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1969ref. 140234Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1969. Draft script for the 1970 film. An older rancher is threatened by bandits stealing his cattle. Together with Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid he participates in the Lincoln County War a war against a dry goods monopoly that attempted to control cattle and water supplies as well which had sprung up in the New Mexico territory and led to great bloodshed. Set in New Mexico territory shot on location in California Arizona and New Mexico USA. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Andrew J. Fenady. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 137. Mechanical duplication with green blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between June 25 1969 and November 3 1969. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1971ref. 165085N.p.: N.p. 1971. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1971 film both showing actress Candy Darling. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the versos. A satire of the women's liberation movement starring Warhol superstars Darling Jackie Curtis and Holly Woodlawn about three New York women who join a militant feminist group Politically Involved Girls P.I.G. in an attempt to find happiness apart from men. The last film to use footage filmed directly by Andy Warhol himself. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus one with faint discoloration on the center right of the verso. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 169567N.p.: N.p. 1972. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1972 French film. French release stamps on the versos. Based on the 1951 novel by Belgian author Françoise Mallet-Joris who also co-wrote the screenplay with director Guy Casaril. A wealthy lonely 15-year-old girl is seduced by her father's girlfriend a manipulative older woman who hopes to marry the girl's widowed father. 9 x 7 inches. Near Fine to Fine. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 161143N.p.: N.p. 1969. Five vintage reference photographs from the classic 1969 British science fiction film including one borderless and three double weight. A womanizing secret agent uncovers a secret race of beautiful alien superwomen who are kidnapping human women to help repopulate their planet. Shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Jezebel 6. N.p. unknown books
1956ref. 152105Los Angeles: Alco Pictures 1956. Final script for the 1957 television film. Text divided into three scripts titled "Blessed Event" "Brand New Shoes" and "Decision" bound together in blue card wrappers. Copies belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his name to front wrappers and title page and manuscript ink annotations noting his lines throughout. Based on Anna Sewell's classic 1877 novel "Black Beauty." A young boy receives a foal from his emotionally distant widowed father as a present on his tenth birthday and soon forms a strong bond with the animal. All screenplays housed together in blue card wrappers bound with a silver prong. "Blessed Event": Yellow wrappers undated with credits for screenwriter Steve Fisher. Title page present undated noted as FINAL with credits for screenwriter Steve Fisher. 34 leaves with last page of text numbered I-32. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. "Brand New Shoes": Orange wrappers undated with credits for screenwriter Steve Fisher. Title page present undated noted as FINAL with credits for screenwriter Steve Fisher. 30 leaves with last page of text numbered II-23. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. "Decision": Blue wrappers undated with credits for screenwriter Steve Fisher. Title page present undated noted as FINAL with credits for screenwriter Steve Fisher. 30 leaves with last page of text numbered III-28. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Alco Pictures unknown books
1965ref. 146897N.p.: N.p. 1965. Final Draft script for the 1965 film. With a "With Compliments" card from Seven Arts Productions laid in with the script along with a set of three stapled revision pages on pink stock. In order to provide a father figure for her infant son a recently widowed woman attempts to choose between two marital prospects-the grumpy child psychologist for whom she works or her hippie next-door neighbor. Set in Greenwich Village NY. Blue untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter William Peter Blatty. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink revision pages laid in dated 21.1.65. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1963ref. 158484N.p.: Advent Films / Union Films 1963. Collection of 14 vintage reference photographs from the 1963 British film. A "naturist" film about a woman who falls in love with a Korean War veteran and decides to join in with his nudist lifestyle. Shot on location in Kent. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus slightly age toned. Advent Films / Union Films unknown books
1954ref. 131088Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1954. Final Draft script for the 1954 film. The fifth of seven films in the popular "Francis the Talking Mules series all made in the 1950s. Copy belonging to technical advisor Major Lane Carlson with his name in manuscript blue ink on a label affixed to the front wrapper and his annotations throughout. Carlson acted as a consultant on the military aspects of the film as the film involves Francis joining the Army going to the Pentagon etc. Salmon titled wrappers noted as Final Screenplay on the front wrapper dated February 9 1954. 157 leaves Multilith duplication with blue pink and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 2-17-54 and 4-5-54. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus in a three ring binder used during production. Universal Pictures unknown books
1966ref. 151319N.p.: N.p. 1966. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1966 film showing Herman's Hermits who appear as fictionalized versions of themselves in the film. A NASA scientist is sent to covertly gather information about Herman's Hermits after the children of US astronauts pick "Herman's Hermits" to be the name of the newest Gemini space capsule. The second US film to feature the British-based band following "When the Boys Meet the Girls" 1965. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1965ref. 148132Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Draft script for the 1966 film here under the working title "There's No Place Like Space" from the collection of cinematographer Paul Vogel presumably his working copy with "Camera" written in manuscript pencil at the top right corner of the front wrapper. A vehicle to promote the band Herman's Hermits in much the same vein as The Beatles in Richard Lester's 1965 "A Hard Day's Night" and 1966 "Help." British pop rock band Herman's Hermits tour the US and are chosen as the "good luck name" of the next Gemini space capsule. Yellow titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 73 dated August 30 1965 with credits for screenwriter James B. Gordon. Title page integral with first page. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1988ref. 161423Los Angeles: Act III Productions 1988. Draft script for the 1989 film. Copy belonging to hair stylist Philip Leto with his annotations in manuscript ink on the title page and his name in manuscript ink on a single revision page. A old New York safecracker takes on a bumbling young crook as his lookout and apprentice. The American directorial debut of Scottish filmmaker Bill Forsyth. Set and shot on location in Portland Oregon. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director Bill Forsyth and screenwriter John Sayles. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink and green revision pages throughout most undated with one dated June 15 1988. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good moderately soiled bound with three silver brads. Act III Productions unknown books
1969ref. 171148Los Angeles: David Diamond 1969. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is a 14-page carbon typescript summary of the film dated January 2 1969. Based on screenwriter Bill S. Ballinger's 1968 novel "The Source of Fear." In modern-day Israel archaeologists search for the Biblical city of Zoar eventually uncovering and getting trapped in an ancient cave that holds the key to the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated July 1st 1969 with credit for Ballinger. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. David Diamond unknown books
2000ref. 169932Pine Bush New York: Abandon Pictures 2000. Draft script for the 2001 film. Agency copy in ICM Agency wrappers with a copied annotation on the title page noting "Please copy return." A retelling of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" set in suburban Pennsylvania in the 1970s following ambitious hamburger stand worker Joe McBeth. Shot on location in Halifax. White generic ICM agency wrappers. Title page present dated 02/08/00 noted as Production Draft with credit for director and screenwriter Billy Morrissette. 58 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Xerographic duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Abandon Pictures unknown books
1948ref. 149569Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1948. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1948 film showing director Billy Wilder demonstrating how to embrace actress Marlene Dietrich with actor John Lund looking on in the background. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with several manuscript annotations regarding layout. An Iowa congresswoman enlists a US army captain to assist her in an investigation of a former Nazi entertainer. Unbeknownst to the congresswoman however the captain and the entertainer are engaged in an affair leading the captain to seduce the congresswoman in an attempt to hide his conflicting motives. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Shot on location in Berlin. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall with light creases to the corners. Selby US. Selby UK. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1974ref. 149645Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1974. Vintage reference photograph from the 1974 film showing actress Valerie Perrine in costume or arguably lack thereof as Lenny Bruce's wife stripper Honey Bruce. With manuscript annotations in ink and pencil on the verso regarding layout. Based on Julian Barry's 1971 play which followed the career decline and death by morphine overdose of controversial comedian Lenny Bruce. A tour de force shot in black and white with documentary-like direction interspersed with interviews. Bob Fosse's third film as director and first non-musical. Nominated for six Academy Awards and the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Miami Beach Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twilight Time. United Artists unknown books
1970ref. 153808N.p.: N.p. 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. The adventures of roguish gambler and man-about-town Anthony "Mink" Romano. A later effort by comic book writer and artist Bob Kane best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Batman alongside artist Bill Finger. In his later career Kane turned to screenwriting and film work serving as a consultant on Tim Burton's 1989 adaptation "Batman" and its three sequels. Mustard titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Bob Kane. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Bob Kane. 74 leaves with last page of text numbered 67. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1945ref. 153237Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1945. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1945 animated short film. A fox and a crow each scheme to capture the other in order to claim a $5000 reward for a wanted animal which is instead intended for the capture of a notorious wolf. 10 x 8 inches overall with wide margins images measuring 4.5 x 3.5 inches. Very Good plus. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1970ref. 139053N.p.: Madison Productions Inc 1970. Draft script for the 1971 film. An early exploitation take on the deathless we had to say that topic of clone research which was in its infancy at the time the film was released. Leslie Nielson plays a hard-nosed reporter who witnesses a car crash involving a senator and whose subsequent investigation reveals an intricate conspiracy involving high-level blackmail and advanced medical research. Set in Alamogordo New Mexico shot on location in Albuquerque New Mexico. Red titled front wrapper green rear wrapper. Title page present dated 12/01/70 with credits for screenwriters Jay Simms and Tom Rolf. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication first generation copy with no copied punch holes with blue revision pages throughout dated 12/23/70. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Madison Productions Inc unknown books
1940ref. 150156N.p.: N.p. 1940. Vintage reference photograph from the 1940 film showing actors Bela Lugosi Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre. A popular band takes on a job performing at a wealthy heiress' birthday bash in her large haunted mansion. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light adhesive residue and wear to the corners. N.p. unknown books
ref. 153222N.p. Two vintage color reference photographs of director Brian De Palma and actress Angie Dickinson along with a camera crew on the set of the 1980 film. A defining De Palma film suspenseful in the vein of Alfred Hitchcock and opening with an homage to the famous shower scene in Hitchcock's "Psycho." The sixth of nine highly distinctive films De Palma made between 1973 and 1984. Set in New York shot on location in New York and Pennsylvania. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Arrow 842. Criterion Collection 770. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir. unknown books
1980ref. 152392N.p.: Warner Columbia Film 1980. Archive of material from the screening of the 1980 British film at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival including three borderless reference photographs one pressbook and one xerographically reproduced competition sheet. All text in French. A young punk singer from London rises to stardom but discovers that fame comes at the expense of her friends and integrity. The directorial debut of Brian Gibson who would go on to direct a plethora of films focusing on rock musicians most notably "What's Love Got to Do with It" 1993 and "Still Crazy" 1998. Set and shot on location in London. Photographs 9.5 x 7 inches. Pressbook 8.25 x 11.5 inches 15 leaves. All materials Near Fine. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. Olive Films 309. Warner Columbia Film unknown books
1973ref. 167109N.p.: N.p. 1973. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1973 French film showing Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin in bed together. Director Roger Vadim's attempt to explore women's sexual liberation by changing the classical figure of Don Juan into a woman here played by Bardot in her fifth film with Vadim. Shot in Paris. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. Very Good with some light wear at the corners but still quite bright and clean. N.p. unknown books
1978ref. 160654N.p.: N.p. 1978. Two vintage oversize borderless double weight color reference photographs from the 1978 adult film. Labels affixed to versos noting the film's French title. A man's increasingly obsessive thoughts about his next-door neighbor lead his wife to force him into sex therapy. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. About Near Fine. Bier 793. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 160698N.p.: N.p. 1980. Three vintage oversize color reference photographs from the 1980 French adult film all three showing actress Brigitte Lahaie. After the closure of her establishment by the police a madam decides to open a new brothel in the disguise of a private all-girls school. 12 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus. Bier 1327. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 159697Bradford: W.E. Berry 1972. Vintage British quad poster for the 1972 Australian film. Based on the character originally created by cartoonist Barry Humphries a loutish beer-guzzling Australian named Barry "Bazza" McKenzie. The first Australian film to surpass one million dollars in Australian box office receipts. Shot on location in London. 40 x 30 inches folded. Near Fine. W.E. Berry unknown books
