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1944rif. 171768Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1944. Vintage studio still photograph from the classic 1944 film noir showing Tom Powers on the train tracks. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Director Billy Wilder making the right decision at the right time as usual decided it was time to bring in lauded hard-boiled crime fiction author Raymond Chandler to work on a great crime drama using James Cain's seminal hard-boiled novella. Wilder and Chandler worked on the script for several weeks together and at one point Cain was even brought in to resolve some questions. The result was a film that set the standard for all that would follow in what came to be known as the noir style using a cut-up time structure Barbara Stanwyck in a blonde wig Fred MacMurray as a soulless sucker and Edward G. Robinson as the straight man who brings pathos to the proceedings. Nominated for seven Academy Awards a rare feat for a genre picture including Best Picture Best Director Best Screenwriter Best Cinematography and Best Actress. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown
1978rif. 141100N.p.: N.p. 1978. Draft script for an unproduced film. The travels of John Slade a transient hard-fighting and hard-drinking man. Told over two films Slade is followed through childhood and into adulthood when he is employed as the muscle behind a frequently attacked stage coach operation in the Old West. Set in American West. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1978 with credits for screenwriter Christopher Swider. 309 leaves with last page of text numbered 306. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine spiral bound. N.p. unknown
1940rif. 171406N.p.: N.p. 1940. Vintage reference photograph from the 1940 film showing three Marx brothers. Mimeo snipe on the verso. A late Marx Brothers effort. A confidence man Groucho heads west to make his fortune but is grifted by two crafty simpletons Harpo and Chico at a train station. Soon the three of them bond as usual and get down to the business of making mayhem. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with dampstains to the bottom right corner. N.p. unknown
1947rif. 172361N.p.: N.p. 1947. Vintage reference photographs from the 1947 film noir. The sole survivor of his family's massacre a man is taken in by an older woman whose family wants to kill him. Set in and shot on location in New Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Olive Films 44. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic. Spicer US. N.p. unknown
1956rif. 172913N.p.: N.p. 1956. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actor Gene Kelly from the 1956 film. With one provenance stamp on the verso. An anthology of three stories told through dance including one where a genie grants a man's wish to be inside a story book. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1977rif. 115615Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1977. Revised Draft script for the 1977 film. Based on the 1977 novel by Earl Mac Rauch. Tan wrappers with white designed titles bearing the name of the production company ICM International Creative Management. Title page present with a date of April 14 1976 and screenwriter credit for Earl Mac Rauch. 159 leaves mechanical duplication title printed in block letters on the spine in black ink. Pages and wrappers Near Fine wrapper showing a few small stains. Hirschhorn p. 407. United Artists unknown
1960rif. 147350N.p.: N.p. 1960. Draft script for an unproduced three-act play. With a few editorial manuscript ink annotations throughout. Based on Marcel Pagnol's 1934 script "Le premier amour" about the first true love between a man and woman leading the pair to defy the practices of polygamy common to their tribes and set out to make a new life together. Intended for production many times over two decades in 1946 1947 and 1969 but ultimately never realized. Set in the Stone Age. White titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter MARCEL PAGNOL and playwright ROBERT WYLER on the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter MARCEL PAGNOL and playwright ROBERT WYLER. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 3-4-12. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1960rif. 168477N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1960 film showing Lee Remick and Montgomery Clift. Based on Borden Deal's 1957 novel "Dunbar's Cove" and on William Bradford Huie's 1942 novel "Mud on the Stars." In 1937 the head of the Tennessee Valley Authority's land purchasing office faces off against powerful generations-old landowners who refuse to sell their properties. Set and shot on location throughout Tennessee in Cleveland Bradley County and Charleston and on Coon Denton Island on the Hiwassee River. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1938rif. 173115N.p.: N.p. 1938. Vintage reference photograph from the 1938 film. A professor who is working on translating the ancient Egyptian tablets of Neferus fears he will face the same fate as he falls in love with an aspiring actress while continuously getting caught up in strange circumstances. Set in Los Angeles shot on location in Los Angeles and Kernville CA. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1966rif. 173116N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage reference photograph from the 1966 film. Three veterans of the Spanish Civil War get together to go on a rabbit hunt. Set in Castile Spain shot on location in Castilla-La Mancha and Madrid Spain. 7 x 9.75 inches. Very Good plus. Grant Spain. N.p. unknown
1970rif. 153171N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. After being sexually assaulted by her ex-boyfriend and his friends a girl teams up with a bloodthirsty monster to take her revenge. Set in Biloxi Mississippi. White untitled Paul Kohner agency wrappers with the name of reader Ilse Lahn in manuscript ink annotation to the bottom of the front wrapper. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Donald L. Gold and story credits to Lester Wm. Berke. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a few splashes and light edgewear on the front wrapper bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1964rif. 169586N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1964 film showing actress Monica Vitti with Michelangelo Antonioni and Richard Harris during filming on location near a body of water. Antonioni's first color film and the last in a quartet of films made between 1959 and 1964 about women in modern culture preceded by "L'avventura" "La Notte" and L'Eclisse" and the lie of happiness and better living. This entry very much an antecedent to Todd Haynes' "Safe" 1995 focuses on Vitti a woman trying to survive in the modern world of cultural neurosis and existential doubt. Carlo Di Palma's cinematography remains legendary today for its stunningly colored industrial landscapes beautifully and yet indirectly evoking Vitti's unease alienation and vivid perceptions. Shot on location in Ravenna Sardinia and Rome Italy. 12 x 9 inches. Very Good plus. BFI 1134. Criterion Collection 522. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1962rif. 170830N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage reference photograph of Sammy Davis Jr. behind bars from the 1962 film. Provenance sticker and stamp on the verso. A fictionalized version of John Resko's 1959 autobiography "Reprieve" about a convict played by Ben Gazzara whose death sentence is commuted to life in prison and with the aid of a humane prison guard is rehabilitated and becomes a successful painter. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1965rif. 167883N.p.: N.p. 1965. Three vintage single-photo assemblages of publicity and reference images from the 1965 British film musical. A musical comedy about a love triangle between a pub owner's daughter a popular model and an aspiring Australian singer. The film debut of Suzy Kendall. Shot on location in London. 8 x 10 inches. Stapled at the top left corner. Good only with dampstaining on the bottom corners. N.p. unknown
1966rif. 170545N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage reference photograph from the 1966 British documentary film showing actress Julie Christie stretching out in a rattan chair. Provenance label on the verso. Considered by many to be the definitive portrayal of Swinging London at its peak incorporating concert footage street scenes art events film premieres and more. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1968rif. 170550N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1968 film showing Julie Christie leaning in the doorway of a cable car. Provenance stamp and label on the verso. Based on the 1966 novel "Me and the Arch Kook Petulia" by John Haase about an unhappy newlywed socialite who relentlessly pursues a physician for an affair. Shot on location during the Summer of Love in San Francisco with appearances by Janis Joplin and The Grateful Dead. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1968rif. 171042N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage vernacular color photograph of Dean Martin director Andrew V. McLaglen and uncredited camera operator Al Meyers on the set of the 1968 film. Photograph belonging to uncredited camera operator Myers with pencil annotations in Myers' hand on the verso noting the title McLaglen and Martin and "with Bill Clothier 19" William H. Clothier was the director of photography who Myers worked under. British born Albert Myers usually credited as Al Myers was a camera operator and camera crew member in Hollywood for over 50 years beginning in the late 1920s. He is credited in 30 films from 1927 to 1978 and assuredly worked on many more films uncredited during that time. His credits include "The Virginian" 1946 "Carmen Jones" 1954 "The Man with the Golden Arm" 1955 and "The Defiant Ones" 1958. Two brothers are pursued by a posse after robbing a bank and taking a widow as hostage but accidentally flee into a territory controlled by a gang of violent Mexican bandoleros. Set in Texas shot on location in Arizona Texas and Utah. 8 x 10 inches mounted to a heavy stock paper. Very Good plus with faint spotting and light edgewear see image. Pitts 237. N.p. unknown
1957rif. 171057N.p.: N.p. 1957. Two vintage photographs one of director Karl Malden and uncredited camera operator Albert Myers and a vernacular photograph of Malden Myers and cinematographer Sam Leavitt from the set of the 1957 film. Photographs belonging to uncredited camera operator Myers one with a mimeo snipe on the verso. British born Albert Myers usually credited as Al Myers was a camera operator and camera crew member in Hollywood for over 50 years beginning in the late 1920s. He is credited in 30 films from 1927 to 1978 and assuredly worked on many more films uncredited during that time. His credits include "The Virginian" 1946 "Carmen Jones" 1954 "The Man with the Golden Arm" 1955 and "The Defiant Ones" 1958. Based on the 1956 Broadway play by Ralph Berkey and screenwriter Henry Denker. Richard Widmark stars an Army Colonel investigating the case of a Major played by Richard Basehart who is accused of and admits to collaborating with the enemy as a POW during the Korean War but the Colonel doubts the Major's guilt. Malden's only directing credit. Shot on location in Agoura California and Governors Island New York. 8 x 10 inches and 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine overall. N.p. unknown
2000rif. 163294N.p.: N.p. 2000. Writer's First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 2000 television series. In this one season procedural a cop moves from Los Angeles to an eccentric town in Arizona after the mysterious death of his wife. In this episode a man's wife goes missing and he suspects she has been having an affair. Set in Manhattan Arizona. White titled self-wrappers noted as Writer's First Draft on the front wrapper dated June 26 2000 with credits for screenwriter Lorraine Vos. Title page integral with front wrapper. 29 leaves with last page of text numbered 29. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with damp staining to the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1962rif. 162597N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1960 French film. Provenance stamp on the verso. A group of four schoolgirls escape their destitute lives to a housing project an abandoned house on an island. When an older girl reveals their secret to the schoolmistress scandal breaks out. Shot on location in River Marne France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1969rif. 162594N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1969 film. With a provenance stamp on the verso. A group of gypsies vow vengeance on a runaway that murdered a member of their clan. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a wax pencil annotation on the bottom right margin light creasing to the left side and faint discoloration at the center. N.p. unknown
1980rif. 171136N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. A wealthy young woman is sent to prison for five years for her involvement in creating explosives as part of revolutionary political movements. Screenwriter Ellen Kesend co-wrote the 1987 television movie "Convicted: A Mother's Story" and the 1984 comedy "In 'n Out." Tan generic International Creative Management wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Ellen Kesend. 115 leaves last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1973rif. 162086N.p.: N.p. 1973. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1973 Canadian film. Also released in the US under its Canadian title "Corrupted." Photograph with provenance stamps on the verso. An unhappily married wealthy man has an affair with an attractive clerk at a photography studio that specializes in having male clients to take nude photos of their models. Shot on location in Toronto. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a small closed tear in the lower right margin. N.p. unknown
1970rif. 161942N.p.: N.p. 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film. Provenance stamp and a label on the verso. Jackie Uschi Digard arrives in Los Angeles without a dime and goes on a sexual odyssey through its steamy underbelly. Shot on location in Los Angeles and Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus one photograph with pinholes in the margins. N.p. unknown
1972rif. 162079N.p.: N.p. 1972. Vintage studio still photograph of Laura Antonelli from the US release of the 1972 French film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Best known by the British release title "Scoundrel in White" director Claude Chabrol's "Docteur Popaul" was released in the US nine years after it's 1972 French release under two different titles "Play Now Pay Later" and "High Heels." Based on the 1969 novel "Murder at Leisure" by Hubert Monteilhet. Jean-Paul Belmondo stars as inveterate womanizer. After marrying the wealthy but plain Mia Farrow he seduces her beautiful sister Martine Antonelli. Shot on location in Gironde and Paris France and Tunisia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
