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1971réf. 154512Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1971. Vintage reference photograph of director Gordon Parks on the set of the 1971 film. Stamp and mimeo snipe of Sun Magazine and The Salt Lake Tribune on the verso along with a printed label noting use by "Celebrity Cookbook" dated June 20 1971. Based on the 1970 novel by Ernest Tidyman. One of the best and most enduring films of the early 1970s and no surprise with director/photographer/cinematographer extraordinaire Gordon Parks at the helm an Oscar-winning soundtrack by Isaac Hayes and a magnetic performance by Richard Roundtree. This film and Melvin Van Peebles' "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" 1971 set the standard for what would become "Blaxploitation" a genre highly stylized violent and most importantly funky. Followed by "Shaft's Big Score!" 1972 and "Shaft in Africa" 1973. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema p. 7 10-11 13 23 28 38 46 48 72 188. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1921réf. 154519Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1921. Vintage reference photograph from the 1921 silent film showing a rowdy street scene. Manuscript pencil layout annotations on the verso along with a number stamp reading B 629. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1874 play "Les Deux Orphelines" by Adolphe d'Ennery and Eugene Cormon about two sisters who are caught up in the events of the French Revolution. The last film directed by D.W. Griffith to feature sisters Lillian and Dorothy Gish. Set in France. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. United Artists unknown books
1973réf. 154525N.p.: N.p. 1973. Vintage contact sheet from the 1973 film showing 34 images of cast and crew members on the set including several of actor Fred Williamson. A fearless crime boss takes on a corrupt district attorney who seeks to control the city's drug trade. Sequel to the 1973 film "Black Caesar." 11 x 8.5 inches. Very Good plus with light wear to the corners and a few manuscript pencil annotations to the recto selecting images. Olive Films 1361. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema p. 26-28 63 150. N.p. unknown books
1972réf. 153131London: Avianca 1972. Second Draft script for the 1973 film here under the working title "The Fourteen." Copy belonging to producer Harvey Harrison with his name in manuscript ink annotation to the title page. The eldest children of a working class family of fourteen are forced to take care of the younger children when their mother falls ill. Set and shot on location in London. Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present undated noted as Second Draft Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Roland Starke. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Very Good with wear to the top right page corners of the first 13 pages and front wrapper bound internally with two silver brads. Avianca unknown books
2000réf. 146395N.p.: N.p. 2000. Draft script for an unproduced film. A group of kids from Anaheim come of age in the counterculture of the swinging sixties leaving behind the gang violence of their hometown in favor of becoming drug-smuggling hippies. Set in California. White lacking wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Elias Cecil. 134 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Typescript rectos only. Pages Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1988réf. 147827Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1988. Two vintage photographs from the 1988 film one studio still of Paul Reubens and Valeria Golino and one compilation photograph of two studio stills. Pee-wee Herman's second feature film finds Paul Reubens' man-child a small-town farmer with a fiancee high school teacher Winnie Johnson Penelope Ann Miller but when the circus comes to town with the beautiful trapeze artist Gina Piccolapupula Golino Pee-wee is tempted to run off with the circus. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1948réf. 151858Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1948. Vintage matte black-and-white double weight studio still reference photograph from the 1948 film. From the collection of actor Van Heflin who played Athos in the film. Based on Dumas' 1844 serialized novel. D'Artagnan Kelly travels to Paris to join the Musketeers and does so by dispatching the evil Richelieu's Vincent Price men not once but twice. Countess de Winter Turner has her own agenda ultimately leading to her execution as the Musketeers are exonerated of their own death sentences. Nominated for an Academy Award. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1966réf. 147681N.p.: Trans American Films 1966. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1966 film. A young San Francisco runaway falls in with a charismatic and possibly criminal guru who runs a LSD beatnik cult in Spain. Set in Spain and California shot on location in Barcelona and the Balearic Islands Spain. 8 x 10 inches. Two Very Good plus with light creasing and edgewear two Good with adhesive residue and bruising on the bottom edge. Trans American Films unknown books
1980réf. 154877London: ITC Entertainment 1980. Vintage press kit for the 1980 television film seen here under its British title "The Shillingbury Blowers." Illustrated folder containing one gathering of promotional reading material. A small English village is thrown into turmoil when a pop star moves into town and takes over conductorship of the local brass band. The film originally aired on January 6 1980 on PBS. Shot on location in Hertfordshire England. Press kit Very Good plus with light edgewear to the folder and its contents. ITC Entertainment unknown books
1981réf. 154879Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1981. Vintage press kit for the 1981 film. Full-color pocketed illustrated folder containing five gatherings of promotional reading material. Based on Ernest Thompson's 1978 play about a father-daughter relationship that has its share of miscommunication. Actor Henry Fonda won his only Academy Award for this his final performance. Set in Maine shot on location in New Hampshire. Folder and contents Very Good plus overall. Universal Pictures unknown books
1972réf. 154881Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1972. Vintage press kit for the 1972 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing five gatherings of promotional reading material. The last movie to be filmed on the famed MGM "back lot." A small town sheriff in California finds that his investigation into the murder of a pregnant woman uncovers a web of deceit a Doberman Pinscher and a mysterious nurse ambiguously connected to the murder. Folder and promotional material Very Good plus. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1977réf. 143875London: ITC 1977. Draft script for the 1979 film. Laid in is a 14-page shooting schedule. A lawman is sent to Switzerland to convince the girlfriend of a well-known gangster to come back to America to testify against him. The gang has sent people of their own to Switzerland assassins who seek only to kill the messenger. Set in Switzerland shot on location there as well as Arizona. White titled wrappers. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two silver brads. ITC unknown books
1975réf. 129187Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1975. First Draft script for the 1977 film. Benny Fikus owns a failing clothing store and wishes to cash in on it by burning down his store and collecting the money from the fire insurance policy. He goes on vacation with his wife and puts his son in charge and suffers a heart attack while away. His other son Ezra attempts to adopt an African American teenager to have him play on his basketball team so that he may keep his job as the unsuccessful high school basketball coach. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated September 19 1975 noted as First Draft with credit for screenwriter Klane. 124 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1975réf. 154928New York: Chappell Music Company 1975. Vintage Radio City Music Hall program for a series of Easter concerts and performances in conjunction with the showing of the 1975 film from the week beginning Thursday March 6 1975. Peter Bogdanovich's tribute to Cole Porter and the musicals of the 1930s. Shot using nearly all black-and-white costumes and sets and featuring only occasional splashes of color with musical sequences and songs performed live for the camera the film was much maligned at the time of its release and was box office bomb. It was reappraised when released on Netflix in 2011 garnering a newfound respect and popularity. Two socialite couples change partners at a party in an attempt to make the other one jealous. 6 x 9 inch Bi-fold. Fine. Chappell Music Company unknown books
1946réf. 152017Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage pressbook from the 1946 film noir. Based on the 1944 novel by Cornell Woolrich writing as William Irish. After a night of heavy drinking a US Navy sailor's attempts to return a mysterious wad of cash force him down a shadowy path of blackmail and murder. 12 x 18 inches. Ten leaves saddle stapled. Very Good plus with light foxing to the bottom right corner of the front wrapper. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
réf. 154945N.p.: Warner Brothers. Vintage British program for the 1964 film with Ad Sales label on the top right corner of the front wrapper. Based on the 1956 Broadway musical by Lerner and Loewe itself adapted from George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play "Pygmalion." Winner of eight Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director and Best Actor for Rex Harrison reprising his Broadway and West End role as Henry Higgins. 8.5 x 11 inches. 14 pages side stapled. Very Good plus with light edgewear and two small closed tears at fore-edge of front wrapper. Ebert III. Warner Brothers unknown books
1973réf. 149494Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1973. Vintage reference photograph from the 1973 film showing a side-by-side comparison of John Dillinger and actor Warren Oates in costume as Dillinger. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A dramatization of the crimes of folk hero midwestern bank robber and notorious mobster John Dillinger best known for killing five FBI agents during a shootout in Kansas City. Hot on the heels of Arthur Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde" 1967 a movie which reignited the US public's interest in 1930s gangster films. Set and shot on location throughout Arizona and Oklahoma. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creases and curling. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1975réf. 150321Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1975. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Robert Altman on the set of the 1975 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. Robert Altman's brilliant caustic view of American politics and culture seen through the microcosm of five days in the Nashville country and gospel music scene with 24 main characters and multiple storylines a tour-de-force and a key piece of New Hollywood Cinema. Winner of an Academy Award nominated for four more including Best Picture Best Director and Best Actress. Shot on location in Nashville Tennessee. 10 x 7 inches. Some brief toning to portions of recto else Near Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 683. Ebert I. Eureka 80. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books
1963réf. 149994Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1963. Vintage studio still photograph of Dean Martin and Ursula Andress from the 1963 film. Gambling wenching and struggles for control define this iconic Rat Pack film with a stellar supporting cast including Victor Buono Charles Bronson Anita Ekberg and Ursula Andress. Set in Galveston Texas shot on location in Red Rock Canyon and Mojave California. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear and a small bruise in bottom right margin else Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1977réf. 153061Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Five vintage studio still photographs from the UK release of the 1977 film. The film that started a multibillion dollar media empire pun intended which now includes ten additional live action films animated shows novels comic books video games and countless tons of officially licensed merchandise with no signs of slowing down. Winner of six Academy Awards nominated for four more including Best Picture Best Director Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far far away shot on location in California Arizona Mexico Guatemala Tunisia and the UK. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1964réf. 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
1969réf. 153071N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Jacques Demy with actors Gary Lockwood and Anouk Aimee on the set of the 1969 film. Demy's first English language film recently a subject of renewed interest in two different documentaries about the Laurel Canyon music scene of the late 1960s. A young discontented man in a dead-end relationship learns his draft notice has arrived and he is due to report for Army duty the following week. While out trying to raise money to keep his car from being repossessed he sees and becomes obsessed with the beautiful Lola an older French model who works in a "model shop" posing for photographers. Set and shot on location in Laurel Canyon Los Angeles. 10 x 8.25 inches. Near Fine. Twilight Time 327. N.p. unknown books
1956réf. 153068Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1956. Vintage studio still photograph of director Robert Aldrich on the set of the 1956 film one of only a handful of war films made in the noir style during the classic era. One of Aldrich's finest efforts a noirish take on the evils of war with a interesting focus on nepotism. Unpopular on release due to a grim ending and a cynical tone much the opposite of a flag-waving World War II film. Set in Belgium. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Selby US. United Artists unknown books
1964réf. 153070Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1964. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actress Sue Lyons and playwright Tennessee Williams sharing a script on the set of the 1964 film. Mimeo snipe to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Williams' 1961 play. An alcoholic former priest finds himself caught between the attentions of three women while leading a failing tour of Puerto Vallarta. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one. Set and shot on location in Mismaloya and Puerto Vallarta Mexico the latter of which became a popular tourist destination after the film's release. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1961réf. 153065Hollywood: Sonney Amusement Enterprises 1961. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1961 B-film. All three with the stamp of International Films on the verso along with manuscript ink and pencil annotations noting the film's title. The only material we have ever handled from a film released by Sonney Amusement Enterprises or directed by the notorious low-budget director Peter Perry Jr. Honeymooners on a supposedly abandoned beach on remote Thunder Island soon discover the island is not as abandoned as it appears. A notable horror cheapie that indulges early "nudie"-style sexploitation as well as "auteur" trappings such as a title card reading "Finis" even though the film is an American production. Set in Las Vegas and on Thunder Island. 9.25 x 7 inches. Very Good overall. Sonney Amusement Enterprises unknown books
