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1989Best.-Nr. 166586N.p.: N.p. 1989. Revised Final Draft script for the 1990 television film which aired on ABC on March 25 1990 with manuscript ink annotations on ten pages mostly adding page and scene numbers. Laid in are three revision pages two goldenrod pages 95 and 101 and one lilac page 94. Carl Weather stars as a security man who works for Billy Dee Williams a sadistic ganger with an alluring and seductive wife Lonette McKee. Shot on location in Los Angeles. Front wrapper integral with title page with the latest revision dated 11/3/89 noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Brian Taggert. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographic duplication rectos only with green yellow goldenrod and lilac revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/31/89 and 11/10/89. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Moore The Good the Tough and the Deadly: Action Movies and Stars 1960s-2015. N.p. unknown
1925Best.-Nr. 167106N.p.: N.p. 1925. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1925 film showing then-US vice president Charles G. Dawes visiting the set. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the versos. In 1860 a gambler-turned-rider for the Pony Express learns of a secret plan to aid the Confederate cause. Shot on location in Cheyenne Wyoming. Approximately 10 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus. Pitts 3139. N.p. unknown
1930Best.-Nr. 167086N.p.: N.p. 1930. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1930 French film one showing actress Catherine Hessling the other showing actor Jean Renoir and Hessling together. Annotations in manuscript ink on the versos. Catherine Hessling's beauty drew her to the attention of Henri Matisse who sent her to model for Pierre-Auguste Renoir. A romance developed between the fledgling model and Renoir's second son Jean and the couple were married in January of 1920. Hessling appeared in several of Renoir's films before the couple's divorce in 1931 including Renoir's first feature-length film "The Whirlpool of Fate" 1925 and his 1926 adaptation of Émile Zola's "Nana." 6.75 x 9 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1991Best.-Nr. 165078N.p.: N.p. 1991. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1991 television movie showing actor Dennis Hopper. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1988 novel by Peter Dexter. In 1950s Georgia a racist greedy loan shark spirals into increasing violence towards his community and his family culminating in the cold-blooded murder of a Black man. Shot on location in Decatur Concord Crawfordville Jackson and McDonough Georgia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1980Best.-Nr. 165752N.p.: N.p. 1980. Vintage borderless publicity photograph of Boris Karloff in costume as Imhotep being drawn by illustrator Willy Pogány taken by photographer Ray Jones and struck by the photographer from the original negative circa 1980. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. A contemporary of Edmund Dulac Harry Rountree Sarah Stilwell Weber artist Willy Pogány is perhaps best remembered today for his versatile illustrations for children's books. He also worked prolifically as a sculptor painter portraitist and muralist and even briefly as a designer of stage sets and costumes. During the 1930s Pogány moved to Los Angeles where he found employment as an art director in Hollywood. Karloff's second film after his runaway success in "Frankenstein" in which he plays an Egyptian high priest awakened from death by a British field exposition. After disguising himself as a scientist he falls in love with a woman he believes to be the latest incarnation of a priestess from his past. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors 1931-1946. N.p. unknown
1980Best.-Nr. 167132N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Paul Fredricks investigates the mysterious death of his friend Harry McAlister found dead with large wounds which appear to have made by enormous talons while researching an archeological dig in the old and poverty-striken Native American village of Bottleneck. Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Ronald E. Kowall. 100 leaves with last page of text numbered 99. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1968Best.-Nr. 167741N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1968 sexploitation film showing a topless Annette Johnson. Provenance stamp on the verso. A playboy is framed for the murder of a girl he met at a discotheque and finds himself drawn into the seedy underworld of London. Shot on location in Brighton England. 8 x 10.25 inches. About Fine. BFI B1106. N.p. unknown
1963Best.-Nr. 167790N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film showing Elizabeth Taylor as the titular pharaoh taking a bath. Newspaper clipping with date stamp annotations in manuscript pencil and provenance label on the verso. Based on Carlo Maria Franzero's 1957 book "The Life and Times of Cleopatra." Twentieth Century-Fox's ambitious bank-breaking venture the most expensive production ever made at the time and the first film to pair Taylor with Richard Burton beginning their tumultuous love-hate relationship. Set in Egypt and Rome and shot on location in Spain and Italy. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1936Best.-Nr. 164557Universal City: Universal Pictures 1936. Vintage publicity photograph of Buster Crabbe from the 1936 serial film. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Based on the 1934 comic-strip character created by Alex Raymond. The first screen adaptation of "Flash Gordon" presented as a serial film in 13 chapters and starring Buster Crabbe in the titular role battling to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless portrayed by Charles B. Middleton. Followed by two sequels also in serial form "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars" 1938 and "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe" 1940. Remade in 1980 as a superhero space opera film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Sam J. Jones and Melony Anderson. Shot on location in Bronson Canyon California. 8 x 10 inches mounted onto a 8.25 x 10.25 inch black art board. Near Fine with even toning. National Film Registry. Universal Pictures unknown
1977Best.-Nr. 164698N.p.: N.p. 1977. Set of seven color studio still photographs from the 1977 film each machine-numbered at the bottom left corner: 1 2 3 4 5 6 8. A romantic comedy about the strange relationship between a neurotic comedian and his quirky girlfriend. Winner of six Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director Best Screenplay Best Actress and Best Actor. Shot on location in California and New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Ebert II. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1980Best.-Nr. 163482N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for the pilot of an unproduced television series. Bound in preceding the script is a one-page treatment a "Suggested Casting" page a "Set" page a two-page description of the primary characters an "Occasional Characters" page and a two-page description of "Guest Characters." Attached to the title page by a paper clip is a business card for agent Judy McHugh of John La Rocca and Associates. Screenwriter Stephen Sustarsic wrote frequently for sitcom television throughout the 1980s and 1990s most memorably for the television series "Alice" 1976-1985 and "The Jeffersons" 1975-1985. Sustarsic was also one of the creators of the children's animated series "The Wild Thornberrys" 1998-2004. A sitcom about a small local bar "Screwdriver Heaven" in San Diego where a wide variety of customers seek refuge from their life's troubles and the advice of the crusty but endearing bartender Albert. Clear mylar front wrapper orange rear wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Stephen Thomas Sustarsic II. 54 leaves with last page of text numbered 44. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three metal brads. N.p. unknown
1980Best.-Nr. 164088N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for the pilot of an uproduced television series. Screenwriter Stephen Sustarsic wrote frequently for sitcom television throughout the 1980s and 1990s most memorably for the television series "Alice" 1976-1985 and "The Jeffersons" 1975-1985. Sustarsic was also one of the creators of the children's animated series "The Wild Thornberrys" 1998-2004. Bill Brenner a DJ from Crabapple Ohio begins his new job as a DJ at the Seattle talk radio station KPUK whose manager appears more concerned with the football game against radio station KZAP than the operations of the station. Clear mylar front wrapper black rear wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Stephen Thomas Sustarsic II. 39 leaves with last page of text numbered 38. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near FIne wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three metal brads. N.p. unknown
1974Best.-Nr. 161544N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1974 film with a provenance stamp on the verso. Also released as "Street Sisters." Based on the 1969 play "Don't Leave Go My Hand" by director and screenwriter Arthur Roberson. A mixed-race boy raised on a farm by his grandmother attempts to reconnect with his mother a Black prostitute. Set in and shot on location in Long Beach and Stockton California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Parish and Hill Black Action Films. N.p. unknown
1962Best.-Nr. 161534N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 film with a provenance stamp on the verso. A re-edited version of the 1958 German film "The Sin Began with Eva" by Fritz Umgelter with additional nude scenes featuring Playboy model June Wilkinson shot by a young Francis Ford Coppola then still a film student. A bellboy aspiring to be a private eye spies on the suspicious activities of women in the hotel who turn out to be representatives of a lingerie manufacturer. Shot on location in Bavaria and San Francisco. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1968Best.-Nr. 161566N.p.: N.p. 1968. Two vintage studio still photographs from US release of the 1966 Austrian film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos one with a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp. Inspector Reinisch is investigating the brutal murder of a prostitute and through a friend of the victim discovers reports of wild sex parties featuring prominent politicians and businessmen. Set in and shot on location in Germany and Austria. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and one with wax pencil annotations on the recto. N.p. unknown
1954Best.-Nr. 161668N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1954 film. A newspaper publisher assigns his two top reporters to educate the public on sex education and abortion after his teenage daughter dies from an illegal abortion. Shot on location in Benicia Berkeley Oakland and Pacifica California. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1964Best.-Nr. 161672N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage studio still photograph of Paula Stewart from the 1964 film. Joanne Dagne Crane is a young bride-to-be who finds her fiancee's diary a diary that includes lurid tales of his sexual exploits. Starring Dom DeLuise in his second movie credit. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1970Best.-Nr. 161589N.p.: Grove Press 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1967 German-Polish film. Rare. Based on the 1961 novella by Günter Grass the second book in the Danzig Trilogy and sequel to his 1959 novel "The Tin Drum." A former gymnast returns to his home town Danzig and reflects on the fate of his classmate Joachim who disappeared during the war. Shot on location in Gdansk Gdynia and Sopot Poland. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a small closed tear in the top left margin. Grove Press unknown
1967Best.-Nr. 161639N.p.: N.p. 1967. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 sexploitation film. One photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso. Early little known exploitation film by director Nick Millard. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes near or in the bottom margin. N.p. unknown
1969Best.-Nr. 161699N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1969 film with a provenance stamp on the verso and a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp. Hippie exploitation horror film wherein a speed freak and two girl companions head out to the countryside to visit the speed freak's sister and her incestuous son where a rash of killings soon begin. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1970Best.-Nr. 162301N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vntage borderless studio still photograph from the 1970 film showing actors Jane Asher and John Moulder-Brown. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A teenage boy takes a job at a local swim club becomes obsessed with his older coworker and tries to sabotage her engagement to another man. Shot on location in Munich Germany and London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. BFI Flipside 19. Grant UK. N.p. unknown
1971Best.-Nr. 161697N.p.: N.p. 1971. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos one on a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp. A girl from the country escapes her abusive step father to Florida and is introduced into the world of prostitution by two seasoned working girls. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1999Best.-Nr. 162670N.p.: N.p. 1999. Draft script for an unproduced television pilot. A black comedy about a working-class family headed by an unsuccessful repo man. Screenwriter Stephen Sustarsic wrote frequently for sitcom television throughout the 1980s and 1990s most memorably for the television series "Alice" 1976-1985 and "The Jeffersons" 1975-1985. Sustarsic was also one of the creators of the children's animated series "The Wild Thornberrys" 1998-2004. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 6/22/99 with credit for Sustarsic. 84 leaves with last page of text numbered 82. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine housed in a Very Good plus generic three-ring black binder. N.p. unknown
1929Best.-Nr. 164250N.p.: N.p. 1929. Vintage reference photograph from the 1929 silent film showing actors Buster Keaton and Edward Earle shaking hands. Provenance stamp on the verso. A humble dry cleaner believes he's lucked out when a famous actress agrees to marry him-unaware that he is being used to make her ex-lover jealous. The film was released in two editions: a mute print for silent-only theaters and a "synchronized" version for sound theaters accompanied by an orchestra score and sound effects. Shot on location through Los Angeles and Santa Monica. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1930Best.-Nr. 166084N.p.: N.p. 1930. Vintage publicity portrait photograph of Marlene Dietrich from the 1930 film. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on Benny Vigny's 1927 novel "Amy Jolly die Frau aus Marrakesch" an autobiographical story based on his own experiences in Marrakesh while serving in the French Foreign Legion. The film is today best remembered for a scene in which Dietrich performs in a man's tailcoat and kisses another woman. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Actress for Dietrich. Set in Mogador. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. N.p. unknown
