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1930ref. 161319N.p.: N.p. 1930. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1930 French silent short documentary film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Although he only made four films before his death from tuberculosis at the age of 29 Jean Vigo would come to have an outsized influence on cinema particularly the French New Wave with François Truffaut in particular paying homage to Vigo's anarchic boarding school students in "Zero for Conduct" during the classroom and recess scenes in his 1959 film "The 400 Blows." Vigo's first film a short documentary about people from all walks of life in Nice showing both the ennui of the vacationing bourgeoisie and the struggles of life in the slums. 9.25 x 7 inches. Very Good plus moderately age toned. N.p. unknown
1964ref. 161127N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1964 French film showing Pierre Brasseur and Anna Karina reading a newspaper together. Stamp specific to the French release of the film on the verso. Based on Dolores Hitchens' 1958 novel "Fools' Gold." A young woman convinces two men to help her steal a large stash of money from her aunt. An outrageous and comical crime film and a classic of French New Wave cinema later described by Godard as "'Alice in Wonderland' meets Franz Kafka." Shot on location in Paris. 9.5 x 7.25 inches with wide bottom margin. Near Fine. BFI 549. Criterion Collection 174. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant France. Rosenbaum 1000. Spicer France. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 167506London: Gala Film Distributors 1966. Vintage reference photograph from the UK release of the 1966 French film showing actors Catherine-Isabelle Duport and Marlène Jobert together in the bathroom. Mimeo snipe in English on the verso. A new relationship between a traditional young veteran and a beautiful pop star named Madeleine played by real-life ye-ye girl Chantal Goya becomes a menage-a-quatre when Madeleine's two roommates become involved. Set and shot on location in Paris. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 308. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 8. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Gala Film Distributors unknown
1962ref. 144438Paris: N.p. 1962. Four original mounted color slides from the 1962 French-Italian film. Actress Claudia Cardinale is prominently featured in three slides in two with a blue macaw parrot and the last slide depicts a small-town street scene. Housed in the original yellow slipcase on Kodachrome France mounts. A riveting peplum swashbuckler set in 1700s France about a gang member who forms his own band of knaves stealing from the rich to give to the poor and falling in love with a beautiful gypsy prisoner in the process. The first of three films to co-star Jean-Paul Belmondo and Cardinale followed by "La viaccia" 1961 and "La Scoumoune" 1972. 2 x 2 inches. Slides Very Good plus with faint rubbing and foxing to the mounts. Box Very Good only. N.p. unknown
1971ref. 162142Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1971. Four vintage reference photographs from the 1970 French film including three from the American release and one from the Spanish release. One with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso along with a date stamp reading MAY 1971. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The penultimate film in François Truffaut's five-film series about the character Antoine Doinel. In this entry Doinel and his wife are expecting their first child when he has an affair with a woman he meets in a business meeting at his new job. Shot on location in Paris. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 187. Columbia Pictures unknown
2002ref. 172068Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 2002. Five vintage color slides from the 2002 film. Each with a credit for photographer Merrick Morton on the sleeves. A mother and daughter lock themselves in their New York brownstone's safe room to hide from three burglars who seek a large sum in bearer bonds stowed in the house by its previous owner. Director David Fincher's fifth feature film following "Fight Club" 1999. Slides 1.5 x 1 inches in cardboard sleeves measuring 2 x 2 inches. Fine. Grant US. Columbia Pictures unknown
1970ref. 152490N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced Blaxploitation film. A group of Black militants kidnaps an old white plantation family and hides them deep in the Louisiana swamp with the intention of eventually selling them as slaves. Set in southern Louisiana. Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present undated with a small printed label with the name and address of a John B. Bennett affixed to the bottom right corner and screenwriting credits to The Barnett Brothers and The Medina sic. 88 leaves with last page of text numbered 87. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Good lightly soiled with dampstaining on the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1945ref. 148183Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1945. Two vintage studio still photographs one borderless from the 1945 film noir. Borderless photograph has folded mimeo snipe affixed to verso other photograph has a "King Features Syndicate Inc. Library" stamp on the verso. Based on the 1941 novel by John Brahm. The producers decided to move the setting from then-present-day early 1940s to the late 1800s giving the film a "Gaslight" feel in terms of atmosphere. But the story itself is far more harrowing one of the most effective and disturbing Film Noirs of the 1940s with a Bernard Herrmann score including an actual "invented" piano concerto to go with it. The second of two key films John Brahm made with the great Laird Cregar in an unsympathetic lead role. Cregar specialized in creepy ambiguous characters a type he virtually invented in "I Wake Up Screaming" 1941 honed in Brahm's "The Lodger" 1944 and perfected in this film which was to be his last -the actor died of self-imposed malnutrition before he could see the premiere. . 1 8 x 10 inches. Faint creasing else Near Fine 1 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine Grant US. Selby Canon. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1981ref. 156349N.p.: N.p. 1981. Vintage borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1981 film showing John Carpenter directing Kurt Russell. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. In a futuristic dystopian New York the island of Manhattan has been converted into a massive maximum-security prison. Shot on location in New York City Southern California and St. Louis Missouri. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 131621Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1966. Three vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1966 film. All are reference photographs featuring director John Frankenheimer on the set: the first from a scene at the beach with his shooting crew including James Wong Howe behind the camera the second in a social setting with the film's star Rock Hudson and the third showing Frankehimer working directly with Howe. Middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton is given the opportunity to start a completely new life when he receives calls from his old friend Charlie. The only problem is that Charlie is supposed to be dead. Hamilton is eventually introduced to a firm that will fake his death and create an entirely new look and life for him. After undergoing physical reconstruction surgery and months of training and psychotherapy Hamilton returns to the world in the form of artist Tony Wilson. He has a nice house in Malibu and a manservant a company employee who is there to assist him with his adjustment. He finds that the life he had hoped for isn't quite what he expected and asks the company to go through the process with surprising results. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1978ref. 160953New York: Harvey Hutter & Co. Inc 1978. Vintage "US Senator Blutarsky" poster used as an ultimately little known bizarre futuristic advertisement for the 1978 film. National Lampoon was a huge success as an alternative magazine in the early 1970s and irrevocably altered its future in 1978 with the production of this film an irreverent sharp and now classic comedy. A production company was launched making over half a dozen films between 1978-2002 and as a result today's generation associates "National Lampoon" almost completely with its films rather than its pulp origins. And importantly this was the film that catapulted Harold Ramis and Belushi from television into the movies where they would both flourish. Nominated by the Writer's Guild of America for Best Comedy Screenplay in 1979. 24 x 30 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear including several small closed tears at the extremities and a small chip to the upper right side and light creasing overall. National Film Registry. McPadden Teen Movie Hell. Harvey Hutter & Co., Inc unknown
1973ref. 149494Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1973. Vintage reference photograph from the 1973 film showing a side-by-side comparison of John Dillinger and actor Warren Oates in costume as Dillinger. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A dramatization of the crimes of folk hero midwestern bank robber and notorious mobster John Dillinger best known for killing five FBI agents during a shootout in Kansas City. Hot on the heels of Arthur Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde" 1967 a movie which reignited the US public's interest in 1930s gangster films. Set and shot on location throughout Arizona and Oklahoma. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creases and curling. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown
1986ref. 147202N.p.: N.p. 1986. Draft script for an unproduced film. Missing page 45 likely as used or issued. Based on noted African American author John Oliver Killens' 1962 novel "And Then We Heard the Thunder" about the experiences of a group of African American draftees in a segregated unit during World War II in the South Pacific. Set in the South Pacific and South Brisbane. White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated May 1986 with credits for screenwriter ROBERT CASWELL and author JOHN OLIVER KILLENS. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with a light tide mark to the top edge of the wrapper and leaves bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1989ref. 161145Chicago: Full Circle Films 1989. Vintage press kit for the 1989 film seen here under the original release title "Uneasy Silence." Housed in a Full Circle Films pocketed folder the press kit contains two gatherings of promotional reading material and copied newspaper articles and reviews and five reference photographs housed in a glassine sleeve. Full Circle Films business card attached to the folder with a paperclip. A traumatized Vietnam veteran and the sole survivor of a terrible house fire find a fragile love while living on the streets of Chicago. Shot on location in Chicago. Folder Very Good plus with moderate rubbing and creasing on the extremities. Promotional materials and photographs Near Fine. Full Circle Films unknown
1974ref. 172057N.p.: Saliva Films / Dreamland Productions 1974. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1974 film showing the film's poster. John Waters' fourth feature after his wildly successful 1972 film "Pink Flamingos" about a rebellious high-school student who embarks on a murder spree after her parents deny her request for cha-cha heels at Christmastime. Dedicated to Manson Family member Charles "Tex" Watson who inspired the theme of the film: "crime is beauty." Shot on location in Baltimore Maryland. 10 x 8 inches with wide top and bottom margins. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 929. Saliva Films / Dreamland Productions unknown
1957ref. 152176Hollywood: Revue Productions 1957. Draft script for the ninth episode of the fourth season of the 1955-1960 television series originally aired on November 20 1957. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his name in manuscript pencil to the title page and his manuscript annotations throughout. The anthology series followed the changed life experiences of people who were unexpectedly given one million dollars from an anonymous benefactor. In this episode candy store owners Norma and Frank receive the one million dollars but are promptly held up in their store by a mysterious robber. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present dated Aug. 28 1957 with credits for screenwriter Ed Adamson. 42 leaves with last page of text numbered 42. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink revision spirit duplication pages throughout dated 9/25/57. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Revue Productions unknown
1958ref. 158455Hollywood: Revue Productions 1958. Revised Draft script for the 39th episode of season one of the 1957-1959 Western television series. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his name on the title page and his annotations throughout. The series followed the adventures of Vint Bonner a cowboy in the Old West after the Civil War. In this episode Bonner leads a surveying team in laying the boundary between Colorado and New Mexico but deals with strong opposition from a rancher and a widowed homesteader. Originally aired on June 16 1958 on NBC. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 3/31/58 noted as REV. with credit for screenwriter Arnold Belgard. 38 leaves with last page of text numbered 36. Spirit duplication rectos only with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/31/58 and 4/2/58. Pages Very Good plus with a portion cut out of the title page partially bound at the top corner with a single staple. Revue Productions unknown
1950ref. 157686Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1950. Vintage reference photograph from the 1950 film showing actors George Sanders and Ann Baxter. Printed mimeo snipe in French affixed to the verso along with a provenance stamp. Based on the 1946 story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr. An aging Broadway star finds her life slowly and insidiously overtaken by her new assistant an ambitious young woman named Eve. Nominated for 14 Academy Awards winning six including Best Picture. The only film in Oscar history to receive four acting nominations for women-Bette Davis and Anne Baxter for Best Actress and Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter for Best Supporting Actress. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus moderately faded. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 1003. Ebert I. Rosenbaum 1000. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1959ref. 144209Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1959. Vintage borderless photograph of Elizabeth Taylor as Catherine Holly from the 1959 film. With manuscript annotations in graphite on the verso. Based on the 1958 play by Tennessee Williams. A disturbed young woman is coerced by her aunt into receiving a lobotomy after witnessing the death of her cousin while the three of them were on vacation in Europe the summer before. Set in New Orleans and various Locations in Spain. Shot on location in Spain and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1966ref. 144371Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. Vintage photograph of a modest Monica Vitti from the 1966 film. With manuscript annotations in pencil on the verso. Based on an original comic strip by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway. O'Donnell wrote an original screenplay for the film although much of it was never used and he novelized the film the same year it was released. One of the key "mod London" films of the 1960s directed in blazing saturated color by Joseph Losey the closest he would come to popular entertainment starring Monica Vitti in the sexy title role her first English-speaking role joined by Dirk Bogarde and Terence Stamp. Shot on location in Italy Netherlands and England. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1974ref. 160637Paris: Gamma 1974. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1974 film showing Marika Green in an intimate moment. Gamma stamp and mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1959 novel. While living in Bangkok a naive French diplomat's wife experiences a whirlwind of sexual discovery. The first film in the wildly successful much-emulated series. Set and shot on location in Thailand and the Seychelles. 11.75 x 8 inches. Very Good with moderate wear on the left and right edges and a short closed tear and accompanying creasing on the top right corner. Bier 545. Gamma unknown
1975ref. 171026Paris: Sygma 1975. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1975 film showing Corine Clery and Ugo Kier. Mimeo snipe Sygma stamp and Belgian agency stamp on the verso. Based on Paulie Réage's 1954 novel an attempt to emulate the writing of the Marquis de Sade from a woman's perspective and considered quite scandalous when published. Followed by a sequel in 1984 "The Story of O: Chapter 2." 12 x 8 inches with wide margins. Very Good plus. Sygma unknown
1986ref. 166583Los Angeles: Kings Road Productions 1986. Draft script for the 1988 film. Copy belonging to uncredited crew member Hendrik "Henry" Wynands with his name in manuscript ink on a business card stapled to the front wrapper. With copied annotations on virtually every page amending pagination noting scene breaks and marking characters sets and props. A high school nerd asks the most popular girl in school to prom but the big night is beset by problems. Featuring appearances by members of Parliament-Funkadelic as the fictional band The Rat's Nest. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. Beige generic Kings Road Entertainment wrappers. Title page present dated 4/86 with credits for screenwriters Gregory Scherick and Thom Eberhardt. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper about Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Kings Road Productions unknown
1978ref. 163809N.p.: N.p. 1978. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1978 film showing actors Ken Robertson and Robert Merrick at a pub. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with French annotations in manuscript ink. An early exploration of gay identity in London about a schoolteacher forced to hide his sexuality from his friends and family. One of the first mainstream films to depict the everyday lives of gay men in the UK. Shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 158482N.p.: N.p. 1969. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1969 British film including one double weight showing Alan Bates and Jennie Linden and one single-weight showing Linden and Glenda Jackson. Based on D.H. Lawrence's 1920 novel following two freethinking sisters who begin relationships with a pair of friends bringing conflict between the two couples as their romances take them in different directions. An apt examination of changes in sexual mores both at the time of the novel's publication and the film's 1969 release. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one for Best Actress for Glenda Jackson. Set and shot on location in Nottinghamshire South Yorkshire Derbyshire and London and Kanton Wallis Switzerland. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. BFI 1254. Criterion Collection 916. N.p. unknown
