1970rif. 163714N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1970 film showing writer Henry Miller sitting on a balustrade with director Joseph Strick. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on Henry Miller's 1934 novel a book initially banned in the US. A broke writer travels from New York to Paris living on the generosity of his expatriate American friends and spending any money he can get on alcohol and women. Rated X in the US upon release a rating that was changed to NC-17 in 1992. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1958rif. 163531Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly age toned else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1962rif. 163563N.p.: N.p. 1962. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1962 film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the versos. Based on the 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. One of the greatest and most loved literary adaptations ever to reach the screen and the film debut of Robert Duvall as the iconic Boo Radley. Nominated for eight Academy Awards winning three including Best Actor for Gregory Peck and Best Screenplay. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in the fictional town of Maycomb Alabama shot on location in Monroeville Alabama and Pasadena California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. National Film Registry. Penzler 101 Greatest Films of Mystery and Suspense. N.p. unknown books
1979rif. 162221N.p.: N.p. 1979. Six vintage oversize borderless color reference photographs from the 1979 film all showing actress Marina Pierro. An anthology film divided into three segments set in three different time periods Rome in 1520 France at the turn of the century and modern Paris and following three women who are driven to commit crimes of passion. Approximately 11.75 x 7.25 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown books
1952rif. 163556N.p.: N.p. 1952. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1952 film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1936 short story by Ernest Hemingway. As he lies dying from an infection while on safari a writer recalls his past relationships and travels. 7.5 x 10 inches trimmed as shown see image. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1969rif. 163550Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film showing actor Gregory Peck. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Martin Caidin's 1964 novel. A crew of three astronauts are stranded in space with only 42 hours of oxygen remaining. On Earth NASA officials propose a rescue mission using an experimental untested spacecraft. Nominated for three Academy Awards winning one. Shot on location at Cape Canaveral in Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1973rif. 163742N.p.: N.p. 1973. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1973 film showing actress Marisa Berenson reclining on a bed. Roma Press Photo stamp and Paris distributor stamp on the verso. Two women discuss their sexual experiences ultimately concluding that life is harder as a woman. An early film appearance by Berenson who would go on to find greater fame in "Cabaret" 1972 and "Barry Lyndon" 1975. 10.75 x 8.25 inches. Lightly toned along the bottom edge else Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1937rif. 163739Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1937. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1937 film showing Claudette Colbert and Melvyn Douglas in an intimate moment. Mimeo snipe provenance stamp and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. A woman is unexpectedly caught in a love triangle during a trip to Paris. Shot on location in Sun Valley and Ketchum Idaho. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light creases at the bottom corners. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1968rif. 163546N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1968 film showing actors Gregory Peck and Nathaniel Narcisco. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Based on the 1965 novel by T.V. Olsen about a US Army scout who befriends a white woman and her mixed race son although he fears the woman's violent ex-husband an Apache will seek revenge. Set in New Mexico and Arizona shot on location in Sonora Mexico in Wolf Hole Valley Arizona and in Red Rock Canyon and Overton Nevada. Approximately 10 x 7 inches. Very Good plus. Pitts 4113. N.p. unknown books
1940rif. 163540Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1940. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1940 film showing actors Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy getting a faceful of crude. Two oil riggers work together over the course of ten years to become oil tycoons but their friendship is strained by their love for the same woman. 8 x 10 inches. Good moderately faded with a chip at the bottom left corner. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1968rif. 163547N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1968 film showing actors Gregory Peck and Eva Marie Saint. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1965 novel by T.V. Olsen about a US Army scout who befriends a white woman and her mixed race son although he fears the woman's violent ex-husband an Apache will seek revenge. Set in New Mexico and Arizona shot on location in Sonora Mexico in Wolf Hole Valley Arizona and in Red Rock Canyon and Overton Nevada. Approximately 10 x 8 inches. Very Good. Pitts 4113. N.p. unknown books
1965rif. 163561Universal City: Universal Pictures 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Based on the 1952 novel "Fallen Angel" by Howard Fast writing under the pseudonym Walter Ericson about an accountant with amnesia who must run from unknown assailants. Shot on location in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. About Very Good plus. Spicer US. Grant US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1976rif. 163741N.p.: N.p. 1976. Seven vintage reference photographs from the 1976 British horror film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the versos. Struggling to finish his second book while experiencing vivid nightmares and increasing paranoia an author rents a cottage in the British countryside and hires an attractive mysterious secretary to help type the manuscript. Shot on location in Essex. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners. N.p. unknown books
1980rif. 163479N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1975-1984 television series. The series followed a divorced career woman and single mother as she tries to raise her two teenage daughters in an apartment building in Indianapolis with frequent visits from the building's nosy superintendent. In this episode the eldest daughter wants to move out into her own apartment to her mother's dismay. Set in Indianapolis. Front wrapper integral with title page with credits for screenwriter Stephen Thomas Sustarsic II. 38 leaves with last page of text numbered 37. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1964rif. 163559Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1964. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1964 film showing actors Gregory Peck and Paolo Stoppa. Annotation in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on Emeric Pressburger's 1961 novel "Killing a Mouse on Sunday" about a famous bandit who after living in exile in France for two decades returns to Spain in order to visit his ailing mother. Shot on location in the Pyrenees. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with an annotation in manuscript ink on the bottom right corner. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1998rif. 163621N.p.: N.p. 1998. First Draft script for an unproduced film based on the life of Ivan "Joe" Deckard a mobster serving a 50-year prison sentence for drug smuggling and other illegal activities. INSCRIBED by Deckard on the title page: "Kevin / Get yourself a cold 'Bud' and enjoy this. Soon we'll see it on the screen / Have a long and happy life / Joe Deckard." Not to be confused with the 1996 film directed by the Farrelly Brothers. Screenwriter Pablo F. Fenjves is best known for ghostwriting the controversial 2007 O.J. Simpson memoir "If I Did It." Set in Miami. Blue generic card wrappers. Title page present dated June 1 1988 noted as First Draft with credit for Fenjves. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with a silver prong. N.p. unknown books
1962rif. 163562N.p.: N.p. 1962. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1962 film including one borderless and one bordered. Annotations in manuscript ink on the versos. Based on the 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Harper Lee. One of the greatest and most loved literary adaptations ever to reach the screen and the film debut of Robert Duvall as the iconic Boo Radley. Nominated for eight Academy Awards winning three including Best Actor for Gregory Peck and Best Screenplay. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in the fictional town of Maycomb Alabama shot on location in Monroeville Alabama and Pasadena California. One 10 x 8 inches one 7.25 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Penzler 101 Greatest Films of Mystery and Suspense. N.p. unknown books
1941rif. 163566N.p.: N.p. 1941. Vintage reference photograph from the 1941 film showing actor Spencer Tracy. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic 1886 novella and a remake of the 1931 film starring Fredric March. Nominated for three Academy Awards. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1958rif. 163586Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Vintage reference photograph from the 1958 film showing Spencer Tracy Edward Brophy Pat O'Brien James Gleason and Ricardo Cortez. Printed mimeo snipe and Columbia stamp on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with old cello tape at the corners. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1961rif. 163569Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1961. Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1961 film. Based on Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel wherein a group of Allied soldiers plan to destroy an airtight German fortress in order to save British naval ships stranded in the Aegean Sea. Set and shot on location on the Greek islands. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly toned else about Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1954rif. 163567Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1954. Vintage reference photograph from the 1954 film. Manuscript ink annotation on the verso. Based on the 1947 novel by H.E. Bates. Struggling with depression after the death of his wife in the Blitz a Canadian pilot finds a new lease on life through his love for a kindhearted Burmese woman. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good lightly age toned with a small chip at the bottom left corner. United Artists unknown books
1971rif. 163565Universal City: Universal Pictures 1971. Two vintage reference photographs of actor Gregory Peck on the set of the 1971 Western film including one borderless and one bordered. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. Based on Will James' 1930 novel "The Lone Cowboy" about a bank robber who is forced to care for a young girl while searching for his duplicitous former partner. Shot on location in Santa Fe Cerrillos Chama and Los Alamos New Mexico and in Lake Crowley Inyo National Forest and Round Valley California. One 8 x 10 inches the other 7.5 x 9.75 inches. About Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1971rif. 163748Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1971. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1971 film showing actress Cybill Shepherd talking with director Peter Bogdanovich. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on Larry McMurtry's 1966 semi-autobiographical novel following the everyday lives of three directionless teenagers in a small lonely Texan town. Peter Bogdanovich's directorial breakthrough one of the defining films about Texas and the American Southwest shot in black-and-white on location in Archer City Texas. Winner of two Academy Awards for actors Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman and nominated for another six. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine lightly worn at the corners. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 549. Ebert III. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1943rif. 163749Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1943. Vintage keybook photograph from the 1944 film showing actress Marjorie Reynolds frozen in the shadow of a giant swastika. Based on Graham Greene's 1943 novel. While en route to London after being released from a mental institution a man is accidentally caught up in a nefarious Nazi scheme and finds himself pursued by German secret agents. Set in England. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned at the edges with two punch holes along the left edge. Criterion Collection 649. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1951rif. 163751N.p.: N.p. 1951. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1951 film both showing Gene Kelly with cabaret dancers. Minute annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. Inspired by George Gershwin's 1928 jazz-influenced orchestral composition and featuring a show-stopping 17-minute ballet choreographed to the piece as well as a number of other Gershwin tunes including the classics "Embraceable You" "Nice Work if You Can Get It" and "I Got Rhythm." Winner of six Academy Awards including Best Screenplay and Best Picture and nominated for two others including Best Director. Also nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1952. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Godard Histoires du cinema. Schrader 34. N.p. unknown books
