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1970ref. 146785N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Text in German. Based on the 1978 novel by John Godey wherein a deadly black mamba is accidentally released into Central Park and hunted down by a rogue herpetologist. Set in New York City. Lacking titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter THOMAS GSPANDL and novelist JOHN GODEY. 76 leaves with last page of text numbered 75. Early Xerox rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with a tear running horizontal to the final leaf with gold prong binding. N.p. unknown
2010ref. 158461N.p.: N.p. 2010. Revised Final Draft script for an unproduced episode for an imagined fifth season of the 1965-1969 Western television series. The series followed the adventures of the Barkley family in San Joaquin Valley in the 1870s. In this follow-up the fourth Barkley son Eugene makes a reappearance when he returns home from college. Written for the Williamsburg Film Festival in 2010. Clear mylar front wrapper black rear wrapper. Title page present noted as Revised final draft with credit for Thomas M. Crawford. 50 leaves with last page of text numbered 93. Xerographic duplication rectos and versos. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1955ref. 167605Culver City CA: RKO Pathe Studios 1955. Two vintage hand-tinted color photographs from the 1955 short documentary film. A Technicolor short film about hunting focusing in particular on the whitetail deer. The first entry in RKO's Wildlife Album series of short films. Shot on location in Virginia. 10 x 8 inches. One Near Fine one Very Good plus. RKO Pathe Studios unknown
ref. 140667Toronto: Roy Krost Productions. Draft script for an unproduced film. A woman comes to a Vietnam vet turned private investigator to learn the truth about her dead fiance who she still believes is alive. Both are Irish and are led on a long road of Irish organizations some fighting for a United Ireland some old blood from the motherland some born in America and only know Ireland as an ideal classic Irish cops some gangsters who identify with Irish liberation and some gangsters who know no loyalties. All come together to work against this private investigator who has bitten off more than he can chew. Set in Los Angeles. Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Tim Kelly. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Roy Krost Productions unknown
1972ref. 161709N.p.: American International Pictures 1972. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1973 film with a provenance stamp on the verso. A feminist newspaper columnist Marjorie is fired for not curbing her column's libertine content and begins to organize monthly sessions with five other women to discuss sex for a future writing project. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. American International Pictures unknown
1970ref. 161504N.p.: Audubon Films 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1969 Italian film here under the US release title "The Artful Penetration of Barbara." One photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso. A married British woman explores the English psychedelic youth scene and is attracted to an African American man. Featuring music by Freedom a group formed by Bobby Harrison and Ray Royer formerly of Procol Harum. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a few faint creases. Audubon Films unknown
1992ref. 171933N.p.: N.p. 1992. Revised First Draft for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 1997 film starring Keanu Reeves and Al Pacino. A legal drama about a nurse who fights for justice after being sexually assaulted by a powerful wealthy bachelor. Set in Los Angeles. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 9/3/93 noted as 1st Revision with credit for screenwriter Todd Graff. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
2002ref. 156814Universal City: Focus Features 2002. For Your Consideration script for the 2002 film. Laid in with the script is a letter on Focus Features letterhead presenting the script in consideration for Best Screenplay. Noted filmmaker Todd Haynes' homage to Douglas Sirk about a wealthy suburban housewife in the 1950s whose seemingly perfect life begins to unravel as she discovers her husband is a closeted gay man. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in Hartford Connecticut and shot on location throughout New Jersey. Salmon untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 10/5/01 with credits for director and screenwriter Todd Haynes. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Focus Features unknown
2000ref. 172911Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 2000. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 2000 film. Six photographs with photographer name listed at the bottom right margin. Sequel to "Mission Impossible" 1996 and the launch of the film franchise. Ethan Hunt must stop an evil scientist who has created a biochemical weapon. Shot on location in Utah Arizona California and New South Wales Australia. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1971ref. 160619N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage reference photograph from the 1971 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. The second film in the Billy Jack series following "The Born Losers" 1967 and preceding "The Trial of Billy Jack" 1974. Although a critical failure the Billy Jack movies were enormously popular and largely successful at the box office. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 162623N.p.: Laurel Films 1965. Vintage portrait photograph of a young Stefanie Powers from the 1965 re-release of the 1961 film under the title "The Young Sinner." Provenance stamp on the verso. The second film written and directed by Tom Laughlin who would later go on to great success with the "Billy Jack" film series. Powers would go on to have a prolific career best known as the better half of "Hart to Hart" 1979-1984. Shot in 1960 the film received a limited release in 1961 under the original title "Like Father Like Son" and would not receive a wide release until 1965 under the title "The Young Sinner" as well as "Among the Thorns" and "We Are All Christ" as a double feature with the 1965 film "A Swingin' Summer." Told in flashbacks often in a confessional a small-town high school football star is expelled after being caught in bed with the daughter of a wealthy and influential family. Set in and shot on location in Milwaukee Wisconsin. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing overall and light soiling to the bottom right. Laurel Films unknown
ref. 145087N.p.: Billy Jack Enterprises. Two vintage press photographs from the set of the 1975 film. With an studio stamp on the verso of one. Riding high on his fame from "Billy Jack" probably this was Tom Laughlin's most ambitious effort as a director-star. One photo shown. Please inquire to see the other. A remake of the 1969 Japanese film "Goyokin" although anchored in an historical massacre that occurred in the early 1800s. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Billy Jack Enterprises unknown
1922ref. 148249Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1922. Vintage linen-backed keybook photograph from the 1922 film showing actress Alma Rubens. With the stamp of Movie Star News on the verso. A corrupt theatrical agent turns up dead leading police to investigate a prospective client and several targets of the agent's blackmail scheme for the murder. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear. Paramount Pictures unknown
1963ref. 141155Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1963. Draft script for the fifth episode of season six of the 1958-1964 television series. The series followed Stu and Jeff a pair of womanizing wisecracking private investigators. In this episode Stu heads to Tel Aviv to uncover a Nazi art-smuggling plot. Set in Paris and Tel Aviv. White titled self-wrappers dated July 2 1963. Approximately 71 leaves not numbered. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with revision pages throughout dated variously between June 28 1963 and July 2 1963. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with a staple. Pagination available upon request. Warner Brothers unknown
1954ref. 164748Universal City: Universal-International 1954. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1954 film showing actor Tony Curtis with sword in hand jumping over a castle wall. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a Culver Pictures stamp. Based on Howard Pyle's 1891 novel "Men of Iron" about a peasant who is trained as a knight so that he may one day defeat the evil Earl of Alban. Universal-International's first Technicolor feature. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a small splash on the center right of the recto. Universal-International unknown
1960ref. 147288Unknown: Dunas - Murphy Productions 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced television film. The adventures and exploits of a young Irish resistance fighter. Set in Belfast and Dublin. Red titled wrappers. Title page present noted as Screen Treatment with credits for screenwriter Tony Terpiloff. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Very Good with creasing and a few small tears to the first leaf wrapper Very Good bound internally with three gold brads. Dunas - Murphy Productions unknown
1980ref. 151061Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1980. Vintage press kit for the 1980 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing 11 black-and-white photographs and 21 gatherings of promotional reading material. A compulsive liar's colorful tall tales land him in hot water with his family but also help him get a job as a social worker where he becomes determined to help a young boy who was wrongfully taken from his mother. Set in Manchester New Hampshire shot on location in Spokane Washington. Folder photographs and promotional material Very Good plus. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1980ref. 154877London: ITC Entertainment 1980. Vintage press kit for the 1980 television film seen here under its British title "The Shillingbury Blowers." Illustrated folder containing one gathering of promotional reading material. A small English village is thrown into turmoil when a pop star moves into town and takes over conductorship of the local brass band. The film originally aired on January 6 1980 on PBS. Shot on location in Hertfordshire England. Press kit Very Good plus with light edgewear to the folder and its contents. ITC Entertainment unknown
1980ref. 162962N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1975-1984 television series. The series followed a divorced career woman and single mother as she tries to raise her two teenage daughters in an apartment building in Indianapolis with frequent visits from the building's nosy superintendent. In this episode the eldest daughter wants to move out into her own apartment to her mother's dismay. Set in Indianapolis. White titled self wrappers lacking rear wrapper with credits for screenwriter Stephen Thomas Sustarsic II. Title page integral with front self wrapper. 36 leaves with last page of text numbered 35. Xerographic duplication rectos only with one white revision page undated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine unbound. N.p. unknown
1986ref. 153892N.p.: N.p. 1986. Draft script for the 1986 television film originally aired on January 12 1986 on CBS. Based on the 1981 novel by screenwriter Laird Koenig. With the help of a tabloid journalist a recently divorced woman searches for her two-year-old son who has been stolen by a black market child selling ring. Set in New York. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter and novelist Laird Koenig. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 148. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
1984ref. 146436N.p.: N.p. 1984. Draft script for an apparently unproduced episode of "Magnum P.I." Jonathan Higgins asks private investigator Thomas Magnum to help clear the name of an old army friend with the help of the friend's son-who looks talks and acts exactly like Higgins. "Magnum P.I." ran for eight seasons and won actors Tom Selleck and John Hillerman Emmys for their portrayals of Magnum and Higgins respectively. Set on the island of Oahu Hawaii. Navy untitled faux leather wrappers. Title page present dated 1984 with credit for screenwriter Victor H. Royer. 47 leaves with last page of text numbered 46. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with navy Velo binding. N.p. unknown
1955ref. 156158N.p.: Gloria Filmverlein 1955. Vintage program for the 1955 German film. Text and titles in German. A doctor reflects on his troubled marriage remembering their disabled child his wife's pain at feeling abandoned in their life together and her eventual affair with another doctor. Shot on location in Berlin and Brittany. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. About Near Fine. Gloria Filmverlein unknown
1950ref. 159601Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1950. Vintage reference photograph from the 1950 film noir. At the end of World War II a veteran wakes up from an important surgery to discover his friend is missing-and suspected of murder. He follows a trail of clues to find his friend and more importantly find out if the man is guilty. Set in California shot on location in Los Angeles and Glendale California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Warner Brothers unknown
1960ref. 141245N.p.: Compagnia Cinematografica Champion 1960. Vintage double weight reference studio still photograph from the 1960 film. Sophia Loren won an Academy Award fro her role as Cesira. Vittorio De Sica's harsh war-era film follows the plight of an Italian mother an daughter as they traverse the Italian countryside in search of safety. The film stars Sophia Loren Jean-Paul Belonodo and Eleonora Brown. Shot on location in Rome Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with pin holes and a manuscript ink notation to the verso. Compagnia Cinematografica Champion unknown
1948ref. 161537Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1948. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1948 British film. Based on Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel wherein a young woman's loveless marriage leads her to begin an affair with a dashing Czarist officer. Set in St. Petersburg. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes and some creasing at the corners as well as two chips along the top edge. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
