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1924ref. 137171Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1924. Vintage publicity photograph for the 1924 film showing star John Gilbert relaxing with a book at his home. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1914 Russian play by Leonid Andreyev first published in English in 1922. The first film put into production under the newly formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the first to feature Leo the Lion although it was not the first film released by the studio. The second film directed by Sjostrom known as "the father of Swedish cinema" after his move to Hollywood at the behest of Louis B. Mayer and a breakthrough picture for him as well as stars Chaney Shearer and Gilbert. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1981ref. 147355N.p.: N.p. 1981. Second Draft script for the eleventh episode of the fifth season of the anthology series "American Playhouse" originally aired on April 21 1986 on PBS. With a few small manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the front wrapper and page I-3-25. A local reporter receives a hefty bribe by a corrupt county commissioner to ignore an eco-activism group's protests against a new development but soon finds himself conflicted over the brutal tactics the commissioner uses to silence the activists. Set and shot in Fort Myers Florida Red untitled wrappers. Title page present noted as Second Draft with credits for screenwriter Victor Nunez and director John D. MacDonald. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered IV-4-130. Dot matrix duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with a plastic prong. N.p. unknown
1944ref. 164457Universal City: Universal Pictures 1944. Vintage borderless publicity photograph from the 1944 film showing actress Virginia Christine. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil 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 was the first still photographer to win an Academy Award. He went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures where he worked well into the 1950s. After being unearthed due to an irrigation project the mummy Kharis roams the bayou searching for his lost love Princess Ananka. The fifth entry in Universal's "Mummy" series preceded by "The Mummy's Ghost." Set in the Louisiana bayou. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors. Universal Pictures unknown
1975ref. 160995N.p.: N.p. 1975. Vintage borderless color photograph from the 1975 French film showing actress Lisbeth Hummel. Originally conceived as a short film used as the final installment of director Walerian Borowczyk's anthology film "Immoral Tales" 1973 and expanded in 1975 by the director into a surreal chamber drama. Loosely based on Prosper Merimee's 1869 novella "Lokis." A young newlywed in the French countryside suspects her husband may be hiding a bestial secret. Noted director Walerian Borowczyk's sixth film banned in the UK and US at the time of release now rightfully considered a cult classic. Set in the woods of France. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1981ref. 127476N.p.: N.p. 1981. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1981 film. Director screenwriter and actor Warren Beatty's epic political drama which follows a left-wing American journalist who becomes involved with the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Nominated for twelve Academy Awards winning three for Best Director Best Supporting Actress and Best Cinematography. 27 x 41 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and creasing to the top right corner. N.p. unknown
1961ref. 143878Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1961. Draft script for the 1961 television special. A musical special in the form of a cultural forecast in anticipation of a changing world. The show addresses topics including: science technology politics entertainment and leisure. Grey titled wrappers. 83 leaves with last page of text numbered 82. Mimeograph duplication with pink yellow and blue pages throughout. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
1949ref. 160941Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1949. Vintage mini-banner poster for the 1949 film. Troubled young adolescent Johnny Holiday is sent to a reform school in Indiana where he must choose between his criminally minded friends and the caring tutelage of Sgt. Walker played by William Bendix. Set in and shot on location in Indiana. 4.75 x 28 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremities. United Artists unknown
1956ref. 152463Tokyo: Shochiku 1956. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1956 film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso noting the film's title and the names of director Yasujiro Ozu and actor Chishu Ryu. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A married white-collar worker begins an affair at his job with a young woman nicknamed Goldfish. Ozu's first film after a three year hiatus and one of the last of his marriage-related films. Set and shot on location in Tokyo Okayama Shiga and Kanagawa. 6 x 4.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Eclipse 3. Shochiku unknown
1951ref. 059095Hollywood: House-Warven Publishers 1951. First Edition 1st Printing. Brown Cloth. Very Good/Good Dustjacket. 57 Illustrations By the Author. 360 Pp. Brown Cloth Gilt. Brown Endpapers. First Printing With 1951 Date On Title Page .Near Fine A Clean Solid Book Small Rubs At Corners. Dust Jacket Priced $5.50Some Wear At Edges With Small Losses And Lower 2 1/2' Of Spine Entirely Chipped Away. Inscribed By Author To Screenwriter Albert De Pina. Bookplate Of Southwest Museum Archaelogist Bruce Bryan House-Warven, Publishers hardcover
1949ref. 137478Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1949. Final shooting script for the 1950 film. Copy belonging to actor Marshall Reed who here plays the role of the villain with his name in black manuscript ink on the front wrapper. A ruthless man attempts to rekindle a settled feud between two rancher families in order to take both their lands when they kill each other off. Luckily the town has a good sheriff and a standup rancher gal to help save the day. An odd short musical western with a good crop of the genre's favorite themes bar brawls ambushes sharpshooters to help round out the plot. Red titled wrappers noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper production No. A7 dated November 2 1949. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Joseph O'Donnell. 47 leaves with last page of text numbered 46. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fair wrapper Fair bound with three gold brads. Foxing and dampstaining to much of the wrappers and extremities. Universal Pictures unknown books
1976ref. 166654Universal City: Universal Studios 1976. Draft script for the eighth episode of the fourth season of the CBS television series printed on yellow leaves which aired on November 14 1976. Copy belonging to actor Nick Dimitri with the pencil annotation of his name on the title sheet next to his character "Lucas" credited as "Dagger's Associate" with manuscript pencil annotations throughout. Bound in preceding the script are three "Shooting Call" sheets with an additional "Shooting Call" sheet bound in following the title page with pencil annotations underlining Dimitri's name and character name on two of the sheets and a thirteen page "Shooting Schedule" dated March 12 1976. One of the most beloved police dramas in television history "Kojak" was loosely based on the 1967 book "Justice in the Back Room" by Selwyn Raab and premiered on CBS on March 8 1973 with the pilot film "The Marcus-Nelson Murders" and aired for 5 seasons and 118 episodes ending on March 2 1977. The character was revived by CBS for two television films in 1985 and 1987 and in 1989-1990 by ABC for five additional television films. Telly Savalas stars as the titular bald lollipop-sucking New York City police detective Lieutenant Theophilus "Theo" Kojak a tough and incorruptible cop with a penchant for the expression "Who loves ya baby" Winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards. Kojak's investigation into the deaths of two longshoremen is complicated by their co-workers code of silence and desire to deal out justice themselves. Front wrapper integral with the title page dated March 1 1976 with credits for screenwriter Chester Krumholz. 85 leaves with last page of text numbered 65. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with green revision pages throughout dated 3/10/79. Pages Very Good plus with the penultimate leaf partially detached and the last leaf separated with light foxing to the front "Shooting Call" sheet bound with two gold brads. Universal Studios unknown books
1961ref. 138761Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1961. Vintage borderless black-and-white still photograph from the French release of the 1961 film. Featuring Ingrid Bergman holding up Anthony Perkins as he seems to be falling backwards outside of a large doorway. From the Tele Cine Documentation archive originally known as the Collection Daniel Bouteiller with their sticker to the verso. Also on the verso is the rubber stamp of Maurice Bessy from whose archives the photo originally came alongside another small rubber stamp and light manuscript annotations in ink. Based on the 1959 novel "Aimez-vous Brahms" by Francoise Sagan. Ingrid Bergman is the mistress of a philandering business executive who refuses to change his ways until Bergman begins seeing the son of one of his wealthy clients played by Anthony Perkins. Fresh from his role as Norman Bates in Hitchcock's "Psycho" Perkins shines as a charming aimless bachelor in what would be one of the few non-typecast characters of his career. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes where Anthony Perkins also won Best Actor. 6.75 x 9 inches. United Artists unknown books
1958ref. 139786Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1958. Revised Final Draft script for the 1958 television episode of "The Ed Wynn Show." Copy belonging to actor Tom Irish with his name in green manuscript ink on the front wrapper and notation in green ink to a single page. Irish played an uncredited bit part named "Biff." In 1958 veteran vaudeville comedian Ed Wynn creator of the innovative live skit-based 1949 television show of the same name tried his hand at a third television series: a short-lived sitcom that would last only one season. Though Wynn was one of few beloved vaudevillians to make a successful transition to the small screen with his first show featuring high profile Hollywood guests and winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Live Show in 1950 his success would not last indefinitely. As television grew he would shift towards more serious dramatic roles. The 1958 iteration of "The Ed Wynn Show" would be the last series he put his name on before taking a spate of guest appearances and dramatic roles in various television shows and films. Yellow titled wrappers noted as production No. 4477 dated October 29 1958 with credits for screenwriters Laurence Marks and Milton Pascal. Title page present dated October 29 1958 noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Marks and Pascal. 43 leaves with last page of text numbered 38. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock with yellow revision pages throughout dated October 31 1958. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1952ref. 145121Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1952. Three vintage linen backed keybook photographs of members of the cast and crew on the set of the 1952 film. Mimeo snipe and manuscript annotations on the verso of each. One photo shown. Please inquire to see others. A family facing financial troubles realizes that the two trees they recently brought home from the nursery are money trees each bearing five and ten dollar bills. At first this mysterious luck is a relief but quickly the police the IRS and media outlets all get involved and the family struggles to discern the right way to handle all this new cash. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal International Pictures unknown books
1989ref. 135643Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1989. Two original screenplays for the 1990 film one being a First Draft 1988 and the other a Second Revised Draft 1989. Brief annotations in manuscript ink on the title page of the second script. Director De Palma's unfortunate box-office flop based on Tom Wolfe's first novel. Sherman McCoy Hanks the "master of the universe" is a shallow Wall Street investor who makes millions while enjoying the good life and the sexual favors of Maria Ruskin Griffith. One day the two find themselves in the South Bronx where Maria sees a black youth approaching so frightened she guns the engine and runs him over killing him. The two drive away and decide not to report the accident to the police. Alcoholic journalist Peter Fallow Willis anxious for a story hears about the incident through a local black community activist. Once the story is out the end is inevitable for Sherman. Set in New York shot on location there and in California. De Palma would return to independent filmmaking with his next effort the creepy horror film "Raising Cain" 1992 starring John Lithgow. First Draft script: White wrappers. Title page present dated October 1 1988 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Cristofer and novelist Wolfe.163 leaves with last page of text numbered 161. Xerographically reproduced. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Second Revised Draft script; Yellow wrappers. Title page present dated October 12 1989 December 15 1989 in manuscript ink just above the printed date noted as SECOND REVISED FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Cristofer and novelist Wolfe. 154 leaves with last page of text numbered 152. Xerographic duplication with pink blue green and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/17/89 and 10/27/89. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1973ref. 163692Los Angeles: Wolper Productions 1973. Treatment script for the 1973 television movie originally aired on November 27 1973 on ABC. An hourlong documentary film about the Battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War focusing on George Washington's role in the conflict. Beige untitled Wolper Productions wrappers with a die-cut title window on the front wrapper. Title page present dated June 12 1973 with credit for screenwriter Al Ramrus. 44 leaves with last page of text numbered 43. Xerographic duplication rectos only with three white revision pages dated 6/25/73. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a black Velo binding. Wolper Productions unknown books
1977ref. 142870Hollywood: Paramount Television / National Broadcasting Company NBC 1977. Draft script for the 1978 television film originally aired on April 9 1978 on NBC. Specially bound copy belonging to producer Ross Hunter bound in navy full calf with gilt titles on cover and spine with Hunter's name on the front board. An elderly married couple find themselves increasingly dependent on their grown children as their physical and mental health deteriorates. Fred Astaire won an Emmy Award as Best Actor and Helen Hayes received a nomination as Best Actress for her performance. Additional Emmy nominations included Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actress Patty Duke Supporting Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Special Joseph Biroc. Green full calf binding with titled paper wrappers as issued with credits for screenwriter Gerald Di Pego. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Gerald Di Pego. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus presentation binding Near Fine. Paramount Television / National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1978ref. 142871Burbank CA: Ross Hunter Productions Inc. / National Broadcasting Company NBC 1978. First Draft script for the 1979 television film conceived and aired in 2 parts originally by NBC on May 27 1979. Specially bound copy belonging to producer Ross Hunter bound in navy full calf with gilt titles on cover and spine with Hunter's name on the front board. Based on the 1976 novel of the same name by New York Times bestseller Helen Van Slyke. A widow raises rebellious children dates a younger man and renews a romance with an old friend. Donna Reed's television movie debut but also brought her back to television after a twelve-year absence. Ross Hunter's final project. Set in New York and Ireland shot on location in Los Angeles. Green full calf binding with titled paper wrappers as issued noted as Second Draft on the front wrapper dated August 31 1978 with credits for screenwriter Stanford Whitmore. Title page present dated August 31 1978 noted as Second Draft with credits for screenwriter Stanford Whitmore adapted from the novel by Helen Van Slyke. 220 leaves with last page of text numbered 231. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus presentation binding Near Fine. Ross Hunter Productions Inc. / National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1958ref. 151065N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage reference photograph with wide vertical right border and cropped bottom of Douglas Sirk and Lana Turner on the set of the 1959 film. "Telegram and Gazette" stamp dated "AUG 15 1958" "Associated Press" stamp and descriptive newspaper clipping of photo now separated all on verso. Based on the 1933 novel by Fannie Hurst. Two single mothers-one white one black-struggle to raise their rebellious daughters. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in New York City shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with two small closed tears in right margin and cropped bottom. National Film Registry. N.p. unknown books
1956ref. 140927Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1956. Vintage French film program from the 1956 US film. Based on Robert Wilder's 1946 novel of the same name. Based on the 1945 novel by Robert Wilder itself a fictionalized account of a real-life scandal involving torch singer Libby Holman and her husband Zachary Smith Reynolds heir to a tobacco fortune. A rich playboy impulsively marries a secretary at his father's office unaware that his best friend is in love with her with tragic results. Winner of a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Dorothy Malone and nominated for two more including Best Supporting Actor for Robert Stack. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Light wear to the margins and pin holes else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 96. Ebert I. Godard Histoirs du Cinema. Universal Pictures unknown books
1945ref. 147050Universal City: Universal Pictures 1945. Vintage photograph of Onslow Stevens lighting Lon Chaney Jr.'s way up a macabre stone stairway from the 1945 film. The last entry in Universal's famed "monsters" canon a direct sequel to 1944's "House of Frankenstein" which appropriately hosted Universal's "big three" monsters all in Dracula's house including the Prince of Darkness himself John Carradine the Wolf Man Chaney Jr. and Frankenstein Glenn Strange along with the requisite mad scientist Onslow Stevens and hunchbacked assistant Jane Adams. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors. Universal Pictures unknown books
1944ref. 133742N.p.: N.p. 1944. Treatment script and copy of the original story for an unproduced film "The Murder on Jefferson Street" based on the 1944 short story by Dorothy Canfield. Copy belonging to screenwriter Frank Partos with his name in manuscript pencil. Also included with the script are contracts from Dorothy Canfield Story Magazine and Harcourt Brace and Company signing over the story's film and television rights to Partos. A psychological thriller set in a Middle Western town called Huntsville the story follows the career paths of two men who work in the same office as one attempts to psychologically damage the other in order to take his better position. Housed in a blank black spring binder. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Partos and story writer Canfield. 128 leaves carbon typescript. Pages Near Fine spring binder Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1990ref. 147444New York: N.p. 1990. Two scripts for an unproduced film a 1983 First Draft script and a 1990 Draft script. The First Draft script titled "Kean: A Film Biography" contains a few annotations in manuscript marker of text and dialogue corrections. The 1990 Draft script is entitled "Kean: A Play for Life." Accompanying the First Draft script is a Laid in letter as well as photographically duplicated copy signed "Fred" with New York address and telephone number and dated 6/12/83 in manuscript marker from Frederic Kimball to producer Elliott Kastner. Kimball closes the letter with "I hope you are still interested. Al is." likely referring to Al Pacino a longtime confidant and collaborator on films such as "Looking for Richard" 1996 "Author Author" 1982 "Dick Tracy" 1990 and "And Justice for All" 1979. Also laid in is an additional copy of the first page of the First Draft script. From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye" Robert Altman 1973 "The Missouri Breaks" Arthur Penn 1976 and "Heat" Michael Mann 1996. A biopic on the tumultuous life of the 19th century British Shakespearean actor Edumund Kean. 1983 First Draft Script: Title page integral with wrapper dated 6/10/86 noted as First Draft with credits for screenwriter Frederic Kimball. 83 leaves with last page of text numbered 82. Offset duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine unbound Laid in letter 8.5 x 11 inches. Very Good folded horizontally 1/2" from top with large 2 x 3 inch chip on top left and small closed tears on left side. 1990 Draft Script: Title page integral with wrapper dated 1990 with credits for screenwriter Frederic Kimball. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine bound with prong binding. N.p. unknown books
1967ref. 134381Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1967. First Draft script for an unproduced film written by Marvin H. Albert based on the 1960 Geoffrey Household novel about an ex-military man with a dark past that comes back to haunt him. "Frances Richardson" in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper but this person's role in the film is undetermined. An interesting script with several "storyboard" pages throughout detailing scenery. A story set in Middleburg Virginia circa 1869 just after the defeat of the Confederate Army and nearing the end of the Civil War. Blue studio wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper copy No. 120 dated January 19 1967. Title page present dated January 19 1967 noted as First Draft Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Albert and novelist Household. 148 leaves mechanical duplication on eye-rest green stock with 5 storyboard leaves on white stock. Toning to the wrapper and storyboard leaves and a few light creases to the wrapper else pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1978ref. 167427N.p.: Glen A. Larson Productions 1978. Draft script for the two hour pilot for the 1978-79 NBC series which aired on September 10 1978 here under the working title "Sword of Justice" Created by Glen A. Larson the series lasted for a total of ten episodes including the two-hour pilot found here before ending on July 11 1979 with a second two-hour episode entitled "Blackjack." Playboy Jack Martin Cole Dack Rambo who after being framed for a crime he did not commit and serving three years in jail during which his parents died and his family fortune was nearly destroyed and he learns a variety of criminal skills vows revenge on those responsible. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. Front wrapper integral with title page dated February 9 1978 with credits for screenwriters Glen A. Larson and Michael Gleason. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good with foxing on the page edges and foxing edgewear and silverfish damage to the outer leaves bound with two gold brads. Glen A. Larson Productions unknown books
