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1947ref. 164461Universal City: Universal-International 1947. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1947 film showing actors Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. 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 was the first still photographer to win an Academy Award. He went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures where he worked well into the 1950s. Based on the 1945 memoir by Betty MacDonald about a young couple who decide to become chicken farmers leading to a number of humorous mishaps. Colbert was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Universal-International unknown books
1980ref. 151097Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1980. Vintage press kit for the 1980 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing 13 black and white photographs housed in a brown paper envelope and 2 gatherings of promotional reading material. A mathematics professor in Chicago travels to New York to attend her widowed father's wedding where she falls in love with her stepmother's married adult son. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1980ref. 151097Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1980. Vintage press kit for the 1980 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing 13 black and white photographs housed in a brown paper envelope and 2 gatherings of promotional reading material. A mathematics professor in Chicago travels to New York to attend her widowed father's wedding where she falls in love with her stepmother's married adult son. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1971ref. 170164Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1971. Final Draft script for Season 3 Episode 17 of the 1969-1976 television series. A long-running medical drama that followed doctors Paul Lochner and Joe Gannon as they went about their daily lives at a university hospital in Los Angeles. In this episode Gannon reconnects with an old flame a doctor with a troubled past. Originally aired on January 19 1972 on CBS. Screenwriter Jerome Coopersmith wrote prolifically for television and the stage throughout the mid- to late-twentieth century. He is best remembered today for his writing for "Hawaii Five-O" 1968-1980 and the 1974 Christmas television special "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" but also contributed episodes for "Armstrong Circle Theater" "The Streets of San Francisco" "Combat!" "Spenser for Hire" and others. In 1965 he received a Tony nomination for the Sherlock Holmes Broadway musical "Baker Street" and wrote and co-wrote a number of off-Broadway plays including a biographical play about the early life of Eleanor Roosevelt. Orange titled MGM wrappers dated November 18 1971 noted as FINAL DRAFT and production No. 7852 stamped copy No. 61 with credit for screenwriter Jerome Coopersmith. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 62 leaves with last page of text numbered 60. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Near Fine with light foxing to the page edges bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1971ref. 170164Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1971. Final Draft script for Season 3 Episode 17 of the 1969-1976 television series. A long-running medical drama that followed doctors Paul Lochner and Joe Gannon as they went about their daily lives at a university hospital in Los Angeles. In this episode Gannon reconnects with an old flame a doctor with a troubled past. Originally aired on January 19 1972 on CBS. Screenwriter Jerome Coopersmith wrote prolifically for television and the stage throughout the mid- to late-twentieth century. He is best remembered today for his writing for "Hawaii Five-O" 1968-1980 and the 1974 Christmas television special "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" but also contributed episodes for "Armstrong Circle Theater" "The Streets of San Francisco" "Combat!" "Spenser for Hire" and others. In 1965 he received a Tony nomination for the Sherlock Holmes Broadway musical "Baker Street" and wrote and co-wrote a number of off-Broadway plays including a biographical play about the early life of Eleanor Roosevelt. Orange titled MGM wrappers dated November 18 1971 noted as FINAL DRAFT and production No. 7852 stamped copy No. 61 with credit for screenwriter Jerome Coopersmith. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 62 leaves with last page of text numbered 60. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Near Fine with light foxing to the page edges bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1964ref. 132433London: Warner-Pathe 1964. Eight vintage full-color front-of-house cards from the 1964 UK film. Base on a short story by Stanley Ellin about an eager young man with a crush on the boss' daughter who gets involved with a bank heist and a murder. 8 x 10 inches. A few with faint corner creases else Near Fine. Warner-Pathe unknown
1964ref. 132433London: Warner-Pathe 1964. Eight vintage full-color front-of-house cards from the 1964 UK film. Base on a short story by Stanley Ellin about an eager young man with a crush on the boss' daughter who gets involved with a bank heist and a murder. 8 x 10 inches. A few with faint corner creases else Near Fine. Warner-Pathe unknown books
1949ref. 159576Universal City: Universal Pictures 1949. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1949 film noir showing actor John Russell. A woman exacts revenge on the gangster who killed her husband landing herself in a women's prison. Afterwards she vows to change her ways but finds herself gradually drawn back into her life of crime. Set in San Francisco. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with one small bruise near the left edge of the recto and some emulsion defects. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1949ref. 159576Universal City: Universal Pictures 1949. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1949 film noir showing actor John Russell. A woman exacts revenge on the gangster who killed her husband landing herself in a women's prison. Afterwards she vows to change her ways but finds herself gradually drawn back into her life of crime. Set in San Francisco. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with one small bruise near the left edge of the recto and some emulsion defects. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1966ref. 161823N.p.: Astro Films 1966. Vintage compilation photograph of Lorna Maitland from the 1966 film. Country girl Diane is sold by her hillbilly step-dad for $50 to hick stud Rick who takes off the next day leaving the note "I got my $50 worth" leaving Diane to fend for herself against various junkies predatory lesbians go-go dancers evil bartenders and mysterious gangsters. Set in and shot on location in Mesquite and Dallas Texas. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Astro Films unknown
1966ref. 161823N.p.: Astro Films 1966. Vintage compilation photograph of Lorna Maitland from the 1966 film. Country girl Diane is sold by her hillbilly step-dad for $50 to hick stud Rick who takes off the next day leaving the note "I got my $50 worth" leaving Diane to fend for herself against various junkies predatory lesbians go-go dancers evil bartenders and mysterious gangsters. Set in and shot on location in Mesquite and Dallas Texas. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Astro Films unknown books
1944ref. 171686N.p.: Donahue And Coe 1944. Vintage advertising proof for the 1944 film. Based on the 1943 book by Captain Ted W. Lawson and edited by Robert Considine an eyewitness account of the first American retaliatory strike against Japan four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor led by US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle. Set in Florida and shot on location in Florida and California. 8.5 x 11 inches. Very Good plus with tiny bruises to the four corners. Donahue And Coe unknown
1944ref. 171686N.p.: Donahue And Coe 1944. Vintage advertising proof for the 1944 film. Based on the 1943 book by Captain Ted W. Lawson and edited by Robert Considine an eyewitness account of the first American retaliatory strike against Japan four months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor led by US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle. Set in Florida and shot on location in Florida and California. 8.5 x 11 inches. Very Good plus with tiny bruises to the four corners. Donahue And Coe unknown books
1970ref. 137528Los Angeles: Jay Weston Productions 1970. Revised Draft script for an unproduced action film about a American soldier trying to free his son from a military prison in a fictional South American county in the throes of revolution. Goldenrod titled wrappers. Title page present noted as Revised Draft with credits for screenwriter Gordon. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered 95. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Jay Weston Productions unknown
1970ref. 137528Los Angeles: Jay Weston Productions 1970. Revised Draft script for an unproduced action film about a American soldier trying to free his son from a military prison in a fictional South American county in the throes of revolution. Goldenrod titled wrappers. Title page present noted as Revised Draft with credits for screenwriter Gordon. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered 95. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Jay Weston Productions unknown books
1975ref. 136240Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1975. Second Revised Draft script for the 1976 film "The Desperate Miles" seen here under the title "No Help Required." A disabled Vietnam war veteran takes a road trip from LA to San Diego in his wheelchair to prove himself. Green titled wrappers noted as 2nd Rev. on the front wrapper production No. 42128 dated 1/22/75 with credits for screenwriters Arthur Ross and Joel Rogosin. Title page present integral with the front wrapper. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 82 and with 9 additional revision pages at the rear. Mimeograph duplication with blue green yellow and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 1/8/75 and 1/22/75. Pages Near Fine wrappers Very Good bound with two gold brads. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown
1975ref. 136240Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1975. Second Revised Draft script for the 1976 film "The Desperate Miles" seen here under the title "No Help Required." A disabled Vietnam war veteran takes a road trip from LA to San Diego in his wheelchair to prove himself. Green titled wrappers noted as 2nd Rev. on the front wrapper production No. 42128 dated 1/22/75 with credits for screenwriters Arthur Ross and Joel Rogosin. Title page present integral with the front wrapper. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 82 and with 9 additional revision pages at the rear. Mimeograph duplication with blue green yellow and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 1/8/75 and 1/22/75. Pages Near Fine wrappers Very Good bound with two gold brads. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books
1956ref. 131647Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1956. Original pressbook for the 1956 film starring Davis as a small town librarian branded as a communist and a subversive for refusing to remove a controversial book from the shelves. With striking poster and ad designs by the legendary Saul Bass. 16 pages 12 x 16 inches. Very Good plus with some light rubbing else a bright front wrapper. Columbia Pictures unknown
1956ref. 131647Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1956. Original pressbook for the 1956 film starring Davis as a small town librarian branded as a communist and a subversive for refusing to remove a controversial book from the shelves. With striking poster and ad designs by the legendary Saul Bass. 16 pages 12 x 16 inches. Very Good plus with some light rubbing else a bright front wrapper. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1990ref. 159505San Francisco: Artists' Television Access 1990. Vintage flyer for the premiere of Danny Plotnick's 1990 experimental short film "Death Sled II: Steel-Belted Romeos" with an addition screening of Plotnick's 1989 short "Creep" as well as films by Mark Street Phillip R. Ford Phillip Guilbeau Laura Rosow Jim Sikora and Dana Mendelssohn at the Artists' Television Access ATA Saturday February 3 1990. According to director Danny Plotnick's website "Death Sled II: Steel-Belted Romeos" is a "tale of backwoods blacktop mayhem-Two dim-witted lead-footed guidos from Bayonne New Jersey bust through stoplight after stoplight in their turbo-charged bad-assed jet-black Pontiac Grand Prix until their mean machine nearly eighty-sixes another hunk of American steel. And that's just the start of it . A confrontation an assault fists-a-flying and traffic violations." A trailblazer for the independent film scene of the 1990s Plotnick made over twenty films since the late 1980s and has released three VHS compilations and one DVD compilation. His coffee table art book on the history of Super 8 filmmaking "Super 8: An Illustrated History" was published in 2020. Formed in 1986 the ATA is a San Francisco-based artist-run non-profit which promotes underground and experimental art as well as providing a screening venue for independent films exhibitions performances workshops and events. 8.5 x 11 inches on pink paper. Very Good plus with light overall dampstaining and two pinholes. Artists' Television Access unknown
1990ref. 159505San Francisco: Artists' Television Access 1990. Vintage flyer for the premiere of Danny Plotnick's 1990 experimental short film "Death Sled II: Steel-Belted Romeos" with an addition screening of Plotnick's 1989 short "Creep" as well as films by Mark Street Phillip R. Ford Phillip Guilbeau Laura Rosow Jim Sikora and Dana Mendelssohn at the Artists' Television Access ATA Saturday February 3 1990. According to director Danny Plotnick's website "Death Sled II: Steel-Belted Romeos" is a "tale of backwoods blacktop mayhem-Two dim-witted lead-footed guidos from Bayonne New Jersey bust through stoplight after stoplight in their turbo-charged bad-assed jet-black Pontiac Grand Prix until their mean machine nearly eighty-sixes another hunk of American steel. And that's just the start of it . A confrontation an assault fists-a-flying and traffic violations." A trailblazer for the independent film scene of the 1990s Plotnick made over twenty films since the late 1980s and has released three VHS compilations and one DVD compilation. His coffee table art book on the history of Super 8 filmmaking "Super 8: An Illustrated History" was published in 2020. Formed in 1986 the ATA is a San Francisco-based artist-run non-profit which promotes underground and experimental art as well as providing a screening venue for independent films exhibitions performances workshops and events. 8.5 x 11 inches on pink paper. Very Good plus with light overall dampstaining and two pinholes. Artists' Television Access unknown books
ref. 147358N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the true story of Simon Gunanoot and his brother-in-law Peter Himadam two Canadian men accused of murder in the early 1900s both ultimately found not guilty. Set in the Canadian wilderness. Black faux-leather agency wrappers with titles in gilt. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Daryl Henry. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
ref. 147358N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the true story of Simon Gunanoot and his brother-in-law Peter Himadam two Canadian men accused of murder in the early 1900s both ultimately found not guilty. Set in the Canadian wilderness. Black faux-leather agency wrappers with titles in gilt. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Daryl Henry. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1943ref. 171691N.p.: N.p. 1943. Two vintage working advertising proofs for the 1943 film both with copied layout annotations on the rectos. Based on Lillian Hellman's 1941 play. A German-born engineer and his family escape to the US after engaging in anti-Fascist activities in Europe. The screen rights for this World War II drama were attained by Jack L. Warner who saw its potential as a propaganda film. After a difficult production the film was released to positive reviews with Paul Lukas receiving the Academy Award for Best Actor. 9.75 x 22.25 inches and 7.5 x 11.5 inches. Very Good plus with three horizontal creases to the larger proof and two small pieces of cello tape to the top corners of the smaller proof. N.p. unknown
1943ref. 171691N.p.: N.p. 1943. Two vintage working advertising proofs for the 1943 film both with copied layout annotations on the rectos. Based on Lillian Hellman's 1941 play. A German-born engineer and his family escape to the US after engaging in anti-Fascist activities in Europe. The screen rights for this World War II drama were attained by Jack L. Warner who saw its potential as a propaganda film. After a difficult production the film was released to positive reviews with Paul Lukas receiving the Academy Award for Best Actor. 9.75 x 22.25 inches and 7.5 x 11.5 inches. Very Good plus with three horizontal creases to the larger proof and two small pieces of cello tape to the top corners of the smaller proof. N.p. unknown books
