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1929ref. 172235Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1929. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1929 silent comedy film showing Dorothy Sebastian and Buster Keaton on horseback. A dry-cleaning employee finds himself the subject of a famous stage actress' affections although she is secretly using him to make another man jealous. Keaton's second film with MGM. 14 x 11 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1928ref. 162823N.p.: N.p. 1928. Vintage borderless publicity portrait photograph of actor Buster Keaton Jr. in his shirtsleeves issued to promote the 1928 silent comedy film. Contemporary dealer stamp on the verso. The last film Keaton would make with United Artists before moving to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was a commercial and critical failure upon release but has since been reevaluated as one of Keaton's masterpieces. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 6.25 x 9.5 inches archivally mounted in a white mat measuring 11 x 14 inches. Very Good with moderate wear at the bottom corners. N.p. unknown
1929ref. 172235Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1929. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1929 silent comedy film showing Dorothy Sebastian and Buster Keaton on horseback. A dry-cleaning employee finds himself the subject of a famous stage actress' affections although she is secretly using him to make another man jealous. Keaton's second film with MGM. 14 x 11 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1928ref. 162823N.p.: N.p. 1928. Vintage borderless publicity portrait photograph of actor Buster Keaton Jr. in his shirtsleeves issued to promote the 1928 silent comedy film. Contemporary dealer stamp on the verso. The last film Keaton would make with United Artists before moving to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was a commercial and critical failure upon release but has since been reevaluated as one of Keaton's masterpieces. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 6.25 x 9.5 inches archivally mounted in a white mat measuring 11 x 14 inches. Very Good with moderate wear at the bottom corners. N.p. unknown books
1952ref. 135028Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1952. Vintage US program for the 1952 film. Autobiographically reflective of Chaplin's fears of being left behind in the fading vaudeville and silent film era "Limelight" depicts the final years of a washed up stage clown who briefly maintains an impossible relationship with a young dancer representative of a new generation of performers. The first and only time that Charlie Chaplin and fellow silent film star Buster Keaton would appear onscreen together "Limelight" is also notable for being the only Chaplin picture to win an Academy Award albeit for the original score of the 1972 re-release. 9 x 12 inches 16 pages saddle stapled two-color wrappers. Very Good plus with light rubbing at the extremities. Criterion Collectiopn 756. United Artists unknown
1952ref. 135028Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1952. Vintage US program for the 1952 film. Autobiographically reflective of Chaplin's fears of being left behind in the fading vaudeville and silent film era "Limelight" depicts the final years of a washed up stage clown who briefly maintains an impossible relationship with a young dancer representative of a new generation of performers. The first and only time that Charlie Chaplin and fellow silent film star Buster Keaton would appear onscreen together "Limelight" is also notable for being the only Chaplin picture to win an Academy Award albeit for the original score of the 1972 re-release. 9 x 12 inches 16 pages saddle stapled two-color wrappers. Very Good plus with light rubbing at the extremities. Criterion Collectiopn 756. United Artists unknown books
1955ref. 144737Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1955. Second Revised Draft script for the 1956 film noir. Loosely based on the death of Russian-born financier Serge Rubinstein. Copy belonging to Guy Prescott who plays an uncredited role in the film as the assistant to Captain LaFarge played by Morris Ankrum with Prescott's manuscript annotations at the inclusion of his dialogue and appearances. George Sanders plays a wealthy hated businessman who has conned his way to the top and as the film begins has been found murdered. We see his life in a series of flashbacks as it is told to the police by his secretary and fellow con artist Yvonne DeCarlo. One of only two films in which Saunders and his real-life brother Tom Conway also play brothers onscreen. Shot on location in New York City and California. Tan titled wrappers noted as 2ND REVISION on the front wrapper copy No. 54 dated December 29 1955 with credits for producer Charles Martin. Title page present dated December 29 1955 noted as 2ND REVISE with credits for screenwriter/producer Martin. 179 leaves with last page of text numbered 190. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue and pink undated revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1955ref. 144737Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1955. Second Revised Draft script for the 1956 film noir. Loosely based on the death of Russian-born financier Serge Rubinstein. Copy belonging to Guy Prescott who plays an uncredited role in the film as the assistant to Captain LaFarge played by Morris Ankrum with Prescott's manuscript annotations at the inclusion of his dialogue and appearances. George Sanders plays a wealthy hated businessman who has conned his way to the top and as the film begins has been found murdered. We see his life in a series of flashbacks as it is told to the police by his secretary and fellow con artist Yvonne DeCarlo. One of only two films in which Saunders and his real-life brother Tom Conway also play brothers onscreen. Shot on location in New York City and California. Tan titled wrappers noted as 2ND REVISION on the front wrapper copy No. 54 dated December 29 1955 with credits for producer Charles Martin. Title page present dated December 29 1955 noted as 2ND REVISE with credits for screenwriter/producer Martin. 179 leaves with last page of text numbered 190. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue and pink undated revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1940ref. 171507Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1940. Two vintage programs from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's classic satire held in New York on October 15 1940. Includes a large-format 14-page illustrated program and smaller bi-fold black-and-white program. Color program with illustrations by noted artist Al Hirschfeld. Affixed to the title page of the color program are two ticket stubs for an October 30 1940 showing of the film at the Astor Theatre. The premiere was held at both the Astor and the Capitol Theatres in New York to accommodate high patron turnout. For his follow-up to his 1936 classic "Modern Times" Chaplin chose to do what only a handful of other films dared to do in 1940-make fun of Hitler. Though several of Chaplin's previous films had made use of music and sound effects and while Chaplin had sung briefly in "Modern Times" "The Great Dictator" marked the first time he spoke dialogue onscreen. Large-format program 9 x 10 inches saddle-stapled. Smaller program 6.25 x 9.5 inches bi-fold. Both programs Very Good plus to Near Fine with some light foxing toning and soil to the extremities. Criterion Collection 565. United Artists unknown
1940ref. 171507Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1940. Two vintage programs from the premiere of Charlie Chaplin's classic satire held in New York on October 15 1940. Includes a large-format 14-page illustrated program and smaller bi-fold black-and-white program. Color program with illustrations by noted artist Al Hirschfeld. Affixed to the title page of the color program are two ticket stubs for an October 30 1940 showing of the film at the Astor Theatre. The premiere was held at both the Astor and the Capitol Theatres in New York to accommodate high patron turnout. For his follow-up to his 1936 classic "Modern Times" Chaplin chose to do what only a handful of other films dared to do in 1940-make fun of Hitler. Though several of Chaplin's previous films had made use of music and sound effects and while Chaplin had sung briefly in "Modern Times" "The Great Dictator" marked the first time he spoke dialogue onscreen. Large-format program 9 x 10 inches saddle-stapled. Smaller program 6.25 x 9.5 inches bi-fold. Both programs Very Good plus to Near Fine with some light foxing toning and soil to the extremities. Criterion Collection 565. United Artists unknown books
1961ref. 160655N.p.: N.p. 1961. Five vintage borderless oversize reference photographs from the 1961 film. Printed labels affixed to the versos. Considered overly sympathetic to the newly formed communist government the documentary was banned in France for two years. An early effort by director Chris Marker one of the French New Wave's few film essayists. 12 x 9.5 inches. Very Good with moderate edgewear. N.p. unknown
1961ref. 160655N.p.: N.p. 1961. Five vintage borderless oversize reference photographs from the 1961 film. Printed labels affixed to the versos. Considered overly sympathetic to the newly formed communist government the documentary was banned in France for two years. An early effort by director Chris Marker one of the French New Wave's few film essayists. 12 x 9.5 inches. Very Good with moderate edgewear. N.p. unknown books
1957ref. 166064Iver Heath Buckinghamshire: Pinewood Studios 1957. Revised and Final Shooting script for the 1958 film copy belonging to Production Designer George Provis. Laid in are over 30 pages of notes shooting schedules and call sheets including four pages of original pencil storyboards as well as several clippings of handwritten notes all in Provis' hand as well as seven letters written to Provis most typed letters signed from Production Manager "Freddie" Pearson all dating from 1957. George Provis was a British Art Director and Production Designer who began his career working on quota quickies low budget features made to comply with Britain's Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 in the 1930s. After the Second World War Provis was appointed by British film producer Sydney Box to head the art department at Gainsborough Pictures and is credited on over 120 films. Based on the 1940 novel by Phyllis Bottome. Set in Austria during WWII a young Austrian boy is forced to sell the family dog to pay for food rather than have his abusive father played by Donald Pleasence sell the dog to the butcher. Shot on location in Innsbruck Austria. Tall titled orange wrappers noted as Shooting Script on the front wrapper dated 26.9.57. Title page present dated September 12th 1957 noted as Revised and Final Shooting Script. 61 leaves with last page of text numbered 64. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a prong binding. Laid in materials Very Good plus to Near Fine overall. Pinewood Studios unknown
1957ref. 166064Iver Heath Buckinghamshire: Pinewood Studios 1957. Revised and Final Shooting script for the 1958 film copy belonging to Production Designer George Provis. Laid in are over 30 pages of notes shooting schedules and call sheets including four pages of original pencil storyboards as well as several clippings of handwritten notes all in Provis' hand as well as seven letters written to Provis most typed letters signed from Production Manager "Freddie" Pearson all dating from 1957. George Provis was a British Art Director and Production Designer who began his career working on quota quickies low budget features made to comply with Britain's Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 in the 1930s. After the Second World War Provis was appointed by British film producer Sydney Box to head the art department at Gainsborough Pictures and is credited on over 120 films. Based on the 1940 novel by Phyllis Bottome. Set in Austria during WWII a young Austrian boy is forced to sell the family dog to pay for food rather than have his abusive father played by Donald Pleasence sell the dog to the butcher. Shot on location in Innsbruck Austria. Tall titled orange wrappers noted as Shooting Script on the front wrapper dated 26.9.57. Title page present dated September 12th 1957 noted as Revised and Final Shooting Script. 61 leaves with last page of text numbered 64. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a prong binding. Laid in materials Very Good plus to Near Fine overall. Pinewood Studios unknown books
1986ref. 143499N.p.: N.p. 1986. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1964 novel by Curt Siodmak with a typed letter SIGNED by Siodmak written to "Sid" discussing the possibility of joint European and American backing for the film. Curt Siodmak is best known for writing the "The Wolf Man" 1941 "I Walked with a Zombie" 1943 and "Donovan's Brain" 1953 and many other science fiction and horror classic. His work consistently revealed an imagination that combined modern scientific findings with fictional pseudo-scientific themes. Set largely at the Paris World Exhibition of 1867 centered on the life of soprano singer Hortense Schneider and famed composer Jacques Offenbach largely describing Schneider's wide-ranging effect on European history based on her affairs with various heads of state. Red titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Curt Siodmak. Title page present with credits for novelist and screenwriter Curt Siodmak. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine internally prong bound. N.p. unknown
1986ref. 143499N.p.: N.p. 1986. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1964 novel by Curt Siodmak with a typed letter SIGNED by Siodmak written to "Sid" discussing the possibility of joint European and American backing for the film. Curt Siodmak is best known for writing the "The Wolf Man" 1941 "I Walked with a Zombie" 1943 and "Donovan's Brain" 1953 and many other science fiction and horror classic. His work consistently revealed an imagination that combined modern scientific findings with fictional pseudo-scientific themes. Set largely at the Paris World Exhibition of 1867 centered on the life of soprano singer Hortense Schneider and famed composer Jacques Offenbach largely describing Schneider's wide-ranging effect on European history based on her affairs with various heads of state. Red titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Curt Siodmak. Title page present with credits for novelist and screenwriter Curt Siodmak. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine internally prong bound. N.p. unknown books
1984ref. 160850London: Greenpoint Films 1984. Draft script for the 1985 British film INSCRIBED by director/screenwriter David Hare on the title page "For Steve with thanks - / David Hare / 15.5.85" with the manuscript ink annotation of copy number "63" on the top of the title page and manuscript ink annotations striking scene 71B on page 51. Laid in is an eight page transcript of a PublicTheater interview with Hare dated May 15 1985 with manuscript pencil and marker annotations throughout in what appears to be Hare's hand a sixteen page program for the film with two modest ink annotations on two pages a thirteen page "Preliminary Production Notes" and a one page clipping of "Stanley Kauffmann On Films: Against the Darkness" a review of the film from the August 12 1985 issue of The New Republic. A middle-age spinster schoolteacher played by Vanessa Redgrave is forced to reevaluate her life after witnessing the suicide of a recently arrived enigmatic stranger. Set in Wetherby England shot on location in West Yorkshire North Yorkshire Middlesex and London. Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut window in the British style. Title page present dated May 4 1984 noted as "This Draft" with credits for screenwriter David Hare. 89 leaves with last page of text numbered 79. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Interview transcript 8.5 x 11 inches. Very Good plus with light toning overall bound with two staples to the top left corner. Program 8.25 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and creasing. Preliminary Production Notes 8.5 x 11 inches. Light toning at the extremities else Near Fine. Article Clipping 8.25 x 11. Very Good with light dampstaining creasing and edgewear. Greenpoint Films unknown
1984ref. 160850London: Greenpoint Films 1984. Draft script for the 1985 British film INSCRIBED by director/screenwriter David Hare on the title page "For Steve with thanks - / David Hare / 15.5.85" with the manuscript ink annotation of copy number "63" on the top of the title page and manuscript ink annotations striking scene 71B on page 51. Laid in is an eight page transcript of a PublicTheater interview with Hare dated May 15 1985 with manuscript pencil and marker annotations throughout in what appears to be Hare's hand a sixteen page program for the film with two modest ink annotations on two pages a thirteen page "Preliminary Production Notes" and a one page clipping of "Stanley Kauffmann On Films: Against the Darkness" a review of the film from the August 12 1985 issue of The New Republic. A middle-age spinster schoolteacher played by Vanessa Redgrave is forced to reevaluate her life after witnessing the suicide of a recently arrived enigmatic stranger. Set in Wetherby England shot on location in West Yorkshire North Yorkshire Middlesex and London. Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut window in the British style. Title page present dated May 4 1984 noted as "This Draft" with credits for screenwriter David Hare. 89 leaves with last page of text numbered 79. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Interview transcript 8.5 x 11 inches. Very Good plus with light toning overall bound with two staples to the top left corner. Program 8.25 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and creasing. Preliminary Production Notes 8.5 x 11 inches. Light toning at the extremities else Near Fine. Article Clipping 8.25 x 11. Very Good with light dampstaining creasing and edgewear. Greenpoint Films unknown books
1953ref. 151615Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1953. Eight vintage reference photographs from the 1953 film. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Columbia Pictures and still photographer Van Pelt. A Technicolor musical fantasy about a boy who dreams he is a world ruled by a diabolical piano teacher who enslaves children and forces them to play a piano so immense it takes 500 children to play it. The only feature film written by Theodor Geisel Dr. Seuss who co-wrote the screenplay and song lyrics. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. Columbia Pictures unknown
1953ref. 151615Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1953. Eight vintage reference photographs from the 1953 film. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Columbia Pictures and still photographer Van Pelt. A Technicolor musical fantasy about a boy who dreams he is a world ruled by a diabolical piano teacher who enslaves children and forces them to play a piano so immense it takes 500 children to play it. The only feature film written by Theodor Geisel Dr. Seuss who co-wrote the screenplay and song lyrics. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1979ref. 144562Los Angeles: Essex Productions 1979. Final Draft script for the 1984 horror film. Copy belonging to makeup artist John Carl Buechler with his name in manuscript ink on the title page and two Polaroid photographs laid in. Six friends are stalked and murdered while on a camping trip. Shot on location in Idyllwild California. Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated September 28th 1979 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter and director Edwin Scott Brown. 101 leaves with last page of text numbered 98. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages dated Oct. 7th and white undated revision pages. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine clip binding. Thrower Nightmare USA. Essex Productions unknown
1979ref. 144562Los Angeles: Essex Productions 1979. Final Draft script for the 1984 horror film. Copy belonging to makeup artist John Carl Buechler with his name in manuscript ink on the title page and two Polaroid photographs laid in. Six friends are stalked and murdered while on a camping trip. Shot on location in Idyllwild California. Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated September 28th 1979 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter and director Edwin Scott Brown. 101 leaves with last page of text numbered 98. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages dated Oct. 7th and white undated revision pages. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine clip binding. Thrower Nightmare USA. Essex Productions unknown books
1957ref. 152372N.p.: N.p. 1957. Vintage reference photograph from the 1957 film showing Elvis Presley getting the lash from prison guard Bill Hickman. A handsome young man named Vince Everett is sent to prison for manslaughter and begins a musical career with the help of his cellmate a washed-up country singer. Presley's third film appearance and first film with MGM. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light toning along the top edge. National Film Registry. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 152372N.p.: N.p. 1957. Vintage reference photograph from the 1957 film showing Elvis Presley getting the lash from prison guard Bill Hickman. A handsome young man named Vince Everett is sent to prison for manslaughter and begins a musical career with the help of his cellmate a washed-up country singer. Presley's third film appearance and first film with MGM. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light toning along the top edge. National Film Registry. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 154527Paris: Warner Brothers 1974. Collection of 19 vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1974 French hardcore film consisting of 17 black-and-white photographs and two oversize color photographs. Also included with the photographs are two gatherings of promotional reading material in French. A young college student leaves her school and family and seeks employment at a brothel where she enjoys a variety of strange experiences. Shot on location in France and Sri Lanka. Photographs range in size from 11.75 x 9.5 to 9.5 x 7 inches. Photographs and promotional reading material Near Fine. Bier 176. Warner Brothers unknown
