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1962ref. 172536Buckinghamshire England: Rank Productions 1962. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1962 film. With mimeo snipes affixed to the versos and with a Rank Productions stamp on the verso. Based on the 1924 novella by Herman Melville and the 1949 play by Louis O. Coxe and Robert H. Chapman. A British Naval ship during the Napoleonic Wars takes on a merchant sailor who is framed by the master-at arms for planning a mutiny. Nominated for one Academy Award. Shot on location in Valencia Spain and the Mediterranean Sea. 9.25 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus with toning. Rank Productions unknown
1961ref. 166734N.p.: N.p. 1961. First Draft script for the 1962 film. Based on Louis O. Coxe and Robert H. Chapman's 1949 play which was based in turn on Herman Melville's 1924 novella. A seaman's innocence and optimism win him the affection of the entire crew except the abusive master-at-arms who eventually wrongly accuses the seaman of conspiracy to mutiny. The feature film debut of Terence Stamp who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his performance. Yellow wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated March 21 1961 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credit for screenwriter Peter Ustinov. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between May 5 and August 22 1961. Title page lightly toned else pages Near Fine wrapper about Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 166733N.p.: N.p. 1957. Final script for the 1962 film. Early draft preceding the film's release by five years credited to screenwriter Robert Rossen. Rossen was ultimately uncredited in the film but was involved in this early stage of the script's development. Based on Louis O. Coxe and Robert H. Chapman's 1949 play which was based in turn on Herman Melville's 1924 novella. A seaman's innocence and natural beauty wins him the affection of the entire crew except the abusive master-at-arms who eventually wrongly accuses the seaman of conspiracy to mutiny. The feature film debut of Terence Stamp who was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his performance. Yellow titled wrappers noted as FINAL SCREENPLAY and dated October 15 1957 with credit for screenwriter Robert Rossen. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 141642Vienna: N.p. 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Text in German. Based on Herman Hesse's last full-length novel "Das Glasperlenspiel" or "The Glass Bead Game" published in 1943. Years into the future a class of intellectuals is concerned only with running boys' boarding schools and playing the Glass Bead Game which involves a sophisticated synthesis of arts science and culture in order to excel. Hesse's novel was published in Switzerland because German government officials considered it a critique of the Nazi regime. Title page present noted as Treatment with credits for author Herman Hesse and screenwriter Dr. Titus Leber. 26 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 25. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine housed in a Near Fine orange prong binder with clear front wrapper. Text in German. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 141642Vienna: N.p. 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Text in German. Based on Herman Hesse's last full-length novel "Das Glasperlenspiel" or "The Glass Bead Game" published in 1943. Years into the future a class of intellectuals is concerned only with running boys' boarding schools and playing the Glass Bead Game which involves a sophisticated synthesis of arts science and culture in order to excel. Hesse's novel was published in Switzerland because German government officials considered it a critique of the Nazi regime. Title page present noted as Treatment with credits for author Herman Hesse and screenwriter Dr. Titus Leber. 26 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 25. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine housed in a Near Fine orange prong binder with clear front wrapper. Text in German. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 141097Beverly Hills CA: Jerry Adler Productions 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A drama about the no-man's land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande technically claimed by America but unofficially belonging to bands of roving outlaws and social outcasts. Set in Texas. Black titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Herman Groves. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Jerry Adler Productions unknown books
1970ref. 141097Beverly Hills CA: Jerry Adler Productions 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A drama about the no-man's land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande technically claimed by America but unofficially belonging to bands of roving outlaws and social outcasts. Set in Texas. Black titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Herman Groves. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Jerry Adler Productions unknown
1947ref. 151519Los Angeles: Republic Pictures 1947. First Draft script for the 1952 film. The script's development history began in the US with Vanguard Films and this draft by Dinelli and was ultimately produced by Republic Pictures in conjunction with Herbert Wilcox Productions in the UK. Script credit was ultimately given to Pamela Bower. Based on the 1913 novel by E. C. Bentley. A reporter is assigned to cover the case of an international businessman in town who was found dead. He poses as a member of the family to gain access to the businessman's house and information from the lead detective on the case who suspects the death was a suicide. Set in Hampshire England. Blue titled wrappers noted as First Draft on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 12 dated May 22 1947 with credits for novelist E.C. Bentley and screenwriter Mel Dinelli. Distribution page present with receipt intact. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Republic Pictures unknown books
1935ref. 141374N.p.: Herbert Wilcox Productions 1935. Vintage reference photograph of Anna Neagle from the 1935 film. A British biopic about the eighteenth-century Irish actress Peg Woffington. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a manuscript graphite notation to the verso. Herbert Wilcox Productions unknown books
1948ref. 132120London: British Lion Film Corporation 1948. Vintage black-and-white British front-of-house card from the 1948 UK film. A well received romance about a member of English royalty pretending to be a mere footman. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. British Lion Film Corporation unknown books
1947ref. 151519Los Angeles: Republic Pictures 1947. First Draft script for the 1952 film. The script's development history began in the US with Vanguard Films and this draft by Dinelli and was ultimately produced by Republic Pictures in conjunction with Herbert Wilcox Productions in the UK. Script credit was ultimately given to Pamela Bower. Based on the 1913 novel by E. C. Bentley. A reporter is assigned to cover the case of an international businessman in town who was found dead. He poses as a member of the family to gain access to the businessman's house and information from the lead detective on the case who suspects the death was a suicide. Set in Hampshire England. Blue titled wrappers noted as First Draft on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 12 dated May 22 1947 with credits for novelist E.C. Bentley and screenwriter Mel Dinelli. Distribution page present with receipt intact. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Republic Pictures unknown
1976ref. 129783Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1976. Draft script for the 1977 film. Presumed estimating script with "Budgeting" in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Notations in manuscript blue and black ink throughout. A film made at what was arguably the maturation point for the Women's Liberation movement that began in the mid-late 1960s in which MacLaine and Bancroft portray former dance colleagues whose lives have gone separate ways one becomes a professional dancer the other a settled domestic woman and whose unexpected reunion yields dramatic consequences. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. Mustard titled wrappers noted as "Budgeting" on the front wrapper. Title page present dated 3/2/76 with a credit for screenwriter Laurents. 116 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1982ref. 147593Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1982. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1982 film. Based on the 1979 play following a Hollywood screenwriter who abandoned his family 16 years earlier now pursued by his teenage daughter who desires his help in securing an acting career. Set in Los Angeles. Three 8 x 10.5 inches with one 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1980ref. 146434Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1980. Revised Final Draft for the 1981 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their name in manuscript pencil annotation on the front wrapper. One of Steve Martin's earliest and most bizarre critical successes and along with "The Singing Detective" 1986 the work for which the late Dennis Potter is best remembered. Potter's trademark dark sensibilities permeate the film's mood punctuated by wildly complex choreographed musical numbers. Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Screenplay. Set in Illinois. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 27 dated October 22 1980 with credits for director Herbert D. Ross and screenwriter Dennis Potter. Title page present dated 10/22/80 noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Dennis Potter. 145 leaves with last page of text numbered 143. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1977ref. 145151Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Vintage photograph of director Herbert Ross and actor Shirley Maclaine on the set of the 1977 film. Manuscript annotations on the verso. A film made at what was arguably the maturation point for the Women's Liberation movement that began in the mid-late 1960s in which MacLaine and Bancroft play former dance colleagues whose lives have gone separate ways one became and professional dancer the other a settled domestic life and whose unexpected reunion yields dramatic consequences. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Oklahoma City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1977ref. 163626Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Vintage photograph of Shirley Maclaine from the 1977 film. A film made at what was arguably the maturation point for the Women's Liberation movement that began in the mid-late 1960s in which MacLaine and Bancroft play former dance colleagues whose lives have gone separate ways one became and professional dancer the other a settled domestic life and whose unexpected reunion yields dramatic consequences. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Oklahoma City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1976ref. 156769Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1976. Revised Final script for the 1977 film. A portrait of the second wave of feminism at its turning point in the late 1970s about two former dancers whose lives have gone separate ways one having become a professional dancer the other a housewife and whose unexpected reunion yields dramatic consequences. Nominated for eleven Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Oklahoma City. Green titled Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers dated July 2 1976. Title page present dated July 2 1976 noted as REVISED FINAL with credits for screenwriter Arthur Laurents. 119 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1980ref. 146434Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1980. Revised Final Draft for the 1981 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their name in manuscript pencil annotation on the front wrapper. One of Steve Martin's earliest and most bizarre critical successes and along with "The Singing Detective" 1986 the work for which the late Dennis Potter is best remembered. Potter's trademark dark sensibilities permeate the film's mood punctuated by wildly complex choreographed musical numbers. Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Screenplay. Set in Illinois. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 27 dated October 22 1980 with credits for director Herbert D. Ross and screenwriter Dennis Potter. Title page present dated 10/22/80 noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Dennis Potter. 145 leaves with last page of text numbered 143. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1976ref. 156769Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1976. Revised Final script for the 1977 film. A portrait of the second wave of feminism at its turning point in the late 1970s about two former dancers whose lives have gone separate ways one having become a professional dancer the other a housewife and whose unexpected reunion yields dramatic consequences. Nominated for eleven Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Oklahoma City. Green titled Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers dated July 2 1976. Title page present dated July 2 1976 noted as REVISED FINAL with credits for screenwriter Arthur Laurents. 119 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1977ref. 145151Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Vintage photograph of director Herbert Ross and actor Shirley Maclaine on the set of the 1977 film. Manuscript annotations on the verso. A film made at what was arguably the maturation point for the Women's Liberation movement that began in the mid-late 1960s in which MacLaine and Bancroft play former dance colleagues whose lives have gone separate ways one became and professional dancer the other a settled domestic life and whose unexpected reunion yields dramatic consequences. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Oklahoma City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1976ref. 129783Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1976. Draft script for the 1977 film. Presumed estimating script with "Budgeting" in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Notations in manuscript blue and black ink throughout. A film made at what was arguably the maturation point for the Women's Liberation movement that began in the mid-late 1960s in which MacLaine and Bancroft portray former dance colleagues whose lives have gone separate ways one becomes a professional dancer the other a settled domestic woman and whose unexpected reunion yields dramatic consequences. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. Mustard titled wrappers noted as "Budgeting" on the front wrapper. Title page present dated 3/2/76 with a credit for screenwriter Laurents. 116 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1964ref. 137549N.p.: N.p. 1964. Draft script for an unproduced fictional film set on a kibbutz in Israel by documentary filmmaker Herbert Kline. Accompanying the script is a typed letter signed by Kline dated "May II 1964" discussing casting of the film plans for script rewrites including the removal of some "overt political statements" that aided in getting Israeli financing and his hope that the success of this film would "lead to a series of modest budget" films shot in Israel. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Kline. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper lightly soiled else Near Fine bound with tape. Letter: 8.5 x 11 inches recto only folded horizontally. Very Good with a jagged tear to one edge and some light creasing. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 137549N.p.: N.p. 1964. Draft script for an unproduced fictional film set on a kibbutz in Israel by documentary filmmaker Herbert Kline. Accompanying the script is a typed letter signed by Kline dated "May II 1964" discussing casting of the film plans for script rewrites including the removal of some "overt political statements" that aided in getting Israeli financing and his hope that the success of this film would "lead to a series of modest budget" films shot in Israel. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Kline. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper lightly soiled else Near Fine bound with tape. Letter: 8.5 x 11 inches recto only folded horizontally. Very Good with a jagged tear to one edge and some light creasing. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 145447US: Le-Sac Productions 1960. Collection of 20 vintage studio still photographs from the 1960 film. One still with numerical annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Starring actor Ericson is prominently featured in the collection engaged in action romance and brandishing a Tommy gun. One photo from the set shown. Please inquire to see others. Based on real-life bank-robber Floyd 1904-1934 and recalling the hard-boiled gangster noirs of the 1930s. Bent on revenge Floyd Ericson goes on a crime spree with an unfortunate end. The first of eight biopics other adaptations include Bob Peterson in "The FBI Story" 1959 Robert Conrad in "Young Dillinger" 1965 and Martin Sheen in the TV movie "The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd" 1974. 8 x 10 inches short white borders. Very Good overall with light curling and toning several moderately toned and with pinholes small bruises and creases. Le-Sac Productions unknown books
1960ref. 158845N.p.: Le-Sac Productions 1960. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1960 film. Based on real-life bank-robber Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd 1904-1934 and recalling the hard-boiled gangster noirs of the 1930s. Bent on revenging his father's murder Floyd goes on a violent crime spree. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Le-Sac Productions unknown books
