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1952ref. 164772Universal City: Universal-International 1952. Vintage linen-backed publicity photograph from the 1952 film showing actor Boris Karloff. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A British gentleman arrives at a gothic castle hellbent on uncovering his friends' mysterious disappearances. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal-International unknown
1957ref. 164771Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1958 film showing actors Rock Hudson and Cyd Charisse. Based on the 1956 novel by Ernst K. Gann. A ship's captain decides to make an emergency stop in Hawaii to repair a quickly flooding hull against the wishes of a woman passenger wanted for murder in Honolulu. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Shot on location in Hawaii. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1962ref. 170830N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage reference photograph of Sammy Davis Jr. behind bars from the 1962 film. Provenance sticker and stamp on the verso. A fictionalized version of John Resko's 1959 autobiography "Reprieve" about a convict played by Ben Gazzara whose death sentence is commuted to life in prison and with the aid of a humane prison guard is rehabilitated and becomes a successful painter. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 164738Universal City: Universal City Studios 1957. Two vintage publicity photographs from the 1957 film one showing actor Jeff Chandler the other showing actress Colleen Miller. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the versos. Based on the 1956 novel "One Man's Secret" by Stratford Davis. A wealthy cruel rancher owns the majority of a small western town's assets. Some of his employees brutally murder a young Mexican ranch hand stirring major controversy when the newly elected sheriff goes to great lengths to bring them to justice. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Shot on location in Conejo Valley California. 8 x 10 inches. One Near Fine the other Very Good plus. Pitts 2550. Selby US. Spicer US. Spicer UK. Grant US. Universal City Studios unknown
1968ref. 169572N.p.: N.p. 1968. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 film all showing actress Leigh Taylor-Young. Dissatisfied with his life and impending marriage a mid-thirties attorney gets high and runs off with a young hippie only to discover he's still unhappy. The title of the film is a reference to "Alice B. Toklas brownies" a slang term for pot brownies. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 169588N.p.: N.p. 1980. Vintage color slide from the 1980 film showing actress Jodie Foster in lingerie. Tired of her dull life as a waitress an 18-year-old girl joins up with a traveling carnival where she quickly becomes a successful hustler at a game of chance on the midway. Shot on location in Savannah Georgia. 4 x 5 inches. About Fine in a paper sleeve. N.p. unknown
1967ref. 169587Brussels: Metropolitan Films 1967. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the set of the 1967 film showing actress Brigitte Bardot laying out in the hay. Metropolitan Films stamp on the verso. 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. 12 x 9.75 inches. Very Good plus with some foxing at the edges of the verso not visible on the recto see images. Metropolitan Films unknown
1978ref. 169547N.p.: N.p. 1978. Four vintage borderless reference photographs of characters in various states of bodily distress from the 1978 film. A satirical low-budget cult classic wherein a school of flesh-eating piranhas is released into a summer resort's river. Purportedly named by Steven Spielberg as "the best of the Jaws rip-offs." Shot on location in California and Texas. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown
1986ref. 169589Paris: Sipa Press 1986. Eight vintage color slides from the French release of the 1986 film. Based on the 1957 short story by George Langelaan and a remake of the 1958 film directed by Kurt Neumann. A classic work of body horror about an eccentric inventor who begins to undergo unexpected and horrific mutations when a common house fly slips into his newly invented teleportation device. Winner of an Academy Award. 1.5 x 1 inches in the original 2 x 2 cardboard sleeves. About Fine. Carlson Destroy All Movies. Sipa Press unknown
1974ref. 169578N.p.: N.p. 1974. Seven vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1974 film. Widely considered Mel Brooks' finest comedy and surely the peak of his powers as a director. One of the few modern film comedies in the National Film Registry joined by two of Brooks' other masterpieces "The Producers" 1968 and "Blazing Saddles" 1974. Nominated for two Academy Awards. 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine to Fine. National Film Registry. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 169580N.p.: N.p. 1968. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1968 film musical all showing actress Geneviève Waïte. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. A naive 17-year-old decides to pursue a glamorous new life in Swinging London beginning relationships with three men and falling in with artists and sexually liberated youths. Three photographs 9.5 x 7 inches one 9 x 11.5 inches. Generally Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1983ref. 169928N.p.: N.p. 1983. First Draft script for Season 2 Episode 10 of the 1982-1990 television series. SIGNED by actor Bob Newhart in manuscript ink to the front wrapper with a non-personalized salutation: "All the Best / Bob Newhart." Included with the script is a brief Typed Noted Signed from Newhart to a fan enclosing the script and an original hand-addressed manila mailing envelope. The series follows a married couple from New York who move to a small town in rural Vermont to run a historic inn. In this episode cafe owner Kirk begins dating a woman but struggles to accept her profession as a clown. Orange titled wrappers noted as First Draft on the front wrapper dated October 11 1983 and production No. 3109. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Emily Marshall dated Ocrober sic 11 1983 and noted as First Draft. 53 leaves with last page of text numbered 50. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 164812Universal City: Universal Pictures 1950. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1950 film noir showing actress Alexis Smith. A young woman joins the police department in order to find and stop the killer responsible for her father's death. Actor Royal Dano's film debut. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Set in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1953ref. 164768Universal City: Universal Pictures 1953. Two vintage publicity photographs and one vintage reference photograph from the 1953 film including one studio still showing actress Kathleen Hughes one borderless photograph showing actress Barbara Rush and one borderless photograph showing actor Richard Carlson in front of a vast spaceship. Two with mimeo snipes on the verso. An amateur astronomer and school teacher witness an unidentified flying object crash land in the Arizona desert. Upon further inspection it turns out to be an alien spaceship. The first 3-D film released by Universal-International originally based on a story treatment by Ray Bradbury. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Two 7 x 9.5 inches one 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1957ref. 164813Universal City: Universal-International 1957. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1957 film showing actor Robert Stack. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1935 novel "Pylon" by William Faulkner. A disillusioned war hero now works as a barnstorming pilot at rural air shows accompanied by his parachuting wife young son and plane mechanic. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Eureka Masters of Cinema 64. Rosenbaum 1000. Universal-International unknown
1952ref. 164809Universal City: Universal Pictures 1952. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1952 film showing actor Frank Sinatra. Partial snipe on the verso. A small-town singer gets a taste of success at a gangster's popular nightclub but his burgeoning fame comes at a high price both financially and emotionally. Made during Sinatra's mid-career slump one year before his career-reviving performance in "From Here to Eternity" 1953. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1957ref. 164825Universal City: Universal-International 1957. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1957 film showing actors Alix Talton and Craig Stevens being menaced by the massive titular insect. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A prehistoric praying mantis is freed from the ice and wreaks havoc on the American military stationed in the northern Arctic slowly making its way south. The film utilized a giant paper mâché mantis with an internal hydraulic system for several scenes involving the creature and special effects crew also created two smaller models for scenes where the mantis walked or flew. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Universal-International unknown
1954ref. 164815Universal City: Universal-International 1954. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1954 film showing actress Ursula Thiess. Printed mimeo snipe and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on Hall Hunter's 1953 novel "Bengal Tiger." In British India in 1857 a military captain faces punishment and the dissolution of his reputation after disobeying orders to retreat. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Universal-International unknown
1955ref. 164817Universal City: Universal-International 1955. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1955 film showing actress Mamie Van Doren leaning against a jukebox. Based on Ben Benson's 1954 novel "Girl in the Cage" about an undercover cop working to stop an automobile theft ring run by teenagers. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Universal-International unknown
1960ref. 151692N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1960 film showing director Otto Preminger and a camera crew between takes with actor Paul Newman in the foreground whose head is in a box. With a stamp crediting still photographer Leo Fuchs on the verso. Based on Leon Uris' 1958 novel about the founding of the state of Israel in 1948 following a ship carrying Jewish immigrants whose passage to the holy land is blocked by the British with whom they must negotiate. Shot on location in Israel and Cyprus. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 162103Paris: Les Films Fernand Rivers 1969. Vintage program for the 1969 French film. Text and titles in French. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Suspecting her husband of infidelity a woman decides to take a trip with her married boss to his holiday home on the Côte d'Azur. 8 x 9 inches folded twice and measuring 23.5 x 9 inches unfolded. Very Good plus. Les Films Fernand Rivers unknown
1980ref. 163633Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1980. Seven film still photographs for the 1980 film. A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set where he is mistaken for a stunt man allowing him to hide out from the law and romance the film's leading lady. 8 x 10 inchesl Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1960ref. 151698N.p.: N.p. 1960. Two vintage borderless reference photographs taken on the set of the 1960 film one showing director Jean-Luc Godard and a camera crew filming a scene with actor Michel Subor the other showing Godard and cinematographer Raoul Coutard. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the verso. During the Algerian War a French agent is ordered to assassinate a member of the National Liberation Front of Algeria FLN but cannot complete the mission due to his involvement with a pro-FLN woman. Shot in 1960 but not released until 1963 due to a French ban on torture scenes thus Godard's second feature film but fourth to be released. Set in Algeria shot on location in Switzerland. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 1010. Grant France. N.p. unknown
1945ref. 170951Universal City: Universal Pictures 1945. Collection of 13 vintage photographs including three publicity photographs of George Sanders and Ella Raines one borderless two reference photographs and eight film still photographs from the 1945 film here under the working title "Uncle Harry." Five photographs with mimeo snipes four with provenance stickers and one with a news clipping on the versos. Based on the 1942 Broadway play "Uncle Harry" by Thomas Job about a middle aged man whose two sisters try to sabotage his engagement to a young co-worker leading to murder and deceit. 1 7.25 x 9 inches 12 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with some light creasing and edgewear and one with an emulsion irregularity on the recto. Grant US. Olive Films 962. Selby Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1977ref. 163630Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Vintage promotional portrait photographs of Sid Caesar and Rob Reiner respectively from the 1977 film. Based on Robert Klane's 1975 novel about a store owner and his two sons one of whom he has essentially disowned. Ezra Alan Arkin is the lesser son who coaches a worthless high school basketball team and has a wife much too eager to have children. A well regarded comedy about a dysfunctional Jewish family with a cast of veteran comedic actors. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
