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1972Best.-Nr. 153098Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1972. Draft script for the 1972 film belonging to uncredited crew member J.T. Woods with their name in manuscript pencil on top of front wrapper and with annotations in manuscript marker of layout diagrams on recto and verso of front wrapper and with names and a phone number in manuscript ink on verso of back wrapper . A recently paroled carjacker is lured back into a world of crime when his dying best friend tells him about a hidden stash of embezzled money. The first screenplay from screenwriter W.D. Richter known in later years for "Big Trouble in Little China" and his adaptation of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and for directing the cult classic "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai." Shot on location in Pismo Beach California. Goldenrod titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 39 dated July 12 1972 with credits for producer Jack Sher director Howard Zieff and screenwriter W.D. Richter. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue green and gray revision pages throughout dated variously between 6-21-72 and 7-12-72. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with tape binding at spine chipping and splitting and some soiling on back wrapper bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1972Best.-Nr. 153098Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1972. Draft script for the 1972 film belonging to uncredited crew member J.T. Woods with their name in manuscript pencil on top of front wrapper and with annotations in manuscript marker of layout diagrams on recto and verso of front wrapper and with names and a phone number in manuscript ink on verso of back wrapper . A recently paroled carjacker is lured back into a world of crime when his dying best friend tells him about a hidden stash of embezzled money. The first screenplay from screenwriter W.D. Richter known in later years for "Big Trouble in Little China" and his adaptation of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" and for directing the cult classic "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai." Shot on location in Pismo Beach California. Goldenrod titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 39 dated July 12 1972 with credits for producer Jack Sher director Howard Zieff and screenwriter W.D. Richter. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue green and gray revision pages throughout dated variously between 6-21-72 and 7-12-72. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with tape binding at spine chipping and splitting and some soiling on back wrapper bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
2000Best.-Nr. 163461Encino CA: American Gun Productions 2000. Archive including Draft script and production documents for the 2002 film. Script supervisor's working copy with annotations in manuscript pencil throughout and housed in a three-ring binder with numerous production documents including shooting schedules call sheets maps time cards and contact sheets. A World War II veteran goes on the road to solve the mystery of his daughter's death with his only clue being the serial number of the gun used to kill her. Actor James Coburn's last film. Shot on location in New York City in Rutland and Fair Haven Vermont in Fort Lauderdale Florida in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita California and in Las Vegas Nevada. Script housed in a generic black three-ring binder. Title page present dated 10/20/00 with credit for screenwriter Alan Jacobs. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between November 14 and 25 2000. Pages Very Good plus. American Gun Productions unknown
2000Best.-Nr. 163461Encino CA: American Gun Productions 2000. Archive including Draft script and production documents for the 2002 film. Script supervisor's working copy with annotations in manuscript pencil throughout and housed in a three-ring binder with numerous production documents including shooting schedules call sheets maps time cards and contact sheets. A World War II veteran goes on the road to solve the mystery of his daughter's death with his only clue being the serial number of the gun used to kill her. Actor James Coburn's last film. Shot on location in New York City in Rutland and Fair Haven Vermont in Fort Lauderdale Florida in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita California and in Las Vegas Nevada. Script housed in a generic black three-ring binder. Title page present dated 10/20/00 with credit for screenwriter Alan Jacobs. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between November 14 and 25 2000. Pages Very Good plus. American Gun Productions unknown books
1964Best.-Nr. 153077N.p.: N.p. 1964. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1964 French film both showing director Jean-Luc Godard sitting with a camera in the open trunk of a convertible. Based on Dolores Hitchens' 1958 novel "Fools' Gold." A young woman convinces two men to help her steal a large stash of money from her aunt. An outrageous and comical crime film and a classic of French New Wave cinema later described by director Jean-Luc Godard as "'Alice in Wonderland' meets Franz Kafka." Shot on location in Paris. 9.5 x 7.25 inches with wide bottom margins. Near Fine. BFI 549. Criterion Collection 174. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant France. Rosenbaum 1000. Spicer France. N.p. unknown
1964Best.-Nr. 153077N.p.: N.p. 1964. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1964 French film both showing director Jean-Luc Godard sitting with a camera in the open trunk of a convertible. Based on Dolores Hitchens' 1958 novel "Fools' Gold." A young woman convinces two men to help her steal a large stash of money from her aunt. An outrageous and comical crime film and a classic of French New Wave cinema later described by director Jean-Luc Godard as "'Alice in Wonderland' meets Franz Kafka." Shot on location in Paris. 9.5 x 7.25 inches with wide bottom margins. Near Fine. BFI 549. Criterion Collection 174. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant France. Rosenbaum 1000. Spicer France. N.p. unknown books
1985Best.-Nr. 119986N.p.: N.p. 1985. Draft script for the 1986 comedy film. The headmaster of a British school is trying to get to a conference for school headmasters where he is meant to give a speech. He runs into a number of obstacles that delay him resulting in one of the most hilarious stressful movies ever made. Set in England shot on location in West Midlands Shropshire Worcestershire and Yorkshire England. Blue untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with manuscript ink annotation noting copy No. 160 dated March 1985 with credits for screenwriter Michael Frayn. 164 leaves with last page of text numbered 161. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus wit some curling at the corners internally bound with two silver brads. N.p. unknown
1985Best.-Nr. 119986N.p.: N.p. 1985. Draft script for the 1986 comedy film. The headmaster of a British school is trying to get to a conference for school headmasters where he is meant to give a speech. He runs into a number of obstacles that delay him resulting in one of the most hilarious stressful movies ever made. Set in England shot on location in West Midlands Shropshire Worcestershire and Yorkshire England. Blue untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with manuscript ink annotation noting copy No. 160 dated March 1985 with credits for screenwriter Michael Frayn. 164 leaves with last page of text numbered 161. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus wit some curling at the corners internally bound with two silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1960Best.-Nr. 159896Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1960. Two vintage reference photographs of director John Huston on the set of the 1961 film one of Huston talking with actor Clark Gable the other showing Huston sitting with screenwriter Arthur Miller. One with a printed mimeo snipe on the verso and both with printed provenance labels. A bleak haunting film exploring the loss of independence about a recent divorcée who enters into an unstable relationship with an aging cowboy whom she meets in the Nevada desert. The final completed feature for Gable and Marilyn Monroe before their deaths. Notoriously a trying endeavor for the actress who was struggling with her drug problem and pending divorce from Miller and would often fail to show up to the set and for Huston who would drink and occasionally fall asleep while filming. Gable performed all of his own stunts then suffered a heart attack only two days after filming ended and died ten days later. Shot on location in Nevada. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. United Artists unknown books
1966Best.-Nr. 152873N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage oversize color reference photograph from the 1966 film showing actress Monica Vitti sipping a pastis next to the notable headdress wears in the film 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 the Netherlands and England. 9.25 x 12 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1966Best.-Nr. 152873N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage oversize color reference photograph from the 1966 film showing actress Monica Vitti sipping a pastis next to the notable headdress wears in the film 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 the Netherlands and England. 9.25 x 12 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1963Best.-Nr. 152260London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1963. Archive of production material from the 1965 British film including a Revised Draft screenplay three original character design illustrations and a hand drawn storyboard. A British newspaper offers a substantial prize to the winner of a cross-channel air race bringing aviators from around the world to compete for the chance at victory and grabbing the attentions of various women. A number of authentic airplanes from the 1900s were used during production including a 1910 Deperdussin Monoplane and a 1912 Blackburn Monoplane. Set and shot on location in England including at Book Airfield in Buckinghamshire. Fuchsia titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 1963 noted as REVISED SCRIPT with credits for director-screenwriter Ken Annakin and screenwriter Jack Davies. 181 leaves with last page of text numbered 174. Multilith duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus lightly faded on the front wrapper bound internally with two silver brads. Storyboard and design illustrations varying sizes Near Fine overall housed in a manila folder. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1963Best.-Nr. 152260London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1963. Archive of production material from the 1965 British film including a Revised Draft screenplay three original character design illustrations and a hand drawn storyboard. A British newspaper offers a substantial prize to the winner of a cross-channel air race bringing aviators from around the world to compete for the chance at victory and grabbing the attentions of various women. A number of authentic airplanes from the 1900s were used during production including a 1910 Deperdussin Monoplane and a 1912 Blackburn Monoplane. Set and shot on location in England including at Book Airfield in Buckinghamshire. Fuchsia titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 1963 noted as REVISED SCRIPT with credits for director-screenwriter Ken Annakin and screenwriter Jack Davies. 181 leaves with last page of text numbered 174. Multilith duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus lightly faded on the front wrapper bound internally with two silver brads. Storyboard and design illustrations varying sizes Near Fine overall housed in a manila folder. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1928Best.-Nr. 167295Los Angeles: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1928. Vintage reference photograph from the 1928 silent film showing the infamous "office set" with dozens of identical desks in a largely windowless room. Provenance label mimeo snipe and annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. A bleak populist film heavily influenced by German cinema and nominated for several awards at the very first Academy Awards ceremony including Best Director for King Vidor. Shot on location throughout New York and in Los Angeles. 10 x 7.25 inches. Very Good moderately edgeworn with old cello tape at the corners and center bottom edge. National Film Registry. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 44. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1928Best.-Nr. 167295Los Angeles: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1928. Vintage reference photograph from the 1928 silent film showing the infamous "office set" with dozens of identical desks in a largely windowless room. Provenance label mimeo snipe and annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. A bleak populist film heavily influenced by German cinema and nominated for several awards at the very first Academy Awards ceremony including Best Director for King Vidor. Shot on location throughout New York and in Los Angeles. 10 x 7.25 inches. Very Good moderately edgeworn with old cello tape at the corners and center bottom edge. National Film Registry. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 44. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1995Best.-Nr. 151599N.p.: N.p. 1995. Final Shooting script for the 1995 film. Copy belonging to noted crime writer Mickey Spillane who appeared in a cameo in the film as a personal favor to director Max Allan Collins. With Spillane's name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and annotations highlighting lines to pages 56-59. A woman's increasingly psychotic obsession with her young daughter culminates in a string of gruesome murders. Collins' debut film following a lengthy career as a mystery novelist and comic writer. Followed by a sequel "Mommy 2: Mommy's Day" in 1997. Shot on location in Muscatine Iowa. White titled wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper with credits for director Max Allan Collins. 79 leaves with last page of text numbered 79. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1995Best.-Nr. 151599N.p.: N.p. 1995. Final Shooting script for the 1995 film. Copy belonging to noted crime writer Mickey Spillane who appeared in a cameo in the film as a personal favor to director Max Allan Collins. With Spillane's name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and annotations highlighting lines to pages 56-59. A woman's increasingly psychotic obsession with her young daughter culminates in a string of gruesome murders. Collins' debut film following a lengthy career as a mystery novelist and comic writer. Followed by a sequel "Mommy 2: Mommy's Day" in 1997. Shot on location in Muscatine Iowa. White titled wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper with credits for director Max Allan Collins. 79 leaves with last page of text numbered 79. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1962Best.-Nr. 150683N.p.: N.p. 1962. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1962 film one of Michelangelo Antonioni with Alain Delon and Monica Vitti and one of Antonioni and crew shooting a scene in Rome from scaffolding built in the water. One with French "L'Eclipse" stamp and provenance stamp of film historian "Maurice Bessy" on verso one with "P.I.P." and "Copyright" stamps on verso. A woman's newfound relationship with a power-hungry stockbroker gradually erodes as she becomes dissatisfied with his shallow interests. The final film in Antonioni's modernity trilogy all starring Vitti preceded by "L'avventura" 1960 and "La notte" 1961. Awarded the Jury Special Prize and nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. Shot on location in Rome and Verona Italy. 6.75 x 9.25 inches and 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing and edgewear. Criterion Collection 278. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese My Voyage to Italy. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. N.p. unknown books
1971Best.-Nr. 163784Universal City: Universal Pictures 1971. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1971 film including one showing a camera crew setting up a scene on the set. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso and all five with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil and provenance stamps and labels on the versos. Milo Forman's first film made in the US. A suburban couple return home one evening to find their teenage daughter has run away. While out looking for their daughter they come across other parents whose children are missing and form a self-help group only to discover they feel happier and freer with the children gone. Set and shot on location in New York City. Four 7.5 x 9.5 inches one 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Universal Pictures unknown
1971Best.-Nr. 163784Universal City: Universal Pictures 1971. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1971 film including one showing a camera crew setting up a scene on the set. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso and all five with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil and provenance stamps and labels on the versos. Milo Forman's first film made in the US. A suburban couple return home one evening to find their teenage daughter has run away. While out looking for their daughter they come across other parents whose children are missing and form a self-help group only to discover they feel happier and freer with the children gone. Set and shot on location in New York City. Four 7.5 x 9.5 inches one 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Universal Pictures unknown books
1979Best.-Nr. 157906London: Morison Film Group 1979. Third draft for the 1981 UK horror film. Second generation duplication made internally by the filmmakers during production and in original wrappers. Vintage as issued. Two terrorists accidentally unleash a deathly venomous snake into the home where they have trapped a number of hostages. Set in London and shot on location in London and Hertfordshire England. Grey titled wrappers. Title page present dated July 31 1979 noted as third draft with credits for Robert Carrington and Alan Scholefield. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Xerox duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with faint soil on page edges and a faint tide mark along the fore-edge of the title page wrapper Near Fine bound with two silver brads. Blue Underground 7070. Morison Film Group unknown books
1973Best.-Nr. 160085Beverly Hills CA: Crown International Pictures / Saber Productions 1973. Draft script for the 1974 film seen here under the working title "Policewoman." Annotations in manuscript ink on every page checking scene numbers. Included with the script is a pressbook and 15 vintage reference photographs from the film. An exploitation film about a policewoman who infiltrates an all-women criminal gang. Shot on location in Los Angeles and the Channel Islands California. Screenplay: Brown wrappers with titles and illustration in gilt. Title page present dated August 1973 with credits for director-screenwriter Lee Frost and screenwriter Wes Bishop. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Pressbook: 11 x 17 inches. Eight pages side-stapled. Near Fine. Photographs 15: 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Crown International Pictures / Saber Productions unknown
1973Best.-Nr. 160085Beverly Hills CA: Crown International Pictures / Saber Productions 1973. Draft script for the 1974 film seen here under the working title "Policewoman." Annotations in manuscript ink on every page checking scene numbers. Included with the script is a pressbook and 15 vintage reference photographs from the film. An exploitation film about a policewoman who infiltrates an all-women criminal gang. Shot on location in Los Angeles and the Channel Islands California. Screenplay: Brown wrappers with titles and illustration in gilt. Title page present dated August 1973 with credits for director-screenwriter Lee Frost and screenwriter Wes Bishop. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Pressbook: 11 x 17 inches. Eight pages side-stapled. Near Fine. Photographs 15: 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Crown International Pictures / Saber Productions unknown books
1984Best.-Nr. 165396N.p.: N.p. 1984. Draft script for the 1984 film. Copy belonging to costume designer Jane Hamilton with her annotations in manuscript pencil throughout the first 13 leaves all relating to costuming. Included with the script are multiple gatherings of manuscript and xerographically duplicated leaves relating to costuming including measurements of actors and extras in the film details for specific scenes and lists of props and period costumes needed. In the 1920s a young woman embarks on a worldwide journey of sexual exploration determining to lose her virginity and ultimately find her ideal lover. Shot on location in Andalucía Spain and in Hampshire England. Housed in a three-ring green binder. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1984Best.-Nr. 165396N.p.: N.p. 1984. Draft script for the 1984 film. Copy belonging to costume designer Jane Hamilton with her annotations in manuscript pencil throughout the first 13 leaves all relating to costuming. Included with the script are multiple gatherings of manuscript and xerographically duplicated leaves relating to costuming including measurements of actors and extras in the film details for specific scenes and lists of props and period costumes needed. In the 1920s a young woman embarks on a worldwide journey of sexual exploration determining to lose her virginity and ultimately find her ideal lover. Shot on location in Andalucía Spain and in Hampshire England. Housed in a three-ring green binder. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
