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1956ref. 152140Culver City CA: Four Star Films 1956. Draft script for the 24th episode of season four of the 1952-1957 television series originally aired on May 29 1956. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his manuscript ink annotations throughout. A young boy accidentally kills his playmate and is sent away to live with a middle-aged widow on an isolated farm. Green titled wrappers dated April 9 1956. Title page present dated April 9 1956 with credits for screenwriter Laszlo Gorog. 51 leaves with last page of text numbered 43. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 4-16-56 and 12/12/56. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Four Star Films unknown
1956ref. 152179Hollywood: Federal Telefilms 1956. Draft script for the 38th episode of season two of the 1955-1957 television series originally aired on June 21 1957 on ABC. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his name in manuscript ink to the title page and his manuscript annotations throughout. The series followed the varied experiences of clergymen of all faiths. In this episode the Reverend and Mrs. Stone face difficulties with their newest foster child an angry little boy named Kenny Crawford. Blue self wrappers. Title page present dated July 12 1956 with credits for screenwriter Donn Mullally. 43 leaves with last page of text numbered 41. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated 10/10/56. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Housed in brown wrappers with a handwritten title label affixed to the front wrapper dated 1956. Federal Telefilms unknown
1968ref. 152151N.p.: Family Films 1968. Third Draft script for the 1968 television film. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and his manuscript ink annotations throughout. With four pages of a shooting schedule bound in after the script. A religious exploration of several young adults' opinions about topical issues including the treatment of African Americans the Vietnam War and monogamous relationships. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present dated 4/5/68 noted as 3rd Draft with credits for screenwriter Frank Rhylick. 40 leaves with last page of text numbered 37. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/5/68 and 4/15/68. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Family Films unknown
1956ref. 152150Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1956. Draft script for the 198th episode of season one of the 1955-1958 television series originally aired on August 7 1956 on NBC. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his personal stamp to the first two leaves and his manuscript pencil annotations throughout regarding substantive revisions and deletions. Incomplete as issued. An elderly man's family forces him to find a new romantic interest as a means of distraction from his horse betting addiction. Brown wrappers with a handwritten title label affixed to the front wrapper dated 7 Aug. 1956. Title page present undated noted as REVISED in manuscript pencil annotation with credits for screenwriter B.M. Atkinson Jr. 72 leaves with last page of text numbered III-18. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
1956ref. 152154Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1956. Draft script for the 111th episode of season one of the 1955-1958 television series originally aired on April 4 1956 on NBC. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his manuscript ink and pencil annotations throughout. A driven executive discovers that she is being slowly poisoned and begins to suspect everyone around her of the crime including her own husband. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Robert Esson. 83 leaves with last page of text numbered III-21. Mimeograph duplication on yellow and white stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
1957ref. 152104Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1957. Draft script for the Season 2 Episode 182 of the 1955-1958 television series originally aired on June 21 on NBC. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his name to the title page in manuscript ink and his manuscript ink and pencil annotations throughout. A New York executive vacationing in the country with his family undergoes a mid-life crisis deciding to stay at the vacation home and live a carefree life as a painter. Brown titled card wrappers dated June 1957. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Charles Allen. 74 leaves with last page of text numbered III-17. Mimeograph duplication on yellow stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
1959ref. 160691N.p.: Audubon Films 1959. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1959 Spanish film showing strippers onstage. Two travelers meet on a beach in the Mediterranean and swiftly concoct plans to commit murder. Shot on location in Catalonia Spain. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Audubon Films unknown
1963ref. 162235N.p.: American Film Distributing 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1963 French film. Photographs with provenance stamps and labels on the verso. The directorial debut of French director José Bénazéraf released in France as "L'éternité pour nous." Composer Jean Michel Lemoine and his wife Brigitte Sylvia Sorrente are staying at a beach resort where Jean plays piano and Brigitte dances. Maria Monique Just whose husband owns the resort and is on his death bed becomes attracted to Jean which soon reveals unseen betrayals and jealousies. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing and light edgewear. American Film Distributing unknown
1966ref. 151646Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1966 film. Based on the British comic strip which originally appeared in 1963. Modesty Blaise a former criminal mastermind occasionally employed by the Secret Service must protect a shipment of diamonds en route to a small Middle Eastern kingdom from a crime syndicate. Monica Vitti's first English-speaking role. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location throughout Italy the Netherlands and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1961ref. 162030N.p.: Tempest Productions 1961. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1961 film. Provenance stamp and two labels on the verso. The first feature film written and co-directed uncredited by prolific sexploitation director Joseph W. Sarno. A young art student is enraptured by her professor much to the dismay of one of her classmates who feels the same way. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Light overall edgewear else Near Fine. Tempest Productions unknown
1947ref. 165437Universal City: Universal Pictures 1947. Vintage borderless reference photograph with a thin bottom margin from the 1947 film. 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. A group of prisoners at the strict Westgate Penitentiary plan an escape but fear their plans will be ruined by sadistic power-hungry guard Captain Munsey. Director Jules Dassin's important first film a key noir followed by several others notably "The Naked City" 1948 "Thieves' Highway" 1949 "Night and the City" 1950 and "Rififi" 1955. 9.25 x 7.5 inches. Light even toning else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 383. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Universal Pictures unknown
1981ref. 172055Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1981. Vintage reference photograph from the 1981 film showing director Karel Reisz with author John Fowles on the set. Based on Fowles' 1969 novel about two actors who begin to find their real-life circumstances mirroring their characters' relationship. Shot on location in Dorset. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good or better moderately creased to the corners with light toning overall. Criterion Collection 768. United Artists unknown
1981ref. 164253Burbank CA: The Ladd Company 1981. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1981 neo-noir film both showing actress Kathleen Turner. Annotations in manuscript ink on the versos. A young woman manipulates her lover a small-town lawyer into killing her wealthy husband. A watershed neo-noir update to the classic femme fatale of the 1940s and 1950s. Set and shot on location in Florida. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. Ebert I. Grant US. Penzler 101. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir. The Ladd Company unknown
1990ref. 158019N.p.: N.p. 1990. Vintage reference photograph from the 1990 film showing director Kevin Costner and a camera crew capturing a scene on location. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1988 novel by Michael Blake. A Union soldier is sent to a remote outpost in Kansas where he gradually befriends the inhabitants of a nearby Sioux camp. Nominated for twelve Academy Awards winning seven including Best Picture Best Director Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Shot on location in Kansas Wyoming and Nebraska. 7 x 5 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown
1941ref. 151324N.p.: N.p. 1941. Vintage photograph of director King Vidor his wife and screenwriter Elizabeth Hill and actors Hedy Lamarr and Robert Young taken to publicize the 1941 film. With provenance stamps on the verso along with a stamp noting No. 81-422. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on John P. Marquand's 1941 novel. A married businessman locked in a monotonous life recalls his passionate relationship with a beautiful independent young woman twenty years prior. Lamarr's second film with Vidor following "Comrade X" in 1940. Set in Boston. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light soil to the top edge. N.p. unknown
1954ref. 156130N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage program for the 1954 German film. Text and titles in German. Based on the 1932 novel by Ernst Wiechert. A widowed woman falls in love with a piano player and spends the night with him out of wedlock only for him to die shortly thereafter in a car accident. She discovers that she is pregnant to the shame of her family members and is forced to leave town in disgrace. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1963ref. 153686New York: Filmways 1963. Draft script for the 1963 television episode originally aired on October 12 1963 on CBS. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page. The series which ran from 1961-1965 followed the legal adventures of a father-son defense attorney team. In this episode the duo become involved in an international espionage case. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" 1972 "Black Caesar" 1973 and "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 as well as several popular horror and science fiction films including "It's Alive" 1974 "God Told Me To" 1976 and "The Stuff" 1985. Black titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present dated May 15 1963 noted as FIRST MIMEO with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 87. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrappers Very Good plus slightly edgeworn bound with two gold brads. Filmways unknown
1991ref. 163986N.p.: N.p. 1991. Early Revised Draft script for the 1993 television film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Based on the 1989 book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. A satirical depiction of F. Ross Johnson CEO of RJR Nabisco and his attempts at buying the company leading to leveraged buyouts and bidding wars. Nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards winner of Best Picture. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 movies including "The Last Seduction" 1994 "Pulp Fiction" 1994 "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1994 "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018. Untitled Rastar wrappers. Title page present dated 1 November 1991 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter Larry Gelbart. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1993ref. 150020N.p.: N.p. 1993. Revised Draft script for the 1994 short film. With manuscript ink annotations throughout. A young married female painter enjoys a one-night stand with a handsome actor. Set in Rochester New York. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated October 11 1993 noted as Revised Draft with credits for director Laura Ziskin and screenwriter Alvin Sargent. 18 leaves with last page of text numbered 15. Xerographic duplication rectos only with yellow white blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/27/93 and 10/29/93. Pages Very Good plus with a small tide mark to the bottom right corner of the title page bound with three gold brads. Full provenance available. N.p. unknown
1946ref. 172485Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Two vintage photographs: one studio still photograph and one reference photograph from the 1946 film noir. Studio still photograph with a blind stamp on the verso bottom left corner and reference photograph with a blind stamp on the verso bottom right corner. A US senator his secretary and a war veteran are targeted by German agents. Set in and shot on location in Malibu. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Selby US. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1968ref. 154902Dallas: Orbit Films 1968. Vintage pressbook for the 1968 film. Con women steal one million dollars from two mob money couriers forcing the men to find and recover the money before their employers discover the theft. Versatile and prolific cross-genre filmmaker Lee Frost was best known for his string of exploitation films throughout the 1960s and 1970s most notably including "The Animal" 1968 "Chain Gang Women" 1971 and "Policewomen" 1974. 12 pages saddle stapled. 11 x 17 inches. Near Fine. Orbit Films unknown
1969ref. 150125N.p.: American International Pictures 1969. Two vintage reference studio still photographs one borderless from the 1970 film. Borderless photo with "Lester Glassner Collection" stamp on verso. Inspired by the "lonely hearts killers" Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck of the 1940s who lured victims through lonely hearts ads. Leonard Kastle's only foray into filmmaking a black and white documentary-style film wherein the overweight and lonely nurse Martha Beck Shirley Stoler and con man Raymond Fernandez Tony Lo Bianco embark on a murder spree of elderly women. Shot on location in Albany New York and Pittsfield Massachusetts. 10 x 8.25 inches. Borderless photograph 7.25 x 8.75 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 200. Rosenbaum 1000. Grant US. American International Pictures unknown
1970ref. 161861N.p.: N.p. 1970. Final Draft script for Season 4 Episode 24 of the 1966-1973 television series. The successful espionage series followed the adventures of a small team of government agents as they fought a changing roster of Cold War spies corrupt leaders of industry and Third World dictators. In this episode the team gathers to fight a chief of police operating a secret illegal "death squad" in a small Latin American country. Originally aired on March 15 1970 on CBS. Dark blue titled wrappers dated January 12 1970 and noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper with credit for screenwriter Laurence Heath noted as production No. 60034-100. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 56 leaves with last page of text numbered 55. Mimeograph duplication on blue stock rectos only. Pages lightly foxed on the edges else Near Fine wrapper about Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1933ref. 167819New York: Fox Film 1933. Vintage pressbook for the 1933 pre-Code film musical. A wealthy young man bets his uncle that he can transform a cleaning lady into a sophisticated socialite. The second of four Hollywood films made by British-German actress Lilian Harvey. Notable as one of the first films to use the word "gay" to mean homosexual although the Studio Relations Committee censors ultimately decided the phrase would have to be muffled. 15.75 x 21.75 inches folded once as issued. 16 pages side-stapled. Very Good plus with last leaf partially detached from the binding. Fox Film unknown
1980ref. 161298N.p.: N.p. 1980. Vintage color borderless reference photograph from the 1980 Italian film. Provenance stamp and manuscript label crediting photographer Gianfranco Salis. A low-budget film actor suffers a nervous breakdown and runs away with an actress who believes herself to be Shakespeare's Ophelia. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
