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Faulkner William screenwriter
DAS LETZTE SKLAVEN-SCHIFF i.e. SLAVE SHIP
Berlin: Illustrierter Film-kurier 1937. 8pp. Quarto. Pictorial self-wrappers. Heavily illustrated. Creased snag to spine at middle without loss otherwise a very good copy of a fragile item. The German issue of the German language FILM- KURIER turned over to the third film for which Faulkner actually received screen credit as "Story by" upon final release in 1937. The title is at slight variance from the release title appearing on the issues printed in Vienna the format is larger and some of the illustrative matter is different. The script was based on George S. King's novel and at various times involved additional work by Sam Hellman Lamar Trotti and Gladys Lehman as well as uncredited final revisions by associate producer Nunnally Johnson. The film was directed by Tay Garnett and starred Wallace Beery Warner Baxter Mickey Rooney et al all of whom are featured in the imagery in this issue along with two images of the abuse of slaves. The film opened in Austria and Germany in early Autumn 1937. Illustrierter Film-kurier unknown books
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Faulkner William screenwriter
DAS SKLAVEN-SCHIFF i.e. SLAVE SHIP
Vienna: Illustrierter Film-kurier 1937. 8pp. Octavo. Pictorial self-wrappers. Heavily illustrated. Spine staple absent slight tanning along top edge otherwise very good copy of a very fragile item. The Austrian issue of the German language FILM-KURIER Nr. 1846 turned over to the third film for which Faulkner actually received screen credit as "Story by" upon final release in 1937. The format and illustrative matter differs from the issue printed in Berlin and there is a slight variation in the title. The script was based on George S. King's novel and at various times involved additional work by Sam Hellman Lamar Trotti and Gladys Lehman as well as uncredited final revisions by associate producer Nunnally Johnson. The film was directed by Tay Garnett and starred Wallace Beery Warner Baxter Mickey Rooney et al all of whom are featured in the imagery in this issue along with two images of the abuse of slaves. The film opened in Austria and Germany in early Autumn 1937. Illustrierter Film-kurier unknown books
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Hellman Lillian sourcework & screenwriter
Original studio lobby card for: THE SEARCHING WIND
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1946. Original 11 x 14" color studio lobby card. About fine. A highly pictorial lobby card #7 featuring the two leads promoting Hal Wallis's film adaptation of Lillian Hellman's 1944 play based on her own screenplay directed by William Dieterle and starring Robert Young Sylvia Sidney and Ann Richards. Paramount Pictures unknown books
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Capote Truman sourcework: Axelrod George screenwriter
Original Souvenir Program for: BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1961. 24pp. Quarto. Pictorial self wrappers. Light use about fine. First edition. A highly pictorial souvenir program prepared by Paramount for sale at early screenings of the multi-award winning comedy based on a screenplay by George Axelrod loosely based on Capote's novella. Directed by Blake Edwards the film starred Audrey Hepburn as "Holly Golightly" George Peppard and featured Patricia Neal Buddy Ebsen Martin Balsam and controversially Mickey Rooney as Holly's sensitive Japanese upstairs neighbor "Mr. Yunioshi." The upper wrapper features the iconic image of Hepburn in evening wear with a cat over her shoulder and an exaggerated cigarette holder. Publicity paper related to the first release of this film has long enjoyed a cult demand staying just ahead of the availability of the sought after material. This program is among the scarcest of the generally available items. Paramount Pictures unknown books
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Agee James sourcework: Reisman Philip Jr. screenwriter
Set of Eleven Studio Publicity Stills for: ALL THE WAY HOME
Los Angeles: Paramount 1963. Eleven 8 x 10" glossy black and white stills with studio captions. Near fine. A good representative set of lobby stills promoting the film based on Philip Reisman Jr.'s screenplay adaptation of two Pulitzer- winning literary properties Agee's 1957 novel A DEATH IN THE FAMILY and Mosel's 1960 adaptation of the novel to the stage. Directed by Alex Segal the David Susskind production starred Jean Simmons Robert Preston John Henry Faulk et al. Paramount unknown books
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Sayles John screenwriter
BREAKING IN
Los Angeles: Act III Productions 1989. 1112 leaves. Quarto. Photoduplicated typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in plain wrappers. Script number on upper wrapper light use title lettered on spine very good. An unspecified draft of this original screenplay by the frequently brilliant director / screenwriter / novelist. In this case the 1989 film was directed by Bill Forsyth and starred Burt Reynolds et al. Act III Productions unknown books
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Bruce Lenny screenwriter
Original Studio Publicity Press Book for: THE ROCKET MAN
Np: Nat'l Screen Service for 20th Century-Fox 1954. 71pp. Folio 38 x 28cm; 15 x 11". Pictorial self- wrapper. Horizontal fold otherwise very good to near fine. An original pressbook or Lenny Bruce's second or just possibly third screenwriting credit released the same year as his thematically polar-opposite riff on burlesque DREAM FOLLIES. Bruce co-wrote this script with Jack Henley basing it on a story by G. W. George and G. F. Slavin. Oscar Rudolph directed the family-oriented science fiction comedy which starred Charles Coburn Spring Byington Anne Francis and John Agar. Bruce's first credit DANCE HALL RACKET appeared in early 1953.Includes a synopsis cast-list all the available publicity paper and some publicity suggestions. Bruce is credited in the text and on the majority of the reproduced posters window cards advert copy etc. Nat'l Screen Service for 20th Century-Fox unknown books
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Thompson Jim sourcework: Greenwald Maggie screenwriter & director
Original UK Quad Publicity Poster for: THE KILL-OFF
London: Palace Pictures 1990. Original highly pictorial UK quad poster 30 x 40";76 x 102 cm . Folded as issued otherwise fine. A visually dynamic quad for the UK release of Maggie Greenwald's adaptation to the screen of the 1957 novel by Jim Thompson starring Loretta Gross Andrew Lee Barrett Jorja Fox et al. Greenwald won Best Director Award at the Torino Film Festival for this film and it has been acknowledged by the British Film Institute as one of the "100 Best American Independents." The UK poster design unfortunately unsigned far surpasses that of the US one sheet. Palace Pictures unknown books
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Porter William S. sourcework: Michaels Sidney screenwriter
THE GIFT OF THE MAGI" teleplay
Beverly Hills: Cates Bros. Co. Production 1978. 1A-F4139 leaves with many lettered inserted revises and some spanning leaves. Quarto. Mechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only of yellow white blue salmon and goldenrod stock. Bradbound. A few scattered annotations cover and terminal leaves detached from brads; a modestly used but good copy. A "revised final draft" but with a multitude of subsequent dated revisions inserted of this made for television movie adaptation - as a musical - inspired somewhat by O. Henry's classic Christmas story directed by Marc Daniels starring Jim Backus Peter Graves as O. Henry Debby Boone John Rubenstein et al. This version aired 21 December 1978 on NBC and this script appears to have been utilized in the process of transfer to video. The music is credited to Stanley Lebowsky with lyrics by Fred Tobias. Curiously Sidney Michaels the multi-Tony award nominated writer is given full credit on this script but at the time of this cataloguing is not credited on IMDB. Cates Bros. Co. Production unknown books
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Southern Terry screenwriter
Six Color UK Front of House Stills for: BARBARELLA
London: Paramount Pictures 1968. Six 8 x 10" color front of house stills with captions. Some mild use and occasional creases at corners; a good - very good lot. A representative lot of the front of house color stills issued to promote the UK release of Terry Southern's film adaptation of Jean- Claude Forrest's comic. Roger Vadim directed Jane Fonda David Hemmings Anita Pallenberg Milo O'Shea and Marcel Marceau in a camp classic quite redolent of its era for good and bad. Paramount Pictures unknown books
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McCullers Carson sourcework: Ryan Thomas C. screenwriter
Original One Sheet Publicity Poster for: THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER
Burbank: Warner Bros. - Seven Arts 1968. Original one sheet color poster 27 x 41". Folded as issued about fine. A one sheet issued to promote the 1968 adaptation to film of McCullers's 1940 novel directed by Robert Ellis Miller starring Alan Arkin who received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor Sondra Locke Academy nomination for Best Supporting Actor Chuck McCann Stacy Keach Jr. his major film debut Cicely Tyson et al. Warner Bros. - Seven Arts unknown books
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Shaw George B. sourcework & screenwriter; WP. Lipscomb et al screenwriters W. P.
Sixteen Original Publicity Stills for: PYGMALION
Culver City: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1938. 16pp. Sixteen original 8 x 10" b & w stills. One has reproduction scaling notes on verso and in margin as well as signs of mounting tabs and an agency stamp a few others bear pencil annotations on versos but otherwise very good to near fine. An unusually large and representative collection of the publicity stills released to promote the US release of the 1938 British film adaptation of Shaw's play starring Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller directed by Howard and Anthony Asquith. All but one have a printed descriptive squib either printed or mounted on the verso and the exception has lost its former squib. Shaw participated in the writing of the scenario which resulted in his receipt of an Oscar and his controversial response. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer unknown books
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Shepard Sam sourcework screenwriter & star
Set of Ten Stills for: FOOL FOR LOVE
Np: Cannon Films 1985. Ten 8 x 10" glossy b&w stills with studio captions. Fine. A representative set of stills issued to promote Shephard's own adaptation to the screen of his 1983 Pulitzer short-listed play in which he starred alongside Kim Basinger Harry Dean Stanton Randy Quaid et al under the direction of maestro Robert Altman. Cannon Films unknown books
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Greene Graham sourcework & screenwriter
Original Studio Publicity Pressbook for: OUR MAN IN HAVANA
Los Angeles: Columbia Pictures 1960. 10pp. Folio 40 x 35.5 cm. Pictorial self- wrappers. Illustrated. Old horizontal fold with nicks at extremities neat partial split at spine fold but a good copy. The publicity pressbook issued to promote the US release of Greene's own adaptation to the screen of his 1958 novel. Directed by Carol Reed the film starred Alec Guinness Burl Ives Maureen O'Hara Ernie Kovacs Noel Coward and Ralph Richardson et al. Columbia Pictures unknown books
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Red Scare: Cvetic Matt sourcework and Crane Wilbur screenwriter
Nine Stills from: I WAS A COMMUNIST FOR THE F.B.I.
Burbank: Warner Brothers 1951. Nine 8 x 10" glossy stills with captions. A bit of curling and fading/oxidation but a good lot. Some representative stills from this 1951 semi-fictional anti-communist propaganda feature directed by Gordon Douglas starring Frank Lovejoy Dorothy Hart et al. While it in no way qualified for the label it was nominated for an Oscar as a "documentary." Warner Brothers unknown books
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Root Lynn sourcework and Joseph Schrank screenwriter
Collection of 21 Still Photographs from: CABIN IN THE SKY
Los Angeles: MGM 1960. Twenty-one high quality 8x10" black & white stills. A few annotations on versos otherwise very near fine. An excellent lot of stills of scenes and character shots associated with the 1943 Vincennte Minnelli film based on a screenplay by Joseph Schrank sourced from Lynn Root's 1940 musical play. The film starred Lena Horne Ethel Waters Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Rex Ingram and Louis Armstrong all but the latter featured prominently in one or more of these stills. These are quite high quality prints probably associated with distribution of the film by the studio for television in the 1960s and not second generation copy prints. MGM unknown books
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Vidal Gore screenwriter
Set of Pictorial publicity Lobby Cards for: I ACCUSE!
Culver City: MGM / Loews 1957. Eight 11 x 14" color pictorial lobby cards. A few small tack or staple holes from being displayed distributor's stamps and annotations on verso card 7 has a coffee spill on verso mirrored faintly on recto remaining cards very good to about fine. A complete set of the lobby cards issued to promote the U.S. release of Jose Ferrer's film adaptation of Nicholas Halasz's book about the Dreyfus case based on a screenplay by Gore Vidal. This was only Vidal's second screenplay credit although his writing for television had been substantial to this date. Ferrer starred as well as directed in company with Anton Walbrook Viveca Lindfors Leo Genn Emlyn Williams and Herbert Lom. MGM / Loews unknown books
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O'Flaherty Liam sourcework and Dudley Nichols screenwriter
Original Tinted Pictorial Lobby Card for: THE INFORMER
New York: RKO Radio Pictures 1935. Original tinted 11 x 14" pictorial lobby card. Tack holes in blank corners and middle margins from display use otherwise very good or better the image bright and unsullied. A visually striking vintage lobby card one of a set of eight issued to promote John Ford's multi-award winning film adaptation of O'Flaherty's 1925 novel set in the turmoil of 1922 Dublin based on a screenplay by Dudley Nichols and starring Victor McLaglen Heather Angel Preston Foster et al. The film garnered Oscars for Best Leading Actor Best Director Best Musical Score and Best Screenplay which Nichols declined. It was also nominated for Best Picture and Best Editing. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
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Hardy Thomas sourcework and Roman Polanski director & co screenwriter
Original French Studio Affiche for: TESS
France: AMLF 1979. Vintage original pictorial 20.75 x 15.25" 55 x 39 cm mini poster. Creased at edges horizontal fold else very good. A mini affiche promoting the French release of TESS adapted from Hardy's 1891 novel by Polanski Gerard Brach and John Brownjohn. The film opened in France many months prior to its opening in the UK and US. While set in England it was filmed in France due to Polanski's legal situation. It starred Nastassia Kinski Peter Firth and Leigh Lawson among others and was nominated for numerous awards winning three of the six Academy Award nominations and winning seven others in various award competitions world- wide. AMLF unknown books
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McCullers Carson sourcework: Ryan Thomas C. screenwriter
Three Original Studio Lobby Cards for: THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER
Burbank: Warner Bros. - Seven Arts 1968. Three color lobby cards 11 x 14". Small bump to lower right corner and pencil notation on verso of one else very good to near fine. Three lobby cards #s2 6 & 7 of the set produced to promote the screen adaptation by Thomas C. Ryan of McCullers's novel directed by Robert Ellis Miller and starring Alan Arkin who received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor Sondra Locke debut Academy nomination for Best Supporting Actor Chuck McCann Stacy Keach Jr. film debut Cicely Tyson et al. Warner Bros. - Seven Arts unknown books
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Photoplay edition: Von Stroheim Eric director and screenwriter and Franz Lehar sourcework
THE MERRY WIDOW
London: The Readers Library Publishing Co. Ltd. 1926. 12mo. Gilt decorated plum cloth. Usual tanning to text stock top edge dust marked some dulling to spine gilding but a sound copy of this poorly made book in a bright striking example of the pictorial dust jacket a few small nicks and edge tears and some mild discoloration on verso. First UK edition printing not specified of this uncredited novelization based on the film adaptation of Lehar's musical comedy. Eric von Stroheim directed the 1925 release and collaborated with Ben Glazer on the screenplay. Mae Murray John Gilbert and Roy D'Arcy starred. The Readers Library Publishing Co. Ltd. hardcover books
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Kingsley Sidney sourcework and Lillian Hellman screenwriter
Original Studio Campaign Pressbook for the Re-release of: DEAD END CRADLE OF CRIME
Los Angeles: Samuel Goldwyn Company 1954. 6pp. Folio trifold 43 x 28 cm. Black and white illustrations and text. Horizontal fold otherwise very good or better. A pressbook for the U.S. re-release of Lillian Hellman's screen adaptation of Kingsley's 1935 stage play DEAD END. The film saw its first release in 1937 and was directed by William Wyler and starred Sylvia Sidney Joel McCrea Humphrey Bogart and Claire Trevor et al. Nominated for the Academy Awards in four categories it is notable that Claire Trevor was nominated for best supporting actress for a five minute on- screen appearance. This film marked the first appearance of the "Dead End Kids" Leo Gorcy Billy Halop Huntz Hall and Gabriel Dell among others. Samuel Goldwyn Company unknown books
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Steinbeck John sourcework: Moffat Ivan screenwriter
Set of Color Studio Lobby Cards for: THE WAYWARD BUS
Los Angeles: 20th Century Fox 1957. Eight 11 x 14 color pictorial studio lobby cards. Spot of browning in lower left corner of card #4 same faintly in corner of title card small chip from blank corner of card #5 a few small pin holes from display use as intended distributor's stamp and annotations on a few versos; a very good set. A complete set of the color pictorial lobby cards issued to promote Ivan Moffat's adaptation of Steinbeck's novel directed by Victor Vicas starring Joan Collins Jayne Mansfield Dan Dailey et al. Although the film was released in b&w the scenes here are in tinted colors. Accompanied by duplicates of cards 3 soiled and 8 2 copies with edge tears. 20th Century Fox unknown books
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Faulkner William sourcework and Horton Foote sourcework & screenwriter
Original Studio Publicity Poster for: TOMORROW
Np.: Filmgroup Productions 1972. Original 41 x 27" 104 x 69cm one sheet poster. Folded as usual else near fine. A style B one sheet with reviews for Horton Foote's adaptation to the screen of his own stage play based on a short story by William Faulkner. It was directed by Joseph Anthony and starred Robert Duvall Olga Bellin and Peter Masterson. Although it was released in 1972 it saw limited runs in the U.S. until re-released about ten years later. Filmgroup Productions unknown books
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Ibsen Henrik sourcework and David Mercer screenwriter
Original Polish Theatrical Poster for: DOM LALKI A DOLL'S HOUSE
Warsaw: World Film Services 1975. Polish theatrical poster 58 x 81 cm . Folded else near fine. A poster for the original Polish release of the 1973 Joseph Losey film adaptation of Ibsen's classic play depicting marriage blackmail and betrayal starring Jane Fonda Edward Fox and Trevor Howard et al. With beautiful original poster art by Rene Mulas. World Film Services unknown books
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Golding William sourcework: Brooks Peter screenwriter & director
Original Studio One Sheet Publicity Poster for: LORD OF THE FLIES
Np: Continental Distributing 1963. Vintage two color one sheet 27 x 41". Folded as issued a few patches of yellowed tape residue at extreme edges but a very good fresh copy. An unusual style 'B' one sheet for Peter Brook's iconic 1963 adaptation of Golding's novel. This format reprints a cover article by Robert Wallace in full from LIFE magazine about the film reproducing both the cover and all the illustrative matter. The film was a winner of an NBR top ten award for its year. Vintage publicity material for this film is not common. Continental Distributing unknown books
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Miller Arthur sourcework & screenwriter:
Original UK Studio Publicity Campaign Presskit for: THE CRUCIBLE
London: Twentieth Century Fox 1997. 2211pp. Small folio. Pictorial folder containing seven 8 x 10" black & white studio production stills with descriptive text in lower margin. Quarto text insert stapled printed on rectos only. Wrappers lightly rubbed else very good contents about fine. A studio publicity presskit for the 1997 British release of Miller's own adaptation to the screen of his 1953 drama. The film released in the US in 1996 was directed by Nicholas Hytner and starred Daniel Day- Lewis Wynona Ryder Paul Scofield Joan Allen et al. Miller's script was nominated for an Oscar. Twentieth Century Fox unknown books
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Claudel Paul libretto and Roberto Rossellini screenwriter and director
Original French Program for: JEANNE AU BUCHER GIOVANNA D'ARCO AL ROGO
Paris: Franco London Film S.A. 1955. 8pp. Oblong small quarto 21 x 27 cm. Pictorial self-wrappers string tied. Photographs and illustrations. About fine. An original souvenir program for the French release of Rossellini's 1954 film musical GIOVANNA D'ARCO AL ROGO a rendering of Joan of Arc's trial and execution featuring Ingrid Bergman reprising her role as Joan in the wake of her much better known 1948 non- musical Oscar-nominated triumph. Arthur Honegger composed the score for this undertaking. Franco London Film S.A. unknown books
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Lawrence DH. sourcework and Larry Kramer screenwriter D. H.
Original UK Quad Publicity Poster for: WOMEN IN LOVE
London: United Artists 1969. Original pictorial black & white quad poster 30 x 40" 101 x 152 cm. Folded as issued. Small breaks at some fold corners else very good or better. A British quad poster for Ken Russell's 1969 film adaptation of Lawrence's novel based on a screenplay by Larry Kramer. The film starred Alan Bates Oliver Reed Glenda Jackson and Jennie Linden among others. It eventually saw release in the US in 1970 and received a number of major award nominations with Glenda Jackson winning the Oscar for Best Actress. Larry Kramer's script his first full screenwriting credit was nominated for an Oscar as well. This version of the poster features the image of the entwined nude couple; other versions were either typographic or featured more restrained imagery. United Artists unknown books
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Highsmith Patricia sourcework and Antony Minghella: screenwriter
Original French Souvenir Book for: . LE TALENTUEUX MR. RIPLEY THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
Paris: BAC Films 2000. Oblong quarto 21 x 29.5 cm. Pictorial wrappers. Illustrated in color throughout. Light rubbing to wrappers otherwise very good or better. A deluxe program for the 8 March 2000 French premiere of this adaptation of Highsmith's novel based on a screenplay by Anthony Minghella. The film premiered in the US the previous December and it opened in Europe at the Belin International Film Festival on 13 February. Directed by Minghella the film starred Matt Damon Gwyneth Paltrow Jude Law Cate Blanchett et al. This was the second film version of the property. BAC Films unknown books
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Southern Terry sourcework and screenwriter
Set of Color Mini Lobby Cards for: THE MAGIC CHRISTIAN
Los Angeles.: Commonwealth United 1970. Eight 8 x 10" color pictorial mini lobby cards. About fine. A complete set of the mini lobby cards released to promote the US distribution of Southern and Joseph McGrath's embellished film adaptation of Southern's third novel. McGrath directed the British production starring Peter Sellers Ringo Starr Richard Attenborough Laurence Harvey Christopher Lee Spike Milligan Raquel Welch et al. The film was released in the UK on 12 December 1969 with the US opening following on 11 February 1970. Peter Sellers John Cleese and Graham Chapman contributed additional material to the script. Accompanied by a two page single sheet synopsis issued by National Telefilms when it distributed the film in later years. Commonwealth United unknown books
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Mishima Yukio sourcework: Carlino Lewis John screenwriter
Original Studio Publicity One Sheet for: THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA
Los Angeles: Avco Embassy 1976. Folio pictorial one sheet. Folded as issued with soft creases. Pinpricks at corners small chip at right top corner margin and short edge break to one fold a few fingerprints else very good. Original publicity poster for the film adaptation of Mishima's novel written and directed by Lewis John Carlino starring Kris Kristofferson and Sarah Miles. Avco Embassy unknown books
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Maugham W. Somerset sourcework and Lester Cohen screenwriter
Pictorial Advertising Sheet for: OF HUMAN BONDAGE
Np: RKO 1934. Single pictorial sheet 31 x 23 cm printed recto and verso in color. Very nice. A highly pictorial studio promotional for the 1934 film adaptation of Maugham's novel based on a screenplay by Lester Cohen. Leslie Howard and Bette Davis starred under the direction of John Cromwell. The format suggests this may be an insert from an RKO Exhibitor's manual. RKO unknown books
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Fitzgerald F. Scott sourcework and Pinter Harold screenwriter
Set of Color Pictorial Lobby Cards for: THE LAST TYCOON
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1976. Eight 11 x 14" pictorial lobby cards. Fine and unused. A complete set of the lobby cards issued to promote the somewhat agreeable 1976 film based on Harold Pinter's adaptation of Fitzgerald's final unfinished novel. Directed by Elia Kazan and starring Robert DeNiro Tony Curtis Robert Mitchum Jeanne Moreau Jack Nicholson Donald Pleasance et al. Paramount Pictures unknown books
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Fuller Charles sourcework & screenwriter
Set of Eight Color Mini Lobby Cards for: A SOLDIER'S STORY
Los Angeles: Columbia Pictures 1984. Eight 8 x 10" full color mini lobby cards. About fine. A complete set of the mini lobby cards issued to promote the film version of A SOLDIER'S STORY adapted for the screen by the author from his Pulitzer Prize winning play. Directed by Norman Jewison and starring Howard E. Rollins Adophy Caesar Denzel Washington and David Alan Grier among others. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards and won two NAACP Image Awards. Columbia Pictures unknown books
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Hammett Dashiell screenwriter
Original Promotional Still for: CITY STREETS
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1931. Original 8x10" black & white still. Small ink i.d. on verso otherwise about fine. An original still from this early film adaption from an original story by Dashiell Hammett -- his first original work written specifically for the screen. The 1931 release was directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starred Gary Cooper Sylvia Sidney Paul Lukas and Guy Kibbee. LAYMAN E1. Paramount Pictures unknown books
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Knight Eric sourcework and Sherriff RC. screenwriter R. C.
THIS ABOVE ALL" NOVEL BY . SCREENPLAY BY .
Beverly Hills: Twentieth Century-Fox 1941. 2159 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in studio binder. Title hand-lettered on spine light use to overlap wrapper edges check-out coupon clipped from first leaf. otherwise near fine. A "temporary" script of Sherriff's adaptation to the screen of Knight's 1941 novel of war- time London. The 1942 release directed by Anatole Litvak starred Tyrone Power Joan Fontaine Nigel Bruce et al. It was nominated by the Academy for four technical awards and won for best Interior Design. Sherriff best known for JOURNEY'S END was credited screenwriter of or contributor to a three decades long string of popular film successes. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
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Straub Peter sourcework and Lawrence D. Cohen screenwriter
GHOST STORY
Universal City: Universal City Studios 1981. 2152 leaves with plus lettered inserts and revision variations. Quarto. Mechanically duplicated typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in studio wrappers. Ink initials on upper wrapper script number on title a couple of minor annotations otherwise about fine. Denoted the "first draft" but evidencing revisions over the spans of weeks noted above with dated revises on salmon green and blue stock. John Irvin directed the December 1981 release starring an ensemble cast including Fred Astaire John Houseman Melvyn Douglas Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Patricia Neal Alice Krige et al. Universal City Studios unknown books
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Ambler Eric screenwriter
Original Studio One-Sheet Poster for: THE OCTOBER MAN
Np: Two Cities / Eagle Lion 1948. Original color stone-lithographed one-sheet 41 x 27". Folded as issued. Stabholes in top blank corners from intended use lower blank margin has some mild discoloration otherwise in very good order the colors bright and fresh. A highly atmospheric poster for the 1948 US release of the 1947 UK film based on Ambler's original screenplay. Ambler is also credited as producer of the film. John Mills Joan Greenwood and Edward Chapman starred and Roy Ward Baker directed. The release of the film prompted the publication of a novelization of the script in the UK. The artwork for the US one sheet reflects the noir tone of the film far better than does the UK one sheet. Two Cities / Eagle Lion unknown books
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Huxley Aldous sourcework & screenwriter
Complete Set of Studio Lobby Cards for: A WOMAN'S VENGEANCE
Universal City: Universal Studios / National Screen Service 1947. Eight 11 x 14" full color lobby cards. NSS blindstamp in lower extreme corner of each card three short strips of paper tape not as repairs on verso of title card upper right blank margin of title card has a short nick and some creasing but otherwise a very good or better bright set. A complete set of the lobby cards issued to promote US distribution of Huxley's own adaptation to the screen of his 1922 story "The Giaconda Smile." Zoltan Korda directed stars Charles Boyer Ann Blyth Jessica Tandy and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. Huxley's name is prominently incorporated in each of the cards. BROMER D3. Universal Studios / National Screen Service unknown books
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Vidal Gore sourcework: O'Brien Richard screenwriter
BLONDEL INSTRUMENT OF WAR A MUSICAL TREATMENT FOR FILM BASED ON GORE VIDAL'S RENDITION OF THE RICHARD - BLONDEL LEGEND
Brittany 1983. iii83 leaves. Quarto A4. Photomechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in hald-lettered stiff wrappers. A couple of creases and finger smudges to wrappers otherwise very good or better. Denoted the "3rd Draft" of this screenplay based in part on Vidal's treatment of the subject in A SEARCH FOR THE KING 1950. Robert Dornheim is noted as the prospective director for the film. Dornheim and musician/actor/writer O'Brien had worked together on the 1983 television film DIGITAL DREAMS featuring bassist Bill Wyman. Among O'Brien's considerable list of accomplishments is THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW writer and actor. Evidently unproduced and not directly related to the 1983 Rice and Olivier musical of similar subject and title. unknown books
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Shakespeare William sourcework: Logan John screenwriter
CORIOLANUS
Np: The Weinstein Company 2011. 1107 leaves. Octavo. Stiff printed wrappers. Mechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. A few minor smudges to the white wrapper else about fine. A studio generated copy of a final shooting script for Logan's cinematic recasting of Shakespeare's play prepared for submission for voting for the year's awards. Ralph Fiennes starred and directed in company with Gerard Butler Brian Cox Vanessa Redgrave Lubna Azabal and many others. The film was the recipient of a number of award nominations in various categories. The Weinstein Company unknown books
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Hemingway Ernest sourcework: Kass Jerome screenwriter
MY OLD MAN SUGGESTED BY A SHORT STORY .
Np: Robert Halmi Productions 1979. 199 leaves. Quarto. Photomechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in production company script binder. Some rust offset from brads otherwise very good or better. An unspecified draft of this teleplay marking a return to Hemingway's 1922/3 short story as a sourcework for film adaptation. This loosely based version directed by John Ermen starred Warren Oates and Kristy McNichol. It was first televised in December 1979. Robert Halmi Productions unknown books
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Steinbeck John sourcework: Shapiro Richard screenwriter
JOHN STEINBECK'S EAST OF EDEN . PART ONE
Beverley Hills: BNB Productions Inc. 1980. 1119 leaves with revises affecting sequence on occasion. Quarto. Photomechanically duplicated typescript printed on rectos only of white salmon and blue stock. Bradbound with lower wrapper only. Light use at corners a couple of revisions in ink and pencil; very good. A revised draft of the teleplay for the first episode of three of this mini-series adaptation of Steinbeck's novel. It was broadcast in 1981 with a running time of 480 minutes. Harvey Hart directed a cast that included Timothy Bottoms Jane Seymour Bruce Boxleitner Karen Allen Warren Oates et al. The production earned nominations and a few wins from both the Golden Globes and the Emmys. BNB Productions, Inc. unknown books
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Fraser George MacDonald screenwriter
HANNAH" ADAPTED BY .
Melbourne & Fribourg: MPR Productions / Power Films 1986. 1140 leaves. Quarto. Photomechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in Kohner agency wrappers. An unspecified draft of this unproduced screenplay noted as "adapted" by George MacDonald "Flashman" Fraser with revisions by Jack Clayton and Jeanie Sims. The sourcework for the adaptation is not specified but was Paul Loup-Sulitzer's 1985 novel based on the life of Helena Rubenstein. Clayton directed a number of films including THE GREAT GATSBY and the quality 1987 release THE LONELY PASSION OF JUDITH HEARNE - - Sims is credited as his assistant on several of those films. The project was abandoned due to according to Clayton the "shortage of dramatically exciting incidents ." MPR Productions / Power Films unknown books
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Ponicsan Darryl screenwriter
TAPS
Los Angeles: Stanley Jaffe Productions / Twentieth century- Fox 1981. 11261 leaves. Quarto. Photoduplicated typescript printed on rectos only of yellow stock. Bradbound without wrappers. An unidentified but revised draft of this adaptation of Deverey Freeman's novel FATHER SKY. The 1981 release was directed by Harold Becker and starred George C. Scott Timothy Hutton Ronny Cox Sean Penn and Tom Cruise. The final screen credits were shared by Ponicsan James Lineberger and Robert Kamen. We have also had a copy of the first draft dated 28 January 1961 and this draft is significantly revised. Stanley Jaffe Productions / Twentieth century- Fox unknown books
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Ponicsan Darryl screenwriter
TAPS
Los Angeles: Stanley Jaffe Productions / Twentieth century- Fox 1981. 11261 leaves. Quarto. Photoduplicated typescript printed on rectos only of yellow stock. Bradbound in light blue printed production company wrappers. Trace of sunning and a few stray minor marks to upper wrapper otherwise very good to near fine. An unidentified but revised draft of this adaptation of Deverey Freeman's novel FATHER SKY. The 1981 release was directed by Harold Becker and starred George C. Scott Timothy Hutton Ronny Cox Sean Penn and Tom Cruise. The final screen credits were shared by Ponicsan James Lineberger and Robert Kamen. We have also had a copy of the first draft dated 28 January 1981 and this draft is significantly revised. Stanley Jaffe Productions / Twentieth century- Fox unknown books
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Simon Neil screenwriter
MAX DUGAN RETURNS" SCREENPLAY BY.
Los Angeles: 20th Century-Fox 1981. 1142 leaves. Quarto. Mechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in light green printed studio wrappers. Title lettered on spine brad penetration to lower wrapper otherwise a very good copy. Denoted the "third draft" of this original screenplay by Simon. The 1983 film directed by Herbert Ross starred Marsha Mason Jason Robards Donald Sutherland Mathew Broderick Kiefer Sutherland et al. There was no contemporary publication or novelization of Simon's script. 20th Century-Fox unknown books
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Simon Neil screenwriter
MAX DUGAN RETURNS" SCREENPLAY BY.
Los Angeles: 20th Century-Fox 1981. 1142 leaves. Quarto. Mechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in light green printed studio wrappers. Title lettered on spine upper wrapper shows splashmark around lower brad otherwise very good. Denoted the "third draft" of this original screenplay by Simon. The 1983 film directed by Herbert Ross starred Marsha Mason Jason Robards Donald Sutherland Mathew Broderick Kiefer Sutherland et al. There was no contemporary publication or novelization of Simon's script. 20th Century-Fox unknown books
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Ellin Stanley sourcework & screenwriter and Joseph Losey screenwiter
Three Studio Lobby Cards for: THE BIG NIGHT
Los Angeles: United Artists 1951. Three vintage 11 x 14" lobby cards in full color. Occasional tackholes in margins and unobtrusively in images one card has a crease in upper right margin else very good. Three of the studio lobby cards issued to promote the black & white film noir directed by Joseph Losey starring John Drew Barrymore Preston Foster and Joan Lorring. The film was based on a script written by Joseph Losey and Stanley Ellin based on Ellin's 1948 novel DREADFUL SUMMIT. Hugo Butler and Ring Lardner Jr. also contributed to the screenplay but were uncredited when the film was first released. Additional cast members include Dorothy Comingore Philip Bourneuf Howland Chamberlain et al. It was Ellin's first screen credit following two teleplays. United Artists unknown books
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