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1996ref. 163971Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1996. Revised Draft script for the 1997 film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher with her name in manuscript ink on the title page. Included with the script are six bound sets of revision pages dated variously between July 10 and July 25 1996. A high school substitute teacher with a troubled past navigates unruly behavior and gang violence in Los Angeles. A breakthrough role for actor Samuel L. Jackson. 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 dated June 20 1996 noted as BLUE REVISED DRAFT with credit for screenwriter Scott Yagemann. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication on blue stock rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated June 21 1996. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1998ref. 162638Culver City CA: Adelaide Productions 1998. Two scripts for the pilot episode of the 1999-2000 primetime animated television series including one Pre-Table script and one Record Draft script. Based on the successful 1989-2023 comic strip by Scott Adams about the titular pessimistic white-collar engineer and his daily interactions with his idiotic boss and frustrated coworkers. In this episode Dilbert must name a product that has not yet been designed leading to a significant amount of mental duress. Originally aired on January 25 1999 on UPN. Pre-Table: Self wrappers dated April 6 1998 on the front wrapper noted as Pre-Table with credits for screenwriters Scott Adams and Larry Charles. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 62 leaves with last page of text numbered 61. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus with light dampstaining affecting the top edges of the front wrapper and first four leaves bound with two gold brads. Record Draft: Blue titled wrappers dated May 4 1998 on the front wrapper noted as Record Draft with credits for screenwriters Scott Adams and Larry Charles. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 53 leaves with last page of text numbered 52. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Adelaide Productions unknown
1967ref. 167083N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage reference photograph from the 1967 film showing Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate. Layout annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. An elderly professor travels with his assistant to Transylvania looking for vampires. During his trip the assistant falls in love with the daughter of an inn keeper who has recently caught the eye of the vampiric Count von Krolock. Sharon Tate would star the same year in Mark Robson's "Valley of the Dolls" just two years before her violent death at the hands of the Manson Family in 1969. Shot on location in Italy. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1985ref. 170772Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1985. 14 vintage reference photographs from the 1985 Japanese pink film. An office worker is kidnapped by bank robbers and erotic hijinks ensue. A mid-career release by noted pink film director Shûji Kataoka. 6 x 4.25 inches. Very Good plus eight with single pinholes at the corners with some faint scattered foxing and light toning to the versos. Nikkatsu unknown
2004ref. 163869N.p.: N.p. 2004. Shooting script for the 2006 film seen here under the working title "Jackie Dee." Production document laid in the script dated October 29 2004 with an annotation in manuscript pencil noting the name of actor Tony Ray Rossi. Based on the real life trial of mobster Jack DiNorscio the longest Mafia trial in American history. A gangster facing serious charges refuses to accept a deal that would have required him to name his associates. Set in New York shot on location in New York City and New Jersey. Lacking wrappers. Title page present laid in with a production document in a page protector with credits for director Sidney Lumet and screenwriters TJ Mancini and Robert McCrea. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 10-29-04. Pages Fine. Housed in a generic red binder with an adhesive label to the bottom right corner with the name of an unknown crew member. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 153971London: Hammer Films 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actress Tallulah Bankhead during filming on location for the 1965 Hammer film while to the right a camera crew captures the shot. Provenance stamp to the verso. Based on the 1961 novel "Nightmare" by Elizabeth Linington writing as Anne Blaisdell about a woman who is stalked and terrorized by her deceased fiance's mother. Bankhead's final feature film before her death in 1968 produced hot on the heels of "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane" 1962 and "Hush. Hush Sweet Charlotte" 1964. Shot on location in Hertfordshire England. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Johnson and Del Vecchio Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography pp. 251-254. Hammer Films unknown
1958ref. 150167N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage borderless photograph of actress Sophia Loren on the set of the 1958 film. With a Photoplay Library stamp on the verso along with the stamp of photographer Bill Avery and manuscript pencil annotations regarding layout. Based on Eugene O'Neill's 1924 play. A greedy New England farmer marries for a third time after working his first two wives to death. Trouble ensues when his new wife a headstrong Italian woman begins an affair with his youngest son. Bill Avery worked as a photographer at Columbia Pictures in the early 20th century with a brief interlude working as a combat cameraman during World War II. He also worked at MGM under noted photographer C.S. Bill and occasionally worked as a freelance publicity photographer shooting iconic images of Elvis Presley Jack Lemmon Katharine and Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine among many others. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1927ref. 154840N.p.: N.p. 1927. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1927 short film showing actors Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy attempting to smuggle actor James Finlayson through a comically crowded dance hall. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A wealthy oil tycoon wakes after a night of drunken carousing only to discover a new wife-who unfortunately comes with a gold-digging stepdaughter and a murderous brother-in-law. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. N.p. unknown
1972ref. 172056Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1972. Vintage satin-finish double weight reference photograph from a 1972 re-release of the 1971 film though we believe this photo is unique to the re-release showing Miriam Karlin mid-scream. Based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 novel. A futuristic voyeuristic catapult into the world of teenage delinquent Alex DeLarge who is forced to undergo an experimental treatment developed by the government to cure him of his affinity for violence. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine slightly wavy to the left edge. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Warner Brothers unknown
1971ref. 158017N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1971 film showing a hospital scene with a camera crew on the far right capturing the shot. Based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 novel. A futuristic voyeuristic catapult into the world of teenage delinquent Alex DeLarge who is forced to undergo an experimental treatment developed by the government to cure him of his affinity for violence. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. N.p. unknown
1972ref. 158656N.p.: N.p. 1972. Vintage reference photograph of actress Jenny Runacre from the 1972 film. Layout annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso along with the stamp of The Other Cinema in London and an Alternative Arts stamp with the film title. Stephen Dwoskin's second feature film. Dwoskin was an experimental filmmaker who produced work based on themes of perception disability and sexuality. He was a cofounder of the London Film-Makers' Co-op in 1966 and the film collective Spectre in 1980. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1996ref. 167666N.p.: N.p. 1996. Draft script for the 1996 film. Steve Buscemi's feature film directorial debut about an unemployed single ex-mechanic who spends all of his time at the eponymous Trees Lounge a neighborhood bar with a motley cast of characters. Set and shot on location throughout New York in Queens Brooklyn Valley Stream and Long Island. Generic white "Live International" wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for Buscemi. 104 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 157962Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1975. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1975 film showing director Steven Spielburg talking with producers Richard Zanuck and David Brown. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. The film that basically invented the concept of the summer blockbuster forever changing how movies were greenlit and marketed and along with "Star Wars" two years later effectively signaling the end of the New Hollywood Cinema. Based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. Winner of three Academy Awards with a fourth nomination for Best Picture. Set on the fictional Amity Island shot on location in Martha's Vineyard MA. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert II. Universal Pictures unknown
1975ref. 150057Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1975. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1975 film of Spielberg and crew in wetsuits filming waist deep in the Atlantic Ocean. "Movie Star News" stamp on verso. The film that basically invented the concept of the summer blockbuster forever changing how movies were greenlit and marketed and along with "Star Wars" two years later effectively signaled the end of the New Hollywood Cinema. Based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. Winner of three Academy Awards with a fourth nomination for Best Picture. Set in the fictional Amity Island shot on location in Martha's Vineyard MA. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with 1.25 inch closed tear on the upper mid left side mended on verso with paper tape. Ebert II. National Film Registry. Universal Pictures unknown
2004ref. 167768London: Recorded Picture Company 2004. Revised Shooting script for the 2005 fantasy film. Copy belonging to still photographer François Duhamel with his name in manuscript ink on the title page. Based on the 2000 novel by Mitch Cullin the third and final novel in his Texas Trilogy following "Whompyjawed" 1999 and "Branches" 2000. A young girl retreats into a vivid fantasy world during a summer spent at an isolated Texan farmhouse with her brother and their eccentric neighbors. Set in Texas shot on location in western Canada. Self wrappers. Title page present dated July 15 2004 noted as Shooting Script with credits for Cullin and screenwriters Terry Gilliam and Tony Grisoni. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between September 22 and 28 2004. Pages about Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Recorded Picture Company unknown
1964ref. 159926Tokyo: Daisan Productions 1964. Vintage studio still color photograph from the 1964 Japanese film showing actress Ky ko Aizome in an amorous moment. An art student dreams of sex with vampires and other beautiful women while under sedation in a dentist's office. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine lightly toned. Daisan Productions unknown
1998ref. 156687N.p.: N.p. 1998. Four vintage color reference photographs from the 1998 film. Printed label of photographer Lars Høgsted on the versos and three with a provenance label. The first Dogme 95 film a pitch-black surreal comedy about a troubled family gathering to celebrate the patriarch's sixtieth birthday. Shot on location at Skjoldenæsholm Castle in Ringsted Denmark. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1985ref. 168490Burbank CA: Mainline 1985. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1985 film. Based in part on the 1948 Italian film "The Bicycle Thief" directed by Vittorio De Sica in which Pee-wee's beloved bicycle is stolen and he must follow a goofy cross-country trail of leads in order to retrieve it. Director Tim Burton's debut feature film and the first pairing of Burton and his longtime composer Danny Elfman. Shot on location in California and Texas. 10 x 8 inches. Generally Near Fine. Mainline unknown
1980ref. 166469N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for the 1983 film seen here under the working title "Tijuana!". In the summer of 1965 four teenage boys drive from Los Angeles to Tijuana in hopes of losing their virginities and getting into trouble. They find their plans waylaid however by an unexpected companion: a heartbroken woman determined to get a quickie divorce in Mexico. Shot on location in Los Angeles and Calexico California. Pink untitled wrappers. Title page present dated August 1980 noted as copy No. 14 in manuscript ink with credits for screenwriter B.W.L. Norton and story writer Bryan Gindoff. 119 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus lightly faded on the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
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
1979ref. 158003N.p.: N.p. 1979. Vintage matte-finish reference photograph of writer Günter Grass child actor David Bennent and director Volker Schlöndorff on the set of the 1979 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Grass' 1959 novel about a young child with magical abilities who witnesses the rise to power of the Nazi party. Winner of the Palme d'Or and winner of an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Set in Danzig and shot on location in West Germany. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Arrow Films. Criterion Collection 234. N.p. unknown
