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1968ref. 161710N.p.: Cambist Films 1968. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 US English language release of the 1962 Argentinian film. One photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso. Mexican prostitute Cora reminisces on her life and how she got to where she is. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Argentina. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Cambist Films unknown books
1990ref. 158486N.p.: N.p. 1990. Vintage reference photograph showing director Sam Raimi and actor Liam Neeson on the set of the 1990 film. Mimeo snipe and newspaper clippings affixed to the verso along with a date stamp reading AUG 27 1990. After surviving a brutal disfiguring attack by gangsters a brilliant scientist becomes a vigilante known as Darkman assuming different identities by using a synthetic skin to create masks. The first film in the "Darkman" series an open homage to Universal horror films of the 1930s. Shot on location in Ontario Canada and in Los Angeles and Altadena California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1973ref. 162757N.p.: N.p. 1973. Final Draft script for the 1974 television movie originally aired on February 22 1974 on CBS. Loosely based on the 1970 autobiography of famed baseball player Roy Campanella who rose to fame in the Major League with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Blue titled front wrapper missing rear wrapper. Title page present dated 9/12/73 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for Campanella and screenwriter Steve Gethers. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1978ref. 156351N.p.: N.p. 1978. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Louis Malle and actress Brooke Shields. Louis Malle's controversial turn-of-the-century drama about a twelve year-old girl who lives with her mother in a high-class brothel in Storyville the red-light district of New Orleans. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Set and shot on location in Hattiesburg Mississippi and New Orleans. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1978ref. 160507N.p.: N.p. 1978. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1978 film. One with the stamp of photographer Maureen Lambray on the verso. Louis Malle's controversial turn-of-the-century drama about a twelve year-old girl who lives with her mother in a high-class brothel in Storyville the red-light district of New Orleans. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Set and shot on location in Hattiesburg Mississippi and New Orleans. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 167512N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1969 film showing director Luchino Visconti as his cigarette ash dangles dangerously adjusting the bedding during a scene with actors Ingrid Thulin and Dirk Bogarde. A powerful corrupt industrialist family illustrates the transition of the German upper class from resentment to acceptance of the Nazi party. The first film in Visconti's German Trilogy followed by "Death in Venice" 1971 and "Ludwig" 1973. Shot on location in Germany Austria and Italy. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown books
1960ref. 160049N.p.: Films Rive Gauche 1960. Six vintage press photographs for the 1960 film. Housed in a brown paper envelope presumably as issued. Envelope with manuscript ink annotation. Loosely based on the 1950 novel "Tomboy" by Hal Ellson. A teenage girl tomboy is the leader of a gang of other young people. The crimes they commit become more serious leading her and two other members to be ostracized and on the run. Set in the Paris suburbs. 7.25 x 5 inches. Good with foxing at the right and left side of the photographs and some wear to the finish. Films Rive Gauche unknown books
1961ref. 161309N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage reference photograph from the 1961 film showing Marilyn Monroe playing paddle ball. A bleak haunting film exploring the loss of independence about a recent divorcée who enters into an unstable relationship with an aging cowboy whom she meets in the Nevada desert. The final completed feature for Gable and Marilyn Monroe before their deaths. Notoriously a trying endeavor for the actress who was struggling with her drug problem and pending divorce from Miller and would often fail to show up to the set and for Huston who would drink and occasionally fall asleep while filming. Gable performed all of his own stunts then suffered a heart attack only two days after filming ended and died ten days later. Shot on location in Nevada. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a single pinhole at each corner. N.p. unknown books
1961ref. 170419Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1961. Vintage publicity photograph for the 1961 film showing a maquette for the film poster with illustrations of Marilyn Monroe Clark Gable Montgomery Clift Eli Wallach and others. Provenance stamp and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. A bleak haunting film exploring the loss of independence about a recent divorcée who enters into an unstable relationship with an aging cowboy whom she meets in the Nevada desert. Shot on location in Reno and Dayton Nevada. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine. United Artists unknown books
1958ref. 165816Los Angeles CA: Twentieth Century-Fox 1958. Set of 3 vintage snapshot-size keybook publicity photographs for both the 1957 and 1958 films with punch holes at the left or top margin as called for. Each photograph shows a different take of actors Diane Varsi and Christine Carére sitting side-by-side in matching chairs each reading and showing each other a first edition of "Peyton Place" and a first edition of Françoise Sagan's "A Certain Smile." Both films were produced and released by Twentieth Century-Fox. To our knowledge snapshot-size reference photographs were utilized only by Twentieth Century-Fox during a period roughly between 1940-1965 and are very scarce particularly in the keybook format. Based on the 1956 novel by Grace Metalious. Gossip is pervasive in a small New England town leading everyone to do what they can to hide their secrets and scandals until they boil over. The film tied with "The Little Foxes" 1941 for the most Academy Award nominations-but no wins. Set in the fictional New England town of Peyton Place shot on location in Maine New Hampshire and New York. 4 x 5 inches. All photos Near Fine or better. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1954ref. 158263Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1954. Vintage reference photograph from the 1954 film showing actors Marlon Brando and Mary Murphy. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Frank Rooney's 1951 short story "The Cyclists' Raid." Two rival motorcycle gangs raise hell in a small town disrupting local racing events stealing and seducing the town girls. Widely considered the original outlaw motorcycle gang film firmly installing the rebel biker figure as an American cultural icon and launching Brando's career from initial stardom into infamy. Set in Carbonville and Wrightsville California and shot on location in Calabasas Thousand Oaks and Hollister California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1978ref. 161427Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1978. Final script for the 1979 film seen here under the working title "Stepping Out." Copy belonging to hair stylist Philip Leto with his name in manuscript ink on the title page. Blue and green revision pages throughout. A comedy about three retired men living on social security who decide to pull off a bank heist to finance their last days and more importantly to bring some excitement to their humdrum lives. The first major feature from director and screenwriter Martin Brest who would go on to make the blockbuster success "Beverly Hills Cop" and who was only 28 at the time this film was shot. Shot on location in New York and Las Vegas. Red titled Warner Brothers wrappers dated October 16 1978 noted as FINAL on the front wrapper. Title page present dated October 16 1978 noted as FINAL with credits for screenwriter Martin Brest and story credit for Edward Cannon. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Xerographic duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only with blue pink and green revision pages throughout dated variously between 1/22/79 and 5/14/79. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus slightly yapped bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1964ref. 158255N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1964 Japanese anthology film showing actor Katsuo Nakamura in the film's third segment "Miminashi H ichi no Hanashi" "Hoichi the Earless". Provenance stamps on the verso as well as a stamp of the film's title. Based on Lafcadio Hearn's 1904 collection of Japanese ghost tales "Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things." Nominated for an Academy Award and the Palme d'Or. 11 x 9 inches. Very Good with wear on the finish and light creases at the corners. Criterion Collection 90. Eureka Masters of Cinema 228. N.p. unknown books
1944ref. 168473Los Angeles: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1944. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1944 film showing director Mervyn LeRoy hosing down a plane prop on the set with Spencer Tracy making a goofy face from the pilot's seat. Printed mimeo snipe in French and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer stamp on the verso. Based on the 1943 book an eyewitness account of the first American retaliatory strike against Japan four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor led by US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle. Set in Florida and shot on location in Florida and California. 8.5 x 6.5 inches. Faint discoloration on the top edge of the verso else Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1986ref. 161137Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1986. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1987 film including one taken on the set showing director Adrian Lyne talking with actors Glenn Close and Michael Douglas between takes. Layout annotations in manuscript ink on the versos. Based on screenwriter James Dearden's 1980 short film "Diversion." An enormous box office success and the highest grossing film of 1987. Nominated for six Academy Awards. Set and shot on location in New York. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Penzler 101. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1989ref. 166586N.p.: N.p. 1989. Revised Final Draft script for the 1990 television film which aired on ABC on March 25 1990 with manuscript ink annotations on ten pages mostly adding page and scene numbers. Laid in are three revision pages two goldenrod pages 95 and 101 and one lilac page 94. Carl Weather stars as a security man who works for Billy Dee Williams a sadistic ganger with an alluring and seductive wife Lonette McKee. Shot on location in Los Angeles. Front wrapper integral with title page with the latest revision dated 11/3/89 noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Brian Taggert. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographic duplication rectos only with green yellow goldenrod and lilac revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/31/89 and 11/10/89. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Moore The Good the Tough and the Deadly: Action Movies and Stars 1960s-2015. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 151201N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A lawyer investigates the wrongful detainment of his partner by the police who he suspects has been held due to his political activities during a recent social unrest. Screenwriter Michael Sarne is best known for his work as a director including "Joanna" 1968 and "Myra Breckinridge" 1970 and as an actor most notably in "Intimidade" 1975 and "Eastern Promises" 2007. Set in South America. Red untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Michael Sarne. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered 94. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 153241London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1968. Revised Draft script for the 1970 film. Copy belonging to crew member Bert Lea with his name in manuscript ink annotation to the title page. Playfully altered on the front wrapper with two images from the film. Based on the 1968 novel by Hugh Atkinson. The story of four marathon runners from different countries as they prepare to compete in the Olympic games in Rome. Set and shot on location in Austria Denmark England Australia Italy and Japan. Maroon untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated 20.10.68 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriter Erich Segal and novelist Hugh Atkinson. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1962ref. 150414Rome: Cineriz 1962. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Michelangelo Antonioni and actors Monica Vitti and Alain Delon during a cafe scene on the set of the 1962 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamps of Keystone Photo and Publifoto and a stamp noting No. 8710. A woman's newfound relationship with a power-hungry stockbroker gradually erodes as she becomes dissatisfied with his shallow interests. The final film in Antonioni's modernity trilogy all starring Vitti preceded by "L'avventura" 1960 and "La notte" 1961. Awarded the Jury Special Prize and nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. Shot on location in Rome and Verona Italy. 10.5 x 8.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 278. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese My Voyage to Italy. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Cineriz unknown books
1996ref. 156630N.p.: PPCM Photo Press Agency 1996. Five vintage studio still photographs from the French release of the 1996 animated comedy film. Based on the satirical 1990s animated television series created by Mike Judge about the misadventures of two apathetic teenage slackers. Followed by a 2022 sequel "Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe." 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. PPCM Photo Press Agency unknown books
1976ref. 156360Paris: Les Films Jacques Leitienne 1976. Two vintage oversize borderless matte-finish color photographs from the 1976 Italian-Yugoslavian film. Stamps of Les Films Jacques Leitienne on the versos. A young wealthy and bored prince flits from affair to affair at his family's sprawling country estate culminating in a wild orgy that ends in death. Shot on location in Croatia. 12 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the corners. Les Films Jacques Leitienne unknown books
1966ref. 150132N.p.: N.p. 1966. Three vintage borderless reference photographs of Hana Brejchova from the 1965 film. German mimeo snipe on verso of two of the photographs. One of the best known films from the Czechoslovak New Wave nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and bringing director Milos Forman to international attention. Set in Moravia Czechoslovakia. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. One with a small faint crease and one slightly wavy else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 144. Second Run 54. N.p. unknown books
1997ref. 157411Hollywood: Volcanic Films 1997. Revised Draft script for the 1998 film. A pitch-black comedy about two middle-class couples who lie and cheat in their struggles to find satisfaction in their empty relationships. Neil LaBute's second feature following "In the Company of Men" 1997. Gray titled wrappers with credit for director-screenwriter Neil LaBute. Title page present dated 10/20/97 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriter Neil LaBute. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper about Fine bound with two gold brads. Volcanic Films unknown books
1960ref. 151134London: J. Arthur Rank 1960. Draft script for the pilot episode of the 1961-1964 television series originally aired on ATV on September 9 1961. Based on the 1959 book by John Gosling. The series followed an elite division of Scotland Yard nicknamed the "Ghost Squad" generally sent to investigate unusual cases which fell outside the scope of normal police work. In this first entry a squad operator is sent to investigate a criminal ring smuggling gold from Hong Kong to Karachi. Red titled wrappers noted as DRAFT OF PILOT SCRIPT on the front wrapper dated 14th June 1960. Title page present dated June 1960 noted as DRAFT OF PILOT SCRIPT. 55 leaves with last page of text numbered 54. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine lightly faded to the binding and top edge of the front wrapper side stitched. J. Arthur Rank unknown books
1947ref. 156253Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film showing a blonde Rita Hayworth perched on the railing of Errol Flynn's yacht "Zaca" during filming on location in Mexico. Stamp of Columbia Pictures on the verso. Director Orson Welles promised to write produce and direct a film for Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn in exchange for an emergency $55000 to help finance costuming for his 1946 Broadway musical "Around the World." The resultant film based on Raymond Sherwood King's 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" courted controversy not least due to Welles' decision to have Hayes cut and bleach her iconic red hair for her performance. Although the film was a commercial failure in the US upon release it is now considered a touchstone of the noir genre. Shot on location in Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good lightly toned overall with brief wear at the corners. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
