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1950ref. 168509N.p.: N.p. 1950. Vintage eleven-page ribbon copy typescript short story circa 1940s-1950s subsequently serving as the basis for the 1972 adult film. Rare. An iteration of an explicit short story penned by an anonymous author sometime before or during World War II circulated underground in retyped typescript or carbon typescript copies during the 1940s and after. "Behind the Green Door" is notable as one of of the first American hardcore pictures to receive widespread distribution in the US and one of the first heterosexual pornographic films to feature an interracial sex scene. A breakthrough role for actress Marilyn Chambers who would go on to become one of the first icons in the adult film industry and even worked briefly in mainstream cinema. Eleven leaves last page of text not numbered. Ribbon copy typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Good or better bound with two staples on the top edges. N.p. unknown books
ref. 166556N.p.: N.p. 1982. Draft script for the 1983 British comedy film. Noted as copy No. 58 in manuscript ink on the title page. Bound in with the script are ten pages of Xerographically duplicated storyboards for the short film-within-the-film "The Crimson Permanent Assurance." The final Monty Python film to star actor and writer Graham Chapman before his death in 1989 and a return to the sketch comedy format which characterized the group's earlier television series. Shot on location in Queensway Strathblane and Lancashire England. Red untitled Script Specialists wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated March 1982. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only with five pink revision pages laid in at the rear of the script dated 26/5/82. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light foxing throughout bound internally with two silver brads. N.p. unknown books
ref. 160437N.p.: N.p. 1997. Archive of material relating to the 1998 film. Archive includes four scripts dated variously between 1991 and 1997 and credited variously to screenwriters Christ Zois Zoë Lund and William Gibson as well as approximately ten pages of correspondence and ephemera relating to the film's production and a xerographically duplicated copy of Gibson's source story. One screenplay with the ownership name of Zois on the title page. From the archive of Christ Zois Abel Ferrara's frequent co-screenwriter. Of note are several pieces of correspondence regarding writing credits for the film dated variously between 1997 and 1998. Screenwriters Abel Ferrara and Christ Zois claimed that prior adaptations of Gibson's novel by Gibson Lund and others had no bearing on their own adaptation. Ferrara and Zois would ultimately receive sole screenwriting credit on the completed film. Based on the 1984 short story by William Gibson about two freelance industrial spies in Tokyo who decide to use a call girl to execute their latest mission. Shot on location in New York. November 1991 Draft: Self wrappers. Title page present dated November 1991 noted as Third Draft with credit for author and screenwriter William Gibson. 93 leaves with last page of text numbered 92. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine partially bound with a binder clip at the top left corner. October 9 1993 Draft: Self wrappers. Title page present dated Oct. 9. 1993 noted as SECOND DRAFT with credit for screenwriter Zoë Lund. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine partially bound with a binder clip at the top left corner. September 28 1997 Draft: Self wrappers. Title page present dated 9/28/97 noted as Draft with credits for screenwriters Christ Zois and Abel Ferrara. 75 leaves with last page of text numbered 74. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus partially bound with a binder clip at the top left corner. Undated Draft: Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Christ Zois. 99 leaves with last page of text numbered 98. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus partially bound with a binder clip on the top edge and housed in a red card folder. N.p. unknown books
ref. 157439Yokohama Kanagawa: Kurosawa Production Co 1980. Draft script for the 1980 Japanese film. The story of a low-class criminal taught to be the decoy or kagemusha of a dying feudal lord based on the historical daimyo Takeda Shingen and depicting the 1575 Battle of Nagashino in the cinematic climax. When Toho Studios could not afford to complete the film George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola convinced Twentieth Century Fox to cover the shortfall in exchange for international distribution rights recieving credits as executive producers on the finished film. Nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Foreign Language Film and winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. Set in Sengoku period shot on location in Iga Ueno Castle Himeji Castle Kumamoto Castle Yuhara Plain Hokkaido Japan. White perfect-bound wrappers. Rubber stamped copy No. 74 at the top right corner of the front wrapper. 166 leaves with last page of text numbered "146." Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine with light toning wrapper Very Good with foxing overall and age toning to the page edges. Criterion Collection 267. Kurosawa Production Co unknown books
ref. 148810Tokyo: Toho 1970. Draft script for the 1970 Japanese film. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations to the rear wrapper and throughout the text. Included with the script is a mimeographed shooting schedule. Text and titles in Japanese. Annotations relate to the following: a names of the chosen cast members b set rehearsals and camera rehearsals c times for shooting e.g. Morning Afternoon Evening and Night phone numbers for production personnel d names of potential and/or hired camera assistants e names of potential and/or hired actors f indication of the production company chosen Toho Corporation as well as film stock and lens sizes to be used g additional notes regarding location of some settings h changes to dialogue and action and h some final post-production notes. Director Akira Kurosawa's first color film based on Shugoro Yamamoto's 1962 novel "Kisetsu no nai machi" A City Without Seasons. A series of vignettes about a slum in the suburbs of Tokyo and its impoverished inhabitants. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Set and shot on location in Tokyo. Script: White titled wrappers. Title page present. 90 leaves with last page of text numbered d-37. Mimeograph duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with perfect binding. Schedule: White titled wrappers. 13 leaves with last page numbered 23. Mimeograph duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with a faintly toned spine and very faint foxing to the fore-edge side-stapled with two staples. Detailed notes with translation of annotations noted above with accompanying images are provided with the script. Toho unknown books
1945ref. 147298Los Angeles: Vanguard Films 1945. Souvenir Shooting script for the 1945 film issued by Selznick Studios to promote the film just prior to its release. Title page and credits covered over two separate pages with a credit for Salvador Dali who penned the surreal dream sequence in the film. Based on the 1927 novel "The House of Dr. Edwardes" by Hilary Saint George Saunders and John Palmer. Nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director and Best Supporting Actor for Michael Chekhov winning one. Producer David O. Selznick wanted to make a "psychiatric" story for the screen and Alfred Hitchcock persuaded Selznick to buy the rights to the novel which Hitchcock and his wife were adapting. Mustard yellow titled wrappers noted as Final Shooting Script on the front wrapper dated June 25 1945 with a credit for screenwriter Hecht. Title page present with primary screen credits over two pages. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. In a custom gray cloth clamshell box with a brown leather spine label and titles in gilt. Grant US. Selby Canon. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Vanguard Films unknown books
1957ref. 161357N.p.: N.p. 1957. Revised Final script for the 1957 film. Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald with his name in gilt on the spine. Eight reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script pages. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films including "Mildred Pierce" 1945 "Humoresque" 1946 "Key Largo" 1948 and "Flamingo Road" 1949. In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" 1957 "Peyton Place" 1957 and "Sons and Lovers" 1960. Based on the 1945 Broadway play by Luther Davis in turn based on Frederic Wakeman's 1944 novel "Shore Leave." Three Naval pilots on a four-day leave in San Francisco attempt to ignore the distant call of war instead drinking dancing and seducing local women. Set and shot on location in San Francisco. Bound in light blue cloth with navy quarter leather binding with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Title page present dated April 5 1957 noted as Revised Final with credits for screenwriter Julius Epstein director Stanley Donen novelist Frederic Wakeman and playwright Luther Davis. 158 leaves with last page of text numbered 143. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/25/57 and 5/3/57. Pages Near Fine binding Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1959ref. 161414N.p.: N.p. 1959. Shooting Final script for the 1959 film. Specially bound copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald with his name in gilt on the spine. 23 reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script pages. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films including "Mildred Pierce" 1945 "Humoresque" 1946 "Key Largo" 1948 and "Flamingo Road" 1949. In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" 1957 "Peyton Place" 1957 and "Sons and Lovers" 1960. Based on screenwriter Fred Gipson's 1947 novel "Circle Round the Wagon" about two young brothers go on a hunting trip with an older friend. Fabian's film debut. Gipson's second published novel preceding his better-known 1956 novel "Old Yeller." Shot on location in San Bernardino. Bound in light blue cloth with navy quarter leather binding with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Title page present dated July 9 1959 noted as Shooting Final with credits for screenwriter-novelist Fred Gipson and screenwriter Winston Miller. 143 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 7/13/59 and 7/22/59. Pages Near Fine binding Very Good plus front board slightly warped. N.p. unknown books
ref. 153062N.p.: N.p. 1977. Collection of 25 vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1977 film including 23 matte-finish and 2 glossy. Several with manuscript pencil annotations to the verso noting the film's title in French "La Guerre des Etoiles". The film that became a multibillion dollar media empire pun intended now including eleven additional live action films animated shows novels comic books video games and countless tons of officially licensed merchandise with no signs of slowing down. Winner of six Academy Awards and nominated for four more including Best Picture Best Director Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far far away shot on location in California Arizona Mexico Guatemala Tunisia and the UK. Three photographs 10 x 8 inches 22 photographs 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
ref. 160216Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1981. Final Draft script for the 1982 film. Rainbow copy with a manuscript ink annotation on the title page noting copy No. 209. 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. Shot on location in New York and New Jersey. Blue titled PanArts/Warner Brothers wrappers. Title page present dated January 1981 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Steve Tesich and novelist John Irving. 170 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink blue and yellow undated revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good plus with soil on the fore-edge of the title page wrapper Very Good slightly yapped at the edges and lightly soiled bound internally with three gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1930ref. 151357Los Angeles: First National Pictures 1930. Archive of 68 vernacular photographs housed in a contemporary photo album each photo with descriptions in silver manuscript ink just below it and distributed in three sections as follows: 1 34 photos taken on the set of "The Dawn Patrol" Howard Hawks 1930 an aviation drama set during World War I. Included are shots of planes in flight and several others of star Douglas Fairbanks Jr. With manuscript annotations to the album pages identifying most of the photographs; 2 16 vernacular photographs taken on the set of the pre-Code film "The Life of the Party" Roy Del Ruth 1930 and 18 vernacular photographs of the sinking of the RMS Tahiti off cost of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands on August 16-17 1930 taken from the nearby SS Ventura. The front cover of the photo album identifies the photographer as J.N. Boucher and he appears four times in the album twice dressed as a pilot in "The Dawn Patrol" section and twice in "The Life of the Party" section in one standing in front of a Vitaphone truck along with a man identified as Dolph Thomas who worked as an uncredited sound engineer on the film. Photographs variously sized generally between 3.5 x 2.5 and 5.25 x 3.25 inches Very Good plus. Photo album Good only with several pages detached a few loose photographs. First National Pictures unknown books
ref. 172081Honolulu HI: Lost Productions 2004. Rainbow Revision Second Draft script for the 2004 pilot of the 2004-2010 ABC television series aired on September 22 2004. Copy belonging to Property Master Peter C. Clarke with his name in manuscript ink on the title page and highlighted name on various memos and with manuscript ink and marker annotations on 26 pages noting props. Every leaf watermarked with the number "914" and bound in a generic three-ring binder with a list of Lost Productions contacts laid in under the clear plastic on the front wrapper. Bound in following the script are 70 leaves of contact lists memorandums a petty cash reimbursement form and shooting schedules and laid in the front binder flap are four pages of memos dated April 7 2004 a pink shooting schedule dated March 19 2004 two pages of maps and directions and an letter of gratitude to the cast and crew following the shoot from creators and screenwriters J.J. Abrams "J.J." and Damon Lindelof "Damon" Producer Sarah Caplan "Sarah" and Executive Producer Bryan Burk "Bryan" housed in a Koi Restaurant envelope labeled "Peter Clarke / Props." Considered by many to one of the greatest television series of all time the science fiction adventure drama created by Jeffrey Lieber Abrams and Lindelof premiered with the pilot found here on ABC on September 22 2004 and aired for six seasons of 121 episodes before ending on May 23 2010. The series won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 2005. 48 survivors of a Oceanic Flight 815 find themselves stranded on a mysterious remote island in the South Pacific and find their lives intertwined in a fight for survival. Shot on location in O'ahu Hawaii. Untitled generic white binder with a "Lost Productions Inc." contact list laid in clear plastic on the front wrapper. Title page present dated March 3 2004 noted as SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriters J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 95 with 70 pages of production documents bound in following script. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink yellow green and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/9/2004 and 4/19/2004. Pages Near Fine binder Near Fine overall. Lost Productions unknown books
1945ref. 161348N.p.: N.p. 1945. Draft script for the 1945 film seen here under the working title "This Love of Ours." Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald with his name in gilt on the spine. Twelve reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script leaves. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films including "Mildred Pierce" 1945 "Humoresque" 1946 "Key Largo" 1948 and "Flamingo Road" 1949. In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" 1957 "Peyton Place" 1957 and "Sons and Lovers" 1960. Based on Roger Butterfield's 1944 book detailing the heroic actions of US Marine Al Schmid during World War II and his rehabilitation after being blinded in battle. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Philadelphia and San Diego. Bound in beige cloth with tan quarter leather binding with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Title page present undated with credits for Wald director Delmer Daves screenwriter Albert Maltz and biographer Roger Butterfield. 190 leaves with last page of text numbered 159. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 12/8/44 and 2/21/45. Pages Near Fine binding Very Good plus with moderate wear on the leather and front board lightly soiled. N.p. unknown books
1940ref. 1355Los Angeles: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation 1940. Letter 295 x 230mm pp. Title 1 2-186 mimeographed duplication rectos only. First draft continuity script for the 1941 film. Orange titled continuous card wrapper rubber stamped internal three brass brad binding. Noted as FIRST DRAFT CONTINUITY on the front wrapper production number 559 copy number 29 dated October 7 1940. Title page present also dated October 7 1940 and noted as 1st Draft Continuity. Pages very good but for a bit of toning and worming to the upper left corner of the final 15 pages cover soiled worn and with some splits to the extremities good. Ex-Howard Barnes; Richard Manney; Gene Hackman. Custom cloth box. Inscribed on the title page by screenwriter Dudley Nichols to film critic Howard Barnes; "Critic par excellence in memory of our old days on The World when neither of us dreamed of working in this fascinating medium of the film Affectionately Dudley Nichols July 15 1941". Referencing the time they both spent as journalists for the New York World. There is a postscript that reads: "This was my first draft done in three weeks. Many things happened to it afterwards as your keen eye will note. D.N". A British big-game hunter is captured after stalking Hitler as a sporting challenge then escapes to England only to be relentlessly pursued by Nazi agents whose campaign of terror claims the life of the young woman who sheltered him. After a harrowing confrontation with his nemesis he acknowledges his true intent and parachutes back into Germany now committed to carrying out the assassination he once denied contemplating. Set in 1939 Bavaria and London shot on set at 20th Century Fox studios in Los Angeles. 20th Century Fox Film Corporation unknown books
ref. 160647Hollywood: Motown-Weston-Furie Productions 1971. Final Shooting script for the 1972 film. Copy belonging to early production designer Harry Horner with his name in manuscript ink on the title page. Noted as copy No. 23 on the lower right corner of the title page with manuscript pencil and ink annotations on six pages. According to the AFI Catalog immediately prior to the commencement of photography several last-minute changes were made to the production crew including the replacement of Harry Horner with Carl Anderson. The script found here also co-credits director Sidney J. Furie as screenwriter with Terence McCloy. Furie did not receive a screenwriting credit in the final film. Based on Billie Holiday's 1956 autobiography co-authored by William Duffy which recounts Holiday's troubled rise to fame failed romantic relationships and drug addiction. Diana Ross' film debut. Set in New York and Baltimore. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present dated November 11 1971 noted as Final Shooting Script with credits for screenwriters Sidney J. Furie and Terence McCloy. 134 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near FIne wrapper Near FIne bound in a Near Fine red three-ring binder. Motown-Weston-Furie Productions unknown books
1922ref. 158284Beverly Hills CA: Warner Brothers 1922. Set of three vintage hand-tinted lobby cards for the 1922 film. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 novel. A young husband and wife spend money with aplomb anticipating a large payout once the man's grandfather dies. When the patriarch passes away and they discover they have been left nothing in his will. Considered today to be a lost film. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus some with pinholes to the corners lightly and evenly toned. Warner Brothers unknown books
1941ref. 162231Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1941. Second Revised Final script for the 1941 film. Based on Richard Llewellyn's 1939 novel. The men of the Morgan family earn a living working in their small Welsh town's mine where they face dangerous and unhealthy conditions and exploitation at the hands of the mine owners. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. Set in Wales shot on location in California. Red titled Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers dated April 18 1941 noted as SECOND REVISED FINAL. Distribution page present stamped copy No. 240 with receipt removed. Title page present with credit for Philip Dunne noted as 2nd Revised Final and dated April 18 1941. 167 leaves with last page of text numbered 169. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages dated 5/19/41 throughout. Pages Very Good plus slightly yapped with light tide marks along the bottom edges of the first five leaves wrapper Poor bound with two gold brads. National Film Registry. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
ref. 170959Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1978. Draft script for the 1982 television movie seen here under the working title "Sisters" Originally aired on June 7 1982 on NBC. Rare. One of only two original feature-length original screenplays written by Maya Angelou the other being the 1972 television movie "Georgia Georgia". In a small town in North Carolina a young schoolteacher's life is upended with the arrival of her younger sisters who challenge her straitlaced ultra-moral attitude towards life. Filmed in 1979 but not aired until 1982. Set in North Carolina and shot on location in Montgomery and Opelika Alabama. Blue titled wrappers dated June 12 1978 and noted as REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper. Title page present dated June 12 1978 noted as REVISED FINAL with credit for screenwriter Maya Angelou. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown books
1959ref. 149872Tokyo: Shochiku 1959. Draft script for the 1959 Japanese film. Text and titles in Japanese. Angered by their parents' refusal to buy them a television set two young brothers decide to go on a silence strike against all adults leading to a number of comic misunderstandings in their tight-knit community. Set in a suburb of Tokyo. White titled wrappers. 16 leaves with last page of text numbered 31. Mimeograph duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good lightly foxed with some wear to the binding with perfect binding. Rosenbaum 1000. Criterion Collection 84. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Shochiku unknown books
ref. 145506Budapest: Balsz Bela Studio 1977. Vintage post-production promotional script for the 1977 Hungarian film. Includes a prose narrative describing the film story reviews quotes and critical essays. Text in Hungarian. Easily the most rigidly philosophical promotional script ever issued with the narrative portion being essentially one long run-on sentence wherein Tarr describes his intentions for his first film. It would be 30 years before the rest of the world caught on to his genius and he would retire just 10 years after that. He passed away in 2026 at the age of 70. Off-white titled card wrappers saddle stapled. Title page present followed by a cast and credits list dated 1977. 56 leaves with last page of text numbered 54. Mimeograph front wrapper printed with offset duplication. Rectos only. Pages and wrapper about Near Fine with light toning at the edges of the wrappers. Balsz Bela Studio unknown books
1957ref. 156242Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Final Draft script for the 1957 film. The first screen adaptation of the 1926 novel by Ernest Hemingway. One of the most honest film adaptations of its era attributable mainly to the screenplay by novelist and Hemingway acolyte Peter Viertel. Featuring a standout performance by Errol Flynn as the hedonistic hard-drinking burned-out Mike Campbell. in other words as himself. Shot on location in Pamplona Paris Biarritz and Mexico. Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 97 and production No. 683 dated February 20 1957. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated February 20 1957 noted as Final Script. 154 leaves with last page of text numbered 142. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/11/57 and 6/3/57. Pages with silverfish damage to the corners of the first few pages and final revision page else Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with toning and creasing at the extremities and a small dampstain to the heel bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1924ref. 141664Berlin: Film-Kurier 1924. Vintage German programs for the two-part film series "Die Nibelungen" including one for "Die Nibelungen: Siegfried" and one for "Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge" produced by German film magazine "Film-Kurier." Text in German. Based on the thirteenth century epic poem "Nibelungenlied." "Film-Kurier" was the first German film journal published daily beginning in 1919. The journal's classic era lasted until 1933 when its publisher Alfred Weiner had to flee Germany due to his Jewish origins. The issues from this era remain striking to this day because they were printed using a gravure reproduction process. Each day's issue would focus on a single film. 9 x 11.75 inches. Each program six pages folded loose leaves as issued. Very Good plus with a horizontal fold tiny pinholes to the corners and an occasional short closed tear. Masters of Cinema 46. Film-Kurier unknown books
1948ref. 152186N.p.: N.p. 1948. Draft script for the 1948 British film. Copy belonging to production manager Mickey Delamar with his name in manuscript pencil to the title page and his manuscript annotations throughout. With revision pages laid in throughout the script along with a distribution receipt signed by Delamar and with a reference photograph from the film showing actors Vivien Leigh and Ralph Richardson. Delamar worked as a producer production manager and assistant director on over 30 films and was active in the film industry for four decades. His credits include Charlie Chaplin's "A King in New York" 1957 Francois Truffaut's "Fahrenheit 451" 1966 and Terence Young's "Mayerling" 1968. Based on the classic 1877 novel by Leo Tolstoy about how all happy families are alike but each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Set in St. Petersburg. Black titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for novelist Tolstoy and screenwriters Jean Anouilh Julien Duvivier and Guy Morgan. 190 leaves with last page of text numbered 165. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink and white undated revision pages throughout. Housed in a navy spring binder as originally used. Pages supple but Very Good only overall with curling at the edges. Photograph about Very Good with moderate soil and toning. Binder Good with soil overall. N.p. unknown books
ref. 148341London: Lord Grade 1978. Draft script for the 1978 film here under the working title "Titoli di Testa." Copy belonging to script supervisor Franca Invernizzi with her extensive manuscript annotations on nearly every page and many page versos regarding camera shots takes timing and dialogue. Bound in after the script is an annotated list of scenes and several handwritten pages of Invernizzi's notes. Text in Italian. In 1920s Sicily a capitalist and a socialist vie for the affections of a grief-stricken woman whose husband was killed by a fascist mafioso. The follow-up to director Lina Wertmuller's Oscar-nominated 1976 film "Seven Beauties" and a lyrical formidable film in its own right. Set and shot on location in Sicily. Script: Black faux-leather untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director Lina Wertmuller. 326 leaves with last page of text numbered 301. Xerographic duplication rectos only with white undated revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good with some revision pages lightly worn and toned to the edges wrapper Very Good lightly edgeworn with several tape repairs to the spine with perfect binding. List of scenes: 10 leaves with last page numbered 10. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with light edgewear. Lord Grade unknown books
1927ref. 134524Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1927. Shooting script for the 1928 film. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer file copy with rubber stamps on the front wrapper indicating such. Carbon typescript with descriptive text and intertitles in black type. A few typeovers and annotations in manuscript pencil throughout. A rare example of a silent film screenplay. Based on the 1923 stage adaptation by David Belasco and Tom Cushing about professional clowns Tito Chaney and Simon Siegel who take in an abandoned child and name her Simonetta Young who was 15 at the time. When Simonetta is older she joins the circus and meets Count Luigi Ravelli Asther who becomes infatuated with her. Ravelli consults a doctor about his fits of uncontrollable laughter and there he meets Tito who has come to seek help for his fits of uncontrollable weeping. The two decide to help each other but soon find they are both vying for Simonetta's love. Nominated for an Academy Award in 1929 for Best Title Writing the only year for that category. Set in Italy shot on location in Elysian Park a suburb of Los Angeles California. Blue studio wrappers noted as FIRST TEMPORARY INCOMPLETE on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 1640 and copy No. 5236 dated November 19 1927 with credits for playwrights Belasco and Cushing and screenwriter Meehan. 72 leaves carbon typescript on watermarked onionskin stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good now encapsulated in mylar bound with two gold brads. Blake 2001 US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
