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1937ref. 130740Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1937. Revised Final Draft script for the 1937 film. Copy belonging to Van Heflin with his manuscript annotations throughout. A romantic drama set to the back drop of the Annapolis Naval Academy. Bill Martin a young midshipman must chose between his love for Julia and his commitment to the navy in this 1937 film. Mint green titled wrappers rubber-stamped as Revised Final script on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 70 dated May 18 1937 with credits for writers Cabanne and Twist. Distribution page present with receipt removed. 140 leaves mimeograph duplication with annotations throughout. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with three gold brads. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1966ref. 143838Paris: Les Productions Alcinter and Andre Cotton 1966. Draft script carbon typescript and scenario offset printing for the 1966 French film here under the working title "Convoi pour Dien-Bien-Phu." Released in the US as "The Postman Goes to War" 1968. Numerical notation in manuscript pencil on one page. Also included is the original manila folder used to house the material with the working title in manuscript red ink on the flap. Based on Gautier's titular novel 1966. Jean-Claude Thibon Aznavour is a postman in Paris who accepts a position in the army during the Indochina War. He is wounded in combat and sent to the hospital where he falls in love with Vang Maria Minh a young Vietnamese nurse. Shot on location in Cambodia. Title page present integral with front wrapper undated with credits for director Bernard-Aubert novelist Gautier and dialogue writer Accursi. 197 leaves with last page of text numbered 212. Carbon typescript. Very Good plus bound with two silver binder clips. Scenario: title page integral with front wrapper undated with credits for Bernard-Aubert and Gautier 12 leaves with last page of text numbered 11 offset printing perfect-bound Near Fine. Complete collation upon request. Les Productions Alcinter and Andre Cotton unknown
1977ref. 149743N.p.: N.p. 1977. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the set of the 1977 French film showing actress Sylvia Kristel variously with director Claude Chabrol and actors Charles Vanel and Jean Carmet. A young woman in the process of leaving her husband discovers her car's windshield has mysteriously shattered forcing her to spend the night at an isolated mansion in the countryside. Shot on location in Villennes sur Seine France. 7 x 4.5 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown
1959ref. 147470Rome: Panitalia 1959. Vintage borderless candid photograph of Antonella Lualdi and members of the film crew on the set of the 1959 film. With a stamp for photographer Jacques Six and mimeo snipe to the verso. Based on Stanley Ellin's 1952 novel. A wealthy vintner finds it difficult to balance the demands of his wife his children his best friend and his recently murdered mistress. Set and shot on location in Aix-en-Provence France. 9 x 6 inches. Very Good plus with faint soil. Grant France. Panitalia unknown
1978ref. 144817France: Filmel 1978. Vintage borderless photograph of Isabelle Huppert and Jean Carmet from the 1978 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1975 novel of the same name by Jean-Marie Fitere which tells the true story of Violette Noziere Isabelle Huppert a French teenager who in the 1930s worked as a prostitute while living with her parents who she poisoned killing her father after they found out from her doctor that she had syphilis. Isabelle Huppert won the award for Best Actress at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival. Shot on location in Paris. 9.5 x 6 inches. Near Fine. Grant Worldwide. Filmel unknown
1934ref. 157322Universal City: Universal Pictures 1934. Vintage reference photograph of director Edward Ludwig and cameraman Merritt Gerstad filming a scene with Claude Rains on the set of the 1934 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. A pacifist writer discovers his publisher is in league with munitions manufacturers leading to a crisis of conscience. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1950ref. 160937Los Angeles: RKO 1950. Vintage mini-banner poster for the 1950 film noir. Claudette Colbert stars as a woman who is accused of bigamy by an intruder during her wedding ceremony to David McLean. The two then must travel to a small seaside village to investigate the claim where villagers claim to have remembered her previous nuptials. Shot on location in Santa Monica California. 4.75 x 28 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremities. Grant US. Selby Master List. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. RKO unknown
1971ref. 145923Burbank CA: The Malapaso Company 1971. Vintage borderless studio press photograph from the set of the 1971 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. Clint Eastwood's directorial debut after decades as an actor a second career that would garner him two Best Director Oscars for Unforgiven 1992 and Million Dollar Baby 2004 and two more nominations for Mystic River 2003 and Letters from Iwo Jima 2006. Set in and shot on location in California. 7.5 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine light score along top edge light edgewear. Clover "Men Women and Chainsaws." Spicer US Neo-Noir. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Grant US. The Malapaso Company unknown
1965ref. 139246Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1965. Vintage black-and-white press photograph from the 1965 French-American film. Editorial annotations and Wide World Photo rubber stamp on the verso with a Spanish rubber stamp "paso por fotograbado." Shown are Ursula Andress and Katrin Schaake on-the-set conferring between scenes while standing on a bed. Woody Allen's film debut as actor and screenwriter. Michael O'Toole is a womanizer soon to be married to Carole Schneider but Liz Paula Prentiss and Rita Andress get in the way. His psychoanalyst Dr. Fritz Sellers is no help and Carole flirts with Victor Allen a nervous wreck. Somehow they all end up in the same hotel in the French countryside and they mayhem ensues. Shot on location in France. 6.5 x 9 inches. Very Good plus light creases heavy soil and sticker pull to the verso. United Artists unknown
1970ref. 147269N.p.: N.p. 1970. First draft screenplay for an unproduced film from British director Clive Donner circa early 1970s. Ribbon copy typescript on onionskin stock with two small annotations one on page 16 of the word "ice" written into the dialogue in manuscript marker and the page number "100" underlined in manuscript ink at the top margin of that page. From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye" Robert Altman 1973 "The Missouri Breaks" Arthur Penn 1976 and "Heat" Michael Mann 1996. Based on the 1971 novel by Donald MacKenzie the third entry in his Henry Chalice Mystery series preceded by "Salute from a Dead Man" 1966 and "Death is a Friend" 1967. Jewel thief Paul Henderson has had a run of bad luck when he is offered a job on a big heist from a career criminal he's worked with before but when he arrives in Switzerland for the crime he faces a double cross and a kidnapping. Blue untitled wrappers with die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Clive Donner and novelist Donald Mackenzie misspelled. 143 leaves with last page of text numbered 142. Ribbon copy typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Tall Pages 8.5 x 11.75 inches with standard size wrappers 8.5 x 11 inches. Pages Very Good plus title page trimed about 1 1/4" from bottom wrapper Very Good plus two closed tears at top of die-cut window bound internally with two flat metal brads. N.p. unknown
1944ref. 148958Universal City: Universal Pictures 1944. Vintage photograph of the Tower reader's edition of Cornell Woolrich's crime novel written under the pseudonym William Irish made as publicity the 1944 film adaptation. Robert Siodmak's first Hollywood noir and one of the finest in the canon. Based on Cornell Woolrich's first novel written in 1942 about a secretary who searches for the titular lady to clear her boss' name before he is executed for murdering his wife. The first film produced by Joan Harrison a former Oscar nominated screenwriter for Alfred Hitchcock "Rebecca" "Foreign Correspondent" and Universal's first female executive. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1945ref. 129935Los Angeles: David O. Selznick 1945. Original studio transcription of C.S. Forester's short story of the same name originally published in the Saturday Evening Post on July 10 1943. Printed as a mimeograph studio script in small numbers for internal distribution. Red titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter C.S. Forester noted as Copy No. 1. Title page present with credits for screenwriter C.S. Forester. 22 leaves original typescript on onionskin stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine side stapled. David O. Selznick unknown
1962ref. 146754N.p.: Kaufman-Lubin Productions 1962. Collection of 104 vintage studio still photographs from the 1962 film including some great in-character photographs and head shots from Ben Gazzara Sammy Davis Jr. Broderick Crawford Vincent Price Roland LaStarza Timothy Carey Ray Walston and others also includes 5 photographs of Gazzara with author John Resko and one head shot of Resko. Mimeo snipes on the verso of the majority of photographs. "Convicts 4" here under the working title and title of Resko's 1956 autobiography upon which the film was loosely based Reprive. Dalton Trumbo wrote and directed with Millard Kaufman as his "front" as Trumbo was still blacklisted at the time which Kaufman had done before for Trumbo most notably for the 1950 Film Noir classic Gun Crazy. John Resko Gazzara is convicted of killing a store owner and sentenced to life in prison. While in prison he ignites a passion for art an activity that leads to a transformation in his character. Featuring a great supporting cast which includes among others Sammy Davis Jr. Rod Steiger Vincent Price Ray Walson Jack Albertson Timothy Carey pop singer Dodie Stevens and boxer Roland La Starza. Shot on location in Folsom Prison in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine some light edgewear and light curling 2 with creasing. Kaufman-Lubin Productions unknown
1971ref. 137443Burbank CA: Cinema Center Films 1971. Revised Final Draft script for the 1972 film. Based on a story by Steven W. Carabatsos. A key Western vigilante film John Benedict Holden leads a peaceful life on his ranch until a gang of Comanche Indians led by a white man murders his family and trashes his home. He assembles his own posse of ruthless outlaws guns-for-hire to help him enact sweet revenge on the murderers. Shot on location in Mexico. Red titled wrappers noted as Final Draft on the front wrapper and production No. 5008 dated January 5 1971 with a credit for screenwriter Mayes. Title page present dated January 5 1971 noted as FINAL DRAFT with a credit for screenwriter Mayes. 143 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Mechanical duplication with blue light blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 1/18/71 and 3/16/71. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Hardy p. 341. Pitts 3402. Cinema Center Films unknown
1946ref. 149877N.p.: N.p. 1946. Vintage reference photograph of director David Lean and producer J. Arthur Rank on the set of the 1946 British film. Based on the 1861 novel. A happy-go-lucky orphan discovers that an unknown benefactor is offering to finance his education and introduction into high society. Lean's first Dickens adaptation followed by "Oliver Twist" 1948 and the film which many consider to be the finest in his oeuvre. Nominated for five Academy Awards and winning two. Set and shot on location in London and Kent UK. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall with some faint soil to the recto. N.p. unknown
1958ref. 149420Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1958. Vintage reference photograph of director Delbert Mann directing a passionate scene between Burt Lancaster and Rita Hayworth on the set of the 1958 film. Based on Terence Rattigan's 1954 play following several long-term residents during off-season at a seaside hotel where things are not as they appear. Nominated for seven Academy Awards and winning two for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress for David Niven and Wendy Hiller respectively. Set in Bournemouth Engand. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown
1972ref. 146260New York: Norman Rosemont Productions 1972. Revised Draft script for the 1973 television film. Copy belonging to uncredited crew member Ron Muky with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and a small manuscript ink annotation noting the number 50 on the first page. Based on Edward Everett Hale's 1865 novel. A naval officer renounces his country and is sentenced to sail indeterminately never to return to America and kept unaware of the country's developments. Shot on location in Rhode Island Connecticut and New York. Goldenrod titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present dated August 14 1972 with credits for screenwriter Carroll. 93 leaves with last page of text Mechanical duplication undated throughout with blue and pink revision pages. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Norman Rosemont Productions unknown
1969ref. 149384Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1969. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1969 film showing Peter Fonda chatting up Sabrina Scharf with Dennis Hopper making his own connection in the background. With the stamp of Tele-Cine on the verso. "Bonnie and Clyde" may have given the New Hollywood era its legs but "Easy Rider" gave it the gas. Dennis Hopper's directorial debut had its world premiere at Cannes on May 8 1969 but would not debut in the US until July 1969 in a significantly edited form. Nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Jack Nicholson. Set and shot on location throughout California New Mexico Arizona Louisiana and Utah. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a few light creases throughout. National Film Registry. Ebert III. Criterion Collection 545. Columbia Pictures unknown
1946ref. 137483Los Angeles: Monogram Pictures 1946. Draft script for the 1946 film. Working copy belonging to actor Marshall Reed with his name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper. The final film in the Nevada McKenzie series in which US Marshal Jack "Nevada" McKenzie is asked to help investigate the death of a man who supposedly drowned in a haunted mine near a ghost town called Buckeye. Their investigation leads them deep into the secrets of the local community including corruption mental illness and murder on a grander scale than they first imagined. Gray titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Frank Young. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Young. 87 leaves with last page of text numbered 87. Mimeograph duplication. Light insect damage to the extremities of both pages and wrapper with light dampstaining as well. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Monogram Pictures unknown
1968ref. 161478Hollywood: Mirisch Productions / Dramatic Features 1968. Draft script for the 1969 film seen here under the working title "The One with the Fuzz." A bank teller in Manhattan develops a rash from a bee sting and decides to grow a beard to mask the ailment. His new facial hair causes him to be fired from his job although his coworkers stand behind him. Shot on location in Manhattan Los Angeles and Pasadena. Red titled wrappers dated April 8 1968 stamped copy No. 92. Title page present dated April 8 1968 with credit for screenwriter Garson Kanin. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with dampstains affecting the left edge of the front wrapper and bottom right corners of the first six leaves and front wrapper bound with two gold brads. Mirisch Productions / Dramatic Features unknown
1962ref. 142324Universal City London: K.N.P. Productions / Universal 1962. Draft script for the 1963 film. Laid in is a two page stapled cast list dated December 21 1962 as well as a three page stapled cast and unit list dated December 21 1962. Here under the working title "It's All Happening." A local talent-spotter organizes a benefit concert to save the orphanage he grew up in. Later categorized as a "children's musical" this film featured a great number of actual popular singer and bands active in the 1960s in England. Green untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated November 29 1962. 72 leaves with last page of text numbered 71. Multilith duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. K.N.P. Productions / Universal unknown
1954ref. 146075Hollywood: Allied Artists Productions 1954. Draft script for the 1955 film here under the working title "The Annapolis Story." With small manuscript ink annotations throughout mostly noting the scene entrances of different characters throughout the script. Two sibling cadets at the Annapolis Naval Academy fall for the same girl creating a love triangle that can only be resolved by one brother's sacrifice for the other in the Korean War in the tradition of "Wings" 1927. Director Don Siegel's first film starring Kevin McCarthy followed by the sci-fi horror classic "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" 1956 which was considered to be a breakthrough picture for both. Set in Annapolis Maryland. Yellow titled wrappers. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page integral to the distribution page with credits for screenwriter Dan Ullman dated January 6 1954. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with dampstaining to the wrappers and the right and lower edges of the leaves bound with two gold brads. Allied Artists Productions unknown
1972ref. 139958England: Twentieth Century-Fox 1972. Original British quad poster for the 1972 American film "The Hot Rock" here under the British release title "How to Steal a Diamond." Printed in England by Lonsdale & Bartholomew. Distributor notation in manuscript ink on the verso. New Hollywood director Yates' adaptation of Westlake's 1970 novel "The Hot Rock." Dortmunder Redford and Kelp Segal are jewel thieves who plan to steal a diamond from a museum.over and over again. Shot on location in New York. Nominated for an Academy Award. 30 x 40 inches folded as issued. Very Good plus with a few pinholes faint stains to verso. Scarce. Lee p. 118. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1984ref. 146251Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1984. Original Shooting script for the 1984 film. Title typo on the front wrapper stamped in red. A seductive thriller about a bored housewife who is seduced by a burglar who begins to recreate erotic fantasies from her secret diary. Director-screenwriter Douglas Day Stewart had to his credit "The Blue Lagoon" 1980 and "An Officer and a Gentleman" 1982 along with the cult classic "Flashdance" 1983. Set and shot on location throughout California. Black titled front wrapper lacking rear wrapper. Title page present dated January 16 1984 SHOOTING SCRIPT a small letter B written in manuscript pencil at the top right corner and with a credit for director-screenwriter Steward as well as producers Bruckheimer and Simpson. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered "107A." Xerographically duplicated rectos only with blue and pink revision pages dated variously between 1/24/84 and 2/1/84 and one page with 2/2/84 and "Office" in manuscript ink. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown
1974ref. 141659N.p.: N.p. 1974. Bound collection of research materials for an unproduced film. A collection of quotes stories accounts of life-changing accounts reviews and a discography of Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington who passed away the same year this archive was assembled. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated August/September 1974 noted as Research File with credits for research Michael Barlow. 54 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 53. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
