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1943ref. 153221Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1943. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1943 film showing the canteen audience with a camera crew capturing the shot in the foreground. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of RKO Radio Pictures. A musical revolving around the romantic and comic goings-on at the Stage Door Canteen a real recreational center in New York created for for American and Allied servicemen during World War II. The actual Stage Door Canteen was a basement nightclub located in the 44th Street Theatre and was too busy to be used for filming. As a result the canteen was recreated at the Fox Movietone Studio and RKO Pathe Studios in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1945ref. 159128Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1945. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1945 film showing actors Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra with then-child actor Dean Stockwell. A pair of sailors on shore leave in Hollywood help a would-be film star make it big. The first of three films to pair Sinatra and Kelly followed by "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" and "On the Town" 1949. Set and shot on location in Hollywood. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus evenly toned with light creasing at the corners. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1952ref. 155305Universal City: Universal Pictures 1952. Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 film showing actors Frank Sinatra and Alex Nicol. Printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. A small-town singer gets a taste of success at a gangster's popular nightclub but his burgeoning fame comes at a high price both financially and emotionally. Made during Sinatra's mid-career slump one year before his career-reviving performance in "From Here to Eternity" 1953. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1952ref. 155305Universal City: Universal Pictures 1952. Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 film showing actors Frank Sinatra and Alex Nicol. Printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. A small-town singer gets a taste of success at a gangster's popular nightclub but his burgeoning fame comes at a high price both financially and emotionally. Made during Sinatra's mid-career slump one year before his career-reviving performance in "From Here to Eternity" 1953. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1945ref. 159128Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1945. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1945 film showing actors Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra with then-child actor Dean Stockwell. A pair of sailors on shore leave in Hollywood help a would-be film star make it big. The first of three films to pair Sinatra and Kelly followed by "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" and "On the Town" 1949. Set and shot on location in Hollywood. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus evenly toned with light creasing at the corners. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1960ref. 130773Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System CBS 1960. Draft script for Season 4 Episode 11 of the anthology drama show "Playhouse 90" which aired on February 24 1960. Actor Van Heflin's working copy with his manuscript name on the first page and manuscript annotations throughout. Also included are two rehearsal schedules for the production. "Playhouse 90" ran from 1956 to 1960 on CBS presenting 90 television movies rather than the standard 60-minute format of most dramas. The program won nine Emmy Awards during it's run including one for Best Drama in its final 1960 season. Script is as issued with pages un-punched and without wrappers. Title page present dated 2-6-60 with credits for screenwriter Rose and director Schaffner. 122 leaves mimeograph duplication with pink and white revision pages throughout dated variously between 2-9-60 and 2-10-60. Pages Fine unbound. Rehearsal Schedules: 2 leaves each one on pink stock and a Call Sheet with annotations. Fine. Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] unknown
1960ref. 130773Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System CBS 1960. Draft script for Season 4 Episode 11 of the anthology drama show "Playhouse 90" which aired on February 24 1960. Actor Van Heflin's working copy with his manuscript name on the first page and manuscript annotations throughout. Also included are two rehearsal schedules for the production. "Playhouse 90" ran from 1956 to 1960 on CBS presenting 90 television movies rather than the standard 60-minute format of most dramas. The program won nine Emmy Awards during it's run including one for Best Drama in its final 1960 season. Script is as issued with pages un-punched and without wrappers. Title page present dated 2-6-60 with credits for screenwriter Rose and director Schaffner. 122 leaves mimeograph duplication with pink and white revision pages throughout dated variously between 2-9-60 and 2-10-60. Pages Fine unbound. Rehearsal Schedules: 2 leaves each one on pink stock and a Call Sheet with annotations. Fine. Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] unknown books
1970ref. 151266New York: Grove Press 1970. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 art-hardcore film. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. An aspiring young filmmaker wants to make his own films but to raise the necessary money must first make some stag films enlisting the help of several teenage flower-children in 1968 Greenwich Village. Featuring an early appearance by a young Robert Altman who plays a porno distributor. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grove Press unknown
1970ref. 151266New York: Grove Press 1970. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 art-hardcore film. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. An aspiring young filmmaker wants to make his own films but to raise the necessary money must first make some stag films enlisting the help of several teenage flower-children in 1968 Greenwich Village. Featuring an early appearance by a young Robert Altman who plays a porno distributor. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grove Press unknown books
1951ref. 163751N.p.: N.p. 1951. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1951 film both showing Gene Kelly with cabaret dancers. Minute annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. Inspired by George Gershwin's 1928 jazz-influenced orchestral composition and featuring a show-stopping 17-minute ballet choreographed to the piece as well as a number of other Gershwin tunes including the classics "Embraceable You" "Nice Work if You Can Get It" and "I Got Rhythm." Winner of six Academy Awards including Best Screenplay and Best Picture and nominated for two others including Best Director. Also nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1952. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Godard Histoires du cinema. Schrader 34. N.p. unknown
1951ref. 163751N.p.: N.p. 1951. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1951 film both showing Gene Kelly with cabaret dancers. Minute annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. Inspired by George Gershwin's 1928 jazz-influenced orchestral composition and featuring a show-stopping 17-minute ballet choreographed to the piece as well as a number of other Gershwin tunes including the classics "Embraceable You" "Nice Work if You Can Get It" and "I Got Rhythm." Winner of six Academy Awards including Best Screenplay and Best Picture and nominated for two others including Best Director. Also nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1952. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Godard Histoires du cinema. Schrader 34. N.p. unknown books
1943ref. 168061N.p.: N.p. 1943. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1943 film showing director G.W. Pabst with a camera crew on the set. Photographer's stamp and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A dramatization of the life of Renaissance-era Swiss physician Paracelsus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim focusing on his work during the plague. Released in honor of the 400th anniversary of Paracelsus' death in 1541. 7 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus with light toning affecting the top right portion of the photograph. N.p. unknown
1943ref. 168061N.p.: N.p. 1943. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1943 film showing director G.W. Pabst with a camera crew on the set. Photographer's stamp and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A dramatization of the life of Renaissance-era Swiss physician Paracelsus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim focusing on his work during the plague. Released in honor of the 400th anniversary of Paracelsus' death in 1541. 7 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus with light toning affecting the top right portion of the photograph. N.p. unknown books
1976ref. 146803N.p.: The Corman Company 1976. Draft script for the 1976 film. A Vietnam vet is hired to deal with a group of rowdy oil workers causing trouble in a small town and decides to occupy the town with his mercenary buddies in order to provide a solution. A low budget action film shot in just 30 days after producer Gene Corman came up with the title and nothing else. White titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter George Armitage. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. The Corman Company unknown
1976ref. 146803N.p.: The Corman Company 1976. Draft script for the 1976 film. A Vietnam vet is hired to deal with a group of rowdy oil workers causing trouble in a small town and decides to occupy the town with his mercenary buddies in order to provide a solution. A low budget action film shot in just 30 days after producer Gene Corman came up with the title and nothing else. White titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter George Armitage. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. The Corman Company unknown books
1954ref. 170763N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage reference photograph from the 1954 film showing Judy Garland singing with her band. The second of four productions of "A Star is Born" following the 1937 film starring Janet Gaynor and followed by one in 1976 starring Barbra Streisand and one in 2018 starring Lady Gaga. Garland was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance which was heavily promoted by MGM as her comeback to the screen after a four-year hiatus. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine lightly faded to the right side. National Film Registry. N.p. unknown
1954ref. 170763N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage reference photograph from the 1954 film showing Judy Garland singing with her band. The second of four productions of "A Star is Born" following the 1937 film starring Janet Gaynor and followed by one in 1976 starring Barbra Streisand and one in 2018 starring Lady Gaga. Garland was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance which was heavily promoted by MGM as her comeback to the screen after a four-year hiatus. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine lightly faded to the right side. National Film Registry. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 156685Universal City: Universal Pictures 1972. Vintage reference photograph from the 1972 film showing director George Roy Hill and a camera crew capturing a scene with Michael Sacks and Sharon Gans. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the classic 1969 novel by Kurt Vonnegut about a young World War II veteran who discovers that he is able to time travel to various points in his life both past and future. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes and winner of the Jury Prize. Shot on location in Prague and in Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1972ref. 156685Universal City: Universal Pictures 1972. Vintage reference photograph from the 1972 film showing director George Roy Hill and a camera crew capturing a scene with Michael Sacks and Sharon Gans. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the classic 1969 novel by Kurt Vonnegut about a young World War II veteran who discovers that he is able to time travel to various points in his life both past and future. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes and winner of the Jury Prize. Shot on location in Prague and in Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1962ref. 139565Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1962. Revised Draft script for the 1963 film. Copy belonging to uncredited cast or crew member "Brokaw" with that name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper and marginal annotations throughout in manuscript ink. Shooting schedules bound in. Included is a vintage production photograph of Kirk Douglas from the film. Based on Vahe Katcha's 1957 novel "L'hamecon." During the Korean War a group of American soldiers capture an enemy pilot and orders are to execute the prisoner. Sgt. P.J. Briscoe Douglas orders his men to kill the prisoner but their reluctance forms a wedge in their allegiance. Shot on location in the Catalina Harbor. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as COMPLETE on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 63 dated May 1 1962 with a credit for screenwriter Denker. Title page integral with front wrapper. 165 leaves with last page of text numbered "133-137" followed by 24 leaves bound upside down. Mimeograph duplication with white pink yellow gray green and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/19/62 and 5/11/62. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Davenport p. 171. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1962ref. 139565Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1962. Revised Draft script for the 1963 film. Copy belonging to uncredited cast or crew member "Brokaw" with that name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper and marginal annotations throughout in manuscript ink. Shooting schedules bound in. Included is a vintage production photograph of Kirk Douglas from the film. Based on Vahe Katcha's 1957 novel "L'hamecon." During the Korean War a group of American soldiers capture an enemy pilot and orders are to execute the prisoner. Sgt. P.J. Briscoe Douglas orders his men to kill the prisoner but their reluctance forms a wedge in their allegiance. Shot on location in the Catalina Harbor. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as COMPLETE on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 63 dated May 1 1962 with a credit for screenwriter Denker. Title page integral with front wrapper. 165 leaves with last page of text numbered "133-137" followed by 24 leaves bound upside down. Mimeograph duplication with white pink yellow gray green and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/19/62 and 5/11/62. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Davenport p. 171. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1970ref. 151463Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the 1970 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1968 play also by screenwriter Frank D. Gilroy. An aging lovelorn Las Vegas chorus girl begins an affair with a musician with a compulsive gambling habit. Set in Las Vegas and shot on location in Paris and Las Vegas Nevada. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1970ref. 151463Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the 1970 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1968 play also by screenwriter Frank D. Gilroy. An aging lovelorn Las Vegas chorus girl begins an affair with a musician with a compulsive gambling habit. Set in Las Vegas and shot on location in Paris and Las Vegas Nevada. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1960ref. 144662Rome: Cineriz 1960. Collection of 21 original borderless double weight still photographs from the 1960 film. Starring actress Susan Strasberg is seen in several photographs always in pinstripes and several feature costar Terzieff with striking images of laboring women a death pit and German soldiers. Numerical annotations in manuscript pencil and Contino's rubber-stamp on the versos. An impressive showcase in landscape format of a life behind barbed wire and the conditioning of inmates. Strasberg portrays a Jewish women sent to a concentration camp during WWII leading an escape plan even as the turmoil of war threatens to defeat her will. Pontecorvo's engaging war film with feminist undercurrents albeit overshadowed by what would become his most accomplished film "The Battle of Algiers" 1966. Nominated for an Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film. Shot on location in Yugoslavia. 9.5 x 14 inches. Very Good plus overall light curling brief foxing a few with small dampstains and corresponding bruises on the rectos. Cineriz unknown
1960ref. 144662Rome: Cineriz 1960. Collection of 21 original borderless double weight still photographs from the 1960 film. Starring actress Susan Strasberg is seen in several photographs always in pinstripes and several feature costar Terzieff with striking images of laboring women a death pit and German soldiers. Numerical annotations in manuscript pencil and Contino's rubber-stamp on the versos. An impressive showcase in landscape format of a life behind barbed wire and the conditioning of inmates. Strasberg portrays a Jewish women sent to a concentration camp during WWII leading an escape plan even as the turmoil of war threatens to defeat her will. Pontecorvo's engaging war film with feminist undercurrents albeit overshadowed by what would become his most accomplished film "The Battle of Algiers" 1966. Nominated for an Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film. Shot on location in Yugoslavia. 9.5 x 14 inches. Very Good plus overall light curling brief foxing a few with small dampstains and corresponding bruises on the rectos. Cineriz unknown books
