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1963ref. 153714New York: Plautus Productions 1963. Revised Draft script for the 1963 television episode originally aired on October 17 1963 on CBS. Manuscript ink annotations by screenwriter Larry Cohen to the first 19 pages noting substantive revisions and Cohen's playful annotation to the title page crossing through "The Nurses" and writing "Florence Nightmare" possibly a working title over the printed title. The series title was changed from "The Nurses" to "The Doctors and the Nurses" for the second season. The series ran from 1962 to 1965 and followed the interpersonal dramas of a group of doctors and nurses at the fictitious Alden General Hospital in New York. In this episode a man attempts suicide and is left partially paralyzed and is tended by Nurse Kelly. 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. Set in New York. Self wrappers housed in a manila envelope. Title page present dated April 5 1963 noted as Revised Mimeo and production No. 34 with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 84 leaves with last page of text numbered IV-77. Mimeograph duplication on pink stock rectos only. Title page Very Good plus with light wear and dampstaining to the edges else Pages Near Fine unbound. Envelope Very Good plus overall. Plautus Productions unknown books
1997ref. 138365N.p.: N.p. 1997. Archive of original and quite substantive correspondence ranging from personal to professional concerns between writer Larry Gelbart and director Robert Parrish all from the archive of Robert Parrish dating between 1979-1997. Archive includes: - Four Autograph Letters Signed from Gelbart to Parrish on Gelbart's personal debossed stationery. - Five Autograph Note Cards Signed from Gelbart to Parrish on Gelbart's personal stationery - One Printed Letter Signed from Gelbart to to Parrish on white office stock. - Two outgoing carbons and one printed letter from Parrish to Gelbart - One seven-page typescript of a humorous essay by Parrish essay titled "Beverly Hills Breakfast Briefing" featuring Gelbart and Parrish as the subjects. Also included are four pieces of vintage ephemera including: - Typescript of an address by Gelbart for the "New York Friars Club Tribute to Neil Simon" at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel's Grand Ballroom on April 25 1993. - Typescript of an address for "The Museum of Television and Radio Gala" at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel's Grand Ballroom on April 27 1993. - Typescript of an address for Joseph S. Kantor's Memorial Service on April 26 1993. - Typescript of an address for Jay Burton's Memorial Service on April 28 1993. - Photocopied excerpt from the Dramatists Guild Quarterly Spring 1992 issue an article regarding Gelbart Gelbart best known for having written "Tootsie" 1982 and for creating the television show "MASH" maintained a close friendship with director Robert Parrish "Body and Soul" "A Double Life" "All the King's Men" and his wife Kathleen as seen here via nearly twenty years of kind correspondence that touches upon the two men's writings careers and family lives. An uncommonly charming and frequently hilarious documentation of a close relationship both within and outside of the film industry. All material Very Good plus to Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1956ref. 152180Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1956. Draft script for the seventh episode of season five of the 1952-1957 television series originally aired on November 13 1956. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his name stamped on the front wrapper and his manuscript ink annotations throughout. After a near-death experience an emotionally stunted man decides to trace the sequence of events backwards to understand the incident gaining a new lease on life in the process. Goldenrod titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Laszlo Gorog. 48 leaves with last page of text numbered 43. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 10/5/56. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Housed in brown wrappers with a handwritten title label affixed to the front wrapper dated 1956. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books
1979ref. 140601N.p.: Aaron Spelling Productions 1979. First Draft script for Episode 8 from the sole season of the 1980 television series. Two former race car drivers join the LAPD as part of the B.A.D. C.A.T. squad Burglary Auto Detail Commercial Auto Thefts. The men often end up running the burglars off the road rather than taking them in for questioning a method quietly encouraged by their superior Captain Nathan. Michelle Pfeiffer costarred as Samantha "Sunshine" Jensen another B.A.D. Cat. Orange titled wrappers noted as First Draft on the front wrapper dated 12/20/79 with credits for Aaron Spelling Productions. Title page present dated 12/20/79 noted as First Draft with credits for screenwriters Larry Alexander and Richard Carr executive producers Aaron Spelling and Douglas S. Cramer supervising producer E. Duke Vincent and producer Everett Chambers. 60 leaves mechanical duplication with last page of text numbered 56. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Aaron Spelling Productions unknown books
1962ref. 131830London: Albatross 1962. Shooting script for the 1962 film. Date notation of "12 Sept 1982" in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper label. Hal Erickson at AllMovie: "The Fur Collar" is the principal clue in a mystery involving an espionage ring. Reporter John Bentley assigned to the Paris beat does his best to route out the spies. When his enemies try to assassinate him Bentley pretends to be dead the better to work undercover. Martin Benson co-stars as Inspector Legrain Bentley's friendly enemy. Burgundy titled wrappers noted as Shooting Script on the front wrapper. Title page present noted as Shooting Script in master scenes. 116 leaves carbon typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus internal prong binding. Albatross unknown books
1997ref. 164063N.p.: N.p. 1997. Draft script for the 1999 film with manuscript highlighter annotations throughout calling out settings and props. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. When psychiatrist Dr. Mumford moves to Mumford Oregon he quickly becomes endeared to the quirky neurotic residents unaware he may be harboring a secret of his own. Zooey Deschanel's screen debut. 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. Set in the fictitious town of Mumford Oregon and shot on location in California. Gray untitled Kasdan Pictures wrappers. Title page present dated 11/19/97 with credits for screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan. 119 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1987ref. 129790Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1987. Revised Final Draft script for the 1988 film based on the 1985 novel by Anne Tyler. Pink self-wrappers noted as Revised Final Draft on the front wrapper dated October 30 1987 with credits for screenwriter Kasdan and writer Tyler. 143 leaves on pink stock mechanical duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1982ref. 149505Los Angeles: Lawrence Schiller Productions 1982. Original borderless photograph of director Lawrence Schiller consulting with novelist Norman Mailer regarding the script for the 1982 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1979 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Mailer who adapted his own book for the screen about the final years in the life of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore following his release from prison in Illinois and through to his re-incarceration in a Provo Utah prison and eventual execution for having committed multiple murders in Utah. Nominated for five Emmy Awards winning two including Outstanding Lead Actor for Tommy Lee Jones. A turning point in television movies wherein Jones and Arquette play wholly unsympathetic characters without reservation. One of the finest films of the 1980s on television or the silver screen. Set in Utah and Oregon shot on location in Utah. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Reyes 155. Lawrence Schiller Productions unknown books
1957ref. 158425N.p.: N.p. 1957. Second Revised Draft script for Season 3 Episode 17 of the 1954-1958 anthology television series. Copy belonging to child actor Johnny Crawford with his signature on the title page and his manuscript annotations in pencil throughout. An emotionally scarred man must return to the state where his father a governor was murdered. Originally aired on February 14 1957 on CBS. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present dated 2-9-57 with credits for director Robert Stevens screenwriter Adrian Spies and others. 85 leaves with last page of text numbered III-24. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 149599London: Canadian Film Development Corporation CFDC / AVCO Embassy Pictures 1980. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1980 Canadian exploitation comedy film. With a printed mimeo snipe for the film's UK distributor Bordeaux International Films affixed to the verso. Freshly expelled from military boarding school a teenage boy returns to his hometown only to discover a rough motorcycle gang terrorizing his old school and that he is falling in love with the girlfriend of the gang's leader. Shot on location in Montreal. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly soiled on the verso. Canadian Film Development Corporation [CFDC] / AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown books
1954ref. 140241Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1954. Draft script for the 1954 film. Copy belonging to Robert Arthur who played Porter with his character's name on the front wrapper in manuscript pencil and profuse manuscript pencil annotations to his scenes throughout. Chuck MacLish Brand is having a tough time readjusting to civilian life after a life in the Navy until he meets a lonely waitress Sterling who loves him and hopes to change his ways. Set in Korea and America shot on location in San Diego USA and the Pacific Ocean. Orange titled wrappers. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated February 23 1954 with credits for screenwriter George Waggner and author Jacland Marmur. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Mimeograph duplication with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between February 24 1954 and March 15 1954. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Allied Artists unknown books
1919ref. 171466N.p.: N.p. 1919. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1919 film showing Lillian Gish in a patterned shawl and straw hat sitting on a coil of rope. A tragedy based on a short story by Thomas Burke about a young girl who is abused by her father an alcoholic ex-prizefighter and is taken in by a kindly Chinese man. Set in London. 6.75 x 8.5 inches trimmed irregularly with margins on two sides. Very Good plus with a crease to the bottom right corner. National Film Registry. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 143667N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. With 19 pages of budget estimates laid in. A man returns to his small southern home town and finds that he is the heir to a Voodoo artifact and the ancient spirit that possesses it. Had the script been picked up by a studio it would have been J.S. Cardone's first screenwriting credit. Black titled leatherette wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Lincoln Kilpatrick and J.S. Cardone and story writers Lincoln Kilpatrick and Bill Nolan. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 149. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1953ref. 137487Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1953. Revised final script for the 1953 film "The Great Sioux Uprising" seen here as "Sioux Uprising." Though very loosely based on true events surrounding the two-year Red Cloud's War during which a Cheyenne Native American chief repeatedly attacked US forces in an effort to stem the flow of White settlers this film centers around a white man who attempts to help a Sioux tribe retrieve a large number of stolen horses white attempting to convince them to join up with the Union soldiers instead of the Confederates. Shot on location in Oregon with a cast partly comprised of local Native Americans. Tan titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper dated September 3 1952. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Levy and Gill. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Multilith duplication with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated 9/22/52 and 9/15/52. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown books
1950ref. 157110Hollywood: Ventura Pictures 1950. Draft script for the 1950 film seen here under the working title "Blaze of Glory." Working copy belonging to actor Lon McCallister with his annotations in manuscript pencil throughout amending dialogue and noting deletions. Laid in with the script is a 15 page master schedule and a document relating to rent regulations. A jockey dreams of being a sportswriter while falling in love with a woman who paints portraits of horses. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present undated noted as copy No. 27 with credits for screenwriter Otto Englander. 91 leaves with last page of text numbered 89. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with undated yellow and blue revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Ventura Pictures unknown books
1982ref. 138390Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1982. First Draft script for the 1984 film dated two years prior to the film's release. A remake of Mario Monicelli's "Pigeon" set on location in San Francisco a comedy about the completely disorganized heist of a pawn shop. With a stellar cast including Jack Warden Donald Sutherland and a young Sean Penn. Gray titled wrappers noted as SECOND DRAFT SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy number dated September 30 1982. Title page present dated September 30 1982 with credits for producer Edward Lewis co-producer Robert F. Cortes director Louis Malle and screenwriter Jeffrey Alan Fiskin. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Lee The Heist Film. Universal Pictures unknown books
1960ref. 132925Paris: Nouvelles Editions de Films NEF 1960. Three vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1960 French film. An anarchic Louis Malle comedy one of his finest films where ten-year-old Zazie from a provincial town escapes the custody of her cross-dressing Uncle George and sets out to explore Paris on her own-all while her mother is off spending time with a lover. Story set and shot on location in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with very light toning. Criterion Collection 570. Nouvelles Editions de Films [NEF] unknown books
1963ref. 127345Rome: Titanus 1963. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1963 film. A shot of Visconti working with actress Ida Galli on the set the former with a bellows and the latter with a parasol. With provenance as to photograph's vintage on the verso: a rubber-stamped coat of arms made for the film the Pathe-Titanus productions stamp the film was an Italy-France co-production and a stamp for Parimage a French press agency. A lovely candid moment from Visconti's classic homage to the Sicilian aristocracy of the mid-nineteenth century. 9 x 7 inches. Fine. BFI 1087. Criterion Collection 235. Ebert II. Godard Histoires de cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 22. Titanus unknown books
1930ref. 151540Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1930. Vintage program for the 1930 pre-Code musical film. Based on the 1927 musical by Vincent Youmans in turn based on the 1922 play "Shore Leave" by Hubert Osborne. A young woman decides to sell her valuable heirloom necklace in order to buy a boat for for her US Navy sweetheart. Considered a lost film. 9 x 12 inches. Eight pages with illustrated wrappers. About Near Fine with light toning to the top and left edges. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1961ref. 130807Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1961. Draft script for the 1961 television episode. Actor Van Heflin's copy. "The Dick Powell Show" was an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961 to 1963 ending when the show's host Dick Powell died of lung cancer. It featured a number of notable screenwriters and directors including Aaron Spelling William Friedkin and Bruce Geller. Ronald Regan guest starred on the original pilot. Light blue titled wrappers noted as production No. 4715 dated May 19 1961. Title page present dated May 9 1961 with credits for screenwriter Spies and for producers Spelling and Powell. 84 leaves mimeograph duplication with pink goldenrod yellow green and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 5-26-61 and 7-20-61. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Shooting schedule and staff list also included. Shooting schedule 4 leaves on blue stock with annotations mimeograph duplication Fine. Staff list 1 leaf mimeograph duplication Fine. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1960ref. 143859N.p.: N.p. 1960. Collection of 30 vintage press photographs and contact sheets from promotional events for the 1960 French-Italian film here under the original French title "Terrain vague." All photographs housed in a large brown folder with the French title in manuscript ink on the flap. Based on Hal Ellson's groundbreaking 1950 cult novel "Tomboy." Dan Gaubert is a tough gang leader who dresses and fights like a man. She and two others including Babar Bras are ostracized due to their behavior and she falls in love with Lucky Cafarelli while Babar commits suicide. A late entry for film noir regular and poetic realist Carné whose notable credits include "Port of Shadows" 1938 "The Devil's Envoys" 1942 and "Children of Paradise" 1945. Set in Paris. Photos range in size from 4.75 x 6.75 inches to 9 x 11.25 inches. Very Good plus overall foxing to versos light curling and rubbing. N.p. unknown books
1960ref. 147350N.p.: N.p. 1960. Draft script for an unproduced three-act play. With a few editorial manuscript ink annotations throughout. Based on Marcel Pagnol's 1934 script "Le premier amour" about the first true love between a man and woman leading the pair to defy the practices of polygamy common to their tribes and set out to make a new life together. Intended for production many times over two decades in 1946 1947 and 1969 but ultimately never realized. Set in the Stone Age. White titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter MARCEL PAGNOL and playwright ROBERT WYLER on the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter MARCEL PAGNOL and playwright ROBERT WYLER. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 3-4-12. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1934ref. 146328Elstree: British International Pictures 1934. Draft script for the 1934 film. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations on the front wrapper and first leaf. A wimpy foppish clerk is fired from his job and as a last resort enlists in the Navy. Tall orange titled wrappers noted as copy No. 1 dated 25th January 1934. Title page present dated 25th January 1934. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered 137. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good with soiling and dampstaining to both and rusting near the page binding with silver prong binding. British International Pictures unknown books
1976ref. 149663N.p.: N.p. 1976. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph of actress Miou-Miou from the 1976 Italian film. With two stamps on the verso one for La Excelsior Films N.V. and the other a large capital "F." A young college graduate with staunch anti-military beliefs finds himself unwittingly enlisted in the Italian army where he begins a relationship with his cruel captain's beautiful wife. Set and shot on location in Rome. 11.75 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 145934N.p.: Compagnia Cinematografica Champion 1968. Vintage photographs from the 1968 absurdist comedy "The Man with the Balloons" also known as "Break Up" from the prolific Italian director Marco Ferreri. Marcello Mastroianni plays Mario Fuggetta a wealthy industrialist whose obsession with balloons derail his life and his relationship with his beautiful fiancee Giovanna Catherine Spaak. He'll drive himself mad trying to find out how much air a balloon can take before bursting. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine light wear on corners. Compagnia Cinematografica Champion unknown books
