Leonard Kastle (director, screenwriter); Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco, Mary Jane Higby (starring)Biblio.com
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1969ref. 150125N.p.: American International Pictures 1969. Two vintage reference studio still photographs one borderless from the 1970 film. Borderless photo with "Lester Glassner Collection" stamp on verso. Inspired by the "lonely hearts killers" Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck of the 1940s who lured victims through lonely hearts ads. Leonard Kastle's only foray into filmmaking a black and white documentary-style film wherein the overweight and lonely nurse Martha Beck Shirley Stoler and con man Raymond Fernandez Tony Lo Bianco embark on a murder spree of elderly women. Shot on location in Albany New York and Pittsfield Massachusetts. 10 x 8.25 inches. Borderless photograph 7.25 x 8.75 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 200. Rosenbaum 1000. Grant US. American International Pictures unknown
1956ref. 150115Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1956. Vintage promotional reference photograph of Al Capp from the 1956 film. "Culver Pictures Inc." and "131242" stamps and two later date "Culver Pictures Inc." labels on verso. Based on the 1954 Broadway play "King of Hearts" by Jean Kerr. Al Capp famed cartoonist for his long-running satirical comic strip "Li'l Abner" portrays himself in a cameo role as well as providing promotional art for the film. Divorced comic strip cartoonist Francis X. Dignan Bob Hope is hired as a ghost-writer for the pompous fiance George Sanders of his ex-wife Eva Marie Saint. Set in Port Huron Michigan and New York City. 8 x 10.25 inches. Very Good with creasing primarily to margin. Paramount Pictures unknown
1976ref. 150124N.p.: N.p. 1976. Vintage reference photograph with horizontal margins of director Alan J. Pakula Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford on the set of the 1976 film. Based on the 1974 book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. The iconic New Hollywood account of the Watergate investigation starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in exceptionally strong performances as Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein respectively who uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Screenplay and nominated for four others including Best Picture and Best Director. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Spicer US Neo-Noir. N.p. unknown
1983ref. 150126Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1983. Three vintage borderless reference photographs and a triple parallel fold color brochure in Japanese from the 1983 pinku film. Directed by Yoshimitsu Morita director of the acclaimed film "Kazoku Gemu" "The Family Game" 1983 and winner of the Japanese Academy Award for Best Director for "Ashura no Gotoku" "Like Asura" 2003 and nominated for eight others. Mayumi and her friend Mai make a killing when they open a barber and beauty shop which serves customers in the nude. A Japanese "pink" film for Nikkatsu Studio's "Roman Porno" series. Pink film is a broad genre of low budget Japanese softcore films though often with artistic and visual inventiveness and narrative drive far beyond their American counterparts. Nikkatsu was particularly well known for allowing almost unlimited artistic freedom to filmmakers as long as they met the studio mandated requirement of four nude or sex scenes per hour of running time. Photographs: 6 x 4.25 inches Brochure: Folded 4.75 x 6.75 inches. Open 28.75 x 6.75 inches. Near Fine. Nikkatsu unknown
1931ref. 148495N.p.: N.p. 1931. Vintage reference photograph from the 1931 film. Layout annotations in manuscript pencil and two overlapping National Film Archive stamps on the verso. A key French film noir antecedent based on the 1929 novel by Georges de La Fouchardiere and the 1930 play by Andre Mouezy-Eon. An aspiring painter trapped in an abusive marriage falls in love with a prostitute who scams him out of the money for his paintings with the help of her pimp. The second sound film by Jean Renoir. Remade in 1945 as Scarlet Street directed by Fritz Lang and starring Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett. Set in and shot on location in Paris. 9.75 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. Criterion Collection 818. Grant France. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 148517Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1969. Collection of twelve vintage oversize publicity photographs from the 1969 film eight of which are shots from the film two promotional headshots one of James Caan and one of Robert Duvall one on the set photograph of Francis Ford Coppola behind the camera and one group photograph of the entire cast and crew. Natalie Ravenna Shirley Knight upon discovering she's pregnant takes off on a road trip to California in a family station wagon to reevaluate her life decisions. After picking up the handsome hitchhiker Killer James Caan and revealing that she's pregnant when the two strike up a romance she tells him she only picked him up for a one-night affair further complicating to whom and how much she is responsible to those around her. Shot on location in Chatanooga Tennessee a significant parade sequence in the film West Virginia New York Colorado Virginia Nebraska and Pennsylvania. 4 13.25 x 10.5 inches 3 13.25 x 10.75 3 10.25 x 13.5 2 13.25 x 11. Light edge and corner wear else Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown
1957ref. 151146London: J. Arthur Rank 1957. Third Draft script for an unproduced film. Copy belonging to novelist and screenwriter John Masters with his name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper his manuscript pencil annotations to virtually every page and two handwritten pages stapled to the verso of the front wrapper noting concerns about the script and deletions. Based on Masters' 1952 novel about a British officer who goes undercover to infiltrate a thuggee cult ritually murdering travelers in colonial India. Masters who served in the Indian Army from 1933 to 1949 was best known for his historical fiction set in India most notably his 1954 novel "Bhowani Junction" which was adapted for film by director George Cukor in 1956. Modern scholars have acknowledged Masters' influence on British historical fiction and in later works his relative sympathy towards Indian nationalists while simultaneously criticizing his revisionist occasionally imperialist tone. Masters also released three successful autobiographical volumes "Bugles and a Tiger" 1956 "Road Past Mandalay" 1961 and "Pilgrim Son" 1971. Beige titled wrappers noted as Draft Script on the front wrapper dated 26-3-57 with a typed label affixed to the front wrapper dated 26.3.57 crediting novelist and screenwriter John Masters and screenwriter Anthony Perry and noting Masters' annotations throughout. Title page present noted as DRAFT THREE with credits for novelist and screenwriter John Masters. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a silver prong. J. Arthur Rank unknown
1952ref. 148479Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1952. Vintage publicity photograph of Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel and young actor Tommy Rettig from the 1953 film. The only feature film written by Geisel Dr. Seuss who wrote the story co-wrote the screenplay and the lyrics to songs. A Technicolor musical fantasy about a boy Rettig who dreams he is a world ruled by a diabolical piano teacher Dr. Terwilliker Hans Conried forever enslaving children and forcing them to play a piano so immense it takes 500 children to play it. Nominated for one Academy Award. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. Columbia Pictures unknown
1940ref. 148508Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1940. Vintage borderless photograph of Preston Sturges and Muriel Angelus on the set of the 1940 film. Mimeo snipe and "Paramount Photo by G.E. Richardson" stamp on verso. Sturges had become a very successful Hollywood screenwriter by the late 1930s and with his screenplay for "The Biography of a Bum" wanted so much to direct the film that he offered to do the job for free. With very few exceptions notably Charlie Chaplin the notion of an established studio writer directing a film was nearly unheard of in Hollywood where writers were typically not even allowed on the set. Only the irresistible cheapness of Sturges' offer made it possible for the film to get made. Over the six year period during which the script remained unproduced the title changed to "The Vagrant" then "Down with McGinty" then finally just prior to production to "The Great McGinty." It was not only a success but won Sturges an Oscar for Best Screenplay. More importantly he was allowed to continue as a writer-director with a magnificent career that included one classic after another including "Sullivan's Travels" "The Lady Eve" "Unfaithfully Yours" "The Palm Beach Story" and "Hail the Conquering Hero." 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear and faint creasing else Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1961ref. 149567Spain: Argos SLPC 1961. Vintage poster for the 1961 Spanish film. 27.5 x 38.75 inches. Very Good plus. Light edgewear to the upper right edge minor starting to one of the folds and light soil. Argos SLPC unknown
1971ref. 149549Mexico: Cinematografica Jalisco 1971. Vintage poster for the 1971 Mexican Western film. 26 x 36.75 inches. Very Good with pinholes to the corners starting to the creases and light toning. Folded as issued. Cinematografica Jalisco unknown
1966ref. 149553Mexico: Peliculas Rodriguez 1966. Vintage poster for the 1966 Mexican film here with an alternate title "Vida Cruzadas" tipped on. A comedy about the lives and romances of upper middle class teens. 27 x 37 inches. Very Good only. Chipping to the edges with a few short closed tears starting to the creases and light toning. Peliculas Rodriguez unknown
1976ref. 152228Los Angeles: T.A.T Communications Company 1976. Second Draft script for season 2 episode 13 "J.C. and Julie Part 1" the first of a two part episode of the series which aired on January 4 1977 on CBS. In this episode Julie immerses herself in a newfound Christianity and drives her mother and sister crazy. Broadcast on CBS for nine seasons from 1975 to 1984 "One Day at a Time" created by married writing duo Whitney Blake and Allan Manings was based on Blake's life as a single mom raising children after her divorce from her first husband. Like many sitcoms developed by Norman Lear the show frequently tackled serious life and relationship issues. The show was remade in 2017 as a series for Netflix with a Latino cast starring Justina Machado Rita Moreno and Stephen Tobolowsky. Pink self-wrappers integral with title page noted as Second Draft on the front wrapper dated 11/2/76 with credits for screenwriter Joseph Bonaduce and director Herbert Kenwith. 43 leaves with last page of text numbered 39. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. T.A.T Communications Company unknown
1980ref. 147323N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film based on Ernest Hemingway's final novel. A middle-aged man dying of a heart disease takes a duck hunting trip in Trieste Italy reminiscing on his past experiences as a military officer and recent romance with an 18 year old girl. Set in Italy. White untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Alan Scott and novelist Ernest Hemingway. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1985ref. 147215N.p.: N.p. 1985. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With a few small manuscript ink proofreading annotations throughout. A Cold War comedy about a kind but unstable translator for the USSR who must balance the amorous intentions of the US President's aide with the warring factions of their separate countries over the course of a prolonged summit meeting. Screenwriter Paul D. Zimmerman was best known for the successful crime film "The King of Comedy" Scorsese 1982. Set in Russia Vienna and Washington DC. White titled self-wrappers. Title page present dated December 1985 noted as First-Draft with credits for screenwriters Paul D. Zimmerman and Peter Benchley. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus unbound. N.p. unknown
1990ref. 147428Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1990. Second Draft script for the 1992 film. A recently widowed Jewish woman finds love in her autumn years with a charming Italian playboy but faces criticism from her two unhappy daughters who believe she is moving forward too quickly. Set in Queens New York. Blue titled wrappers dated MARCH 2 1990. Title page present dated 3/2/90 noted as SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Todd Graff. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1957ref. 149863Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Continuity and Dialogue for the 1957 film. One of the seedier and we mean that in a complimentary way late noirs with a tawdry quality that transcended its big studio trappings "The Tattered Dress" spins a dark tale about a corrupt sheriff in a small Nevada town Carson whose principal concerns are the maintenance and upkeep of all illegal activity. Lawyer Chandler and wife Crain stumble into Carson's territory and conflict ensues. Set in California shot on location in Palm Springs California. White titled self-wrappers noted as Continuity and Dialogue on the front wrapper production No. 1840 dated January 18 1957 with credits for director Jack Arnold. Approximately 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 12. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads along the top edge. Selby US. Spicer US. Grant US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Universal Pictures unknown
1957ref. 149852Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1957 film. A wealthy cruel rancher owns the majority of a small western town's assets. Some of his employees brutally murder a young Mexican migrant laborer stirring major controversy when the newly elected sheriff goes to great lengths to bring them to justice. Set in the fictional town of Spurline shot on location in Thousand Oaks California. White titled self-wrappers noted as Continuity and Dialogue on the front wrapper production No. 1845 dated November 12 1957 with credits for director Jack Arnold. Approximately 95 leaves with last page of text numbered 10. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with some toning at the top edge bound with two gold brads along the top edge. Pitts 2550. Selby US. Spicer US. Spicer UK. Grant US. Universal Pictures unknown
1985ref. 146800Starnberg: Macropus Film 1985. Draft script for the 1989 film. Text in English. Violent conflict between Muslims and Buddhists in Sri Lanka forces a young boy to hide in a traveling circus which is run by his mother a mysteriously youthful concentration camp survivor. Set in Sri Lanka. White lacking titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for directors IMRE GYONGYOSSY and BARNA KABAY and screenwriter KATALIN PETENYI. 119 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good lightly soiled bound with three gold brads. Macropus Film unknown
1944ref. 149853Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1944. Dialogue and Continuity for the 1944 film. Based on the 1942 novel by Cornell Woolrich under the pseudonym William Irish. A man is arrested for murdering his wife only he was not home at the time of the murder but no one will confirm his alibi. His secretary who is secretly in love with him attempts to prove his innocence. Robert Siodmak's first Hollywood noir. The first film produced by Joan Harrison a former Oscar-nominated screenwriter for Alfred Hitchcock "Rebecca" "Foreign Correspondent" and Universal's first woman executive. Set in Manhattan New York. White titled self-wrappers noted as Dialogue Continuity on the front wrapper production No. 1346 dated January 5 1944 with credits for director Robert Siodmak. Approximately 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 13. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a small closed tear at the top edge bound with two gold brads along the top edge. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1939ref. 149865Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1939. Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1940 film. A young journalist finds himself unjustly accused of murder. White titled self-wrappers production No. 1033 dated December 19 1939 with credits for director Harold D. Shuster. Approximately 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 19. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine with tearing to the last three leaves along the top edge wrapper Very Good plus with some tearing to the back self-wrapper along the top edge bound with two gold brads along the top edge. Universal Pictures unknown
1964ref. 152272N.p.: Sigma III 1964. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1962 Italian film. Housed in its original brown paper envelope. Necrophiliac scientist Dr. Hichcock and his wife Cynthia are stalked by his first wife Margaretha who seeks vengeance for Hichcock's cruelties. The first horror film to receive the Italian VM18 "vietato ai minori di 18 anni" or no admittance under 18 rating which had been established only months prior to the film's release in April 1962. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Sigma III unknown
1986ref. 152264Beverly Hills CA: Leading Artists Inc 1986. Early Draft Spec script for the season 5 episode 12 "My Mother My Friend" of the popular NBC television sitcom which aired on December 18 1986 here under the working title "Elyse's New Friend." Leading Artists agency wrappers with card stock note laid in on Leading Artists letterhead to "Webster" screenwriter Robbie Jayson from the assistant of Leading Artists partner Robb Rothman on behalf of screenwriter Kate Boutilier. When Mallory brings her college friend Allison home to visit and she immediately bonds with Elyse Mallory grows jealous questioning her relationship with her mom. The series was nominated for 19 Emmy Awards over its 7 season run winning 5 including 3 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy awards for Michael J. Fox in a star-making role. Untitled Leading Artists wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Kate Boutilier. 43 leaves with last page of text numbered 42. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper with light rubbing else Near fine bound internally with three gold brads. Leading Artists Inc unknown
1979ref. 152285Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1979. Vintage illustrated program for the 1979 film. Based on the 1954 novel by Ian Fleming. Lewis Gilbert's third and final directorial effort in the James Bond franchise and the eleventh film in the series overall hot on the trail of the wildly successful "Star Wars" 1977. Roger Moore stars in his fourth role as the British secret agent here working to to foil a criminal enterprise involving the theft of space rockets. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in England the United States Italy Brazil and outer space shot on location in England Argentina Brazil France Italy the United States and Guatemala. Full-color six page horizontal tri-fold brochure on semi-gloss finish card stock with large illustration interior with cast listing "The Players" on top third. 12 x 6 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear a small bit of discoloration on top right corner of verso of third leaf and a 1/2 inch closed tear to one fold. United Artists unknown
1978ref. 147229N.p.: N.p. 1978. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is an interdepartmental memo from an agent at the Paul Kohner/Michael Levin agency to Paul Kohner and a copied page noting additional contacts in New York. Years after his twin sister's untimely death a troubled young man recalls their childhood together-a mostly unhappy one due to their neglectful parents' selfishness. Set in New York City. Blue titled wrappers with credits for screenwriters M. T. Wojciechowska and Oriana Rodman. Title page present dated 1978 with credits for screenwriters M. T. Wojciechowska and Oriana Rodman. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus watermarked throughout wrapper Very Good with a silver prong binding. N.p. unknown
