‎Script-writer‎

‎Rothman Stephanie director; Don Spencer screenwriter; Elaine Giftos Karen Carlson Brioni Farrell Barbara Leigh starring‎

‎The Student Nurses Original poster for the 1970 film‎

‎Los Angeles: New World Pictures 1970. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1970 film. The first film in producer Roger Corman's "nurse quartet" followed by "Private Duty Nurses" 1971 "Night Call Nurses" 1972 and "Candy Stripe Nurses" 1974. Also the second film released by Corman's New World Picutres. Set and shot on location in Torrance California. 27 x 41. Folded. Very Good plus with some light toning and a bump to the upper portion of the poster. New World Pictures unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 141804

‎Rouben Mamoulian director; William Makepeace Thackeray novel; Langdon Mitchell Francis Edward Faragoh screenwriter; Miriam Hopk‎

‎Becky Sharp Collection of three original photographs from the 1935 film‎

‎Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1935. Collection of three vintage studio still photographs from the 1935 film. Based on William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel "Vanity Fair." <br/><br/>Based on Thackeray's classic novel the film was the first feature length film to be shot with the three-strip Technicolor technique. However the poorly written script made the film rather unsuccessful commercially. Miriam Hopkins was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good with light creasing overall black holograph annotations to the verso and a small tan piece of paper affixed to the verso of image BS-73. Images vary slightly in size due to cropping. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 139830

‎Rouse Russell director screenwriter; Clarence Green screenwriter; Ray Milland Martin Gabel Rita Gam starring‎

‎The Thief Original Film Pressbook‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1952. Original pressbook for the 1952 film. Laid in is a four page "Advertising Supplement." Unique in the noir era and unheard of for a major motion picture "The Thief" was shot entirely without dialogue. Nominated for five Golden Globes including Best Picture Drama Best Actor Drama for Milland and Most Promising Newcomer Female for Rita Gam. An American nuclear physicist Ray Milland attempts to flee the country when it is discovered he has been selling secrets to a foreign government. 15 pages saddle stitched 11 x 17 inches. Wrappers are Near Fine clean and bright but almost completely separated along the hinge fold; all internal pages still attached and present. Faint horizontal fold crease at the center of the wrapper and pages with a tiny closed tear to the outer edge of the front wrapper and first leaf. Despite separation wrappers are clean and bright. Selby Canon US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. United Artists unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 110954

‎Rowland V. Lee director; Norman Reilly Raine screenwriter; Charles Laughton Randolph Scott Barbara Britton starring‎

‎Captain Kidd Two original photographs from the 1945 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1945. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1945 film. With a library stamp on the verso along with a holograph ink annotation noting No. 211. <br/><br/>A dramatization of the life of ruthless cutthroat pirate Captain William Kidd.<br/><br/>Set in the Indian Ocean. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 150208

‎Roy Del Ruth director; George Waters screenwriter; Terry Moore Debra Paget Bert Freed Sid Melton starring‎

‎Why Must I Die Original Film Pressbook‎

‎Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1960. Original black-and-white pressbook from the 1960 US film unique oblong format. <br/><br/>Dottie Manson Paget commits a murder for which club singer Lois King Moore is accused and sentenced to death. Twang guitar king Duane Eddy contributes the title song and both Paget and Moore deliver the visual goods. <br/><br/>12 pages saddle-stapled 11 x 17 inches. Very Good plus with a horizontal fold to the middle toning and a few tiny chips and tears to the spine. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 133274

‎Roy Rogers starring; Frank McDonald director; Gerald Geraghty Randall Faye screenwriter; George Hayes Sheldon Leonard starring‎

‎Rainbow Over Texas Original screenplay for the 1946 film‎

‎Los Angeles: Republic Pictures 1945. First Draft script for the 1946 film "Rainbow Over Texas." <br/><br/>Roy Rogers agrees to be a part of a recreation of the Pony Express race but they must thwart ne'er-do-well's who plot to keep Roy from winning. Released the same year as Rogers' wife Arlene's death during childbirth. <br/><br/>Set in Roy Rogers' fictional home town shot on location in Santa Clarita California. <br/><br/>Tall pink titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper production No. 1426 dated July 25 1945 with credits for screenwriter Faye who would go uncredited in the final release. Title page integral with the first page of the script dated July 11 1945 with credits for screenwriter Faye. 86 leaves carbon typescript on yellow stock dated variously between 7/11/45 and 7/24/45. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two silver brads. Republic Pictures unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 133381

‎Roy Ward Baker director; David Case novel; Roger Marshall screenwriter; Peter Cushing Herbert Lom Ian Ogilvy Stephanie Beacha‎

‎.And Now the Screaming Starts Collection of 8 photographs from the 1973 film‎

‎London: Amicus Productions 1973. Collection of 8 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1973 UK film based on the novel "Fengriffen" by David Case. <br/><br/>The ghost and severed hand of a 18th century servant terrorizes the descendant of the nobleman who maimed him along with the descendant's new wife. A darker and more serious film than the typical Amicus horror films of the era. <br/><br/>A story shot on location in the UK. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Photos slightly wavy Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Amicus Productions unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 133026

‎Roy Ward Baker director; Sheridan Le Fanu story; Harry Fine Tudor Gates Michael Style screenwriter; Ingrid Pitt Pippa Steel‎

‎The Vampire Lovers Original photograph from the set of the 1970 film‎

‎Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1970. Vintage studio still photograph of director Roy Ward Baker and cinematographer Moray Grant on the set of the 1970 Hammer horror film. With holograph annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1872 story "Carmilla" by Sheridan Le Fanu about a female vampire named Marcilla Karnstein Ingrid Pitt who comes back from death renamed Mircalla and spreads havoc. She kills the daughter of General Von Spielsdorf Peter Cushing who swears revenge on the beguiling seductive bloodsucker. <br/><br/>Set in Styria shot on location in England. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>Johnson and Del Vecchio p. 317. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 144963

‎Roy William Neill director; Curt Siodmak screenwriter; Lon Chaney Jr. Bela Lugosi Ilona Massey starring‎

‎Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Wolfman Original publicity photograph of Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi from the 1943 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1943. Vintage reference publicity photograph of Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi in battle as the wolf man and Frankenstein respectively and Ilona Massey as the frightened helpless damsel from the 1943 film.<br/><br/>The first ensemble film from the Universal Studios to combine characters from different horror series. A sequel to both the 1941 classic "The Wolf Man" directed by George Waggner and the 1942 Frankenstein sequel the fourth in the series "The Ghost of Frankenstein" directed by Erle C. Kenton. <br/><br/>Lugosi's only portrayal of the Frankenstein monster originally shot featuring an articulate monster who was blind and deaf explaining the outstretched arms and lumbering gait unfortunately both plot elements were cut and left unexplained leaving Lugosi's performance to become the subject of ridicule.<br/><br/>The resurrected wolf man Larry Talbot enlists the aid of mad scientist to end his curse who has plans of his own to revive Frankenstein's frozen monster.<br/><br/>8 x 10.25 inches. Some edgewear and light creasing in far corners else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors. N.p. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 150100

‎Royston Jonah screenwriter‎

‎Shiv Original screenplay for an unproduced film‎

‎Canada: Trinity Films 1971. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in are two personal autograph notes from Hollywood agent Paul Kohner of the Kohner Agency and a two page synopsis of the film dated November 21 1973. A prison break story wherein the largest and the smallest prisoners on the block forming an unlikely team in order to escape. Jonah Royston is best known for "Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS" 1975. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1971 with credits for screenwriter Jonah Royston. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with plastic comb binding. Trinity Films unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 141851

‎Ruben Joseph director screenwriter; David Loughery Chuck Russell screenwriters; Dennis Quaid Kate Capshaw starring‎

‎Dreamscape Original screenplay for the 1984 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1984. Revised Draft script for the 1984 film. With holograph annotations in pencil and ink to the front wrapper and throughout noting scenes where special effects would be required used during production. A young psychic is hired by a rogue government agency to infiltrate the subconscious of the president of the United States in order to assassinate him. White titled self wrappers noted as REVISED on the front wrapper. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Xerographically reproduced with copied holes rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with foxing and a partial tear to the rear wrapper integral with last page of text bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 145908

‎Rudolph Alan director screenwriter; Tom Berenger Elizabeth Perkins Anne Archer starring‎

‎Love at Large Original photograph from the 1990 film‎

‎N.p.: David Blocker Productions 1990. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1990 film. An old fashioned hard-boiled detective film starring Tom Berenger Elizabeth Perkins Anne Archer and Kate Capshaw and directed by Alan Rudolph. Shot on location in Oregon. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a small stain to the image and a blue holograph ink notation to the verso. Complete collation details available on request. Grant US. David Blocker Productions unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 140709

‎Rudolph Cartier director; Leo Tolstoy novel; Donald Bull screenwriter; Marcelle Maurette play; Claire Bloom Sean Connery Jack‎

‎Anna Karinena Original photograph from the 1961 television movie‎

‎London: British Broadcasting Corporation BBC 1961. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1961 television movie adaptation. Snipe stamped to the verso. <br/><br/>Television adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel detailing the doomed romance between two Russian socialites. This version starring Claire Bloom as Anna Karenina and Sean Connery as Count Alexis Vronsky. <br/><br/>Set in Russia shot on location in London. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with extensive annotations to the verso. British Broadcasting Corporation [BBC] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 141296

‎Rudolph Valentino starring; Clarence Brown director; Alexander Pushkin story; George Marion Jr. screenwriter; Vilma Banky Loui‎

‎The Eagle Original photograph from the set of the 1925 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1925. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1925 film with a mimeo snipe and photographer's stamp on the verso. Based on the unfinished 1832 novel "Dubrovsky" by Alexander Pushkin. <br/><br/>A posed shot showing director Brown and stars Valentino and Banky with painter Federico Beltran Masses a well known figure in Hollywood because of his friendship with William Randolph Hearst. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good with diagonal chips missing from two corners but the image largely unaffected. United Artists unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 137138

‎Runyon Damon source work: Bernstein Walter screenwriter‎

‎LITTLE MISS MARKER . FROM THE STORY BY DAMON RUNYON‎

‎Universal City: Universal Studios 1979. 1168 leaves. Quarto. Mechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only of pale green stock. Bradbound in studio wrappers. Annotations throughout see below. A very good or better copy. A "Revised First Draft" of this new film adaptation of Runyon's short story. Bernstein also directed the 21 March 1980 release starring Walter Matthau Julie Andrews Tony Curtis Brian Dennehy Sarah Stimson Lee Grant and Bob Newhart. Runyon's tale of a bookie saddled with a young girl as a marker for a bet saw an earlier adaptation in 1934 starring Shirley Temple based on a script by Walter Lippman. Neatly annotated throughout with relevant annotations attributed to Philip Lathrop the film's cinematographer. Universal Studios unknown‎

Bookseller reference : WRCLIT61125

‎Runyon Damon source work: Bernstein Walter screenwriter‎

‎LITTLE MISS MARKER . FROM THE STORY BY DAMON RUNYON‎

‎Universal City: Universal Studios 1978. 1124 leaves. Quarto. Mechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only of pale green stock. Bradbound in studio wrappers. A very good or better copy. An unidentified but relatively early draft of this new film adaptation of Runyon's short story. Bernstein also directed the 21 March 1980 release starring Walter Matthau Julie Andrews Tony Curtis Brian Dennehy Sarah Stimson Lee Grant and Bob Newhart. Runyon's tale of a bookie saddled with a young girl as a marker for a bet saw an earlier adaptation in 1934 starring Shirley Temple based on a script by Walter Lippman. Universal Studios unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCLIT61124

‎Runyon Damon sourcework: Bernstein Walter screenwriter‎

‎LITTLE MISS MARKER . FROM THE STORY BY DAMON RUNYON‎

‎Universal City: Universal Studios 1979. 1168 leaves altered by lettered inserts and bridging leaves. Quarto. Mechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only of pale green stock. Bradbound in studio wrappers. Title lettered on bottom edge and spine otherwise a very good or better copy. A "Revised Final Draft" of this new film adaptation of Runyon's short story. Bernstein also directed the 21 March 1980 release starring Walter Matthau Julie Andrews Tony Curtis Brian Dennehy Sarah Stimson Lee Grant and Bob Newhart. Runyon's tale of a bookie saddled with a young girl as a marker for a bet saw an earlier adaptation in 1934 starring Shirley Temple based on a script by Walter Lippman. Universal Studios unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCLIT61126

‎Rush Richard director; Robert Kaufman screenwriter; Alan Arkin James Caan Loretta Swit Jack Kruschen starring‎

‎Freebie and the Bean Original British poster for the 1974 film‎

‎Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1975. Original British quad poster for the 1974 US film. Printed in England by Lonsdale & Bartholomew. An action-packed crime film featuring violent shootouts and dark humor. Freebie Caan and Bean Arkin are cops on duty in San Francisco. Red Meyers Kruschen a local mobster is causing the cops some trouble but Freebie and Bean are determined to nab the crook. Even if it means tearing the city apart brick by brick. Shot on location throughout San Francisco and Twin Peaks California. 30 x 40 inches folded as issued. Very Good plus with pinholes central and at the corners and title in holograph ink on the verso. Hardy The Gangster Film US. Warner Brothers unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 139047

‎Russ Meyer director producer; Robert Rudelson screenwriter; Erica Gavin Garth Pillsbury Harrison Page Jon Evans starring‎

‎Vixen Two original photographs from the 1968 film‎

‎California: Eve Productions 1968. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1968 film. Seen in the stills is Erica Gavin Vixen and Jon Evans Judd and a split image with Erica Gavin and Harrison Page Niles the duo responsible for the film's thick racial tensions. <br/><br/>"Vixen!" was one of Meyer's best sleaziest and most commercially successful films made at the peak of his independent productions after "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" in 1965 and before "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" in 1970. What is less well known is that this film by way of Ms. Gavin marked a breakthrough in the onscreen portrayal of women in terms of sexual aggression using the then-new platform of late 1960s American independent cinema and the aftermath of the Summer of Love as a canvas. <br/><br/>Gavin's titular character is a married woman whose sexual boundaries are none but instead of being a typical sex romp the film heads off into areas that can be reasonably described as unexplored by sexploitation films including communism race relations political debate and terrorist activity. But also present in the film are many of the genre's more familiar themes breast size incest nonstop sexual activity and a generous dose of humor. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. One still with a faint tape ghost and two short tears else Near Fine overall. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Eve Productions unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 139327

‎Russ Meyer director screenwriter still photographer; Ross Massbaum Billy Sprague screenwriter; Haji Alex Rocco Steve Oliver‎

‎Motorpsycho Motorpsicho Two original lobby cards from the 1965 film‎

‎Romania: Eve Productions 1970. Two vintage oversize borderless black-and-white lobby cards from a 1970s Romanian release of the 1965 US film. Rubber-stamped on the versos MOTQRPSICHO sic FAVORIT indicative of the Cinema Favorit in Romania once the largest and most popular cinema in the country and one that operated even under the then-Communist regime. One lobby card also bears the imprint of the cinema on the recto. <br/><br/>Seen in the lobby cards is Haji as a voluptuous Cajun woman named Ruby and Alex Rocco as a veterinarian named Cory whose wife was raped by a sex-hungry motorcycle gang the same Vietnam Vet-led gang that killed Ruby's husband. <br/><br/>The last of Meyer's "noir" cycle 1964-1965 or "Gothic" period as Meyer puts it a series of sexploitation films shot in black-and-white with powerful psycho-sexual female characters male impotence and a serious dramatic plot involving less of the "nudie" filmmaking style so prominent in the director's early films. Other films in his "Gothic" period include "Lorna" 1964 "Mudhoney" 1965 and the epic and legendary "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! " 1965. "Fanny Hill" 1964 snuck in right after "Lorna" although that film is generally left out of the "Gothic" period. <br/><br/>"Motorpsycho!" was written by James Griffith who starred as the Preacher narrator in "Lorna" and the underrated Hal Hopper another Meyer regular. The film explores not only the ever present "biker" culture and its association with uncontrolled violence but the lasting effects of war or post-traumatic stress disorder particularly the Vietnam War; Meyer's statement on PTSD and Vietnam stands as one of the earliest inferences. <br/><br/>9.25 x 11.5 inches. One card is matte the other glossy. Very Good plus overall both with pinholes at the corners edge creases slight curling. Eve Productions unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 139232

‎Russ Meyer director screenwriter; Ken Parker still photographer; Bill Teas Ann Peters Marilyn Wesley Michele Roberts Dawn D‎

‎The Immoral Mr. Teas Mr. Teas and His Playthings Collection of 8 original still photographs from the 1959 film‎

‎Los Angeles: Pad-Ram Enterprises 1959. A collection of 8 vintage still photographs from the 1959 film. Included are 4 stills from the US release and 4 stills from the UK release under the title "Mr. Teas and His Playthings." From a cursory glance one can immediately see the differences with regard to nudity paid by both US and UK publicists the UK stills decidedly more liberal with regard to the "forbidden flesh."<br/><br/>The US stills were taken directly from scenes of the film and the UK stills appear to be from either a deleted scene or a mock setup designed for foreign publicity with Mr. Teas seen in a bathhouse with the "Buxom Bath House Beauties" Baby Dahl Chicky Fricase Frenchie Tost Teri Clawthe that were not seen in the final cut. The UK stills purport "Monstrous Murder!" and "Sizzling Suspense!" taglines however the final cut features neither murder nor suspense. <br/><br/>The story finds the shy Mr. Teas played by William Ellis Teas a door-to-door dental appliance salesman who has a chemical reaction with an anesthetic that allows him to have X-ray vision as in "seeing through women's clothes." He also overcomes all of his inhibitions leading to ribald encounters with his dental nurse his therapist his secretary a girl in a bar etc. <br/><br/>Russ Meyer's first feature produced by Pad-Ram Enterprises a monogram using the initials of director Russell Albion Meyer and producer Peter A. DeCenzie and the film that basically launched the lighthearted "nudie" pictures of the early 1960s. The film was immediately touted as "ribald" and "Frenchy" with regard to the "genuinely sexy sequences with generous expanses of attractive flesh" that used to be seen strictly in foreign films. At a time when Hollywood moguls were losing audiences to the comfort of in-home cinema through television Meyer and DeCenzie who spent years on the burlesque and night club circuits released an independent naturally sexy endeavor in the tradition of the great Chaplin films. The bigger productions companies would never have made a film as far overboard on sex. <br/><br/>For his debut Russ Meyer did even more of the crew work than usual shooting in four days during the spring of 1958 with a budget of $24000 ultimately making over $1.5 million worldwide. The film was marketed as a "nudist" film with a "French" sensibility but exhibited all the distinctive traits for which Meyer would soon become known including large bosoms insane plots a somewhat feminist perspective campy dialogue and guerilla cinematography. <br/><br/>Shot on location in various California destinations including Malibu Lagoon State Beach. Meyer even shot various scenes at his beach-front home in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>All stills 8 x 10 inches some differ slightly in size. Two US stills Very Good plus others Near Fine. UK stills Near Fine. Pad-Ram Enterprises unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 134256

‎Russ Meyer director screenwriter; Shari Eubank Charles Napier Uschi Digard Charles Pitts starring‎

‎Supvervixens Original Spanish poster for the 1975 film‎

‎Madrid Spain: RM Films International 1986. Original Spanish one-sheet poster for the 1986 release of the 1975 US film. Features buxom Christy Hartburg who starred as SuperLorna. Hartburg along with Kitten Natividad and Uschi Digard has become one of the more recognizable faces of Russ Meyer filmdom even though this was her only film. <br/><br/>Clint Pitts operates a small-town gas station where he is constantly harassed by his wife SuperAngel Eubank. On one occasion the police are called and Harry Napier arrives and is promptly seduced by SuperAngel however his impotence becomes him. Stricken by SuperAngel's taunts Harry murders her in a rather gruesome bathtub scene and pins the act on Clint. On the lam Clint meets a farmer with a heyper-sexual Austrian mail-order bride named SuperSoul Digard. In keeping with director Meyer's powerful female roles SuperSoul rapes Clint a few times notably in a barn where the farmer discovers his wife's indiscretions. Clint meets up with SuperVixen Eubank an inexplicable reincarnation of SuperAngel and the two fall in love. Harry is however still hot on the trail. <br/><br/>Meyer's successful return to independent filmmaking after the big-budget "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" 1970 and the unfortunate films "The Seven Minutes" 1971 and "Black Snake" 1973. Arguably the most entertaining Meyer project with all the trademarks present: strong sexual women impotent men and healthy doses of sex violence and nudity with a nod to the desert violence of Italian Euro Westerns of the 1960s. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Arizona California and New Mexico. <br/><br/>27 x 41 inches folded as issued. Near Fine. Scarce. RM Films International unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 139240

‎Russ Meyer director story; James Griffith screenwriter; Lorna Maitland Mark Bradley James Rucker Hal Hopper starring‎

‎Russ Meyer's Lorna Lorna Original program from the 1964 film‎

‎California: Art Theatre Guild / Eve Productions 1964. Original black-and-white program for the 1964 film printed for the Art Theatre Guild. The Art Theatre Guild ATG began in 1961 as an independent agency distributing films mostly Japanese rejected by major studios. The company operated until the 1980s with theaters in Arizona California Colorado Illinois Kentucky Massachusetts Missouri New Mexico Ohio and Tennessee. <br/><br/>The first of Meyer's "noir" cycle 1964-1965 or "Gothic" period as Meyer puts it a series of sexploitation films shot in black-and-white powerful psycho-sexual female characters male impotence and a serious dramatic plot involving less of the "nudie" filmmaking style so prominent in the director's early films. Other films in his "Gothic" period include "Mudhoney" 1965 "Motorpsycho!" 1965 and the epic and legendary "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! " 1965. "Fanny Hill" 1964 snuck in right after "Lorna" although that film is generally left out of the "Gothic" period. <br/><br/>"Lorna" was written by James Griffith who stars as the Preacher narrator of the film and stars Lorna Maitland as a voluptuous sexually unfulfilled newlywed. Her husband Jim Rucker works in a salt mine all day and studies all night giving Lorna too much time to herself. One day while Lorna skinny-dips in a nearby river an escaped convict Bradley rapes her in the reeds. The vile act could otherwise have been exploited perhaps comically by Meyer but here the scene acts as a catalyst for one repressed woman's sexual awakening. Lorna invites the convict into her home while her husband is gone prompting Jim's coworkers among them the underrated Hal Hopper to tease him about Lorna's infidelity. Things take a bitter fatal turn when Jim returns home to discover Lorna and her object of desire. <br/><br/>5.5 x 8.5 inches folded once as issued. Two horizontal creases and faint foxing else Near Fine. Art Theatre Guild / Eve Productions unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 139221

‎Russell Ken director screenwriter; Sandy Wilson screenwriter; Twiggy Christopher Gable Max Adrian starring‎

‎Boy Friend The Original Polish poster for the 1971 film‎

‎Poland: ZGK 1973. Original Polish A1 poster circa 1973 for the 1971 British-American film. Artwork by Jakub Erol. Hal Erickson: "The Boy Friend" began life as Sandy Wilson's small-scale pastiche of British musical comedies of the 1920s. When the play was brought to America in 1954 its star was the teenage Julie Andrews. Because the musical required a minimum of sets props and costumes it became a favorite of amateur theater groups throughout the world. But director Ken Russell notorious for his onscreen excesses abandoned the film's simplicity fashioning a humongous parody of the Busby Berkeley film musicals of the 1930s staged on a scale that made Berkeley seem stylistically modest. Fashion model Twiggy plays Polly Browne an aspiring musical comedy star working as stage manager of a production. She is transformed into a star when she replaces leading lady Rita Monroe Glenda Jackson unbilled who twists her ankle seconds before the curtain goes up. Christopher Gable who plays Polly's on-stage leading man also choreographed the lavish musical numbers. 23 x 33 inches. Faint stains to one edge and a couple of short closed tears. ZGK unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 132303

‎Russell Ken director screenwriter; Sandy Wilson musical; Twiggy Christopher Gable Max Adrian starring‎

‎The Boy Friend Boyfriend Original photograph from the set of the 1971 film‎

‎London: Russflix / MGM 1971. Vintage photograph on the set of the 1971 musical with director Ken Russell staring intently at stars Twiggy and Christopher Gable. With holograph annotations on the verso. Based on the 1953 West End musical by Sandy Wilson about a mousy stage manager forced to take the lead in a touring musical after the lead actress breaks her leg. While Wilson's original is a straight forward pastiche of 1920s musicals Russell's adaptation is a full blown parody of 1930s musical films particularly Busby Berkeley with heavy metatextual elements as the more lavish numbers take place in the imagination of a Hollywood producer watching the simple touring stage show. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Russflix / MGM unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 143084