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1976ref. 143866N.p.: N.p. 1976. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in autograph letter signed by Andrea Ireland Stapley addressed to an anonymous editor recipient dated March 4th 1976. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Andrea Ireland Stapley. 191 leaves with last page of text numbered 176. Xerographically reproduced Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1990ref. 140098N.p.: Cos Group 1990. Vintage Hong Kong double crown poster for the 1990 Hong Kong-Taiwanese film. SIGNED on the recto in Chinese by an unknown person. In Ann Hui's semi-fictional autobiography she weaves a tale of familial dysfunction uncertain origin and self discovery. After being passed up for a job at the BBC 26-year-old Cheung Hueyin returns home to Hong Kong. There she must reconcile the strained relationship between her and her mother a Japanese immigrant unable to assimilate to Hong Kong's culture. The two return to her mother's birthplace in Japan and attempt to gain a better understanding of one another. Shot on location in Hong Kong Japan and London. 21 x 30 inches. Very Good plus with small scratches to the recto stamped to the versoand lightly wrinkled overall. Cos Group unknown books
1958ref. 132460London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1958. Collection of 7 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1958 UK release of the 1958 Australian film. Based on Moore Raymond's novel of the same name about a young boy in the Australian bush and hailed as the Australian "Huckleberry Finn." 8 x 10 inches. Several stills with moderate creases else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1972ref. 120967Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1972. Complete set of 8 lobby cards for the 1972 crime film "Across 110th Street." Because it is set in Harlem this very underrated crime drama is often lumped with "blaxploitation" pictures of the same era. In truth it belongs to the great pantheon of gritty violent police procedurals of the early 1970s-something of a New York City companion to Don Siegel's "Dirty Harry" released the year before. A few faint scratches to a couple of the cards and a faint dampstain to the bottom edge of a few others; a bright clean set overall. Parish and Hill 3. United Artists unknown books
1979ref. 140019London: ITC Entertainment 1979. Collection of 6 vintage full color British lobby cards from the 1979 international film. Produced in Italy the UK Brazil and the US. Jewel heist gone wrong in piranha-infested waters with a band of thieves struggling to find cohesion. Shot on location in Brazil. Hot on the tail of Joe Dante's satirical horror film "Piranha" itself a shadow of Spielberg's 1975 epic thriller that started a new "wave" of sea monster movies "Jaws." 11 x 14 inches. Light corner bumps else Near Fine. Scarce. ITC Entertainment unknown books
1973ref. 130718Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1973. Post-production script for the 1973 film. The story of two jaded police officers who turn to crime using knowledge they learned as cops to plan heists and augment their low salaries. Westlake's darkly comic and bitter story received a very positive critical response. Set in 1970s era New York and shot there on location this film offers a candid and engaging portrait of the city's gritty pre-gentrified past. Gorman's first starring role. Blue brad-bound titled wrappers dated May 23 1973 noting 5 reels and footage of 7968 feet. Mechanical duplication. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1972ref. 140762Dharma Productions 1972. Draft script for an unproduced film. Escaping her recent divorce and death of her child Leslie an American ends up in India where Buddhism has its roots Banhasa along the banks of the Ganges. A mysterious man gives her a ring that will not come off her finger with a strange symbol on it later revealed to be the atma or that from which all emanates. She is set off on a both a liberating and terrifying journey to destroy the ego and become at peace with herself. Set in Banhasa India. Green titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Arnold Schulman. Title page present dated January 1972 with credits for screenwriter Schulman. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Dharma Productions unknown books
1965ref. 135450Culver City CA: Florin / Columbia Pictures 1965. Collection of three vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1965 film. Featuring images of Warren Beatty and Alexandra Stewart. Some say that the New Hollywood era began with "Bonnie and Clyde" in 1967 others say "Mickey One" in 1965. Either way you look at it the director was Arthur Penn. Beatty was not only the muse for Penn's avant-garde tale of a comic who runs afoul of the mob but also the crazed youngster who would get Penn assigned to Bonnie and Clyde and initiate the second golden age of cinema. Stan Getz laid improvisations onto the progressive and somewhat classical score for the film against the backdrop of a full orchestra. Set in Chicago and shot on location there. 8 x 10 inches. CONDITION. Complete collation details available on request. Florin / Columbia Pictures unknown books
1971ref. 149549Mexico: Cinematografica Jalisco 1971. Vintage poster for the 1971 Mexican Western film. 26 x 36.75 inches. Very Good with pinholes to the corners starting to the creases and light toning. Folded as issued. Cinematografica Jalisco unknown books
1998ref. 143688Los Angeles: Freyda Rothstein Productions 1998. Draft script for the 1998 television film originally aired July 19 1998 on Lifetime Television. Elaine Marshall Jean Smart catches her husband John Terry with his male lover in a hotel room. Their idyllic family life is turned upside down as they are forced to confront his long kept secret. Shot on location in Portland Oregon. Green titled self-wrappers dated 3/21/98 with credits for screen writers Aaron Mendelsohn Ken Carter and Annette Haywood-Carter. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographic duplication with green blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/16/98 and 3/21/98. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Freyda Rothstein Productions unknown books
ref. 141931N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. After her father loses his grip on reality and murders his wife Annie is picked up and taken in by her aunt and soon falls for a pony rider in the local fair. Their love last years and despite whatever distance may be between them. Set in the American Southeast. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Barry Schneider. 119 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1996ref. WRCLIT69347New York: Miramax 1996. Folio 27" x 39 3/4" 69 x 101 cm. Very good to near fine. A striking teaser one sheet "Basquiat is Coming" for the then forthcoming film biography of Basquiat adapted from stories by L.J. Majewski and John Bowe and directed by Julian Schnabel. The ensemble cast included Jeffrey Wright in the title role as Jean Michel Basquiat David Bowie Dennis Hopper Gary Oldman Michael Wincott Benicio Del Toro Claire Forlani Courtney Love Parker Posey and Christopher Walken. The film won Special Recognition from the National Board of Review and Schnabel was nominated for a Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival. Shipped rolled. Miramax unknown books
ref. 143182Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC. Final script for the two-hour October 24 1954 television special an anthology of stories commemorating the 75th anniversary of the invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison. An ambitious undertaking with adaptations and original stories by G.K. Chesterton Arthur Gordon Irwin Shaw Max Shulman John Steinbeck and Mark Twain. Much of the script doctoring and story continuity was handled by Ben Hecht. Blue titled wrappers noted as Final on the front wrapper copy No. 60 dated October 24 1954 with credit for screenwriter Selznick. 114 leaves with last page numbered 149. Mimeograph duplication with white green yellow and pink revision pages throughout dated between 10-15-54 and 10-22-54. Pages Near Fine wrapper Good to Very Good with offsetting and some closed tears at the extremities bound with three gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1954ref. 128635Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1954. Final script for the 1954 television special an anthology of stories commemorating the 75th anniversary of the invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison. An ambitious undertaking with adaptations and original stories by G.K. Chesterton Arthur Gordon Irwin Shaw Max Shulman John Steinbeck and Mark Twain. Much of the script doctoring and story continuity was handled by Ben Hecht. Blue titled wrappers noted as Final on the front wrapper copy No. 64 dated October 24 1954 with credit for screenwriter Selznick. 110 leaves mimeograph duplication with white green yellow and pink revision pages throughout dated between 10-15-54 and 10-22-54. Pages Near Fine wrapper Good to Very Good with offsetting and some closed tears at the extremities bound with three gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1984ref. 149779Munich: Bavaria Atelier 1984. Draft script for the first episode of the four-episode television miniseries "Vater und Sohne: Eine deutsche Tragodie" Father and Son: A German Tragedy which first aired November 12 1986 on Radiotelevisione Italiana here under the working title "Joint Venture." Text in English. The story of two wealthy German families-one family Jewish bankers the other founders of a chemical corporation-before during and after World War II. Although initially filmed in English the miniseries was first broadcast in its full eight hours on Italian and German television in 1986 and 1987 before being drastically edited to four hours for its 1988 debut on American television. Set and shot on location in Germany. Tall clear untitled plastic front wrapper and purple rear wrapper i.e. generic report folder. Title page present dated March 14 1984 with credits for director Bernhard Sinkel. 158 leaves with last page of text numbered 157. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a white prong binding. Bavaria Atelier unknown books
1964ref. 145415Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1964. Collection of six vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1964 internationally produced film here under the US title "The Visit." Included are two film credits sheets from publicity manager Mort Segal referring to actress Demick as she visits Tunisia smokes a hookah and shops locally. One image from the set is shown. Please inquire for others. Based on Durrenmatt's 1956 play "Der Besuch der alten Dame." Karla Bergman is disgraced as an unwed mother and banished from her hometown. She later returns a fabulously wealthy woman ready to confront the child's father Serge Quinn who denied paternity and seek revenge. Nominated for a Palme d'Or at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival and for an Academy Award in 1965. 8 x 10 inches small white borders. Very Good plus with brief marginal creasing light curling and toning. Grant Worldwide. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
ref. 141935N.p.: N.p. Treatment script for an unproduced film. With a resume laid in for actor Sharon Hawn including holograph ink notation correcting her phone number possibly due to her being considered for a role in this unproduced feature. Based on the autobiography "With Two Wheels and a Camera" by still photographer Bert Kopperl who was a war correspondent and photographer during World War II in the Pacific Theater where he sustained injuries that left him without the use of any of his limbs. He trained his arms back to working order and met Humphrey Bogart who began to take him around Hollywood parties. His photographic style and eye was highly praised and he worked both in Hollywood productions such as "Command Decision" 1948 as a professional portrait photographer and for magazines such as "Life." Set in Philippines and Hollywood. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for author Bert Kopperl and screenwriter Vince Diaz. 35 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 28. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with comb binding. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 147135N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Set in the US in the early 1910s the film follows the disparate lives of two women starting on the day of their college graduation. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Beth Keele. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 143987Hollywood: Fred Roth Productions 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. A police chief has a heart-attack while visiting a brothel accompanied by three other cops. They panic and force the women in the brothel to flee the state. Green titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Beth Keele and Fred Roth. 95 leaves with last page of text numbered 94. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with three gold brads. Fred Roth Productions unknown books
1950ref. 146557N.p.: N.p. 1950. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Based on the apocryphal tale of the Taj Mahal's origins built to honor the deceased Persian wife of seventeenth-century Indian emperor Shah Jehan. At one point the film was slated for the highly regarded directing-producing team Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger a plan which was unfortunately never set into effect. Set in India. Titled self wrappers integral with title page with credits for screenwriters Bishu Sen and Charles Higham. 86 leaves with last page of text numbered 83. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Very Good loose at the binding side stapled. N.p. unknown books
1952ref. 133067Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1952. Original Pressbook for the 1952 film released on a double-bill with "The Secret Sharer" and collectively given a new title "Face to Face." This pressbook was produced prior to release and only advertises for 1 film. Based on the story of the same name Stephen Crane and written for the screen by James Agee. A two-part film released as "Face to Face" in 1952 with the second half of the film based on Crane's story "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" and the first half based on a Joseph Conrad story "The Secret Sharer" starring James Mason and Gene Lockhart. Equal parts nautical drama and hilarious western unique during its time with no apparent connection between the two segments. 4 pages folded 11 x 17 inches. Very Good plus with a horizontal fold at the middle a corner crease and light soil. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
ref. 140830N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single notation in holograph ink. Pete is a freeloader who makes a little money at the swap meet but has a keen propensity for getting laid off and living off his current wife. When wife number two tells him he has to keep his job for six months so that she won't run out on him with their child he gets fired in a matter of weeks for insulting a receptionist and being a bad bowler. Rather than go home he hitches to Las Vegas and is picked up by a smut dealer who robs him before he gets to his destination. After getting fired from a restaurant he ends up at Caeser's Palace looking for his ex-wife who is getting too old to be a showgirl and wants nothing to do with Pete. Set in California and Nevada. White titled self wrapper lacking rear wrapper with credits for screenwriter Brian Mori. 147 leaves with last page of text numbered 145. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a comb binding. N.p. unknown books
1976ref. 152241N.p.: MTM Enterprises 1976. Post-production script for the season 6 episode 1 "Edie Gets Married" of the classic television series which aired on September 13 1975 printed on yellow pages. Lou is taken aback when his ex-wife Edie Priscilla Morrill announces she is getting married. One of the most cherished and acclaimed television series of the 20th century recipient of 29 Primetime Emmy Awards it aired on CBS for seven seasons from 1970 to 1977. Yellow self wrappers integral with title page with "Revised" dated July 23 1975 with credits for screenwriter Bob Ellison. 48 leaves with last page of text numbered 46. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. MTM Enterprises unknown books
1976ref. 152237N.p.: MTM Enterprises 1976. Post-production script for the season 6 episode 21 "Mary's Aunt Returns" of the classic television series which aired on February 7 1976 printed on yellow pages. Mary's aunt respected newswoman Flo Meredith Eileen Heckart is in town to collaborate on a public television documentary with Lou enlisting the news team to help. When Lou and Flo disagree on approach the news team is forced to take sides. One of the most cherished and acclaimed television series of the 20th century recipient of 29 Primetime Emmy Awards it aired on CBS for seven seasons from 1970 to 1977. Goldenrod titled wrappers. Title page present with "Revised" dated January 7 1976 with credits for screenwriter David Lloyd. 52 leaves with last page of text numbered 50. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. MTM Enterprises unknown books
1975ref. 152239N.p.: MTM Enterprises 1975. Post-production script for the season 6 episode 20 "Murray Takes a Stand" of the classic television series which aired on January 31 1976 printed on goldenrod pages. The new station owner's policies infuriate Murray and when Murray makes an irate late night call to the owner Lou is instructed to fire him and the news team needs to band together to get Murray's job back. One of the most cherished and acclaimed television series of the 20th century recipient of 29 Primetime Emmy Awards it aired on CBS for seven seasons from 1970 to 1977. Goldenrod self wrappers integral with title page with "Revised" dated December 17 1975 with credits for screenwriter David Lloyd. 52 leaves with last page of text numbered 50. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with title page separated and creasing bound with two gold brads. MTM Enterprises unknown books
