1970réf. 146821N.p.: N.p. 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. With two small manuscript ink annotations on the front wrapper and the title page. Based on the life of noted Viennese composer Oscar Straus. Set in Austria and New York. Yellow untitled generic Paul Kohner wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Kent A. Barret. 41 leaves with last page of text numbered 40. Mimeograph duplication on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with light offsetting along the right fore edge of the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
2001réf. 171225N.p.: N.p. 2001. Draft script for Season 1 Episode 3 for the 2001-2002 television series. Originally aired October 9 2001 on ABC. A one-season legal drama following the cases taken on by a small law firm run a by a divorced single mother. In this episode the divorced couple fight about their child's poor behavior at school and his recently arrested grandfather. Set in Philadelphia. White titled self wrapper production No. D103 dated July 31 2001 with credits for director Peter Werner and screenwriter Jonathan R. Hiatt. Title page integral with front wrapper. 74 leaves with last page of text numbered 64. Xerographic duplication rectos only with revision pages throughout dated variously between 8/6/01 and 8/16/01. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1952réf. 135628Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1952. Vintage black-and-white linen-backed keybook still photograph from the 1952 film. Ownership rubber stamp Christopher C. Geest on the verso. Two hole punches at the top margin as issued. Pictured is Jennifer Jones cold-cocking Charlton Heston at the beach. Jennifer Jones offers a virtual reprise of her sultry performance in "Duel in the Sun" as the titular heroine of this film. Born into a poor-white-trash Southern family Ruby intends to improve her lot by marrying into wealth. Her casual beau Boake Tackman Heston considers Ruby unfit for marriage but prosperous businessman Jim Gentry Malden is eager and willing to make her his wife. Jim Gentry dies in an accident and the consensus of opinion is that he was killed by the covetous Ruby. For some reason this ignites a passion in Boake and he renews his torrid romance with the widow Gentry. Ruby's crazed brother Jewel James Anderson puts an end to this affair with a shotgun provoking a violent response from Ruby and a "Lady or the Tiger"-esque ending. Shot on location throughout California. 8 x 10.75 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1954réf. 172915Burbank CA: Buena Vista / Walt Disney Productions 1954. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1954 film. Based on the 1870 novel by Jules Verne. A professor and his assistant set out to find a giant sea monster that has been destroying ships in the Pacific Ocean only to discover the monster is a submarine manned by a reclusive sea Captain. Set in the Pacific Ocean shot on location in California Jamaica and the Bahamas. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with creasing along the top and right margins and at the corners. Weldon 1983. Buena Vista / Walt Disney Productions unknown books
1935réf. 164515Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1935. Vintage reference photograph of Florence Rice from the 1935 film with a stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones and a mimeo snipe on the verso. Not to be confused with the 1925 silent film directed by Al Rogell and starring Reed Howes and Mildred Davis. 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. A scientist invents a "superspeed" formula for race cars that everyone is soon fighting to own. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1970réf. 144149N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Marisa immigrates to Los Angeles from Guatemala to go to a university for the deaf. She struggles to find work without a green card and as she is forced into increasingly precarious situations she must defend herself from violent and predatory men. Set in Guatemala and Los Angeles California. Green titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Larry Davis. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1968réf. 161820N.p.: Joseph Brenner Associates 1968. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the verso. A drug-dealing university dropout leads his straight-laced girlfriend down a path of petty crime and uninhibited sex. Set in and shot on location in Québec and Ontario Canada. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and faint toning at the extremities. Joseph Brenner Associates unknown books
1976réf. 166313N.p.: N.p. 1976. Final Draft script for the third episode of the 1976 CBS television series. "Spencer's Pilots" debuted on CBS on April 9 1976 and aired for eleven episodes ending on November 19 1976. Christopher Stone and Tod Susman star as Cass Garrett and Stan Lewis two charter pilots for Spencer Aviation in California who take on dangerous and hazardous assignments. In this episode Cass and Stan are to fly a convicted murderer and his escort a deputy sheriff to a penitentiary in southern California when an escape plot unfolds right after takeoff. Red titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Richard Bluel. Title page present dated July 23 1976 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Richard Bluel. 54 leaves with last page of text numbered 50. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
réf. 143888N.p.: N.p. Typed script for an unproduced film with manuscript annotations and type corrections throughout. Thomas a bureaucrat for an oppressive regime goes undercover as a clown to spy on civilians until his legitimacy is called into question on both fronts. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as First draft on the front wrapper with credits for screenwriter Laszlo Gorog and cinematographer Roger Barlow. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Typed. Pages Good wrapper Good bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1999réf. 160097Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1999. For Your Consideration script for the 2000 film. Kenneth Lonergan's directorial debut about the complicated relationship between two orphaned adult siblings. Nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Actress for Laura Linney and Best Screenplay for Lonergan. Set in the fictional Catskill towns of Scottsville and Auburn shot on location in Margaretville and Phoenicia New York. White titled Paramount Pictures wrappers undated with credit for director-screenwriter Kenneth Lonergan. Title page present dated 1999 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credit for Lonergan. 99 leaves with last page of text numbered 98. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good with moderate dampstains affecting the top right corners and fore-edges bound with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1945réf. 172365Los Angeles CA: Monogram Pictures 1945. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1945 Poverty Row film noir. With a blind stamp on the verso at the bottom right corner as well as a rubber-stamped number "7." Bruises at all four corners of the verso from being previously mounted for use. Based on the life of gangster John Dillinger. A petty criminal becomes a serious gangster when he joins a gang of bank robbers after meeting them in prison and subsequently helping them escape. Sshot on location in Simi Valley CA and the San Bernardino National Forest in California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Weldon 1996. Monogram Pictures unknown books
1966réf. 161982Los Angeles: Olympic International Films 1966. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1966 film. Provenance stamps and labels on the verso. "Documentary" exploitation classic featuring mostly faked travelogue footage including a Kyoto message parlor a Lebanese white slavery auction the Los Angeles art and peace scene and spring breakers on Balboa Island. Shot on location in Los Angeles and Newport Beach California Kyoto and Nassau Bahamas. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. Olympic International Films unknown books
1982réf. 137892Koln Cologne: N.p. 1982. Draft script for an unproduced German film. Laid in is a manuscript letter addressed to Kinski from Kremser dated 1982 and signed by Kremser. The letter states that Kremser wrote the screenplay with Kinski in mind as the lead role in a film that would be a "political science-fiction fairy tale." Both script and letter in German. Cream untitled wrappers. Title page present with title written in manuscript ink. 329 leaves with last page of text numbered 368. Xerographic duplication versos and rectos. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Near Fine perfect-bound. Letter Very Good plus dated March 8 1982. N.p. unknown books
1956réf. 142888Paris: Cinedis 1956. Collection of five original black-and-white photographs for the 1956 French film. Candid on-the-set moments showing actors Gil Vidal and Annie Girardot and two images of Fresnay at a jukebox and with Girardot. French film title and actor names on the versos in manuscript ink. Fresnay plays the role of a teacher who surprises meddling students in a robbery attempt. The students two played by Vidal and Girardot aim to get revenge by framing the teacher for rape. Girardot had just begun her career one that would land her roles playing strong-willed independent women relatable for women in similar situations and she would become France's leading actress by the 1970s. 4.75 x 7 inches one slightly smaller half are slightly larger all with large borders at the bottom. Slight curling else Near Fine. Selby Worldwide France. Cinedis unknown books
1973réf. 138032New York: Self published 1973. Draft script for an unproduced film called "Ray's Wife" written by Leon Prochnik who edited the cult 1959 short film "Pull My Daisy" a film narrated by Jack Kerouac and starring a plethora of literary icons like Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso. Prochnik based this screenplay on a story by director-cinematographer Christian Blackwood whose film credits include "Jim Dine: London" 1970 "David Hockney's Diaries" 1970 "Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel" 1978 and "Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser" 1988. Set in Las Vegas where a married man name Ray gallivants around town with hot young ladies. Ray's wife is a strong-willed woman who gets pregnant and takes control of her future long after Ray dies. Orange Studio Duplicating wrappers. Title page present dated 1973 with credits for screenwriter Prochnik and story writer Blackwood. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Self published unknown books
1977réf. 147243N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. With several manuscript ink annotations throughout noting grammatical revisions. Laid in with the script is a typed letter dated June 25 1982 addressed to casting agent Paul Kohner from screenwriter Leonard Yakir recommending actor Klaus Kinski for the lead role. The Old Testament story of Abraham who is asked to sacrifice his son Isaac on Moriah as a test of his faith to God. Set in Israel. White non-standard titled wrappers dated February 1977 with credits for screenwriter LEONARD YAKIR. Title page integral on the front wrapper as issued. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 60. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a black comb binding. N.p. unknown books
1978réf. 162067N.p.: N.p. 1978. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the German release of the 1977 Italian film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso with text in German. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Based on the 1976 novel by Cesare Lanza about an orphaned 15-year-old white girl's sexual relationship with a local mixed-race boy. Set in postwar Italy. 7 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with a single cropping annotation in manuscript pencil on the far right edge of the recto. N.p. unknown books
1986réf. 130697Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1986. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced television episode. Barish is screenwriter best known for "Desperately Seeking Susan" 1985 and two episodes of "The Hitchhiker" television series 1985-1986. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present dated November 22 1986 noted as Revised First Draft with credits for writers Barish and Bean. 39 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1962réf. 162160Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1962. Vintage lobby card for the Spanish release of the 1962 British film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Based on the 1960 novel by Lynne Reid Banks. A kitchen sink drama about an unmarried pregnant woman who moves into a boarding house in London where she finds a home among the house's outcasts. 14 x 11 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1970réf. 167551Los Angeles: Merrick International 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1971 film showing Des Roberts as Count Dracula fondling a nude woman. Dracula changes his name to Adrian and opens a nightclub later deciding to capture a beautiful young woman and make her into his vampiric companion. 10 x 8 inches. Tiny nick on the top margin else about Fine. Merrick International unknown books
1979réf. 152285Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1979. Vintage illustrated program for the 1979 film. Based on the 1954 novel by Ian Fleming. Lewis Gilbert's third and final directorial effort in the James Bond franchise and the eleventh film in the series overall hot on the trail of the wildly successful "Star Wars" 1977. Roger Moore stars in his fourth role as the British secret agent here working to to foil a criminal enterprise involving the theft of space rockets. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in England the United States Italy Brazil and outer space shot on location in England Argentina Brazil France Italy the United States and Guatemala. Full-color six page horizontal tri-fold brochure on semi-gloss finish card stock with large illustration interior with cast listing "The Players" on top third. 12 x 6 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear a small bit of discoloration on top right corner of verso of third leaf and a 1/2 inch closed tear to one fold. United Artists unknown books
1976réf. 135482New York: AVCO Embassy Pictures 1976. Four vintage borderless black-and-white double weight studio still photographs from the 1976 film. Base on the 1965 novel by Yukio Mishima. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine with AVCO Embassy descriptions tipped on to the verso. AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown books
1970réf. 140640London: John C. Mather / Ben Arbeid 1970. Draft script for an unproduced British film called "Act of Treason" written by Guy Elmes based on Lillian Hellman's adaptation of Emmanuel Robles' 1948 play "Montserrat." Screenwriter Elmes also wrote for films like "Bad Blonde" 1953 "Across the Bridge" 1957 "Pontius Pilate" 1962 "the Invincible Six" 1970 and "White Fang" 1973. Robles' play opened in Paris in 1948 a story about the civil war in Venezuela during the early 1800s where a Spanish officer commits treason and joins the Venezuelan revolutionaries. Guy Elmes is a screenwriter primarily known for his work in writing the original story and screenplay for "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" 1979. Gray blank wrappers with die cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Guy Elmes playwright Lillian Hellman and producer Ben Arbeid. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. John C. Mather / Ben Arbeid unknown books
1970réf. 138153Simi Valley CA: Self published 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film circa 1970s. Written by Lincoln Demyan whose film credits as actor include episodes of "Bonanza" and "The Big Valley" "The Great Impostor" 1961 "Man's Favorite Sport" 1964 "The Brass Bottle" 1964 and "White Lightning" 1973. Set in post WWII West Virginia where Stosh and his buddies gamble on billiards games. Stosh's father is interred at a sanitarium with a black man named Catfish a friend to Stosh. The young pool hustler gets involved with the law smuggling moonshine and fist-fights with his friends. Untitled tan wrappers with a label for the Paul Kohner Agency on the front wrapper and the title page. Title page present undated noted as Registered: WGAw with a credit for Demyan. Last leaf of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication with photocopied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine green velo binding. Self published unknown books
1963réf. 127386N.p.: Continental Distributing 1963. Vintage one sheet poster for the US release of the 1963 British film. Based on the 1960 novel by screenwriter David Storey. One of the greatest films in British cinema and regarded by many to be Richard Harris' finest performance. A young and angry Yorkshire rugby footballer finds his romantic life to be as unsuccessful as his sporting life is rewarding. Lindsay Anderson's stunning feature film debut following years of documentary work. Nominated for two Academy Awards and the Palm d'Or. Set in and shot on location in Yorkshire England. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with a pinhole to each corner and a tiny chip to the top right margin. Bright and unfaded. Criterion Collection 417. Continental Distributing unknown books
