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1971ref. 163342N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage double weight reference photograph from the 1971 film showing director Norman Jewison talking with actor Paul Mann on the set. Annotations in manuscript ink and Dutch agency label on the verso. Based on several stories from "Tevye the Dairyman" from Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem and adapted from the 1964 stage musical about a poor Jewish milkman must come to terms with the modernity of the world outside of his orthodox traditions. Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Cinematography and Best Score; nominated for five others including Best Picture and Best Director. Set in Anatevka Russia filmed on location in Croatia and London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Hirschhorn p. 398. N.p. unknown books
1992ref. 163994Los Angeles: Fostoria Film 1992. Draft script for an unproduced film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Based on the 1984 novel by Olive Hershey. After discovering her husband's infidelity a 45-year-old housewife decides to hit the road as a trucker taking on a job transporting illegal immigrants over the Texas border. 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. Self wrappers. Title page present on Fostoria Film letterhead dated April 1992 with credits for Hershey and screenwriter Bruce Hansen on the front wrapper. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus slightly creased on the top left corner of the last ten leaves bound with three gold brads. Fostoria Film unknown books
1941ref. 151555Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1941. Vintage borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1941 film showing wardrobe aide Earl Leas adjusting director Orson Welles' collar in preparation for a scene. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Often considered to be one of the finest American films ever made the story of a reporter investigating the last words of wealthy newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane. Welles' first feature film winner of an Academy Award and nominated for eight others including Best Picture. Shot on location in New York and California. 7 x 9 inches. Very Good plus overall. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Spicer US. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 6. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1946ref. 172449Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1946 film noir. A UN War Crimes Commissioner tracks down a Nazi who has integrated himself in a small Connecticut town. With uncredited contributions to the screenplay by Orson Welles and John Huston. Nominated for one Academy Award. Set in the fictional town of Harper Connecticut. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Grant US. Olive Films. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1969ref. 157617N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of Pascal Audret and her prisoner from the 1969 French-Italian film. Photographer stamp and Asa Press stamp on the verso. Based on Rene Barjavel's 1969 novel. A young Parisian man travels to Nepal to find his deadbeat father only to fall in with a group of drug-loving hippies. Set in Paris and Nepal. 12 x 8.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1961ref. 158056N.p.: New Films 1961. Draft script for the 1961 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their annotations in manuscript ink on the title page. A teenager begins secretly watching his neighbors at night as a means of coping with his dysfunctional family life. Shot on location in Reseda California. Red titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Laurence E. Mascott. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages about Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. New Films unknown books
1970ref. 157995N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the 1970 film showing Donald Sutherland watching a fantasy version of himself on a camera crane. Handwritten snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Heavily influenced by Federico Fellini's "8 1/2" 1963 about an aging film director agonizing over his next project loosely based on director Paul Mazursky's own experiences after the success of "Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice" 1969. Shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. About Very Good plus with a small tear on the top edge repaired with paper tape. N.p. unknown books
1994ref. 171825Los Angeles CA: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1994. One Table Draft script one Revised Table Draft script and one Final Draft script for Season 1 Episode 2 of the 1994 television series. Originally aired September 11 1994 on Fox. Table Draft and Revised Table Draft script with manuscript ink annotations throughout. An early effort by noted actor Paul Rudd. A short-lived series featuring the lives of a group of friends in their twenties. In this episode one friend's ex-boyfriend shows up causing tension with her new boyfriend. Set in Chicago. Table Draft: Blue titled wrappers noted as Table Draft on the front wrapper production No. 2W01 dated August 8 1994. Title page present dated August 8 1994 noted as TABLE DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Tom Straw and director Stan Lathan. 51 leaves with last page of text numbered 46. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Revised Table Draft: Yellow titled self wrappers lacking rear wrappers noted as 2ND REVISED TABLE DRAFT on the front wrapper production No. 2W01 dated August 10 1994 with credits for screenwriter Tom Straw and director Stan Lathan. Title page integral with front wrapper. 46 leaves with last page of text numbered 42. Xerographic rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Final Draft: Blue titled wrappers noted as Final Draft on the front wrapper production No. 2W01 dated August 11 1994. Title page present dated August 11 1994 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Tom Straw and director Stan Lathan. 46 leaves with last page of text numbered 40. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper very Good plus bound with two silver brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown books
1970ref. 150679N.p.: United Producers 1970. Six vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film. A small-town woman finds work in London as a successful fashion model and is drawn deeper into the lascivious world of alcohol drugs and sex to the displeasure of her husband. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Producers unknown books
1990ref. 162416Universal City: Universal Studios 1990. Eight vintage diapositive color slides from the set of the 1990 film. Seven with stamps crediting photographer Etienne George on the sleeves. Based on the diaries of French erotic writer Anaïs Nin exploring her complex relationships with American writer Henry Miller and his seductive wife June. The first film to receive the NC-17 rating from MPAA. Set and shot on location in Paris. Slides 1.25 x 1 inches in cardboard sleeves measuring 2 x 2 inches. About Near Fine. Universal Studios unknown books
2004ref. 164077Los Angeles: Scarsdale Pictures 2004. Two Draft scripts for the 2005 HBO film one White Draft script and a Revised Draft script with blue pink and yellow revision pages both copies belonging to uncredited crew member Chris Scher. White Draft script dated January 21 2004 includes a memorandum as the front leaf bound in regarding changes from previous January 12th and January 19th drafts. Based on the 1983 book "Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower" by Shana Alexander about the murder of well-known cardiologist and best selling Scarsdale diet author Herman Tarnower by his ex-lover Jean Harris. Featuring brilliant performances by Annette Bening as Harris the jilted lover of the manipulative Tarnover played by Ben Kingsley. Nominated for eleven Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. 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 Purchase New York. "White" Draft script: Front wrapper integral with "Memorandum" dated January 21 2004. Title page present dated January 21 2004 noted as WHITE with credits for screenwriter Phyllis Nagy. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Revised Draft script: Front wrapper integral with title page dated January 21 2004 with credits for screenwriter Phyllis Nagy. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 2/20/04 and 3/16/04. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Scarsdale Pictures unknown books
1973ref. 149463Amsterdam: Scorpio Films 1973. Vintage reference photograph from the 1973 Dutch film showing actors Sylvia Kristel and Hugo Metsers in an intimate moment. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso. One of the key films of the "Dutch Wave" of the 1970s. A man can't stop himself from cheating on his beautiful wife leading her to have an affair with a mutual friend as revenge. 7 x 5 inches. Very Good plus with some soil and wear to the top edge. Scorpio Films unknown books
1925ref. 148229Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1925. Vintage reference photograph from the 1925 silent film showing actress Pola Negri holding a small goat. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. A dancer achieves sudden fame and wealth when she is discovered performing in a Spanish cafe and brought to New York but soon finds life in high society is more difficult than glamorous. Now considered to be a lost film. Set in New York and Spain. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light even toning and edgewear. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1968ref. 162458N.p.: Audubon Films 1968. Three vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the US/European 1968 film. All three photographs with a provenance stamp on the versos. Based on the 1966 French novel "Thérèse et Isabelle" by Violette Leduc. Two young students abandoned by their families in a Swiss boarding school for girls experience a profound attraction for each other. Shot on location in Potsdam Germany and Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Audubon Films unknown books
1984ref. 152306N.p.: Indigo 1984. Revised Second Draft script for an unproduced film. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations to virtually every page noting scenes requiring stunts and special effects. Incomplete as issued. A young African American man tries to make it big in Hollywood and finally secures a job as a studio runner leading to a number of comic misunderstandings. African-American screenwriter Ralph Farquhar began his career in 1981 with a script for "Happy Days" and went on to write 43 episodes for the the very white "Married with Children" but also for many African-American television series and TV movies including "Fame" "Krush Groove" "Livin' Large" "New Attitude" "The Sinbad Show" "South Central" "Moesha" "The Parkers" and "The Proud Family." Self wrappers. Title page present dated October 5 1984 noted as REVISED 2ND DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Ralph R. Farquhar. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus lightly soiled and edgeworn bound with two gold brads. Indigo unknown books
1940ref. 148173N.p.: Vitagraph 1940. Vintage studio still photograph of George Raft getting ready to throw a punch from the 1940 film. Based on the 1939 novel "Long Haul" by A.I. Bezzerides. Paul Humphrey Bogart and Joe Fabrini Raft run a trucking business barely keeping ahead of creditors when one night a fatigued Paul falls asleep at the wheel crashing the truck and losing his arm. Joe is then offered a job by his friend Ed Carlsen Alan Hale whose wife Lana Ida Lupino has taken a fancy for Joe. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with very faint creasing. Selby US. Spicer US. Grant US. Vitagraph unknown books
1925ref. 157313N.p.: Wardour Films 1925. Vintage double weight studio still photograph from the US release of the 1925 French silent film showing actress Sandra Milovanoff. Contemporary annotation in manuscript ink on the verso noting the film's title in English. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A man's soul is released from his body by a hypnotist at the Moulin Rouge nightclub leading him to go on a mischievous havoc-wreaking spree around the city of Paris. Set in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Good only with brief creasing at the corners and faint overall age toning. Wardour Films unknown books
1952ref. 148166N.p.: Valoria Films 1952. Seven vintage French lobby cards from the 1952 film one with "Agence Mediterraneenne" stamp on the verso. Based on the 1952 novel "Jeux Interdits" by Francois Boyer. Paulette Brigitte Fossey a young Parisian girl orphaned by a Nazi air raid befriends an older peasant boy Michel Georges Poujouly whose family takes her in. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Set in and shot on location in France. 11.5 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus overall pinholes at corners with some small chipping to corners one with bruise and cello tape on top center. Vogel "Film as a Subversive Art." Ebert III. Criterion Collection 318. Valoria Films unknown books
1966ref. 148170Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1966. Collection of 16 vintage oversize French color photographs from the 1966 film. Based on the 1964 novel "A Mule for the Marquesa" by Frank O'Rourke about four men hired to by a wealthy Texan to rescue his wife from a Mexican revolutionary only to discover the job in not exactly what it seems. A sometimes overlooked and underrated entry into the Western canon despite being nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Set in Mexico and Texas shot on location in Mexico Arizona Nevada and California. 9.5 x 11.5 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1990ref. 164014Los Angeles: Astoria Films 1990. Draft script for an unproduced film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Based on the 1981 novel by Richard Hugo. A kindhearted homicide cop moves from Seattle to rural Montana hoping to lead a more peaceful life-a hope that is dashed when he is called to investigate a string of gruesome ax murders. 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. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for Hugo and screenwriter Michael Hacker. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Astoria Films unknown books
2007ref. 164068N.p.: Out of Nowhere Productions 2007. Rainbow Revision Draft script for the 2010 film. Manuscript ink annotation of copy number "241" on the title page. Copy belonging to carpenter/estimator Chris Scher. Rob Schneider who directed and co-wrote the screenplay stars as a suicidal middle-aged car salesman who while preparing his third suicide attempt is interrupted by a tribe of Columbian shaman who traveled from South America believing he is The Chosen One. Shot in 2007 the film took three years before it was finally released direct to video in 2010 primarily due to confusion over marketing as it is primarily a dramatic film and was inaccurately marketed as a straightforward comedy. 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. Shot on location in Santa Clarita and Los Angeles California and Costa Rica. Front wrapper integral with title page dated June 15 2007 noted as Final with credits for screenwriters Rob Schneider and Boon Collins. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographic duplication rectos only with white blue pink yellow and green revision pages throughout dated variously between June 20 2007 and August 17 2007. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Out of Nowhere Productions unknown books
1968ref. 150411N.p.: N.p. 1968. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1968 film one showing actors Beryl Reid and Susannah York the other showing director Robert Aldrich. A tyrannical aging actress is a long-standing staple on a soap opera but her increasingly unstable behavior causes the producers to kill off her character. As she spirals out of control she lashes out at her lover a young and beautiful actress. Director Aldrich spent $75000 fighting the film's mature rating earned as a result of its explicit content most notably a sex scene between two women which limited the film's screening and advertisement platforms but was unsuccessful. Shot on location in London. Approximately 7.5 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1949ref. 160942Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1949. Vintage mini-banner poster for the 1949 film. Based on the 1944 short story by Damon Runyon. Gangster Martin Martin is hoping to give up his career in crime for a career in politics when the district attorney attempts to arrest him for a murder five years earlier. On the lamb Martin holes up in an abandoned house and is befriended by a little girl Elsie and her dog Skipper who Martin names Johnny One-Eye. 4.75 x 28 inches. Very Good plus with light rubbing and creasing at the extremities. Spicer US. United Artists unknown books
1973ref. 163693Los Angeles: Wolper Productions 1973. Treatment script for the 1974 television movie seen here under the working title "Trial By Fire." Originally aired on January 20 1974 on ABC. A dramatization of the struggle for power between President Abraham Lincoln and General George McClellan focusing on the events leading to the Emancipation Proclamation. Gray untitled Wolper Productions wrappers with a die-cut title window on the front wrapper. Title page present dated July 6 1973 with credit for screenwriter Theodore Strauss. 56 leaves with last page of text numbered 55. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper about Near Fine lightly faded on the fore-edges with a black Velo binding. Wolper Productions unknown books
1944ref. 170938Universal City: Universal Pictures 1944. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1944 film including a photograph of a mockup of the Tower edition of the Cornell Woolrich William Irish novel released the same year. Director Robert Siodmak's first Hollywood noir and one of the finest in the canon. Based on Cornell Woolrich's first novel written under the William Irish pseudonym in 1942 about a secretary who searches for the titular lady to clear her boss' name before he is executed for murdering his wife. The first film produced by Joan Harrison a former Oscar nominated screenwriter for Alfred Hitchcock "Rebecca" "Foreign Correspondent" and Universal's first female executive. Set in Manhattan. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
