1989ref. 156388New Brunswick: Rutgers University 1989. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED on the title page by actor Kevin McCarthy who starred in Don Siegel's 1956 film noir adaptation. Based on the 1954 novel by Jack Finney. One of 500 copies printed. Reproduces the post-production script of the 1956 film as it was shot along with commentaries and historical information about the production. About Fine in green cloth with no dust jacket as issued. Rutgers University unknown books
1955ref. 150839N.p.: N.p. 1955. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Edward Dmytryk and Humprey Bogart between takes on the set of the 1955 film. Printed French snipe layout annotations in manuscript pencil and "Cinemonde" stamp on verso. Based on the 1951 novel by William E. Barrett. An American mercenary crashes his plane in a remote region in China and becomes an aid to a vicious warlord. Shot on location in Hong Kong and Malibu California. 10 x 8.25inches. Very Good plus with light creasing. N.p. unknown books
1961ref. 161060N.p.: N.p. 1961. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1961 film showing actress Elke Sommer. An international fashion model travels to Rome where she becomes embroiled in an illegal smuggling operation. The first of several spy-themed exploitation films starring Sommer. Approximately 7 x 9.5 inches. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1960ref. 163339N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of actor Charles Aznavour and director François Truffaut on the set of the 1960 film. Annotations in manuscript ink and a printed provenance label on the verso. Aznavour spends half his time playing saloon piano and half his time on the run in this early Truffaut masterpiece one of the great French noirs based on the 1956 hard-boiled novel "Down There" by American pulp author David Goodis. Criterion notes: "François Truffaut is drunk on the possibilities of cinema in this his most playful film. Part thriller part comedy part tragedy Shoot the Piano Player relates the adventures of mild-mannered piano player Charlie Charles Aznavour in a triumph of hangdog deadpan as he stumbles into the criminal underworld and a whirlwind love affair. Loaded with gags guns clowns and thugs this razor-sharp homage to the American gangster film is pure nouvelle vague." 9 x 11.25 inches. Very Good plus. Criterion Collection 315. Grant France. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 150870N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vntage borderless double weight reference photograph of Jeanne Moreau and Jean-Claude Brialy from the 1968 film. Based on the classic 1940 crime novel by Cornell Woolrich a Haycraft Queen Cornerstone. A beautiful widow hunts down then seduces and kills the five men responsible for accidentally killing her beloved on their wedding day. An unforgettable performance from Moreau. Shot on location throughout France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1961ref. 150030Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1961. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Tuesday Weld from the 1961 film. "BACHELOR FLAT Fox" printed near the top edge of the verso. Loosely based on the 1959 play "Libby" by screenwriter Budd Grossman and a reworking of director Frank Tashlin's earlier romantic comedy "Susan Slept Here" 1954 starring Dick Powell and Debbie Reynolds. Professor Bruce Patterson Terry-Thomas is the apple of all the girls eyes on campus. When he decides to stay at his out-of-town fiance's beach house to avoid the co-eds Libby Weld Helen's daughter he knew nothing of arrives and all matter of shenanigans ensue. Shot on location in Malibu California. 7 x 8.75 inches. Very Good plus with some faint creasing. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1976ref. 161932Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox / Norway Productions 1976. Draft script for the 1977 British television movie originally aired on May 21 1977 on NBC in America. Single annotation in manuscript ink on the front wrapper noting "S.80." An occult investigator and his physician friend investigate a woman's claims that her brother a high-powered businessman is dabbling in black magic. Originally intended as a pilot for a television series. Shot in Hertfordshire England. Goldenrod titled Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers dated November 12 1976 on the front wrapper. Title page present dated November 12 1976 with credits for screenwriters Gene Roddenberry and Sam Peeples. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Twentieth Century-Fox / Norway Productions unknown books
1967ref. 171801N.p.: N.p. 1967. Four vintage transparencies from the 1967 film. Adapted for the screen by Neil Simon from his 1963 play about newlyweds: he of course a cautious reserved lawyer and her obviously a carefree spontaneous young woman trying to make it work in a tiny apartment in Greenwich Village. Mildred Natwick received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. 4 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1982ref. 168493N.p.: N.p. 1982. Vintage borderless oversize reference photograph from the 1982 film showing director George Roy Hill with actor Robin Williams on the set. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1978 novel by John Irving. One of the best literary adaptations of the 1980s a great example of a successful and uncompromised translation of a novel's idiosyncrasies directly to the screen and a triumph of ensemble acting. Nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress for John Lithgow and Glenn Close respectively. 11.75 x 8.75 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 163714N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1970 film showing writer Henry Miller sitting on a balustrade with director Joseph Strick. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on Henry Miller's 1934 novel a book initially banned in the US. A broke writer travels from New York to Paris living on the generosity of his expatriate American friends and spending any money he can get on alcohol and women. Rated X in the US upon release a rating that was changed to NC-17 in 1992. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1940ref. 164537Universal City: Universal Pictures 1940. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1940 film a publicity photograph of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Joan Bennett a test photograph of Bennett and a portrait photograph of Bennett. All three photographs with mimeo snipes on the versos two with stamps crediting photographer Ray Jones and one with a date stamp and a provenance stamp on the verso. 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. A group of American adventures journey deep into the South American jungle with two native guides in search of a lost treasure buried under an ancient Incan city. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Universal Pictures unknown books
1935ref. 159148N.p.: N.p. 1935. Vintage reference photograph from the 1935 film showing actress Jean Harlow in a short-sleeve blouse and shorts surrounded by dancers. National Film Archive stamp on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A beautiful stage star is torn between the loves of a devoted wealthy fan and her agent. Loosely based on the real-life scandal of the marriage of torch singer Libby Holman and tobacco heir Zachary Smith Reynolds. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly age toned else Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1956ref. 150324N.p.: N.p. 1956. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of actress Ingrid Bergman filing her nails on the set of the 1956 film. With the stamps of Match magazine Photo Garofalo and Gamma picture agency on the verso. In turn-of-the-century France a young Polish princess agrees to marry a wealthy older man to save her family from the poorhouse but finds herself falling in love with a handsome stranger despite her engagement. The third film in director Jean Renoir's romance trilogy preceded by "The Golden Coach" 1953 and "French Cancan" 1955. Set and shot on location in France. 9 x 11.25 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1990ref. 155124N.p.: Golden Hawk Entertainment 1990. Revised Draft script for the 1991 film. Copy belonging to actor Joseph Bologna with his manuscript pencil and ink annotations throughout and various production materials including cast and crew contact sheets bound in before the script. A huge alligator begins to prey on the inhabitants of a small town with a vast labyrinthine sewer and drainage system. Sequel to the 1980 film "Alligator" directed by Lewis Teague. Shot on location in Echo Park and Los Angeles. Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated March 18 1990 with credits for screenwriter Curt Allen and story credits to Brandon Chase. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/18/90 and 4/23/90. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Golden Hawk Entertainment unknown books
1968ref. 159123N.p.: N.p. 1968. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1968 film one black-and-white and one color. A diamond thief takes his former accomplice's wife as a lover after the accomplice disappears. The wife however has her sights set on a coral fisherman. Black-and-white photograph 9 x 9 inches color photograph 8.5 x 8 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus one with moderate wear at the bottom right corner. N.p. unknown books
2004ref. 171970Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures / Red Wagon Entertainment 2004. Revised Draft script for the 2005 film. Copy belonging to property master Emily Ferry with her annotations in manuscript ink throughout denoting scene changes. Based on the 1997 novel by Arthur Golden a historical drama about a Japanese girl who is sold by her impoverished family to an okiya where she trains to become a geisha. Nominated for six Academy Awards winning three including Best Cinematography. Self wrappers. Title page present dated September 4 2004 with credits for director Rob Marshall novelist Arthur Golden and screenwriters Robin Swicord Doug Wright Ron Bass and Akiva Goldsman. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good title page present but detached from the binding with foxing to the first and last leaves and moderate creasing to the fore-edges bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures / Red Wagon Entertainment unknown books
1975ref. 159152Paris: Alpha France 1975. Five borderless reference photographs from the 1975 French film. Included with the photographs is a press flyer in French. An extravagant pornographic period costume piece by noted "prestige pornography" director Lee Frost here under the pseudonym F.C. Perl Franklin C. Perl. A beautiful 17-year-old London girl is sold into sexual servitude to a perverse and sadistic countess in France to pay off her deceased father's gambling debts. Frost a favorite of Quentin Tarantino was well known for his high-concept grindhouse films such as the notorious roughie "Climax of Blue Power" made the same year as this film 1974 "The Thing with Two Heads" 1972 "Chrome and Hot Leather" 1971 "Chain Gang Women" 1971 and "The Black Gestapo" 1975. Frost was also the screenwriter for one of the great road movies "Race with the Devil" 1975. Photographs 9.5 x 7 inches. Flyer 8.25 x 10.5 inches. Photographs and flyer Very Good plus with light edgewear. Not in Bier. Alpha France unknown books
1936ref. 154855Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1936. Vintage reference photograph from the 1936 film. Based on the 1930 Pulitzer Prize winning play by Marc Connelly based in turn on "Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun" a 1928 collection of pseudo African American folk tales by Roark Bradford. One of only a handful of films to feature an all-Black cast made by a major Hollywood studio during the Golden Age becoming the highest grossing such film and remaining so until surpassed by "Carmen Jones" in 1954. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners and light toning overall. Warner Brothers unknown books
1971ref. 150462N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Macel Carne and Jacques Brel on the set of the 1971 film by photographer Raymond Voinquel. Based on the 1956 French novel "Les Assasins de l'Ordre" by Jean Laborde. A judge in a small provincial town investigates the death of a man who died after an interrogation while in police custody. 9.5 x 7 inches. Small single faint crease in bottom left corner else Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1961ref. 168494N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage reference photograph from the 1961 film showing Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable in the front seat of a car with Montgomery Clift leaning in to chat. Provenance stamps and annotations in manuscript pencil and ink 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 she meets in the Nevada desert. Shot on location in Reno and Dayton Nevada. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes and creasing at the corners. N.p. unknown books
1953ref. 171780N.p.: N.p. 1953. Vintage reference photograph from the 1953 film showing Marlon Brando seated shirtless on the set examining a screenplay. Cinémonde stamps and layout annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. The announcement of Brando's casting as Mark Antony was met with criticism by the public who at that time most strongly associated the actor with his role as the boorish Stanley in "A Streetcar Named Desire" 1951. Nevertheless Brando's performance as Antony was widely praised and even led costar John Gielgud to offer to direct Brando in a London production of "Hamlet" an offer that Brando ultimately turned down. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased to the corners. N.p. unknown books
1971ref. 155075N.p.: N.p. 1971. Four borderless reference photographs from the 1971 film. On Christmas Eve a group of gay men and lesbians gather at the Mafia-controlled Blue Jay Bar to discuss their lives and relationships. Set in Greenwich Village shot on location at the Zodiac Bar in Manhattan. Two photographs 9.5 x 7 inches one photograph 9.25 x 6.75 inches and one photograph 7.5 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 161156N.p.: N.p. 1968. Four vintage borderless double weight oversize reference photographs from the 1968 film all showing actress Monica Nordquist in various states of undress. The titular Carmilla falls in love with her stepfather who is shortly thereafter killed in a car accident leading her to seek revenge against the driver responsible. 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn and wavy one with pinholes at the corners. N.p. unknown books
1959ref. 161071New York: United Press International 1959. Two vintage reference photographs from the set of the 1959 film including one glossy and single weight and one matte finish borderless and double weight. One photograph shows actor Sidney Poitier talking with producer Sam Goldwyn and the other shows Poitier with actors Dorothy Dandridge and Brock Peters. One with a provenance stamp on the verso and both with annotations in manuscript ink identifying subjects on the versos. Based on DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel "Porgy" and its subsequent 1927 opera adaptation by DuBose Heyward and his wife Dorothy with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin. One of the great enduring American musicals following a disabled man in a small fishing village in South Carolina who harbors a woman attempting to flee her disreputable past. Set in South Carolina shot on location in Stockton California with some scenes shot near the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta in California. Matte photograph 11 x 8 inches glossy photograph 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn with matte photograph slightly curled. National Film Registry. United Press International unknown books
1940ref. 171677Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1940. Vintage reference photograph of director Preston Sturges smiling with Hungarian-American actor Steffi Duna on the set of the 1940 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso referring to the film by its working title "Down Went McGinty" along with the rubber stamp of Paramount photographer G.E. Richardson. Sturges had become a very successful Hollywood screenwriter by the late 1930s and with his screenplay for "The Biography of a Bum" wanted so much to direct the film that he offered to do the job for free. With very few exceptions notably Charlie Chaplin the notion of an established studio writer directing a film was nearly unheard of in Hollywood where writers were typically not even allowed on the set. Only the irresistible cheapness of Sturges' offer made it possible for the film to get made. Over the six year period during which the script remained unproduced the title changed to "The Vagrant" then "Down with McGinty" then finally just prior to production to "The Great McGinty." It was not only a success but won Sturges an Oscar for Best Screenwriter. More importantly he was allowed to continue as a writer-director with a magnificent career that included one classic after another including "Sullivan's Travels" "The Lady Eve" "Unfaithfully Yours" "The Palm Beach Story" and "Hail the Conquering Hero." 7.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus lightly worn at the corners. Paramount Pictures unknown books
