Beverly Hills CA: Leading Artists Inc 1986. Early Draft Spec script for the season 5 episode 12 "My Mother My Friend" of the popular NBC television sitcom which aired on December 18 1986 here under the working title "Elyse's New Friend." Leading Artists agency wrappers with cardstock note laid in on Leading Artists letterhead to "Webster" screenwriter Robbie Jayson from the assistant of Leading Artists partner Robb Rothman on behalf of screenwriter Kate Boutilier.<br/><br/>When Mallory brings her college friend Allison home to visit and she immediately bonds with Elyse Mallory grows jealous questioning her relationship with her mom. The series was nominated for 19 Emmy Awards over its 7 season run winning 5 including 3 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy awards for Michael J. Fox in a star-making role. <br/><br/>Untitled Leading Artists wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Kate Boutilier. 43 leaves with last page of text numbered 42. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper with light rubbing else Near fine bound internally with three gold brads. Leading Artists Inc unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1978. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is an interdepartmental memo from an agent at the Paul Kohner/Michael Levin agency to Paul Kohner and a copied page noting additional contacts in New York.<br/><br/>Years after his twin sister's untimely death a troubled young man recalls their childhood together-a mostly unhappy one due to their neglectful parents' selfishness.<br/><br/>Set in New York City.<br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers with credits for screenwriters M. T. Wojciechowska and Oriana Rodman. Title page present dated 1978 with credits for screenwriters M. T. Wojciechowska and Oriana Rodman. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus watermarked throughout wrapper Very Good with a silver prong binding. N.p. unknown books
Beverly Hills CA: Orion Pictures 1986. Vintage reference photograph of director Jonathan Demme and actors Jeff Daniels and Melanie Griffith on the set of the 1986 film. <br/><br/>An uptight yuppie is coerced by a free spirited young woman into a road trip back to her home town where things take a more serious turn when her ex-con husband shows up. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Florida New Jersey New York and Pennsylvania. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Annotations in holograph blue marker on bottom margin else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 563. Spicer Neo-Noir. Orion Pictures unknown books
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1987. Vintage promotional photograph of Joel and Ethan Coen on the set of the 1987 film. <br/><br/>Joel and Ethan Coen's slapstick madcap second film was as far removed from their first the 1984 neo-noir "Blood Simple" as is conceivable but equally as brilliant firmly establishing them as two of the most distinctive filmmakers to come out of the 1980s.<br/><br/>Shot on location throughout Arizona. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
London: Connoisseur Films 1971. Vintage reference photograph of director Dusan Makavejev and actress Milena Dravic on the set of the 1971 film. With a printed label specific to the film's UK release affixed to the verso.<br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br/><br/>Noted Yugoslav filmmaker Makavejev's fourth film a surreal political satire banned in his home country upon release and for the next 16 years exploring the relationship between communism and sexuality with a focus on the work of Austrian-American psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich. <br/><br/>8.5 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 389. Ebert III. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Connoisseur Films unknown books
Paris: Columbia Films 1969. Two vintage borderless photographs from the 1969 film including one reference photograph and one studio still.<br/><br/>Director Jacques Demy's first English language film recently a subject of renewed interest in two different documentaries about the Laurel Canyon music scene of the late 1960s.<br/><br/>A young discontented man in a dead-end relationship learns his draft notice has arrived and he is due to report for Army duty the following week. While out trying to raise money to keep his car from being repossessed he sees and becomes obsessed with the beautiful Lola an older French model who works in a "model shop" posing for photographers.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Laurel Canyon Los Angeles.<br/><br/>One 9.75 x 8 inches one 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus one with light toning to the bottom edge the other with a short closed tear to the left edge repaired with paper tape on the verso. <br/><br/>Twilight Time 327. Columbia Films unknown books
Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1972. Vintage reference photograph from the 1972 film showing actress Marisa Berenson. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. <br/><br/>Based on Joe Masteroff's 1966 musical which was based on John Van Druten's 1951 Broadway play "I Am a Camera" which was in turn based on short stories by Christopher Isherwood from his collection "Goodbye to Berlin." A decadent beautiful story of cabaret life desperation and love all under the increasingly deadly presence of the Nazi Party in Weimar-era Berlin. Nominated for ten Academy Awards and winning eight including Best Director Best Cinematography and Best Actress. <br/><br/>Set in Berlin and shot on location throughout Germany.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Allied Artists unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1972. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from Wim Wenders' first film. With the stamp of MK2 distributor on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1970 novel by Peter Handke. A goalkeeper is sent home from a game for foul play leaving the field and spending the night with a cinema cashier whom he proceeds to murder. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Vienna. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus faintly toned.<br/><br/>Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. N.p. unknown books
London: Hammer Film Productions 1967. Collection of seven vintage reference photographs including six borderless from the 1967 film.<br/><br/>The young queen of Icena agrees to share her throne with Justinian a Roman causing consternation among Britons and Romans alike. Loosely based on the life of British folk hero Boudica a famed ruler of the British Celtic Iceni tribe. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Ireland at Powerscourt Waterfall Loch Tay Wicklow Gap Sally Gap and Kilruddery Estate. <br/><br/>Six photographs 9.5 x 7 inches one photograph 8 x 10.5 inches. Generally Near Fine one Very Good plus lightly toned to the edges. <br/><br/>Johnson and Del Vecchio Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography pp. 277-280. Hammer Film Productions unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 Swedish television film showing actor Anders Ek in a menacing demonic mask. With a printed mimeo snipe specific to the film's UK release affixed to the verso.<br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br/><br/>A theatrical troupe is called before the Swedish courts due to their obscene performance material and personal lives leading each troupe member to crack under psychological strain. The film originally aired on September 18 1969 on Sveriges Radio.<br/><br/>8.5 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
Brussels: Pardon Films 1962. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1962 film. With the stamp of Pardon Films on the verso.<br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br/><br/>A five-man team of astronauts is sent to the frozen planet Uranus only to discover a bizarre alien brain capable of inducing mass delusions upon its humanoid guests. <br/><br/>Set in Uranus shot on location in Denmark. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned with pinholes to the corners. Pardon Films unknown books
Universal City: Universal Studios 1984. Collection of six vintage reference photographs from the 1984 film. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. <br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br/><br/>Alex Cox's directorial debut a delicious black satire of Ronald Reagan's 1980s America which filters a punk rock disdain through a hilariously comic lens an immediate cult classic.<br/><br/>After losing his tedious supermarket job at gunpoint and finding his girlfriend sleeping with one of his pals punk rocker Otto Emilio Estevez is tricked by Bud Harry Dean Stanton into repossessing a car. Begrudgingly Otto agrees to be a repo man for the Helping Hand Acceptance Corporation and when a $20000 bounty comes through for a shoddy Dodge Malibu conspiracies abound. Is it drug related Are there aliens in the trunk Or maybe a neutron bomb<br/><br/>Shot on location throughout Los Angeles California.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 654. Destroy All Movies The Complete Guide to Punks on Film. Eureka! 27. Universal Studios unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1942. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1942 re-release of the 1925 film showing director Charlie Chaplin in costume as The Tramp lining up a two camera shot while cinematographer Roland Thotheroh looks on. With holograph ink and pencil annotations regarding layout on the verso along with a stamp reading Key Set. <br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Finler notes on the verso that the shot and the scene Chaplin was shooting was on location in Truckee Northern California near the mountain pass where the Donner Party-on whom the film is partially based-met their tragic end.<br/><br/>Totheroh would shoot much of Chaplin's work including his greatest films-"The Kid" 1921 "City Lights" "Modern Times" 1936 "The Great Dictator" 1940 and of course this one. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly faded with a minute chip at the bottom right corner.<br/><br/>National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 615. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1977. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1977 Italian film. With the stamps of Israeli Film Archive on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on Piero Chiara's 1976 novel. A wealthy war hero befriends a loner with a sailboat taking him home to meet his estranged wife and sister-in-law. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Piedmont Italy. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7 inches. One Near Fine one Very Good plus with pinholes to the bottom edge. N.p. unknown books
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1962. Vintage reference photograph of actress Natalie Wood and the real "Gypsy Rose Lee" Rose Louise Hovick on the set of the 1962 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with holograph ink and pencil annotations regarding layout.<br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br/><br/>Based on the 1959 Broadway musical. The rise to fame of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee aided by her ambitious mother Mama Rose. <br/><br/>Set in New York. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with old cello tape on the top edge. Warner Brothers unknown books
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1949. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1950 film showing director Billy Wilder and a camera crew capturing a scene with actor Erich von Stroheim playing the organ while actor William Holden looks on. <br/><br/>A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" 1951. Winner of three Academy Awards and nominated for another eight including Best Picture. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine lightly faded with brief wear to the corners. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
London: Gala Film Distributors 1994. Vintage studio still photograph from the UK release of the 1994 film under its UK title "Love in the Strangest Way." <br/><br/>A married businessman enjoys what he believes to be a one-night-stand but realizes he's in over his head when the woman shows up for her new job as his son's new nanny. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Gala Film Distributors unknown books
Los Angeles: Continental Distributing 1967. Collection of six vintage reference photographs from the 1967 film. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. <br/><br/>The first film adaptation of James Joyce's influential modernist novel and one of the only adaptations to take its dialogue directly from the book. The film came under heavy threat of censorship due to profane for the time language and was given an X rating in the UK after director Joseph Strick refused to edit out any of the "offending" passages.<br/><br/>Set in Dublin Ireland and shot there on location. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus several lightly toned. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Continental Distributing unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1966. Collection of five vintage reference photographs from the 1966 film showing Herman's Hermits who appear as fictionalized versions of themselves in the film. <br/><br/>A NASA scientist is sent to covertly gather information about Herman's Hermits after the children of US astronauts pick "Herman's Hermits" to be the name of the newest Gemini space capsule. The second US film to feature the British-based band following "When the Boys Meet the Girls" 1965. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1955. Vintage borderless black and white photograph of director Orson Welles filming with a small handheld camera on location for the 1955 British miniseries. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a date stamp reading 12 OCT 1955 and the stamp of TV Times.<br/><br/>The series followed Welles as he toured Europe interviewing famous artists and celebrities throughout Spain England and France. <br/><br/>6.5 x 8.5 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn and wavy. N.p. unknown books
London: Gala Film Distributors 1966. Collection of four vintage reference photographs from the 1966 French film. With printed mimeo snipes specific to the film's UK release affixed to the verso. <br/><br/>A donkey named Balthazar is followed through his life in rural France as he is passed from owner to owner most treating him cruelly. Revered as one of the masterpieces of French cinema. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Yvelines France. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus several with faint soil on the edges. Gala Film Distributors unknown books
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1965. Vintage reference photograph of actors Marlon Brando Janet Margolin and Yul Brynner from the 1965 film. With a printed spirit duplication snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Twentieth Century-Fox.<br/><br/>Based on Werner Jorg Luddecke's 1958 novel. A German pacifist is blackmailed into helping sabotage a German merchant ship carrying a load of rubber a product in short supply for both sides. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1960. Two vintage reference photographs taken during filming on location for the 1960 film one showing actor Elvis Presley on a horse waiting between takes with a camera crew to his left the other showing actress Dolores Del Rio in costume flanked by two unknown crew members with director Don Siegel in the background to the right. With holograph pencil and ink annotations on the verso regarding cropping.<br/><br/>The mixed-race son of a rancher finds his loyalties divided when members of a nearby Kiowa tribe begin raiding neighboring white farms. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Utah and Los Angeles. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>Pitts 1371. N.p. unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1976. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1976 film showing actor Robert Redford stepping out of a taxi with the US Capitol in the background. With holograph ink annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br/><br/>Based on the 1974 book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. <br/><br/>The iconic New Hollywood account of the Watergate investigation starring Redford and Dustin Hoffman in exceptionally strong performances as the Washington Post reporters who uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation. <br/><br/>Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Screenplay and nominated for four others.<br/><br/>7.5 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Spicer US Neo-Noir. N.p. unknown books
Tokyo: Shochiku 1958. Collection of four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1958 film. With the stamp of Shochiku Co. on the verso along with a mimeo snipe noting the film's Japanese title "Higanbana." <br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br/><br/>Based on Ton Satomi's 1957 novel. A businessman hopes to arrange a marriage for his headstrong youngest daughter who has fallen in love with a musician. Director Yasujiro Ozu's first color film. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Tokyo. <br/><br/>6 x 4.5 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>BFI 1071. Criterion Eclipse 3. Shochiku unknown books
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1977 film showing director George Lucas sitting with actor Alec Guinness while shooting on location. <br/><br/>A breakaway blockbuster space epic the first entry in what would eventually become an ongoing series of films and an even larger monolithic franchise. Winner of six Academy Awards and nominated for four others including Best Picture and Best Director. <br/><br/>Set a long time ago in a galaxy far far away and shot on location in Mexico Guatemala Tunisia England and California and Arizona in the US. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Ebert I. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1969. Collection of eight vintage borderless photographs from the 1969 French film. <br/><br/>Based on Rene Barjavel's 1969 novel. A young Parisian man travels to Nepal to find his deadbeat father only to fall in with a group of drug-loving hippies. <br/><br/>Set in Paris and Nepal. <br/><br/>7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1954. Vintage press kit for the 1954 film containing one full-color illustrated promotional pamphlet three black-and-white photographs of cast and crew members holding Academy Awards and one page of promotional reading material introducing the photographs. <br/><br/>Based on screenwriter Budd Schulberg's 1955 novel "Waterfront." A dockworker and would-be prizefighter witnesses a murder at the hands of the local mob boss' men and is forced to stand up to his corrupt union leaders. <br/><br/>Nominated for twelve Academy Awards winning eight including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Hoboken New Jersey and New York City.<br/><br/>Photographs and promotional material Near Fine.<br/><br/>National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 647. Ebert I. Grant US. Scorsese A Personal Journey through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1963. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1963 film showing actors Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Anita Ekberg and Ursula Andress. With cropping annotations in holograph pencil on the verso along with a provenance stamp.<br/><br/>Two sharpshooters duel over a large amount of cash carried by a railway official and eventually settle their differences by opening a casino. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Mojave and Cantil California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>Pitts 1422. Warner Brothers unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1974. Collection of six vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1974 French hardcore film.<br/><br/>A young college student leaves her school and family and seeks employment at a brothel where she enjoys a variety of strange experiences. <br/><br/>Shot on location in France and Sri Lanka. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/><br/>Bier p. 108. N.p. unknown books
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1965 film showing actress Shirley MacLaine in a bikini using a small spy camera. With a stamp noting No 2509 7 on the verso.<br/><br/>Based on William Peter Blatty's 1963 novel. An unlucky CIA operative's U-2 spy plane malfunctions and crashes in the fictional Middle Eastern country of Fawzia threatening to ignite an international incident. <br/><br/>Set in Fawzia. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Universal City: Universal Studios 1968. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Joseph Losey directing actress Mia Farrow during a bathtub scene on the set of the 1968 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso along with a provenance stamp.<br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. <br/><br/>An impoverished woman meets a young girl who claims to be her long-lost daughter believed to have died in a drowning accident years before. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in London. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn with a couple of small bruises near the bottom right corner. Universal Studios unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1941. Vintage photograph of director King Vidor his wife and screenwriter Elizabeth Hill and actors Hedy Lamarr and Robert Young taken to publicize the 1941 film. With provenance stamps on the verso along with a stamp noting No. 81-422. <br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br/><br/>Based on John P. Marquand's 1941 novel. A married businessman locked in a monotonous life recalls his passionate relationship with a beautiful independent young woman twenty years prior. Lamarr's second film with Vidor following "Comrade X" in 1940. <br/><br/>Set in Boston.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light soil to the top edge. N.p. unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1965 film showing producer Joseph Levine and costume designer Edith Head examining actress Carroll Baker's gown side-by-side with Head's original design. <br/><br/>The rise to fame and troubled life of starlet Jean Harlow before her death from kidney failure at 26. Not to be confused with the 1965 film of the same name directed by Alex Segal and starring Carol Lynley.<br/><br/>Set in Hollywood. <br/><br/>7.5 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Olive Films 247. N.p. unknown books
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1972. Vintage borderless photograph of actor Woody Allen from the 1972 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. <br/><br/>Based on Allen's 1969 play. The predecessor of many great films Allen would write and direct throughout the 1970s in terms of shooting style timing romantic themes and the actors involved. Allen had already directed two films at this point "Take the Money and Run" in 1969 and "Bananas" in 1971 but this film is significant in that it predicted the more substantive romantic comedies that would later place him among the most important filmmakers of his era.<br/><br/>10 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus lightly faded. Paramount Pictures unknown books
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1947. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1947 film showing actor Gene Kelly performing a dance step. With a mimeo snipe on the verso.<br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br/><br/>A World War II pilot returns home only to discover his wife seeking a divorce on the recommendation of her overprotective father. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
New York: Grove Press 1970. Collection of five vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film.<br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. <br/><br/>An aspiring young filmmaker wants to make his own films but to raise the necessary money must first make some stag films enlisting the help of several teenage flower-children in 1968 Greenwich Village. Featuring an early appearance by a young Robert Altman who plays a porno distributor. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in New York. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Grove Press unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage borderless black and white photograph from the 1970 film showing actors Robert Redford and Erin O'Reilly.<br/><br/>Two motorbike riders-one a callous womanizer one a shy and unsuspecting young man-find their friendship tested by the arrival of beautiful young runaway at their racetrack. <br/><br/>Shot on location throughout Arizona and California including at the Ascot Park Speedway and the Sonoma Raceway. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1956. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1956 French film noir showing actor Roger Duchesne surrounded by Gallic toughs. With holograph ink annotations to the verso. <br/><br/>Faced with an unlucky streak and debts to pay a former bank robber turned gambler plans a heist of the Deauville casino during Grand Prix weekend. A key French New Wave antecedent and core French film noir.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in the Montmartre district in Paris and Calvados France.<br/><br/>9.5 x 12 inches with a small bottom margin. Near Fine with some light edgewear.<br/><br/>Criterion Collection 150. Grant France. Ebert II. Lee The Heist Film. Selby France. N.p. unknown books
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film here under the working title "Hud Bannon" showing director Martin Ritt on a camera crane.<br/><br/>Based on Larry McMurty's 1961 novel "Horseman Pass By." The arrogant selfish son of a rancher sinks into alcoholism after accidentally killing his brother in a car accident gradually leading to conflict with his hardworking father. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Texas. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly and evenly toned. Paramount Pictures unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1967. Collection of 21 vintage borderless double weight photographs from the 1967 film. Many with the stamp of still photographer Vincent Rossel on the verso one with the stamp of Globe Photos and one with a provenance stamp.<br/><br/>Based on the 1897 novel by Georges Darien. After his inheritance is stolen by his uncle a young man embarks on a life of crime to win back what was taken from him.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Paris.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1977. Final Draft script for the 1978 film. Copy belonging to Mike Lally whose name appears on the front wrapper in holograph ink. Lally was a supporting actor in various detective and crime films though it is unclear what uncredited role he may or may not have played in this film. With holograph pencil annotations throughout. <br/><br/>A satirical comedy and spoof on the 1940s detective genre a San Francisco private detective attempts to prove his innocence in the murder of his partner's wife as well as search for a lost treasure. This was Robert Moore and Neil Simon's follow-up to their 1976 film "Murder by Death." <br/><br/>Set in San Francisco CA. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers noted as Revised Final Draft on the front wrapper written copy No. 97 dated May 16 1977. Title page present dated May 16 1977 noted as Revised Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Neil Simon. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the seminal 1963 film. Partial label on the verso.<br/><br/>Based on the 1960 play by Warren Miller and Robert Rossen which was based on Miller's 1959 novel. The second feature to be directed by independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke following "The Connection" 1961. Both films were statements on the limitations of cinema verite and while appearing improvisational were in fact semi-documentaries with carefully scripted dialogue. Clarke aspired to make a non-judgmental film that resisted the moralizing prevalent in Hollywood "social issue" films. It was the first film to be produced by Frederick Wiseman who would go on to become a legendary documentary filmmaker and was scored by noted jazz composer and pianist Mal Waldron with performances by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in New York. <br/><br/>5 x 8 inches trimmed irregularly with wide margins photograph measuring 3.75 x 4.75 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>National Film Registry. N.p. unknown books
Beverly Hills CA: Warner Columbia Film 1979. Vintage press kit for the French release of the 1979 Australian film containing seven black and white photographs a ten-page booklet of promotional reading material and several promotional stickers.<br/><br/>An unhinged policeman seeks revenge for the murder of his wife and son by a violent motorcycle gang. An Australian New Wave classic the first film in the dystopian Mad Max series followed by "Mad Max 2" 1981 "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" 1985 and "Mad Max: Fury Road" 2015. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Melbourne Australia. <br/><br/>Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine.<br/><br/>Harris Not Quite Hollywood. Warner Columbia Film unknown books
Los Angeles: The Mirisch Corporation 1966. Revised First Draft script for the 1967 film. Laid in is a Call Sheet from the production dated Tuesday November 29 1966. <br/><br/>Based on John Ball's 1965 novel. An African American police detective from Philadelphia is recruited to help solve a murder in a small bigoted Mississippi town. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor for Rod Steiger nominated for two others. After the success of the film version the characters were developed further for a police procedural television series in 1988 developed by James Lee Barrett and starring Carroll O'Connor and Howard Rollins which aired on NBC then CBS from 1988 to 1995.<br/> <br/>Set in the fictional town of Sparta Mississippi and shot largely on location in Illinois. Poitier insisted the movie be filmed in the North because of a 1964 incident in Mississippi in which he and Harry Belafonte had been run off the road and almost killed by Klansmen while in the state to support the SNCC Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.<br/><br/>Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 84 dated July 1 1966. Title page present dated July 1 1966 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Stirliing Silliphant. 134 leaves with last page of text numbered 140. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue pink and white revision pages throughout dated variously between 7/27/66 and 8/10/66. Pages with damp stain on top right of last several pages else Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads.<br/><br/>Call Sheet 8.5 x 14 inches folded horizontally. Near Fine<br/><br/>National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 959. Penzler 101 Greatest Films of Mystery and Suspense. The Mirisch Corporation unknown books
Los Angeles: Jerry Merton Productions Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a small holograph ink annotation to the front wrapper reading "# 39."<br/><br/>Based on popular Western writer Zane Grey's 1923 short story about a prospector who finally strikes gold attributing the fortune to his lucky mule Jenet.<br/><br/>Set in the American Southwest. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Stephen Kandel and novelist Zane Grey. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus lightly toned with a few scratches bound with two gold brads. Jerry Merton Productions unknown books
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1943. Vintage keybook reference photograph of Arthur Lubin and camerman on a crane above the opera house audience from the 1943 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. <br/><br/>Loosely based on the 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux. The second Universal film based on the story following Rupert Julian's 1925 silent film. Nominated for four Academy Awards and winning two including one for Best Cinematography.<br/><br/>Set in Paris.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing and edgewear. <br/><br/>Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors 1931-1946. Universal Pictures unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1969. Two vintage borderless reference photographs of actors Alain Delon and Karen Blanguernon counting money in bed from the 1969 film. One with a stamp specific to the film's French release on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1967 novel by Auguste Le Breton about a small Mafia family planning to steal a collection of diamonds while being pursued by a police commissioner.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Rome New York and Paris.<br/><br/>Approximately 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Grant US. Lee The Heist Film. N.p. unknown books
N.p.: N.p. 1980. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. <br/><br/>Two Americans busk their way across Europe traveling only with their guitars and the clothing on their backs.<br/><br/>Green titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Scott Fitz-Randolph and James L. Stewart. 13 leaves with last page of text numbered 11. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a small dampstain to the front wrapper bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
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