Rene Clair (director, screenwriter); Henri Marchand, Raymond Cordy, Rolla France (starring)Biblio.com
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1931réf. 149474N.p.: Films Sonores Tobis 1931. Vintage reference photograph from the 1931 French film showing the exterior of the phonograph factory where the film's protagonist Louis begins to find prosperity. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations to the verso. Director René Clair's third sound film a lyrical proletarian satire about friendship wealth and the price of success. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 160. Films Sonores Tobis unknown
1990réf. 171272Los Angeles: Paramount Network Television 1990. First Draft script for Season 6 Episode 16 of the 1985-1992 television series. Originally aired February 18 1991 on ABC. The series followed the titular MacGyver a daring secret agent whose resourcefulness and skill save him from endless dangerous situations. In this episode A priest who is an old friend of MacGyver's is hit over the head and killed spurring on an investigation. Shot on location in British Columbia Canada. White titled studio self wrappers noted as WRITER'S FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper dated October 22 1990. Title page present dated October 30 1990 noted as WRITER'S FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter John Considine. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 56. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Paramount Network Television unknown
1965réf. 149601London: Woodfall Film Productions 1965. Vintage borderless candid photograph from the 1965 film showing actors Ray Brooks and Charlotte Rampling lounging at the beach. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with manuscript annotations regarding layout and the stamp of Keystone Agency. Based on Ann Jellicoe's 1962 play. An awkward young man seeks out the help of his slick womanizing flatmate in learning how to seduce women but trouble arises when they both set their marks on the same girl. Although nominally a comedy a film that bears far more similarity to a kitchen sink drama due largely to its polarizing final act. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Set and shot on location in London. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with light wear and soil to the verso. Woodfall Film Productions unknown
1948réf. 163789N.p.: N.p. 1948. Vintage reference photograph from the 1948 film showing actress Rita Hayworth leaning over to talk to director Charles Vidor on the set. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Prosper Mérimée's 1845 novella and a remake of the 1927 film directed by Raoul Walsh about a hot-spirited gypsy who captures the hearts of those around her. Vidor Hayworth and costar Glenn Ford previously collaborated on the 1946 film "Gilda." 6.5 x 8.5 inches. Very Good moderately toned. N.p. unknown
1987réf. 158405Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1987. Vintage Italian 2-fogli poster for the 1987 film. A dramatization of the rise to fame and unexpected death of Mexican-American singer Ritchie Valens. Shot on location in Los Angeles San Jose Hollister and Fillmore California. 39 x 55 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good with moderate creasing and wear at the folds. Columbia Pictures unknown
1971réf. 139538Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1971. Vintage oversize double weight borderless still photograph of Walter Matthau and a fetching Deborah Winters from the 1971 film based on the 1965 novel by Katharine Topkins. Nominated four Academy Awards including a Best Actor nod for Matthau starring in his friend Jack Lemmon's first and only directorial effort. Although not indicated shot struck and mounted by the film's still photographer Bob Willoughby. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life" "Look" and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington DC and London the Bibliotheque Nationale de France The Museum of Modern Art and The Tate Modern. 9.25 x 13.5. Fine. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown
1977réf. 155775N.p.: N.p. 1977. Two vintage borderless reference photographs of Janet Rule and Shelley Duvall from the 1977 film. One photograph with a British stamp on the verso and both photographs with manuscript annotations in pencil and ink on the versos. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Director Robert Altman's experimental dreamlike masterwork about three ethereal fractured women originally overlooked but later celebrated. Featuring brilliant performances from Duvall as the self-deluded socially maladroit Millie Rule as the mysterious pregnant painter Willie and Sissy Spacek as the young timid and fawning Pinky. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in a small California desert town and shot on location in Palm Springs Thousand Palms and Desert Hot Springs California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 230. Ebert III. N.p. unknown
1969réf. 155651N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1969 film showing a topless Sandy Dennis. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1965 novel by Peter Miles about a woman who becomes obsessed with a mute teenage boy. Director Robert Altman's breakthrough film. Shot on location in Vancouver Canada. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good only with pinholes on the corners and edges and paper tape reinforcements on the verso and light creasing overall. Olive 540. N.p. unknown
1966réf. 163889Universal City: Universal Television 1966. Revised Draft script for Season 1 Episode 27 of the 1965-1968 television series originally aired on April 11 1966 on NBC. The series followed Paul Bryan who after being told he has only months left to live embarks on a series of adventures to make the most out of his remaining time alive. In this episode Bryan searches for a mysterious nun and is thereby dragged into a murder mystery linked to the Mafia. Robert Bloch is best known for penning Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" 1959 although his six-decade writing career encompassed novels short stories radio cinema and television. A protégé of H.P. Lovecraft Bloch received the Hugo Award the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award and served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1970. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 2/25/66 with credits for screenwriter Robert Bloch and story credit for John Thomas James. 52 leaves with last page of text numbered 49. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with a single staple at the top left corner. Universal Television unknown
1959réf. 160494Paris: Agence D E B. 1959. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1959 film showing actors Henri Kassagi and Pierre Etaix. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a provenance stamp and label. Director Robert Bresson's first wholly original screenplay perhaps the finest of his many films and according to one of its greatest champions Paul Schrader "as close to perfect as a film can be." Set and shot on location in Paris. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 314. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant France. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader Canon Fodder 4. Selby Classic Noir. Agence D E B. unknown
1977réf. 167751N.p.: N.p. 1977. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1977 French film. Provenance labels and layout annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. A young alienated student grapples with his diminished faith in relationships religion and politics ultimately deciding that ending his life is the only option. Restricted to ages 18 and older in France as a result of its suicidal themes and described by Richard Hell as "by far the most punk movie ever." 9.5 x 7 inches. Two Near Fine one Very Good plus with ink residue on the recto. Godard Histoires du cinema. Olive Films 322. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1980réf. 149461N.p.: Aberdeen 1980. Three vintage black-and-white reference photographs from the 1980 film. Based on Rosalyn Drexler's 1972 novel "To Smithereens." A scrappy sports arena waitress is scouted by a wrestling promoter who believes she has what it takes to become a champion. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with faint wear at the corners. Aberdeen unknown
1948réf. 170987Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1948. Eleven vintage photographs including ten studio still photographs and one borderless reference photograph from the 1948 film noir with one photograph under the working title "Martin Rome." Three photographs with mimeo snipes two with provenance stamps and two with a provenance label on the verso rear. One photograph with cropping annotations in the margins of the recto. Several with title corrections at the bottom margin the film was retitled from "Martin Rome" and "The Law and Martin Rome" to "Cry of the City" during post-production Based on the 1947 novel "The Chair for Martin Rome" by Henry Edward Helseth. Richard Conte stars as hardened criminal and jewel thief Marty Rome wounded and in the hospital following a shoot out which left a police officer dead when he is implicated in another murder and jewelry heist by a sleazy lawyer. Following Rome's partial recovery and escape in an attempt to recover the jewels and flee he's pursued by his childhood friend a conflicted hard-nosed New York detective played by Victor Mature. Set in and shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. BFI BD-25. Grant US. Selby Cannon Master List. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1973réf. 142105Paris: Filmsonor 1973. Vintage reference photograph from the 1973 film showing Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin in bed together. Vadim's attempt to explore female freedom and sexuality for women by changing the classical figure of Don Juan into the modern figure of Brigitte Bardot. The fifth film Vadim made starring Bardot and one of two released in 1973 after which she retired from acting. Shot in Paris. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Filmsonor unknown
1977réf. 152290N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. A class of predominantly Black students at Howard University College of Medicine share a variety of humorous sentimental and unusual experiences in their time at the school. Jefferson previously worked as a screenwriter for "Disco 9000" 1977 and "Death Drug" 1978. Set in Washington DC. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Roland S. Jefferson and story credits to Jefferson and Eric P. Jones. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink yellow and green revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/16/77 and 4/20/77. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1966réf. 151448N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage reference photograph of Roman Polanski and a camera crew capturing a scene with actors Jacqueline Bisset Donald Pleasence and Lionel Stander. With a printed mimeo snipe specific to the film's UK release affixed to the verso. Two wounded gangsters seek refuge in a secluded beachfront castle home to a meek Englishman and his strong-willed wife. Shot on location at Lindisfarne Castle Northumberland England. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 577. Grant US. N.p. unknown
1940réf. 152961N.p.: N.p. 1940. Draft script for the 1940 film. A dramatization of the life of noted Norwegian-American football coach Knute Rockne who led the University of Notre Dame team from 1918 to 1930 before dying tragically in a 1931 plane crash at the age of 43. Set in Voss Norway and Indiana. Blue untitled wrappers. Missing title page possibly as issued. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 3/19/40. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. National Film Registry. N.p. unknown
1945réf. 146433N.p.: N.p. 1945. Revised Draft script for the 1945 film here under the working title "The Fugitive." With a single manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper reading "92." All leaves watermarked CONTRACT FILE COPY. NOTE: script is incomplete as issued with text ending on page 92. The twelfth entry in the fourteen film Sherlock Holmes series featuring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce loosely based on Arthur Conan Doyle's 1911 short story "The Adventure of the Red Circle." The prime minister of the fictitious eastern European country Rovinia begs Holmes and Watson to escort Prince Nikolas back home as the king has been assassinated and the prince must ascend to the throne. The transatlantic voyage proves to be a dangerous journey and every passenger becomes a suspect though Holmes carries more than a few tricks and surprises up his cape. Set in Algiers. Tan titled wrappers rubber-stamped production No. 7309 dated May 20 1945. 93 leaves with last page of text numbered 92. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with three closed tears on the front wrapper and light edgewear overall bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1970réf. 153231N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1970 film showing a near-nude Edy Williams. With the stamp of still photographer Willy Rizzo on the verso. After nearly a decade as one of America's most successful independent filmmakers sexploitation auteur Russ Meyer first reached out for the brass ring of major studio success with this frantic and most entertaining cult favorite once described by Meyer and screenwriter Roger Ebert as "the first exploitation-horror-camp-musical." The film follows three members of an all-girl rock band called The Kelly Affair who relocate to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. Their success comes at the price of their friendship and integrity however and the girls eventually succumb to a nonstop train of decadence drugs and betrayal. Featuring one-hit wonders the Strawberry Alarm Clock supporting performances by Meyer regulars Charles Napier and Haji and a bit part from future Blaxploitation icon Pam Grier the film proved to be Meyer's biggest box-office success. Set and shot on location in Hollywood. 8 x 12 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 836. N.p. unknown
1961réf. 152049Hollywood: Pad-Ram Enterprises 1961. Vintage pressbook for the 1961 film. With his fourth feature a 68-minute quickie Russ Meyer continued to market the "nudie" film genre he basically invented in 1959 with his first film "The Immoral Mr. Teas." He also continues to advertise the "French" sensibility "bon vivant" of his films-once described as "a narrated Playboy magazine" with no real plot per se just lots of buxom women shedding their clothing at every opportunity. One leaf bi-fold. 8.5 x 11 inches. Near Fine. Pad-Ram Enterprises unknown
1963réf. 151457N.p.: N.p. 1963. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1963 film. Included is a distributor's pamphlet. A mondo documentary following the sexual exploits of buxom women across Europe. Photographs 7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Pamphlet bi-fold 8.5 x 11 inches. Very Good moderately chipped and soiled. N.p. unknown
1966réf. 152053California: Eve Productions 1966. Vintage pressbook for the 1966 film. A sexploitation "documentary" following several buxom strippers as they discuss their lives in 1960s San Francisco. One leaf bi-fold. 11 x 17 inches. Folded once horizontally. Very Good plus overall. Eve Productions unknown
1975réf. 141752Rome: Ciesi 1975. First Draft script for the 1976 Italian film here under the working title "Scandal." Text in English. From the archive of longtime producer-agent Paul Kohner. In wartime France a married pharmacist begins a passionate affair with her assistant. Their relationship sours however as he begins to demand more and more from her-including access to her daughter. Shot on location in Italy. Title page present dated 1975 noted as First Draft with credits for screenwriters Ottavio Jemma and Salvatore Samperi. 324 leaves with last page of text numbered 322. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine lacking wrapper unbound. Housed in a typewriter box. Ciesi unknown
1953réf. 171052N.p.: N.p. 1953. Twelve vintage studio still photographs from the 1953 film noir. Provenance labels on the versos and seven with blindstamps on the corners. A pickpocket mistakenly lifts a message meant for enemy agents in a Communist spy scheme. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good or better. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 224. Grant US. Selby Masterwork. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. N.p. unknown
1996réf. 163971Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1996. Revised Draft script for the 1997 film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher with her name in manuscript ink on the title page. Included with the script are six bound sets of revision pages dated variously between July 10 and July 25 1996. A high school substitute teacher with a troubled past navigates unruly behavior and gang violence in Los Angeles. A breakthrough role for actor Samuel L. Jackson. 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. Self wrappers. Title page present dated June 20 1996 noted as BLUE REVISED DRAFT with credit for screenwriter Scott Yagemann. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication on blue stock rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated June 21 1996. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
