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1967ref. 154003N.p.: Trans American Films 1967. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1967 documentary film showing a nurse applying seaweed to a naked woman's back and legs. Layout annotations to the verso. A mondo documentary although many scenes were staged by the filmmakers presenting unusual torture methods across the world including ritual sacrifices by Satanists and pagans Nazi concentration camps medieval torture instruments and fertility rites. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Trans American Films unknown
1970ref. 158811N.p.: Cannon Films 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 US release of the 1968 Spanish film. A blind sculptor has been working on a piece using bones but he doesn't know they are real human bones of the victims of his wife. Shot on location in Madrid and Andalucía Spain. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Cannon Films unknown
1962ref. 167553London: National Screen Service 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1958 British horror film. A surgeon develops a groundbreaking anesthetic for use in surgery only to become addicted to the substance-leading him to work with a gang of criminals in order to fund his addiction. Released as a double feature in the US with the 1961 Italian film "Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory." 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. Criterion Collection 368. National Screen Service unknown
1952ref. 164772Universal City: Universal-International 1952. Vintage linen-backed publicity photograph from the 1952 film showing actor Boris Karloff. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A British gentleman arrives at a gothic castle hellbent on uncovering his friends' mysterious disappearances. 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-International unknown
1987ref. 314274CENTURY CITY: SPYROS SKOURAS C/O HERB TOBIAS & ASSOCIATES. 1987. Bradbound sheets. SCRIPT attributed only to Kenneth Bowser though James Purdy was co-credited with working on the script when produced. About fine in bradbound black card covers. Title inked on spine. Later generation mechanically produced sheets. Likely an office copy. Well received little seen film adaptation of Purdy's novel. . SPYROS SKOURAS C/O HERB TOBIAS & ASSOCIATES. unknown
2000ref. 163294N.p.: N.p. 2000. Writer's First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 2000 television series. In this one season procedural a cop moves from Los Angeles to an eccentric town in Arizona after the mysterious death of his wife. In this episode a man's wife goes missing and he suspects she has been having an affair. Set in Manhattan Arizona. White titled self-wrappers noted as Writer's First Draft on the front wrapper dated June 26 2000 with credits for screenwriter Lorraine Vos. Title page integral with front wrapper. 29 leaves with last page of text numbered 29. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with damp staining to the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1952ref. 160138Neuilly-sur-Seine France: Cite Films 1952. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1952 film. A man's uncle dies leaving him to inherit his uncle's inn but only if he can pass a final primary school exam. Brigitte Bardot's first film role. Shot on location in Conches-en-Ouche Eure France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Cite Films unknown
1934ref. 167636Berlin: Universum Film UFA 1934. Vintage photograph showing a set design illustration from the 1934 German film. A scientist's attempts to transform lead into gold attract the attention of a shady British industrialist. An attempt to capitalize on the success of previous science fiction films "Metropolis" 1927 and "The Tunnel" 1933 and the only science fiction film made while UFA was under the control of the Third Reich. Shot on location in Kiel Germany. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy at the top edge and moderately worn on the bottom and right edges. Universum Film [UFA] unknown
1978ref. 132533London: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1978. Eight vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1978 release of the 1976 US television film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos with distributor rubber-stamps and layout annotations. Mardi Gras is interrupted by African killer bees! Ben Johnson is cast as the local sheriff and would reprise his tenure with the bees in the 1978 follow-up "The Swarm." Of the many "killer bee" films this is regarded as one of the best. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
1972ref. 160329N.p.: Columbia Films 1972. Vintage German program from the 1972 film. Loosely based on the set of stories by 14th century author Giovanni Boccaccio. Also based on the success of Pier Paolo Pasolini's "The Decameron" 1971. A satire about Christianity and sexuality. 8 x 11.25 inches folded along the bi-fold. 16 x 11.25 inches unfolded. Good with creasing along the right and bottom edges and some slight tearing along the right edge. Also with some rubbing at the right side of the front of the program. Columbia Films unknown
1953ref. 147898Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1953. Vintage set design photograph from the set of the 1953 film. The manager of a Malaysian tin mine travels to a remote jungle island with the hopes of establishing a new mine only to be met with resistance from the locals. Set in Malaysia and the South Seas. 5 x 4 inches. Very Good plus with two perforated holes at the top edge. Universal Pictures unknown
1990ref. 142376Los Angeles: William Morris Agency 1990. First Draft script for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 1997 film "Face/Off" directed by John Woo. A young man who does not believe he is smart enough to attend college receives a lacrosse scholarship from Amherst. Attending college is a dream of his family's but he does not know whether going to college is right for him. Set in New Jersey. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated January 2 1990 noted as FIRST DRAFT - REVISED III with credits for screenwriters Michael Buhlman and Jonathan Baker. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Xerographic duplication first generation. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with some staining and a phone number written in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Bound internally with two gold brads. William Morris Agency unknown
1948ref. 159336Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1948. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1949 film. With a blindstamp for the National Screen Service on the bottom right corner. A suitcase full of money is thrown into the back seat of a moving car owned by a married couple. The couple fights about if they should keep the money or not while being pursued by its intended recipient Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good. Flicker Alley 46. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. United Artists unknown
1985ref. 142147N.p.: N.p. 1985. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the first page. A group of Americans intent on overthrowing Castro's communist regime are held in a Cuban jail. They begin using martial arts to free themselves and take on the government forces. Set in Cuba. Tan titled wrappers dated 1985 with credit for screenwriter Carl Johnson. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 100. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine spiral bound. Pagination available upon request. N.p. unknown
1982ref. 149773N.p.: N.p. 1982. Second Revised Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single copied manuscript annotation on the title page reading "Please return to: Pancho Kohner." A baby-crazy 35 year-old woman recruits a newly divorced stranger to impregnate her over the course of a no-strings-attached weekend but their time together takes a turn when they start to fall for each other. Screenwriter Carl Kleinschmitt was best known as a television writer including episodes of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "MASH." Set in Santa Barbara California. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated MARCH 29 1982 noted as 2nd REVISED DRAFT with credits for screenwriter CARL KLEINSCHMITT. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1948ref. 164632Los Angeles: Universal-International Pictures 1948. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1948 film showing teenage actress Carol Yorke made up to look gaunt and plain on the left and made up to look glamorous on the right. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1922 novella by Stefan Zweig about a pianist in 1900s Vienna who receives an important letter from a woman from his past and must figure out how to escape a duel he is due to fight the next morning. The first film produced by Rampart Productions an independent company formed by Joan Fontaine and her husband William Dozier. 10 x 8 inches. Faint tide mark on the top edge of the recto else about Near Fine. National Film Registry. Universal-International Pictures unknown
1961ref. 166276Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1961. Two vintage reference photographs of Carroll Baker and Ralph Meeker from the 1961 film. United Artists stamp on the verso. Based on Alex Karmel's 1958 novel "Mary Ann." A traumatized college student is held captive by a mechanic after he witnesses her attempting to commit suicide on the Manhattan Bridge. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US Classic Noir. United Artists unknown
1970ref. 152543N.p.: Cinerama Releasing 1970. Vintage borderless photograph from the international English-language release of the 1970 Norwegian film showing actor Tom Courtenay. Based on the 1962 novel. A day in the life of Ivan Denisovich Shukhov a man sentenced to a Soviet Gulag work camp after being wrongly accused of working as a spy after being captured by the Germans as a POW during WWII. Set in Russia shot on location in Norway and England. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes and brief wear to the corners. Cinerama Releasing unknown
1929ref. 148191Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1929. Two vintage portrait photographs of actress Catherine Dale Owen to publicize Lionel Barrymore's 1929 silent film "His Glorious Night." Owen was born in Louisville Kentucky and began her acting career on Broadway. Unfortunately her breakthrough film debut in "His Glorious Night" did much to prematurely end her career as it was universally panned for its outdated dialogue and co-star John Gilbert's unexpectedly underwhelming speaking voice on-screen. The production was Gilbert's sound film debut. Owen went on to make several more films including "The Rogue Song" 1930 and "Strictly Unconventional" 1930 until her retirement in 1935. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1970ref. 147294N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Text in English. A wealthy British woman's orderly life is disrupted by her sudden marriage to a handsome unstable Sicilian man. As their relationship begins to degrade the woman suspects the marriage may have been one of convenience for her boorish new husband leading her to take violent and drastic measures to persuade him to change his misogynistic ways. Screenwriters Cesare Frugoni and Tonino Cervi were best known for their collaborations in Italian film in the late 20th century including "La nottata" 1975 "Chi dice donna dice donna" 1976 "Nest of Vipers" 1978 and "L'avaro" 1990. Set in London and rural England. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Cesare FRUGONI and Tonino CERVI. 210 leaves with last page of text numbered 207. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with perfect binding. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 161757Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1969. Draft script for Season 1 Episode 14 of the 1969-1976 television series seen here under the working title "The Inner Space The Alcoholic Story." Originally aired on January 7 1970 on CBS. The long-running medical drama series followed two surgeons at a university hospital in Los Angeles with a changing roster of patients showcased in each episode. In this episode a young patient needs a kidney but dark family secrets prevent her parents from becoming donors. Bright orange titled wrappers dated October 30 1969 and noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper noted as production No. 6871 and stamped copy No. 81 with credit for screenwriter Andy Lewis. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 72 leaves with last page of text numbered 71. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus lightly foxed on the edges wrappers Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1970ref. 161733Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1970. Draft script for Episode 21 Season 2 of the 1969-1976 television series seen here under the working title "Give and Take." Originally aired on February 17 1971 on CBS. The long-running medical drama series followed two surgeons at a university hospital in Los Angeles with a changing roster of patients showcased in each episode. In this episode an orderly struggles to provide for his sickly wife and infant daughter after abruptly quitting his job at the hospital. Lacking wrappers. Title page integral with the first leaf noted as production No. 6890. 61 leaves with last page of text numbered 59. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus lightly foxed on the edges bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1987ref. 146831Los Angeles: Cannon Films 1987. Revised Shooting script for the 1988 film. Based on Rex Burns' 1983 novel "The Avenging Angel." A newspaper reporter investigates the ritualistic slaying of a group of Mormons in Colorado. The penultimate film leading man Charles Bronson would make with director J. Lee Thompson following "St. Ives" 1976 "The White Buffalo" 1977 "Caboblanco" 1980 "10 to Midnight" 1983 "The Evil That Men Do" 1984 "Murphy's Law" 1986 and "Death Wish 4: The Crackdown" 1987 and followed by "Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects" 1989 Thompson's final film. Set and shot on location in Colorado. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated October 16 1987 noted as REVISED SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter RICHARD SALE and novelist REX BURNS. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good with light dampstaining to the top page edges bound internally with two gold brads. Grant US. Olive Films 1102. Cannon Films unknown
1969ref. 161922N.p.: Cinex Film Industries 1969. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1969 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Hawk is a brutal sadist who forces men into selling their wives into white slavery for drugs and inflicts terrible pain onto the wives leaving them begging for more. Actor John Savage's first film now presumed lost. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with wax pencil and ink annotations at the bottom margin of the recto. Cinex Film Industries unknown
1945ref. 146226Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1945. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1945 film. A sheltered young girl lives with her uncle a pawnbroker by day and unbeknownst to her the leader of a criminal ring by night. When she begins to uncover his transgressions and realizes she is now under threat of becoming his next victim she seeks out the help of a local beat cop in bringing him down. White titled self wrappers noted as CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE on the front wrapper production No. 1422 dated AUGUST 8 1945 with credits for director Charles David actors Gloria Jean John Qualen Bill Goodwin and other cast members. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with light foxing bound with two gold brads at the top edge. Universal Pictures unknown
