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1970rif. 150426N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1970 French film showing actress Simone Signoret and an unknown crew member. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations on the verso regarding cropping and the stamp of Pariscope. Based on the 1968 book by Artur London which detailed London's own experiences as a defendant during the Slansky trial a 1952 show trial held by the Czechoslovak Republic against 14 members of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia which resulted in the deaths of 11 defendants. Set in Czechoslovakia and shot on location in France. 9 x 6 inches. Very Good plus with brief wear to the left edge. Criterion Collection 759. N.p. unknown books
1962rif. 150846N.p.: N.p. 1962. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1962 film one showing actress Mai Zetterling the other showing Zetterling with actor Pat Boone. A drifter on the run from a murder charge joins a traveling circus where his attentions are torn between two beautiful women. Shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1929rif. 150991Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1929. Vintage borderless studio still photograph of actors Constance Talmadge and Andre Roanne from the 1929 silent film. Based on Jean Vignaud's 1928 novel. Talmadge sister of actresses Norma and Natalie starred in her first major role in D.W. Griffith's "Intolerance" 1916. Unlike her sisters Constance preferred to appear in light romantic comedies such as "A Pair of Silk Stockings" 1918 "Wedding Bells" 1921 and "The Primitive Lover" 1922. Although many of her films are now considered lost Talmadge is now best remembered for originating the tradition of preserving footprints in concrete outside Grauman's Chinese Theatre after accidentally stepping into wet concrete in front of the theatre in 1927. As with many silent film stars her career faded with the advent of sound film and by the 1930s she and her sisters had retired from the screen. 7.25 x 9.75 inches. Very Good plus overall. United Artists unknown books
1924rif. 150975New York: Theatre Owners Distributing 1924. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1924 French silent film seen here under its US title "Perils of Paris" showing actress Pearl White in riding garb perched on a railing. White's last film ending a two-decade career in films. During her Hollywood heyday the actress appeared as the plucky heroine in a number of popular serials most notably the Pathe production "The Perils of Pauline" in 1914. Unlike many of her contemporaries White performed most of her own stunts including flying airplanes racing cars long-distance swims and similar feats. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good lightly toned overall. Theatre Owners Distributing unknown books
1990rif. 150841London: Hemdale 1990. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1990 film showing actors Mai Zetterling Frances McDormand and Bernard Bloch. In the wake of her activist boyfriend's assassination in the streets an American lawyer becomes obsessed with uncovering the conspiracy precipitating his murder. Director Ken Loach's take on the Troubles comparing the fascist dictatorship of Pinochet to British rule over Northern Ireland particularly under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. Set and shot on location in Northern Ireland and England. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Hemdale unknown books
1959rif. 150847N.p.: United Producers 1959. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1959 film. After the death of his daughter in a hit-and-run a man tracks down the killer and follows him onto a plane setting off a gruesome chain of events. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Producers unknown books
1961rif. 150838London: British Lion 1961. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1961 British film. A MI5 officer goes undercover in order to ensnare a gang of thieves who have just completed a jewel heist. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with a few light scratches and creases to the image. Grant UK. Selby UK. Spicer UK. British Lion unknown books
1990rif. 150842Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1990. Vintage black and white studio still photograph from the 1990 film showing actors Jasen Fisher and Mai Zetterling. Based on the 1983 novel by Roald Dahl. Anjelica Huston stars as the leader of the witches intent on turning all children in England into mice only to be foiled by a boy and his grandmother. The final Jim Henson Productions effort completed prior to Henson's death and the final film based on a Roald Dahl story produced prior to Dahl's passing the same year. Overlooked upon its release it has since gained a cult following. Set in England shot on location in England and Norway. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1958rif. 150440N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage borderless black and white photograph of director Jacques Tati at the premiere of his 1958 film preparing to pour a celebratory toast of champagne into an empty paper sleeve for the vinyl single from the film's soundtrack held by actress Mylene Demongeot. Tati's second of four films featuring the inimitable Monsieur Hulot. In this chapter Hulot strays from his rather ordinary Paris neighborhood and into a modern suburban one where technological chaos reigns. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes and winner of the Jury Special Prize and winner of an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1962rif. 150836N.p.: Kingsley International 1962. Vintage publicity portrait studio still photograph from the 1962 film showing actress Mai Zetterling. Based on Kingsley Amis' 1955 novel "That Uncertain Feeling." A bored librarian finds his attentions torn between a glamorous designer and his loving but stodgy wife. Set in the fictional town of Aberdarcy shot on location in Swansea South Wales. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall. Kingsley International unknown books
1966rif. 150448Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1966 film showing actress Monica Vitti's leg emblazoned with a tattooed scorpion a trademark of the titular character. With the stamp of Pedro Lima archive on the verso along with manuscript ink annotations identifying Vitti director Joseph Losey and the film title. 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. Shot on location throughout Italy the Netherlands and England. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1931rif. 150958Los Angeles: Samuel Goldwyn Company 1931. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1931 film showing actress Estelle Taylor. Based on Elmer Rice's 1929 play a light romance which takes place over twenty-four hours in a small community of immigrants in Hell's Kitchen. Set in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with a few splashes to the image faint toning overall and pinholes to the corners. Samuel Goldwyn Company unknown books
1962rif. 150414Rome: Cineriz 1962. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Michelangelo Antonioni and actors Monica Vitti and Alain Delon during a cafe scene on the set of the 1962 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamps of Keystone Photo and Publifoto and a stamp noting No. 8710. 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. 10.5 x 8.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 278. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese My Voyage to Italy. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Cineriz unknown books
1957rif. 150435N.p.: N.p. 1957. Vintage reference photograph from the 1957 film showing actress Jayne Mansfield leaning over to get a bottle of ginger ale from the refrigerator. With a manuscript pencil annotation identifying Mansfield and the film title on the verso. Based on the 1955 Broadway play which also starred Jayne Mansfield. A satirical take on mid-century Hollywood following an ad man who hires a famous actress to promote a new line of lipstick but must pretend to be the actress' lover in exchange in order to make her real boyfriend jealous. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1924rif. 151017N.p.: N.p. 1924. Vintage publicity photograph of actress Virginia Valli from the 1924 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamp of King Features Syndicate. Based on the 1920 novel "Belonging" by Olive Wadsley. Considered a lost film. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall. N.p. unknown books
1971rif. 152529London: Scotia-Barber Distributors 1971. Vintage pressbook for the 1971 film. At his home on the North Cornish coast a demented sculptor murders a young woman in order to cast a bronze sculpture of her form. Shot on location in Cornwall and London. Bi-fold. 6.5 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Scotia-Barber Distributors unknown books
1945rif. 150438Paris: Pathe 1945. Two vintage oversize double weight borderless studio still photographs from the 1945 French film one showing actress Arletty in costume as the courtesan Garance reclining on a couch the other showing the interior of the Grand Theatre where actor Pierre Brasseur is performing. An influential classic of French cinema following a courtesan in nineteenth century Paris who finds her attentions torn between four possible suitors-a mime an actor a thief and an aristocrat. Set and shot on location in France. 11 x 9 inches. Very Good plus one with pinholes and brief wear to the corners and one with a small closed tear to the top left corner. Criterion Collection 141. Ebert II. Rosenbaum 1000. Pathe unknown books
1949rif. 157066Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1949. Second Revised Temporary script for the 1949 film seen here under the working title "Always Sweethearts." An Irish horse trainer and his niece take a liking to a young Kentucky thoroughbred named Seabiscuit deciding to convince the horse's owner to let them train the horse for races. A loosely fictionalized account of prizewinning racehorse Seabiscuit incorporating black-and-white footage of Seabiscuit in several races including the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap and the 1938 race against War Admiral. Set in Kentucky shot on location in Los Angeles and Arcadia. Beige titled wrappers noted as 2nd Rev. Temp. on the front wrapper dated Feb. 28 1949. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter John Taintor Foote. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Mimeograph duplication on yellow stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1957rif. 150851Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1957. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1957 British film one showing actress Mai Zetterling the other showing Zetterling tending to actor Tyrone Power. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Columbia Pictures. 20 survivors of a sunken luxury liner find themselves crowded onto a lifeboat fitted for 9 people causing no small consternation as their food and water run out and a hurricane approaches. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus one with manuscript ink annotations on the right edge of the recto. Both photos with a serrated edge at the left margin from where they were once attached to a keybook tab. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1954rif. 150852N.p.: Trans-Lux 1954. Vintage black and white studio still photograph from the 1954 British film. A prima ballerina suffers a devastating car crash as a result of her husband's exploitative behavior and is forced to learn how to use her legs again with the help of a kind doctor. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Trans-Lux unknown books
1950rif. 157110Hollywood: Ventura Pictures 1950. Draft script for the 1950 film seen here under the working title "Blaze of Glory." Working copy belonging to actor Lon McCallister with his annotations in manuscript pencil throughout amending dialogue and noting deletions. Laid in with the script is a 15 page master schedule and a document relating to rent regulations. A jockey dreams of being a sportswriter while falling in love with a woman who paints portraits of horses. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present undated noted as copy No. 27 with credits for screenwriter Otto Englander. 91 leaves with last page of text numbered 89. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with undated yellow and blue revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Ventura Pictures unknown books
1943rif. 157113Hollywood: RKO Radio Pictures 1943. Final script for the 1943 film. Copy belonging to actor Lon McCallister with his name on the front wrapper and his notations throughout. A propagandistic musical revolving around the romantic and comic goings-on at the Stage Door Canteen a real recreational center in New York created for for American and Allied servicemen during World War II. The actual Stage Door Canteen was a basement nightclub located in the 44th Street Theatre and was too busy to be used for filming. As a result the canteen was recreated at the Fox Movietone Studio and RKO Pathe Studios in Los Angeles. Pink titled wrappers stamped FINAL SCRIPT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 42 dated November 25 1942 with credits for screenwriter Delmer Daves. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page integral with the front wrapper. X leaves with last page of text numbered X. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 11/21/42 and 1/4/43. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1950rif. 157111Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1950. Archive of material from the 1951 film belonging to actor Lon McCallister including a Final Draft script with McCallister's annotations throughout an eleven-page shooting schedule four reference photographs and three poster mock-ups for the film. Additionally laid in with the script are two loose leaves one with notes in McCallister's hand noting lines of dialogue. A group of green army recruits nicknamed the "peach fuzz brigade" become hardened over the course of the Korean War facing violent raids and attacks by snipers. Script: Green titled Columbia Pictures wrappers noting the working title "Rookie in Korea" noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper and production No. 8031 dated Oct. 17 1950. Title page present dated October 17 1950 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter William Sackheim. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only with yellow revision pages throughout dated October 24 1950. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Photographs: 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1969rif. 157617N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of Pascal Audret and her prisoner from the 1969 French-Italian film. Photographer stamp and Asa Press stamp on the verso. Based on Rene Barjavel's 1969 novel. A young Parisian man travels to Nepal to find his deadbeat father only to fall in with a group of drug-loving hippies. Set in Paris and Nepal. 12 x 8.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1970rif. 157621N.p.: Abrams and Parish 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film. A sexploitation melodrama about the cruelties and perversities of a group of politicians in the days leading up to an election. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Abrams and Parish unknown books
