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1982ref. 152320London: United International Pictures 1982. Two vintage borderless reference photographs taken on the set of the 1982 film one showing director Alan Parker director of animation Gerald Scarfe and cameraman John Stanier in conversation the other showing Parker and actor Bob Geldof. With printed mimeo snipes on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Pink Floyd's 1979 rock opera about a young rock star named Pink whose troubled childhood in 1950s England leads him into an adulthood marred by isolation and depression and eventually complete mental collapse. Shot on location in London and Quebec. 10 x 8 inches with wide bottom margins. Near Fine. Ebert IV. United International Pictures unknown
1967ref. 152322London: The Rank Organization 1967. Vintage reference photograph from the 1967 film showing director-actor Albert Finney. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of The Rank Organization. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A wealthy famous English writer with working class roots is forced to reconnect with his emotions and sense of humanity when he takes a trip to visit his estranged wife and son. Finney's first and only directorial attempt. Set and shot on location in London and Manchester. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased to the edges. The Rank Organization unknown
1955ref. 152332N.p.: N.p. 1955. Vintage reference photograph from the 1955 film showing Diana Dors and Vera Day bringing a pants presser to David Kossoff. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations to the verso identifying the actors. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1953 novel. A young boy growing up in a working class community buys what he believes to be a unicorn in reality a small deformed goat with the hope that it will bring luck to his friends and family. Set and shot on location in East London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly worn to the corners. N.p. unknown
1955ref. 152321Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1955. Vintage reference photograph of actors James Dean and Julie Harris examining a small scale model of a farm on the set of the 1955 film. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations identifying Harris and Dean to the verso. Based on the 1952 novel by John Steinbeck about two brothers who struggle for the attentions and favor of their deeply religious emotionally troubled father. Winner of Best Dramatic Film at Cannes and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Actress Jo Van Fleet would go on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar and the film was nominated for three more Academy Awards including Best Director Best Screenplay and the first ever posthumous acting nomination in Academy history for Dean's lead performance. Set and shot on location in Monterey and Salinas California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Warner Brothers unknown
1965ref. 152331London: The Rank Organization 1965. Six vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1965 film showing actors Dirk Bogarde and Julie Christie. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso and one with the stamps of The Rank Organization and the Israel Film Archive. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. In Swinging London a married fashion model leaves her husband for a handsome sensitive television director but finds herself increasingly dissatisfied with his bookishness and jealousy. Nominated for five Academy Awards winning three including Best Screenplay and Best Actress for Julie Christie. Set and shot on location in London Paris and Rome. Approximately 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus overall. The Rank Organization unknown
1967ref. 152327Universal City: Universal Pictures 1967. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1967 British film showing actors Jean Shrimpton and Paul Jones dancing. Mimeo snipe to the verso along with the stamp of the Israel Film Archive. An outrageous paranoiac satire following a beloved pop star named Steven Shorter whose actions beliefs and performances are controlled by a totalitarian British government. Set in a near-future England shot on location in London and Birmingham. 8 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes and light creases to the corners. BFI Flipside 7. Rosenbaum 1000. Universal Pictures unknown
1953ref. 152341N.p.: N.p. 1953. Vintage reference photograph from the 1953 film showing actress Cyd Charisse dancing near a "magically" suspended sword. With a date stamp and manuscript pencil and ink annotations to the verso. Based on the 1954 short story collection "The Mexican Village" by Josefina Niggli. Three couples from feuding Mexican villages face discrimination and difficulty in marriage. Set and shot on location in Mexico City Cuernavaca Tetecala and Tepoztln. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased to the edges. N.p. unknown
1943ref. 150216Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1943. Five vintage borderless double weight reference photographs taken on location in Spain for the 1943 film most showing director Sam Wood and actors Joseph Calleia Lilo Yarson Gary Cooper Katina Paxinou and Ingrid Bergman. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. From the archive of the PIX Agency a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. Based on Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel which follows the experiences of an American fighting against the fascists in the Spanish Civil War and his relationship with a young guerrilla fighter. Nominated for nine Academy Awards winning one for Best Supporting Actress for Katina Paxinou. Set and shot on location in Spain. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1960ref. 150186Universal City: Universal Pictures 1960. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actor Rock Hudson signing autographs on the set of the 1961 Western film here under the working title "The Day of the Gun." With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of still photographer Shirley Clarke not to be confused with the filmmaker of the same name. Based on the 1957 novel "Sundown at Crazy Horse" by Howard Rigsby under the pseudonym Vechel Howard. While on the run from the law a cowboy travels to visit an old lover in Mexico only to find her married to a drunk. Set in Texas and Mexico and shot on location in Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the edges. Pitts 2237. Universal Pictures unknown
1942ref. 151348Santa Ana CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1942. Final Draft screenplay for the 1942 film. Copy belonging to legendary screenwriter Dudley Nichols inscribed by Nichols to Los Angeles Times film critic Phil Scheuer on the title page: "By Dudley Nichols / Confidential! / For Phil Scheuer from D. Nichols-with admiration." Nichols' ownership name is also in manuscript pencil at the top right corner. Renoir's second American feature an anti-fascist propaganda film following a meek schoolteacher in a German-occupied European country who is falsely accused of murder and forced to take a stand against the Nazis and their collaborators. At the peak of his career Nichols worked with many key Golden Age directors including John Ford George Cukor Howard Hawks Fritz Lang and of course Jean Renoir. He was a founding member of the Screen Writers Guild and is best remembered for "The Informer" 1935 for which Nichols won an Academy Award "Bringing Up Baby" 1938 "Stagecoach" 1939 "For Whom the Bell Tolls" 1943 "Scarlet Street" 1945 "And Then There Were None" 1945 "The Bells of St. Mary's" 1945 and "The Tin Star" 1957. He continued to write prolifically for film up until the time of his death in 1960. Housed in a custom quarter-leather clamshell box. Pink titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 104 dated OCTOBER 2 1942 with credits for director Jean Renoir and screenwriter Dudley Nichols. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 169 leaves with last page of text numbered 162. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1945ref. 150208N.p.: N.p. 1945. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1945 film. With a library stamp on the verso along with a manuscript ink annotation noting No. 211. A dramatization of the life of ruthless cutthroat pirate Captain William Kidd. Set in the Indian Ocean. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 150225N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless double weight satin-finish black and white photograph from the 1969 film one showing actors Robert Stephens Geraldine McEwan and Laurence Olivier the other showing Olivier alone. With a photographer's stamp on the verso noted only as "Dominic" along with a library stamp. From the archive of the PIX Agency a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. A filmed version of the National Theatre Company play originally directed by Glen Byam Shaw which was based in turn on the 1900 play by August Strindberg. In their isolated home on the coast of Sweden an aging mentally ill ex-military captain engages in vicious battles of will with his wife a former actress whose marriage ended her career. Set in Sweden. One photograph 8 x 9.5 inches one photograph 7.5 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1958ref. 150167N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage borderless photograph of actress Sophia Loren on the set of the 1958 film. With a Photoplay Library stamp on the verso along with the stamp of photographer Bill Avery and manuscript pencil annotations regarding layout. Based on Eugene O'Neill's 1924 play. A greedy New England farmer marries for a third time after working his first two wives to death. Trouble ensues when his new wife a headstrong Italian woman begins an affair with his youngest son. Bill Avery worked as a photographer at Columbia Pictures in the early 20th century with a brief interlude working as a combat cameraman during World War II. He also worked at MGM under noted photographer C.S. Bill and occasionally worked as a freelance publicity photographer shooting iconic images of Elvis Presley Jack Lemmon Katharine and Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine among many others. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1953ref. 150345N.p.: N.p. 1953. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of actor Anthony Perkins barefoot on the set of "The Rainmaker" circa 1953. The original penciled notations on the verso indicate that Perkins was on the set to visit Wendell Corey. With the stamps of still photographer Bill Avery and editor Bud Fraker on the verso. Shot early in his career before Perkins played his best-known role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film "Psycho." Bill Avery worked as a photographer at Columbia Pictures in the early 20th century with a brief interlude working as a combat cameraman during World War II. He also worked at MGM under noted photographer C.S. Bill and occasionally worked as a freelance publicity photographer shooting iconic images of Elvis Presley Jack Lemmon Katharine and Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine among many others. Shot partially on location in Kanab Utah. 8.5 x 13.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1971ref. 150335N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage photograph of director Ingmar Bergman setting up a shot with actors Elliott Gould Bibi Andersson and Max Von Sydow. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a stamp noting No. 11620 and the stamps of PIX Inc. and Camera Press Ltd. From the archive of the PIX Agency a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. A seemingly happy Swedish housewife and mother begins an adulterous affair with a foreign archaeologist who is working near her home an emotionally scarred survivor of the Holocaust. Bergman's first English language film shot in England and Sweden and his first film to involve a major American actor Gould working alongside Bergman regulars Sydow and Andersson. Set and shot on location in Sweden and England. 12 x 8.5 inches. Very Good plus faintly toned along the top edge. N.p. unknown
1956ref. 150324N.p.: N.p. 1956. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of actress Ingrid Bergman filing her nails on the set of the 1956 film. With the stamps of Match magazine Photo Garofalo and Gamma picture agency on the verso. In turn-of-the-century France a young Polish princess agrees to marry a wealthy older man to save her family from the poorhouse but finds herself falling in love with a handsome stranger despite her engagement. The third film in director Jean Renoir's romance trilogy preceded by "The Golden Coach" 1953 and "French Cancan" 1955. Set and shot on location in France. 9 x 11.25 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1951ref. 150354N.p.: N.p. 1951. Vintage oversize black and white publicity portrait photograph of actor John Wayne from the 1951 film. The crew of a US submarine during World War II encounters a Japanese aircraft carrier in the middle of a secret rescue mission but trouble arises when they discover their torpedoes are defective. Set in the Pacific Ocean. 11 x 14 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned overall with light wear to the corners. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 150349N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1965 film showing actor Rock Hudson wrapped in a lacy sheet. With the stamp of photographer Leo Fuchs on the verso along with the stamp of Vista Photos and several manuscript pencil and ink annotations regarding layout. A well-to-do American businessman and a free-spirited Italian woman meet in London and impulsively marry but soon realize they have little in common and truly dislike each other. 11 x 14 inches with a wide right margin. Very Good with light wear to the edges and layout annotations in pencil on the right edge. N.p. unknown
1964ref. 150332N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage oversize borderless black and white photograph of actor Omar Sharif playfully clicking his heels in the air between takes while filming on location in Austria for the 1964 film. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations on the verso along with a PIX Agency stamp crediting photographer Denis Cameron. From the archive of the PIX Agency a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. A romantic comedy anthology about the varied owners of an idiosyncratic yellow Rolls-Royce from its first owners a British aristocrat and his unfaithful wife to its last a socialite who accidentally becomes involved in the Nazi invasion of Ljubljana. Set and shot on location in London and Hertfordshire in England Naples Florence and Tuscany in Italy and Austria. 11.25 x 14 inches. Near Fine with brief wear to the corners. N.p. unknown
1951ref. 150151Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1951. Vintage reference photograph from the 1951 film showing actor Humphrey Bogart in costume in the rain. Based on the 1935 novel by C. S. Forester which follows the crew of a steamship ferrying supplies to villages in East Africa during World War I. A classic masterpiece of an adventure tale in which a boozy Bogart and an uptight Katharine Hepburn find romance in the face of wartime adversity. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Actor for Bogart and nominated for Best Director Best Screenwriting and Best Actress. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. United Artists unknown
1954ref. 150271Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1954. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1954 Western film showing actor Robert Mitchum. Loosely based on the 1948 Italian film "Bicycle Thieves." A woman hires a widowed ex-con and his son to help her navigate a river journey to search for her gambler husband. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Pitts 3535. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1978ref. 150162N.p.: N.p. 1978. Vintage borderless black and white reference photograph from the 1978 film showing actors Lily Tomlin and John Travolta. With an agency stamp on the verso. A socialite divorcee begins a May-December romance with a handsome younger drifter. A notorious box office flop at the time of its release noted by one of the film's crew members as "like being on the voyage of the damned" now considered a camp classic. Set and shot on location in Beverly Hills and Malibu California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light wear to the bottom edge. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 150209Budapest: Interfoto 1970. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1970 Hungarian film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of the PIX Agency a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. A dramatization of the Hungarian peasant revolution in 1514 led by imprisoned peasant leader Gyorgy Dozsa. Director Ferenc Kosa was best known for "Ten Thousand Days" 1967 for which Kosa received the Best Director award at Cannes and "Beyond Time" 1973. Set and shot on location in Hungary. One 7 x 7 inches one 7 x 7.75 inches. Very Good plus one with a light diagonal crease to the bottom right corner. Interfoto unknown
1989ref. 152771Las Vegas: Sanford International Entertainment Inc 1989. Archive of Draft script and production materials for the 1989 film. The script here under the working title "Fists of Steel Part 1" contains two annotations of page numbers in manuscript ink. Included in the archive are two investment proposals a seven page Cast Sheet a two page Staff and Crew List a completion agreement from Media Guarantors International MGI and lastly a two page poem by director and screenwriter Jerry Schafer entitled "The Hell Bound Train" boldly signed in manuscript ink which begins with the line "A producer lay on the barroom floor." The 24 page investment proposal housed in a folder with clear acrylic cover is for the production of "Fists of Steel" as well as its proposed sequel and includes an illustrated cover synopsis sequel synopsis letter of interest from motion picture distribution company Seymour Borde & Associates B&A statement regarding US Hispanic Chambers of Commerce's support and promotion two page statement expounding the need for an effective Hispanic role model Carlos Palomino "Background Data" for investors credits for the two leads and headshot of Henry Silva newspaper articles on Schafer and Palomino and a letter of support from the Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce. The second 19 page investment proposal focuses largely on Schafer's concerns for Hispanic representation in media and again promotes the need for an effective Hispanic role model for which Schafer believes Palomino is ideally suited. Included in the proposal is a letter from Abel Quintela President of the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce a letter from Honolulu Mayor Frank Fasi a three-page synopsis a six page investment summary promoting Hispanic concerns and opportunities newspaper articles on Schafer and Palomino a second letter from Quintela to S&P Productions giving the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's endorsement of the film and a letter from the Executive Director of the Las Vegas Latin Chamber of Commerce. Former boxer and Vietnam veteran Carlos Diaz Palomino has literal "Fists of Steel" and goes up against a terrorist group hiding in Hawaii responsible for the execution of his father. Conceived as platform for former boxing champion Palomino to become a national role model for Mexican Americans and the Hispanic community in general the film never received a proper theatrical release. It has since become a much sought out cult classic. Set in and shot on location in Oahu Hawaii. Gray titled wrappers with credits for director J Schafer. Title page present. 140 leaves with last page of text unnumbered. Mechanical duplication rectos only with six pink revision pages undated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine unbound with velo-binding hole punches. 24 page Investment Proposal Near Fine bound internally with two metal brads. 19 page Investment Proposal Near Fine bound with single staple on upper left. 7 page Cast Sheet dated 5/28/88 Near Fine bound with single staple on upper left. 2 page Staff & Crew List dated 5/19/88 Near Fine bound with single staple on upper left. Completion Agreement dated April 24 1988 Near Fine. Poem 2 pages Near Fine bound with a paper clip on upper left. Sanford International Entertainment, Inc unknown
1971ref. 150229N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage photograph of director Ingmar Bergman and a camera crew preparing to film a scene between actors Elliott Gould and Bibi Andersson. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a stamp noting No. 11620 and the stamps of Pix Inc and Camera Press Ltd. From the archive of the PIX Agency a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. A seemingly happy Swedish housewife and mother begins an adulterous affair with a foreign archaeologist who is working near her home an emotionally scarred survivor of the Holocaust. Bergman's first English language film shot in England and Sweden and his first film to involve a major American actor Gould working alongside Bergman regulars Andersson and Max von Sydow. Set and shot on location in Sweden and England. 10 x 7.75 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased. N.p. unknown
