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1979ref. 140079N.p.: N.p. 1979. Revised Final Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in are two additional half sheets of paper. Copy belonging to casting director Marvin Paige with his name on label tape affixed to the front wrapper. Based on Raymond Radiguet's novel "Le Diable au corps" this unpublished novel features a young married woman with a husband away fighting a war and her affair with a sixteen year old boy. Published in France it was incredibly scandalous especially as it was published after France had exited World War I and the novel was proven later to be partly autobiographical. Two movies one in 1947 and another in 1986 were produced based on this book and despite being written this screenplay was never adapted for full production. Thomas Thompson was a screenwriter best known for his extensive work writing and producing episodes of the television series "Bonanza" which ran from 1959 until 1969. Set in France. Brown untitled vinyl three-ring binder with logo of the Von-Young Agency printed on the front board. Title page present dated May 2 1979 noted as Revised Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Robert E. Thompson and novelist Raymond Radiguet. 134 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine binder Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1949ref. 143058Tokyo: Film Art Association 1949. First Draft script for the 1949 Japanese film noir. Manuscript ink and pencil annotations from production on two leaves. Text in Japanese. Generally considered to be the greatest film noir made in Japan and hugely influential on American film noir of the 1950s and 1960s. White titled wrappers. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Mechanical duplication. Toning due to aging throughout wrapper split at spine with mild foxing otherwise Good condition. BFI 534. Criterion Collection 233. Grant Japan. Selby Japan. Spicer Japan Classic Noir. Film Art Association unknown
1964ref. 143965France: Filmel 1964. Revised Draft script for the 1964 French film here under the original French title. Printed and bound by the Studio de la Copie in Paris operated by Mme. L. Lucienne Sotier with credits on the first page. Text in French. Based on Daniel-Rops' 1934 eponymous novel. Laure Audret is a young woman nearly raped by a member of her family Terzieff but she meets Jean Auclair who takes her in to help his dying wife and his children. Daniel-Rops was a member of the French Academy wrote dozens of works from 1926 to 1965 and was an active Christian and scholar. Director Bromberger was active in French film noir during the late 1940s including his sole debut "Paris Vice Squad" 1951 nominated at Cannes and he made a few sexploitation films notably "Secrets of a French Nurse" 1958 and this film was his second-to-last as director before "A Night in Tiberias"1965. Partially set in a castle in foggy France. Blue untitled wrappers with vellum spine. Title page present undated with credits for novelist/screenwriter Daniel-Rops screenwriter Grendel and director/screenwriter Bromberger. #PAGES leaves with last page of text numbered 270. Mimeograph duplication with pink and yellow revision pages throughout all pages undated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good side-stapled some loss to the spine. Filmel unknown
1959ref. 143239Tokyo: Toho Company 1959. Early Draft script for the 1959 Japanese film crediting Masahiro Makino as the director who would be later replaced by Toshio Sugie. Text in Japanese. Based on a story by novelist Juro Miyoshi originally released in 1937 as two parts "Saga of the Vagabonds Part One Tiger Wolf" and "Saga of the Vagabonds Part Two Forward at Dawn." Toshiro Mifune plays a feudal bandit accused of stealing money he was entrusted and assembles a revenge party to storm the family castle and attack his brother who betrayed him. Kurosawa would serve as 3rd assistant director to Eisuke Takizawa for both films and go on to write the latter screenplay previously penned by Sadao Yamanaka. Set in Japan's Edo period. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present. 66 leaves with last page of text numbered f-16. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine with mild foxing on paper edge wrapper Very Good plus title on spine. Toho Company unknown
ref. 143238Tokyo/Kyoto: Daiei Studios 1970. Final script for the 1970 Japanese film seen here under the alternate title "Zatochi: The Killer's Song." Single folded leaf with a xerographically duplicated character list laid in with single manuscript ink notation. Text in Japanese. The longest-running action series in Japanese history and one of the screen's great heroes the character of Zatoichi a blind masseur and swordmaster was created by novelist Kan Shimozawa first appearing on film in 1962. A total of 26 films were made from 1962 to 1989. "Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival" is the 21st film of the series where Zatoichi is mentored by the blind leader of a secret organization as he contends with both the Yakuza and a jealous husband. Set in the Japanese Edo period. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present. 69 leaves with last page of text numbered c-50. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine with mild foxing on papers edge wrapper Very Good plus title on spine. Criterion Collection 679. Daiei Studios unknown
1967ref. 142997Belgrade: Avala Film 1967. Original program for the international release of the 1967 Yugoslav black wave film. Photo-illustrated with stills from the film and reproductions of line illustrations. Wrappers text in French with French German Russian Spanish and English text inside. Taking on the trappings of American crime and film noir about a woman who is murdered by her lover after her infidelity is discovered the plot unfolds in non-chronological order with imaginative digressions and interruptions where both a sexologist and criminologist directly address the camera creating a critique of communist society and censorship. 10 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus in stiff wrappers. Criterion Eclipse 18. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Avala Film unknown
1950ref. 142350N.p.: N.p. 1950. Archive of various ribbon copy typescript draft script revisions in both red and black ribbon type for an unproduced film. With annotations throughout in manuscript ink. A mystery begins to unfold as Tom Fielding finds an acquaintance of his in a highly distressed position. When he returns to his home he finds his wife has been brutally murdered and that he is the prime suspect. Set in London and Liverpool. Script #1: Blue titled wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Moore. 37 leaves with last page of text numbered 6. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a string binding. Script #2: Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present noted as First Copy with credits for screenwriter Moore. 266 leaves with last page of text numbered 11. Ribbon copy typescript in black and red. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus unbound. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142370N.p.: N.p. 1950. Archive of Draft scripts for an unproduced film the first draft being a ribbon copy typescript. A man experiences constant ennui in high society life and soon falls for a married woman whom he meets at a salon in her husband's house. They begin an affair amongst affluent society and start traveling secretly around Europe. Set in Paris. Screenplay #1: Brown titled wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Moore. 25 leaves with last page of text numbered 21. Ribbon copy typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a string binding. Screenplay #2: Blue titled wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Moore. 62 leaves with last page of text numbered 55. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with dampstaining bound with three staples. Screenplay #3: Title page present with credits for screenwriter Moore. 237 leaves with last page of text numbered 32. Mixed ribbon copy typescript and carbon typescript. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus housed in a green spring binding. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142348N.p.: N.p. 1950. Original treatment script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript. In a nonspecific Communist-occupied country in Central Europe during the Cold War a group of military police arrest a woman they believe to be a spy. She maintains her innocence yet still she has an interesting alibi married an artist three days before and finding him dead and speaks English with a Magyar accent despite an "English" upbringing. Set in Central Europe. Brown wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Moore. 48 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 45. Ribbon copy typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a string binding. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142326N.p.: N.p. 1950. Synopsis script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript. The supposed memoir of a showgirl who begins who career simply as a beautiful woman who think she is untalented in all other areas and ends up embarrassing herself rather often at the start of her career. She eventually develops a camaraderie with her fellow performers and begins to accept her life with people who care about her. Set in England. Pink titled wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter G.E. Moore. 32 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 28. Ribbon copy typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with string binding. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142338N.p.: N.p. 1950. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript. An Irish comedy involving a small village which finds itself on the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland i.e. the British Empire. A man and a woman on opposite sides of the border fall in love. Set in Ireland. Green titled wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter G.E. Moore. 33 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 27. Ribbon copy typescript with type in black and red. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near fine bound with string binding. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142329N.p.: N.p. 1950. Draft script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript. A gentleman pays the bail of a recently-jailed political activist who is then invited to a meeting of the League of Free Men. When the activist turns up murdered a few days later with a mysterious note found on his body the police begin investigating exactly what this organization is all about. Set in London. Brown titled wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present noted as First Version with credits for G.E. Moore. 98 leaves with last page of text numbered 94. Ribbon copy typescript with type in black and red. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with a string binding. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142375N.p.: N.p. 1950. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript with type in black and red. A family visits France and deals with all sorts of upper class conveniences and distractions including eating dinner and being invited for tea. Text in English and French. Set in France. Unbound leaves. Title page integral with first page of text. 33 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 31. Ribbon copy typescript. Very Good with some faint evidence of dampstaining at the bottom edge of pages. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142332N.p.: N.p. 1950. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript. A violent gang of men chaos all over the outskirts of London by beating up the daughter of an older woman they are sheltering and abducting people throughout the London countryside. Set in London. Brown titled wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter G.E. Moore. 34 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 31. Ribbon copy typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with string binding. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 141642Vienna: N.p. 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Text in German. Based on Herman Hesse's last full-length novel "Das Glasperlenspiel" or "The Glass Bead Game" published in 1943. Years into the future a class of intellectuals is concerned only with running boys' boarding schools and playing the Glass Bead Game which involves a sophisticated synthesis of arts science and culture in order to excel. Hesse's novel was published in Switzerland because German government officials considered it a critique of the Nazi regime. Title page present noted as Treatment with credits for author Herman Hesse and screenwriter Dr. Titus Leber. 26 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 25. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine housed in a Near Fine orange prong binder with clear front wrapper. Text in German. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 142756Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1974. Original Japanese program for the US film "The Great Gatsby." Full-color wrappers with black and white text and black and white and full-color photos throughout. Text in Japanese. The 1974 adaptation of Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel has been praised for its lavish costumes and decadent set design. Coupled with an all star cast and a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola Jack Clayton's film has cemented its place in cinema history. Winner of two Academy Awards. Set in New York shot on location in Rhode Island New York and England. 12 x 9 inches. Twelve pages saddle stapled. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1984ref. 141892Munich: Bayerischer Rundfunk 1984. Draft script for the 1986 film. Text in German. A lawyer survives a plane crash and uses his new found lust for life to take on a new identity and start again. Based on a novel of the same title by Johannes Mario Simmel. Clear untitled wrappers. Title page present dated October 12 1984 with credits for screenwriter Johannes Mario Simmel. 146 leaves with last page of text numbered 144. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with white velo binding. Bayerischer Rundfunk unknown
1959ref. 141461Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1959. Draft script for the 1959 film. Text in Japanese. Based on Sueko Yasumoto's novel and one of the first examples of media dealing with the plight of zainchi or ethnically Korean Japanese citizens and their identity and struggles. One man has always worked faithfully for the Toho Company and another man is working for an underworld boss trying to scam Toho. They find each other again when one begins trailing and investigating the other. White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 177 leaves with last page of text numbered 16. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two staples. Nikkatsu unknown
1966ref. 141426Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1966. Draft script for the 1966 film. Text in Japanese. Based on a novel by Takashi Suzuki a repressed Catholic young man living in a boardinghouse is infatuated with the landlady's daughter and when he cannot express his feelings he turns to violence. He joins a gang and begins a fighting routine exploiting the weakness of classmates. Set in Okayama shot on location in Japan. Red titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 19. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Criterion Collection 269. Nikkatsu unknown
1963ref. 141423Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1963. Draft script for the 1963 film. Text in Japanese. A metaphor for the experience of Japanese citizens in the postwar era told through the perspective of a woman named Tome born into a lower class family. She finds herself in a cycle of self-defeat repeating the same mistakes that have always plagued her. Yellow titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 156 leaves with last page of text numbered 29. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Criterion Collection 473. Eureka 22. Nikkatsu unknown
1960ref. 141447Tokyo: Shockiku Ofuna 1960. Draft script for the 1960 film. Text in Japanese. A young woman is hitchhiking when the driver who picks her up attempts to molest her. A young gangster comes to her aid and then leads her on a wild relationship through the Japanese underground towards the eventual destruction of both of them. White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 40 leaves with last page of text numbered 40. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two staples. Godard Histoires du cinema. Shockiku Ofuna unknown
1956ref. 141466Kanagawa Japan: Daiei Studios 1956. Draft script for the 1956 film. Text in Japanese. With annotations on a few pages in manuscript ink. Based on the novel "Susaki No Onna" by Yoshiko Shibaki. The last film of Mizoguchi this film is a vivid portrayal of prostitution in 1950s Japan shot before the Japanese government's anti-prostitution bill told through the perspective of several different women who work in the business for various reasons. Set in Tokyo and shot on location there. White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 13. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two staples. Criterion Collection Eclipse 13. Eureka Masters of Cinema. Daiei Studios unknown
1958ref. 141439Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1958. Draft script for the 1958 film. Text in Japanese. The first film to be credited to Suzuki by his assumed name a man released from prison needs money and goes to retrieve diamonds sought after by fellow yakuza members. White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 12. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. Nikkatsu unknown
ref. 141442Burbank CA: Cinema Epoch 1977. Draft script for the 1977 film. Text in Japanese. A female golfer tries to perform to the very best of her abilities but must contend with the men in her life her neighbors her family and a stalker who will not leave her alone. Pink titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. Cinema Epoch unknown
1958ref. 141432Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1958. Draft script for the 1958 film. Text in Japanese. Title based on a song popularized by the leading actor Frank Nagai. A comedy featuring a drugstore owner who begins an extramarital affair when his wife and child go on vacation. White illustrated titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 95 leaves with last page of text numbered 18. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Nikkatsu unknown
