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1958ref. 145479Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1958. Collection of 5 vintage single weight studio still photographs from the 1957 UK film released in the US in 1958. "Leo Genn" in holograph pencil on the verso of one still. One image from the set is shown. Please inquire for others. Troops of Company C occupy a derelict Tunisian farmhouse until they are discovered by German infantrymen. The first Hammer war film and the second Hammer film produced in collaboration with a major US studio. Michael Caine makes an uncredited cameo and photographer Jay's notable credits include "The Curse of Frankenstein" 1957 "2001: A Space Odyssey" 1968 "Straw Dogs" 1971 "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" 1975 and "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope" 1977. Set in Tunis shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Faint curling and toning else Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. United Artists unknown books
1978ref. 132763Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1978. Collection of 6 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1978 UK film. Cropping annotations on the versos. Based on director/screenwriter Michael Crichton's 1975 novel about two men and their plot to rob a moving train's safe in Victorian England. Fans of the heist genre need look no further. A story set in England shot on location in Ireland. 8 x 10 inches. A couple of moderate creases to 1 still else Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. United Artists unknown books
1947ref. 146204Universal City: Universal-International 1947. Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1948 film here under the working title "Destiny of a Woman" on the front wrapper. With a few faint holograph pencil annotations. Based on the 1946 Broadway play and a prequel to the 1941 film "The Little Foxes." In the fictional town of Bowden Alabama the wealthy Hubbard family holds onto their old-South prominence and prestige through exploitation and cruelty. A searing portrayal of racism and class privilege in the post-Civil War American South. Set in Alabama. Yellow untitled wrappers noted as CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE / MASTER COPY on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 115125. Title page integral with the first page of text as issued. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound at the top edge with two gold brads. Universal-International unknown books
1980ref. 144156London: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Set in the near future the Ayatollah Khomeini has recently died and the new leftist regime in Iran has begun to work together with the Soviet Union. The young and untraditional US president embarks on an diplomacy trip to address The Soviet Unions recent breach of an anti-nuclear treaty. His first stop is the UK where he narrowly avoids assassination. White titled wrappers Title page present dated 1980 with credits for screenwriter Michael Joseph. 28 leaves with last page of text numbered 27. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Fine wrapper Fine comb binding. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 146539N.p.: N.p. 1980. Treatment script for an unproduced film. With a holograph ink annotation to the title page. Set in the near future the Ayatollah Khomeini has recently died and the new leftist regime in Iran has begun to work together with the Soviet Union. The young and untraditional US president embarks on an diplomacy trip to address the Soviet Union's recent breach of an anti-nuclear treaty. His first stop is the UK where he narrowly avoids assassination. White titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1980 noted as Story Outline with credits for screenwriter Michael Joseph. 29 leaves with last page of text numbered 26. Xerographically reproduced on orange stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with black comb binding. N.p. unknown books
1981ref. 141480N.p.: N.p. 1981. First Draft script for an unproduced film. David a constant disappointment is floundering coming up with new ways to make money. A doctor friend of his asks him to donate some sperm for an artificial insemination experiment and the First Lady is destined to give birth to his child. Set in New York. Clear untitled wrappers. Title page present dated November 1981 noted as First Draft with credits for screenwriter Michael K. Lange. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine housed in a black binder. N.p. unknown books
1989ref. 140682Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1989. Final Draft script for Episode 1 from Season 1 of the 1989 television series. Pilot episode of a sitcom which ran for four seasons beginning in 1989 featuring two co-workers who must keep their attraction to each other under control and their business on strictly friendly terms. Following a rough breakup with her boyfriend Hannah Miller Curtis quits her teaching job to move home to Chicago. On the flight home she meets Marty Gold Lewis who has a great fear of flying but also knows of a journalist position opening at the Chicago Monthly where he works. She aces her first assignment and snags the job and a desk directly across from Gold and the two become attracted to each other but must consider their careers first. Set in Chicago. Red titled wrappers noted as Final Draft on the front wrapper dated February 2 1989. Title page present dated February 3 1989 with credits for screenwriters Koenig and Kout. 50 leaves with last page of text numbered 46. Xerographically duplicated first generation photocopy with no copied punch holes with yellow green and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between Febraury 2 1989 and February 3 1989. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1976ref. 140020London: ITC Entertainment 1976. Collection of 6 vintage full color lobby cards from the 1976 film. Exploiting corruption within the law enforcement system of the Midwest the Roger Corman-produced film has long been a cult cornerstone and favorite of modern directors like Quentin Tarantino. Dinah Mimieux is an associate for a Los Angeles advertising agency but quits her job after catching her boyfriend being unfaithful and she leaves in a car for New York. Along the way she picks up two hitchhikers who rob and assault her stealing her purse and car. After she is arrested and thrown in jail where she is raped by the guard who receives a fatal vengeful blow from Dinah and meets a thief named Coley Jones. Together they escape and meet their destiny in a "Bonnie and Clyde" fashion. 11 x 14 inches. Light corner bumps else Near Fine. Scarce. ITC Entertainment unknown books
1962ref. 140654Paris: Cinedis 1962. Press material for the 1962 French-Italian film "Comment reussir en amour" from the French distributor and press and film agency Cinedis. French language throughout. Resembling the star biography and film credit packets often seen with US press kits this material details film credits cast and crew biographies and the synopsis. Based on Annette Wademant's screnplay one of twelve written by Wademant for director Boisrond. Bernard Poiret is a new publisher who falls in love with Sophie Saval but their foolish love nearly destroys them and his job. Cinedis was prominent during the heyday of French New Wave distributing and promoting some of the genre's greatest films including "Jules and Jim" "Le Trou" "The Gates of Paris" even the popular "Don Camillo" series starring Fernandel. 10 leaves corner-stapled printed rectos on Cinedis parchment mimeograph duplication. Near Fine. Cinedis unknown books
1976ref. 144977Spain: Profilmes 1976. Original glossy full color two sided advertising flyer for international release of the 1976 film featuring a synopsis in English French and Spanish. Two friends travel to a remote village to investigate the mysterious death of a friend only to uncover a possible supernatural explanation in a young woman the villagers claim is a witch. 8.25 x 11.5 inches. Near Fine. Profilmes unknown books
2003ref. 141918Hollywood: Mosaic Film Group / Paramount Pictures 2003. Collection of five vintage color French photographs four of which are candids taken during breaks in shooting the 2003 UK film. A return to form for director Hodges bearing a strong resemblance to his debut "Get Carter" 1971 about a retired criminal who returns to London to investigate the death of his brother. 10 x 7 inches. Fine. Mosaic Film Group / Paramount Pictures unknown books
1945ref. 128505Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1945. Post-production Title List for Foreign Language Versions script for the 1944 film. The popular screen team of Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray stars in this wartime farce. MacMurray is an army pilot who develops engine trouble during a vital mission. Thinking he's about to die MacMurray radios back his undying affection for his dog "Piggy." But the radio reception is fuzzy and it is assumed that he has said "Peggy"-which happens to be the character name of Colbert who intercepts the message. MacMurray survives the plane crash whereupon he is whisked back home into the arms of Peggy which is not to the liking of Peggy's gormless fiance Gil Lamb. Tall white titled wrappers dated March 28 1945. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. Mimeograph duplication. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1964ref. 147667Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1964. Collection of 13 vintage studio still photographs from the 1963 film here seen under the title for its release in the US "Escape by Night." Not to be confused with Fritz Lang's 1952 film "Clash by Night." A bus transporting a convicted gang leader to prison is overtaken by the gang who seek to free their leader. The gang locks the remainder of the passengers who are mostly innocent civilians in a gas-soaked barn and threaten to set the barn on fire in order to hold off the police. 8 x 10 inches. Some photographs faintly toned at the border else Near Fine. Allied Artists unknown books
1978ref. 147229N.p.: N.p. 1978. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is an interdepartmental memo from an agent at the Paul Kohner/Michael Levin agency to Paul Kohner and a copied page noting additional contacts in New York. Years after his twin sister's untimely death a troubled young man recalls their childhood together-a mostly unhappy one due to their neglectful parents' selfishness. Set in New York City. Blue titled wrappers with credits for screenwriters M. T. Wojciechowska and Oriana Rodman. Title page present dated 1978 with credits for screenwriters M. T. Wojciechowska and Oriana Rodman. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus watermarked throughout wrapper Very Good with a silver prong binding. N.p. unknown books
ref. 141240N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in are six copies of the same page of dialogue. With a single notation in holograph ink. Nat Perrin was a television and film comedy writer known for working with the Marx Brothers and his films "The Great Morgan" 1945 and "Song of the Thin Man" 1947. The heat comes down on a bookie when he pisses off his handler a police officer who pays his mortgage a fact the gambler uses against the cop by bringing the issue to the newspaper who run the story much to the scorn of police officers across the city. Set in New York. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for Nat Perrin. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered 137. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1999ref. 140130Hong Kong: Hu Tong Communications 1999. Vintage French mini poster for the 1999 Hong Kong film. Nominated for the Palme d'Or in the Cannes Film Festival. A group of people move from mainland China to Hong Kong with high hopes and are frustrated by the reality that greets them. Set in Hong Kong. 16 x 21 inches. Near Fine. Hu Tong Communications unknown books
1988ref. 147579Culver City CA: Tri-Star TriStar Pictures 1988. Collection of 15 vintage photographs 14 studio still photographs and one on the set photograph from the 1989 film. Talented tap dancer Max Washington Gregory Hines is just released from prison and returns to his late father's dance studio now run by Little Mo Sammy Davis Jr. Attracted to Little Mo's daughter Amy Suzzanne Douglas he must decide between a life of crime or returning to the stage. Set in and shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Tri-Star [TriStar] Pictures unknown books
1929ref. 145931Culver City CA: MGM 1929. Post-Production Dialogue Cutting Continuity script for the 1930 film. Small holograph pencil notation to the front wrapper. Based on S. S. Van Dine's Philo Vance detective series. At an archery range a dead body is found shot through the heart with only a chess bishop left as a clue. In later years Basil Rathbone would take on another well-known detective role in the 1939 "Sherlock Holmes" series. This film however constituted his debut and only performance as the rather more stylish New York investigator. White titled wrappers noted as Dialogue Cutting Continuity on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 1739 and production No. 75160 dated Dec. 19 1929 with credits for film editor William Le Vanway. Title page integral to the front wrapper. 75 leaves with last page of text numbered Reel 9 Page 7. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with light soil and some edgewear bound at the top edge with two gold brads. MGM unknown books
1956ref. 138484Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1956. Vintage US three-sheet poster for the 1956 film. "Quebec Bureau de censure du cinema" rubber stamp on the top leaf. Notation in holograph pencil on the verso. Based on Morey Bernstein's 1956 book. Ruth Simmons Wright is hypnotized by Morey Hayward subsequently revealing that she was previously Bridey Murphy an Irish woman who lived in Cork in the 19th century and has been reincarnated. 40.5 x 79.5 two leaves folded. Light toning and a several small tears else Near Fine. Lentz p. 1496. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1978ref. 150564Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1978. Collection of 12 vintage studio still photographs from the 1978 film. Loosely based on the exploits of Jimmy Hoffa the notorious boss of the Teamsters Union. In the 1930s a ruthless warehouse worker in Cleveland climbs his way to the top of a trucking union but his links to organized crime prove to be his downfall. Shot on location in South Yorkshire in the UK Mineral Point and Dodgeville in Wisconsin Dubuque in Iowa and Los Angeles in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. United Artists unknown books
1981ref. 152221Los Angeles: T.A.T Communications Company 1981. Final Draft script for the season 7 episode 13 "And the Doorknobs Shined Like Diamonds" of the acclaimed television sitcom which aired on February 1 1981 on CBS. Dialogue and character annotations in holograph pencil on several pages. Broadcast on CBS for eleven seasons from 1975 to 1985 "The Jeffersons" created by Norman Lear was a spin-off of his watershed sitcom "All in the Family" and was one of the longest running series in television history the second-longest featuring a primarily African American cast and the first television series which prominently featured a married interracial couple. Sherman Hemsley stars as the irascible George Jefferson a successful African American entrepreneur who with the Emmy Award winning Isabel Sanford as his kind and level-headed wife Louise Weezy move to an ritzy Manhattan apartment with their college age son and wise-cracking maid. Upon finding out the house she grew up in is being demolished Louise visits reminiscing on her childhood and events with her mother and sister. Yellow self-wrappers integral with title page noted as Final Draft on the front wrapper dated January 26 1981 with credits for screenwriter Michael G. Moye and director Bob Lally. 45 leaves with last page of text numbered 41. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with one yellow revision page dated 126/81. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine unbound secured at top with metal clip. T.A.T Communications Company unknown books
1976ref. 152228Los Angeles: T.A.T Communications Company 1976. Second Draft script for season 2 episode 13 "J.C. and Julie Part 1" the first of a two part episode of the series which aired on January 4 1977 on CBS. In this episode Julie immerses herself in a newfound Christianity and drives her mother and sister crazy. Broadcast on CBS for nine seasons from 1975 to 1984 "One Day at a Time" created by married writing duo Whitney Blake and Allan Manings was based on Blake's life as a single mom raising children after her divorce from her first husband. Like many sitcoms developed by Norman Lear the show frequently tackled serious life and relationship issues. The show was remade in 2017 as a series for Netflix with a Latino cast starring Justina Machado Rita Moreno and Stephen Tobolowsky. Pink self-wrappers integral with title page noted as Second Draft on the front wrapper dated 11/2/76 with credits for screenwriter Joseph Bonaduce and director Herbert Kenwith. 43 leaves with last page of text numbered 39. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. T.A.T Communications Company unknown books
1961ref. 143502Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1961. Post-production Combined Cutting and Dialogue Continuity script for the 1961 re-release of the 1938 film. Based on the beloved 1876 novel by Mark Twain. The first adaptation of the novel to be filmed in color following three previous black and white adaptations in which we follow the life of Tom as he grows up along the Mississippi River. Nominated for an Academy Award. Tall green self titled wrappers dated March 29th 1961 noting 8 16MM sections and footage of 2769 feet running time 76 minutes and 54 seconds. Mimeograph duplication. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1961ref. WRCLIT67561Hollywood: Rosser's Film Continuity Service for Vanguard Films / Selznick Studio 1961. 62 leaves. Legal format. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Stapled at top with pink stencil-printed coversheet. Relevant ink notation on cover sheet else fine. A very late post-production continuity script for Selznick's 1939 remake of the 1936 original based on O'Neil's adaptation of Gösta Stevens's Swedish original and starring Ingrid Bergman reprising her role for English-language audiences and Leslie Howard. While not on the level of preproduction or production scripts this script which may have been prepared for restoration or format conversion records in extreme detail the final form of the film. Rosser's Film Continuity Service for] Vanguard Films / Selznick Studio unknown books
1973ref. WRCLIT68169New York: American Film Theatre 1973. Vintage 27 x 41" 68 x 102 cm pictorial one sheet. Folded a couple short breaks at folds else very good. A one sheet promoting the American Film Theatre's film adaptation of O'Neill's play directed by John Frankenheimer based on a screenplay by Thomas Quinn Curtiss. Starring Lee Marvin Fredric March Robert Ryan Jeff Bridges Bradford Dillman et al. This was the first of film productions making up the first season of the innovative American Film Theatre experiment. American Film Theatre unknown books
