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1915ref. 151537Los Angeles: Fox Film 1915. Vintage lobby card for the 1915 silent film. Based on the 1908 play by Walter C. Hackett and Owen Frawley Kildare in turn based on Kildare's 1903 memoir "My Mamie Rose." A poor Irish-American orphan rises into power as a mob leader but decides to cut his criminal ties when he falls in love with a beautiful social worker. One of the first full-length gangster films presumed to be lost until the 1970s and now preserved at the Museum of Modern Art's Department of Film. Set in New York. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good moderately toned and edgeworn with pinholes to the corners. National Film Registry. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Fox Film unknown
1944ref. 165295Universal City: Universal Pictures 1944. Vintage publicity photograph of Lon Chaney Jr. and Anne Gwynne from the 1944 film with a mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. 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. The second of six installments in "The Inner Sanctum Mysteries" preceded by "Calling Dr. Death: An Inner Sanctum Mystery" 1943 and followed by "Dead Man's Eyes: An Inner Sanctum Mystery" 1944. Lon Chaney Jr. travels to the South Seas where he falls in love with Anne Gwynne a mysterious and exotic native woman who the locals believe to be some kind of supernatural being. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors 1931-1946. Universal Pictures unknown
1961ref. 160356Rome: Cineriz 1961. Four vintage borderless double weight publicity photographs from the 1961 film. With stamp on verso identifying photographer H. Martin. Also with file folder with the film title in manuscript ink. A businessman wants to buy land around the village of Cabosse claiming his desire for seclusion but with intentions to sell the water from the village fountain purportedly a fountain of youth. Set in France shot on location in Lot-et-Geronne Hauts-de-Seine and Paris Fracne. Photographs 9.5 x 7.25 inches Folder 10.25 x 12.75 inches. Photographs Very Good plus Folder Very Good plus with one small tear at one of the folds. Cineriz unknown
1926ref. 171390Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1926. Vintage portrait photograph of French actor Renée Adorée issued to promote her appearance in Josef von Sternberg's 1926 silent film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on Alden Brooks' 1924 novel "Escape" about a wealthy Frenchman who leaves his affluence behind to become an artist. Currently considered a lost film. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good evenly toned. with a few nicks and creases to the margins. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1957ref. 159147Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1957. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1957 film. A supercomputer hopes to achieve world domination by hacking into a family's pet robot. The robot originally built for "Forbidden Planet" 1956 was reused by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in an attempt to defray the substantial cost of the prop. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1982ref. 167880Los Angeles: New Line Cinema 1982. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1982 film. A teenage runaway travels from New Jersey to New York in order to become famous in the punk subculture only to discover the punk scene long since faded and relocated to Los Angeles. Susan Seidelman would go on to direct "Desperately Seeking Susan" with some considering "Smithereens" a stylistic precursor to that film. The first American independent film to be invited to compete for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly toned else Near Fine. New Line Cinema unknown
1968ref. 170550N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1968 film showing Julie Christie leaning in the doorway of a cable car. Provenance stamp and label on the verso. Based on the 1966 novel "Me and the Arch Kook Petulia" by John Haase about an unhappy newlywed socialite who relentlessly pursues a physician for an affair. Shot on location during the Summer of Love in San Francisco with appearances by Janis Joplin and The Grateful Dead. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1979ref. 157103Universal City: Universal City Studios 1979. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1981 film showing actor Richard Pryor behind the camera. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A cynical ex-convict is hired to drive a group of orphaned special needs children and their schoolteacher across the country from Philadelphia to Seattle growing closer to the group in the process and gaining a new outlook on life. Set in Philadelphia and Washington shot on location in Carnation Ellensburg and Snohomish Washington. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal City Studios unknown
1980ref. 163633Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1980. Seven film still photographs for the 1980 film. A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set where he is mistaken for a stunt man allowing him to hide out from the law and romance the film's leading lady. 8 x 10 inchesl Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1984ref. 148189N.p.: Embassy Pictures 1984. Eight vintage lobby cards from the 1984 film. The film that invented the "rockumentary." Rob Reiner's debut now a timeless cult classic. Film director Mary DiBergi Reiner chronicles the American comeback tour of the aging heavy-metal band Spinal Tap. Selected for the National Film Registry in 2002. 14 x 11 inches. Near Fine. Ebert II. Criterion Collection 12. Embassy Pictures unknown
1970ref. 157621N.p.: Abrams and Parish 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film. A sexploitation melodrama about the cruelties and perversities of a group of politicians in the days leading up to an election. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Abrams and Parish unknown
1973ref. 161971Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1973. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1973 film. Each photograph with printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso and one provenance stamp on the verso. A gritty crime thriller about a racist Irish cop who is forced to turn in his badge after killing a Puerto Rican suspect while in pursuit of the man that killed his former partner. The second film based on the experiences of real-life New York policeman Eddie Egan following William Friedkin's 1971 film "The French Connection" two years prior. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Paramount Pictures unknown
1958ref. 168234Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1958. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film noir. Based on Robert M. Coates' 1948 novel "Wisteria Cottage" about a struggling artist and war veteran who befriends a mother and her two daughters convinces them to let him rent their guest cottage at the beach and proceeds to slaughter them all. Actress Jean Allison's debut. Shot on location in Myrtle Beach. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Selby US. Grant US. United Artists unknown
1946ref. 172443Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film. With a mimeo snipe affixed to the verso and an RKO Radio Pictures stamp dated 1946 with a credit for photographer Rod Tolmie. Based on the 1946 novel "Build My Gallows High" by Daniel Mainwaring. A former private detective lives a quiet life in a small town until his past catches up with him forcing him to return to the world of crime. Set in Bridgeport California shot in the High Sierra Mountains of Nevada and Reno as well as locations throughout California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with toning and some light creasing. Grant US. Selby Masterwork. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1989ref. 167376Burbank CA: NBC Productions 1989. Draft script for the first episode of the 1989-90 NBC television series which aired on September 21 1989. Copy belonging to actor Nick Dimitri who played Heavy #1 with his stamp on the top of the title page and manuscript ink annotations on the cast page listing the actors next to their characters and noting director David Hemmings. Laid in is a Call Sheet dated 5/15/89. Not to be confused with the 2001 film directed by Brian Robbins starring Keanu Reeves the 1994 Fox television series about a fictional American League baseball team or the 2019 Australian children's television series. Created by Robert Plam the series about a veteran plainclothes detective Charles Battles John Ashton who is about to be reassigned to a desk job or forced into retirement and is forced to partner with a young unconventional detective Joe "Kaz" Kaczierowski Richard Tyson with whom he is constantly at odds aired for one season of 18 episodes before ending on June 29 1980. In the premiere episode Battles finds out he's about to be reassigned to desk job and is partnered with the young hotshot "Kaz" before being quickly assigned to protect a key witness the wife of a mobster and an old girlfriend of Battles who is about to testify against her husband. Set in Los Angeles. Front wrapper integral with title page dated April 24 1989 with credits for screenwriter Frank Lupo. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink revision pages throughout dated 4/26/89. Pages Very Good plus with light foxing to the outer leaves and fore-edge bound with two gold brads. NBC Productions unknown
1944ref. 130926Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1944. Post-Production script for the 1944 film. Script incomplete lacking the first page. Based on the 1939 novel by James Ronald. A man begins having an affair with a woman he met through work. His wife discovers the affair and forces him to break off all ties to the woman. Unfortunately his wife dies falling down the stairs in what may or may not have been an accident. One detective is determined to prove foul play. Set in London. White self-wrappers. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 17. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with two rusted gold brads along the top edge. Grant US. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1955ref. 160822N.p.: American Releasing Corporation 1955. Vintage insert poster for the 1955 film. Roger Corman's directorial debut and his third production. During the Civil War five condemned men are offered pardons by the Confederacy if they join the Confederate army and track down a traitorous Confederate spy who is in possession of a stagecoach full of Confederate gold. Shot on location in Death Valley and Los Angeles California. 14 x 36 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremities and a 3/4-inch closed tear to the lower vertical fold. American Releasing Corporation unknown
1968ref. 150474N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of Jane Fonda and Roger Vadim on the set of the 1968 film. Photographer Alfonso Avincola stamp on verso. Based on the adult comic book by Jean-Claude Forest published in the French magazine "V" in 1962 and 1964. Likely the campiest space-opera sex comedy in film history. Though not popular upon its release it was re-released to greater acclaim in 1977 and has since influenced countless fashion designers films and musicians including Duran Duran whose name is a play on that of the main villain. Set in outer space and shot on location in Rome. 8 x 10.5 inches. Near Fine. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 161500N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1960 film showing director Roger Vadim with his wife Annette adjusting a prosthetic wound. An erotic horror film based on Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 novella "Carmilla" with the location shifted from 19th century Styria to twentieth century Italy. Shot at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 161301N.p.: N.p. 1975. Vintage reference photograph from the 1975 film showing actress Shari Eubank. After his wife is murdered a gas station attendant at a remote desert station finds himself sexually pursued by several different but equally buxom women. Shot on location in New Mexico Arizona and California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned on the right edge. N.p. unknown
1936ref. 139602N.p.: Cineas 1936. Thirteen vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the French release of the 1936 film. Based on director Sacha Guitry's 1935 only novel "Les Memoires d'un Tricheur." A delightfully clever film in which Guitry plays an aging con artist reflecting back on his many exploits. After cheating death at a young age the Cheat played by Guirty embarks on a life laden with mischief and deceit. Set in France and Monaco shot on location in Monaco. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Occasional notation to the verso and shallow chip in the top margin of image 22. Criterion Eclipse 22. Cineas unknown
1964ref. 161672N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage studio still photograph of Paula Stewart from the 1964 film. Joanne Dagne Crane is a young bride-to-be who finds her fiancee's diary a diary that includes lurid tales of his sexual exploits. Starring Dom DeLuise in his second movie credit. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1973ref. 151057Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1973. Vintage borderless compilation photograph of six Saul Bass title designs and portrait of Saul Bass to promote the 1974 Bass directed film. Bass' title designs shown are "The Man with the Golden Arm" "Carmen Jones" "Anatomy of a Murder" "Bonjour Tristesse" "Exodus" and "Seconds." Mimeo snipe affixed to verso and folded over recto. Bass' first and only directorial effort now a cult favorite which was featured on Season 1 Episode 9 of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" which aired on January 15 1989. Ants suddenly begin building strange towers and geometric designs in the Arizona desert and begin to exhibit greater intelligence threatening the scientists studying them and ultimately all of humanity. Set in the Arizona desert shot on location in Rift Valley Kenya and Eloy and Yuma Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Olive Films 1116. Paramount Pictures unknown
1988ref. 163529Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1988. First Draft script for the pilot episode of an unproduced television series. Playfully INSCRIBED by screenwriter Savage Steve Holland on the front wrapper: "Diane / Thank you for posing naked for the Sabras logo / love always / Savage Steve." A comedy about three female Israeli secret agents who return to America. Holland is best known for the comedy films "Better Off Dead" 1985 and "One Crazy Summer" 1986. Pink titled Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers dated February 1 1988 on the front wrapper noted as First Draft. Title page present dated February 1 1988 noted as First Draft with credit for Holland. 82 leaves with last page of text numbered 79. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light foxing on the page and wrapper edges. Bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1999ref. 171712Culver City CA: N.p. 1999. Two Draft scripts a Table Draft script dated July 30 1999 and a Record Draft script dated August 3 1999 for the 2000 episode of the 1999-2000 primetime animated television series which aired on UPN on July 25 2000. The Record Draft script copy belonging to screenwriter and co-executive producer Stephan Sustarsic with a label with his name printed on it on the front wrapper and copied annotations noting scene number throughout. Based on the successful 1989-2023 comic strip by Scott Adams about the titular pessimistic white-collar engineer and his daily interactions with his idiotic boss and frustrated coworkers. In this episode the company comes under scrutiny for unethical business practices so employees are sent for mandatory ethics training. Management however who is responsible for the ethics violations of course does not have to attend. Table Draft: Front wrapper integral with title page dated July 30 1999 noted as TABLE DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Scott Adams. 49 leaves with last page of text numbered 47. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Record Draft: Blue titled wrappers noted as RECORD DRAFT on the front wrapper dated August 3 1999 with credits for screenwriter Larry Charles. 46 leaves with last page of text numbered 44. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
