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1963ref. 150212N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage borderless photograph of Luchino Visconti Burt Lancaster and crew on the set of the 1963 film. Coat of Arms with Leopard and "Le Guepard" stamps on the verso. Based on the 1958 novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. Visconti's classic spacious homage to the quiet death of the Sicilian aristocracy of the mid-nineteenth century one of the great films of Italian cinema. Perhaps the apex of Ms. Cardinale's career and one of a handful of examples of Burt Lancaster's willingness to take on literate complex roles. Nominated for an Academy Award. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Rome Lazio and Sicily Italy. 7 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. BFI 1087. Criterion Collection 235. Ebert II. Godard Histoires de cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 22. N.p. unknown
1964ref. 149932Universal City: Universal Pictures 1964. Vintage studio still photograph of producer Stanley Shapiro and actor Marlon Brando in conversation between takes on the set of the 1964 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A love-them-and-leave-them womanizer meets a man equal in skill at deceiving women but with an added knack for conning them out of money. The two men attempt to seduce a naive American woman to settle a bet as to which one is the better con artist. Later remade as "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" 1988. Set and shot on location in Alpes-Maritimes France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1949ref. 150238N.p.: N.p. 1949. Vintage narrow margin reference photograph featuring Michael Rennie Yolande Donlan director Val Guest and crew on the set of the 1949 film. A Val Guest favorite Donlan stars as Laramie Pilgrim an exchange factory worker from New Jersey struggling to adjust to the culture helps to save the village from a local land developer. 7.75 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1986ref. 150254N.p.: Cannon Films 1986. Vintage studio still photograph of director Tobe Hooper with Dennis Hopper and Caroline Williams on the set of the 1986 film. Nearly a decade after the first installment now a slasher classic Tobe Hooper revisits his chainsaw-toting prodigy "Leatherface" but to the dismay of most critics. This feature with the great Dennis Hopper as a creepy sheriff has achieved cult status in light of its being underrated since its release. Set in and shot on location in Bastrop Prarie Dell and Austin Texas. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Arrow 1494. Glover Men Women and Chainsaws. Cannon Films unknown
1960ref. 150227N.p.: N.p. 1960. Two vintage reference photographs on the set of the 1960 film. Both with "Cinema Verite" and "London Express News" stamps on verso and one with mimeo snipe on verso. A young woman finds herself standing trial for the murder of her lover forcing her to reflect on her memories of their turbulent relationship. Set in and shot on location in Paris France. 6.75 x 10.25 inches and 7 x 10.25 inches. Mildly wavy else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 960. Grant France. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 150217N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of Robert Bresson on the set of the 1974 film one of the film's jousting sequences. Jacques Henri Lartigue credit printed on verso. Bresson's bloody take on the King Arthur legend was an expansion of the aesthetic he had already developed where the violence that was once implied became a reality-though certainly still quite surreal. Shot on location in Noirmoutier-en-L'Ile France. 11.75 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with some creasing and wear to extremities. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 150679N.p.: United Producers 1970. Six vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film. A small-town woman finds work in London as a successful fashion model and is drawn deeper into the lascivious world of alcohol drugs and sex to the displeasure of her husband. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Producers unknown
1958ref. 149927N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Stanley Donen and actors Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant on the set of the 1958 British film. Based on screenwriter Norman Krasna's 1953 play "Kind Sir" wherein a lovelorn theatre actress begins an affair with a handsome married economist. Set and shot on location in London. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. Olive Films 526. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 150272N.p.: Bryanston Pictures 1974. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1974 film featuring Joe Dallesandro and Roman Polanski uncredited in the role of 'man in tavern' here under the working title "Andy Warhol's Dracula" title visible through paper tape covering byline in bottom margin. One of Warhol's two horror films the other being "Frankenstein" released the previous year both USA/Italy/France co-productions and the pinnacle of his film career in terms of popularity outside avant-garde film circles. Attempts to court commercial markets included rating the film X and director Paul Morrissey very much influenced by the look of the Hammer horror films of the 1960s gave the films a lurid shocking appeal. Set in Italy and shot on location in Italy and Serbia. 9.75 x 8 inches. Slight diagonal trim on upper left side margin else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 28. Bryanston Pictures unknown
1967ref. 151850Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1967. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1967 film all featuring actress Brigitte Bardot. Four with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. From the collection of noted British film producer John Palmer. A French woman is tempted to stray from her older English husband when she meets a vibrant younger man. Shot on location in London and Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good moderately toned and lightly creased. Paramount Pictures unknown
1967ref. 151844Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1967. Three striking vintage reference photographs from the 1967 Roger Corman film. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. From the collection of noted British film producer John Palmer. A dramatization of the 1929 mass murder of seven members of the Northside Gang by members of Al Capone's gang led by George "Bugs" Moran. Set in Chicago. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1969ref. 150219N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Marguerite Duras on the set of the 1969 film. Credits printed on verso. Marguerite Duras' directorial debut based on her radical 1969 novel about two couples exploring the destructive potential of their desires their identities dissipating and merging at an isolated seaside resort where no other guests are seen only heard playing tennis surrounded by a dense forest. 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1954ref. 149930N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph taken on location for the 1954 film showing actress Ingrid Bergman in the film's final scene during the procession of Saint Gennaro in Naples with a camera crew to the far left. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Loosely based on the 1934 novel "Duo" by Colette. An English couple travels to Italy to sell a recently inherited villa. Their travels through the countryside and subsequent stay in the villa are disrupted by misunderstandings and jealousy leading both to wonder if their relationship is worth continuing. Set in and shot on location in Naples and Rome. 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1972ref. 150256N.p.: N.p. 1972. Vintage reference photograph of Federico Fellini on the set of the 1972 film. A semi-autobiographical impressionistic portrait of Rome featuring two contrasting sections one based on Fellini's first journey to the city as a young man under Mussolini the other featuring scenes of contemporary city life. Set and shot on location in Rome Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Light even fading else Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 150233N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage candid reference photograph from the 1960 film featuring members of "The Crazy Gang" director Val Guest Shirley Eaton circus impresario Billy Smart and wife and guests. "The Crazy Gang" were a much-loved British comedy troupe who performed for over three decades. Formed in the early 1930s they performed largely at the London Palladium as well as numerous Royal Command performances and made five feature films "Life is a Circus" being their last. Core members were Bud Flanagan Chesney Allen Jimmy Nervo Teddy Knox Charlie Naughton and Jimmy Gold. Billy Smart was a popular British showman and founder of Billy Smart's New World Circus. The circus was featured in two 1960 films "Life is a Circus" and Anglo-Amalgamated's "Circus of Horrors" directed by Sidney Hayers. "The Crazy Gang" save the struggling Joe Winter's Monster Circus with an Aladdin's magic lantern. 9.75 x 7.75 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1958ref. 153669Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1958. Archive of material for the 1958 television episode originally aired on August 13 1958 on NBC including one Revised First Draft script a ten-page typescript treatment and approximately 70 unnumbered typescript draft leaves. Revised First Draft script treatment script and one draft page signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen with Cohen's manuscript annotations throughout all materials noting substantive revisions and deletions. "Kraft Theatre" was a dramatic anthology television series which aired on NBC from 1947 to 1958. In this installment based on William L. Stuart's 1948 novel a tough troubled cop is assigned to a homicide case and begins to use brutal tactics to force the lead suspect to confess. The television debut of actor Peter Falk. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" 1972 "Black Caesar" 1973 and "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 as well as several popular horror and science fiction films including "It's Alive" 1974 "God Told Me To" 1976 and "The Stuff" 1985. Set and shot on location in New York. Revised First Draft: Self wrappers. Title page present dated 8/4/58 noted as 1ST REVISION with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 103 leaves with last page of text numbered III-97. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with first and last leaves detached from the binding partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Treatment: Self wrappers. Title page present undated noted as OUTLINE with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen and novelist William L. Stuart. 10 leaves not numbered. Typescript rectos only. Pages Near Fine partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Treatment and loose draft pages housed in a manila envelope. Pagination for typescript draft materials available upon request. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
1952ref. 154485Culver City CA: Loew's Incorporated 1952. Treatment script for the 1953 film on yellow paper created by screenwriter Louis Morheim who received a story credit in the final film. With a single annotation in manuscript pencil changing the revision date on page five. Robert Aldrich's directorial debut wherein a baseball scout at a New York Giants training camp in Florida evaluates prospective hopefuls for a minor league contract. Starring Edward G. Robinson in his first major role after being threatened with blacklisting by the House Un-American Activities Committee HUAC. Shot on location in Melbourne Florida. Blue titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 2 stamped "Incomplete" dated 6-18-52 with credits for screenwriter Louis Morheim. 42 leaves with last page of text numbered 42. Mimeograph duplication rectos only on yellow pages dated variously between 6-18-52 and 6-20-52. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Loew's Incorporated unknown
1963ref. 153714New York: Plautus Productions 1963. Revised Draft script for the 1963 television episode originally aired on October 17 1963 on CBS. Manuscript ink annotations by screenwriter Larry Cohen to the first 19 pages noting substantive revisions and Cohen's playful annotation to the title page crossing through "The Nurses" and writing "Florence Nightmare" possibly a working title over the printed title. The series title was changed from "The Nurses" to "The Doctors and the Nurses" for the second season. The series ran from 1962 to 1965 and followed the interpersonal dramas of a group of doctors and nurses at the fictitious Alden General Hospital in New York. In this episode a man attempts suicide and is left partially paralyzed and is tended by Nurse Kelly. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" 1972 "Black Caesar" 1973 and "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 as well as several popular horror and science fiction films including "It's Alive" 1974 "God Told Me To" 1976 and "The Stuff" 1985. Set in New York. Self wrappers housed in a manila envelope. Title page present dated April 5 1963 noted as Revised Mimeo and production No. 34 with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 84 leaves with last page of text numbered IV-77. Mimeograph duplication on pink stock rectos only. Title page Very Good plus with light wear and dampstaining to the edges else Pages Near Fine unbound. Envelope Very Good plus overall. Plautus Productions unknown
1972ref. 154493New York: Metromedia Producers Corporation 1972. Revised Draft script for the 1973 television film which aired on March 1 1973 on CBS. Copy belonging to uncredited still photographer Jack Stager his name in manuscript marker on top of the title page with the annotations of production dates "12-11-72 to 12-22-72" in manuscript ink and copy number "17" in manuscript green marker. Laid in are a four page and a single page Crew and Staff List a two page Schedule and a three and a single page Cast List all with the annotation of Stager's name in manuscript marker to top right of first page. Based on the 1971 book by Gay Talese about the Bonanno crime family in the 1960s. Salvatore Bonanno takes control of the family business after the kidnapping of his father causing a rift in the family and inciting a bloody Mafioso war. Yellow untitled card wrappers with a titled Metromedia Producers Corporation label. Title page present dated 12-9-72 noted as REVISE with credits for screenwriter Lewis John Carlino and author Gay Talese. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 99. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a prong binding. Metromedia Producers Corporation unknown
1958ref. 153663Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1958. Archive of six Revised Draft scripts for the 1958 three-part television episode originally aired on June 25 1958 on NBC. Collection includes three scripts noted as Acts I-III and one script duplicate of Act I only and two scripts compiling all three acts. Also included are two typescript pages noting story outlines for a proposed "87th Precinct" television series. Each script signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen and three scripts with manuscript pencil and ink annotations by Cohen throughout noting deletions and substantive revisions. "Kraft Theatre" was a dramatic anthology television series which aired on NBC from 1947 to 1958. In this episode loosely based on Ed McBain's "87th Precinct" novel series a solitary widow whose frequent calls to the police to report a burglar are usually ignored turns up dead in her apartment. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" 1972 "Black Caesar" 1973 and "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 as well as several popular horror and science fiction films including "It's Alive" 1974 "God Told Me To" 1976 and "The Stuff" 1985. Set and shot on location in New York. Act I Revised Script with pencil annotation on the front wrapper: Self wrappers. Title page present noted as REVISED dated 6/17/58 with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 30 leaves with last page of text numbered I-24. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with the last leaf detached from the binding partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Act II Revised Script: Self wrappers. Title page present noted as REVISED dated 6/17/58 with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 43 leaves with last page of text numbered II-68. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Act III Revised Script: Self wrappers. Title page present noted as REVISED dated 6/17/58 with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 34 leaves with last page of text numbered III-103. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Act I Revised Script with no pencil annotation on the front wrapper: Self wrappers. Title page present noted as REVISED dated 6/17/58 with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 30 leaves with last page of text numbered I-24. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Complete script: Lacking wrappers and title page possibly as issued. 144 leaves with last page of text numbered III-136. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Revised complete script: Lacking and title page possibly as issued. 94 leaves with last page of text numbered III-87. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
1963ref. 153686New York: Filmways 1963. Draft script for the 1963 television episode originally aired on October 12 1963 on CBS. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page. The series which ran from 1961-1965 followed the legal adventures of a father-son defense attorney team. In this episode the duo become involved in an international espionage case. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" 1972 "Black Caesar" 1973 and "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 as well as several popular horror and science fiction films including "It's Alive" 1974 "God Told Me To" 1976 and "The Stuff" 1985. Black titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present dated May 15 1963 noted as FIRST MIMEO with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 87. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrappers Very Good plus slightly edgeworn bound with two gold brads. Filmways unknown
1960ref. 153710N.p.: N.p. 1960. Archive of loose typescript materials for four unproduced television series. Two pages signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen and many pages with manuscript ink and pencil annotations by him noting editorial and substantive revisions. Included in the collection are treatment drafts and draft script pages for four television series: one show called "Play Ball" a quiz show based on baseball trivia one show called "The Adventures of the Dude" about a New York police officer who moves west to become a cowboy one show called "The Producer" about the early days of Hollywood and one show called "Cannonball" an adventure series about two truckers. Four unproduced early ventures by screenwriter Larry Cohen best known for his Blaxploitation films "Bone" 1972 "Black Caesar" 1973 and "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 as well as several popular horror and science fiction films including "It's Alive" 1974 "God Told Me To" 1976 and "The Stuff" 1985. Approximately 65 pages in total. Pages generally loose some partially bound with a single staple. Housed in a manila envelope with manuscript ink annotations to the recto noting "Old Treatments by Larry Cohen". Pages and envelope Near Fine. Pagination available upon request. N.p. unknown
1964ref. 153682New York: Filmways 1964. Draft script for the 1964 television episode seen here under the working title "Fade Away" originally aired on April 18 1964 on CBS. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page below an annotation noting the episode name. The series which ran from 1961-1965 followed the legal adventures of a father-son defense attorney team. In this episode an aging wartime hero becomes fanatical about United States foreign policy towards China and plans a military takeover of the government. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" 1972 "Black Caesar" 1973 and "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 as well as several popular horror and science fiction films including "It's Alive" 1974 "God Told Me To" 1976 and "The Stuff" 1985. Self wrappers. Title page present dated February 5 1964 noted as FIRST MIMEO with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 78 leaves with last page of text numbered 74. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with a single paper clip to the top left corner. Filmways unknown
1963ref. 153700New York: Filmways 1963. Draft script for the 1963 television episode originally aired on April 27 1963 on CBS. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page. The series which ran from 1961-1965 followed the legal adventures of a father-son defense attorney team. In this episode the duo arrive in a small southern town to prepare for a trial only to discover their client a man accused of murdering a young child has been lynched. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" 1972 "Black Caesar" 1973 and "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 as well as several popular horror and science fiction films including "It's Alive" 1974 "God Told Me To" 1976 and "The Stuff" 1985. Shot on location in Pelham New York. Black titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present dated February 19 1963 noted as FIRST MIMEO with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 78 leaves with last page of text numbered 74. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus overall bound with two gold brads. Filmways unknown
1973ref. 147719Los Angeles: Cinerama Releasing 1973. Collection of 13 vintage studio still photographs and 2 borderless portraits of actors Elayne Heilveil and Rip Torn all from the release of the 1973 film. Six photographs shown. Please inquire to see others. A ruthless manipulative country western singer tours the southern nightclub circuit in his big Cadillac accompanied by a bevy of girlfriends and copious amounts of liquor and drugs. Set in the American South shot on location in Selma Alabama. 13 photographs 10 x 8.25 inches 2 photographs 7.5 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Cinerama Releasing unknown
