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1959ref. 141486N.p.: Orion 1959. Six vintage reference photographs from the 1959 film. Mimeo snipes affixed to the versos of each still. Based on John Osborne's 1956 play of the same name. A superb set of uncommon images. Ripe with both class and sexual tension Tony Richardson's 1959 film portrays a marriage on the brink of collapse in claustrophobic quarters. In the vein of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" class resentment simmers beneath the surface of a relationship between a man and a woman. Shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall. Occasional dampstaining to the margins and versos. Ink notation to the verso of one image. Orion unknown
1980ref. 163733Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1980. Five vintage studio still photographs from the obscure 1980 Japanese pink film. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. The last of ten films directed by Kuga for Nikkatsu between 1973-1980. He was far more prolific as a cinematographer working on 86 films nearly all Japanese roman porno between 1969-1982. 10 x 8 inches. Single pinhole at each corner else about Near Fine. Nikkatsu unknown
1995ref. 167510Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1995. Draft script for the 1996 film. Script incomplete ending on page 124 lacking the final pages likely as issued. Loosely based as a modern gender-reversal of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play "Cyrano de Bergerac." Janeane Garofalo stars as a veterinarian and radio show host who has her beautiful neighbor Uma Thurman impersonate her when a handsome fan of her radio show Ben Chaplin expresses interest in her. Screenwriter Audrey Wells first feature film. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles and Santa Monica California. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated February 6 1995 with credits for screenwriter Audrey Wells. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two metal brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1957ref. 151459Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1957. Two vintage double weight reference photographs from the 1957 Japanese film. With the stamp of International Films in Brussels on the verso along with manuscript ink and pencil annotations. An angry young drummer who has recently been released from prison works his way through Ginza clubs and wins a drumming contest but cannot win the approval of his mother who hates rock music. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Nikkatsu unknown
1963ref. 132981London: J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors / Rank Organisation 1963. Collection of 91 vintage black-and-white and 1 double weight still photographs from the 1963 UK film. Daily Express rubber stamp on the verso of the double weight still. Includes several candid shots on the set. Richard Johnson stars as a doctor who arrives in the city of Bath where a smallpox epidemic has begun. Dealing with the virus would be more than enough but he also finds himself contending with a failing marriage. Story set in Somerset England shot on location. 7.5 x 9.5 inches some slightly smaller or larger with no borders as issued. About Near Fine. J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors / Rank Organisation unknown
1980ref. 149577N.p.: Capital Films 1980. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1980 film one showing actors Anne Bennent and Udo Kier the other showing Bennent Kier and director Walerian Borowczyk. Based on Frank Wedekind's plays "Erdgeist" and "Die Buschse der Pandora." An opportunistic amoral young woman rises in society through her relationships with monied men. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. Near Fine. Capital Films unknown
1979ref. 163316N.p.: N.p. 1979. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Werner Herzog directing actress Isabelle Adjani on the set of the 1979 film. Stamp of photographer Michael Ciment on the verso. Based on F.W. Murnau's 1922 film. The third collaboration between Herzog and the infamously ill-tempered Klaus Kinski who starred as Count Dracula. Herzog lauded Murnau's classic horror tale as the greatest picture Germany every produced and fittingly many shots from Herzog's adaptation directly replicate shots from the 1922 film. Shot on location in Mexico the Czech Republic the Netherlands and Germany. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. BFI 2030. Ebert IV. N.p. unknown
1939ref. 167664Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1939. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1939 film showing actors Marion Martin Fred MacMurray and Irene Dunne listening while director Wesley Ruggles describes a scene with a script supervisor intently taking notes on the right. Mimeo snipe on the verso. A boxer from the lower class successfully romances a wealthy patron's daughter though their courtship is plagued by his devotion to the sport. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1950ref. 160944Universal City: Universal Pictures 1950. Vintage mini-banner poster for the 1950 film noir. Police officer Claire Trevor goes undercover to get close to Raymond Burr the leader of a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico. Just as she meets Ritchie she is kidnapped by Fred MacMurray who unbeknownst to her is an undercover federal agent. Shot on location in Southern California. 4.75 x 28 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremities. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1948ref. 149732N.p.: N.p. 1948. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1948 film showing actors Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. Based on the real experiences of Ivor Gouzenko a Communist code-breaker assigned to the Soviet Embassy in wartime Canada who defected from the USSR after the war. Subject to controversy upon release with liberals protesting the film's depiction of the Soviet cause and conservatives protesting the liberal picketers. Set and shot on location in Ottawa Ontario Canada. 10 x 12.75 inches. Very Good lightly creased to the edges. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 167783N.p.: N.p. 1980. Vintage German A0 poster for the 1980 film. Extremely scarce. Based on the 1970 novel by Gerald Walker about a cop who goes undercover in the leather scene in New York to catch a serial killer targeting gay men. "Cruising" was widely protested at the time of its release by gay rights groups for its depiction of homosexuality as intrinsically linked to violence but has since been reconsidered as one of the few mainstream Hollywood movies to depict queer life in New York before the AIDS crisis as well as one of the few movies to address police discrimination and brutality towards homosexuals. Set and shot on location in New York. 33 x 46 inches folded as issued. About Fine. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir. N.p. unknown
1973ref. 154955Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1973 film showing director William Friedkin in conversation with young actress Linda Blair between takes. Based on the 1971 novel by screenwriter William Peter Blatty. The first and finest film in the series following the demonic possession of a twelve-year-old girl and the ensuing attempts to purge her body of the evil spirit. One of the great genre films of the 1970s that accomplished the uncommon feat of being an over-the-top sensation upon its release and gaining subsequent status as a classic with a strangeness and depth supplied by the strength of Ellen Burstyn and Max von Sydow's performances. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine with light creasing at the corners. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown
1984ref. 163805N.p.: N.p. 1984. Vintage reference photograph from the 1984 cult film showing actors William S. Burroughs and F.M. Einhelt. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Loosely based on Burroughs' "The Electronic Revolution" 1970 about a young punk who creates a device to unscramble the subliminal messages embedded in Muzak. An underground film made on a shoestring budget shot in Berlin with a cast of non-actors playing themselves-including FM Einheit of Einstürzende Neubauten and Genesis P-Orridge of Psychic TV. Largely forgotten until 2019 when the film was released by Vinegar Syndrome on Blu-ray and DVD. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Vinegar Syndrome 288. N.p. unknown
1939ref. 156674Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1939. Vintage studio still photograph of director William Wellman and a camera crew filming on location in New Mexico for the 1939 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1891 novel by Rudyard Kipling. An artist whose sight is failing struggles to complete his final painting while also grieving his broken relationship with his childhood sweetheart. Shot on location in Abiquiu Santa Fe and Espanola New Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1959ref. 156001Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1959. Vintage reference photograph of director William Wyler on the set of the 1959 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1880 novel by Lew Wallace. Jewish prince Ben-Hur is sent to prison at the behest of his childhood friend Messala as a result of a mishap during a Roman parade. Through sheer will Ben-Hur endures hard labor and slavery in prison and once released vows revenge on Messala. The most expensive film ever made at the time of its release with a 15 million dollar budget and a massive elaborate set. Nominated for 12 Academy Awards and winning 11 including Best Picture Best Director and Best Actor. Shot on location in Italy and California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1936ref. 155999Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1936. Vintage reference photograph of director William Wyler and actor Walter Huston on the set of the 1936 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a date stamp in French reading 30 Juil July 1936. Based on the 1934 play by Sidney Howard based in turn on the 1929 novel by Sinclair Lewis. A recently retired automobile magnate and his frivolous wife take an extended trip to Europe only to discover they have grown apart over the years. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly age toned with two punch holes on the bottom edge. National Film Registry. United Artists unknown
1967ref. 151420Amsterdam: Frans Bromet 1967. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the set of the 1967 film including two photographs of director Wim Verstappen and longtime producer and screenwriter Pim de la Parra. With the stamp of photographer Frans Bromet on the verso and one with the stamp of Scorpio Films. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A successful author cannot choose between the attentions of two women leading to a passionate and unhappy love triangle. Verstappen was best known for founding Scorpio Films with Parra a collaboration which most notably produced the groundbreaking 1971 Dutch film "Blue Movie." Set in the Netherlands. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Frans Bromet unknown
1972ref. 152114N.p.: N.p. 1972. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from Wim Wenders' first film. With the stamp of distributor MK2 on the verso. Based on the 1970 novel by Peter Handke. A goalkeeper is sent home from a game for foul play leaving the field and spending the night with a cinema cashier whom he proceeds to murder. Shot on location in Vienna. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus faintly toned. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. N.p. unknown
1953ref. 169939New York: Kagran Corporation 1953. Revised script for Season 2 Episode 2 of the 1953-1954 ABC television series. Screenwriter Jerome Coopersmith's working copy with his substantive annotations in manuscript ink throughout marking deletions editorial notes and revisions. The "Johnny Jupiter" program appeared in two iterations throughout 1953 and 1954: the first aired on the DuMont Television Network from March to June of 1953 and the second aired on ABC and aired between September 5 1953 and May 29 1954. Both series featured 30-minute episodes blended hand puppetry and live action and featured a shop employee interacting with aliens through a magical television set but the second series was geared toward adults while the first was geared toward children. The ABC series followed a young television shop employee as he fielded interactions with his human colleagues his boss and his boss' daughter and the Jovian aliens from Jupiter the titular Johnny Jupiter and two robots. In this episode the Frisby general store is paid a visit by the chief scoutmaster of the Frontier Scouts of America throwing Duckweather Horatio and Katherine into a tizzy and causing the Jovians to intervene in an unwanted attempt to help. Self wrappers. Title page present with credit for series writer Jerome Coopersmith noted as "Script #1" and "'Frontier Scout Story'". 53 leaves with last page of text numbered 48. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with undated pink revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good plus first and last leaves detached from the binding partially bound with a single staple at the top left corner. Kagran Corporation unknown
1962ref. 149373Tokyo: Shochiku 1962. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Shima Iwashita from the 1962 Japanese film. With the stamps of Tele-Magazine and manuscript pencil and ink annotations regarding layout on the verso. An aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter. Director Yasujiro Ozu's final film a farewell to his mother whom he had lived with and cared for his entire life with the title drawn from a poem he wrote upon returning from her funeral. Ozu became ill shortly thereafter and died from cancer at age 60 in 1963. 9.75 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Shochiku unknown
1962ref. 167657Copenhagen: Politikens Presse Foto 1962. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1962 Danish film. Printed mimeo snipes in English affixed to the versos along with the stamps of Politikens Presse Foto and Agence France-Presse. Not to be confused with the 1962 British crime thriller directed by Peter Maxwell. Based on South African writer Nadine Gordimer's 1958 novel "A World of Strangers" about a white liberal Englishman who befriends a Black man after moving to Johannesburg only to realize that their friendship carries unforeseen consequences for them both. Shot on location in Johannesburg. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Lightly foxed on the margins and versos else about Near Fine. Politikens Presse Foto unknown
1949ref. 161625Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1949. Five vintage promotional photographs four of which are in color from the landmark 1949 film adaptation of Ayn Rand's 1943 novel "The Fountainhead." Each photo with the film's title logo at the bottom margin. One photo framed to look like a "book" to tie in with the popularity of the novel. In approaching the film adaptation of Rand's iconoclastic work Vidor dispensed with typical Hollywood production techniques and focused on creating an expressionistic film one that literally echoed the architectural underpinnings of its characters' philosophies motives and ambitions. Unusual choices included modernist cinematography expressionistic set designs and wardrobe and having Ms. Rand herself write the heady screenplay. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
1980ref. 154937London: Atlantic Releasing 1980. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1980 film. A blend of fiction and music documentary featuring extensive footage of The Clash on tour and in the studio about a young Clash fan who leaves his job at a Soho sex shop to become a roadie for the band. The Clash would later express their dissatisfaction with the completed project due to what they considered to be racist portrayals of Black characters in the film and printed button-badges reading "I don't want Rude Boy Clash Film" before the film's theatrical release in 1980. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. Atlantic Releasing unknown
1960ref. 149512N.p.: Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinematographiques 1960. Five vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1960 French film including one borderless photograph. One with a manuscript ink annotation and stamp on the verso noting the photograph as No. 756. A dramatization of the Battle of Austerlitz wherein Napoleon enjoyed the greatest victory of his career driving away both Austrian and Russian forces. Set and shot on location in Zagreb Croatia. Four photographs 4.75 x 3.5 inches one photograph 4.5 x 3.5 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinematographiques unknown
2006ref. 171766Culver City CA: N.p. 2006. Fifth Numbered Draft / White Shooting Draft script for the 2007 film. Copy belonging to uncredited senior model maker Greg Jein with their name on a label on the bottom right corner of the cover sheet. Two straight single New York firefighters Chuck and Larry Adam Sandler and Kevin James pretend to be a gay couple to receive domestic partner benefits so Larry a widowed father can provide life insurance for his two children. Featuring Dan Aykroyd Jessica Biel Steve Buscemi and Ving Rhames in supporting roles. Set in and shot on location in Brooklyn New York Los Angeles and Niagara Falls Canada. Front wrapper integral with cover sheet memo noted as 5th Numbered/White Shooting Draft on the front wrapper dated 8/23/06. Title page present dated 8/23/06 noted as 5th Numbered Draft - White Shooting Script with credits for screenwriter Barry Fanaro treatment by Lew Gallo revisions by "Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel / Gary Ross / Jon Favreau / Stephen Engel / Peter Tolan / ALexander Payne and Jim Taylor / Adam Sandler Allen Covert and Nick Swardson / Adam Sandler and Tim Herlihy / Adam Sandler and Robert Smigel / Adam Sandler Robert Smigel Tim Herlihy and Tom Shadyac" and "Current Revisions" by Adam Sandler Allen Covert and Donna Langley. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with dampstaining to the bottom of the final ten pages bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
