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1973ref. 161689Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1973. Final Corrected script for Episode 7 Season 5 of the 1969-1976 television series. Originally aired on October 29 1973 on CBS. Noted as copy No. 19 in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. 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 woman diver struggles with the pressure of competitive diving. Bright orange titled wrappers dated September 17 1973 stamped FILE COPY noted as FINAL CORRECTED SCRIPT and production No. 7890 on the front wrapper with credit for screenwriter Stephen Kandel. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1979ref. 138427Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1979. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1979 film. Based on the 1976 novel by Ann Beattie. Photographs have been hand-retouched affixed to a backing board and prepared for use in advertising. A stark portrait depicting the difficulty of life in the aftermath of the turbulent 1960s. The protagonist Charlie played by John Heard falls in love with the newly-separated Laura played by Mary Beth Hurt who then returns to her husband while Charlie simultaneously attempts to deal with the various members of his family. Charlie cannot seem to let go of his obsession and begins to stalk Laura in an attempt to win her back. Shot on location in Salt Lake City Utah. Released in 1979 as "Head Over Heels" as seen here it was re-released in 1982 and given a markedly more downbeat ending to a better audience reception. Photos 8 x 10 inches on 10 x 15 inch mat board with now-toned tissue overlay save one mat board with two 7 x 5 inch images. Very Good plus to Near Fine. United Artists unknown
1971ref. 162505N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1971 film showing a nude JoAnna Cameron. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A young television producer has an affair with his man-eating boss and her teenage daughter. 7 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 141292N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. Text in French. Laid in are a three-page synopsis of the film and a letter from the screenwriter. In the winter of 1934 a French woman living by the seaside with two mysterious older men gets wrapped up in the politics of the times ultimately forcing all three to reveal their true identities. Set in France. Tan titled wrappers. 81 leaves with last page of text numbered 80. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two staples. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 163634Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1980. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1980 film Richard Dreyfuss stars a fading piano prodigy whose last chance is a piano competition against a beautiful newcomer played by Amy Irving. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles and San Francisco. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1955ref. 172416Universal City CA: Universal International Pictures 1955. Two vintage photographs from the 1955 film noir: one studio still from the original release and one vintage studio still from the television release circa 1960s. A prison warden hires a woman to spend the night with a criminal set to be executed the next morning. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. One photograph with a small tear at the bottom edge and one with bruising to the bottom right margin. Complete collation details available on request. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal International Pictures unknown
1980ref. 163637Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1980. Seven vintage photographs from the 1980 film including five film still photographs two portrait photographs of Gena Rowlands in character and one photograph of Rowlands and husband and director John Cassavetes on the set. After her neighbors are killed in a mob hit a woman goes on the run with their young son who is in possession of a book the gangsters want. One of eleven films star Gena Rowlands made with her husband director John Cassavetes who became attached to the movie after she was cast. Remade in 1999 directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sharon Stone as well as the inspiration for the 2008 French film "Julia" directed by Erick Zonca and starring Tilda Swinton. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Rowlands. Set in and shot on location in New York and New Jersey. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbuam 1000. Grant US. Columbia Pictures unknown
1936ref. 160188Beverly Hills CA: Selznick International / United Artists 1936. Four vintage borderless reference photographs and four corresponding negatives from the 1936 film. Each photograph and negative housed in a paper envelope presumably as issued. Based on the 1886 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. After a young boy's father dies he and his American mother go to England where his paternal grandfather was an Earl. Though the boy is the only heir to the title his mother is sent home until another young boy claims to be the true heir. The first film produced by Selznick International Pictures. Set in 1880s Brooklyn New York and England. Photographs 6 x 4 inches. Fine. Envelopes 5.25 x 4.25 inches. Selznick International / United Artists unknown
1984ref. 147220N.p.: N.p. 1984. Second Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on real events which took place in 1980 when the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay Florida was hit by a 609 foot Liberian oceangoing vessel causing a large portion of the bridge to collapse and ultimately killing 35 people. Set in Tampa Bay Florida. White non-standard titled wrappers with credits for screenwriters JOHN EASTMAN and CONSTANCE MAY and story credits to JOHN LERRO STEVE YERRID and ARTHUR GOODALE. Title page present dated 1985 noted as SECOND DRAFT SCREENPLAY with credits for screenwriters JOHN EASTMAN and CONSTANCE MAY and story credits to JOHN LERRO STEVE YERRID and ARTHUR GOODALE. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated blue revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good with a light dampstain to the top wrapper and page edges bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1958ref. 163531Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly age toned else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1958ref. 163586Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Vintage reference photograph from the 1958 film showing Spencer Tracy Edward Brophy Pat O'Brien James Gleason and Ricardo Cortez. Printed mimeo snipe and Columbia stamp on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with old cello tape at the corners. Columbia Pictures unknown
1968ref. 141612Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1968. Collection of nine vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 film. Snipe printed to the verso. A semi-biographical film based on Bernard Malamud's novel of the same name. The story of a Russian-Jew unjustly prisoned on accusations of blood libel. Set in Russia shot on location in Hungary. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Light wear to the top margin. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1962ref. 158838Beverly Hills CA: M.C. Productions / United Artists 1962. One vintage studio still photograph and one vintage reference photograph from the 1962 film. Reference photograph with a printed mimeo snipe attached to the verso. Based on Richard Condon's 1959 novel. A film that managed the unlikely feat of being both timely and well ahead of its time combining several ambitious themes including thought control political assassination multinational conspiracy Oedipal issues and Cold War paranoia. Still riveting today and along with "Seconds" 1966 helped cast Frankenheimer as the master of the paranoid unsettling thriller. Contrary to popular belief the film was not pulled from circulation following the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy but did disappear in 1972 when rights reverted to Frank Sinatra who subsequently neglected to pursue continued distribution. This lapse continued until 1988 when Sinatra re-released the film to theaters in conjunction with MGM and United Artists. Set in Korea and Washington DC shot on location in New York California. One photograph 10 x 8 inches one photograph 9 x 7 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. M.C. Productions / United Artists unknown
1973ref. 127086Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1973. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1973 film. The last of the three feature films in the original "Shaft" trilogy preceded by "Shaft" 1971 and "Shaft's Big Score!" 1972 both directed by Gordon Parks and starring Richard Roundtree and Moses Gun. Shaft travels to Africa to help break up a slavery ring smuggling immigrants into France. Shot on location in Africa Spain Paris and New York. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with pinholes to the corners and a small closed tear to the upper right margin. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1965ref. 152054Los Angeles: United Producers 1965. Vintage pressbook for the 1965 film. With several promotional pages laid in. A poor farmer wants to sell his daughter to a traveling bathing suit salesman in order to save his farm. A slapstick entry in the hicksploitation genre. One leaf bi-fold. 11 x 17 inches. Very Good plus overall. United Producers unknown
1951ref. 150151Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1951. Vintage reference photograph from the 1951 film showing actor Humphrey Bogart in costume in the rain. Based on the 1935 novel by C. S. Forester which follows the crew of a steamship ferrying supplies to villages in East Africa during World War I. A classic masterpiece of an adventure tale in which a boozy Bogart and an uptight Katharine Hepburn find romance in the face of wartime adversity. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Actor for Bogart and nominated for Best Director Best Screenwriting and Best Actress. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. United Artists unknown
1991ref. 163972N.p.: N.p. 1991. Draft script for an unproduced film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. A comedy about a dysfunctional family converging on their home in the countryside at Christmas. Canadian director and screenwriter John Kent Harrison is best known for his work in television most notably "The Sound and the Silence" 1992 and his 1997 adaptation of William Faulkner's "Old Man." 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. Black wrappers with a printed agency title label crediting Harrison affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present dated August 12 1991 with credit for Harrison. PAGES leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with front wrapper partially detached from the binding bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1985ref. 143995Toronto: Telepix Canada 1985. Final Draft for the 1986 television film. Based on the book of the same name recounting the corruption of the 1969 United Mine Workers' presidential election and the murder of Joseph "Jock" Yablonski that followed. Set in Pittsburgh PA and environs shot on location in Pitsburgh and Nemacolin Pennsylvania and Ontario Canada. Self-wrappers with title page integral on the front wrapper dated August 8 1985 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Scott Spencer. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication with white revision pages throughout dated variously between 8/19/85 and 8/22/85. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with three gold brads. Telepix Canada unknown
1947ref. 148202N.p.: Monogram Pictures 1947. Vintage studio still photograph of Regis Toomey John Litel Bonita Granville and Don Castle from the 1947 film. Based on the 1941 short story "He Looked Like Murder" by Cornell Woolrich. The tale of a manhunt for the murderer of a woman with a twin told through a series of flashbacks and plot twists "The Guilty" is a prototypical Poverty Row second feature. Set in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Monogram Pictures unknown
1973ref. 147085N.p.: N.p. 1973. Revised scenes for second unit post-production re-shooting and editing for the 1973 film seen here under the working title "Valdez Horses." With annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout. Based on the 1967 novel "The Valdez Horses" by Lee Hoffman about a mixed-race horse breeder who lives on the outskirts of New Mexican society a solitary life that is disrupted for better when he takes in a young runaway boy who asks to be his protégé. Set in southwest New Mexico shot on location in Andalucia Spain. Blue untitled wrappers. Lacking title page. 40 leaves with last page of text numbered 38. Carbon typescript rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1976ref. 162486N.p.: Maturpix 1976. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1976 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Catharine Burgess stars as a wealthy socialite who finds herself sexually drawn to a mirror in the attic of her family's estate where she speaks to her dead father who tries to convince her to come through the looking glass. Shot on location in Long Island New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Thrower Nightmare USA. Maturpix unknown
1955ref. 164729Universal City: Universal Pictures 1955. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1955 film showing actors June Allyson and José Ferrer. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1952 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Joseph Kramm about a successful stage director who is driven to a mental breakdown by his domineering vengeful wife. Ferrer reprised his role from the stage production. 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. Shot on location in New York City around Times Square and in Bellevue Hospital. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Universal Pictures unknown
1978ref. 146439N.p.: N.p. 1978. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on screenwriter Josef Shaftel's experiences working as a newspaper correspondent in 1948 in the Middle East during the Arab-Israeli conflict during which time he falls in love with a Jewish refugee and gradually becomes sympathetic to the Zionist cause. Shaftel's story was also the basis for a 1962 novel by Robert Nathan. Set in Rome Israel and Palestine. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated JUNE 5 1978 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter JOSEF SHAFTEL. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated yellow revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a small dampstain affecting the front wrapper and lower page edge bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1978ref. 146513N.p.: N.p. 1978. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Criminals plan a massive theft from a military air base in order to secure the materials to build a nuclear warhead. Screenwriter Josef Shaftel was better known for "The Biggest Bundle of them All" 1968. Set in Boston Chicago Las Vegas and New York. Black untitled wrappers. Title page present dated June 15 1978 noted as Film Treatment with credits for screenwriters JOSEF SHAFTEL and PAUL WHEELER. 32 leaves with last page of text numbered 31. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with silver prong binding. N.p. unknown
1943ref. 156120N.p.: N.p. 1943. Vintage program for the 1943 German film. Based on the adventures of fictional immortal German nobleman Baron von Münchhausen created by Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 novel "Baron Münchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia." The film was commissioned by Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels during World War II nominally to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the UFA film studio released after the German loss at the Battle of Stalingrad in an attempt to reinvigorate German morale. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown
