|
Wilde Oscar source work: Blum Edwin screenwriter
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
Culver City: Loew's Incorporated / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1943. 105 leaves plus lettered inserts. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in stencil printed wrappers paper label. Some mild creasing label chipped along lower edge some relevant pencil and colored pencil annotations and notes on wrappers but a good copy internally very good. An unspecified but early revised pre- production draft of this screenplay loosely based on Oscar Wilde's 1887 story with a portion of the narrative transposed to a contemporary WWII setting. The film was directed by Jules Dassin starred Charles Laughton Robert Young and Margaret O'Brien and was released in July of 1944. The wrapper bears stamps indicating this is a "Temporary Complete" draft retained as a "File Copy" as well as the characteristic wartime conservation directives. The script went through further revisions well into the third quarter of 1943 and likely beyond. Loew's Incorporated / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : WRCLIT60344
|
|
|
Wilde Oscar: Biro Lajos screenwriter
Group of Six Studio Lobby Cards for AN IDEAL HUSBAND
Los Angeles: 20th Century Fox 1947. Six highly colorful 11 x 14" lobby cards. One card with wedge-shaped closed tear in upper right margin the remaining five a bit dusty at margins some soft creases else very good or better. A good representation of the lobby cards issued to promote the U.S. release of Lajos Biró's screen adaptation of Wilde's 1895 satirical play regarding politics character finances and perception. Alexander Korda directed and Paulette Goddard Michael Wilding Diana Wynyard Hugh Williams played the leads. Cecil Beaton designed the costumes for the Technicolor production. Thea von Harbou wrote the screenplay for the previous 1935 German language adaptation starring Brigitte Helm which was released in the U.S. a decade earlier. After a long career as screenwriter for top market costume pictures Biró died in 1947. 20th Century Fox unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : WRCLIT68402
|
|
|
Wilder Margaret Buell source work: Daniel Jeffrey pseudonym of David O. Selznick screenwriter
An Archive of Script Material Relating to: SINCE YOU WENT AWAY
Culver City: Selznick International Picture / Vanguard Films 1949. Nine volumes. Quarto. Eight items mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only one item pictorial wrappers. Modest use to a few wrappers a bit of rust to a few brads but generally very good to near fine. An interesting lot of material relating to Selznick's 1944 multi-award nominated film adaptation of and elaboration on Wilder's epistolary novel about the Home Front SINCE YOU WENT AWAY: LETTERS TO A SOLDIER FROM HIS WIFE. The film was directed by John Cromwell and Selznick and starred Claudette Colbert Jennifer Jones Joseph Cotten Shirley Temple Monty Woolley Lionel Barrymore and an enormous supporting cast. As originally released in 1944 the film had a running time of 172 minutes; it was recut and re-released in 1949 with a running time of 130 minutes. This archive traces both the original version and the abbreviated version and includes the following items: a SINCE YOU WENT AWAY PART II. 9 April 1943 82 leaves a portion of an abstract or synopsis of the book evidently for use by the writer; b a "Narrative Synopsis of Screenplay" 7 September 1943 158 leaves; c a doorstop of a "Final Shooting Script" 9 September 1943 - January 1944 credited to Jeffrey Daniel - a nome de plume for Selznick which he finally rejected in favor of "By the Producer" - an astonishing 2290 leaves plus lettered inserts and exhibiting a rainbow of mimeo carbon and original typescript dated revises on colored stocks at a virtual 1:1 ratio to unrevised leaves; d 28 leaves of "Retakes / Added Scenes / Wild Lines" 12 April 1944; e & f "Cutting Continuity" and "Dialogue Continuity" for "Foreign Version both 20 September 1946 foliated in reel format; g a "Dialogue & Cutting Continuity" March 1949 clearly the recut version; h a "Spotting List for Recut Version" 22 August 1949 262 leaves; and finally i a copy of the illustrated souvenir program for the original release. At the time the film was the longest and most expensive Selznick production since GWTW a project that he took on as a personal contribution to the war effort. Selznick International Picture / Vanguard Films unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : WRCLIT67555
|
|
|
Wilder Margaret Buell: Daniel Jeffrey pseud of David O. Selznick screenwriter
Souvenir Program for SINCE YOU WENT AWAY
Culver City: Selznick International Picture / Vanguard Films. 22pp. Quarto. Pictorial wrappers. Illustrated with photographs. Wrappers a trifle rubbed but a good copy. The theatre souvenir program for Selznick's 1944 multi-award nominated film adaptation of and elaboration on Wilder's epistolary novel about the Home Front SINCE YOU WENT AWAY: LETTERS TO A SOLDIER FROM HIS WIFE. The film was directed by John Cromwell and Selznick and starred Claudette Colbert Jennifer Jones Joseph Cotten Shirley Temple Monty Woolley Lionel Barrymore and an enormous supporting cast. At the time the film was the longest and most expensive Selznick production since GWTW a project that he took as a personal contribution to the war effort. Selznick International Picture / Vanguard Films unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : WRCLIT67560
|
|
|
Wilder Thornton sourcework and Hayes John Michael screenwriter
Vintage Studio Publicity One Sheet Poster for: THE MATCHMAKER
Los Angeles: Paramount Films 1958. Vintage original 41 x 27" 104 x 69" one sheet poster. Stapleholes from display closed tear at right edge leading to a snag in the printed area otherwise very good. A pictorial one sheet promoting this screen adaptation by John Michael Hayes of Thornton Wilder's 1955 play itself a rewrite of his earlier MERCHANT OF YONKERS. Directed by Joseph Anthony the film starred Shirley Booth Anthony Perkins Shirley MacLaine Paul Ford and Robert Morse et al. This property attracted wider public attention when translated into the musical HELLO DOLLY! Paramount Films unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : WRCLIT70859
|
|
|
Wilkins William Vaughan source work: Reissar Jenia screenwriter
.AND SO VICTORIA
London 1937. 441 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in stencil-printed wrappers. Wrappers a bit creased and nicked but very good. A summary and treatment of Welsh novelist Wilkins' then forthcoming historical novel prepared for consideration of optioning by David O. Selznick for a screen adaptation. No film eventuated. unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : WRCLIT67662
|
|
|
Will Cowan (director); David Duncan (screenwriter), William Reynolds, Andra Martin, Gideon Drew, Carolyn Kearney (starring)
The Thing That Couldn't Die Original photograph from the 1958 film
Universal City: Universal 1958. Vintage photograph from the 1958 horror film. <br /> <br /> When an ancient box is unburied and opened the head of a man executed for sorcery 400 years earlier comes to life and begins telepathically controlling people in an attempt to reunite with his body and regain his full power. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Light diagonal creasing to the corners else Near Fine. Universal unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 153191
|
|
|
Will Eisner (characters); Michael Schultz (director); Steven E. de Souza (screenwriter); Sam J. Jones, Nana Visitor, Bumper Robi
The Spirit Original screenplay for the 1987 television film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers Television 1986. Third Draft script for the 1987 television film which aired on ABC on July 31 1987. Bound in following the script is a two page Staff and Crew List dated March 7 1986 a 19 page Shooting Schedule dated 3/7/86 a ten page Revised Shooting Schedule dated 3/9/86 an eight page Revised Shooting Schedule dated 3/21/86 and a second two page Staff and Crew List dated March 26 1986. Laid in is a Call Sheet dated March 11 1986.<br /> <br /> Not to be confused with the 2008 film directed by Frank Miller starring Gabriel Macht and Eva Mendes.<br /> <br /> Based on the comic book character created by Will Eisner in 1940. Created as a pilot for ABC's proposed 1986 Fall series the project was shelved after ABC changed ownership with the new management finding the pilot "too offbeat and morbid." ABC shelved the pilot without even arranging for test screenings and eventually released it too late for the possibility of a series pickup and with little to no promotion.<br /> <br /> Sam J. Jones stars as Denny Colt a Central City Police Department detective who after an assassination attempt in which he is believed to be dead by the general public becomes the Spirit a mysterious masked vigilante in a blue suit and fedora who is not bound by the rules of regular cops.<br /> <br /> Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated March 10 1986 noted as THIRD DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Steven E. de Souza. 131 leaves with last page of script numbered 84A. Xerographic duplication on yellow leaves rectos only with salmon and cherry revision pages throughout dated 03/19/86 and 03/24/86. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers Television unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 167403
|
|
|
Will Ferrell (starring, screenwriter); Adam McKay (director, screenwriter); Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Kathry
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Original screenplay for the 2004 film
Universal City: Dreamworks 2003. Revised Shooting script for the 2004 film. <br /> <br /> In San Diego in the 1970s successful news anchor Ron Burgundy is forced to confront his prejudices when the station owners hire a woman anchor who promptly proceeds to climb her way to the top. Followed by a 2013 sequel "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues."<br /> <br /> Shot on location in San Diego Los Angeles Glendale and Long Beach.<br /> <br /> Self wrappers. Title page present dated 06/09/03 noted as Shooting Script with credits for screenwriters Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered "112-113". Xerographic duplication on pink stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with light splashes on the title page bound with two gold brads. Dreamworks unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 163381
|
|
|
Will Forte (screenwriter); Don Reo (director); Jay Mohr, Illeana Douglas, Jarrad Paul, Jack Plotnick (starring)
Action: One Easy Piece Original screenplay for the 2000 television episode
Culver City CA: Columbia TriStar Television 1999. Shooting script for the 2000 television episode which originally aired on Fox on September 5 2000. Copy belonging to crew member Lisa Doty with a printed ownership label affixed to the title page. <br /> <br /> The show aired on Fox for one season from 1999-2000 and followed a failed Hollywood producer named Peter Dragon. <br /> <br /> Self wrappers. Title page present dated November 15 1999 noted as Shooting Script with credits for screenwriter Will Forté and director credits for Vahan Moosekian. 32 leaves with last page of text numbered 29. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Columbia TriStar Television unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 156365
|
|
|
Willard Huyck director screenwriter; Robert Grossbach novel; Elliott Marks and Laurie Ridley still photographers; Gloria Katz s
Best Defense Original photograph from the 1984 film
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1984. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1984 US film. Mimeograph snipe affixed to the verso and folded to the recto. <br/><br/>Based on Robert Grossbach's 1975 novel "Easy and Hard Ways Out" about<br/>a lazy engineer whose employer is on the verge of bankruptcy until a mysterious disk from another engineer who suddenly dies helps save his job and his life. <br/><br/>8 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Paramount Pictures unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 132525
|
|
|
Willi Forst (director, screenwriter); Walter Reisch (screenwriter); Adolf Wohlbruck, Paula Wessely, Olga Tschechowa (starring)
Maskerade Original program for the 1934 Austrian film
N.p.: N.p. 1934. Vintage program for the 1934 Austrian film. Text and titles in German. <br /> <br /> A prominent surgeon's wife poses nude but masked for a portrait by a famous artist. The artist must quickly improvise when asked about the identity of the woman in the painting and accidentally implicates a real woman leading to a number of comic misunderstandings. Basis for the 1935 American film "Escapade" starring William Powell and Luise Rainer.<br /> <br /> 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bifold. Very Good plus lightly age toned and edgeworn. N.p. unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 156154
|
|
|
William A. Seiter (director); Devery Freeman (screenwriter); Fred MacMurray, Claire Trevor, Raymond Burr (starring)
Borderline Original mini-banner poster for the 1950 film noir
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1950. Vintage mini-banner poster for the 1950 film noir. <br /> <br /> Police officer Claire Trevor goes undercover to get close to Raymond Burr the leader of a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico. Just as she meets Ritchie she is kidnapped by Fred MacMurray who unbeknownst to her is an undercover federal agent. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Southern 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. Universal Pictures unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 160944
|
|
|
William A. Seiter (director); Devery Freeman (screenwriter); Fred MacMurray, Claire Trevor, Raymond Burr, Jose Torvay, Morris An
Borderline Original photograph from the set of the 1950 film noir
Paris: Milton H. Bren and William A. Seiter Productions 1950. Vintage photograph of actress Claire Trevor and various members of the crew on the set of the 1950 film noir. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. <br /> <br /> US Police officer Madeleine Haley Claire Trevor goes undercover to get close to Pete Ritchie Raymond Burr the leader of a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico. Just as she meets Ritchie she is kidnapped by Johnny Macklin Fred MacMurray who unbeknownst to her is an undercover federal agent. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Southern California. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with three holes punched in the left margin. <br /> <br /> Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Milton H. Bren and William A. Seiter Productions unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 144959
|
|
|
William A. Seiter (director); Michael Fessier, Ernest Pagano (screenwriter); Lucille Ball, Vera Zorina, George Brent (starring)
Lover Come Back Original photograph of Vera Zorina and George Brent from the 1946 film
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1946. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1946 film showing actors Vera Zorina and George Brent. With manuscript pencil annotations on the verso. <br /> <br /> A woman is anxious to spend time with her war correspondent husband when he returns home but begins to suspect he has had several extramarital affairs during his absence and decides to convince him she has been equally unfaithful as retribution. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 150936
|
|
|
William A. Wellman (director); Robert Carson (screenwriter); Fred MacMurray, Ray Milland, Louise Campbell (starring)
Men With Wings Original screenplay for the 1938 film
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1938. Draft script for the 1938 film. With manuscript pencil annotations on the front wrapper. Included with the script are four pages of mimeographed notes regarding main title billing for the film.<br /> <br /> Two aviators' friendship is tested when a love triangle forms between them and their shared childhood sweetheart. Another tribute to the glories of aviation by director and former WWI fighter pilot William A. Wellman best known for "Wings" 1927 the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.<br /> <br /> White titled self wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 1156 and marked as production No. 1172 dated February 15 1938. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 144 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with white and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 2-14-38 and 6-21-38. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine side stapled. Paramount Pictures unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 146054
|
|
|
William A. Levey (director); Nick Castle (screenwriter); Scott Baio, Patrick Swayze, Flip Wilson, Maureen McCormick (starring)
Skatetown U.S.A. Three original photographs from the 1979 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1979. Two vintage reference photographs and one vintage studio still photograph from the 1979 film. <br /> <br /> Two roller-skating rivals compete against each other for a cash prize. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Santa Monica and Los Angeles California. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 158840
|
|
|
William A. Wellman (director); Milton Krims (screenwriter); Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, June Havoc, Berry Kroeger, Edna Best (st
The Iron Curtain Original photograph of Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews from the 1948 film
N.p.: N.p. 1948. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1948 film showing actors Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. <br /> <br /> Based on the real experiences of Ivor Gouzenko a Communist code-breaker assigned to the Soviet Embassy in wartime Canada who defected from the USSR after the war. Subject to controversy upon release with liberals protesting the film's depiction of the Soviet cause and conservatives protesting the liberal picketers. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Ottawa Ontario Canada.<br /> <br /> 10 x 12.75 inches. Very Good lightly creased to the edges. N.p. unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 149732
|
|
|
William A. Graham (director); Dore Schary (screenwriter); Art Carney, John Daly, Vic Damone, Gogi Grant, Pat Harrington Jr., Mah
Westinghouse Presents: The Sound of the Sixties The Sound of The SixtiesOriginal screenplay for the 1961 television special
Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1961. Draft script for the 1961 television special. <br /> <br /> A musical special in the form of a cultural forecast in anticipation of a changing world. The show addresses topics including: science technology politics entertainment and leisure. <br /> <br /> Grey titled wrappers. 83 leaves with last page of text numbered 82. Mimeograph duplication with pink yellow and blue pages throughout. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 143878
|
|
|
William A. Wellman (director); Earl Baldwin (screenwriter); Daniel Ahern (story); Frankie Daro, Ward Bond, Ann Hovey (starring)
Wild Boys of the Road Original photograph from 1933 film
Los Angeles: First National Pictures 1933. Vintage reference photograph from the 1933 pre-Code film. <br /> <br /> Shown is Ann Hovey as she is attacked after stowing away on a train by Ward Bond playing against type as a villainous railroad worker. The rape is not only attempted but takes place a radical element even in a pre-Code film. <br /> <br /> A film that has held up well in that it breaks the stereotype of hobos as nothing more than restless drifters and delves into what fueled the movement during the Great Depression. Many teenagers male and female were forced to leave their homes and ride the rails because their families were unable to provide support. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine with some penciled annotations on the verso regarding another actress in the film Dorothy Coonan who would go on to marry the film's director William A. Wellman. <br /> <br /> National Film Registry. First National Pictures unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 136691
|
|
|
William A. Graham director; Dore Schary screenwriter; Art Carney John Daly Vic Damone Gogi Grant Pat Harrington Jr. Mahalia
Westinghouse Presents: The Sound of the Sixties The Sound of The SixtiesOriginal screenplay for the 1961 television special
Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1961. Draft script for the 1961 television special. <br/><br/>A musical special in the form of a cultural forecast in anticipation of a changing world. The show addresses topics including: science technology politics entertainment and leisure. <br/><br/>Grey titled wrappers. 83 leaves with last page of text numbered 82. Mimeograph duplication with pink yellow and blue pages throughout. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 143878
|
|
|
William A. Graham director; Noah Dietrich Bob Thomas biography John Gay screenwriter; Tommy Lee Jones Ed Flanders James Hampt
The Amazing Howard Hughes Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes Two original screenplays comprising the complete script for the 1977 television film
Studio City CA: EMI Television Programs 1976. Two Revised draft scripts Part I and Part II comprising the complete script for the 1977 television film which was broadcast in two parts on CBS on April 13 and 14 1977.<br/><br/>First script titled "Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes" on front wrapper and titled "'Howard The Amazing Mr. Hughes' Part I" on first page of script has several annotations on front wrapper. In holograph ink on top left is written "Prod Thur 11/18/76" center right is the name "Tommy Lee Jones" with phone number below not in Jones' hand and an "I" immediately following title as well as a "9" in holograph pencil on upper right corner. Script contains two title pages of two revisions first yellow page has the underlined name "Norma" preceded by an asterisk as well as two underlines below the text "REVISED" on lower left in red holograph ink. The second pink title page has "33" on the upper left and a "Part I" on top center left in holograph pencil. Four pages contain strikes in holograph ink. Script contains a few copied annotations on the first 3 pages of script revision date some action changes and a strike with date "Tues 12/21/76."<br/><br/>Second script "Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes Part II" has "33" on upper left of title page and "Part II" top center in holograph pencil. Three pages contain copied annotations revision date character direction and dialogue and a strike with date "Tues 12/21/76."<br/><br/>Based upon the 1972 Howard Hughes biography "Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes" by Hughes' long-time associate Noah Dietrich and AP Hollywood correspondent Bob Thomas. The first of several film depictions of Howard Hughes as an young obsessive perfectionist and an elderly hypochondriac. An early break through role for Tommy Lee Jones.<br/><br/>"Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes" script:<br/>Tan titled wrappers. Two title pages present one dated November 26 1976 the other dated November 16 1976 both noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter John Gay and authors Noah Dietrich and Bob Thomas. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 93. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink yellow and white revision pages throughout dated variously between 11/5/76 and 12-20-76. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.<br/><br/>"Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes Part II" script:<br/>Brown titled wrappers. Title page present dated November 16 1976 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter John Gay and authors Noah Dietrich and Bob Thomas. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 117A. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink and white revision pages throughout dated variously between 11/5/76 and 12/20/76. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. EMI Television Programs unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 147460
|
|
|
William A. Seiter director; Devery Freeman screenwriter; Fred MacMurray Claire Trevor Raymond Burr Jose Torvay Morris Ankrum
Borderline Original photograph from the set of the 1950 film noir
Paris: Milton H. Bren and William A. Seiter Productions 1950. Vintage photograph of actress Claire Trevor and various members of the crew on the set of the 1950 film noir. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. <br/><br/>U.S. Police officer Madeleine Haley Claire Trevor goes undercover to get close to Pete Ritchie Raymond Burr the leader of a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico. Just as she meets Ritchie she is kidnapped by Johnny Macklin Fred MacMurray who unbeknownst to her is an undercover federal agent. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Southern California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with three holes punched in the left margin. <br/><br/>Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Milton H. Bren and William A. Seiter Productions unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 144959
|
|
|
William A. Wellman director; Earl Baldwin screenwriter; Daniel Ahern story; Frankie Daro Ward Bond Ann Hovey starring
Wild Boys of the Road Original photograph from 1933 film
Los Angeles: First National Pictures 1933. Vintage reference photograph from the 1933 pre-Code film. <br/><br/>Shown is Ann Hovey as she is attacked after stowing away on a train by Ward Bond playing against type as a villainous railroad worker. The rape is not only attempted but takes place a radical element even in a pre-Code film. <br/><br/>A film that has held up well in that it breaks the stereotype of hobos as nothing more than restless drifters and delves into what fueled the movement during the Great Depression. Many teenagers male and female were forced to leave their homes and ride the rails because their families were unable to provide support. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine with some penciled annotations on the verso regarding another actress in the film Dorothy Coonan who would go on to marry the film's director William A. Wellman. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. First National Pictures unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 136691
|
|
|
William A. Wellman director; Milton Krims screenwriter; Dana Andrews Gene Tierney June Havoc Berry Kroeger Edna Best starrin
The Iron Curtain Original photograph of Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews from the 1948 film
N.p.: N.p. 1948. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1948 film showing actors Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. <br/><br/>Based on the real experiences of Ivor Gouzenko a Communist code-breaker assigned to the Soviet Embassy in wartime Canada who defected from the USSR after the war. Subject to controversy upon release with liberals protesting the film's depiction of the Soviet cause and conservatives protesting the liberal picketers. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Ottawa Ontario Canada.<br/><br/>10 x 12.75 inches. Very Good lightly creased to the edges. N.p. unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 149732
|
|
|
William A. Wellman director; Robert Carson screenwriter; Fred MacMurray Ray Milland Louise Campbell starring
Men With Wings Original screenplay for the 1938 film
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1938. Draft script for the 1938 film. With holograph pencil annotations to the front wrapper. Included with the script are four pages of mimeographed notes regarding main title billing for the film.<br/><br/>Two aviators' friendship is tested when a love triangle forms between them and their shared childhood sweetheart. Another tribute to the glories of aviation by director and former WWI fighter pilot William A. Wellman best known for "Wings" 1927 the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.<br/><br/>White titled self wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 1156 and marked as production No. 1172 dated February 15 1938. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 144 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Mimeographed rectos only with white and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 2-14-38 and 6-21-38. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine side stapled. Paramount Pictures unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 146054
|
|
|
William Alfred (screenwriter, playwright)
Agamemnon Original screenplay for an unproduced film
New York: Delia Productions 1970. Mimeograph play reproduction of William Alfred's 1954 play "Agamemnon" for an unproduced film based on the play. <br /> <br /> A verse play retelling of the Greek myth in which King Agamemnon is murdered by his wife upon his return to Mycenae after the Trojan War. <br /> <br /> Navy wrappers with a die-cut title window. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Alfred. 102 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three silver brads. Delia Productions unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 129692
|
|
|
William Allen Castleman (director); Alvin L. Fast (screenwriter); Kipp Whitman, Dennis Burkely, Connie Strickland, Carol Speed (
Bummer! Original photograph from the 1973 film
N.p.: Entertainment Ventures 1973. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1973 film. <br /> <br /> The bass player for an amateur rock band The Group goes on a killing spree while travelling with his band on the road.<br /> <br /> Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.<br /> <br /> Thrower Nightmare USA. Entertainment Ventures unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 161563
|
|
|
William Alfred screenwriter playwright
Agamemnon Original screenplay for an unproduced film
New York: Delia Productions 1970. Mimeograph play reproduction of William Alfred's 1954 play "Agamemnon" for an unproduced film based on the play. <br/><br/>A verse play retelling of the Greek myth in which King Agamemnon is murdered by his wife upon his return to Mycenae after the Trojan War. <br/><br/>Navy wrappers with a die-cut title window. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Alfred. 102 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three silver brads. Delia Productions unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 129692
|
|
|
William Asher (director); John McPartland (novel); Joseph Landon (screenwriter); Henry Silva, Elizabeth Montgomery (starring)
Johnny Cool Original photograph of Elizabeth Montgomery from the 1963 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film noir showing a semi-nude Elizabeth Montgomery. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1959 novel "The Kingdom of Johnny Cool" by John McPartland about an exiled American in Rome who recruits a hit man to return to the US and take revenge on the people who forced him to flee. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in New York City Las Vegas and Los Angeles. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. <br /> <br /> Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. United Artists unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 167095
|
|
|
William Asher (director); Leo Townsend and David P. Harmon (screenwriter); Phil Carey, Betty Garrett, and John Barrymore, Jr. (s
The Shadow on the Window Original pressbook for the 1957 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1957. Vintage pressbook for the 1957 film. <br /> <br /> Betty Garrett plays a woman being held hostage by three thugs who have just killed her employer and whose son shocked catatonic by seeing his mother being terrorized helps lead her husband and the police to find her. <br /> <br /> Eight pages saddle stapled 12 x 16 inches. Near Fine with a manuscript ink notation on the front wrapper. <br /> <br /> Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 125414
|
|
|
William Asher director producer; Joseph Landon screenwriter; Henry Silva Elizabeth Montgomery Telly Savalas Marc Lawrence st
Johnny Cool Archive of two original screenplays one partial screenplay a lengthy scene breakdown four sets of revision pages and a photograph contact sheet from the 1963 film
Beverly Hills CA: Chrislaw Productions 1962. Archive of two Draft scripts one unbound a partial "last half of script" an 83-page "Scene Breakdown" four collections of revision pages two of which have annotations and a contact sheet of eleven images from the 1963 film. <br/><br/>The bound script is undated and without revisions likely a first draft. The unbound script largely yellow and blue revision pages dated 7/16 through 8/3 1962 is predominantly a carbon typescript with several ribbon typescript pages both on onionskin and 27 mimeograph duplication pages with a single dialogue annotation on page 26-A and page and scene number annotations on all mimeograph pages in holograph ink. The partial script dated 8/7 through 8/14 is a carbon typescript on on pink onionskin with a typed note "Last Half of Script sent to uncredited producer or crewmember Joe Wiseman" attached to the first page by a clip.<br/><br/>The "Scene Breakdown" is an undated 83 page carbon typescript on onionskin with a single dialogue annotation in holograph pencil likely screenwriter Joseph Landon's initial but extensive treatment. <br/><br/>The collections of revision pages include an eight page carbon typescript "Giordano Mountain Meeting" scene dated 7-18-62 on yellow onionskin. Three copies of a four page carbon typescript on pink onionskin "Notes on Five Victims" dated 8/7 with a handwritten note on purple paper attached by paper clip of "8/7 - Notes on Five Victims Third Rewrite." 46 pages of revisions ranging from page 3 through page 47-A dated 8/17 all on pink paper except for one mimeographed white page 28 of which are on pink onionskin with 36 pages carbon typescript nine ribbon typescript with annotations regarding dialogue motivation plot and strikes in holograph pencil and ink on 17 of the pages. The last collection of revision pages are 29 pink pages all but one are mimeograph duplication dated 10/10/62 five of which are page 124-A including the first page which is carbon typescript on onionskin noted as "Added Scene" by director "Bill Asher" with annotations in holograph pencil and ink the remainder are eight copies of pages 124 125 and 125A. <br/><br/>Lastly is a contact sheet of eleven images with top left image removed five of director William Asher on set three with Henry Silva with the remaining six of a bearded and heavily made-up Silva on the set.<br/><br/>Based on the 1959 Gold Medal paperback crime novel "The Kingdom of Johnny Cool" by John McPartland about an exiled American mobster who sends an Italian outlaw to the US to assassinate his enemies. <br/><br/>Set in Italy New York City and Hollywood shot on location in Southern California. <br/><br/>Bound Script:<br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Joseph Landon. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads.<br/><br/>8/3/62 Script:<br/><br/>Self-wrappers untitled with latest revisions dated 8/3/62 178 leaves with last page of text numbered 162. Largely carbon typescript duplication with several ribbon typescript pages and several mimeograph duplication pages rectos only with blue and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 7-16-62 and 8/3/62. Pages Near Fine overall with first page Very Good with chipping creasing and closed tears to right edge unbound<br/><br/>8/14/62 Partial Script:<br/><br/>Self-wrappers untitled with latest revisions dated 8/14/62. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered 187. Carbon typescript duplication rectos only with pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 8/7 and 8/14. Pages Near Fine overall with first page Very Good plus with chipping creasing and closed tears to right edge bound with metal clip to top left corner.<br/><br/>Revision Pages Very Good plus to Near Fine with some light edgewear.<br/><br/>Contact Sheet 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>Selby Master List US. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. Chrislaw Productions unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 151288
|
|
|
William Asher director; Leo Townsend and David P. Harmon screenwriter; Phil Carey Betty Garrett and John Barrymore Jr. starri
The Shadow on the Window Original pressbook for the 1957 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1957. Vintage pressbook for the 1957 film. <br/><br/>Betty Garrett plays a woman being held hostage by three thugs who have just killed her employer and whose son shocked catatonic by seeing his mother being terrorized helps lead her husband and the police to find her. <br/><br/>Eight pages saddle stapled 12 x 16 inches. Near Fine with a holograph ink notation to the front wrapper. <br/><br/>Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 125414
|
|
|
William Beaudine (director); Carl K. Hittleman (screenwriter); John Carradine, Chuck Courtney, Melinda Plowman (starring)
Billy the Kid Versus Dracula Billy Original screenplay for the 1966 film annotated working copy
N.p.: N.p. 1965. Draft script for the 1966 film here under the working title "Billy." Annotation in manuscript ink on the title page amending the title to "Original Dracula Meets Billy the Kid." Copy likely belonging to screenwriter Carl K. Hittleman with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on virtually every page amending dialogue and scene numbers with two unnumbered pages bound in created on a different typewriter.<br /> <br /> Dracula travels to the American West intent on making the fiancée of the now reformed Billy the Kid his next victim. One of director William Beaudine's final films originally released on a double bill with Beaudine's other Western horror picture "Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter." <br /> <br /> Front wrapper integral with title page with credits for screenwriter Carl K. Hittleman. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Ribbon copy typescript rectos only. Pages Near Fine with cello tape repair and reinforcement to final page bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 158305
|
|
|
William Beaudine (director); Adele Buffington (screenwriter); Leif Erickson, Donald Woods, Rand Brooks, Chuck Courtney (starring
Born to the Saddle Original one sheet poster for the 1953 film
California: Elliott-Shelton Films 1953. Vintage US one sheet poster for the 1953 film. <br /> <br /> A young boy Courtney is befriended by a horse trainer Woods who has the boy train a new horse for an upcoming albeit fixed race. <br /> <br /> Written for screen by Adele Buffington a major proponent of using original screenplays during the silent film era whose credits extend to over 100 Hollywood films. <br /> <br /> 27 x 41 inches folded. A tiny tear else Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Pitts 470. Elliott-Shelton Films unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 138531
|
|
|
William Beaudine (director); Owen Davis, Julien Josephson, Harold Titus (screenwriter); Dorothy Devore, Matt Moore, Ward Crane (
How Baxter Butted In Original double weight photograph from the 1925 film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1925. Vintage double weight studio still photograph from the 1925 silent film. <br /> <br /> Bumbling newspaper clerk Henry Baxter is helplessly in love with a coworker in this silent-era comedy. The subject of his longing barely acknowledges his existence. His unrequited love coupled with his manager's devious daily taunts makes work tortuous for the poor clerk. He begins to day dream about a better life and a less cowardly self. Footage from William Beaudine's 1925 film is believed to be lost. In the still we see a wide shot of the newspaper office in which Baxter works. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pin holes toning overall and two manuscript pencil annotations to the verso. Warner Brothers unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 140352
|
|
|
William Bendix, Stanley Clements, Hoagy Carmichael (starring); Willis Goldbeck (director, screenwriter); Jack Andrews, Frederick
Johnny Holiday Original mini-banner poster for the 1949 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1949. Vintage mini-banner poster for the 1949 film. <br /> <br /> Troubled young adolescent Johnny Holiday is sent to a reform school in Indiana where he must choose between his criminally minded friends and the caring tutelage of Sgt. Walker played by William Bendix.<br /> <br /> Set in and shot on location in Indiana.<br /> <br /> 4.75 x 28 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremities. United Artists unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 160941
|
|
|
William Beaudine (director); Monroe Manning, Charles O'Neal (screenwriter); June Lockhart, Hugh Reilly, Jon Provost, Robert Howa
Lassie's Great Adventure Original photograph from the 1963 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film. <br /> <br /> While trying to save a hot air balloonist Lassie and Timmy get stuck in the balloon and must fend for themselves in the wild. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Fine. <br /> <br /> Weldon 1983. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 159366
|
|
|
William Beaudine director; Adele Buffington screenwriter; Leif Erickson Donald Woods Rand Brooks Chuck Courtney starring
Born to the Saddle Original poster for the 1953 film
California: Elliott-Shelton Films 1953. Vintage US one-sheet poster for the 1953 film. <br/><br/>A young boy Courtney is befriended by a horse trainer Woods who has the boy train a new horse for an upcoming albeit fixed race. <br/><br/>Written for screen by Adele Buffington a major proponent of using original screenplays during the silent film era whose credits extend to over 100 Hollywood films. <br/><br/>27 x 41 inches folded. A tiny tear else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Pitts 470. Elliott-Shelton Films unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 138531
|
|
|
William Beaudine director; Owen Davis Julien Josephson Harold Titus screenwriter; Dorothy Devore Matt Moore Ward Crane starr
How Baxter Butted In Original double weight photograph from the 1925 film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1925. Vintage double weight studio still photograph from the 1925 silent film. <br/><br/>Bumbling newspaper clerk Henry Baxter is helplessly in love with a coworker in this silent-era comedy. The subject of his longing barely acknowledges his existence. His unrequited love coupled with his manager's devious daily taunts makes work tortuous for the poor clerk. He begins to day dream about a better life and a less cowardly self. Footage from William Beaudine's 1925 film is believed to be lost. In the still we see a wide shot of the newspaper office in which Baxter works. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pin holes toning overall and two holograph pencil annotations to the verso. Warner Brothers unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 140352
|
|
|
William Berke director; Carroll Young screenwriter; Johnny Weissmuller Buster Crabbe Anita Lhoest Rick Vallin starring
Captive Girl Original poster for the 1950 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1950. Vintage US insert poster for the 1950 film. Copy No. 50/306 rubber-stamped in red on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on Alex Raymond and Don Moore's 1934 comic strip and fourth in the series. The first three films featuring "Jim" are "Jungle Jim" 1948 "The Lost Tribe" 1949 and "Mark of the Gorilla 1950 all starring Weismuller who would go on to star in 12 more films of the series. <br/><br/>Jungle Jim Weissmuller fights a treasure hunter and a witch doctor while trying to save the lovely Joan Lhoest who has a pet tiger. <br/><br/>14 x 36 inches folded. Very Good with holograph pencil annotations on the verso pinholes a few tiny edge tears and two non-issue horizontal folds. Columbia Pictures unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 138527
|
|
|
William Byron Hillman (screenwriter)
Campus Call Original screenplay for an unproduced film circa 1980s
N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Manuscript ink annotations to the title page and page 82. <br /> <br /> A teen comedy about a serious young girl who moves with her widowed father from Toronto to California where she quickly becomes immersed in her high school classmates' hijinks. <br /> <br /> Set in Toronto and California. <br /> <br /> Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter William Byron Hillman. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with first leaf separated from the binding bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 153888
|
|
|
William Castle (director); Henry Jordan (screenwriter); Howard Duff, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, Tony Curtis (starring)
Johnny Stool Pigeon Original post-production script for the 1949 film noir
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1949. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1949 film noir.<br /> <br /> A career criminal agrees to help the federal agent who put him behind bars in infiltrating a drug smuggling syndicate. An early film appearance as a mute murderous henchman by Tony Curtis here credited as "Anthony Curtis."<br /> <br /> Partially shot on location in California Arizona and Sonora Mexico. <br /> <br /> White titled self wrappers noted as CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE on the front wrapper production No. 1606 dated JUNE 28 1949 with credits for director William Castle actors Howard Duff Shelley Winters Dan Duryea and other cast members. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with light soiling on the front wrapper bound with two gold brads at the top edge.<br /> <br /> Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 146230
|
|
|
William Castle director; Frederick Kohner screenwriter; Fred Brady screenwriter; Richard Conte Julia Adams Fred Clark starring
Hollywood Story Collection of four original photographs from the 1951 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1951. Collection of four vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1951 film. <br/><br/>The story centers around a long unsolved murder case from the silent movie era. A young producer decides to make a film about the case and subsequently becomes tangled up in the once dormant mystery. <br/><br/>Set in Hollywood shot on location in California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a small closed tear to the top margin of image 1660-26AD. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 139726
|
|
|
William Castle director; Robert Dillon screenwriter; Murray Hamilton Joyce Taylor Hugh Marlowe Khigh Dhiegh Norma Varden sta
13 Frightened Girls Collection of eight original photographs from the 1963 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1963. Collection of eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1963 film. Stamped production No. 63-213 on the verso. <br/><br/>Several teenage daughters of diplomats help an intelligence agent uncover an international plot to sabotage the US. <br/><br/>Set in Switzerland shot on location in San Bernardino California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly and evenly toned to the edges and one with a light crease to the center of the photograph. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Columbia Pictures unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 150651
|
|
|
William Desmond Taylor (director); Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (novel); Frances Marion (screenwriter); Mary Pickford, Casson Ferguson
How Could You Jean Original photograph from the 1918 film
US: Artcraft Pictures / Mary Pickford Company 1918. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1918 film. With an identifying manuscript notation on the verso. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1917 novel by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd about a young socialite and a millionaire who meet and fall in love while pretending to be a cook and a hired hand respectively. No known prints of the film survive and it is considered lost. <br /> <br /> 8.75 x 7.75 inches irregularly trimmed. Very Good plus. Diagonal crease to the top corner with a short closed horizontal tear to one edge. Artcraft Pictures / Mary Pickford Company unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 143521
|
|
|
William Desmond Taylor director; Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd novel; Frances Marion screenwriter; Mary Pickford Casson Ferguson starri
How Could You Jean Original photograph from the 1918 film
US: Artcraft Pictures / Mary Pickford Company 1918. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1918 film. With an identifying holograph notation on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1917 novel by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd about a young socialite and a millionaire who meet and fall in love while pretending to be a cook and a hired hand respectively. No known prints of the film survive and it is considered lost. <br/><br/>8.75 x 7.75 inches irregularly trimmed. Very Good plus. Diagonal crease to the top corner with a short closed horizontal tear to one edge. Artcraft Pictures / Mary Pickford Company unknown books
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 143521
|
|
|
William Diehl (director); Raymond Marlowe Jr. (screenwriter); Gerald Richards, Edmund Genest, Linda Cook (starring)
All the Young Wives Original photograph from the 1973 film
N.p.: United Film Organization 1973. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1973 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. <br /> <br /> A wealthy rancher and land baron has his way with the local wives but when his own wife starts a fling with his horse trainer who has nothing to lose trouble is imminent. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Atlanta Georgia. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. United Film Organization unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 161459
|
|
|
William Dieterle (director, starring); Charlotte Hagenbruch (screenwriter); Lien Deyers, Julius Brandt, Elsa Wagner (starring)
Rustle of Spring Fruhlingsrauschen Seven original oversize photographs from the 1929 German silent film
N.p.: N.p. 1929. Seven vintage oversize double weight reference photographs four of William Dieterle and Lien Deyers two of Dieterle and one of Dieterle and Nikolai Malikoff from the 1929 German silent film—made prior to Dieterle fleeing Germany.<br /> <br /> Viola von Birkenfeld Deyers falls madly in love with the young Friedrich von Bornim Dieterle while he cares for her grandfather after an accident. Upon finding out Friedrich is married her grandfather seeks retribution for breaking his granddaughter's heart. <br /> <br /> 15.5 x 12 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 151068
|
|
|
William Dieterle (director); Irving Lippman (photographer); Harry Kleiner (screenwriter); Rita Hayworth, Stewart Granger, Charle
Salome Original photograph from the set of the 1953 film
N.p.: N.p. 1953. Vintage reference photograph of Rita Hayworth and Stewart Granger with director William Dieterle and crew from the set of the 1953 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. <br /> <br /> Columbia Pictures highly fictionalized and flamboyant Technicolor Biblical epic now considered a camp classic wherein Princess Salome Hayworth daughter of King Herod a deliciously lecherous Charles Laughton returns home from banishment and falls in love with Roman Commander Claudius Granger but is maliciously used by her evil mother Queen Herodias Judith Anderson to insure the execution of her critic John the Baptist Alan Badel.<br /> <br /> Shot on location in Israel. <br /> <br /> 10.25 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with creasing and two small closed tears to right margin. N.p. unknown
Referentie van de boekhandelaar : 150545
|
|
De zoekresultaten per email ontvangen
Zoekresultaten downloaden als PDF
RSS feed
Permanente link
