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1958réf. 152538N.p.: N.p. 1958. Archive of production material for an unproduced television presentation presumably a pilot seen here under its alternate title "Silent Enemy." Included are one partial draft script several letters and memos between screenwriter Arthur Hailey agent Maeve Southgate and Theatre Guild executives William Herman and Arthur Heinemann. Also in the archive are several memos from within the Theatre Guild office discussing revisions to the script and ultimately declining to move ahead with production. Dated variously between May 12 and September 5 1958 with a three-page manuscript summary of revisions made to the script ostensibly in Hailey's hand and two carbon typescript summaries of the same. As noted in several letters from Maeve Southgate Hailey's screenplay was previously used for the television episode "Death Minus One" which aired on BBC on the British television anthology series "Encounter" on January 28 1958. A young American girl visiting her cousin in London is trapped when postwar ruins collapse leading a police sergeant to rescue her. As he works to retrieve the girl The sergeant discovers an unexploded bomb with her among the rubble. Set in London. Draft script: Lacking wrappers and title page. Approximately 60 leaves. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine unbound. All other materials lightly creased to the edges else Near Fine overall. Pagination available upon request. N.p. unknown books
1958réf. 152538N.p.: N.p. 1958. Archive of production material for an unproduced television presentation presumably a pilot seen here under its alternate title "Silent Enemy." Included are one partial draft script several letters and memos between screenwriter Arthur Hailey agent Maeve Southgate and Theatre Guild executives William Herman and Arthur Heinemann. Also in the archive are several memos from within the Theatre Guild office discussing revisions to the script and ultimately declining to move ahead with production. Dated variously between May 12 and September 5 1958 with a three-page manuscript summary of revisions made to the script ostensibly in Hailey's hand and two carbon typescript summaries of the same. As noted in several letters from Maeve Southgate Hailey's screenplay was previously used for the television episode "Death Minus One" which aired on BBC on the British television anthology series "Encounter" on January 28 1958. A young American girl visiting her cousin in London is trapped when postwar ruins collapse leading a police sergeant to rescue her. As he works to retrieve the girl The sergeant discovers an unexploded bomb with her among the rubble. Set in London. Draft script: Lacking wrappers and title page. Approximately 60 leaves. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine unbound. All other materials lightly creased to the edges else Near Fine overall. Pagination available upon request. N.p. unknown
1977réf. 152290N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. A class of predominantly Black students at Howard University College of Medicine share a variety of humorous sentimental and unusual experiences in their time at the school. Jefferson previously worked as a screenwriter for "Disco 9000" 1977 and "Death Drug" 1978. Set in Washington DC. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Roland S. Jefferson and story credits to Jefferson and Eric P. Jones. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink yellow and green revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/16/77 and 4/20/77. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1977réf. 152290N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. A class of predominantly Black students at Howard University College of Medicine share a variety of humorous sentimental and unusual experiences in their time at the school. Jefferson previously worked as a screenwriter for "Disco 9000" 1977 and "Death Drug" 1978. Set in Washington DC. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Roland S. Jefferson and story credits to Jefferson and Eric P. Jones. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink yellow and green revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/16/77 and 4/20/77. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1971réf. 151550N.p.: Alfa Cinematografica 1971. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of Luchino Visconti and Silvana Mangano on the set of the 1971 film. Mimeo snipe "Parimage" stamp and "Camera Press" stamp on verso. Based on Thomas Mann's 1912 novella. Mann's lonely and obsessed novelist was transformed by Visconti into a composer based on Mahler who travels to Venice for his health and becomes increasingly obsessed with an adolescent Polish boy. The middle film of Visconit's "German Trilogy" an impressionistic conceptual cycle that begins with "The Damned" 1969 and ends with "Ludwig" 1972. Nominated for an Academy Award and for the Palm d'Or. Shot on location in Venice Italy. 12 x 9 inches. Very Good plus with some creasing and two small closed tears to left edge. Criterion Collection 962. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Alfa Cinematografica unknown books
1971réf. 151550N.p.: Alfa Cinematografica 1971. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of Luchino Visconti and Silvana Mangano on the set of the 1971 film. Mimeo snipe "Parimage" stamp and "Camera Press" stamp on verso. Based on Thomas Mann's 1912 novella. Mann's lonely and obsessed novelist was transformed by Visconti into a composer based on Mahler who travels to Venice for his health and becomes increasingly obsessed with an adolescent Polish boy. The middle film of Visconit's "German Trilogy" an impressionistic conceptual cycle that begins with "The Damned" 1969 and ends with "Ludwig" 1972. Nominated for an Academy Award and for the Palm d'Or. Shot on location in Venice Italy. 12 x 9 inches. Very Good plus with some creasing and two small closed tears to left edge. Criterion Collection 962. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Alfa Cinematografica unknown
1968réf. 158067N.p.: N.p. 1968. Draft script for an unproduced film. In 1908 a deformed man in a small midwestern city becomes involved in an illicit grave digging operation in order to finance his wheelchair-bound sweetheart's surgery. Screenwriter Donald L. Brodie was best known as a character actor appearing in over 250 films and television programs between the late 1920s and late 1980s. He directed one film "A Fig Leaf for Eve" in 1944. Gray wrappers with a typed title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present noting a copyright date of July 10 1968 with credits for screenwriter Donald L. Brodie. 80 leaves with last page of text numbered 79. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1968réf. 158067N.p.: N.p. 1968. Draft script for an unproduced film. In 1908 a deformed man in a small midwestern city becomes involved in an illicit grave digging operation in order to finance his wheelchair-bound sweetheart's surgery. Screenwriter Donald L. Brodie was best known as a character actor appearing in over 250 films and television programs between the late 1920s and late 1980s. He directed one film "A Fig Leaf for Eve" in 1944. Gray wrappers with a typed title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present noting a copyright date of July 10 1968 with credits for screenwriter Donald L. Brodie. 80 leaves with last page of text numbered 79. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1968réf. 147160Unknown: Unknown 1968. Draft script for the 1968 film. A pitch black comedy about a man sentenced to death who survives his hanging leading to a two-hour debate among his executioners over how best to handle the situation. Loosely based on a 1958 crime and execution and a rare for its time discussion of the discrimination faced by ethnic Koreans in Japanese society. Black titled wrappers. Title page present rubber-stamped copy No. 035. Approximately 130 leaves with last page of text numbered h-8. Mimeograph duplication rectos and versos. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with perfect binding. Criterion Collection 798. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Unknown unknown books
1968réf. 147160Unknown: Unknown 1968. Draft script for the 1968 film. A pitch black comedy about a man sentenced to death who survives his hanging leading to a two-hour debate among his executioners over how best to handle the situation. Loosely based on a 1958 crime and execution and a rare for its time discussion of the discrimination faced by ethnic Koreans in Japanese society. Black titled wrappers. Title page present rubber-stamped copy No. 035. Approximately 130 leaves with last page of text numbered h-8. Mimeograph duplication rectos and versos. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with perfect binding. Criterion Collection 798. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Unknown unknown
1986réf. 140590Atlanta GA: New World Pictures 1986. Revised Draft script for the 1987 film. With a few annotations in manuscript pencil throughout. Gunnery Sergeant Burns Dryer is sent to the Middle East where he acts as a guard at the local US Embassy. However due to the pacific nature of the ambassador the marine corps detachment is severely limited in their ability to protect the base thus allowing terrorists to take over and take everyone hostage except Burns. Now Burns must act as an army of one to defeat the terrorists and save the Americans. Set in the Middle East. White titled self wrappers noted as Revised Draft on the front wrapper dated February 24 1986 with credits for screenwriter John Gatliff. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Photographically reprodcued with revision pages dated between February 18 1986 and February 24 1986. Pages Very Good plus wrapper missing bound with two gold brads. New World Pictures unknown books
1986réf. 140590Atlanta GA: New World Pictures 1986. Revised Draft script for the 1987 film. With a few annotations in manuscript pencil throughout. Gunnery Sergeant Burns Dryer is sent to the Middle East where he acts as a guard at the local US Embassy. However due to the pacific nature of the ambassador the marine corps detachment is severely limited in their ability to protect the base thus allowing terrorists to take over and take everyone hostage except Burns. Now Burns must act as an army of one to defeat the terrorists and save the Americans. Set in the Middle East. White titled self wrappers noted as Revised Draft on the front wrapper dated February 24 1986 with credits for screenwriter John Gatliff. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Photographically reprodcued with revision pages dated between February 18 1986 and February 24 1986. Pages Very Good plus wrapper missing bound with two gold brads. New World Pictures unknown
1990réf. 164014Los Angeles: Astoria Films 1990. Draft script for an unproduced film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Based on the 1981 novel by Richard Hugo. A kindhearted homicide cop moves from Seattle to rural Montana hoping to lead a more peaceful life-a hope that is dashed when he is called to investigate a string of gruesome ax murders. 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 movies including "The Last Seduction" 1994 "Pulp Fiction" 1994 "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1994 "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. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for Hugo and screenwriter Michael Hacker. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Astoria Films unknown books
1990réf. 164014Los Angeles: Astoria Films 1990. Draft script for an unproduced film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Based on the 1981 novel by Richard Hugo. A kindhearted homicide cop moves from Seattle to rural Montana hoping to lead a more peaceful life-a hope that is dashed when he is called to investigate a string of gruesome ax murders. 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 movies including "The Last Seduction" 1994 "Pulp Fiction" 1994 "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1994 "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. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for Hugo and screenwriter Michael Hacker. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Astoria Films unknown
1964réf. 159177Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1964. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1964 film. A woman visiting New York City on business meets a man at her hotel that she is interested in until she learns he is soon-to-be-married. The man questioning whether he is ready to settle down takes an interest in her. Set in and shot on location in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1965réf. 147913Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1965. Two vintage studio still photographs of James Stewart and Glynis Johns from the 1965 film. Both with "Silver Screen Archives" stamp on the verso. Based on John Haase's 1963 novel Erasmus with Freckles. The bumbling Robet Leaf Stewart is a poet and Arts professor at the local university who shuns all things scientific. When its revealed his young son Erasmus Bill Mumy has no artistic abilities but is a mathematic genius the professor's life suddenly becomes much more complicated. With an appearance by Brigitte Bardot as herself. Set in and shot on location in Sausalito California and Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1969réf. 161745N.p.: Distribpix 1969. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film. Provenance stamps on the versos. When middle-aged Chandler finds himself impotent due to astrological reasons his young bride finds satisfaction elsewhere. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus one with a wax pencil annotation in the bottom margin. Distribpix unknown books
1969réf. 161745N.p.: Distribpix 1969. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film. Provenance stamps on the versos. When middle-aged Chandler finds himself impotent due to astrological reasons his young bride finds satisfaction elsewhere. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus one with a wax pencil annotation in the bottom margin. Distribpix unknown
1972réf. 147609Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1972. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 film. Based on the 1971 novel by Michael Crichton and his brother Douglas under the pseudonym "Michael Douglas" about a Harvard law student Lyons who is sent from Boston to San Francisco to smuggle a shipment of marijuana. He convinces the drug dealer Lithgow to have a girl Hershey he met in San Francisco bring another shipment so he can see her again. The girl gets busted but only for half of the shipment as the other half is taken by a corrupt cop Charles Durning. They attempt to steal back the stolen half but in doing so accidentally steal an additional $80000 in heroin. The ever-relevant John Lithgow made his film debut and Barbara Hershey confirms her status as an ideal 1970s "hippie chick." Set in WHERE shot on location in WHERE. 8 x 10 inches. Vert Good plus one with several pinholes in all corners one with pin holes in top right corner. Warner Brothers unknown books
1983réf. 167928Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1983. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1983 film including one compilation photograph and one showing director William Friedkin with actors Chevy Chase and Sigourney Weaver on the set. A satire about arms dealers competing for a weapons contract with an erratic South American dictator. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1990réf. 150553N.p.: N.p. 1990. Draft script for an unproduced film. From the collection of novelist William Hjortsberg who worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood between 1977-1985. Hjortsberg is best known for the film adaptation of "Angel Heart" 1987 based on his 1978 novel. A short musical film intended for television presenting several vignettes in defense of the Second Amendment. Clear mylar front wrapper black rear wrapper. Title page present dated 1990 with credit for screenwriter Harriet Powers. 52 leaves with last page of text numbered 51. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a black Velo binding. N.p. unknown books
1990réf. 150553N.p.: N.p. 1990. Draft script for an unproduced film. From the collection of novelist William Hjortsberg who worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood between 1977-1985. Hjortsberg is best known for the film adaptation of "Angel Heart" 1987 based on his 1978 novel. A short musical film intended for television presenting several vignettes in defense of the Second Amendment. Clear mylar front wrapper black rear wrapper. Title page present dated 1990 with credit for screenwriter Harriet Powers. 52 leaves with last page of text numbered 51. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a black Velo binding. N.p. unknown
1946réf. 152017Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage pressbook from the 1946 film noir. Based on the 1944 novel by Cornell Woolrich writing as William Irish. After a night of heavy drinking a US Navy sailor's attempts to return a mysterious wad of cash force him down a shadowy path of blackmail and murder. 12 x 18 inches. Ten leaves saddle stapled. Very Good plus with light foxing to the bottom right corner of the front wrapper. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1946réf. 152017Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage pressbook from the 1946 film noir. Based on the 1944 novel by Cornell Woolrich writing as William Irish. After a night of heavy drinking a US Navy sailor's attempts to return a mysterious wad of cash force him down a shadowy path of blackmail and murder. 12 x 18 inches. Ten leaves saddle stapled. Very Good plus with light foxing to the bottom right corner of the front wrapper. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1968réf. 132826Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1968. Eight vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the US release of the 1968 UK film. Based on Desmond Cory's 1965 novel and one of the more unusual heist films of the 1960s starring Michael Caine as a recently recovered alcoholic mixed up in a diamond heist with a woman and her recently out-of-the-closet husband. Shot on location in Spain. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
