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1937ref. 148100Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1937. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1937 film one in black-and-white and one a hand-tinted color print. One with the stamp of Consolidated Poster Service on the verso. Based on the 1934 novel following a veteran lineman who takes a young farmer on as a "grunt" or apprentice. Set in Ohio and Chicago. 10 x 8 inches. One Very Good plus one Very Good with a one inch open tear to the lower right corner and a small tear to the upper right corner. Warner Brothers unknown
1975ref. 147070Venice CA: Capricorn Productions 1975. Treatment script for an unproduced film. With an annotation in manuscript ink on the front wrapper noting the title of the script and another on the first page of text noting an editorial revision. The jazz-loving navigator of a small Japanese submarine finds himself accidentally stranded in a small American town in 1944 and must convince the wary townspeople that he is Chinese in order to avoid persecution. Set in the American Midwest. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1975 with credit for screenwriter Joe Ravetz. 20 leaves with last page of text numbered 19. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Capricorn Productions unknown
1980ref. 153826Los Angeles: Monarex 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 1970 film directed by Carol Reed. Years into the future World War III has decimated most of the planet leaving the final battle to take place in southeast Asia. Clear mylar front wrapper red rear wrapper. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Christopher French. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 91. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three silver brads. Monarex unknown
1940ref. 140978N.p.: N.p. 1940. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A recently paroled ex-con gets out of prison and immediately murders someone leading to a large-scale media scandal. Screenwriter Christy Cabanne was one of the most prolific directors in the history of early American film beginning in the Silent era later working with Universal on a string of low-budget movies throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Goldenrod untitled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Christy Cabanne. 55 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 53. Carbon typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 141097Beverly Hills CA: Jerry Adler Productions 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A drama about the no-man's land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande technically claimed by America but unofficially belonging to bands of roving outlaws and social outcasts. Set in Texas. Black titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Herman Groves. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Jerry Adler Productions unknown
1945ref. 146226Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1945. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1945 film. A sheltered young girl lives with her uncle a pawnbroker by day and unbeknownst to her the leader of a criminal ring by night. When she begins to uncover his transgressions and realizes she is now under threat of becoming his next victim she seeks out the help of a local beat cop in bringing him down. White titled self wrappers noted as CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE on the front wrapper production No. 1422 dated AUGUST 8 1945 with credits for director Charles David actors Gloria Jean John Qualen Bill Goodwin and other cast members. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with light foxing bound with two gold brads at the top edge. Universal Pictures unknown
1949ref. 160993Paris: Keystone 1949. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Henri-Georges Clouzot talking with actors Michel Auclair and Cécile Aubry on the set of the 1949 film. Mimeo snipe and stamp of Keystone Press Agency on the verso. Loosely based on Antoine François Prévost's 1731 novel "Manon Lescaut." During World War II a French Resistance fighter begins a relationship with a woman soon souring as they become involved in prostitution and murder. Shot on location in Calvados Val-de-Marne Paris and Alpes-Maritimes France and in Erfoud and Ksar Es-Souk Morocco. 7.25 x 5 inches. Very Good plus lightly age toned. Keystone unknown
1970ref. 141382N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Text and titles in German. White untitled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Janusz Henryk Kryst. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a Very Good black Velo binding. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 161263Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1975. Six vintage studio still photographs from the 1979 film. Loosely based on the 1899 novella "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. The ultimate reflection of the American experience in Vietnam taking Conrad's dark vision of an expedition up the Congo and transplanting it to Vietnam-era Cambodia. Nominated for eight Academy Awards winning two. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Shot on grueling location in the Philippines. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du Cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. United Artists unknown
1984ref. 149978N.p.: N.p. 1984. Revised Second Draft script for the 1985 television film originally aired on NBC on March 18 1985. Copy belonging to a crew member with their name in manuscript ink on the title page and on several printed labels throughout the script. With a few small manuscript pencil annotations throughout most editorial in nature. A dedicated therapist treats a woman who feels she can't control her sexual urges and a taxi driver experiencing auditory hallucinations. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated October 22 1984 noted as SECOND REVISION with credits for screenwriters David Seltzer and Thom Thomas. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/31/84 and 11/28/84. Pages Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Full provenance available. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 141628Beverly Hills CA: Copa 1957. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1860 novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne one of his four major romances. In Italy four artists of various social standing find themselves in a complicated web of love alliances with their peers. Tan titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Title page present dated January 15 1957 with credits for screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and author Nathaniel Hawthorne. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Copa unknown
ref. 161161Los Angeles: New World Pictures 1987. Revised Second Draft script for the 1989 film. Copy belonging to cinematographer Francis Kenny with his name in manuscript ink on the title page and his ink and pencil annotations on several pages noting deletions and occasional additions. A dark satire of the popular John Hughes teen comedies of the early 1980s today considered a classic coming-of-age film. The debuts of both director Michael Lehmann and screenwriter Daniel Waters. Set in Sherwood Ohio and shot on location in Los Angeles California. White untitled New World Pictures production wrappers. Title page present dated November 17 1987 noted as REVISED SECOND DRAFT with credit for screenwriter Daniel Waters. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. New World Pictures unknown
1993ref. 158004Universal City: Universal Pictures 1993. Vintage studio still photograph of director John Woo and actor Jean-Claude Van Damme on the set of the 1993 film. A woman arrives in New Orleans in search of her father where she meets a drifter who helps her uncover the terrifying story behind her father's disappearance. Shot on location in Alabama and Louisiana. 10 x 8.25 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Grant US. Universal Pictures unknown
1978ref. 161019Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1978. Complete set of eight color studio still photographs for the 1978 film. Stamp of Consolidated Theatre Services of Canada on the versos. Director Walter Hill's existential neo-noir heavily influenced by Jean-Pierre Melville's "Le Samourai" 1967 with some of the finest car-chase sequences ever committed to celluloid. The film follows a skilled getaway driver whose elusive escapes torment a self-assured police detective driving the detective to the brink of obsession. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Silver and Ward US Neo-Noir. Spicer US. Twilight Time 53. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1971ref. 153167N.p.: N.p. 1971. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1957 novel by Robert Bright. In postwar France an art collector discovers clues to the whereabouts of a major masterpiece long considered lost to time and sets off in pursuit of the treasure. Set in Paris. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Tim Michael and novelist Robert Bright. 39 leaves with last page of text numbered 37. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1964ref. 148822N.p.: Cinema V. 1964. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1964 film. An African American railroad worker attempts to maintain his dignity and self-respect in the face of small-town racism and a troubled familial past. While initially the film faced a limited release due to its complex portrayal of southern prejudice and class divides it has since become regarded as an important example of neorealistic American cinema and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1993. Set outside Birmingham Alabama and shot on location in Atlantic City and Cape May New Jersey. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with light creasing and fading. National Film Registry. Cinema V. unknown
1971ref. 152535N.p.: AVCO Embassy Pictures 1971. Vintage program for the UK release of the 1971 film. A dark comedy chronicling the sex lives of two college friends over a period of 25 years as they navigate their changing desires and expectations. Set and shot on location in New York and Massachusetts in the US and Vancouver in Canada. Bi-fold. 8.25 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased. AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown
1974ref. 160750Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1974. Collection of 43 vintage studio still photographs from the 1974 film. An unusual and prescient sci-fi thriller that was poorly distributed in the US but over time counted Stanley Kubrick and Terrence Malick among its admirers. Actor George Segal in a serious against-type role is a scientist who agrees to an experimental treatment wherein a tiny computer is implanted in his head to help control violent tendencies. The computer malfunctions probably Windows-based and he becomes a psychotic killer. When Mike Kaplan a Warner Bros international marketing executive attempted to override Warner Bros' decision not to release the film in Britain he sought Kubrick's help. After explaining the situation and how the film required a different marketing campaign Kubrick interrupted with "I've already seen it and it's terrific." The director Terrence Malick wrote to Hodges expressing how much he loved watching the film saying "I have just come from seeing The Terminal Man and want you to know what a magnificent overwhelming picture it is. You achieve moods that I've never experienced in the movies before though it's only in hope of finding them that I keep going. Your images make me understand what an image is not a pretty picture but something that should pierce one through like an arrow and speak in a language all its own." 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly curled at the edges and some with light creasing and wear to the finish. Warner Brothers unknown
1951ref. 161085Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1951. Vintage studio still photograph of producer Cecil B. DeMille and director Frank Tashlin talking with actress Jane Russell on the set of the 1951 film while crew members set up the shot. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. A comedy Western about a young tenderfoot who returns to his small hometown in order to claim his father's gold which has gone missing. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light discoloration on the right edge. Pitts 4005. Paramount Pictures unknown
1964ref. 148821N.p.: Cinema V. 1964. Four vintage borderless double weight reference photographs two vintage reference photographs and one vintage studio still photograph from the 1964 film. Several with manuscript annotations regarding layout and provenance stamps to the verso and two with stamped snipes. An African American railroad worker attempts to maintain his dignity and self-respect in the face of small-town racism and a troubled familial past. While initially the film faced a limited release due to its complex portrayal of southern prejudice and class divides it has since become regarded as an important example of neorealistic American cinema and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1993. Set outside Birmingham Alabama and shot on location in Atlantic City and Cape May New Jersey. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus some with light edgewear and very faint soil. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection. Cinema V. unknown
1968ref. 161029Los Angeles: Cinerama 1968. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 film. Based on Daniel Keyes' 1966 novel "Flowers for Algernon" about a 32-year-old bakery worker with an intellectual disability who is approached by two doctors about participating in an experiment that will enhance his mental aptitude. Actor Cliff Robertson also appeared as Charly in a previous adaptation of Keyes' novel a 1961 television adaptation on the United States Steel Hour titled "The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon." Nelson who is best-known for his work on "The Graduate" "The Manchurian Candidate" "The Getaway" "The Godfather Part II" and "Apocalypse Now" was not credited in the final film so it must be assumed that he was either involved with it early on or considered it at some point. Set in Boston. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Cinerama unknown
1968ref. 161022Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1968. Four vintage color studio still photographs from the 1968 film. Provenance stamps on the versos. Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin. A seminal horror film one of the best genre pictures ever made from the earliest days of the New Hollywood cinema bringing together newcomer Roman Polanski as director established producer William Castle young star Mia Farrow and Hollywood veteran John Cassavetes. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ruth Gordon and nominated for Best Screenplay. Set and shot on location in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with pinholes at the corners. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 630. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. Rosenbaum 1000. Paramount Pictures unknown
1969ref. 161083N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless double weight color reference photograph from the 1969 film showing Sammy Davis Jr. surrounded by groovy dancers. French agency stamps on the verso. Based on the 1966 musical which was loosely based in turn on Federico Fellini's 1957 film "Nights of Calabria." A happy-go-lucky taxi dancer dreams of romance but only meets jerks as a result of her sleazy job. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1972ref. 161082N.p.: N.p. 1972. Vintage reference photograph from the 1972 film showing actor James Coburn talking to a rodeo clown during a smoke break on the set. Provenance stamp on the verso. Well-regarded New Hollywood Western about an aging rodeo champion a "honker" whose arrogance hurts everyone around him including his family. Notable for its accurate depiction of rodeo life portrayed in striking detail. Director Steve Inhat's directorial debut. Shot on location in New Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned on the margins with a small crease on the top right corner. Hardy p. 332. Pitts 1924. N.p. unknown
1964ref. 161127N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1964 French film showing Pierre Brasseur and Anna Karina reading a newspaper together. Stamp specific to the French release of the film on the verso. Based on Dolores Hitchens' 1958 novel "Fools' Gold." A young woman convinces two men to help her steal a large stash of money from her aunt. An outrageous and comical crime film and a classic of French New Wave cinema later described by Godard as "'Alice in Wonderland' meets Franz Kafka." Shot on location in Paris. 9.5 x 7.25 inches with wide bottom margin. Near Fine. BFI 549. Criterion Collection 174. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant France. Rosenbaum 1000. Spicer France. N.p. unknown
