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1960ref. 147008N.p.: N.p. 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced film. With a few small manuscript pencil annotations mostly revising spelling mistakes. When an aging musician meets a handsome younger man she sees the autumn romance as a way out of her stagnant life with her sister-but not all is as it seems. Screenwriter Warren Burton was better known as an actor for film and television most notably in "All My Children" from 1978-1979. Set in New York. Salmon titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Warren Burton. 38 leaves with last page of text numbered 36. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
ref. 160743N.p.: A-A Productions 1973. Draft script for the 1973 film here under the working title "The Hostesses." Copy belonging to actress Kathy Hilton with her annotations in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and throughout. A softcore sexploitation film about a woman who decides to become a cocktail waitress in order to get closer to men and money-in that order. Screenwriter Ed Wood Jr.'s fifth collaboration with director Stephen Apostolof following "Orgy of the Dead" 1965 "The Class Reunion" 1972 "Drop-Out Wife" 1972 and "The Snow Bunnies" 1972. Beige titled wrappers undated noted as production No. 113 with credit for screenwriter Edw. D. Wood Jr. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Edw. D. Wood Jr. 42 leaves with last page of text numbered 41. Early xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with front wrapper partially detached from the binding bound with two gold brads. A-A Productions unknown
1970ref. 141495Los Angeles: New American Cinema 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. With several annotations in manuscript ink and pencil in an unidentified hand throughout. Based on Thomas Berger's 1975 novel "Sneaky People." A man living in the midwest resolves to murder his wife in the hopes of living happily with his mistress. Screenwriter Howard Berk is best remembered for "Target" 1985 and "Triangle" 1970. Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Howard Berk and author Thomas Berger. 153 leaves with last page of text numbered 152. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. New American Cinema unknown
1963ref. 160682N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film showing director Jean-Luc Godard and cameraman Raoul Coutard capturing a scene. Date stamp and provenance stamp on the verso. During the Algerian War a French agent is ordered to assassinate a member of the National Liberation Front of Algeria FLN but cannot complete the mission due to his involvement with a pro-FLN woman. Shot in 1960 but not released until 1963 due to a French ban on torture scenes thus Godard's second feature film but fourth to be released. Set in Algeria shot on location in Switzerland. 10.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 1010. Grant France. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 160792Santa Monica: Hermes Productions 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Noted as "MASTER" in manuscript ink and copy No. 8 in manuscript pencil on the title page. A military drama about a coed group of US Marine recruits in San Diego. Screenwriter Nicholas Corea better known for his work on "The Incredible Hulk" television series enlisted as a Marine during the Vietnam War and was awarded a Purple Heart. Red titled wrappers with credit for screenwriter Nicholas Corea. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Nicholas Corea. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Hermes Productions unknown
1985ref. 160776Buenos Aires: Aries Film International 1985. Final Draft script for the 1985 film here under the working title "The Fine White Line" with manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the rectos and/or versos of 36 pages regarding dialogue and character motivation with three pages with annotated post-its regarding wardrobe attached to the versos. Script preceded by a two page "Character Notes." An undercover DEA agent played by John Schneider has infiltrated South America's largest cocaine cartel and is ordered by the organization's kingpin to assassinate a journalist running for president. One of ten films produced by Roger Corman in Argentina during the 1980s. Set in Bolivia shot on location in Argentina and Mexico. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 2/16/85 noted as FINAL DRAFT - revised with credits for screenwriter Steven M. Krauzer and story by David Vinas and Hector Olivera. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication rectos only with goldenrod revision pages throughout dated 3/12/85. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Aries Film International unknown
1973ref. 160667N.p.: Cinema International 1973. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Clint Eastwood on the set of the 1973 Western film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. One of few Western films connected with the New Hollywood cinema thanks to Eastwood's abstraction as both director and actor nuanced cinematography and a script penned by "Shaft" novelist Ernest Tidyman. Shot on location at Mono Lake in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Cinema International unknown
1997ref. 160794N.p.: N.p. 1997. Third Draft script for the 1999 film. With manuscript ink annotations relating to the character of Jim McAllister on several pages possibly in the hand of screenwriter Jim Taylor and post-it notes with annotations in the same hand attached to five pages. Based on the 1998 novel by Tom Perrotta loosely based in turn on Budd Schulberg's 1941 novel "What Makes Sammy Run" A pitch-black comedy about a washed-up high school history teacher who forms an increasingly desperate vendetta against an overachieving student. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Set in Omaha shot on location in Washington DC in Omaha Bellevue LaVista and Papillon Nebraska in Carter Lake Iowa and in New York City. Blue titled wrappers noted as THIRD DRAFT on the front wrapper dated July 22 1997 with credits for director-screenwriter Alexander Payne screenwriter Jim Taylor and novelist Tom Perotta. Title page present noted as THIRD DRAFT dated July 22 1997 with credits for director-screenwriter Alexander Payne screenwriter Jim Taylor and novelist Tom Perotta. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with a silver prong that has been reinforced with clear packing tape. Criterion Collection 904. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 160669Los Angeles: AVCO Embassy Pictures 1974. Four vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1974 Italian film two showing actress Charlotte Rampling and two showing Rampling and Dirk Bogarde. Liliana Cavani's international breakthrough a deeply controversial film about a Holocaust survivor who renews her sadomasochistic sexual relationship with her Nazi captor after a chance encounter which threatens to expose his fellow former SS officers now living in secret in postwar Vienna. Shot on location in Vienna Austria and Rome Italy. 10 x 8 inches. Three Near Fine lightly worn at the corners one Very Good plus with a faint tide mark at the bottom right corner. Criterion Collection 59. Grant Italy. AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown
1961ref. 160674New York: Globe Photos 1961. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1961 film showing actress Jayne Mansfield having her makeup touched up on the set. Mimeo snipe in German on the verso along with several copyright stamps. A fictionalized portrayal of the prolific Hollywood star and nightclub dancer George Raft known for his many roles portraying gangsters and known for having real-life underworld connections made while Raft was still living. Shot on location in Los Angeles. 8.5 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Globe Photos unknown
ref. 160757N.p.: N.p. 1978. Revised Draft script for the 1979 short film. Copy belonging to uncredited actor Charles Hutchins with his name and role "The Court Clerk" in manuscript ink on the title page and his annotations in manuscript ink indicating scenes on three pages. The first film adaptation of the 1944 novel by Lillian Smith about a Black painter in 1940s Georgia whose attempt to register to vote culminates in his murder by a lynch mob. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film. Set in Georgia. Self wrappers. Title page present dated Feb. 20 1978 noted as Revised Draft with credits for screenwriter Stephen B. Katz director Seth Pinsker and novelist Lillian Smith. 36 leaves with last page of text numbered 33. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus lightly edgeworn partially bound at the top left corner with three staples. N.p. unknown
1946ref. 156250New York: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage reference photograph from the 1946 film noir seen here under the working title "What Nancy Wanted" showing actor Robert Mitchum in an artist's studio. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. RKO Radio Pictures stamp on the verso crediting photographer Alex Kahle. Moments before his wedding a man learns that his fiancée is a kleptomaniac who has cheated lied and even killed in her previous relationships. Set in Manhattan. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1961ref. 141016N.p.: N.p. 1961. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in is a letter from a producer expressing regret about not working on the production. Single annotation on the title page noting the address and signature of Ilse Lahn of the Paul Kohner Agency. A charter boat accepts a contract to go hunting for sharks while also transporting scientific equipment. They head to the island of Tonga where the indigenous inhabitants worship the Great White. Set on Tonga. Yellow titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 141013N.p.: N.p. 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. Laid in is a letter from the Paul Kohner Agency. A travel group's Indian guide dies at the campfire and his companions discover among his possessions several photographs of a Spanish Galleon in the desert. A search begins for the ship and the treasure that it presumably holds. Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Jack Lewis. Ten leaves with last page of text numbered nine. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 152295Rome: Excelsior 1970. Original English-language treatment script for an unproduced Italian film. A factory worker recounts his life and loves to his captors after being taken by government operatives on suspicion of having subversive ties. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Alfredo Giannetti with the stamp of Excelsior Cinematografica. 8 leaves with last page of text numbered 6. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine with perfect binding. Excelsior unknown
1954ref. 141026N.p.: N.p. 1954. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a letter rejecting the script laid in. During Reconstruction a newspaperman comes to Texas where he encounters a slew of carpetbaggers who are exploiting the locals running the town and murdering at will. The newspaperman and his southern friend decide to start a newspaper in order to expose the corrupt system. Set in Jefferson Texas. Tan titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis and author John Clark. 104 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a silver prong binding. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 141189N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A young woman dreams of being a painter but is forced by her controlling mother into being a concert pianist. She begins to break down when her mother decides to be a matchmaker bringing home prospective suitors for her daughter. Brown untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter John Tarangelo. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a silver prong binding. N.p. unknown
1981ref. 153804Long Beach CA: Premiere World Pictures 1981. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotation in manuscript ink on the front wrapper noting copy No. 12 and single annotation in manuscript pencil on the title page. A photographer becomes involved in the murder of a prominent fashion model. Set in California. Green untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1981 with credits for screenwriter Roger Ernest. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Premiere World Pictures unknown
1978ref. 151975N.p.: N.p. 1978. Draft script for an unproduced film. In 1958 an American actress visiting France is conscripted into the Algerian effort for independence. Set in France. Black titled wrappers. Title page present dated February 7 1978 with credits for screenwriter Judith Braun. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 150147N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A man and a woman arrive at the North Pole with unknown debts and immediately are set to work for an oil company under the supervision of a hard-nosed warden who sends the man to a work camp and the woman to work in an igloo brothel. White titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Darec Haris. 259 leaves with last page of text numbered 258. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good lightly toned throughout wrapper Very Good bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1976ref. 141015N.p.: N.p. 1976. Draft script for an unproduced television program. A Latino man goes to small claims court to collect money owed by his landlady. He then begins translating for a different man who does not speak English helping the man win his case. Set in California. Lacking wrappers. Title page present dated April 2 1976 with credits for screenwriter Gonzalo Munevar. 49 leaves with last page of text numbered 49. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine unbound. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 141008N.p.: N.p. 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Signature of reader Ilse Lahn of the Paul Kohner Agency on the title page in manuscript ink. Three men rob a bank and almost get away with it until a young ventriloquist intervenes allowing the lawmen to capture the crooks. Lacking wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Jack Lewis. Six leaves with last page of text numbered five. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus bound with a staple. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 141010N.p.: N.p. 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A local entertainer sues a traveling medicine man claiming that his product caused her hair to fall out. The medicine man protests that his daughter has been using the solution since her birth and has beautiful hair. It is revealed the entertainer has always been bald and simply wanted to con a scam artist. Lacking wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Jack Lewis. Eleven leaves with last page of text numbered eleven. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine unbound. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 152555Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1970. Draft script for the 1971 film here under the working title "Kane." Copy belonging to actor Bradford Dillman with his stamp to the title page and his manuscript ink annotations throughout. Laid in with the script are two manuscript pages with Dillman's notes on blocking for various scenes and two gatherings of cast and crew contact information. A mysterious African American man returns to his hometown for a funeral and is suspected by the police and district attorney of being a union organizer. His aging family doctor however knows the man holds a larger more meaningful purpose in the world. Set in Alabama shot on location in Marysville California. Blue titled wrappers dated January 30 1970 noted as production No. 8981. Title page present dated January 30 1970 with credits for director James Goldstone and screenwriter Ernest Kinoy. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 140. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between February 11 1970 and March 4 1970. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown
1960ref. 141009N.p.: N.p. 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Signature of reader Ilse Lahn of the Paul Kohner Agency on title page in manuscript ink. A desert prospector strikes it rich but is promptly robbed by two masked gunmen. The local lawman decides to investigate. Lacking wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Jack Lewis. Eight leaves with last page of text numbered seven. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine partially bound with a staple. N.p. unknown
