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1962ref. 151621Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1962. Collection of 20 vintage borderless studio still photographs from the 1962 film. Based on Allen Drury's Pulitzer Prize-winning political shocker of 1959 but detached from the novel's Cold War agenda about how American government functions in a free society. Set and shot on location in Washington DC. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine some with light wear to the corners. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1933ref. 148767Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1933. Vintage reference photograph of Paul Robeson in full regalia from the 1933 film struck circa 1970s. With a provenance stamp on the verso. Based on Eugene O'Neill's 1920 play following a cunning railway porter who gradually manipulates his way into control of a small Caribbean island. Actor Paul Robeson's first sound feature a breakthrough role which secured the actor's status as one of the first African American leading actors of mainstream cinema. Set throughout the American South and in the Caribbean Islands shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 370. United Artists unknown books
1979ref. 156412Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1979. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1979 neo-noir film. A wealthy conservative father learns that his runaway daughter is starring in pornographic films and sets out to find her and bring her home. One of director-screenwriter Paul Schrader's early screenplays and his second directorial effort. Though it never received the same level of mass critical acclaim as his earlier screenplay for "Taxi Driver" the two films share a number of similar traits both following a man's journey into an oft-unseen subculture. Set in California and Michigan shot on location in both states. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Grant US. Silver and Ward US Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1929ref. 148778Los Angeles: Fox Film 1929. Vintage reference photograph from a circa 1940s re-release of the 1929 film showing actors Stepin Fetchit and Bernice Pilot. With the reference No. 1-A79 and the insignia of photographer Max Munn Autry from the negative at the bottom corners of the image on the recto. The story of a poor African American farming family in the American South. One of the first major studio features to star an all-black cast. Set in the American South. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Fox Film unknown books
1973ref. 171988Various cities: Nederland Film / British Leyland 1973. Vintage program for the 1973 Dutch film. Issued by British Leyland automotive company in collaboration with Nederland Film with a contest advertised at the rear of the program. Text in Dutch. Based on Jan Wolkers' 1969 novel. A gifted but poor sculptor marries a beautiful wealthy young woman but their relationship is tumultuous and soon sours. Director Paul Verhoeven's second feature film the screen debuts of both Rutger Hauer and van de Ven and the most successful release in the history of Dutch cinema. Set and shot on location in Noord-Holland and Rotterdam Netherlands. 6 x 9 inches. Seven pages. Very Good plus in side-stapled wrappers with last leaf partially detached from the binding. Nederland Film / British Leyland unknown books
1969ref. 164085N.p.: RAF Industries 1969. Vintage 45 RPM vinyl record of radio spot announcements for the 1969 film. Red label variant. Rare. An awkward young man makes a deal with the devil offering his soul for youth beauty and power-but all at a cost. 7 inches. Fine with nominal surface wear housed in a Fine brown paper sleeve. RAF Industries unknown books
1989ref. 167419Universal City: Universal Television 1989. Draft script for the fifth episode of the sixth season of the 1984-1996 CBS television series which aired on October 29 1989. Created by Peter S. Fischer Richard Levinson and William Link the popular and long running Emmy Award winning CBS television series starred Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher a mystery writer and amateur detective who becomes involved in solving murders in her fictional home town of Cabot Cove Maine and across the US. The series ran for 12 seasons totaling 264 episodes from September 30 1984 to May 19 1996. In this episode Jessica tells the story of an ex-football player who investigates the murder of an old teammate with the help of his teammate's dog Jack. Front wrapper integral with title page dated April 4 1989 with credits for screenwriters Peter Fischer and Chuck Bowman. 62 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Xerographic duplication on pink leaves rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 5/31/89. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Universal Television unknown books
1972ref. 156320Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1972. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the US release of the 1972 Italian film showing actress Heather Johnson on the set. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the medieval narrative poem by Geoffrey Chaucer and the second film in Pier Paolo Pasolini's Trilogy of Life series following "The Decameron" 1971 and followed by "A Thousand and One Nights" 1974. Johnson appeared in the segment "The Steward's Tale." Set and shot on location throughout England. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with moderate edgewear curling and a short closed tear on the bottom edge. BFI 1116. Criterion Collection 633. United Artists unknown books
1951ref. 167481Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1951. Draft script for Season 1 Episode 39 of the 1950-1951 television talk show. Copy belonging to actor Jack Naughton with his annotations in manuscript pencil on seven leaves denoting dialogue. A one-season variety series hosted by actress Betty Furness set in her penthouse starring celebrity musicians and actors. Originally aired on June 8 1951 on ABC. Self wrappers. Title page present dated June 8 1951 with credits for director Bob Doyle screenwriter Larry Markes musician Buddy Weed and others. 43 leaves with last page of text numbered 39. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus partially bound with a single staple at the top left corner with the first leaf partially detached from the staple. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books
1970ref. 161871N.p.: Audubon Films 1970. Three vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1970 Italian/German film. All three photographs with provenance stamps on the versos one with two labels on the verso obscuring a previous provenance stamp. After a father mother and son watch a stag film in their castle home they drive into town to a local carnival. There they meet a girl they believe is the woman in the film and invite her back to their castle for the evening. Shot on location in Castello Piccolomini Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus one photograph with a small chip in the lower left margin. Audubon Films unknown books
1986ref. 161074Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1986. Vintage studio still photograph showing musicians Ry Cooder and Otis Taylor during a soundtrack recording session for the 1986 film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. A white teenager is pulled into an adventure as he explores the legend of blues musician Robert Johnson who purportedly sold his soul to the devil in exchange for lifelong fame and talent. Set and shot on location in Beulah Mississippi. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1990ref. 167473N.p.: Viacom 1990. First Draft script for the tenth episode of the second season of the 1989-91 television series which aired on ABC on March 15 1990. Laid in are two gatherings of revision pages one gathering of 31 pages of pink revision leaves with the latest revisions dated February 15 1990 and one gathering of 24 yellow revision pages with the latest revisions dated February 16 1990 as well as a 20 page shooting schedule dated February 15 1990 a two-page cast list dated 2-16-90 a two-page Housing List dated February 15 1990 an eleven-page Contact List dated 1/2/90 and a 45-page "Welcome to Denver" "Father Dowling" gathering of maps emergency numbers local restaurants and services for the cast and crew. Based upon the characters created by Ralph McInerny in his series of mystery novels "Father Dowling Mysteries" starred Tom Bosley as the titular character who continually stumbles upon murders and other crimes in the fictional Parish of St. Michael's in Chicago Illinois. The series ran for three seasons and a total of 43 episodes and premiered on NBC for the first season premiering on January 20 1989 and on ABC for its second and third seasons ending on May 2 1991. In this episode Father Phil James Stephens is overjoyed about returning the Chalice of St. Sophia to it's home country Bucharest but unfortunately has fallen victim to a confidence scam. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated February 7 1990 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Gerry Conway. 57 leaves with last page of text numbered 51. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink yellow green and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between February 15 1990 and February 20 1990. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Supplemental materials: Very Good to Near Fine with some of the revision pages with dampstaining and edgewear. Viacom unknown books
1915ref. 151537Los Angeles: Fox Film 1915. Vintage lobby card for the 1915 silent film. Based on the 1908 play by Walter C. Hackett and Owen Frawley Kildare in turn based on Kildare's 1903 memoir "My Mamie Rose." A poor Irish-American orphan rises into power as a mob leader but decides to cut his criminal ties when he falls in love with a beautiful social worker. One of the first full-length gangster films presumed to be lost until the 1970s and now preserved at the Museum of Modern Art's Department of Film. Set in New York. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good moderately toned and edgeworn with pinholes to the corners. National Film Registry. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Fox Film unknown books
1944ref. 165295Universal City: Universal Pictures 1944. Vintage publicity photograph of Lon Chaney Jr. and Anne Gwynne from the 1944 film with a mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. 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. The second of six installments in "The Inner Sanctum Mysteries" preceded by "Calling Dr. Death: An Inner Sanctum Mystery" 1943 and followed by "Dead Man's Eyes: An Inner Sanctum Mystery" 1944. Lon Chaney Jr. travels to the South Seas where he falls in love with Anne Gwynne a mysterious and exotic native woman who the locals believe to be some kind of supernatural being. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors 1931-1946. Universal Pictures unknown books
1961ref. 160356Rome: Cineriz 1961. Four vintage borderless double weight publicity photographs from the 1961 film. With stamp on verso identifying photographer H. Martin. Also with file folder with the film title in manuscript ink. A businessman wants to buy land around the village of Cabosse claiming his desire for seclusion but with intentions to sell the water from the village fountain purportedly a fountain of youth. Set in France shot on location in Lot-et-Geronne Hauts-de-Seine and Paris Fracne. Photographs 9.5 x 7.25 inches Folder 10.25 x 12.75 inches. Photographs Very Good plus Folder Very Good plus with one small tear at one of the folds. Cineriz unknown books
1926ref. 171390Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1926. Vintage portrait photograph of French actor Renée Adorée issued to promote her appearance in Josef von Sternberg's 1926 silent film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on Alden Brooks' 1924 novel "Escape" about a wealthy Frenchman who leaves his affluence behind to become an artist. Currently considered a lost film. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good evenly toned. with a few nicks and creases to the margins. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1957ref. 159147Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1957. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1957 film. A supercomputer hopes to achieve world domination by hacking into a family's pet robot. The robot originally built for "Forbidden Planet" 1956 was reused by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in an attempt to defray the substantial cost of the prop. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1982ref. 167880Los Angeles: New Line Cinema 1982. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1982 film. A teenage runaway travels from New Jersey to New York in order to become famous in the punk subculture only to discover the punk scene long since faded and relocated to Los Angeles. Susan Seidelman would go on to direct "Desperately Seeking Susan" with some considering "Smithereens" a stylistic precursor to that film. The first American independent film to be invited to compete for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly toned else Near Fine. New Line Cinema unknown books
1968ref. 170550N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1968 film showing Julie Christie leaning in the doorway of a cable car. Provenance stamp and label on the verso. Based on the 1966 novel "Me and the Arch Kook Petulia" by John Haase about an unhappy newlywed socialite who relentlessly pursues a physician for an affair. Shot on location during the Summer of Love in San Francisco with appearances by Janis Joplin and The Grateful Dead. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1979ref. 157103Universal City: Universal City Studios 1979. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1981 film showing actor Richard Pryor behind the camera. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A cynical ex-convict is hired to drive a group of orphaned special needs children and their schoolteacher across the country from Philadelphia to Seattle growing closer to the group in the process and gaining a new outlook on life. Set in Philadelphia and Washington shot on location in Carnation Ellensburg and Snohomish Washington. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal City Studios unknown books
1980ref. 163633Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1980. Seven film still photographs for the 1980 film. A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set where he is mistaken for a stunt man allowing him to hide out from the law and romance the film's leading lady. 8 x 10 inchesl Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1984ref. 148189N.p.: Embassy Pictures 1984. Eight vintage lobby cards from the 1984 film. The film that invented the "rockumentary." Rob Reiner's debut now a timeless cult classic. Film director Mary DiBergi Reiner chronicles the American comeback tour of the aging heavy-metal band Spinal Tap. Selected for the National Film Registry in 2002. 14 x 11 inches. Near Fine. Ebert II. Criterion Collection 12. Embassy Pictures unknown books
1970ref. 157621N.p.: Abrams and Parish 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film. A sexploitation melodrama about the cruelties and perversities of a group of politicians in the days leading up to an election. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Abrams and Parish unknown books
1973ref. 161971Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1973. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1973 film. Each photograph with printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso and one provenance stamp on the verso. A gritty crime thriller about a racist Irish cop who is forced to turn in his badge after killing a Puerto Rican suspect while in pursuit of the man that killed his former partner. The second film based on the experiences of real-life New York policeman Eddie Egan following William Friedkin's 1971 film "The French Connection" two years prior. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1958ref. 168234Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1958. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film noir. Based on Robert M. Coates' 1948 novel "Wisteria Cottage" about a struggling artist and war veteran who befriends a mother and her two daughters convinces them to let him rent their guest cottage at the beach and proceeds to slaughter them all. Actress Jean Allison's debut. Shot on location in Myrtle Beach. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Selby US. Grant US. United Artists unknown books
