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1959ref. 151606New York: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1959. Vintage press kit for the 1959 film here called an "editor's portfolio." Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing 16 black and white photographs and 5 gatherings of promotional reading material. Based on M.P. Shiel's 1901 novel "The Purple Cloud." A miner trapped in a cave for several days resurfaces only to realize humankind has been virtually wiped out in a nuclear holocaust. He travels to New York where he bands together with a young woman survivor but their fragile existence is soon disrupted by the arrival of another survivor. Shot on location in New York and New Jersey. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1959ref. 151606New York: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1959. Vintage press kit for the 1959 film here called an "editor's portfolio." Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing 16 black and white photographs and 5 gatherings of promotional reading material. Based on M.P. Shiel's 1901 novel "The Purple Cloud." A miner trapped in a cave for several days resurfaces only to realize humankind has been virtually wiped out in a nuclear holocaust. He travels to New York where he bands together with a young woman survivor but their fragile existence is soon disrupted by the arrival of another survivor. Shot on location in New York and New Jersey. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1978ref. 150459London: BFI Production 1978. Vintage borderless studio still photograph from the UK release of the 1978 film. An experimental mystery loosely based on the work of French writer Pierre Klossowski by noted Chilean filmmaker Raul Ruiz following an art collector obsessed with creating tableaux vivants of his most beloved canvasses a collection of six paintings by a mysterious nineteenth century painter. Set and shot on location in France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. BFI Production unknown
1978ref. 150459London: BFI Production 1978. Vintage borderless studio still photograph from the UK release of the 1978 film. An experimental mystery loosely based on the work of French writer Pierre Klossowski by noted Chilean filmmaker Raul Ruiz following an art collector obsessed with creating tableaux vivants of his most beloved canvasses a collection of six paintings by a mysterious nineteenth century painter. Set and shot on location in France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. BFI Production unknown books
1995ref. 160287Various American Cities: Columbia Broadcasting System CBS / Darren Star Productions 1995. Revised Yellow script for the Season 1 Episode 3 of the 1995 prime time soap opera. Copy belonging to production coordinator Shelley Houis with her name in manuscript ink on the title page. Script housed in a blue three-ring binder with approximately 100 pages of production documents relating to episodes two and three of season one including in addition to the script cast and crew contact lists equipment rentals filming locations and shooting schedules. The series followed the staff of trendy society magazine "Communique" a group of powerful money-hungry New Yorkers. The series aired on CBS for two seasons with the final episode airing on June 28 1996. The series was a manifestation of efforts by CBS to boost ratings with "prestige" television whose time unfortunately had not yet come but the network ultimately decided to return in 1996 to more traditional fare. Title page present dated June 22 1995 with credits for director James Frawley and screenwriter David Stenn. 77 leaves with last page of text numbered 55. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink blue and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 6/29/95 and 7/6/95. Pages about Fine binder Very Good plus lightly foxed. Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] / Darren Star Productions unknown
1995ref. 160287Various American Cities: Columbia Broadcasting System CBS / Darren Star Productions 1995. Revised Yellow script for the Season 1 Episode 3 of the 1995 prime time soap opera. Copy belonging to production coordinator Shelley Houis with her name in manuscript ink on the title page. Script housed in a blue three-ring binder with approximately 100 pages of production documents relating to episodes two and three of season one including in addition to the script cast and crew contact lists equipment rentals filming locations and shooting schedules. The series followed the staff of trendy society magazine "Communique" a group of powerful money-hungry New Yorkers. The series aired on CBS for two seasons with the final episode airing on June 28 1996. The series was a manifestation of efforts by CBS to boost ratings with "prestige" television whose time unfortunately had not yet come but the network ultimately decided to return in 1996 to more traditional fare. Title page present dated June 22 1995 with credits for director James Frawley and screenwriter David Stenn. 77 leaves with last page of text numbered 55. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink blue and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 6/29/95 and 7/6/95. Pages about Fine binder Very Good plus lightly foxed. Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] / Darren Star Productions unknown books
1980ref. 170402N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. A bawdy military comedy starring Redd Foxx as an aging zany sergeant. Screenwriter Reginald H. Farmer is better known as an actor in comedy films including "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" 1982 "Car Wash" 1976 and "National Lampoon's Animal House" 1978. Blue pictorial titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for Farmer. 152 leaves with last page of text numbered 151. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 170402N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. A bawdy military comedy starring Redd Foxx as an aging zany sergeant. Screenwriter Reginald H. Farmer is better known as an actor in comedy films including "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" 1982 "Car Wash" 1976 and "National Lampoon's Animal House" 1978. Blue pictorial titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for Farmer. 152 leaves with last page of text numbered 151. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1931ref. 149474N.p.: Films Sonores Tobis 1931. Vintage reference photograph from the 1931 French film showing the exterior of the phonograph factory where the film's protagonist Louis begins to find prosperity. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations to the verso. Director René Clair's third sound film a lyrical proletarian satire about friendship wealth and the price of success. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 160. Films Sonores Tobis unknown
1931ref. 149474N.p.: Films Sonores Tobis 1931. Vintage reference photograph from the 1931 French film showing the exterior of the phonograph factory where the film's protagonist Louis begins to find prosperity. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations to the verso. Director René Clair's third sound film a lyrical proletarian satire about friendship wealth and the price of success. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 160. Films Sonores Tobis unknown books
1990ref. 171272Los Angeles: Paramount Network Television 1990. First Draft script for Season 6 Episode 16 of the 1985-1992 television series. Originally aired February 18 1991 on ABC. The series followed the titular MacGyver a daring secret agent whose resourcefulness and skill save him from endless dangerous situations. In this episode A priest who is an old friend of MacGyver's is hit over the head and killed spurring on an investigation. Shot on location in British Columbia Canada. White titled studio self wrappers noted as WRITER'S FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper dated October 22 1990. Title page present dated October 30 1990 noted as WRITER'S FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter John Considine. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 56. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Paramount Network Television unknown
1990ref. 171272Los Angeles: Paramount Network Television 1990. First Draft script for Season 6 Episode 16 of the 1985-1992 television series. Originally aired February 18 1991 on ABC. The series followed the titular MacGyver a daring secret agent whose resourcefulness and skill save him from endless dangerous situations. In this episode A priest who is an old friend of MacGyver's is hit over the head and killed spurring on an investigation. Shot on location in British Columbia Canada. White titled studio self wrappers noted as WRITER'S FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper dated October 22 1990. Title page present dated October 30 1990 noted as WRITER'S FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter John Considine. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 56. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Paramount Network Television unknown books
1965ref. 149601London: Woodfall Film Productions 1965. Vintage borderless candid photograph from the 1965 film showing actors Ray Brooks and Charlotte Rampling lounging at the beach. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with manuscript annotations regarding layout and the stamp of Keystone Agency. Based on Ann Jellicoe's 1962 play. An awkward young man seeks out the help of his slick womanizing flatmate in learning how to seduce women but trouble arises when they both set their marks on the same girl. Although nominally a comedy a film that bears far more similarity to a kitchen sink drama due largely to its polarizing final act. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Set and shot on location in London. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with light wear and soil to the verso. Woodfall Film Productions unknown
1965ref. 149601London: Woodfall Film Productions 1965. Vintage borderless candid photograph from the 1965 film showing actors Ray Brooks and Charlotte Rampling lounging at the beach. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with manuscript annotations regarding layout and the stamp of Keystone Agency. Based on Ann Jellicoe's 1962 play. An awkward young man seeks out the help of his slick womanizing flatmate in learning how to seduce women but trouble arises when they both set their marks on the same girl. Although nominally a comedy a film that bears far more similarity to a kitchen sink drama due largely to its polarizing final act. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Set and shot on location in London. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with light wear and soil to the verso. Woodfall Film Productions unknown books
1948ref. 163789N.p.: N.p. 1948. Vintage reference photograph from the 1948 film showing actress Rita Hayworth leaning over to talk to director Charles Vidor on the set. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Prosper Mérimée's 1845 novella and a remake of the 1927 film directed by Raoul Walsh about a hot-spirited gypsy who captures the hearts of those around her. Vidor Hayworth and costar Glenn Ford previously collaborated on the 1946 film "Gilda." 6.5 x 8.5 inches. Very Good moderately toned. N.p. unknown
1948ref. 163789N.p.: N.p. 1948. Vintage reference photograph from the 1948 film showing actress Rita Hayworth leaning over to talk to director Charles Vidor on the set. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Prosper Mérimée's 1845 novella and a remake of the 1927 film directed by Raoul Walsh about a hot-spirited gypsy who captures the hearts of those around her. Vidor Hayworth and costar Glenn Ford previously collaborated on the 1946 film "Gilda." 6.5 x 8.5 inches. Very Good moderately toned. N.p. unknown books
1987ref. 158405Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1987. Vintage Italian 2-fogli poster for the 1987 film. A dramatization of the rise to fame and unexpected death of Mexican-American singer Ritchie Valens. Shot on location in Los Angeles San Jose Hollister and Fillmore California. 39 x 55 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good with moderate creasing and wear at the folds. Columbia Pictures unknown
1987ref. 158405Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1987. Vintage Italian 2-fogli poster for the 1987 film. A dramatization of the rise to fame and unexpected death of Mexican-American singer Ritchie Valens. Shot on location in Los Angeles San Jose Hollister and Fillmore California. 39 x 55 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good with moderate creasing and wear at the folds. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1971ref. 139538Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1971. Vintage oversize double weight borderless still photograph of Walter Matthau and a fetching Deborah Winters from the 1971 film based on the 1965 novel by Katharine Topkins. Nominated four Academy Awards including a Best Actor nod for Matthau starring in his friend Jack Lemmon's first and only directorial effort. Although not indicated shot struck and mounted by the film's still photographer Bob Willoughby. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life" "Look" and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington DC and London the Bibliotheque Nationale de France The Museum of Modern Art and The Tate Modern. 9.25 x 13.5. Fine. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown
1971ref. 139538Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1971. Vintage oversize double weight borderless still photograph of Walter Matthau and a fetching Deborah Winters from the 1971 film based on the 1965 novel by Katharine Topkins. Nominated four Academy Awards including a Best Actor nod for Matthau starring in his friend Jack Lemmon's first and only directorial effort. Although not indicated shot struck and mounted by the film's still photographer Bob Willoughby. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life" "Look" and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington DC and London the Bibliotheque Nationale de France The Museum of Modern Art and The Tate Modern. 9.25 x 13.5. Fine. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books
1977ref. 155775N.p.: N.p. 1977. Two vintage borderless reference photographs of Janet Rule and Shelley Duvall from the 1977 film. One photograph with a British stamp on the verso and both photographs with manuscript annotations in pencil and ink on the versos. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Director Robert Altman's experimental dreamlike masterwork about three ethereal fractured women originally overlooked but later celebrated. Featuring brilliant performances from Duvall as the self-deluded socially maladroit Millie Rule as the mysterious pregnant painter Willie and Sissy Spacek as the young timid and fawning Pinky. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in a small California desert town and shot on location in Palm Springs Thousand Palms and Desert Hot Springs California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 230. Ebert III. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 155651N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1969 film showing a topless Sandy Dennis. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1965 novel by Peter Miles about a woman who becomes obsessed with a mute teenage boy. Director Robert Altman's breakthrough film. Shot on location in Vancouver Canada. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good only with pinholes on the corners and edges and paper tape reinforcements on the verso and light creasing overall. Olive 540. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 155651N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1969 film showing a topless Sandy Dennis. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1965 novel by Peter Miles about a woman who becomes obsessed with a mute teenage boy. Director Robert Altman's breakthrough film. Shot on location in Vancouver Canada. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good only with pinholes on the corners and edges and paper tape reinforcements on the verso and light creasing overall. Olive 540. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 155775N.p.: N.p. 1977. Two vintage borderless reference photographs of Janet Rule and Shelley Duvall from the 1977 film. One photograph with a British stamp on the verso and both photographs with manuscript annotations in pencil and ink on the versos. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Director Robert Altman's experimental dreamlike masterwork about three ethereal fractured women originally overlooked but later celebrated. Featuring brilliant performances from Duvall as the self-deluded socially maladroit Millie Rule as the mysterious pregnant painter Willie and Sissy Spacek as the young timid and fawning Pinky. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in a small California desert town and shot on location in Palm Springs Thousand Palms and Desert Hot Springs California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 230. Ebert III. N.p. unknown books
1966ref. 163889Universal City: Universal Television 1966. Revised Draft script for Season 1 Episode 27 of the 1965-1968 television series originally aired on April 11 1966 on NBC. The series followed Paul Bryan who after being told he has only months left to live embarks on a series of adventures to make the most out of his remaining time alive. In this episode Bryan searches for a mysterious nun and is thereby dragged into a murder mystery linked to the Mafia. Robert Bloch is best known for penning Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" 1959 although his six-decade writing career encompassed novels short stories radio cinema and television. A protégé of H.P. Lovecraft Bloch received the Hugo Award the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award and served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1970. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 2/25/66 with credits for screenwriter Robert Bloch and story credit for John Thomas James. 52 leaves with last page of text numbered 49. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with a single staple at the top left corner. Universal Television unknown
