1966réf. 151995Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. Vintage reference photograph of Terence Stamp and Monica Vitti from the 1966 film. "20th Century Fox Film Corp." stamp on verso. Based on the British comic strip which originally appeared in 1963. Modesty Blaise a former criminal mastermind occasionally employed by the Secret Service must protect a shipment of diamonds en route to a small Middle Eastern kingdom from a crime syndicate. Monica Vitti's first English-speaking role. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Italy Netherlands and England. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and creasing in far corners. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1954réf. 130946Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1954. Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1954 film. A woman moves from the midwest to New York City and develops a friendship with a nightclub singer. Unfortunately the nightclub singer's husband develops feelings for the new to town woman. The misunderstanding may be deadly. Set in New York City. White titled self-wrappers noted as Continuity and Dialogue on the front wrapper production No. 1757 dated March 16 1954 with credits for director Joseph Pevney. PAGES leaves with last page of text numbered 9. Multilith duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads along the top edge. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1951réf. 146074Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1951. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1951 film. A group of new recruits arrive at an Air Force training camp and experience the usual growing pains: hazing romance and rivalry. An early appearance by Golden Age heartthrob Rock Hudson as an aggressive upperclassman. Shot on location in Arizona Florida and Texas. White titled self wrappers noted as CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE on the front wrapper noted as production No. 1653 dated JANUARY 31 1951 with credits for actors Stephen McNally Gail Russell Alex Nicol and other cast members. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered REEL TEN PAGE 13. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with some fading to the top left and right edges bound with two gold brads. Universal International Pictures unknown books
1968réf. 162495N.p.: Cannon Releasing Corporation 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1968 Swedish sexploitation film also released in the US under the title "Yes!" With a provenance stamp on the verso. Lisa a successful Stockholm fashion designer meets the beautiful 17-year-old Ingrid during a country vacation and takes her back to Stockholm to be a model and shortly thereafter begins a sapphic May-December relationship. Shot on location in Stockholm Sweden. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with light creasing to the right corners and a bruise to the lower right. Cannon Releasing Corporation unknown books
1969réf. 161864N.p.: Bamram Films 1969. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1969 film. Two provenance stamps on the verso. Jackie a child psychologist and Lorna a successful writer share a house in Florida as Lorna prepares for a mysterious appointment. Original film is believed to be lost with only a dubbed French language version released on video in Canada under the title "Liasons Clandestines" known to exist. Shot on location in Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Bamram Films unknown books
1992réf. 171141Hollywood: Cannell Entertainment 1992. Draft script for Season 2 Episode 9 of the 1991-1999 television series. From 1991-1995 the series followed a pair of detectives tasked with solving crimes of passion in Palm Beach Florida. In this episode the coach and stepfather of a young tennis champion is murdered unearthing the coach's ties to the mob. Originally aired on November 15 1992 on CBS. Self wrappers. Title page present dated September 17 1992 with credit for screenwriter David Kemper. 66 leaves with last page of text numbered 56. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Cannell Entertainment unknown books
1968réf. 162535N.p.: Peppercorn-Wormser 1968. Vintage still photographs from the US release of the 1968 Spanish/French/Italian film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1962 French novel "Les pianos mecaniques" by Henri-François Rey. Hardy Krüger stars as Vincent a young Parisian recovering from a nervous breakdown in a Spanish seaside village who has an affair with nightclub owner Jenny. Jenny falls for Vincent's friend Pascal an alcoholic author struggling to resume writing. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Catalonia Spain. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremitites. Peppercorn-Wormser unknown books
1964réf. 159348Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1964. Three vintage studio still photographs and one vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1964 film. One photograph with mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1962 novel "The Light of Day" by Eric Ambler. Two ex-lovers plan to steal from Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. They hire a man to drive explosives for the burglary but when the police stop him they assume he is part of an assassination attempt. Winner of one Academy Award for Peter Ustinov as Best Actor. Set in Istanbul shot on location in Istanbul Turkey Kavala Greece Paris France and Hauts-de-Seine France. Two photographs 10 x 8 inches one photograph 7 x 9 inches. Very Good plus with one photograph with pins holes at the corner and a tear at the bottom right corner. Lee The Heist Film. Penzler 101. United Artists unknown books
1955réf. 172383N.p.: Miracle Films 1955. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1955 French film noir. With one provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Auguste Le Breton. A newly released jewel thief robs a jewelry store stoking the flames of rivalry with another gangster. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant France. Arrow Academy. Criterion Collection 115. Ebert II. Lee The Heist Film. Selby France. Miracle Films unknown books
1992réf. 140596Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1992. First Draft script for the 1993 television miniseries. Based on the novel by Jules Verne this film is a science fiction fascination of the exploration of the center of the Earth. One of many adaptations of the story for visual consumption the plot features a crew which navigates a vessel through an active volcano on a journey to the Earth's core. Along the way they encounter a yeti and name him Daedalus and an evil force which controls all the oddities they encounter on their trip. Set at the Earth's core shot on location in the jungles of Australia The Basin Victoria the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds in Flemington Victoria Australia and New Zealand. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated March 11 1992 noted as Second Draft with credits for screenwriters David Mickey Evans and Robert Gunter. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1965réf. 119194London: Joseph Janni Productions / Embassy Pictures 1965. Vintage US one sheet poster for the 1965 film. When pondering the ultimate Julie Christie film during her "It girl" phase of the mid-1960s it's a photo finish between this film and director Schlesinger's "Billy Liar" 1963. From another perspective the third in a trilogy of films about youth in London during the 1960s that began with "A Kind of Loving" in 1962. A seminal British film on every level. 27 x 41 inches folded. Near Fine. Joseph Janni Productions / Embassy Pictures unknown books
1965réf. 170551Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Vintage reference photograph from the 1965 film showing Julie Christie smiling. Mimeo snipe and provenance label on the verso. A biographical drama based upon the life of playwright Sean O'Casey about a young laborer who becomes a playwright combatting the regime with his artistic practice. John Ford was originally slated to direct but fell ill early in the shooting. Shot on location in Ireland and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1966réf. 170545N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage reference photograph from the 1966 British documentary film showing actress Julie Christie stretching out in a rattan chair. Provenance label on the verso. Considered by many to be the definitive portrayal of Swinging London at its peak incorporating concert footage street scenes art events film premieres and more. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1957réf. 138492Paris: Cocinor 1957. Vintage French Moyenne or Affiche Moyenne poster for the 1957 French-Italian film "The Man in the Raincoat" here under the French title "l'homme a l'impermeable." Printed in brilliant color by the French illustration company Bobigny with artwork by the prolific Jean Mascii. Notation in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on James Hadley Chase's 1954 novel "Tiger by the Tail." In a case of mistaken identity a lonely clarinet player named Albert Fernandel is appointed to see a call girl Magre. While he waits in her living room the girl is murdered and someone is seen leaving the scene of the crime in a raincoat. Albert is then followed by blackmail and professional killers. 23.5 x 31 folded. Very Good with tears and chips. Cocinor unknown books
1955réf. 158190N.p.: N.p. 1955. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the French version of the 1955 French-German film showing actor Gil Vidal. Based on Peter von Mendelssohn's 1932 novel "Douloureuse Arcadie." While staying at a lakeside boarding school in Bavaria a young man from Argentina falls in love with a ghostly beauty living in a mansion across the lake. Shot in both French and German versions each with a different cast except for Marianne Hold in the lead role. Set in Bavaria shot on location at Hohenschwangau Castle and Schloss Fuschl in Salzberg. 7 x 5.25 inches. Very Good plus with a light diagonal crease on the top portion of the photograph. N.p. unknown books
1955réf. 156159N.p.: N.p. 1955. Vintage program for the 1955 West German film. Text and titles in German. A young woman who runs a hotel falls in love with a doctor who has recently returned from being a prisoner of war but his dedication to his work threatens to tear them apart. Shot on location in Baden-Baden Munich and Vagen. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1965réf. 138323Prague: Filmove studio Barrandov 1965. Re-release herald for the 1965 Czechoslovakia film "The Shop on Main Street" with four image from the film and text in both Czech and English. Based on the 1962 short story "The Trap" by screenwriter Ladislav Grosman and one of the comparatively few films from the Czechoslovak New Wave filmed in the Slovak as opposed to the Czech language. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film with an additional nomination for Ida Kraminska for Best Actress. A Slovak man is given a sewing notions shop owned by an elderly Jewish woman as part of the government's Aryanization program. He doesn't have the heart to tell her and pretends to be her new employee. The two form a bond which is tested when the authorities begin rounding up the town's Jewish population. 6.5 x 4.5 inches accordion folded opens to 37.5 x 4.5 inches. Fine. Criterion Collection 130. Filmove studio Barrandov unknown books
1934réf. 151481Munich: UFA 1934. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Brigitte Helm from the 1934 film. With a manuscript ink annotation to the verso. A scientist discovers a method for turning lead into gold but is killed in an act of sabotage leading his assistant to seek revenge. 4.75 x 7.75 inches. Near Fine. UFA unknown books
1948réf. 156123N.p.: Verleih Schorchtfilm 1948. Vintage program for the 1948 German film. Text and titles in German. Based on the 1946 novel by Ernst Lothar. A romantic saga spanning six decades chronicling the history of a wealthy Austrian family during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 8 x 11.5 inches. Bi-fold. About Near Fine. Verleih Schorchtfilm unknown books
1981réf. 167674Universal City: Universal City Studios 1981. Vintage program for the 1980 film. Based on the 1979 play by Ernest Thompson. One of the best stage-to-film adaptations of the 1980s buoyed by Henry Fonda's career-capping performance and a heart-rending screen adaptation by Thompson. Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Screenplay Best Actor for Fonda and Best Actress for Katharine Hepburn and nominated for seven others including Best Picture. Set in Maine shot on location in New Hampshire. 9 x 12 inches bi-fold. Very Good plus. Universal City Studios unknown books
1955réf. 166095Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1955. Vintage reference photograph from the 1955 film showing actress Katharine Hepburn holding a large glass goblet. Date stamp and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Based on Arthur Laurents' 1952 play "The Time of the Cuckoo" about a lonely middle-aged secretary who takes a solo vacation to Venice where she falls in love with an antiques dealer. Set and shot on location in Venice. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1991réf. 169167Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1991. Vintage program for the 1991 film. Bi-fold with a full color front panel and full credits in the interior spread. The breakthrough film for Kathryn Bigelow and today a cult classic certified neo-noir and keystone surfing film. Bigelow went on to become the first female director to win an Academy Award with "The Hurt Locker" in 2008. Set primarily in Southern California shot on location throughout California in Malibu Redondo Beach Dockweiler Beach Ecola State Park Los Angeles Manhattan Beach Pacific Palisades Santa Monica Culver City and Venice Pier as well as Hawaii Oahu Lake Powell Utah and Wheeler Oregon. 9 x 11.5 inch Bi-fold. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremities. Carlson Destroy All Movies. Grant US. Silver and Ursini American Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1969réf. 161925N.p.: Cosmos Films 1969. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1969 film. Provenance stamp on a label on the verso obscuring a previous provenance stamp. A timid sailor and a brothel madam fall in love on a New York brothel's opening night. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with wax pencil annotations on the bottom right of the photograph and in the bottom margin. Cosmos Films unknown books
réf. 146591N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced film. Members of the French Foreign Legion experience their own conflicts of romance and resentment in the final weeks before they leave Algiers. Prolific screenwriter Ken Englund was known for "No No Nannette" 1940 "Sweet Rosie O'Grady" 1943 and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" 1947 among others. Set in Algiers and France. Yellow patterned titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Ken Englund. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 89. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus overall bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1965réf. 162136N.p.: Stardust Productions 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film. Photograph with two provenance stamps on the verso one obscured by two labels. Backwoods moonshiner Skeeter protects his business by offering his voluptuous daughter Bessie Lou to Sheriff Bird. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Stardust Productions unknown books
