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1981ref. 151184Universal City: Universal Pictures 1981. Vintage press kit for the 1981 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing ten black and white photographs and eleven gatherings of promotional reading material. A middle-aged executive in the midst of a midlife begins an affair with his son's girlfriend a suburban housewife who is married to a volatile fireman. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1985ref. 146958N.p.: N.p. 1985. Final Draft script for the 1986 film. Based on Winston Groom's 1980 novel. In the late 1950s an elderly Black woman fights to keep the land she was given by the former owner of the plantation where she worked for years. Set in southern Louisiana shot on location in Valdosta Georgia. White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated FEBRUARY 28 1985 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Jeff Andrus. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good lightly dampstained on the front wrapper bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1973ref. 161724N.p.: Lurco Films 1973. Three vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1973 French/German film. One photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso. A quintet of beautiful young girls travel for the summer to one of the girls' father's remote villa and spend their days shoplifting hitchhiking and having orgies. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Lurco Films unknown
ref. 149250Glendale CA: Allied Artists Pictures. Vintage one sheet poster for US release of the 1977 French film. Jean-Jacques Annaud's directorial debut. A scathing black comedy in which the residents of a French outpost in Africa learn of France's 1915 declaration of war on Germany conscript the local population and plan an attack on a nearby German garrison. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Set in and shot on location in Ivory Coast. 27 x 41 inches. Near Fine. Allied Artists Pictures unknown
1984ref. 151105N.p.: International Spectrafilm Distribution 1984. Vintage reference photograph of Jean-Luc Godard and Valerie Dreville from the 1984 US release of the 1983 French film. Loosely based on Georges Bizet's 1875 opera. A young woman involved in a terrorist gang is embroiled in a plan to rob a bank but her plans are waylaid when she falls for the security guard. Set and shot on location in Paris. 10.25 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du Cinema. International Spectrafilm Distribution unknown
1970ref. 162154N.p.: Valoria Films 1970. Vintage pressbook for the 1970 French film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The penultimate film in François Truffaut's five-film series about the character Antoine Doinel. In this entry Doinel and his wife are expecting their first child when he has an affair with a woman he meets in a business meeting at his new job. Shot on location in Paris. 9.25 x 12.5 inches. Single leaf printed on recto and verso. Very Good plus. Criterion Collection 187. Valoria Films unknown
1978ref. 151102Universal City: Universal Pictures 1978. Vintage press kit for the 1978 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing 2 black and white photographs and 18 gatherings of promotional reading material. A radical hippie turned private eye is hired to investigate a fake campaign flyer showing the incumbent governor of California with a Berkeley activist who has been missing for years. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Universal Pictures unknown
1965ref. 162542N.p.: Sam-Pam Production 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. An artist searches for the woman with the most beautiful body to paint. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Sam-Pam Production unknown
2006ref. 164005N.p.: N.p. 2006. Draft script for an unproduced film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. After getting fired a lumber yard worker falls in with a violent trapper in the remote snowy countryside. 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. Self wrappers. Title page present dated July 7 2006 with credits for screenwriter Jerrold E. Brown. 99 leaves with last page of text numbered 98. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 162301N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vntage borderless studio still photograph from the 1970 film showing actors Jane Asher and John Moulder-Brown. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A teenage boy takes a job at a local swim club becomes obsessed with his older coworker and tries to sabotage her engagement to another man. Shot on location in Munich Germany and London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. BFI Flipside 19. Grant UK. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 141125N.p.: N.p. 1974. Draft script for an unproduced film. In the American West an evangelical preacher establishes a movement of free love and kindness to other people but many people find his ideas radical believing that he has started a cult. Black titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1974 with credit for screenwriter J.H.Clay. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 6. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Pagination available upon request. N.p. unknown
1990ref. 163975N.p.: N.p. 1990. Draft script for an unproduced film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. A group of young adults navigate love sex holidays and drugs in the early 1990s. 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. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Jim Chambers. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 137. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1973ref. 161689Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1973. Final Corrected script for Episode 7 Season 5 of the 1969-1976 television series. Originally aired on October 29 1973 on CBS. Noted as copy No. 19 in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. The long-running medical drama series followed two surgeons at a university hospital in Los Angeles with a changing roster of patients showcased in each episode. In this episode a young woman diver struggles with the pressure of competitive diving. Bright orange titled wrappers dated September 17 1973 stamped FILE COPY noted as FINAL CORRECTED SCRIPT and production No. 7890 on the front wrapper with credit for screenwriter Stephen Kandel. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1979ref. 138427Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1979. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1979 film. Based on the 1976 novel by Ann Beattie. Photographs have been hand-retouched affixed to a backing board and prepared for use in advertising. A stark portrait depicting the difficulty of life in the aftermath of the turbulent 1960s. The protagonist Charlie played by John Heard falls in love with the newly-separated Laura played by Mary Beth Hurt who then returns to her husband while Charlie simultaneously attempts to deal with the various members of his family. Charlie cannot seem to let go of his obsession and begins to stalk Laura in an attempt to win her back. Shot on location in Salt Lake City Utah. Released in 1979 as "Head Over Heels" as seen here it was re-released in 1982 and given a markedly more downbeat ending to a better audience reception. Photos 8 x 10 inches on 10 x 15 inch mat board with now-toned tissue overlay save one mat board with two 7 x 5 inch images. Very Good plus to Near Fine. United Artists unknown
1971ref. 162505N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1971 film showing a nude JoAnna Cameron. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A young television producer has an affair with his man-eating boss and her teenage daughter. 7 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 141292N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. Text in French. Laid in are a three-page synopsis of the film and a letter from the screenwriter. In the winter of 1934 a French woman living by the seaside with two mysterious older men gets wrapped up in the politics of the times ultimately forcing all three to reveal their true identities. Set in France. Tan titled wrappers. 81 leaves with last page of text numbered 80. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two staples. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 163634Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1980. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1980 film Richard Dreyfuss stars a fading piano prodigy whose last chance is a piano competition against a beautiful newcomer played by Amy Irving. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles and San Francisco. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1955ref. 172416Universal City CA: Universal International Pictures 1955. Two vintage photographs from the 1955 film noir: one studio still from the original release and one vintage studio still from the television release circa 1960s. A prison warden hires a woman to spend the night with a criminal set to be executed the next morning. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. One photograph with a small tear at the bottom edge and one with bruising to the bottom right margin. Complete collation details available on request. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal International Pictures unknown
1980ref. 163637Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1980. Seven vintage photographs from the 1980 film including five film still photographs two portrait photographs of Gena Rowlands in character and one photograph of Rowlands and husband and director John Cassavetes on the set. After her neighbors are killed in a mob hit a woman goes on the run with their young son who is in possession of a book the gangsters want. One of eleven films star Gena Rowlands made with her husband director John Cassavetes who became attached to the movie after she was cast. Remade in 1999 directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sharon Stone as well as the inspiration for the 2008 French film "Julia" directed by Erick Zonca and starring Tilda Swinton. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Rowlands. Set in and shot on location in New York and New Jersey. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbuam 1000. Grant US. Columbia Pictures unknown
1936ref. 160188Beverly Hills CA: Selznick International / United Artists 1936. Four vintage borderless reference photographs and four corresponding negatives from the 1936 film. Each photograph and negative housed in a paper envelope presumably as issued. Based on the 1886 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. After a young boy's father dies he and his American mother go to England where his paternal grandfather was an Earl. Though the boy is the only heir to the title his mother is sent home until another young boy claims to be the true heir. The first film produced by Selznick International Pictures. Set in 1880s Brooklyn New York and England. Photographs 6 x 4 inches. Fine. Envelopes 5.25 x 4.25 inches. Selznick International / United Artists unknown
1984ref. 147220N.p.: N.p. 1984. Second Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on real events which took place in 1980 when the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay Florida was hit by a 609 foot Liberian oceangoing vessel causing a large portion of the bridge to collapse and ultimately killing 35 people. Set in Tampa Bay Florida. White non-standard titled wrappers with credits for screenwriters JOHN EASTMAN and CONSTANCE MAY and story credits to JOHN LERRO STEVE YERRID and ARTHUR GOODALE. Title page present dated 1985 noted as SECOND DRAFT SCREENPLAY with credits for screenwriters JOHN EASTMAN and CONSTANCE MAY and story credits to JOHN LERRO STEVE YERRID and ARTHUR GOODALE. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated blue revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good with a light dampstain to the top wrapper and page edges bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1958ref. 163531Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly age toned else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1958ref. 163586Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Vintage reference photograph from the 1958 film showing Spencer Tracy Edward Brophy Pat O'Brien James Gleason and Ricardo Cortez. Printed mimeo snipe and Columbia stamp on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with old cello tape at the corners. Columbia Pictures unknown
1968ref. 141612Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1968. Collection of nine vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 film. Snipe printed to the verso. A semi-biographical film based on Bernard Malamud's novel of the same name. The story of a Russian-Jew unjustly prisoned on accusations of blood libel. Set in Russia shot on location in Hungary. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Light wear to the top margin. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1962ref. 158838Beverly Hills CA: M.C. Productions / United Artists 1962. One vintage studio still photograph and one vintage reference photograph from the 1962 film. Reference photograph with a printed mimeo snipe attached to the verso. Based on Richard Condon's 1959 novel. A film that managed the unlikely feat of being both timely and well ahead of its time combining several ambitious themes including thought control political assassination multinational conspiracy Oedipal issues and Cold War paranoia. Still riveting today and along with "Seconds" 1966 helped cast Frankenheimer as the master of the paranoid unsettling thriller. Contrary to popular belief the film was not pulled from circulation following the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy but did disappear in 1972 when rights reverted to Frank Sinatra who subsequently neglected to pursue continued distribution. This lapse continued until 1988 when Sinatra re-released the film to theaters in conjunction with MGM and United Artists. Set in Korea and Washington DC shot on location in New York California. One photograph 10 x 8 inches one photograph 9 x 7 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. M.C. Productions / United Artists unknown
