1988rif. 140360Santa Monica: Home Box Office HBO 1988. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1988 television movie. A television drama about a young doctor who persuades a truck driver to transport medical supplies aiding a cholera-stricken African community. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Home Box Office [HBO] unknown books
1963rif. 145423Universal City: Universal Pictures 1963. Three vintage studio still photographs from the set of the 1963 film. Based on Philip MacDonald's 1959 novel. A star-studded film about a former intelligence officer who receives a list of eleven names all people who have died under mysterious circumstances. Set in London shot on location in Ireland and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1963rif. 140583N.p.: Joel Productions 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film. A former intelligence investigates a string of unusual deaths occurring in and around the Gleneyre estate. Shot on location in Ireland and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light toning overall pin holes and a small closed tear to the bottom margin. Joel Productions unknown books
1963rif. 145423Universal City: Universal Pictures 1963. Three vintage studio still photographs from the set of the 1963 film. Based on Philip MacDonald's 1959 novel. A star-studded film about a former intelligence officer who receives a list of eleven names all people who have died under mysterious circumstances. Set in London shot on location in Ireland and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1960rif. 151698N.p.: N.p. 1960. Two vintage borderless reference photographs taken on the set of the 1960 film one showing director Jean-Luc Godard and a camera crew filming a scene with actor Michel Subor the other showing Godard and cinematographer Raoul Coutard. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the verso. During the Algerian War a French agent is ordered to assassinate a member of the National Liberation Front of Algeria FLN but cannot complete the mission due to his involvement with a pro-FLN woman. Shot in 1960 but not released until 1963 due to a French ban on torture scenes thus Godard's second feature film but fourth to be released. Set in Algeria shot on location in Switzerland. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 1010. Grant France. N.p. unknown
1976rif. 149763N.p.: N.p. 1976. Two vintage color reference photographs from the 1976 film one showing actor Jodie Foster the other showing actor Scott Jacoby and the back of Connie Foster Jodie's older sister and body double for the scene. One with a collector label on the verso and manuscript ink annotations noting the film's German title the other with a printed mimeo snipe specific to the film's Dutch release. Based on Laird Koenig's 1974 novel wherein a teenage girl living alone attempts to hide a dark familial secret from her upper-crust neighbors. To the displeasure of several producers Jodie Foster who was 13 years old at the time of filming refused to appear in a sex scene with Jacoby leading director Nicolas Gessner to call in Foster's 21 year-old sister as a nude body double. Set in Wells Harbor Maine and shot on location in Montreal and Knowlton Quebec. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes to the corners and light fading overall. N.p. unknown
1933rif. 131639Burbank CA: First National Pictures / Warner Brothers 1933. Vvintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1933 film. With a typewritten snipe affixed to the verso as issued. Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a house from down-on-her-luck Ruth and hires her as social secretary. He rescues Polly Cass from a horsefall and goes home to meet her dad who sells him some phony stock certificates. When he learns about this he sends to Chicago for mob help. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. First National Pictures / Warner Brothers unknown books
1976rif. 149763N.p.: N.p. 1976. Two vintage color reference photographs from the 1976 film one showing actor Jodie Foster the other showing actor Scott Jacoby and the back of Connie Foster Jodie's older sister and body double for the scene. One with a collector label on the verso and manuscript ink annotations noting the film's German title the other with a printed mimeo snipe specific to the film's Dutch release. Based on Laird Koenig's 1974 novel wherein a teenage girl living alone attempts to hide a dark familial secret from her upper-crust neighbors. To the displeasure of several producers Jodie Foster who was 13 years old at the time of filming refused to appear in a sex scene with Jacoby leading director Nicolas Gessner to call in Foster's 21 year-old sister as a nude body double. Set in Wells Harbor Maine and shot on location in Montreal and Knowlton Quebec. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes to the corners and light fading overall. N.p. unknown books
1960rif. 151698N.p.: N.p. 1960. Two vintage borderless reference photographs taken on the set of the 1960 film one showing director Jean-Luc Godard and a camera crew filming a scene with actor Michel Subor the other showing Godard and cinematographer Raoul Coutard. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the verso. During the Algerian War a French agent is ordered to assassinate a member of the National Liberation Front of Algeria FLN but cannot complete the mission due to his involvement with a pro-FLN woman. Shot in 1960 but not released until 1963 due to a French ban on torture scenes thus Godard's second feature film but fourth to be released. Set in Algeria shot on location in Switzerland. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 1010. Grant France. N.p. unknown books
1953rif. 173031Burbank CA: Walt Disney 1953. Eight vintage hand-tinted British front-of-house cards from the 1953 Disney film. A documentary following the everyday behaviors of the desert-dwelling animals of the southwestern US. The first feature-length film in Walt Disney Productions' "True-Life Adventures" film series which focused on animal behavior and zoology. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Shot on location in Utah California and Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. National Film Registry. Walt Disney unknown
1953rif. 149681Burbank CA: Walt Disney 1953. Vintage reference photograph from the 1953 film showing sound effects specialists Jim McDonald "Rusty" Jones and Earl Hatch in the studio using a variety of instruments several appearing makeshift to create musical accompaniment for the film. A documentary following the everyday behaviors of the desert-dwelling animals of the southwestern US. The first feature-length film in Walt Disney Productions' "True-Life Adventures" film series which focused on animal behavior and zoology. Shot on location in Tucson Arizona. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. National Film Registry. Walt Disney unknown
1953rif. 156118N.p.: Herzog Film 1953. Vintage program for the German release of the 1953 film. Text and titles in German. A documentary following the everyday behaviors of the desert-dwelling animals of the southwestern US. The first feature-length film in Walt Disney Productions' "True-Life Adventures" film series which focused on animal behavior and zoology. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Shot on location in Utah California and Arizona. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. Very Good plus with light wear at the corners. National Film Registry. Herzog Film unknown books
1953rif. 173031Burbank CA: Walt Disney 1953. Eight vintage hand-tinted British front-of-house cards from the 1953 Disney film. A documentary following the everyday behaviors of the desert-dwelling animals of the southwestern US. The first feature-length film in Walt Disney Productions' "True-Life Adventures" film series which focused on animal behavior and zoology. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary. Shot on location in Utah California and Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. National Film Registry. Walt Disney unknown books
1953rif. 149681Burbank CA: Walt Disney 1953. Vintage reference photograph from the 1953 film showing sound effects specialists Jim McDonald "Rusty" Jones and Earl Hatch in the studio using a variety of instruments several appearing makeshift to create musical accompaniment for the film. A documentary following the everyday behaviors of the desert-dwelling animals of the southwestern US. The first feature-length film in Walt Disney Productions' "True-Life Adventures" film series which focused on animal behavior and zoology. Shot on location in Tucson Arizona. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. National Film Registry. Walt Disney unknown books
1946rif. 156250New York: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage reference photograph from the 1946 film noir seen here under the working title "What Nancy Wanted" showing actor Robert Mitchum in an artist's studio. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. RKO Radio Pictures stamp on the verso crediting photographer Alex Kahle. Moments before his wedding a man learns that his fiancée is a kleptomaniac who has cheated lied and even killed in her previous relationships. Set in Manhattan. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1946rif. 156250New York: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage reference photograph from the 1946 film noir seen here under the working title "What Nancy Wanted" showing actor Robert Mitchum in an artist's studio. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. RKO Radio Pictures stamp on the verso crediting photographer Alex Kahle. Moments before his wedding a man learns that his fiancée is a kleptomaniac who has cheated lied and even killed in her previous relationships. Set in Manhattan. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1969rif. 167032Universal City: Universal - Public Arts Productions 1969. Draft script for the 1969 film here under the working title "The Savarona Syndrome" copy belonging to uncredited actor Nick Dimitri with the manuscript ink annotations of his name and character "cat burglar" on the front wrapper and circling the character on the "Cast" page. Based on the 1963 novel "The Twelfth of Never" by director and screenwriter Douglas Heyes. Harry Guardino stars as private investigator Leo Gordon hired to trail the mistress of a reclusive billionaire. The morning after a dalliance between the investigator and his subject Gordon finds the mistress murdered and has to find the killer and the reason he was set up as the fall guy. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles and Southern California. Front wrapper integral with the title page dated Novmeber 13 1968 with credits for screenwriter Douglas Heyes. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with green revision pages throughout dated 1/3/69. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Universal - Public Arts Productions unknown
1987rif. 145894London: HandMade Films 1987. Revised Draft script for the 1987 film. Single manuscript notation in ink on page 62 a scene deletion. Based on the 1955 novel by Brian Moore. A pious spinster living in a boardinghouse begins an ersatz romance with a fellow resident looking to bankroll his next business venture. Novelist Moore born and raised in Belfast was highly acclaimed for his vivid descriptions of life in Ireland after the Second World War in particular for his exploration of The Troubles. Set and shot on location in Dublin. Blue untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated February 1987 noted as Revised Draft with credits for screenwriter Peter Nelson and novelist Brian Moore. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with white Velo binding partially loose. Indicator 123. HandMade Films unknown
1987rif. 145894London: HandMade Films 1987. Revised Draft script for the 1987 film. Single manuscript notation in ink on page 62 a scene deletion. Based on the 1955 novel by Brian Moore. A pious spinster living in a boardinghouse begins an ersatz romance with a fellow resident looking to bankroll his next business venture. Novelist Moore born and raised in Belfast was highly acclaimed for his vivid descriptions of life in Ireland after the Second World War in particular for his exploration of The Troubles. Set and shot on location in Dublin. Blue untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated February 1987 noted as Revised Draft with credits for screenwriter Peter Nelson and novelist Brian Moore. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with white Velo binding partially loose. Indicator 123. HandMade Films unknown books
1969rif. 167032Universal City: Universal - Public Arts Productions 1969. Draft script for the 1969 film here under the working title "The Savarona Syndrome" copy belonging to uncredited actor Nick Dimitri with the manuscript ink annotations of his name and character "cat burglar" on the front wrapper and circling the character on the "Cast" page. Based on the 1963 novel "The Twelfth of Never" by director and screenwriter Douglas Heyes. Harry Guardino stars as private investigator Leo Gordon hired to trail the mistress of a reclusive billionaire. The morning after a dalliance between the investigator and his subject Gordon finds the mistress murdered and has to find the killer and the reason he was set up as the fall guy. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles and Southern California. Front wrapper integral with the title page dated Novmeber 13 1968 with credits for screenwriter Douglas Heyes. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with green revision pages throughout dated 1/3/69. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Universal - Public Arts Productions unknown books
1960rif. 153165N.p.: N.p. 1960. Draft script for an unproduced Western film. Based on the 1959 novel by James Woodruff Smith. A solitary cowboy ventures into the wilderness seeking to take his revenge on the gunslinger who kidnapped his mother and left his father to die. Brown untitled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for novelist and screenwriter James Woodruff Smith. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1960rif. 153165N.p.: N.p. 1960. Draft script for an unproduced Western film. Based on the 1959 novel by James Woodruff Smith. A solitary cowboy ventures into the wilderness seeking to take his revenge on the gunslinger who kidnapped his mother and left his father to die. Brown untitled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for novelist and screenwriter James Woodruff Smith. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1966rif. 152456Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1966. Revised Final Draft script for the 21st episode of season one of the 1965-1966 television series originally aired on February 16 1966 on ABC. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Based on the 1958 film directed by Martin Ritt which was in turn based on the 1931 novella "Spotted Horses" the 1939 short story "Barn Burning" and the 1940 novel "The Hamlet" by William Faulkner. The series followed the Varners a wealthy Mississippi family whose patriarch is forced to confront the newly arrived young son of his former rival who challenges the Varners' control over the town. Set in the fictitious town of Frenchman's Bend Mississippi. Red titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper dated January 11 1966. Title page present dated January 11 1966 noted as REVISED FINAL with credits for screenwriter Mike Zagor. 62 leaves with last page of text numbered 60. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown
1964rif. 152455Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1964. First Draft script for the pilot episode of the 1965-1966 television series originally aired on September 16 1965 on ABC. Based on the 1958 film directed by Martin Ritt which was in turn based on the 1931 novella "Spotted Horses" the 1939 short story "Barn Burning" and the 1940 novel "The Hamlet" by William Faulkner. The series followed the Varners a wealthy Mississippi family whose patriarch is forced to confront the newly arrived young son of his former rival who challenges the Varners' control over the town. Set in the fictitious town of Frenchman's Bend Mississippi. Red titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper dated October 7 1964. Title page present dated October 7 1964 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Earl Hamner film screenwriters Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. and story and novel credits to William Faulkner. 63 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Multilith duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only with blue pink green and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 12/3/64 and 12/21/64. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown
1964rif. 152455Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1964. First Draft script for the pilot episode of the 1965-1966 television series originally aired on September 16 1965 on ABC. Based on the 1958 film directed by Martin Ritt which was in turn based on the 1931 novella "Spotted Horses" the 1939 short story "Barn Burning" and the 1940 novel "The Hamlet" by William Faulkner. The series followed the Varners a wealthy Mississippi family whose patriarch is forced to confront the newly arrived young son of his former rival who challenges the Varners' control over the town. Set in the fictitious town of Frenchman's Bend Mississippi. Red titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper dated October 7 1964. Title page present dated October 7 1964 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Earl Hamner film screenwriters Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. and story and novel credits to William Faulkner. 63 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Multilith duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only with blue pink green and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 12/3/64 and 12/21/64. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown books
