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1989ref. 157850Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1989. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1989 film. Two photographs with the stamp of photographer S. Karin Epstein on the verso. Having both been abandoned by their respective spouses a man and a woman living in New York begin dating but discover that their pasts make trust and respect difficult. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
1975ref. 157962Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1975. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1975 film showing director Steven Spielburg talking with producers Richard Zanuck and David Brown. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. The film that basically invented the concept of the summer blockbuster forever changing how movies were greenlit and marketed and along with "Star Wars" two years later effectively signaling the end of the New Hollywood Cinema. Based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. Winner of three Academy Awards with a fourth nomination for Best Picture. Set on the fictional Amity Island shot on location in Martha's Vineyard MA. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert II. Universal Pictures unknown
1989ref. 157880Beverly Hills CA: Orion Pictures 1989. Vintage press kit for the 1989 film. Kit includes an oversize full color promotional graphic with credits on the verso four gatherings of promotional material and twelve black and white compilation studio still photographs all housed in a two-color "Great Balls of Fire" folder. Based on the biography "Great Balls of Fire: The Uncensored Story of Jerry Lee Lewis" by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr. Dennis Quad stars as the arrogant remarkable and controversial Lewis whose career was derailed after marrying his thirteen year old cousin Myra Gale Brown played by Winona Ryder. Shot on location in Arkansas and Tennessee. Oversize promotional graphic 9 x 11.5 inches. Very Good plus with some light edgewear. Promotional materials 8.5 x 11 inches. Fine Photographs 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Folder 9 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus with some light edgewear and faint toning to the extremities. Olive 20031. Orion Pictures unknown
1988ref. 157881Los Angeles: Cineplex-Odeon Films 1988. Vintage press kit for Academy screenings of the 1988 film. Kit includes a 31 page press booklet twelve black and white studio still photographs in their original glassine envelope twelve clippings of "For Your Consideration" ads for the film two ad clippings and an article clipping for the film two copies of "Photo Captions for Color Slides" presumably for the screenings and a Cineplex Odeon Films January Academy Screening Schedule bi-fold all housed in a color Cineplex Odeon Films folder. Laid in is a bi-fold for the 1988 Robert Altman television film "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" starring Eric Bogosian housing two clippings of articles and a promotional photograph of the cast. Based on the 1987 Pulitzer Prize nominated play by Eric Bogosian and Tad Savinar and the 1987 book "Talked to Death: The Life and Murder of Alan Berg" by Stephen Singular. Bogosian stars as the acerbic Jewish radio talk show host Barry Champlain who as his show is about to go nationwide must confront his distrust of the network management his dysfunctional relationship with his wife and the increasingly threatening neo-nazis angered by his outspoken opinions. One of director Oliver Stone's more modest and affecting films. Set in and shot on location in Dallas Texas. Folder and contents Near Fine. Cineplex-Odeon Films unknown
1922ref. 148249Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1922. Vintage linen-backed keybook photograph from the 1922 film showing actress Alma Rubens. With the stamp of Movie Star News on the verso. A corrupt theatrical agent turns up dead leading police to investigate a prospective client and several targets of the agent's blackmail scheme for the murder. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear. Paramount Pictures unknown
1926ref. 148247Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1926. Vintage reference photograph of actress Arlette Marchal from the 1926 film. Based on the 1927 novel by Zane Grey not published until a year after the film's release. A fugitive is left in the desert to die by his outlaw partner but is rescued by a young rancher unaware that romantic entanglements with a neighboring rancher's daughter will complicate their friendship. Now considered to be a lost film. Shot on location in Hurricane Bluffs Utah. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with light toning and edgewear and a small chip to the right edge. Paramount Pictures unknown
1967ref. 157986N.p.: N.p. 1967. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 film. One with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso regarding cropping. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A bold film adaptation of the controversial allegorical drama by Amiri Baraka writing here as he often did in the 1960s as Leroi Jones. An erratic white woman meets an African American man on a subway car. When he begins to respond to her erotic advances she begins to taunt him viciously goading him until he explodes into violence. Anthony Anthony Harvey's important and still impactful first directorial effort followed by many successful films including "The Lion in Winter" 1968 "They Might Be Giants" 1971 and "The Glass Menagerie" 1973. Set in New York with subway exteriors shot in Manhattan and interiors shot in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 157979London: The Other Cinema 1969. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1969 Canadian film. Stamps of The Other Cinema and ICA Press Office on the verso. In the future the Canadian Academy for Erotic Enquiry CAEE investigates the claims of a parapsychologist by recruiting seven volunteers to submit to a form of brain surgery that removes their power of speech but increases their telepathic ability. Director David Cronenberg's feature film debut. 9.75 x 7.75 inches. Near Fine. The Other Cinema unknown
1952ref. 157989N.p.: N.p. 1952. Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 film showing actor and director Charlie Chaplin in costume as a clown. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Autobiographically reflective of screen icon Charlie Chaplin's fears of being left behind in the fading vaudeville and silent film era depicting the final years of a washed-up stage clown who briefly maintains an impossible relationship with a young dancer representative of a new generation of performers. The first and only time that Chaplin and fellow silent film star Buster Keaton would appear onscreen together and the only Chaplin picture to win an Academy Award albeit for the original score of the 1972 re-release. 10 x 8 inches with wide margins image measuring 5 x 6.25 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned. Criterion Collection 756. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 157978N.p.: Astral Films 1974. Vintage reference photograph from the 1974 film showing author Mordecai Richler on the set. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Richler's 1959 novel about a young working-class Jewish man who embarks on a series of get-rich-quick schemes in an attempt to buy the land around a lake. Set and shot on location in Montreal. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Astral Films unknown
1966ref. 157991N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Sidney Lumet and actress Candice Bergen on the set of the 1966 film. Based on the 1963 novel. A satire following the lives of eight graduates of the fictional South Tower College an all-women's university in Connecticut. Set and shot on location in Connecticut and New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1963ref. 157998Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film showing director Robert Mulligan examining negatives during filming on location in New York. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A young Italian-American salesgirl realizes she is pregnant after a one-night-stand with a jazz musician and seeks him out in order to raise money for an abortion. Shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Paramount Pictures unknown
1970ref. 157995N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the 1970 film showing Donald Sutherland watching a fantasy version of himself on a camera crane. Handwritten snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Heavily influenced by Federico Fellini's "8 1/2" 1963 about an aging film director agonizing over his next project loosely based on director Paul Mazursky's own experiences after the success of "Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice" 1969. Shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. About Very Good plus with a small tear on the top edge repaired with paper tape. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 158000N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage reference photograph of director Joseph Losey watching a scene with Elizabeth Taylor and Mia Farrow on the set of the 1968 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. An impoverished woman meets a young girl who claims to be her long-lost daughter believed to have died in a drowning accident years before. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with brief wear at the corners. N.p. unknown
1961ref. 158005N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage reference photograph of director Roger Corman and cinematographer Floyd Crosby capturing a scene with Vincent Price on the set of the 1961 film. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story about a young Englishman who travels to Spain to investigate his sister's death. The second Poe adaptation released by American International Pictures following Corman's "The House of Usher" in 1960. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light toning and wear on the corners. N.p. unknown
1979ref. 158003N.p.: N.p. 1979. Vintage matte-finish reference photograph of writer Günter Grass child actor David Bennent and director Volker Schlöndorff on the set of the 1979 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Grass' 1959 novel about a young child with magical abilities who witnesses the rise to power of the Nazi party. Winner of the Palme d'Or and winner of an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Set in Danzig and shot on location in West Germany. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Arrow Films. Criterion Collection 234. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 158014N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage reference photograph from the 1965 film showing director Roman Polanksi and a camera crew capturing a scene in Catherine Deneuve's apartment Deneuve behind the camera to the right. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Polanski's second feature film and his first in English. A disturbed young woman experiences a variety of hallucinations and nightmares when left alone in the apartment she shares with her sister. A breakthrough role for Catherine Deneuve and the film that paved the way for Polanski's future success. Set and shot on location in London. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Criterion Collection 483. Grant UK. Spicer UK. N.p. unknown
1925ref. 148156Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1925. Vintage reference photograph from the 1925 silent film showing actors Mae Murray and Basil Rathbone in an embrace. A Parisian dancer and her partner make their living by seducing and stealing from millionaires to the chagrin of the local police chief. Legendary filmmaker Josef von Sternberg was initially slated to direct but grew exasperated with Mae Murray's on-set behavior and walked out on the picture to be replaced by Christy Cabanne. Set in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with light edgewear toning and a few pinholes to the border not affecting the image. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1925ref. 148229Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1925. Vintage reference photograph from the 1925 silent film showing actress Pola Negri holding a small goat. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. A dancer achieves sudden fame and wealth when she is discovered performing in a Spanish cafe and brought to New York but soon finds life in high society is more difficult than glamorous. Now considered to be a lost film. Set in New York and Spain. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light even toning and edgewear. Paramount Pictures unknown
1979ref. 157906London: Morison Film Group 1979. Third draft for the 1981 UK horror film. Second generation duplication made internally by the filmmakers during production and in original wrappers. Vintage as issued. Two terrorists accidentally unleash a deathly venomous snake into the home where they have trapped a number of hostages. Set in London and shot on location in London and Hertfordshire England. Grey titled wrappers. Title page present dated July 31 1979 noted as third draft with credits for Robert Carrington and Alan Scholefield. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Xerox duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with faint soil on page edges and a faint tide mark along the fore-edge of the title page wrapper Near Fine bound with two silver brads. Blue Underground 7070. Morison Film Group unknown
1960ref. 151690Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1960. Vintage reference photograph of director Billy Wilder chatting with actors Tony Curtis apparently visiting the set and Jack Lemmon on the set of the 1960 film. A mild-mannered office worker allows his boss use of his apartment for the boss' weekend dalliances in hopes of getting ahead on the corporate ladder only to finally meet the perfect woman a beautiful elevator operator. Madcap wonderment ensues. Nominated for ten Academy Awards winning five including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. United Artists unknown
1950ref. 157957N.p.: N.p. 1950. Vintage borderless oversize reference photograph from the 1950 film showing actress Marilyn Monroe surrounded by admirers. Based on an original story by Horace McCoy about a runaway orphan who becomes a champion roller-skater and the women he meets along the way. Monroe's eighth screen appearance. 13.5 x 10.5 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing overall. N.p. unknown
1928ref. 148190Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1928. Vintage reference photograph from the 1928 silent film showing actress Mary Nolan. With a mimeo snipe to the verso along with manuscript pencil annotations regarding layout. A bitter magician in charge of a small outpost in Zanzibar paralyzed by the man who wooed and killed his wife seeks to exact revenge upon the philanderer and the girl that he believes is their offspring. He attempts to do so by carrying out the African tradition of burning a man's daughter at the stake after a man has died though only after killing his rival does he realize the daughter is his. One of Browning and Chaney's best joint efforts a tragically grim film depicting a lurid Africa. Set in Zanzibar. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy with light toning. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1925ref. 148182Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1925. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1925 film struck from the negative circa 1950s one showing actor Mae Murray and the other showing Murray and actor John Gilbert. Based on the 1905 Hungarian operetta which was in turn based on the 1861 French play "The Embassy Attache." A lush romantic melodrama with touches of humor involving a European prince who falls for an American dancer. The relationship falls prey to every manner of trouble and the never-married couple eventually reunites on location at Maxim's in Paris. A rare program for an early and restrained gem by one of the great directors of the silent era. Set and partially shot on location in Paris. One photograph 8 x 10 inches one photograph 10 x 8 inches. One Near Fine with faint wear to the corners one Very Good plus with light wear to the left edge. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1929ref. 148191Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1929. Two vintage portrait photographs of actress Catherine Dale Owen to publicize Lionel Barrymore's 1929 silent film "His Glorious Night." Owen was born in Louisville Kentucky and began her acting career on Broadway. Unfortunately her breakthrough film debut in "His Glorious Night" did much to prematurely end her career as it was universally panned for its outdated dialogue and co-star John Gilbert's unexpectedly underwhelming speaking voice on-screen. The production was Gilbert's sound film debut. Owen went on to make several more films including "The Rogue Song" 1930 and "Strictly Unconventional" 1930 until her retirement in 1935. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
