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1968ref. 162572N.p.: GGP 1968. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1965 Italian/French/Spanish film here under the alternate release title "Weekend Wives." With provenance stamps on the versos of each. Enrico Maria Salerno stars as Enrico Marletti who spends a chaotic and terribly unpleasant weekend with his wife at the seaside and only wishes to return to quiet of his home in Rome. Shot on location in Marche Emilia-Romagna and Rome. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus one with a chip at the bottom left corner see image. GGP unknown
1973ref. 133028London: Harbour Productions / Cineman Films 1973. Collection of six vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1973 UK film. In a film tailor made for his unique screen presence Price plays a Shakespearean actor who exacts bloody revenge on the critics who denied him an acting award using scenes from the Bard's plays as inspiration for each murder. An undeniably appealing cult crossover between high literature and lowbrow horror-comedy. A story set and shot on location in London. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine. Harbour Productions / Cineman Films unknown
1958ref. 132741London: Unviersal International Pictures 1958. Eight vintage full-color still photographs from the UK country of origin release of the 1958 film. Based on Erich Maria Remarque's 1954 novel about a company of German soldiers on the Russian front during WWII. One of the soldiers is sent home where finding his home bombed he struggles for his sanity and survival with the help of the daughter of a political prisoner. Set on the Russian front and in Germany during World War II shot on location in Berlin. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases else Near Fine. Masters of Cinema 65. Davenport p. 358. Hyams p. 129. Unviersal International Pictures unknown
1942ref. 129351Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1942. Story synopsis basis for the 1943 film "Claudia" based on a story by Franken that appeared in Redbook magazine between July 1941 and October 1942. McGuire and Young are memorable in their portrayal of a young innocent couple struggling to break from the ties of their respective families as well as the pressure of distant relocation. Followed by a sequel "Claudia and David" in 1946 and basis for a radio play. Sky blue titled wrappers with credit for writer Franken. Distribution page present with receipt intact. 18 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1944ref. 145835Universal City: Universal Pictures 1944. Vintage photograph from the 1944 film. Universal Pictures' follow up to "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" ups the ante on its predecessor with the addition of Dracula John Carradine a mad scientist Boris Karloff and a hunchback J. Carroll Naish. Glenn Strange takes up the role of the creature the fourth actor to play the part with Lon Chaney Jr. reprising his role as the Wolf Man making it the first multi-monster movie from Universal. Set in Switzerland. 7.75 x 10 inches. Very Good Plus with faint creasing at a few extremities. Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors. Universal Pictures unknown
1964ref. 137342Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1964. Original pressbook for the 1964 film the second time Hemingway's short story was adapted for the screen following the classic 1946 version starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner. Notable as Ronald Reagan's last film role and perhaps in preparation for his move into politics the first time he played a villain. 12 x 18 inches. 12 pages saddle stapled. Light foxing overall else Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1970ref. 134169Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1970. Draft script for the 1970 film. Set in Italy in 1944 where the entire population of a village has been massacred by the SS except for a group of young boys. Rock Hudson the only US paratrooper left alive after a failed mission to blow up a nearby dam decides to lead the boys on the mission instead. White titled wrappers with credits for screenwriters Schweitzer and Colbert. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Schweitzer and Colbert. 143 leaves mimeograph duplication. Scrip bent at the foredge else pages about Fine in Very Good plus wrappers bound with three gold brads. United Artists unknown
1980ref. 147435N.p.: Taliafilm II 1980. Draft script for the 1987 film. An early draft written solely by the creator of the story Menno Meyjes. Loosely based on the 13th Century Children's Crusade we follow the knight Robert Nerra Eric Stoltz as he joins up with King Richard the Lionheart Neil Dickson to protect orphan children from the Black Prince Gabriel Byrne a child slave trader. Shot on location in Hungary and Portugal. The penultimate film from Franklin J. Schaffner and his final film working with composer Jerry Goldsmith. They had previously worked together on "Planet of the Apes" 1968 "Patton" 1970 "Papillon" 1973 and "The Boys from Brazil" 1978. Wrapper integral with title page with credits for screenwriter Menno Meyjes. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two flat metal brads. Taliafilm II unknown
1950ref. 142375N.p.: N.p. 1950. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript with type in black and red. A family visits France and deals with all sorts of upper class conveniences and distractions including eating dinner and being invited for tea. Text in English and French. Set in France. Unbound leaves. Title page integral with first page of text. 33 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 31. Ribbon copy typescript. Very Good with some faint evidence of dampstaining at the bottom edge of pages. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142374N.p.: N.p. 1950. Draft script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript with type in black and red. A sixteen year old living in her sick aunt's boarding house receives a proposition from a local wealthy individual for marriage which she would only do to pull herself out of her situation but she cannot abandon her sick aunt who needs her help. Set in Australia. Unbound leaves Title page integral with first page of text. 21 leaves with last page of text numbered 20. Ribbon copy typescript. Very Good plus overall. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142350N.p.: N.p. 1950. Archive of various ribbon copy typescript draft script revisions in both red and black ribbon type for an unproduced film. With annotations throughout in manuscript ink. A mystery begins to unfold as Tom Fielding finds an acquaintance of his in a highly distressed position. When he returns to his home he finds his wife has been brutally murdered and that he is the prime suspect. Set in London and Liverpool. Script #1: Blue titled wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Moore. 37 leaves with last page of text numbered 6. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a string binding. Script #2: Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present noted as First Copy with credits for screenwriter Moore. 266 leaves with last page of text numbered 11. Ribbon copy typescript in black and red. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus unbound. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142370N.p.: N.p. 1950. Archive of Draft scripts for an unproduced film the first draft being a ribbon copy typescript. A man experiences constant ennui in high society life and soon falls for a married woman whom he meets at a salon in her husband's house. They begin an affair amongst affluent society and start traveling secretly around Europe. Set in Paris. Screenplay #1: Brown titled wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Moore. 25 leaves with last page of text numbered 21. Ribbon copy typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a string binding. Screenplay #2: Blue titled wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Moore. 62 leaves with last page of text numbered 55. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with dampstaining bound with three staples. Screenplay #3: Title page present with credits for screenwriter Moore. 237 leaves with last page of text numbered 32. Mixed ribbon copy typescript and carbon typescript. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus housed in a green spring binding. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142338N.p.: N.p. 1950. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript. An Irish comedy involving a small village which finds itself on the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland i.e. the British Empire. A man and a woman on opposite sides of the border fall in love. Set in Ireland. Green titled wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter G.E. Moore. 33 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 27. Ribbon copy typescript with type in black and red. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near fine bound with string binding. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142348N.p.: N.p. 1950. Original treatment script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript. In a nonspecific Communist-occupied country in Central Europe during the Cold War a group of military police arrest a woman they believe to be a spy. She maintains her innocence yet still she has an interesting alibi married an artist three days before and finding him dead and speaks English with a Magyar accent despite an "English" upbringing. Set in Central Europe. Brown wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Moore. 48 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 45. Ribbon copy typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a string binding. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142326N.p.: N.p. 1950. Synopsis script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript. The supposed memoir of a showgirl who begins who career simply as a beautiful woman who think she is untalented in all other areas and ends up embarrassing herself rather often at the start of her career. She eventually develops a camaraderie with her fellow performers and begins to accept her life with people who care about her. Set in England. Pink titled wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter G.E. Moore. 32 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 28. Ribbon copy typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with string binding. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142337N.p.: N.p. 1950. Archive of four Draft scripts for four different films all unproduced. Set in London. Title page present with credits for screenwriter G.E. Moore. 255 leaves with last page of text numbered 12. Mixed ribbon copy typescript and carbon typescript variously on white green and yellow stock. Pages Very Good plus with some foxing at the edges housed in a green spring binder that is dampstained and Good only. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142371N.p.: N.p. 1950. Archive of screenplays for an unproduced films all by the same screenwriter from the screenwriter's estate. Collection of unproduced screenplays by screenwriter G.E. Moore including "The Wittering Alp" "Portrait of Catherine" "The Trojan Story" "The Nine Days' Wonder" and "The Choice Spirit." Title page present with credits for screenwriter Moore. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 43. Mixed ribbon copy typescript carbon typescript and mimeograph duplication. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good plus housed in a black spring binder. Binder is Good only significantly dampstained but has done its job and the internal leaves are unaffected. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 163611Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Two vintage still photographs from the 1977 film. The film that started a multibillion dollar media empire pun intended which now includes ten additional live action films animated shows novels comic books video games and countless tons of officially licensed merchandise with no signs of slowing down. Winner of six Academy Awards nominated for four more including Best Picture Best Director Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far far away shot on location in California Arizona Mexico Guatemala Tunisia and the UK. Both photos 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1938ref. 150952Los Angeles: The Samuel Goldwyn Company 1938. Two vintage borderless test photographs of actress Vera Zorina shot for the 1938 film. Seeking audience feedback a film producer recruits an ordinary girl to evaluate his movies from the perspective of the everyday American. Set in Hollywood. 7.25 x 9.75 inches. Very Good plus overall. The Samuel Goldwyn Company unknown
1967ref. 161831N.p.: Audubon Films 1967. Two vintage oversize studio still photographs from the US release of the 1965 French/Italian film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Released in France as "La traite des blanches" also known as "I Am a Fugitive from a White Slave Gang." A young girl ends up working at brothel after being seduced by playboy working for a gang of pimps. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus one with a diagonal crease to the top left corner. Audubon Films unknown
1970ref. 162288N.p.: Cinex International 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. An early sexploitation film from director Gerard Damiano made two years before he would direct and write the breakthrough adult film sensation "Deep Throat." A young bride to be seeks the help of seedy sex doctor to overcome sexual hangups she developed from trauma in her youth. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Cinex International unknown
1974ref. 139994England: ITC Entertainment 1974. Seven vintage full-color British lobby cards from the 1974 British-italian television miniseries. Six-hour television miniseries that aired in 1973 and 1974 a retelling of the life of Moses Lancaster the man who discovered the Ten Commandments and parted the Red Sea. Cult favorite Anthony Burgess contributed to the entire series and Thomas Keneally novelized a tie-in edition in 1975. 11 x 14 inches. Light corner bumps else Near Fine. Scarce. ITC Entertainment unknown
1989ref. 142398Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System CBS 1989. Draft script for the 1989 television film originally broadcast on CBS. Copy belonging to actor Billy O'Sullivan who portrayed Teddy with his autograph on the title page. Two parents discover horrible stories of abuse coming from the daycare their children attends especially since the people running the center are moral pillars of the community. This film was released at the height of the child abuse daycare moral scare starting with a highly-publicized legal case in California. Nominated for two Primetime Emmys. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated April 10 1989 with credits for screenwriter Stan Kensela. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication first generation. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Reyes 46 47. Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] unknown
1966ref. 147437London: David Higham Associates 1966. Draft script for the 48th episode of the British television anthology series "The Wednesday Play" which featured the adaptation of Vernon Bartlett's 1929 novel "Calf Love" by screenwriter Philip Purser which aired on January 26 1966. Script contains copied annotations on nearly every page noting passages that are to be spoken in German with much of the annotations in German as well as strikes comments and dialogue changes. Missing three pages likely as used or issued. "The Wednesday Play" is regarded as one of the most influential and successful British television programs of the 1960s and gave audience to the fledgling careers of among others Dennis Potter Nell Dunn and Jeremy Sandford Ken Loach and David Mercer. A young English exchange student stays with a German family and becomes smitten with their daughters. Wrapper integral with title page noted as Draft Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Philip Purser and novelist Vernon Bartlett. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with prong binding. David Higham Associates unknown
1960ref. 126608Willoughby Film Productions 1960. Very Good. Original b/w film still photograph of blonde Gillian Hills dancing in a skirt and white shirt as Jennifer Linden in the British film "Beat Girl" 1960 released in the US as "Wild for Kicks" 1961. Hills plays a girl hell-bent on ruining her father's new relationship with a woman whose questionable past as a stripper returns to haunt. Jennifer Hills hangs out at the Off-Beat a night club with jazz smoke and juvenile delinquents including "Plaid Shirt" Oliver Reed seen in the photograph on the shadowy staircase. The first British soundtrack to be released on vinyl and the breathtaking Egyptian Gillian Hills would go on to other notable films including "Blowup" 1966 and "A Clockwork Orange" 1971. 6 x 8.25 inches single weight small white border. Cropping notations in pencil and ink and rubber-stamped NATIONAL FILM ARCHIVE / DUPLICATE STILL on the verso. Very Good Plus light curl. Willoughby Film Productions unknown
