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1987ref. 130708Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1987. Fourth Draft script for the 1988 film. Based on the 1985 novel by Joseph Olshan. A family is in crisis following the death of their child from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The mother takes a trip to Jamaica where she meets Clara Mayfield Goldberg who helps her overcome her grief with her no-nonsense straight talk. The mother invites her back to Baltimore to raise their young son Harris and Clara is eventually compelled to reveal dark secrets about her past. Pink titled wrappers. Title page present dated April 8 1987 noted as Fourth Draft with credits for screenwriter Medoff and writer Olshan. 128 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Fine with some mild sunning bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1967ref. 149023N.p.: Royal Films International 1967. Vintage one sheet poster for the US release of the 1966 French film. A modern adaptation of the 1872 Emile Zola play "La Curee." Pampered young Renee Saccard Jane Fonda married to the older wealthy industrialist Alexandre Saccard Michel Piccoli is tricked out of her fortune when she falls for his son Maxime Peter McEnery. The second of four films Vadim and Fonda would make together. Set in Paris. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus some splitting to three of the folds. Royal Films International unknown
1967ref. 149023N.p.: Royal Films International 1967. Vintage one sheet poster for the US release of the 1966 French film. A modern adaptation of the 1872 Emile Zola play "La Curee." Pampered young Renee Saccard Jane Fonda married to the older wealthy industrialist Alexandre Saccard Michel Piccoli is tricked out of her fortune when she falls for his son Maxime Peter McEnery. The second of four films Vadim and Fonda would make together. Set in Paris. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus some splitting to three of the folds. Royal Films International unknown books
1966ref. 135801N.p.: Trans American Films 1966. Original pressbook for the 1966 Italian film. An early "mondo" documentary "shockumentary" featuring shockingly real customs throughout the world predating many similar films that would make the "video nasties" list a list of films banned in England in the 1980s. Not to be confused with the 1980 Lamberto Bava film of the same name. The "shockumentary" is a type of filmmaking that relates worldly customs and practices that would seem shocking to normal audiences often showcasing staged events rather than actual ones. Similar films include "Mondo cane" 1962 "Taboos of the World" 1963 and "Ecco" 1964. This film features gypsy tribes surgery footage wrestling head-hunting Brazilians sexy secretaries eating snakes hanging children on parade floats in Italy Swedish railway roulette and much more. Narrated by prolific voice-over actor Marvin Miller who's film credits include "Blood on the Sun" 1945 "Red Planet Mars" 1952 "Godzilla Raids Again" 1955 "Forbidden Planet" 1956 and Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" 1959. 11 x 17 inches saddle-stapled 8 pages. black-and-white throughout with green wrappers. Horizontal fold at the middle else Near Fine. Trans American Films unknown
1966ref. 135801N.p.: Trans American Films 1966. Original pressbook for the 1966 Italian film. An early "mondo" documentary "shockumentary" featuring shockingly real customs throughout the world predating many similar films that would make the "video nasties" list a list of films banned in England in the 1980s. Not to be confused with the 1980 Lamberto Bava film of the same name. The "shockumentary" is a type of filmmaking that relates worldly customs and practices that would seem shocking to normal audiences often showcasing staged events rather than actual ones. Similar films include "Mondo cane" 1962 "Taboos of the World" 1963 and "Ecco" 1964. This film features gypsy tribes surgery footage wrestling head-hunting Brazilians sexy secretaries eating snakes hanging children on parade floats in Italy Swedish railway roulette and much more. Narrated by prolific voice-over actor Marvin Miller who's film credits include "Blood on the Sun" 1945 "Red Planet Mars" 1952 "Godzilla Raids Again" 1955 "Forbidden Planet" 1956 and Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" 1959. 11 x 17 inches saddle-stapled 8 pages. black-and-white throughout with green wrappers. Horizontal fold at the middle else Near Fine. Trans American Films unknown books
1968ref. 139327California: Eve Productions 1968. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1968 film. Seen in the stills is Erica Gavin Vixen and Jon Evans Judd and a split image with Erica Gavin and Harrison Page Niles the duo responsible for the film's thick racial tensions. "Vixen!" was one of Meyer's best sleaziest and most commercially successful films made at the peak of his independent productions after "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" in 1965 and before "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" in 1970. What is less well known is that this film by way of Ms. Gavin marked a breakthrough in the onscreen portrayal of women in terms of sexual aggression using the then-new platform of late 1960s American independent cinema and the aftermath of the Summer of Love as a canvas. Gavin's titular character is a married woman whose sexual boundaries are none but instead of being a typical sex romp the film heads off into areas that can be reasonably described as unexplored by sexploitation films including communism race relations political debate and terrorist activity. But also present in the film are many of the genre's more familiar themes breast size incest nonstop sexual activity and a generous dose of humor. 8 x 10 inches. One still with a faint tape ghost and two short tears else Near Fine overall. Eve Productions unknown
1968ref. 139327California: Eve Productions 1968. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1968 film. Seen in the stills is Erica Gavin Vixen and Jon Evans Judd and a split image with Erica Gavin and Harrison Page Niles the duo responsible for the film's thick racial tensions. "Vixen!" was one of Meyer's best sleaziest and most commercially successful films made at the peak of his independent productions after "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" in 1965 and before "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" in 1970. What is less well known is that this film by way of Ms. Gavin marked a breakthrough in the onscreen portrayal of women in terms of sexual aggression using the then-new platform of late 1960s American independent cinema and the aftermath of the Summer of Love as a canvas. Gavin's titular character is a married woman whose sexual boundaries are none but instead of being a typical sex romp the film heads off into areas that can be reasonably described as unexplored by sexploitation films including communism race relations political debate and terrorist activity. But also present in the film are many of the genre's more familiar themes breast size incest nonstop sexual activity and a generous dose of humor. 8 x 10 inches. One still with a faint tape ghost and two short tears else Near Fine overall. Eve Productions unknown books
1925ref. 150993Los Angeles: First National Pictures 1925. Vintage borderless studio still photograph from the 1925 film showing actress Constance Talmadge sitting at a piano. Based on Ludwig Fulda's 1902 play "The Twin Sister." A housewife and her visiting twin sister a famed erotic dancer switch places in order to teach the men in their lives a lesson. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. First National Pictures unknown
1925ref. 150993Los Angeles: First National Pictures 1925. Vintage borderless studio still photograph from the 1925 film showing actress Constance Talmadge sitting at a piano. Based on Ludwig Fulda's 1902 play "The Twin Sister." A housewife and her visiting twin sister a famed erotic dancer switch places in order to teach the men in their lives a lesson. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. First National Pictures unknown books
1977ref. 138423Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1977. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1977 film. Based on the Tony Award-winning 1973 play by Peter Shaffer and adapted by Shaffer for the film. Photographs have been hand-retouched affixed to a backing board and prepared for use in advertising. A haunting film in which a psychiatrist slowly loses faith in himself while doggedly attempting to aid a teen obsessed with mutilating horses. Nominated for three Academy Awards and winner of two Golden Globes for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. Shot on location in Toronto. Photos 8 x 10 inches on 10 x 15 inch mat board. Very Good to Near Fine. United Artists unknown
1977ref. 138423Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1977. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1977 film. Based on the Tony Award-winning 1973 play by Peter Shaffer and adapted by Shaffer for the film. Photographs have been hand-retouched affixed to a backing board and prepared for use in advertising. A haunting film in which a psychiatrist slowly loses faith in himself while doggedly attempting to aid a teen obsessed with mutilating horses. Nominated for three Academy Awards and winner of two Golden Globes for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. Shot on location in Toronto. Photos 8 x 10 inches on 10 x 15 inch mat board. Very Good to Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1974ref. 168123N.p.: Golden Films 1974. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1974 film seen here under the working title "Evil in the Deep." A crew of maritime adventurers search for a long-lost sunken Spanish Galleon carrying a massive amount of treasure. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Golden Films unknown
1974ref. 168123N.p.: Golden Films 1974. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1974 film seen here under the working title "Evil in the Deep." A crew of maritime adventurers search for a long-lost sunken Spanish Galleon carrying a massive amount of treasure. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Golden Films unknown books
1980ref. 163479N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1975-1984 television series. The series followed a divorced career woman and single mother as she tries to raise her two teenage daughters in an apartment building in Indianapolis with frequent visits from the building's nosy superintendent. In this episode the eldest daughter wants to move out into her own apartment to her mother's dismay. Set in Indianapolis. Front wrapper integral with title page with credits for screenwriter Stephen Thomas Sustarsic II. 38 leaves with last page of text numbered 37. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 163479N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1975-1984 television series. The series followed a divorced career woman and single mother as she tries to raise her two teenage daughters in an apartment building in Indianapolis with frequent visits from the building's nosy superintendent. In this episode the eldest daughter wants to move out into her own apartment to her mother's dismay. Set in Indianapolis. Front wrapper integral with title page with credits for screenwriter Stephen Thomas Sustarsic II. 38 leaves with last page of text numbered 37. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1966ref. 161441N.p.: Executive Films 1966. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1966 film. Two with "Tom Conroy" photographer stamps on the versos one of which has two labels affixed to the verso obscuring previous provenance stamps. A voyeur blackmails an ex-stripper for money then sex after observing her having an affair on her husband. Shot on location in Toronto. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Executive Films unknown
1966ref. 161441N.p.: Executive Films 1966. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1966 film. Two with "Tom Conroy" photographer stamps on the versos one of which has two labels affixed to the verso obscuring previous provenance stamps. A voyeur blackmails an ex-stripper for money then sex after observing her having an affair on her husband. Shot on location in Toronto. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Executive Films unknown books
1954ref. 137133Japan: Daiei Studios 1954. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the US release of the 1953 Japanese film. Though not noted in any way this copy belonged to screenwriter director and film ephemera collector Leonard Schrader. The first Japanese color film to ever be released outside of Japan and a cornerstone Asian film. "Gate of Hell" tells the story of a samurai who wishes to marry a woman whom he has rescues only to find she is already married to another. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Costume Design as well as an honorary Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 8 x 10 inches. Fine condition. Criterion Collection 653. Masters of Cinema 40. Daiei Studios unknown
1954ref. 137133Japan: Daiei Studios 1954. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the US release of the 1953 Japanese film. Though not noted in any way this copy belonged to screenwriter director and film ephemera collector Leonard Schrader. The first Japanese color film to ever be released outside of Japan and a cornerstone Asian film. "Gate of Hell" tells the story of a samurai who wishes to marry a woman whom he has rescues only to find she is already married to another. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Costume Design as well as an honorary Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 8 x 10 inches. Fine condition. Criterion Collection 653. Masters of Cinema 40. Daiei Studios unknown books
1973ref. 161326Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1973 film showing actor Martin Sheen. Provenance labels on the verso. Director Terrence Malick's transcendent and ferocious debut loosely based on the 1958 murder spree of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek in early outstanding performances. Kit a handsome but disaffected young garbage collector and Korean War veteran succeeds in charming Holly a shy teenage girl despite the objections of her brutish father. The two run away together after Kit murders her father initiating a killing streak that follows in their wake. Set in South Dakota shot on location in Colorado. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly scratched and worn. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 651. Rosenbaum 1000. Ebert IV. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Grant US. Warner Brothers unknown
1973ref. 161326Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1973 film showing actor Martin Sheen. Provenance labels on the verso. Director Terrence Malick's transcendent and ferocious debut loosely based on the 1958 murder spree of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek in early outstanding performances. Kit a handsome but disaffected young garbage collector and Korean War veteran succeeds in charming Holly a shy teenage girl despite the objections of her brutish father. The two run away together after Kit murders her father initiating a killing streak that follows in their wake. Set in South Dakota shot on location in Colorado. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly scratched and worn. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 651. Rosenbaum 1000. Ebert IV. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Grant US. Warner Brothers unknown books
1961ref. 140940N.p.: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions 1961. Collection of nine vintage studio still photographs from the 1961 film. Based on William Faulkner's novels "Sanctuary" and "Requiem for a Nun." A harsh film with frank dialogue throughout regarding rape female sensuality and sexual brutality. The final version of the film suffered from the changes made an attempt to make something "literary" and "respectable" from a novel where disrespect and ill repute were at the center of a grim story. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light toning overall wrinkling and a graphite manuscript notation to the verso of one image. Darryl F. Zanuck Productions unknown
1961ref. 140940N.p.: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions 1961. Collection of nine vintage studio still photographs from the 1961 film. Based on William Faulkner's novels "Sanctuary" and "Requiem for a Nun." A harsh film with frank dialogue throughout regarding rape female sensuality and sexual brutality. The final version of the film suffered from the changes made an attempt to make something "literary" and "respectable" from a novel where disrespect and ill repute were at the center of a grim story. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light toning overall wrinkling and a graphite manuscript notation to the verso of one image. Darryl F. Zanuck Productions unknown books
1967ref. 162083N.p.: Leo-Todd Productions 1967. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 film. Provenance stamps on the verso of each. An obscure and likely lost sexploitation film from 1967. A wife searches for her missing husband experiencing the city's seedy underbelly. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Leo-Todd Productions unknown
1967ref. 162083N.p.: Leo-Todd Productions 1967. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 film. Provenance stamps on the verso of each. An obscure and likely lost sexploitation film from 1967. A wife searches for her missing husband experiencing the city's seedy underbelly. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Leo-Todd Productions unknown books
