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1969ref. 167032Universal City: Universal - Public Arts Productions 1969. Draft script for the 1969 film here under the working title "The Savarona Syndrome" copy belonging to uncredited actor Nick Dimitri with the manuscript ink annotations of his name and character "cat burglar" on the front wrapper and circling the character on the "Cast" page. Based on the 1963 novel "The Twelfth of Never" by director and screenwriter Douglas Heyes. Harry Guardino stars as private investigator Leo Gordon hired to trail the mistress of a reclusive billionaire. The morning after a dalliance between the investigator and his subject Gordon finds the mistress murdered and has to find the killer and the reason he was set up as the fall guy. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles and Southern California. Front wrapper integral with the title page dated Novmeber 13 1968 with credits for screenwriter Douglas Heyes. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with green revision pages throughout dated 1/3/69. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Universal - Public Arts Productions unknown
1921ref. 171482N.p.: N.p. 1921. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1921 film. Partial provenance label on the verso. Based on two short stories by Thomas Burke about a brave young dancer who is wooed by several men. Set in the Limehouse district of London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good two corners with small chips small bruise and accompanying closed tear to the top margin. N.p. unknown
1983ref. 153889N.p.: N.p. 1983. Draft script for the 1985 film here under the working title "Emerald." Based on the 1984 novel "The Emerald Illusion" about a German secret agent who faces off with an American spy in a prison in occupied France during World War II. Screenwriter and novelist Ronald Bass would go on to win an Academy Award in 1988 for his screenplay for "Rain Man." Set in Germany shot on location in France. Green untitled wrappers. Title page present dated August 24 1983 with credits for screenwriter and novelist Ronald Bass. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus with dampstaining affecting the front wrapper and top right corner of the title page bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
2000ref. 163706Los Angeles: Permut Presentations / Rat Entertainment 2000. Draft script for the 2001 film. Copy belonging to an unidentified crew member with two manuscript leaves bound in after the title page listing special effects and audio elements of the film and annotations in manuscript pencil throughout the script underlining the same. Loosely based on Guy Elmes' 1957 film "Across the Bridge" based in turn on the 1938 short story by Graham Greene. After he is attacked by members of a Mexican drug cartel for flagging a transaction as illegal an investment banker decides to swap identities with a fast-talking con man. Set in New York Texas and Mexico and shot on location in New York City Los Angeles CA and Needles CA. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 2/17/00 with credit for director and screenwriter George Gallo. 98 leaves with last page of text numbered 95. Xerographic duplication rectos only with a single white revision page dated 2/18/00. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Permut Presentations / Rat Entertainment unknown
1970ref. 160977N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1970 film. Mimeo snipe in Italian on the verso along with the stamp of Roma Press Photo. Based on the 1967 novel by Ken Kolb about a Vietnam veteran's struggle with his beliefs amidst widespread political unrest at his university. One of the more commercially successful films about student activism released in 1970 joining and indeed outperforming "The Strawberry Statement" "The Revolutionary" and "Zabriskie Point" among others. Shot on location in Eugene Oregon. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light wear on the top left corner and the bottom edge. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 161645N.p.: Forbes Unistar 1969. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film. Two photographs with provenance stamps on the versos and each with a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp. Outrageous Argentinian sexploitation film wherein a mad doctor based on instructions from a talking brain kidnaps couples having sex and injects them with a drug to enhance their sexual abilities-all so he can then extract from them a resulting fluid which prevents him from transforming into a monster. Set in and shot on location in Buenos Aires. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Forbes Unistar unknown
1995ref. 166110N.p.: N.p. 1995. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1995 Serbian film showing director Emir Kusturica adjusting an inverted statue of Jesus. A history of Yugoslavia spanning World War II the Cold War and the Yugoslav Wars told through the friendship between two black marketeers selling weapons to the Communist resistance in wartime Belgrade. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Belgrade Serbia in Plovdiv and Sofia Bulgaria in Prague and in Berlin. 7 x 5 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown
1992ref. 150013Atlanta GA: Sander/Moses 1992. Revised Shooting script for the 1993 television film here under the working title "Stolen Children" originally aired on March 25 on Lifetime Network. A dramatization of the true story of the Tennessee Children's Home Society an adoption agency which secretly operated as a black market baby trafficking ring in the early 20th century overseen by elusive socialite Georgia Tann Mary Tyler Moore. Set in Tennessee and shot on location in Macon Georgia. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated November 23 1992 noted as Revised White Shooting Script with credits for screenwriter Sharon Elizabeth Doyle. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 11/27/92 and 12/17/92. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. Sander/Moses unknown
1966ref. 152256N.p.: N.p. 1966. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With manuscript ink annotations on the front wrapper noting the title and "First Draft" as well as annotations to the bottom right corner of the title page noting "first draft" and the name of screenwriter Johnny Crawford. Note that this script bears no relationship at all to the "Predator" action film series that began in the 1980s. Housed in a white envelope with manuscript ink annotations noting the title date and draft and crediting Crawford and story writer Ernest Haycox. Based on the 1948 story "Dead-Man Trail" by Ernest Haycox. A man carrying a large shipment of gold dust tries to shake bandits off his trail on his way from California to The Dalles Oregon. Blue card wrappers. Title page present dated December 1966 with credits for screenwriter Johnny Crawford and story credits to Ernest Haycox. 31 leaves with last page of text numbered 30. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 173039Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Five vintage hand-tinted British front-of-house cards from the 1957 film. Based on Ernest Hemingway's 1929 semi-autobiographical novel about an American soldier stationed in Italy whose romance with a Red Cross nurse becomes his only joy amidst the horrors of war. The second film adaptation of Hemingway's novel and the final film produced by David O. Selznick. Set in Italy and Switzerland shot on location in Italy. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1957ref. 136403Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Draft script for the 1957 film. In Selznick Studio wrappers with the insignia on the front wrapper. An original production script with a perforated distribution leaf preceding the title page. The second film version of Ernest Hemingway's 1929 novel and also the last film produced by David O. Selznick. Frederick Henry Hudson is an American serving in the Italian Army during WWI where he meets Catherine Barkley Jones a Red cross nurse. They have a torrid affair which results in pregnancy. The two gradually lose contact with one another. But Henry makes it to Switzerland where Barkley is hospitalized. The baby is stillborn and Barkley dies shortly afterward. Set in Europe shot on location in Italy. White titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Hecht original director Vidor and producer Selznick. Title page present dated 1957 with a credit for screenwriter Hecht. 177 leaves with last page of text numbered 173. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Davenport p. 122. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1959ref. 152701Paris: Athos Films 1959. Vintage press sheet i.e. a one-leaf version of a pressbook for the 1959 French film. Text in French. François Truffaut's auspicious debut a semi-autobiographical tale of a young boy's estrangement from his family and school leading him into a life of petty crime and culminating in trouble with the law. Winner of Best Director at Cannes and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in and shot on location in Paris France. Single sheet 9.5 x 12.25 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 5. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Athos Films unknown
1969ref. 146916N.p.: Alsid Productions 1969. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1969 film showing Barbara Hershey sunning herself in a bikini. Based on the 1968 Evan Hunter aka Ed McBain novel of the same name. Three teens bond while spending a summer on Fire Island. When they're joined by a fourth the dynamic between the trio is thrown causing one to become increasingly jealous and unstable. Set and shot on location in Long Island New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine light edgewear. Alsid Productions unknown
1951ref. 161085Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1951. Vintage studio still photograph of producer Cecil B. DeMille and director Frank Tashlin talking with actress Jane Russell on the set of the 1951 film while crew members set up the shot. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. A comedy Western about a young tenderfoot who returns to his small hometown in order to claim his father's gold which has gone missing. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light discoloration on the right edge. Pitts 4005. Paramount Pictures unknown
1924ref. 171369N.p.: N.p. 1924. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1924 German silent film released in two parts in February and April of 1924. Based on the thirteenth century poem "Nibelungenlied." A five-hour epic co-written by director Fritz Land and his then-wife Thea von Harbou. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creases at the bottom corners. N.p. unknown
1955ref. 156363Culver City CA: Hal Roach Studios 1955. Revised Draft script for the 1955 television episode originally aired on NBC on October 26 1955. A young woman arrives in a quiet western town claiming her wagon train was destroyed by a roving band of Indians. Director and screenwriter George Waggner was better known for his work in the horror genre most notably "The Wolf Man" 1941. Tan titled wrappers noted as production No. 9604. Distribution page present with receipt INTACTORREMOVED. Title page present dated 8/31/55 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter and director George Waggner. 42 leaves with last page of text numbered 40. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 8/31/55. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Hal Roach Studios unknown
1962ref. 155090N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1962 film showing actors Sami Frey and Emmanuelle Riva between takes in conversation with director Georges Franju. Stamp of International Magazine Service on the verso along with a date stamp reading April 10 1962 and the stamp of Paris-Match and Marie Claire. Based on the 1927 novel by Francois Mauriac about a woman in a loveless relationship who plans to kill her husband by gradually increasing his medication to induce an overdose. Set in the Landres and shot on location in Gironde and Paris. 9.5 x 7.25 inches with a wide bottom margin. Near Fine. Grant France. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 167758N.p.: N.p. 1965. Two vintage color transparencies from the 1965 film showing actor Gina Lollobrigida preparing for a turn as a blonde Lady Godiva. A well-to-do American businessman and a free-spirited Italian woman meet in London and impulsively marry but soon realize they have little in common and truly dislike each other. 3.25 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1979ref. 166653Universal City: Universal Studios 1979. Draft script for the pilot episode of the 1979-1981 NBC television series printed on yellow leaves which aired on September 18 1979. Copy belonging to actress Christina Cummings who played the character Liz with manuscript marker annotations on four leaves highlighting her character's action and dialog as well as listing several of the actors' names on the the "Cast" sheet and noting arrival times scene numbers stage number and pay on the verso of the last leaf. Laid in is a thirteen page shooting schedule dated August 1 1979 and a Universal Studios "Production Requirements" form. The series premiered with the episode found here and aired for two seasons and 38 episodes ending on May 5 1981. A spin-off of the 1979-1981 NBC television series "B.J. and the Bear" about the series' antagonist Sheriff Lobo of the corrupt and inept Orly County police department. The series was completely overhauled in season two with the title changed to "Lobo" Sheriff Lobo made less corrupt and the location changed from the fictional Orly County to Atlanta Georgia. When Sheriff Lobo attempts to make money by holding a fishing contest to catch the giant bass in Orly County lagoon an escaped convict and his girlfriend looking to get to their stashed loot attempt to scare off the public by releasing a great white shark into the lagoon. Set in the fictional Orly County Georgia. Front wrapper integral with title page dated July 17 1979 with credits for screenwriters Glen A. Larson Chris Bunch and Allan Cole. 68 leaves with last page of text numbered 61. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with green revision pages throughout dated 8/1/79. Pages Very Good plus with light foxing to the extremities on the front and rear leaves bound with two gold brads. Universal Studios unknown
1946ref. 152017Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage pressbook from the 1946 film noir. Based on the 1944 novel by Cornell Woolrich writing as William Irish. After a night of heavy drinking a US Navy sailor's attempts to return a mysterious wad of cash force him down a shadowy path of blackmail and murder. 12 x 18 inches. Ten leaves saddle stapled. Very Good plus with light foxing to the bottom right corner of the front wrapper. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1969ref. 147586Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1969. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film. A semi-documentary dramatization of the violence that surrounded the 1968 Democratic National Convention and a film that questions the politics inherent in journalism and image-making "Medium Cool" is a remarkable directorial accomplishment highlighting the political unrest of the late 1960s in part by using real footage. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine one uniformly faded. Paramount Pictures unknown
1935ref. 167569Universal City: Universal Pictures 1935. Vintage reference photograph from the 1935 film showing a haunted Henry Hull in a laboratory set. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A British doctor is bitten by a strange animal while traveling in Tibet and begins transforming into a bloodthirsty werewolf upon his return to London terrorizing the city's inhabitants at night while desperately searching for a cure in the daytime. Considered by many to be the first feature-length werewolf movie preceding the better-known "The Wolf Man" by six years. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with brief wear along the right edge. Universal Pictures unknown
1990ref. 166561N.p.: N.p. 1990. Revised Draft script for the 1991 film with the marker annotation of the title on the front wrapper. Laid in with the script is an 83 page Shooting Schedule printed on orange leaves dated August 9 1980. After the death of his partner in the line of duty a New York City police detective adopts his partner's orphaned children but his drive to make a perfect life for his wife and the children drives him to desperate measures. Set and shot on location in New York. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated August 3 1990 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter Heywood Gould. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with foxing at the extremities bound with three gold brads. Shooting Schedule Near Fine overall with light foxing to the first leaf bound with three gold brads Grant US. N.p. unknown
1951ref. 172413Los Angeles CA: Twentieth Century-Fox 1951. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1951 film noir. A young woman's suicide jump attempt from a bridge is stopped by an old man passing by. The two fall in love - but the relationship between the young girl and old man is threatened when a blackmailer from her past shows up. Photos 8 x 10 inches on 10 x 15 inch mat board. Very Good to Near Fine. Grant US. Lyons. Selby US. Spicer US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1963ref. 130735Hollywood: Petramonte Productions 1963. Draft script for the 1963 film. Actor Van Heflin's copy with his manuscript annotations throughout. Based on the 1951 novel "Fortress in the Rice" by Benjamin Appel. The only film ever released by Petramonte Productions and eventually distributed by Allied Artists. During World War II the spoiled son of a wealthy businessman finds himself involved in the Philippine guerrilla movement fighting against the Japanese. Shot on location in the Philippines. Gray titled wrappers with credit for with credit for screenwriter Marcus. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Marcus and writer Appel. 141 leaves roneograph with annotations throughout. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine. internally bound with three gold brads. Petramonte Productions unknown
