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1963ref. 154839N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage reference photograph of actress Janet Leigh in a brunette wig relaxing on the set of the 1963 film. Stamps of The Associated Press and Le Parisien on the verso. Based on the 1960 Tony Award winning stage musical of the same name with a book by Michael Stewart lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles Strouse. An unsuccessful pop songwriter is convinced he can make his fortune if he can get recently drafted rock and roll star Conrad Birdie on the Ed Sullivan show to kiss his high school girlfriend goodbye. Nominated for 2 Academy Awards. 7 x 9 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. N.p. unknown books
1965ref. 152788N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage test photograph from the 1965 film showing actress Carroll Baker in costume as Jean Harlow. The rise to fame and troubled life of starlet Jean Harlow before her death from kidney failure at 26. Not to be confused with the 1965 film of the same name directed by Alex Segal and starring Carol Lynley. Set in Hollywood. 10 x 12 inches. Very Good plus faintly creased at the top edge. Olive Films 247. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 152788N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage test photograph from the 1965 film showing actress Carroll Baker in costume as Jean Harlow. The rise to fame and troubled life of starlet Jean Harlow before her death from kidney failure at 26. Not to be confused with the 1965 film of the same name directed by Alex Segal and starring Carol Lynley. Set in Hollywood. 10 x 12 inches. Very Good plus faintly creased at the top edge. Olive Films 247. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 162568Hollywood: Great Empire Films 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1968 film. With a provenance stamp on the verso. Rare. Obscure sexploitation film from director and screenwriter Jean Van Hearn with the tag line "The Generation Gap that Exploded into a Love-In!" 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and faint creasing. Great Empire Films unknown
1968ref. 162568Hollywood: Great Empire Films 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1968 film. With a provenance stamp on the verso. Rare. Obscure sexploitation film from director and screenwriter Jean Van Hearn with the tag line "The Generation Gap that Exploded into a Love-In!" 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and faint creasing. Great Empire Films unknown books
1993ref. 158004Universal City: Universal Pictures 1993. Vintage studio still photograph of director John Woo and actor Jean-Claude Van Damme on the set of the 1993 film. A woman arrives in New Orleans in search of her father where she meets a drifter who helps her uncover the terrifying story behind her father's disappearance. Shot on location in Alabama and Louisiana. 10 x 8.25 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Grant US. Universal Pictures unknown
1993ref. 158004Universal City: Universal Pictures 1993. Vintage studio still photograph of director John Woo and actor Jean-Claude Van Damme on the set of the 1993 film. A woman arrives in New Orleans in search of her father where she meets a drifter who helps her uncover the terrifying story behind her father's disappearance. Shot on location in Alabama and Louisiana. 10 x 8.25 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Grant US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1959ref. 152702Paris: Columbia Pictures 1959. Vintage pressbook for the 1959 French film noir. Text in French. Two French journalists in Manhattan investigate the sudden disappearance of the French delegation to the United Nations. Bi-fold 9 x 12 inches. Lightly rubbed else Near Fine. Grant France. Selby France. Columbia Pictures unknown
1959ref. 152702Paris: Columbia Pictures 1959. Vintage pressbook for the 1959 French film noir. Text in French. Two French journalists in Manhattan investigate the sudden disappearance of the French delegation to the United Nations. Bi-fold 9 x 12 inches. Lightly rubbed else Near Fine. Grant France. Selby France. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1957ref. 164735Universal City: Universal Pictures 1957. Two vintage publicity photographs from the 1957 film noir one showing actor Jeff Chandler the other showing actress Jeanne Crain. One with provenance stamps and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A dark tale about Nick Hoak a corrupt sheriff in a small Nevada town whose principal concerns are the maintenance and upkeep of all illegal activity. A lawyer and his lascivious wife stumble into Hoak's territory and conflict ensues. One of the seedier late noirs with a tawdry quality that transcended its big studio trappings. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Set in Desert View Nevada shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1957ref. 164735Universal City: Universal Pictures 1957. Two vintage publicity photographs from the 1957 film noir one showing actor Jeff Chandler the other showing actress Jeanne Crain. One with provenance stamps and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A dark tale about Nick Hoak a corrupt sheriff in a small Nevada town whose principal concerns are the maintenance and upkeep of all illegal activity. A lawyer and his lascivious wife stumble into Hoak's territory and conflict ensues. One of the seedier late noirs with a tawdry quality that transcended its big studio trappings. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Set in Desert View Nevada shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1983ref. 169954New York: Cates Films 1983. Revised script for an unproduced film. A drama about a psychology professor who gets involved with a sexual abuse case against a respected therapist. Playwright Jerome Coopersmith wrote prolifically for television and the stage throughout the mid- to late-twentieth century. He is best remembered today for his writing for "Hawaii Five-O" 1968-1980 and the 1974 Christmas television special "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" but also contributed episodes for "Armstrong Circle Theater" "The Streets of San Francisco" "Combat!" "Spenser for Hire" and others. In 1965 he received a Tony nomination for the Sherlock Holmes Broadway musical "Baker Street" and wrote and co-wrote a number of off-Broadway plays including "Eleanor" 1967 about the early life of Eleanor Roosevelt. Coopersmith and Cates Films would work together in 2004 on the television movie adaptation of the 1980 Mary Higgins Clark novel "The Cradle Will Fall." Untitled William Morris Agency wrappers with clear front wrapper and navy rear wrapper. Title page present noted as Revised dated November 1983 with credit for Coopersmith. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper about Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Cates Films unknown
1983ref. 169954New York: Cates Films 1983. Revised script for an unproduced film. A drama about a psychology professor who gets involved with a sexual abuse case against a respected therapist. Playwright Jerome Coopersmith wrote prolifically for television and the stage throughout the mid- to late-twentieth century. He is best remembered today for his writing for "Hawaii Five-O" 1968-1980 and the 1974 Christmas television special "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" but also contributed episodes for "Armstrong Circle Theater" "The Streets of San Francisco" "Combat!" "Spenser for Hire" and others. In 1965 he received a Tony nomination for the Sherlock Holmes Broadway musical "Baker Street" and wrote and co-wrote a number of off-Broadway plays including "Eleanor" 1967 about the early life of Eleanor Roosevelt. Coopersmith and Cates Films would work together in 2004 on the television movie adaptation of the 1980 Mary Higgins Clark novel "The Cradle Will Fall." Untitled William Morris Agency wrappers with clear front wrapper and navy rear wrapper. Title page present noted as Revised dated November 1983 with credit for Coopersmith. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper about Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Cates Films unknown books
1969ref. 162200N.p.: Joseph Green Pictures 1969. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1969 German/Spanish film also released in the US under the title "Two Undercover Angels." Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Janine Reynaud and Rosanna Yanni two sleuths who go by the collective name "Red Lips" are investigating the disappearance of several models and dancers with pop artist Klaus Thriller and his hirsute henchman Morpho being the prime suspects. Shot on location in Spain and Germany. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing at the extremitites. Joseph Green Pictures unknown
1969ref. 162200N.p.: Joseph Green Pictures 1969. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1969 German/Spanish film also released in the US under the title "Two Undercover Angels." Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Janine Reynaud and Rosanna Yanni two sleuths who go by the collective name "Red Lips" are investigating the disappearance of several models and dancers with pop artist Klaus Thriller and his hirsute henchman Morpho being the prime suspects. Shot on location in Spain and Germany. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing at the extremitites. Joseph Green Pictures unknown books
1960ref. 157082New York: Manhattan Films International 1960. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1960 film showing actress Delilah Lee posing in her dressing room. Stamp of Manhattan Films International on the verso. A magician's assistants begin dying off in increasingly violent ways. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with moderate edgewear and pinholes at the corners. Manhattan Films International unknown
1960ref. 157082New York: Manhattan Films International 1960. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1960 film showing actress Delilah Lee posing in her dressing room. Stamp of Manhattan Films International on the verso. A magician's assistants begin dying off in increasingly violent ways. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with moderate edgewear and pinholes at the corners. Manhattan Films International unknown books
1938ref. 165563Universal City: Universal Pictures 1938. Vintage reference photograph from the 1938 film showing actor Jimmy Savo consulting his script between takes. Printed mimeo snipe and credit stamp of photographer Ed Jones on the verso. Savo enjoyed a successful career as a stage performer on Broadway and the vaudeville circuit before turning to film in the late 1920s. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1938ref. 165563Universal City: Universal Pictures 1938. Vintage reference photograph from the 1938 film showing actor Jimmy Savo consulting his script between takes. Printed mimeo snipe and credit stamp of photographer Ed Jones on the verso. Savo enjoyed a successful career as a stage performer on Broadway and the vaudeville circuit before turning to film in the late 1920s. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1993ref. 171878Burbank CA: Touchstone Television 1993. One First Draft script one Table Draft and one Treatment script script for Season 1 Episode 6 of the 1994 television series here under working title "Calendar Girl or Sex Lies and Fire Safety." Originally aired February 1 1994 on NBC. Based on a character created by stand-up comedian John Caponera the series followed John Bowman a working class middle manager and family man as he attempts to balance work and family and improve his lot in life. In this episode John's teenage sons joins him and his friend to meet a calendar girl. First Draft: White titled self wrappers lacking rear wrappers noted as WRITER'S FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper dated 19 October 1993 with credits for screenwriter Mark Driscoll. Title page integral with front wrapper. 49 leaves with last page of text numbered 48. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Table Draft: White titled self wrappers lacking rear wrappers noted as WORKING TABLE DRAFT on the front wrapper production No. R213 dated November 15 1993 with credits for screenwriter Mark Driscoll and director Gerry Cohen. Title page integral with front wrapper. 39 leaves with last page of text numbered 39. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Treatment script: White titled self wrappers dated September 24 1993 with credits for screenwriter Mark Driscoll. Title page and first page of narrative text integral with front wrapper. 21 leaves with last page of text numbered 21. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a staple at the top left corner. Touchstone Television unknown
1993ref. 171878Burbank CA: Touchstone Television 1993. One First Draft script one Table Draft and one Treatment script script for Season 1 Episode 6 of the 1994 television series here under working title "Calendar Girl or Sex Lies and Fire Safety." Originally aired February 1 1994 on NBC. Based on a character created by stand-up comedian John Caponera the series followed John Bowman a working class middle manager and family man as he attempts to balance work and family and improve his lot in life. In this episode John's teenage sons joins him and his friend to meet a calendar girl. First Draft: White titled self wrappers lacking rear wrappers noted as WRITER'S FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper dated 19 October 1993 with credits for screenwriter Mark Driscoll. Title page integral with front wrapper. 49 leaves with last page of text numbered 48. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Table Draft: White titled self wrappers lacking rear wrappers noted as WORKING TABLE DRAFT on the front wrapper production No. R213 dated November 15 1993 with credits for screenwriter Mark Driscoll and director Gerry Cohen. Title page integral with front wrapper. 39 leaves with last page of text numbered 39. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Treatment script: White titled self wrappers dated September 24 1993 with credits for screenwriter Mark Driscoll. Title page and first page of narrative text integral with front wrapper. 21 leaves with last page of text numbered 21. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a staple at the top left corner. Touchstone Television unknown books
1990ref. 150003Culver City CA: Patchett Kaufman 1990. Revised Shooting script for the 1990 television film originally aired on September 10 1990. A dramatization of the life of notorious gangster Al Capone's brother who disavows a life of crime moves to Nebraska using the alias "Richard Hart" and becomes a town marshal. Set in Illinois Nebraska and New York. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated February 28 1990 noted as REVISED Shooting Script with credits for director and screenwriter John Gray. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between March 1 1990 and March 8 1990. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. Patchett Kaufman unknown
1990ref. 150003Culver City CA: Patchett Kaufman 1990. Revised Shooting script for the 1990 television film originally aired on September 10 1990. A dramatization of the life of notorious gangster Al Capone's brother who disavows a life of crime moves to Nebraska using the alias "Richard Hart" and becomes a town marshal. Set in Illinois Nebraska and New York. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated February 28 1990 noted as REVISED Shooting Script with credits for director and screenwriter John Gray. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between March 1 1990 and March 8 1990. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. Patchett Kaufman unknown books
1967ref. 150827N.p.: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1967. Vintage borderless reference photograph with bottom margin of John Huston and Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the 1967 film. Illegible release stamp with annotations in manuscript pencil on verso. John Huston's lurid and campy adaptation of Carson McCuller's 1941 novel. A melodrama of lust infidelity repressed homosexuality self mutilation suicide and murder with a spectacular cast: Elizabeth Taylor Marlon Brando Brian Keith Julie Harris and Robert Forster. Shot on location in New York and Lazio Italy. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown
1973ref. 150828Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Vintage borderless reference photograph of John Huston and Paul Newman on the set of the 1973 film. Based on the 1971 novel "The Freedom Trap" by Desmond Bagley. Director John Huston's neo-noir Cold War spy thriller with Paul Newman as a British Intelligence officer who allows himself to be imprisoned to infiltrate a spy organization. Screenwriter Walter Hill's third produced screenplay. Shot on location in Ireland and England. 9.25 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
