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1970ref. 141821N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotation in manuscript pencil on the title page noting an address. Gloria Goldsmith was known primarily as a writer of television movies including "Girls on the Road" 1972 and "The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick" 1988. Goldenrod titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Gloria Goldsmith. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1962ref. 167588Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 film. Loosely based on the 1920 German silent film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." After her car breaks down a woman seeks shelter at the vast estate of Caligari a perverse Welsh hermit who imprisons the woman for his harem of tortured "guests." 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1976ref. 141015N.p.: N.p. 1976. Draft script for an unproduced television program. A Latino man goes to small claims court to collect money owed by his landlady. He then begins translating for a different man who does not speak English helping the man win his case. Set in California. Lacking wrappers. Title page present dated April 2 1976 with credits for screenwriter Gonzalo Munevar. 49 leaves with last page of text numbered 49. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine unbound. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 150735Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1974. Complete set of eight vintage lobby cards from the 1974 film. Based on Donald E. Westlake's 1972 novel which follows a crew of criminals who decide to steal not only a bank's contents but the whole bank itself. Set in Los Angeles shot on location in Richmond Virginia. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Lee The Heist Film. United Artists unknown books
1968ref. 163546N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1968 film showing actors Gregory Peck and Nathaniel Narcisco. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Based on the 1965 novel by T.V. Olsen about a US Army scout who befriends a white woman and her mixed race son although he fears the woman's violent ex-husband an Apache will seek revenge. Set in New Mexico and Arizona shot on location in Sonora Mexico in Wolf Hole Valley Arizona and in Red Rock Canyon and Overton Nevada. Approximately 10 x 7 inches. Very Good plus. Pitts 4113. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 163550Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film showing actor Gregory Peck. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Martin Caidin's 1964 novel. A crew of three astronauts are stranded in space with only 42 hours of oxygen remaining. On Earth NASA officials propose a rescue mission using an experimental untested spacecraft. Nominated for three Academy Awards winning one. Shot on location at Cape Canaveral in Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1939ref. 149865Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1939. Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1940 film. A young journalist finds himself unjustly accused of murder. White titled self-wrappers production No. 1033 dated December 19 1939 with credits for director Harold D. Shuster. Approximately 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 19. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine with tearing to the last three leaves along the top edge wrapper Very Good plus with some tearing to the back self-wrapper along the top edge bound with two gold brads along the top edge. Universal Pictures unknown books
1980ref. 141505New York: Orner Productions 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. A man loses his job and begins to doubt his ability to provide for his family. His wife encourages him to keep up appearances while pursuing his dreams. Title page integral with front wrapper dated March 11 1980 with credit for screenwriter Helene Flaster. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 57. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine unbound. Orner Productions unknown books
1958ref. 146048Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1958. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1959 film. Based on the 1951 novel "And Ride a Tiger." After his jet crashes during the Korean War an Air Force pilot suffering post-traumatic stress flashbacks meets the family of his navigator who was killed in the crash and finds himself falling for his friend's widow. White titled self wrappers noted as CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE on the front wrapper dated November 3 1958 with credits for actors June Allyson Jeff Chandler Sandra Dee and other cast members. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered REEL 5AB PAGE 11. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Universal International Pictures unknown books
1960ref. 141947N.p.: N.p. 1960. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotations in manuscript ink on several pages. A people-pleasing Hollywood director is torn between the conflicting wishes of his secretary and her estranged husband. Screenwriter Henry J. Staudigl is best known for his work on "Strike it Rich" 1948. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Henry J. Staudigl. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
ref. 146830N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A jazz cornet player finally finds love but when his wife dies giving birth to their first child the musician's life is changed forever. Set in New Orleans New Jersey New York and Chicago. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Herbert Baker. 29 leaves with last page of text numbered 28. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with light offsetting on the front wrapper bound with a single gold brad. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 153806N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on the front wrapper noting copy No. 19. A quirky woman copes with her arranged marriage to a wealthy Middle Eastern eunuch while enjoying a romance with a young man at a ski resort. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Herbert Burkholz. 156 leaves with last page of text numbered 154. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Near Fine with a red Velo binding. N.p. unknown books
1940ref. 129749N.p.: N.p. 1940. Draft script for an unproduced film. The daughter of a wealthy New York City businessman struggles over her position in life when she can't seem to choose between a wealthy British suitor and a middle class New York City police detective. She attempts to strike out on her own and work for her own money but the men in her life secretly protect her. Although it disturbs her when she finds out she's been watched over she eventually forgives them both and then must choose one to marry of course. Though similar in title to the 1944 King Vidor film "An American Romance" also written by Herbert Dalmas this script bears little to no resemblance in plot to that film and we must assume that this was an earlier less effective screenplay of Dalmas'. Pale yellow wrappers with credits for screenwriter Dalmas. 177 leaves carbon typescript. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1985ref. 146957N.p.: N.p. 1985. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the life of Ernest Hemingway's younger brother Leicester the father of screenwriter Hilary Hemingway. Set in Florida. Beige titled wrappers. Title page present dated February 1985 with credits for screenwriter Hilary Hemingway. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 141470N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. While surrounded by people who question his Christianity an American living in India must search for his daughter after she runs off with a dangerous gang. Set in India. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Horatius Haeberle. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine perfect-bound. N.p. unknown books
1982ref. 141263N.p.: N.p. 1982. Revised Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in are two letters to agent Walter Kohner dated December 29 1982 and January 24 1983 respectively-the first introducing the script and the second from an agency reader critiquing the script. The brother of a horse breeder is in a successful country western band. When one of the bandmates begins running drugs the band's private jet gets bombed with the brothers being the lead suspects in the subsequent investigation. They work to clear their names and find the true criminals. Set in Atlanta. Green untitled wrappers. Title page present noted as Revised with credit for screenwriter Howard B. Kreitsek. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a spiral binding. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 141225New York: Tricorn Productions 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. A professor of sexology travels around interviewing people for his studies treading a dangerous line between seeking information and knowing too much. Set in London. Black titled wrappers with credit for screenwriter H.S. Kleinman. Title page present dated January 6 1977 with credit for screenwriter H.S. Kleinman. 85 leaves with last page of text numbered 84. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Tricorn Productions unknown books
1968ref. 141636N.p.: Aspen 1968. Final Draft script for an unproduced film. A man is unwillingly drawn into a debate around morality and death as he is questioned by the police following his best friend's suicide. Dark green wrappers with British-style die-cut window. Title page present dated July 23 1968 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Ian McLellan Hunter. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Mechanical duplication with white and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between June 17 1968 and July 23 1968. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Aspen unknown books
1976ref. 141725Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1976. First German Edition. Text in German. A companion book for the 1976 film illustrated with photographs. Near Fine in silver titled wrappers. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1941ref. 164506Universal City: Universal Studios 1941. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1941 film showing actress Irene Dunne in a lace-embellished dress and net fascinator. Printed mimeo snipe and provenance stamp on the verso. A small-town singer falls in love with a city playboy on a train to New York only for him to ignore her as soon as the train pulls into the station. Days later after gaining a job as a nightclub singer she is propositioned by the playboy's brother. 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. Near Fine. Universal Studios unknown books
1979ref. 140031Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1979. Eight vintage full-color lobby cards from the 1979 film. Interesting sequel that picks up where "The Poseidon Adventure" 1972 leaves off with the ship floating capsized and a band of pirates reaping havoc. 11 x 14 inches. Corner bumps and short creases else Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1973ref. 140783N.p.: N.p. 1973. Draft script for an unproduced film. Paul is a little person dealing with life the only way he knows how. He is typecast in Hollywood and frequently plays a ventriloquist's dummy and stared at when he is just trying to go about his day. He has great luck with women but not so much in forging close relationships. His only friends are other freaks and he hopes to hit it big at the horse races and on the stock market. Set in Hollywood. Title page present with credits for screenwriter J. Michael Nicholson. 134 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Mechanical duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between January 3 1973 and November 21 1973. Pages Near Fine bound in a standard three ringed binder with an affixed title label on the front board. N.p. unknown books
1957ref. 149852Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1957 film. A wealthy cruel rancher owns the majority of a small western town's assets. Some of his employees brutally murder a young Mexican migrant laborer stirring major controversy when the newly elected sheriff goes to great lengths to bring them to justice. Set in the fictional town of Spurline shot on location in Thousand Oaks California. White titled self-wrappers noted as Continuity and Dialogue on the front wrapper production No. 1845 dated November 12 1957 with credits for director Jack Arnold. Approximately 95 leaves with last page of text numbered 10. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with some toning at the top edge bound with two gold brads along the top edge. Pitts 2550. Selby US. Spicer US. Spicer UK. Grant US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1957ref. 149863Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Continuity and Dialogue for the 1957 film. One of the seedier and we mean that in a complimentary way late noirs with a tawdry quality that transcended its big studio trappings "The Tattered Dress" spins a dark tale about a corrupt sheriff in a small Nevada town Carson whose principal concerns are the maintenance and upkeep of all illegal activity. Lawyer Chandler and wife Crain stumble into Carson's territory and conflict ensues. Set in California shot on location in Palm Springs California. White titled self-wrappers noted as Continuity and Dialogue on the front wrapper production No. 1840 dated January 18 1957 with credits for director Jack Arnold. Approximately 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 12. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads along the top edge. Selby US. Spicer US. Grant US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Universal Pictures unknown books
1956ref. 146620Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1956. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1956 film. Based upon the 1956 novel "Back Trail" by Lewis B. Patten gunman Alec Longmire Calhoun nearly loses his life in gunfight and decides to walk the straight and narrow by becoming deputy to honest sheriff Jade Murphy Dean Jagger currently dealing with disputes between small farmers and the local cattle baron. Longmire also finds he has feelings for the sheriff's daughter Caroline Martha Hyer. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine one with small pinholes in corners and near center pin holes with some scratching. Pitts 3337. Universal International Pictures unknown books
