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1951ref. 149591Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1951. Vintage studio still photograph of director Jean Renoir and screenwriter Rumer Godden on the set of the 1951 film. Based on Godden's 1946 novel. Renoir's first feature length film in color following an adolescent girl coming of age in British colonial India. Shot on location in West Bengal India. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Ebert III. BFI 619. Criterion Collection 276. United Artists unknown books
1933ref. 161157Paris: Franfilmdis 1933. Vintage oversize double weight studio still photograph for the landmark 1933 silent film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Although he only made four films before his death from tuberculosis at the age of 29 Jean Vigo would come to have an outsized influence on cinema particularly the French New Wave with François Truffaut in particular paying homage to Vigo's anarchic boarding school students in "Zero for Conduct" during the classroom and recess scenes in his 1959 film "The 400 Blows." 11.75 x 9.75 inches with wide bottom margins. Very Good plus lightly creased at the edges. Criterion Collection 578. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Franfilmdis unknown books
1962ref. 163800N.p.: N.p. 1962. Two vintage borderless oversize reference photographs from the 1962 film both showing actress Anna Karina. Annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the versos. Director Jean-Luc Godard's least "intellectual" film and also one of his finest a drama about a well-educated Parisian woman who drifts into prostitution out of boredom with the working world. The third of seven influential films between 1960 and 1965 directed by Godard and starring his then-wife and muse Anna Karina. Shot on location in Paris. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. Very Good moderately edgeworn. BFI 2055. Criterion Collection 512. Ebert I. N.p. unknown books
1967ref. 168470N.p.: N.p. 1967. Two vintage borderless reference photographs showing a car accident sequence from the 1967 film one showing director Jean-Luc Godard looking back at the camera smiling wryly as plumes of smoke rise in the background. Layout annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. One of Godard's most misanthropic films about a loveless bourgeois couple who fantasize about killing each other while on a long road trip to visit the woman's parents with the intent of securing an inheritance. Shot on location in Ile de France and Paris. 6.75 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 635. Rosenbaum 1000. Godard Histoires du cinema. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. N.p. unknown books
1967ref. 155298N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage reference photograph from the 1967 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard showing actors Raoul Lévy and Anny Duperey. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A day in the life of a seemingly normal suburban housewife who intersperses her daily routine of housework cleaning and shopping with appointments as a call girl. One of director Godard's most highly regarded and stylistically innovative films released the same year as "Weekend" and "La chinoise." Set and shot on location in Paris. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 482. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. N.p. unknown books
1961ref. 150014N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Jean-Claude Brialy and Anna Karina from the 1961 film. "Michel Casanova" stamp and "R. Levy" stamp on verso. Godard's homage to romantic comedies and the Hollywood musical about a woman who wants to have child but is caught between her resistant boyfriend and his overeager best friend. Perhaps the director's warmest and funniest film. Set in and shot on location in Paris. 9.25 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 238. N.p. unknown books
1962ref. 158219N.p.: N.p. 1962. Collection of eleven vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1962 French-Italian film. A peplum sword-and-sandal swashbuckler set in 1700s France about a highwayman who forms a band of knaves who steal from the rich and give to the poor. The second of three films starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Claudia Cardinale following Mauro Bolognini's "La viaccia" 1961 and preceding José Giovanni's "Scoumoune" 1972. Shot on location in Aveyron Hérault Seine-et-Marne and Oise France. 9.25 x 7 inches. One moderately faded else Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 158145N.p.: N.p. 1972. Four vintage reference photographs from the 1972 French adult film. One with annotations in manuscript pencil regarding cropping on the verso. A young drug addict wanders into a secluded Canadian villa where she is drawn into a wild party that quickly degenerates into violence. Shot on location in Mont Saint-Hilaire. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall. Bier 1203. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 150709Los Angeles: Cinerama Releasing 1972. Collection of eleven vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 documentary film. A documentary capturing the first performance of an all-Black rodeo in Harlem and the varied audience reactions to seeing African Americans participating in what was widely considered a white sport. Featuring appearances by Muhammad Ali who rides a horse down 125th Street and noted Western actor Woody Strode. Set and shot on location in Harlem. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Cinerama Releasing unknown books
1974ref. 169584N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1974 French film showing actors Alice Arno and Tania Busselier. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil regarding layout on the verso. Loosely based on the works of the Marquis de Sade about a murderous countess who is released from a mental institution proceeding to return to her perverse and bloodthirsty ways. 11.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1984ref. 170425N.p.: Cinesthesia Productions 1984. Seven vintage photographs from the 1984 film including six studio stills and one reference photograph. One with a production company label on the verso and five with provenance labels to same. Director Jim Jarmusch's first effort "Permanent Vacation" 1980 was his final thesis at New York University's film school. As with the earliest films of Jean-Pierre Melville and David Lynch he then spent four years making "Stranger than Paradise" shooting as money allowed. The resulting film was the stunning breakthrough of an auteur who both understood his masters and paved the way for a new kind of cinema. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine to Fine one with annotations in manuscript pencil to the margins. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 400. Rosenbaum 1000. Cinesthesia Productions unknown books
1955ref. 170764Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1955. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1955 film showing Joan Collins in a glittering two-piece ensemble and matching jewelry. French release stamp on the verso. An epic drama set in Ancient Egypt about the construction of the Great Pyramid co-written by William Faulkner. Although poorly received upon release-and notable as Howard Hawks' first commercial failure-the film has since been reevaluated by a host of critics including Jonathan Rosenbaum who praised the film for its continued relevance in relation to contemporary politics. Shot on location in Egypt. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Warner Brothers unknown books
1974ref. 170745N.p.: John Boorman Productions 1974. Vintage color reference photograph of Sean Connery and Sara Kestlman from the 1974 film. After the critical and commercial success of 1972's "Deliverance" director John Boorman was given almost total creative freedom for his next film. He responded by costuming Sean Connery in red briefs and suspenders thigh-high boots a handlebar mustache and a long braid and setting him loose in a utopian city of nearly catatonically bored immortals as a ruthless killer doing the violent bidding of a giant floating talking stone head. In his spare time he woos and has a child with Charlotte Rampling. Somewhat obviously the film has since become a cult classic. Shot on location in Ireland. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Arrow 1147. John Boorman Productions unknown books
1967ref. 151240N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1967 film showing actor Eddie Powell as The Mummy carrying actress Elizabeth Sellars. With a provenance stamp on the verso. A team of archaeologists revive an Egyptian pharaoh who subsequently seeks retribution for the violation of his tomb. The third in Hammer Films' Mummy cycle preceded by "The Mummy" 1959 and "The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb" 1964 and followed by "Blood from the Mummy's Tomb" 1971. The final Hammer film to be produced at Bray Studios before the company's 1967 relocation to Elstree and Pinewood Studios. Set in Egypt. 7 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1990ref. 160613N.p.: N.p. 1990. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1990 film both showing director Roger Corman on the set. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1973 novel by Brian Aldiss. Low-budget horror king Roger Corman's final directorial effort and his first film after a hiatus of nearly 20 years about a scientist from future Los Angeles who accidentally travels back to 1817 Switzerland where he meets both Mary Shelley and confusingly her fictional creation Victor Frankenstein. INXS frontman Michael Hutchence makes a humorous appearance as Shelley's husband Percy as well. Set in Los Angeles and Switzerland shot on location in Italy. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 167079N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1964 film showing actress Sue Lyon in a polka-dot bikini. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on Tennessee Williams' 1961 play. An alcoholic ex-priest finds himself caught between the attentions of three women while leading a failing tour of Puerto Vallarta. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one. Set and shot on location in Mismaloya and Puerto Vallarta Mexico the latter becoming a popular tourist destination after the film's release. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1988ref. 170779Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1988. Seven vintage 35mm color slides from the 1988 documentary film. A chronicle of John Lennon's life commissioned by Yoko Ono in 1986 using previously unreleased recordings and archival footage. Shot on location in London and New York. 1.5 x 1 inches housed individually in 2 x 2 inch cardboard sleeves. Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1967ref. 150623Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1967. Collection of 35 vintage borderless double weight reference photographs from the 1967 US-UK co-production. Seven photographs with images of director Andrew Marton actors and crew on the set. A British rancher hires two American cowboys to oversee his Kenyan estate. Basis for the American television show "Cowboy in Africa" starring Chuck Connors which ran on ABC during the 1967-1968 season. Set and shot on location in Kenya. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1999ref. 152551Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System CBS 1999. Final Draft script for Season 1 Episode 6 of the 1999 television series here under the working title "Into the Black." Copy belonging to actor Benjamin Lum with a call sheet dated March 2 1999 laid in along with two signed photographs of actors James Wlcek and Marco Sanchez. Additionally INSCRIBED by Wlcek to Lum on the title page: "To Ben / Excellent Work!! / Jimmy Wlcek" and also SIGNED by Sanchez just above Wlcek's inscription. The series followed Carlos Sandoval a former police detective as he teamed up with his childhood friend Trent Malloy a martial arts expert to form a private investigation business. In this episode Trent and Carlos go undercover at a Chinese restaurant whose owner is being harassed by a gang. Originally aired on April 17 1999 on CBS. Shot on location in Texas. Green self wrappers. Title page present dated February 10 1999 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Bob Gookin. 66 leaves with last page of text numbered 55. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink yellow and green revision pages throughout dated variously between 2/17/99 and 2/19/99. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] unknown books
1985ref. 159104Studio City CA: ITC Productions / Blue Andre Productions 1985. Revised Second Draft script for the 1986 television film originally aired on November 10 1986 on NBC. Based on the true story of Maude DeVictor a Veterans Benefits Counselor for the Veterans Administration who worked to expose the government's coverup of the harmful effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam veterans. White generic ITC wrappers with a die-cut title window. Title page present dated July 19 1985 noted as REVISED SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriter John Sayles and story credits for Martin M. Goldstein Stephen Doran and Robert Jacobs. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. ITC Productions / Blue Andre Productions unknown books
1979ref. 166579N.p.: N.p. 1979. Final script for the 1981 film. Copy belonging to construction coordinator Hendrik "Hank" Wynands with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. The small town of Ticlaw has only one attraction: an amusement park. When construction builds a new freeway nearby with no exit into Ticlaw the town will do anything to alter the project in their favor. Director John Schlesinger's first film of the 1980s. Shot on location in Apopka Mount Dora and Sarasota Florida. Hot pink titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 24 1979 noted as FINAL SCRIPT noted as copy No. 158 in manuscript ink with credit for screenwriter Edward Clinton. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus faded on the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 139926Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1974. First Draft script for an unproduced television movie. Based on John Steinbeck's 1939 novel of the same title and adapted from the screenplay by Nunnally Johnson for the 1940 film. During the Great Depression and dustbowl era a family of tenant farmers living and suffering in Oklahoma and forced to move west abandoning their home. They end up in California with many other "Okies" like them searching for a new future. Peter Knopf is a Emmy-nominated writer best known for his work on "Posse" 1975 "Peter and Paul" 1981 and "Not My Kid" 1985. Set in Oklahoma and California. Green titled wrappers noted as First Draft on the front wrapper dated April 12 1974. Title page present dated April 12 1974 noted as First Draft with credits for novelist Steinbeck screenwriter Knopf screenwriter Johnson and producer Stanley Hough. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1955ref. 154966N.p.: N.p. 1955. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1955 film showing director Joseph L. Mankiewicz handing a cup of coffee to actress Jean Simmons. Provenance label on the verso along with manuscript ink annotations. Based on the 1950 Broadway musical which was in turn based on Damon Runyon's short stories "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure." A gambler wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana where the pair begin to fall for each other. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in New York and Havana. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 151323Universal City: Universal Studios 1968. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Joseph Losey directing actress Mia Farrow during a bathtub scene on the set of the 1968 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso along with a provenance stamp. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. An impoverished woman meets a young girl who claims to be her long-lost daughter believed to have died in a drowning accident years before. Set and shot on location in London. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus overall with a couple of small bruises near the bottom right corner. Universal Studios unknown books
1973ref. 154836N.p.: N.p. 1973. Four vintage borderless reference photographs taken on the set of the 1973 film including several shots of director Joseph Losey actors Jane Fonda and Edward Fox and other cast and crew members. Cinemagence stamp on the verso. Based on the 1879 play by Henrik Ibsen about a woman named Nora who leads a quiet existence with her authoritarian husband Torvald but is forced to reconsider her marriage when a blackmailer threatens to reveal secrets from her past. Shot on location in Reros Norway. 7 x 5 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown books
