1966ref. 144364Sweden: Sandrews 1966. Vintage borderless photograph of Ingrid Thulin and Mai Zetterling on the set of the 1966 film. Mimeo snipe and press agency stamps on the verso. Jan and his fiance return to his childhood home a 14th Century castle where he is haunted by vivid flashbacks of a difficult childhood the neglect of his parents and a sexual fixation on his mother. Shot on location in Penningby Castle Stockholm Sweden. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Sandrews unknown books
1974ref. 144958Paris: Films sans Frontieres 1974. Vintage borderless press photograph showing director Marco Ferreri on the set of the 1974 French-Italian film with camera and crew behind him. With stamps of photographer Bernard Prim and French magazine "Paru dans le point" as well as manuscript annotations on the verso. A farcical reenactment of the events leading up to and including The Battle of Little Big Horn anachronistically set in a contemporary area of Paris slated for urban renewal. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. Near Fine. Cox 10000 Ways to Die. Films sans Frontieres unknown books
1978ref. 144304Paris: Roissy Films 1978. Vintage oversize borderless color photograph of Gerard Depardieu and the star chimpanzee from the 1978 film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso. An Italian-French production about a man who lives in a New York City basement and works as a jack of all trades for the owner of a wax museum and a feminist theater group. He finds an abandoned chimpanzee on the beach who he attempts to raise. A bleak and desolate depiction of New York City. Filmed in English and released dubbed in both French and Italian. Shot on location in New York City. 9.5 x 12 inches. Very Good plus. Roissy Films unknown books
1991ref. 143062Italy: MMD 1991. Vintage borderless double weight photograph from the 1991 film. With a stamp on the verso identifying the film and photographer. A black comedy in which a divorced man falls for a beautiful woman who uses magic to turn him into a sex slave. He doesn't seem to mind until she gets bored and wants to leave him and the things take a darker turn. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. 11.75 x 7.5 inches. Light creasing to the corners else Near Fine. MMD unknown books
1964ref. 143345Italy: Compagnia Cinematografica Champion 1964. Vintage borderless press photograph from the set of the 1964 film. Shown is Annie Giarardot the "ape woman" in the film in a dressing room with two other semi-clothed "normal" women conveying an immediate irony as she looks up at her husband Ugo Tognazzi standing in the doorway. With the stamps of both the French Dalmas and Italian Publifoto photo agencies on the verso. Inspired by the real life story of Julia Pastrana who suffered from a condition that caused excessive hairiness and was exhibited in a freak show and mummified after her death by her husband/manager. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. 8.25 x 10.5 inches. Near Fine with a touch of rubbing to the edges and slight curl. Compagnia Cinematografica Champion unknown books
1968ref. 162112N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage reference photograph of Catherine Spaak from the 1968 film. 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. A wealthy industrialist's obsession with balloons derails his life and his relationship with his beautiful fiancée. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown books
2000ref. 161774N.p.: N.p. 2000. Draft script for Episode 7 Season 4 of the long-running 1997-2007 television series. Originally aired on August 11 2000 on Showtime. Loosely based on the 1994 science fiction film about the discovery of an ancient alien device that holds unusual powers of space travel and communication. In this episode the Stargate crew help Russian scientists with their own Stargate portal. Self wrappers. Title page present dated April 4 2000 noted as WRITERS DRAFT and production No. 6712 with credit for screenwriter Robert C. Cooper. 46 leaves with last page of text numbered 45. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1984ref. 171298N.p.: N.p. 1984. Draft script for Season 5 Episode 4 of the 1981-1987 television series. Originally aired October 25 1984 on NBC. Written by Mark Frost who went on to co-create "Twin Peaks" with David Lynch. Police procedural following officers in an understaffed precinct of an anonymous inner city patterned after Chicago with each episode taking place over the span of a single day. In this episode an officer's suicide is called into question when a sex worker he hired is also found dead. Brown generic manila wrappers with manuscript ink annotation on the front indicating the series and episode titles. Yellow titled internal wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 4 and production No. 4405. Title page present dated July 16 1984 with credits for screenwriter Mark Frost. 64 leaves with last page of text numbered 61. Xerographic duplication rectos only. One page crease else Near Fine external wrapper Near Fine internal wrapper Near Fine bound with silver prong binding. N.p. unknown books
1949ref. 148779Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1949. Three vintage studio still photographs and one vintage reference photograph from the 1949 film. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso one stamped No. 12 and several with provenance stamps on the verso. An African American man recalls his experiences as a surveyor during World War II in particular remembering a troubled reconnaissance mission on a Japanese-controlled island with a platoon of hostile racist soldiers. Set in the Pacific Islands shot on location in Malibu and Baldwin Hills California. 10 x 8 inches. Two photographs Very Good plus two photographs Very Good with pinholes light toning and one with manuscript annotations to the bottom edge. United Artists unknown books
1981ref. 144553New York: New Regency Films 1981. Three vintage photographs from the shooting of the 1982 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso of one photograph and manuscript annotations and agency stamps on the verso of each. Perhaps Scorsese's most underrated film "The King of Comedy" is a brilliant study of celebrity worship and American media culture by way of an exploratory journey into the mind of Rupert Pupkin a man totally lacking in self-awareness driven only by obsession. The titular character is played by Robert De Niro cast completely against type in furious pursuit of his idol Jerry Langford Jerry Lewis along with the genius addition of Sandra Bernhard as De Niro's crazed groupie assistant. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. New Regency Films unknown books
1947ref. 165206Universal City: Universal Pictures 1947. Two vintage publicity photographs featuring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Paula Corday from the 1947 film. Both photographs with mimeo snipes affixed to the versos one also with a provenance stamp on the verso. 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. Loosely based on the 1926 novel "His Majesty the King" by Cosmo Hamilton. King Charles II lives in exile in the Netherlands after being deposed by Oliver Cromwell and his supporters. There Charles falls in love with a farm girl while hiding from Cromwell's assassins. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Universal Pictures unknown books
1958ref. 150172N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage borderless double weight matte-finish photograph from the 1958 film showing actors Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. With the stamp of Globe Photos on the verso along with a stamp noting No. 11923A. A widower has trouble caring for his three children after the death of his estranged wife and hires an Italian socialite to be their nanny. Set and shot on location in Washington DC and Maryland. 7.5 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine with light wear to the corners. N.p. unknown books
1967ref. 143076London: Hammer Films / Seven Arts 1967. Five photographs from the 1967 British American film including one US studio still. One photograph with the stamp on a Spanish photo agency on the verso a few with brief manuscript annotations. Released as "Slave Girls" in the UK and "Prehistoric Women" in the US. An explorer touches a mystical statute and finds himself in the distant past where a tribe of brunette women enslave blonde women whom he must help fight for freedom. Hammer reused the sets and costumes from the previous year's "One Million Years B.C." and would return to the same ouevre of scantily clad cave women with "When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth" 1970 and "Creatures the World Forgot" 1971. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Hammer Films / Seven Arts unknown books
1995ref. 150028Santa Monica CA: Steven Bochco Productions 1995. Draft script for the Season 3 Episode 3 of the 1993-2005 television series originally aired on November 7 1995 on ABC. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations throughout most noting deletions. A detective attempts to locate a suspect in a string of rapes across Manhattan while another officer's family's domestic abuse issues escalate. The popular television series ran for 12 seasons and followed the detective squad of Manhattan's fictional 15th precinct. Set in Manhattan. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated Aug. 21 1995 noted as Script No. 3 with credits for director Michael M. Robin screenwriter Gardner Stern and other crew members. 64 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 08/21/1995 and 08/30/1995. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. Steven Bochco Productions unknown books
1953ref. 171982N.p.: N.p. 1953. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1953 horror film. Two with the stamp of Stempel-Olenick Agency on the versos and all three with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil relating to actor John Dodsworth. Based on the 1945 novel by Maurice Sandoz. A Scotsman breaks off his engagement and returns to Scotland moving into his uncle's castle. His fiancée and her aunt follow him only to discover that the castle has caused him to rapidly age. The second 3-D film directed by William Cameron Menzies. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus moderately curled. Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown books
1949ref. 150238N.p.: N.p. 1949. Vintage narrow margin reference photograph featuring Michael Rennie Yolande Donlan director Val Guest and crew on the set of the 1949 film. A Val Guest favorite Donlan stars as Laramie Pilgrim an exchange factory worker from New Jersey struggling to adjust to the culture helps to save the village from a local land developer. 7.75 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 127381Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1977. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1977 film. Based on the 1972 novel by Dan Jenkins about a love triangle between two football players and the team owner's daughter. Shot on location in Dallas and Mansfield Texas in Green Bay Wisconsin and in Miami Florida. 27 x 41 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing and a small closed tear to the bottom edge. United Artists unknown books
1972ref. 150671Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1972. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 film. The idealistic son of a former California governor is persuaded to run for the US Senate. In the face of almost certain failure he decides to try to bring controversial leftist views into public view and campaign against the corrupt political system. Nominated for two Academy Awards winning one for Best Screenplay for Jeremy Larner. Set and shot on location throughout California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1970ref. 146562N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper noting the title of the film. A ex-convict looking to pay his debts teams up with a hardened trucker determined to keep his small trucking operation in spite of violent intimidation tactics by a rival company. The two men make their way along a Tennessee trucking route headed for Atlanta culminating in a shootout at the Blue Ridge Mountain pass. Screenwriters Michael Scheff and David Spector were best known for the disaster thriller "Airport '77" 1977. Set in Gatlinburg Lexington the Blue Ridge Mountains and the apparently fictional town of Raeburn Tennessee. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Michael Scheff and David Spector. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1976ref. 150676Universal City: Universal Pictures 1976. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1976 film. With mimeo snipes on the verso along with the stamp of a Canadian film distributor. The employees of a Los Angeles car wash encounter a variety of strange and humorous customers over the course of their daily work including a Muslim revolutionary Bill Duke a power-hungry evangelist Richard Pryor with a singing entourage The Pointer Sisters and a man posing a potential bomb threat Irwin Corey. Set and shot on location in Westlake Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1962ref. 144013Paris: France Cinema Productions 1962. Original scenario with dialogue script for the 1962 film here under the French title and also the title "Venus Imperiale." Notations on several pages in manuscript ink and pencil and a few typed corrections. Based on Annette Wademant's screenplay one of twelve recorded screenplays written by Wademant for director Boisrond. Bernard Poiret is a new publisher who falls in love with Sophie Saval but their foolish love nearly destroys them and his job. Unbound carbon typescript. Title page present undated noted as "Scenario et dialogues" with credits for director Boisrond and screenwriter Wademant. 224 leaves with last page of text numbered 224. Pages and folder Very Good plus. France Cinema Productions unknown books
1970ref. 144970Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1970. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
2003ref. 141918Hollywood: Mosaic Film Group / Paramount Pictures 2003. Five vintage color French photographs four of which are candids taken during breaks in shooting the 2003 UK film. A return to form for director Hodges bearing a strong resemblance to his debut "Get Carter" 1971 about a retired criminal who returns to London to investigate the death of his brother. 10 x 7 inches. Fine. Mosaic Film Group / Paramount Pictures unknown books
1957ref. 142595Moscow: Mosfilm 1957. Vintage oversize double weight photograph from the 1957 film. From the archives of French weekly "Tele Magazine" with two stamps on the verso one referencing its inclusion in issue 52 page 5 along with manuscript annotations regarding layout and the French title. Based on the 1956 play "Forever Alive" by Viktor Rozov who also wrote the screenplay about a young woman who must flee in the face of Nazi Germany's invasion of Russia while feeling guilty over her missing lover who unbeknownst to her has been killed in the war. Winner of the Palme d'Or the only Soviet film to do so while star Tatiana Samoylova would receive a Special Mention for her role becoming a European film icon in the process. 12 x 9.5 inches. Very Good with some light creasing. Criterion Collection 146. Mosfilm unknown books
1936ref. 150762Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1936. Vintage press photograph of Mitchell Leisen Myrna Loy and John Howard from the preview party at Leisen's house for the 1936 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. What should be a routine transcontinental flight from New York to San Francisco is complicated by its shady passengers which include three jewel thieves a strange nobleman and a beautiful socialite. Shot on location in Alhambra California and Beaver Dam Wisconsin. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
