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1934Best.-Nr. 151492Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1934. Vintage borderless reference photographs of Josef von Sternberg on the set of the 1934 film. Mimeo snipe printed in English and Spanish on verso. Loosely based on the diary of Catherine the Great as edited by Manuel Komroff following her from childhood through her rise to Empress. Sternberg's sixth and penultimate film starring Marlene Dietrich. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Even fading else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 109. Ebert III. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorcese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1929Best.-Nr. 148879Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1929. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1929 part-talkie film. Mimeo snipes on the versos. Loosely based on the 1874 novel by Jules Verne. The benevolent scientist-leader of a volcanic island is attacked by an evil baron leading to a submarine chase in which they discover a race of water-bound humanoids. Shooting for the film began in 1926 but the advent of talkies and bad weather would slow production ultimately delaying release until 1929. Lauded as an impressive cinematic feat the astronomical price tag of the production-over $1 million in 1929-all but guaranteed the film would be a financial disaster at the box office turning studios off to the idea of science fiction for many years. All color copies were believed lost but in 2013 one existing color print was discovered in Prague and has since been restored through a collaboration between US film experts and the Czech National Film Archive. 8 x 10 inches. With even fading else Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1929Best.-Nr. 148879Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1929. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1929 part-talkie film. Mimeo snipes on the versos. Loosely based on the 1874 novel by Jules Verne. The benevolent scientist-leader of a volcanic island is attacked by an evil baron leading to a submarine chase in which they discover a race of water-bound humanoids. Shooting for the film began in 1926 but the advent of talkies and bad weather would slow production ultimately delaying release until 1929. Lauded as an impressive cinematic feat the astronomical price tag of the production-over $1 million in 1929-all but guaranteed the film would be a financial disaster at the box office turning studios off to the idea of science fiction for many years. All color copies were believed lost but in 2013 one existing color print was discovered in Prague and has since been restored through a collaboration between US film experts and the Czech National Film Archive. 8 x 10 inches. With even fading else Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1969Best.-Nr. 149514Beverly Hills CA: Brandywine Productions 1969. Nine vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1969 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso of 7 of the photos. Based on D.H. Lawrence's 1920 novel following two sisters who begin relationships with a pair of friends bringing conflict between the two couples as their romances take them in different directions. An apt examination of changes in sexual mores both at the time of the novel's publication and the film's 1969 release. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one for Best Actress for Glenda Jackson. Set and shot on location in Nottinghamshire South Yorkshire Derbyshire and London and Kanton Wallis Switzerland. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation available on request. Brandywine Productions unknown
1969Best.-Nr. 149514Beverly Hills CA: Brandywine Productions 1969. Nine vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1969 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso of 7 of the photos. Based on D.H. Lawrence's 1920 novel following two sisters who begin relationships with a pair of friends bringing conflict between the two couples as their romances take them in different directions. An apt examination of changes in sexual mores both at the time of the novel's publication and the film's 1969 release. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one for Best Actress for Glenda Jackson. Set and shot on location in Nottinghamshire South Yorkshire Derbyshire and London and Kanton Wallis Switzerland. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation available on request. Brandywine Productions unknown books
1957Best.-Nr. 143197Kyoto: Daiei Studios 1957. Draft script for the 1958 Japanese film. Based on the 1956 novel "Kinkakuji" "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" by Yukio Mishima which is loosely based on the actual event of the burning of the Reliquary or Golden Pavilion of Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto by a young Buddhist acolyte in 1950. The book was one of three Mishima novels adapted by Paul Schrader for episodes in his film "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters" 1985. Daiei released "Conflagration" "Enj " an adaptation of the same novel directed by Ichikawa Kon in 1958. The title and name of the temple in the film was changed from Kinkakuji after Buddhist opposition threatened problems with filming in Kyoto. This is a script from that film before the name change. Set and shot on location in Kyoto. White titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 12. Title page present. 70 leaves with last page of text numbered e-27. Mechanical duplication. Toning due to aging throughout mildew water damage wrapper split at spine with mild foxing non archival tape to spine and title page overall about Good condition. Daiei Studios unknown
1957Best.-Nr. 143197Kyoto: Daiei Studios 1957. Draft script for the 1958 Japanese film. Based on the 1956 novel "Kinkakuji" "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" by Yukio Mishima which is loosely based on the actual event of the burning of the Reliquary or Golden Pavilion of Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto by a young Buddhist acolyte in 1950. The book was one of three Mishima novels adapted by Paul Schrader for episodes in his film "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters" 1985. Daiei released "Conflagration" "Enj " an adaptation of the same novel directed by Ichikawa Kon in 1958. The title and name of the temple in the film was changed from Kinkakuji after Buddhist opposition threatened problems with filming in Kyoto. This is a script from that film before the name change. Set and shot on location in Kyoto. White titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 12. Title page present. 70 leaves with last page of text numbered e-27. Mechanical duplication. Toning due to aging throughout mildew water damage wrapper split at spine with mild foxing non archival tape to spine and title page overall about Good condition. Daiei Studios unknown books
1956Best.-Nr. 140205Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1956. Draft script for the 1956 film here under the working title "The Outlaws are in Town." Copy belonging to Robert Arthur who played Lonny Kesh with his name on the front wrapper in manuscript pencil and his manuscript pencil and ink annotations throughout. Lonny Kesh Arthur works his family's farm in Georgia but has big dreams of going west. His dreams are realized one day as he heads to Texas and ends up running with a gang of outlaws. He eventually returns to the family farm to find his parents have passed on. All goes smoothly until his former gang shows up. Set in Georgia and Texas. Green titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 27 dated June 18 1956. Title page present dated June 18 1956 with credits for screenwriters Earle Snell and Kurt Neumann and author Bennett Foster. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Multilith duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated July 2 1956. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1956Best.-Nr. 140205Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1956. Draft script for the 1956 film here under the working title "The Outlaws are in Town." Copy belonging to Robert Arthur who played Lonny Kesh with his name on the front wrapper in manuscript pencil and his manuscript pencil and ink annotations throughout. Lonny Kesh Arthur works his family's farm in Georgia but has big dreams of going west. His dreams are realized one day as he heads to Texas and ends up running with a gang of outlaws. He eventually returns to the family farm to find his parents have passed on. All goes smoothly until his former gang shows up. Set in Georgia and Texas. Green titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 27 dated June 18 1956. Title page present dated June 18 1956 with credits for screenwriters Earle Snell and Kurt Neumann and author Bennett Foster. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Multilith duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated July 2 1956. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1960Best.-Nr. 153710N.p.: N.p. 1960. Archive of loose typescript materials for four unproduced television series. Two pages signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen and many pages with manuscript ink and pencil annotations by him noting editorial and substantive revisions. Included in the collection are treatment drafts and draft script pages for four television series: one show called "Play Ball" a quiz show based on baseball trivia one show called "The Adventures of the Dude" about a New York police officer who moves west to become a cowboy one show called "The Producer" about the early days of Hollywood and one show called "Cannonball" an adventure series about two truckers. Four unproduced early ventures by screenwriter Larry Cohen best known for his Blaxploitation films "Bone" 1972 "Black Caesar" 1973 and "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 as well as several popular horror and science fiction films including "It's Alive" 1974 "God Told Me To" 1976 and "The Stuff" 1985. Approximately 65 pages in total. Pages generally loose some partially bound with a single staple. Housed in a manila envelope with manuscript ink annotations to the recto noting "Old Treatments by Larry Cohen". Pages and envelope Near Fine. Pagination available upon request. N.p. unknown books
1986Best.-Nr. 159757N.p.: N.p. 1986. Draft script for the 1987 here under the working title "Hard Cover" SIGNED and titled with the release title by screenwriter Larry Cohen twice on both the front wrapper and the title page with an annotation in manuscript marker of the working title on the top of the front wrapper. Screenwriter producer and director Larry Cohen is best known as the screenwriter of horror science fiction and Blaxploitation films during the 1970s and 1980s including "Bone" 1972 "Black Ceasar" 1973 "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 "It's Alive" 1974 "The Stuff" 1985 A Return to Salem''s Lot" 1987 and "Phone Booth" 2002. A hit man James Woods coerces a detective Brian Dennehy into writing a book about the assassin's lucrative career secretly working for a prominent politician. The two men travel around the country gathering statements and evidence while attempting to stay clear of the politician's cronies who will stop at nothing to keep the story from unfolding. Set and shot on location in Manhattan and Los Angeles. Beige untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a tiny amount of silverfish damage to the very bottom of the front wrapper and title page bound with three gold brads. Grant US. Olive Films. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. N.p. unknown books
1972Best.-Nr. 171323Aurora: CVD Studios 1972. Final script for the 1973 Western comedy film. Working copy belonging to actor Lee Meriwether with her first name in manuscript ink to the top right corner of the front wrapper and her annotations on several script leaves marking dialogue. With three leaves relating to credits laid into the front of the script and a hand-drawn get-well card laid into the script's rear. Lee Meriwether is best remembered today for her performance as Catwoman in "Batman: The Movie" 1966 and for her recurring performance as Betty Jones in the 1970s crime television series "Barnaby Jones." She also made significant appearances in nearly 200 television series notably "Dr. Kildare" 1965 "The Time Tunnel" 1967 "Star Trek" 1969 and "Mission: Impossible" 1970. She also appeared in nearly three dozen feature films including "Angel in My Pocket" 1969 and "The Undefeated" 1969. Two brothers ride into a Colorado mining town searching for a quick buck only to discover the mines rich in molybdenum. Lee Meriwether is best remembered today for her performance as Catwoman in "Batman: The Movie" 1966 and for her recurring performance as Betty Jones in the 1970s crime television series "Barnaby Jones." Shot on location in Cañon City Colorado. Generic blue CVD Studios wrappers. Title page present noted as Final dated September 21 1972 with credit for screenwriter Marion Hargrove. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated September 29 1972. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. CVD Studios unknown
1972Best.-Nr. 171323Aurora: CVD Studios 1972. Final script for the 1973 Western comedy film. Working copy belonging to actor Lee Meriwether with her first name in manuscript ink to the top right corner of the front wrapper and her annotations on several script leaves marking dialogue. With three leaves relating to credits laid into the front of the script and a hand-drawn get-well card laid into the script's rear. Lee Meriwether is best remembered today for her performance as Catwoman in "Batman: The Movie" 1966 and for her recurring performance as Betty Jones in the 1970s crime television series "Barnaby Jones." She also made significant appearances in nearly 200 television series notably "Dr. Kildare" 1965 "The Time Tunnel" 1967 "Star Trek" 1969 and "Mission: Impossible" 1970. She also appeared in nearly three dozen feature films including "Angel in My Pocket" 1969 and "The Undefeated" 1969. Two brothers ride into a Colorado mining town searching for a quick buck only to discover the mines rich in molybdenum. Lee Meriwether is best remembered today for her performance as Catwoman in "Batman: The Movie" 1966 and for her recurring performance as Betty Jones in the 1970s crime television series "Barnaby Jones." Shot on location in Cañon City Colorado. Generic blue CVD Studios wrappers. Title page present noted as Final dated September 21 1972 with credit for screenwriter Marion Hargrove. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated September 29 1972. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. CVD Studios unknown books
1972Best.-Nr. 160796N.p.: Fred Baker Films 1972. Vintage one sheet poster for the little-seen 1972 documentary. At 25 x 38 inches a bit smaller than the standard one sheet poster size of 27 x 41 inches. The second documentary to be produced on Bruce after his death in 1966 though the first "Lenny Bruce in 'Lenny Bruce' 1967 was basically a film of a single performance. Baker's film combines footage of Bruce from "The Steve Allen Show" audio-only clips an interview by Nat Hentoff with a broken-down Bruce near the end of his life and the infamous video footage of Bruce dead in his bathroom of an overdose. A brutal and non-judgmental examination of the man who changed not only the nature of comedy but the nature of performance itself. Made by Bruce's longtime friend filmmaker actor screenwriter and jazz musician Fred Baker. 25 x 38 inches Folded as Issued. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Fred Baker Films unknown
1972Best.-Nr. 160796N.p.: Fred Baker Films 1972. Vintage one sheet poster for the little-seen 1972 documentary. At 25 x 38 inches a bit smaller than the standard one sheet poster size of 27 x 41 inches. The second documentary to be produced on Bruce after his death in 1966 though the first "Lenny Bruce in 'Lenny Bruce' 1967 was basically a film of a single performance. Baker's film combines footage of Bruce from "The Steve Allen Show" audio-only clips an interview by Nat Hentoff with a broken-down Bruce near the end of his life and the infamous video footage of Bruce dead in his bathroom of an overdose. A brutal and non-judgmental examination of the man who changed not only the nature of comedy but the nature of performance itself. Made by Bruce's longtime friend filmmaker actor screenwriter and jazz musician Fred Baker. 25 x 38 inches Folded as Issued. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Fred Baker Films unknown books
1957Best.-Nr. 142885N.p.: N.p. 1957. Draft script for an unproduced film. Manuscript ink on front wrapper noting title screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and a story based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1860 novel. Bercovici's screenwriting credits include; "The Bishop's Wife" in 1947 starring Cary Grant Loretta Young and David Niven and "Portrait of Jennie" in 1949 starring Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. His other films included "Racket Busters" in 1938 "Chasing Danger" in 1939 "Monsoon" in 1953 and two foreign films that he produced and directed as well as wrote "Square of Violence" in 1963 and "Story of a Woman" in 1970. Bercovici was blacklisted during the McCarthy era losing his US passport regaining it in 1956 and then moving to Europe for several years. Bercovici later became a respected teacher of writing at UCLA and the American Film Institute work that he continued until shortly before his death. Set in Rome. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present dated January 15 1957 with credits for screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici based on the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus internally bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1957Best.-Nr. 142885N.p.: N.p. 1957. Draft script for an unproduced film. Manuscript ink on front wrapper noting title screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and a story based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1860 novel. Bercovici's screenwriting credits include; "The Bishop's Wife" in 1947 starring Cary Grant Loretta Young and David Niven and "Portrait of Jennie" in 1949 starring Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. His other films included "Racket Busters" in 1938 "Chasing Danger" in 1939 "Monsoon" in 1953 and two foreign films that he produced and directed as well as wrote "Square of Violence" in 1963 and "Story of a Woman" in 1970. Bercovici was blacklisted during the McCarthy era losing his US passport regaining it in 1956 and then moving to Europe for several years. Bercovici later became a respected teacher of writing at UCLA and the American Film Institute work that he continued until shortly before his death. Set in Rome. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present dated January 15 1957 with credits for screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici based on the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus internally bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1948Best.-Nr. 133983London: Carol Reed Productions 1948. Vintage candid black-and-white still photograph from the UK release of the 1949 film. Shown are Carol Reed and his crew setting up a shot while Graham Greene looks on a rare shot of the two collaborators at work together. Stamped on the verso is "A CAROL REED PRODUCTION / "THE THIRD MAN" / PRODUCED AT / THE LONDON FILM STUDIOS / SHEPPERTON-ENGLAND." Carol Reed's classic 1949 British film noir starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles at the peak of their respective powers was the second of three films in which Graham Green collaborated directly with Reed and remains Greene's only original screenplay. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Carol Reed Productions unknown
1948Best.-Nr. 133983London: Carol Reed Productions 1948. Vintage candid black-and-white still photograph from the UK release of the 1949 film. Shown are Carol Reed and his crew setting up a shot while Graham Greene looks on a rare shot of the two collaborators at work together. Stamped on the verso is "A CAROL REED PRODUCTION / "THE THIRD MAN" / PRODUCED AT / THE LONDON FILM STUDIOS / SHEPPERTON-ENGLAND." Carol Reed's classic 1949 British film noir starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles at the peak of their respective powers was the second of three films in which Graham Green collaborated directly with Reed and remains Greene's only original screenplay. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Carol Reed Productions unknown books
1947Best.-Nr. 145972Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1947. Revised First Draft script for the 1948 film. With faint manuscript pencil annotations and watermarked CONTRACT FILE COPY throughout. Based on the 1946 Broadway play and a prequel to the 1941 film "The Little Foxes." In the fictional town of Bowden Alabama the wealthy Hubbard family holds onto their old-South prominence and prestige through exploitation and cruelty. A searing portrayal of racism and class privilege in the post-Civil War American South. Set in Alabama. Green titled wrappers noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 7494 dated June 9 1947 with credits for screenwriter Vladimir Pozner. Title page integral on the front wrapper. 178 leaves with last page of text numbered 169. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light foxing to the left edge bound with three gold brads. Universal International Pictures unknown
1947Best.-Nr. 145972Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1947. Revised First Draft script for the 1948 film. With faint manuscript pencil annotations and watermarked CONTRACT FILE COPY throughout. Based on the 1946 Broadway play and a prequel to the 1941 film "The Little Foxes." In the fictional town of Bowden Alabama the wealthy Hubbard family holds onto their old-South prominence and prestige through exploitation and cruelty. A searing portrayal of racism and class privilege in the post-Civil War American South. Set in Alabama. Green titled wrappers noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 7494 dated June 9 1947 with credits for screenwriter Vladimir Pozner. Title page integral on the front wrapper. 178 leaves with last page of text numbered 169. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light foxing to the left edge bound with three gold brads. Universal International Pictures unknown books
1947Best.-Nr. 140099Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1947. Final script for the 1948 film. With a single note on the verso of the last page in manuscript blue ink. Shot under the name "Off to Buffalo" as is presented here. Vaudeville is a fading form of entertainment and prospects are grim for the Norwick family a juggling act struggling to find work. They are forced to find normal jobs and one daughter elopes with her boyfriend leaving Albert's son forced to make a decision as to whether play professional baseball or join his father on a 16 week tour out west. Set in New York City. Blue titled wrappers noted as Final on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 152 and production No. 154 dated March 21 1947. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated March 21 1947 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriters Samuel Hoffenstein and Elizabeth Reinhardt. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Very Good with dampstaining wrapper Very Good with dampstaining bound internally with two gold brads. Hirschhorn p. 293. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1947Best.-Nr. 140099Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1947. Final script for the 1948 film. With a single note on the verso of the last page in manuscript blue ink. Shot under the name "Off to Buffalo" as is presented here. Vaudeville is a fading form of entertainment and prospects are grim for the Norwick family a juggling act struggling to find work. They are forced to find normal jobs and one daughter elopes with her boyfriend leaving Albert's son forced to make a decision as to whether play professional baseball or join his father on a 16 week tour out west. Set in New York City. Blue titled wrappers noted as Final on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 152 and production No. 154 dated March 21 1947. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated March 21 1947 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriters Samuel Hoffenstein and Elizabeth Reinhardt. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Very Good with dampstaining wrapper Very Good with dampstaining bound internally with two gold brads. Hirschhorn p. 293. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1971Best.-Nr. 154479N.p.: N.p. 1971. Draft script for the 1971 film. Text and titles in French. A coming of age story following an intelligent jazz loving teenage boy growing up in a complicated bourgeois family in 1950s Dijon. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set and shot on location in Dijon Yvelines and Nievre France. Orange titled wrappers. Title page present undated. 71 leaves with last page of text numbered 70. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Near Fine with perfect binding. Criterion Collection 328. N.p. unknown books
1972Best.-Nr. 170776N.p.: N.p. 1972. Eight vintage borderless reference photographs from the seminal 1972 hardcore film. Based on the anonymous short story of the same title circulated throughout the US in the 1950s and 1960s by means of carbon copy. One of of the first American hardcore pictures to receive widespread distribution in the US and one of the first heterosexual pornographic films to feature an interracial sex scene. A breakthrough role for actress Marilyn Chambers who would go on to become one of the first icons in the adult film industry and even worked briefly in mainstream cinema. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
