1984rif. 149810Munich: Bavaria Atelier 1984. Draft script for the fourth episode of the four-episode television miniseries "Vater und Sohne: Eine deutsche Tragodie" Father and Son: A German Tragedy which first aired November 12 1986 on Radiotelevisione Italiana here under the working title "Joint Venture." Text in English. The story of two wealthy German families-one family Jewish bankers the other founders of a chemical corporation-before during and after World War II. Although initially filmed in English the miniseries was first broadcast in its full eight hours on Italian and German television in 1986 and 1987 before being drastically edited to four hours for its 1988 debut on American television. Set and shot on location in Germany. Clear untitled plastic front wrapper and green rear wrapper i.e. generic report folder. Title page present dated March 14 1984 with credits for director Bernhard Sinkel. 151 leaves with last page of text numbered 149. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a white prong binding. Bavaria Atelier unknown books
1970rif. 161840N.p.: Argo Productions 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film. Photograph with two provenance stamps on the verso. After being denied consummation on his wedding night Jack consults with a sexual guidebook to try and make it with as many women as he can. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Argo Productions unknown
1970rif. 161840N.p.: Argo Productions 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film. Photograph with two provenance stamps on the verso. After being denied consummation on his wedding night Jack consults with a sexual guidebook to try and make it with as many women as he can. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Argo Productions unknown books
1981rif. 127468Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1981. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1981 film. Bruce Dern a psychologically unstable tattoo artist becomes obsessed with a model at a photo shoot determined to use her body as a canvas for "his masterpiece." Shot on location in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good with light creasing pinholes to the corners a cello-tape repair to the top center crease and a contemporary label obscuring the rating. Grant US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1981rif. 127468Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1981. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1981 film. Bruce Dern a psychologically unstable tattoo artist becomes obsessed with a model at a photo shoot determined to use her body as a canvas for "his masterpiece." Shot on location in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good with light creasing pinholes to the corners a cello-tape repair to the top center crease and a contemporary label obscuring the rating. Grant US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1961rif. 162050Culver City CA: Olympic International Films 1961. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1961 film. Provenance stamps on the verso. An insurance investigator who is allergic to naked women searches for a stolen painting of a nude woman. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Olympic International Films unknown
1967rif. 154003N.p.: Trans American Films 1967. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1967 documentary film showing a nurse applying seaweed to a naked woman's back and legs. Layout annotations to the verso. A mondo documentary although many scenes were staged by the filmmakers presenting unusual torture methods across the world including ritual sacrifices by Satanists and pagans Nazi concentration camps medieval torture instruments and fertility rites. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Trans American Films unknown
1967rif. 154003N.p.: Trans American Films 1967. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1967 documentary film showing a nurse applying seaweed to a naked woman's back and legs. Layout annotations to the verso. A mondo documentary although many scenes were staged by the filmmakers presenting unusual torture methods across the world including ritual sacrifices by Satanists and pagans Nazi concentration camps medieval torture instruments and fertility rites. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Trans American Films unknown books
1961rif. 162050Culver City CA: Olympic International Films 1961. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1961 film. Provenance stamps on the verso. An insurance investigator who is allergic to naked women searches for a stolen painting of a nude woman. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Olympic International Films unknown books
1970rif. 158811N.p.: Cannon Films 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 US release of the 1968 Spanish film. A blind sculptor has been working on a piece using bones but he doesn't know they are real human bones of the victims of his wife. Shot on location in Madrid and Andalucía Spain. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Cannon Films unknown
1962rif. 167553London: National Screen Service 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1958 British horror film. A surgeon develops a groundbreaking anesthetic for use in surgery only to become addicted to the substance-leading him to work with a gang of criminals in order to fund his addiction. Released as a double feature in the US with the 1961 Italian film "Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory." 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. Criterion Collection 368. National Screen Service unknown
1952rif. 164772Universal City: Universal-International 1952. Vintage linen-backed publicity photograph from the 1952 film showing actor Boris Karloff. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A British gentleman arrives at a gothic castle hellbent on uncovering his friends' mysterious disappearances. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal-International unknown
1962rif. 167553London: National Screen Service 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1958 British horror film. A surgeon develops a groundbreaking anesthetic for use in surgery only to become addicted to the substance-leading him to work with a gang of criminals in order to fund his addiction. Released as a double feature in the US with the 1961 Italian film "Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory." 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. Criterion Collection 368. National Screen Service unknown books
1970rif. 158811N.p.: Cannon Films 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 US release of the 1968 Spanish film. A blind sculptor has been working on a piece using bones but he doesn't know they are real human bones of the victims of his wife. Shot on location in Madrid and Andalucía Spain. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Cannon Films unknown books
1952rif. 164772Universal City: Universal-International 1952. Vintage linen-backed publicity photograph from the 1952 film showing actor Boris Karloff. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A British gentleman arrives at a gothic castle hellbent on uncovering his friends' mysterious disappearances. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal-International unknown books
1987rif. 314274CENTURY CITY: SPYROS SKOURAS C/O HERB TOBIAS & ASSOCIATES. 1987. Bradbound sheets. SCRIPT attributed only to Kenneth Bowser though James Purdy was co-credited with working on the script when produced. About fine in bradbound black card covers. Title inked on spine. Later generation mechanically produced sheets. Likely an office copy. Well received little seen film adaptation of Purdy's novel. . SPYROS SKOURAS C/O HERB TOBIAS & ASSOCIATES. unknown
2000rif. 163294N.p.: N.p. 2000. Writer's First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 2000 television series. In this one season procedural a cop moves from Los Angeles to an eccentric town in Arizona after the mysterious death of his wife. In this episode a man's wife goes missing and he suspects she has been having an affair. Set in Manhattan Arizona. White titled self-wrappers noted as Writer's First Draft on the front wrapper dated June 26 2000 with credits for screenwriter Lorraine Vos. Title page integral with front wrapper. 29 leaves with last page of text numbered 29. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with damp staining to the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
2000rif. 163294N.p.: N.p. 2000. Writer's First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 2000 television series. In this one season procedural a cop moves from Los Angeles to an eccentric town in Arizona after the mysterious death of his wife. In this episode a man's wife goes missing and he suspects she has been having an affair. Set in Manhattan Arizona. White titled self-wrappers noted as Writer's First Draft on the front wrapper dated June 26 2000 with credits for screenwriter Lorraine Vos. Title page integral with front wrapper. 29 leaves with last page of text numbered 29. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with damp staining to the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1952rif. 160138Neuilly-sur-Seine France: Cite Films 1952. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1952 film. A man's uncle dies leaving him to inherit his uncle's inn but only if he can pass a final primary school exam. Brigitte Bardot's first film role. Shot on location in Conches-en-Ouche Eure France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Cite Films unknown
1952rif. 160138Neuilly-sur-Seine France: Cite Films 1952. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1952 film. A man's uncle dies leaving him to inherit his uncle's inn but only if he can pass a final primary school exam. Brigitte Bardot's first film role. Shot on location in Conches-en-Ouche Eure France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Cite Films unknown books
1934rif. 167636Berlin: Universum Film UFA 1934. Vintage photograph showing a set design illustration from the 1934 German film. A scientist's attempts to transform lead into gold attract the attention of a shady British industrialist. An attempt to capitalize on the success of previous science fiction films "Metropolis" 1927 and "The Tunnel" 1933 and the only science fiction film made while UFA was under the control of the Third Reich. Shot on location in Kiel Germany. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy at the top edge and moderately worn on the bottom and right edges. Universum Film [UFA] unknown
1934rif. 167636Berlin: Universum Film UFA 1934. Vintage photograph showing a set design illustration from the 1934 German film. A scientist's attempts to transform lead into gold attract the attention of a shady British industrialist. An attempt to capitalize on the success of previous science fiction films "Metropolis" 1927 and "The Tunnel" 1933 and the only science fiction film made while UFA was under the control of the Third Reich. Shot on location in Kiel Germany. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy at the top edge and moderately worn on the bottom and right edges. Universum Film [UFA] unknown books
1978rif. 132533London: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1978. Eight vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1978 release of the 1976 US television film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos with distributor rubber-stamps and layout annotations. Mardi Gras is interrupted by African killer bees! Ben Johnson is cast as the local sheriff and would reprise his tenure with the bees in the 1978 follow-up "The Swarm." Of the many "killer bee" films this is regarded as one of the best. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
1978rif. 132533London: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1978. Eight vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1978 release of the 1976 US television film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos with distributor rubber-stamps and layout annotations. Mardi Gras is interrupted by African killer bees! Ben Johnson is cast as the local sheriff and would reprise his tenure with the bees in the 1978 follow-up "The Swarm." Of the many "killer bee" films this is regarded as one of the best. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1972rif. 160329N.p.: Columbia Films 1972. Vintage German program from the 1972 film. Loosely based on the set of stories by 14th century author Giovanni Boccaccio. Also based on the success of Pier Paolo Pasolini's "The Decameron" 1971. A satire about Christianity and sexuality. 8 x 11.25 inches folded along the bi-fold. 16 x 11.25 inches unfolded. Good with creasing along the right and bottom edges and some slight tearing along the right edge. Also with some rubbing at the right side of the front of the program. Columbia Films unknown
