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1995ref. 150007Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1995. Revised Shooting script for the pilot episode of the 1995 television series originally aired on September 28 1995 on CBS. A fictional tabloid publication struggles to survive in the fast-paced world of New York journalism. The series ran for a brief single season with 13 episodes total only eight of which were aired. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated 03/28/95 noted as GOLDEN REVISION and SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Michelle Ashford. 65 leaves with last page of text numbered 61. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. Warner Brothers unknown
1998ref. 157392Pasadena: Madison Avenue Productions 1998. Shooting script for the 1998 television film with annotations in manuscript highlighter on pages 8-9. Laid in is a Crew Call Sheet with copied annotations ten reduced copies of ten pages of the script with copied annotations and a copy of a map for the crew to the Metropolitan Baptist Church with the copied date of 6/6/98. Bound in following the script is a nine page Crew List a June 2 1998 Memorandum and a two page shooting schedule. The television film aired on CBS on November 29 1998. Based on a true story of a Pasadena cab driver who picks up an elderly woman en route to a funeral who ends up insisting the driver take her on a cross-county trip ending in Vancouver. Shot on location in Los Angeles. Front wrapper integral with the title page dated 4/27/98 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Dalene Young and story by Beth Polson. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated 5/5/98 and 5/15/98. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Crew Call Sheet 6 x 9 inches stapled to the reduced script pages. Near Fine. Ten Reduced Script Pages 5.75 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine Map 14 x 8.5 inches. With a single vertical fold else Near Fine. Madison Avenue Productions unknown
1959ref. 149576Rome: Union Photos 1959. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1959 Italian film showing actress Elsa Martinelli. With the stamps of Union Photos and Atlantic Press on the verso. Loosely based on Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1955 novel "Ragazzi di vita" following three amoral young men as they make their way through Rome's seedy criminal underworld. The third collaboration between director Mauro Bolognini and screenwriter Pasolini who would of course go on to become a great and arguably better-known filmmaker in his own right preceded by "Marisa" 1957 and "Giovani mariti" 1958 and followed by "Bell' Antonio" 1960 and "From a Roman Balcony" 1960. Set and shot on location in Rome. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Union Photos unknown
1959ref. 160052Neuilly-sur-Seine France: Gaumont / Ulysse Productions 1959. Four items including three vintage borderless reference photographs and one vintage reference photograph from the 1959 film. A small-town reporter helps a lawyer incriminate a wine-selling company revealing how the merchants target poor people and youth in their advertising campaigns. Shot on location in Paris and Yvelines France. One photograph 9.5 x 7.25 two photographs 7 x 5 inches one photograph 5.25 x 4 inches. Very good plus with some curling at the edges and one photograph with some foxing on the verso. Gaumont / Ulysse Productions unknown
1973ref. 170384N.p.: N.p. 1973. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1973 film showing actress Monique van de Ven topless. Annotations in manuscript ink to the verso. Based on Jan Wolkers' 1969 novel. A gifted but poor sculptor marries a beautiful wealthy young woman but their relationship is tumultuous and soon sours. Director Paul Verhoeven's second feature film the screen debuts of both Rutger Hauer and van de Ven and the most successful release in the history of Dutch cinema. Set and shot on location in Noord-Holland and Rotterdam Netherlands. 9.75 x 12 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 147351N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on Nicholas Blake's 1968 novel "The Private Wound" about the struggles of a young Irish writer to resist seduction by the wife of the hot-tempered local squire. Set in West Ireland. Black titled faux-leather wrappers. Title page present dated June 1970 with credits for screenwriter Clifford Hanley and novelist Nicholas Blake. 104 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 155092London: J. Arthur Rank 1950. Vintage borderless reference photograph of producer J. Arthur Rank talking with actor and screenwriter Noel Coward on the set of the 1950 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of J. Arthur Rank Organization. Based on Coward's 1936 one-act play about a psychiatrist who falls in love with his wife's much younger friend leading to his growing despair and eventual suicide. 7.5 x 9.5 inches. Faintly toned else Near Fine. J. Arthur Rank unknown
1926ref. 171413Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1926. Vintage reference photograph from the 1926 silent film showing Norma Shearer cuddling with a small dog. Mimeo snipe on the verso. The first of seven films made in the US by Danish director Benjamin Christensen about a young trapeze artist who falls in love with a petty criminal. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus moderately toned with a diagonal crease to the bottom left corner. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1971ref. 163342N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage double weight reference photograph from the 1971 film showing director Norman Jewison talking with actor Paul Mann on the set. Annotations in manuscript ink and Dutch agency label on the verso. Based on several stories from "Tevye the Dairyman" from Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem and adapted from the 1964 stage musical about a poor Jewish milkman must come to terms with the modernity of the world outside of his orthodox traditions. Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Cinematography and Best Score; nominated for five others including Best Picture and Best Director. Set in Anatevka Russia filmed on location in Croatia and London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Hirschhorn p. 398. N.p. unknown
1992ref. 163994Los Angeles: Fostoria Film 1992. Draft script for an unproduced film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Based on the 1984 novel by Olive Hershey. After discovering her husband's infidelity a 45-year-old housewife decides to hit the road as a trucker taking on a job transporting illegal immigrants over the Texas border. 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. Self wrappers. Title page present on Fostoria Film letterhead dated April 1992 with credits for Hershey and screenwriter Bruce Hansen on the front wrapper. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus slightly creased on the top left corner of the last ten leaves bound with three gold brads. Fostoria Film unknown
1941ref. 151555Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1941. Vintage borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1941 film showing wardrobe aide Earl Leas adjusting director Orson Welles' collar in preparation for a scene. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Often considered to be one of the finest American films ever made the story of a reporter investigating the last words of wealthy newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane. Welles' first feature film winner of an Academy Award and nominated for eight others including Best Picture. Shot on location in New York and California. 7 x 9 inches. Very Good plus overall. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Spicer US. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 6. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1946ref. 172449Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1946 film noir. A UN War Crimes Commissioner tracks down a Nazi who has integrated himself in a small Connecticut town. With uncredited contributions to the screenplay by Orson Welles and John Huston. Nominated for one Academy Award. Set in the fictional town of Harper Connecticut. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Grant US. Olive Films. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1969ref. 157617N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of Pascal Audret and her prisoner from the 1969 French-Italian film. Photographer stamp and Asa Press stamp on the verso. Based on Rene Barjavel's 1969 novel. A young Parisian man travels to Nepal to find his deadbeat father only to fall in with a group of drug-loving hippies. Set in Paris and Nepal. 12 x 8.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1961ref. 158056N.p.: New Films 1961. Draft script for the 1961 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their annotations in manuscript ink on the title page. A teenager begins secretly watching his neighbors at night as a means of coping with his dysfunctional family life. Shot on location in Reseda California. Red titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Laurence E. Mascott. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages about Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. New Films unknown
1970ref. 157995N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the 1970 film showing Donald Sutherland watching a fantasy version of himself on a camera crane. Handwritten snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Heavily influenced by Federico Fellini's "8 1/2" 1963 about an aging film director agonizing over his next project loosely based on director Paul Mazursky's own experiences after the success of "Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice" 1969. Shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. About Very Good plus with a small tear on the top edge repaired with paper tape. N.p. unknown
1994ref. 171825Los Angeles CA: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1994. One Table Draft script one Revised Table Draft script and one Final Draft script for Season 1 Episode 2 of the 1994 television series. Originally aired September 11 1994 on Fox. Table Draft and Revised Table Draft script with manuscript ink annotations throughout. An early effort by noted actor Paul Rudd. A short-lived series featuring the lives of a group of friends in their twenties. In this episode one friend's ex-boyfriend shows up causing tension with her new boyfriend. Set in Chicago. Table Draft: Blue titled wrappers noted as Table Draft on the front wrapper production No. 2W01 dated August 8 1994. Title page present dated August 8 1994 noted as TABLE DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Tom Straw and director Stan Lathan. 51 leaves with last page of text numbered 46. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Revised Table Draft: Yellow titled self wrappers lacking rear wrappers noted as 2ND REVISED TABLE DRAFT on the front wrapper production No. 2W01 dated August 10 1994 with credits for screenwriter Tom Straw and director Stan Lathan. Title page integral with front wrapper. 46 leaves with last page of text numbered 42. Xerographic rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Final Draft: Blue titled wrappers noted as Final Draft on the front wrapper production No. 2W01 dated August 11 1994. Title page present dated August 11 1994 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Tom Straw and director Stan Lathan. 46 leaves with last page of text numbered 40. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper very Good plus bound with two silver brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown
1970ref. 150679N.p.: United Producers 1970. Six vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film. A small-town woman finds work in London as a successful fashion model and is drawn deeper into the lascivious world of alcohol drugs and sex to the displeasure of her husband. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Producers unknown
1990ref. 162416Universal City: Universal Studios 1990. Eight vintage diapositive color slides from the set of the 1990 film. Seven with stamps crediting photographer Etienne George on the sleeves. Based on the diaries of French erotic writer Anaïs Nin exploring her complex relationships with American writer Henry Miller and his seductive wife June. The first film to receive the NC-17 rating from MPAA. Set and shot on location in Paris. Slides 1.25 x 1 inches in cardboard sleeves measuring 2 x 2 inches. About Near Fine. Universal Studios unknown
2004ref. 164077Los Angeles: Scarsdale Pictures 2004. Two Draft scripts for the 2005 HBO film one White Draft script and a Revised Draft script with blue pink and yellow revision pages both copies belonging to uncredited crew member Chris Scher. White Draft script dated January 21 2004 includes a memorandum as the front leaf bound in regarding changes from previous January 12th and January 19th drafts. Based on the 1983 book "Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower" by Shana Alexander about the murder of well-known cardiologist and best selling Scarsdale diet author Herman Tarnower by his ex-lover Jean Harris. Featuring brilliant performances by Annette Bening as Harris the jilted lover of the manipulative Tarnover played by Ben Kingsley. Nominated for eleven Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. 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. Set in Purchase New York. "White" Draft script: Front wrapper integral with "Memorandum" dated January 21 2004. Title page present dated January 21 2004 noted as WHITE with credits for screenwriter Phyllis Nagy. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Revised Draft script: Front wrapper integral with title page dated January 21 2004 with credits for screenwriter Phyllis Nagy. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 2/20/04 and 3/16/04. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Scarsdale Pictures unknown
1973ref. 149463Amsterdam: Scorpio Films 1973. Vintage reference photograph from the 1973 Dutch film showing actors Sylvia Kristel and Hugo Metsers in an intimate moment. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso. One of the key films of the "Dutch Wave" of the 1970s. A man can't stop himself from cheating on his beautiful wife leading her to have an affair with a mutual friend as revenge. 7 x 5 inches. Very Good plus with some soil and wear to the top edge. Scorpio Films unknown
1925ref. 148229Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1925. Vintage reference photograph from the 1925 silent film showing actress Pola Negri holding a small goat. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. A dancer achieves sudden fame and wealth when she is discovered performing in a Spanish cafe and brought to New York but soon finds life in high society is more difficult than glamorous. Now considered to be a lost film. Set in New York and Spain. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light even toning and edgewear. Paramount Pictures unknown
1968ref. 162458N.p.: Audubon Films 1968. Three vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the US/European 1968 film. All three photographs with a provenance stamp on the versos. Based on the 1966 French novel "Thérèse et Isabelle" by Violette Leduc. Two young students abandoned by their families in a Swiss boarding school for girls experience a profound attraction for each other. Shot on location in Potsdam Germany and Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Audubon Films unknown
1984ref. 152306N.p.: Indigo 1984. Revised Second Draft script for an unproduced film. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations to virtually every page noting scenes requiring stunts and special effects. Incomplete as issued. A young African American man tries to make it big in Hollywood and finally secures a job as a studio runner leading to a number of comic misunderstandings. African-American screenwriter Ralph Farquhar began his career in 1981 with a script for "Happy Days" and went on to write 43 episodes for the the very white "Married with Children" but also for many African-American television series and TV movies including "Fame" "Krush Groove" "Livin' Large" "New Attitude" "The Sinbad Show" "South Central" "Moesha" "The Parkers" and "The Proud Family." Self wrappers. Title page present dated October 5 1984 noted as REVISED 2ND DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Ralph R. Farquhar. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus lightly soiled and edgeworn bound with two gold brads. Indigo unknown
1940ref. 148173N.p.: Vitagraph 1940. Vintage studio still photograph of George Raft getting ready to throw a punch from the 1940 film. Based on the 1939 novel "Long Haul" by A.I. Bezzerides. Paul Humphrey Bogart and Joe Fabrini Raft run a trucking business barely keeping ahead of creditors when one night a fatigued Paul falls asleep at the wheel crashing the truck and losing his arm. Joe is then offered a job by his friend Ed Carlsen Alan Hale whose wife Lana Ida Lupino has taken a fancy for Joe. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with very faint creasing. Selby US. Spicer US. Grant US. Vitagraph unknown
1925ref. 157313N.p.: Wardour Films 1925. Vintage double weight studio still photograph from the US release of the 1925 French silent film showing actress Sandra Milovanoff. Contemporary annotation in manuscript ink on the verso noting the film's title in English. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A man's soul is released from his body by a hypnotist at the Moulin Rouge nightclub leading him to go on a mischievous havoc-wreaking spree around the city of Paris. Set in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Good only with brief creasing at the corners and faint overall age toning. Wardour Films unknown
