‎Script-writer‎

‎Southern Terry sourcework and screenwriter‎

‎Set of Color Mini Lobby Cards for: THE MAGIC CHRISTIAN‎

‎Los Angeles.: Commonwealth United 1970. Eight 8 x 10" color pictorial mini lobby cards. About fine. A complete set of the mini lobby cards released to promote the US distribution of Southern and Joseph McGrath's embellished film adaptation of Southern's third novel. McGrath directed the British production starring Peter Sellers Ringo Starr Richard Attenborough Laurence Harvey Christopher Lee Spike Milligan Raquel Welch et al. The film was released in the UK on 12 December 1969 with the US opening following on 11 February 1970. Peter Sellers John Cleese and Graham Chapman contributed additional material to the script. Accompanied by a two page single sheet synopsis issued by National Telefilms when it distributed the film in later years. Commonwealth United unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : WRCLIT67585

‎Spencer Eastman (screenwriter)‎

‎Last Witness Original screenplay for an unproduced film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript pencil on the first page. <br /> <br /> Written by Spencer Eastman whose other screenwriting credits include "Hide in Plain Sight" 1980 "Kansas" 1988 "War Party" 1988 and "Night Game" 1989. A story set in West Berlin after the Second World War involving members of the CIA double agents and love interests. <br /> <br /> White untitled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Spencer Eastman. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Xerographically duplicated rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 141195

‎Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, Hedy Lamarr, Claudette Colbert (starring); Jack Conway (director); John Lee Mahin (screenwriter)‎

‎Boom Town Original photograph from the 1940 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1940. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1940 film showing actors Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy getting a faceful of crude. <br /> <br /> Two oil riggers work together over the course of ten years to become oil tycoons but their friendship is strained by their love for the same woman. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Good moderately faded with a chip at the bottom left corner. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 163540

‎Spencer Tracy, Frank Sinatra (starring); Mervyn LeRoy (director); Max Catto (novel); Liam O'Brien (screenwriter)‎

‎The Devil at Four 4 O'Clock Original photograph from the 1961 film‎

‎Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1961. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1961 film. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1958 novel by Max Catto. A precursor to the popular disaster films of the 1970s about a volcanic eruption on a small island in French Polynesia<br /> <br /> Set on the fictional island of Talua shot on location in Maui Hawaii and in Fallbrook California. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with old cello tape at the corners. Columbia Pictures unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 163534

‎Spike Jonze (director); Charlie Kaufman (screenwriter); John Malkovich, Cameron Diaz, John Cusack, Catherine Keener (starring)‎

‎Being John Malkovich Original screenplay for the 1999 film‎

‎Los Angeles: Propaganda Films 1998. Final Draft script for the 1999 film. <br /> <br /> Director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman ended the 1990s and introduced themselves to the world with this highly original film which took the literary concept of metafiction into the realm of popular entertainment and opened many new doors in terms of storytelling in cinema. Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Screenplay.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Los Angeles and Pasadena California and in Jersey City.<br /> <br /> Self wrappers. Title page present noted as Final Version with credit for screenwriter Charlie Kaufman. 54 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Fine bound with two gold brads. Propaganda Films unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 159108

‎Spike Lee (director); Reggie Rock Bythewood (screenwriter); Ossie Davis, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Wendell Pierce (starrin‎

‎Get on the Bus Original photograph from the 1996 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1996. Vintage reference photograph from the 1996 film showing director Spike Lee with a camera on the set. <br /> <br /> A diverse group of 15 African American men travel by bus from Los Angeles to Washington DC to attend the Million Man March. The first film directed by Lee in which he did not appear. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 158404

‎SS. Schweitzer screenwriter; Youngstein Max E. producer S. S.‎

‎The Well at Ras Daga Original screenplay for an unproduced film‎

‎Los Angeles: Max E. Youngstein 1967. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>The story of two of brothers a prospector and an oceanographer who drill for oil on a offshore drilling rig in the Caribbean. Screenwriter Schweitzer would go on to work predominantly in television including writing for "The Bold Ones" "The Senator" "Mod Squad" and "Baretta" among others. <br/><br/>Lavender titled wrappers dated July 10 1967 with credits for screenwriter Schweitzer and producer Youngstein. Title page not present. 130 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Max E. Youngstein unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 132098

‎Stacy Keach, Marianna Hill, Bud Cort, Graham Jarvis (starring); Jack Smight (director); Garrie Bateson (screenwriter)‎

‎The Travelling Traveling Executioner Original photograph from the 1970 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM / EMI 1970. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the UK release of the 1970 US film. Features Stacey Keach. <br /> <br /> Keach is a traveling executioner with a portable electric chair and receives one-hundred dollars for each execution. Arguably one of the actor's best performances. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Light creasing to the corners else Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] / EMI unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 132049

‎Stacy-Judd, Robert , Inscribed To Screenwriter Albert De Pina, Bookplate Of Archaelogist Bruce Bryan‎

‎Kabah: Adventures in the Jungles of Yucatan‎

‎Hollywood: House-Warven Publishers 1951. First Edition 1st Printing. Brown Cloth. Very Good/Good Dustjacket. 57 Illustrations By the Author. 360 Pp. Brown Cloth Gilt. Brown Endpapers. First Printing With 1951 Date On Title Page .Near Fine A Clean Solid Book Small Rubs At Corners. Dust Jacket Priced $5.50Some Wear At Edges With Small Losses And Lower 2 1/2' Of Spine Entirely Chipped Away. Inscribed By Author To Screenwriter Albert De Pina. Bookplate Of Southwest Museum Archaelogist Bruce Bryan <br/> <br/> House-Warven, Publishers hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 059095

‎Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy, June Marlowe, Wilfred Lucas (starring); James Parrott (director); HM. Walker (screenwriter) H. M.‎

‎Pardon Us Original photograph from the 1931 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1931. Vintage reference photograph from the 1931 film. <br /> <br /> In Prohibition-era America two men end up in prison after attempting to sell some home-brewed beer to a policeman. The first feature film to star Laurel and Hardy. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good moderately toned overall with creasing and wear to the corners. N.p. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 151758

‎Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy (starring); Fred Guiol, Leo McCarey (directors); HM. Walker (screenwriter); James Finlayson (starring)‎

‎Sugar Daddies Nine original photographs from the 1927 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1927. Collection of nine vintage reference photographs from the 1927 silent comedy short film. <br /> <br /> Stan and Ollie help a wealthy oil tycoon escape a trio of blackmailers after his money. One the last films released prior to the duo becoming officially billed as Laurel and Hardy. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. One photograph with a scratch to the negative filled in with manuscript black marker else about Near Fine with light curling and some minor edgewear. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 151470

‎Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy (starring); Leo McCarey (director, screenwriter); Lewis R. Foster, HM. Walker (screenwriters) H. M.‎

‎Wrong Again Seven original photographs from the 1929 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1929. Seven vintage reference photographs from the 1929 comedy short film. <br /> <br /> Stan and Ollie mistakenly think a reward for a stolen painting is for a horse with the same name leading to a series of slapstick misadventures when they return the horse instead of the painting. Shot as a silent but issued with synchronized music and sound effects to theatres equipped for sound. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with light curling and the occasional light crease. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 151442

‎Stan; Laurel Oliver Hardy starring; Fred Guiol Leo McCarey directors; HM. Walker screenwriter; James Finlayson starring H. M.‎

‎Sugar Daddies Collection of 9 original photographs from the 1927 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1927. Collection of nine vintage reference photographs from the 1927 silent comedy short film. <br/><br/>Stan and Ollie help a wealthy oil tycoon escape a trio of blackmailers after his money. One the last films released prior to the duo becoming officially billed as Laurel and Hardy. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. One photograph with a scratch to the negative filled in with holograph black marker else about Near Fine with light curling and some minor edgewear. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 151470

‎Stan; Laurel Oliver Hardy starring; Leo McCarey director screenwriter; Lewis R. Foster HM. Walker screenwriters H. M.‎

‎Wrong Again Collection of 7 original photographs from the 1929 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1929. Collection of seven vintage reference photographs from the 1929 comedy short film. <br/><br/>Stan and Ollie mistakenly think a reward for a stolen painting is for a horse with the same name leading to a series of slapstick misadventures when they return the horse instead of the painting. Shot as a silent but issued with synchronized music and sound effects to theatres equipped for sound. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with light curling and the occasional light crease. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 151442

‎Stanley Donen (director); Peter Stone (screenwriter); Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn (starring)‎

‎Charade Original photograph of Cary Grant Audrey Hepburn and Stanley Donen on location for the 1963 film‎

‎Universal City: Universal Studios 1963. Vintage studio still photograph of director Stanley Donen talking with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn while filming on location for the 1963 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. <br /> <br /> The greatest box office success of Donen's career owing to an excellent screenplay and what Donen's biographer Stephen M. Silverman refers to as the film's three stars: "Cary Grant Audrey Hepburn and Paris." Influenced by Alfred Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" but simultaneously lighter and more complex with an even more entertaining tailspin of deception than its predecessor. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Paris.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.<br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 57. Penzler 101. Universal Studios unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 157105

‎Stanley Donen (director); Norman Krasna (play, screenwriter); Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman (starring)‎

‎Indiscreet Original photograph of Ingrid Bergman Stanley Donen and Cary Grant on the set of the 1958 film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Stanley Donen and actors Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant on the set of the 1958 British film. <br /> <br /> Based on screenwriter Norman Krasna's 1953 play "Kind Sir" wherein a lovelorn theatre actress begins an affair with a handsome married economist. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in London.<br /> <br /> 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Olive Films 526. N.p. unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 149927

‎Stanley Donen (director); Johnny Green (musical director); Alan Jay Lerner (screenwriter); Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawf‎

‎Royal Wedding Original photograph from the set of the 1951 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1951. Vintage studio photograph of Jane Powell and Musical Director Johnny Green on the set of the 1951 film. Mimeo snipe French annotations in manuscript ink and crop marks on the verso.<br /> <br /> Tom and Ellen Bowen Astaire and Powell are siblings with a dance act in New York. Their agent books them a gig in London while the Royal Wedding is in progress. On their cruise to England Ellen meets Lord John Brindale Lawford and she misses rehearsal. Upon arriving Tom holds auditions for dance partners and meets Anne Churchill. The siblings are at arms defending their romances and trying to keep their dance act stable. Loosely based on the real-life dancing partners Fred Astaire and his sister Adele. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10.25 inches. Very Good plus light creasing. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 145957

‎Stanley Donen director; Alan Jay Lerner screenwriter; Fred Astaire Peter Lawford Jane Powell Sarah Churchill starring‎

‎Royal Wedding Original screenplay for the 1951 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1950. Revised Composite script for the 1951 film. Two front wrappers present one with the script department receipt intact both noting changes dated 5-12-50 to the script. <br/><br/>Tom and Ellen Bowen Astaire and Powell are siblings with a dance act in New York. Their agent books them a gig in London while the Royal Wedding is in progress. On their cruise to England Ellen meets Lord John Brindale Lawford and she misses rehearsal. Upon arriving Tom holds auditions for dance partners and meets Anne Churchill. The siblings are at arms defending their romances and trying to keep their dance act stable. Loosely based on the real-life dancing partners Fred Astaire and his sister Adele. <br/><br/>Shot on location in England and California. <br/><br/>Goldenrod titled wrappers with two front wrappers present as issued both rubber stamped COMPOSITE SCRIPT on the front wrapper and copy No. 173 on the white studio label dated 5-2-50 with "changes of 5-12-50" and credits for director Donen producer Freed and screenwriter Lerner. Distribution receipt present on the second goldenrod wrapper. 153 leaves mimeograph duplication with pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 5-2-50 and 8-2-50. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 128821

‎Stanley Donen director; Johnny Green musical director; Alan Jay Lerner screenwriter; Fred Astaire Jane Powell Peter Lawford st‎

‎Royal Wedding Original photograph from the set of the 1951 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1951. Vintage studio photograph of Jane Powell and Musical Director Johnny Green on the set of the 1951 film. Mimeo snipe French annotations in holograph ink and crop marks on the verso.<br/><br/>Tom and Ellen Bowen Astaire and Powell are siblings with a dance act in New York. Their agent books them a gig in London while the Royal Wedding is in progress. On their cruise to England Ellen meets Lord John Brindale Lawford and she misses rehearsal. Upon arriving Tom holds auditions for dance partners and meets Anne Churchill. The siblings are at arms defending their romances and trying to keep their dance act stable. Loosely based on the real-life dancing partners Fred Astaire and his sister Adele. <br/><br/>8 x 10.25 inches. Very Good plus light creasing. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 145957

‎Stanley Ellin (novel, screenwriter)‎

‎The Bind Original screenplay for an unproduced film‎

‎London: Winkast Programming 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Stanley Ellin's screen adaptation of his 1970 novel.<br /> <br /> Film rights for Ellin's novel had been bought in 1969 prior to its publication by producer Phil Waxman wanting Robert Redford in the lead. It would not be made into a motion picture until 1979 when Richard C. Sarafian filmed a loosely based comedic adaptation entitled "Sunburn" written by James Booth John Daly and Stephen Oliver and starring Farrah Fawcett-Majors Charles Grodin and Art Carney.<br /> <br /> From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye†Robert Altman 1973 "The Missouri Breaks" Arthur Penn 1976 and “Heat†Michael Mann 1996.<br /> <br /> Jake Deker is a Miami Beach insurance investigator looking into possible insurance fraud in the death of Walter Thoren uncovering false identities blackmail and organized crime.<br /> <br /> Set in Miami Beach Florida. <br /> <br /> Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for novelist and screenwriter Stanley Ellin. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 142. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two flat metal brads. Winkast Programming unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 147367

‎Stanley Goulder (director, screenwriter); Jon Manchip White (play); Basil Dignam, Anthony Ainley, Richard Coleman, Suzanne Neve‎

‎Naked Evil The Obi Original screenplay for the 1966 British horror film‎

‎London: Gibraltar Productions 1965. Revised Draft script for the 1966 British horror film copy belonging to Art Director George Provis with his name written in ink on the top of the front wrapper with manuscript pencil annotations and paste-ups of clippings of goldenrod revision pages throughout here under the working title "The Obi." Laid in is a rough pencil sketch of settings and a set.<br /> <br /> George Provis was a British Art Director and Production Designer who began his career working on quota quickies low budget features made to comply with Britain's Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 in the 1930s. After the Second World War Provis was appointed by British film producer Sydney Box to head the art department at Gainsborough Pictures and is credited on over 120 films.<br /> <br /> Based on the BBC-TV play "The Obi" by Jon Manchip White. At an interracial college in a small British town small glass bottles filled with graveyard dirt and feathers obis sent as Obeah voodoo curses to students and faculty precede a series of voodoo killings on campus. Re-released in 1973 as the television movie "Exorcism at Midnight" following the success of "The Exorcist" with new color sequences with an American cast which re-framed the original black and white film as a flashback. <br /> <br /> Tall tan untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 28.5.1965 noted as Revised Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Stanley Goulder and playwright Jon Manchip White. 104 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with undated goldenrod revision clippings and pages pasted in throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a black plastic comb-binding. Gibraltar Productions unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 166115

‎Stanley Kramer (director); Nevil Shute (novel); John Paxton (screenwriter); Gergory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire (starring)‎

‎On the Beach Original photograph from the 1990 television re-release‎

‎N.p.: Stanley Kramer Productions 1990. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1990 television re-release of the 1959 film. <br /> <br /> In the wake of WWIII what remains of the human race is rapidly annihilated by radiation poisoning. The only habitable part of the planet is southern Australia which will soon become toxic as air currents bring the poisonous fumes south. Survivors grapple with their impending mortality hopeful that somehow they might be spared. The film received two Academy Award nominations. <br /> <br /> Set in Australia shot on location in California and Australia. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a manuscript ink notation to the verso. Stanley Kramer Productions unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 139924

‎Stanley Kramer (director); Nedrick Young, Harold Jacob Smith (screenwriter); Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Theodore Bikel (starri‎

‎The Defiant Ones Original poster for the 1958 film‎

‎N.p.: Curtleigh Productions 1958. Vintage US three-sheet poster for the 1958 US film. The film won two Academy Awards for best writing and cinematography and was nominated for another seven. <br /> <br /> Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier were lauded for their performances in this Academy Award winning drama in which two prisoners from a chain-gang escape. One white one African American the men originally cooperate out of necessity as they are chained to one another. However as they grow familiar with one another a deep bond and mutual respect develops between the men. <br /> <br /> "The Defiant Ones" was shot on a closed set due to the then-provocative subject matter. Special screenings were orchestrated in the southern United States for integrated audiences a relatively uncommon occurrence at the time. Montgomery Alabama however chose to cancel an integrated screening when the White Citizen's Committee Council protested the film claiming it gave rise to "moral support and financial gain to subversive propagandists" AFI catalogue. <br /> <br /> Set in the American South shot on location in California. <br /> <br /> 41 x 81 inches folded. Very Good with numerous pin holes moderate edgewear and extensive tape reinforcements to the verso. Manuscript annotations to the verso and a stamp indicating three-sheet poster. <br /> <br /> Royal Books can arrange for archival linen backing of posters. Please inquire. Curtleigh Productions unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 139877

‎Stanley Kramer director; Milan Stitt screenwriter; Dick Van Dyke Kathleen Quinlan Maureen Stapleton Ray Bolger starring‎

‎The Runner Stumbles Original screenplay for the 1979 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: Mel Simon Productions 1978. First Draft script for the 1979 film. <br/><br/>Father Brian Dyke is a priest in a depressing mining town until one day a new Sister Rita Quinlan joins his parish and changes his perception of life. She is trusting and kind and listens to Father Brian but their relationship takes a turn for the worse landing Father Brian in the role of suspect. <br/><br/>Blue production company Mel Simon Productions wrappers. Title page present dated May 10 1978 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Stitt and director Kramer. Last leaf of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication with photocopied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Mel Simon Productions unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 138126

‎Stanley Kramer director; Nevil Shute novel; John Paxton screenwriter; Gergory Peck Ava Gardner Fred Astaire starring‎

‎On the Beach Original photograph from the 1990 television re-release‎

‎N.p.: Stanley Kramer Productions 1990. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1990 re-release. <br/><br/>In the wake of WWIII what remains of the human race is rapidly annihilated by radiation poisoning. The only habitable part of the planet is southern Australia which will soon become toxic as air currents bring the poisonous fumes south. Survivors grapple with their impending mortality hopeful that somehow they might be spared. The film received two Academy Award nominations. <br/><br/>Set in Australia shot on location in California and Australia. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a holograph ink notation to the verso. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Stanley Kramer Productions unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 139924