydrogen bomb and radioactive contamination and gave way to a long series and whole genres and sub-genres of related films dealing with similar themes of invasion contamination and global catastrophe. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Tokyo.<br/><br/>10 x 7 inches. Near Fine<br/><br/>BFI 680. Criterion Collection 594. Toho Company unknown books
Bookseller reference : 144414
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Ishiro Honda director; Hideo Unagami story; Takeshi Kimura screenwriter; Yumi Shirakawa Kenji Sahara Akihiko Hirata starring
The H-Man Original photograph from the 1958 film
Tokyo: Toho Company 1958. Vintage photograph from the 1958 Japanese film. Holograph annotations in pencil and black ink on the verso. <br/><br/>A drug smuggler's death stumps the police until they are convinced by a young scientist of the presence of "H-Men" slimy radioactive creatures who dissolve anything they come into contact with. The scientist refers to a ghost ship that washed up in the harbor as evidence of the H-bomb tests role in creating these monsters. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Tokyo Japan. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Toho Company unknown books
Bookseller reference : 144208
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Ismael Rodriguez screenwriter
Aquel Nino Llamado Jesus That Boy Named Jesus Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1960. Typescript for an unproduced film. Synopses in English are laid into the front wrapper for "That Boy Named Jesus" "Young Jesus" and "Don Quixote Goes West." Text in English. An imagining of the infancy youth and adolescence of Jesus Christ. Tan titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Ismael Rodriguez. 98 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Pages Fine wrapper Fine clip binding. N.p. unknown
Bookseller reference : 144162
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Ismael Rodriguez screenwriter
Aquel Nino Llamado Jesus That Boy Named Jesus Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1960. Typescript for an unproduced film. Synopses in English are laid into the front wrapper for "That Boy Named Jesus" "Young Jesus" and "Don Quixote Goes West." Text in English.<br/><br/>An imagining of the infancy youth and adolescence of Jesus Christ.<br/><br/>Tan titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Ismael Rodriguez. 98 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Pages Fine wrapper Fine clip binding. N.p. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 144162
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Istvan Szabo director screenwriter; Peter Dobai screenwriter; John Osborne playwright; Klaus Maria Brandauer Gudrun Landgrebe
Colonel Redl Oberst Redl: The Spy of the Century Original film treatment for the 1985 film
Hungary: MA-Film 1985. Film treatment for the 1985 film here seen under the working title "Oberst Redl: The Spy of the Century." <br/><br/>Loosely based on John Osborne's 1965 play "A Patriot for Me." A dramatization of the life of Alfred Redl a former peasant and closeted gay man who climbs the ranks of the Austro-Hungarian military eventually becoming Chief of Military Intelligence. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Austria Hungary and Croatia. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director-screenwriter Istvan Szabo and screenwriter Peter Dobai and playwright John Osborne. 16 leaves with last page of text numbered 12. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light soil to the rear wrapper bound with two gold brads. MA-Film unknown books
Bookseller reference : 146382
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Ivan Passer director; Newton Thornburg novel; Jeffrey Alan Fiskin screenwriter; Jeff Bridges John Heard Lisa Eichhorn starring
Cutter's Way Cutter and Bone Collection of nine original photographs from the 1981 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1980. Collection of nine vintage studio still photographs from the 1981 film here under the working title "Cutter and Bone" dated 1980. <br/><br/>Based on Newton Thornburg's 1976 novel "Cutter and Bone." Alex Cutter John Heard returned home from the Vietnam War minus an eye leg and arm. His friend an aimless playboy Richard Bone Jeff Bridges is witness to someone dumping the body of a young girl and thinks that it may be oil magnate JJ Cord Stephen Elliott. Cutter enlisting the help of the victim's sister Ann Dusenberry is determined to exact vegeance.<br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
Bookseller reference : 147664
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Ivan Tors director; Art Arthur story screenwriter; Arthur Weiss screenwriter; Harry Guardino Shirley Eaton Robert Culp starri
Rhino! Collection of 30 original photographs from the 1964 film
N.p.: Ivan Tors Films 1964. Collection of 30 vintage studio still photographs from the 1964 film. <br/><br/>Zoologist Dr. Jim Hanlon Robert Culp unknowingly hires poacher Alec Burnett Harry Guardino as a guide in an attempt to capture two white rhinos. Burnett intending on selling the rhinos on the black market steals Hanlon's car and equipment. Burnett's girlfriend nurse Edith Arleigh Shirley Eaton is intent on making him see the error of his ways and reveals his location to Hanlon. When Hanlon saves Burnett's life after a cobra bite the two unite and capture the rhinos and join forces in animal research.<br/><br/>Set in Africa shot on location in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Ivan Tors Films unknown books
Bookseller reference : 146737
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J. Lee Thompson director; Joan Henry novel screenwriter; Diana Dors Yvonne Mitchell starring
Yield to the Night Blonde Sinner Original British front-of-house card for the film
London: Kentwood Productions / Allied Artists 1956. Vintage front-of-house card for the 1956 British film noir tinted green as issued. Pictured are the busty Diana Dors and Yvonne Mitchell in the midst of having a party. Released in the US as "Blonde Sinner." 11 x 14 inches. Very Good plus. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Kentwood Productions / Allied Artists unknown
Bookseller reference : 140212
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J. Lee Thompson director; Alistair MacLean novel; Kenneth Danvers still photographer; Carl Foreman screenwriter; Gregory Peck D
The Guns of Navarone Collection of 7 photographs from the 1961 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1966. Collection of 7 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1966 re-release of the 1961 film. <br/><br/>Based on MacLean's 1957 novel about a team of six Allied and Greek soldiers whose task is to destroy two powerful German guns that control the seas past the Greek island of Navarone making the evacuation of endangered British troops on a neighboring island impossible. Winner of an Academy Award Best Effects 1962. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Greece California and Senegal. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Faint corner creases else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Columbia Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 133563
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J. Lee Thompson director; Alistair MacLean novel; Carl Foreman screenwriter; Gregory Peck David Niven Anthony Quinn Stanley B
The Guns of Navarone Original photograph from the 1961 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1961. Vintage reference photograph from the 1961 film showing director J. Lee Thompson and various crew members on the set of the German gun fortress. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Columbia Pictures.<br/><br/>Based on Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel wherein a group of Allied soldiers plan to destroy an airtight German fortress in order to save British naval ships stranded in the Aegean Sea.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location on the Greek islands.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 149523
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J. Lee Thompson director; Alistair MacLean novel; Carl Foreman screenwriter; Gregory Peck David Niven Anthony Quinn Stanley B
The Guns of Navarone Original photograph from the set of the 1961 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1960. Vintage borderless photograph of producer Carl Foreman director J. Lee Thompson and actor David Niven on the set of the 1961 film. Mimeo snipe and an studio stamp on the verso.<br/><br/>Based on Alistair Maclean's 1957 novel of the same name. Set in 1943 allied intelligence assembles a commando unit assigned to infiltrate a Nazi outpost on Navarone Island in the Agean sea that contains two radar-directed superguns holding 2000 British Soldiers hostage. Nominated for six Academy Awards and the winner of Best Special Effects.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Greece Mexico Senegal and California. <br/><br/>7.5 x 9.5 inches. Photo with a thin laminate as issued. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 144956
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J. Lee Thompson director; Bruce Nicolaysen novel screenwriter; Anthony Quinn James Mason Malcolm McDowell Patricia Neal star
The Passage Original photograph of J. Lee Thompson and Patricia Neal on the set of the 1979 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1979. Vintage borderless black-and-white reference photograph of director J. Lee Thompson and a camera crew directing actress Patricia Neal while filming on location for the 1979 British film. With two printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso with tape along with holograph pencil and ink annotations regarding layout.<br/><br/>Based on screenwriter Bruce Nicolaysen's 1976 novel "Perilous Passage" wherein a Basque farmer helps a French scientist and his family flee to neutral Spain during World War I.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in the Pyrenees France.<br/><br/>9.5 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy. United Artists unknown books
Bookseller reference : 149481
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J. Lee Thompson director; Bruce Nicolaysen screenwriter novel; Anthony Quinn James Mason Malcolm McDowell starring
The Passage Original screenplay for the 1979 film
N.p.: Hemdale 1979. Draft script for the 1979 film. <br/><br/>J. Lee Thompson's 1979 film follows the plight of a refugee scientist and his family as they attempt to escape war-torn France. The French resistance asks a Basque farmer to aid the family as they journey across the Pyrenees Mountains to neutral Spain. <br/><br/>Shot on location in France. <br/><br/>Red die cut wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Bruce Nicolaysen. 160 leaves with last page of text numbered 159. Pages Near Fine xerographically duplicated wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Small tear to the front wrapper. Hemdale unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140788
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J. Lee Thompson director; Gail Morgan Hickman screenwriter; Charles Bronson Kathleen Wilhoite Carrie Snodgress Robert F. Lyon
Murphy's Law Original screenplay for the 1986 film
New York: Cannon Films 1985. Third Draft script for the 1986 film. With ten additional pages laid in regarding stunts and stuntmen with holograph ink annotations. Holograph ink annotations throughout the script all regarding stunts see images. <br/><br/>A hardened LAPD detective Bronson is growing older and slipping into a life fueled by alcohol when he is framed by ex-convict Joan Freeman Snodgress as vengeance for putting her in jail years later. In jail he is handcuffed to Arabella McGee Willhoite a foul-mouthed petty criminal he put behind bars as well with whom he escapes prison and sets off to prove Freeman is the true killer. After a twisted story with bad cops with mob connections and a criminal who is more a friend than imagined the film ends with a showdown in which McGee's life hangs in the balance. <br/><br/>Set in Los Angeles and shot on location there. <br/><br/>Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated September 25 1985 noted as Third Draft with credits for screenwriter Gail Morgan Hickman. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Cannon Films unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140571
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J. Lee Thompson director; Harold Nebenzal screenwriter; Charles Bronson Perry Lopez Juan Fernandez James Pax Peggy Lipton st
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects So Sorry Gomen Nasai Original screenplay for the 1989 film
Los Angeles: Golan-Globus Productions 1987. Draft script for the 1989 film here under the working title "So Sorry." <br/><br/>The last pf ten films Charles Bronson and J. Lee Thompson made together featuring Bronson as Lt. Crowe whose daughter is sexually assaulted by the father of the girl he is working to free from an organized prostitution ring. <br/><br/>Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated July 1st 1987 with credits for screenwriter Harold Nebenzal. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Good wrapper Very Good bound with three gold brads. Golan-Globus Productions unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143889
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J. Lee Thompson director; Heck Allen novel; Carl Foreman screenwriter; Gregory Peck Omar Sharif Telly Savalas Camilla Sparv
Mackenna's Gold Original photograph from the set of the 1969 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1969. Vintage press photograph of producer Carl Foreman on the set of the 1969 film. <br/><br/>Marshal Mackenna Gregory Peck is kidnapped by an outlaw John Colorado Omar Sharif who believes he has seen a secret map that leads to a rich vein of gold. Little does Colorado know that he is not the only one searching for it. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Arizona. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 145405
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J. Lee Thompson director; Joan Henry novel screenwriter; Diana Dors Yvonne Mitchell starring
Yield to the Night Blonde Sinner Original British front-of-house card for the film
London: Kentwood Productions / Allied Artists 1956. Vintage front-of-house card for the 1956 British film noir tinted green as issued. Pictured are the busty Diana Dors and Yvonne Mitchell in the midst of having a party. <br/><br/>Released in the US as "Blonde Sinner." <br/><br/>11 x 14 inches. Very Good plus. <br/><br/>Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Kentwood Productions / Allied Artists unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140212
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J. Lee Thompson director; Joan Henry novel screenwriter; John Cresswell screenwriter; Diana Dors Yvonne Mitchell Michael Crai
Yield to the Night Blonde Sinner Original photograph from the set of the 1956 film
United Kingdom: Associated British Picture Corporation 1956. Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the 1956 film showing director Thompson adjusting a camera as he looks off screen. With the stamp of Associated British Picture and a mimeo snipe on the verso detailing the film's inclusion in the forthcoming Cannes Film Festival. <br/><br/>Based on the 1954 novel by Joan Henry about a woman who kills her true love's mistress after he proves himself just the latest in a long line of abusive philanderers. Released as "Blonde Sinner" in the US. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7.5 inches. Very Good with a diagonal crease to the upper right corner and nicking to the bottom left corner. <br/><br/>Grant UK. Lyons. Selby UK. Spicer UK. Associated British Picture Corporation unknown books
Bookseller reference : 142592
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J. Lee Thompson director; Morton S. Fine screenwriter; Anthony Quinn Jacqueline Bisset Raf Vallone Edward Albert starring
The Greek Tycoon Original screenplay for the 1978 film
Los Angeles: TransWorld Entertainment 1978. First Draft script for the 1978 film. One of English director Thompson's lesser known films his better known works being "Blonde Sinner" 1956 "The Guns of Navarone" 1961 "Cape Fear" 1962 "Mackenna's Gold" 1969 "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" 1972 and "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" 1973. <br/><br/>Theo Tomasis Quinn a Greek shipping magnate becomes the second husband of socialite Liz Cassidy Bisset. Liz is the widow of young American president James Cassidy James Franciscus who was assassinated. Tomassis marries the former Mrs. Cassidy but to the protest of his ex-lover Paola Luciana Paluzzi. <br/><br/>Shot on location in New York Greece the District of Columbia and England. <br/><br/>Black vinyl wrappers with title in gilt on the front wrapper. Title page present undated noted as first draft with a credit for screenwriter Fine. 171 leaves with last page of text numbered 167. Xerographically reproduced. Pages and wrapper Near Fine black velo binding. TransWorld Entertainment unknown books
Bookseller reference : 135864
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J. Lee Thompson director; William Peter Blatty novel screenwriter; Shirley MacLaine Peter Ustinov Richard Crenna starring
John Goldfarb Please Come Home! Original photograph of Shirley MacLaine from the 1965 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1965 film showing actress Shirley MacLaine in a bikini using a small spy camera. With a stamp noting No 2509 7 on the verso.<br/><br/>Based on William Peter Blatty's 1963 novel. An unlucky CIA operative's U-2 spy plane malfunctions and crashes in the fictional Middle Eastern country of Fawzia threatening to ignite an international incident. <br/><br/>Set in Fawzia. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 151296
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