1961réf. 159807N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Alain Resnais and actress Delphine Seyrig on the set of the 1961 French film. Stamp specific to the film's French release on the verso along with two "Photofest" stamps. alexander An enigmatic dreamlike film about an unnamed man and woman who meet at a party where he insists they have met before and she that they haven't. Shot on location in Germany and France. 7 x 9.25 inches with a wide bottom margin. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 478. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 25. Vogel Film as Subversive Art. N.p. unknown
1981réf. 152296Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1981. Final Draft script for the 1982 film. Copy belonging to special effects crew member John Burke with his name on the front wrapper in manuscript ink and his manuscript pencil annotations to the rear wrapper and throughout. Missing two pages likely as used or issued. While visiting his daughter in a small Colorado town a retired New York policeman becomes involved in solving the case of a string of cattle mutilations. Shot on location in Colorado New York and Wyoming. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 218 dated 2/27/81 with credits for director Alan Rudolph. Title page present noted as FINAL DRAFT dated 2/27/81 with credits for director Alan Rudolph. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 8/13/81 and 10/1/81. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1960réf. 163709Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1960. Vintage full color banner poster for the 1960 film with a "Classified By Ontario Board of Censors as Adult Entertainment" label on the lower right. Rare in this format. Steve Allen stars as a sociology professor accused of corrupting the students morals after conducting a survey about their lifestyles and sexual habits. An unofficial follow-up to the hit 1958 film "High School Confidential!" 118.5 x 24 inches. Very Good plus with censor label partially detached. Bright and unfaded. Universal International Pictures unknown
1960réf. 163713Glendale CA: Allied Artists Pictures 1960. Vintage three-color banner poster for the 1960 film. Rare in this format. Collins College consults with the campus computer "Thinko" in search for a new head of their science department which suggests Dr. Mathilda West who holds 13 degrees speaks 18 languages and is a disruptively attractive buxom blonde played by Mamie Van Doren. Released in Europe with an additional nine-minute dream sequence featuring "Thinko" and four striptease dancers. 118.5 x 24 inches. Very Good plus. Allied Artists Pictures unknown
1959réf. 153996Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1959. Vintage reference photograph of novelist Daphne Du Maurier and her husband Sir Frederick Browning visiting actors Alec Guinness and Nicole Maurey on the set of the 1959 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1957 novel by Du Maurier about a lonely university professor who meets his lookalike a wealthy but discontented count while vacationing in France and finds himself unwittingly forced to swap places and assume the count's life. Shot on location in France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1964réf. 170777N.p.: N.p. 1964. Four vintage color transparencies from the 1964 film all four showing Tippi Hedren. Based on Winston Graham's 1961 novel which follows a wealthy businessman's unwanted often cruel attempts to help a troubled young woman come to terms with her past. The production faced several setbacks in its development most relating to Hitchcock's insistence on including a rape scene present in the novel and the subsequent troubles in casting the lead role given the emotional complexity demanded for the character. Set and shot on location in California Pennsylvania New Jersey Virginia and Maryland. 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Spicer US. N.p. unknown
1959réf. 161065Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1959. Vintage studio still photograph of director Alfred Hitchcock talking with actor Cary Grant on the set of the 1959 film. An innocent man is pursued across the US by a group of foreign spies who have mistaken him for a government agent. Widely considered one of Hitchcock's best films the last of four the director made with Grant with a score by Bernard Hermann and a famous title sequence by Saul Bass. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1967réf. 157986N.p.: N.p. 1967. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 film. One with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso regarding cropping. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A bold film adaptation of the controversial allegorical drama by Amiri Baraka writing here as he often did in the 1960s as Leroi Jones. An erratic white woman meets an African American man on a subway car. When he begins to respond to her erotic advances she begins to taunt him viciously goading him until he explodes into violence. Anthony Anthony Harvey's important and still impactful first directorial effort followed by many successful films including "The Lion in Winter" 1968 "They Might Be Giants" 1971 and "The Glass Menagerie" 1973. Set in New York with subway exteriors shot in Manhattan and interiors shot in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1975réf. 153877N.p.: Excelsior 1975. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1975 film. Stamp of Excelsior Films to the verso. Based on the 1972 novel "La Nuit americaine" by Christopher Frank. A photographer meets a failed actress who has resorted to appearing in porn films to make a living. Falling for her he borrows money to mount a production of "Richard III" and give her a role but she is torn between her love for him and her obligations to her husband. 12 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes and light creasing to the corners. Excelsior unknown
1975réf. 139641Paris: Albina Productions 1975. Vintage photograph of Romy Schneider dressed as Marlene Dietrich in a scene from the 1975 film. With the stamp of photographer Giancarlo Botti on the verso as well as printed mimeo snipes in both English and French. Based on the 1972 novel "La Nuit americaine" by Christopher Frank. A photographer meets a failed actress who is starring in cheap softcore films. Falling for her he borrows money to mount a production of "Richard III" and give her a role but she is torn between her love for him and her obligations to her husband. 6.75 x 9.5 inches. Fine. Albina Productions unknown
1973réf. 160513N.p.: N.p. 1973. Seven vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1973 film. An X-rated Andy Warhol-produced take on Mary Shelley's 1818 classic novel featuring Warhol superstar Udo Kier as Baron von Frankenstein a man obsessed with creating a new Serbian race to obey his every command. Shot on location in Vojvodina Serbia. 7 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1943réf. 130866Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1943. Revised Draft script for the 1944 film. The second of Universal's Technicolor fantasy adventures after "Arabian Nights" 1942 and "White Savage" 1943 loosely based on the classic Arabian Nights tales with a fitting score by Edward Ward to match Lubin's directorial flair. A fun but often overlooked desert romp. Gray titled wrappers noted as Revised and copy No. 113 on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 7142 dated 5-20-43 with credit for screenwriter Hartmann. 114 leaves mimeograph duplication with annotations throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Poor with front wrapper starting bound with three gold brads. Weaver p. 565. Universal Pictures unknown
1970réf. 151976Rome: Mars Film 1970. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Jean-Louis Trintignant and Stefania Sandrelli from the 1970 film. Stamp of photographer Angelo Novi on verso. An intricate and incisive examination of the psychological tribulations of a man who will do anything to be "normal." Marcello Clerici Trintignant a young and upper-middle class Italian joins Mussolini's Organization for Vigilance and Repression of Anti-Fascism and his first assignment is to assassinate his former teacher a political dissident now residing in France with his attractive young wife. Under the guise of taking his new bride Gulia on a honeymoon Marcello travels to France to complete his mission. Lauded for its fantastic cinematography and expressionistic style often compared stylistically to early German Expressionist works such as Leni Riefenstahl's "Triumph of the Will" or Fritz Lang's "Metropolis." 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. Arrow Academy 709. Schrader's Canon Fodder 14. Grant Italy. Mars Film unknown
1940réf. 156009N.p.: N.p. 1940. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1940 film showing director William Wyler and actress Bette Davis enjoying tea on the set. A rubber plantation owner's wife claims self defense after shooting her secret lover but a damning letter in her own hand may uncover the truth. 9 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. Selby US. Spicer US. Grant US. N.p. unknown
1987réf. 171907N.p.: N.p. 1987. Draft script for the 1988 film. Copy belonging to stunt coordinator Joe Dunne with his annotations in manuscript ink on several pages indicating stunt sequences. Crew contact list and eight white revision pages bound in at the rear of the script. Based on an unpublished novel by Rod Amateau. In Hollywood during the transition to sound film US Marshal Wyatt Earp and Western actor Tom Mix team up to solve a murder involving a violent gangster. The second film in which James Garner portrayed Wyatt Earp following "Hour of the Gun" in 1967. Cream titled pictorial wrappers. Title page present dated March 20 1987 with credits for Amateau and screenwriter Blake Edwards. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated 3/27/87 and 3/30/87 respectively. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus extremities lightly toned bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1982réf. 171906N.p.: N.p. 1982. Final Draft script for the 1983 film. Copy belonging to stunt coordinator Joe Dunne with his annotations in manuscript ink on several pages. Based on the 1977 François Truffaut film about a middle-aged man whose single-minded obsession with sex and beauty disrupts his life and eventually leads to his downfall. Self wrappers. Title page present dated October 1982 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriters Blake and Geoffrey Edwards. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 11/2/82. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1982réf. 169091N.p.: N.p. 1982. Final Draft script for the 1983 film. Blake Edwards remake of Francois Truffaut's 1977 film about sculptor David Fowler Burt Reynolds whose obsessive love of women leads to his eventual death told from the perspective of his analyst and eventual lover Marianna Julie Andrews. Shot on location in Texas New York and California. Front wrapper integral with title page dated October 1982 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Blake Edwards Geoffrey Edwards Milton Wexler. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated 11/2/82 and 2/23/83. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
réf. BBS-2022275Tri-Star Pictures. Very Good. Unproduced script by Robert Bloch based on the novel by Anderson and Dickson. In a navy folder branded with Tri-Star Pictures bound with metal button clasps. Folder is very good with light shelf-wear and edgewear. Metal clasps are secure free of rust; they have also scraped into the inside back cover a little. Binding sound. 167 pages are bound in with 9 additional revision pages laid-in. Revision pages toned; original pages bright. Free of markings. Tri-Star Pictures unknown
1978réf. 156029Geneva: Septima Film 1978. Four vintage oversize double weight photographs from the Swiss release of the 1978 adult film. With the stamp of Swiss distributor Septima Film on the verso. A failing pizza restaurant in San Francisco begins to offer more than just pizza with their deliveries. Directed by noted Chinese-American adult filmmaker Bob Chinn re-released in a new restoration by Vinegar Syndrome in 2014. Shot on location in Oakland San Francisco and Berkeley California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine unusually mounted on thick stock with keybook style holes at the corners for use in adult film theaters. Vinegar Syndrome 55. Septima Film unknown
1967réf. 151850Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1967. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1967 film all featuring actress Brigitte Bardot. Four with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. From the collection of noted British film producer John Palmer. A French woman is tempted to stray from her older English husband when she meets a vibrant younger man. Shot on location in London and Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good moderately toned and lightly creased. Paramount Pictures unknown
1964réf. 155082N.p.: Cinema Syndicate 1964. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1964 film. Printed label crediting "Bunny Yeager Photography" affixed to photograph versos. A magazine hires photographer and erstwhile pinup model Bunny Yeager to shoot a pictorial on the showgirls of Las Vegas leading to a number of nude hijinks. Yeager was one of the first pinup photographers to work outdoors in natural light and subsequently became one of the most successful and prolific pinup photographers of the 1950s and 1960s. Yeager is perhaps best remembered today for her 1954 photographs of a then little-known Bettie Page shooting a number of images which ran in "Playboy" magazine and would lead to Page's later stardom. Set and shot on location in Las Vegas and at the Hoover Dam. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Cinema Syndicate unknown
1948réf. 172458Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1948. Four vintage reference photographs and four vintage keybook photographs from the 1949 film. Four keybook photographs with mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. Based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Don Tracy. A man returns home hoping to repair his relationship with his ex-wife only to find she is now married to the head of a crime syndicate. Set in Los Angeles CA shot on location in Long Beach and Los Angeles CA. 8 x 10 inches. Keybook photographs and three reference photographs Very Good plus. One reference photo Very Good with creasing and a small tear at the margin in the bottom left corner. Grant US. Godard Histoires du cinema. Lee The Heist Film. Penzler 101. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1939réf. 158591Culver City CA: Selznick International 1939. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1939 film showing director John Cromwell and crew members watching as Carole Lombard and James Stewart rehearse a scene. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. During the Depression an ambitious lawyer finds himself torn between his high-powered career the demands of his difficult mother and his life with his young wife and child. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Selznick International unknown
1957réf. 152741London: Pinewood Studios 1957. Shooting script for the 1958 British film. Annotation in manuscript ink of copy number "64" on front wrapper. Laid in are two loose pink revision pages and 36 bound pink revision pages. Based on the 1957 novel by Catherine Cookson. John Gregson in a memorable performance stars as Dublin trash collector James Ignatius Rooney who competes as a Gaelic sportsman on the weekends. Set in and shot on location in Dublin. Tall blue titled wrappers noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper. Title page present dated 13th August 1957 with credits for author Catherine Cookson and screenwriter Patrick Kirwan. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink revision pages laid in one undated one dated 21.11.57 and 36 dated 2.9.57. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with chipping closed tears and creasing at the extremities and spine bound with prong binding. Loose revision pages Very Good plus with toning and creasing at outer edge. Bound revision pages with some creasing to first leaf else Near Fine bound with a single flat metal brad. Pinewood Studios unknown
1978réf. 162390N.p.: N.p. 1978. Six vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1978 film. A Belgian filmmaker travels across western Europe to promote her latest film encountering a wide range of figures both strangers and important people from her past along the way. Set and shot on location in Belgium France and West Germany. 9.5 x 7 inches. About Fine. Criterion Collection Eclipse 19. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
