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1960rif. 144084Rome: Zebra Films / Cineriz 1960. Collection of 64 vintage borderless single weight film still photographs for the 1960 Italian film. Starring actress Signoret is prominently featured looking pensive or embracing costar Mastroianni and in stunning group images with her female costars. Numerical annotations in manuscript pencil on the versos five with Contino's rubberstamp and two are dupes made by the original developer. Based on an original screenplay about the 1958 Merlin Law making brothels illegal in Italy. Adua Signoret and her three friends are prostitutes whose brothel in Rome is shut down. Adua convinces them to pool their savings to open a restaurant to generate a living instead of returning to prostitution. Their permit is rejected because of their lurid history but a former client agrees to buy the building and hire them to run a brothel fronting as a restaurant charging them rent. The restaurant is ironically successful and Adua even romances Piero Mastroianni but her landlord's excessive rent finally vanquishes her hopes for a brighter future. She holds her ground against the man but no moral deed is without consequences in the underworld and she is last seen as her destitute former self. Petrangeli also directed "She Wolf" 1953 Visconti's "Ossessione" 1943 assistant director and screenwriter and Rossellini's "Europe '51" 1952 second assistant director; he was a prolific filmmaker in the Commedia all'italiana and died while shooting his last film "How When and with Whom" 1969. 7 x 9.5 inches some slightly smaller. Very Good plus overall with curling and a few scattered creases. Zebra Films / Cineriz unknown books
1960rif. 144085Paris: Zebra Films / Cineriz 1960. Original oversize program for the 1960 Italian here under the original title. Illustrated in red with black-and-white stills from the film. Starring actress Signoret is prominently featured looking pensive or embracing costar Mastroianni and in stunning group images with her female costars. Also included is an original press packet detailing film credits a synopsis and brief star biographies. Based on an original screenplay about the 1958 Merlin Law making brothels illegal in Italy. Adua Signoret and her three friends are prostitutes whose brothel in Rome is shut down. Adua convinces them to pool their savings to open a restaurant to generate a living instead of returning to prostitution. Their permit is rejected because of their lurid history but a former client agrees to buy the building and hire them to run a brothel fronting as a restaurant charging them rent. The restaurant is ironically successful and Adua even romances Piero Mastroianni but her landlord's excessive rent finally vanquishes her hopes for a brighter future. She holds her ground against the man but no moral deed is without consequences in the underworld and she is last seen as her destitute former self. Petrangeli also directed "She Wolf" 1953 Visconti's "Ossessione" 1943 assistant director and screenwriter and Rossellini's "Europe '51" 1952 second assistant director; he was a prolific filmmaker in the Commedia all'italiana and died while shooting his last film "How When and with Whom" 1969. Program 12.5 x 13.5 inches saddle-stapled 4 card stock leaves. Very Good with a heavy vertical crease and foxing. Press packet mimeograph on white stock corner-stapled 7 leaves Very Good plus. Zebra Films / Cineriz unknown books
1971rif. 161449N.p.: Modern Art Productions 1971. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 film. Each with a provenance stamp on the versos. Richard is a for-hire stud in divorce suits who earns ten percent of the money the husband saves by proving wives' infidelities. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Modern Art Productions unknown
1971rif. 161449N.p.: Modern Art Productions 1971. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 film. Each with a provenance stamp on the versos. Richard is a for-hire stud in divorce suits who earns ten percent of the money the husband saves by proving wives' infidelities. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Modern Art Productions unknown books
1966rif. 162111London: Miracle Films 1966. Vintage double weight studio still photograph from the UK release of the 1966 Italian film showing actors Catherine Spaak and Nino Manfredi. 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 wife invents a lover in order to intrigue her husband who she suspects is beginning to grow bored with their relationship. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with wear at the corners and a faint tide mark on the bottom edge of the verso. Miracle Films unknown
1966rif. 162111London: Miracle Films 1966. Vintage double weight studio still photograph from the UK release of the 1966 Italian film showing actors Catherine Spaak and Nino Manfredi. 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 wife invents a lover in order to intrigue her husband who she suspects is beginning to grow bored with their relationship. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with wear at the corners and a faint tide mark on the bottom edge of the verso. Miracle Films unknown books
1954rif. 140533N.p.: Federal Telefilms 1954. Draft script for Season One Episode 14 of the 1954-1956 television show originally aired on September 23 1954. Copy belonging to episode director Derwin Abrahams with his name as Derwin Abbe on the front wrapper in manuscript pencil and manuscript pencil annotations on nearly every page. Based on the character created by Michael Arlen which first appeared in 1940 short story published in "Town & Country" magazine. The character would go on to appear in 15 films throughout the 1940s as well as a radio serial before finally being adapted as this early syndicated television show which ran for 39 episodes between 1954 and 1956. Beige titled wrappers noted as production No. 216 dated May 18 1954. 54 leaves with last page of text numbered 47. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good with some light dampstaining to both bound with three gold brads. Federal Telefilms unknown
1954rif. 140533N.p.: Federal Telefilms 1954. Draft script for Season One Episode 14 of the 1954-1956 television show originally aired on September 23 1954. Copy belonging to episode director Derwin Abrahams with his name as Derwin Abbe on the front wrapper in manuscript pencil and manuscript pencil annotations on nearly every page. Based on the character created by Michael Arlen which first appeared in 1940 short story published in "Town & Country" magazine. The character would go on to appear in 15 films throughout the 1940s as well as a radio serial before finally being adapted as this early syndicated television show which ran for 39 episodes between 1954 and 1956. Beige titled wrappers noted as production No. 216 dated May 18 1954. 54 leaves with last page of text numbered 47. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good with some light dampstaining to both bound with three gold brads. Federal Telefilms unknown books
1962rif. 151621Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1962. Collection of 20 vintage borderless studio still photographs from the 1962 film. Based on Allen Drury's Pulitzer Prize-winning political shocker of 1959 but detached from the novel's Cold War agenda about how American government functions in a free society. Set and shot on location in Washington DC. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine some with light wear to the corners. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Columbia Pictures unknown
1962rif. 151621Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1962. Collection of 20 vintage borderless studio still photographs from the 1962 film. Based on Allen Drury's Pulitzer Prize-winning political shocker of 1959 but detached from the novel's Cold War agenda about how American government functions in a free society. Set and shot on location in Washington DC. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine some with light wear to the corners. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1962rif. 150717Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1962. Vintage borderless studio still photograph from the 1962 film. Stamped production No. 63-83 on the verso and on the bottom right corner of the recto. Based on Allen Drury's Pulitzer Prize-winning political shocker of 1959 but detached from the novel's Cold War agenda about how American government functions in a free society. Set in Washington DC and shot on location there. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall with a short closed tear to the left edge. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1970rif. 161450N.p.: Manson Distributing 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film here under the working title "Africa Erotica." One photograph with two provenance stamps on the verso. A travelogue of young women and a photographer traveling around the African continent. Shot on location in Tanzania and Uganda. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing and edgewear. Manson Distributing unknown books
1970rif. 161451N.p.: Manson Distributing 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film here under the working title "Africa Erotica." Provenance stamp on the verso. A travelogue of young women and a photographer traveling around the African continent. Shot on location in Tanzania and Uganda. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with light creasing and a 1.5 inch closed tear to the right side. Manson Distributing unknown books
1985rif. 141111N.p.: N.p. 1985. Revised Draft script for the 1985 play. Copy belonging to Peter Mark Richman who played the character of Lewis in this production with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and annotations throughout in manuscript ink. The story of a screenwriter living in Los Angeles who can not seem to finish any screenplays and thus is haunted by his unfinished characters including Adolf Eichmann a gorilla and a blue-collar worker named "The Raincoat." Steve Shagan was a critically acclaimed novelist playwright and screenwriter who came to prominence working on the television series "Tarzan." Throughout his long career he was nominated for both Academy Awards and Emmy Awards. Set in Los Angeles. Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present noted as Revised Draft with credits for playwright Steve Shagan. 101 leaves with last page of text numbered 98. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1985rif. 141111N.p.: N.p. 1985. Revised Draft script for the 1985 play. Copy belonging to Peter Mark Richman who played the character of Lewis in this production with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and annotations throughout in manuscript ink. The story of a screenwriter living in Los Angeles who can not seem to finish any screenplays and thus is haunted by his unfinished characters including Adolf Eichmann a gorilla and a blue-collar worker named "The Raincoat." Steve Shagan was a critically acclaimed novelist playwright and screenwriter who came to prominence working on the television series "Tarzan." Throughout his long career he was nominated for both Academy Awards and Emmy Awards. Set in Los Angeles. Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present noted as Revised Draft with credits for playwright Steve Shagan. 101 leaves with last page of text numbered 98. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1967rif. 150623Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1967. Collection of 35 vintage borderless double weight reference photographs from the 1967 US-UK co-production. Seven photographs with images of director Andrew Marton actors and crew on the set. A British rancher hires two American cowboys to oversee his Kenyan estate. Basis for the American television show "Cowboy in Africa" starring Chuck Connors which ran on ABC during the 1967-1968 season. Set and shot on location in Kenya. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1967rif. 150623Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1967. Collection of 35 vintage borderless double weight reference photographs from the 1967 US-UK co-production. Seven photographs with images of director Andrew Marton actors and crew on the set. A British rancher hires two American cowboys to oversee his Kenyan estate. Basis for the American television show "Cowboy in Africa" starring Chuck Connors which ran on ABC during the 1967-1968 season. Set and shot on location in Kenya. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1999rif. 150042N.p.: N.p. 1999. Revised Draft script for the 2001 film here under the working title "Seeing in the Dark." With a handwritten post-it note affixed to the verso of the front wrapper noting the name and phone number of director Robert Manganelli. A deaf clairvoyant who receives visions of an unknown serial killer's movements teams up with a former crime photographer to find the murderer. The third of four film appearances of singer and occasional actor John Mellencamp. Shot in Rochester New York. Gray untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 6-9-99 noted as Rev. with credits for director and screenwriter Robert Manganelli. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. N.p. unknown
1999rif. 150042N.p.: N.p. 1999. Revised Draft script for the 2001 film here under the working title "Seeing in the Dark." With a handwritten post-it note affixed to the verso of the front wrapper noting the name and phone number of director Robert Manganelli. A deaf clairvoyant who receives visions of an unknown serial killer's movements teams up with a former crime photographer to find the murderer. The third of four film appearances of singer and occasional actor John Mellencamp. Shot in Rochester New York. Gray untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 6-9-99 noted as Rev. with credits for director and screenwriter Robert Manganelli. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. N.p. unknown books
1970rif. 137404N.p.: N.p. 1970. Original typescript screenplay for an unproduced film called "After the Fall" based on Arthur Miller's 1964 play about a Jewish intellectual living in New York. Miller's play opened on Broadway in 1964 at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre ran for 208 performances and closed on May 29 1965. A television movie of the play was released in 1974 but Mann appears to have not been involved in the project. Abby Mann 1927-2008 wrote screenplays for "Judgment at Nuremberg" 1961 earning him an Academy Award "A Child Is Waiting" 1963 "Ship of Fools" 1965 "The Detective" 1968 "Report to the Commissioner" 1975 and "War and Love 1985. His work also extended into television for series like "Medical Story" 1975-1976 and "Kojak" 1973-1978 a show he helped create and several "Kojak" television movies. Black wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for playwright Miller and screenwriter Mann. 195 leaves with last page of text numbered 194. Typescript on white stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound in a black spring binder. N.p. unknown
1970rif. 137404N.p.: N.p. 1970. Original typescript screenplay for an unproduced film called "After the Fall" based on Arthur Miller's 1964 play about a Jewish intellectual living in New York. Miller's play opened on Broadway in 1964 at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre ran for 208 performances and closed on May 29 1965. A television movie of the play was released in 1974 but Mann appears to have not been involved in the project. Abby Mann 1927-2008 wrote screenplays for "Judgment at Nuremberg" 1961 earning him an Academy Award "A Child Is Waiting" 1963 "Ship of Fools" 1965 "The Detective" 1968 "Report to the Commissioner" 1975 and "War and Love 1985. His work also extended into television for series like "Medical Story" 1975-1976 and "Kojak" 1973-1978 a show he helped create and several "Kojak" television movies. Black wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for playwright Miller and screenwriter Mann. 195 leaves with last page of text numbered 194. Typescript on white stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound in a black spring binder. N.p. unknown books
1994rif. 166459Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1994. Draft script for an unproduced film by noted television and film director Joss Whedon. Annotations in manuscript ink throughout indicating locations of scenes. A government scientist dies only to wake up in an entirely different body: that of a serial killer named Snowman. Although the script never progressed to production Whedon used several of the themes of "Afterlife" in his 2009 television series "Dollhouse." Self wrappers. Title page present with credit for Whedon dated September 16 1994. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown
1994rif. 166459Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1994. Draft script for an unproduced film by noted television and film director Joss Whedon. Annotations in manuscript ink throughout indicating locations of scenes. A government scientist dies only to wake up in an entirely different body: that of a serial killer named Snowman. Although the script never progressed to production Whedon used several of the themes of "Afterlife" in his 2009 television series "Dollhouse." Self wrappers. Title page present with credit for Whedon dated September 16 1994. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1970rif. 141409N.p.: N.p. 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A barfly witnesses a bank robbery and getaway making him the inadvertent target of the gang members responsible for the crime. Red titled wrappers with a die cut title window in the British style. Title page present noted as original treatment with credit for screenwriter Michael Sloan. 49 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 48. Roneograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. N.p. unknown
1970rif. 141409N.p.: N.p. 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A barfly witnesses a bank robbery and getaway making him the inadvertent target of the gang members responsible for the crime. Red titled wrappers with a die cut title window in the British style. Title page present noted as original treatment with credit for screenwriter Michael Sloan. 49 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 48. Roneograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. N.p. unknown books
