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1939ref. 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
1929ref. 172226Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1929. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1929 silent comedy film showing Dorothy Sebastian wooing a wary Buster Keaton. Spanish mimeo snipe on the verso. A dry-cleaning employee finds himself the subject of a famous stage actress' affections although she is secretly using him to make another man jealous. Keaton's second film with MGM. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good moderately toned with touchups to the recto. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1929ref. 172235Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1929. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1929 silent comedy film showing Dorothy Sebastian and Buster Keaton on horseback. A dry-cleaning employee finds himself the subject of a famous stage actress' affections although she is secretly using him to make another man jealous. Keaton's second film with MGM. 14 x 11 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1929ref. 164250N.p.: N.p. 1929. Vintage reference photograph from the 1929 silent film showing actors Buster Keaton and Edward Earle shaking hands. Provenance stamp on the verso. A humble dry cleaner believes he's lucked out when a famous actress agrees to marry him-unaware that he is being used to make her ex-lover jealous. The film was released in two editions: a mute print for silent-only theaters and a "synchronized" version for sound theaters accompanied by an orchestra score and sound effects. Shot on location through Los Angeles and Santa Monica. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1928ref. 172232Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1928. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1928 silent film an amazing shot showing crowds of onlookers gathering at the harbor to welcome a steamer ship. The effete son of a hardened steamer captain falls in love with the daughter of his father's rival. Keaton's last independent film made under his creative control before his move to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer later in the year. The film is perhaps best remembered today for Keaton's most famous stunt in which the facade of a house falls down around him while he avoids being flattened by inadvertently standing underneath an open window. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with three pinholes to the margins and a diagonal chip to the top left corner. Complete collation details available on request. National Film Registry. United Artists unknown
1928ref. 162823N.p.: N.p. 1928. Vintage borderless publicity portrait photograph of actor Buster Keaton Jr. in his shirtsleeves issued to promote the 1928 silent comedy film. Contemporary dealer stamp on the verso. The last film Keaton would make with United Artists before moving to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was a commercial and critical failure upon release but has since been reevaluated as one of Keaton's masterpieces. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 6.25 x 9.5 inches archivally mounted in a white mat measuring 11 x 14 inches. Very Good with moderate wear at the bottom corners. N.p. unknown
1926ref. 172200Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1926. Vintage reference photograph from the 1926 film showing actor Buster Keaton as Johnny Gray the train engineer. During the Civil War an engineer must work to save the two loves of his life: a woman named Annabelle Lee and a train named The General. A box office disappointment upon release but long since reconsidered and now ranked among the the finest of Keaton's films. Shot on location in California and Oregon. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a few short closed tears to the top margin. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Eureka Masters of Cinema 173. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 60. United Artists unknown
1933ref. 172202N.p.: N.p. 1933. Vintage reference photograph from the 1933 pre-Code comedy film showing Buster Keaton surrounded by wreckage. Annotation in manuscript pencil on the verso noting the film title. With the end of Prohibition in sight two men decide to open a brewery and begin selling their home brewed beer but the resultant product is so weak that they're let off even after a police raid. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1972ref. 132835Beverly Hills CA: United Artists / Filmways 1972. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1972 UK release of the 1972 US film. Mimeograph snipe and layout annotations on the verso. Written for the screen by Evan Hunter based on his 87th Precinct novel writing as Ed McBain about detectives Steve Carella Meyer Meyer and Bert Kling investigating a murder-extortion racket run by a mysterious deaf man played by Yul Brynner. Shot on location in Boston Massachusetts. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases else Near Fine. United Artists / Filmways unknown books
1976ref. 160684N.p.: N.p. 1976. Vintage reference photograph from the 1976 film showing director and actor Burt Reynolds with a camera crew on the set. Annotations in mimeograph ink and pencil on the verso. Reynolds's directorial debut about an ex-con hired to help capture a corrupt politician. Sequel to "White Lightning" 1973. Shot on location in Georgia. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown books
1983ref. 161445Universal City CA: Universal City Studios 1983. Revised First Draft script for the 1985 film. Copy belonging to hair stylist Philip Leto with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Based on the 1983 novel by Elmore Leonard. One of only a few screenplays adapted by Leonard from one of his own novels made memorable in that it layered a surprisingly complex plot onto what by 1985 had become a pretty standard sub-genre: the Burt Reynolds revenge thriller. Shot on location in California and Florida. Green titled Universal wrappers dated August 5 1983 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT and production No. 02162 on the front wrapper. Title page present noted as Revised First Draft with credit for author and screenwriter Elmore Leonard. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication on blue stock rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal City Studios unknown books
1983ref. 118803Universal City CA: Universal City Studios 1983. Revised First Draft for the 1985 film. Costume designer Norman Salling's copy with his name in manuscript ink at the top of the front wrapper. SIGNED by novelist-screenwriter Elmore Leonard on the title page. An ex-car thief trying to turn his life around ends up witness to his friend's murder. While he wants to find love and spend more time with his daughter the men who killed his friend kidnap his daughter sending him on a mission to save his daughter and avenge his friend. One of only a few screenplays adapted by Leonard from one of his own novels made memorable in that it layers a surprisingly complex plot onto what by 1985 had become a pretty standard sub-genre: the Burt Reynolds revenge thriller. Shot on location in California and Florida. Green titled wrappers noted as Revised First Draft on the front wrapper production No. 02162 dated August 5 1983. Title page present dated August 5 1983 noted as Revised First Draft with credits for author and screenwriter Elmore Leonard. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication on blue stock rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 9/15/1983. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with some wear to the corners bound with three gold brads. Universal City Studios unknown books
1976ref. 140822Beverly Hills CA: Levy-Garner-Laven 1976. Draft script for the 1976 film. One of five films directed by and starring Burt Reynolds about a former convict who is unwillingly pulled into a federal agent's scheme to take down a corrupt politician. Set deep in the Okefenokee Swamp shot on location in Georgia. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter William Norton. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Mechanical duplication on blue stock. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. The title has been outlined in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper. Levy-Garner-Laven unknown books
1976ref. 160684N.p.: N.p. 1976. Vintage reference photograph from the 1976 film showing director and actor Burt Reynolds with a camera crew on the set. Annotations in mimeograph ink and pencil on the verso. Reynolds's directorial debut about an ex-con hired to help capture a corrupt politician. Sequel to "White Lightning" 1973. Shot on location in Georgia. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown
1976ref. 140822Beverly Hills CA: Levy-Garner-Laven 1976. Draft script for the 1976 film. One of five films directed by and starring Burt Reynolds about a former convict who is unwillingly pulled into a federal agent's scheme to take down a corrupt politician. Set deep in the Okefenokee Swamp shot on location in Georgia. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter William Norton. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Mechanical duplication on blue stock. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. The title has been outlined in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper. Levy-Garner-Laven unknown
1983ref. 161445Universal City CA: Universal City Studios 1983. Revised First Draft script for the 1985 film. Copy belonging to hair stylist Philip Leto with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Based on the 1983 novel by Elmore Leonard. One of only a few screenplays adapted by Leonard from one of his own novels made memorable in that it layered a surprisingly complex plot onto what by 1985 had become a pretty standard sub-genre: the Burt Reynolds revenge thriller. Shot on location in California and Florida. Green titled Universal wrappers dated August 5 1983 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT and production No. 02162 on the front wrapper. Title page present noted as Revised First Draft with credit for author and screenwriter Elmore Leonard. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication on blue stock rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal City Studios unknown
1983ref. 118803Universal City CA: Universal City Studios 1983. Revised First Draft for the 1985 film. Costume designer Norman Salling's copy with his name in manuscript ink at the top of the front wrapper. SIGNED by novelist-screenwriter Elmore Leonard on the title page. An ex-car thief trying to turn his life around ends up witness to his friend's murder. While he wants to find love and spend more time with his daughter the men who killed his friend kidnap his daughter sending him on a mission to save his daughter and avenge his friend. One of only a few screenplays adapted by Leonard from one of his own novels made memorable in that it layers a surprisingly complex plot onto what by 1985 had become a pretty standard sub-genre: the Burt Reynolds revenge thriller. Shot on location in California and Florida. Green titled wrappers noted as Revised First Draft on the front wrapper production No. 02162 dated August 5 1983. Title page present dated August 5 1983 noted as Revised First Draft with credits for author and screenwriter Elmore Leonard. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication on blue stock rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 9/15/1983. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with some wear to the corners bound with three gold brads. Universal City Studios unknown
1948ref. 172458Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1948. Four vintage reference photographs and four vintage keybook photographs from the 1949 film. Four keybook photographs with mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. Based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Don Tracy. A man returns home hoping to repair his relationship with his ex-wife only to find she is now married to the head of a crime syndicate. Set in Los Angeles CA shot on location in Long Beach and Los Angeles CA. 8 x 10 inches. Keybook photographs and three reference photographs Very Good plus. One reference photo Very Good with creasing and a small tear at the margin in the bottom left corner. Grant US. Godard Histoires du cinema. Lee The Heist Film. Penzler 101. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1947ref. 150384Universal City: Universal-International 1947. Vintage reference photograph of actors Howard Duff Ella Raines and Burt Lancaster director Jules Dassin and producer Mark Hellinger on a lunch break on the set of the 1947 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Led by Burt Lancaster a group of prisoners at the strict Westgate Penitentiary plan an escape but fear their plans will be ruined by sadistic power-hungry guard Hume Croyn. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with three hole punch impressions along the left side. Criterion Collection 383. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Universal-International unknown books
1954ref. 132689Burbank CA: Warner-Pathe / Warner Brothers 1954. Eight vintage British front-of-house cards and 2 black-and-white double weight still photographs from the 1954 UK release of the 1954 US film. Distributor rubber-stamps on the versos of 2 stills black-and-white. A Yankee sea captain Lancaster finds himself stranded after a mutiny on an island where the financial potential of cocoanut excites him and the mysterious wealth of the island beguiles him. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the top edge color stills 2 color stills roughly trimmed at the top edge staple holes to 2 black-and-white stills and light creasing to the extremities. Warner-Pathe / Warner Brothers unknown books
1948ref. 172458Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1948. Four vintage reference photographs and four vintage keybook photographs from the 1949 film. Four keybook photographs with mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. Based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Don Tracy. A man returns home hoping to repair his relationship with his ex-wife only to find she is now married to the head of a crime syndicate. Set in Los Angeles CA shot on location in Long Beach and Los Angeles CA. 8 x 10 inches. Keybook photographs and three reference photographs Very Good plus. One reference photo Very Good with creasing and a small tear at the margin in the bottom left corner. Grant US. Godard Histoires du cinema. Lee The Heist Film. Penzler 101. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1979ref. 156737Studio City CA: EMI Television Programs 1979. Revised Shooting script for the 1979 television film here under the working title "Can You Hear the Laughter The Freddie Prinze Story." Copy belonging to sound mixer Keith A. Wester with his name in manuscript ink on the top right of the front wrapper and his annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on 20 pages. Bound in preceding the script are a six page Staff and Crew contact list a 30 page Shooting Schedule 17 pages of Call Sheets with annotations in manuscript ink and a map to the Comedy Store West. Originally aired on CBS on September 11 1979. Based on the article "Good Night Sweet Prinze" by Peter Greenberg published in the June 1977 issue of Playboy magazine. A portrayal of the sudden rise and success of the troubled Puerto Rican stand-up comedian and actor Freddie Prinze who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on January 29 1977. White titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 60. Title page present dated March 19 1979 noted as REV. SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Dalene Young. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Xerographic duplication rectos only with green and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/23/79 and 5/4/79. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. EMI Television Programs unknown books
1964ref. 155082N.p.: Cinema Syndicate 1964. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1964 film. Printed label crediting "Bunny Yeager Photography" affixed to photograph versos. A magazine hires photographer and erstwhile pinup model Bunny Yeager to shoot a pictorial on the showgirls of Las Vegas leading to a number of nude hijinks. Yeager was one of the first pinup photographers to work outdoors in natural light and subsequently became one of the most successful and prolific pinup photographers of the 1950s and 1960s. Yeager is perhaps best remembered today for her 1954 photographs of a then little-known Bettie Page shooting a number of images which ran in "Playboy" magazine and would lead to Page's later stardom. Set and shot on location in Las Vegas and at the Hoover Dam. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Cinema Syndicate unknown books
1990ref. 142376Los Angeles: William Morris Agency 1990. First Draft script for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 1997 film "Face/Off" directed by John Woo. A young man who does not believe he is smart enough to attend college receives a lacrosse scholarship from Amherst. Attending college is a dream of his family's but he does not know whether going to college is right for him. Set in New Jersey. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated January 2 1990 noted as FIRST DRAFT - REVISED III with credits for screenwriters Michael Buhlman and Jonathan Baker. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Xerographic duplication first generation. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with some staining and a phone number written in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Bound internally with two gold brads. William Morris Agency unknown books
1990ref. 142376Los Angeles: William Morris Agency 1990. First Draft script for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 1997 film "Face/Off" directed by John Woo. A young man who does not believe he is smart enough to attend college receives a lacrosse scholarship from Amherst. Attending college is a dream of his family's but he does not know whether going to college is right for him. Set in New Jersey. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated January 2 1990 noted as FIRST DRAFT - REVISED III with credits for screenwriters Michael Buhlman and Jonathan Baker. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Xerographic duplication first generation. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with some staining and a phone number written in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Bound internally with two gold brads. William Morris Agency unknown
