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‎Max Ophuls director screenwriter; Louise de Vilmorin novel Marcel Achard Annette Wademant screenwriters; Charles Boyer Danie‎

‎Madame De. The Earrings of Madame De. Original film still of Charles Boyer from the 1953 film‎

‎Paris: Franco London Films 1953. Vintage film still photograph of Charles Boyer as "General Andre de." in the 1953 French-Italian film. In the film he wears a mustache not so in this image and likely this session occurred just before or after filming was complete. <br/><br/>Based on de Vilmorin's 1951 novel. Generally considered to be Max Ophuls' masterpiece the third of four acclaimed films he made after his return to France in 1950 and a 1950s masterpiece. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Black-and-White Rosine Delamare and Georges Annenkov. <br/><br/>11.5 x 14.75 inches small white border double weight full-color printed on Agfa photo paper. Very Good with moderate rubbing and curling a few short tears and creases.<br/><br/>Criterion Collection. Ebert II. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Franco London Films unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 144522

‎Max Pecas (director, screenwriter); Anne Libert, Henri Serre, Julia Tomas, Gilda Arancio, Paul Bisciglia (starring)‎

‎House of 1000 Pleasures Club Privé Collection of 13 original oversize color photographs from the 1974 French erotic film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1974. Collection of 13 vintage oversize borderless color reference photographs from the 1974 French erotic film. Typed labels affixed to the recto corners noting the film's French title and an over-18 rating. <br /> <br /> A taxi driver falls for a seductive passenger and follows her to an erotic club where he enjoys a series of sexual encounters with various women. <br /> <br /> Director Max Pécas worked as a screenwriter director and producer through the late twentieth century and while he is today best remembered for directing "La main noire" 1968 and "Felicia" 1975 much of his filmography has been recently restored and released by the curated label Cult Epics in the US and 88 Films in the UK resulting in a wave of renewed interest.<br /> <br /> 9.25 x 12 inches. Near Fine.<br /> <br /> 88 Films. Pitts pp. 189-190. N.p. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 163967

‎Max Pecas (director); Claude Mulot (screenwriter); Sandra Julien (starring)‎

‎I Am a Nymphomaniac Je Suis un Nymphomane Three original photographs from the 1971 French film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1971. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1971 French sexploitation film. <br /> <br /> A provincial French woman falls down an elevator shaft and survives but finds herself uncontrollably addicted to sex following the incident. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. <br /> <br /> Bier 934. N.p. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 151283

‎Maxim Gorky (novel); Vsevolod Pudovkin (director), Nathan Zarkhi (screenwriter), Vera Baranovskaya, Nikolai Batalov, Aleksandr C‎

‎Mother Original Program for the 1926 silent film‎

‎Russia: Mezhrabpom-Rus 1927. Vintage German program for the 1926 Russian silent film. Photo-illustrated throughout. The only cinema paper dating from the decade of release we have encountered for the film. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1906 novel by Maxim Gorky about a woman's struggle to free her son from a Czarist prison camp during the Russian Revolution of 1905. The first film in Pudovkin's "revolutionary trilogy" followed by "The End of St. Petersburg" 1927 and "Storm Over Asia" 1928 and a key film in the development of montage techniques in film although in contrast to his colleague Eisenstein Pudovkin tended to use montage to capture individual character rather than mass movements. <br /> <br /> Six pages in self wrappers. Manuscript pencil annotations on the front wrapper. Presenting as Very Good with light chipping and a few short closed tears. Disbound binding repaired with cello tape. Mezhrabpom-Rus unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141367

‎Maximilian Schell Jacqueline Bisset starring; Armenia Balducci director screenwriter; Ennio De Concini screenwriter;‎

‎Together Amo non amo Original screenplay for the 1979 film‎

‎Rome: Compagnia Europea Cinematografica 1979. Draft script for the 1979 film here under its Italian title "Amo Non Amo." Text in English. <br/><br/>A young divorcee moves to a resort town on the outskirts of Rome and attempts to start a new life with her son with a new career and a new boyfriend but finds that her life has not particularly improved. Director Armenia Balducci's film debut.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Rome. <br/><br/>Yellow textured untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director Armenia BALDUCCI and screenwriter Ennio De CONCINI. 217 leaves with last page of text numbered 215. Carbon typescript rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with light dampstaining to the front wrapper bound internally with two gold brads. Compagnia Europea Cinematografica unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 146514

‎McCarthy Joseph subject: Slate Lane screenwriter‎

‎TAIL GUNNER JOE THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SENATOR JOSEPH MCCARTHY‎

‎Np: Universal Television 1975. 5157 leaves. Quarto. Mechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in plain wrappers. Title leaf punched slightly askew with some modest creasing two ink strikes across lower edge otherwise very good or better. An unspecified draft of this Emmy Award winning original dramatization of the rise and downfall of Joseph McCarthy. Jud Taylor directed the February 1977 release which starred Peter Boyle Burgess Meredith John Forsythe Patricia Neal et al. Slate won an Emmy for his teleplay and Meredith won an Emmy as best supporting actor for his role as Joseph Welch. Universal Television] unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : WRCLIT63979

‎McCoy Horace: Brown Harry screenwriter‎

‎Set of Eight Studio Lobby Cards for KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE‎

‎Burbank: Warner Bros. 1950. A complete set of vintage 11 x 14" lobby cards. Marginal staple holes from display use card 7 has 2" tear at upper edge with no loss but entering image area the title card has unrelated admission display information on blank verso card 5 has a tear in the top margin mended with paper tape on recto and verso a few marginal paper clip marks but a generally good to very good set. A vintage complete set of the highly pictorial and atmospheric lobby cards promoting the 1950 film adaptation of McCoy's hard-boiled third novel 1948 based on a screenplay by Brown directed by Gordon Douglas and starring James Cagney a "Thug with a Heart of Ice" Barbara Payton Helena Carter Ward Bond Luther Adler et al. The film was banned in Ohio for among other things "an extreme presentation of crime with explicit steps in commission." Warner Bros. unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : WRCLIT68343

‎McCullers Carson sourcework: Ryan Thomas C. screenwriter‎

‎Three Original Studio Lobby Cards for: THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER‎

‎Burbank: Warner Bros. - Seven Arts 1968. Three color lobby cards 11 x 14". Small bump to lower right corner and pencil notation on verso of one else very good to near fine. Three lobby cards #s2 6 & 7 of the set produced to promote the screen adaptation by Thomas C. Ryan of McCullers's novel directed by Robert Ellis Miller and starring Alan Arkin who received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor Sondra Locke debut Academy nomination for Best Supporting Actor Chuck McCann Stacy Keach Jr. film debut Cicely Tyson et al. Warner Bros. - Seven Arts unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : WRCLIT70570

‎McIlvanney William sourcework: Boyd Edward screenwriter‎

‎LAIDLAW SCREENPLAY . FROM THE NOVEL BY .‎

‎New York: Venture Productions 1970. 1132 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Boltbound in gilt lettered Studio Duplicating Service script binder. Gilding oxidized a bit ink name title lettered on lower edge otherwise very good or better. An unspecified draft of this screen adaptation of McIlvanney's 1977 novel one of the first works representative of the Scottish crime novels subsumed under the genre categorization "Tartan Noir." Fellow Scot Edward Boyd was an appropriate writer for the adaptation though we find no record of its production in his long résumé of film and television writing. With the ownership signature of one "Jay Julien" just possibly the actor. Venture Productions unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : WRCLIT75507

‎McMurtry Larry screenwriter‎

‎CANTRELL SCREENPLAY BY .‎

‎Universal City: Marstar Productions / Warner Bros. 1984. 11341 leaves the last a steno service colophon. Quarto. Photomechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in stencil printed wrappers. Title lettered on bottom edge a few light pencil comments by an early reader staple in upper wrapper; very good. Denoted a "First Revised Draft" of this original screenplay although copies bearing slightly earlier dates and having different collations also are noted as such. Unproduced. Marstar Productions / Warner Bros. unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : WRCLIT68038

‎McMurtry Larry sourcework and Robert Harling screenwriter & director‎

‎Original Studio Publicity Presskit for: THE EVENING STAR‎

‎Los Angeles: Paramount/Rysher Entertainment 1996. Large quarto. Pictorial stiff card folder. Light rubbing at edges of folder contents fine. A substantial presskit for this sequel to TERMS OF ENDEARMENT including a 24pp. heavily illustrated "Handbook of Production Information" a 4pp. folder with production specs and six 8x10 glossy b&w stills with captions. Shirley MacLaine Bill Paxton Jack Nicholson and others reprised their roles. Paramount/Rysher Entertainment unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : WRCLIT67513

‎Mel Brooks (director, screenwriter, starring); Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder (starring); Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard‎

‎Blazing Saddles Original photograph of Cleavon Little and Mel Brooks on the set of the 1974 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage reference photograph of Cleavon Little talking with director Mel Brooks on the set of the 1974 film.<br /> <br /> Brooks' slapstick homage to the Western in which an escaped African American railroad construction worker becomes the sheriff in an all-white town and must protect it from politicians and railroad tycoons looking to raze it. A satire on the racism and misogyny inherent in Hollywood's depiction of the American West among many other targets. Nominated for three Academy Awards.<br /> <br /> Set in the fictional frontier town of Rock Ridge shot on location in California. <br /> <br /> 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> National Film Registry. N.p. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 161048

‎Mel Brooks (director, screenwriter, starring); Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman (starring)‎

‎History of the World Part I Three original oversize printed set illustrations and one original graphite set illustration for the 1981 film‎

‎N.p.: Crossbow Productions 1980. Three vintage oversize printed set illustrations and one original graphite set illustration from the 1981 film. Two printed illustrations stamped with a Crossbow Productions title block crediting production designer Harold Michelson and art director Norm Newberry on the bottom right corners of the rectos.<br /> <br /> The oversize printed illustrations depict two grand designs for the Roman Empire sequence and one for the French Revolution sequence while the graphite illustration depicts a design for the Temple of Eros sequence. <br /> <br /> An ambitious sprawling historical farce made by Mel Brooks in the heat of his success as a film director. Brooks plays Moses Tomas de Torquemada King Louis XVI and "Jacques le gar on de pisse." Part I begins of course with the Dawn of Man and covers The Old Testament The Roman Empire The Spanish Inquisition and The French Revolution ending with a "preview" of Part II never made in keeping with Sir Walter Raleigh who was beheaded before he could write his Part II. The preview includes Hitler on Ice a Viking funeral and "Jews in Space."<br /> <br /> Printed illustrations: 42.5 x 26 inches to 44.25 x 28.25 inches. Folded horizontally and vertically. About Near Fine overall.<br /> <br /> Graphite illustration: 16.5 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus with a chip at the top left corner.<br /> <br /> Rosenbaum 1000. Crossbow Productions unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 160816

‎Mel Brooks (director, screenwriter); Gene Wilder (screenwriter, starring); Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (novel); Peter Boyle, Mar‎

‎Young Frankenstein Original photograph from the 1974 film‎

‎Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1974. Vintage reference photograph from the 1974 film showing Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle as Dr. Frankenstein and his monster respectively during the famous "Puttin' on the Ritz" dance sequence. <br /> <br /> Widely considered Mel Brooks' finest comedy and surely the peak of his powers as a director. One of the few modern film comedies in the National Film Registry joined by two of Brooks' other masterpieces "The Producers" 1968 and "Blazing Saddles" 1974. Nominated for two Academy Awards. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Fine. <br /> <br /> National Film Registry. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 168007

‎Mel Brooks director screenwriter producer starring; Madeline Kahn Dom DeLuise Harvey Korman Cloris Leachman Gregory Hines‎

‎History of the World: Part 1 Two original color photographs and one black and white photograph from the 1981 film‎

‎N.p.: Brooksfilms 1981. Two vintage color double weight studio still photographs of Gregory Hines and one vintage black and white studio still photograph of Mel Brooks and Gregory Hines from the 1981 film. <br/><br/>An ambitious sprawling historical farce made by Mel Brooks in the heat of his success as a film director. In the film Brooks plays Moses Tomas de Torquemada King Louis XVI and Jacques "Jacques le garcon de pisse." Part I begins of course with the Dawn of Man and covers The Old Testament The Roman Empire The Spanish Inquisition and The French Revolution ending with a "preview" of Part II never made in keeping with Sir Walter Raleigh who was beheaded before he could write his Part II. The preview includes Hitler on Ice a Viking funeral and "Jews in Space."<br/><br/>Gregory Hines screen debut as Ethiopian slave Josephus.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/><br/><br/>Rosenbaum 1000. Brooksfilms unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 147573

‎Mel Brooks director screenwriter starring; Norman Steinberg Andrew Bergman Richard Pryor Alan Uger screenwriters; Cleavon L‎

‎Blazing Saddles Original photograph of Mel Brooks from the set of the 1974 film‎

‎Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1974. Vntage borderless reference photograph with bottom margin of Mel Brooks and producer Martin Hertzberg on the set of the 1974 film. <br/><br/>Director Mel Brooks' slapstick homage to the Western in which an escaped African American railroad construction worker becomes the sheriff in an all-white town and must protect it from politicians and railroad tycoons looking to raze it. A witty satire on the racism often inherent in Hollywood's depiction of the American West among many other targets. Nominated for three Academy Awards.<br/><br/>Set in the fictional frontier town of Rock Ridge shot on location in California. <br/><br/>7.5 x 10 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 151935

‎Mel Damski (director); John Sayles (screenwriter); Linda Kelsey, Michael Brandon, Lisa Lucas (starring)‎

‎A Perfect Match Original screenplay for the 1980 television film‎

‎Culver City CA: Lorimar 1980. Final Draft script for the 1980 film. <br /> <br /> A woman dying from a blood disease who needs a bone marrow transplant contacts the daughter she gave up for adoption at birth in the hopes that they might be a match.<br /> <br /> Set in California. <br /> <br /> Brown titled wrappers noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 920102 dated February 5 1980. Title page present dated February 5 1980 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter John Sayles. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Lorimar unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 146001

‎Mel Dinelli screenwriter; Frank Baker novel‎

‎Miss Hargreaves Original screenplay for an unproduced film‎

‎N.p.: Vanguard Films 1946. Draft script for an unproduced film by screenwriter Mel Dinelli of note as the screenwriter of Robert Siodmak's 1946 Academy Award winning Horror Noir "The Spiral Staircase" Ted Tetzlaff's 1949 Film Noir "The Window" and Fritz Lang's 1950 Crime Noir "House by the River."<br/><br/>Based on the classic 1940 comic fantasy novel by Frank Baker wherein the titular 'fictional' character created as a prank by protagonists Norman and Henry suddenly appears in real life and proceeds to wreak havoc on their lives.<br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers with rubber-stamped copy number dated May 15 1946 with credits for screenwriter Mel Dinelli. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page integral with first page. 181 leaves with last page of text numbered 180. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Vanguard Films unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 151667

‎Mel Ferrer director screenwriter; Felipe Lopez still photographer; Jose Maria Palacio screenwriter; Marisol Angel Peralta Raf‎

‎Every Day Is a Holiday Two original photographs from the 1965 film‎

‎London: Gala Films 1966. Two vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the UK release of the 1965 Spanish film "Cabriola" released in the US as "Every Day Is a Holiday." Mimeo snipes affixed to the versos noting cast synopsis and production company. Pictured is Marisol in action and smiley on horseback<br/><br/>Releasing during a time when female bullfighters were widely publicized in national periodicals this film tells the story of Chica Marisol a young Spanish girl who rises to fame as a bullfighter on horseback disguised as a boy. <br/><br/>Set in Spain shot on there location. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. <br/><br/>Hirschhorn p. 145. Gala Films unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 137536

‎Mel Gibson director starring; Randall Wallace screenwriter; Sophie Marceau Patrick McGoohan Catherine McCormack starring‎

‎Braveheart Original screenplay for the 1995 film‎

‎Hollywood: Icon Entertainment 1994. Draft script for the 1995 film. An early draft produced prior to the film having an association with Mel Gibson's production company Icon Entertainment International. <br/><br/>Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director and nominated for another five including Best Original Screenplay. <br/><br/>Orange titled wrappers production No. 53 dated March 24 1994 with credits for screenwriter Randall Wallace. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication rectos only dated 31-Mar-94. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with some tears and folding at the extremities silver prong binding. Icon Entertainment unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 144358

‎Melissa Ford (screenwriter)‎

‎Nobody's Children Original screenplay for an unproduced film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1989. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br /> <br /> A gang of orphaned Romani children used as pawns in criminal activities by gang members in Paris decide to keep the proceeds from their latest heist.<br /> <br /> Set in Paris. <br /> <br /> Blue untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated January 28 1989 with credits for screenwriter Melissa Ford. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 153139

‎Melville Shavelson (director, screenwriter); Ted Berkman (novel); Kirk Douglas, Angie Dickinson, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Yul‎

‎Cast a Giant Shadow Original photograph from the 1966 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: Batjac Productions 1966. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1966 film showing actors Kirk Douglas and Topol. <br /> <br /> Based on the real experiences of David "Mickey" Marcus a US military officer recruited to command units of the Israel Defense Forces forces during the 1948 Arab-Israel War. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Israel and Italy.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Batjac Productions unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 168193

‎Melville Shavelson (director, screenwriter); Jack Rose (screenwriter); Cary Grant, Sophia Loren (starring)‎

‎Houseboat Original photograph from the 1958 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage borderless double weight matte-finish photograph from the 1958 film showing actors Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. With the stamp of Globe Photos on the verso along with a stamp noting No. 11923A. <br /> <br /> A widower has trouble caring for his three children after the death of his estranged wife and hires an Italian socialite to be their nanny. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Washington DC and Maryland. <br /> <br /> 7.5 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine with light wear to the corners. N.p. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 150172

‎Melville Shavelson director screenwriter; Jack Rose screenwriter; Cary Grant Sophia Loren starring‎

‎Houseboat Original photograph from the 1958 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage borderless double-weight matte-finish photograph from the 1958 film showing actors Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. With the stamp of Globe Photos on the verso along with a stamp noting No. 11923A. <br/><br/>A widower has trouble caring for his three children after the death of his estranged wife and hires an Italian socialite to be their nanny. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Washington DC and Maryland. <br/><br/>7.5 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine with light wear to the corners. N.p. unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 150172

‎Melville Shavelson director screenwriter; James Thurber writer; Danny Arnold screenwriter; Jack Lemmon Barbara Harris Jason R‎

‎The War Between Men and Women Collection of 8 original photographs from the 1972 film‎

‎New York: National General Pictures 1972. Collection of 8 vintage still photographs from the 1972 film. Based loosely on the writings and illustrations of James Thurber which were in turn based on Thurber's own life. Adhesive residue to the verso of all photographs with mimeograph snipe tipped on to the verso of two photos. Item also includes a three page cast and crew list on Cinema Center Films letterhead. <br/><br/>Jack Lemmon plays a jaded nearsighted cartoonist who falls for a single mother of three Barbara Harris against his own bachelor tendencies. The film utilizes a combination of both live action and animated scenes in order to portray Thurber's life as he himself had done. <br/><br/>Set in Manhattan. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. All photos Near Fine or better. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. National General Pictures unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141606