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1976ref. 133392Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1976. Original one sheet poster for the 1976 Blaxploitation film "The Monkey Hustle." A classic entry in the action comedy subset of Blaxploitation films in which a neighborhood must band together in order to prevent the city from demolishing their homes to build a highway. Set in Chicago and shot there on location. Largely low-budget and geared towards a young urban audience Blaxploitation films often depicted African Americans overcoming hostile authorities through cunning and violence as well as conflicts internal to the culture. Though some of the first mainstream films to feature predominantly black casts and introduce previously non-represented elements of black culture including the notable use of funk and soul music in soundtracks they were also panned for furthering stereotypes about black people. Despite the controversy that the genre instilled its motifs remain culturally relevant to this day often parodied acknowledged and imitated in modern films and music. 27 x 41 inches folded. Near Fine. Parish and Hill 149. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema p. 43-44 174-175. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1965ref. 135450Culver City CA: Florin / Columbia Pictures 1965. 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. Florin / Columbia Pictures unknown books
1960ref. 168181Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1960. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1960 Italian film. Based on Bruce Marshall's 1953 novel "The Fair Bride." A Catholic clergyman resigns from priesthood because of the church's support for the Nationalist rebels in the Spanish Civil War. When Loyalists begin attacking churches and clerics the former priest tries to hide with the help of a cabaret singer and a war correspondent. Set in Spain shot on location in Viterbo Sicily and Rome Italy. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1960ref. 168226Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM / Titanus-Spectator 1960. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1960 Italian film. Based on Bruce Marshall's 1953 novel "The Fair Bride." A Catholic clergyman resigns from priesthood because of the church's support for the Nationalist rebels in the Spanish Civil War. When Loyalists begin attacking churches and clerics the former priest tries to hide with the help of a cabaret singer and a war correspondent. Set in Spain shot on location in Viterbo Sicily and Rome Italy. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] / Titanus-Spectator unknown books
1956ref. 159859Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1956. Vintage reference photograph of actor Barry Fitzgerald from the 1956 film. With manuscript ink annotation on the verso identifying Fitzgerald. Based on the 1955 television play by Paddy Chayefsky. The daughter of a taxi driver is engaged to be married. Her mother wants to use the opportunity to have the big wedding she always dreamed of. Set in and shot on location in the Bronx New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with some slight creasing and wear to the finish. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1964ref. 161464N.p.: Imperial Pictures 1964. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1964 film. Based on the 1956 novel "Angélique Marquise des Anges" by Anne and Serge Golon. The first of a series of five films followed by "Marvelous Angelique" 1965 "Angelique and the King" 1966 "Untamable Angelique" 1967 and "Angelique and the Sultan" 1968. Angelique finds herself entangled in a political assassination and becomes betrothed to a man twelve years her senior rumored to be a sorcerer. Set in 17th century France shot on location in Cote-d'Or France and Lazio Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Imperial Pictures unknown books
1962ref. 167842N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage reference photograph from the 1962 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. A fantasy film loosely based on the tale of St. George and the Dragon about a young knight raised by an elderly sorceress. Featured on a 1992 episode of "Mystery Science Theater 3000." 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 132521London: BFI Production 1974. Two vintage black-and-white double weight still photographs from the 1974 UK short film featuring several families of actors this film being the only credit for some. 7.25 x 9.25 inches with no borders as issued. Faint pin-sized indentations and ink annotations on the verso else Near Fine. BFI Production unknown books
1964ref. 136035N.p.: Lopert Pictures Corporation 1964. Vintage black-and-white reference photograph from the set of the 1964 film. Director Billy Wilder shown with Kim Novak. Based on the 1945 Italian play "L'ora della fantasia" by Anna Bonacci. A jealous piano teacher playing host to an infamous nightclub singer sends his beautiful wife away in the hopes of keeping the lecherous singer from seducing her. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine condition. Lopert Pictures Corporation unknown books
1959ref. 132443London: Rank Film Distributors 1959. Seven vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1958 US film. Tony Curtis stars as a sex-starved soldier who wins a date with pinup model Linda Cristal. Janet Legih Curtis' real life wife plays an Army shrink tasked with keeping things chaste. 8 x 10 inches. One still with faint stains and light corner creases to most else Near Fine. Rank Film Distributors unknown books
1988ref. 167939Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1988. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1988 film here with an early spelling of the title as "Childsplay" one showing actors Catherine Hicks and Alex Vincent with Chucky the other showing Hicks screaming in fear. The first entry in the successful supernatural horror film series about Chucky a toy doll who comes to life after being imbued with the spirit of a mad serial killer in a voodoo ritual. Followed by six sequels a television series several comic books and novel adaptations and a 2019 reboot. Shot on location in Chicago. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. United Artists unknown books
1963ref. 161786N.p.: Vanguard Productions 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film. An early "roughie" wherein country girl Judy moves to New Orleans seeking fame but instead becomes an exploited and abused stripper. Set in and shot on location in New Orleans. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Vanguard Productions 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
1962ref. 173024Burbank CA: Walt Disney 1962. Vintage hand-tinted British front-of-house card from the 1962 film. Based on the 1960 novel "Starfire" by Robert Buckner. An air force captain who is supposed to make the first flight around the moon is put under protection by the FBI when he encounters an alien. Shot on location in San Francisco CA. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Walt Disney unknown books
1958ref. 172476Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1958 re-release of the 1949 film noir. Based on the 1946 novel of the same name by Robert Penn Warren. Follows a grassroots politician who over his career in politics turns to corruption to keep himself in power. Winner of three Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor and Actress for Broderick Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge. Set in the American South shot on location in Northern California. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine with some creasing at the right edge. Grant US. National Film Registry. Selby US. Spicer US. Twilight Time. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1996ref. 171837N.p.: Film Roman Productions 1996. First Draft script for the pilot episode of the 1996-1997 syndicated animated series an internally duplicated copy with copied punch holes here under the working title "B.R.U.N.O. The Kid 'The Adventure Begins' Pilot." From the archive of screenwriter Stephen Sustarsic. Syndicated animated series about an eleven-year old who becomes a top secret spy which premiered on September 23 1996 and aired for a single 36-episode season ending on May 26 1997. In this episode Colonel Muckbar buys the BLAP disk from Lazlo Gigahertz Tim Curry and threatens to blow up the Hoover Dam if he doesn't get two billion dollars. Front wrapper integral with the title page dated 3/21/69 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Bill Baunstein. 44 leaves with last page of text numbered 43. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Film Roman Productions unknown books
1927ref. 172197Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1927. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1927 silent film showing actor Buster Keaton standing behind a large pile of sporting gear. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Seen by some as a reply to Harold Lloyd's "The Freshman" 1925 and a follow-up to Keaton's masterpiece "The General" 1926 about a nerdy undergraduate who follows his crush to a sports-focused college. Shot on location at Bovard Field and Exposition Park in Los Angeles. Poor with a large dampstain affecting the bottom right portion of the image and a diagonal crease to the top right corner repaired with old cello tape on the verso. United Artists unknown books
1992ref. 154458Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1992. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1992 film. A comedy about the romantic misadventures of a group of young adults living in Seattle during the grunge rock craze. Three members of the real-life grunge rock group Pearl Jam appeared in the film under the band name "Citizen Dick." Set and shot on location in Seattle. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1979ref. 161962Universal City: Universal Pictures 1979. Two vintage studio still photographs of actor Steve Martin from the 1979 film. Both photographs with mimeo snipe on the verso and one provenance stamp. A lovable idiot accidentally strikes it rich after leaving his adopted family in rural Mississippi and moving to St. Louis. Steve Martin's first starring role in a feature film. Shot on location in Pasadena Westlake and Los Angeles California. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine with some slight creasing at the corners. Universal Pictures unknown books
1954ref. 156129N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage program for the 1954 German film. Text and titles in German. A butcher from Hamburg is unwittingly drawn into a smuggling scheme in Copenhagen when a young woman asks him to take a valuable miniature back with him to Hamburg. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 167948Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1980. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1980 re-release of the 1979 film. An expanded remake of "The Sitter" 1977 a short film developed by screenwriters Fred Walton and Steve Feke. An unseen killer terrorizes a teenage baby-sitter over the telephone returning seven years later to menace her as an adult. Remade in 2006 directed by Simon West and starring Camilla Belle. Set and shot on location throughout Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. United Artists unknown books
ref. 151997N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Vintage reference photograph from the 1942 re-release of the 1925 film showing actors Charlie Chaplin and Mack Swain in a tense moment. With manuscript ink annotations to the verso along with a stamp indicating that the photo came from the library of noted film historian and tastemaker Maurice Bessy. A bravely optimistic gold prospector Chaplin struggles to survive in the Klondike where prospectors face starvation sickness loneliness and animal attack. Frequently considered Chaplin's greatest work a masterpiece of the silent film era. Set in Alaska. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall with a short nick to the left edge. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 615. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1961ref. 168192N.p.: Today Theatre Productions 1961. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1960 film seen here under the alternate title "You've Ruined Me Eddie." A wealthy teenager from south Florida gets impregnated by her working class boyfriend and attempts to get an abortion but is pressured by others to marry and have the baby. Set and shot on location in Orlando Florida. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Today Theatre Productions unknown books
1951ref. 164800Universal City CA: Universal-International 1951. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1951 film showing actors Lon Chaney Maureen O'Hara and Buddy Baer. Mimeo snipe on the verso. A Bedouin chief competes with a Tunisian princess in hunting down a legendary black stallion but join forces against the barbaric Corsair Lords. 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. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Universal-International unknown books
1983ref. 167928Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1983. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1983 film including one compilation photograph and one showing director William Friedkin with actors Chevy Chase and Sigourney Weaver on the set. A satire about arms dealers competing for a weapons contract with an erratic South American dictator. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
