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1989ref. 141597Beverly Hills CA: Orion 1989. Revised Draft script for the 1991 film. Copy belonging to Brad Ricker an unknown crew member with his name on the front wrapper in manuscript ink. EVE VIII is a military cyborg designed to look like her creator. When it is damaged during a bank robbery it begins accessing dark and tragic personal memories of its creator and sets about on an unstoppable mission to kill. Colonel Jim McQuade Hines is tasked with stopping the machine of death. Shot on location in San Francisco Los Angeles and New York City. White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 10/2/89 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriters Duncan Gibbins and Yale Udoff. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Orion unknown
1967ref. 142997Belgrade: Avala Film 1967. Original program for the international release of the 1967 Yugoslav black wave film. Photo-illustrated with stills from the film and reproductions of line illustrations. Wrappers text in French with French German Russian Spanish and English text inside. Taking on the trappings of American crime and film noir about a woman who is murdered by her lover after her infidelity is discovered the plot unfolds in non-chronological order with imaginative digressions and interruptions where both a sexologist and criminologist directly address the camera creating a critique of communist society and censorship. 10 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus in stiff wrappers. Criterion Eclipse 18. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Avala Film unknown
1971ref. 151299N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1971 film showing actor Dustin Hoffman in character standing next to a blow-up print of a TIME Magazine issue with his face on the cover. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A wealthy pop songwriter writes most of his songs about love but has no luck with romance in his personal life. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 140274France / Italy: Productions Sigma 1957. Archive of 42 vintage borderless single weight still photographs and 2 color transparencies from the 1958 French-Italian film. Seen in the images is starring actress Dany Robin both on the set and at a birthday party and other stars of the film in action. Notations on the verso of several photos in manuscript pencil and five photos rubber-stamped on the verso crediting photographer Boutinot. Housed in a vintage Crumiere brand paper box with the film title in manuscript ink on the lid and accompanied by a receipt dated 1957 on parchment from the Waroline photography store in Paris. Based on Champly's 1932 novel "L'Homme Qui Mourra Domain." A jeweler is suspected of conspiracy in South America so he is imprisoned and his strong-willed wife will do anything to declare his innocence. Photos range in size with the largest being 7 x 9.25 inches with two-color transparencies 2.5 x 2.5 inches. Very Good plus overall. Productions Sigma unknown
1965ref. 149892N.p.: N.p. 1965. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1965 French mondo film. With a stamp specific to the film's UK release on the verso. A cavalcade of unusual people and practices including strippers voodoo priests and priestesses cross-dressers bee fetishists and more. Set and shot on location in Paris. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased and one with faint ink residue on the recto. Bier 1245. N.p. unknown
1964ref. 149396Universal City: Universal Pictures 1964. Vintage reference photograph of director Edward Dmytryk with Gregory Peck and Diane Baker on the set of the 1965 film noir. Mimeo snipe on verso. Based on the 1952 novel "Fallen Angel" by Howard Fast writing under the pseudonym Walter Ericson about an accountant with amnesia being pursued by unknown people trying to kill him. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Faint tiny dimples on right side else Near Fine. Spicer US. Grant US. Universal Pictures unknown
1954ref. 130503Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1954. Revised Final script for the 1955 film based on the 1954 novel by Ernest K. Gann. Cinematographer Leo Tover's working copy with his name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper and his minimal annotations mostly regarding time of day and lighting throughout. With two glossy stills laid in one in black-and-white and other in hand-tinted color. The first of two Clark Gable films produced by Twentieth Century-Fox with Gable as an American mercenary running a successful smuggling operation in and out of Hong Kong. Gable is hired by Susan Hayward who hopes to locate her missing husband a photographer Gene Barry. Peach titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 29 and production No. 630 dated October 1 1954. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page integral with the first page of the script. 137 leaves mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1958ref. 135931Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1958. Draft script for the 1958 film "Suicide Batallion" here under its working title "Hell Raiders." The screenwriter-director team of Rusoff and Kahn worked together on several AIP films including "Girls in Prison" 1956 "The She-Creature" 1956 "Shake Rattle & Rock" 1956 "Runaway Daughters" 1956 "Dragstrip Girl" 1957 and "Motorcycle Gang" 1957. Rusoff also scripted a few Roger Corman films including "Apache Woman " 1955 "Day the World Ended" 1955 "The Oklahoma Woman" 1956 and "It Conquered the World" 1956. A group of men are recruited for a dangerous mission to destroy an American base in order to keep strategic papers out of enemy hands when Japanese forces invade. Set in the Philippines shot on location in Dallas Texas. AIP moved from big screen productions to television at the turn on the 1960s remaking several film scripts as television movies including this one which was eventually released as Larry Buchanan's 1968 film "Hell Raiders" the original title. Blue titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 36. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page integral with distribution page with credits for screenwriter/producer Rusoff and slated director Edward L. Kahn. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound three two gold brads. Davenport US. Ray US. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown
1949ref. 150526N.p.: N.p. 1949. Vintage double weight reference photograph of Elia Kazan and Ethel Barrymore on the set of the 1949 film. Based on the 1946 novel "Quality" by Cid Ricketts Sumner. When Pinky Johnson Jeanne Crain returns home to the South to visit her grandmother she confesses that she's been passing for a white woman while up North studying to be a nurse. She also confesses she is in love with Dr. Thomas Adams William Lundigan a white man unaware she is black. Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Actress and two Best Supporting Actress nominations. 10 x 8 inches. Very light rippling on right edge else Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1961ref. 146915N.p.: Newtown Productions 1961. Vintage borderless photograph of Elia Kazan rehearsing with Barbara Loden and Gary Lockwood on the set of the 1961 film. Warren Beatty's film debut. Natalie Wood was nominated for Best Actress Academy Award and William Inge won for Best Screenplay his first original screenplay after a career as a playwright. Family and societal pressures on Deanie Wood and Bud's Beatty heated teen romance threaten their romance and their sanity. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Newtown Productions unknown
1972ref. 167513N.p.: N.p. 1972. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1972 French film showing actress Zouzou. The sixth and final film in Éric Rohmer's "Six Moral Tales" series about a married businessman whose harmless fantasies threaten to spill over into reality when he encounters an old flame at his office. Set and shot on location in Paris. 12 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 348. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 138609Paris: FFD 1969. Original pressbook for the 1969 French film. Nominated for two Academy Awards and the Palme d'Or. The third film but fourth released in Rohmer's "Moral Tales" series and the one that finally elevated him to the international status of his New Wave peers. 9.5 x 13.25. Tri-fold Very Good plus. Starting to the lower rear fold and light soil. Criterion Collection 345. FFD unknown
1948ref. 146150N.p.: Enterprise Productions 1948. Vintage studio still photograph of Ingrid Bergman from the 1948 film. Manuscript annotations in ink on bottom border of recto. Crop annotations in manuscript pencil and stamp on the verso obscured by manuscript marker. Based on the 1945 novel by Erich Maria Remarque. A complex romantic film noir in which Dr. Ravic Boyer is a refugee doctor practicing illegally in Paris under a false name. He saves Joan Madou Bergman from committing suicide after the sudden death of her lover and helps her land a job singing in a nightclub. The two fall in love but he is deported. Joan finds herself another man's mistress while Dr. Ravic seeks revenge by hunting for the Nazi officer Ivon Haake Laughton. Set in Paris shot on location in New York and Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing and 2 small tears on bottom repaired with paper tape on verso. Selby US. Spicer US. Olive Films #809. Enterprise Productions unknown
1966ref. 152190N.p.: N.p. 1966. Archive of material for an unproduced Western film including two draft scripts two xerographically duplicated copies of Ernest Haycox's story with manuscript ink annotations four pages of handwritten notes for the screenplay and an original draft for the script containing a mix of typescript and xerographically duplicated leaves. First Draft script with a brief typed note from screenwriter Johnny Crawford clipped to the title page introducing the script and a single manuscript ink annotation to page 16 noting an editorial revision. 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. First Draft: Blue titled 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. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Draft script: Blue titled 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. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. All other ephemera generally Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 146683N.p.: Lippert Pictures 1965. Collection of 20 vintage studio still photographs from the 1965 film in their original brown paper sleeve stamped "THE RETURN OF MR. MOTO 25 STILLS SET A." Mr. Moto the fictional Japanese secret agent created by author John P. Marquand appearing in 6 of his novels between 1935 and 1957 and portrayed by Peter Lorre in 8 motion pictures between 1937 and 1939 as well as a 1951 radio show starring James Monks is here portrayed by Henry Silva an undercover Interpol agent investigating the bombing of Middle East oil fields assisted by Beta Oil secretary Maxine Powell Suzanne Lloyed and Police Inspector Jim Halliday Stanley Morgan. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Paper sleeve Near Fine closed tear along one edge. Lippert Pictures unknown
1941ref. 148690Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1941. Final Draft script for the 1942 film. Production No. 690 and copy No. 140 both rubber stamped on the front wrapper with FINAL printed at the top right corner of same. John T. Bromley Joseph Allen a young man from high society is physically humiliated by a prizefighter William Haade before his socialite sweetheart Jenny Killian Brenda Joyce. He goes to a training camp to redeem his self-respect and ensure his success in a rematch. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Shot on location in Sherwood Forest California. Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 140 and production No. 690 dated OCT. 23 1941. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated October 23 1941 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriter Walter Bullock. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/27/41 and 11/11/41. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a few small closed tears bound internally with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1965ref. 145855Burbank CA: Eden Productions 1965. Revision Final script for the 1966 film. Copy belonging to actor Natalie Masters who played Mrs. Stribling with her name and role in the film in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and extensive manuscript annotations throughout. A hapless woman enters into a poker game in order to save her family's earnings from her wayward husband's gambling debts. Set in Laredo Texas. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as REV. FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 49 dated July 9 1965. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated 7/9/65 with credits for screenwriter Sidney Carroll. 134 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 7/19/65. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Pitts 317. Eden Productions unknown
1969ref. 148517Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1969. Collection of twelve vintage oversize publicity photographs from the 1969 film eight of which are shots from the film two promotional headshots one of James Caan and one of Robert Duvall one on the set photograph of Francis Ford Coppola behind the camera and one group photograph of the entire cast and crew. Natalie Ravenna Shirley Knight upon discovering she's pregnant takes off on a road trip to California in a family station wagon to reevaluate her life decisions. After picking up the handsome hitchhiker Killer James Caan and revealing that she's pregnant when the two strike up a romance she tells him she only picked him up for a one-night affair further complicating to whom and how much she is responsible to those around her. Shot on location in Chatanooga Tennessee a significant parade sequence in the film West Virginia New York Colorado Virginia Nebraska and Pennsylvania. 4 13.25 x 10.5 inches 3 13.25 x 10.75 3 10.25 x 13.5 2 13.25 x 11. Light edge and corner wear else Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown
1969ref. 149918N.p.: N.p. 1969. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1969 film one showing director Francis Ford Coppola and the other showing Coppola and a camera crew filming a scene with actors Shirley Knight and James Caan. After discovering she is pregnant a young housewife takes off on a spontaneous road trip across the United States to reevaluate her life path. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus slightly rubbed. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 146530N.p.: N.p. 1968. Draft script for the 1968 film here under the working title "Tenderly." With a business card clipped to the first leaf. Laid in with the script is a typed two-page overview of director Franco Brusati's prior screenwriting and directorial credits. Text in English. After 15 years apart a neurotic doctor reconnects with his childhood sweetheart a free-spirited young woman. Set in Italy. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters FRANCO BRUSATI and ENNIO DE CONCINI and translator John Francis Lane. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Carbon typescript rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus internally side stapled our first encounter with this practice and bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1944ref. 148705Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1944. Shooting Final Draft script for the 1945 film here under the working title "Two-Faced Quilligan." Production No. 911 and copy No. 6 rubber stamped on the front wrapper with SHOOTING FINAL printed at the top right corner of same. Single annotation in the script in manuscript pencil noting three names on the verso of last leaf. Patrick Michael Quilligan William Bendix captain of a barge named Mary named after his mother meets and falls for two women Joan Blondell and Mary Treen who remind him of his beloved deceased mother inadvertently marrying both. Set in Brooklyn and Utica New York. Brown titled wrappers noted as SHOOTING FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 6 and production No. 911 dated DECEMBER 21 1944. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated December 21 1944 noted as Shooting Final with credits for screenwriter Arthur Kober. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 1/2/45 and 2/28/45. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with large chip on right edge of front wrapper bound internally with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1941ref. 145323Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1941. Vintage photograph of director Fritz Lang and stars Joan Bennett and Walter Pidgeon on the set of the 1941 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso and two punch holes in the left margin. Based on the 1939 novel "Rogue Male" by Geoffrey Household. The first of Fritz Lang's anti-Nazi films after he fled Germany in the mid 1930s. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant Worldwide. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US. Spicer US. Twilight Time. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1965ref. 148129Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Draft script for the 1965 film musical. Copy from the collection of cinematographer Paul Vogel presumably his working copy with "Camera" written in manuscript pencil at the top right corner of the front wrapper. Laid in is a 17-page shooting schedule under the title "Girl Crazy" dated 7-13-65. Based on the 1930 musical "Girl Crazy" by Guy Bolton and John McGowan with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin respectively. Previously filmed twice before first in 1932 directed by William A. Seiter and starring Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee then in 1943 directed by Norman Taurog and Busby Berkeley and starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Playboy and heir Danny Churchill Harve Presnell helps Ginger Gray Connie Francis save her father's ranch by turning it into a motel for divorcees. The last feature film acting role of Connie Francis. Set in Nevada shot on location in Nevada and California. Yellow titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 73 dated July 7 1965 with credits for screenwriter Robert E. Kent. Title page integral with the first page of text. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Shooting schedule 8.5 x 11 inches Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1987ref. 157307N.p.: N.p. 1987. Four vintage reference photographs from the 1987 film: two showing Gary Oldman and Alfred Molina one showing Oldman alone and one showing Vanessa Redgrave. Based on the 1978 nonfiction book by John Lahr about the successful career and tragic murder of gay British playwright Joe Orton. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. Olive Films 1098. N.p. unknown
1973ref. 141641Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1973. First Draft script for the 1975 film. A young widow begins smuggling liquor in San Diego during Prohibition and subsequently also becomes romantically involved with two men. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated August 24 1973 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Huyck and Katz. 165 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
