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1970Best.-Nr. 147367London: Winkast Programming 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Stanley Ellin's screen adaptation of his 1970 novel. Film rights for Ellin's novel had been bought in 1969 prior to its publication by producer Phil Waxman wanting Robert Redford in the lead. It would not be made into a motion picture until 1979 when Richard C. Sarafian filmed a loosely based comedic adaptation entitled "Sunburn" written by James Booth John Daly and Stephen Oliver and starring Farrah Fawcett-Majors Charles Grodin and Art Carney. From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye" Robert Altman 1973 "The Missouri Breaks" Arthur Penn 1976 and "Heat" Michael Mann 1996. Jake Deker is a Miami Beach insurance investigator looking into possible insurance fraud in the death of Walter Thoren uncovering false identities blackmail and organized crime. Set in Miami Beach Florida. Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for novelist and screenwriter Stanley Ellin. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 142. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two flat metal brads. Winkast Programming unknown books
1972Best.-Nr. 147379London: K.L.K. Films 1972. Draft script for an unproduced film Ian La Frenais' adaptation of Nicholas Luard's 1967 novel a political thriller. From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye" Robert Altman 1973 "The Missouri Breaks" Arthur Penn 1976 and "Heat" Michael Mann 1996. Down on his luck news photographer Sear is offered a large payment to cover the secret exodus of 10000 Hungarian refugees across the border and finds himself embroiled in a game of international espionage. Blue untitled wrappers with die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present February 1972 with credits for screenwriter Ian La Frenais. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two flat metal brads. K.L.K. Films unknown books
1986Best.-Nr. 146118Los Angeles: RLC/Finnegan 1986. Shooting script for the television film here under the working title "Hoover" first aired on Showtime on January 11 1987. A biopic documenting the rise to power and final years of J. Edgar Hoover the long-standing and controversial director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Loosely based on William C. Sullivan's 1979 memoir "The Bureau: My Thirty Years in Hoover's FBI." Set in Washington DC Gray titled wrappers. Title page present dated March 14 1986 noted as SHOOTING DRAFT with credits for director and screenwriter Robert Collins. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with some foxing and light fading to the extremities bound with two gold brads. RLC/Finnegan unknown books
1976Best.-Nr. 147447Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1976. Vintage photograph on the set of the 1976 film showing director Bernardo Bertolucci giving instructions to actors Robert De Niro Gerard Depardieu and Romolo Valli. Director Bernardo Bertolucci's epic film was a gargantuan undertaking requiring the resources of three European countries and a trio of American movie studios. Set in the small town of Parma the film follows two best friends born in 1901 whose lives diverge drastically as a result of their class differences and the rise of Fascism in Italy. Set in Parma Italy shot on location in Rome Lombardia and Campagnia Italy. 6 x 4 inches. Near Fine. Eureka 135. Olive Films 345. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1959Best.-Nr. 147470Rome: Panitalia 1959. Vintage borderless candid photograph of Antonella Lualdi and members of the film crew on the set of the 1959 film. With a stamp for photographer Jacques Six and mimeo snipe to the verso. Based on Stanley Ellin's 1952 novel. A wealthy vintner finds it difficult to balance the demands of his wife his children his best friend and his recently murdered mistress. Set and shot on location in Aix-en-Provence France. 9 x 6 inches. Very Good plus with faint soil. Grant France. Panitalia unknown books
1951Best.-Nr. 146109Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1951. Draft script for the 1952 film. A Red Scare narrative wherein two all-American parents unsuccessfully attempt to lure their brainy son John away from the call of Communism. Actor Robert Walker unexpectedly died before production for the film ended leading director Leo McCarey to heavily revise the script and edit in footage from Walker's scenes in Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" 1951 in order to finish the film. Although nominated for an Oscar for Best Writing and praised by the American Legion and Catholic Press Institute the film was eviscerated by New York critics for its hot-blooded anti-intellectualism bigotry and push for conformity in the name of anti-Communism a touchstone for the country's fears during the McCarthy era. Titled self wrappers in the Paramount style. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated February 27 1951 noted as 1ST PRELIMINARY GREEN with adaptation credits for John Lee Mahin. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Mimeograph duplication on green stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with some fading and edgewear wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Olive Films 418. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1970Best.-Nr. 147475Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1970. Vintage double weight borderless candid photograph of actor-singer Charles Aznavour and his wife Ulla Thorsell on the set of the 1970 film. Based on the 1968 novel by Hugh Atkinson. The story of four marathon runners from different countries as they prepare to compete in the Olympic games in Rome. Set and shot on location in Austria Denmark England Australia Italy and Japan. 8 x 10.5 inches. Light curling with two small imperfections to the top edge else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1964Best.-Nr. 147446Paris: Les Films du Carrosse 1964. Vintage oversize borderless photograph from the 1964 French film. Manuscript pencil annotations on the verso noting the name of the film and photographer. Legendary director and French New Wave auteur François Truffaut's fourth film about a seemingly happily married literary scholar who begins an affair with an airline stewardess. Set and shot on location in Portugal and France. 11 x 8 inches. Very Good with a slight curl light creasing to the bottom edge and pinholes to the corners. Criterion Collection 749. Rosenbaum 1000. Les Films du Carrosse unknown books
1975Best.-Nr. 146137Universal City: Universal 1975. Draft script for the television film that first aired on February 6 1977 on NBC. A dramatization of the rise and fall of US Senator Joseph McCarthy whose Red Scare fearmongering and persecution of suspected communists and homosexuals and other so-called subversives at the height of his political power proved to be his eventual downfall. Nominated for six Emmy awards and winning two including one for Best Screenplay. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present dated November 20 1975 with credits for screenwriter Lane Slate. 160 leaves with last page of text numbered 157. Xerographically reproduced on yellow stock rectos only with yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/8/76 and 6/28/76. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with creasing to the binding bound with two gold brads. Universal unknown books
1988Best.-Nr. 147472Beverly Hills CA: Orion Pictures 1988. Vintage borderless candid photograph of director Dennis Hopper and actor Robert Duvall on the set of the 1988 film. With a mimeo snipe to the verso dated 1988. The film which brought Hopper back onto the map as a director for the first time since "Easy Rider" 1969 about a seasoned cop and his rookie partner struggling against gang violence in East Los Angeles. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Orion Pictures unknown books
1958Best.-Nr. 146048Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1958. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1959 film. Based on the 1951 novel "And Ride a Tiger." After his jet crashes during the Korean War an Air Force pilot suffering post-traumatic stress flashbacks meets the family of his navigator who was killed in the crash and finds himself falling for his friend's widow. White titled self wrappers noted as CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE on the front wrapper dated November 3 1958 with credits for actors June Allyson Jeff Chandler Sandra Dee and other cast members. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered REEL 5AB PAGE 11. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Universal International Pictures unknown books
1981Best.-Nr. 142225N.p.: N.p. 1981. Treatment script for an unproduced film. After the independence of India from England and the dividing of the nation into both modern India and Pakistan a farmer and Sikh is working when a Muslim woman throws herself at his feet. Upon seeing the man who owns her the farmer realizes he must purchase the young woman as his wife in order to save her from torture and abuse. Set in India. Orange titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Steven Rossen and producer Dan Alvy. 50 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 49. Xerographic duplication first generation photocopy with no copied holes. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1982Best.-Nr. 142224Ottawa: Canadian Broadcast Corporation 1982. Treatment script for an unproduced film. W.O. Mitchell one of Canada's best-loved writers originally wrote the play "Back to Beulah" which was produced as a television film in 1974 and for the stage in 1976. In 1978 the play won the Chalmers Award. It is the story of three patients moved out of the mental hospital and into a halfway house. This treatment was for an intended American adaptation retitled as "Listen to Me" and released in 1982 but since remains unmade. Clear untitled wrappers. Title page present dated September 29 1982 with credits for screenwriter and playwright W.O. Mitchell and screenwriter Eric Till. Ten leaves. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus unbound. Canadian Broadcast Corporation unknown books
Best.-Nr. 142235N.p.: N.p. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Two men are captured and are being held in a plantation camp deep within the Mexican jungle where conditions are unspeakably horrendous. Set in Mexico. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Roger Ernest. 25 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 24. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with comb binding. N.p. unknown books
1960Best.-Nr. 141769N.p.: N.p. 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1922 novella by the same author of the same title. The protagonist a doctor who has moved to India from Germany to practice medicine is overcome by an obsession which eventually leads to his committing suicide. "Amok" is an Indonesian word of Malay origin referring to people caught up in a blind rage who try to kill their enemy and do not care about whoever else gets killed in their way. From this novella and the word's meaning originates the term "running amok." Set in India. Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for Stefan Zweig. 65 leaves with last leaf of text number 65. Carbon typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1995Best.-Nr. 147521N.p.: N.p. 1995. Second Draft script for the 1995 television film originally aired on September 12 1995 on Showtime. Based on Ella Leffland's 1970 novel about a woman who seeks revenge on her wealthy wheelchair-bound father-in-law. An early draft of a project that underwent heavy rewrites by director Diane Ladd before finally being shot in 1995. Shot on location in Toronto Ontario. Red titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers with credits for screenwriter and novelist Ella Leffland. Title page present with credits for screenwriter and novelist Ella Leffland. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1965Best.-Nr. 139761Rome: Italian International Film 1965. Two vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1965 Italian film. One of Buster Keaton's last roles in which he plays an incompetent German general stationed in Italy. Two American POWs plan to steal the Nazi offensive strategy and in a comic mixup for the Germans who are wise to the plan from the beginning they actually succeed. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. Italian International Film unknown books
1971Best.-Nr. 146784Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1971. Vintage US silkscreen banner poster for the 1971 film. Based on Frank Pierson's 1970 novel about an ex-con who initiates a cascade of chaos when he decides to rob his upscale apartment building. Actor Christopher Walken's feature film debut as well as a breakthrough role for Sean Connery who was previously stuck being typecast as James Bond. Shot on location in New York. 82 x 24 inches. Rolled. About Near Fine with no restoration a few old splashes near the edges some rubbing and scratches three small closed tears in margins and light creases otherwise quite bright and unfaded. Lee The Heist Film. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Columbia Pictures unknown books
Best.-Nr. 142219N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a few annotations in manuscript ink. Four characters swept up in the Mexican revolution go from no possibility of ever meeting each other to their fates becoming intertwined. Set in Mexico. Green untitled wrappers. Title page present no with credit to the screenwriter. 224 leaves with last page of text numbered 217. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1939Best.-Nr. 146098N.p.: N.p. 1939. Draft script for an unproduced film by Rafael Sabatini. A fine leatherbound copy with gilt lettering and decorated endpapers. One of prolific screenwriter Rafael Sabatini's final projects. A romanticized swashbuckling account of the adventures and loves of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus here re-imagined as the Spanish "Cristobal Colon" from Castile. Delays in the production of the film led Sabatini to turn his early screenplay into a novel first published by Hutchinson in 1941. Although interest was again raised in a Columbus film in the late 1940s-leading to the British "Christopher Columbus" 1949 starring Fredric March-Sabatini's script was ultimately rewritten for the film. Set in Spain. Red titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Rafael Sabatini. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 259 leaves with last page of text numbered 256. Carbon typescript rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with wear at the extremities. N.p. unknown books
Best.-Nr. 146779Universal City: Universal Pictures 1973. Vintage US silkscreen banner poster for the 1973 film. Based on Frederick Forsyth's 1971 novel about the titular professional assassin hired by a militant French underground organization to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle. Set in and shot on location in Paris Versailles and Hautes-Alpes. 82 x 24 inches. Rolled. Very Good with no restoration. Several vertical creases with some cracking three closed tears measuring tow four and five inches several small closed tears in margins otherwise bright and unfaded. Penzler 101. Universal Pictures unknown books
1938Best.-Nr. 147687Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1938. Draft script for the 1938 film. Paramount "File Copy" and "Master File" stamps on front wrapper. Script divided into sequences as was customary for the period. Harebrained comedy wherein international golf champion Richard "Ricky" Carrington Jr. Ray Milland returns home to New York with his new Parisian wife Julie Olympe Bradna only to find his parents arranged a financially motivated marriage for him to his childhood friend the wealthy heiress Auriol Marsden Irene Hervey. Self wrappers front wrapper dated August 16 1938 rubber-stamped production No. 1569. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered J-10. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine saddle-stapled with two staples. Byrge and Miller The Screwball Comedy Films. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1965Best.-Nr. 148132Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Draft script for the 1966 film here under the working title "There's No Place Like Space" from the collection of cinematographer Paul Vogel presumably his working copy with "Camera" written in manuscript pencil at the top right corner of the front wrapper. A vehicle to promote the band Herman's Hermits in much the same vein as The Beatles in Richard Lester's 1965 "A Hard Day's Night" and 1966 "Help." British pop rock band Herman's Hermits tour the US and are chosen as the "good luck name" of the next Gemini space capsule. Yellow titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 73 dated August 30 1965 with credits for screenwriter James B. Gordon. Title page integral with first page. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1939Best.-Nr. 147709Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1939. Draft script for the 1940 film with the name of uncredited screenwriter Leonard Lee in manuscript pencil over date on lower left. Paramount "File Copy" and "Master File" stamps and manuscript annotation in pencil on front wrapper. Script divided into sequences as was customary for the period. Paramount's 1940 Technicolor south seas adventure. Dea Dorothy Lamour is marooned on an isolated island since childhood with only the company of Koko the chimp when Skipper Joe Lynne Overman and Johnny Potter Robert Preston are marooned on the island by a mutinous crew. The three must battle angry natives and survive tidal waves a forest fire and the titular typhoon to survive. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set on a South Sea island and shot on location in Santa Catalina Island Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden and Baldwin Dry Lake California. Self wrappers with front wrapper dated July 8 1939 rubber-stamped production No. 1908. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered E-31. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1963Best.-Nr. 148136N.p.: N.p. 1963. Twenty-page Shooting schedule for the 1963 film dated February 12 1963 with strikes through in manuscript pencil on all but two pages and several annotations in manuscript ink regarding locations and shots. Aging gunman Rory Calhoun attempts to keep his control over a small town populated by outlaws. Shot on location in Bronson Canyon Los Angeles California. 8.5 x 11 inches Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
