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1967ref. 162229N.p.: Sonney-Friedman Pictures 1967. Two vintage still photographs from the 1967 film. One photograph with provenance stamps on the verso. An unofficial exploitation remake of the 1932 classic "Freaks" directed by Tod Browning. Claire Brennen stars as Jade Cochran a frustrated waitress who seduces carnival owner and freakshow overseer Steve St. John for his money and control over the carnival. Shot on location in Ventura Bakersfield Piru and Los Angeles California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Sonney-Friedman Pictures unknown books
1967ref. 162229N.p.: Sonney-Friedman Pictures 1967. Two vintage still photographs from the 1967 film. One photograph with provenance stamps on the verso. An unofficial exploitation remake of the 1932 classic "Freaks" directed by Tod Browning. Claire Brennen stars as Jade Cochran a frustrated waitress who seduces carnival owner and freakshow overseer Steve St. John for his money and control over the carnival. Shot on location in Ventura Bakersfield Piru and Los Angeles California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Sonney-Friedman Pictures unknown
1948ref. 159336Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1948. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1949 film. With a blindstamp for the National Screen Service on the bottom right corner. A suitcase full of money is thrown into the back seat of a moving car owned by a married couple. The couple fights about if they should keep the money or not while being pursued by its intended recipient Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good. Flicker Alley 46. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. United Artists unknown books
1975ref. 139600Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1975. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1975 television movie. With MGM front folding snipe attached to the verso. Based on the autobiography of famous female athlete Babe Didrikson Zaharias who competed in the 1932 Olympics and won two gold medals in track and field. The film won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture made for Television. Babe is played by actresses Susan Clarke pictured in the studio still. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
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 books
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 books
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 books
1927ref. 172197Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1927. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1927 silent film showing actor Buster Keaton standing behind a large pile of sporting gear. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Seen by some as a reply to Harold Lloyd's "The Freshman" 1925 and a follow-up to Keaton's masterpiece "The General" 1926 about a nerdy undergraduate who follows his crush to a sports-focused college. Shot on location at Bovard Field and Exposition Park in Los Angeles. Poor with a large dampstain affecting the bottom right portion of the image and a diagonal crease to the top right corner repaired with old cello tape on the verso. United Artists unknown books
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 books
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 books
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 books
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 books
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 books
1926ref. 157682N.p.: N.p. 1926. Vintage reference photograph from the 1926 film showing actor Buster Keaton in an elevator wearing a jaunty hat. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. 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. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Eureka Masters of Cinema 173. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 60. N.p. unknown books
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
