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Carl Theodore Dreyer director screenwriter; Hjamar Soderberg play; Nina Pens Rode Bendt Rothe Ebbe Rode starring
Gertrud Original program for the 1964 film
Copenhagen: Palladium Films 1965. Original English language program for the 1964 Danish film. Photo-illustrated with stills from the film. <br/><br/>The great Danish director's final film an adaptation of the 1906 play by Hjalmar Soderberg. <br/><br/>4.75 x 6 inches. Near Fine in in saddle stapled self wrappers. <br/><br/>BFI 667. Criterion Collection 127. Rosenbaum 1000. Palladium Films unknown books
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Dusan Makavejev director screenwriter; Brank Vucicevic screenwriter; Eva Ras Slobodan Aligrudic starring
Love Affair or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator Ljubavni slucaj ili tragedija sluzbenice P.T.T. Original program for the 1967 film
Belgrade: Avala Film 1967. Original program for the international release of the 1967 Yugoslav black wave film. Photo-illustrated with stills from the film and reproductions of line illustrations. Wrappers text in French with French German Russian Spanish and English text inside. <br/><br/>Taking on the trappings of American crime and film noir about a woman who is murdered by her lover after her infidelity is discovered the plot unfolds in non-chronological order with imaginative digressions and interruptions where both a sexologist and criminologist directly address the camera creating a critique of communist society and censorship. <br/><br/>10 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus in stiff wrappers. <br/><br/>Criterion Eclipse 18. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Avala Film unknown books
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Raoul Walsh director; Lesser Samuels Ralph Gilbert Bettison Austin Melford Bryan Edgar Wallace screenwriter; Wallace Ford Jo
You're in the Army Now "O.H.M.S" Original screenplay for the 1937 film
New York: Gaumont British Picture Corporation 1936. Draft script for the 1937 film. Presentation copy bound in green cloth with title in gilt. <br/><br/>An American gangster joins the British Army in order to evade the police. Released in Great Britain under the title O.H.M.S. which signifies "On His Majesty's Service." Military propaganda from Britain's War Office made with full Army Council cooperation. American director Raoul Walsh was chosen after his success with "What Price Glory" in 1926 which helped boost recruiting for the US Marine Corps. <br/><br/>Set in New York and London shot on location in London. <br/><br/>Green cloth covered boards with gilt titles with stamped production No. 69 in gilt. Title page present dated 31st July 1936 noted as screenplay. 116 leaves. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine with dampstaining on open edge binding Very Good plus. Gaumont British Picture Corporation unknown books
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Ron Howard director; Tom Benedek screenwriter; Dom Ameche Wilfred Brimley Brian Dennehy starring
Cocoon Original screenplay for the 1985 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1983. Revised First Draft script for the 1985 film.<br/><br/>A group of senior citizens become rejuvenated after swimming in a neighborhood pool that has been infused with energy by visiting aliens. A pre-"Back to the Future" Roger Zemeckis was originally slated to direct but ironically the studio thought he wasn't a sure enough commercial bet and replaced him with Ron Howard. Winner of two Academy Awards including a Best Supporting Actor statue for Don Ameche. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in St. Petersburg Florida and New Providence Island Bahamas. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers dated July 22 1983. Title page present dated July 22 1983 noted as Revised First Draft with credits for screenwriter Tom Benedek and based on the novel by author David Saperstein. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
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Robert Siodmak director; Bertram Millhauser screenwriter; Arthur T. Horman screenwriter; James Ronald novel
The Suspect Post-production script for the 1944 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures. Post-production Draft script for the 1944 film noir. Based on the 1939 novel "This Way Out" by James Ronald. Complete representing nine reels of film. <br/><br/>One of the great noirs of the early 1940s a high point for actor Charles Laughton and the third of a trilogy of masterpieces by Robert Siodmak beginning with "Phantom Lady" and "Christmas Holiday" all made unbelievably in 1944. <br/><br/>Brad-bound self wrappers. Mimeograph duplication. Pages supple Very Good to Very Good plus with the top leaf having sustained a bit more wear though complete. Brads and a single paper clip are rusted. <br/><br/>Grant US. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
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Hobart Henley director; Preston Sturges screenwriter; Garrett Ford screenwriter; George Middleton playwright; Robert Presnell Sr
The Big Pond Post-production script for the 1930 pre-Code film
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1930. Post-production Censorship Dialogue script for the 1930 pre-Code film. An early lead performance for Claudette Colbert. Nominated for an Academy Award. <br/><br/>White brad-bound titled wrappers dated April 16 1930. Mimeograph duplication. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 130951
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Joseph Pevney director; Robert Blees screenwriter; Ray Buffum screenwriter; Albert J. Cohen producer; Shelley Winters Barry Sul
Playgirl Post-production script for the 1954 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1954. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1954 film noir. <br/><br/>White brad-bound titled wrappers dated March 16 1954. Mimeograph duplication. Near Fine top leaf Very Good plus. <br/><br/>Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
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Lloyd Corrigan director; Sidney Buchman screenwriter; Percy Heath adaptation; Rupert Hughes novel; Alice Brand Leahy screenwrite
No One Man Original screenplay for the 1932 film
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1931. Revised Final Script for the 1932 pre-Code film an early starring role for Carole Lombard. Rubber stamped as a Paramount File Copy at the top right corner of the front wrapper. <br/><br/>Penelope Newbold is a wealthy divorcée looking to remarry. She falls for her physician Dr. Karl Bemis but ends up marrying Bill Hanaway. Bill then has an affair with another woman. <br/><br/>Tall peach side stapled self wrappers noted as Third Buff Script on the front wrapper dated October 6 1931 with credits for writers Hughes Heath Buchman and Leahy. 205 leaves on peach stock mimeograph duplication with annotations throughout. Paramount Pictures unknown books
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Monta Bell director screenwriter producer; Carl Laemmle Jr. producer; Genevieve Tobin Lew Ayres starring
Up for Murder Post-production script for the 1931 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1931. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1931 pre-Code film. Complete representing seven reels. <br/><br/>Brad-bound self wrappers. Mimeograph duplication. Long tear to the first leaf about 5.5 inches else Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
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Jack Arnold director; Danny Arnold screenwriter; Edmund H. North story; Lana Turner Jeff Chandler starring
The Lady Takes a Flyer Post-production script for the 1958 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1958 film. <br/><br/>White brad-bound titled wrappers dated December 16 1957 noting 11 reels. Mimeograph duplication. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
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James Goldstone director; Carl Foreman Stirling Silliphant screenwriter; Gordon Thomas Max Morgan Witts novel; Paul Newman Ja
When Time Ran Out The Day the World Ended Original treatment script for the 1980 film
Los Angeles: International Cinema 1976. Revised Treatment script for the 1980 disaster film. Partially erased holograph pencil notation "444" on front wrapper. <br/><br/>Based on the 1969 novel "The Day the World Ended" by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts detailing the 1902 volcanic eruption of Mount Pelée on Martinique. The Master of Disaster Irwin Allen's final film which reunited Newman and Holden who had been in "The Towering Inferno" and reuniting Borgnine and Buttons from "The Poseidon Adventure." Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design Paul Zastupnevich. <br/><br/>Set in Kalaleu Polynesia with hotel scenes shot on location in Kailua-Kona Hawaii. <br/><br/>Yellow titled wrappers noted as Revised Treatment on the front wrapper dated September 1976 with credits for writer Carl Foreman and produced by Irwin Allen and Warner Bros. Title page present dated September 10 1976 noted as Final Revised with credits for writer Carl Foreman. 114 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 117. Xerographic duplication with revision pages throughout dated 9/8/76. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. International Cinema unknown books
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Alexander Hall director; Stanley Roberts screenwriter; Ronald Reagan Charles Coburn Ruth Hussey Edmund Gwen Spring Byington
Louisa Post-production script and trailer for the 1950 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1950. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script and Trailer script for the 1950 film. <br/><br/>A light comedy about a charismatic older woman who comes to live with her architect son played by Ronald Reagan and his family striking up an unexpected romance with the local grocer. Things get far more complex when Reagan's boss also develops an interest in her attempting to get between the new couple. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording. <br/><br/>White brad-bound titled wrappers dated May 4 1950 and July 26 1950 respectively. Mimeograph duplication. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
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Bernardo Bertolucci director screenwriter; Franco Arcalli Giuseppe Bertolucci Clare Peploe screenwriters; Jill Clayburgh Mat
La Luna Original photograph from the set of the 1979 film
Italy / US: Twentieth Century-Fox 1979. Vintage borderless photograph showing actor Jill Clayburgh and director Bernardo Bertolucci in a pensive moment during on outdoor shoot from the set of the 1979 film. With the stamp of US co-producer Twentieth Century-Fox and identifying holograph notation on the verso. <br/><br/>The son of a famous opera singer falls into heroin addiction and his mother begins an incestuous relationship with him to help him kick the habit. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
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Robert Parrish director; Max Catto novel; Irvin Shaw screenwriter; Rita Hayworth Robert Mitchum Jack Lemmon starring
Fire Down Below Two original photographs from the set of the 1957 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1957. Two vintage photographs from the set of the 1957 film one showing actors Rita Hayworth and Jack Lemmon relaxing between takes the other showing Hayworth and actor Robert Mitchum waiting while the camera crew sets up on a boat. Mimeo snipe to the verso of the second photograph. <br/><br/>Based on the 1954 novel by Max Catto about two smugglers whose partnership is tested when they agree to transport an undocumented woman to a Caribbean island. <br/><br/>Photographs 5 x 7 and 8 x 10 inches. Light curling and faint diagonal creasing to the corners. Very Good plus. Columbia Pictures unknown books
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Lucio Fulci director screenwriter; Dardano Scachetti screenwriter; Christopher George Catriona MacColl starring
City of the Living Dead Paura nella citta dei morti viventi Collection of 10 original photographs from the 1980 film
Rome: Dania Film 1980. Collection of 10 vintage borderless color photographs from the 1980 film. Most with brief holograph annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>A reporter and a psychic try to close the gates of Hell after a priest's suicide on holy ground causes the dead to rise from the "godfather of gore" Fulci. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7 inches. Fine. <br/><br/>Arrow 1459. Blue Underground. Dania Film unknown books
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Marco Ferreri director screenwriter; Gianfranco Salis still photographer; Liliane Betti Massimo Bucchi Paolo Costella screenw
The Flesh La Carne Original double weight photographs from the 1991 film
Italy: MMD 1991. Vintage borderless double weight photograph from the 1991 film. With a stamp on the verso identifying the film and photographer. <br/><br/>A black comedy in which a divorced man falls for a beautiful woman who uses magic to turn him into a sex slave. He doesn't seem to mind until she gets bored and wants to leave him and the things take a darker turn. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. <br/><br/>11.75 x 7.5 inches. Light creasing to the corners else Near Fine. MMD unknown books
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Thomas De Quincey novel; Albert Zugsmith director; Robert Hill screenwriter; Vincent Price starring
Confessions of an Opium Eater Original photograph from the 1962 film
Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1962. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1962 film. With holograph annotations and a sticker noting the photograph is from the collection of film historian collector and founder of the Tele Cine Documentation TCD cinema photo library Daniel Bouteiller on the verso. <br/><br/>Loosely based on the 1822 novel by Thomas De Quincey the film transposes the setting to San Francisco's Chinatown and involves Price in mystery set in the criminal underworld. <br/><br/>7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Rosenbaum 1000. Allied Artists unknown books
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Roger Vadim director screenwriter; Albert Vidalie novel; Jacques Remy screenwriter; Brigitte Bardot Alida Valli Stephen Boyd
The Night Heaven Fell Les bijoutiers du clair de lune Original photograph from the set of the 1958 film
France: Iena Productions 1958. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1958 film showing director Roger Vadim positioning actor Brigitte Bardot's hands as she holds a cape. With holograph annotations on the verso identifying the film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1954 novel by Albert Vidalie about a young woman who runs away from a convent only to get entangled with the young man her aunt is having an affair with to deadly consequences. Vadim's second film and the second of five films he would make with Bardot. <br/><br/>Set and shot in Torremolinos Spain. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Iena Productions unknown books
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Michael Curtiz director; Frank Tashlin screenwriter short story; Alford Van Ronkel John Meredyth Lucas screenwriters; Carol Oh
The Scarlet Hour Original photograph from the set of the 1956 film
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1956. Vintage studio photograph from the 1956 film showing stars Carol Ohmart and Tom Tyron surrounded by crew during a night shoot in the Hollywood Hills. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the short story "The Kiss Off" by Frank Tashlin who also worked on the screenplay about a an unhappily married woman who convinces her lover to rob some jewel thieves after a heist so they can run away together. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Grant US. Selby US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
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Cyd Charisse Joseph Pevney director; Ernest K. Gann novel screenwriter; Rock Hudson Cyd Charisse starring
Twilight for the Gods Original double weight photograph from the set of the 1958 film
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1958. Vintage double weight photograph on the set of the 1958 film showing Cyd Charisse getting her hair styled after a swim while Rock Hudson films with moment in the background. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. <br/><br/>With a screenplay by Ernest K. Gann based on his 1958 novel about the captain and passengers of a rundown boat caught in a storm and struggling to survive. <br/><br/>Filmed on location in Hawaii. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
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James Neilson director; Jack Harvey screenwriter; Robert Sterling Lyn Thomas Tom Tully Wayne Morris starring
The Ford Television Theatre: The Clay Pigeon Original screenplay for the 1956 television series
Culver City CA: Screen Gems / National Broadcasting Company NBC 1956. Revised Final Draft script for Season Four episode 35 of the 1952-1957 television series "The Ford Television Theatre" originally broadcast May 31 1956 on NBC. Script belonging to Lyn Thomas who played June Darin in the episode with her holograph name in red ink on the front wrapper and her lines circled in holograph ink throughout. <br/><br/>Ex-con Frank Darin meets his onetime nemesis the detective that put him in prison years ago. though they part friends he is immediately suspected when the detective is found murdered. <br/><br/>The Ford Theatre radio program started in New York on NBC with Broadway actors then moved to Hollywood on CBS for a second season where Hollywood actors headed the cast. The first televised version of the series appeared 1948 as a live hour long drama as most of the programming of the era. A filmed half-hour Ford Theatre returned in 1951 and became the first network television series to be regularly filmed in color by October 1954. The final season aired on ABC for the 1956-57 season. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers noted as Revised Final draft on the front wrapper production No. 3534 and dated March 9 1956. Title page present dated March 9 1956 noted as Revised Final draft with credits for screenwriter Jack Harvey. 50 leaves with last page of text numbered 46. Mechanical duplication with yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between March 12 1956 and March 15 1956. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Screen Gems / National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
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CS. Forester screenwriter C. S.
Some Kinds of Bad Luck Original studio transcription for an unproduced film
Los Angeles: David O. Selznick 1945. Carbon typescript studio transcription of C.S. Forester's short story of the same name originally published in the Saturday Evening Post on July 10 1943. Printed as a studio script in small numbers for internal distribution the studio would not go on to produce a film from the story. <br/><br/>Red titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter C.S. Forester noted as copy No. 3 on the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter C.S. Forester. 22 leaves carbon typescript on onionskin stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine side stapled. David O. Selznick unknown books
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Miklos Lente director; Ed Naha screenwriter; Foster Brooks many teenagers starring
Oddballs Original one sheet poster for the 1984 Canadian exploitation film
Vintage Canadian one sheet poster for the 1984 Canadian sexploitation film. <br/><br/>A Canadian cult favorite wherein a group of teenagers set about saving a summer camp from becoming a shopping mall while having as much sex and wearing as little clothing as possible. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Beaverton ! and Lake Simcoe Ontario. <br/><br/>27 x 41 inches. Fine folded as issued. <br/><br/>Canuxploitation Complete. Carlson and Connollly Destroy All Movies. unknown books
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Zebedy Colt as Roger Colmont director screenwriter; Lisa Marks Georgette Sanders Herschel Savage starring
White Fire Original one sheet poster for the 1981 film
N.p.: N.p. 1981. Vintage US one sheet poster for the 1981 US pornographic film. Directed by the notorious Zebedy Colt under a pseudonym the same year he performed in Tom Stoppard's "Travesties" on the New York stage. Colt is considered one of the innovators of "queer cabaret" in the late 1960s. <br/><br/>Vanessa Johnson Lisa Marks discovers her boyfriend is having an affair and retreats to Maine in order to have a mental breakdown. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Manhattan and possibly in Maine. <br/><br/>27 x 41 inches. Fine folded as issued. N.p. unknown books
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Michael Sarne director screenwriter; David Filer screenwriter; Gore Vidal novel; Mae West John Huston Raquel Welch Rex Reed
Myra Breckinridge Original screenplay for the 1970 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1970. Draft script for the 1970 film. Based on the 1968 novel by Gore Vidal. <br/><br/>One of the key twentieth century films about Hollywood and a prescient one in terms of trans interests which at the time received almost no attention from major studios. Myra Breckinridge undergoes gender confirmation surgery and upon completion promptly moves to Hollywood to enroll in her uncle Buck's acting academy where she attempts to claim her half of her uncle's inheritance. <br/><br/>Self wrappers. Title page integral with the first page of the text. 147 leaves with last page of text numbered 146. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages Near Fine save for the first and last few leaves which have been worn to around Very Good condition bound with a gold brad. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
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Henry King director; F. Scott Fitzgerald novel; Ivan Moffat screenwriter; Joan Fonaine Jnnifer Jones Jason Robards starring
Tender is the Night Collection of 11 original photographs from the 1962 film
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1962. Collection of 12 vintage promotional photographs from the 1962 film. Based on the 1934 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. <br/><br/>The tables are turned when a psychiatrist Jason Robards who marries a patient Jennifer Jones becomes more and more dependent on her as she regains her strength. David O. Selznick had originally intended the film as a vehicle for his wife Jennifer Jones but financial difficulties forced Selznick to sell the property though he was still able to guarantee a role for Jones. Director Henry King's last film nominated for an Academy Award. <br/><br/>Set in Switzerland and on the French Riviera shot on location in France Italy and Switzerland. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. All photos in Near Fine or better condition. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
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Jack Clayton director; JFrancis Ford Coppola screenwriter; F. Scott Fitzgerald novel; Robert Redford Mia Farrow Bruce Dern sta
The Great Gatsby Original Japanese film program for the 1974 film
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1974. Original Japanese program for the US film "The Great Gatsby." Full color wrappers with black and white text and black and white and full color photos throughout. Text in Japanese. <br/><br/>The 1974 adaptation of Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel has been praised for its lavish costumes and decadent set design. Coupled with an all star cast and a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola Jack Clayton's film has cemented its place in cinema history. Winner of two Academy Awards. <br/><br/>Set in New York shot on location in Rhode Island New York and England. <br/><br/>12 x 9 inches. Twelve pages saddle stapled. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
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Elia Kazan director; F. Scott Fitzgerald novel; Harold Pinter screenwriter; Robert De Niro Jack Nicholson Donald Pleasence sta
The Last Tycoon Two original photographs from the 1976 film
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1976. Two vintage promotional photographs from the 1976 film. Rubber stamp to the verso of one photo. Based on the unfinished 1941 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. <br/><br/>Effectively a tribute to early cinema in which Robert De Niro plays a movie producer who nearly works himself to death. Director Elia Kazan's final directorial effort and notably the only film with De Niro and Jack Nicholson in a joint screen appearance. Nominated for an Academy Award. <br/><br/>Set in Hollywood and shot there on location. <br/><br/>One photo 7.25 x 9.75 inches and one photo 8 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Godard Histoires du cinema. Paramount Pictures unknown books
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Jack Clayton director; F. Scott Fitzgerald novel; Francis Ford Coppola screenwriter; Robert Redford Mia Farrow Bruce Dern star
The Great Gatsby Collection of 6 original photographs from the 1974 film
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1974. Six vintage promotional photographs from the 1974 film. Xerographically reproduced snipe tipped on to the verso of all but one photograph and with rubber stamp to the verso of three photos as well. <br/><br/>The 1974 adaptation of Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel has been praised for its lavish costumes and decadent set design. Coupled with an all star cast and a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola Jack Clayton's film has cemented its place in cinema history. Winner of two Academy Awards. <br/><br/>Shot on location in New York England and Rhode Island. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. All photos in Near Fine or better condition with snipe unattached from the verso of two photos. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Paramount Pictures unknown books
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Jean Boyer director screenwriter; Rodolphe Maurice Arlaud Serve Veber screenwriters; Line Renaud Noel Roquevert Philippe Nic
Mademoiselle et son gang Archive of original candid photographs and color transparencies from the production 1957 French film
Paris: Cinedis 1957. Archive of original candid single- and double-weight photographs and color transparencies for the 1957 French film "Mademoiselle et son gang" from French distributor and press and film agency Cinedis. Nearly all feature starring actress Renaud in glamour poses some reclining some ascending a staircase in a shimmering paisley dress with matching high heels. Several candid photos feature racing drivers Harry Schell and Peter Collins director Jean Boyer and other members of the film crew. <br/><br/>Included in the archive are 12 black-and-white single-weight on-the-set photos with holograph annotations in ink on the versos and 28 images of Renaud in glamour poses: 6 double-weight full-color glamour portraits Gevaert paper rubber-stamped PHOTO COULEURS / HERDET PHOTO on the versos 2 full-color transparencies 20 smaller mounted full-color transparencies. Original photo envelopes also present. <br/><br/>Renaud who later became a prominent AIDS activist stars as a writer whose crime fiction entry attracts the attention of swindlers even as she joins a gang and becomes its leader. Little known film by Boyer whose credits include "Calais-Douvres" 1931 "End of the World" 1931 "Roses noires" 1935 "Serenade" 1940 and "One Does Not Die That Way" 1946. <br/><br/>Cinedis was prominent during the French New Wave distributing and promoting some of the genre's greatest films including "Jules and Jim" "Le Trou" "The Gates of Paris" even the popular "Don Camillo" series starring Fernandel. <br/><br/>Photos range in size the smallest being 3.75 x 4.75 inches the largest being 6.75 x 9.25 inches; transparencies 4 x 4.75 inches mounted transparencies 2 x 2 inches in 9.5 x 12-inch black mounts 12 windows each 1 mount with only 8 transparencies present. Housed in a cardboard paper box from the As de Trefle company with title label for the film on the lid. <br/><br/>Curling to photos box Good only else Near Fine overall. A fantastic tribute to actress and singer Renaud's beauty and a glimpse behind the scenes. Cinedis unknown books
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Duccio Tessari director; Joachim Hammann screenwriter; Johannes Mario Simmel author; Klausjurgen Wussow Gerd Bockmann Hannelor
Bitte lasst die Blumen leben Please Let the Flowers Live Original screenplay for the 1986 film
Munich: Bayerischer Rundfunk 1984. Draft script for the 1986 film. Text in German. <br/><br/>A lawyer survives a plane crash and uses his new found lust for life to take on a new identity and start again. Based on a novel of the same title by Johannes Mario Simmel. <br/><br/>Clear untitled wrappers. Title page present dated October 12 1984 with credits for screenwriter Johannes Mario Simmel. 146 leaves with last page of text numbered 144. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with white velo binding. Bayerischer Rundfunk unknown books
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Thor Brooks director; Tom Hubbard screenwriter starring; Steve Brodie Lyn Thomas starring
Arson for Hire 48 Hours to Kill Original screenplay for the 1959 film noir
Glendale CA: William F. Broidy Productions / Allied Artists 1958. Draft script for the 1959 film noir. Holograph pencil and ink notation indicating copy belonging to actress Lyn Thomas with substantive notes on dialogue and wardrobe throughout. Shooting schedule leaves bound in and laid in scene break down of costume. <br/><br/>Arson squad investigator Johnny Broderick and his partner Ben Howard investigate a warehouse fire and find evidence of arson. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>Red titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 31 with "Aug 1958" noted in holograph ink below the title. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Tom Hubbard. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 88 and 13 shooting schedule leaves. Mimeograph duplication with blue green and pink revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. <br/><br/>Selby Us. Spicer US. William F. Broidy Productions / Allied Artists unknown books
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Christopher Lofton screenwriter
The Staircase Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>Lofton is primarily known for his work on the soap opera "All My Children." At a mission in the New Mexico Territory a newly completed chapel welcomes back an elder nun from her vacation where she is shocked to find the choir balconies have no staircase and are far too high for a typical staircase. The nuns must find some able-bodied men willing to work hard for very little to build them a proper staircase. <br/><br/>Set in New Mexico Territory. <br/><br/>Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 1977 with credits for screenwriter Christopher Lofton. 103 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown books
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Salvatore Samperi screenwriter director; Ottavio Jemma screenwriter; Franco Nero Lsa Gastoni Raymond Pellegrin Andreas Ferre
Submission Scandal Original screenplay for the 1976 film
Rome: Ciesi 1975. First Draft script for the 1976 film. Here under the working title "Scandal." <br/><br/>Eliane is a pharmicist with a dull husband and teenage daughter. A fellow pharmacy clerk makes a pass at her one night after mistaking her for someone else and she allows it to happen ultimately becoming his complete sex slave. <br/><br/>Set in France shot on location in Italy. <br/><br/>Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1975 noted as First draft with credits for screenwriters Ottavio Jemma and Salvatore Samperi. 324 leaves with last page of text numbered 322. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with gold brads. Ciesi unknown books
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Richard Compton director; Donald S. Sanford screenwriter; Robert Edmond Alter novel; Richard Harris Ernest Borgnine starring
Ravagers The Ravagers Original screenplay for the 1979 film producer Walter Mirisch's copy
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1974. Draft script for the 1979 film here under the working title "The Ravagers." Copy belonging to uncredited producer Walter Mirisch with his name in blue holograph ink on the title page and with a holograph note in the same blue ink paper-clipped to the front wrapper. <br/><br/>Based on the 1966 novel "Path to Savagery" by Robert Edmond Alter. A grim "Mad Max" style film set post-World War III nuclear holocaust in which Richard Harris plays a man whose wife was raped and murdered by a brutal gang and who eventually seeks a home where he may live in peace. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Alabama. <br/><br/>Olive green titled wrappers dated October 14 1974. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Donald S. Sanford and novelist Robert Edmond Alter. 104 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Fine wrapper about Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown books
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Lee R. Hitchcox screenwriter
Survive Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1982. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in are two pages one a letter dated November 4 1982 and the other a synopsis of the film. <br/><br/>Two men survive a nuclear blast in their city only to be pursued relentlessly by roving bands of Nazi marauders. <br/><br/>Set in California. <br/><br/>Brown titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1982 with credits for screenwriter Lee R. Hitchcox. 101 leaves with last page of text numbered 100. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a silver prong binding. N.p. unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 141882
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Adam Rodman screenwriter
The Silent Man Original screenplay for an unproduced film
N.p.: N.p. 1985. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>A black man and his son struggle to survive in Apartheid-era South Africa where they find themselves constantly at odds with white society whether at the hands of questioning police the disrespect Mogane faces when he is promoted to foreman at his job and his son struggling to earn respect and money for hard work out on the streets. <br/><br/>Set in South Africa. <br/><br/>White titled self wrappers dated August 19 1985. Title page present dated August 19 1985 noted as Revised First Draft with credits for screenwriter Adam Rodman. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
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Aaron Norris director; Ian Rabin Anthony Ridio Brent V. Friedman Galen Thompson screenwriter; Chuck Norris Calvin Levels Ch
Hellbound Voices Original screenplay for the 1994 film
Burbank CA: Warner Home Video / Cannon Films 1994. Draft script for the 1994 film. Here under the working title "Voices." <br/><br/>Chuck Norris does his vigilante thing as no one else can in the this Cannon quickie but with a horror twist. Two Chicago police officers are investigating the murder of a local Rabbi when their search leads them to Israel where they realize the culprit is not human but rather supernatural. Directed by Norris' younger brother Aaron Norris. <br/><br/>Set in Chicago and Israel shot on location in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. <br/><br/>Red titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Ian Rabin and Anthony Jon Ridio. 119 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Warner Home Video / Cannon Films unknown books
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David Miller director; Helen Van Slyke book; Stanford Whitmore screenwriter; Donna Reed Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Mildred Dunnock
The Best Place to Be Parts 1 and 2 Original screenplays for the 1979 television film
Burbank CA: Ross Hunter Productions Inc. / National Broadcasting Company NBC 1978. First Draft script for the 1979 television film conceived and aired in 2 parts originally by NBC on May 27 1979. Presentation copy belonging to producer Ross Hunter bound in navy full calf with gilt titles on cover and spine with Hunter's name on the front board. <br/><br/>Based on the 1976 novel of the same name by New York Times bestseller Helen Van Slyke. A widow raises rebellious children dates a younger man and renews a romance with an old friend. Donna Reed's television movie debut but also brought her back to television after a twelve-year absence. Ross Hunter's final project. <br/><br/>Set in New York and Ireland shot on location in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>Green full calf binding with titled paper wrappers as issued noted as Second Draft on the front wrapper dated August 31 1978 with credits for screenwriter Stanford Whitmore. Title page present dated August 31 1978 noted as Second Draft with credits for screenwriter Stanford Whitmore adapted from the novel by Helen Van Slyke. 220 leaves with last page of text numbered 231. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus presentation binding Near Fine. Ross Hunter Productions Inc. / National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 142871
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Joseph Pevney director; Joel Malone Roswell Rogers screenwriter; Ann Sheridan starring
Just Across the Street Original screenplay for the 1952 film
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1952. Revised Final Draft script for the 1964 film. Presentation copy belonging to producer Ross Hunter bound in navy full calf with gilt titles on cover and spine with Hunter's name on the front board. <br/><br/>Joseph Pevney moved from acting to directing for the film noir "Female on the Beach" and followed that with much notable work including films "Man of a Thousand Faces" and television "Star Trek" "Bonanaza". Comedic romp with a working- woman being mistaken for wealthy estate owner. <br/><br/>Red full calf binding as issued. Title page present noted as Revised Final with credits for screenwriters Roswell Rogers Joel Malone Lou Breslow. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Mimeograph duplication with few blue revision pages dated 2/16/52. Pages Near Fine presentation binding Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
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David Lowell Rich director; George Di Pego screenwriter; Helen Hayes Fred Astaire Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Pat Crowley Patty Duke
A Family Upside Down Original screenplay for the 1978 television film
Hollywood: Paramount Television / National Broadcasting Company NBC 1977. Draft script for the 1978 television film originally aired on April 9 1978 on NBC. Presentation copy belonging to producer Ross Hunter bound in navy full calf with gilt titles on cover and spine with Hunter's name on the front board. <br/><br/>An elderly married couple find themselves increasingly dependent on their grown children as their physical and mental health deteriorates. Fred Astaire won an Emmy Award as Best Actor and Helen Hayes received a nomination as Best Actress for her performance. Additional Emmy nominations included Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress Patty Duke Supporting Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Special Joseph Biroc. <br/><br/>Green full calf binding with titled paper wrappers as issued with credits for screenwriter Gerald Di Pego. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Gerald Di Pego. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus presentation binding Near Fine. Paramount Television / National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
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Richard Fleischer director; Ludovic Kennedy novel; Clive Exton screenwriter; Richard Attenborough Judy Geeson John Hurt starri
10 Rillington Place Original photograph from the 1971 film
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1971. Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1971 film. <br/><br/>Based on the disturbing non fiction account by journalist Ludovic Kennedy about the British serial killer John Christie. <br/><br/>Shot on location in United Kingdom. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
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Michael Curtiz director; Ken Englund Noel Langley screenwriter; Brian Hooker William H. Post book of stage musical; Justin Hun
The Vagabond King Original screenplay for the 1956 film
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1954. Final White script for the 1956 film. Director Michael Curtiz's presentation copy in tan leather with gilt titles and Curtiz's name at the bottom right corner of the front board. <br/><br/>An adaptation of the 1925 operetta of the same name by Rudolf Friml which is based on Justin Huntly McCarthy's 1901 romantic novel and play "If I Were King." <br/><br/>Set in France in the year 1461. <br/><br/>Brown leather covered boards titles in gilt. Title page present dated December 9 1954 with credits for producer Pat Duggan director Michael Curtiz screenwriter Ken Englund. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 96A. Mimeograph duplication with blue and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 12-15-54 and 2-9-55. Pages Near Fine binding Very Good plus with some wear at the edges. Paramount Pictures unknown books
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Michael Curtiz director; Nelson Gidding Stephen Longstreet Dean Riesner Oscar Saul screenwriter; Ann Blyth Paul Newman starr
The Helen Morgan Story Original screenplay for the 1957 film
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1957. Second Revised Final script for the 1957 film. Director Michael Curtiz's presentation copy in tan leather with gilt titles and Curtiz's name at the bottom right corner of the front board. <br/><br/>A highly fictionalized portrayal of the life and career of Prohibition era torch singer/actress Helen Morgan. This film marked Curtiz's return to Warner Bros since leaving in 1954 due to a salary dispute. Ever since Morgan's death Warner Bros wanted to make a film biography though struggled to find an actress and continuously in development. Working titles included "Why Was I Born" "Both Ends of the Candle" and as printed in this copy "The Jazz Age." Many female actresses auditioned including Doris Day who rejected due to her squeaky clean image. Blyth was chosen for her dramatic ability even though her singing voice was akin to Morgan's. Gogi Grant would supply the singing voice dubbed over Blyth. <br/><br/>Set in New York shot on location in Burbank CA. <br/><br/>Brown leather covered boards titles in gilt. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated 1/29/57 with credits for screenwriter Nelson Gidding. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Mimeograph duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 2/6/57 and 3/8/57. Pages Near Fine binding Very Good plus. Warner Brothers unknown books
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Raymond Rouleau director screenwriter; Rene Louis Lafforgue screenwriter starring; Ludmilla Tcherina Milko Sparemblek Milenk
Les amants de Teruel Collection of original still photographs for the 1962 film
Paris: Cinedis 1962. Collection of 15 original borderless single weight film stills for the 1962 French musical film. Featured are several stunning images of acrtress Tcherina as Isa Duchess of Teruel. Brief numerical annotations on the versos in holograph pencil. <br/><br/>Belgian actor-director Rouleau's nearly seen drama was the opening film at the 15th annual Cannes Film Festival winner of the festival's Technical Grand Prize and nominated for a Palme d'Or. Of note is the film's cinematographer Claude Renoir whose other credits include "Serenade" 1940 "Madame Butterfly" 1954 "Barbarella" 1968 and "The Spy Who Loved Me" 1977. <br/><br/>Isa is a dancer in a troupe of poor traveling comedians who perform in public; she stars as the Duchess of Teruel unhappily married and in love with a poor man who inevitably commits suicide resulting in Isa's nervous breakdown. <br/><br/>7 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus overall with moderate curling light edgewear a handful with slight discoloration. Cinedis unknown books
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Michel Boisrond director; Annette Wademant screenwriter; Catherine Hesse Serge Beauvarlet photographers; Dany Saval Jean Poire
How to Succeed in Love Comment reussir en amour Archive of original film stills and keybook photos for the 1962 film
Paris: France Cinema 1962. Archive of 224 vintage borderless single weight keybook contact sheets and film stills amounting to nearly 2000 numbered images for the 1962 French-Italian film here under the original French title. The entire film is represented in minute detail along with test shots set design shots and many candid off-camera shots from the set. Brief cropping and numerical annotations in pencil throughout. Housed in original mailing envelope noting on the front in holograph red ink "Cinedis" and "C.Hesse" the film distributor and still photographer and "A refreuda" in holograph red pencil. <br/><br/>153 photographs are keybook contact sheets nearly all with 12 images per photograph several with 36 each image with a series number and photos crediting at the top the photo laboratory Tele-Photo production studio France Cinema film title and photographer Hesse Beauvarlet. Remaining photographs are borderless film stills. Both photographers are credited on the keybook photos but went uncredited at the film's release. <br/><br/>The archive also extensively features actress Dany Saval in film scenes answering the phone in heated moments with male cast members including some stunningly low-lit images that echo film noir themes showcasing the variety of hair and clothing styles seen on Saval throughout the film. <br/><br/>Based on Annette Wademant's screenplay one of twelve written by Wademant for director Boisrond. Bernard Poiret is a new publisher who falls in love with Sophie Saval but their foolish love nearly destroys them and his job. <br/><br/>Keybook photos range from 8.25 x 10.75 to 9.25 x 11.75 inches three slightly smaller all but ten are 2-hole punched; film stills 7 x 9.25 inches. Very Good overall with moderate curling light edgewear a handful with slight discoloration. France Cinema unknown books
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Pietro Germie director screenwriter; Divo Cavicchioli still photographer; Ennio De Concini Alfredo Giannetti screenwriters; Ma
Divorce Italian Style Collection of 4 photographs from the 1961 film
Italy: Lux Film 1961. Collection of 4 original black-and-white single weight still photographs from the 1961 Italian film. Two stills with brief annotations on the versos in holograph ink and pencil. <br/><br/>Ferdinando Mastroianni is bored with life and his wife Rocca. He falls in love with his cousin Sandrelli and since divorce is illegal in Italy unless there is just cause like catching your spouse committing adultery he decides to find his wife another lover instead of killing her. Seems simple enough. <br/><br/>The first of Mastoianni's four "Italian Style" films and winner of an Academy Award for Best Writing a BAFTA three Golden Globes and nominated for a host of others. <br/><br/>7 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus overall with moderate curling a few with slight discoloration. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 286. Lux Film unknown books
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Raymond Rouleau director screenwriter; Rene Louis Lafforgue screenwriter starring; Ludmilla Tcherina Milko Sparemblek Milenk
Les amants de Teruel Original still photograph for the 1962 film
Paris: Cinedis 1962. Original borderless single weight film still for the 1962 French musical film. Brief numerical notation on the verso in holograph pencil. <br/><br/>Belgian actor-director Rouleau's nearly seen drama was the opening film at the 15th annual Cannes Film Festival winner of the festival's Technical Grand Prize and nominated for a Palme d'Or. Of note is the film's cinematographer Claude Renoir whose other credits include "Serenade" 1940 "Madame Butterfly" 1954 "Barbarella" 1968 and "The Spy Who Loved Me" 1977. <br/><br/>Isa is a dancer in a troupe of poor traveling comedians who perform in public; she stars as the Duchess of Teruel unhappily married and in love with a poor man who inevitably commits suicide resulting in Isa's nervous breakdown. <br/><br/>7 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus overall with moderate curling light edgewear slight discoloration on the verso. Cinedis unknown books
Riferimento per il libraio : 142904
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Willis Goldbeck director; Harry Ruskin screenwriter; Van Johnson Lionel Barrymore Marilyn Maxwell Gloria DeHaven starring
Between Two Women Collection of 9 original concept art sketches for the 1945 film
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1945. Collection of nice vintage concept art sketches for advertisements or posters for the 1945 film. Pencil and marker on tracing paper. <br/><br/>The sixteenth and penultimate "Dr. Kildare" film the and the last of four films featuring Van Johnson as Dr. Randall "Red" Adams and the fifth of six films focusing on Lionel Barrymore's Dr. Gillespie after Dr. Kildare actor Lew Ayres was fired by MGM for declaring himself a conscientious objector when drafted during World War II. <br/><br/>About Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
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Paul; Bogart Hal Cooper Dennis Steinmetz director; Fred Lucky Don Nicholl Michael Ross Bernard West screenwriter; Don Nichol
The Dumplings Collection of four original photographs from the 1976 television series
Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1976. Collection of four vintage black-and-white reference studio still photographs from the 1976 television series. Snipe affixed to each image. <br/><br/>Veteran writer and producer Norman Lear developed the show which focuses on the life of a happily married middle-aged couple running a small luncheonette. Geraldine Brooks plays the jolly Angela Dumpling in the final role of her career. <br/><br/>7 x 9 inches. Near Fine with a red holograph notation to the recto of one image. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
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