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1976ref. 172538N.p.: Cinema International 1976. Collection of fourteen vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1976 film. With mimeo snipes affixed to the versos and a Cinema International stamp on the versos. Based on the 1941 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A studio executive during the golden age of Hollywood tries to prevent unionization on his movie sets and has an affair with an engaged actress. Nominated for one Academy Award. Set in Hollywood. Twelve photographs 8 x 10 inches two photographs trimmed 10 x 7 inches. About Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Weldon 1983. Cinema International unknown books
1963ref. 149457N.p.: Les Films Marceau-Cocinor 1963. Eight vintage borderless black-and-white reference photographs from the 1963 French-Italian sexploitation film. A pseudo-journalistic view into the world of Italian sadomasochism in the 1960s. Four photographs 9.5 x 7 inches four photographs 7 x 4.75 inches. Very Good plus. Les Films Marceau-Cocinor unknown books
1973ref. 164212N.p.: N.p. 1973. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1973 French surrealist film. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. After being falsely accused of murdering his mother an epileptic man goes on the run into the desert where he meets a mystical hermit and becomes involved in a circus. The second feature-length film by noted Spanish artist playwright and writer Fernando Arrabal. Approximately 7 x 5 inches with wide bottom margins. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 154934London: Paramount Pictures 1972. Vintage British program for the 1972 film with black and white and color film still photographs throughout. Based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo who co-wrote the screenplay with director Francis Ford Coppola. Widely considered one of the finest films ever made and an inescapable influence on the portrayal of organized crime in film and television. Nominated for eleven Academy Awards winning three for Best Picture Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Brando. Set in New York New Jersey Los Angeles Las Vegas Sicily and Cuba and shot on location in New York New Jersey Los Angeles Las Vegas Sicily and the Dominican Republic. 8.5 x 11 inches. Side-stapled in illustrated card wrappers. Very Good plus. Wrappers with light rubbing overall light horizontal creasing at spine fold and a bump to the top right corner. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Penzler 101. Schrader 16. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1962ref. 150812N.p.: N.p. 1962. Eight vintage borderless reference studio still photographs five with bottom margins from the 1962 film. One with cropping annotation in blue and red holigraph pencil and remainder of label since removed on verso. Based on the 1953 novel by Henri-Pierre Roche. One of the founding films of the French New Wave examining a long relationship between two men and an impulsive young woman before during and after the First World War. Shot on location throughout France. One photograph 9.25 x 7 inches the other seven photographs 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 281. Ebert II. Schrader Canon Fodder 27. N.p. unknown books
1973ref. 152340Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1973 French film two showing actress Alexandra Stewart and one showing Stewart and Jean-Pierre Leaud. With provenance stamps and manuscript ink and pencil annotations to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. One of the great films about film chronicling the ups and downs in the lives of the cast and crew of a fictional melodrama film. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one for Best Foreign Language Film. Shot on location in France. 9.75 x 7.75 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased with pinholes to the corners. Criterion Collection 769. Ebert IV. Warner Brothers unknown books
1964ref. 153961Various cities: Les Films du Carrosse / SEDIF 1964. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director François Truffaut and his longtime cinematographer Raoul Coutard setting up a shot with actress Françoise Dorleac on the set of the 1964 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Truffaut's fourth film about a seemingly happily married literary scholar who begins an affair with an airline stewardess. Truffaut and Coutard worked together on a number of films including "Breathless" 1960 "Shoot the Piano Player" 1960 "Jules and Jim" 1962 and "The Bride Wore Black" 1968. Set and shot on location in Portugal and France. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 749. Rosenbaum 1000. Les Films du Carrosse / SEDIF unknown books
1966ref. 150657N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph with narrow top margin from the 1966 film. "Cinema 66" and "Rahrenheit 451" stamps on verso. Based on the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. Truffaut's fifth film set in a dystopian future in which all books are burned and free thought is discouraged. Set in and shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1978ref. 150552N.p.: N.p. 1978. Vintage borderless reference photograph of François Truffaut and Laurence Ragon from the 1978 film. Layout annotations in manuscript ink "La Chambre Verte" stamp and "June 78" stamp all on verso. Based on the 1895 short story "The Altar of the Dead" by Henry James with elements of James' 1903 novella "The Beast in the Jungle" and his 1896 short story "The Way it Came." One of Truffaut's least successful films but also one of his most personal and critically acclaimed a meditation on death and on an individual's inability to live in the face of it. Truffaut stars as Julien Davenne a journalist who writes obituaries in an unfashionable journal obsesses about the loss of his wife Julie and those members of his WWI squad lost in the war which lead him to build a shrine as a memorial so that they may never be forgotten. The third and final film which Truffaut would both direct and star. Shot on location in Calvados and Eure France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1985ref. 152301Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1985. Revised Final Draft script for the 1986 television film seen here under the working title "Stolen Dreams" with an annotation on the front wrapper amending the title to "Killer in the Mirror." The film originally aired on March 31 1986 on NBC. Director-screenwriter Frank De Felitta has a storied career as a novelist screenwriter and director of horror films and thrillers with highlights including "The Entity" 1982 "Audrey Rose" 1977 "ZPG" 1972 and "Dark Night of the Scarecrow" 1981. A woman's evil twin marries her sister's wealthy beloved murders him fakes her own death and attempts to frame her sister for the murder. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 26 1985 noted as REV. FINAL DRAFT with credits for director-screenwriter Frank De Felitta. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 12/27/85 and 01/27/86. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1972ref. 160515N.p.: N.p. 1972. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1972 film both showing actors Patricia Collins and Jerry Orbach. Based on Frederick Exley's classic 1968 novel about a middle-aged alcoholic writer who suffers a mental breakdown. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival. Shot on location in New York and Toronto. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1953ref. 153219N.p.: N.p. 1953. Vintage reference photograph of director Fritz Lang in conversation with actress Anne Baxter on the set of the 1953 film noir. Mimeo snipe to the verso. Based on the 1951 novella by Vera Caspary. A telephone operator wakes up with a hangover and a creeping feeling that she might have murdered her date the previous night. The first installment in Lang's "newspaper noir" trilogy followed by "While the City Sleeps" 1956 and "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" 1956. Set in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. N.p. unknown books
1937ref. 159941Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1937. Vintage reference photograph of director Fritz Lang and a camera crew capturing a scene with actress Sylvia Sidney on the set of the 1937 film. National Film Archive stamp on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. One of Lang's greatest American films and an important film noir antecedent very much predicting the "crime spree" films that would follow it notably "They Live By Night" 1948 "Gun Crazy" 1950 and "Bonnie and Clyde" 1967. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1987ref. 155649N.p.: N.p. 1987. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actors Gary Oldman and Alfred Molina talking with director Stephen Frears on the set of the 1987 film. Based on the 1978 nonfiction book by John Lahr about the successful career and tragic death of gay British playwright Joe Orton. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. Olive Films 1098. N.p. unknown books
1931ref. 170382Paris: Les Films Osso 1931. Vintage lobby card for the 1931 French film. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the 1980 novel by Gaston Leroux. Featuring set designs by Russian art director Pierre Schild who worked on a number of notable films throughout the 1930s and 1940s including "L'Age d'Or" 1930. 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with some light soil and wear to the margins. Les Films Osso unknown books
1977ref. 151306Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1977 film showing director George Lucas sitting with actor Alec Guinness while shooting on location. A breakaway blockbuster space epic the first entry in what would eventually become an ongoing series of films and an even larger monolithic franchise. Winner of six Academy Awards and nominated for four others including Best Picture and Best Director. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far far away and shot on location in Mexico Guatemala Tunisia England and California and Arizona in the US. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1958ref. 153075Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1958. Vintage reference photograph from the 1958 film showing actress June Thorburn in conversation with a tiny Russ Tamblyn. With a printed label specific to the film's UK release affixed to the verso. Based on the 17th-century fairy tales "Thumbling" and "Thumbling's Travels" by the Brothers Grimm about the adventures of a miniature youth. Shot on location in Hollywood and London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased and toned to the edges. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1996ref. 167493Beverly Hills CA: 3 Arts Productions 1996. Second Revised Draft script for the 1997 film. Jennifer Aniston stars as a young awkward advertising executive who after being passed up for promotion because she isn't "stable enough" pretends to be engaged to wedding photographer Jay Mohr whom she only briefly met to impress her boss. Set in and shot on location in New York and New Jersey. Lilac titled wrappers dated April 30 1996. Title page present dated April 30 1996 noted as 2nd Revised Draft with credits for screenwriters Arleen Sorkin and Paul Slansky and "2nd revised draft by" Glenn Gordon Caron and J.J. Abrams. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two metal brads. 3 Arts Productions unknown books
1956ref. 130513London: Independent Film Producers / Distributor's Corporation of America 1956. Original British quad poster for the 1956 British film. The fourth of 7 screenplays written by Greene and his third adaptation of his own work. An unusual foray for the author a late screwball comedy in which a mild mannered assistant accountant in the midst of his honeymoon becomes tangled up in a mess involving a casino and two very canny businessmen. 30 x 40 inches. Near Fine. Phillips US. Independent Film Producers / Distributor's Corporation of America unknown books
1926ref. 171469Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1926. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1926 silent film: one showing Greta Garbo alone one showing Ricardo Cortez alone and one showing Garbo and Cortez in an embrace. Based on Vicente Blasco Ibàñez's 1900 novella "Entre naranjos." Garbo's second American film appearance and first starring role launching her Hollywood acting career and paving the way for her third American film "Flesh and the Devil" the movie that would make her an international star. 8 x 10 inches. Generally Very Good plus two lightly toned and one with a chip at one corner. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1931ref. 161580N.p.: N.p. 1931. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1931 film one showing a camera crew on a raised platform capturing a scene with actors Greta Garbo and Robert Montgomery and the other showing Garbo and Montgomery during the scene itself. Loosely based on Alphonse Daudet's 1884 novel "Sappho." A free-spirited artist's model falls in love with a student deciding to give up the comforts of her life as a kept woman in exchange for his love. Set in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 168073Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film showing Haskell Wexler capturing a scene with Robert Forster. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. A hardened and dubiously ethical television cameraman finds out he is being watched by the FBI amidst the tumultuous protests taking place around the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Highly influential for its groundbreaking use of factual historical events interspersed with fictional narrative and its frank depiction of the contemporary countercultural movement. Featuring early music by Frank Zappa's band Mothers of Invention. Due to its startlingly political narrative as well as nudity and language the film was originally given an X rating by the MPAA though by 1970 this would be downgraded to an R. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 658. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1957ref. 140967London: Montpelier 1957. Shooting script for the 1958 film. Copy belonging to crew member James H. Ware with his name and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout. Ware was a major presence in British and American cinema best known for his work on "Beat the Devil" 1953 "Room at the Top" 1959 "Our Man in Havana" 1959 "Charade" 1963 and "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" 1965. Laid in is a note from James Ware. Based on Paul Gallico's short story "The Enchanted Hour" a British man is sent to America to negotiate a deal for which he is clearly out his depth. Set in the United States shot on location in England. Black untitled wrappers. Title page present dated May 1957 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mimeograph duplication with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between June 28 1957 and July 31 1957. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two silver brads. Montpelier unknown books
1970ref. 140899Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1970. Vintage borderless photograph from the German release of the 1970 US film based on the 1934 autobiographical novel by Henry Miller. In this image Miller who also had a cameo role converses with Rip Torn who portrays him in the film. With a German mimeo snipe and the stamp Cinema International on the verso. Set and shot in Paris. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1943ref. 140944Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1943. Collection of twelve vintage still photographs from the 1943 film. Two of these are linen-backed keybook photographs both test shots of Bette Davis. One is a third test shot single weight of Davis with some wax pencil annotations on the recto and a snipe on the verso. The remaining nine photographs are studio stills. Based on Lillian Hellman's 1941 play of the same name. A German-born Engineer and his family escape to the US after engaging in anti-Fascist activities in Europe. The screen rights for this World War II drama were attained by Jack L. Warner who saw its potential as a propaganda film. After a difficult production the film was released to positive reviews and received an Academy Award for Best Actor. 8 x 10 inches. Condition Very Good to Very Good plus. Some cello tape to the recto of some of the studio stills and some fading occasional pin holes to a few of same. Warner Brothers unknown books
