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1957ref. 164735Universal City: Universal Pictures 1957. Two vintage publicity photographs from the 1957 film noir one showing actor Jeff Chandler the other showing actress Jeanne Crain. One with provenance stamps and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A dark tale about Nick Hoak a corrupt sheriff in a small Nevada town whose principal concerns are the maintenance and upkeep of all illegal activity. A lawyer and his lascivious wife stumble into Hoak's territory and conflict ensues. One of the seedier late noirs with a tawdry quality that transcended its big studio trappings. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Set in Desert View Nevada shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1983ref. 169954New York: Cates Films 1983. Revised script for an unproduced film. A drama about a psychology professor who gets involved with a sexual abuse case against a respected therapist. Playwright Jerome Coopersmith wrote prolifically for television and the stage throughout the mid- to late-twentieth century. He is best remembered today for his writing for "Hawaii Five-O" 1968-1980 and the 1974 Christmas television special "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" but also contributed episodes for "Armstrong Circle Theater" "The Streets of San Francisco" "Combat!" "Spenser for Hire" and others. In 1965 he received a Tony nomination for the Sherlock Holmes Broadway musical "Baker Street" and wrote and co-wrote a number of off-Broadway plays including "Eleanor" 1967 about the early life of Eleanor Roosevelt. Coopersmith and Cates Films would work together in 2004 on the television movie adaptation of the 1980 Mary Higgins Clark novel "The Cradle Will Fall." Untitled William Morris Agency wrappers with clear front wrapper and navy rear wrapper. Title page present noted as Revised dated November 1983 with credit for Coopersmith. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper about Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Cates Films unknown books
1969ref. 162200N.p.: Joseph Green Pictures 1969. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1969 German/Spanish film also released in the US under the title "Two Undercover Angels." Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Janine Reynaud and Rosanna Yanni two sleuths who go by the collective name "Red Lips" are investigating the disappearance of several models and dancers with pop artist Klaus Thriller and his hirsute henchman Morpho being the prime suspects. Shot on location in Spain and Germany. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing at the extremitites. Joseph Green Pictures unknown books
1960ref. 157082New York: Manhattan Films International 1960. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1960 film showing actress Delilah Lee posing in her dressing room. Stamp of Manhattan Films International on the verso. A magician's assistants begin dying off in increasingly violent ways. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with moderate edgewear and pinholes at the corners. Manhattan Films International unknown books
1938ref. 165563Universal City: Universal Pictures 1938. Vintage reference photograph from the 1938 film showing actor Jimmy Savo consulting his script between takes. Printed mimeo snipe and credit stamp of photographer Ed Jones on the verso. Savo enjoyed a successful career as a stage performer on Broadway and the vaudeville circuit before turning to film in the late 1920s. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1993ref. 171878Burbank CA: Touchstone Television 1993. One First Draft script one Table Draft and one Treatment script script for Season 1 Episode 6 of the 1994 television series here under working title "Calendar Girl or Sex Lies and Fire Safety." Originally aired February 1 1994 on NBC. Based on a character created by stand-up comedian John Caponera the series followed John Bowman a working class middle manager and family man as he attempts to balance work and family and improve his lot in life. In this episode John's teenage sons joins him and his friend to meet a calendar girl. First Draft: White titled self wrappers lacking rear wrappers noted as WRITER'S FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper dated 19 October 1993 with credits for screenwriter Mark Driscoll. Title page integral with front wrapper. 49 leaves with last page of text numbered 48. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Table Draft: White titled self wrappers lacking rear wrappers noted as WORKING TABLE DRAFT on the front wrapper production No. R213 dated November 15 1993 with credits for screenwriter Mark Driscoll and director Gerry Cohen. Title page integral with front wrapper. 39 leaves with last page of text numbered 39. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Treatment script: White titled self wrappers dated September 24 1993 with credits for screenwriter Mark Driscoll. Title page and first page of narrative text integral with front wrapper. 21 leaves with last page of text numbered 21. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a staple at the top left corner. Touchstone Television unknown books
1990ref. 150003Culver City CA: Patchett Kaufman 1990. Revised Shooting script for the 1990 television film originally aired on September 10 1990. A dramatization of the life of notorious gangster Al Capone's brother who disavows a life of crime moves to Nebraska using the alias "Richard Hart" and becomes a town marshal. Set in Illinois Nebraska and New York. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated February 28 1990 noted as REVISED Shooting Script with credits for director and screenwriter John Gray. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between March 1 1990 and March 8 1990. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. Patchett Kaufman unknown books
1967ref. 150827N.p.: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1967. Vintage borderless reference photograph with bottom margin of John Huston and Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the 1967 film. Illegible release stamp with annotations in manuscript pencil on verso. John Huston's lurid and campy adaptation of Carson McCuller's 1941 novel. A melodrama of lust infidelity repressed homosexuality self mutilation suicide and murder with a spectacular cast: Elizabeth Taylor Marlon Brando Brian Keith Julie Harris and Robert Forster. Shot on location in New York and Lazio Italy. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown books
1973ref. 150828Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Vintage borderless reference photograph of John Huston and Paul Newman on the set of the 1973 film. Based on the 1971 novel "The Freedom Trap" by Desmond Bagley. Director John Huston's neo-noir Cold War spy thriller with Paul Newman as a British Intelligence officer who allows himself to be imprisoned to infiltrate a spy organization. Screenwriter Walter Hill's third produced screenplay. Shot on location in Ireland and England. 9.25 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1951ref. 143633Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1951. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1951 film showing director John Huston on location. Based on the classic 1895 novel by Stephen Crane. At the completion of shooting Huston considered the film one of his best but MGM cut over an hour from it before the release. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the corners and light toning to the margins. Godard Histoires du cinema. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1999ref. 150042N.p.: N.p. 1999. Revised Draft script for the 2001 film here under the working title "Seeing in the Dark." With a handwritten post-it note affixed to the verso of the front wrapper noting the name and phone number of director Robert Manganelli. A deaf clairvoyant who receives visions of an unknown serial killer's movements teams up with a former crime photographer to find the murderer. The third of four film appearances of singer and occasional actor John Mellencamp. Shot in Rochester New York. Gray untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 6-9-99 noted as Rev. with credits for director and screenwriter Robert Manganelli. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. N.p. unknown books
1954ref. 152155Santa Monica: RKO Radio Pictures 1954. Six vintage studio still photographs for the 1954 stop motion animated film. Based on and incorporating music from the 1983 opera by composer Engelbert Humperdinck with a libretto by his sister Adelhied Wette itself based on the German fairy tale first published in 1812 in "Grimm's Fairy Tales." Produced by Michael Myerberg at his New York studio and originally released independently before being picked up by RKO for a Christmas 1954 release nationally the film would go on to become a staple of holiday viewing. Notable as the first feature length American animated film not made with traditional cel animation techniques and the first non-Disney feature length animated film released since 1941's "Mr. Bug Goes to Town." 10 x 8 inches. Very Good. Pinholes to the edges with light edgewear and soil. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1947ref. 147742Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1947. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1947 film. Based on the 1947 novella by John Steinbeck who co-wrote the screenplay. A poor Mexican family living in a fishing village believe their fortune is made when they discover a valuable pearl but soon realize the treasure only brings them further trouble. Noted Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa's twelfth film collaboration with prolific Golden Age director Emilio Fernandez. Set and shot on location in Acapulco Mexico. 10 x 8 inches. Five photographs Very Good plus two photographs Very Good with uniform fading and light creasing. National Film Registry. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1968ref. 161506Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1968. Vintage studio still photograph of actor and director John Wayne playing chess on the set of the 1968 film. Released at the height of American involvement in the Vietnam War and based on the 1965 novel by Robin Moore. A highly pro-war film following two teams of highly skilled Green Berets sent on a mission in South Vietnam. Shot on location at Fort McClellen Alabama at Hurlburt Field Florida and at Fort Benning Georgia. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown books
1929ref. 136071Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1929. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1929 film. Shown is George Bancroft being pulled away from a prison cell where Richard Arlen is being held. Nominated for an Academy Award. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus condition with a handful of pinhole tears and a short closed tear at the extremities. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1965ref. 161630N.p.: American Film Distributing 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the classic 1965 exploitation film. Provenance stamp on the verso. An outrageous "exposé" which claims to reveal the shocking truth about predatory lesbianism in today's society. Set in and shot on location in Greenwich Village New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. American Film Distributing unknown books
1950ref. 146066Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1950. Treatment script for the 1951 film. Copy belonging to Universal-International film executive Leo Spitz with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. A group of new recruits arrive at an Air Force training camp and experience the usual growing pains: hazing romance and rivalry. An early appearance by Golden Age heartthrob Rock Hudson as an aggressive upperclassman. Shot on location in Arizona Florida and Texas. Blue titled wrappers noted as TREATMENT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 7718 dated March 21 1950. Title page present noted as Treatment with credits for screenwriter Robert W. Soderberg. 78 leaves with last page of text numbered 77. Mimeograph duplication on yellow stock rectos only with yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/16/50 and 3/18/50. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound at the top left corner with one gold brad. Universal International Pictures unknown books
1965ref. 161728N.p.: Haven Films 1965. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1965 film. An early feature film by noted erotic film director Joseph Sarno. Beverly is a bar girl who thinks she hates men until she realizes she's a nymphomaniac and flirts with her best friend's boyfriend. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Haven Films unknown books
1968ref. 161848N.p.: Cinemation Industries 1968. Three vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1968 Swedish film. Two photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Marie Liljedahl stars as Inga a 17 year old sent to live her aunt who wants her to become the mistress of her rich neighbor but instead falls the young Karl a commoner. Set in and shot on location in Stockholm. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus one with a wax pencil annotation at the upper left corner see image. Cinemation Industries unknown books
1953ref. 158684N.p.: N.p. 1953. Vintage reference photograph from the 1953 film serial showing actor Judd Holdren in costume as Commando Cody. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. The series followed the titular masked super-scientist as he investigated of a string of climate disasters on Earth eventually uncovering a nefarious plot to take over the planet by aliens from Venus. Originally intended to be broadcast on television as a 12-episode weekly series the series was first released theatrically in 1953 as a 12-chapter weekly serial and was syndicated to television in 1955 on NBC. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly and evenly age toned. N.p. unknown books
1996ref. 163362Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1996. Writer's Second Draft for the pilot of the unaired 1996 Fox television series. Created by David Silverman Twentieth Century-Fox produced and filmed seven episodes of the television series in 1996 which never aired. Judge Reinhold stars as a Lincoln Memorial security guard who after accidentally taking a bullet for the president gets his wish to become a Secret Service agent. Also starring Michael McKean as Reinhold's no-nonsense by-the-books boss. Front wrapper integral with title page dated March 6 1996 noted as WRITER'S SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Steve Pepoon David Silverman and Steve Sustarsic. 56 leaves with last page of text numbered 55. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with light dampstaining to the right margin throughout bound with two silver brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1947ref. 164414Universal City: Universal Pictures 1947. Two vintage publicity photographs from the 1947 film. Annotation in manuscript pencil on the versos. A group of prisoners at the strict Westgate Penitentiary plan an escape but fear their plans will be ruined by sadistic power-hungry guard Captain Munsey. Director Jules Dassin's important first film a key noir followed by several others notably "The Naked City" 1948 "Thieves' Highway" 1949 "Night and the City" 1950 and "Rififi" 1955. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Small creases at the top left corners else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 383. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Universal Pictures unknown books
1968ref. 164342N.p.: Marlukin Productions 1968. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1968 film. An overlooked and important film one of the first to deal with contemporary Black revolutionaries who rose in the wake of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Today considered a work that seeded the explosion of Blaxploitation films in the late 1960s and into the 1970s. The story's events surround the death of Martin Luther King framed as a remake of "The Informer" John Ford 1935 in turn based on the 1925 proletarian novel by Liam O'Flaherty. Shot on location in Cleveland the first US film for noted director Jules Dassin who had left the US at the height of the McCarthy hearings in nearly two decades. 26.75 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus. with starting at the center folds. Grant US. Olive Films 425. Marlukin Productions unknown books
1993ref. 171394Los Angeles CA: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1993. First Draft script for Season 1 Episode 17 of the 1992-1996 television series. Originally aired February 12 1993 on CBS. Early series created by David E. Kelley "L.A. Law" "Chicago Hope" "Ally McBeal" "Boston Legal" "Big Little Lies". The police in a small Wisconsin town find themselves continuously investigating strange crimes. In this episode the sheriff is shot with an arrow in his rear by a serial killer known as cupid. Winner of two Emmy Awards. Set in Rome Wisconsin. White titled studio wrappers production No. 9K16. Title page present dated January 7 1993 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for director Dan Lerner and uncredited screenwriter David E. Kelley. 58 leaves with last page of text numbered 55. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown books
1970ref. 152098Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1970. Original photographic mock-up from the 1970 film showing actor Richard Chamberlain in character with the background retouched in gray paint matted and mounted on illustration board. With annotations to the mat and board in manuscript ink and pencil. Based on the 1937 collection of personal correspondence between Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky and his patron Nadezha von Meck edited by her granddaughter Barbara von Meck and Catherine Drinker Bowen. Director Ken Russell's dramatic and visually stunning depiction of composer Tchaikovsky's turbulent life. Presented largely in flashbacks nightmares and fantasy sequences the film illustrates the true stories of his nymphomaniac wife his homosexual feelings for Count Anton Chiluvsky and his unusual relationship with his widowed patron to whom he never spoke. Shot on location in Somerset England. Photograph 8 x 10 inches board 10 x 15 inches. Generally Very Good plus lightly age-toned with faint soil to the bottom right corner. United Artists unknown books
