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1958ref. 153860Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1958 film showing a car scene with actors Mylene Demongeot David Niven and Jean Seberg while a camera crew captures the shot in the foreground. With a provenance stamp to the verso. Based on the 1954 novel by Francoise Sagan. A teenage girl feels her comfortable life begin to change when her widowed father proposes to his girlfriend and the girl becomes determined to end their relationship. Set and shot on location in Saint-Tropez France. 7.25 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Twilight Time. Columbia Pictures unknown
1960ref. 151692N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1960 film showing director Otto Preminger and a camera crew between takes with actor Paul Newman in the foreground whose head is in a box. With a stamp crediting still photographer Leo Fuchs on the verso. Based on Leon Uris' 1958 novel about the founding of the state of Israel in 1948 following a ship carrying Jewish immigrants whose passage to the holy land is blocked by the British with whom they must negotiate. Shot on location in Israel and Cyprus. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1959ref. 161071New York: United Press International 1959. Two vintage reference photographs from the set of the 1959 film including one glossy and single weight and one matte finish borderless and double weight. One photograph shows actor Sidney Poitier talking with producer Sam Goldwyn and the other shows Poitier with actors Dorothy Dandridge and Brock Peters. One with a provenance stamp on the verso and both with annotations in manuscript ink identifying subjects on the versos. Based on DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel "Porgy" and its subsequent 1927 opera adaptation by DuBose Heyward and his wife Dorothy with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin. One of the great enduring American musicals following a disabled man in a small fishing village in South Carolina who harbors a woman attempting to flee her disreputable past. Set in South Carolina shot on location in Stockton California with some scenes shot near the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta in California. Matte photograph 11 x 8 inches glossy photograph 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn with matte photograph slightly curled. National Film Registry. United Press International unknown
1954ref. 150271Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1954. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1954 Western film showing actor Robert Mitchum. Loosely based on the 1948 Italian film "Bicycle Thieves." A woman hires a widowed ex-con and his son to help her navigate a river journey to search for her gambler husband. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Pitts 3535. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1969ref. 152994Los Angeles: Sigma Productions 1969. Draft script for the 1970 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their manuscript ink annotations to the title page and throughout pages 136-179 regarding props for scenes at the beach. Missing five pages likely as used or issued. Based on the 1968 novel by Marjorie Kellogg about a young woman who suffers severe facial scarring after being attacked with battery acid but finds comfort in friendship with two other social outcasts. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Massachusetts and California. White wrappers with a vertical tear to the partial front wrapper obscuring the title. Title page present dated May 1 1969 with credits for director Otto Preminger and screenwriter-novelist Marjorie Kellogg. 177 leaves with last page of text numbered 184. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 6/27 and 8/11. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Good bound internally with a silver prong. Sigma Productions unknown
1963ref. 168179Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1963. Three vintage color studio still photographs from the 1963 film. Based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Henry Morton Robinson detailing the life of a young American priest who must face numerous moral dilemmas the rise of Nazis and growing bigotry while he rises into power within the church. The story is based in part on the career of Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman archbishop of New York 1939-1967. Shot on location in Boston. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1963ref. 144462Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1963. Vintage borderless double weight photograph of Romy Schneider and Tom Tryon on the set of the 1963 film. With production stamp and manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Henry Morton Robinson detailing the life of Stephen Fermoyle Tom Tryon a young American priest who must face personal moral dilemmas the rise of Naziism and bigotry while he rises into power within the church. The story is based in part on the career of Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman archbishop of New York 1939-1967. Shot on location in Boston. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with lightly scalloped edges. Columbia Pictures unknown
ref. 145780Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1978. Draft script for the 1979 film. Illustrated front wrapper based on Saul Bass' poster design for the film. Copy belonging to uncredited crew member David Hitchcock with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Manuscript annotations throughout primarily indicating deleted scenes. Also included is a carbon typed letter signed by Otto Preminger dated 19th October 1979 to dubbing editor Peter Pennell terminating his employment at the conclusion of production. The final film directed by director Otto Preminger based on the 1978 novel by Graham Greene with screenplay written by Tom Stoppard about a low-level bureaucrat in the British Secret Service M16 who finds himself unknowingly used by the Soviets as he struggles with his love for his family and the ambiguity of his ethical responsibilities. Set and shot on location in UK and Kenya. White illustrated titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1978 with credits for screenwriter Tom Stoppard and novelist Graham Greene rubber stamped copy No. 146. 146 leaves with last page of text numbered 146. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a silver prong binding. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1945ref. 161518Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1945. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1945 film. Based on the 1912 play "Die Zarin" by Lajos Biro and Melchior Lengyel. A lieutenant starts an affair with Catherine the Great despite his fiancée being one of her ladies-in-waiting. Set in 18th century Russia. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners some creasing at the top left corner and a small tear at the top left edge. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1971ref. 162373Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1971. Vintage pressbook for the 1971 film. Based on the 1970 novel. A Manhattan housewife discovers her husband's numerous affairs after he becomes gravely sick following a routine surgery. Set and shot on location in New York. 12.25 x 15 inches folded. Single leaf folded twice. Lightly edgeworn else about Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1958ref. 153860Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1958 film showing a car scene with actors Mylene Demongeot David Niven and Jean Seberg while a camera crew captures the shot in the foreground. With a provenance stamp to the verso. Based on the 1954 novel by Francoise Sagan. A teenage girl feels her comfortable life begin to change when her widowed father proposes to his girlfriend and the girl becomes determined to end their relationship. Set and shot on location in Saint-Tropez France. 7.25 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Twilight Time. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1958ref. 162374Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Vintage pressbook for the 1958 film. Based on the 1954 novel by Francoise Sagan. A teenage girl feels her comfortable life begin to change when her widowed father proposes to his girlfriend and the girl becomes determined to end their relationship. Set and shot on location in Saint-Tropez France. 14 x 15.5 inches. Four leaves saddle stapled. Very Good plus folded once horizontally. Godard Histoires du cinema. Twilight Time. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1958ref. 150778Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Three vintage studio still color photographs from the 1958 film. Based on the 1954 novel by Francoise Sagan. A teenage girl feels her comfortable life begin to change when her widowed father proposes to his girlfriend and the girl becomes determined to end their relationship. Set and shot on location in Saint-Tropez France. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good lightly edgeworn and lightly and evenly toned. Godard Histoires du cinema. Twilight Time. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1958ref. 162537N.p.: N.p. 1958. Two vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1958 film one showing a car scene with actress Jean Seberg and a camera crew the other showing Seberg in shorts and a button-down shirt examining several books and what appears to be a script. One photograph with the stamp of photographer Michel Brodsky on the verso the other with the stamp of Columbia International. Based on the 1954 novel by Francoise Sagan. A teenage girl feels her comfortable life begin to change when her widowed father proposes to his girlfriend and the girl becomes determined to end their relationship. Set and shot on location in Saint-Tropez France. One photograph 8.25 x 5 inches the other photograph 8 x 10 inches. About Very Good plus smaller photograph wavy along the top edge larger photograph lightly faded and edgeworn. Godard Histoires du cinema. Twilight Time. N.p. unknown books
1954ref. 150271Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1954. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1954 Western film showing actor Robert Mitchum. Loosely based on the 1948 Italian film "Bicycle Thieves." A woman hires a widowed ex-con and his son to help her navigate a river journey to search for her gambler husband. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Pitts 3535. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
ref. 145780Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1978. Draft script for the 1979 film. Illustrated front wrapper based on Saul Bass' poster design for the film. Copy belonging to uncredited crew member David Hitchcock with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Manuscript annotations throughout primarily indicating deleted scenes. Also included is a carbon typed letter signed by Otto Preminger dated 19th October 1979 to dubbing editor Peter Pennell terminating his employment at the conclusion of production. The final film directed by director Otto Preminger based on the 1978 novel by Graham Greene with screenplay written by Tom Stoppard about a low-level bureaucrat in the British Secret Service M16 who finds himself unknowingly used by the Soviets as he struggles with his love for his family and the ambiguity of his ethical responsibilities. Set and shot on location in UK and Kenya. White illustrated titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1978 with credits for screenwriter Tom Stoppard and novelist Graham Greene rubber stamped copy No. 146. 146 leaves with last page of text numbered 146. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a silver prong binding. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1979ref. 148096Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1979. Two vintage photographs from the 1979 film one a studio still of Robert Morley and Derek Jacobi the other a compilation photograph featuring headshots of John Gielgud Morley Jacobi and Richard Attenborough. Based on the 1978 novel by Graham Greene with screenplay written by Tom Stoppard. A low-level bureaucrat in the British Secret Service M16 Nicol Williamson finds himself unknowingly used by the Soviets as he struggles with his love for his family and the ambiguity of his ethical responsibilities. The final film directed by director Otto Preminger. Set and shot on location in UK and Kenya. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1963ref. 144462Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1963. Vintage borderless double weight photograph of Romy Schneider and Tom Tryon on the set of the 1963 film. With production stamp and manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Henry Morton Robinson detailing the life of Stephen Fermoyle Tom Tryon a young American priest who must face personal moral dilemmas the rise of Naziism and bigotry while he rises into power within the church. The story is based in part on the career of Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman archbishop of New York 1939-1967. Shot on location in Boston. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with lightly scalloped edges. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1963ref. 168179Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1963. Three vintage color studio still photographs from the 1963 film. Based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Henry Morton Robinson detailing the life of a young American priest who must face numerous moral dilemmas the rise of Nazis and growing bigotry while he rises into power within the church. The story is based in part on the career of Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman archbishop of New York 1939-1967. Shot on location in Boston. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1959ref. 146009Burbank CA: Otto Preminger Films 1959. Vintage keybook studio photograph of Lee Remick with Jimmy Stewart and Duke Ellington at the piano from the 1959 film. Based on the 1958 novel by John D. Voelker under the pseudonym Robert Traver which he based on a real life case of a veteran accused of killing a local man who he believed raped his wife. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Adapted Screenplay Best Actor for Jimmy Stewart and twice for Best Supporting Actor for George C. Scott and Arthur O'Connell. Set in and shot on location in Michigan. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with some light edgewear. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Criterion Collection 600. Penzler 101. Spicer US. Grant US. Selby US. Otto Preminger Films unknown books
1977ref. 133599Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1977. Vintage photograph from the 1959 film. Based on the 1958 novel by John D. Voelker under the pseudonym Robert Traver which he based on a real life case of a veteran accused of killing a local man who he believed raped his wife. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Adapted Screenplay Best Actor for Jimmy Stewart and twice for Best Supporting Actor for George C. Scott and Arthur O'Connell. Set in Michigan and shot on location there. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good to Near Fine. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Criterion Collection 600. Penzler 101. Spicer US. Grant US. Selby US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1960ref. 151692N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1960 film showing director Otto Preminger and a camera crew between takes with actor Paul Newman in the foreground whose head is in a box. With a stamp crediting still photographer Leo Fuchs on the verso. Based on Leon Uris' 1958 novel about the founding of the state of Israel in 1948 following a ship carrying Jewish immigrants whose passage to the holy land is blocked by the British with whom they must negotiate. Shot on location in Israel and Cyprus. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1971ref. 139715Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1971. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1971 film. Re-released on DVD in 2011 after decades of being unavailable for viewing "Such Good Friends" is an ambitious morally ambiguous story about a wife's descent into uncertainty and personal anarchy upon discovering her husband has had numerous affairs with their mutual friends. Considered by cinephiles to be among Preminger's best dramas with a debut script by a young Elaine May who would release her first film as a director "A New Leaf" the same year. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a crease to the right margin. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1969ref. 152994Los Angeles: Sigma Productions 1969. Draft script for the 1970 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their manuscript ink annotations to the title page and throughout pages 136-179 regarding props for scenes at the beach. Missing five pages likely as used or issued. Based on the 1968 novel by Marjorie Kellogg about a young woman who suffers severe facial scarring after being attacked with battery acid but finds comfort in friendship with two other social outcasts. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Massachusetts and California. White wrappers with a vertical tear to the partial front wrapper obscuring the title. Title page present dated May 1 1969 with credits for director Otto Preminger and screenwriter-novelist Marjorie Kellogg. 177 leaves with last page of text numbered 184. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 6/27 and 8/11. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Good bound internally with a silver prong. Sigma Productions unknown books
1959ref. 161071New York: United Press International 1959. Two vintage reference photographs from the set of the 1959 film including one glossy and single weight and one matte finish borderless and double weight. One photograph shows actor Sidney Poitier talking with producer Sam Goldwyn and the other shows Poitier with actors Dorothy Dandridge and Brock Peters. One with a provenance stamp on the verso and both with annotations in manuscript ink identifying subjects on the versos. Based on DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel "Porgy" and its subsequent 1927 opera adaptation by DuBose Heyward and his wife Dorothy with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin. One of the great enduring American musicals following a disabled man in a small fishing village in South Carolina who harbors a woman attempting to flee her disreputable past. Set in South Carolina shot on location in Stockton California with some scenes shot near the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta in California. Matte photograph 11 x 8 inches glossy photograph 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn with matte photograph slightly curled. National Film Registry. United Press International unknown books
