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1977ref. 163609Beverly Hills CA: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Vintage bi-fold color program for the 1977 film. Printed on the recto and the verso. A parody of 1920s silent film and actors particularly actor Rudolph Valentino. A studio that rivals Valentino's decides to hire an actor to compete with him choosing a baker from Milwaukee. Set in Hollywood shot on location in California. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1966ref. 161441N.p.: Executive Films 1966. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1966 film. Two with "Tom Conroy" photographer stamps on the versos one of which has two labels affixed to the verso obscuring previous provenance stamps. A voyeur blackmails an ex-stripper for money then sex after observing her having an affair on her husband. Shot on location in Toronto. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Executive Films unknown
1973ref. 161563N.p.: Entertainment Ventures 1973. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1973 film. The bass player for an amateur rock band The Group goes on a killing spree while travelling with his band on the road. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Thrower Nightmare USA. Entertainment Ventures unknown
1963ref. 161557N.p.: Box Office Spectaculars 1963. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1963 film. One photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso. Al and Bob are two businessmen who decide they could make there own "nudie cutie" movie better than the ones they've seen until everything goes wrong. Shot on location in Barrington Illinois. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear one with a crease to the far right corner and one with faint creasing in the right margins. Box Office Spectaculars unknown
1971ref. 161449N.p.: Modern Art Productions 1971. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 film. Each with a provenance stamp on the versos. Richard is a for-hire stud in divorce suits who earns ten percent of the money the husband saves by proving wives' infidelities. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Modern Art Productions unknown
1989ref. 163938Santa Monica CA: Braunstein / Hamady Productions 1989. Draft script for the 1990 film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Based on the 1989 novel by Sarah Bird. With the help of his sister a cancer survivor pretends to be someone he is not to get a woman to fall in love with him. Shot on location in Charleston South Carolina. 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. Yellow titled self wrappers lacking rear wrapper noted as Rev. on the front wrapper dated 5/29/89 with credits for screenwriter and novelist Sarah Bird. Title page integral with front wrapper. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication rectos only internally duplicated with copied annotations with pink and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 5/24/89 and 5/29/89. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Braunstein / Hamady Productions unknown
1998ref. 163928Culver City CA: Tingle Productions 1998. Shooting Draft script for the 1999 film here under working title "Killing Mrs. Tingle." From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. A high school student seeks revenge on a teacher who gave her a bad grade threatening her ability to become valedictorian. Shot on location in Southern California. 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. Yellow titled self wrappers lacking rear wrappers noted as Shooting Draft on the front wrapper dated 5/17/98 with credits for screenwriter Kevin Williamson. Title page integral with front wrapper. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/30/98 and 5/16/98. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Tingle Productions unknown
1992ref. 163897N.p.: N.p. 1992. Revised Draft script for the 1993 television film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Based on the 1989 book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. The CEO of Nabisco tries to buy out his own company not anticipating the massive bidding war that ensues. Tied with Stalin 1992 for the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Made for Television Movie. 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. Lavender untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 31 March 1992 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter Larry Gelbart. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Xerogrpahic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between March 13 1992 and March 31 1992. Pages Near Fine some with slight damp staining wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 163888Culver City CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM / Arena Productions 1966. Draft script for Season 1 Episode 20 of the 1966-1967 television series originally aired on February 7 1967 on NBC. A follow-up to the successful "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." 1964-1968 series "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." followed the international adventures of American secret agent April Dancer. In this episode Dancer and her British partner Mark Slate investigate a blackmail arrangement linked to an aging baroness. Robert Bloch is best known for penning Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" 1959 although his six-decade writing career encompassed novels short stories radio cinema and television. A protégé of H.P. Lovecraft Bloch received the Hugo Award the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award and served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1970. Goldenrod titled Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer front wrapper lacking rear wrapper noted as production No. 8605 and copy No. 124 on the front wrapper dated December 12 1966 with credits for screenwriters Robert Bloch and Richard DeRoy. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 65 leaves with last page of text numbered 63. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] / Arena Productions unknown
1995ref. 164015N.p.: N.p. 1995. Archive of three original scripts and a collection of green revision scripts for the 1996 film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Archive includes: A Fourth Draft script on pink and yellow leaves copy belonging to Construction Foreman Ramsey Smith with the manuscript ink annotations of "Ramsey S." and copy number "98" on the title page. A Third Draft script on blue leaves copy belonging to Scher with the manuscript ink annotations of "Chris Scher" and copy number "88" on the title page. A Second Draft script on white leaves with a manuscript marker annotation of "1/" on the title page. And a collection of 53 green revision pages for the Fourth Draft script copy belonging to Scher with the manuscript ink annotations of "Chris" and copy number "94" on the title page. Based on the 1984 play by Michael Brady. On the second anniversary of his wife Gillian's Michelle Pfeiffer death and birthday David Peter Gallagher who spends his evenings walking the beach talking with his wife's ghost has his in-laws come to stay for the weekend with him his daughter and her friend hoping to snap him back into the present. 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. Set in Nantucket Massachusetts shot on location in Massachusetts North Carolina and California. Fourth Draft Script: Front wrapper integral with title page dated September 28 1995 noted as Fourth Draft with credits for screenwriter David E. Kelley and playwright Michael Brady. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Xerographic duplication rectos only on pink and yellow revision pages dated September 27 1995 and September 28 1995. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Third Draft Script: Front wrapper integral with title page dated September 11 1995 noted as Third Draft with credits for screenwriter David E. Kelley and playwright Michael Brady. 100 leaves with last page of text numbered 97. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Second Draft Script: Front wrapper integral with title page dated July 25 1995 noted as Second Draft with credits for screenwriter David E. Kelley and playwright Michael Brady. 99 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper CONDITIONWRAPPER bound with two gold brads. Green Revision Pages: Front wrapper integral with title page dated October 4 1995 noted as Fourth Draft with credits for screenwriter David E. Kelley and playwright Michael Brady. 53 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 163889Universal City: Universal Television 1966. Revised Draft script for Season 1 Episode 27 of the 1965-1968 television series originally aired on April 11 1966 on NBC. The series followed Paul Bryan who after being told he has only months left to live embarks on a series of adventures to make the most out of his remaining time alive. In this episode Bryan searches for a mysterious nun and is thereby dragged into a murder mystery linked to the Mafia. Robert Bloch is best known for penning Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" 1959 although his six-decade writing career encompassed novels short stories radio cinema and television. A protégé of H.P. Lovecraft Bloch received the Hugo Award the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award and served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1970. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 2/25/66 with credits for screenwriter Robert Bloch and story credit for John Thomas James. 52 leaves with last page of text numbered 49. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with a single staple at the top left corner. Universal Television unknown
2000ref. 164078Beverly Hills CA: Turner Films Inc 2000. Revised Draft script for the 2000 television film here under the working title "James Dean: An Invented Life" copy belonging to uncredited prop maker Chris Scher with the manuscript marker annotation of "Chris" and copy number "#97" on the front wrapper and a "Propmaker / Chris Scher / Script" label on the script's first leaf. Laid in are four gatherings of revisions three of which have a Scher label as described above. Bound in preceding the script is a three page goldenrod memo dated 6/8/2000. The four revision gatherings are: 23 pages of buff revisions dated 6/12/2000. Twelve pages of salmon revisions dated 6/16/2000. Six pages of cherry revisions dated 6/27/2000. And seven pages of ivory revisions dated 07/27/2000. All revision gatherings are bound by a single staple at the top left corner and are preceded by a Turner Films memo. James Franco stars as James Dean chronicling his troubled life from a struggling actor to an A-list film star. Winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards including Best Supporting Actor for Michael Moriarty and nominated for nine others. 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. Untitled Turner Network Television wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Israel Horovitz. 103 leaves with last page of text numbered 94. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink yellow green and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 5-15-00 and 6/8/2000. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Turner Films, Inc unknown
1991ref. 164025Los Angeles: The Blackport Company 1991. Draft script for the 1993 film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Following the death of his mother a twelve-year-old is sent to stay with his extended family in Maine. There he begins to suspect his cousin Henry outwardly a normal kind young boy of being a sociopath. An unusually eerie performance by Macaulay Culkin then at the peak of his career as a child actor after "Home Alone" 1990 and "My Girl" 1991 playing against type as the violent Henry. 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. Set in Maine shot on location in Cape Ann Massachusetts Two Harbors Minnesota and Las Vegas Nevada. Gray untitled wrappers. Title page present dated July 29 1991. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. The Blackport Company unknown
1995ref. 164081N.p.: My Heart Inc 1995. Draft script for the 1996 film copy with the manuscript marker annotation of copy number 73 on the title page. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Loosely inspired by the career of Carole King. Illeana Douglas stars as Edna Buxton an aspiring singer/songwriter from Philadelphia who hopes to make it in the music industry in the early 1960s. After changing her name to Denis Waverly and moving to New York she finds success as a songwriter in the Brill Building music scene. Featuring music written in the styles of the era by Burt Bacharach Elvis Costello Joni Mitchell Gerry Goffin and Jill Sobule. 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. Set in and shot on location in New York and Los Angeles. Front wrapper integral with title page dated February 15 1995 with credits for screenwriter Allison Anders. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with three gold brads. My Heart, Inc unknown
2007ref. 164068N.p.: Out of Nowhere Productions 2007. Rainbow Revision Draft script for the 2010 film. Manuscript ink annotation of copy number "241" on the title page. Copy belonging to carpenter/estimator Chris Scher. Rob Schneider who directed and co-wrote the screenplay stars as a suicidal middle-aged car salesman who while preparing his third suicide attempt is interrupted by a tribe of Columbian shaman who traveled from South America believing he is The Chosen One. Shot in 2007 the film took three years before it was finally released direct to video in 2010 primarily due to confusion over marketing as it is primarily a dramatic film and was inaccurately marketed as a straightforward comedy. 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. Shot on location in Santa Clarita and Los Angeles California and Costa Rica. Front wrapper integral with title page dated June 15 2007 noted as Final with credits for screenwriters Rob Schneider and Boon Collins. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographic duplication rectos only with white blue pink yellow and green revision pages throughout dated variously between June 20 2007 and August 17 2007. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Out of Nowhere Productions unknown
2004ref. 164077Los Angeles: Scarsdale Pictures 2004. Two Draft scripts for the 2005 HBO film one White Draft script and a Revised Draft script with blue pink and yellow revision pages both copies belonging to uncredited crew member Chris Scher. White Draft script dated January 21 2004 includes a memorandum as the front leaf bound in regarding changes from previous January 12th and January 19th drafts. Based on the 1983 book "Very Much a Lady: The Untold Story of Jean Harris and Dr. Herman Tarnower" by Shana Alexander about the murder of well-known cardiologist and best selling Scarsdale diet author Herman Tarnower by his ex-lover Jean Harris. Featuring brilliant performances by Annette Bening as Harris the jilted lover of the manipulative Tarnover played by Ben Kingsley. Nominated for eleven Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. 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. Set in Purchase New York. "White" Draft script: Front wrapper integral with "Memorandum" dated January 21 2004. Title page present dated January 21 2004 noted as WHITE with credits for screenwriter Phyllis Nagy. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Revised Draft script: Front wrapper integral with title page dated January 21 2004 with credits for screenwriter Phyllis Nagy. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 2/20/04 and 3/16/04. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Scarsdale Pictures unknown
1972ref. 164079N.p.: Camelot Entertainment 1972. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1972 Blaxploitation film. Two enslaved African-American brothers-one albino one non-albino-discover a treasure map on their enslaver's plantation and decide to run away to hunt for the treasure. Director and actor Chris Robinson is best remembered today for his roles in soap operas in the later half of the twentieth century including "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "General Hospital." Shot on location in Hobe Sound Florida. 27 x 41 inches folded as issued. Very Good plus lightly toned along the creases. Camelot Entertainment unknown
1974ref. 164097N.p.: Stage Struck Productions / Entertainment Pyramid 1974. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1974 Blaxploitation film. A former Green Beret turned detective and nightclub owner seeks revenge on the men responsible for his girlfriend's death. Written produced and directed by Oakland Channel 20 television talk show host Sal Watts the film was for years considered lost until 2022 when it was re-released in a restoration by Deaf Crocodile Films. Set in California and the Middle East shot on location in Oakland. 27 x 41 inches folded as issued. Very Good plus lightly worn at the creases with a couple small chips at the left and right edges. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema p. 195. Stage Struck Productions / Entertainment Pyramid unknown
ref. 163887N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. With Bloch's annotations throughout in manuscript ink noting changes to dialogue. A crime drama set in Mexico about an American woman who becomes involved with a controversial political revolutionary. Robert Bloch is best known for penning Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" 1959 although his six-decade writing career encompassed novels short stories radio cinema and television. A protégé of H.P. Lovecraft Bloch received the Hugo Award the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award and served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1970. Beige card wrappers with the title and the name of actor John Ireland in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Title page present with credit for Bloch. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Carbon typescript rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with leaves torn at the holes and laid into wrappers. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 164085N.p.: RAF Industries 1969. Vintage 45 RPM vinyl record of radio spot announcements for the 1969 film. Red label variant. Rare. An awkward young man makes a deal with the devil offering his soul for youth beauty and power-but all at a cost. 7 inches. Fine with nominal surface wear housed in a Fine brown paper sleeve. RAF Industries unknown
1973ref. 164084N.p.: General Film Corporation 1973. Vintage 33 1/3 RPM microgroove vinyl record containing four radio spot announcements for the 1973 exploitation film. Rare. A pair of sisters kill their stepfather after he attempts to rape the younger sister and flee to Los Angeles after the murder where they are pulled into their uncle's money-laundering operation. 7 inches. Very Good plus with nominal surface wear housed in a Near Fine white paper sleeve. Not in Discogs. General Film Corporation unknown
1967ref. 161281Various cities: Raymond Wagner / Petersham Films 1967. Draft script for the 1968 film. Copy belonging to one of the film's production designers with their annotations regarding specific needed objects written in manuscript pencil and ink on the first and last pages of the script. Based on the 1966 novel "Me and the Arch Kook Petulia" by John Haase about an unhappy newlywed socialite who relentlessly pursues a physician for an affair. Shot on location during the Summer of Love in San Francisco with appearances by Janis Joplin and The Grateful Dead. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated March 17 1967 with credits for novelist John Haase and screenwriter Larry Marcus. 101 leaves with last page of text numbered 100. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Rosenbaum 1000. Raymond Wagner / Petersham Films unknown
1978ref. 141488New York: Barovick Konecky Braun Schwartz and Kay 1978. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single annotation in manuscript pencil on the first page. Based on the 1978 novel by Michael Barak. In order to win World War II and understand where Nazi Germany's bombs are going to fall Winston Churchill tasks his intelligence service with stealing the German Enigma machine. Set in London. Tan wrappers with die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter John Briley and author Michael Barak. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Barovick Konecky Braun Schwartz and Kay unknown
1956ref. 161080United Kingdom: Associated British Picture Corporation 1956. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1956 British film noir showing actress Diana Dors in the tub. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso and a small stamp on the bottom corners of the recto. Based on Joan Henry's 1954 novel "Yield to the Night" about a woman who resorts to murder after her true love proves himself just the latest in a long line of abusive philanderers. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly soiled on the margins. Grant UK. Lyons UK. Selby UK. Spicer UK. Associated British Picture Corporation unknown
1955ref. 161070Burbank CA: Mark VII Ltd. / Warner Brothers 1955. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1955 film noir showing composer Ray Heindorf at the piano with actress Janet Leigh and director Jack Webb to the left. With the stamps of Warner Brothers and photographer Floyd McCarty to the verso. In 1927 a Kansas City trumpet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection. Songwriter and composer Ray Heindorf is today best remembered for his work in film soundtracks and was nominated for eighteen Academy Awards through the course of his four-decade career in Hollywood. Set and shot on location in Oregon. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly worn on the right edge else Near Fine. Grant US. Spicer US. Mark VII Ltd. / Warner Brothers unknown
