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1967ref. 163763Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1967. Collection including four vintage slides and four vintage color transparencies from the 1967 film. Based on John Ball's 1965 novel. An African American police detective from Philadelphia is recruited to help solve a murder in a small bigoted Mississippi town. The film dealt skillfully with the topic of race relations in the South during the Civil Rights movement and included a controversial scene in which a white actor Larry Gates slaps Poitier in the face at which point Poitier slaps him right back. It was said you could determine the racial makeup of a theater by their verbal reaction to the scene: cheers for a predominantly Black audience or whispers for a predominantly white one. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture and nominated for two others. Though set in the fictional town of Sparta Mississippi Poitier refused to travel below the Mason-Dixon Line so the film was shot largely in Illinois. Transparencies 4 x 5 inches slides 2 x 2 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Penzler 101. United Artists unknown books
1948ref. 159793Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1948. Vintage reference photograph from the 1948 film showing actors Orson Welles and Glenn Anders in a pensive moment. Columbia Pictures stamp and printed mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" by Sherwood King. Welles promised to write produce and direct a film for Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn in exchange for an emergency $55000 to help finance costuming for his 1946 Broadway musical "Around the World." The resultant film courted controversy not least due to Welles' decision to have Hayes cut and bleach her iconic red hair for her performance. Although the film was a commercial failure in the US upon release it is now considered a touchstone of the noir genre. Shot on location in Mexico. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Selby US Master List. Selby US Masterworks. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown
1948ref. 159793Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1948. Vintage reference photograph from the 1948 film showing actors Orson Welles and Glenn Anders in a pensive moment. Columbia Pictures stamp and printed mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" by Sherwood King. Welles promised to write produce and direct a film for Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn in exchange for an emergency $55000 to help finance costuming for his 1946 Broadway musical "Around the World." The resultant film courted controversy not least due to Welles' decision to have Hayes cut and bleach her iconic red hair for her performance. Although the film was a commercial failure in the US upon release it is now considered a touchstone of the noir genre. Shot on location in Mexico. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Selby US Master List. Selby US Masterworks. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1969ref. 152994Los Angeles: Sigma Productions 1969. Draft script for the 1970 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their manuscript ink annotations to the title page and throughout pages 136-179 regarding props for scenes at the beach. Missing five pages likely as used or issued. Based on the 1968 novel by Marjorie Kellogg about a young woman who suffers severe facial scarring after being attacked with battery acid but finds comfort in friendship with two other social outcasts. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Massachusetts and California. White wrappers with a vertical tear to the partial front wrapper obscuring the title. Title page present dated May 1 1969 with credits for director Otto Preminger and screenwriter-novelist Marjorie Kellogg. 177 leaves with last page of text numbered 184. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 6/27 and 8/11. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Good bound internally with a silver prong. Sigma Productions unknown
1969ref. 152994Los Angeles: Sigma Productions 1969. Draft script for the 1970 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their manuscript ink annotations to the title page and throughout pages 136-179 regarding props for scenes at the beach. Missing five pages likely as used or issued. Based on the 1968 novel by Marjorie Kellogg about a young woman who suffers severe facial scarring after being attacked with battery acid but finds comfort in friendship with two other social outcasts. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Massachusetts and California. White wrappers with a vertical tear to the partial front wrapper obscuring the title. Title page present dated May 1 1969 with credits for director Otto Preminger and screenwriter-novelist Marjorie Kellogg. 177 leaves with last page of text numbered 184. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 6/27 and 8/11. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Good bound internally with a silver prong. Sigma Productions unknown books
1989ref. 169082Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1989. Revised First Draft script for the beloved 1990 film. Patrick Swayze stars as a murdered Manhattan banker whose spirit remains behind to help protect his lover Demi Moore from the person who arranged his murder with the help of a psychic played by Whoopi Goldberg. Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Goldberg nominated for three other Academy Awards including Best Picture. Shot on location in New York City and Los Angeles. Front wrapper integral with title page dated June 23 1989 noted as Revised First Draft with credits for screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 7/13/89. Pages Very Good plus with creasing and edgewear to the title page and final leaf bound with two gold brads. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Paramount Pictures unknown
1989ref. 169082Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1989. Revised First Draft script for the beloved 1990 film. Patrick Swayze stars as a murdered Manhattan banker whose spirit remains behind to help protect his lover Demi Moore from the person who arranged his murder with the help of a psychic played by Whoopi Goldberg. Winner of two Academy Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Goldberg nominated for three other Academy Awards including Best Picture. Shot on location in New York City and Los Angeles. Front wrapper integral with title page dated June 23 1989 noted as Revised First Draft with credits for screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 7/13/89. Pages Very Good plus with creasing and edgewear to the title page and final leaf bound with two gold brads. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1972ref. 148721Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1972. Final Draft script for the 1973 film here under the working title "Love in Blume." Single numeric annotation in manuscript marker on front wrapper. Paul Mazursky followed his acclaimed film "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" 1969 with this sharp romantic comedy about Stephen Blume George Segal who after cheating on his wife Nina Susan Anspach realizes he cannot live without her. Nina naturally has already dumped him and what follows is a poignant and comedic film about the complexity of modern marriage. Shot on location in Venice Italy and California. Yellow titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper dated July 11 1972. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated 7/11/72 with credits for screenwriter Paul Mazursky. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus wavy with creasing and light edgewear bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1976ref. 170355Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1976. Ten vintage reference photographs from the 1976 film including nine borderless and one bordered. Director Paul Mazursky's semi-autobiographical comedy about a young Jewish man from Brooklyn who moves to then-bohemian enclave Greenwich Village befriending a motley cast of characters in the process including a Black gay man a WASP poet and a wacky hippie girl. Featuring early performances by Jeff Goldblum and Christopher Walken. 10 x 8 inches. Generally Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1972ref. 148721Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1972. Final Draft script for the 1973 film here under the working title "Love in Blume." Single numeric annotation in manuscript marker on front wrapper. Paul Mazursky followed his acclaimed film "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" 1969 with this sharp romantic comedy about Stephen Blume George Segal who after cheating on his wife Nina Susan Anspach realizes he cannot live without her. Nina naturally has already dumped him and what follows is a poignant and comedic film about the complexity of modern marriage. Shot on location in Venice Italy and California. Yellow titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper dated July 11 1972. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated 7/11/72 with credits for screenwriter Paul Mazursky. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus wavy with creasing and light edgewear bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1994ref. 171840Los Angeles CA: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1994. One Final Draft script for Season 1 Episode 1 of the 1994 television series. THis episode originally aired September 4 1994 on Fox. An early effort by noted actor Paul Rudd. A very short-lived series featuring the lives of a group of friends in their twenties. In this episode one of the boys asks a friend for his ex-girlfriend's number. Set in Chicago. Red titled wrappers noted as Final Draft on the front wrapper dated April 18 1994. Title page present dated April 18 1994 noted as Rev. Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Lon Diamond and director James Widdoes. 52 leaves with last page of text numbered 42A. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated revision pages throughout. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown
1994ref. 171840Los Angeles CA: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1994. One Final Draft script for Season 1 Episode 1 of the 1994 television series. THis episode originally aired September 4 1994 on Fox. An early effort by noted actor Paul Rudd. A very short-lived series featuring the lives of a group of friends in their twenties. In this episode one of the boys asks a friend for his ex-girlfriend's number. Set in Chicago. Red titled wrappers noted as Final Draft on the front wrapper dated April 18 1994. Title page present dated April 18 1994 noted as Rev. Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Lon Diamond and director James Widdoes. 52 leaves with last page of text numbered 42A. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated revision pages throughout. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown books
1984ref. 169090Universal City: Universal Pictures 1984. Third Draft Revised script for the 1985 film. Laid in is a Shooting Call sheet dated 5/7/84. Loosely based on the life of Roy L. "Rocky" Dennis played by Eric Stoltz a boy with a rare skeletal disorder causing disfigurement and a shortened life expectancy who along with his mother Cher attempts to live a normal life regardless of people's preconceptions. Winner of an Academy Award and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in southern California. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as THIRD DRAFT REVISED SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper dated April 19 1984. Title page present dated April 191984 noted as Third Draft Revised Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Anna Hamilton Phelan. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication on pale green leaves rectos only with pink revision pages throughout dated 4/27/84. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown
1984ref. 169090Universal City: Universal Pictures 1984. Third Draft Revised script for the 1985 film. Laid in is a Shooting Call sheet dated 5/7/84. Loosely based on the life of Roy L. "Rocky" Dennis played by Eric Stoltz a boy with a rare skeletal disorder causing disfigurement and a shortened life expectancy who along with his mother Cher attempts to live a normal life regardless of people's preconceptions. Winner of an Academy Award and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in southern California. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as THIRD DRAFT REVISED SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper dated April 19 1984. Title page present dated April 191984 noted as Third Draft Revised Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Anna Hamilton Phelan. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication on pale green leaves rectos only with pink revision pages throughout dated 4/27/84. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown books
1961ref. 153065Hollywood: Sonney Amusement Enterprises 1961. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1961 B-film. All three with the stamp of International Films on the verso along with manuscript ink and pencil annotations noting the film's title. The only material we have ever handled from a film released by Sonney Amusement Enterprises or directed by the notorious low-budget director Peter Perry Jr. Honeymooners on a supposedly abandoned beach on remote Thunder Island soon discover the island is not as abandoned as it appears. A notable horror cheapie that indulges early "nudie"-style sexploitation as well as "auteur" trappings such as a title card reading "Finis" even though the film is an American production. Set in Las Vegas and on Thunder Island. 9.25 x 7 inches. Very Good overall. Sonney Amusement Enterprises unknown
1961ref. 153065Hollywood: Sonney Amusement Enterprises 1961. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1961 B-film. All three with the stamp of International Films on the verso along with manuscript ink and pencil annotations noting the film's title. The only material we have ever handled from a film released by Sonney Amusement Enterprises or directed by the notorious low-budget director Peter Perry Jr. Honeymooners on a supposedly abandoned beach on remote Thunder Island soon discover the island is not as abandoned as it appears. A notable horror cheapie that indulges early "nudie"-style sexploitation as well as "auteur" trappings such as a title card reading "Finis" even though the film is an American production. Set in Las Vegas and on Thunder Island. 9.25 x 7 inches. Very Good overall. Sonney Amusement Enterprises unknown books
1973ref. 151980London: Galactacus Productions 1973. Draft script for the 1973 film. Laid in with the script are two letters addressed to casting agent Paul Kohner from producer Antony Rufus Isaacs introducing the script and suggesting the part of Grabinski for actor Charles Bronson as well as a four-page typed synopsis of the script. Based on the 1955 novel by Jean-Paul Clebert. On D-Day a group of prisoners-of-war take shelter from the bombardment inside a German bunker but find themselves permanently trapped underground when the entrances are blocked. Set in Germany shot on location in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter John Gould and novelist Jean-Pierre Clebert. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 140. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Galactacus Productions unknown
1971ref. 163605Los Angeles: Joseph Shaftel Films 1971. Revised Final script for the 1972 film. Copy belonging to actor Norman Alden with his name and character's name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and his annotations indicating dialogue throughout the script. Xerographic duplication call sheet additional script pages and undated pink revision pages laid in at the rear of the script. Based on the 1970 novel "The Operator" co-written by screenwriters Rod Amateau and Budd Robinson. A greedy corrupt hospital administrator is eventually jailed for his fraudulent activities but plans his revenge on the hospital. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated June 1971 noted as Revised Final with credits for screenwriter and novelist Rod Amateau and novelist Budd Robinson. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated yellow and blue revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with light soil and toning on the rear wrapper bound with two gold brads. Joseph Shaftel Films unknown
1971ref. 163605Los Angeles: Joseph Shaftel Films 1971. Revised Final script for the 1972 film. Copy belonging to actor Norman Alden with his name and character's name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and his annotations indicating dialogue throughout the script. Xerographic duplication call sheet additional script pages and undated pink revision pages laid in at the rear of the script. Based on the 1970 novel "The Operator" co-written by screenwriters Rod Amateau and Budd Robinson. A greedy corrupt hospital administrator is eventually jailed for his fraudulent activities but plans his revenge on the hospital. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated June 1971 noted as Revised Final with credits for screenwriter and novelist Rod Amateau and novelist Budd Robinson. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated yellow and blue revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with light soil and toning on the rear wrapper bound with two gold brads. Joseph Shaftel Films unknown books
1973ref. 151980London: Galactacus Productions 1973. Draft script for the 1973 film. Laid in with the script are two letters addressed to casting agent Paul Kohner from producer Antony Rufus Isaacs introducing the script and suggesting the part of Grabinski for actor Charles Bronson as well as a four-page typed synopsis of the script. Based on the 1955 novel by Jean-Paul Clebert. On D-Day a group of prisoners-of-war take shelter from the bombardment inside a German bunker but find themselves permanently trapped underground when the entrances are blocked. Set in Germany shot on location in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter John Gould and novelist Jean-Pierre Clebert. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 140. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Galactacus Productions unknown books
1988ref. 161011Los Angeles: A.I.P. Productions 1988. Draft script for the 1990 film copy belonging to actor Aldo Ray with the manuscript ink annotation of his signature on the title page and copied annotations on one page. A group of outcast US Army soldiers who care more about partying than soldiering are chosen to represent their base for annual war games and pit off against a group of sultry female soldiers and the Red Vipers a vicious group of elite solders with the brass all betting against them including General Makepeace played by Aldo Ray. Shot on location in Corona California. Front wrapper integral with the title page dated 1988 with credits for screenwriters Jeff Mandel Michael Bogert and Peter Yuval. 100 leaves with last page of text numbered 98. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with light soiling to the first and last leaves bound with three gold brads. A.I.P. Productions unknown
1988ref. 161011Los Angeles: A.I.P. Productions 1988. Draft script for the 1990 film copy belonging to actor Aldo Ray with the manuscript ink annotation of his signature on the title page and copied annotations on one page. A group of outcast US Army soldiers who care more about partying than soldiering are chosen to represent their base for annual war games and pit off against a group of sultry female soldiers and the Red Vipers a vicious group of elite solders with the brass all betting against them including General Makepeace played by Aldo Ray. Shot on location in Corona California. Front wrapper integral with the title page dated 1988 with credits for screenwriters Jeff Mandel Michael Bogert and Peter Yuval. 100 leaves with last page of text numbered 98. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with light soiling to the first and last leaves bound with three gold brads. A.I.P. Productions unknown books
1982ref. 166419Los Angeles: Avon Productions 1982. Draft script for the 1982 horror-pornographic film with manuscript annotations by screenwriter-director Phil Prince throughout. Six of the eight leaves on "Avon Theatre" stationery a sub-name of "Avon Productions" the studio associated with most of Phil Prince's work as a director and screenwriter. A group of young women gather for a slumber party where each tells a story about their wildest sexual experience. Title page integral with the first page of narrative text. No wrapper as issued undated. 18 leaves with last page of text numbered 18. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine staple bound at the top left corner. Avon Productions unknown
1982ref. 166419Los Angeles: Avon Productions 1982. Draft script for the 1982 horror-pornographic film with manuscript annotations by screenwriter-director Phil Prince throughout. Six of the eight leaves on "Avon Theatre" stationery a sub-name of "Avon Productions" the studio associated with most of Phil Prince's work as a director and screenwriter. A group of young women gather for a slumber party where each tells a story about their wildest sexual experience. Title page integral with the first page of narrative text. No wrapper as issued undated. 18 leaves with last page of text numbered 18. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine staple bound at the top left corner. Avon Productions unknown books
1964ref. 154245N.p.: N.p. 1964. Seven vintage reference photographs from the 1964 independent film. Philip Kaufman's directorial debut a humorous then-present-day retelling of the biblical story of Elijah starring many local actors from the improvisational Chicago comedy troupe The Second City as well as author Nelson Algren appearing as himself. Shot on location in Chicago. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
