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1959ref. 160691N.p.: Audubon Films 1959. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1959 Spanish film showing strippers onstage. Two travelers meet on a beach in the Mediterranean and swiftly concoct plans to commit murder. Shot on location in Catalonia Spain. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Audubon Films unknown books
1963ref. 162235N.p.: American Film Distributing 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1963 French film. Photographs with provenance stamps and labels on the verso. The directorial debut of French director José Bénazéraf released in France as "L'éternité pour nous." Composer Jean Michel Lemoine and his wife Brigitte Sylvia Sorrente are staying at a beach resort where Jean plays piano and Brigitte dances. Maria Monique Just whose husband owns the resort and is on his death bed becomes attracted to Jean which soon reveals unseen betrayals and jealousies. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing and light edgewear. American Film Distributing unknown
1963ref. 162235N.p.: American Film Distributing 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1963 French film. Photographs with provenance stamps and labels on the verso. The directorial debut of French director José Bénazéraf released in France as "L'éternité pour nous." Composer Jean Michel Lemoine and his wife Brigitte Sylvia Sorrente are staying at a beach resort where Jean plays piano and Brigitte dances. Maria Monique Just whose husband owns the resort and is on his death bed becomes attracted to Jean which soon reveals unseen betrayals and jealousies. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing and light edgewear. American Film Distributing unknown books
1966ref. 151646Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1966 film. Based on the British comic strip which originally appeared in 1963. Modesty Blaise a former criminal mastermind occasionally employed by the Secret Service must protect a shipment of diamonds en route to a small Middle Eastern kingdom from a crime syndicate. Monica Vitti's first English-speaking role. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location throughout Italy the Netherlands and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1966ref. 151646Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1966 film. Based on the British comic strip which originally appeared in 1963. Modesty Blaise a former criminal mastermind occasionally employed by the Secret Service must protect a shipment of diamonds en route to a small Middle Eastern kingdom from a crime syndicate. Monica Vitti's first English-speaking role. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location throughout Italy the Netherlands and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1961ref. 162030N.p.: Tempest Productions 1961. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1961 film. Provenance stamp and two labels on the verso. The first feature film written and co-directed uncredited by prolific sexploitation director Joseph W. Sarno. A young art student is enraptured by her professor much to the dismay of one of her classmates who feels the same way. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Light overall edgewear else Near Fine. Tempest Productions unknown
1961ref. 162030N.p.: Tempest Productions 1961. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1961 film. Provenance stamp and two labels on the verso. The first feature film written and co-directed uncredited by prolific sexploitation director Joseph W. Sarno. A young art student is enraptured by her professor much to the dismay of one of her classmates who feels the same way. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Light overall edgewear else Near Fine. Tempest Productions unknown books
1947ref. 165437Universal City: Universal Pictures 1947. Vintage borderless reference photograph with a thin bottom margin from the 1947 film. 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 prisoners at the strict Westgate Penitentiary plan an escape but fear their plans will be ruined by sadistic power-hungry guard Captain Munsey. Director Jules Dassin's important first film a key noir followed by several others notably "The Naked City" 1948 "Thieves' Highway" 1949 "Night and the City" 1950 and "Rififi" 1955. 9.25 x 7.5 inches. Light even toning else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 383. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Universal Pictures unknown
1947ref. 165437Universal City: Universal Pictures 1947. Vintage borderless reference photograph with a thin bottom margin from the 1947 film. 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 prisoners at the strict Westgate Penitentiary plan an escape but fear their plans will be ruined by sadistic power-hungry guard Captain Munsey. Director Jules Dassin's important first film a key noir followed by several others notably "The Naked City" 1948 "Thieves' Highway" 1949 "Night and the City" 1950 and "Rififi" 1955. 9.25 x 7.5 inches. Light even toning else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 383. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Universal Pictures unknown books
1981ref. 172055Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1981. Vintage reference photograph from the 1981 film showing director Karel Reisz with author John Fowles on the set. Based on Fowles' 1969 novel about two actors who begin to find their real-life circumstances mirroring their characters' relationship. Shot on location in Dorset. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good or better moderately creased to the corners with light toning overall. Criterion Collection 768. United Artists unknown
1981ref. 172055Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1981. Vintage reference photograph from the 1981 film showing director Karel Reisz with author John Fowles on the set. Based on Fowles' 1969 novel about two actors who begin to find their real-life circumstances mirroring their characters' relationship. Shot on location in Dorset. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good or better moderately creased to the corners with light toning overall. Criterion Collection 768. United Artists unknown books
1981ref. 164253Burbank CA: The Ladd Company 1981. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1981 neo-noir film both showing actress Kathleen Turner. Annotations in manuscript ink on the versos. A young woman manipulates her lover a small-town lawyer into killing her wealthy husband. A watershed neo-noir update to the classic femme fatale of the 1940s and 1950s. Set and shot on location in Florida. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. Ebert I. Grant US. Penzler 101. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir. The Ladd Company unknown
1981ref. 164253Burbank CA: The Ladd Company 1981. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1981 neo-noir film both showing actress Kathleen Turner. Annotations in manuscript ink on the versos. A young woman manipulates her lover a small-town lawyer into killing her wealthy husband. A watershed neo-noir update to the classic femme fatale of the 1940s and 1950s. Set and shot on location in Florida. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. Ebert I. Grant US. Penzler 101. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir. The Ladd Company unknown books
1990ref. 158019N.p.: N.p. 1990. Vintage reference photograph from the 1990 film showing director Kevin Costner and a camera crew capturing a scene on location. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1988 novel by Michael Blake. A Union soldier is sent to a remote outpost in Kansas where he gradually befriends the inhabitants of a nearby Sioux camp. Nominated for twelve Academy Awards winning seven including Best Picture Best Director Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Shot on location in Kansas Wyoming and Nebraska. 7 x 5 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown
1990ref. 158019N.p.: N.p. 1990. Vintage reference photograph from the 1990 film showing director Kevin Costner and a camera crew capturing a scene on location. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1988 novel by Michael Blake. A Union soldier is sent to a remote outpost in Kansas where he gradually befriends the inhabitants of a nearby Sioux camp. Nominated for twelve Academy Awards winning seven including Best Picture Best Director Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Shot on location in Kansas Wyoming and Nebraska. 7 x 5 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown books
1941ref. 151324N.p.: N.p. 1941. Vintage photograph of director King Vidor his wife and screenwriter Elizabeth Hill and actors Hedy Lamarr and Robert Young taken to publicize the 1941 film. With provenance stamps on the verso along with a stamp noting No. 81-422. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on John P. Marquand's 1941 novel. A married businessman locked in a monotonous life recalls his passionate relationship with a beautiful independent young woman twenty years prior. Lamarr's second film with Vidor following "Comrade X" in 1940. Set in Boston. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light soil to the top edge. N.p. unknown
1941ref. 151324N.p.: N.p. 1941. Vintage photograph of director King Vidor his wife and screenwriter Elizabeth Hill and actors Hedy Lamarr and Robert Young taken to publicize the 1941 film. With provenance stamps on the verso along with a stamp noting No. 81-422. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on John P. Marquand's 1941 novel. A married businessman locked in a monotonous life recalls his passionate relationship with a beautiful independent young woman twenty years prior. Lamarr's second film with Vidor following "Comrade X" in 1940. Set in Boston. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light soil to the top edge. N.p. unknown books
1954ref. 156130N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage program for the 1954 German film. Text and titles in German. Based on the 1932 novel by Ernst Wiechert. A widowed woman falls in love with a piano player and spends the night with him out of wedlock only for him to die shortly thereafter in a car accident. She discovers that she is pregnant to the shame of her family members and is forced to leave town in disgrace. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1954ref. 156130N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage program for the 1954 German film. Text and titles in German. Based on the 1932 novel by Ernst Wiechert. A widowed woman falls in love with a piano player and spends the night with him out of wedlock only for him to die shortly thereafter in a car accident. She discovers that she is pregnant to the shame of her family members and is forced to leave town in disgrace. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1963ref. 153686New York: Filmways 1963. Draft script for the 1963 television episode originally aired on October 12 1963 on CBS. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page. The series which ran from 1961-1965 followed the legal adventures of a father-son defense attorney team. In this episode the duo become involved in an international espionage case. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" 1972 "Black Caesar" 1973 and "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 as well as several popular horror and science fiction films including "It's Alive" 1974 "God Told Me To" 1976 and "The Stuff" 1985. Black titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present dated May 15 1963 noted as FIRST MIMEO with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 87. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrappers Very Good plus slightly edgeworn bound with two gold brads. Filmways unknown
1963ref. 153686New York: Filmways 1963. Draft script for the 1963 television episode originally aired on October 12 1963 on CBS. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page. The series which ran from 1961-1965 followed the legal adventures of a father-son defense attorney team. In this episode the duo become involved in an international espionage case. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" 1972 "Black Caesar" 1973 and "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 as well as several popular horror and science fiction films including "It's Alive" 1974 "God Told Me To" 1976 and "The Stuff" 1985. Black titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present dated May 15 1963 noted as FIRST MIMEO with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 87. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrappers Very Good plus slightly edgeworn bound with two gold brads. Filmways unknown books
1991ref. 163986N.p.: N.p. 1991. Early Revised Draft script for the 1993 television film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Based on the 1989 book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. A satirical depiction of F. Ross Johnson CEO of RJR Nabisco and his attempts at buying the company leading to leveraged buyouts and bidding wars. Nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards winner of Best Picture. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 movies including "The Last Seduction" 1994 "Pulp Fiction" 1994 "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1994 "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018. Untitled Rastar wrappers. Title page present dated 1 November 1991 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter Larry Gelbart. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1991ref. 163986N.p.: N.p. 1991. Early Revised Draft script for the 1993 television film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Based on the 1989 book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. A satirical depiction of F. Ross Johnson CEO of RJR Nabisco and his attempts at buying the company leading to leveraged buyouts and bidding wars. Nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards winner of Best Picture. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 movies including "The Last Seduction" 1994 "Pulp Fiction" 1994 "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1994 "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018. Untitled Rastar wrappers. Title page present dated 1 November 1991 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter Larry Gelbart. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1993ref. 150020N.p.: N.p. 1993. Revised Draft script for the 1994 short film. With manuscript ink annotations throughout. A young married female painter enjoys a one-night stand with a handsome actor. Set in Rochester New York. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated October 11 1993 noted as Revised Draft with credits for director Laura Ziskin and screenwriter Alvin Sargent. 18 leaves with last page of text numbered 15. Xerographic duplication rectos only with yellow white blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/27/93 and 10/29/93. Pages Very Good plus with a small tide mark to the bottom right corner of the title page bound with three gold brads. Full provenance available. N.p. unknown
1993ref. 150020N.p.: N.p. 1993. Revised Draft script for the 1994 short film. With manuscript ink annotations throughout. A young married female painter enjoys a one-night stand with a handsome actor. Set in Rochester New York. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated October 11 1993 noted as Revised Draft with credits for director Laura Ziskin and screenwriter Alvin Sargent. 18 leaves with last page of text numbered 15. Xerographic duplication rectos only with yellow white blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/27/93 and 10/29/93. Pages Very Good plus with a small tide mark to the bottom right corner of the title page bound with three gold brads. Full provenance available. N.p. unknown books
