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1962ref. 147773Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1962. Collection of nine vintage studio still photographs two borderless from the 1962 film. Jane Lindstom's Glynis Johns car breaks down and she seeks assistance at the home of a man named Caligari Dan O'Herlihy where she soon finds herself prisoner and none of the other residents seem willing to help. Not a remake of the classic 1920 Robert Wiene film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" despite the similarity of the title though it does contain a similar plot twist. 7 - 8 x 10 inches 2 - 9.25 x 7 . Near Fine some faint creasing in margins and light edgewear. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1962ref. 167556Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1962. Vintage studio still photograph of Grant Williams from the 1962 film. A violent ex-con embarks on a murder spree using his court-ordered weekly therapy sessions as his alibi. Actor Onslow Stevens' final film appearance. Screenplay by noted horror and mystery writer Robert Bloch. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
1966ref. 148322N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage French lobby card from the 1966 film. Revered as one of the masterpieces of cinema Robert Bresson follows a donkey Balthazar through his life as he is passed from owner to owner most treating him cruelly. Set in and shot on location in Yvelines France. 11.75 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes and creasing to corners. Criterion Collection 297. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Ebert II. N.p. unknown
1990ref. 162072N.p.: Images et Loisirs 1990. Vintage flyer for a re-release of the 1969 French film. Text and titles in French. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Based on the 1876 short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a man reflecting on his wife's recent unexplained suicide. 5 x 8 inches. Single leaf recto and verso. Fine. Radiance Films 151. Images et Loisirs unknown
1971ref. 153167N.p.: N.p. 1971. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1957 novel by Robert Bright. In postwar France an art collector discovers clues to the whereabouts of a major masterpiece long considered lost to time and sets off in pursuit of the treasure. Set in Paris. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Tim Michael and novelist Robert Bright. 39 leaves with last page of text numbered 37. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1981ref. 147352N.p.: N.p. 1981. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper indicating copy No. 81. Based on Robert Daley's 1979 novel wherein two world champion drivers face off in a number of races across Europe eventually finding themselves closely linked by the conflicted love of an American girl. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 1981 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Steven Smith and Robert Daley. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1984ref. 147136Beverly Hills CA: Walter Shenson-Robert Dornhelm 1984. Second Draft script for the 1986 film. With a single manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper and a few copied manuscript annotations to page 59 and 60 noting grammatical revisions. A young pizza delivery worker falls for his new roommate a single mother who wants to be an actress but can only find work as a telegram-singing stripper. Meanwhile their next door neighbor an Austrian bodybuilder idolizes Arnold Schwarzenegger and dreams of true love. Set and shot on location in Echo Park Los Angeles and Vienna Austria. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated May 1 1984 noted as Second Draft with credits for screenwriter Michael Ventura. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Walter Shenson-Robert Dornhelm unknown
1966ref. 148977Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1966. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1966 film. Based on the 1964 hit Broadway play by Muriel Resnik. Ellen Gordon Jane Fonda is New York executive John Cleves' Jason Robards mistress who falls for Cleves' young out-of-town associate Cass Henderson Dean Jones when Cleves' secretary unknowingly sends him to the apartment where they have their trysts. The secretary then compounds the error by telling Cleves' wife Dorothy Rosemary Murphy about the apartment. Shot on location in New York City. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued one small closed tear else Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
1971ref. 141228N.p.: N.p. 1971. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. Selected vignettes on the history of luxury cars and automobile racing. One vignette of note involves the creator of the Bugatti. Clear untitled front wrapper and red rear wrapper. Title page present dated 1971 with credit for screenwriter Robert J. Koster. 22 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 20. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
1956ref. 132370Los Angeles: Bischoff-Diamond 1956. Draft script for an unproduced film. A story set aboard the USS. Missouri "The Mighty Mo" during WWII. Presnell would also write screenplays for "Screaming Eagles" 1956 also produced by Bischoff-Diamond "Legend of the Lost" 1957 "Conspiracy of Hearts" 1960 and "The Third Day" 1965. Light blue titled wrappers noted as copy No. 47 dated January 26 1956 with a credit for screenwriter Presnell Jr. Title page present with a credit for screenwriter Presnell Jr. 129 leaves mechanical duplication with the last leaf of text numbered 128. Pages Near Fine wrapper lightly toned and creased else Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Bischoff-Diamond unknown
1947ref. 157481N.p.: N.p. 1947. Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film noir. An amateur prizefighter's desire for fortune and fame leads him to join a corrupt boxing syndicate led by an unethical promoter. Widely considered one of the finest boxing films ever made with a strong screenplay by noted screenwriter Abraham Polonsky who would later face blacklisting in Hollywood as a result of the HUAC trials. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Olive Films 452. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. N.p. unknown
1962ref. 147622Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1962. Collection of 18 vintage reference photographs from the 1962 film. With a mimeo snipe and the stamp of The Silver Screen Archives to the verso. A physician newly released from prison for mercy killing her terminally ill married lover cannot find work especially without her medical license. To her surprise the only person who will employ her is the prosecutor from her trial who wants her to care for his mentally ill wife-a job which soon leads her to suspect his foul intentions. Set and shot on location in England and Ireland. 8 x 10 inches. Ten Very Good plus with light edgewear and creasing and eight Very Good with light soil and a few small chips and tears to the edges. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1982ref. 151092Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1982. Vintage press kit for the 1982 film containing four black-and-white photographs and three gatherings of promotional reading material. A young track-and-field athlete prepares to compete in the 1980 Olympic Games finding romance with a fellow competitor along the way. Featuring noted real-life track-and-field athlete Patrice Donnelly and cameos by many contemporary athletes including Evelyn Ashford Jodi Anderson Earl Bell Pam Spencer Deby LaPlante and many others. Photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
1970ref. 162121N.p.: Medford Film Corporation 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film. A psychiatrist attempts to brainwash a patient into murdering his wife. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with a diagonal crease to the lower right. Thrower Nightmare USA. Medford Film Corporation unknown
1949ref. 137966Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1949. Vintage photograph showing an illustrated advertisement for the 1949 film noir based on the short story of the same name by Frederick Nebel. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Grant US. Selby Canon US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1971ref. 161460N.p.: Abraxas Productions 1971. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 film. All photographs with provenance stamps on the versos one with a label obscuring another provenance stamp. A Swedish woman who emigrated to New York reveals to her psychiatrist that she had been raped by her stepfather and is increasingly attracted to women. Set in and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing and two with wax pencil annotations on the recto. Abraxas Productions unknown
1968ref. 161646N.p.: American Film Distributing 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1968 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. One of two sequels along with the 1968 film "The Kiss of Her Flesh" to exploitation maestro Michael Findlay's 1967 breakthrough "The Touch of Her Flesh." Strip club owner Steve a killer of strippers seeks revenge after catching his stripper wife with another man. Set in and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremities. American Film Distributing unknown
1955ref. 107862N.p.: N.p. 1955. Treatment script for an unproduced film. From the collection of British film director and editor Peter Hunt presumably one of only a handful of copies made. The only other copy located is in the Harry Ransom Center film library at the University of Texas and the notes from that collection read: "'The Speaker's Corner' is a screenplay based on three stories by Robin Maugham including 'Broken Cellophane' 'The Prodigal Son' and 'The Man Who Could Hypnotize Racehorses.' Maugham worked with Rodney Ackland on the adaptation." Mauve titled wrapper noted as a short story on the front wrapper copy No. 20 with credits for screenwriter Robin Maugham. Title page present with credits for Maugham. 13 leaves with last page of text numbered 12. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with a string binding. N.p. unknown
1982ref. 141746N.p.: N.p. 1982. Draft script for an unproduced television series. Laid in is a letter to agent Walter Kohner and five pages relating to another unrelated and unproduced television program. After speaking very fondly about the Americans he met while traveling abroad a chef is arrested by the KGB. Set in the Czech Republic. Green titled wrappers with credit for screenwriter Robin Sanborn. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Robin Sanborn. 39 leaves with last page of text numbered 38. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 147222Montreal: A.S.A. Productions 1980. Second Draft script for the 1988 television film originally aired on New Star Entertainment on September 21 here under the working title "Hit and Run." Based on Tom Alderman's 1976 novel "Hit and Run" wherein a devastated Canadian woman hires a private detective to track down the driver who killed her teenage son in a hit and run accident. Set and shot on location in New York City and Montreal. Blue untitled wrappers white comb binding. Title page present dated 1980 noted as SECOND DRAFT with credits for director ROBIN SPRY screenwriter ARTHUR FULLER and novelist TOM ALDERMAN. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. A.S.A. Productions unknown
1957ref. 139216Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1957. Collection of 4 vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1957 film. Included are two film still photos and two advertisement layout photos. Mimeo snipes once affixed to the versos of the film stills detached but present. Director Corman at his noir-est. The Black Widows a teenage girl gang led by Helen Spain an early favorite of Russ Meyer suspect Barbara Kenney of killing one of their members. Barbara is the sometimes girlfriend of the leader of rival gang and the two gangs prepare for warfare. As the gangs prepare the stories of their private lives unfold and every aspect of family dysfunction is represented showcasing an example of the mid-century "juvenile delinquency" scare. 8 x 10 inches advert photos slightly larger. Very Good plus overall with a corner crease to one film still photo and minor creasing to others. Grant US. Lyons US. Martin 382. Selby US. Spicer US. Allied Artists unknown
1981ref. 141750Long Beach CA: Premiere Pictures 1981. Production budget for an unproduced film. A Hitchcockian thriller about a murderer who seduces and kills a photographer's model. The photographer gets curious and begins her own investigation despite the obvious dangers involved. Set in Los Angeles. Brown untitled wrappers. Title page present. 17 leaves with last page of text numbered 7. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine spiral bound. Pagination available upon request. Premiere Pictures unknown
1980ref. 149781N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Passengers on a ship heading to the Caribbean in the 1940s contend with a group of black marketeers who wish to commandeer the vessel for their own nefarious means. Beige pictorial front wrapper lacking rear wrapper. Title page present dated 1980 with credits for screenwriter Roger Ernest. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good unbound. N.p. unknown
1987ref. 147084N.p.: N.p. 1987. Draft script for an unproduced film. Amid citywide protests over increasingly brutal gang violence a middle-aged police officer decides to take matters into his own hands by donning a World War II officer's uniform and taking to the streets as a Thompson-toting crime-fighting vigilante. Set in Huntington Park Los Angeles. Gray titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Roger Karshner. Title page present dated 1987 with credits for screenwriter Roger Karshner. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good lightly dampstained along the top page edges bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 143311Paris: Cinedis 1957. Seven original black-and-white still photographs from the 1957 French-Italian film. Five photos feature actors Carlo Delle Piane and Hossein in a rousing bathtub scene one a juxtaposed bar scene and one photo features Arnoul and foreboding mystery man in black with his hand on the door. All with French film titles in manuscript ink and series number on the versos and photographer credit printed on the rectos. Housed in a vintage glassine sleeve. Vadim's second film as director entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Sophie Arnoul is an amoral French girl betrothed to rich and seedy Eric Hasse an ex-nazi turned forger. Sophie also attracts the attention of Eric's secretary Sforzi Hossein while falling in love with yet another man Michel Marquand. Photographer Voinquel's films include "Anne-Marie" 1936 "Le Jour se Leve" 1939 "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 1956 "Belle de Jour" 1967 and "Army of Shadows" 1969. Four photos 3.5 x 4.75 inches three slightly larger. Vertical crease to one photo else Near Fine overall. Cinedis unknown
