10 190 résultats
1990réf. 138817New York: Cinehaus / Ed Pressman Productions 1990. Draft script for the 1991 film. The third film to be written and directed by Mamet. Script belonging to actor Paul Butler a Mamet regular who plays Commissioner Walker in the film. Laid in is an unrelated legal agreement addressed to Butler regarding his involvement in the 1986 television series "Crime Story." Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in a nameless American city shot in Baltimore. White self wrappers integral with title page dated JULY 1990 with a credit for screenwriter Mamet and with mention of Ed Pressman Productions and Cinehaus Inc. Xerographically reproduced. 146 pages last leaf numbered 145. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good only with some edgewear bound with three gold brads. Criterion Collection 486. Grant US Neo-Noir. Silver and Ward US Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Cinehaus / Ed Pressman Productions unknown
1961réf. 161215N.p.: William Castle Productions 1961. Vintage 40 x 60 inch poster for the 1961 film. Rare in this size format. A mysterious woman offers a bellboy $2000 to marry her only to brutally murder the justice of the peace during the ceremony before fleeing. Widely regarded as one of the best films of director and B-movie maestro William Castle and undeniably influenced by Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" released the year prior. Castle well known for his utilization of promotional gimmicks implemented a "Fright Break" for "Homicidal;" a 45-second timer which overlays the impending climax with Castle's voice-over advising the audience they could leave the theater and receive a full refund if they were too frightened to see the ending of the film audience members who chose to leave however would have to wait in a yellow cardboard booth entitled the "Coward's Corner" manned by a nurse with a blood pressure cuff. 40 x 60 inches. Very Good plus with light overall creasing and minor edgewear else bright and unfaded. See image. William Castle Productions unknown books
1961réf. 161215N.p.: William Castle Productions 1961. Vintage 40 x 60 inch poster for the 1961 film. Rare in this size format. A mysterious woman offers a bellboy $2000 to marry her only to brutally murder the justice of the peace during the ceremony before fleeing. Widely regarded as one of the best films of director and B-movie maestro William Castle and undeniably influenced by Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" released the year prior. Castle well known for his utilization of promotional gimmicks implemented a "Fright Break" for "Homicidal;" a 45-second timer which overlays the impending climax with Castle's voice-over advising the audience they could leave the theater and receive a full refund if they were too frightened to see the ending of the film audience members who chose to leave however would have to wait in a yellow cardboard booth entitled the "Coward's Corner" manned by a nurse with a blood pressure cuff. 40 x 60 inches. Very Good plus with light overall creasing and minor edgewear else bright and unfaded. See image. William Castle Productions unknown
1975réf. 147070Venice CA: Capricorn Productions 1975. Treatment script for an unproduced film. With an annotation in manuscript ink on the front wrapper noting the title of the script and another on the first page of text noting an editorial revision. The jazz-loving navigator of a small Japanese submarine finds himself accidentally stranded in a small American town in 1944 and must convince the wary townspeople that he is Chinese in order to avoid persecution. Set in the American Midwest. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1975 with credit for screenwriter Joe Ravetz. 20 leaves with last page of text numbered 19. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Capricorn Productions unknown books
1975réf. 147070Venice CA: Capricorn Productions 1975. Treatment script for an unproduced film. With an annotation in manuscript ink on the front wrapper noting the title of the script and another on the first page of text noting an editorial revision. The jazz-loving navigator of a small Japanese submarine finds himself accidentally stranded in a small American town in 1944 and must convince the wary townspeople that he is Chinese in order to avoid persecution. Set in the American Midwest. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1975 with credit for screenwriter Joe Ravetz. 20 leaves with last page of text numbered 19. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Capricorn Productions unknown
1946réf. 146888Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1946. Final script for the 1946 film. Based on the 1944 comedic mystery novel by Craig Rice about the children of a widowed mystery novelist attempting to solve a murder in their neighborhood with the help of a handsome police lieutenant. Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL rubber-stamped copy No. 66 and production No. 100 dated MARCH 2 1946. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated March 2 1946 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriter F. Hugh Herbert. 192 leaves with last page of text numbered 160. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/12/46 and 5/7/46. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus slightly yapped to the fore edges bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1946réf. 146888Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1946. Final script for the 1946 film. Based on the 1944 comedic mystery novel by Craig Rice about the children of a widowed mystery novelist attempting to solve a murder in their neighborhood with the help of a handsome police lieutenant. Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL rubber-stamped copy No. 66 and production No. 100 dated MARCH 2 1946. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated March 2 1946 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriter F. Hugh Herbert. 192 leaves with last page of text numbered 160. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/12/46 and 5/7/46. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus slightly yapped to the fore edges bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1970réf. 141053N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript pencil on the title page. A motorcycle racer decides to settle down and open a motorcycle garage in a small town. He soon realizes his dangerous past has earned him the scorn of the local government which is revealed to be intent on shutting him down. Set in Freedom Arizona. Brown untitled wrappers with die cut title window in the British style. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Temma Kramer. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1970réf. 141053N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript pencil on the title page. A motorcycle racer decides to settle down and open a motorcycle garage in a small town. He soon realizes his dangerous past has earned him the scorn of the local government which is revealed to be intent on shutting him down. Set in Freedom Arizona. Brown untitled wrappers with die cut title window in the British style. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Temma Kramer. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
1970réf. 141508N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced play. The times and trials of a Hollywood diner and its patrons and employees who all want to be famous in motion pictures. Set in Hollywood. White untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Lillian Kreiger Burton. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 34. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1949réf. 148779Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1949. Three vintage studio still photographs and one vintage reference photograph from the 1949 film. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso one stamped No. 12 and several with provenance stamps on the verso. An African American man recalls his experiences as a surveyor during World War II in particular remembering a troubled reconnaissance mission on a Japanese-controlled island with a platoon of hostile racist soldiers. Set in the Pacific Islands shot on location in Malibu and Baldwin Hills California. 10 x 8 inches. Two photographs Very Good plus two photographs Very Good with pinholes light toning and one with manuscript annotations to the bottom edge. United Artists unknown books
1949réf. 148779Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1949. Three vintage studio still photographs and one vintage reference photograph from the 1949 film. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso one stamped No. 12 and several with provenance stamps on the verso. An African American man recalls his experiences as a surveyor during World War II in particular remembering a troubled reconnaissance mission on a Japanese-controlled island with a platoon of hostile racist soldiers. Set in the Pacific Islands shot on location in Malibu and Baldwin Hills California. 10 x 8 inches. Two photographs Very Good plus two photographs Very Good with pinholes light toning and one with manuscript annotations to the bottom edge. United Artists unknown
1974réf. 132521London: BFI Production 1974. Two vintage black-and-white double weight still photographs from the 1974 UK short film featuring several families of actors this film being the only credit for some. 7.25 x 9.25 inches with no borders as issued. Faint pin-sized indentations and ink annotations on the verso else Near Fine. BFI Production unknown books
réf. 158299N.p.: Howard Film Group / REI Production 1985. Draft script for the 1986 film. Annotations in manuscript ink relating to Unit Production Manager Scott White on the front wrapper. An unusual hybrid of exploitation and screwball cop comedy about a mother who travels to Hollywood to find her runaway daughter seeking the help of police after discovering her daughter's descent into the pornography industry. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. Blue titled wrappers with a rubber stamped date of "Jul 31 1985." Title page present dated July 26 1985 with credits for screenwriter James J. Docherty. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. Howard Film Group / REI Production unknown books
1934réf. 149509Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1934. Vintage reference photograph from the 1934 film showing Mickey Mouse speaking to an astonished Jimmy Durante. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations to the verso regarding layout. An actor known for starring in jungle films wants to work with real lions in his next movie and decides to throw a big star-studded party to win over a wealthy European baron who keeps lions as pets. Set in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1939réf. 172228Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1939. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1939 film showing a gloomy Buster Keaton. A comedy set during the early days of film about a young Broadway star who is chosen to be an ingenue of the silent screen. Keaton appeared in a cameo in the film as did numerous other icons of the silent era including Ben Turpin Mack Sennett and Chester Conklin. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good lightly toned with offsetting to the recto. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1939réf. 172228Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1939. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1939 film showing a gloomy Buster Keaton. A comedy set during the early days of film about a young Broadway star who is chosen to be an ingenue of the silent screen. Keaton appeared in a cameo in the film as did numerous other icons of the silent era including Ben Turpin Mack Sennett and Chester Conklin. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good lightly toned with offsetting to the recto. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1934réf. 149509Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1934. Vintage reference photograph from the 1934 film showing Mickey Mouse speaking to an astonished Jimmy Durante. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations to the verso regarding layout. An actor known for starring in jungle films wants to work with real lions in his next movie and decides to throw a big star-studded party to win over a wealthy European baron who keeps lions as pets. Set in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1948réf. 148430Los Angeles: Eagle-Lion Films 1948. Vintage US lobby card for the 1948 film noir here under the alternate title "The Scar." With brief manuscript annotations to the verso. Based on the 1946 novel wherein a desperate con man on the run from the mob goes into hiding by impersonating a psychiatrist unaware that the doctor has his own debts to pay. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus with light toning to the edges and a tiny closed tear to the bottom edge. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Silver and Ward US. Eagle-Lion Films unknown books
1948réf. 148430Los Angeles: Eagle-Lion Films 1948. Vintage US lobby card for the 1948 film noir here under the alternate title "The Scar." With brief manuscript annotations to the verso. Based on the 1946 novel wherein a desperate con man on the run from the mob goes into hiding by impersonating a psychiatrist unaware that the doctor has his own debts to pay. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus with light toning to the edges and a tiny closed tear to the bottom edge. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Silver and Ward US. Eagle-Lion Films unknown
1959réf. 132206London: National Screen Service 1959. Eight vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1959 US film. A high-budget comedy with low-budget results about an older couple chasing their daughters through South America while they search for love. 8 x 10 inches. Pinholes to one still and brief light creases overall else Near Fine. National Screen Service unknown books
1959réf. 132206London: National Screen Service 1959. Eight vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1959 US film. A high-budget comedy with low-budget results about an older couple chasing their daughters through South America while they search for love. 8 x 10 inches. Pinholes to one still and brief light creases overall else Near Fine. National Screen Service unknown
1965réf. 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
1965réf. 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
1966réf. 151319N.p.: N.p. 1966. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1966 film showing Herman's Hermits who appear as fictionalized versions of themselves in the film. A NASA scientist is sent to covertly gather information about Herman's Hermits after the children of US astronauts pick "Herman's Hermits" to be the name of the newest Gemini space capsule. The second US film to feature the British-based band following "When the Boys Meet the Girls" 1965. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
