1955rif. 141133Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1955. First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1955-1961 television series. One of television's first Westerns a series following famed marshal Wyatt Earp as he attempts to maintain order and law on the American frontier. Nominated for two prime time Emmy awards. Set in Arizona and shot on location in California and Arizona. Pink titled self-wrappers noted as First Draft on the front wrapper with credit for screenwriter Frederick Hazlitt Brennan. 33 leaves with last page of text numbered 33. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a staple. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown
rif. 141136Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC. First Draft script for the 1955 television program. One of the first television Westerns in which Wyatt Earp is a marshal in a local town in the southwest. Nominated for two prime time Emmy Awards. Set in American West. Set in Arizona and shot on location in California and Arizona. Pink titled self-wrappers noted as First draft on the front wrapper with credits for screenwriter Wilda McGinnis. 33 leaves with last page of text numbered 33. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a staple. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown
1947rif. 160183London: Ealing Studios 1947. Vintage program for the 1947 film. With original four-color illustrations throughout by Edward Ardizzone. A scarce and very expressive piece from Ealing Studios at the height of its glory. Based on the 1839 novel by Charles Dickens. Considered one of the most Dickensian of all Dickens adaptation with a dark mood and attention to the author's lowdown characters throughout. 10.75 x 8.5 inches. Saddle-stapled 16 pages. Faint foxing on the page edges and rear wrapper else about Near Fine. Ealing Studios unknown books
1955rif. 141133Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1955. First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1955-1961 television series. One of television's first Westerns a series following famed marshal Wyatt Earp as he attempts to maintain order and law on the American frontier. Nominated for two prime time Emmy awards. Set in Arizona and shot on location in California and Arizona. Pink titled self-wrappers noted as First Draft on the front wrapper with credit for screenwriter Frederick Hazlitt Brennan. 33 leaves with last page of text numbered 33. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a staple. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books
rif. 141136Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC. First Draft script for the 1955 television program. One of the first television Westerns in which Wyatt Earp is a marshal in a local town in the southwest. Nominated for two prime time Emmy Awards. Set in American West. Set in Arizona and shot on location in California and Arizona. Pink titled self-wrappers noted as First draft on the front wrapper with credits for screenwriter Wilda McGinnis. 33 leaves with last page of text numbered 33. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a staple. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books
1948rif. 152133N.p.: Brecher Productions 1948. Final Shooting script for the 1949 film. Copy belonging to uncredited editor Walter Thompson with his name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper and his manuscript pencil annotations throughout. The daughter of a factory worker causes an uproar in her family when she announces her engagement to her father's boss' son. Notable for having been written by but not starring Groucho Marx. Set in California. Red titled wrappers noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper dated August 24 1948. Title page present undated with credits for director-screenwriter Irving Brecher. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 137. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 9/3/48 and 10/7/48. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Brecher Productions unknown
rif. 140050N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. A cab driver in Mexico is devoutly dedicated to his daughter which causes a great change in his life. Joe Raciti was an actor best known for his work in "The Firebrand" 1962 in which he portrayed Jack Garcia. Set in Mexico City. Green titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Joseph A. Raciti-Carlyle. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1975rif. 164282London: Cinegate 1975. Four vintage studio still photographs from the UK release of the 1952 Japanese film. Provenance stamps and layout annotations on the versos. Based on Saikaku Ihara's 1686 collection of short stories about a noblewoman who falls into ruin as a result of her affair with a lowly page. Among director Kenji Mizoguchi's finest films an exploration of class gender and the search for dignity in seventeenth-century Japan. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Criterion Collection 664. Ebert IV. Rosenbaum 1000. Cinegate unknown
1964rif. 137125Tokyo: Toho Company 1964. Vintage black-and-white reference studio still photograph from the US release of the 1952 Japanese film. Though not indicated in any way this film still belonged to screenwriter Leonard Schrader. The film follows the life of a woman who was sold into various forms prostitution by her father at a young age and whose bad luck follows her into ruin. 8 x 10 inches. Fine condition. Criterion Collection 664. Toho Company unknown
1975rif. 164282London: Cinegate 1975. Four vintage studio still photographs from the UK release of the 1952 Japanese film. Provenance stamps and layout annotations on the versos. Based on Saikaku Ihara's 1686 collection of short stories about a noblewoman who falls into ruin as a result of her affair with a lowly page. Among director Kenji Mizoguchi's finest films an exploration of class gender and the search for dignity in seventeenth-century Japan. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Criterion Collection 664. Ebert IV. Rosenbaum 1000. Cinegate unknown books
1964rif. 137125Tokyo: Toho Company 1964. Vintage black-and-white reference studio still photograph from the US release of the 1952 Japanese film. Though not indicated in any way this film still belonged to screenwriter Leonard Schrader. The film follows the life of a woman who was sold into various forms prostitution by her father at a young age and whose bad luck follows her into ruin. 8 x 10 inches. Fine condition. Criterion Collection 664. Toho Company unknown books
rif. 140050N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. A cab driver in Mexico is devoutly dedicated to his daughter which causes a great change in his life. Joe Raciti was an actor best known for his work in "The Firebrand" 1962 in which he portrayed Jack Garcia. Set in Mexico City. Green titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Joseph A. Raciti-Carlyle. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1948rif. 152133N.p.: Brecher Productions 1948. Final Shooting script for the 1949 film. Copy belonging to uncredited editor Walter Thompson with his name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper and his manuscript pencil annotations throughout. The daughter of a factory worker causes an uproar in her family when she announces her engagement to her father's boss' son. Notable for having been written by but not starring Groucho Marx. Set in California. Red titled wrappers noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper dated August 24 1948. Title page present undated with credits for director-screenwriter Irving Brecher. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 137. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 9/3/48 and 10/7/48. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Brecher Productions unknown books
1939rif. 156674Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1939. Vintage studio still photograph of director William Wellman and a camera crew filming on location in New Mexico for the 1939 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1891 novel by Rudyard Kipling. An artist whose sight is failing struggles to complete his final painting while also grieving his broken relationship with his childhood sweetheart. Shot on location in Abiquiu Santa Fe and Espanola New Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1939rif. 156674Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1939. Vintage studio still photograph of director William Wellman and a camera crew filming on location in New Mexico for the 1939 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1891 novel by Rudyard Kipling. An artist whose sight is failing struggles to complete his final painting while also grieving his broken relationship with his childhood sweetheart. Shot on location in Abiquiu Santa Fe and Espanola New Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1984rif. 146940N.p.: N.p. 1984. First Draft script for the 1985 film. Text in English. Based on the 1960 German novel wherein a crew of bored sailors stationed on a floating lighthouse must suddenly fight to defend their vessel from a criminal trio seeking to overtake the ship. An early draft of the script written seven years before the film's release. Set and shot on location in Germany. Navy untitled wrappers. Title page present dated August 27 1984 noted as first draft with credits for screenwriter David Taylor and novelist Siegfried Lenz. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with slight yapping to the fore edge of the rear wrapper bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1978rif. 146577N.p.: N.p. 1978. Draft script for the 1985 film. Text in English. Based on the 1960 German novel wherein a crew of bored sailors stationed on a floating lighthouse must suddenly fight to defend their vessel from a criminal trio seeking to overtake the ship. An early draft of the script written seven years before the film's release. Set and shot on location in Germany. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated November 1978 with credits for screenwriter and novelist Siegfried Lenz screenwriter Rainer Soehnlein and translator Scott Morrison. 206 leaves with last page of text numbered 202. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with silver prong binding. N.p. unknown
1984rif. 146940N.p.: N.p. 1984. First Draft script for the 1985 film. Text in English. Based on the 1960 German novel wherein a crew of bored sailors stationed on a floating lighthouse must suddenly fight to defend their vessel from a criminal trio seeking to overtake the ship. An early draft of the script written seven years before the film's release. Set and shot on location in Germany. Navy untitled wrappers. Title page present dated August 27 1984 noted as first draft with credits for screenwriter David Taylor and novelist Siegfried Lenz. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with slight yapping to the fore edge of the rear wrapper bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1978rif. 146577N.p.: N.p. 1978. Draft script for the 1985 film. Text in English. Based on the 1960 German novel wherein a crew of bored sailors stationed on a floating lighthouse must suddenly fight to defend their vessel from a criminal trio seeking to overtake the ship. An early draft of the script written seven years before the film's release. Set and shot on location in Germany. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated November 1978 with credits for screenwriter and novelist Siegfried Lenz screenwriter Rainer Soehnlein and translator Scott Morrison. 206 leaves with last page of text numbered 202. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with silver prong binding. N.p. unknown books
1990rif. 163900Los Angeles: Linguini Productions 1990. Draft script for the 1991 film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. A British bartender and a magic-obsessed waitress at a successful brasserie in Chelsea decide to team up to rob the restaurant. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 films including "The Last Seduction" "Pulp Fiction" "From Dusk Till Dawn" "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018. Set in New York shot on location in New York City and Los Angeles. Blue rear wrapper lacking front wrapper. Title page present dated April 26 1990 with credits for screenwriters Tamar Brott and Richard Shepard. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with a large binder clip. Linguini Productions unknown
1991rif. 168485N.p.: N.p. 1991. Vintage reference photograph from the 1991 film showing David Bowie and Rosanna Arquette. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A British bartender and a magic-obsessed waitress at a successful brasserie in Chelsea decide to team up to rob the restaurant. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with two sets of pinholes at the top left corner. N.p. unknown
1991rif. 168485N.p.: N.p. 1991. Vintage reference photograph from the 1991 film showing David Bowie and Rosanna Arquette. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A British bartender and a magic-obsessed waitress at a successful brasserie in Chelsea decide to team up to rob the restaurant. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with two sets of pinholes at the top left corner. N.p. unknown books
1990rif. 163900Los Angeles: Linguini Productions 1990. Draft script for the 1991 film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. A British bartender and a magic-obsessed waitress at a successful brasserie in Chelsea decide to team up to rob the restaurant. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 films including "The Last Seduction" "Pulp Fiction" "From Dusk Till Dawn" "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018. Set in New York shot on location in New York City and Los Angeles. Blue rear wrapper lacking front wrapper. Title page present dated April 26 1990 with credits for screenwriters Tamar Brott and Richard Shepard. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with a large binder clip. Linguini Productions unknown books
rif. 146327N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. A young man with amnesia in the aftermath of a bloody car accident finds himself embroiled in a mysterious government plot. Tall burnt orange untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriters James Foster and John Davis. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good with dampstaining to the title page and final leaves wrapper Very Good plus with some fading and rusting near the binding bound internally with two silver brads. N.p. unknown
rif. 146327N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. A young man with amnesia in the aftermath of a bloody car accident finds himself embroiled in a mysterious government plot. Tall burnt orange untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriters James Foster and John Davis. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good with dampstaining to the title page and final leaves wrapper Very Good plus with some fading and rusting near the binding bound internally with two silver brads. N.p. unknown books
