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1945ref. 148183Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1945. Two vintage studio still photographs one borderless from the 1945 film noir. Borderless photograph has folded mimeo snipe affixed to verso other photograph has a "King Features Syndicate Inc. Library" stamp on the verso. Based on the 1941 novel by John Brahm. The producers decided to move the setting from then-present-day early 1940s to the late 1800s giving the film a "Gaslight" feel in terms of atmosphere. But the story itself is far more harrowing one of the most effective and disturbing Film Noirs of the 1940s with a Bernard Herrmann score including an actual "invented" piano concerto to go with it. The second of two key films John Brahm made with the great Laird Cregar in an unsympathetic lead role. Cregar specialized in creepy ambiguous characters a type he virtually invented in "I Wake Up Screaming" 1941 honed in Brahm's "The Lodger" 1944 and perfected in this film which was to be his last -the actor died of self-imposed malnutrition before he could see the premiere. . 1 8 x 10 inches. Faint creasing else Near Fine 1 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine Grant US. Selby Canon. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1981ref. 156349N.p.: N.p. 1981. Vintage borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1981 film showing John Carpenter directing Kurt Russell. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. In a futuristic dystopian New York the island of Manhattan has been converted into a massive maximum-security prison. Shot on location in New York City Southern California and St. Louis Missouri. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. N.p. unknown books
1966ref. 131621Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1966. Three vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1966 film. All are reference photographs featuring director John Frankenheimer on the set: the first from a scene at the beach with his shooting crew including James Wong Howe behind the camera the second in a social setting with the film's star Rock Hudson and the third showing Frankehimer working directly with Howe. Middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton is given the opportunity to start a completely new life when he receives calls from his old friend Charlie. The only problem is that Charlie is supposed to be dead. Hamilton is eventually introduced to a firm that will fake his death and create an entirely new look and life for him. After undergoing physical reconstruction surgery and months of training and psychotherapy Hamilton returns to the world in the form of artist Tony Wilson. He has a nice house in Malibu and a manservant a company employee who is there to assist him with his adjustment. He finds that the life he had hoped for isn't quite what he expected and asks the company to go through the process with surprising results. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1978ref. 160953New York: Harvey Hutter & Co. Inc 1978. Vintage "US Senator Blutarsky" poster used as an ultimately little known bizarre futuristic advertisement for the 1978 film. National Lampoon was a huge success as an alternative magazine in the early 1970s and irrevocably altered its future in 1978 with the production of this film an irreverent sharp and now classic comedy. A production company was launched making over half a dozen films between 1978-2002 and as a result today's generation associates "National Lampoon" almost completely with its films rather than its pulp origins. And importantly this was the film that catapulted Harold Ramis and Belushi from television into the movies where they would both flourish. Nominated by the Writer's Guild of America for Best Comedy Screenplay in 1979. 24 x 30 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear including several small closed tears at the extremities and a small chip to the upper right side and light creasing overall. National Film Registry. McPadden Teen Movie Hell. Harvey Hutter & Co., Inc unknown books
1973ref. 149494Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1973. Vintage reference photograph from the 1973 film showing a side-by-side comparison of John Dillinger and actor Warren Oates in costume as Dillinger. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A dramatization of the crimes of folk hero midwestern bank robber and notorious mobster John Dillinger best known for killing five FBI agents during a shootout in Kansas City. Hot on the heels of Arthur Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde" 1967 a movie which reignited the US public's interest in 1930s gangster films. Set and shot on location throughout Arizona and Oklahoma. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creases and curling. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1986ref. 147202N.p.: N.p. 1986. Draft script for an unproduced film. Missing page 45 likely as used or issued. Based on noted African American author John Oliver Killens' 1962 novel "And Then We Heard the Thunder" about the experiences of a group of African American draftees in a segregated unit during World War II in the South Pacific. Set in the South Pacific and South Brisbane. White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated May 1986 with credits for screenwriter ROBERT CASWELL and author JOHN OLIVER KILLENS. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with a light tide mark to the top edge of the wrapper and leaves bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1989ref. 161145Chicago: Full Circle Films 1989. Vintage press kit for the 1989 film seen here under the original release title "Uneasy Silence." Housed in a Full Circle Films pocketed folder the press kit contains two gatherings of promotional reading material and copied newspaper articles and reviews and five reference photographs housed in a glassine sleeve. Full Circle Films business card attached to the folder with a paperclip. A traumatized Vietnam veteran and the sole survivor of a terrible house fire find a fragile love while living on the streets of Chicago. Shot on location in Chicago. Folder Very Good plus with moderate rubbing and creasing on the extremities. Promotional materials and photographs Near Fine. Full Circle Films unknown books
1974ref. 172057N.p.: Saliva Films / Dreamland Productions 1974. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1974 film showing the film's poster. John Waters' fourth feature after his wildly successful 1972 film "Pink Flamingos" about a rebellious high-school student who embarks on a murder spree after her parents deny her request for cha-cha heels at Christmastime. Dedicated to Manson Family member Charles "Tex" Watson who inspired the theme of the film: "crime is beauty." Shot on location in Baltimore Maryland. 10 x 8 inches with wide top and bottom margins. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 929. Saliva Films / Dreamland Productions unknown books
1958ref. 158455Hollywood: Revue Productions 1958. Revised Draft script for the 39th episode of season one of the 1957-1959 Western television series. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his name on the title page and his annotations throughout. The series followed the adventures of Vint Bonner a cowboy in the Old West after the Civil War. In this episode Bonner leads a surveying team in laying the boundary between Colorado and New Mexico but deals with strong opposition from a rancher and a widowed homesteader. Originally aired on June 16 1958 on NBC. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 3/31/58 noted as REV. with credit for screenwriter Arnold Belgard. 38 leaves with last page of text numbered 36. Spirit duplication rectos only with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/31/58 and 4/2/58. Pages Very Good plus with a portion cut out of the title page partially bound at the top corner with a single staple. Revue Productions unknown books
1957ref. 152176Hollywood: Revue Productions 1957. Draft script for the ninth episode of the fourth season of the 1955-1960 television series originally aired on November 20 1957. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his name in manuscript pencil to the title page and his manuscript annotations throughout. The anthology series followed the changed life experiences of people who were unexpectedly given one million dollars from an anonymous benefactor. In this episode candy store owners Norma and Frank receive the one million dollars but are promptly held up in their store by a mysterious robber. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present dated Aug. 28 1957 with credits for screenwriter Ed Adamson. 42 leaves with last page of text numbered 42. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink revision spirit duplication pages throughout dated 9/25/57. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Revue Productions unknown books
1959ref. 144209Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1959. Vintage borderless photograph of Elizabeth Taylor as Catherine Holly from the 1959 film. With manuscript annotations in graphite on the verso. Based on the 1958 play by Tennessee Williams. A disturbed young woman is coerced by her aunt into receiving a lobotomy after witnessing the death of her cousin while the three of them were on vacation in Europe the summer before. Set in New Orleans and various Locations in Spain. Shot on location in Spain and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1950ref. 157686Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1950. Vintage reference photograph from the 1950 film showing actors George Sanders and Ann Baxter. Printed mimeo snipe in French affixed to the verso along with a provenance stamp. Based on the 1946 story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr. An aging Broadway star finds her life slowly and insidiously overtaken by her new assistant an ambitious young woman named Eve. Nominated for 14 Academy Awards winning six including Best Picture. The only film in Oscar history to receive four acting nominations for women-Bette Davis and Anne Baxter for Best Actress and Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter for Best Supporting Actress. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus moderately faded. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 1003. Ebert I. Rosenbaum 1000. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1966ref. 144371Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. Vintage photograph of a modest Monica Vitti from the 1966 film. With manuscript annotations in pencil on the verso. Based on an original comic strip by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway. O'Donnell wrote an original screenplay for the film although much of it was never used and he novelized the film the same year it was released. One of the key "mod London" films of the 1960s directed in blazing saturated color by Joseph Losey the closest he would come to popular entertainment starring Monica Vitti in the sexy title role her first English-speaking role joined by Dirk Bogarde and Terence Stamp. Shot on location in Italy Netherlands and England. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1975ref. 171026Paris: Sygma 1975. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1975 film showing Corine Clery and Ugo Kier. Mimeo snipe Sygma stamp and Belgian agency stamp on the verso. Based on Paulie Réage's 1954 novel an attempt to emulate the writing of the Marquis de Sade from a woman's perspective and considered quite scandalous when published. Followed by a sequel in 1984 "The Story of O: Chapter 2." 12 x 8 inches with wide margins. Very Good plus. Sygma unknown books
1974ref. 160637Paris: Gamma 1974. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1974 film showing Marika Green in an intimate moment. Gamma stamp and mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1959 novel. While living in Bangkok a naive French diplomat's wife experiences a whirlwind of sexual discovery. The first film in the wildly successful much-emulated series. Set and shot on location in Thailand and the Seychelles. 11.75 x 8 inches. Very Good with moderate wear on the left and right edges and a short closed tear and accompanying creasing on the top right corner. Bier 545. Gamma unknown books
1986ref. 166583Los Angeles: Kings Road Productions 1986. Draft script for the 1988 film. Copy belonging to uncredited crew member Hendrik "Henry" Wynands with his name in manuscript ink on a business card stapled to the front wrapper. With copied annotations on virtually every page amending pagination noting scene breaks and marking characters sets and props. A high school nerd asks the most popular girl in school to prom but the big night is beset by problems. Featuring appearances by members of Parliament-Funkadelic as the fictional band The Rat's Nest. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. Beige generic Kings Road Entertainment wrappers. Title page present dated 4/86 with credits for screenwriters Gregory Scherick and Thom Eberhardt. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper about Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Kings Road Productions unknown books
1978ref. 163809N.p.: N.p. 1978. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1978 film showing actors Ken Robertson and Robert Merrick at a pub. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with French annotations in manuscript ink. An early exploration of gay identity in London about a schoolteacher forced to hide his sexuality from his friends and family. One of the first mainstream films to depict the everyday lives of gay men in the UK. Shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 158482N.p.: N.p. 1969. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1969 British film including one double weight showing Alan Bates and Jennie Linden and one single-weight showing Linden and Glenda Jackson. Based on D.H. Lawrence's 1920 novel following two freethinking sisters who begin relationships with a pair of friends bringing conflict between the two couples as their romances take them in different directions. An apt examination of changes in sexual mores both at the time of the novel's publication and the film's 1969 release. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one for Best Actress for Glenda Jackson. Set and shot on location in Nottinghamshire South Yorkshire Derbyshire and London and Kanton Wallis Switzerland. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. BFI 1254. Criterion Collection 916. N.p. unknown books
1994ref. 149993N.p.: N.p. 1994. Draft script for an unproduced film. Seeking money for drugs an African American man breaks into an ER surgeon's apartment leading her to kill him in self-defense. The man's grieving brother seeks revenge for what he sees as his brother's unwarranted racially motivated death beginning a bitter cycle of violence and retribution. Set in Chicago. Gray HBO Pictures wrappers. Title page present dated January 11 1994 with credits for screenwriter Kevin Rodney Sullivan. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Full provenance available. N.p. unknown books
1982ref. 160814Tokyo: Wakamatsu Production 1982. Original Japanese B2 poster for the 1982 Japanese film. Text in Japanese. A married railway ticket puncher starts sedating women with chloroform in order to invade their houses. His cruelty escalates and he grows bolder in his desires. A late release by controversial pink film director and producer Kôji Wakamatsu. 20.5 x 28.75 inches Folded as issued. Very Good with light edgewear and creasing along the folds. Wakamatsu Production unknown books
1959ref. 157643Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1959. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1959 Japanese film showing director Kon Ichikawa talking with actors Junko Kano and Tatsuya Nakadai on the set. Printed mimeo snipe and Warner Brothers stamp on the verso. Based on Jun'ichir Tanizaki's 1956 novel "The Key" about an aging voyeuristic antique collector who manipulates his wife into having an affair with his daughter's fiancé as a means of curing his impotence. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1973ref. 154525N.p.: N.p. 1973. Vintage contact sheet from the 1973 film showing 34 images of cast and crew members on the set including several of actor Fred Williamson. A fearless crime boss takes on a corrupt district attorney who seeks to control the city's drug trade. Sequel to the 1973 film "Black Caesar." 11 x 8.5 inches. Very Good plus with light wear to the corners and a few manuscript pencil annotations to the recto selecting images. Olive Films 1361. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema p. 26-28 63 150. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 153682New York: Filmways 1964. Draft script for the 1964 television episode seen here under the working title "Fade Away" originally aired on April 18 1964 on CBS. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page below an annotation noting the episode name. The series which ran from 1961-1965 followed the legal adventures of a father-son defense attorney team. In this episode an aging wartime hero becomes fanatical about United States foreign policy towards China and plans a military takeover of the government. 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. Self wrappers. Title page present dated February 5 1964 noted as FIRST MIMEO with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 78 leaves with last page of text numbered 74. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with a single paper clip to the top left corner. Filmways unknown books
1963ref. 153700New York: Filmways 1963. Draft script for the 1963 television episode originally aired on April 27 1963 on CBS. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page. The series which ran from 1961-1965 followed the legal adventures of a father-son defense attorney team. In this episode the duo arrive in a small southern town to prepare for a trial only to discover their client a man accused of murdering a young child has been lynched. 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. Shot on location in Pelham New York. Black titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present dated February 19 1963 noted as FIRST MIMEO with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 78 leaves with last page of text numbered 74. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus overall bound with two gold brads. Filmways unknown books
1992ref. 163897N.p.: N.p. 1992. Revised Draft script for the 1993 television film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Based on the 1989 book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. The CEO of Nabisco tries to buy out his own company not anticipating the massive bidding war that ensues. Tied with Stalin 1992 for the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Made for Television Movie. 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. Lavender untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 31 March 1992 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter Larry Gelbart. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Xerogrpahic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between March 13 1992 and March 31 1992. Pages Near Fine some with slight damp staining wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
