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1949ref. 146594N.p.: Astor Pictures 1949. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1949 film here under the American re-release title "Ride a Reckless Mile." Based on the story of champion harness race horse Dan Patch who born in 1896 and retired in 1909 won nine world records. The horse was also depicted in the 1948 Disney film "So Dear to My Heart." 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Astor Pictures unknown books
1962ref. 132627London: Regal Films National 1962. Vintage black-and-white still photograph of a bathing June Ritchie and John Gregson from the 1962 UK film. Mimeograph snipe affixed to the verso. Before Michael Caine as "Alfie" 1966 there was Ian Hendry as the cheeky womanizer named Albert whose ex-lover June Ritchie comes to visit with their out-of-wedlock child. For a brief period the two reunite and Albert puts a halt to his philandering ways until they fall out once more. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes and creases at the extremities. Regal Films National unknown books
1962ref. 132605London: Rank Organisation / Independent Artists 1962. Five vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1962 UK film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to and distributor rubber-stamps on the versos. A classic slapstick comedy about a cyclist and a businessman who get involved in an accident after which the cyclist falls for the businessman's daughter who persuades him to give up the bicycle buy a sports car and learn to drive. 7.5 x 9 inches with no borders as issued. A tiny tear to 1 still and slight light creases at the extremities else Near Fine. Rank Organisation / Independent Artists unknown books
1970ref. 147608Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1970. Five vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1970 UK film one with mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1937 collection of personal correspondence between Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky and his patron Nadezha von Meck edited by her granddaughter Barbara von Meck and Catherine Drinker Bowen. Director Ken Russell's dramatic and visually stunning depiction of composer Tchaikovsky's turbulent life where his passion for his music spills over into his personal life as well. Presented largely in flashbacks nightmares and fantasy sequences the film illustrates the true stories of his nymphomaniac wife his homosexual feelings for Count Anton Chiluvsky and his unusual relationship with his widowed patron to whom he never spoke. Shot on location in Somerset England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine one with small closed tear in left margin and small chip to bottom left margin. United Artists unknown books
1980ref. 150748Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1980. Collection of ten vintage black and white borderless studio still photographs from the 1980 film. Based on screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky's 1978 novel. Director Ken Russell's first American film itself an "altered state" during production. Russell was constantly inebriated on the set and had the actors mumble their lines in protest against Chayefsky's script. Chayefsky was subsequently banned from the set and denounced the film even before production began. Edward Jessup William Hurt in his film debut is a Harvard professor whose studies of the limits of human consciousness inevitably lead him down a strange and horrible path from early experiments with a sensory deprivation tank to participation in Mexican Ayahuasca ceremonies. Set in Boston shot on location in New York California Massachusetts and Mexico. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1976ref. 147636Universal City: Dino De Laurentiis Company 1976. Five vintage borderless studio still photographs from the 1976 film with bottom margins with text. Archival stamp on the verso. A brutal and exploitative revenge film about a fashion model Margaux Hemingway who is raped by her sister's music teacher Chris Sarandon who after being acquitted at trial returns to rape her sister Mariel Hemingway. Film debut of both Margaux and Mariel Hemingway. Anne Bancroft co-stars as the prosecuting lawyer. Set in California shot on location in Los Angeles and West Hollywood. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with some light edgewear. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Dino De Laurentiis Company unknown books
1970ref. 168158Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film showing a line of men in drag. A rock-and-roll quartet is sent to Albania where they are tasked with recovering American hostages who have been kidnapped by Communists. Featuring numerous celebrity cameos by Busby Berkeley Xavier Cugat Andy Devine Ruby Keeler Dorothy Lamour Guy Lombardo Richard Pryor Colonel Sanders Ed Sullivan Rudy Vallee and many others. Shot on location in Ãvila. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a bruise at the bottom left corner. Warner Brothers unknown books
1985ref. 163220N.p.: N.p. 1985. First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1985-1986 television series. An updated version of the 1969-1974 television show "Love American Style" focused on love and relationships and following in the vignette style of the original. In this episode a woman tests her boyfriend's fidelity by sending him gifts from a secret admirer. Gray titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper production No. 1-086 dated 12/7/85 with credits for screenwriter Leonard Mlodinow. Title page integral with front wrapper. 19 leaves with last page of text numbered 18. Xerogrpahic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1936ref. 139841Los Angeles: Samuel Goldwyn Company 1936. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1936 film. Based on Lillian Hellman's 1934 play "The Children's Hour." The story follows two school teachers whose small school suddenly loses enrollment when a student lies about one professor having an affair with the other's fiance. The film is based on a play by Lillian Hellman in which the female professors are accused of having a lesbian relationship. When asked to adapt her play for the screen she was forced to change the plot and erase any lesbian implications to appease the exceedingly strict Hays Code. The film was well received and Hellman was widely commended for her writing. Costar Bonita Granville was nominated for an Academy Award for her role. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Samuel Goldwyn Company unknown books
1971ref. 171979Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1971. Vintage reference photograph from the American release of the 1971 Swedish film showing director Jan Troell on the set. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1949 novel by Vilhelm Moberg about a group of poor Swedish farmers who leave Småland and move to Minnesota in hopes of building a new life. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1972 and nominated for four more Academy Awards the following year including Best Picture and Best Director. Followed by a sequel "The New Land" in 1972. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus moderately curled. Warner Brothers unknown books
1957ref. 167566Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1957. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1957 film. While looking for a lost pilot in the Mexican jungle members of a search party begin finding giant mutated animals-and later discover that the pilot has mutated into a heavily disfigured 25-feet-tall monster. An early career release for noted B-film producer and director Bert I. Gordon best remembered today for his "giant monster" films. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with six pinholes on the margins and a short closed tear at the center right. Allied Artists unknown books
1968ref. 147870N.p.: American International Pictures AIP 1968. Vintage studio still photograph of George Hilton from the US release of the 1966 Italian film here under the title "The Brute and the Beast." "Film Buff's Center" stamp on the verso. Italian Spaghetti-Western starring Franco Nero early in his career as prospector Tom Corbett and Hilton as his drunkard half-brother Jeff Corbett who must defend their farm from the greedy gangster Mr. Scott and his psychotic son Junior Scott played by Giuseppe Addobbati and Nino Castelnuovo respectively. Set in Laramie Town Texas shot on location in Lazio Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with horizontal crease along bottom margin. Cox "10000 Ways to Die. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1936ref. 171687Morristown NJ: Roth-Park Theatre 1936. Vintage bi-fold program for a double bill for the 1936 film along with the 1936 film "Robin Hood of El Dorado" for the Roth-Park Theatre in Morristown New Jersey. Mae West stars as a woman who accidentally kills her landlord in self defense while he attempts to murder her then escapes on a steamer to Nome Alaska. She takes on the identity of a nun who dies en route giving the censors quite a lot to work with. 5 x 7.75 inches bi-fold. Very Good plus with light edgewear a cello tape repair to starting at the top of the center fold and a small piece of cello tape to the bottom right of the center spread. Roth-Park Theatre unknown books
1946ref. 129340Los Angeles: David O. Selznick 1946. Draft script for an unproduced film a romantic comedy set in the small town of Kenwood Missouri. Cockrell is best known as screenwriter for Andre De Toth's 1945 film noir "Dark Waters" and also for her television work for noted shows such as "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "Batman." Blue titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 43 dated December 14 1946 with credit for screenwriter Cockrell. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated December 14 1946 with credit for Cockrell. 184 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three black brads. David O. Selznick unknown books
1974ref. 144984Universal City: Universal Pictures 1974. Three studio still photographs from the set of the 1974 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso of each. A catastrophic earthquake destroys much of Los Angeles killing a huge number of citizens and leaving the rest to struggle for their lives. The film was hugely successful at the box office ranking as the third highest-grossing film of the year. Winner of the Academy Awards for Best Sound and Best Special Effects nominated for three others. Shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1960ref. 147798Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1960. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1960 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso one with "SILVER SCREEN ARCHIVES" stamp on the verso. Based on Mark Twain's 1884 classic the sixth adaptation for the screen and the first to be filmed in color shot in CinemaScope and Technicolor. Set in and shot on location along the Mississippi River. 8 x 10 inches. Four Near Fine One Very Good plus with faint creasing. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1963ref. 167560Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film. A man seeks revenge after his family is killed and he is disfigured in a fire set by his jilted mistress. Featuring an early appearance by noted Spanish actress and singer Soledad Miranda. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1964ref. 148232Burbank CA: Walt Disney Productions 1964. Vintage reference photograph of actress Pola Negri from the 1964 film. With a stamp for United Press International to the verso along with a folded mimeo snipe dated 6/13/64 as issued. Based on the 1962 novel wherein an English aunt and niece on vacation in Greece begin to suspect that a local innkeeper may be a jewel thief. The final film appearance of legendary Polish-American actress Pola Negri. Set and shot on location in Crete. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy at the bottom edge likely due to the mimeo snipe adhesive with light edgewear. Walt Disney Productions unknown books
1985ref. 163257N.p.: N.p. 1985. First Draft script for an episode of the 1985-1986 television series. Originally aired in 1986. An updated version of the 1969-1974 television show "Love American Style" focused on love and relationships and following in the vignette style of the original. In this episode a man gets help through a radio advice segment on how to get to know his neighbor not knowing the radio personality is his neighbor. Blue titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper production No. 1-048 dated 12/4/85 with credits for screenwriter Robert Arnott. Title page integral with front wrapper. 21 leaves with last page of text numbered 20. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1973ref. 147708N.p.: Alfa Film 1973. Collection of ten vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1973 film. Six photographs shown. Please inquire to see the others. After being involved in a deadly car accident a wealthy German businessman finds himself the subject of extreme scrutiny by the media who uncover his past criminal dealings during World War II. Set in Germany shot on location in Jaffa Israel and Germany. Six photographs 8.25 x 9.5 inches three photographs 7.5 x 10 inches one photograph 8 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine with faint edgewear. Alfa Film unknown books
1977ref. 145099Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Vintage press photograph from the set of the 1977 film. Mel Brooks' delirious take on the most sacrosanct of all filmmakers Alfred Hitchcock made at the height of Brooks' fame as a filmmaker. Nominated for two Golden Globes. Shot on location in Los Angeles and San Francisco CA. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1966ref. 137536London: Gala Films 1966. Two vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the UK release of the 1965 Spanish film "Cabriola" released in the US as "Every Day Is a Holiday." Mimeo snipes affixed to the versos noting cast synopsis and production company. Pictured is Marisol in action and smiley on horseback Releasing during a time when female bullfighters were widely publicized in national periodicals this film tells the story of Chica Marisol a young Spanish girl who rises to fame as a bullfighter on horseback disguised as a boy. Set in Spain shot on there location. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Hirschhorn p. 145. Gala Films unknown books
1955ref. 147910Los Angeles: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1955. Six vintage studio still photographs from the 1955 Metro-Goldwyn Mayer re-release of the 1944 film. Based on the 1943 book an eyewitness account of the first American retaliatory strike against Japan four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor led by US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle. Set in Florida and shot on location in Florida and California. 10 x 8 inches. Five Very Good plus with light creasing and edgewear one Very Good with a two inch diagonal tear to the upper edge with accompanying creasing. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1967ref. 159675Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1967. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 film. A ship's cargo is washed ashore in Hong Kong after a typhoon. The people living on the island claim the cargo as their own but a local powerful man threatens them all unless he is the sole owner of the cargo. The locals hire a mercenary to take him on. Set in New Territories Hong Kong shot on location in Hong Kong and Macau China. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Weldon 1996. United Artists unknown books
1985ref. 167912Los Angeles: Showtime 1985. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1985 film originally aired on July 28 1985 on Showtime. During their return trip to Earth members of the crew of a Mars space mission begin showing up dead. Shot on location in Toronto. 10 x 8 inches. One with layout annotations in manuscript ink on the bottom recto margin else generally Near Fine. Showtime unknown books
