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1979ref. 151074Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1979. Vintage press kit for the 1979 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing 13 black-and-white photographs and 11 gatherings of promotional reading material. Based on the 1973 novel by Peter Gent. A satire of American pro football loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s following an aging wide receiver for a Texas team who refuses to conform to the wishes of his coaches and fellow team members. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1985ref. 161049N.p.: N.p. 1985. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1985 film including one showing director Héctor Babenco talking with actor William Hurt on the set. Based on the 1976 novel by Manuel Puig about two cellmates who form an unusual bond during their imprisonment in a Brazilian prison. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Puig's novel also served as the basis for a Broadway musical produced in 1993 with a book by Terrence McNally. Set and shot on location in São Paolo Brazil. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 161076Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1960. Vintage reference photograph from the 1960 film showing director George Sidney inspecting a chorus line of women's legs. Columbia Pictures stamp specific to the Dutch release on the verso. Based on Norman Krasna's 1958 Broadway play "Who Was That Lady I Saw You With" A mild-mannered chemistry professor falsely claims to be an undercover FBI agent in order to get back into his wife's good graces capturing the attention of the FBI the CIA and the KGB in the process. Set and shot on location in Manhattan. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1974ref. 140871N.p.: N.p. 1974. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Follows the travels of a Vietnam veteran and expatriate living abroad in France. Set in Paris. Red titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter E. Lourie. Title page present dated 1974 with credits for screenwriter Lourie. 21 leaves unnumbered. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a silver prong binding. N.p. unknown
1947ref. 161132N.p.: N.p. 1947. Vintage reference photograph of choreographer Tilly Losch and actress Yvonne de Carlo on the set of the 1947 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A fictional episode in the life of composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov imagining a love affair with a Spanish cabaret dancer that leads him to pen the titular composition "Scheherazade." 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1959ref. 161071New York: United Press International 1959. Two vintage reference photographs from the set of the 1959 film including one glossy and single weight and one matte finish borderless and double weight. One photograph shows actor Sidney Poitier talking with producer Sam Goldwyn and the other shows Poitier with actors Dorothy Dandridge and Brock Peters. One with a provenance stamp on the verso and both with annotations in manuscript ink identifying subjects on the versos. Based on DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel "Porgy" and its subsequent 1927 opera adaptation by DuBose Heyward and his wife Dorothy with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin. One of the great enduring American musicals following a disabled man in a small fishing village in South Carolina who harbors a woman attempting to flee her disreputable past. Set in South Carolina shot on location in Stockton California with some scenes shot near the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta in California. Matte photograph 11 x 8 inches glossy photograph 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn with matte photograph slightly curled. National Film Registry. United Press International unknown
1969ref. 161068N.p.: N.p. 1969. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the stark 1969 neo-noir film both showing actress Rita Moreno. Mimeo snipes on the versos. Based on Lionel White's 1953 novel "The Snatchers" about a wealthy young woman who is kidnapped and held hostage in a remote French beach house. Set and shot on location in Le Touquet France. 7.25 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. Grant UK. N.p. unknown
1933ref. 159022Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1933. Vintage linen-backed keybook reference photograph from the 1933 film showing actor Paul Robeson. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Eugene O'Neill's 1920 play following a cunning railway porter who gradually manipulates his way into control of a small Caribbean island. Actor Paul Robeson's first sound feature a breakthrough role which secured the actor's status as one of the first African American leading actors of mainstream cinema. Set throughout the American south and in the Caribbean Islands shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light wear along the top edge image unaffected. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 370. United Artists unknown
1948ref. 158992Buckinghamshire: London Film 1948. Two vintage reference photographs of director Carol Reed on the set of the 1948 British film one showing Reed with a camera crew on location and the other showing Reed between takes with actors Ralph Richardson and Bobby Henrey. Both photographs with printed mimeo snipes affixed the versos one with the stamp of photographer Leslie Baker on the verso and one with a studio stamp incorrectly crediting Anthony Asquith's 1948 film "The Winslow Boy." Based on Graham Greene's 1936 short story "The Basement Room" about a diplomat's son who comes to suspect that his family's beloved butler has committed a murder. Shot on location in London. One photograph 9.75 x 8 inches one photograph 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 357. Grant UK. Penzler 101. Selby UK Masterwork. Spicer UK. London Film unknown
1939ref. 156299Hollywood: RKO Radio Pictures 1939. Vintage lobby card from the 1939 film. Provenance stamp on the verso along with the stamp of Independent Poster Exchange. The only feature film written by Langston Hughes in collaboration with African American actor Clarence Muse who also appeared in the film in the role of Uncle Caton. While Hughes and Muse intended to create a story about antebellum Louisiana with a more accurate portrayal of African Americans' role during the period studio interference inevitably compromised their initial vision. Set in Louisiana shot on location in Calabasas and Santa Monica California. 14 x 11 inches. Lightly worn at the corners else about Near Fine. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1955ref. 156363Culver City CA: Hal Roach Studios 1955. Revised Draft script for the 1955 television episode originally aired on NBC on October 26 1955. A young woman arrives in a quiet western town claiming her wagon train was destroyed by a roving band of Indians. Director and screenwriter George Waggner was better known for his work in the horror genre most notably "The Wolf Man" 1941. Tan titled wrappers noted as production No. 9604. Distribution page present with receipt INTACTORREMOVED. Title page present dated 8/31/55 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter and director George Waggner. 42 leaves with last page of text numbered 40. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 8/31/55. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Hal Roach Studios unknown
1969ref. 159025Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1969. Four vintage reference photographs from the 1969 film including three single weight and one double weight. All four show director Gordon Parks on the set. Three with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. Based on director Gordon Parks' semi-autobiographical 1963 novel. The first major studio production directed by an African American and one of few dramas of the period to focus exclusively on Black life in America depicting the life of a teenager in late 1920s Kansas who grows up quickly as he experiences events related to racial and economic injustice in his community. Set and shot on location in Kansas. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown
1970ref. 159071Culver City CA: Faces Music / Columbia Pictures 1970. Original oversize program for the 1970 film. Photo illustrated throughout in black and white and color. Three men are confronted with middle age suburban malaise and their impending mortality after the sudden death of friend. They spend a weekend binge drinking and wandering around New York then spontaneously head to London where one of them decides to stay not returning to his family. 10.5 x 13.5 inches. Saddle stapled with printed acetate wrapper. Near Fine. Faces Music / Columbia Pictures unknown
ref. 159007N.p.: Dell Publishing 1970. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1970 film. Both with Dell Publishing photograph library stamps on the verso. An unhappy apathetic housewife who has just left her husband decides to go on the run with a bank robber. Shot largely on location on a shoestring budget with much of its dialogue improvised the film was Barbara Loden's directorial debut. Set in eastern Pennsylvania and shot on location in Scranton and Carbondale Pennsylvania and Waterdale Connecticut. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with annotations in manuscript ink on the recto versos relating to cropping and publication. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 965. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Dell Publishing unknown
1946ref. 156220Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1946. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1947 film noir. "Key Set" stamp on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on a 1945 magazine article by Fulton Oursler writing as Anthony Abbot in turn based on an actual incident involving a Catholic priest and a mentally unstable homeless man. A public attorney is hired to defend a strange out-of-towner accused of murdering a priest. Set in Connecticut and shot on location in Connecticut and New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby Canon. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1985ref. 159104Studio City CA: ITC Productions / Blue Andre Productions 1985. Revised Second Draft script for the 1986 television film originally aired on November 10 1986 on NBC. Based on the true story of Maude DeVictor a Veterans Benefits Counselor for the Veterans Administration who worked to expose the government's coverup of the harmful effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam veterans. White generic ITC wrappers with a die-cut title window. Title page present dated July 19 1985 noted as REVISED SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriter John Sayles and story credits for Martin M. Goldstein Stephen Doran and Robert Jacobs. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. ITC Productions / Blue Andre Productions unknown
1998ref. 159108Los Angeles: Propaganda Films 1998. Final Draft script for the 1999 film. Director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman ended the 1990s and introduced themselves to the world with this highly original film which took the literary concept of metafiction into the realm of popular entertainment and opened many new doors in terms of storytelling in cinema. Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Screenplay. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles and Pasadena California and in Jersey City. Self wrappers. Title page present noted as Final Version with credit for screenwriter Charlie Kaufman. 54 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Fine bound with two gold brads. Propaganda Films unknown
1956ref. 158827Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1956. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1956 film. Based on A.E.W. Mason's 1902 novel "The Four Feathers" previously adapted by Korda in 1939 under the title "The Four Feathers." A British lieutenant resigns in order to remain with his fiancee but this choice brands him a coward leading him to travel to the Sudan to fight incognito as a show of courage. Set and shot on location in Sudan. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light toning at the extremities and two faint diagonal creases at the bottom left and top right corners. Columbia Pictures unknown
1957ref. 159061Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1957. Vintage double weight reference photograph from the 1957 film. Mimeo snipe and one provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1951 story by James A. Michener. During WWII three sisters fall in and out of love with the soldiers who are stationed in Christchurch though one sister is married. Set and shot on location in New Zealand. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with some small splashes at the top center. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1948ref. 159121Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1948. Vintage reference photograph from the 1948 film showing Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. National Film Archive stamp on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" by Sherwood King. Director Orson Welles promised to write produce and direct a film for Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn in exchange for an emergency $55000 to help finance costuming for his 1946 Broadway musical "Around the World." The resultant film courted controversy not least due to Welles' decision to have Hayes cut and bleach her iconic red hair for her performance. Although the film was a commercial failure in the US upon release it is now considered a touchstone of the noir genre. Shot on location in Mexico. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Selby US Master List. Selby US Masterworks. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown
1945ref. 159128Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1945. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1945 film showing actors Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra with then-child actor Dean Stockwell. A pair of sailors on shore leave in Hollywood help a would-be film star make it big. The first of three films to pair Sinatra and Kelly followed by "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" and "On the Town" 1949. Set and shot on location in Hollywood. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus evenly toned with light creasing at the corners. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1962ref. 159040N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Angie Dickinson from the 1962 film. Based on Irving Fineman's 1932 novel "Lovers Must Learn." After being fired for giving a student her copy of a romance novel a woman decides to move to Rome where she finds a job at a bookstore and begins a romance with a newly single Italian man. Set and shot on location in Alto Adige Tuscany Rome and Bolzano Italy. 9.5 x 7.75 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown
1958ref. 159045Beverly Hills CA: Twentieth Century-Fox 1958. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. Provenance stamp on the versos. Based on the 1955 novel by Thomas Wakefield Blackburn. A brother-sister duo must protect their land rights in California from a real estate agent who hired a gunfighter to kill them. Set in California shot on location in Mexico. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with some pin holes in one photograph at the corners. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1970ref. 159131N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the 1970 experimental film showing actress Verity Bargate. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso regarding cropping. Director Stephen Dwoskin was an experimental filmmaker who produced work based on themes of perception disability and sexuality. He was a cofounder of the London Film-Makers' Co-op in 1966 and the film collective Spectre in 1980. "Times For" was the first of Dwoskin's longer films and notably included a performance by performance artist and filmmaker Carolee Schneemann with a soundtrack by experimental musician Gavin Bryars. 10 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 159144Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1966. Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the 1966 UK film showing actor Michael Caine in conversation with director Lewis Gilbert. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Bill Naughton's 1966 play set in sexy swinging 1960s London about a young working class chauffeur who decides to change his womanizing behavior after a tuberculosis diagnosis and the birth of his son. Director Lewis Gilbert breaks the fourth wall in this film with Caine directly addressing the camera in attempt to gain sympathy from the audience a technique used again by Gilbert in "Shirley Valentine" 1989. Gilbert also addressed the then-taboo issues of pregnancy and abortion in an uncommonly candid style. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine lightly age toned. Paramount Pictures unknown
