‎Scénariste‎

‎Billy Wilder (director, screenwriter); IAL Diamond (screenwriter); Thomas Tryon (novella); William Holdn, Marthe Keller (starrin‎

‎Fedora Original screenplay for the 1978 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1976. Draft script for the 1978 film. With a manuscript ink notation on the title page reading "draft completed 10/8/76."<br /> <br /> Based on the novella by Thomas Tryon from his 1976 collection "Crowned Heads." A struggling Hollywood producer attempts to revive his career by luring a retired and reclusive actress back into the spotlight. Told in flashback beginning with her suicide-by-train. <br /> <br /> The fifth and final pairing of director Billy Wilder and actor William Holden who began their association in 1950 with the classic "Sunset Blvd." 1950. "Fedora" has been seen as a companion piece to that film. <br /> <br /> White titled self wrappers with credits for screenwriters Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with light toning and soil bound with two gold brads.<br /> <br /> Eureka Masters of Cinema 147. N.p. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 146256

‎Billy Wilder (director, screenwriter); IAL Diamond (screenwriter); Alexandre Breffort (play); Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Lou‎

‎Irma La Douce Collection of 18 original photographs from the 1963 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1963. Collection of 18 vintage reference photographs from the 1963 film.<br /> <br /> Based on French playwright Alexandre Breffort's 1956 stage musical about the torrid romance between a French policeman and a prickly popular street prostitute. Actor Shirley MacLaine who traveled with Jack Lemmon to real Paris brothels to research their roles was nominated for an Academy Award and the film won an Academy Award for Best Music. <br /> <br /> Set in Paris. <br /> <br /> One photo borderless the others with a standard white margin. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. United Artists unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 147574

‎Billy Wilder (director, screenwriter); Charles Brackett, DM Marshman Jr (screenwriters); William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich v‎

‎Sunset Boulevard Blvd Original photograph from the 1950 film‎

‎Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1949. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film showing actors Cecil B. DeMille and Gloria Swanson talking on the set. <br /> <br /> A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood and Billy Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" 1951. Winner of three Academy Awards and nominated for another eight including Best Picture. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer U. Paramount Pictures unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 159641

‎Billy Wilder (director, screenwriter); Charles Brackett, DM Marshman Jr (screenwriters); William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich v‎

‎Sunset Boulevard Original photograph of Billy Wilder and William Holden on the set of the 1950 film‎

‎Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film showing director Billy Wilder smoking a cigarette with actor William Holden between takes. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso along with the stamp of Cinéma magazine. <br /> <br /> A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" 1951. Winner of three Academy Awards and nominated for another eight including Best Picture. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 157665

‎Billy Wilder (director, screenwriter); IAL Diamond (screenwriter); Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Lurene Tuttle (starring) I A L‎

‎The Fortune Cookie Five original photographs from the set of the 1966 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1966. Five vintage borderless black-and-white studio still photographs from the set of the 1966 film. All photographs show Billy Wilder giving direction including scenes in a bedroom on a football field in a cemetery and more. <br /> <br /> Walter Matthau won an Academy Award for his role in the film. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 136089

‎Billy Wilder director screenwriter producer; Anna Bonacci play; I. A. L. Diamond screenwriter; Kim Novak Dean Martin Ray Wat‎

‎Kiss Me Stupid Original photograph from the set of the 1946 film‎

‎N.p.: Lopert Pictures Corporation 1964. Vintage black-and-white reference photograph from the set of the 1964 film. Director Billy Wilder shown with Kim Novak. Based on the 1945 Italian play "L'ora della fantasia" by Anna Bonacci. <br/><br/>A jealous piano teacher playing host to an infamous nightclub singer sends his beautiful wife away in the hopes of keeping the lecherous singer from seducing her. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine condition. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Lopert Pictures Corporation unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 136035

‎Billy Wilder director screenwriter; Charles Brackett Richard L. Breen screenwriters; Jean Arthur Marlene Dietrich John Lund‎

‎A Foreign Affair Original photograph of Billy Wilder and Marlene Dietrich on the set of the 1948 film‎

‎Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1948. Vintage studio still photograph of director Billy Wilder and actress Marlene Dietrich inspecting a film strip on the set of the 1948 film. With holograph ink and pencil annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>An Iowa congresswoman enlists a US army captain to assist her in an investigation of a former Nazi entertainer. Unbeknownst to the congresswoman however the captain and the entertainer are engaged in an affair leading the captain to seduce the congresswoman in an attempt to hide his conflicting motives. Nominated for two Academy Awards.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Berlin. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly and evenly toned with light wear to the bottom left corner. <br/><br/>Selby US. Selby UK. Paramount Pictures unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 149885

‎Billy Wilder director screenwriter; Francis Veber playwright; IAL. Diamond screenwriter; Jack Lemmon Walter Matthau Paula Pre‎

‎Buddy Buddy Original screenplay for the 1981 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1981. Shooting Script for the 1981 film.<br/><br/>Based on a play by French playwright Francis Veber and on the 1973 French-Italian film "L'emmerdeur." A professional killer going by the name of Trabucco Matthau on his way to "take care of" a gangster bumps into a forlorn man named Victor Clooney Lemmon. Clooney's wife has left him for the head of a sex clinic Dr. Zuckerbrot Kinski. Trabucco sets up his rifle in a hotel room ready to make the hit but is interrupted by Clooney trying to hang himself in the adjoining room. Trabucco briefly stops Clooney from hanging but he gets away and climbs onto the ledge of the hotel window. When Victor finds out that his wife is filing for divorce he again attempts suicide the doctor and his wife following. They try to stop Victor with a sedative but stick Trabucco with the needle instead. The two men are left hopeless but Victor promises to help Trabucco with his hit. <br/><br/>Set in Banning California shot on location in Hawaii and Riverside California. <br/><br/>Light blue titled wrappers noted as Shooting Script on the front wrapper dated October 19 1981 with credits for director-writer Wilder writer Diamond and producers Bernheim and Weston. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Wilder and Diamond and for writer Veber. 97 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Photo Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 145696

‎Billy Wilder director screenwriter; Samuel A. Taylor play screenwriter; Ernest Lehman screenwriter; Audrey Hepburn Humphrey B‎

‎Sabrina Two original photographs from the 1954 film‎

‎Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1954. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1954 film. One of the photographs with a sticker noting the photograph is from the collection of film historian collector and founder of the Tele Cine Documentation TCD cinema photo library Daniel Bouteiller on the verso. The second photograph is from a later Paramount rerelease of the film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1953 Broadway play by screenwriter Samuel Taylor. Winner of an Academy Award and nominated for five more including Best Director Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay. Remade by director Sydney Pollack in 1995 starring Julia Ormond Harrison Ford and Greg Kinnear. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine<br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Paramount Pictures unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 143155

‎Billy Wilder screenwriter director; Charles Brackett DM. Marshman Jr. screenwriters; William Holden Gloria Swanson Erich von‎

‎Sunset Boulevard Blvd Original photograph from the 1950 film‎

‎Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film showing the "wax works" card party composed of actress Gloria Swanson and actors Anna Q. Nilsson H.B. Warner and Buster Keaton playing themselves.<br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br/><br/>A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" 1951. Winner of three Academy Awards and nominated for another eight including Best Picture. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches with wide margins photograph measuring 4.75 x 3.5 inches. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 151310

‎Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire (starring); Stuart Heisler (director); Arthur Sheekman (screenwriter); Joan Caulfield, Billy De Wolfe,‎

‎Blue Skies Original photograph of Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire from the 1946 film‎

‎Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1946. Vintage studio still photograph of Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire from the 1946 film. With provenance stamps on the verso. <br /> <br /> A man hosting a radio broadcast is telling his life story mostly about himself and a friend trying to make it big after World War I-until both men fall for the same woman. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with some pin holes along the edges. Paramount Pictures unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 159187

‎Bishu Sen screenwriter; Charles Higham screenwriter‎

‎Taj Mahal Original treatment script for an unproduced film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1950. Treatment script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>Based on the apocryphal tale of the Taj Mahal's origins built to honor the deceased Persian wife of seventeenth-century Indian emperor Shah Jehan. At one point the film was slated for the highly regarded directing-producing team Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger a plan which was unfortunately never set into effect.<br/><br/>Set in India. <br/><br/>Titled self wrappers integral with title page with credits for screenwriters Bishu Sen and Charles Higham. 86 leaves with last page of text numbered 83. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Very Good loose at the binding side stapled. N.p. unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 146557

‎Black List: Gordon Bernard screenwriter‎

‎Original Studio Press Book for: THE LAW VS. BILLY THE KID‎

‎Culver City: Columbia Pictures Corp. 1954. 71pp. Small folio 41 x 30cm. Heavily illustrated. Horizontal fold otherwise about fine. A studio pressbook for this western the story and screenplay attributed to "John T. Williams." In fact the actual screenwriter was Bernard Gordon 1918-2007 and Williams a front. Gordon was subpoenaed by the HUAC but did not appear; instead he was named by a friendly witness fired from his studio job and blacklisted. From 1954 until 1962 his work including EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS etc was undertaken via a front most often as "Raymond T. Marcus." Prior to his death the University of Texas Press published two of his accounts of life under the Black List. The prolific and often bombastic William Castle directed this "true story of the fastest gun of them all ." NB: in re: the associated image - the pressbook itself is not cropped - it slightly exceeded the bed size of the scanner. Columbia Pictures Corp. unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : WRCLIT84693

‎Blake Edwards (director); Jonathan Reynolds (screenwriter); Dudley Moore, Amy Irving, Ann Reinking, Richard Mulligan (starring)‎

‎Micki and Maude Mickey and Maude Original screenplay for the 1984 film‎

‎Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1984. Draft script for the 1984 film. With a few annotations in manuscript ink throughout. <br /> <br /> Rob Salinger Moore works as a television reporter and his wife Micki Reinking is a lawyer who is having difficulty getting pregnant to the chagrin of Rob. While working Rob meets a cellist Maude Irving who he begins dating without mentioning his wife. She soon becomes pregnant as well as his current wife and he ends up marrying Maude as well. To hide his bigamy he uses work as an excuse to spend days with one woman and nights with another. The women eventually find out about each other as they go into labor at the same time and are at the same hospital on the same floor. <br /> <br /> Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper is present dated March 7 1984 with a credit for screenwriter Jonathan Reynolds. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Later generation photocopy with revision pages throughout dated variously between March 6 1984 and March 22 1984. Pages Very Good plus wrapper missing bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 140554

‎Blake Edwards (director, screenwriter); Tony Curtis, Martha Hyer, Charles Bickford (starring); Russell Metty (cinematographer)‎

‎Mister Cory Original photograph of Blake Edwards Tony Curtis and Martha Hyer on location for the 1957 film‎

‎Universal City: Universal-International 1957. Vintage reference photograph from the 1957 film showing Blake Edwards directing actors Tony Curtis and Martha Hyer on the set. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso.<br /> <br /> An opportunistic busboy at a resort gambles his way into high society where he falls in love with a wealthy but disinterested young heiress. Edwards' third directorial effort. <br /> <br /> Set in Wisconsin shot on location at Lake Arrowhead and Lake Tahoe California. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal-International unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 155307

‎Blake Edwards (director, screenwriter); Burt Reynolds, Julie Andrews, Kim Basinger, Marilu Henner (starring); Milton Wexler, Geo‎

‎The Man Who Loved Women Original screenplay for the 1983 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1982. Final Draft script for the 1983 film. <br /> <br /> Blake Edwards remake of Francois Truffaut's 1977 film about sculptor David Fowler Burt Reynolds whose obsessive love of women leads to his eventual death told from the perspective of his analyst and eventual lover Marianna Julie Andrews. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Texas New York and California.<br /> <br /> Front wrapper integral with title page dated October 1982 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Blake Edwards Geoffrey Edwards Milton Wexler. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated 11/2/82 and 2/23/83. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 169091

‎Blake Edwards (director); William Peter Blatty (screenwriter); Aldo Ray, James Coburn, Dick Shawn, Sergio Fantoni, Giovanna Rall‎

‎What Did You Do in the War Daddy Original photograph from the set of the 1966 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1965 film showing actors James Coburn and Dick Shawn crouching in a bush with director Blake Edwards and a camera to the right capturing the shot. <br /> <br /> During the Allied invasion of Sicily an outfit of US soldiers are assigned to capture the small town of Valerno but find the townspeople ready and willing to be captured with two stipulations: a soccer match and a wine festival. <br /> <br /> Set in Sicily shot on location in Lake Sherwood California. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 153069

‎Blake Edwards director screenwriter; F. Hugh Herbert play; Debbie Reynolds Curt Jurgens John Saxon Alexis Smith starring‎

‎This Happy Feeling Collection of 8 photographs from the 1958 film‎

‎London: Unviersal International Pictures 1958. Collection of 8 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1958 UK release of the 1958 US film. <br/><br/>Based on a play by F. Hugh Herbert about a young woman who asks another guest at party to rescue her from her lecherous boss. When her rescuer suggests that she get out of her wet clothes she escapes and finds safety in the home of a retired actor. <br/><br/>A story set in Connecticut shot at Universal Studios in California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Faint creasing overall else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Unviersal International Pictures unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 132722

‎Blake Edwards director screenwriter; Milton Wexler Geoffrey Edwards screenwriter; Burt Reynolds Julie Andrews Kim Basinger‎

‎The Man Who Loved Women Two original photographs one color one black and white from the 1983 film‎

‎Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1983. Two vintage studio still photographs one color one black and white from the 1983 film. <br/><br/>Blake Edwards remake of Francois Truffaut's 1977 film about a sculptor whose obsessive love of women leads to his eventual death told from the perspective of his analyst and eventual lover. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 147795

‎Blake Edwards director screenwriter; Ted Danson Howie Mandel Richard Mulligan starring‎

‎A Fine Mess The Music Box Original screenplay for the 1986 film‎

‎Los Angeles: Blake Edwards Entertainment 1985. Draft script for the 1986 film here under the working title "The Music Box." <br/><br/>The second page of the script is a statement from Blake Edwards expressing his intent of utilizing "broad improvisation" and leaving the concise script with relatively minimal dialogue. Noted in the AFI Catalog.<br/><br/>Inspired by the classic and Academy Award winning Laurel & Hardy short "The Music Box" 1932 directed by James Parrott. Originally intended by Edwards to be a vehicle for Richard Pryor and Burt Reynolds.<br/><br/>Actor and gambler Spencer Holden Ted Danson overhears gangsters Binky and Turnip Stuart Margolin and Richard Mulligan at the racetrack talking about doping a horse to win the race. When the thugs find out they trail him and his restauranteur buddy Dennis Powel Howie Mandel to make sure they don't go to the authorities. <br/><br/>Untitled Blake Edwards Entertainment wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Blake Edwards. 55 leaves with last page of text numbered 53. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Blake Edwards Entertainment unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 148722

‎Blake Edwards director story screenwriter; Tom Waldman Frank Waldman screenwriters; STARS Peter Sellers Claudine Longet Nat‎

‎The Party Original photograph of Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers from the set of the 1968 film‎

‎London: United Artists 1969. Vintage borderless photograph of Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers on the set of the 1968 film from the 1969 UK release of the film. British United Artists snipe and provenance stamp of film scholar and author "Jean-Pierre Berthome" on verso.<br/><br/>Edwards' most outrageous collaboration with Sellers the only one that wasn't a "Pink Panther" film. Sellers in a role that today would be considered racially insensitive plays Hrundi V. Bakshi an Indian actor who inadvertently and ever-so courteously causes chaos and mayhem at a Hollywood party. Sellers' legendary and hilariously painful performance is assisted by an increasingly drunk waiter a wonderful performance by Steve Franken an adorable psychedelic-painted baby elephant and much more. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Faint creasing else Near Fine.<br/><br/>Rosenbaum 1000. United Artists unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 151541

‎Blake Edwards director; Robert Willoughby still photographer; Arthur Ross screenwriter; Jack Lemmon Tony Curtis Natalie Wood‎

‎The Great Race Original photograph from the 1965 film‎

‎London: Warner-Pathe Distributors 1965. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1965 UK release of the 1965 US film. <br/><br/>A professional daredevil convinces auto makers that a race from New York to Paris will help to promote automobile sales. A rival vows to win the race in a car of his own invention. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Austria and throughout California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing else Near Fine. Warner-Pathe Distributors unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 132873

‎Blake Edwards director; Sherman Clark still photographer; J. P. Miller screenwriter; Jack Lemmon Lee Remick Charles Bickford‎

‎Days of Wine and Roses Two original photographs from the 1962 film‎

‎London: Warner-Pathe 1962. Two vintage vintage black-and-white still photographs from the UK release of the 1962 US film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos. <br/><br/>Jack Lemmon plays an alcoholic who falls in love with an innocent young women whom he convinces to start drinking leading them both lose themselves in the downward spiral of addiction. Henry Mancini composed the score and along with Johnny Mercer won an Academy Award for the for the title song. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light corner creases to one and a closed tear to one of the mimeograph snipes. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Warner-Pathe unknown books‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 132163

‎Blanche Hanalis (screenwriter)‎

‎Abby and the Girls Original screenplay for an unproduced film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1970. Revised Draft script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on page 106. <br /> <br /> Searching for deeper meaning in her life a single mother with three daughters decides to research and write a book on sex much to the chagrin of her friends and family.<br /> <br /> Set in Big Sur. <br /> <br /> Blue titled wrappers. Title page present noted as Revised with credit for screenwriter Blanche Hanalis. 164 leaves with last page of text numbered 161. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : 141401

‎Bloch, Robert [screenwriter]; Spinrad, Norman; Patton, James‎

‎Bug Jack Barron - Unproduced Script‎

‎Robert Bloch. Very Good. From the files of Robert Bloch. Undated unproduced script by Bloch based on the novel by Spinrad and Patton. Harlan Ellison would also write an unproduced script treatment for the novel. 138 pages in a black folder with bookplates for the Witzer Rhodes & Small agency at front and inside front cover. Long metal clasp binding. Folder is very good with light edgewear; metal clasp is secure with slight rust formation. Binding sound. Pages lightly toned free of markings. Robert Bloch unknown‎

Referenz des Buchhändlers : BBS-2022623