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2007ref. 163913Bozeman MT: Crazy Mountain Ink 2007. Draft script for the 2007 film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. A lonely gas station attendant's life begins to change as the result of his relationship with an unusual young woman. 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 films including "The Last Seduction" "Pulp Fiction" "From Dusk Till Dawn" "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 small-town Montana shot on location in Manitoba Canada. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Steve Berra. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good with first and last leaves detached from the binding and dampstains and moderate wear on the title page. Bound with two silver brads. Crazy Mountain Ink unknown books
1976ref. 147023N.p.: Constantin-Film 1976. Vintage French-Canadian poster for the 1974 German film "Magdalena vom Teufel besessen" released in the US as "Beyond the Darkness" "Magdalena Possessed by the Devil" and "The Devil's Female." With the latter title tipped on to the poster demonstrating the ad hoc distribution process for grindhouse and exploitation films which often saw titles change at a moment's notice to better catch the public's attention and sometimes trick them into seeing a film they've already seen. German sexploitation knock-off of William Friedkin's 1973 horror classic "The Exorcist" about a student at a girl's boarding school who is possessed by a demon. 22 x 34 inches folded as issued. Very Good with some light edgewear several small closed tears to right edge pinholes to corners and light rubbing to center text but still bright and unfaded. Constantin-Film unknown books
1995ref. 142143Burbank CA: Buena Vista Pictures 1995. Vintage press kit for the 1995 film. Press kit includes 11 black and white photographs and a pamphlet of production information housed in a titled pictorial studio folder. The second of director Oliver Stone's trilogy of films about US Presidents a semi-biographical film chronicling Nixon's impeachment with flashbacks to his life before the presidency. Director Oliver Stone received some criticism for depicting Nixon in typical dramatic flair as an alcoholic and a fallen hero though the film was well-received. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Musical Score and Best Actor. Photos 10 x 8 inches. Production pamphlet 35 pages saddle stapled housed in a 9 x 12 inch folder. Photos and production pamphlet Fine in a Very Good plus folder. Buena Vista Pictures unknown books
1991ref. 142140Culver City CA: TriStar Pictures 1991. Vintage press kit for the 1991 film. Press kit includes six black and white photographs and a pamphlet of production information housed in a titled pictorial studio folder. Oliver Stone a self-professed Doors fan directs this star studded over-the-top biopic whose production struggled through over ten years of negotiations with the families and surviving band members depicted in the film. Val Kilmer delivers a convincing portrayal of Jim Morrison with Kevin Dillon Kyle MacLachla and Meg Ryan in supporting roles. Photos 10 x 8 inches. Production pamphlet 29 pages saddle stapled housed in a 9 x 12 inch folder. Photos and production pamphlet Fine in a Near Fine folder. TriStar Pictures unknown books
1940ref. 171406N.p.: N.p. 1940. Vintage reference photograph from the 1940 film showing three Marx brothers. Mimeo snipe on the verso. A late Marx Brothers effort. A confidence man Groucho heads west to make his fortune but is grifted by two crafty simpletons Harpo and Chico at a train station. Soon the three of them bond as usual and get down to the business of making mayhem. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with dampstains to the bottom right corner. N.p. unknown books
1937ref. 168078France: Forrester-Parant 1937. Vintage double weight photograph from the 1938 film showing a group of soldiers many with facial disfigurements. French annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the verso along with a provenance label. Both a remake and sequel to director Abel Gance's 1919 film of the same name born out of his anger and frustration in watching Europe descend into the Second World War as much as the original was born out of his horror with the First. 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Forrester-Parant unknown books
1997ref. 171935N.p.: N.p. 1997. Draft script for the 1998 film. An awkward 31-year-old mama's boy works as the water boy for a university football team but becomes an unexpected success as an outside linebacker. Set in Louisiana and shot on location in central Florida. Self wrappers. Title page present dated October 15 1997 with credits for screenwriters Adam Sandler and Tim Herlihy. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1938ref. 150942Los Angeles: The Samuel Goldwyn Company 1938. Two vintage double weight studio still photographs and two vintage reference photographs from the 1938 film. Seeking audience feedback a film producer recruits an ordinary girl to evaluate his movies from the perspective of the everyday American. Set in Hollywood. Three 10 x 8 inches one 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus some with light edgewear creases and toning. The Samuel Goldwyn Company unknown books
1966ref. 149672Paris: Madeleine Films 1966. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1966 film showing director Agnes Varda in conversation with actors Catherine Deneuve and Michel Piccoli. With the stamp of Madeleine Films on the verso. A writer and his pregnant wife move to a remote island off the coast of France following a car accident that has rendered the wife mute. The writer begins to plan his next novel using the local islanders as inspiration but the locals are distrustful of the reclusive couple and tensions heighten as the line between reality and fiction begins to melt together. Agnes Varda an important and influential French director writer and artist garnered praise as a filmmaker for her uncompromising documentary-style realism focusing on women and marginalized members of society as well as her experimental style. A colleague of Alain Resnais and other Rive Gauche filmmakers her early work stylistically prefigures the French New Wave and is today considered very much a part of it. Set and shot on location in Noirmoutier-en-l'Ile France. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Madeleine Films unknown books
1980ref. 149772Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1980. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1980 Japanese pinku pink film. Also included with the set is a film program in Japanese. Housed in a studio envelope. Photographs 6 x 4.25 inches Near Fine. Film program is 28.25 x 6.75 inches one sheet folded four times Near Fine. Weisser and Weisser The Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films p. 89. Nikkatsu unknown books
1968ref. 149444Neuilly-sur-Seine France: Presse Parc Film 1968. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1968 French film. With a stamp specific to the French release for the film on the verso and one with a provenance stamp. 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. Alain 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. Three photographs 5 x 6.75 inches one photograph 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Presse Parc Film unknown books
1968ref. 162088New York: Trans American Films 1968. Three vintage reference photographs and one vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1966 French film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. An inexperienced drug runner on a cross-continental train becomes the central figure in the imaginations of a group of filmmakers who are engaged in the process of drafting their next feature. Set in Paris and Antwerp. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. BFI 2033. Grant France. Trans American Films unknown books
1975ref. 129187Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1975. First Draft script for the 1977 film. Benny Fikus owns a failing clothing store and wishes to cash in on it by burning down his store and collecting the money from the fire insurance policy. He goes on vacation with his wife and puts his son in charge and suffers a heart attack while away. His other son Ezra attempts to adopt an African American teenager to have him play on his basketball team so that he may keep his job as the unsuccessful high school basketball coach. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated September 19 1975 noted as First Draft with credit for screenwriter Klane. 124 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1922ref. 172059N.p.: N.p. 1922. Vintage reference photograph from the 1922 silent film showing Marion Davies watching Pedro de Cordoba in his laboratory. Received stamp and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the 1918 novel by Marie Corelli about a young woman who undergoes a surgical procedure to regain her beauty and youth at the cost of her sympathy. Davies' 14th film appearance. Currently considered lost. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown books
1947ref. 160973Universal City: Universal-International 1947. Vintage reference photograph of director Zoltán Korda talking with producer and head of Universal-International William Goetz on the set of the 1948 film noir. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Aldous Huxley's 1922 short story "The Gioconda Smile" about an unfaithful husband who is wrongly charged with the murder of his first wife. 8 x 10 inches. Slightly curled else Near Fine. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal-International unknown books
1972ref. 168659N.p.: N.p. 1972. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1972 adult comedy. Alex de Renzy's first fictional film following his landmark documentaries "Censorship in Denmark: A New Approach: 1970 and "A History of the Blue Movie" 1970. A mom embarks on a perilous journey into a dangerous forest to save her daughters Emily and Kandi abducted by pirates and encounters singing cross-dressers a lesbian gang gay monks and a helpful dwarf named Derek. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with starting at the center folds. Bright and unfaded. N.p. unknown books
1955ref. 151587London: Rank Organisation 1955. Vintage lobby card from the 1955 British film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso noting the names of actors. A motley group of five small-time criminals rent out rooms from a wealthy octogenarian widow in order to plan a heist while posing as classical musicians. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes to the corners. Grant UK. Lee The Heist Film. Rank Organisation unknown books
1938ref. 132192Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1938. Final Script for the 1938 film. Loosely based on the events surrounding the construction of the Suez Canal the film stirred controversy upon its release when the descendants of main characters Matthieu and Ferdinand de Lesseps unsuccessfully sued the studio for libel. With all the elaborate costuming special effects and production costs typical of a Zanuck picture its cinematic qualities do their best to offset what can only be called a very unique take on historical accuracy. Nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Cinematography Best Original Score and Best Sound Recording. Power and Annabella were married shortly after the film's release. Set in Paris and Egypt shot on location in Arizona and California. Pale blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 178 dated April 8 1938. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated April 8 1938 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriters Dunne and Josephson. 186 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1964ref. 142333Buckinghamshire: British Lion Film Corporation 1964. Draft script for the 1964 film. Based on the 1960 novel of the same title by Douglas Hayes. A middle-aged stage actor moves from a conservative life in the provinces to the very center of Swinging London and tries to revitalize his career by performing in commercials. Set in London shot on location there. Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Peter Yeldham and author Douglas Hayes. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. British Lion Film Corporation unknown books
1956ref. 147087Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1956. Final draft script for the 1956 film. Wrappers trimmed to conform to text block separating spine from wrapper abd cropping copy number stamp "650" and re-written in manuscript ink. Production number adjusted in manuscript pencil with ."5." "#3" in manuscript in on edge of spine. Based on Marcelle Maurette's 1952 stage play about a scheme to conspiracy to extort ten million pounds from a bank by teaching a homeless girl to impersonate the missing Russian princess Anastasia. Ingrid Bergman won an Academy Award for her lead role. Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 650 and production No. 2677 dated June 7 1956. Title page present dated June 7 1956 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriter Arthur Laurents. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus trimmed to conform to text block with spine separate bound with two gold brads. Twilight Time 203. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1938ref. 147687Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1938. Draft script for the 1938 film. Paramount "File Copy" and "Master File" stamps on front wrapper. Script divided into sequences as was customary for the period. Harebrained comedy wherein international golf champion Richard "Ricky" Carrington Jr. Ray Milland returns home to New York with his new Parisian wife Julie Olympe Bradna only to find his parents arranged a financially motivated marriage for him to his childhood friend the wealthy heiress Auriol Marsden Irene Hervey. Self wrappers front wrapper dated August 16 1938 rubber-stamped production No. 1569. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered J-10. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine saddle-stapled with two staples. Byrge and Miller The Screwball Comedy Films. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1968ref. 140838N.p.: Wolper Pictures 1968. Revised Draft script for the 1968 film. Based on the book of the same name by Robert H. Adleman and Col. George Walton. Based on the 1966 book by Robert H. Adleman and Col. George Walton in turn based on the true story of a specially trained unit of misfit American and Canadian soldiers given the seemingly impossible task to capture Mt. La Difensa and prove their merit. Set in America England and Italy shot on location in Utah and Italy. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1/13/67 noted as Final Revised with credits for William Roberts. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mechanical duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Rubber stamped on the title page #79. Wolper Pictures unknown books
1990ref. 149920N.p.: N.p. 1990. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the set of the 1990 Polish film one showing director Andrzej Wajda the other showing Wajda in conversation with actor Wojciech Pszoniak. The final days in the life of Polish-Jewish humanitarian author and educator Janusz Korczak who founded an orphanage in Warsaw for Jewish children and was eventually killed while attempting to protect the orphans during World War II. Set and shot on location in Lodz and Warsaw Poland. 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 146511Berlin: CCC-Film CCC-Filmkunst 1980. Draft script for the 1983 German film directed by Andrzej Wajda. With a few small manuscript pencil annotations mostly regarding a character's name change and changes to pagination. Laid in with the script is a handwritten letter discussing films with KO-Productions. Text in German. Missing page 59 likely as used or issued. Based on the 1980 novel. In 1983 a middle-aged man returns to his hometown village with his teenage son in an attempt to discover the details of his mother's affair with a Polish prisoner of war during World War II. Set in Brombach shot on location in Baden-Wurttemberg and Berlin. Yellow titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present dated Januar 1980 with credits for screenwriters Rolf Hochhuth and Werner Jorg Luddecke. 216 leaves with last page of text numbered 210. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus. CCC-Film [CCC-Filmkunst] unknown books
1975ref. 149387Paris: Albina Productions 1975. Vintage borderless photograph of director Andrzej Zulawski working with actress Romy Schneider on the set of the 1975 film. With the stamp of S.A. Telemagazine on the verso along with a few contemporary manuscript ink annotations. Based on the 1972 novel "La Nuit americaine" by Christopher Frank. A photographer meets a failed actress who has resorted to appearing in porn films to make a living. Falling for her he borrows money to mount a production of "Richard III" and give her a role but she is torn between her love for him and her obligations to her husband. 7 x 5 inches. Fine. Albina Productions unknown books
