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1958ref. 141434Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1958. Draft script for the 1958 film. Text in Japanese. Based on a novel by Shinju Fujiwara. Five people assemble ten years after the end of the Pacific War at a military station to uncover a stash of morphine worth a fortune now whcih was buried by the medical officer Mashimoto at the abdication of the Emperor. One of members of the group does not belong there. Orange titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 46. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Nikkatsu unknown
1991ref. 141425N.p.: Genjiro Amato 1991. Draft script for the 1991 film. Text in Japanese. A semi-fictional account of Japanese artists Yumeji Takehisa who falls in love with a widow and then becomes a rival with the ghost of her dead husband and her husband's murderer. Purple titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Genjiro Amato unknown
1966ref. 141453Tokyo: Toho Company 1966. Draft script for the 1966 film. Text in Japanese. A pornographer is keeping a low profile to keep out of the way of the mob while also is trying to keep the various people in his life happy including his stepdaughter stepson mistress and wife who believes her first husband was reincarnated as a carp. White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 178 leaves with last page of text numbered 27. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Criterion Collection 207. Toho Company unknown
1961ref. 141438Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1961. Treatment script for the 1961 film. Text in Japanese. A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who might be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife. White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 39 leaves with last page of text numbered 38. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. Nikkatsu unknown
1950ref. 141467Tokyo: Shintoho Film 1950. Two Draft scripts for the 1950 film. Text in Japanese. Based on a novel by Selichi Funabashi . A young servant girl Hamako has recently begun working for her hero Madame Yuki who quickly disillusioned her to her dream when she is presented with a list of the Madame's personal problems. First draft: White illustrated titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 36. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. Second draft: White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 15 leaves with last page of text numbered 15. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. Shintoho Film unknown
ref. 141462Tokyo: Imamura Productions 1980. Draft script for the 1981 film. Text in Japanese. A period drama featuring a man returning from exile in America during the Edo era and begins searching for his wife. He gets caught up in revolutionary fervor and his emotions get the best of him. Orange titled perfect-bound wrappers rubber stamped production number 133 dated 1980. Title page present. 201 leaves with last page of text numbered 192. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. Imamura Productions unknown
1987ref. 141451Tokyo: Imamura Productions 1987. Draft script for the 1987 film. Text in Japanese. The greatest pimp in all of Japanese history Iheji Muraoka also known as Zegen or the "Boss of the South Seas" grew in power as Japan grew. Not only were his achievements contributing to his mantle of success but he believed they advanced the global ambitions of his nation promoting patriotic interests. Blue titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Imamura Productions unknown
1931ref. 141666Vienna: Illustrierter Film-Kurier 1931. Vintage Austrian program for the 1931 German film. Lang's first sound film Peter Lorre's breakthrough role and the film Lang considered to be his masterpiece-an assertion that has found much agreement since. The only second piece of ephemera from the film we have ever offered. Text in German. Issue No. 262 of "Illustrierter Film-Kurier" one of the oldest European film magazines which ran weekly from 1929 to 1956. Like its German counterpart "Film-Kurier" each issue focused on a single film and used a gravure process to reproduce images from the film making for striking images and design. 6 x 9 inches. Six pages saddle stapled. Ink annotations throughout seemingly regarding layout affecting a bit of text but no images. Very Good plus with a faint horizontal crease and light toning to the wrappers. Criterion Collection 30. Grant Germany. Godard Histoires de cinema. Ebert I. Eureka Masters of Cinema 9. Rosebaum 1000. Illustrierter Film-Kurier unknown
1924ref. 141664Berlin: Film-Kurier 1924. Vintage German programs for the two-part film series "Die Nibelungen" including one for "Die Nibelungen: Siegfried" and one for "Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge" produced by German film magazine "Film-Kurier." Text in German. Based on the thirteenth century epic poem "Nibelungenlied." "Film-Kurier" was the first German film journal published daily beginning in 1919. The journal's classic era lasted until 1933 when its publisher Alfred Weiner had to flee Germany due to his Jewish origins. The issues from this era remain striking to this day because they were printed using a gravure reproduction process. Each day's issue would focus on a single film. 9 x 11.75 inches. Each program six pages folded loose leaves as issued. Very Good plus with a horizontal fold tiny pinholes to the corners and an occasional short closed tear. Masters of Cinema 46. Film-Kurier unknown
1954ref. 131088Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1954. Final Draft script for the 1954 film. The fifth of seven films in the popular "Francis the Talking Mules series all made in the 1950s. Copy belonging to technical advisor Major Lane Carlson with his name in manuscript blue ink on a label affixed to the front wrapper and his annotations throughout. Carlson acted as a consultant on the military aspects of the film as the film involves Francis joining the Army going to the Pentagon etc. Salmon titled wrappers noted as Final Screenplay on the front wrapper dated February 9 1954. 157 leaves Multilith duplication with blue pink and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 2-17-54 and 4-5-54. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus in a three ring binder used during production. Universal Pictures unknown
1991ref. 137634Berlin Germany: Manfred Durniok Produktion 1991. Revised First Draft agency script for the 1991 film "Shattered" here under the working title "The Plastic Nightmare." German agency copy in wrappers crediting the "Film und and Fernsehen television Studios" in Berlin. Text in English. Based on Richard Neely's 1971 novel "The Plastic Nightmare." Dan Berenger is involved in an automobile accident leaving him with amnesia. He discovers that he is married to Judith Scacchi but enlists the aid of part-time PI Gus Hoskins to help him unravel his real life. A noirish thriller set in San Francisco shot on location there and in Oregon. White titled wrappers. Title page present undated noted as Revised First Draft with credits for screenwriter Petersen and novelist Neely with a preceding half-title page. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographically reproduced with copied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a white plastic prong brad. Grant US. Spicer US. Manfred Durniok Produktion unknown
1950ref. 135620Paris: B.M.P. Films 1950. Draft script for the 1950 French film "The Treasure of Cantenac" here under its title of origin "Le Tresor de Cantenac" on the title page with the film's working title "Un miracle" also on the title page. French copy company rubber stamp and faint pencil annotations on the front wrapper. Pre-New Wave items are scarce this being a completely original example with text in French throughout. Set in a rundown French village the film is a series of vignettes illustrating the human condition. The Baron de Cantenac on the verge of suicide after losing his fortune goes on one last walk through his dying town. On the way he meets the town's oldest citizen who reveals a royal treasure that he has been jealously guarding for years. Director-screenwriter-actor Guitry was a prominent French filmmaker during the post-WWI years of French cinema following in the footsteps of his father silent film actor Lucien Guitry. His notable film credits include English titles "The Lover of Camille" 1924 "The Story of a Cheat" 1936 "Nine Bachelors" 1939 "Royal Affairs in Versailles" 1954 a film notable for its appearance of a young Brigitte Bardot and "Napoleon" 1955. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present undated with a credit for Guitry and B.M.P. Films in Paris the US branch is in California. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 100. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good perfect-bound and side-stiched. B.M.P. Films unknown
1933ref. 131892Munich / Paris: UFA / L'Alliance Cinematographique Europeenne 1933. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the original French release of the 1933 film. With the UFA logo at the lower left corner of each. Each still mounted on UFA / ACE boards as issued with credit for both studios and text in French. A late attempt by UFA to reach a broader European market this joint production was filmed in French shot in Spain and Germany and released to the French market. Featuring an early supporting appearance by Simone Simon shown in a still here with Jean Gabin with whom she would go on to co-star in Jean Renoir's classic "La Bete Humaine." Both photographs 10.5 x 8.5 inches Near Fine with some faint scratching. Boards 15.75 x 13.25 inches Very Good condition with multiple pinholes a few brief dampstains and minor chipping. UFA / L'Alliance Cinematographique Europeenne unknown
1938ref. 106085Paris: Regina / Kassler 1938. Draft script for the 1938 film starring Louis Jouvet. Text in French. Three acting students are engaged in a love triangle in their drama class at the Conservtoire d'art dramatique. One student stages a crime in an attempt to frame the man she loves. Set in Paris shot on location in Paris. Red untitled composition book-style card covers. Title page missing presumably as issued. 224 leaves with last page of text numbered 221. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with moderate wear along the binding. Regina / Kassler unknown
1981ref. 170401N.p.: N.p. 1981. Draft script for the 1981 film. Copy belonging to uncredited producer Kelvyn H. Cullimore with his name and address in manuscript pencil on the title page and his ownership stamp to the title page and first page of text. In 1944 a young divorcée and single mother has an affair with a sailor on leave. Based on the 1979 novel by Sara Clark and William D. Wittliff. The directorial debut of Jack Fisk the husband of actress Sissy Spacek. Shot on location in Lockhart Maxwell Seguin and Corpus Christi Texas. White untitled front wrapper blue rear wrapper. Title page present with credit for screenwriter William D. Wittliff. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 170402N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. A bawdy military comedy starring Redd Foxx as an aging zany sergeant. Screenwriter Reginald H. Farmer is better known as an actor in comedy films including "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" 1982 "Car Wash" 1976 and "National Lampoon's Animal House" 1978. Blue pictorial titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for Farmer. 152 leaves with last page of text numbered 151. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1948ref. 148430Los Angeles: Eagle-Lion Films 1948. Vintage US lobby card for the 1948 film noir here under the alternate title "The Scar." With brief manuscript annotations to the verso. Based on the 1946 novel wherein a desperate con man on the run from the mob goes into hiding by impersonating a psychiatrist unaware that the doctor has his own debts to pay. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus with light toning to the edges and a tiny closed tear to the bottom edge. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Silver and Ward US. Eagle-Lion Films unknown
1958ref. 171784N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage borderless oversize reference photograph from the 1958 French film noir showing a gloved Julien Tavernier carefully staging his lover's husband's death as a suicide. The film's new cinematic realism was both indebted and pivotal to the French New Wave and skyrocketed the career of Moreau whose disaffected makeup-less performance was the scandal of Paris for months following the film's release. 12 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 335. Grant France. Selby France. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 169566Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1974. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1974 film showing Shelley Duvall holding a baby kitten. French release stamp and layout annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1937 novel by Edward Anderson previously adapted by Nicholas Ray as "They Live by Night" 1950. One of Altman's many high spots during the 1970s an early and unusual entry in the American neo-noir canon and one of the most artful gangster films made. Set and shot on location in various towns and cities in central and southern Mississippi including Jackson Hermanville Pickens and Canton. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Spicer US Neo-Noir. United Artists unknown
1968ref. 161694Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1968. Vintage reference photograph of director Stanley Kubrick talking with actors Gary Lockwood and Keir Dullea on the set of the 1968 film. Kubrick's sprawling science fiction epic traces the evolution of human intelligence under the influence of an unspecified alien force. The film's high scientific accuracy coupled with bleeding-edge special effects and minimal use of dialogue make "2001" universally recognized as one of the most influential films ever made. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Special Effects and nominated for three others including Best Director. Set variously in the desert in space in deep space and on the astral plane. Shot on location in Scotland England Arizona and Utah. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Ebert I. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 24. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Weldon 1983. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1955ref. 15219London London: Rank Organisation 1955. 1955. Eight original borderless press photographs for the seminal 1955 Ealing Comedy. All eight with British press stamps and typed layout slips to the verso. The curtain call of the famous "Ealing Comedies" the Ladykillers was the last major masterpiece produced by the iconic Ealing Studios before the studio was sold to the BBC. Darkly macabre the film was deeply subversive at the time and satirised Britain's inability to move beyond its Empire past. William Rose famously purportedly dreamt the whole film and simply sat down wrote out the script from memory. London, London: Rank Organisation, 1955. unknown
1961ref. 168494N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage reference photograph from the 1961 film showing Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable in the front seat of a car with Montgomery Clift leaning in to chat. Provenance stamps and annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the verso. A bleak haunting film exploring the loss of independence about a recent divorcée who enters into an unstable relationship with an aging cowboy she meets in the Nevada desert. Shot on location in Reno and Dayton Nevada. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes and creasing at the corners. N.p. unknown
1967ref. 149869New York: Andy Warhol Film 1967. Vintage poster for the 1967 film. Two versions of the film were shot - one with an all nude all male cast that was never released publicly and one with both male and female actors wearing G-strings which was originally screened at the Hudson Theater in New York. A stylistic breakthrough in that the film entirely jettisons any pretense to plot dramatic action or sex found in Andy Warhol's previous sexploitation experiments instead featuring extended monologues by superstar Viva and conversations with others that touch on a variety of controversial topics. One of Warhol's most overtly political films also starring draft resister Andrew Duggan and the first pairing of Viva with Taylor Mead who would appear together in several more Warhol films. 19 x 25 inches rolled on archival linen with a small amount of professional restoration and repair. Near Fine with minor soil. Murphy The Black Hole of the Camera. Warholstars. Andy Warhol Film unknown
1951ref. 143633Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1951. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1951 film showing director John Huston on location. Based on the classic 1895 novel by Stephen Crane. At the completion of shooting Huston considered the film one of his best but MGM cut over an hour from it before the release. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the corners and light toning to the margins. Godard Histoires du cinema. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1952ref. 172540London: Romulus Films 1952. Eight vintage hand-tinted color British front-of-house cards from the 1952 film. Four photographs with National Film Archive stamp on the verso. Based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Pierre La Mure. A fictionalized Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is disabled and fears he will never find love until he meets two different women around Paris. Nominated for seven Academy Awards winning two. Set in Paris shot on location in London England and Gironde and Paris France. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. Romulus Films unknown
