1980rif. 153826Los Angeles: Monarex 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 1970 film directed by Carol Reed. Years into the future World War III has decimated most of the planet leaving the final battle to take place in southeast Asia. Clear mylar front wrapper red rear wrapper. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Christopher French. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 91. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three silver brads. Monarex unknown books
1974rif. 135454Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1974. Four vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1974 film. Based on the 1970 novel by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo. A gritty crime drama in which a mass murderer kills a police detective and his partner is left to attempt to find the killer. Set in San Francisco. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1985rif. 149641Paris: Gamma 1985. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Robert Altman and actor Carol Burnett on the set of the 1985 television film originally aired on HBO on April 1. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamps of Gamma Film. Two women meet at a laundromat and reveal secrets about their lives. The third and final film collaboration between Altman and Burnett following "A Wedding" 1978 and "HealtH" 1980. Shot on location in Paris. 10.25 x 7 inches. Fine. Gamma unknown
1985rif. 149641Paris: Gamma 1985. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Robert Altman and actor Carol Burnett on the set of the 1985 television film originally aired on HBO on April 1. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamps of Gamma Film. Two women meet at a laundromat and reveal secrets about their lives. The third and final film collaboration between Altman and Burnett following "A Wedding" 1978 and "HealtH" 1980. Shot on location in Paris. 10.25 x 7 inches. Fine. Gamma unknown books
1930rif. 151436Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1930. Collection of eight vintage reference photographs from the 1930 comedy short film. Notable as the first short by the duo where Hardy says to Laurel "Well here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!" A parody of the 1927 silent film "The Cat and the Canary" with Stan and Ollie spending the night in a mansion of a deceased relative of Stan's only to be embroiled in suspected foul play. 10 x 8 inches. One photograph with a brief stray ink annotation to the recto else About Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1930rif. 151436Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1930. Collection of eight vintage reference photographs from the 1930 comedy short film. Notable as the first short by the duo where Hardy says to Laurel "Well here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!" A parody of the 1927 silent film "The Cat and the Canary" with Stan and Ollie spending the night in a mansion of a deceased relative of Stan's only to be embroiled in suspected foul play. 10 x 8 inches. One photograph with a brief stray ink annotation to the recto else About Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1951rif. 160232N.p.: N.p. 1951. Vintage reference photograph from the 1951 film. A dutiful bank clerk is convinced by his new neighbor an eccentric artist to steal gold bullion in order to melt it down to make miniature Eiffel Towers. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Ranked the 17th greatest British film of all time by the BFI. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased at the top left corner and lightly soiled on the center right edge. Lee "The Heist Film. N.p. unknown
1951rif. 160232N.p.: N.p. 1951. Vintage reference photograph from the 1951 film. A dutiful bank clerk is convinced by his new neighbor an eccentric artist to steal gold bullion in order to melt it down to make miniature Eiffel Towers. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Ranked the 17th greatest British film of all time by the BFI. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased at the top left corner and lightly soiled on the center right edge. Lee "The Heist Film. N.p. unknown books
1951rif. 147895N.p.: Ealing Studios 1951. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1951 film. Holland Alec Guinness has been a dutiful bank clerk for 20 years until a new neighbor Alfred Pendlebury Stanley Holloway an eccentric artist who owns a foundry that makes souvenirs helps him hatch a plan to steal gold bullion and melt them into miniature Eiffel Towers. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Screenplay and nominated for Best Actor for Guiness. Ranked the 17th greatest British film of all time by BFI. Set in and shot on location in London. 8 x 10 inches. CONDITION. Lee "The Heist Film. Ealing Studios unknown books
1958rif. 144613Paris: Cinedis 1958. Four original single weight black-and-white press photographs from a premiere of the 1958 French-Italiam film. Starring actor Toto is seen with mistress and colleague Franca Faldini cavorting with fans and Toto with the host of the event. Photographer Traverso's rubberstamp numerical notation in manuscript pencil and film title in manuscript ink on the verso. Housed in an original Cinedis manila envelope with French film title in manuscript pencil on the front. In an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France a French customs agent Fernandel watches every move of an Italian smuggler Toto who eventually discovers that the agent is Italian not French. Faldini did not appear in this film but collaborated with Toto on eight earlier films including "Toto and the Women" 1952 and "Dov'e la liberta." 1954. Shot on location in Italy. Entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival in 1958. 5 x 7 inches. Light curling else Near Fine. Cinedis unknown
1958rif. 144613Paris: Cinedis 1958. Four original single weight black-and-white press photographs from a premiere of the 1958 French-Italiam film. Starring actor Toto is seen with mistress and colleague Franca Faldini cavorting with fans and Toto with the host of the event. Photographer Traverso's rubberstamp numerical notation in manuscript pencil and film title in manuscript ink on the verso. Housed in an original Cinedis manila envelope with French film title in manuscript pencil on the front. In an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France a French customs agent Fernandel watches every move of an Italian smuggler Toto who eventually discovers that the agent is Italian not French. Faldini did not appear in this film but collaborated with Toto on eight earlier films including "Toto and the Women" 1952 and "Dov'e la liberta." 1954. Shot on location in Italy. Entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival in 1958. 5 x 7 inches. Light curling else Near Fine. Cinedis unknown books
1950rif. 142329N.p.: N.p. 1950. Draft script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript. A gentleman pays the bail of a recently-jailed political activist who is then invited to a meeting of the League of Free Men. When the activist turns up murdered a few days later with a mysterious note found on his body the police begin investigating exactly what this organization is all about. Set in London. Brown titled wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present noted as First Version with credits for G.E. Moore. 98 leaves with last page of text numbered 94. Ribbon copy typescript with type in black and red. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with a string binding. N.p. unknown
1950rif. 142329N.p.: N.p. 1950. Draft script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript. A gentleman pays the bail of a recently-jailed political activist who is then invited to a meeting of the League of Free Men. When the activist turns up murdered a few days later with a mysterious note found on his body the police begin investigating exactly what this organization is all about. Set in London. Brown titled wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present noted as First Version with credits for G.E. Moore. 98 leaves with last page of text numbered 94. Ribbon copy typescript with type in black and red. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with a string binding. N.p. unknown books
1969rif. 166018Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1969. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1969 film both showing director Gordon Parks on the set. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on director Gordon Parks' semi-autobiographical 1963 novel. The first major studio production directed by an African American and one of few dramas of the period to focus exclusively on Black life in America depicting the life of a teenager in late 1920s Kansas who grows up quickly as he experiences events related to racial and economic injustice in his community. Set and shot on location in Kansas. 8 x 10 inches one with a wide bottom margin. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown
1970rif. 170872Bruxelles Brussels: Warner Brothers 1970. Vintage Belgian petite poster for the 1969 film. Based on director photographer and screenwriter Gordon Parks' semi-autobiographical 1963 novel. The first major studio production directed by an African American and one of few dramas of the period to focus exclusively on Black life in America depicting the life of a teenager in late 1920s Kansas who grows up quickly as he experiences events related to racial and economic injustice in his community. Set and shot on location in Kansas. 21.5 x 17.5 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with light toning to the extremities and a small splash to the middle top margin see image. Warner Brothers unknown
1970rif. 170873N.p.: Warner Brothers 1970. Vintage French grande affiche poster for the 1969 film. Based on director and screenwriter Gordon Parks' semi-autobiographical 1963 novel. The first major studio production directed by an African American and one of few dramas of the period to focus exclusively on Black life in America depicting the life of a teenager in late 1920s Kansas who grows up quickly as he experiences events related to racial and economic injustice in his community. Set and shot on location in Kansas. 45.5 x 82 inches. Folded as issued. Near Fine with modest starting to some of the center folds. Warner Brothers unknown
1969rif. 159025Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1969. Four vintage reference photographs from the 1969 film including three single weight and one double weight. All four show director Gordon Parks on the set. Three with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. Based on director Gordon Parks' semi-autobiographical 1963 novel. The first major studio production directed by an African American and one of few dramas of the period to focus exclusively on Black life in America depicting the life of a teenager in late 1920s Kansas who grows up quickly as he experiences events related to racial and economic injustice in his community. Set and shot on location in Kansas. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown
1969rif. 159025Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1969. Four vintage reference photographs from the 1969 film including three single weight and one double weight. All four show director Gordon Parks on the set. Three with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. Based on director Gordon Parks' semi-autobiographical 1963 novel. The first major studio production directed by an African American and one of few dramas of the period to focus exclusively on Black life in America depicting the life of a teenager in late 1920s Kansas who grows up quickly as he experiences events related to racial and economic injustice in his community. Set and shot on location in Kansas. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown books
1970rif. 170872Bruxelles Brussels: Warner Brothers 1970. Vintage Belgian petite poster for the 1969 film. Based on director photographer and screenwriter Gordon Parks' semi-autobiographical 1963 novel. The first major studio production directed by an African American and one of few dramas of the period to focus exclusively on Black life in America depicting the life of a teenager in late 1920s Kansas who grows up quickly as he experiences events related to racial and economic injustice in his community. Set and shot on location in Kansas. 21.5 x 17.5 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with light toning to the extremities and a small splash to the middle top margin see image. Warner Brothers unknown books
1970rif. 170873N.p.: Warner Brothers 1970. Vintage French grande affiche poster for the 1969 film. Based on director and screenwriter Gordon Parks' semi-autobiographical 1963 novel. The first major studio production directed by an African American and one of few dramas of the period to focus exclusively on Black life in America depicting the life of a teenager in late 1920s Kansas who grows up quickly as he experiences events related to racial and economic injustice in his community. Set and shot on location in Kansas. 45.5 x 82 inches. Folded as issued. Near Fine with modest starting to some of the center folds. Warner Brothers unknown books
1984rif. 148782Los Angeles: Showtime 1984. Vintage studio still photograph from the Showtime 1984 television re-release of the 1969 film showing actor Newt Wingis. With a manuscript annotation regarding layout to the verso. Based on director Gordon Parks' semi-autobiographical 1963 novel. The first major studio production directed by an African American and one of few dramas of the period to focus exclusively on African American life depicting the life of a teen in late 1920s Kansas who grows up quickly as he experiences events related to racial and economic injustice in his community. Set in Kansas and shot there on location. 8 x 10 inches. Lightly toned to the edges else about Fine. National Film Registry. Showtime unknown books
1969rif. 166018Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1969. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1969 film both showing director Gordon Parks on the set. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on director Gordon Parks' semi-autobiographical 1963 novel. The first major studio production directed by an African American and one of few dramas of the period to focus exclusively on Black life in America depicting the life of a teenager in late 1920s Kansas who grows up quickly as he experiences events related to racial and economic injustice in his community. Set and shot on location in Kansas. 8 x 10 inches one with a wide bottom margin. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown books
1960rif. 153076Universal City: Universal-International 1960. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1960 film one showing actor Phillip Terry emerging from a swamp the other showing Terry and actors Coleen Gray and John Van Dreelen watching Estelle Hemsley who is in costume as an African priestess. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the copyright stamp of still photographer John Nelson-Sullivan. An endocrinologist travels with his aging alcoholic wife to Africa where they discover a secret drug to restore youth-one which however requires the user to sacrifice a man in order to acquire the fluid from his pineal gland. Released as a double feature with the Hammer production "The Brides of Dracula." 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Universal-International unknown
1960rif. 153076Universal City: Universal-International 1960. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1960 film one showing actor Phillip Terry emerging from a swamp the other showing Terry and actors Coleen Gray and John Van Dreelen watching Estelle Hemsley who is in costume as an African priestess. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the copyright stamp of still photographer John Nelson-Sullivan. An endocrinologist travels with his aging alcoholic wife to Africa where they discover a secret drug to restore youth-one which however requires the user to sacrifice a man in order to acquire the fluid from his pineal gland. Released as a double feature with the Hammer production "The Brides of Dracula." 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Universal-International unknown books
1955rif. 150839N.p.: N.p. 1955. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Edward Dmytryk and Humprey Bogart between takes on the set of the 1955 film. Printed French snipe layout annotations in manuscript pencil and "Cinemonde" stamp on verso. Based on the 1951 novel by William E. Barrett. An American mercenary crashes his plane in a remote region in China and becomes an aid to a vicious warlord. Shot on location in Hong Kong and Malibu California. 10 x 8.25inches. Very Good plus with light creasing. N.p. unknown
