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John Llewellyn Moxey (director); Peter S Fischer (screenwriter), Michael Cole, Van Heflin, Ed Asner (starring)
The Last Child The Day They Took the Babies Away Original screenplay for the 1971 television movie actor Van Heflin's working copy
Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1971. Draft script for the 1971 television movie here under the working title "The Day They Took the Babies Away." Actor Van Heflin's working copy with his manuscript annotations throughout. <br /> <br /> A film produced for ABC's now-legendary "Movie of the Week" series. A pregnant woman goes on the run in a dystopian future where having children is outlawed due to overpopulation. <br /> <br /> Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as Revised on the front wrapper dated 2-1-71. Title page present dated January 26 1971 with credit for screenwriter Fischer. 122 leaves on green stock mimeograph duplication with goldenrod light orange yellow and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 1-29-71 and 2-12-71. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown
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John M Stahl (director); Sarah Y Mason, Victor Heerman, George O'Neil (screenwriter); Lloyd C Douglas (novel); Irene Dunne, Robe
Magnificent Obsession Original screenplay for the 1935 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1935. Post-production script for the 1935 film. Incomplete as issued. With manuscript pencil annotations throughout most of which substantive in nature. Included with the script are several sets of paper clipped revision pages two inserted in sequence within the script and six laid in as well as two typed letters regarding uncredited screenwriter Finley Peter Dunne's attempts to receive screenwriting credit for the film. Missing two pages likely as used or issued.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1929 novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. A reckless millionaire's life is saved with the use of a hospital's sole resuscitator resulting in the death of a selfless philanthropic surgeon who needed the device at the same time to survive. Through his growing relationship with the surgeon's widow the millionaire learns kindness and generosity. Remade in 1954 by Douglas Sirk starring Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman.<br /> <br /> Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated JUNE 11th 1935 rubber-stamped copy No. 14 with credits for director JOHN M. STAHL and novelist LLOYD DOUGLAS. Approximately 110 leaves. Mimeograph duplication on blue stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with the first and last leaves separated from the binding bound with two gold brads.<br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 457. Universal Pictures unknown
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John Mackenzie (director); Scott Spencer (screenwriter); Trevor Armbrister (novel); Charles Bronson, Ellen Burstyn, Wilford Brim
Act of Vengeance Original screenplay for the 1986 television film
Toronto: Telepix Canada 1985. Final Draft for the 1986 television film. <br /> <br /> Based on the book of the same name recounting the corruption of the 1969 United Mine Workers' presidential election and the murder of Joseph "Jock" Yablonski that followed. <br /> <br /> Set in Pittsburgh PA and environs shot on location in Pitsburgh and Nemacolin Pennsylvania and Ontario Canada. <br /> <br /> Self-wrappers with title page integral on the front wrapper dated August 8 1985 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Scott Spencer. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication with white revision pages throughout dated variously between 8/19/85 and 8/22/85. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with three gold brads. Telepix Canada unknown
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John Masters (novel, screenwriter); Anthony Perry (screenwriter)
The Deceivers Original screenplay for an unproduced film John Masters' annotated working copy
London: J. Arthur Rank 1957. Third Draft script for an unproduced film. Copy belonging to novelist and screenwriter John Masters with his name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper his manuscript pencil annotations to virtually every page and two handwritten pages stapled to the verso of the front wrapper noting concerns about the script and deletions. <br /> <br /> Based on Masters' 1952 novel about a British officer who goes undercover to infiltrate a thuggee cult ritually murdering travelers in colonial India. <br /> <br /> Masters who served in the Indian Army from 1933 to 1949 was best known for his historical fiction set in India most notably his 1954 novel "Bhowani Junction" which was adapted for film by director George Cukor in 1956. Modern scholars have acknowledged Masters' influence on British historical fiction and in later works his relative sympathy towards Indian nationalists while simultaneously criticizing his revisionist occasionally imperialist tone. Masters also released three successful autobiographical volumes "Bugles and a Tiger" 1956 "Road Past Mandalay" 1961 and "Pilgrim Son" 1971. <br /> <br /> Beige titled wrappers noted as Draft Script on the front wrapper dated 26-3-57 with a typed label affixed on the front wrapper dated 26.3.57 crediting novelist and screenwriter John Masters and screenwriter Anthony Perry and noting Masters' annotations throughout. Title page present noted as DRAFT THREE with credits for novelist and screenwriter John Masters. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a silver prong. J. Arthur Rank unknown
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John McPartland (novel); Martin Ritt (director); Philip Yordan (screenwriter): Joanne Woodward, Sheree North, Tony Randall (star
No Down Payment Down Payment Original screenplay for the 1957 film presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald
N.p.: Jerry Wald Productions 1957. Revised Final Draft script for the 1957 film here under the working title "Down Payment." Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald with his name in gilt on the spine. Twelve reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script pages. All photographs except for two cast photographs with text in margin struck at the production company Twentieth Century Fox and title "Down Payment" with correction stamps of "Jerry Wald" and "No Down Payment" adjacent.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1957 novel by John McPartland. An examination of the intertwined lives of four married couples in a newly constructed suburban Los Angeles community and the issues they harbor such as alcoholism marital infidelity racism and religion. Script written by uncredited and blacklisted screenwriter Ben Maddow and fronted by Philip Yordan.<br /> <br /> Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br /> <br /> Bound in light blue cloth with navy quarter leather finding with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. 154 leaves with last page of text numbered 143. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/17/57 and 6/17/57. Pages Near Fine binding Near FIne.<br /> <br /> Selby US. Spicer US. Jerry Wald Productions unknown
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John Mellencamp, Terrylene, Louise Fletcher (starring); Robert Manganelli (director, screenwriter)
After Image Seeing in the Dark Original screenplay for the 2001 film
N.p.: N.p. 1999. Revised Draft script for the 2001 film here under the working title "Seeing in the Dark." With a handwritten post-it note affixed to the verso of the front wrapper noting the name and phone number of director Robert Manganelli. <br /> <br /> A deaf clairvoyant who receives visions of an unknown serial killer's movements teams up with a former crime photographer to find the murderer. The third of four film appearances of singer and occasional actor John Mellencamp. <br /> <br /> Shot in Rochester New York.<br /> <br /> Gray untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 6-9-99 noted as Rev. with credits for director and screenwriter Robert Manganelli. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.<br /> <br /> Full provenance available. N.p. unknown
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John Mellencamp (director, starring, composer); Larry McMurtry (screenwriter, novelist); Mariel Hemingway, Claude Akins, Dub Tay
Falling from Grace Riding the Cage Original screenplay for the 1992 film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1985. First Draft script for the 1992 film. <br /> <br /> Rock singer John Mellencamp made his screen and directorial debut in this story by author-screenwriter McMurtry. A big time country music star returns to his family's home in Indiana for his grandfather's birthday party and decides this is where he belongs. He begins an affair with his older brother's wife and goes to work on ruining all he has ever worked for simply for a pipe dream of small-town life which he never fit into anyway. Incredibly similar to Mellencamp's life and based on the story "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry. <br /> <br /> Set in Doak City Indiana filmed on location in Seymour Indiana. <br /> <br /> White self wrappers integral with title page dated February 1985 noted as First Draft with credit for screenwriter McMurtry. 130 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Fine front wrapper missing bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
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John Melson (screenwriter); John Anderson (writer)
Triptych Original screenplay for an unproduced film
Madrid Spain: The Monovox Company 1972. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br /> <br /> A mysterious man posing as an artist is luring young women to his apartment in 1936 Madrid where he asks them to pose and then kills them and takes their photo. Forty years later a young woman is living in the apartment these unspeakable acts occurred in and she decides to find out who lived there before her. When she ends up dead her friends become concerned with who killed her and who is stalking them. <br /> <br /> Set in Madrid. <br /> <br /> Green titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter John Melson and author Ryan Anderson. 119 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound in a spring binder. The Monovox Company unknown
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John Milius (director, screenwriter); Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Michelle Phillips, Cloris Leachman, Harry Dean Stanton (starrin
Dillinger Original photograph from the 1973 film
Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1973. Vintage reference photograph from the 1973 film showing a side-by-side comparison of John Dillinger and actor Warren Oates in costume as Dillinger. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. <br /> <br /> A dramatization of the crimes of folk hero midwestern bank robber and notorious mobster John Dillinger best known for killing five FBI agents during a shootout in Kansas City. Hot on the heels of Arthur Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde" 1967 a movie which reignited the US public's interest in 1930s gangster films.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location throughout Arizona and Oklahoma.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creases and curling. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown
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John Mills Hugh O'Brian (starring); Andrew Marton (director); Andy White (screenwriter); Tom Nardini, Adrienne Corri (starring)
Africa: Texas Style 35 original photographs from the 1967 film
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1967. Collection of 35 vintage borderless double weight reference photographs from the 1967 US-UK co-production. Seven photographs with images of director Andrew Marton actors and crew on the set. <br /> <br /> A British rancher hires two American cowboys to oversee his Kenyan estate. Basis for the American television show "Cowboy in Africa" starring Chuck Connors which ran on ABC during the 1967-1968 season. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Kenya. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
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John Oliver Killens (novel); Robert Caswell (screenwriter)
Thunder Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1986. Draft script for an unproduced film. Missing page 45 likely as used or issued.<br /> <br /> Based on noted African American author John Oliver Killens' 1962 novel "And Then We Heard the Thunder" about the experiences of a group of African American draftees in a segregated unit during World War II in the South Pacific. <br /> <br /> Set in the South Pacific and South Brisbane.<br /> <br /> White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated May 1986 with credits for screenwriter ROBERT CASWELL and author JOHN OLIVER KILLENS. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with a light tide mark to the top edge of the wrapper and leaves bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
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John Paul (director); Engelbert Humperdinck (composer); Adelheid Wette (libretto); Padraic Colum (screenwriter); Anna Russell, M
Hansel and Gretel Six original photographs from the 1954 film
Santa Monica: RKO Radio Pictures 1954. Six vintage studio still photographs for the 1954 stop motion animated film. <br /> <br /> Based on and incorporating music from the 1983 opera by composer Engelbert Humperdinck with a libretto by his sister Adelhied Wette itself based on the German fairy tale first published in 1812 in "Grimm's Fairy Tales." Produced by Michael Myerberg at his New York studio and originally released independently before being picked up by RKO for a Christmas 1954 release nationally the film would go on to become a staple of holiday viewing. Notable as the first feature length American animated film not made with traditional cel animation techniques and the first non-Disney feature length animated film released since 1941's "Mr. Bug Goes to Town." <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good. Pinholes to the edges with light edgewear and soil. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
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John R Leonetti (director); Bob Gookin (screenwriter); Chuck Norris, James Wlcek, Marco Sanchez, Sheree J Wilson (starring)
Sons of Thunder: Thunder by Your Side Into the Black Original screenplay for the 1999 television episode
Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System CBS 1999. Final Draft script for Season 1 Episode 6 of the 1999 television series here under the working title "Into the Black." Copy belonging to actor Benjamin Lum with a call sheet dated March 2 1999 laid in along with two signed photographs of actors James Wlcek and Marco Sanchez. <br /> <br /> Additionally INSCRIBED by Wlcek to Lum on the title page: "To Ben / Excellent Work!! / Jimmy Wlcek" and also SIGNED by Sanchez just above Wlcek's inscription. <br /> <br /> The series followed Carlos Sandoval a former police detective as he teamed up with his childhood friend Trent Malloy a martial arts expert to form a private investigation business. In this installment Trent and Carlos go undercover at a Chinese restaurant whose owner is being harassed by a gang. <br /> <br /> The episode originally aired on April 17 1999 on CBS. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Texas. <br /> <br /> Green self wrappers. Title page present dated February 10 1999 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Bob Gookin. 66 leaves with last page of text numbered 55. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink yellow and green revision pages throughout dated variously between 2/17/99 and 2/19/99. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] unknown
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John Reinhardt (director); Cornell Woolrich (story); Robert Presnell Sr (screenwriter); Bonita Granville, Don Castle, Regis Toom
The Guilty Collection of eleven original photographs from the 1947 film noir
Los Angeles: Monogram Pictures 1947. Collection of eleven vintage studio still photographs from the 1947 film noir. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1941 short story "He Looked Like Murder" by Cornell Woolrich about a manhunt for the murderer of a woman with a twin told through a series of flashbacks and plot twists.<br /> <br /> Set in New York City. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with moderate edgewear and age toning.<br /> <br /> Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Monogram Pictures unknown
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John Reinhardt (director); Cornell Woolrich (short story); Robert Presnell Sr (screenwriter); Bonita Granville, Don Castle, Regi
The Guilty Original photograph from the 1947 film
N.p.: Monogram Pictures 1947. Vintage studio still photograph of Regis Toomey John Litel Bonita Granville and Don Castle from the 1947 film. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1941 short story "He Looked Like Murder" by Cornell Woolrich.<br /> <br /> The tale of a manhunt for the murderer of a woman with a twin told through a series of flashbacks and plot twists "The Guilty" is a prototypical Poverty Row second feature. <br /> <br /> Set in New York City. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Monogram Pictures unknown
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John Sayles (screenwriter); Lamont Johson (director); Alfre Woodard, John Ritter, Patti LaBelle, John Vargas, Belinda Lang (star
Unnatural Causes Original screenplay for the 1986 television film
Studio City CA: ITC Productions / Blue Andre Productions 1985. Revised Second Draft script for the 1986 television film which originally aired on November 10 1986 on NBC. <br /> <br /> Based on the true story of Maude DeVictor a Veterans Benefits Counselor for the Veterans Administration who worked to expose the government's coverup of the harmful effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam veterans. <br /> <br /> White generic ITC wrappers with a die-cut title window. Title page present dated July 19 1985 noted as REVISED SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriter John Sayles and story credits for Martin M. Goldstein Stephen Doran and Robert Jacobs. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. ITC Productions / Blue Andre Productions unknown
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John Schlesinger (director); Keith Waterhouse (novel, screenwriter); Willis Hall (screenwriter); Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie,
Billy Liar Four original photographs from the 1963 British film
N.p.: N.p. 1963. Four vintage reference photographs from the 1963 film all four showing director John Schlesinger on the set. <br /> <br /> From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse. A working class teenager living with his parents in a small Yorkshire town spends his time dreaming and compulsively lying to others in order to distract himself from his boring job as an undertaker's clerk. A key film in the British New Wave balancing the experimental techniques of the French New Wave with the gritty disillusionment of kitchen sink realism.<br /> <br /> Shot on location in Bradford Yorkshire. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. About Very Good moderately edgeworn. One with light toning and one with light creasing that has been reinforced with paper tape on the verso. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 121. N.p. unknown
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John Schlesinger (director); Frederic Raphael (screenwriter); Julie Christie, Laurence Harvey, Dirk Bogarde (starring)
Darling Collection of nine original photographs from the 1965 film
Burbank CA: Warner-Pathe 1965. Collection of eight vintage reference photographs from the 1965 British film and one vintage photograph of actors Monica Vitti and Dirk Bogarde at the film's premiere in London in September 1965. Four with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. <br /> <br /> From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br /> <br /> A cynical look at Swinging London about a shiftless fashion model who sleeps her way into high society only to be left empty and alone when she finally marries a rich prince. Nominated for five Academy Awards winning three including Best Actress for Julie Christie and Best Original Screenplay.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in London Paris and Rome.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner-Pathe unknown
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John Schlesinger (director); Frederic Raphael (screenwriter); Julie Christie, Laurence Harvey, Dirk Bogarde (starring)
Darling Original photograph from the set of the 1965 film
UK: Jospeh Janni Productions 1965. Vintage borderless photograph on the set of the 1965 film showing director John Schlesinger and stars Julie Christie Laurence Harvey and Dirk Bogarde relaxing between takes. With the stamp of distributor the Rank Organization on the verso. <br /> <br /> A cynical look at Swinging London about a fashion model who sleeps her way into high society only to be left empty and alone when she finally marries a rich prince. Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress for Julia Christie and nominated for two more including Best Picture and Best Director. <br /> <br /> 9.25 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to corners a tiny closed tear and some light edgewear. Jospeh Janni Productions unknown
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John Schlesinger (director); Frederic Raphael (screenwriter); Julie Christie, Laurence Harvey, Dirk Bogarde (starring)
Darling Six original photographs from the 1965 British film
London: The Rank Organization 1965. Six vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1965 film showing actors Dirk Bogarde and Julie Christie. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso and one with the stamps of The Rank Organization and the Israel Film Archive.<br /> <br /> From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br /> <br /> In Swinging London a married fashion model leaves her husband for a handsome sensitive television director but finds herself increasingly dissatisfied with his bookishness and jealousy. Nominated for five Academy Awards winning three including Best Screenplay and Best Actress for Julie Christie. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in London Paris and Rome.<br /> <br /> Approximately 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus overall. The Rank Organization unknown
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John Schlesinger (director); Edward Clinton (screenwriter); David Rasche, Paul Jabara, Howard Hesseman, Teri Garr (starring)
Honky Tonk Honky-Tonk Freeway Original screenplay for the 1981 film
N.p.: N.p. 1979. Final script for the 1981 film. Copy belonging to actor Howard Hesseman with his name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper and a note regarding a meeting with a makeup artist on the title page. Laid in with the script are several copied production documents including a shooting schedule dated 7/10/1980 and sketches of characters in the film. <br /> <br /> The small town of Ticlaw has only one attraction: an amusement park. When construction builds a new freeway nearby with no exit into Ticlaw the town will do anything to alter the project in their favor. Director John Schlesinger's first film of the 1980s. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Apopka Mount Dora and Sarasota Florida. <br /> <br /> Hot pink titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 24 1979 noted as FINAL SCRIPT with credit for screenwriter Edward Clinton. 171 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages dated X to X. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with offsetting on the front wrapper. N.p. unknown
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John Schlesinger (director); Waldo Salt (screenwriter); James Leo Herlihy (novel); Jerome Hellman (producer); Dustin Hoffman, Jo
Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy Original still photograph from the 1969 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1969. Vintage black-and-white borderless reference photograph from the US release of the 1969 film. <br /> <br /> Jon Voight plays a naive Texan who moves to New York to hustle his body and finds himself in an unlikely friendship with an ailing con artist played by Dustin Hoffman. Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Picture and nominated for four others. <br /> <br /> Set in New York and Texas shot on location in New York Texas Florida and New Jersey. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Fine. In a custom museum-quality frame archivally mounted with UV glass. <br /> <br /> National Film Registry. United Artists unknown
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John Schlesinger (director); William Goldman (novel, screenwriter); Holly Bower, Mary Ellen Mark, Peter Sorel (still photographe
Marathon Man Original one sheet poster for the 1976 film
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1976. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1976 film<br /> <br /> One of the best thrillers of the 1970s built on a great story great characters and exceptional performances by Hoffman and Olivier. Hoffman plays a marathon runner in New York City who is unwittingly caught in the middle of an international diamond ring conspiracy run by former Nazi dentist Olivier. <br /> <br /> Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Olivier.<br /> <br /> Set in and shot on location in New York City. <br /> <br /> 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
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John Schlesinger (director); Waldo Salt (screenwriter); James Leo Herlihy (novel);Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight (starring)
Midnight Cowboy Original screenplay for the 1969 film
New York: Jerome Hellman Productions 1969. Draft script for the 1969 film. Copy belonging to the film's still photographer Ron Munkasci with his name in red manuscript ink at the top right corner of the title page.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1965 novel by James Leo Herlihy about an unlikely friendship between a would-be gigolo and an ailing con artist. Cornerstone film of the New Hollywood cinema nominated for seven Academy Awards winning Best Adapted Screenplay Best Director and Best Picture. <br /> <br /> Set in New York City shot on location in Miami Manhattan and Big Spring Texas. <br /> <br /> Dark blue titled wrappers noted as DRAFT SCREENPLAY at the bottom right and with the logo for JEROME HELLMAN PRODUCTIONS at bottom center. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Waldo Salt novelist James Leo Herlihy producer Jerome Hellman and director John Schlesinger noted as "A JEROME HELLMAN-JOHN SCHLESINGER PRODUCTION." 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine with some offsetting to the title page due to a newspaper clipping still present laid in wrapper Very Good plus.<br /> <br /> National Film Registry. Jerome Hellman Productions unknown
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John Schlesinger (director); James Leo Herlihy (novel); Waldo Salt (screenwriter); Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight (starring)
Midnight Cowboy Original photograph from the 1969 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1969. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1969 film showing actors Jon Voight Paul Rossilli Viva and Dustin Hoffman. French distributor stamp on the verso. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1965 novel by James Leo Herlihy. One of the earliest films to receive an X rating and the only X-rated release to ever win an Academy Award for Best Picture also winning for Best Director and Best Screenplay. Nominated for four other Academy Awards including Best Actor for both Hoffman and Voight and Best Supporting Actress for Sylvia Miles.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Big Spring Texas New York City and Miami Florida. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners.<br /> <br /> National Film Registry. United Artists unknown
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John Schlesinger (director); Nathanael West (novel); Waldo Salt (screenwriter); Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith
The Day Of The Locust Original screenplay for the 1975 film
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1973. Draft script for the 1975 film. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1939 novel by Nathanael West and equal to it as a dark funny and ultimately devastating commentary on the Hollywood system and its effect on the lives and dreams of those caught up in it. Nominated for two Academy Awards considered by many to be Donald Sutherland's finest performance and one of the most underrated films of the 1970s. <br /> <br /> Teal studio wrappers with a die cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Waldo Salt novelist Nathanael West producer Jerome Hellman and director John Schlesinger. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with white revision pages throughout dated variously between 7/31/73 and 10/12/73. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown
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John Sone (director); Martin Bronstein (screenwriter); Andre Lawrence, Mignon Elkins, Michele Mercure (starring)
Loving and Laughing Getting High The Importance of Being Sexy Four original photographs from the 1971 film
N.p.: Cinepix-USA 1972. Four vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1971 Canadian film. Also released in the US under the titles "Getting High" and "The Importance of Being Sexy." All photographs with provenance stamps on the verso three with labels obscuring previous provenance stamps. <br /> <br /> A straight-laced young man and a hippie exchange roles with the hippie going to tutor a wealthy family's daughter French and the young man spending time in a commune. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Québec Canada and Vermont. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and faint creasing and one photograph with a label shadow on the center recto. Cinepix-USA unknown
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John Steinbeck (story); Dorothy Lamour, Arturo de Cordova (starring); Irving Pichel (director); Frank Butler (screenwriter); Jac
A Medal for Benny Original Pressbook for the 1945 film
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1945. Original pressbook for the 1945 film based on an original story by John Steinbeck and Jack Wagner. The duo received an Academy Award nomination for their work. <br /> <br /> 12.25 x 15 inches. 28 pages saddle stapled. Light fading on the front edges lightly rubbed and soiled about Near Fine overall. Paramount Pictures unknown
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John Steinbeck (novels); David S Ward (director, screenwriter); Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Audra Lindley (starring)
Cannery Row Original screenplay for the 1982 film signed by director-screenwriter David S. Ward
N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for the 1982 film. SIGNED on the title page by director and screenwriter David S. Ward. <br /> <br /> Based on John Steinbeck's novels "Cannery Row" 1945 and "Sweet Thursday" 1954. David S. Ward's directorial debut. In 1940s Monterey a self employed marine biologist and former baseball star begins a relationship with a drifter working at the local bordello.<br /> <br /> Shot on location in Monterey and San Diego California <br /> <br /> Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter David S. Ward and author John Steinbeck. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
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John Steinbeck (novel); David S Ward (director, screenwriter); Nick Nolte, Debra Winger, Audra Lindley, Frank McRae (starring)
Cannery Row Small archive of material from the 1982 film including an annotated Master Stencil screenplay a press kit and eight lobby cards
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1982. Small archive of material from the 1982 film including a Master Stencil Final Revised Draft screenplay with studio secretarial annotations throughout a press kit with eight studio still photographs and six gatherings of promotional material and a complete set of eight lobby cards. <br /> <br /> Based on John Steinbeck's novels "Cannery Row" 1945 and "Sweet Thursday" 1954. David S. Ward's directorial debut. In 1940s Monterey a self employed marine biologist and former baseball star befriends a drifter working at the local bordello.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Monterey and San Diego California. <br /> <br /> Screenplay: <br /> <br /> Self wrappers. Title page present dated October 24 1980 noted as FINAL REVISED DRAFT with credits for screenwriter David S. Ward and novelist John Steinbeck. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Xerographic duplication rectos only with white revision pages throughout dated variously between 11/17/80 and 2/17/81. Pages Near Fine unbound.<br /> <br /> Lobby cards 14 x 11 inches. About Fine. <br /> <br /> Press folder photographs and promotional photographs Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
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John Steinbeck (novelist); Christopher Knopf (screenwriter); Nunnally Johnson (playwright)
The Grapes of Wrath Original teleplay script for an unproduced television film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1974. First Draft script for an unproduced television movie. Based on John Steinbeck's 1939 novel of the same title and adapted from the screenplay by Nunnally Johnson for the 1940 film. <br /> <br /> During the Great Depression and dustbowl era a family of tenant farmers living and suffering in Oklahoma and forced to move west abandoning their home. They end up in California with many other "Okies" like them searching for a new future. <br /> <br /> Peter Knopf is a Emmy-nominated writer best known for his work on "Posse" 1975 "Peter and Paul" 1981 and "Not My Kid" 1985. <br /> <br /> Set in Oklahoma and California. <br /> <br /> Green titled wrappers noted as First Draft on the front wrapper dated April 12 1974. Title page present dated April 12 1974 noted as First Draft with credits for novelist Steinbeck screenwriter Knopf screenwriter Johnson and producer Stanley Hough. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 139926
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John Steinbeck (book, screenwriter); Emilio Fernandez (director, screenwriter); Jack Wagner (screenwriter); Pedro Armendariz, Ma
The Pearl Seven original photographs from the 1947 film
Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1947. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1947 film. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1947 novella by John Steinbeck who co-wrote the screenplay. A poor Mexican family living in a fishing village believe their fortune is made when they discover a valuable pearl but soon realize the treasure only brings them further trouble. Noted Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa's twelfth film collaboration with prolific Golden Age director Emilio Fernandez.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Acapulco Mexico.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Five photographs Very Good plus two photographs Very Good with uniform fading and light creasing.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> National Film Registry. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 147742
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John Steinbeck (novella, screenwriter); Lewis Milestone (director); Donald Biddle Keyes (photographer); Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchu
The Red Pony Four original photographs from the 1949 film
North Hollywood: Republic Pictures 1949. Four vintage photographs two studio still photographs and two publicity photographs one iconic photograph of Robert Mitchum and one headshot of Shepperd Studwick all from the 1949 film. <br /> <br /> Based on the novella by John Steinbeck who also wrote the screenplay published in full in 1937.<br /> <br /> A young boy Peter Miles is enamored with the colt he has been entrusted to raise only to find the colt has caught an illness and is dying. <br /> <br /> Steinbeck's first film assignment though other Steinbeck screenplays would end up being released prior to "The Red Pony." At the time it was the longest and costliest production in Republic history borrowing Robert Mitchum from RKO and also starring Myrna Loy. <br /> <br /> Set in and shot on location in California. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing in margins and even fading on three of the photographs and a small bruise in the right margin of one. Republic Pictures unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 148867
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John Steinbeck (novel); Victor Vicas (director); Ivan Moffat (screenwriter); Joan Collins, Jayne Mansfield (starring)
The Wayward Bus Original Pressbook for the 1957 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Original Pressbook for the 1957 film based on John Steinbeck's 1947 novel. <br /> <br /> 13 x 16.5 inches. 16 pages saddle stapled. About Near Fine. Horizontal fold as issued with some light soil. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 137347
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John Strysik (director, screenwriter); Robert Rothman (screenwriter, starring); Katheen Sykora, Michael Bacarella, Carolyn Kodes
Sam and Sarah Uneasy Silence Original press kit for the 1989 film
Chicago: Full Circle Films 1989. Vintage press kit for the 1989 film seen here under the original release title "Uneasy Silence." Housed in a Full Circle Films pocketed folder the press kit contains two gatherings of promotional reading material and copied newspaper articles and reviews and five reference photographs housed in a glassine sleeve. Full Circle Films business card attached to the folder with a paperclip.<br /> <br /> A traumatized Vietnam veteran and the sole survivor of a terrible house fire find a fragile love while living on the streets of Chicago.<br /> <br /> Shot on location in Chicago.<br /> <br /> Folder Very Good plus with moderate rubbing and creasing on the extremities. Promotional materials and photographs Near Fine. Full Circle Films unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 161145
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John Sturges (director); Clair Huffaker (screenwriter); Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Marcel Bozzufi, Vincent Van Patten (starr
Chino Valdez Horses Original post-production documents from the 1973 film
N.p.: N.p. 1973. Revised scenes for second unit post-production re-shooting and editing for the 1973 film seen here under the working title "Valdez Horses." With annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1967 novel "The Valdez Horses" by Lee Hoffman about a mixed-race horse breeder who lives on the outskirts of New Mexican society a solitary life that is disrupted for better when he takes in a young runaway boy who asks to be his protégé.<br /> <br /> Set in southwest New Mexico shot on location in Andalucia Spain. <br /> <br /> Blue untitled wrappers. Lacking title page. 40 leaves with last page of text numbered 38. Carbon typescript rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 147085
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John Sturges (director); Les Crutchfield (story); James Poe (screenwriter); Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones (starring
Last Train from Gun Hill Ostatni pociag z Gun Hill Original Polish poster for the 1959 film
Poland: N.p. 1966. Original Polish A1 poster circa 1966 for the 1959 US film. <br /> <br /> Kirk Douglas and Earl Holliman reunite in this film after Gunfight at the OK Corral 1957 again under the direction of John Sturges. The story brings together elements of "High Noon" "3:10 to Yuma" and Sturges' "Bad Day at Black Rock." Remade in 1985 as the Indian film "Bhawani Junction."<br /> <br /> Shot by Charles Lang on location in Old Tucson Arizona and set in the fictitious neighboring towns of Pauley and Gun Hill. <br /> <br /> Artwork by Jerzy Flisak. <br /> <br /> 22.5 x 32 inches rolled. A few minor professional repairs on archival linen. Fine. <br /> <br /> Pitts 2240. N.p. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 132301
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John Sturges (director); Martin Caidin (novel); Mayo Simon (screenwriter); Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Fr
Marooned Original photograph from the 1969 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film showing actor Gregory Peck. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. <br /> <br /> Based on Martin Caidin's 1964 novel. A crew of three astronauts are stranded in space with only 42 hours of oxygen remaining. On Earth NASA officials propose a rescue mission using an experimental untested spacecraft. Nominated for three Academy Awards winning one. <br /> <br /> Shot on location at Cape Canaveral in Florida. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Columbia Pictures unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 163550
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John Sturges (director); Niven Busch (screenwriter); Lew Ayres, Teresa Wright, Victor Jory (starring)
The Capture Original mini-banner poster for the 1950 film noir
Los Angeles: RKO Radio Pictures 1950. Vintage mini-banner poster for the 1950 film noir. <br /> <br /> Lew Ayres stars as Lin Vanner a manager of an oil company who after learning the payroll was stolen in a hold-up pursues and kills an innocent robbery suspect. He goes to the man's widow for solace inadvertently beginning a journey down a road in which he slowly finds himself in the same position as his victim. Critically lauded on release the film remains highly underrated due to its failure at the box office.<br /> <br /> Shot on location in Pioneertown California.<br /> <br /> 4.75 x 28 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremities.<br /> <br /> Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 160946
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John Tarangelo (screenwriter)
He Who Never Sinned Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br /> <br /> A young woman dreams of being a painter but is forced by her controlling mother into being a concert pianist. She begins to break down when her mother decides to be a matchmaker bringing home prospective suitors for her daughter. <br /> <br /> Brown untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter John Tarangelo. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a silver prong binding. N.p. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 141189
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John Vittoli (director); Chase Frank (screenwriter); Leah James, William Borsella, Daniel Ades, Victor Izay (starring)
The Pleasure Game Original photograph from the 1970 film
N.p.: Wodwo Productions 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. <br /> <br /> An obscure little-known sexploitation film from 1970 the only known film credited to director John Vittoli and screenwriter Chase Frank. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Wodwo Productions unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 162084
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John Waters (director, screenwriter); Iggy Pop, Johnny Depp, Traci Lords, Ricki Lake, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell (starring);
Cry-Baby Five original color transparencies from the 1990 film
N.p.: N.p. 1990. Five vintage color transparencies from the 1990 film showing cast members during filming on location.<br /> <br /> A characteristically oddball romantic comedy set in Baltimore in the 1950s about the romance between rockabilly outcast Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker and an upper-class girl named Allison. <br /> <br /> Shot on location throughout Maryland in Ellicott City Hampden Baltimore Reisterstown Jessup Milford Mill and Sykesville and in Santa Clarita California and Hershey Pennsylvania.<br /> <br /> 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 170773
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John Waters (director, screenwriter); Ricki Lake, Sonny Bono, Debbie Harry, Divine, Jerry Stiller, Vitamin C, Mink Stole, Shawn
Hairspray Original photograph of Divine and Jerry Stiller from the 1988 film
N.p.: N.p. 1988. Vintage reference photograph of actors Divine and Jerry Stiller from the 1988 film. <br /> <br /> Cult independent director John Waters' most enduring film following a kindhearted overweight teenager who becomes an overnight sensation on a Baltimore television dance show and subsequently uses her newfound fame to speak out in support of integration. Basis for the Tony Award winning 2002 musical and subsequent 2007 film adaptation directed by Adam Shankman and starring Nikki Blonsky Michelle Pfeiffer and John Travolta. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Baltimore Maryland.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 149687
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John Waters (director, screenwriter); Divine, Ricki Lake, Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Debbie Harry, Jerry Stiller (starring)
Hairspray Original photograph from the 1988 film
N.p.: N.p. 1988. Vintage test photograph from the 1988 film showing actors Ricki Lake Divine and Jerry Stiller. Globe Photos stamp on the verso along with manuscript annotations in pencil and ink.<br /> <br /> Perhaps John Waters' most enduring film serving as the basis for the long running 2002 Broadway musical adaptation which itself became the basis for both the 2007 film starring John Travolta Michelle Pfeiffer and Queen Latifah and the 2016 broadcast "Hairspray Live!" on NBC. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light wear on the bottom right corner. <br /> <br /> Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 158257
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John Waters (director, screenwriter); Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake, Matthew Lillard (starring)
Serial Mom Original photograph of John Waters on the set of the 1994 film
N.p.: N.p. 1994. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director John Waters on the set of the 1994 film. Brief manuscript ink annotations to the verso noting the film title and Waters' name. <br /> <br /> A seemingly normal middle-class housewife in suburban Baltimore moonlights as a maniacal unstoppable serial killer. Waters' ninth feature film. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Baltimore. <br /> <br /> 5 x 7 inches. Fine. <br /> <br /> Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. N.p. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 153192
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John Wayne (director, starring); Ray Kellogg (director); Robin Moore (novel); James Lee Barrett (screenwriter); David Janssen, J
The Green Berets Original photograph of John Wayne playing chess on the set of the 1968 film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1968. Vintage studio still photograph of actor and director John Wayne playing chess on the set of the 1968 film. <br /> <br /> Released at the height of American involvement in the Vietnam War and based on the 1965 novel by Robin Moore. A highly pro-war film following two teams of highly skilled Green Berets sent on a mission in South Vietnam. <br /> <br /> Shot on location at Fort McClellen Alabama at Hurlburt Field Florida and at Fort Benning Georgia.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 161506
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John Wayne, Rock Hudson (starring); Andrew V McLaglen (director); James Lee Barrett (screenwriter)
The Undefeated Original screenplay for the 1969 Western film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1968. Second Revised Final script for the 1969 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their annotations in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and title page. <br /> <br /> After the Civil War a Union officer and a Confederate officer are forced to band together in order to defend their respective traveling parties against bandits and revolutionaries. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Sonora and Zacatecas Mexico and in Baton Rouge Louisiana. <br /> <br /> Cream titled Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers noted as SECOND REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 175 dated December 3 1968. Title page present dated December 3 1968 noted as SECOND REVISED FINAL with a credit for screenwriter James Lee Barrett and story credits for Stanley Hough. 168 leaves with last page of text numbered 165. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus slightly yapped at the fore-edges bound internally with three gold brads. Housed in a custom brown quarter-leather clamshell box.<br /> <br /> Pitts 4638. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 156781
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John Woo (director); Chuck Pfarrer (screenwriter); Chuck Pfarrer, Robert Apisa, Arnold Vosloo, Lance Henriksen, Douglas Rye, Yan
Hard Target Original photograph from the set of the 1993 film
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1993. Vintage studio color still photograph of director John Woo and actor Jean Claude Van Damme on the set of the 1993 film. <br /> <br /> Natasha Binder Yancy Butler comes to New Orleans in search of her father. There she meets Chance Jean-Claude Van Damme a drifter who helps her uncover the terrifying story behind his disappearance.<br /> <br /> Shot on location in Alabama and Louisiana. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8.25 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Grant Worldwide. Universal Pictures unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 145759
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John; Wayne Patricia Neal, Ward Bond (starring); George Waggner (director, screenwriter)
Operation Pacific Original publicity portrait photograph of John Wayne from the 1951 film
N.p.: N.p. 1951. Vintage oversize black and white publicity portrait photograph of actor John Wayne from the 1951 film. <br /> <br /> The crew of a US submarine during World War II encounters a Japanese aircraft carrier in the middle of a secret rescue mission but trouble arises when they discover their torpedoes are defective. <br /> <br /> Set in the Pacific Ocean. <br /> <br /> 11 x 14 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned overall with light wear to the corners. N.p. unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 150354
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Johnny Cash, Kirk Douglas, Jane Alexander, Karen Black (starring); Lamont Johnson (director); Harold Jack Bloom (screenwriter);
A Gunfight Collection of nine original double weight borderless photographs from the set of the 1971 film
N.p.: Harvest Productions 1971. Collection of nine vintage double weight borderless reference photographs of Johnny Cash and his family on the set or the location of the 1971 film. <br /> <br /> All nine photographs with mimeo snipes Sandra Lee Kaplan photography stamps and publishing stamps on the versos others variously with provenance stamps and annotations see images.<br /> <br /> Five of the photographs feature Cash exclusively two feature Cash and his step-daughters Rebecca Carlene Smith here Karleen and Rosie Nix Adams both of whom appeared as extras in the film one of Adams and Kirk Douglas' son Eric and one of Cash with June Carter Cash and their newborn son John Carter Cash.<br /> <br /> Desperate for money two aging gunfighters conspire to organize a public showdown for which they plan to sell tickets. <br /> <br /> Partially shot on location in Santa Fe New Mexico and Madrid Spain. <br /> <br /> 7 x 10 inches to 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall with light edgewear three with masking tape on the verso and one with masking tape on the verso extending beyond the margin with cropping annotations see image. Harvest Productions unknown
Riferimento per il libraio : 170566
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