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1987ref. 170424Los Angeles: Island Pictures 1987. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1987 film. One with a provenance label on the verso. An irritable pimp an out-of-work disc jockey and a lackadaisical Italian tourist find themselves in an unlikely trio when they are sentenced to share a prison cell where they decide to escape together into the Louisiana bayou. Set and shot on location in Slidell and New Orleans Louisiana. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. Criterion Collection 166. Rosenbaum 1000. Island Pictures unknown
1987ref. 170424Los Angeles: Island Pictures 1987. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1987 film. One with a provenance label on the verso. An irritable pimp an out-of-work disc jockey and a lackadaisical Italian tourist find themselves in an unlikely trio when they are sentenced to share a prison cell where they decide to escape together into the Louisiana bayou. Set and shot on location in Slidell and New Orleans Louisiana. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. Criterion Collection 166. Rosenbaum 1000. Island Pictures unknown books
2000ref. 171937N.p.: N.p. 2000. Draft script for the 2002 film. A mother and daughter lock themselves in their New York brownstone's safe room to hide from three burglars who seek a large sum in bearer bonds stowed in the house by its previous owner. Director David Fincher's fifth feature film following "Fight Club" 1999. Self wrappers. Title page present dated February 23 2000 with credit for screenwriter David Koepp. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Grant US. N.p. unknown
2000ref. 171937N.p.: N.p. 2000. Draft script for the 2002 film. A mother and daughter lock themselves in their New York brownstone's safe room to hide from three burglars who seek a large sum in bearer bonds stowed in the house by its previous owner. Director David Fincher's fifth feature film following "Fight Club" 1999. Self wrappers. Title page present dated February 23 2000 with credit for screenwriter David Koepp. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Grant US. N.p. unknown books
1992ref. 163846N.p.: N.p. 1992. Draft script for the 1994 film copy belonging to Dan Mazur creative executive to Twentieth Century-Fox producer Lawrence Gordon for the film. The Coen brothers' paean to the films of Frank Capra Howard Hawks and Preston Sturges wherein Norville Barnes a decent but naive mailroom clerk is secretly chosen by ruthless members of the company's board to be the company's president after the founder's suicide in an attempt to depress the company's stocks and secretly gain control. The script was originally conceived shortly shortly after Joel Coen worked as assistant editor on Sam Raimi's 1981 film "The Evil Dead" and was reportedly completed by the Coen brothers and Sam Raimi in 1985. Production didn't begin however until 1991 following the success of the Coen brothers' 1991 film "Bartin Fink." Heralded for its visual effects and production design including a scale model of New York City the film was the Coen brothers' then-biggest budget to date. Originally released to mixed reviews the film has since been reappraised and is now considered a cult classic. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Chicago Illinois and North Carolina. Untitled lavender wrappers. Title page present dated 1992 with credits for screenwriters Joel Coen Ethan Coen and Sam Raimi. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two silver brads. N.p. unknown
1992ref. 163846N.p.: N.p. 1992. Draft script for the 1994 film copy belonging to Dan Mazur creative executive to Twentieth Century-Fox producer Lawrence Gordon for the film. The Coen brothers' paean to the films of Frank Capra Howard Hawks and Preston Sturges wherein Norville Barnes a decent but naive mailroom clerk is secretly chosen by ruthless members of the company's board to be the company's president after the founder's suicide in an attempt to depress the company's stocks and secretly gain control. The script was originally conceived shortly shortly after Joel Coen worked as assistant editor on Sam Raimi's 1981 film "The Evil Dead" and was reportedly completed by the Coen brothers and Sam Raimi in 1985. Production didn't begin however until 1991 following the success of the Coen brothers' 1991 film "Bartin Fink." Heralded for its visual effects and production design including a scale model of New York City the film was the Coen brothers' then-biggest budget to date. Originally released to mixed reviews the film has since been reappraised and is now considered a cult classic. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Chicago Illinois and North Carolina. Untitled lavender wrappers. Title page present dated 1992 with credits for screenwriters Joel Coen Ethan Coen and Sam Raimi. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1982ref. 154871Arlington: PBS 1982. Vintage souvenir reference photograph book produced by PBS in conjunction with the 1982 television episode an adaptation of John Cheever's 1958 short story "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill." SIGNED by director Paul Bogart and producers Ann Blumenthal and Jac Venza on the title page. The episode aired on January 12 1982 and was the premiere of the anthology television series "American Playhouse" a series broadcast from 1982 to 1996 over 13 seasons. In this episode a suburban family in a small bourgeois town causes a comic uproar when they announce their five-year-old son has been kidnapped producing a fake ransom note to substantiate their claims. Set in the fictitious town of Shady Hill. Brief rubbing on the front board else Near Fine with no dust jacket as issued. PBS unknown
1982ref. 154871Arlington: PBS 1982. Vintage souvenir reference photograph book produced by PBS in conjunction with the 1982 television episode an adaptation of John Cheever's 1958 short story "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill." SIGNED by director Paul Bogart and producers Ann Blumenthal and Jac Venza on the title page. The episode aired on January 12 1982 and was the premiere of the anthology television series "American Playhouse" a series broadcast from 1982 to 1996 over 13 seasons. In this episode a suburban family in a small bourgeois town causes a comic uproar when they announce their five-year-old son has been kidnapped producing a fake ransom note to substantiate their claims. Set in the fictitious town of Shady Hill. Brief rubbing on the front board else Near Fine with no dust jacket as issued. PBS unknown books
1964ref. 153070Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1964. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actress Sue Lyons and playwright Tennessee Williams sharing a script on the set of the 1964 film. Mimeo snipe to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Williams' 1961 play. An alcoholic former priest finds himself caught between the attentions of three women while leading a failing tour of Puerto Vallarta. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one. Set and shot on location in Mismaloya and Puerto Vallarta Mexico the latter of which became a popular tourist destination after the film's release. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1964ref. 153070Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1964. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actress Sue Lyons and playwright Tennessee Williams sharing a script on the set of the 1964 film. Mimeo snipe to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Williams' 1961 play. An alcoholic former priest finds himself caught between the attentions of three women while leading a failing tour of Puerto Vallarta. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one. Set and shot on location in Mismaloya and Puerto Vallarta Mexico the latter of which became a popular tourist destination after the film's release. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1964ref. 155108Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1964. Two vintage borderless reference photographs one double weight of director John Huston and playwright Tennessee Williams on location of the 1964 film. One photo with a National FIlm Archive stamp on verso and one with a Sunday Telegraph stamp on the verso. Based on Williams' 1961 play. An alcoholic former priest finds himself caught between the attentions of three women while leading a failing tour of Puerto Vallarta. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one. Set and shot on location in Mismaloya and Puerto Vallarta Mexico the latter of which became a popular tourist destination after the film's release. 9 x 11 inches and 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1948ref. 146321London: Highbury Studios 1948. Shooting script for the 1949 film. Based on the 1930 play. Inhabitants of a sleepy British village rise up in protest when a large corporation announces a plan to build a large development on their cricket field. The matter is appropriately settled through a cricket match. Set in Britain. Green titled wrappers noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper. Title page present noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT. 100 leaves with last page of text numbered 95. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with three undated revision pages printed on white stock laid in. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good side stapled. Highbury Studios unknown books
1979ref. 166955Universal City: Universal Studios 1979. Two original screenplays both containing both Parts I and II of the 1979 TNT television series which aired in two two-hour parts on May 13 and 14 1979. Copies belonging to actress Christina Cummings who played the "Barmaid" with a marker annotation circling her character with her name adjacent on the Cast page of the first script and an ink annotation of "Barmaid / Sc 62.63" on the title page of the second script. Both screenplays are dated November 24 1978 the first on all yellow leaves with the latest revisions dated 1/30/79 and the second on yellow leaves with blue revision pages dated 2/21/79. Based on the 1975 historical novel by John Jakes the second of Jakes' "The Kent Family Chronicles" also known as "The American Bicentennial Series" preceded by the 1974 novel "The Bastard" and followed by the 1975 novel "The Seekers" which was then followed by five additional novels in the series over the following four years. Sequel to the 1978 Universal Television mini-series "The Bastard" directed by Lee H. Katzin. The continuing saga of Philip Kent Andrew Stevens the illegitimate son of an English nobleman who renounces his birthright to become a Colonial soldier during the American Revolution and befriends the southern aristocrat Judson Fletcher Don Johnson and helps to thwart a plot to assassinate George Washington played by Peter Graves. Shot on location in Hope Valley California. First Script on all yellow leaves: Front wrapper integral with title page dated November 24 1978 with credits for screenwriter Sean Baine author John Jakes and Participating Writer R. A. Cinader. 222 leaves with last page of text numbered 218. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with a rough tear to the top right corner of the title page and light foxing to the first and final leaves bound with two gold brads. Second Script yellow leaves with blue revision pages: Front wrapper integral with title page dated November 24 1978 with credits for screenwriter Sean Baine author John Jakes and Participating Writer R. A. Cinader. 219 leaves with last page of text numbered 219. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 2/20/79. Pages Very Good plus with edgewear and a closed tear to left side of the title page and light foxing to the first and final leaves bound with two gold brads. Universal Studios unknown
1979ref. 166955Universal City: Universal Studios 1979. Two original screenplays both containing both Parts I and II of the 1979 TNT television series which aired in two two-hour parts on May 13 and 14 1979. Copies belonging to actress Christina Cummings who played the "Barmaid" with a marker annotation circling her character with her name adjacent on the Cast page of the first script and an ink annotation of "Barmaid / Sc 62.63" on the title page of the second script. Both screenplays are dated November 24 1978 the first on all yellow leaves with the latest revisions dated 1/30/79 and the second on yellow leaves with blue revision pages dated 2/21/79. Based on the 1975 historical novel by John Jakes the second of Jakes' "The Kent Family Chronicles" also known as "The American Bicentennial Series" preceded by the 1974 novel "The Bastard" and followed by the 1975 novel "The Seekers" which was then followed by five additional novels in the series over the following four years. Sequel to the 1978 Universal Television mini-series "The Bastard" directed by Lee H. Katzin. The continuing saga of Philip Kent Andrew Stevens the illegitimate son of an English nobleman who renounces his birthright to become a Colonial soldier during the American Revolution and befriends the southern aristocrat Judson Fletcher Don Johnson and helps to thwart a plot to assassinate George Washington played by Peter Graves. Shot on location in Hope Valley California. First Script on all yellow leaves: Front wrapper integral with title page dated November 24 1978 with credits for screenwriter Sean Baine author John Jakes and Participating Writer R. A. Cinader. 222 leaves with last page of text numbered 218. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with a rough tear to the top right corner of the title page and light foxing to the first and final leaves bound with two gold brads. Second Script yellow leaves with blue revision pages: Front wrapper integral with title page dated November 24 1978 with credits for screenwriter Sean Baine author John Jakes and Participating Writer R. A. Cinader. 219 leaves with last page of text numbered 219. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 2/20/79. Pages Very Good plus with edgewear and a closed tear to left side of the title page and light foxing to the first and final leaves bound with two gold brads. Universal Studios unknown books
1972ref. 143436Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1972. Final Draft script for the 1972 television movie. Based on the 1971 novel by Beatrice Sparks a cultural milestone of the 1970s. A mostly tasteful surprisingly non-exploitative look at 1970s teenage drug use starring William Shatner and Andy Griffith in unusual roles for both actors. Its source novel one of the first "Young Adult" book sensations was first published as the true story of an anonymous teenage girl though later research revealed Beatrice Sparks as the likely novelist. Nominated for two Primetime Emmy awards. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated October 2 1972 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Ellen Violett. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 88. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Reyes 43 146 149 266. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown
1972ref. 143436Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1972. Final Draft script for the 1972 television movie. Based on the 1971 novel by Beatrice Sparks a cultural milestone of the 1970s. A mostly tasteful surprisingly non-exploitative look at 1970s teenage drug use starring William Shatner and Andy Griffith in unusual roles for both actors. Its source novel one of the first "Young Adult" book sensations was first published as the true story of an anonymous teenage girl though later research revealed Beatrice Sparks as the likely novelist. Nominated for two Primetime Emmy awards. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated October 2 1972 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Ellen Violett. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 88. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Reyes 43 146 149 266. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books
1947ref. 156254Los Angeles: Monogram Pictures 1947. Collection of eleven vintage studio still photographs from the 1947 film noir. Based on the 1941 short story "He Looked Like Murder" by Cornell Woolrich about a manhunt for the murderer of a woman with a twin told through a series of flashbacks and plot twists. Set in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with moderate edgewear and age toning. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Monogram Pictures unknown
1947ref. 156254Los Angeles: Monogram Pictures 1947. Collection of eleven vintage studio still photographs from the 1947 film noir. Based on the 1941 short story "He Looked Like Murder" by Cornell Woolrich about a manhunt for the murderer of a woman with a twin told through a series of flashbacks and plot twists. Set in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with moderate edgewear and age toning. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Monogram Pictures unknown books
1965ref. 151250Burbank CA: Warner-Pathe 1965. Collection of eight vintage reference photographs from the 1965 British film and one vintage photograph of actors Monica Vitti and Dirk Bogarde at the film's premiere in London in September 1965. Four with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A cynical look at Swinging London about a shiftless fashion model who sleeps her way into high society only to be left empty and alone when she finally marries a rich prince. Nominated for five Academy Awards winning three including Best Actress for Julie Christie and Best Original Screenplay. Set and shot on location in London Paris and Rome. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner-Pathe unknown
1965ref. 151250Burbank CA: Warner-Pathe 1965. Collection of eight vintage reference photographs from the 1965 British film and one vintage photograph of actors Monica Vitti and Dirk Bogarde at the film's premiere in London in September 1965. Four with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A cynical look at Swinging London about a shiftless fashion model who sleeps her way into high society only to be left empty and alone when she finally marries a rich prince. Nominated for five Academy Awards winning three including Best Actress for Julie Christie and Best Original Screenplay. Set and shot on location in London Paris and Rome. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner-Pathe unknown books
1965ref. 152331London: The Rank Organization 1965. Six vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1965 film showing actors Dirk Bogarde and Julie Christie. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso and one with the stamps of The Rank Organization and the Israel Film Archive. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. In Swinging London a married fashion model leaves her husband for a handsome sensitive television director but finds herself increasingly dissatisfied with his bookishness and jealousy. Nominated for five Academy Awards winning three including Best Screenplay and Best Actress for Julie Christie. Set and shot on location in London Paris and Rome. Approximately 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus overall. The Rank Organization unknown books
1990ref. 170773N.p.: N.p. 1990. Five vintage color transparencies from the 1990 film showing cast members during filming on location. A characteristically oddball romantic comedy set in Baltimore in the 1950s about the romance between rockabilly outcast Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker and an upper-class girl named Allison. Shot on location throughout Maryland in Ellicott City Hampden Baltimore Reisterstown Jessup Milford Mill and Sykesville and in Santa Clarita California and Hershey Pennsylvania. 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1990ref. 170773N.p.: N.p. 1990. Five vintage color transparencies from the 1990 film showing cast members during filming on location. A characteristically oddball romantic comedy set in Baltimore in the 1950s about the romance between rockabilly outcast Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker and an upper-class girl named Allison. Shot on location throughout Maryland in Ellicott City Hampden Baltimore Reisterstown Jessup Milford Mill and Sykesville and in Santa Clarita California and Hershey Pennsylvania. 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1959ref. 166094N.p.: N.p. 1959. Vintage reference photograph from the 1959 film showing actress Katharine Hepburn and producer Sam Spiegel laughing together on the set. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the 1958 play by Tennessee Williams. In New Orleans in 1937 a traumatized young woman struggles with memories of her cousin who died under strange circumstances during a European vacation the previous year. Nominated for two Academy Awards including one for Best Actress for both Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor. Set in New Orleans and throughout Spain shot on location in Spain and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1959ref. 166094N.p.: N.p. 1959. Vintage reference photograph from the 1959 film showing actress Katharine Hepburn and producer Sam Spiegel laughing together on the set. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the 1958 play by Tennessee Williams. In New Orleans in 1937 a traumatized young woman struggles with memories of her cousin who died under strange circumstances during a European vacation the previous year. Nominated for two Academy Awards including one for Best Actress for both Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor. Set in New Orleans and throughout Spain shot on location in Spain and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
