1978ref. 149428Los Angeles: Cinema Shares International 1978. Vintage borderless matte reference photograph from the 1977 film. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with a provenance stamp. An exploitative horror film late on the coattails of cautionary drug movies of the 1960s about a string of violent murders in Los Angeles linked to a dangerous LSD strain called "Blue Sunshine." Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Thrower Nightmare USA. Cinema Shares International unknown books
1951ref. 149617N.p.: N.p. 1951. Vintage reference photograph of Maxwell Reed from the 1951 British film noir. Provenance stamp on the verso. Molly Natasha Parry a young actress is witness to a double murder by "The Dark Man" Reed and is stalked by the killer. Inspector Viner Edward Underdown assigned to the murders develops romantic feelings for Molly. Shot on location in Sussex and East Sussex England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant UK. Selby UK. Spicer UK. N.p. unknown books
1984ref. 146940N.p.: N.p. 1984. First Draft script for the 1985 film. Text in English. Based on the 1960 German novel wherein a crew of bored sailors stationed on a floating lighthouse must suddenly fight to defend their vessel from a criminal trio seeking to overtake the ship. An early draft of the script written seven years before the film's release. Set and shot on location in Germany. Navy untitled wrappers. Title page present dated August 27 1984 noted as first draft with credits for screenwriter David Taylor and novelist Siegfried Lenz. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with slight yapping to the fore edge of the rear wrapper bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1981ref. 170362London: ITC Films 1981. Vintage reference photograph from the 1981 film showing actress Jessica Lange. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1939 novel by James M. Cain. Along with "The Verdict" a film that brought writer David Mamet to the attention of the filmmaking world leading to his working not only as a screenwriter but an important director. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. ITC Films unknown books
1991ref. 149341Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1991. Vintage reference photograph of director-screenwriters Joel and Ethan Coen and actor John Turturro having a conversation between takes on the set of the 1991 film. One of the more ambitious films in the Coen brothers' oeuvre a nuanced comedy about Hollywood success and the interaction between intellectuals and "the common man." Based largely on the experiences of playwright and erstwhile screenwriter Clifford Odets. Winner of the Palme d'Or Best Actor and Best Director awards at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for three Academy Awards in 1992. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1970ref. 141036N.p.: Faces Music 1970. Original borderless photograph of John Cassavetes behind the camera on the set of the 1970 film. "Husbands" was personal to Cassavetes who was struggling with the recent loss of his 30 year old brother. The film follows three middle aged men all very close in the aftermath of the death of their friend. Shot on location in England and New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Faces Music unknown books
1944ref. 130722Los Angeles: Republic Pictures 1944. Shooting Script for the 1944 film. A thriller completely dominated by the formidable Stephanie Bachelor. The statuesque sophisticated Republic leading lady is cast as Muriel the scheming widow of the fabulously wealthy Hartford Chaney 3rd. Muriel's husband has disappearance under mysterious circumstances freeing her to marry her playboy paramour Frederick St. Clair George Meeker. Hal Erickson AllMovie Goldenrod titled wrappers with the original title written in manuscript ink and changed in manuscript pencil noted as Shooting Script on the front wrapper as production No. 1258 dated April 4 1944. 77 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Republic Pictures unknown books
1963ref. 170360N.p.: Joel Productions 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1964 film showing a camera crew on a truck bed capturing a location shot near the Preakness race track in northwestern Baltimore City. A Cold War political thriller about an attempted coup in the US government based on the 1962 novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II. Although the Pentagon expressed a dislike for the film President John F. Kennedy was encouraging even assisting in its production by arranging a visit to his home in Hyannis Port when the crew needed to shoot outside the White House. Shot on location in Arizona California Virginia Washington DC and Paris. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Joel Productions unknown books
1961ref. 149755Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1961. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1961 film showing director John Huston riding a tire while actor Eli Wallach looks on. With a provenance stamp on the verso. The final completed film for actors Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe before their deaths. Notoriously a trying endeavor for both Monroe who was struggling with a drug addiction and pending divorce from Arthur Miller and would often fail to show up to the set and for director John Huston who would drink and occasionally fall asleep while filming. Gable performed all of his own stunts then suffered a heart attack only two days after filming ended and died ten days later. Set and shot on location in Dayton Nevada. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1967ref. 146774N.p.: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1967. Collection of 34 vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 film. John Huston's lurid and campy adaptation of Carson McCuller's 1941 novel. A melodrama of lust infidelity repressed homosexuality self mutilation suicide and murder with a spectacular cast: Elizabeth Taylor Marlon Brando Brian Keith Julie Harris and Robert Forster. Shot on location in New York and Lazio Italy. 29 - 8 x 10 inches 3 - 8 x 9.25 inches 2 - 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Very Good to Near Fine some light creasing and light curling one with staining on bottom and several pinholes one with a modest transparent ink stain. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown books
1951ref. 149914N.p.: N.p. 1951. Vintage reference photograph from the 1951 film showing director John Huston in costume for his cameo as a Union veteran. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the verso regarding layout along with a collector label. Based on the classic 1895 novel by Stephen Crane which follows a Union soldier throughout the course of the Civil War. At the completion of shooting Huston considered the film one of his best but MGM cut over an hour from his film before releasing it to a poor reception. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased and worn to the corners. N.p. unknown books
1978ref. 149693Universal City: Universal City Studios 1978. Vintage reference photograph from the 1978 film showing director John Landis on the set of the film's final scene in Joliet Prison wearing a "Joliet" baseball cap with the iconic painted motto reading "It's Never Too Late to Mend" visible in the background. With the stamp of National Film Archive on the verso. An energetic and enduring comedy classic originally conceived by John Belushi and Dan Akroyd in "Saturday Night Live" sketches featuring the eponymous main characters. The film set the record for the most cars destroyed in one film at the time of its release and features an all-star cast of musical guests and subtle cameos including jazz blues and soul greats Aretha Franklin Cab Calloway James Brown Ray Charles and Chaka Khan. The Blues Brothers Band who perform the soundtrack includes actual giants of the 1960s rhythm and blues era: Steve Cropper Donald "Duck" Dunn Murphy Dunne Willie "Too Big" Hall and Matt "Guitar" Murphy. Carrie Fisher Dan Akroyd's then-girlfriend also makes an unforgettable appearance as John Belushi's homicidal ex-girlfriend. Set in and around Chicago and shot there on location. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal City Studios unknown books
1971ref. 130851Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1971. Draft script for the 1971 television movie here under the working title "The Day They Took the Babies Away." Actor Van Heflin's working copy with his manuscript annotations throughout. A film produced for ABC's now-legendary "Movie of the Week" series. A pregnant woman goes on the run in a dystopian future where having children is outlawed due to overpopulation. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as Revised on the front wrapper dated 2-1-71. Title page present dated January 26 1971 with credit for screenwriter Fischer. 122 leaves on green stock mimeograph duplication with goldenrod light orange yellow and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 1-29-71 and 2-12-71. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books
1985ref. 130468Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1985. First Draft script for the 1992 film. Rock singer John Mellencamp made his screen and directorial debut in this story by author-screenwriter McMurtry. A big time country music star returns to his family's home in Indiana for his grandfather's birthday party and decides this is where he belongs. He begins an affair with his older brother's wife and goes to work on ruining all he has ever worked for simply for a pipe dream of small-town life which he never fit into anyway. Incredibly similar to Mellencamp's life and based on the story "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry. Set in Doak City Indiana filmed on location in Seymour Indiana. White self wrappers integral with title page dated February 1985 noted as First Draft with credit for screenwriter McMurtry. 130 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Fine front wrapper missing bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1949ref. 148867North Hollywood: Republic Pictures 1949. Four vintage photographs two studio still photographs and two publicity photographs one iconic photograph of Robert Mitchum and one headshot of Shepperd Studwick all from the 1949 film. Based on the novella by John Steinbeck who also wrote the screenplay published in full in 1937. A young boy Peter Miles is enamored with the colt he has been entrusted to raise only to find the colt has caught an illness and is dying. Steinbeck's first film assignment though other Steinbeck screenplays would end up being released prior to "The Red Pony." At the time it was the longest and costliest production in Republic history borrowing Robert Mitchum from RKO and also starring Myrna Loy. Set in and shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing in margins and even fading on three of the photographs and a small bruise in the right margin of one. Republic Pictures unknown books
1988ref. 149687N.p.: N.p. 1988. Vintage reference photograph of actors Divine and Jerry Stiller from the 1988 film. Cult independent director John Waters' most enduring film following a kindhearted overweight teenager who becomes an overnight sensation on a Baltimore television dance show and subsequently uses her newfound fame to speak out in support of integration. Basis for the Tony Award winning 2002 musical and subsequent 2007 film adaptation directed by Adam Shankman and starring Nikki Blonsky Michelle Pfeiffer and John Travolta. Set and shot on location in Baltimore Maryland. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1955ref. 152157Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1955. Draft script for the 159th episode of season one of the 1955-1958 television series originally aired on June 12 1956 on NBC. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his manuscript ink and pencil annotations throughout. An opportunistic newspaper reporter captures a photograph of a little boy with his head stuck in a garbage can and proceeds to use the image in a piece about child neglect-to the embarrassment and anger of the boy's parents. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter B.M. Atkinson Jr. 81 leaves with last page of text numbered III-25. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1956ref. 152152Culver City CA: Four Star Films 1956. Draft script for the 1956 television episode originally aired on June 8. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his manuscript ink and pencil annotations throughout. With a call sheet and shooting schedule bound in after the title page. A former hobo experiences difficulties in trying to return to "normal life." Pink titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Alvin Sargent. 51 leaves with last page of text numbered 42. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 4/11/56. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Housed in brown wrappers with a handwritten title label affixed to the front wrapper dated April 1956. Four Star Films unknown books
1972ref. 146899N.p.: Europrodis 1972. Six vintage borderless studio still photographs from the 1972 film with one of Jose Benazeraf being double weight with matte finish. "Hubert Toyot" stamp on the verso. Catherine Franck and Patricial Hermenier play sexually liberated air hostesses who seduce American journalist played by Rod Cameron and move on to their next conquest but he refuses to accept it and pursues them. 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine some curling one with small crease in upper right corner. Europrodis unknown books
1970ref. 137527N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film adapted from the collaborative novel written by Joseph Conrad and Ford Maddox Ford in 1909 but not published until after Conrad's death in 1924. The third of three collaborations by the two novelists. Black stiff generic report wrappers with a red-and-white title label on the front wrapper crediting screenwriter Lowe and novelists Conrad and Ford. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Lowe and novelists Conrad and Ford. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Photocopied. Toning to the title page else pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a silver prong binding. N.p. unknown books
1951ref. 149388London: London Film Productions 1951. Vintage reference photograph of director Carol Reed and actor Ralph Richardson on the set of the 1951 film. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamp of Tele-Magazine. Based on Joseph Conrad's 1896 novel. A selfish criminal takes on a new position as the second-in-command of a trading operation on a remote island village where he seduces the village chieftain's daughter and embezzles from his employers. Controversial at the time of release for its depiction of an interracial romance even though the so-called indigenous Algerian actress in question Kerima was in actuality a white woman from France. Set in Borneo shot on location in Sri Lanka. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a short closed tear to the top edge repaired on the verso with white tape. London Film Productions unknown books
1967ref. 146428Rome: Arco 1967. Draft script for the 1967 Italian film. Text in English printed in Rome. Based on the 1923 novel wherein a former pirate falls in love with a mentally ill young woman who falls in love instead with a French naval officer. Set in France shot on location in Italy. Blue wrappers with the film's English title printed on a red label and affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with the film's English and Italian titles given. 207 leaves with last page of text numbered 206. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with a strip of adhesive residue likely from tape running vertically across the rear wrapper binding bound with two gold brads. Arco unknown books
1919ref. 138929Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1919. Vintage color glass slide advertisement for the 1919 film the first film released by the newly minted United Artists co-founded by star Fairbanks with Charlie Chaplin Mary Pickford and D.W. Griffith. A wealthy American gets embroiled in the politic turmoil of a fictional European monarchy only to find he is secretly the heir to the throne. 4 x 3.25 inches. An unused example without theatrical show times listed on the blank at the bottom. Very Good plus or better. United Artists unknown books
1968ref. 158000N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage reference photograph of director Joseph Losey watching a scene with Elizabeth Taylor and Mia Farrow on the set of the 1968 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. An impoverished woman meets a young girl who claims to be her long-lost daughter believed to have died in a drowning accident years before. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with brief wear at the corners. N.p. unknown books
1978ref. 145852Paris: Societe Francaise de Production SFP 1978. Vintage borderless photograph of Joseph Losey and Yves Montand from the set of the 1978 film. Mimeo snipe Agencia EFE stamp and Agence Le Lynx stamp on verso. A sequel to Alain Resnais' 1966 film "The War is Over." It is 1975 and fascist dictator Francisco Franco is dying. Montand plays Jean an exiled Spanish communist comfortably living as a screenwriter with his wife Julia Miou-Miou in France while still supporting the resistance in Spain. A complicated relationship to his son and a tragedy in Spain test Jean's beliefs and commitment to the cause. Set in and shot on location in France. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good Plus minor edgewear and some light staining primarily on left and bottom. Societe Francaise de Production [SFP] unknown books
