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1957ref. 171057N.p.: N.p. 1957. Two vintage photographs one of director Karl Malden and uncredited camera operator Albert Myers and a vernacular photograph of Malden Myers and cinematographer Sam Leavitt from the set of the 1957 film. Photographs belonging to uncredited camera operator Myers one with a mimeo snipe on the verso. British born Albert Myers usually credited as Al Myers was a camera operator and camera crew member in Hollywood for over 50 years beginning in the late 1920s. He is credited in 30 films from 1927 to 1978 and assuredly worked on many more films uncredited during that time. His credits include "The Virginian" 1946 "Carmen Jones" 1954 "The Man with the Golden Arm" 1955 and "The Defiant Ones" 1958. Based on the 1956 Broadway play by Ralph Berkey and screenwriter Henry Denker. Richard Widmark stars an Army Colonel investigating the case of a Major played by Richard Basehart who is accused of and admits to collaborating with the enemy as a POW during the Korean War but the Colonel doubts the Major's guilt. Malden's only directing credit. Shot on location in Agoura California and Governors Island New York. 8 x 10 inches and 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine overall. N.p. unknown
1958ref. 152780N.p.: N.p. 1958. Four vintage oversize matte-finish reference photographs from the 1958 film one showing actor Patrick McGoohan in full safari garb crouching with a cheetah two showing actors Belinda Lee and Michael Craig and one showing Lee between takes on the set petting a lion. The British fiancee of a senior warden at a south African game preserve finds her affections unexpectedly drawn by her beau's younger brother. Shot on location in Kenya. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus one with a short closed tear to the bottom edge and all with light creasing and toning to the edges. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 145848Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1968. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1968 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1964 novel by Ian Fleming about a down-on-his-luck inventor who transforms an old race car into a magical machine and sets off with his children on an adventure. Set in and shot on location in England and France. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus some edgewear very small hole and dimples on lower right and very light creasing. United Artists unknown
1970ref. 145544N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film "Twist." Copy belonging to director Ken Hughes with his annotations throughout. A police investigator shoots a longtime nemesis while chasing him after a heist and must cope with the loss of his greatest equal. Set in England. Tall black wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Tudor Gates. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two silver brads. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 107868London: Apex 1950. Draft script for the 1951 British film. Editor Peter Hunt's copy with his manuscript annotations throughout. Peter Hunt began his career in the UK film industry as an editor working on several of the best-known early James Bond films "Dr. No" "From Russia With Love" "Goldfinger" as well as "The Ipcress File." He debuted as a director with "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" in 1969. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated April 1950 noted as shooting script with credits for Kenneth Hume. 87 leaves with last page of text numbered 86. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two staples. Apex unknown
1964ref. 152144Hollywood: World Wide Pictures 1964. Draft script for the 1965 film. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and his manuscript annotations in ink and pencil throughout. With an eight-page shooting schedule bound in before the script. The rebellious son of two television reporters forces his parents to examine their own lives leading to their conversion to born-again Christianity. Green titled wrappers noted as production No. 197. Title page present with credit for screenwriter James Collier. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue and tan revision pages throughout dated Nov. 19 1964. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with a silver prong. Housed in blue wrappers with a typed title label affixed to the front wrapper dated 1964. World Wide Pictures unknown
1985ref. 147014Venice CA: Moritz Borman Productions / Mutoskop Film 1985. Draft script for the 1989 film here under its working title "The Artisan." Text in English. Based on Stephen Sheppard's 1986 novel "The Artisan" which was in turn based on the true story of Johann Georg Elser a quiet German carpenter who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1939. Set and shot on location in Hungary Germany and Austria. Brown generic International Creative Management wrappers. Title page present dated June 1985 with credits for screenwriter Stephen Sheppard. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good with a light tide mark on the front and rear wrappers and page edges and accompanying dampstaining to the final leaf bound with two gold brads. Moritz Borman Productions / Mutoskop Film unknown
1964ref. 131832London: Three Kings Films 1964. Draft script for the 1965 film. With several substantive manuscript emendations to dialogue throughout. A British "teen" comedy with a title that borrows the title and spirit of Conrad Hilton's 1957 autobiography. A family inherits a seaside hotel and has trouble filling it up until their son's rock group begins bringing in the crowds. One of several British films from the mid-sixties which offered the added inducement of a guest appearance by "The Killer" Jerry Lee Lewis who had more success in the UK than the USA after marrying his teenage cousin in 1958. Magenta titled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated 6-11-64 in manuscript pencil with credits for screenwriter and composer Fairhurst. 108 leaves mechanical duplication on eye-rest green stock with pink revision pages throughout dated 23.11.64. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Three Kings Films unknown
1963ref. 153714New York: Plautus Productions 1963. Revised Draft script for the 1963 television episode originally aired on October 17 1963 on CBS. Manuscript ink annotations by screenwriter Larry Cohen to the first 19 pages noting substantive revisions and Cohen's playful annotation to the title page crossing through "The Nurses" and writing "Florence Nightmare" possibly a working title over the printed title. The series title was changed from "The Nurses" to "The Doctors and the Nurses" for the second season. The series ran from 1962 to 1965 and followed the interpersonal dramas of a group of doctors and nurses at the fictitious Alden General Hospital in New York. In this episode a man attempts suicide and is left partially paralyzed and is tended by Nurse Kelly. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" 1972 "Black Caesar" 1973 and "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 as well as several popular horror and science fiction films including "It's Alive" 1974 "God Told Me To" 1976 and "The Stuff" 1985. Set in New York. Self wrappers housed in a manila envelope. Title page present dated April 5 1963 noted as Revised Mimeo and production No. 34 with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 84 leaves with last page of text numbered IV-77. Mimeograph duplication on pink stock rectos only. Title page Very Good plus with light wear and dampstaining to the edges else Pages Near Fine unbound. Envelope Very Good plus overall. Plautus Productions unknown
1997ref. 138365N.p.: N.p. 1997. Archive of original and quite substantive correspondence ranging from personal to professional concerns between writer Larry Gelbart and director Robert Parrish all from the archive of Robert Parrish dating between 1979-1997. Archive includes: - Four Autograph Letters Signed from Gelbart to Parrish on Gelbart's personal debossed stationery. - Five Autograph Note Cards Signed from Gelbart to Parrish on Gelbart's personal stationery - One Printed Letter Signed from Gelbart to to Parrish on white office stock. - Two outgoing carbons and one printed letter from Parrish to Gelbart - One seven-page typescript of a humorous essay by Parrish essay titled "Beverly Hills Breakfast Briefing" featuring Gelbart and Parrish as the subjects. Also included are four pieces of vintage ephemera including: - Typescript of an address by Gelbart for the "New York Friars Club Tribute to Neil Simon" at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel's Grand Ballroom on April 25 1993. - Typescript of an address for "The Museum of Television and Radio Gala" at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel's Grand Ballroom on April 27 1993. - Typescript of an address for Joseph S. Kantor's Memorial Service on April 26 1993. - Typescript of an address for Jay Burton's Memorial Service on April 28 1993. - Photocopied excerpt from the Dramatists Guild Quarterly Spring 1992 issue an article regarding Gelbart Gelbart best known for having written "Tootsie" 1982 and for creating the television show "MASH" maintained a close friendship with director Robert Parrish "Body and Soul" "A Double Life" "All the King's Men" and his wife Kathleen as seen here via nearly twenty years of kind correspondence that touches upon the two men's writings careers and family lives. An uncommonly charming and frequently hilarious documentation of a close relationship both within and outside of the film industry. All material Very Good plus to Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1956ref. 152180Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1956. Draft script for the seventh episode of season five of the 1952-1957 television series originally aired on November 13 1956. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his name stamped on the front wrapper and his manuscript ink annotations throughout. After a near-death experience an emotionally stunted man decides to trace the sequence of events backwards to understand the incident gaining a new lease on life in the process. Goldenrod titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Laszlo Gorog. 48 leaves with last page of text numbered 43. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 10/5/56. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Housed in brown wrappers with a handwritten title label affixed to the front wrapper dated 1956. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown
1979ref. 140601N.p.: Aaron Spelling Productions 1979. First Draft script for Episode 8 from the sole season of the 1980 television series. Two former race car drivers join the LAPD as part of the B.A.D. C.A.T. squad Burglary Auto Detail Commercial Auto Thefts. The men often end up running the burglars off the road rather than taking them in for questioning a method quietly encouraged by their superior Captain Nathan. Michelle Pfeiffer costarred as Samantha "Sunshine" Jensen another B.A.D. Cat. Orange titled wrappers noted as First Draft on the front wrapper dated 12/20/79 with credits for Aaron Spelling Productions. Title page present dated 12/20/79 noted as First Draft with credits for screenwriters Larry Alexander and Richard Carr executive producers Aaron Spelling and Douglas S. Cramer supervising producer E. Duke Vincent and producer Everett Chambers. 60 leaves mechanical duplication with last page of text numbered 56. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Aaron Spelling Productions unknown
1962ref. 131830London: Albatross 1962. Shooting script for the 1962 film. Date notation of "12 Sept 1982" in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper label. Hal Erickson at AllMovie: "The Fur Collar" is the principal clue in a mystery involving an espionage ring. Reporter John Bentley assigned to the Paris beat does his best to route out the spies. When his enemies try to assassinate him Bentley pretends to be dead the better to work undercover. Martin Benson co-stars as Inspector Legrain Bentley's friendly enemy. Burgundy titled wrappers noted as Shooting Script on the front wrapper. Title page present noted as Shooting Script in master scenes. 116 leaves carbon typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus internal prong binding. Albatross unknown
1997ref. 164063N.p.: N.p. 1997. Draft script for the 1999 film with manuscript highlighter annotations throughout calling out settings and props. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. When psychiatrist Dr. Mumford moves to Mumford Oregon he quickly becomes endeared to the quirky neurotic residents unaware he may be harboring a secret of his own. Zooey Deschanel's screen debut. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 movies including "The Last Seduction" 1994 "Pulp Fiction" 1994 "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1994 "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018. Set in the fictitious town of Mumford Oregon and shot on location in California. Gray untitled Kasdan Pictures wrappers. Title page present dated 11/19/97 with credits for screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan. 119 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1987ref. 129790Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1987. Revised Final Draft script for the 1988 film based on the 1985 novel by Anne Tyler. Pink self-wrappers noted as Revised Final Draft on the front wrapper dated October 30 1987 with credits for screenwriter Kasdan and writer Tyler. 143 leaves on pink stock mechanical duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1982ref. 149505Los Angeles: Lawrence Schiller Productions 1982. Original borderless photograph of director Lawrence Schiller consulting with novelist Norman Mailer regarding the script for the 1982 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1979 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Mailer who adapted his own book for the screen about the final years in the life of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore following his release from prison in Illinois and through to his re-incarceration in a Provo Utah prison and eventual execution for having committed multiple murders in Utah. Nominated for five Emmy Awards winning two including Outstanding Lead Actor for Tommy Lee Jones. A turning point in television movies wherein Jones and Arquette play wholly unsympathetic characters without reservation. One of the finest films of the 1980s on television or the silver screen. Set in Utah and Oregon shot on location in Utah. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Reyes 155. Lawrence Schiller Productions unknown
1957ref. 158425N.p.: N.p. 1957. Second Revised Draft script for Season 3 Episode 17 of the 1954-1958 anthology television series. Copy belonging to child actor Johnny Crawford with his signature on the title page and his manuscript annotations in pencil throughout. An emotionally scarred man must return to the state where his father a governor was murdered. Originally aired on February 14 1957 on CBS. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present dated 2-9-57 with credits for director Robert Stevens screenwriter Adrian Spies and others. 85 leaves with last page of text numbered III-24. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 149599London: Canadian Film Development Corporation CFDC / AVCO Embassy Pictures 1980. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1980 Canadian exploitation comedy film. With a printed mimeo snipe for the film's UK distributor Bordeaux International Films affixed to the verso. Freshly expelled from military boarding school a teenage boy returns to his hometown only to discover a rough motorcycle gang terrorizing his old school and that he is falling in love with the girlfriend of the gang's leader. Shot on location in Montreal. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly soiled on the verso. Canadian Film Development Corporation [CFDC] / AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown
1954ref. 140241Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1954. Draft script for the 1954 film. Copy belonging to Robert Arthur who played Porter with his character's name on the front wrapper in manuscript pencil and profuse manuscript pencil annotations to his scenes throughout. Chuck MacLish Brand is having a tough time readjusting to civilian life after a life in the Navy until he meets a lonely waitress Sterling who loves him and hopes to change his ways. Set in Korea and America shot on location in San Diego USA and the Pacific Ocean. Orange titled wrappers. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated February 23 1954 with credits for screenwriter George Waggner and author Jacland Marmur. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Mimeograph duplication with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between February 24 1954 and March 15 1954. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Allied Artists unknown
1919ref. 171466N.p.: N.p. 1919. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1919 film showing Lillian Gish in a patterned shawl and straw hat sitting on a coil of rope. A tragedy based on a short story by Thomas Burke about a young girl who is abused by her father an alcoholic ex-prizefighter and is taken in by a kindly Chinese man. Set in London. 6.75 x 8.5 inches trimmed irregularly with margins on two sides. Very Good plus with a crease to the bottom right corner. National Film Registry. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 143667N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. With 19 pages of budget estimates laid in. A man returns to his small southern home town and finds that he is the heir to a Voodoo artifact and the ancient spirit that possesses it. Had the script been picked up by a studio it would have been J.S. Cardone's first screenwriting credit. Black titled leatherette wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Lincoln Kilpatrick and J.S. Cardone and story writers Lincoln Kilpatrick and Bill Nolan. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 149. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1953ref. 137487Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1953. Revised final script for the 1953 film "The Great Sioux Uprising" seen here as "Sioux Uprising." Though very loosely based on true events surrounding the two-year Red Cloud's War during which a Cheyenne Native American chief repeatedly attacked US forces in an effort to stem the flow of White settlers this film centers around a white man who attempts to help a Sioux tribe retrieve a large number of stolen horses white attempting to convince them to join up with the Union soldiers instead of the Confederates. Shot on location in Oregon with a cast partly comprised of local Native Americans. Tan titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper dated September 3 1952. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Levy and Gill. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Multilith duplication with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated 9/22/52 and 9/15/52. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown
1950ref. 157110Hollywood: Ventura Pictures 1950. Draft script for the 1950 film seen here under the working title "Blaze of Glory." Working copy belonging to actor Lon McCallister with his annotations in manuscript pencil throughout amending dialogue and noting deletions. Laid in with the script is a 15 page master schedule and a document relating to rent regulations. A jockey dreams of being a sportswriter while falling in love with a woman who paints portraits of horses. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present undated noted as copy No. 27 with credits for screenwriter Otto Englander. 91 leaves with last page of text numbered 89. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with undated yellow and blue revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Ventura Pictures unknown
1982ref. 138390Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1982. First Draft script for the 1984 film dated two years prior to the film's release. A remake of Mario Monicelli's "Pigeon" set on location in San Francisco a comedy about the completely disorganized heist of a pawn shop. With a stellar cast including Jack Warden Donald Sutherland and a young Sean Penn. Gray titled wrappers noted as SECOND DRAFT SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy number dated September 30 1982. Title page present dated September 30 1982 with credits for producer Edward Lewis co-producer Robert F. Cortes director Louis Malle and screenwriter Jeffrey Alan Fiskin. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Lee The Heist Film. Universal Pictures unknown
1960ref. 132925Paris: Nouvelles Editions de Films NEF 1960. Three vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1960 French film. An anarchic Louis Malle comedy one of his finest films where ten-year-old Zazie from a provincial town escapes the custody of her cross-dressing Uncle George and sets out to explore Paris on her own-all while her mother is off spending time with a lover. Story set and shot on location in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with very light toning. Criterion Collection 570. Nouvelles Editions de Films [NEF] unknown
