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1946ref. 172443Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film. With a mimeo snipe affixed to the verso and an RKO Radio Pictures stamp dated 1946 with a credit for photographer Rod Tolmie. Based on the 1946 novel "Build My Gallows High" by Daniel Mainwaring. A former private detective lives a quiet life in a small town until his past catches up with him forcing him to return to the world of crime. Set in Bridgeport California shot in the High Sierra Mountains of Nevada and Reno as well as locations throughout California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with toning and some light creasing. Grant US. Selby Masterwork. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1989ref. 167376Burbank CA: NBC Productions 1989. Draft script for the first episode of the 1989-90 NBC television series which aired on September 21 1989. Copy belonging to actor Nick Dimitri who played Heavy #1 with his stamp on the top of the title page and manuscript ink annotations on the cast page listing the actors next to their characters and noting director David Hemmings. Laid in is a Call Sheet dated 5/15/89. Not to be confused with the 2001 film directed by Brian Robbins starring Keanu Reeves the 1994 Fox television series about a fictional American League baseball team or the 2019 Australian children's television series. Created by Robert Plam the series about a veteran plainclothes detective Charles Battles John Ashton who is about to be reassigned to a desk job or forced into retirement and is forced to partner with a young unconventional detective Joe "Kaz" Kaczierowski Richard Tyson with whom he is constantly at odds aired for one season of 18 episodes before ending on June 29 1980. In the premiere episode Battles finds out he's about to be reassigned to desk job and is partnered with the young hotshot "Kaz" before being quickly assigned to protect a key witness the wife of a mobster and an old girlfriend of Battles who is about to testify against her husband. Set in Los Angeles. Front wrapper integral with title page dated April 24 1989 with credits for screenwriter Frank Lupo. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink revision pages throughout dated 4/26/89. Pages Very Good plus with light foxing to the outer leaves and fore-edge bound with two gold brads. NBC Productions unknown books
1944ref. 130926Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1944. Post-Production script for the 1944 film. Script incomplete lacking the first page. Based on the 1939 novel by James Ronald. A man begins having an affair with a woman he met through work. His wife discovers the affair and forces him to break off all ties to the woman. Unfortunately his wife dies falling down the stairs in what may or may not have been an accident. One detective is determined to prove foul play. Set in London. White self-wrappers. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 17. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with two rusted gold brads along the top edge. Grant US. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1955ref. 160822N.p.: American Releasing Corporation 1955. Vintage insert poster for the 1955 film. Roger Corman's directorial debut and his third production. During the Civil War five condemned men are offered pardons by the Confederacy if they join the Confederate army and track down a traitorous Confederate spy who is in possession of a stagecoach full of Confederate gold. Shot on location in Death Valley and Los Angeles California. 14 x 36 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremities and a 3/4-inch closed tear to the lower vertical fold. American Releasing Corporation unknown books
1968ref. 150474N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of Jane Fonda and Roger Vadim on the set of the 1968 film. Photographer Alfonso Avincola stamp on verso. Based on the adult comic book by Jean-Claude Forest published in the French magazine "V" in 1962 and 1964. Likely the campiest space-opera sex comedy in film history. Though not popular upon its release it was re-released to greater acclaim in 1977 and has since influenced countless fashion designers films and musicians including Duran Duran whose name is a play on that of the main villain. Set in outer space and shot on location in Rome. 8 x 10.5 inches. Near Fine. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. N.p. unknown books
1960ref. 161500N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1960 film showing director Roger Vadim with his wife Annette adjusting a prosthetic wound. An erotic horror film based on Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 novella "Carmilla" with the location shifted from 19th century Styria to twentieth century Italy. Shot at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1975ref. 161301N.p.: N.p. 1975. Vintage reference photograph from the 1975 film showing actress Shari Eubank. After his wife is murdered a gas station attendant at a remote desert station finds himself sexually pursued by several different but equally buxom women. Shot on location in New Mexico Arizona and California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned on the right edge. N.p. unknown books
1936ref. 139602N.p.: Cineas 1936. Thirteen vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the French release of the 1936 film. Based on director Sacha Guitry's 1935 only novel "Les Memoires d'un Tricheur." A delightfully clever film in which Guitry plays an aging con artist reflecting back on his many exploits. After cheating death at a young age the Cheat played by Guirty embarks on a life laden with mischief and deceit. Set in France and Monaco shot on location in Monaco. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Occasional notation to the verso and shallow chip in the top margin of image 22. Criterion Eclipse 22. Cineas unknown books
1964ref. 161672N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage studio still photograph of Paula Stewart from the 1964 film. Joanne Dagne Crane is a young bride-to-be who finds her fiancee's diary a diary that includes lurid tales of his sexual exploits. Starring Dom DeLuise in his second movie credit. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1973ref. 151057Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1973. Vintage borderless compilation photograph of six Saul Bass title designs and portrait of Saul Bass to promote the 1974 Bass directed film. Bass' title designs shown are "The Man with the Golden Arm" "Carmen Jones" "Anatomy of a Murder" "Bonjour Tristesse" "Exodus" and "Seconds." Mimeo snipe affixed to verso and folded over recto. Bass' first and only directorial effort now a cult favorite which was featured on Season 1 Episode 9 of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" which aired on January 15 1989. Ants suddenly begin building strange towers and geometric designs in the Arizona desert and begin to exhibit greater intelligence threatening the scientists studying them and ultimately all of humanity. Set in the Arizona desert shot on location in Rift Valley Kenya and Eloy and Yuma Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Olive Films 1116. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1988ref. 163529Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1988. First Draft script for the pilot episode of an unproduced television series. Playfully INSCRIBED by screenwriter Savage Steve Holland on the front wrapper: "Diane / Thank you for posing naked for the Sabras logo / love always / Savage Steve." A comedy about three female Israeli secret agents who return to America. Holland is best known for the comedy films "Better Off Dead" 1985 and "One Crazy Summer" 1986. Pink titled Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers dated February 1 1988 on the front wrapper noted as First Draft. Title page present dated February 1 1988 noted as First Draft with credit for Holland. 82 leaves with last page of text numbered 79. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light foxing on the page and wrapper edges. Bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1999ref. 171712Culver City CA: N.p. 1999. Two Draft scripts a Table Draft script dated July 30 1999 and a Record Draft script dated August 3 1999 for the 2000 episode of the 1999-2000 primetime animated television series which aired on UPN on July 25 2000. The Record Draft script copy belonging to screenwriter and co-executive producer Stephan Sustarsic with a label with his name printed on it on the front wrapper and copied annotations noting scene number throughout. Based on the successful 1989-2023 comic strip by Scott Adams about the titular pessimistic white-collar engineer and his daily interactions with his idiotic boss and frustrated coworkers. In this episode the company comes under scrutiny for unethical business practices so employees are sent for mandatory ethics training. Management however who is responsible for the ethics violations of course does not have to attend. Table Draft: Front wrapper integral with title page dated July 30 1999 noted as TABLE DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Scott Adams. 49 leaves with last page of text numbered 47. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Record Draft: Blue titled wrappers noted as RECORD DRAFT on the front wrapper dated August 3 1999 with credits for screenwriter Larry Charles. 46 leaves with last page of text numbered 44. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1960ref. 172987London: Contemporary Films 1960. Two vintage reference photographs from the circa 1960s British release of the 1966 film. Both photographs with a Contemporary Films stamp on the versos. One photograph with a mimeo snipe attached to the verso. Based on real historical events Vladamir Lenin is arrested by Austro-Hungarian officials in Poronin at the start of World War I on suspicion of espionage. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in and shot on location in Poland. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Contemporary Films unknown books
1998ref. 162641Culver City CA: Adelaide Productions 1998. Two scripts for Season 1 Episode 3 of the 1999-2000 primetime animated television series including one Table Draft and one Record Draft. Scripts belonging to screenwriter Steve Sustarsic with his name on a printed label affixed to the first leaf of the Table Draft. Based on the successful 1989-2023 comic strip by Scott Adams about the titular pessimistic white-collar engineer and his daily interactions with his idiotic boss and frustrated coworkers. In this episode Dilbert is fired after being suspected of spying for a rival company and is hired at a surprisingly ethical company. Originally aired on February 8 1999 on UPN. Table Draft: Self wrappers dated May 21 1998 on the front wrapper noted as Table Draft and episode No. 103 with credit for screenwriter Ned Goldreyer. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 57 leaves with last page of text numbered 55. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Record Draft: Blue titled wrappers dated May 26 1998 on the front wrapper noted as Record Draft with credit for screenwriter Ned Goldreyer. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 53 leaves with last page of text numbered 52. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Adelaide Productions unknown books
1969ref. 162207Hollywood: Global Pictures 1969. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film with one of the photographs a compilation photograph of two studio still photographs. Photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Very loosely based on the Shakespeare play. A group of thesbians begin a production of Romeo and Juliet but everyone is in the production is incredibly randy and the play quickly descends into debauchery. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. Global Pictures unknown books
1963ref. 148665Denver CO: Wiseman Film Productions 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the seminal 1963 film. Based on the 1960 play by Warren Miller and Robert Rossen in turn based on Miller's 1959 novel. The second feature to be directed by independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke following "The Connection" 1961. Both films were statements on the limitations of cinema verite and while appearing improvisational were in fact semi-documentaries with carefully scripted dialogue. Clarke aspired to make a non-judgmental film that resisted the moralizing prevalent in Hollywood "social issue" films. It was the first film to be produced by Frederick Wiseman who would go on to become a legendary documentary filmmaker and was scored by noted jazz composer and pianist Mal Waldron with performances by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with light toning to the border. National Film Registry. Wiseman Film Productions unknown books
1982ref. 160290N.p.: N.p. 1982. Vintage oversize photograph of cast and crew members posing together on the set of the 1983 film. Based on E.L. Doctorow's 1971 novel "The Book of Daniel" about the lives trial and execution of convicted Soviet spies Ethel and Julius Rosenberg told through the memories of their son. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus with light soil on the bottom right portion of the recto. N.p. unknown books
1971ref. 157331N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director James Goldstone with a camera on the set of the 1971 film. A mysterious African American man returns to his hometown for a funeral and is suspected by the police and district attorney of being a union organizer. His aging family doctor however knows the man holds a larger more meaningful purpose in the world. Set in Alabama shot on location in Marysville California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1962ref. 152117Brussels: Pardon Films 1962. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1962 film. With the stamp of Pardon Films on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A five-man team of astronauts is sent to the frozen planet Uranus only to discover a bizarre alien brain capable of inducing mass delusions upon its humanoid guests. Set in Uranus shot on location in Denmark. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall with pinholes to the corners. Pardon Films unknown books
1955ref. 161300N.p.: N.p. 1955. Vintage reference photograph from the UK release of the 1955 French film noir. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1952 novel "Celle qui n'etait plus" by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac. The wife and mistress of a cruel brutish school principal orchestrate the perfect murder but their plans are thrown into confusion when his body disappears. Set in Saint-Cloud Hauts-de-Seine and shot on location in Yvelines Deux-Sevres and Hauts-de-Seine France. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly curled. Criterion Collection 35. Grant France. Selby Masterwork. Spicer France. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. N.p. unknown books
1962ref. 159186Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1962. Vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1962 film. With mimeo snipes affixed to the verso and provenance stamps on the verso. Based on the 1959 play by Jean-Paul Sartre. A dying man invites his family to his home where they discover dark secrets about his past. Set in Germany shot on location in Hamburg Germany. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1987ref. 166564N.p.: Richard Maynard / Real Tinsel Production 1987. Revised Shooting script for the pilot episode of the 1988 television series printed on blue leaves which aired on March 6 1988 here under the working title "Supercarrier." Laid in are two Call Sheets a flyer for a cast and crew party and dance and a "Supercarrier" graphic with a "Fine Films" stamp. "Supercarrier" aired on ABC for one season of eight episodes premiering on March 6 1988 and ending on May 14 1988. Based on the 1986 book "Supercarrier An Inside Account of Life Aboard the World's Most Powerful Ship the USS John F. Kennedy" by George C. Wilson. A military drama series featuring US Navy Pilots aboard the fictional aircraft carrier the USS Georgetown. In this episode the search for a downed jet fighter brings attention to hot-dogging flyer Alex Hyde-White and begins the arrival of female forces. Shot on location in Norfolk Virginia and Jacksonville Florida. Front wrapper integral with title page dated October 16 1987 noted as REV. SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Steven E. de Souza and Story by Stanford Whitmore. 207 leaves with last page of text numbered 95. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink yellow and green revision pages throughout dated variously between October 27 1987 and November 4 1987. Pages Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Richard Maynard / Real Tinsel Production unknown books
1975ref. 150736Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1975. Collection of ten vintage color studio still photographs from the 1975 film. With the stamp of a Canadian film distributor on the verso along with anotherxtx stamp noting production No. 75-218. Director Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking period drama based on William Makepeace Thackeray's 1844 novel "The Luck of Barry Lyndon" charting the astronomic rise and fall of an opportunistic Irishman in eighteenth century Europe. Nominated for seven Academy Awards winning four. Set and shot on location throughout England Ireland and Germany. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 897. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Warner Brothers unknown books
1988ref. 163947Los Angeles: AckermanBenson 1988. Second Draft script for an unproduced film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Not to be confused with the 2015 film directed by Emily Lapisardi starring Maria Olsen and Bill Townsend. Screenwriter Stephen Bonds previously made a low budget independent film under this title in 1980 the Second Draft script found here dates from 1988 and is an apparent attempt at getting a feature film made of the story. Based on the Northern Ohio urban myth regarding the ruins of Swift Mansion later the Light of Hope Orphanage which alleges a fire was set killing many children and a woman all who now haunt the ruins. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 movies including "The Last Seduction" 1994 "Pulp Fiction" 1994 "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1994 "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018. Set in Vermilion Ohio. Front wrapper integral with title page dated January 20 1988 noted as Second Draft with credits for screenwriter Stephen Bonds. 99 leaves with last page of text numbered 97. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. AckermanBenson unknown books
1976ref. 167073Universal City: Public Arts / Roy Huggins - Universal Studios 1976. Draft script for the fourth episode of the 1976 NBC television series here under the working title "City of Angels: Quicker Than the Eye" which aired on February 24 1976. Not to be confused with the 2000 CBS medical drama television series created by Steven Bochco. Inspired by Roman Polanski's 1974 classic "Chinatown" the series was created by Stephen J. Cannell and Roy Huggins who had previously worked together on the acclaimed 1974-80 television series "The Rockford Files." Wayne Rogers stars as the stalwart private investigator Jake Axminster working amid the corruption of 1930s Los Angeles. Hailed by mystery novelist Max Allan Collins as "the best private eye series ever" the series premiered on NBC on February 3 1976 and lasted for only one thirteen episode season before ending on May 18 1976. In this episode Jake is hired by a wealthy man named Underwood to investigate whether his wife Velma is having an affair only to discover Underwood dead after hearing a shot ring out while staking out Velma at their home. Front wrapper integral with title page dated January 27 1976 with credits for screenwriter Philip De Guere Jr. and Story by James Thomas James. 63 leaves with last page of text numbered 59. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink revision pages throughout dated 1/30/76. Pages Very Good plus with the front wrapper detached and stapled to the following two leaves bound with two gold brads. Public Arts / Roy Huggins - Universal Studios unknown books
