‎Scénariste‎

‎Roman Polanski director screenwriter; Ira Levin novel; Mia Farrow John Cassavetes Ruth Gordon starring‎

‎Rosemary's Baby Original photograph of Mia Farrow and Vidal Sassoon from the set of the 1968 film‎

‎Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1968 film showing stylist Vidal Sassoon shaping Mia Farrow's iconic pixie cut.<br/><br/>Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin. A seminal horror film one of the best genre pictures ever made from the earliest days of the New Hollywood cinema bringing together newcomer Roman Polanski as director established producer William Castle young star Mia Farrow and Hollywood veteran John Cassavetes. <br/><br/>Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ruth Gordon and nominated for Best Screenplay.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in New York City. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>National Film Registry. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Criterion Collection 630. Rosenbaum 1000. Paramount Pictures unknown books‎

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‎Roman Polanski director screenwriter; Ira Levin novel; Mia Farrow John Cassavetes Ruth Gordon Sidney Blackmer starring‎

‎Rosemary's Baby Original photograph of Roman Polanski and Mia Farrow from the set of the 1968 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage reference photograph of Roman Polanski and Mia Farrow in front of the flagship Tiffany & Co. store on Fifth Ave New York City during the filming of the 1968 film.<br/><br/>Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin. A seminal horror film one of the best genre pictures ever made from the earliest days of the New Hollywood cinema bringing together newcomer Roman Polanski as director established producer William Castle young star Mia Farrow and Hollywood veteran John Cassavetes. <br/><br/>Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ruth Gordon and nominated for Best Screenplay.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in New York City. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine<br/><br/>National Film Registy. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Criterion Collection 630. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books‎

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‎Roman Polanski director screenwriter; Jakub Goldberg Jerzy Skolimowski screenwriters; Leon Niemczyk Jolanta Umecka Zygmunt M‎

‎Knife in the Water Le couteau dans l'eau Collection of 8 original photographs from the 1962 film‎

‎Paris: Films Polski 1962. Collection of eight vintage French photographs from the 1962 Polish film. Starring actors and images of the sailboat are seen including a few candid moments and a full-length portrait of actor Anna Ciepielewska. Nearly all with numerical annotations in holograph pencil on the versos. Also included is an original French language press packet for the film detailing synopsis and star biographies. Housed in a white envelope with annotations in holograph ink including French film title and a "Pictorial Service" rubber-stamp. <br/><br/>Polanski's directorial debut and his only Polish language film. A couple on a sailing trip picks up a hitchhiker just for kicks. The sexual tension mounts in dramatic film noir fashion. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. <br/><br/>Seven photos 5 x 7 inches borderless. <br/><br/>Ciepieleska photo 7 x 9.25 inches. <br/><br/>Envelope 10 x 12.5 inches. <br/><br/>Press packet ditto-style mimeograph on white stock five leaves corner-stapled. <br/><br/>Photos and packet Near Fine envelope Very Good overall. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 215. Grant France. Films Polski unknown books‎

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‎Roman Polanski director starring; Orlando Suero still photographer; Robert Towne screenwriter; Jack Nicholson Faye Dunaway Jo‎

‎Chinatown Original photograph of Roman Polanski from the 1974 film‎

‎Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1974. Vintage borderless studio still photograph with bottom margin of Roman Polanski from the 1974 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. <br/><br/>A definitive entry in the New Hollywood canon and a worthy rival to director Roman Polanski's 1968 masterpiece "Rosemary's Baby." Nominated for eleven Academy Awards winning one for Best Original Screenplay for Robert Towne. <br/><br/>Set in 1930s Los Angeles shot on location throughout California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>National Film Registry. Ebert I. Grant US. Penzler 101 Greatest Films of Mystery and Suspense. Schrader's Canon Fodder 43. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir US. Spicer Neo-Noir US. Paramount Pictures unknown books‎

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‎Roman Polanski director; Robert Towne screenwriter; Robert Evans producer; Jack Nicholson Faye Dunaway starring‎

‎Chinatown Two original photographs from the 1974 film‎

‎Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures. Two vintage press photographs of Roman Polanski from the iconic 1974 neo-noir film. <br/><br/>One photo shown. Please inquire to see the other.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Grant US. Hardy BFI Companion to Crime. Silver Neo-Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books‎

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‎ROMANOF Panteleimon Screenwriter Dudley Nichols' Copy‎

‎On The Volga: And Other Stories‎

‎New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1934. 1934. First American edition from English sheets. 8vo. Translated by Ann Gretton. Dust jacket unclipped. Very good. 286 pages. Screenwriter Dudley Nichols' copy signed by him on the front free endpaper. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. hardcover books‎

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‎Romolo Marcellini (director); Giancarlo Del Re (screenwriter); Marvin Miller (narrator)‎

‎Macabro Original pressbook for the 1966 film‎

‎N.p.: Trans American Films 1966. Original pressbook for the 1966 Italian film. An early "mondo" documentary "shockumentary" featuring shockingly real customs throughout the world predating many similar films that would make the "video nasties" list a list of films banned in England in the 1980s. Not to be confused with the 1980 Lamberto Bava film of the same name. <br /> <br /> The "shockumentary" is a type of filmmaking that relates worldly customs and practices that would seem shocking to normal audiences often showcasing staged events rather than actual ones. Similar films include "Mondo cane" 1962 "Taboos of the World" 1963 and "Ecco" 1964. This film features gypsy tribes surgery footage wrestling head-hunting Brazilians sexy secretaries eating snakes hanging children on parade floats in Italy Swedish railway roulette and much more. Narrated by prolific voice-over actor Marvin Miller who's film credits include "Blood on the Sun" 1945 "Red Planet Mars" 1952 "Godzilla Raids Again" 1955 "Forbidden Planet" 1956 and Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" 1959. <br /> <br /> 11 x 17 inches saddle-stapled 8 pages. black-and-white throughout with green wrappers. Horizontal fold at the middle else Near Fine. Trans American Films unknown‎

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‎Romolo Marcellini director; Giancarlo Del Re screenwriter; Marvin Miller narrator‎

‎Macabro Original pressbook for the 1966 film‎

‎N.p.: Trans American Films 1966. Original pressbook for the 1966 Italian film. An early "mondo" documentary "shockumentary" featuring shockingly real customs throughout the world predating many similar films that would make the "video nasties" list a list of films banned in England in the 1980s. Not to be confused with the 1980 Lamberto Bava film of the same name. <br/><br/>The "shockumentary" is a type of filmmaking that relates worldly customs and practices that would seem shocking to normal audiences often showcasing staged events rather than actual ones. Similar films include "Mondo cane" 1962 "Taboos of the World" 1963 and "Ecco" 1964. This film features gypsy tribes surgery footage wrestling head-hunting Brazilians sexy secretaries eating snakes hanging children on parade floats in Italy Swedish railway roulette and much more. Narrated by prolific voice-over actor Marvin Miller who's film credits include "Blood on the Sun" 1945 "Red Planet Mars" 1952 "Godzilla Raids Again" 1955 "Forbidden Planet" 1956 and Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" 1959. <br/><br/>11 x 17 inches saddle-stapled 8 pages. black-and-white throughout with green wrappers. Horizontal fold at the middle else Near Fine. Trans American Films unknown books‎

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‎Ron Honthaner (director); Mildred Pares (screenwriter); Victor French, Janee Michelle, Jean Durand, Mike Evans (starring)‎

‎The House on Skull Mountain Original screenplay for the 1974 film‎

‎Los Angeles: Chocolate Chip / Pinto 1973. Final Draft script for the 1974 Blaxploitation film. Single annotation in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper noting copy No. 04. <br /> <br /> Four estranged cousins three Black one white convene at a mansion called Skull Mountain to attend the reading of their late great-grandmother's will unaware that her voodoo powers from beyond the grave will involve them in a murderous re-birthing ritual.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Atlanta Georgia. <br /> <br /> Red pictorial titled wrappers noted as Final Draft on the front wrapper dated 3-28-73 with credits for director Ron Honthaner and screenwriter Mildred Pares. Title page present dated 4-23-73 noted as Final Draft with credit for Pares. 94 leaves with last page of text numbered 93. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.<br /> <br /> Thrower Nightmare USA. Chocolate Chip / Pinto unknown‎

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‎Ron Howard (director); Tom Benedek (screenwriter); Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy (starring)‎

‎Cocoon Original screenplay for the 1985 film‎

‎N.p.: Zanuck-Brown Company 1984. Fourth Draft script for the 1985 film with a single red ink manuscript annotation on page 59-A.<br /> <br /> A group of senior citizens become rejuvenated after swimming in a neighborhood pool that has been infused with energy by visiting aliens. A pre-"Back to the Future" Roger Zemeckis was originally slated to direct but ironically the studio thought he wasn't a sure enough commercial bet and replaced him with Ron Howard. Winner of two Academy Awards including Best Supporting Actor for Don Ameche. <br /> <br /> Set in and shot on location in St. Petersburg Florida and New Providence Island Bahamas. <br /> <br /> Pink titled wrappers dated July 23 1984. Title page present dated July 23 1984 noted as Fourth Draft with credits for screenwriter Tom Benedek and author David Saperstein. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Zanuck-Brown Company unknown‎

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‎Ron Howard director; Tom Benedek screenwriter; Dom Ameche Wilfred Brimley Brian Dennehy starring‎

‎Cocoon Original screenplay for the 1985 film‎

‎Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1983. Revised First Draft script for the 1985 film.<br/><br/>A group of senior citizens become rejuvenated after swimming in a neighborhood pool that has been infused with energy by visiting aliens. A pre-"Back to the Future" Roger Zemeckis was originally slated to direct but ironically the studio thought he wasn't a sure enough commercial bet and replaced him with Ron Howard. Winner of two Academy Awards including a Best Supporting Actor statue for Don Ameche. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in St. Petersburg Florida and New Providence Island Bahamas. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers dated July 22 1983. Title page present dated July 22 1983 noted as Revised First Draft with credits for screenwriter Tom Benedek and based on the novel by author David Saperstein. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books‎

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‎Ron Moody Jack Wild Dorothy McGuire Stanley Holloway starring; Ralph Nelson director screenwriter; Walter Macken novel; Ralp‎

‎Flight of the Doves Original British front-of-house card from the 1971 film‎

‎Culver City CA: National Screen Service / Columbia Pictures 1971. Vintage full-color still British front-of-house card from the 1971 UK film. <br/><br/>Based on Walter Macken's 1968 novel about two motherless runaways in Liverpool. They flee to Ireland to live with their grandmother but their enraged uncle who happens to be a master of disguise pursues them for his own financial gain. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. A single tiny bruise else Near Fine. National Screen Service / Columbia Pictures unknown books‎

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‎Ron Scott (director); William E Hamelman (screenwriter); Beverly Brent, Byron Lord (starring)‎

‎The Sex Shuffle / Teenage She-Wolves Original one sheet poster for a double-bill of the 1968 and circa 1976 films‎

‎N.p.: Danton Films 1976. Vintage one sheet poster for a double-bill of the 1968 and circa 1976 films circa 1976.<br /> <br /> An amusing pairing of two obscure exploitation films released as a double-bill by Danton Films one of the more memorable sexploitation and Gridnouse production companies of the 1970s circa 1976. "The Sex Shuffle" from 1968 is an exploitation film shot in Texas of hippie orgies drug use and body painting. The second film "Teenage She-Wolves" circa 1976 is largely undocumented except for a few newspaper ads from 1976-1979 and a favorable review in the April 26 1979 "Toronto Star" which describes the film as a Faustian fable set in Mexico in which a Vietnam veteran trades his soul to save the life of the woman he loves.<br /> <br /> 28 x 39.5 inches. Very Good with two R-rating labels over the recto a 1.5 inch chip to the lower left side a small open tear to the top left corner and repairs to pinholes and starting at the creases on the verso with linen tape and cello tape. Danton Films unknown‎

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‎Ron Turbeville screenwriter‎

‎Skeeter Magee Original screenplay for an unproduced film‎

‎Los Angeles: Stephen Friedman / Kings Road Productions 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. Screenwriter Ron Turbeville's only produced screen credits were for "Buster and Billie" 1974 and a few episodes of television "Adam-12" "The Name of the Game". <br/><br/>A coming-of-age story with what would appear to be a nearly all-black cast about a 14-year-old black teenager named Jimmy who lives in an unnamed part of the rural American South. He dreams of life in the city and finds his induction by way of the titular urban denizen. <br/><br/>Tan titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Turbeville. 132 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Stephen Friedman / Kings Road Productions unknown books‎

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‎Ronald E Kowall (screenwriter)‎

‎The Guardian Original screenplay for an unproduced film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br /> <br /> Paul Fredricks investigates the mysterious death of his friend Harry McAlister found dead with large wounds which appear to have made by enormous talons while researching an archeological dig in the old and poverty-striken Native American village of Bottleneck.<br /> <br /> Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Ronald E. Kowall. 100 leaves with last page of text numbered 99. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown‎

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‎Ronald Howard, Fred Clark, Marianne Stone, Jack Gwillim (starring); Michael Carreras (director, screenwriter)‎

‎The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb La Maldicion de la Momia Original lobby card for the 1964 film‎

‎Various cities: Columbia Pictures / Hammer Films 1962. Vintage lobby card for the Spanish-language release of the 1962 British horror film. <br /> <br /> In turn-of-the-century Egypt a mummy revives and begins to kill the Egyptologists responsible for its discovery. The second film in Hammer's Mummy franchise following the studio's better-remembered 1959 film "The Mummy" released as a double feature with "The Gorgon." <br /> <br /> 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners. <br /> <br /> Johnson and Del Vecchio 244-246. Columbia Pictures / Hammer Films unknown‎

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‎Ronald Neame (director); Brian Garfield (novel, screenwriter); Bryan Forbes (screenwriter); Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Ned‎

‎Hopscotch Collection of eighteen original photographs from the 1980 film‎

‎Los Angeles: AVCO Embassy Pictures 1980. Collection of eighteen vintage studio still photographs from the 1980 film all with bottom margins with text and all with a dated "Oct 10 1980" MPAA stamps on the versos.<br /> <br /> Based on Brian Garfield's 1975 novel about CIA agent Miles Kendig Matthau who decides to retire and to ensure his privacy threatens to send his memoirs to the world's intelligence agencies. When the CIA disregards his threat he writes and mail chapters one-by-one. To avoid compromising their operations two CIA agents Waterston and Beatty set out to silence Kendig by any means. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Georgia England Germany and Austria. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches Near Fine all with light overall toning.<br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 163. AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown‎

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‎Ronald Neame (director); Ewan Montagu (novel); Ricky Smith (photographer); Nigel Balchin (screenwriter); Clifton Webb, Gloria Gr‎

‎The Man Who Never Was Original photograph of Gloria Grahame from the set of the 1956 film‎

‎N.p.: Sumar Productions 1956. Vintage studio photograph of Gloria Grahame on location from the 1956 film. Mimeo snipe and French Twentieth Century Fox Stamp on verso. <br /> <br /> Based on Ewen Montagu's 1954 book based on a true story about a British attempt to trick their German enemies using the name and credentials of a dead man as bait. The real intelligence plan was called "Operation Mincemeat" and was devised to deceive the Axis powers into thinking "Operation Husky" an invasion of Sicily would take place elsewhere.<br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light creasing at the margins. Sumar Productions unknown‎

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‎Ronald Neame director; Ewan Montagu novel; Ricky Smith still photographer; Nigel Balchin screenwriter; Clifton Webb Gloria Grah‎

‎The Man Who Never Was Original photograph of Gloria Grahame from the set of the 1956 film‎

‎N.p.: Sumar Productions 1956. Vintage studio photograph of Gloria Grahame on location from the 1956 film. Mimeo snipe and French 20th Century Fox Stamp on verso. <br/><br/>Based on Ewen Montagu's 1954 book based on a true story about a British attempt to trick their German enemies using the name and credentials of a dead man as bait. The real intelligence plan was called "Operation Mincemeat" and was devised to deceive the Axis powers into thinking "Operation Husky" an invasion of Sicily would take place elsewhere.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light creases. Sumar Productions unknown books‎

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‎Ronald Neame director; Michael Barrett novel; Robin Estridge screenwriter; Yul Brynner Anthony Caruso Sal Mineo Jay Novello s‎

‎Escape from Zahrain Zahrain Original screenplay for the 1962 film‎

‎Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1961. Final White script for the 1962 film "Escape from Zahrain" here under the film's working title "Zahrain" with ESCAPE FROM in holograph ink just above it. Notations in holograph ink and pencil on the front wrapper recto and verso though the associations are unknown. <br/><br/>Based on Michael Barrett's 1960 novel "Appointment in Zahrain." A wanted revolutionary Brynner and his gang including a protege played by Sal Mineo travel through the desert in an attempt to elude the Arab security forces. <br/><br/>A story set in the Middle East shot on location in the Mojave Desert in California. <br/><br/>Self wrappers noted as FINAL WHITE SCRIPT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 122 and production No. 11541 dated June 6 1961 with credits for producer-director Neame and screenwriter Estridge. Title page integral with front wrapper. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Mimeograph duplication dated variously 6/5/61 and 6/6/61. Near Fine overall bound with two silver brads. Paramount Pictures unknown books‎

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‎Ronald Reagan, Pat O'Brien, Gale Page (starring); Lloyd Bacon (director); Robert Buckner (screenwriter)‎

‎Knute Rockne All American Original screenplay for the 1940 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1940. Draft script for the 1940 film. <br /> <br /> A dramatization of the life of noted Norwegian-American football coach Knute Rockne who led the University of Notre Dame team from 1918 to 1930 before dying tragically in a 1931 plane crash at the age of 43.<br /> <br /> Set in Voss Norway and Indiana. <br /> <br /> Blue untitled wrappers. Missing title page possibly as issued. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 3/19/40. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads.<br /> <br /> National Film Registry. N.p. unknown‎

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‎Ronald; Reagan James Dean Constance Ford starring; Don Medford director; Arthur Steuer screenwriter‎

‎General Electric Theater: The Dark Dark Hours Original photograph of Ronald Reagan and James Dean on the set of the 1954 television episode‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage satin-finish reference photograph of actors James Dean and Ronald Reagan on the set of the twelfth episode of season three of "General Electric Theater" which originally aired on December 12 1954 on CBS.<br/><br/>A gangster Dean forces a doctor Reagan to remove a bullet from his partner in crime after a shootout. Dean's second appearance on the long-running television series following the episode "I'm A Fool" in November the same year. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches with wide right and bottom margins. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn. N.p. unknown books‎

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‎Rory Calhoun, Dean Jagger (starring); Jack Arnold (director); Lewis B Patten (novel); Martin Berkeley (screenwriter); Martha Hye‎

‎Red Sundown Three original hand-tinted photographs from the 1956 film‎

‎Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1956. Three vintage hand-tinted studio still photographs from the 1956 film featuring Rory Calhoun Dean Jagger Martha Hyer and Lita Baron. <br /> <br /> Based upon the 1956 novel "Back Trail" by Lewis B. Patten gunman Alec Longmire Calhoun nearly loses his life in gunfight and decides to walk the straight and narrow by becoming deputy to honest sheriff Jade Murphy Dean Jagger currently dealing with disputes between small farmers and the local cattle baron. Longmire also finds he has feelings for the sheriff's daughter Caroline Martha Hyer.<br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus some minor creasing predominately in the margins one with a small closed tear on right margin one with closed tear and bruise along top right. <br /> <br /> Pitts 3337. Universal International Pictures unknown‎

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‎Rose Reginald screenwriter‎

‎DEAR FRIENDS.‎

‎New York: CBS Playhouse 1967. 3158 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in flexible studio wrappers. Light use at overlap edges of wrappers a few pencil annotations else very nice. The third revised draft of this original script by Rose for the CBS Playhouse series. Rose's contribution to original television drama and film has been considerable including the story and script for 12 ANGRY MEN. A collection of his television plays was published in 1956 but we find no record of the publication of this later work. CBS Playhouse unknown books‎

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‎Ross Thomas (screenwriter)‎

‎Signal the Introductions Please Original screenplay for an unproduced film‎

‎New York: Frank Perry Films 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br /> <br /> Screenwriter Ross Thomas was best known for his crime fiction most notably the 1971 novel "The Procane Chronicle" basis for the 1976 film "St. Ives." Thomas also received the Edgar Award in 1967 for his debut novel "The Cold War Swap." <br /> <br /> Set in Denver.<br /> <br /> Red wrappers with a title label and credit for screenwriter Ross Thomas affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Ross Thomas. 134 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Find bound internally with a silver prong. Frank Perry Films unknown‎

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