1995rif. 147521N.p.: N.p. 1995. Second Draft script for the 1995 television film originally aired on September 12 1995 on Showtime. Based on Ella Leffland's 1970 novel about a woman who seeks revenge on her wealthy wheelchair-bound father-in-law. An early draft of a project that underwent heavy rewrites by director Diane Ladd before finally being shot in 1995. Shot on location in Toronto Ontario. Red titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers with credits for screenwriter and novelist Ella Leffland. Title page present with credits for screenwriter and novelist Ella Leffland. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1995rif. 147521N.p.: N.p. 1995. Second Draft script for the 1995 television film originally aired on September 12 1995 on Showtime. Based on Ella Leffland's 1970 novel about a woman who seeks revenge on her wealthy wheelchair-bound father-in-law. An early draft of a project that underwent heavy rewrites by director Diane Ladd before finally being shot in 1995. Shot on location in Toronto Ontario. Red titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers with credits for screenwriter and novelist Ella Leffland. Title page present with credits for screenwriter and novelist Ella Leffland. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1971rif. 162501N.p.: Futurama International 1971. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1971 film here under the working title "The Touch of Melissa." Photograph with provenance stamps on the verso. On the road from San Francisco to Austin Jodie makes a brief stop at a farm where he meets and falls in love with Melissa the lovely farmer's daughter. Unfortunately Melissa's insane great-grandmother is in the mix unaware Melissa is in fact a 127-year old witch and that Melissa is actually her sister. Shot on location in Santa Ynez California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Nightmare USA. Code Red. Futurama International unknown
1971rif. 162501N.p.: Futurama International 1971. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1971 film here under the working title "The Touch of Melissa." Photograph with provenance stamps on the verso. On the road from San Francisco to Austin Jodie makes a brief stop at a farm where he meets and falls in love with Melissa the lovely farmer's daughter. Unfortunately Melissa's insane great-grandmother is in the mix unaware Melissa is in fact a 127-year old witch and that Melissa is actually her sister. Shot on location in Santa Ynez California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Nightmare USA. Code Red. Futurama International unknown books
1987rif. 164002Beverly Hills CA: American Filmworks 1987. Draft script for an unproduced film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. After his mother's death a shy boy and his father move from the swamplands to Chicago where the boy uses fantasy and dreams to adjust to his new life. Screenwriter Don Keith Opper was better known for his involvement in the "Critters" horror comedy film series both as an actor and writer. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 movies including "The Last Seduction" 1994 "Pulp Fiction" 1994 "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1994 "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018. Gray untitled wrappers. Title page present dated July 1987 with credit for Opper. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. American Filmworks unknown
1987rif. 164002Beverly Hills CA: American Filmworks 1987. Draft script for an unproduced film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. After his mother's death a shy boy and his father move from the swamplands to Chicago where the boy uses fantasy and dreams to adjust to his new life. Screenwriter Don Keith Opper was better known for his involvement in the "Critters" horror comedy film series both as an actor and writer. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 movies including "The Last Seduction" 1994 "Pulp Fiction" 1994 "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1994 "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018. Gray untitled wrappers. Title page present dated July 1987 with credit for Opper. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. American Filmworks unknown books
1969rif. 162044N.p.: Hollywood Cinema Associates 1969. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film here under its alternate title "Odd Tastes." Provenance stamps on the verso of each. Marsha Jordan stars as a sex researcher who embarks on a worldwide quest for "the ultimate pleasure." Shot on location in Africa Hong Kong and Jordan. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Vinegar Syndrome. Hollywood Cinema Associates unknown
1969rif. 162044N.p.: Hollywood Cinema Associates 1969. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film here under its alternate title "Odd Tastes." Provenance stamps on the verso of each. Marsha Jordan stars as a sex researcher who embarks on a worldwide quest for "the ultimate pleasure." Shot on location in Africa Hong Kong and Jordan. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Vinegar Syndrome. Hollywood Cinema Associates unknown books
1968rif. 158067N.p.: N.p. 1968. Draft script for an unproduced film. In 1908 a deformed man in a small midwestern city becomes involved in an illicit grave digging operation in order to finance his wheelchair-bound sweetheart's surgery. Screenwriter Donald L. Brodie was best known as a character actor appearing in over 250 films and television programs between the late 1920s and late 1980s. He directed one film "A Fig Leaf for Eve" in 1944. Gray wrappers with a typed title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present noting a copyright date of July 10 1968 with credits for screenwriter Donald L. Brodie. 80 leaves with last page of text numbered 79. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1968rif. 158067N.p.: N.p. 1968. Draft script for an unproduced film. In 1908 a deformed man in a small midwestern city becomes involved in an illicit grave digging operation in order to finance his wheelchair-bound sweetheart's surgery. Screenwriter Donald L. Brodie was best known as a character actor appearing in over 250 films and television programs between the late 1920s and late 1980s. He directed one film "A Fig Leaf for Eve" in 1944. Gray wrappers with a typed title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present noting a copyright date of July 10 1968 with credits for screenwriter Donald L. Brodie. 80 leaves with last page of text numbered 79. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1970rif. 153171N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. After being sexually assaulted by her ex-boyfriend and his friends a girl teams up with a bloodthirsty monster to take her revenge. Set in Biloxi Mississippi. White untitled Paul Kohner agency wrappers with the name of reader Ilse Lahn in manuscript ink annotation to the bottom of the front wrapper. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Donald L. Gold and story credits to Lester Wm. Berke. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a few splashes and light edgewear on the front wrapper bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1970rif. 153171N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. After being sexually assaulted by her ex-boyfriend and his friends a girl teams up with a bloodthirsty monster to take her revenge. Set in Biloxi Mississippi. White untitled Paul Kohner agency wrappers with the name of reader Ilse Lahn in manuscript ink annotation to the bottom of the front wrapper. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Donald L. Gold and story credits to Lester Wm. Berke. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a few splashes and light edgewear on the front wrapper bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1970rif. 141153N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced television episode. Screenwriter Donald S. Sandford was a prolific writer for both television and film including for the programs "Dr. Kildare" "Bonanza" and "Midway." Orange titled wrappers stamped copy No. 35. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Donald S. Sanford. 42 leaves with last page of text numbered 40. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1970rif. 141153N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced television episode. Screenwriter Donald S. Sandford was a prolific writer for both television and film including for the programs "Dr. Kildare" "Bonanza" and "Midway." Orange titled wrappers stamped copy No. 35. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Donald S. Sanford. 42 leaves with last page of text numbered 40. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1963rif. 162082N.p.: Westfield Productions 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the lost 1963 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. A 1963 nudist "documentary" from prolific sexploitation director Doris Wishman. Today considered lost. Shot on location in Hamburg Germany Paris France Mexico Japan and Florida Hawaii and Las Vegas. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Westfield Productions unknown
1963rif. 162082N.p.: Westfield Productions 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the lost 1963 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. A 1963 nudist "documentary" from prolific sexploitation director Doris Wishman. Today considered lost. Shot on location in Hamburg Germany Paris France Mexico Japan and Florida Hawaii and Las Vegas. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Westfield Productions unknown books
1956rif. 168232London: The Rank Organization 1956. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1956 British film showing a plane crash sequence. Annotation in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the life of British aviator Douglas Bader who achieved remarkable success in the Royal Air Force throughout World War II in spite of the amputation of both of his legs after a plane crash in 1931. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned. The Rank Organization unknown
1956rif. 168232London: The Rank Organization 1956. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1956 British film showing a plane crash sequence. Annotation in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the life of British aviator Douglas Bader who achieved remarkable success in the Royal Air Force throughout World War II in spite of the amputation of both of his legs after a plane crash in 1931. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned. The Rank Organization unknown books
1993rif. 162682Burbank CA: Touchstone Television 1993. Final Draft script for Season 1 Episode 1 of the 1994 television series seen here under the working title "The Bowmans." Copy belonging to producer Steve Sustarsic with his name on a printed label affixed to the title page and his annotations in manuscript ink throughout. Based on a character created by stand-up comedian John Caponera the series followed John Bowman a working class middle manager and family man as he attempts to balance work and family and improve his lot in life. In this episode John discovers his son is planning to convert to Buddhism at the urging of his son's new girlfriend. Originally aired on January 3 1994 on NBC. Self wrappers dated August 27 1993 on the front wrapper noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Warren Bell and director Gerry Cohen. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 48 leaves with last page of text numbered 41. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light dampstaining on the top right page edges. Bound with two gold brads. Touchstone Television unknown
1993rif. 162682Burbank CA: Touchstone Television 1993. Final Draft script for Season 1 Episode 1 of the 1994 television series seen here under the working title "The Bowmans." Copy belonging to producer Steve Sustarsic with his name on a printed label affixed to the title page and his annotations in manuscript ink throughout. Based on a character created by stand-up comedian John Caponera the series followed John Bowman a working class middle manager and family man as he attempts to balance work and family and improve his lot in life. In this episode John discovers his son is planning to convert to Buddhism at the urging of his son's new girlfriend. Originally aired on January 3 1994 on NBC. Self wrappers dated August 27 1993 on the front wrapper noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Warren Bell and director Gerry Cohen. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 48 leaves with last page of text numbered 41. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light dampstaining on the top right page edges. Bound with two gold brads. Touchstone Television unknown books
1982rif. 138021N.p.: Self published 1982. Early Draft script for the 1993 film "The Seventh Coin" here under the working title "King Herod's Children" dated a full decade before the film's release. Credited on the title page to Kikuo Kawasaki for an original concept. An Arab boy Chowdhry meets a beautiful American tourist Powers in modern-day Jerusalem. By accident the two are entrusted to guard a valuable coin dating back to King Herod but they must defend themselves and the coin from a no-good villain O'Toole. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1982 with credits for screenwriters Delman and Soref and concept person Kawasaki. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Self published unknown
1982rif. 138021N.p.: Self published 1982. Early Draft script for the 1993 film "The Seventh Coin" here under the working title "King Herod's Children" dated a full decade before the film's release. Credited on the title page to Kikuo Kawasaki for an original concept. An Arab boy Chowdhry meets a beautiful American tourist Powers in modern-day Jerusalem. By accident the two are entrusted to guard a valuable coin dating back to King Herod but they must defend themselves and the coin from a no-good villain O'Toole. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1982 with credits for screenwriters Delman and Soref and concept person Kawasaki. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Self published unknown books
1984rif. 141892Munich: Bayerischer Rundfunk 1984. Draft script for the 1986 film. Text in German. 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. 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. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with white velo binding. Bayerischer Rundfunk unknown
1984rif. 141892Munich: Bayerischer Rundfunk 1984. Draft script for the 1986 film. Text in German. 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. 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. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with white velo binding. Bayerischer Rundfunk unknown books
1970rif. 144148N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. With occasional manuscript annotations in blue ink throughout. Adapted for the screen from Alan Morris' 1970 novel "The Tale Of The Lazy Dog." A ragtag group consisting of an Irish journalist a French woman married to a man in the CIA a mercenary pilot and a shameless adventurer are amuck in the war torn region of Laos Cambodia and Vietnam attempting to extort one and a half billion dollars. Set in Laos Cambodia and Vietnam. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present noted as with credits for screenwriter Dursley Berkeley and novelist Alan Williams. 112 with last page of text numbered 114. Mechanical duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
