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1967ref. 148841Universal City: Universal Pictures 1967. Collection of ten vintage photographs including eight borderless reference photographs one borderless promotional photograph of Paul Jones and Jean Shrimpton and one promotional studio still photographof the same from the 1967 film. Nine of these with a mimeo snipe on verso one with additional "David Lasceller" stamp on verso. Peter Watkin's outrageous and paranoiac dystopian satire of the world's most famous and beloved pop star who is controlled by a totalitarian British government. Patti Smith covered one of the film's songs "Set Me Free" as "Privilege Set Me Free" on her 1978 album "Easter." Set in a near-future England shot on location in London and Birmingham England. 8 x 10 inches. Light edge and corner wear else Near Fine. BFI Flipside 7. Universal Pictures unknown
1967ref. 148841Universal City: Universal Pictures 1967. Collection of ten vintage photographs including eight borderless reference photographs one borderless promotional photograph of Paul Jones and Jean Shrimpton and one promotional studio still photographof the same from the 1967 film. Nine of these with a mimeo snipe on verso one with additional "David Lasceller" stamp on verso. Peter Watkin's outrageous and paranoiac dystopian satire of the world's most famous and beloved pop star who is controlled by a totalitarian British government. Patti Smith covered one of the film's songs "Set Me Free" as "Privilege Set Me Free" on her 1978 album "Easter." Set in a near-future England shot on location in London and Birmingham England. 8 x 10 inches. Light edge and corner wear else Near Fine. BFI Flipside 7. Universal Pictures unknown books
1964ref. 143227Paris: Les Films Ariane 1964. Collection of 343 vintage black-and-white photographs from the set of the 1964 film "That Man from Rio" here under the original French title "L'homme de Rio." Most are rubber-stamped on the versos indicating film studio Les Films Ariane still photographer Trigo Brazilian magazine "O Cruzeiro " and French film title several with annotations in manuscript ink also on the verso several with Trigo's name in manuscript ink. Over 100 smaller photos bear white borders and credit for photographer Voinquel. Also included is an issue of French magazine "Telérama" Sunday August 18 1963 No. 709 featuring cover and editorial on Belmondo and the film an original Somarco accordion folder dated 1963 and original mailing envelope addressed to Maryse Martres Ariane Films Champs-Élysées from Télé-photo Paris. Martres Martin was a prolific French actress who was later involved in press relations at Cinedis a notable film agency in operation since the Silent Film era. Airman Adrien Dufourquet Belmondo is in Paris on shore leave eager to see his Agnes Dorléac. When he finally sees her only briefly before she's kidnapped and held for ransom by a treasure-hungry family friend. A James Bond spoof in the wake of Belmondo's swashbuckling success "Cartouche" 1962 opposite Claudia Cardinale with puzzle solving murder in Brasilia art thieves and a pursuit to find sacred Amazon treasure. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing Story and Screenplay: Written Directly for the Screen 1965 and winner of a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1964. Members of the cast and crew are featured throughout the collection including director de Brocca who earlier worked under directors Claude Chabrol and François Truffaut Belmondo cameramen and an extensive look at the scenery of Brazil and Paris. Boats racing Belmondo dangling from a speeding car and languid down times as cast and crew break for naps in the shade photographer Trigo's often provocative angles capture the director in dimly lit noirish scenarios and a glimpse of the action-packed thrill-ride of shooting a Bond spoof with elements of MacGuyver. Coincidentally photographer Voinquel's direct approach shows stills from a more casual standpoint not without generous documentation of the crew behind the camera. Photographs 7 x 9.25 inches and 3.5 x 5 inches some varying slightly overall. Mailing envelope and folder each 10 x 12.5 inches. Photos Very Good Plus overall moderate curling several with bruises or insect wear at the edges several with moderate dampstains. Envelope and folder Good with short tears and similar dampstains. Magazine Very Good wavy brief toning. Les Films Ariane unknown
1964ref. 143227Paris: Les Films Ariane 1964. Collection of 343 vintage black-and-white photographs from the set of the 1964 film "That Man from Rio" here under the original French title "L'homme de Rio." Most are rubber-stamped on the versos indicating film studio Les Films Ariane still photographer Trigo Brazilian magazine "O Cruzeiro " and French film title several with annotations in manuscript ink also on the verso several with Trigo's name in manuscript ink. Over 100 smaller photos bear white borders and credit for photographer Voinquel. Also included is an issue of French magazine "Telérama" Sunday August 18 1963 No. 709 featuring cover and editorial on Belmondo and the film an original Somarco accordion folder dated 1963 and original mailing envelope addressed to Maryse Martres Ariane Films Champs-Élysées from Télé-photo Paris. Martres Martin was a prolific French actress who was later involved in press relations at Cinedis a notable film agency in operation since the Silent Film era. Airman Adrien Dufourquet Belmondo is in Paris on shore leave eager to see his Agnes Dorléac. When he finally sees her only briefly before she's kidnapped and held for ransom by a treasure-hungry family friend. A James Bond spoof in the wake of Belmondo's swashbuckling success "Cartouche" 1962 opposite Claudia Cardinale with puzzle solving murder in Brasilia art thieves and a pursuit to find sacred Amazon treasure. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing Story and Screenplay: Written Directly for the Screen 1965 and winner of a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1964. Members of the cast and crew are featured throughout the collection including director de Brocca who earlier worked under directors Claude Chabrol and François Truffaut Belmondo cameramen and an extensive look at the scenery of Brazil and Paris. Boats racing Belmondo dangling from a speeding car and languid down times as cast and crew break for naps in the shade photographer Trigo's often provocative angles capture the director in dimly lit noirish scenarios and a glimpse of the action-packed thrill-ride of shooting a Bond spoof with elements of MacGuyver. Coincidentally photographer Voinquel's direct approach shows stills from a more casual standpoint not without generous documentation of the crew behind the camera. Photographs 7 x 9.25 inches and 3.5 x 5 inches some varying slightly overall. Mailing envelope and folder each 10 x 12.5 inches. Photos Very Good Plus overall moderate curling several with bruises or insect wear at the edges several with moderate dampstains. Envelope and folder Good with short tears and similar dampstains. Magazine Very Good wavy brief toning. Les Films Ariane unknown books
1969ref. 147024Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1969. Six vintage temporary tattoos issued as a promotional item for the 1969 film by the beloved but short-lived film studio Warner Brothers-Seven Arts. With both the original envelope housing the tattoos and a Warner Brothers-Seven Arts mailing envelope addressed to film critic photographer and poet Michael S. Dworkin. The decals shown in reverse here for the sake of readability are inspired by the designs for the tattoos sported by actor Rod Steiger in the film with the promotional copy inviting the recipient to "be your own illustrated man." The only example we have encountered unsurprising given the temporary nature of the item. Based on three short stories from Bradbury's acclaimed collection "The Veldt" "The Long Rain" and "The Last Night of the World." Tattoos variously sized between 4.25 x 5.75 and 8.75 x 4 inches. All but one of the tissue guards are still fully attached. Bright and Near Fine. Promotional envelope 5.25 x 10 inches. Chip to the envelope flap and some bruising from having been opened else Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown
1969ref. 147024Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1969. Six vintage temporary tattoos issued as a promotional item for the 1969 film by the beloved but short-lived film studio Warner Brothers-Seven Arts. With both the original envelope housing the tattoos and a Warner Brothers-Seven Arts mailing envelope addressed to film critic photographer and poet Michael S. Dworkin. The decals shown in reverse here for the sake of readability are inspired by the designs for the tattoos sported by actor Rod Steiger in the film with the promotional copy inviting the recipient to "be your own illustrated man." The only example we have encountered unsurprising given the temporary nature of the item. Based on three short stories from Bradbury's acclaimed collection "The Veldt" "The Long Rain" and "The Last Night of the World." Tattoos variously sized between 4.25 x 5.75 and 8.75 x 4 inches. All but one of the tissue guards are still fully attached. Bright and Near Fine. Promotional envelope 5.25 x 10 inches. Chip to the envelope flap and some bruising from having been opened else Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown books
1943ref. 150216Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1943. Five vintage borderless double weight reference photographs taken on location in Spain for the 1943 film most showing director Sam Wood and actors Joseph Calleia Lilo Yarson Gary Cooper Katina Paxinou and Ingrid Bergman. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. From the archive of the PIX Agency a 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. Based on Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel which follows the experiences of an American fighting against the fascists in the Spanish Civil War and his relationship with a young guerrilla fighter. Nominated for nine Academy Awards winning one for Best Supporting Actress for Katina Paxinou. Set and shot on location in Spain. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1943ref. 150216Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1943. Five vintage borderless double weight reference photographs taken on location in Spain for the 1943 film most showing director Sam Wood and actors Joseph Calleia Lilo Yarson Gary Cooper Katina Paxinou and Ingrid Bergman. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. From the archive of the PIX Agency a 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. Based on Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel which follows the experiences of an American fighting against the fascists in the Spanish Civil War and his relationship with a young guerrilla fighter. Nominated for nine Academy Awards winning one for Best Supporting Actress for Katina Paxinou. Set and shot on location in Spain. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1986ref. 171897N.p.: IndieProd Company 1986. Draft script for the 1987 film comedy. Copy belonging to stunt coordinator Joe Dunne with his name in manuscript ink at the top corners of several revision pages. Missing page 29 likely as used or issued. With color revision pages througout. One of the best comedies of the 1980s a modern-day adaptation of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play "Cyrano de Bergerac" and adapted by actor Steve Martin about a man whose insecurity over his unusually large nose leads him to hide his feelings for the woman he loves. Shot on location in British Columbia. Beige IndieProd production company wrappers. Lacking title page presumably as issued. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication on blue stock rectos only with yellow green and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between August 7 and 16 1986. Pages Near Fine wrapper about Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. IndieProd Company unknown
1986ref. 171897N.p.: IndieProd Company 1986. Draft script for the 1987 film comedy. Copy belonging to stunt coordinator Joe Dunne with his name in manuscript ink at the top corners of several revision pages. Missing page 29 likely as used or issued. With color revision pages througout. One of the best comedies of the 1980s a modern-day adaptation of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play "Cyrano de Bergerac" and adapted by actor Steve Martin about a man whose insecurity over his unusually large nose leads him to hide his feelings for the woman he loves. Shot on location in British Columbia. Beige IndieProd production company wrappers. Lacking title page presumably as issued. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication on blue stock rectos only with yellow green and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between August 7 and 16 1986. Pages Near Fine wrapper about Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. IndieProd Company unknown books
1987ref. 161345Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1987. Second Draft script for the 1988 film. Steven Seagal in his film debut stars as Nico Toscani an Italian-American ex-CIA agent and martial arts expert working for the Chicago police force. What begins as a drug trafficking investigation soon reveals the CIA's involvement in an international weapons-trade operation. Nico goes to great lengths to stop Zargon Henry Silva the corrupt CIA agent behind it all. Shot on location in O'ahu and Chicago. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated March 27 1987 noted as SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Steven Pressfield Ronald Shusett and Andrew Davis and story credits for Andrew Davis and Steven Seagal. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Mechanical duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Moore The Good the Tough and the Deadly: Action Movies and Stars 1960s-2015. Warner Brothers unknown
1987ref. 161345Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1987. Second Draft script for the 1988 film. Steven Seagal in his film debut stars as Nico Toscani an Italian-American ex-CIA agent and martial arts expert working for the Chicago police force. What begins as a drug trafficking investigation soon reveals the CIA's involvement in an international weapons-trade operation. Nico goes to great lengths to stop Zargon Henry Silva the corrupt CIA agent behind it all. Shot on location in O'ahu and Chicago. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated March 27 1987 noted as SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Steven Pressfield Ronald Shusett and Andrew Davis and story credits for Andrew Davis and Steven Seagal. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Mechanical duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Moore The Good the Tough and the Deadly: Action Movies and Stars 1960s-2015. Warner Brothers unknown books
1949ref. 144415Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1949. Final Draft script for the 1950 film. With a "New York Legal Department" rubber stamp on the front wrapper and extensive manuscript pencil annotations throughout likely by a professional reader regarding differences between the source novel by Thomas B. Costain and the script. Based on Costain's 1945 novel and partially conceived as a sequel to the 1949 film "Prince of Foxes" in order to reunite Tyrone Power and Orson Welles. "The Black Rose" features Power as a Saxon youth who runs away from England during the Crusades. Somehow he and his North African warlord friend Orson Welles make it to China where they get involved with the court of Kubla Kahn. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in England and the Far East shot on location in England and Morocco. Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 19 and production No. 125 dated May 4 1949. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated May 4 1949. PAGES leaves with last page of text numbered 161. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 5/17/49 and 7/5/49. Pages Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1949ref. 144415Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1949. Final Draft script for the 1950 film. With a "New York Legal Department" rubber stamp on the front wrapper and extensive manuscript pencil annotations throughout likely by a professional reader regarding differences between the source novel by Thomas B. Costain and the script. Based on Costain's 1945 novel and partially conceived as a sequel to the 1949 film "Prince of Foxes" in order to reunite Tyrone Power and Orson Welles. "The Black Rose" features Power as a Saxon youth who runs away from England during the Crusades. Somehow he and his North African warlord friend Orson Welles make it to China where they get involved with the court of Kubla Kahn. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in England and the Far East shot on location in England and Morocco. Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 19 and production No. 125 dated May 4 1949. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated May 4 1949. PAGES leaves with last page of text numbered 161. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 5/17/49 and 7/5/49. Pages Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1951ref. 122115Rome: Albert and Charles Boni 1951. Original Italian program for the 1951 film based on the novel "Toto il buono" by Cesare Zavattini. SIGNED by Vittorio De Sica at the bottom of the title page. One of the director's classics pure visual storytelling made just after "Bicycle Thieves" 1948 and just before "Umberto D." 1952. A gorgeous oversize program with a central illustration on the front wrapper within a debossed frame. The wrapper houses 6 loose deluxe card plates as issued the first two devoted to text and the last four being full-color lithograph illustrations reflecting the film story. One of the most beautiful programs we've ever seen. Plates Near Fine outer wrapper Very Good plus with a few tears at the edges but no loss 12.75 x 17.25 inches. Albert and Charles Boni unknown
1951ref. 122115Rome: Albert and Charles Boni 1951. Original Italian program for the 1951 film based on the novel "Toto il buono" by Cesare Zavattini. SIGNED by Vittorio De Sica at the bottom of the title page. One of the director's classics pure visual storytelling made just after "Bicycle Thieves" 1948 and just before "Umberto D." 1952. A gorgeous oversize program with a central illustration on the front wrapper within a debossed frame. The wrapper houses 6 loose deluxe card plates as issued the first two devoted to text and the last four being full-color lithograph illustrations reflecting the film story. One of the most beautiful programs we've ever seen. Plates Near Fine outer wrapper Very Good plus with a few tears at the edges but no loss 12.75 x 17.25 inches. Albert and Charles Boni unknown books
1966ref. 149378N.p.: Delpire 1966. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1966 film. With the stamp of Tele-Magazine on the verso. An anarchic satire of the fashion industry directed by a true insider "Vogue" magazine's longtime photographer William Klein. Dorothy McGowan in her first and only film appearance stars as young model Polly Maggoo who becomes the subject of a television documentary news episode over the course of Paris Fashion Week. Set and shot on location in Paris. One photograph 10 x 8 inches two photographs 10 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. Delpire unknown
1966ref. 149378N.p.: Delpire 1966. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1966 film. With the stamp of Tele-Magazine on the verso. An anarchic satire of the fashion industry directed by a true insider "Vogue" magazine's longtime photographer William Klein. Dorothy McGowan in her first and only film appearance stars as young model Polly Maggoo who becomes the subject of a television documentary news episode over the course of Paris Fashion Week. Set and shot on location in Paris. One photograph 10 x 8 inches two photographs 10 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. Delpire unknown books
1997ref. 160794N.p.: N.p. 1997. Third Draft script for the 1999 film. With manuscript ink annotations relating to the character of Jim McAllister on several pages possibly in the hand of screenwriter Jim Taylor and post-it notes with annotations in the same hand attached to five pages. Based on the 1998 novel by Tom Perrotta loosely based in turn on Budd Schulberg's 1941 novel "What Makes Sammy Run" A pitch-black comedy about a washed-up high school history teacher who forms an increasingly desperate vendetta against an overachieving student. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Set in Omaha shot on location in Washington DC in Omaha Bellevue LaVista and Papillon Nebraska in Carter Lake Iowa and in New York City. Blue titled wrappers noted as THIRD DRAFT on the front wrapper dated July 22 1997 with credits for director-screenwriter Alexander Payne screenwriter Jim Taylor and novelist Tom Perotta. Title page present noted as THIRD DRAFT dated July 22 1997 with credits for director-screenwriter Alexander Payne screenwriter Jim Taylor and novelist Tom Perotta. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with a silver prong that has been reinforced with clear packing tape. Criterion Collection 904. N.p. unknown
1997ref. 160794N.p.: N.p. 1997. Third Draft script for the 1999 film. With manuscript ink annotations relating to the character of Jim McAllister on several pages possibly in the hand of screenwriter Jim Taylor and post-it notes with annotations in the same hand attached to five pages. Based on the 1998 novel by Tom Perrotta loosely based in turn on Budd Schulberg's 1941 novel "What Makes Sammy Run" A pitch-black comedy about a washed-up high school history teacher who forms an increasingly desperate vendetta against an overachieving student. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Set in Omaha shot on location in Washington DC in Omaha Bellevue LaVista and Papillon Nebraska in Carter Lake Iowa and in New York City. Blue titled wrappers noted as THIRD DRAFT on the front wrapper dated July 22 1997 with credits for director-screenwriter Alexander Payne screenwriter Jim Taylor and novelist Tom Perotta. Title page present noted as THIRD DRAFT dated July 22 1997 with credits for director-screenwriter Alexander Payne screenwriter Jim Taylor and novelist Tom Perotta. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with a silver prong that has been reinforced with clear packing tape. Criterion Collection 904. N.p. unknown books
1993ref. 169975N.p.: Wife N' Kids Productions 1993. Fifth Draft script for the 1993 film. With extensive manuscript marker and ink annotations to the front wrapper and manuscript ink annotations to six pages. After his grandmother is murdered a nerdy repairman with a knack for invention stumbles onto a method to make his clothes bulletproof and decides to become the low budget superhero "Blankman" to help defend his neighborhood from crime. Set in New York City filmed on location in Chicago Illinois. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated July 20 1993 noted as 5th DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Damon Wayons "based on revisions" by Wayons J.F. Lawton and Chris Matheson and "Revised by" Wayons and Lawton. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Wife N' Kids Productions unknown
1993ref. 169975N.p.: Wife N' Kids Productions 1993. Fifth Draft script for the 1993 film. With extensive manuscript marker and ink annotations to the front wrapper and manuscript ink annotations to six pages. After his grandmother is murdered a nerdy repairman with a knack for invention stumbles onto a method to make his clothes bulletproof and decides to become the low budget superhero "Blankman" to help defend his neighborhood from crime. Set in New York City filmed on location in Chicago Illinois. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated July 20 1993 noted as 5th DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Damon Wayons "based on revisions" by Wayons J.F. Lawton and Chris Matheson and "Revised by" Wayons and Lawton. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Wife N' Kids Productions unknown books
1974ref. 158170N.p.: Gordon Park Jr. Robert Anderson Production 1974. Draft script for the 1975 film here under the working title "Aaron and Angela." A coming-of-age story set in Harlem about the love between a Black basketball player and a Puerto Rican girl sparking disapproval from their families and neighbors. Featuring excellent location footage of a violent decaying half-abandoned 1970s New York. Irene Cara's screen debut. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 1 1974 with credits for screenwriter Gerald Sanford. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 140. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema. Parish & Hill 1. Gordon Park Jr. Robert Anderson Production unknown
1974ref. 158170N.p.: Gordon Park Jr. Robert Anderson Production 1974. Draft script for the 1975 film here under the working title "Aaron and Angela." A coming-of-age story set in Harlem about the love between a Black basketball player and a Puerto Rican girl sparking disapproval from their families and neighbors. Featuring excellent location footage of a violent decaying half-abandoned 1970s New York. Irene Cara's screen debut. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 1 1974 with credits for screenwriter Gerald Sanford. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 140. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema. Parish & Hill 1. Gordon Park Jr. Robert Anderson Production unknown books
1966ref. 164220Universal City: Universal Pictures 1966. Vintage banner poster for the 1966 film printed in black and a bold fluorescent orange. Rare in this format. Based on the 1963 novel by Rohan O'Grady pen name of Canadian author June Margaret O'Grady Skinner. Director and producer William Castle's black comedy wherein a twelve-year-old boy inherits a fortune and is trapped on an island with his ex-British Intelligence uncle who uses hypnotism sharks fire and poisonous mushrooms to try and kill the boy. Shot on location in Bermuda. 82 x 24 inches. Very Good plus with light overall creasing and rubbing. Bright and unfaded. Note: The fluorescent orange color cannot be reproduced in a photograph and is a much brighter than what is depicted in the image. Universal Pictures unknown
