1970ref. 137126New York: Grove Press 1970. Collection of 6 vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the US release of the 1969 Japanese film. Though not noted in any way this copy belonged to screenwriter director and film ephemera collector Leonard Schrader. Based on the true story of a criminal family that used their young son to scam drivers for money by faking his having been hit in car accidents. Set and shot in various locations around Japan. 8 x 10 inches. Fine condition. Grove Press unknown books
1954ref. 146381N.p.: N.p. 1954. Draft script for a US Air Force training video. Script belonging to an uncredited cast member apparently cast in the role of the narrator with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and manuscript pencil and ink annotations throughout. Laid in with the script are two pieces of paper with drawings of flight patterns ostensibly to be used during production and a paper fragment noting addresses names and other details. A three-part training video for Air Force pilot instructors. Set on the Orlando Air Force Base in Orlando Florida. Blue titled wrappers noted as PROJECT NO. 19130 on the front wrapper. Title page present dated 6 MAY 1954 noted as PROJECT NO. 19130 with credits for writer Nat S. Linden and a number of tech advisors. 79 leaves with last page of text numbered 70. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light dampstaining and edgewear. N.p. unknown books
1986ref. 142597London: HandMade Films 1986. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1986 film showing director Jordan and star Hoskins together on location. With manuscript annotations on the verso. Hoskins stars as a recently released ex-con hired to drive a high class escort from job to job slowly falling in love with her as he does which leads trouble for them both. Hoskins won Best Actor at Cannes where the film was also nominated for the Palme d'Or and was nominated for an Academy Award losing to Paul Newman in "The Color of Money." Set and shot on location in London and Brighton where this photograph was likely taken. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. Arrow 1109. Criterion Collection 107. Grant UK. Spicer UK. HandMade Films unknown books
1980ref. 160792Santa Monica: Hermes Productions 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Noted as "MASTER" in manuscript ink and copy No. 8 in manuscript pencil on the title page. A military drama about a coed group of US Marine recruits in San Diego. Screenwriter Nicholas Corea better known for his work on "The Incredible Hulk" television series enlisted as a Marine during the Vietnam War and was awarded a Purple Heart. Red titled wrappers with credit for screenwriter Nicholas Corea. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Nicholas Corea. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Hermes Productions unknown books
1948ref. 170586Los Angeles: RKO Radio Pictures 1948. Collection of 4 vintage studio still photographs from the 1948 film noir. An interesting historical artifact in that each of these has a label with a corrected title reading "They Live By Night" pasted over the original release title "The Twisted Road." One of the four photos has this label roughly removed in a demonstrative fashion see images. Based on Edward Anderson's 1937 novel "Thieves Like Us" about an escaped convict who falls in love with a woman who nurses him back to health after he is injured in a robbery. Nicholas Ray's directorial debut a "doomed lovers" tale that is considered by many to be a forerunner to "Bonnie and Clyde" 1967. Generally 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Criterion Collection 880. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1958ref. 132462Culver City CA: Waterlow and Sons / Columbia Pictures 1958. Eight vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1958 UK release of the 1957 French-American film first released at the 1957 Venice Film Festival. Based on the French novel by Rene Hardy about a group of WWII British commandos who have raided a German outpost at Benghazi. They make their way across the desert facing starvation thirst and the delusions of their leader Captain Brand. 8 x 10 inches. Light toning and creasing overall else Near Fine. Waterlow and Sons / Columbia Pictures unknown books
1967ref. 161639N.p.: N.p. 1967. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 sexploitation film. One photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso. Early little known exploitation film by director Nick Millard. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes near or in the bottom margin. N.p. unknown books
1995ref. 167877Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM / United Artists 1995. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1995 film including one showing Mike Figgis and actors Nicolas Cage and Elisabeth Shue on the set. Based on John O'Brien's 1990 semi-autobiographical novel about a screenwriter who having lost everything else in his life moves to Las Vegas in order to drink himself to death. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one for Best Actor for Cage. O'Brien died by suicide two weeks after signing away the film rights to his novel. Shot on location in Las Vegas. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] / United Artists unknown books
1973ref. 141398N.p.: N.p. 1973. Revised Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in is a letter discussing credits. Based on screenwriter Norman Thaddeus Vane's 1973 novel a fictionalized account of the Native American chieftain Geronimo and the band of twenty-five he led into the Arizona caves in order to avoid capture by American troops. Set in Arizona. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1973 noted as REVISED Screenplay with credit for screenwriter Norman Thaddeus Vane. 143 leaves with last page of text numbered 140. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1945ref. 158794Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1945. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1945 film. One photograph with a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1890 novel by Oscar Wilde about a man whose portrait magically takes on the ability to absorb the sins of his debauched life while he remains unaged. Nominated for three Academy Awards winning one for Best Cinematography. Set in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1971ref. 162620N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1971 film here under the alternate release title "The Young Divorcess." Provenance stamp on the verso. Loosely based on the 1897 Oscar Wilde poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol." Featuring early performances by George Takei and eventual director of "Fright Night" Tom Holland. In a 2006 interview with Howard Stern Takei revealed that the sex scenes were shot with body doubles and added only after the film was unable to secure distribution. Takei added that he was "impressed" with the body double used for his character. Three recently divorced twenty somethings abandon their suffocating lives and shack up as free-sprited free-love hippies. Today a cult favorite. Shot on location in San Diego and Piru California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1963ref. 144462Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1963. Vintage borderless double weight photograph of Romy Schneider and Tom Tryon on the set of the 1963 film. With production stamp and manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Henry Morton Robinson detailing the life of Stephen Fermoyle Tom Tryon a young American priest who must face personal moral dilemmas the rise of Naziism and bigotry while he rises into power within the church. The story is based in part on the career of Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman archbishop of New York 1939-1967. Shot on location in Boston. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with lightly scalloped edges. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1994ref. 149960N.p.: N.p. 1994. Revised First Draft script for the pilot episode of the 1995 television series. With a single manuscript ink annotation to page 53. A legal drama following the workplace encounters and romantic experiences of an overworked tough-minded woman judge. Originally aired on September 13 1995 on CBS. The show aired for a single season totaling nine episodes. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated 12/5/94 noted as Revised First Draft with credit for screenwriter Deborah Joy LeVine. 60 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. N.p. unknown books
1971ref. 161636N.p.: Sherpix 1971. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film. Little known exploitation film by filmmaker Patrick Mulcahy also released under the title "Cum Laude Fraud" which was known to have played at the Playboy Theater in Chicago 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Sherpix unknown books
1993ref. 141095Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1993. Draft script for the 1993 film. A formerly powerful but lately unsuccessful director must make a truly great film in order to save his career. Against his better judgment he agrees to direct an truly horrible science fiction movie about Kansas farmers who fly a gigantic pickle into outer space when the executive behind the script offers him a substantial sum of money. Set and shot on location in New York. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Paul Mazursky. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1978ref. 142590Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1978. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1978 film showing director Mazursky and star Clayburgh conferring on the set while the crew waits behind them. With identifying manuscript ink annotations on the verso. A woman attempts to reenter the dating scene and rediscover herself after her husband leaves her for a younger woman. Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Screenplay and Best Actress. Also nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes where Clayburgh would win Best Actress. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1972ref. 154552N.p.: Levitt-Pickman 1972. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 film. A parody of "Sunset Boulevard" 1950 about an unemployed former child star who supports himself as a hustler in Los Angeles. The third film in producer Andy Warhol's trilogy of films directed by Paul Morrissey preceded by "Flesh" 1968 and "Trash" 1970. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Levitt-Pickman unknown books
1940ref. 148777London: Ealing Studios 1940. Vintage reference photograph from a circa 1965 re-release of the 1940 film by Seven Arts Productions see logo at the bottom right margin showing actors Paul Robeson Jack Jones Simon Lack and Charles Williams. An African American miner from West Virginia arrives in a small town in Wales looking for work and soon wins the respect of the tight-knit mining community therein. Purportedly Robeson's favorite film in which he appeared far ahead of its time with regards to its treatment of racial harmony and the working class. Set and shot on location in Wales. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 373. Ealing Studios unknown books
1975ref. 150795N.p.: N.p. 1975. Complete set of eight vintage oversize color studio still photographs from the US release of the 1975 French hardcore adult film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso noting the film's English title and several with opaque black stickers on the recto ostensibly blocking out the studio details and French title. A prominent French politician is blackmailed with tapes of her son performing in pornographic movies leading her to recruit a private investigator to find and stop the culprit. Set and shot on location in Paris. 11.5 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus with a few small scuffs and creases. Bier 161. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 154493New York: Metromedia Producers Corporation 1972. Revised Draft script for the 1973 television film which aired on March 1 1973 on CBS. Copy belonging to uncredited still photographer Jack Stager his name in manuscript marker on top of the title page with the annotations of production dates "12-11-72 to 12-22-72" in manuscript ink and copy number "17" in manuscript green marker. Laid in are a four page and a single page Crew and Staff List a two page Schedule and a three and a single page Cast List all with the annotation of Stager's name in manuscript marker to top right of first page. Based on the 1971 book by Gay Talese about the Bonanno crime family in the 1960s. Salvatore Bonanno takes control of the family business after the kidnapping of his father causing a rift in the family and inciting a bloody Mafioso war. Yellow untitled card wrappers with a titled Metromedia Producers Corporation label. Title page present dated 12-9-72 noted as REVISE with credits for screenwriter Lewis John Carlino and author Gay Talese. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 99. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a prong binding. Metromedia Producers Corporation unknown books
1970ref. 144248Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1970. Vintage photograph from the 1970 film showing actors Stella Stevens and Jason Robards taking direction from Sam Peckinpah on the set. With manuscript annotations regarding layout on the verso. A charming surreal revisionist Western comedy an unusual move for Peckinpah as it was released on the heels of "The Wild Bunch" 1969 and just prior to "Straw Dogs" 1971 both famed for being the high spots of the director's famed odes to violence and male madness. Certainly though Jason Robards-in what many consider to be his finest performance-is as lost as any of Peckinpah's characters but viewed from a different more relaxed perspective. Set in Arizona shot on location in Nevada Arizona and New Mexico. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1965ref. 146854N.p.: N.p. 1965. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Based on German author Fritz Habeck's 1951 novel. A Nazi officer is bribed with American money from a mysterious man from the Resistance who is desperate to escape the country by boat. The officer is wary but soon agrees and begins to hatch a grand scheme to sneak out the fighter and his wife. Set in Paris. Tan titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Peter A. Schnitzler. Title page present dated June 1965 with credits for screenwriter Peter A. Schnitzler and author Fritz Habeck. 54 leaves with last page of text numbered 53. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 150409N.p.: N.p. 1974. Two vintage borderless photographs from the 1974 film one glossy and one matte-finish. One showing director Peter Bogdanovich in conversation with actresses Cloris Leachman and Eileen Brennan on the set the other showing Bogdanovich with actress Cybill Shepherd and an unknown woman likely during a promotional event for the film. Based on the 1878 novella by Henry James. An intense study in the rules of class boundaries crossed with American-British dichotomies. Bogdanovich's faithful adaptation of James' story concerns the courtship of a beautiful but flirtatious American girl Daisy Miller Shepherd by a sophisticated upper-class British compatriot named Winterbourne Brown. Miller's refusal to observe class boundaries in her flirtations leads Winterbourne to respond negatively to her-with dire consequences. One 10.5 x 8.25 inches one 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 151872Los Angeles: American Film Institute AFI 1972. Two vintage studio still photographs one borderless with a bottom margin and one with a wide bottom margin of Peter Bogdanovich and John Ford from the 1971 film. One with a mimeo snipe on verso for the 9th New York Film Festival the film's US premiere. Bogdanovich's documentary on the life and films of he seminal director interviewing the notoriously obstinate man himself as well as some of his most famous actors notably Henry Fonda James Stewart and John Wayne. Affording the rights to the clips however exhausted the film's AFI funding resulting in the film being rarely shown and then only in non-profit venues. In 2006 Bogdanovich having been dissatisfied with the initial version re-edited and included additional interviews with actors and directors including Clint Eastwood Martin Scorsese Steven Spielberg and Walter Hill. 8 x 10 inches. Some light creasing else Near Fine. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. American Film Institute [AFI] unknown books
1972ref. 141740Munich: InterTel Television 1972. Draft script for an unproduced television film. Text in German. Based on the 1972 novel by Peter Handke about a young Austrian who travels across the United States to search for his estranged wife. Set in California. Red titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Bernhard Wicki. 89 leaves with last page of text numbered 87. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a gold prong binding. InterTel Television unknown books
