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Claude Rank screenwriter
All the Diamonds in the World Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: Montfort-Intermovie. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With annotations to the title page in holograph pencil and ink. <br/><br/>Rocky has been prospecting diamonds for five years enough to build a reputation for himself and grow tired of working in the corporate structure under a boss who owns all the land he can see and a chief of police who hates everything about him. After murdering two men sent to kill him Rocky and his large companion Big Joe head back out to an illegal diamond operation where he has already dug up four or five million dollars worth of jewels only to find the biggest haul of his life and have his boss order hundreds of police into the vast desert owned by the corporation to shoot irregulars on sight. <br/><br/>Set in South Africa. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers. Title page present noted as First Draft with credits for screenwriter Claude Rank. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with a silver prong binding. Montfort-Intermovie unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140672
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Percival Christopher Wren novel; Millard Kaufman screenwriter
Beau Geste Original screenplay for the 1966 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1965. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single notation in holograph pencil. <br/><br/>Based on a 1924 adventure novel of the same name involving three brothers who seek adventure and find it by leaving England and enlisting in the French Foreign Legion following the left of a valuable jewel from a relation of theirs. The novel has been adapted to film several times in 1926 1939 1966 and 1982 as a BBC serial. The story is set before World War I and is an accurate and adventurous portrayal of life in the French Foreign Legion the division of the French Army made up of foreign nationals who fight for France all over the world. <br/><br/>Set in Algeria. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers noted as Revised First Draft Screenplay on the front wrapper dated March 29 1965. Title page present noted as Revised First Draft Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Millard Kaufman. 165 leaves with last page of text numbered 164. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140645
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Dean Kenneth Goodhill screenwriter
Beverly High Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1975. Revised script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>Jim turns 18 years old and attends Beverly Hills High School where he begins fawning over Stephanie a model and fellow senior with an abusive mother. Stephanie is leading a double life concealing her lesbian inclinations while also losing her virginity to Jim which brings on the condemnation from her mother and Jim's parents. When everything becomes revealed and Stephanie and Jim confess their love for each other she must figure out a way out of Beverly Hills before her mother can have her committed to a mental asylum. <br/><br/>Set in Beverly Hills. <br/><br/>Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 15 1975 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriter Dean Kenneth Goodhill. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140613
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Jean Paul Clebert author; Clive Rees director screenwriter; John Gould screenwriter; Peter Sellers Charles Aznavour Jeremy Ke
The Blockhouse Original screenplay for the 1973 film
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1973. Draft script for the 1973 film. With a single notation to the title page in holograph ink indicating this copy is from Barry Levinson. <br/><br/>Based on the 1955 novel "Le Blockhaus" by Jean-Paul Clebert the story follows a mixed-group of forced laborers held by German forces taking shelter in a German bunker on D-Day. However due to the heavy shelling they are entombed in the blockhouse. Fortunately it is a storehouse as well so the prisoners have food to last them for years but unfortunately they are permanently trapped in there. The film deals with how they lived in their underground prison and their eventual deaths. <br/><br/>Set in Normandy shot on location in Guernsey Channel Islands. <br/><br/>Blue blank wrappers with die cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter John Gould and author Jean-Paul Clebert. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 140. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140845
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Thomas E. Thompson screenwriter; Raymond Radiguet novelist
The Devil in the Flesh Original screenplay for an unproduced film copy belonging to Marvin Paige
N.p.: N.p. 1979. Revised Final Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in are two additional half sheets of paper. Copy belonging to casting director Marvin Paige with his name on label tape adhered to the front wrapper. <br/><br/>Based on Raymond Radiguet's novel "Le Diable au corps" this unpublished novel features a young married woman with a husband away fighting a war and her affair with a sixteen year old boy. Published in France it was incredibly scandalous especially as it was published after France had exited World War I and the novel was proven later to be partly autobiographical. Two movies one in 1947 and another in 1986 were produced based on this book and despite being written this screenplay was never adapted for full production. <br/><br/>Thomas Thompson was a screenwriter best known for his extensive work writing and producing episodes of the television series "Bonanza" which ran from 1959 until 1969. <br/><br/>Set in France. <br/><br/>Brown untitled vinyl three-ring binder with logo of the Von-Young Agency printed on the front board. Title page present dated May 2 1979 noted as Revised Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Robert E. Thompson and novelist Raymond Radiguet. 134 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine binder Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140079
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J. Lee Thompson director; Gail Morgan Hickman screenwriter; Charles Bronson Kathleen Wilhoite Carrie Snodgress Robert F. Lyon
Murphy's Law Original screenplay for the 1986 film
New York: Cannon Films 1985. Third Draft script for the 1986 film. With ten additional pages laid in regarding stunts and stuntmen with holograph ink annotations. Holograph ink annotations throughout the script all regarding stunts see images. <br/><br/>A hardened LAPD detective Bronson is growing older and slipping into a life fueled by alcohol when he is framed by ex-convict Joan Freeman Snodgress as vengeance for putting her in jail years later. In jail he is handcuffed to Arabella McGee Willhoite a foul-mouthed petty criminal he put behind bars as well with whom he escapes prison and sets off to prove Freeman is the true killer. After a twisted story with bad cops with mob connections and a criminal who is more a friend than imagined the film ends with a showdown in which McGee's life hangs in the balance. <br/><br/>Set in Los Angeles and shot on location there. <br/><br/>Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated September 25 1985 noted as Third Draft with credits for screenwriter Gail Morgan Hickman. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Cannon Films unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140571
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Robert K. Lansford screenwriter
Invasion of Privacy Original treatment script for an unproduced film
Hollywood: Marford Productions. Original Treatment script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>Marta Raynes meets her fiance's college roommate in San Juan James Holliday a brilliant chemist. Raynes runs a patent firm and soon Holliday brings her a new kind of tobacco leaf. What she is interested in is the camouflage he has accidentally developed but when an intern spills coffee all over his paperwork and changes his name to a different client James Halliday the money and patent are awarded to the wrong widow who will not give up the money until it is revealed she is a felon a scam artists and a bigamist. <br/><br/>Set in San Juan Washington and Miami. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for Robert K. Lansford. 65 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 64. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with some dampstaining bound with one gold brad. Marford Productions unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140802
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Blake Edwards director; Jonathan Reynolds screenwriter; Dudley Moore Amy Irving Ann Reinking Richard Mulligan starring
Micki and Maude Mickey and Maude Original screenplay for the 1984 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1984. Draft script for the 1984 film. With a few annotations in holograph ink throughout. <br/><br/>Rob Salinger Moore works as a television reporter and his wife Micki Reinking is a lawyer who is having difficulty getting pregnant to the chagrin of Rob. While working Rob meets a cellist Maude Irving who he begins dating without mentioning his wife. She soon becomes pregnant as well as his current wife and he ends up marrying Maude as well. To hide his bigamy he uses work as an excuse to spend days with one woman and nights with another. The women eventually find out about each other as they go into labor at the same time and are at the same hospital on the same floor. <br/><br/>Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper is present dated March 7 1984 with a credit for screenwriter Jonathan Reynolds. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Later generation photocopy with revision pages throughout dated variously between March 6 1984 and March 22 1984. Pages Very Good plus wrapper missing bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140554
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Earl Eby director; James B. Allardice Richard Flournoy Grant Garett Horace Jackson screenwriter; Betty Blythe Alexander Camp
Lux Video Theatre: Bedtime Story Original teleplay script for the 1955 series
Burbank CA: J. Walter Thompson Agency 1955. Draft script for the Season 6 Episode 7 of the 1955 television series originally broadcast November 10 1955 on NBC on live television and is today lost. Copy belonging to Marguerite Chapman who played Jane Drake her name in holograph pencil on the first page. With annotations in holograph grey and red pencil throughout. <br/><br/>Lux Video Theatre was a television series that ran from 1950 until 1957 presenting teleplays and adaptations of films and plays in condensed versions. This particular episode deals with a playwright working on stopping his wife from retiring so that she may star in his next production. <br/><br/>36 leaves with last page of text numbered 37. Mechanical duplication with revision pages throughout dated November 10 1955. Pages Very Good wrapper missing bound with one gold brad. J. Walter Thompson Agency unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140047
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Brian Mori screenwriter
Tumbleweed Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single notation in holograph ink. <br/><br/>Pete is a freeloader who makes a little money at the swap meet but has a keen propensity for getting laid off and living off his current wife. When wife number two tells him he has to keep his job for six months so that she won't run out on him with their child he gets fired in a matter of weeks for insulting a receptionist and being a bad bowler. Rather than go home he hitches to Las Vegas and is picked up by a smut dealer who robs him before he gets to his destination. After getting fired from a restaurant he ends up at Caeser's Palace looking for his ex-wife who is getting too old to be a showgirl and wants nothing to do with Pete. <br/><br/>Set in California and Nevada. <br/><br/>White titled self wrapper lacking rear wrapper with credits for screenwriter Brian Mori. 147 leaves with last page of text numbered 145. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a comb binding. N.p. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140830
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John Haggarty screenwriter; Claude Rank author
That Man in Stockholm Original screenplay for an unproduced film
Paris: Criterion Film. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>A beautiful Soviet skier and pilot is taken hostage by a gangster who also steals the mysterious Weapon D capable of beginning a nuclear war which is all a part of his plan to destroy the world and repopulate it with the smartest most beautiful people. She is saved and subsequently also captured by an American Jeff Larsen who goes against his country's orders and instead flees with Natasha to his hunting lodge where they are again captured by the gangster Guy and they must figure out a way to stop him and save the world. <br/><br/>Set in Scandinavia. <br/><br/>Orange titled Hart Multi-Copy wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter John Haggarty and author Claude Rank. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two silver brads. Criterion Film unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140796
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David Harmon screenwriter
Boiling Point Original screenplay for an unproduced film
Los Angeles: H. N. Swanson 1962. Third Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>Police receive a call on a scorcher of an early morning that someone in a apartment building will be killing themselves. They arrive on the scene to find the caller with a gun and shooting wildly at anyone who begins to walk up the steps to him. A sick boy is trapped on the same floor as him as well as an adulterous couple and an old couple content to die. The boy is revealed to have a bottle of nitroglycerine and plans to take out the whole building at 5:30 am on July 16th to make the occasion of the first atomic bomb leaving the police in a race against time to figure out how to diffuse the situation. <br/><br/>Set in New York City. <br/><br/>Gray titled wrappers. Title page present dated September 14 1962 noted as Third Draft with credits for screenwriter David Harmon. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 146. Mechanical duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between September 24 1962 and September 25 1962. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. H. N. Swanson unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140839
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Jud Taylor director; Eric Bercovici screenwriter; Pete Hamill novelist Luca Bercovici Tom Berenger John Cassavetes Anthony C
Flesh and Blood Flesh and Blood: Part Two Original teleplay script for the 1979 film
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1978. Final Draft script for the 1979 television film. <br/><br/>Based on the novel by Pete Hamill a convict begins boxing while in prison excelling to great lengths in his newfound sport. Upon release he begins training and pursues a career as a professional boxer. Nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor. <br/><br/>Salmon titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 5 1978 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Eric Bercovici and novelist Pete Hamill. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 204. Mechanical duplication with blue pink yellow and green revision pages throughout dated variously between October 13 1978 and December 5 1978. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140048
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Jules Verne author; William Dear director; David M. Evans Robert Gunter screenwriter; David Dundara Farrah Forke Kim Miyori
Journey to the Center of the Earth Original screenplay for the 1993 film
Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1992. First Draft script for the 1993 television mini-series. <br/><br/>Based on the novel by Jules Verne this film is a science fiction fascination of the exploration of the center of the Earth. One of many adaptations of the story for visual consumption the plot features a crew which navigates a vessel through an active volcano on a journey to the Earth's core. Along the way they encounter a yeti and name him Daedalus and an evil force which controls all the oddities they encounter on their trip. <br/><br/>Set at the Earth's core shot on location in the jungles of Australia The Basin Victoria the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds in Flemington Victoria Australia and New Zealand. <br/><br/>Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated March 11 1992 noted as Second Draft with credits for screenwriters David Mickey Evans and Robert Gunter. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140596
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Robert Butler director; Michael Kozoll Steven Bochco screenwriter; Daniel J. Travanti Michael Conrad Michael Warren Bruce We
Hill Street Blues: Politics as Usual Original teleplay script for the 1981 television episode
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1980. First Draft script for Episode 3 from Season 1 of the 1981 television series. The debut season of the show received eight Emmy Awards and a total of 98 Emmy nominations during its seven season run. <br/><br/>A police drama with the appearance of a documentary feel. In the last episode a presidential visit is scheduled for the Hill Street Station. In this episode negotiations about the visit continue while old partners split up and some cops take bribes. <br/><br/>Set on Hill Street. <br/><br/>Red untitled wrappers. Title page present dated October 20 1980 noted as Script #2 with credits for screenwriter Michael Kozoll and Steven Bochco. 63 leaves with last page of text numbered 60. Mechanical duplication with revision pages throughout dated variously between June 28 1980 and October 20 1980. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140786
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Walter Salles director; Jack Kerouac author; Jose Rivera Harold Manning Michael Herr Francis Ford Coppola screenwriter; Sam R
On the Road Original screenplay for the 2012 film
New York: IFC Films 1980. Early unused Draft script for the 2012 film. <br/><br/>Francis Ford Coppola bought the rights for Jack Kerouac's seminal generation-defining novel in 1980 for $95000. Coppola then struggled to find a screenwriter to adapt the book as well as find a director. Eventually he settled on screenwriter Jose Rivera. Before that however he had drafts written under his direction from Michael Herr Barry Gifford Russell Banks and even one himself with son Roman. This draft is one of the first attempts of Coppola to adapt the novel which would not be made into a film until 2012 using Rivera's script under the direction of Walter Salles and produced by Coppola. The film version was first proposed in 1957 by Kerouac himself who wrote a one page appeal to actor Marlon Brando asking Brando to play the part of Dean Moriarty while Kerouac would play Sal Paradise. He never received a response from Brando. <br/><br/>After his father is buried Sal Paradise becomes acquainted with Dean Moriarty and along with his friend Carlo Marx decides to experience America from behind the wheel of a car rather than in the dusty classrooms of Columbia University. <br/><br/>Set in America shot on location in Canada America and Mexico. <br/><br/>Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present noted as Second Draft with credits for screenwriters Francis Coppola and Michael Herr. 176 leaves with last page of text numbered 174. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. IFC Films unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140580
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Per Anders Fogelstrom author; Ingvar Skogsberg screenwriter; Alan Blair translator
City of My Dreams Original screenplay for an unproduced film
Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri SF 1975. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>An unproduced English-language version of "Mina Drommars Stad" or "City of My Dreams" a 1976 Swedish film written and directed by Ingvar Skogsberg based upon a novel by Per Anders Fogelstrom. Young Henning and his three friends struggle to survive with their freedom intact in 19th century Stockholm. Based on the life of Fogelstrom. This was the Swedish entry to the 1976 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but it was not selected as a nominee. <br/><br/>Set in Stockholm shot on location there. <br/><br/>White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated January 26 1975 noted as Scenario Version with credits for author Per Anders Fogelstrom screenwriter Ingvar Skogsberg and translator Alan Blair. 151 leaves with last page of text numbered 150. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with a white velo binding. Svensk Filmindustri [SF] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140794
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Arthur Hiller director; John Fusco screenwriter producer; John Goodman Kelly McGillis Trini Alvarado Bruce Boxleitner starri
The Babe Original screenplay for the 1992 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1990. Revised script for the 1992 film. <br/><br/>A biography of famed baseball legend Babe Ruth who was born in Baltimore and given to an orphanage there by his father. He soon demonstrates his amazing hitting ability and adopted by a scout who has him play for the Orioles until he is sold to the Red Sox and consequently angers the owner and is sold to the Yankees for whom he helps win the 1932 World Series. He is soon pushed out of the spotlight by Lou Gehrig and eventually sold to the Braves. At the end a boy he met at the start of his career is all grown up and reminds him that Ruth is still his hero and that he's the best. <br/><br/>Set in Baltimore New York Boston Pittsburgh Chicago shot on location in Chicago and California. <br/><br/>Title page present dated November 22 1990 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriter John Fusco. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Later generation photocopy. Pages Very Good plus wrapper missing bound with two gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140555
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Kathy Cohen screenwriter
The Gossip Columnist Original screenplay for an unproduced film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1988. Second Revised Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>After one too many liabilities Joe is demoted from sports writer to gossip columnist at a New York newspaper especially after the former columnist entered rehab and does not plan to leave. His befriends Samantha Worthington who gives him the goods on the dirt around the city as she struggles to find a rich husband after her rich father told her he is cutting her off financially. From hating each other to tormenting each other's lives to loving each other Samantha finds a wealthy Hungarian count to marry and breaks it off in the eleventh hour for Joe who she has loved this whole time. <br/><br/>Set in New York City. <br/><br/>Pink titled wrappers dated November 1 1988. Title page present dated November 1 1988 noted as Second Revised Draft with credits for screenwriter Kathy Cohen. 119 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140791
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Terry Leonard director; John Gatliff screenwriter; Fred Dryer Joseph Gian Sasha Mitchell Peter Parros starring
Death Before Dishonor Original screenplay for the 1987 film
Atlanta GA: New World Pictures 1986. Revised Draft script for the 1987 film. With a few annotations in holograph pencil throughout. <br/><br/>Gunnery Sergeant Burns Dryer is sent to the Middle East where he acts as a guard at the local US Embassy. However due to the pacific nature of the ambassador the marine corps detachment is severely limited in their ability to protect the base thus allowing terrorists to take over and take everyone hostage except Burns. Now Burns must act as an army of one to defeat the terrorists and save the Americans. <br/><br/>Set in the Middle East. <br/><br/>White titled self wrappers noted as Revised Draft on the front wrapper dated February 24 1986 with credits for screenwriter John Gatliff. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Photographically reprodcued with revision pages dated between February 18 1986 and February 24 1986. Pages Very Good plus wrapper missing bound with two gold brads. New World Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140590
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Joseph A. Raciti Carlyle screenwriter
The Life of Porfirio Guerrero Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>A cab driver in Mexico is devoutly dedicated to his daughter which causes a great change in his life. <br/><br/>Joe Raciti was an actor best known for his work in "The Firebrand" 1962 in which he portrayed Jack Garcia. <br/><br/>Set in Mexico City. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Joseph A. Raciti-Carlyle. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140050
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Norman Rene director; Craig Lucas screenwriter playwright; Alec Baldwin Meg Ryan Kathy Bates Ned Beatty starring
Prelude to a Kiss Original screenplay for the 1992 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1990. Draft script for the 1992 film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1988 play of the same name also by Craig Lucas. A young pessimistic woman who is a communist also works as a bartender and gets married to a conservative young man who works at a Chicago publishing house. At their wedding an old man asks to kiss Rita and when he does his soul changes places with her and now Peter must see beyond the physical to the beautiful soul underneath for the old man to kiss Rita again and return to his own cancer-ridden body. <br/><br/>Set in New York shot on location in Chicago and Highland Park Illinois and Jamaica. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated September 18 1990 with credits for screenwriter Craig Lucas. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140789
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Duncan Gibbins screenwriter director; Yale Udoff screenwriter; Gregory Hines Renee Soutendjik Michael Greene Kurt Fuller sta
Eve of Destruction Original screenplay for the 1991 film
Beverly Hills CA: Orion 1989. Revised Draft script for the 1991 film. Copy belonging to Brad Ricker an unknown crew member with his name on the front wrapper in holograph ink. <br/><br/>EVE VIII is a military cyborg designed to look like her creator. When it is damaged during a bank robbery it begins accessing dark and tragic personal memories of its creator and sets about on an unstoppable mission to kill. Colonel Jim McQuade Hines is tasked with stopping the machine of death. <br/><br/>Shot on location in San Francisco Los Angeles and New York City. <br/><br/>White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 10/2/89 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriters Duncan Gibbins and Yale Udoff. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Orion unknown books
Bookseller reference : 141597
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John Huston director screenwriter; Stephen Crane novel; Albert Band screenwriter; Audie Murphy Bill Mauldin Douglas Dick star
The Red Badge of Courage Original photograph from the set of the 1951 film
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1951. Vintage studio still photographs from the 1951 film showing director John Huston on location. <br/><br/>Based on the classic 1895 novel by Stephen Crane. At the completion of shooting Huston considered the film one of his best but MGM cut over an hour from his film before releasing it to a poor reception. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the corners and light toning to the margins. <br/><br/>Godard Histoires du cinema. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143633
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Jacques Tati director screenwriter starring; Jacques Lagrange Jean L'Hote screenwriters
Mon Oncle Three original photographs from the set of the 1958 film
Neuilly-sur-Seine France: Gaumont 1958. Three vintage borderless photographs showing director Jacques Tati at work on the set of the 1958 film. With the stamps of the French Film Office's New York address as well as film information on the verso. <br/><br/>The director's second of four films featuring the inimitable Monsieur Hulot. In this chapter Hulot strays from his rather ordinary Paris neighborhood and into a modern suburban one where technological chaos reigns. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes winner of the Jury Special Prize and winner of an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. <br/><br/>7.25 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 111. Ebert II. Rosenbaum 1000. Gaumont unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143634
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Lincoln Kilpatrick screenwriter story writer; JS. Cardone screenwriter; Bill Nolan story writer J. S.
Onyx Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. With 19 pages of budget estimates laid in. <br/><br/>A man returns to his small southern home town and finds that he is the heir to a Voodoo artifact and the ancient spirit that possesses it. Had the script been picked up by a studio it would have been J.S. Cardone's first screenwriting credit. <br/><br/>Black titled leatherette wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Lincoln Kilpatrick and J.S. Cardone and story writers Lincoln Kilpatrick and Bill Nolan. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 149. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143667
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Jerry Hopper director; Frank Gruber story writer; Charles Marquis Warren screenwriter; Rhonda Fleming Charlton Heston starring
The Pony Express Original screenplay for the 1953 film
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1952. Final White script for the 1953 film. <br/><br/>A loose adaptation of the popular 1925 silent film directed by James Cruze retelling a largely fictionalized account of the formation of the US mail system. Charlton Heston plays a gritty Buffalo Bill Cody and Forrest Tucker plays Wild Bill Hickock. In reality however Wild Bill Hickock never rode for the Pony Express Buffalo Bill Cody was only fourteen when he rode for the route and the route itself ran for only eighteen months of service before being superseded by the transcontinental telegraph. <br/><br/>Set between Missouri and California shot on location in Utah and Arizona. <br/><br/>White titled self wrappers noted as FINAL WHITE on the front wrapper noted as production No. SF 88972 dated May 21 1952 with credits for producer Nat Holt and writer Frank Gruber. Distribution page present with receipt removed rubber stamped as copy No. 84. Title page integral with the distribution page dated May 21 1952 noted as FINAL WHITE with credits for writer Frank Gruber. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fin wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143716
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Rene Clair director screenwriter; Eric Keown short story; Robert E. Sherwood screenwriter; Robert Donat Jean Parker Eugene Pa
The Ghost Goes West Original photograph from the set of the 1935 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1935. Vintage photograph of director Rene Clair on the set of the 1935 film. With the stamp of Pathe-RKO on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1935 short story "Sir Tristram Goes West" by Eric Keown first published in "Punch" magazine about an American who buys a Scottish castle and has it moved to Florida unaware that the castle's ghost comes with it. <br/><br/>9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143369
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Marlon Brando director screenwriter; Charles Neider novel; Guy Trosper Calder Willingham screenwriters; Karl Malden Katy Jura
One-Eyed Jacks Collection of 4 original oversize photographs from the 1961 film
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures / Pennebaker Productions 1961. Collection of four vintage oversize double weight matte finish photographs from the 1961 film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1956 novel "The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones" by Charles Neider. Marlon Brando's only directorial effort after his production company fired original screenwriter Sam Peckinpah and director Stanley Kubrick and he rewrote the script first with Calder Willingham then with Guy Tropser. Nominated for an Academy Award. <br/><br/>Photographs roughly 13.5 x 9 inches one with a wide bottom margin to 13.5 x 10.5 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 884. Paramount Pictures / Pennebaker Productions unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143258
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Nelly Kaplan director screenwriter; Michel Fabre Claude Makovski Jacques Serguine screenwriter; Bernadette Lafont starring
A Very Curious Girl La Fiancee du pirate Original photograph from the set of the 1969 film
France: Cythere Films 1969. Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the 1969 French film. <br/><br/>A outcast young woman tired of being objectified begins to take advantage of men by charging money for sex upending the life in bourgeois town she lives outside of. A Bunuel-esque satire of patriarchy and capitalism by the noted writer director and critic. <br/><br/>10.75 x 8.25 inches. Near Fine. Cythere Films unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143370
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John Schlesinger director; Frederic Raphael screenwriter; Julie Christie Laurence Harvey Dirk Bogarde starring
Darling Original photograph from the set of the 1965 film
UK: Jospeh Janni Productions 1965. Vintage borderless photograph on the set of the 1965 film showing director John Schlesinger and stars Julie Christie Laurence Harvey and Dirk Bogarde relaxing between takes. With the stamp of distributor the Rank Organization on the verso. <br/><br/>A cynical look at Swinging London about a fashion model who sleeps her way into high society only to be left empty and alone when she finally marries a rich prince. Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress for Julia Christie and nominated for two more including Best Picture and Best Director. <br/><br/>9.25 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to corners a tiny closed tear and some light edgewear. Jospeh Janni Productions unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143360
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Jack Donahue director; Cy Howard screenwriter; Frank Sinatra Deborah Kerr Dean Martin Cesar Romero starring
Marriage on the Rocks Original screenplay for the 1965 film actor Tony Bill's presentation copy
Burbank CA: Artanis Productions 1965. Final Draft script for the 1965 film dated 2/15/65. Presentation copy belonging to actor Tony Bill with his name in gilt on the front board bound in full maroon calf with gilt titles and design. Housed in a matching maroon cloth-covered slipcase as issued. <br/><br/>A bored husband and wife visit Mexico on their anniversary where a series of miscommunications leads them to getting unintentionally divorced and her married to his business partner. Banned by the Mexican government due to the film's offensive stereotyping of the country. <br/><br/>Title page present dated 2/15/65 with film titles and credits for screenwriter Howard. 152 leaves dated 2/15/65 with last page of text numbered 148. Mechanical duplication. Very Good plus overall boards with light mottling along the left edge of the front board short closed tear to the front endpaper. Artanis Productions unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143456
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Woody Allen director screenwriter starring; Marshall Brickman screenwriter; Diane Keaton starring
Sleeper Original photograph from the 1973 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1973. Vintage photograph from the 1973 film. <br/><br/>A health food store owner is cryogenically frozen in 1973 only to be revived 200 years later to help lead a rebellion against inept totalitarian government. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes to the corners light soil and some shallow creasing. United Artists unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143334
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Christopher Nolan director screenwriter; Jonathan Nolan short story screenwriter; Guy Pearce Carrie Anne Moss Joe Pantoliano
Memento Collection of 5 original photographs from the 2000 film
Beverly Hills CA: Newmarket 2000. Collection of five vintage studio still photographs for the Canadian release of the 2000 US film. <br/><br/>The film the introduced Christopher Nolan to the world. Nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Screenplay. Based on a short story "Momento Mori" by Jonathan Nolan who would not only continue to collaborate with his brother but also go on to success as a creator of television. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Fine. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Grant US. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Newmarket unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143225
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Robert Altman director; Ring Lardner Jr. screenwriter; Richard Hooker novel; Robert Duvall Donald Sutherland Elliot Gould Tom
MASH Collection of 5 original oversize photographs from the 1970 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1970. Collection of five vintage borderless oversize photographs from the 1970 film. With a small French distribution label from Twentieth Century-Fox on the recto of each photograph. <br/><br/>Based on the 1968 novel by Richard Hooker and in turn the basis of acclaimed television show which ran for 11 seasons on CBS. Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes and nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director and Best Supporting Actress winning for Best Adapted Screenplay. <br/><br/>12 x 9.5 inches. Pinholes to the corners of a single photograph Near Fine overall. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143169
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Wim Wenders director screenwriter; Robert Kramer Joshua Wallace screenwriters; Patrick Bauchau Allen Garfield Isabelle Weing
The State of Things Original double weight photograph from the 1983 film
US: Gray City 1983. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1983 film. With a holograph notation on the verso identifying the film by its French language title. <br/><br/>A film crew holes up in an abandoned hotel having run out of money while shooting a science fiction film waiting for the director to track down their missing producer who is hiding from the mob. Filmed by Wim Wenders during a delay in the production of his 1981 film "Hammett" using much of the same cast and crew as Raul Ruiz's "The Territory" whom Wenders was assisting at the time. <br/><br/>6.25 x 9 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Rosenbaum 1000. Gray City unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143322
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Jacques Duvivier director screenwriter; Jakob Wassermann novel; Daniel Gelin Madeleine Robinson Eleonora Rossi Drago Charles
On Trial L'affaire Maurizius Original photograph from the set of the 1954 film
Paris: Franco London Films 1954. Vintage photograph on the set of the 1954 film showing star Daniel Gelin and director Jacques Duvivier along with crew setting up a shot on a scaffolding. With a studio stamp and mimeo snipe on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1928 novel "Der Fall Maurizius" "The Maurizius Case" by Jakob Wasserman about a young man who discovers his father may have convicted an innocent man and sets to uncover the truth. <br/><br/>7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Grant France. Selby France. Franco London Films unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143324
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Thomas Hardy novel; Allan Scott screenwriter; Jennifer Jones actress
Tess of the D'Urbervilles Original screenplay for an unproduced film Final Draft
Los Angeles: Selznick International 1946. Final Draft script for an unproduced film adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 1892 novel adapted for the screen by Allan Scott for Selznick International. <br/><br/>David O. Selznick held the movie rights to Hardy's story for many years with Jennifer Jones in mind for Tess. Selznick's two greatest dreams had been to film "Gone With the Wind" and "Tess of the D'Urber villes." He never fulfilled his second dream; at his death the rights to the novel remained in his estate. <br/><br/>Goldenrod titled wrappers with "Screenplay" and copy number and credit for screenwriter Alan Scott on the front wrapper. 254 pages with last page numbered 253. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus internally bound with three gold brads. Selznick International unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143467
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Joseph Cotten Jennifer Jones starring; William Dieterle director; Robert Nathan novel; Peter Berneis screenwriter
Portrait of Jennie Post-production Spotting List and Synopsis script for the 1948 film
Los Angeles: Vanguard Films 1948. Post-production Spotting List and Synopsis 1948 film all printed on standard Selznick Releasing Organization printed forms. Noted as having been "prepared by Sidney G. Samuels."<br/><br/>"Portrait of Jennie" was painstakingly developed by Selznick International and then released under the auspices of Vanguard Pictures to whom Selznick International was sold"Portrait of Jennie" is a romantic fantasy so strange and concept-driven that it has always eluded mass popularity. Joseph Cotten portrays a struggling artist who becomes enamored with a little girl named Jennie who inexplicably begins to grow to womanhood over a period of weeks. <br/><br/>Tall self-wrappers. Mimeograph duplication. 96 leaves pages and wrapper Very Good or better. Bound with two brads at the top edge. Vanguard Films unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143474
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Henry James novel; Hugh Brooke screenwriter
The Wings of the Dove Reader's Notes script for an unproduced film
Culver City CA: Vanguard Films 1939. Reader's Notes script for an unproduced film intended for development at Selznick International in 1939. A document designed to summarize James' story down to two readable pages created for producers and other filmmakers to consider. <br/><br/>White wrappers title page integral with the first page of text with credit for reader Frances Millington and novelist Henry James dated July 19 1939. 45 leaves carbon typescript on onionskin stock. Very Good plus with three hole punches at the left margin but bound with just one brad in the topmost hole. Vanguard Films unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143473
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WS. Van Dyke director; William Anthony McGuire screenwriter play; Guy Bolton play; Cole Porter composer; Nelson Eddy Eleanor P
Rosalie Original photograph of W.S. Van Dyke on the set of 1937 film
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1937. Vintage photographs of director W.S. Van Dyke instructing a bleacher full of young women including stars Eleanor Powell and Ilona Massey on the set of the 1937 musical film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1928 Broadway musical about a West Point cadet who falls for a Vasser student who just happens to be a princess in disguise with most of the original songs by George and Ira Gershwin replaced with new material by Cole Porter including the classic "In the Still of the Night." <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. <br/><br/>Hirschhorn The Hollywood Musical. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143347
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Norman Taurog director; Mark Twain novel; John VA. Weaver screenwriter; Walter Brennan May Robinson starring V. A.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Post-production script for the 1961 re-release of the 1938 film
Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1961. Post-production Combined Cutting and Dialogue Continuity script for the 1961 re-release of the 1938 film. Based on the beloved 1876 novel by Mark Twain. <br/><br/>The first adaptation of the novel to be filmed in color following three previous black and white adaptations in which we follow the life of Tom as he grows up along the Mississippi River. Nominated for an Academy Award. <br/><br/>Tall green self titled wrappers dated March 29th 1961 noting 8 16MM sections and footage of 2769 feet running time 76 minutes and 54 seconds. Mimeograph duplication. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143502
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Marian Cockrell screenwriter
What Every Young Bride Should Know Original screenplay for an unproduced film
Los Angeles: Vanguard Films 1947. Second Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>Screenwriter Cockrell is best known for the seminal film noir "Dark Waters" 1944 directed by Andre De Toth and went on to write for television between 1956-1966 including original stories for "Perry Mason" "Johnny Staccato" "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "Batman."<br/><br/>Peach titled wrappers noted as Second Draft script on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy number present dated March 13 1947 with credit for screenwriter Cockrell. Distribution page present integral with title page with receipt intact number stamp date and screenwriter credit again present. 152 leaves mimeograph duplication and last page number is 150. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three rusted gold brads. Vanguard Films unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143476
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Henry James novel; Robert Stevenson screenwriter
The Wings of the Dove Original script for an unproduced film
Culver City CA: Vanguard Films 1950. First Rough Draft script for an unproduced film intended for development at Vanguard Films inherited by Vanguard from Selznick International. Based on the novel by Henry James. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Stevenson noted as First Rough Draft and dated February 3 1949. Title page present dated February 3 1949 noted as First Draft Screenplay with credit for novelist James. 123 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Vanguard Films unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143500
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King Vidor director; Dmitri Tomkin composer; David O. Selznick screenwriter; Niven Busch novel; Jennifer Jones Joseph Cotten G
Duel in the Sun Post-production Music Timing script for the 1946 film
Los Angeles: Selznick International 1947. Post-production Music timing schedule for the 1946 film. A script that breaks down every music sequence in the film in accordance with its exact placement in the running time. <br/><br/>Based on Niven Busch's 1944 novel of the same name. Lavish "epic" Western from Selznick who saw the film as a definite successor to his monumental "Gone With the Wind" 1939 and held in high regard by some of today's finest filmmakers. Nominated for two Academy Awards. <br/><br/>Set in Texas shot on location in Arizona and California. <br/><br/>Self wrappers stapled at the top left corner. Mimeograph duplication. 11 pages. Selznick International unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143493
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King Vidor director producer; Silvia Richards screenwriter Charlton Heston Jennifer Jones starring
Ruby Gentry Post-production script for the 1962 re-release of the 1952 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1962. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1962 re-release in 16mm of the 1952 film. <br/><br/>Continuity produced independently by director King Vidor and Joseph Bernhard under their moniker Bernhard/Vidor Productions subsequently sold to and released by Twentieth Century-Fox in the US. <br/><br/>Jennifer Jones offers a virtual reprise of her sultry performance in "Duel in the Sun" as the titular heroine of this film. Born into a poor-white-trash Southern family Ruby intends to improve her lot by marrying into wealth. Her casual beau Boake Tackman Charlton Heston considers Ruby unfit for marriage but prosperous businessman Jim Gentry Karl Malden is eager and willing to make her his wife. Jim Gentry dies in an accident and the consensus of opinion is that he was killed by the covetous Ruby. For some reason this turns Boake on and he renews his torrid romance with the widow Gentry. Ruby's crazed brother Jewel James Anderson puts an end to this affair with a shotgun provoking a violent response from Ruby and a "Lady or the Tiger"-esque ending. <br/><br/>Tall self titled wrappers dated November 28th 1952 Re-run 29-3-1962 noting 10 reels. Mimeograph duplication. Bound with two silver brads at the top edge. Very Good plus. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143471
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Frances Hodgson Burnett novel; John Cromwell director; Hugh Walpole screenwriter; David O. Selznick producer; Freddie Bartholome
Little Lord Fauntleroy Post-production script for the 1961 re-release of the 1936 film
Los Angeles: Selznick International 1961. Post-production 16MM Combined Continuity script for the 1961 re-release of the 1936 film. <br/><br/>Tall white self wrappers top-stapled dated April 21 1961 noting 4 16MM reels and 11 sections. Mimeograph duplication Near Fine. Selznick International unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143496
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Marian Cockrell screenwriter
What Every Young Bride Should Know Original screenplay for an unproduced film Final Shooting script
Los Angeles: Vanguard Films 1947. Final Shooting script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>Screenwriter Cockrell is best known for the seminal film noir "Dark Waters" 1944 directed by Andre De Toth and went on to write for television between 1956-1966 including original stories for "Perry Mason" "Johnny Staccato" "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "Batman."<br/><br/>Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as Final Shooting script on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy number present dated April 17 1947 with credit for screenwriter Cockrell. Distribution page present integral with title page with receipt intact number stamp date and screenwriter credit again present. 133 leaves mimeograph duplication and last page number is 131. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three rusted gold brads. Vanguard Films unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143498
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Lawrence Roman screenwriter
Abracadabra Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single ink notation in on the title page. <br/><br/>Ted Halverson is a precious metals dealer who receives an offer for something incredible precious for $250000 in Switzerland. He responds to the call bringing the money and not even knowing what he is buying. A great mystery unfolds involving a beautiful con artist political dissidents disguised as dancers a professor of geology a bickering Russian couple a man who loves junk more than anything else and an assassin disguised as a cop hunting them all. <br/><br/>Lawrence Roman is a writer best known for his work writing the play and screenplay for the film "Under the Yum Yum Tree" 1963 and "Red Sun" 1971." <br/><br/>Set in Zurich Switzerland. <br/><br/>Orange titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Lawrence Roman. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two silver brads. N.p. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 140651
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Fielder Cook director; Stanley Shapiro Nate Monaster screenwriter; Dean Martin starring
How to Save a Marriage and Ruin Your Life Band of Gold Original screenplay for the 1968 film
N.p.: Nob Hill Productions Inc 1966. Final Draft script for the 1968 film here under the working title "Band of Gold." <br/><br/>Dean Martin plays a wealthy playboy wrongly believing good girl Stella Stevens is his best friend's mistress in this 60s sex comedy. <br/><br/>Screenwriting duo Nate Monaster and Stanley Shapiro had worked previously together on films such as 1965's "A Very Special Favor" starring Rock Hudson and Leslie Caron and "That Touch of Mink" in 1962 which earned the pair an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. <br/><br/>Set in Manhattan shot on location in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>Red untitled wrappers with title printed on gold sticker. Title page present dated May 5 1966 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriters Stanley Shapiro and Nate Monaster. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered 138. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Nob Hill Productions Inc unknown books
Bookseller reference : 143257
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