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1970ref. 137695Los Angeles: Grenadier Productions 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film called "The Man Who Was Alive and Well" written by Shimon Wincelberg produced for circulation at Grenadier Productions in Los Angeles for purposes of script development. Wincelberg's notable film credits include "Fighter Attack" 1953 "The Legend of Custer" 1968 and "Cold Sweat" 1970 as well as several television series episodes. Set in 1960s South America where Peter an apparent fugitive meets a young Indian woman named Felisa and the two fall in love and bear a child. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present undated with a credit for screenwriter Wincelberg. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Grenadier Productions unknown
1970ref. 137695Los Angeles: Grenadier Productions 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film called "The Man Who Was Alive and Well" written by Shimon Wincelberg produced for circulation at Grenadier Productions in Los Angeles for purposes of script development. Wincelberg's notable film credits include "Fighter Attack" 1953 "The Legend of Custer" 1968 and "Cold Sweat" 1970 as well as several television series episodes. Set in 1960s South America where Peter an apparent fugitive meets a young Indian woman named Felisa and the two fall in love and bear a child. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present undated with a credit for screenwriter Wincelberg. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Grenadier Productions unknown books
1960ref. 135689Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1960. Vintage black-and-white reference photograph of Marlon Brando on the set of the 1960 film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. With a Hollywood bookshop stamp on the verso along with an inked price notation. Criterion Collection 515. United Artists unknown
1960ref. 135689Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1960. Vintage black-and-white reference photograph of Marlon Brando on the set of the 1960 film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. With a Hollywood bookshop stamp on the verso along with an inked price notation. Criterion Collection 515. United Artists unknown books
1961ref. 162300London: Romulus 1961. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1962 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. Based on the 1961 novel by James Barlow about an alcoholic schoolteacher who struggles to advance in his career due to his past refusal to fight in the war. Set in London shot on location in Ireland. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Romulus unknown
1961ref. 162300London: Romulus 1961. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1962 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. Based on the 1961 novel by James Barlow about an alcoholic schoolteacher who struggles to advance in his career due to his past refusal to fight in the war. Set in London shot on location in Ireland. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Romulus unknown books
1967ref. 132098Los Angeles: Max E. Youngstein 1967. Draft script for an unproduced film. The story of two of brothers a prospector and an oceanographer who drill for oil on a offshore drilling rig in the Caribbean. Screenwriter Schweitzer would go on to work predominantly in television including writing for "The Bold Ones" "The Senator" "Mod Squad" and "Baretta" among others. Lavender titled wrappers dated July 10 1967 with credits for screenwriter Schweitzer and producer Youngstein. Title page not present. 130 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Max E. Youngstein unknown
1967ref. 132098Los Angeles: Max E. Youngstein 1967. Draft script for an unproduced film. The story of two of brothers a prospector and an oceanographer who drill for oil on a offshore drilling rig in the Caribbean. Screenwriter Schweitzer would go on to work predominantly in television including writing for "The Bold Ones" "The Senator" "Mod Squad" and "Baretta" among others. Lavender titled wrappers dated July 10 1967 with credits for screenwriter Schweitzer and producer Youngstein. Title page not present. 130 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Max E. Youngstein unknown books
1960ref. 141769N.p.: N.p. 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1922 novella by the same author of the same title. The protagonist a doctor who has moved to India from Germany to practice medicine is overcome by an obsession which eventually leads to his committing suicide. "Amok" is an Indonesian word of Malay origin referring to people caught up in a blind rage who try to kill their enemy and do not care about whoever else gets killed in their way. From this novella and the word's meaning originates the term "running amok." Set in India. Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for Stefan Zweig. 65 leaves with last leaf of text number 65. Carbon typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 141769N.p.: N.p. 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1922 novella by the same author of the same title. The protagonist a doctor who has moved to India from Germany to practice medicine is overcome by an obsession which eventually leads to his committing suicide. "Amok" is an Indonesian word of Malay origin referring to people caught up in a blind rage who try to kill their enemy and do not care about whoever else gets killed in their way. From this novella and the word's meaning originates the term "running amok." Set in India. Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for Stefan Zweig. 65 leaves with last leaf of text number 65. Carbon typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1966ref. 141237N.p.: N.p. 1966. Draft script for an unproduced film. Note laid in from agent Paul Kohner to Mel Tucker dated June 23 1966. A group of Nazis steal a truck of gold during the war eventually hiding it in a cave on the Portuguese coast. Years later a group of thieves begin looking for the loot. Set in Portugal. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Stephen Kandel. 156 leaves with last page of text numbered 154. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with a portion neatly cut from bottom right corner of front wrapper clearly as issued to reveal a quote from Lewis Carroll on the first leaf see image. Bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
ref. 147441N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Treatment script for an unproduced film. An aging millionaire arranges to have his daughter-a cold-hearted nosy serial bride-kidnapped and taken to a chateau in rural France in order to stop her from interfering in his libidinous affairs. Screenwriter Stephen Kandel was best known as a writer for television in the late 20th century including episodes of "Sea Hunt" "Hawaii Five-O" "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "MacGyver." From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye" Robert Altman 1973 "The Missouri Breaks" Arthur Penn 1976 and "Heat" Michael Mann 1996. Set in London Paris and rural France. White self-wrappers with title integral with the first leaf as issued. 28 leaves with last page of text numbered 28. Spirit duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus bound with one gold brad. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 141237N.p.: N.p. 1966. Draft script for an unproduced film. Note laid in from agent Paul Kohner to Mel Tucker dated June 23 1966. A group of Nazis steal a truck of gold during the war eventually hiding it in a cave on the Portuguese coast. Years later a group of thieves begin looking for the loot. Set in Portugal. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Stephen Kandel. 156 leaves with last page of text numbered 154. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with a portion neatly cut from bottom right corner of front wrapper clearly as issued to reveal a quote from Lewis Carroll on the first leaf see image. Bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
ref. 147441N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Treatment script for an unproduced film. An aging millionaire arranges to have his daughter-a cold-hearted nosy serial bride-kidnapped and taken to a chateau in rural France in order to stop her from interfering in his libidinous affairs. Screenwriter Stephen Kandel was best known as a writer for television in the late 20th century including episodes of "Sea Hunt" "Hawaii Five-O" "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "MacGyver." From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye" Robert Altman 1973 "The Missouri Breaks" Arthur Penn 1976 and "Heat" Michael Mann 1996. Set in London Paris and rural France. White self-wrappers with title integral with the first leaf as issued. 28 leaves with last page of text numbered 28. Spirit duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus bound with one gold brad. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 162706N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft typescript for an unproduced television episode. With typeovers and whiteout annotations throughout. A brief comedy about a wealthy family's reactions to the loss of their family fortune. Screenwriter Stephen Sustarsic wrote frequently for sitcom television throughout the 1980s and 1990s most memorably for the television series "Alice" 1976-1985 and "The Jeffersons" 1975-1985. Sustarsic was also one of the creators of the children's animated series "The Wild Thornberrys" 1998-2004. Lacking wrappers presumably as issued. Title page present undated with credit for Sustarsic. 19 leaves lacking page numbers. Typescript rectos only. Pages Near Fine unbound. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 162706N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft typescript for an unproduced television episode. With typeovers and whiteout annotations throughout. A brief comedy about a wealthy family's reactions to the loss of their family fortune. Screenwriter Stephen Sustarsic wrote frequently for sitcom television throughout the 1980s and 1990s most memorably for the television series "Alice" 1976-1985 and "The Jeffersons" 1975-1985. Sustarsic was also one of the creators of the children's animated series "The Wild Thornberrys" 1998-2004. Lacking wrappers presumably as issued. Title page present undated with credit for Sustarsic. 19 leaves lacking page numbers. Typescript rectos only. Pages Near Fine unbound. N.p. unknown books
1938ref. 164549Universal City: Universal Pictures 1938. Vintage reference photograph of actor Larry J. Blake from the 1938 film with a mimeo snipe on the verso. 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 went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Based on the short story "If You Break My Heart" by Steve Fisher. Sally Eilers stars as a nurse whose brother shortly after being released from prison is shot and killed in a shootout between a criminal gang and the police. Larry J. Blake a police officer is accused of shooting him but knows he didn't do it and sets out to prove it both to clear his name and because of his feelings for Eilers. Set in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1938ref. 164549Universal City: Universal Pictures 1938. Vintage reference photograph of actor Larry J. Blake from the 1938 film with a mimeo snipe on the verso. 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 went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Based on the short story "If You Break My Heart" by Steve Fisher. Sally Eilers stars as a nurse whose brother shortly after being released from prison is shot and killed in a shootout between a criminal gang and the police. Larry J. Blake a police officer is accused of shooting him but knows he didn't do it and sets out to prove it both to clear his name and because of his feelings for Eilers. Set in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1981ref. 142225N.p.: N.p. 1981. Treatment script for an unproduced film. After the independence of India from England and the dividing of the nation into both modern India and Pakistan a farmer and Sikh is working when a Muslim woman throws herself at his feet. Upon seeing the man who owns her the farmer realizes he must purchase the young woman as his wife in order to save her from torture and abuse. Set in India. Orange titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Steven Rossen and producer Dan Alvy. 50 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 49. Xerographic duplication first generation photocopy with no copied holes. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
1981ref. 142225N.p.: N.p. 1981. Treatment script for an unproduced film. After the independence of India from England and the dividing of the nation into both modern India and Pakistan a farmer and Sikh is working when a Muslim woman throws herself at his feet. Upon seeing the man who owns her the farmer realizes he must purchase the young woman as his wife in order to save her from torture and abuse. Set in India. Orange titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Steven Rossen and producer Dan Alvy. 50 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 49. Xerographic duplication first generation photocopy with no copied holes. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1979ref. 146519N.p.: N.p. 1979. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is a typed synopsis of the prospective film with the copied signature of screenwriter Steven James Silva at the bottom. Stapled to the recto of the rear wrapper is a brown paper mailing envelope ostensibly the one used to ship the script to its recipient. Loosely based on the Greek myth of Iphigenia daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra who was sacrificed as recompense for her father's misdeeds. In screenwriter Steven James Silva's updated version Iphegenia becomes "Iffie" a gifted writer who rises to fame to the bitterness and jealousy of her friends and family. Set in New York and Connecticut. Clear front wrapper with a red rear wrapper. Title page present dated 1979 with credits for screenwriter Steven James Silva. 94 leaves with last page of text numbered 3-4-88. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two silver brads. N.p. unknown
1979ref. 146519N.p.: N.p. 1979. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is a typed synopsis of the prospective film with the copied signature of screenwriter Steven James Silva at the bottom. Stapled to the recto of the rear wrapper is a brown paper mailing envelope ostensibly the one used to ship the script to its recipient. Loosely based on the Greek myth of Iphigenia daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra who was sacrificed as recompense for her father's misdeeds. In screenwriter Steven James Silva's updated version Iphegenia becomes "Iffie" a gifted writer who rises to fame to the bitterness and jealousy of her friends and family. Set in New York and Connecticut. Clear front wrapper with a red rear wrapper. Title page present dated 1979 with credits for screenwriter Steven James Silva. 94 leaves with last page of text numbered 3-4-88. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1982ref. 141727N.p.: N.p. 1982. Treatment script for an unproduced television program. A drama series focusing on the comings and goings of a hospital's emergency room. White titled self wrappers noted as Outline on the front wrapper dated October 4 1982 with credit for screenwriter Steven L. Kravitz. Title page integral with front wrapper. Eleven leaves with last page of text numbered nine. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a staple. N.p. unknown
1982ref. 141727N.p.: N.p. 1982. Treatment script for an unproduced television program. A drama series focusing on the comings and goings of a hospital's emergency room. White titled self wrappers noted as Outline on the front wrapper dated October 4 1982 with credit for screenwriter Steven L. Kravitz. Title page integral with front wrapper. Eleven leaves with last page of text numbered nine. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a staple. N.p. unknown books
1979ref. 147090N.p.: N.p. 1979. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. Based on an unpublished nonfiction book by Joseph W. Still which proposed to "strip away the veneer of 'magic' and antiquated thought concerning many aspects of Life Love the Universe and Nature." The intended television series would address such topics as aging the birth of the universe and the soul. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated 7/10/79 with credits for screenwriter STEVEN P. DUCHSCHERER and author JOSEPH W. STILL. 36 leaves with last page of text numbered 34. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three silver brads. N.p. unknown