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1987ref. 156337N.p.: N.p. 1987. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1987 film showing director Wim Wenders actor Peter Falk cinematographer Henri Alekan and an extra on the set. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Wenders' masterpiece a love letter to West Berlin told through the experiences of an angel who yearns to be human. The director dedicated the film to his cinematic predecessors Yasujiro Ozu Francois Truffaut and Andrei Tarkovsky whose influences shine throughout his oeuvre. Set and shot on location in West Berlin. 7 x 4.75 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 490. Ebert I. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 153215Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1972. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actors Woody Allen and Diane Keaton from the 1972 film. Based on Allen's 1969 play. The predecessor of many great films Allen would write and direct throughout the 1970s in terms of shooting style timing romantic themes and the actors involved. Allen had already directed two films at this point "Take the Money and Run" in 1969 and "Bananas" in 1971 but this film is significant in that it predicted the more substantive romantic comedies that would later place him among the most important filmmakers of his era. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall. Grant US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1988ref. 170390Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1988. Three vintage borderless reference photographs and a folded program for the 1988 Japanese film. Text in Japanese. A modern sexually explicit take on the Cinderella story about a young woman who discovers a pair of red shoes that give her luck and unstoppable sexual prowess. Photographs 4.25 x 6 inches. Fine. Program approximately 28 x 7 inches folded four times and measuring 5 x 7 inches folded. Near Fine. Nikkatsu unknown books
1970ref. 167477Hollywood: Aaron Spelling Productions 1970. Final Draft script for Season 1 Episode 1 of the 1970-1971 television series. Copy belonging to actor Jack Naughton with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Laid in with the script is a xerographically duplicated shooting location map. The short-lived series followed three independent criminologists-George Maharis Yvette Mimieux and Ralph Bellamy-who took on especially dangerous high-profile cases. In this debut episode the trio attempt to solve a murder of a man found with a hole in his head that did not come from a bullet. Originally aired on October 10 1970 on ABC. Red titled wrappers noted as story No. 261 on the front wrapper. Title page present dated June 30 1970 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credit for screenwriter Burton Wohl. 70 leaves with last page of text numbered 62. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between August 7 and 18 1970. Pages Near Fine wrapper about Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Aaron Spelling Productions unknown books
1990ref. 171004N.p.: N.p. 1990. Vintage reference photograph from the 1990 film showing Jean-Pierre Léaud paying director Aki Kaurismäki in a cameo role as a salesman sporting dark glasses. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A depressed young man longs to commit suicide after losing his job but finds himself too afraid to go through with it-leading him to hire a killer to take him out. Shot on location throughout London. 7 x 5 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 159812Neuilly-sur-Seine France: Presse Parc Film 1968. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1968 French film showing director Alain Resnais on the set. Stamp specific to the film's French release on the verso. After being released from the hospital following a suicide attempt a young man is scouted by a mysterious research group to participate in a time travel experiment. Resnais' fifth film a brutal rumination on memory and the death of a relationship thematically and stylistically a precursor to Michel Gondry's 2004 film "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." Shot on location in Brussels Belgium. 7 x 5 inches. About Fine. Presse Parc Film unknown books
1974ref. 151454Paris: Fox-Lira 1974. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1974 film. A young woman goes mad after the murder of her lover and is incarcerated in a sexually sadistic convent. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Bier 764. Fox-Lira unknown books
1993ref. 149995N.p.: N.p. 1993. Draft script for the 1994 film. A political thriller set during the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China wherein a British assassin is tasked with killing several prominent Chinese government officials. Set in Hong Kong shot on location in Hong Kong and the Philippines. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated June 2 1993 with credits for screenwriter Randall Fontana. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. N.p. unknown books
1991ref. 167030Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1991. Draft script for the 1992 film. Based on the 1988 off-Broadway play by Craig Lucas who also adapted this screenplay about a young woman who finds her spirit trapped in the body of an elderly man after he kisses her on her wedding day. Considered by many to be an allegory for couples affected by the AIDS crisis. Red titled Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers dated January 11 1991 on the front wrapper. Missing title page. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1972ref. 148288Universal City: Universal Pictures 1972. Collection of 12 vintage French color lobby cards from the 1972 film. Based on the 1966 novel "Goodbye Piccadilly Farewell Leicester Square" by Arthur La Bern. London is terrorized by a serial rapist who then strangles his victims with a necktie. Police suspect Richard Blaney Jon Finch whose wife was brutally killed. Alfred Hitchcock's penultimate film. Set in and shot on location in London. 11.25 x 9 inches. Near Fine. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Grant US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1964ref. 167791Universal City: Universal Pictures 1964. Vintage reference photograph from the 1964 film showing actor Sean Connery talking with director Alfred Hitchcock between takes during filming on location in San Francisco with the Bay Bridge in the background. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Winston Graham's 1961 novel which follows a wealthy businessman's unwanted often cruel attempts to help a troubled young woman come to terms with her past. The production faced several setbacks in its development most relating to Hitchcock's insistence on including a rape scene present in the novel and the subsequent troubles in casting the lead role given the emotional complexity demanded for the character. Set and shot on location in California Pennsylvania New Jersey Virginia and Maryland. 10 x 8 inches. Faint discoloration on the top edge of the verso else about Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1940ref. 166071N.p.: N.p. 1940. Vintage reference photograph from the 1940 Italian film showing a 17-year-old Alida Valli. File stamp and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Valli appeared in bit parts in Italian comedies between 1934 and 1940 finally making her dramatic debut in 1941 in Mario Soldati's "Piccolo mondo antico." She received a special Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival for her performance and would go on to star in a number of American French and Italian films through the ensuing decades. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1957ref. 164825Universal City: Universal-International 1957. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1957 film showing actors Alix Talton and Craig Stevens being menaced by the massive titular insect. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A prehistoric praying mantis is freed from the ice and wreaks havoc on the American military stationed in the northern Arctic slowly making its way south. The film utilized a giant paper mâché mantis with an internal hydraulic system for several scenes involving the creature and special effects crew also created two smaller models for scenes where the mantis walked or flew. 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. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Universal-International unknown books
1985ref. 145807Los Angeles: New World Pictures 1985. Collection of 22 vintage still photographs from the 1985 film. An early mockumentary following a documentary filmmaker's attempt to find out identity of a mysterious masked wrestler. A cult classic of the wrestling film genre starring many stars of the wrestling world from its time including Magic Schwarz Stephen Cepello Dick Murdoch Wally George John Tolos Adrian Street.and let's not forget Miss Linda. Produced by Roger Corman's New World Pictures a typically low budget but entertaining and highly unusual affair. 8 x 10 inches. Just about Fine. New World Pictures unknown books
1974ref. 158123N.p.: N.p. 1974. Two vintage oversize borderless color reference photographs from the 1974 film. Printed labels specific to the film's French release affixed to the verso. Count Dracula travels from Transylvania to pre-fascist Italy in search of virgin blood to drink but soon discovers there are no longer any virgins to be found in the entirety of Italy. One of Andy Warhol's two horror films the other being "Frankenstein" released the same year on a double bill both USA/Italy/France co-productions and the pinnacle of his film career in terms of popularity outside avant-garde circles. Set in Italy shot on location in Italy and Serbia. 11.5 x 8.5 inches. Very Good plus with light wear at the corners. Severin Films 721. Criterion Collection 28. N.p. unknown books
1953ref. 162382Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1953. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1953 film noir showing Richard Conte and Anne Baxter flanking Nat King Cole at the piano. Provenance stamp on the verso along with annotations in manuscript pencil. Based on Vera Caspary's 1952 novella. A telephone operator wakes up with a hangover and a creeping feeling that she might have murdered her date the previous night. The first installment in director Fritz Lang's "newspaper noir" trilogy followed by "While the City Sleeps" 1956 and "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" 1956. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light wear at the two left corners and pinholes at three edges. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Warner Brothers unknown books
1958ref. 152538N.p.: N.p. 1958. Archive of production material for an unproduced television presentation presumably a pilot seen here under its alternate title "Silent Enemy." Included are one partial draft script several letters and memos between screenwriter Arthur Hailey agent Maeve Southgate and Theatre Guild executives William Herman and Arthur Heinemann. Also in the archive are several memos from within the Theatre Guild office discussing revisions to the script and ultimately declining to move ahead with production. Dated variously between May 12 and September 5 1958 with a three-page manuscript summary of revisions made to the script ostensibly in Hailey's hand and two carbon typescript summaries of the same. As noted in several letters from Maeve Southgate Hailey's screenplay was previously used for the television episode "Death Minus One" which aired on BBC on the British television anthology series "Encounter" on January 28 1958. A young American girl visiting her cousin in London is trapped when postwar ruins collapse leading a police sergeant to rescue her. As he works to retrieve the girl The sergeant discovers an unexploded bomb with her among the rubble. Set in London. Draft script: Lacking wrappers and title page. Approximately 60 leaves. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine unbound. All other materials lightly creased to the edges else Near Fine overall. Pagination available upon request. N.p. unknown books
1973ref. 164084N.p.: General Film Corporation 1973. Vintage 33 1/3 RPM microgroove vinyl record containing four radio spot announcements for the 1973 exploitation film. Rare. A pair of sisters kill their stepfather after he attempts to rape the younger sister and flee to Los Angeles after the murder where they are pulled into their uncle's money-laundering operation. 7 inches. Very Good plus with nominal surface wear housed in a Near Fine white paper sleeve. Not in Discogs. General Film Corporation unknown books
1957ref. 165095Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1957. Vintage borderless press photograph from the set 1957 film showing actress Audrey Hepburn posing with an oversized hat. Paris agency stamp and layout annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the unproduced musical "Wedding Bells" by screenwriter Leonard Gershe and featuring music from George and Ira Gershwin including four songs from their 1927 musical "Funny Face" though the musical and film have nothing in common beyond the title. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Screenplay and nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good or better. Hirschhorn The Hollywood Musical. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1969ref. 158690N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1969 film. A German college graduate and an American expatriate hitchhike from Paris to Ibiza where the bliss of island life quickly gives way to heroin addiction and hedonism. Soundtrack by Pink Floyd. Set and shot on location in Paris and Ibiza. 9.25 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus with light wear at the corners. BFI 1040. N.p. unknown books
1976ref. 159135Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1976. Vintage reference photograph from the 1976 film showing director Frank Pierson and a camera crew capturing a scene. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A remake of both the 1937 film and the 1954 musical with the leads modernized into an aspiring songwriter and fading rock star. Barbra Streisand along with co-writer Paul Williams won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Evergreen" and the film was nominated for three others. Set in California shot on location in Arizona and California USA. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy on the top edge with a diagonal crease. Hirschhorn 406. Warner Brothers unknown books
1970ref. 159632Los Angeles: Boxoffice International 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 hixploitation film. A Tennessee moonshiner his horny wife and his two buxom daughters enjoy a series of sexual escapades in the deep south. Set in Neely's Bend TN an actual town northeast of Nashville shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Boxoffice International unknown books
1940ref. 164317N.p.: N.p. 1940. Vintage reference photograph from the 1940 film showing director Anatole Litvak and a camera crew setting up a scene with actors Bette Davis and Charles Boyer. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1938 novel by Rachel Field about a governess' doomed romance with a French nobleman. Nominated for three Academy Awards. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1950ref. 157665Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film showing director Billy Wilder smoking a cigarette with actor William Holden between takes. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso along with the stamp of Cinéma magazine. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" 1951. Winner of three Academy Awards and nominated for another eight including Best Picture. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1981ref. 127394N.p.: Filmways 1981. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1981 film. Based on Michelangelo Antonioni's 1966 film "Blow Up" with an audio recording replacing a photograph early 1980s Philadelphia replacing Swinging London and a tight political thriller plot replacing the looser and less immediate one in the original. Shot on location in Philadelphia. 27 x 41 inches. Very Good plus with light splashing to the top third. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Criterion Collection 562. Grant US. Spicer Neo-Noir. Filmways unknown books
