Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1963. Collection of 3 vintage black-and-white still photographs two studio stills one reference still from the 1963 film. This film featured Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in their first pairing beginning their tumultuous love-hate relationship. <br/><br/>Based on the histories written by Plutarch Suetonius and Appian and also based on the Carlo Maria Franzero book and set in 48 B.C. in Egypt. Winner of several Academy Awards Best Cinematography Art Direction Costume Design Effects. <br/><br/>Set in Egypt shot on location in Spain Italy England and the USA. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus corner creases to all studio stills toned short closed tears and a few tiny chips. The reference still has two larger tears at the right edge. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1955. Five vintage candid reference photographs from the 1955 film showing variously actors Marlon Brando Frank Sinatra composer Frank Loesser and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz on the set. <br/><br/>The first photo double weight shows Marlon Brando as Skye Masterson surreally <br/>socking one of his gangster companions in the nose. <br/><br/>The second photo shows Brando rehearsing "Luck Be a Lady" with sheet music in hand and with the song's composer Frank Loesser at the piano.<br/><br/>The third photo shows Sinatra and Brando in a candid moment.<br/><br/>The fourth photo single weight shows director Joseph L. Mankiewicz and dancer Carey Leverette relaxing contemplatively Mankiewicz sitting and smoking his pipe Leverette inside a large industrial exhaust pipe.<br/><br/>FIFTH PHOTO 149973 TBD KRJ<br/><br/>Based on the 1950 Broadway musical which was in turn based on Damon Runyon's short stories "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure." A serial gambler wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana where the pair begin to fall for each other. Nominated for four Academy Awards.<br/><br/>Set in New York and Havana.<br/><br/>All photos: 8 x 10 inches. Very Good to Near Fine overall variously with a few pinholes and very shallow creasing. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1963. Collection of two vintage oversize borderless black and white set design reference photographs and one original charcoal pencil storyboard from the 1963 film. Photographs and illustration mounted on heavyweight cardboard with holograph pencil annotations on the verso.<br/><br/>Based on Carlo Maria Franzero's 1957 book "The Life and Times of Cleopatra." Twentieth Century-Fox's ambitious bank-breaking venture the most expensive production ever made at the time and the first film to pair Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton beginning their tumultuous love-hate relationship. <br/><br/>Set in Egypt and Rome and shot on location in Spain and Italy.<br/><br/>One photograph 10 x 14 inches one photograph 13.5 x 10 inches illustration 13.75 x 8.25 inches. Generally Very Good plus lightly toned and edgeworn. N.p. unknown books
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1946. Original pressbook for the 1948 film noir. <br/><br/>A quintessential "amnesia victim as protagonist" noir with superior dialogue and presentation courtesy of the talented Joseph L. Mankiewicz "Somewhere in the Night" stars John Hodiak as a war veteran suffering from complete memory loss with only two clues to his past: a bitter letter from a woman who hates him and a second even more mysterious letter signed "Larry Cravat." <br/><br/>One sheet folded twice as issued 25 x 11 inches. Near Fine with light edgewear.<br/><br/>Selby US. Spicer US. Silver and Ward US. Grant US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
N.p.: Palomar Pictures 1972. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 film. <br/><br/>Academy Award winning film starring Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier. A psychological thriller filled with twists and reveals in which a successful crime fiction writer invites his wife's lover to his mansion with the intention of humiliating the man. <br/><br/>Shot on location in England. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with holograph graphite and blue ink annotations to the verso. <br/><br/><br/>Penzler 101. Palomar Pictures unknown books
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1959. Vintage photograph of Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift on the set of the 1959 film. With holograph annotations in black ink and a press agency stamp on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1958 play by Tennessee Williams. Catherine Holly Elizabeth Taylor is being evaluated and coerced by her wealthy aunt Violet Venable Katharine Hepburn into receiving a lobotomy after witnessing the death of her cousin while the three of them were on vacation in Europe the summer before. <br/><br/>Set in New Orleans and various locations in Spain. Shot on location in Spain and England. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1959. Vintage borderless photograph of Elizabeth Taylor as Catherine Holly from the 1959 film. With holograph annotations in graphite on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1958 play by Tennessee Williams. Catherine Holly Elizabeth Taylor is being evaluated and coerced by her wealthy aunt Violet Venable Katharine Hepburn into receiving a lobotomy after witnessing the death of her cousin while the three of them were on vacation in Europe the summer before. <br/><br/>Set in New Orleans and various Locations in Spain. Shot on location in Spain and England. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1982. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1982 film featuring a young Isabelle Huppert. <br/><br/>Based on the 1964 novel by Roger Vailland. A young woman leaves her family's small-town trout farm to begin a new life in Japan in the process catching the attentions of two wealthy suitors.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Japan and France. <br/><br/>7 x 5 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown books
London: Fanfare Films 1960. Vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the UK release of the 1960 film. Though the film was released in the UK as "The Criminal" it is here under its working title "The Concrete Jungle" with a corresponding negative code. <br/><br/>Set in England and shot on location there. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. <br/><br/>Grant US. Hardy The BFI Companion to Crime. Selby Masterwork US. Spicer US. Fanfare Films unknown books
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures / Hammer Films 1961. Deluxe publicity manual for the 1962 film. Based on H.L. Lawrence's 1960 novel "The Children of Light." <br/><br/>An extensive publication containing cast and crew lists and biographies a synopsis of the film stories from the film's production and captions for still photographs though the stills are not included with the manual. Joseph Losey's cult science fiction classic in which a couple discovers a group of radioactive children who are being imprisoned and studied by the military though their discovery inevitably proves fatal. <br/><br/>Tall red illustrated wrappers. Title page dated August 1961. Mimeograph duplication 121 pages with a couple of xerographically duplicated pages bound in. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures / Hammer Films unknown books
Universal City: Universal Studios 1968. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Joseph Losey directing actress Mia Farrow during a bathtub scene on the set of the 1968 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso along with a provenance stamp.<br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. <br/><br/>An impoverished woman meets a young girl who claims to be her long-lost daughter believed to have died in a drowning accident years before. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in London. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn with a couple of small bruises near the bottom right corner. Universal Studios unknown books
London: Maurice Cowan / Rank Productions 1958. Original program for the 1958 UK film. Illustrated throughout with both black and white and color stills from the film as well as reproductions of watercolor illustrations showing scenes from the film. <br/><br/>8.25 x 11.75 inches. 10 pages. Very Good plus in saddle stapled wrappers. Lightly soiled overall with a faint diagonal crease to the upper corner else bright and without loss. Maurice Cowan / Rank Productions unknown books
Paris: Societe Francaise de Production SFP 1978. Vintage borderless photograph of Joseph Losey and Yves Montand from the set of the 1978 film. Mimeo snipe Agencia EFE stamp and Agence Le Lynx stamp on verso. <br/><br/>A sequel to Alain Resnais' 1966 film "The War is Over." It is 1975 and fascist dictator Francisco Franco is dying. Montand plays Jean an exiled Spanish communist comfortably living as a screenwriter with his wife Julia Miou-Miou in France while still supporting the resistance in Spain. A complicated relationship to his son and a tragedy in Spain test Jean's beliefs and commitment to the cause.<br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in France. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good Plus minor edgewear and some light staining primarily on left and bottom. Societe Francaise de Production [SFP] unknown books
London: EMI Films 1971. Vintage borderless double weight photograph of director Joseph Losey actor Michael Redgrave and a camera crew on the set of the 1971 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a provenance stamp. <br/><br/>Based on L.P. Hartley's 1953 novel. A young boy acts as the go-between for a tenant farmer and a wealthy young woman engaged in an illicit affair. Screenwriter Harold Pinter's final collaboration with Losey following "The Servant" 1963 and "Accident" 1967.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Norfolk England.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches with a wide bottom margin. Near Fine.<br/><br/>Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. EMI Films unknown books
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1968. Collection of one color and two black and white vintage double weight studio still photographs from 1968 film. Featuring Mia Farrow and Elizabeth Taylor. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. About Fine condition. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown books
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1968. Vintage borderless still photograph from the set of the 1968 film. Featuring Mia Farrow on a horse during filming with Jo Losey and Liz Taylor in the background. <br/><br/>A dark psychologically twisted film in which Liz Taylor plays a boozy prostitute who stubles upon a family drama between young wealthy Mia Farrow coming off her success in "Rosemary's Baby" and her stepfather played by Robert Mitchum. Taylor plays a matronly role in Farrow's life though she is unable to tell which of the family members is lying about the other until Farrow kills herself to escape her stepfather's sexual predation and Taylor exacts a bloody revenge. <br/><br/>7.5 x 9.25 inches. About Fine condition. <br/><br/>Newman 35. Universal Pictures unknown books
Paris: Films sans Frontieres 1972. Vintage reference photograph from the 1972 film showing actors Romy Schneider and Alain Delon. With the stamp of S.A. Excelsior Films on the verso along with several holograph ink annotations.<br/><br/>Having been ousted from the USSR Leon Trotsky travels through Europe to Mexico where he establishes residence in the 1930s and 1940s hoping to hide from the murderous intentions of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.<br/><br/>Set in Mexico and shot on location in Mexico and Italy.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes to the corners. Films sans Frontieres unknown books
N.p.: Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica 1972. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1972 film. <br/><br/>Directed by Joseph Losey the historical biopic focuses on the final chapter in Trotsky's life when he was living in exile in Mexico City. Stalin sends quiet meek assassin Frank Jacson to do away with the political dissident. <br/><br/>Set in Mexico shot on location in Italy and Mexico. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica unknown books
London: Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica 1972. Vintage color still photograph from the UK release of the 1972 co-produced by Italy France and the UK. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches printed on thin paper in the British style for this period. Near Fine. Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica unknown books
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. Vintage photograph of a modest Monica Vitti from the 1966 film. With holograph annotations in pencil on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on an original comic strip by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway. O'Donnell wrote an original screenplay for the film although much of it was never used and he novelized the film the same year it was released. One of the key "mod London" films of the 1960s directed in blazing saturated color by Joseph Losey the closest he would come to popular entertainment starring Monica Vitti in the sexy title role her first English-speaking role joined by Dirk Bogarde and Terence Stamp. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Italy Netherlands and England. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1965. Vintage borderless press photograph of Monica Vitti from the 1966 film. With holograph annotations and agency stamps on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on an original comic strip by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway. O'Donnell wrote an original screenplay for the film although much of it was never used and he novelized the film the same year it was released. One of the key "mod London" films of the 1960s directed in blazing saturated color by Joseph Losey the closest he would come to popular entertainment starring Monica Vitti in the sexy title role her first English-speaking role joined by Dirk Bogarde and Terence Stamp. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Italy Netherlands and England.<br/><br/>7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1966. Collection of eight vintage borderless reference photographs and one vintage studio still photograph from the 1966 film. <br/><br/>Based on the British comic strip which originally appeared in 1963. Modesty Blaise a former criminal mastermind occasionally employed by the Secret Service must protect a shipment of diamonds en route to a small Middle Eastern kingdom from a crime syndicate. Monica Vitti's first English-speaking role. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. <br/><br/>Shot on location throughout Italy the Netherlands and England. <br/><br/>Approximately 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus several lightly toned to the edges. N.p. unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1966. Two vintage reference photographs of Monica Vitti from the 1966 film. One with cropping annotations in holograph red and graphite pencil and "Modesty Blasie" stamp on verso. <br/><br/>Based on the British comic strip which originally appeared in 1963. Modesty Blaise a former criminal mastermind occasionally employed by the Secret Service must protect a shipment of diamonds en route to a small Middle Eastern kingdom from a crime syndicate. Monica Vitti's first English-speaking role. Nominated for the Palme d'Or.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Italy Netherlands and England. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear and some creasing to far corners else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown books
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1966 film. A split still showing Vitti in two different guises as a brunette spy and as a seductive blonde who is actually a brunette spy. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
London: Modesty Blaise 1966. Vintage black-and-white reference still photograph from the UK release of the 1966 film. The image shown is Monica Vitti in the titular role in one of her many mod disguises. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Modesty Blaise unknown books
N.p.: Estree Distributors 1963. Vintage borderless photograph of Sarah Miles and Joseph Losey on the set of the 1963 film. Crop annotations in holograph marker on recto crop annotations in holograph pencil and "Theo Cowan LTD" and "Paris-Presse" stamps and 1 1/4" mimeo snipe on the verso. <br/><br/>The first of Joseph Losey's three legendary collaborations with screenwriter-playwright Harold Pinter a dark squeamish parable that tells a servant-becomes-master tale but goes beyond what could have been a mediocre finish and journeys into the psyche and personal problems of the servant himself. Stunningly photographed by Douglas Slocombe. A classic of 1960s British cinema.<br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in London. <br/><br/>7.5 x 9.75 inches. Very Good plus some faint creasing. Estree Distributors unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film noir. A wonderful fourth wall version of the film's most classic shot only this one including cinematographer Douglas Slocombe director Joseph Losey actor James Fox not in the original scene and a guy adjusting the chandelier all in the reverse mirror image.<br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br/><br/>The first of director Joseph Losey's three legendary collaborations with screenwriter-playwright Harold Pinter a dark squeamish parable that tells a familiar servant-becomes-master tale but surpasses mediocrity through a journey into the psyche of the servant himself. Stunningly photographed by Douglas Slocombe. A classic of 1960s British cinema.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in London. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light wear to the corners.<br/><br/>Spicer UK. N.p. unknown books
Universal City: World Film Services / Universal 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1968 film showing director Joseph Losey working with Elizabeth Taylor while the crew resets between takes. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. <br/><br/>Adapted for the screen by Tennessee Williams based of his 1963 stage play "The Milk Train Don't Stop Here Anymore." Taylor in a part written for a much older woman plays a terminally ill woman who has an encounter with a mysterious man played by Richard Burton in a part written for a much younger man who may in fact be the Angel of Death. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Italy. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with light curling. World Film Services / Universal unknown books
Universal City: World Film Services / Universal 1968. Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the 1968 film. Richard Burton and a shirtless Joseph Losey stare into the distance on a slope of the island where the movie was shot surrounded by a camera crew. <br/><br/>Adapted for the screen by Tennessee Williams based of his 1963 stage play "The Milk Train Don't Stop Here Anymore." Elizabeth Taylor in a part written for a much older woman plays a terminally ill woman who has an encounter with a mysterious man played by Richard Burton in a part written for a much younger man who may in fact be the Angel of Death. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Italy. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. World Film Services / Universal unknown books
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1968. Vintage borderless photograph of director Joseph Losey on the set of the 1968 film. With holograph annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>Adapted for the screen by Tennessee Williams based of his 1963 stage play "The Milk Train Don't Stop Here Anymore." Taylor in a part written for a much older woman plays a terminally ill woman who has an encounter with a mysterious man played by Richard Burton in a part written for a much younger man who may in fact be the Angel of Death. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Sardinia Italy. <br/><br/>7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1975. Collection of eight vintage black and white studio still photographs from the 1975 film. With the stamp of Consolidated Theatre Services on the verso. <br/><br/>Loosely based on Ronald Fair's 1966 novel "Hog Butcher." Two African American children are the key witnesses against the corrupt police officers who mistakenly murdered their best friend and local hero Nathaniel "Cornbread" Hamilton in a manhunt.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1957 film. Remake of the 1947 film "Singapore" directed by Jerry Bresler and starring Ava Gardner and Fred MacMurray. <br/><br/>An ex-American Air Force pilot finds himself embroiled in a diamond-smuggling operation headed by the beautiful German tourist he falls in love with. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Istanbul Turkey. <br/><br/>White titled studio wrappers dated August 14 1956 noting ten reels. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 112 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown books
Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1957. Two vintage press photographs from the set of the 1957 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso of each. <br/><br/>One photo shown. Please inquire to see the other.<br/><br/>A San Francisco priest is murdered and cop Joe Martini Tony Curtis who was close to the priest quits the force after being rejected from the case so that he can investigate the murder on his own. <br/><br/>Shot on location in San Francisco. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Grant Worldwide. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal International Pictures unknown books
London: Rank Film Distributors 1959. Collection of 7 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1959 UK release of the 1958 US film. <br/><br/>Based on the novel and written for the screen by Ernest K. Gann about a disgraced former Navy captain piloting a disparate group of passengers through a storm on a rundown schooner. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. A few light creases and some light stains on the versos else Near Fine. Rank Film Distributors unknown books
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Revised First Draft script for the 1958 film. Brief notation in holograph pencil on the front wrapper verso. <br/><br/>Based on the novel and written for the screen by Ernest K. Gann about a disgraced former Navy captain Hudson piloting a disparate group of passengers through a storm on a rundown schooner. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers dated June 13 1957 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY. Title page present undated noted as Revised First Draft Screenplay with a credit for screenwriter-novelist Gann. 156 leaves with last page of text numbered 151. Mimeograph duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated 7/11/57. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown books
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1959. Estimating script for the 1960 film on yellow stock except title/distribution page white and second "This Script Is Not Final ." page pink copy belonging to uncredited crew member Nick Bova with name in holograph ink on front wrapper and annotations in holograph red pencil graphite pencil and ink throughout. <br/><br/>Based on the 1960 novel by Hank Searls. The troubled and complicated lives of passengers and crew of a commercial airliner and a US Navy jet are examined as severe weather and a malfunctioning radio bring the two planes on an inextricable course toward collision.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Washington DC and Naval Air Station North Island Coronado California. <br/><br/>Beige titled wrappers noted as ESTIMATING SCRIPT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 60 dated June 5 1959. Title page integral with Distribution page receipt intact dated 6/5/59 noted as ESTIMATING. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1959. Carbon Draft script for the 1961 film. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box. From the Richard Manney collection of film noir. <br/><br/>Gangster biography with noir elements based on Harry Grey's 1958 novel a paperback original. Dutch Schultz Morrow is a mobster at the top of his game in the 1920s. He kills a man romances the man's daughter Parrish and turns a good cop bad. <br/><br/>Red titled wrappers dated 9/24/59 with a credit for screenwriter Browne. Title page present identical to front wrapper. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. <br/><br/>Hardy The Gangster Film p. 213. Warner Brothers unknown books
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1952. Revised Final Draft script for the 1964 film. Presentation copy belonging to producer Ross Hunter bound in navy full calf with gilt titles on cover and spine with Hunter's name on the front board. <br/><br/>Joseph Pevney moved from acting to directing for the film noir "Female on the Beach" and followed that with much notable work including films "Man of a Thousand Faces" and television "Star Trek" "Bonanaza". Comedic romp with a working- woman being mistaken for wealthy estate owner. <br/><br/>Red full calf binding as issued. Title page present noted as Revised Final with credits for screenwriters Roswell Rogers Joel Malone Lou Breslow. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Mimeograph duplication with few blue revision pages dated 2/16/52. Pages Near Fine presentation binding Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
London: General Film Distributors GFD 1955. Collection of 4 vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1955 US film. <br/><br/>Based on a story by Anya Seton about a half-Apache miner and his wife who tries to bridge the cultural gaps in a mining town. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. One with moderate corner creases else Near Fine. General Film Distributors [GFD] unknown books
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1954. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1954 film noir. <br/><br/>White brad-bound titled wrappers dated March 16 1954. Mimeograph duplication. Near Fine top leaf Very Good plus. <br/><br/>Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
Beverly Hills CA: American International Pictures AIP 1977. Original Pressbook for the 1977 film. Low-budget but big names with early performances from Carradine and Griffith and essential 1970s richness with a soundtrack by Electric Light Orchestra. <br/><br/>16 pages saddle-stapled 8.5 x 14 inches. Black-and-white interior color exterior. Near Fine. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
N.p.: American International Pictures AIP 1978. Collection of eight vintage color studio still photographs from the 1978 film. <br/><br/>Set in the 1960s a charming coming-of-age film in which David Wakefield Scott Jacoby is a distance runner who receives a startling wake-up call when his friend Dean Joe Penny is drafted then dies in Vietnam. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Georgia. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1973. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1973 film. Features Burt Reynolds with mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos and cropping annotations to the verso of one. <br/><br/>An ex-con helps the local government break up a moonshine operation. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Light creases to the extremities and a tape ghost to the recto of one. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. United Artists unknown books
Los Angeles: Villa di Stefano Productions 1964. First Draft script for the 1964 television film which originally aired on CBS. With actor Martin Landau's copied annotations throughout. Included are a set of synopses for proposed episodes a shooting schedule a distributor's announcement booklet and various other documents related to production. <br/><br/>Also included is an original celluloid print of the film on a single reel in its original mailing case with cloth straps dated 2/18/65 addressed from director Joseph Stefano to Landau on the mailing label in holograph black ink and INSCRIBED by Stefano to Landau at the top left corner of the case in the same ink: "To Martin / Whose splendid brilliance and warmth put the special spark in this bright fire / Your grateful and admiring friend / Joe Stefano."<br/><br/>Fearful of being buried alive a woman installs a phone in the crypt in which she plans to be in case of emergencies. Months after her death the phone begins to ring presenting a new ghostly case for Landau's paranormal investigator. <br/><br/>The film was intended to be the pilot for a new paranormal thriller series tentatively titled "The Haunted" as titled on the front wrapper but the series wasn't picked up and the pilot was released as a television movie after additional footage was shot. <br/><br/>Black titled wrappers with credits for director-screenwriter Joseph Stefano noted as PILOT SCRIPT ONE. Title page present dated July 27 1964 noted as PILOT SCRIPT ONE with credits for director-screenwriter Joseph Stefano. 77 leaves with last page of text numbered 76. Early Xerox rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. <br/><br/>Film reel and film stock are unexamined. Villa di Stefano Productions unknown books
Los Angeles: Continental Distributing 1967. Collection of six vintage reference photographs from the 1967 film. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. <br/><br/>The first film adaptation of James Joyce's influential modernist novel and one of the only adaptations to take its dialogue directly from the book. The film came under heavy threat of censorship due to profane for the time language and was given an X rating in the UK after director Joseph Strick refused to edit out any of the "offending" passages.<br/><br/>Set in Dublin Ireland and shot there on location. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus several lightly toned. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Continental Distributing unknown books
Los Angeles: Continental 1967. Vintage reference photograph of director Joseph Strick and screenwriter Fred Haines on the set of the 1967 film leaning against a car examining a copy of their screenplay and a copy of "Ulysses" side by side on the car's roof. With two printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso crediting both men also as producers. <br/> <br/>The first film adaptation of James Joyce's influential modernist novel and one of the only adaptations to take its dialogue directly from the book. The film came under heavy threat of censorship due to profane for the time language and was given an X rating in the UK after Strick refused to edit out any of the "offending" passages. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay shared by Strick and Haines. <br/><br/>Set in Dublin Ireland and shot there on location. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Continental unknown books
N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>A biopic about the silent film star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle who died of a heart attack in 1933 at age 46. Considered an important figure in the early development of film studios he mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope. In 1920 he was one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood. <br/><br/>Set in Hollywood. <br/><br/>Black untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Joseph Van Winkle. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Xerographic duplication first generation. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
N.p.: Cannon Films 1968. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1969 US release of the 1968 Swedish film. <br/><br/>Sexploitation pioneer Joe Sarno's lesser known coming-of-age tale about a young girl who is introduced to the ways of lesbian love. One of few sexploitation auteurs to receive critical acclaim in with the likes of Radley Metzger and the indefatigable Russ Meyer. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Faint creases overall else Near Fine. Cannon Films unknown books
N.p.: Flag Films 1945. Two vintage oversize double weight studio still photographs from the 1945 French film. Two Cinemagence stamps on verso of each photograph. <br/><br/>Feuding sets of parents seek to thwart their children from marrying by distracting the son with a cabaret performer who has ideas of her own. Shot in 1945 the film did not received an international release until 1952 due to World War II during which time Josephine Baker worked assisting the French Resistance.<br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Paris. <br/><br/>12 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus some light creasing and edgewear. Flag Films unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1927. Vintage reference photograph from the 1927 French silent film a fourth wall breaking moment featuring actors Josephine Baker and Adolphe Cande. With holograph pencil annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>A beautiful lonely islander falls in love with a visiting French engineer unaware of his forthcoming nuptials to a wealthy French woman. The feature film debut of the then-21-year-old Baker whose successful performance led to starring roles in "Zouzou" 1934 and "Princess Tam Tam" 1935. <br/><br/>Set on the fictional colony of Monte Puebla.<br/><br/>9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
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