Sinclair Ross (novel); James de Felice (screenwriter); Graeme Gibson, Margret Kopala (screenwriters)Biblio.com
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1986réf. 146954N.p.: N.p. 1986. Final Draft script for an unproduced film. With a small handwritten label on the front wrapper reading "Please return to / Telefilm Canada / 144 S. Beverly Dr. #400 / Beverly Hills CA 90212." Based on Sinclair Ross' 1941 novel about a Canadian family's struggle to survive during the Great Depression. Set in Horizon a fictitious small Canadian prairie town. Silver untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated MARCH / 1986 noted as Final Screenplay with credits for screenwriters James de Felice Graeme Gibson and Margret Kopala. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with black comb binding. N.p. unknown
1980réf. 163629Los Angeles: AVCO Embassy Pictures 1980. Collection of eighteen vintage studio still photographs from the 1980 film all with bottom margins with text and all with a dated "Oct 10 1980" MPAA stamps on the versos. Based on Brian Garfield's 1975 novel about CIA agent Miles Kendig Matthau who decides to retire and to ensure his privacy threatens to send his memoirs to the world's intelligence agencies. When the CIA disregards his threat he writes and mail chapters one-by-one. To avoid compromising their operations two CIA agents Waterston and Beatty set out to silence Kendig by any means. Shot on location in Georgia England Germany and Austria. 8 x 10 inches Near Fine all with light overall toning. Criterion Collection 163. AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown books
1980réf. 163629Los Angeles: AVCO Embassy Pictures 1980. Collection of eighteen vintage studio still photographs from the 1980 film all with bottom margins with text and all with a dated "Oct 10 1980" MPAA stamps on the versos. Based on Brian Garfield's 1975 novel about CIA agent Miles Kendig Matthau who decides to retire and to ensure his privacy threatens to send his memoirs to the world's intelligence agencies. When the CIA disregards his threat he writes and mail chapters one-by-one. To avoid compromising their operations two CIA agents Waterston and Beatty set out to silence Kendig by any means. Shot on location in Georgia England Germany and Austria. 8 x 10 inches Near Fine all with light overall toning. Criterion Collection 163. AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown
1935réf. 148854Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1935. Vintage reference photograph from the 1935 film showing actor Bill "Bojangles" Robinson as the mayor of Harlem mirroring his own honorary title. A wealthy young man falls for a New York singer leading her con artist father to use her as a pawn in a money-lending scheme. Set in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1935réf. 148854Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1935. Vintage reference photograph from the 1935 film showing actor Bill "Bojangles" Robinson as the mayor of Harlem mirroring his own honorary title. A wealthy young man falls for a New York singer leading her con artist father to use her as a pawn in a money-lending scheme. Set in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1987réf. 166914Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1987. Rainbow Revision Draft script for the eighteenth episode of the first season of the 1987-1989 ABC television series which aired on March 16 1988. Script labeled copy number 3 on the front wrapper and title page. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher the creators of "L.A. Law" "Hooperman" premiered on ABC on September 9 1987 and aired for two seasons and fourty two episodes ending on July 19 1989. John Ritter stars as San Francisco police Inspector Harry Hooperman who inherits the rundown apartment building he lives in and a temperamental Jack Russell terrier when his elderly landlady is killed in a robbery and hires Susan Smith played by Debrah Farentino to manage the building and with whom he becomes romantically involved. In this episode Hooperman enlists the aid of an eccentric pilot in a child runaway case and becomes concerned that Inspector McNeil's eye problems could possibly put them both at risk. Gray titled 20th Century-Fox wrappers. Title page present dated August 06 1987 with credits for screenwriter Rick Kellard. 40 leaves with last page of text numbered 31. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink green yellow and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 8/13/87 and 8/21/87. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown books
1987réf. 166914Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1987. Rainbow Revision Draft script for the eighteenth episode of the first season of the 1987-1989 ABC television series which aired on March 16 1988. Script labeled copy number 3 on the front wrapper and title page. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher the creators of "L.A. Law" "Hooperman" premiered on ABC on September 9 1987 and aired for two seasons and fourty two episodes ending on July 19 1989. John Ritter stars as San Francisco police Inspector Harry Hooperman who inherits the rundown apartment building he lives in and a temperamental Jack Russell terrier when his elderly landlady is killed in a robbery and hires Susan Smith played by Debrah Farentino to manage the building and with whom he becomes romantically involved. In this episode Hooperman enlists the aid of an eccentric pilot in a child runaway case and becomes concerned that Inspector McNeil's eye problems could possibly put them both at risk. Gray titled 20th Century-Fox wrappers. Title page present dated August 06 1987 with credits for screenwriter Rick Kellard. 40 leaves with last page of text numbered 31. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink green yellow and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 8/13/87 and 8/21/87. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown
1972réf. 154493New York: Metromedia Producers Corporation 1972. Revised Draft script for the 1973 television film which aired on March 1 1973 on CBS. Copy belonging to uncredited still photographer Jack Stager his name in manuscript marker on top of the title page with the annotations of production dates "12-11-72 to 12-22-72" in manuscript ink and copy number "17" in manuscript green marker. Laid in are a four page and a single page Crew and Staff List a two page Schedule and a three and a single page Cast List all with the annotation of Stager's name in manuscript marker to top right of first page. Based on the 1971 book by Gay Talese about the Bonanno crime family in the 1960s. Salvatore Bonanno takes control of the family business after the kidnapping of his father causing a rift in the family and inciting a bloody Mafioso war. Yellow untitled card wrappers with a titled Metromedia Producers Corporation label. Title page present dated 12-9-72 noted as REVISE with credits for screenwriter Lewis John Carlino and author Gay Talese. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 99. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a prong binding. Metromedia Producers Corporation unknown books
1972réf. 154493New York: Metromedia Producers Corporation 1972. Revised Draft script for the 1973 television film which aired on March 1 1973 on CBS. Copy belonging to uncredited still photographer Jack Stager his name in manuscript marker on top of the title page with the annotations of production dates "12-11-72 to 12-22-72" in manuscript ink and copy number "17" in manuscript green marker. Laid in are a four page and a single page Crew and Staff List a two page Schedule and a three and a single page Cast List all with the annotation of Stager's name in manuscript marker to top right of first page. Based on the 1971 book by Gay Talese about the Bonanno crime family in the 1960s. Salvatore Bonanno takes control of the family business after the kidnapping of his father causing a rift in the family and inciting a bloody Mafioso war. Yellow untitled card wrappers with a titled Metromedia Producers Corporation label. Title page present dated 12-9-72 noted as REVISE with credits for screenwriter Lewis John Carlino and author Gay Talese. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 99. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a prong binding. Metromedia Producers Corporation unknown
1979réf. 166579N.p.: N.p. 1979. Final script for the 1981 film. Copy belonging to construction coordinator Hendrik "Hank" Wynands with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. The small town of Ticlaw has only one attraction: an amusement park. When construction builds a new freeway nearby with no exit into Ticlaw the town will do anything to alter the project in their favor. Director John Schlesinger's first film of the 1980s. Shot on location in Apopka Mount Dora and Sarasota Florida. Hot pink titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 24 1979 noted as FINAL SCRIPT noted as copy No. 158 in manuscript ink with credit for screenwriter Edward Clinton. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus faded on the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1981réf. 159182Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1981. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1981 film. A highway is constructed that passes a small tourist town in Florida. The mayor made a deal to secure an off ramp that ends up not being built. The townspeople then paint the town pink to attract tourists. Set in Florida shot on location in Florida California New York Arizona and Utah. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1979réf. 166579N.p.: N.p. 1979. Final script for the 1981 film. Copy belonging to construction coordinator Hendrik "Hank" Wynands with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. The small town of Ticlaw has only one attraction: an amusement park. When construction builds a new freeway nearby with no exit into Ticlaw the town will do anything to alter the project in their favor. Director John Schlesinger's first film of the 1980s. Shot on location in Apopka Mount Dora and Sarasota Florida. Hot pink titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 24 1979 noted as FINAL SCRIPT noted as copy No. 158 in manuscript ink with credit for screenwriter Edward Clinton. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus faded on the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1993réf. 149995N.p.: N.p. 1993. Draft script for the 1994 film. A political thriller set during the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China wherein a British assassin is tasked with killing several prominent Chinese government officials. Set in Hong Kong shot on location in Hong Kong and the Philippines. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated June 2 1993 with credits for screenwriter Randall Fontana. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. N.p. unknown books
1993réf. 149995N.p.: N.p. 1993. Draft script for the 1994 film. A political thriller set during the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China wherein a British assassin is tasked with killing several prominent Chinese government officials. Set in Hong Kong shot on location in Hong Kong and the Philippines. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated June 2 1993 with credits for screenwriter Randall Fontana. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. N.p. unknown
1970réf. 141943N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Text in French. Green untitled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Eric Ferro. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two silver binder clips. Pagination available upon request. N.p. unknown books
1961réf. 153065Hollywood: Sonney Amusement Enterprises 1961. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1961 B-film. All three with the stamp of International Films on the verso along with manuscript ink and pencil annotations noting the film's title. The only material we have ever handled from a film released by Sonney Amusement Enterprises or directed by the notorious low-budget director Peter Perry Jr. Honeymooners on a supposedly abandoned beach on remote Thunder Island soon discover the island is not as abandoned as it appears. A notable horror cheapie that indulges early "nudie"-style sexploitation as well as "auteur" trappings such as a title card reading "Finis" even though the film is an American production. Set in Las Vegas and on Thunder Island. 9.25 x 7 inches. Very Good overall. Sonney Amusement Enterprises unknown books
1970réf. 141943N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Text in French. Green untitled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Eric Ferro. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two silver binder clips. Pagination available upon request. N.p. unknown
1961réf. 153065Hollywood: Sonney Amusement Enterprises 1961. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1961 B-film. All three with the stamp of International Films on the verso along with manuscript ink and pencil annotations noting the film's title. The only material we have ever handled from a film released by Sonney Amusement Enterprises or directed by the notorious low-budget director Peter Perry Jr. Honeymooners on a supposedly abandoned beach on remote Thunder Island soon discover the island is not as abandoned as it appears. A notable horror cheapie that indulges early "nudie"-style sexploitation as well as "auteur" trappings such as a title card reading "Finis" even though the film is an American production. Set in Las Vegas and on Thunder Island. 9.25 x 7 inches. Very Good overall. Sonney Amusement Enterprises unknown
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 books
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
