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1945ref. 129935Los Angeles: David O. Selznick 1945. Original studio transcription of C.S. Forester's short story of the same name originally published in the Saturday Evening Post on July 10 1943. Printed as a mimeograph studio script in small numbers for internal distribution. Red titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter C.S. Forester noted as Copy No. 1. Title page present with credits for screenwriter C.S. Forester. 22 leaves original typescript on onionskin stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine side stapled. David O. Selznick unknown
1944ref. 129803Burbank CA: Vanguard Films / Warner Brothers 1944. Draft script for the 1947 film. This is an early draft developed at Vanguard Films prior to the property being sold to Warner Brothers. An American remake of the 1935 British film of the same name. Largely set in Italy the story concerns the relationship between poverty-stricken musician Sebastian Dunbrok Errol Flynn and unwed mother Gemma Smith Ida Lupino. Suspecting that her fiance Caryl Gig Young Sebastian's brother is the father of Gemma's child young heiress Fennella McLean Eleanor Parker retreats to the Italian Alps. Attempting to straighten out the situation Sebastian finds himself falling in love with Fennella. For his brother's sake Sebastian breaks off the relationship and marries Gemma but while awaiting the birth of her child he writes a heartfelt ballet score dedicated to Fennella. However when Gemma's baby dies the conscience-stricken Sebastian changes the dedication to his wife whom he has learned to genuinely love. Notable for a stirring musical score by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Blue titled wrappers dated August 21 1944 with credits for playwright Margaret Kennedy. Distribution page present with receipt intact. 131 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with tearing at the left hole punches bound with three gold brads. Wrappers now encapsulated in protective mylar. Vanguard Films / Warner Brothers unknown
1977ref. 130496Los Angeles: Stephen Friedman / Kings Road Productions 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. Screenwriter Ron Turbeville's only produced screen credits were for "Buster and Billie" 1974 and a few episodes of television "Adam-12" "The Name of the Game". A coming-of-age story with what would appear to be a nearly all-Black cast about a 14-year-old Black teenager named Jimmy who lives in an unnamed part of the rural American South. He dreams of life in the city and finds his induction by way of urban denizen Skeeter Magee. Tan titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Turbeville. 132 leaves Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Stephen Friedman / Kings Road Productions unknown
1938ref. 132192Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1938. Final Script for the 1938 film. Loosely based on the events surrounding the construction of the Suez Canal the film stirred controversy upon its release when the descendants of main characters Matthieu and Ferdinand de Lesseps unsuccessfully sued the studio for libel. With all the elaborate costuming special effects and production costs typical of a Zanuck picture its cinematic qualities do their best to offset what can only be called a very unique take on historical accuracy. Nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Cinematography Best Original Score and Best Sound Recording. Power and Annabella were married shortly after the film's release. Set in Paris and Egypt shot on location in Arizona and California. Pale blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 178 dated April 8 1938. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated April 8 1938 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriters Dunne and Josephson. 186 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1971ref. 130202Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1971. Estimating script for the 1972 film. Actor Jackie Cooper's directorial debut a set of stories that follow multiple women as they engage with the Women's Liberation movement. One of the first major Hollywood films to depict the second wave of feminism showing militant women's rights groups mass political demonstrations and women who shirk traditional familial structures though due to its tone at turns humorous and melodramatic the film is often critically considered to have touched on the movement in a shallow manner. Shot on location in Denver. Pale pink titled wrappers. Title page present dated July 9 1971 noted as ESTIMATING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Slade. 112 leaves mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown
1965ref. 132145Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1965. Estimating script for an unproduced film. The story of a small contingent of militant mercenaries who attempt to stir up a conflict between Cuba and the United States by piloting a hostile decoy Navy ship into enemy waters off Key West only to be thwarted by the actual Navy and a few well-meaning American citizens taken hostage. No doubt mirroring some of the public's concerns at the time given the tenuous peace established by the Cuban Missile Crisis the film remained unproduced perhaps considered too sensationalist or close to home. Screenwriter Dozier would go on to write largely for television including episodes of "Batman" and "Harry O." Tan titled wrappers noted as ESTIMATING on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 23 dated April 2 1965. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated 4/1/65 with credits for screenwriter Dozier. 136 leaves mimeograph on yellow stock. Pages about Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1967ref. 132098Los Angeles: Max E. Youngstein 1967. Draft script for an unproduced film. The story of two of brothers a prospector and an oceanographer who drill for oil on a offshore drilling rig in the Caribbean. Screenwriter Schweitzer would go on to work predominantly in television including writing for "The Bold Ones" "The Senator" "Mod Squad" and "Baretta" among others. Lavender titled wrappers dated July 10 1967 with credits for screenwriter Schweitzer and producer Youngstein. Title page not present. 130 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Max E. Youngstein unknown
1954ref. 130141Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1954. Final Draft script for the 1955 film "Seminole Uprising" seen here as "Bugle's Wake." Based on the 1942 novel "Bugle's Wake" by Curt Brandon. Script editor Jerome Thom's working copy with his name "Jerry Thoms" on the front wrapper and profuse annotations throughout. A cavalry lieutenant is ordered to bring in Seminole Indian chief Black Cat who is leading his tribe on a campaign of terror and bloodshed. Shot on location at the Corrigan Ranch in California's Simi Valley and at the Iverson Ranch in Los Angeles Chatsworth. Green titled wrappers noted as Final Draft on the front wrapper production No. 8250 dated June 25 1954. Title page present dated June 25 1954 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Kent. 120 leaves mimeograph duplication with yellow and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 6-23-54 and 7-12-54. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown
1954ref. 125385Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1954. Original pressbook for the 1954 film noir based on the 1951 novel by William P. McGivern. Howard W. Koch director of "The Girl in the Black Stockings" 1957 here creates an unsparing view for its time of the violence and corruption often seen behind the badge of a police officer. Barney Nolan Edmond O'Brien becomes a bad cop in an otherwise cozy suburban atmosphere then deconstructed and invariably led to a befitting death Silver et al. 12 pages saddle stapled 11 x 17 inches. Very Good plus. Faint horizontal fold crease at the center of the wrapper and pages. One corner with a short crease and a couple of tiny closed tears else bright. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. United Artists unknown
1953ref. 125507Sherman Oaks CA: Republic Pictures 1953. Original pressbook for the 1953 film noir. Screenplay by noted screenwriter Steve Fisher. One sheet folded once as issued 11 x 17 inches. Near Fine with a faint horizontal fold crease at the center of the wrapper and pages. Lyons US. Martin 121. Selby US. 71. Spicer US. Republic Pictures unknown
1962ref. 126547Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1962. First Draft script for the 1963 film. A nuanced "invasion from Mars" film that borrows cleverly from both "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" aliens use human beings as physical hosts and Val Lewton threat of a creature but creature is only implied not shown. An unusually heavy emphasis on dread atmosphere and characterization makes this one of the most overlooked "adult" science fiction films of the 1960s. Black three-ring binder noted as "DAY MARS INVADED EARTH" on the front wrapper with a credit for screenwriter Spalding as "Spaulding". Title page present with the title "SPACERAID 63" with a credit for screenwriter Spalding production No. 6277 dated June 22 1962. 96 leaves Multilith duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated 6/28/62. Pages Near Fine with a few small creases binder wrapper Near Fine with a bit of wrinkling on the front title label. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1956ref. 125417Universal City CA: Hugo Haas Productions / Universal 1956. Original pressbook for the 1956 film. A later film from noted director Hugo Haas and actress Francesca de Scaffa's only credited role. One of the "milder" Haas films where a man and his dog try to survive on tough streets. One sheet folded once as issued with one insert sheet 12 x 18 inches. Very Good plus with a faint horizontal fold crease at the center of the wrapper and pages and a few short closed tears and creases. Hugo Haas Productions / Universal unknown
1960ref. 125415N.p.: Layton Film Productions 1960. Original pressbook for the 1960 film noir. Brian Donlevy plays a US detective sent to Brazil to find an American woman accused of murder. He finds his target but not before getting sucked into his own brand of crime. Richard Cunha who directed a few minor but pertinent films in 1958 "Frankenstein's Daughter "Missile to the Moon" and "Giant from the Unknown" sets the pace with a television serial-like quality. A solid second feature from the post-noir period. One sheet folded twice as issued 11 x 17 inches. Near Fine with a faint horizontal fold crease at the center of the wrapper and pages a small numerical notation at the bottom of the front wrapper and light rubbing overall. Hinged diecut of the door on the front wrapper and issued in color on thick stock characteristics unique amongst pressbooks. Layton Film Productions unknown
1956ref. 131647Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1956. Original pressbook for the 1956 film starring Davis as a small town librarian branded as a communist and a subversive for refusing to remove a controversial book from the shelves. With striking poster and ad designs by the legendary Saul Bass. 16 pages 12 x 16 inches. Very Good plus with some light rubbing else a bright front wrapper. Columbia Pictures unknown
1959ref. 131673Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1959. Collection of 12 vintage color British front-of-house cards from the 1959 film. Based on characters and concepts from the 1885 novel "King Solomon's Mines" by H. Rider Haggard and written for the screen by novelist James Clavell. Released as the "sequel" to the 1950 MGM film "King Solomon's Mines." Harry Quartermain George Montgomery is the son of Allan Quartermain who first set out on the quest for the source of Solomon's wealth and he is determined to succeed where his father failed. He goes to Africa with his good friend Rick Cobb David Farrar and as they continue on their journey Erica Neuler Taina Elg joins them. She is the daughter of a missionary who has been killed by a local tribe. Harry cannot hide his antagonism toward Erica. She is German and Harry's mother was killed at sea by Germans in World War I. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1944ref. 128478N.p.: N.p. 1944. Post-production script for the 1944 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. A woman in San Francisco during WWII does not want to get into a serious relationship with any soldier before he goes off to war until she meets one soldier who wants to change her mind. Tall white titled self wrappers noted as Release Dialogue Script on the front wrapper dated May 16 1944. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered Reel 6A-12. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two staples. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 130114Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri 1960. Original Swedish poster for the 1960 film. A landmark twentieth century film whose irregular but inspired dramatic structure and juxtaposition of beauty and savagery has inspired many other great films from "The Last House on the Left" 1972 to "Irreversible" 2002. The first of two Bergman efforts to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. 27.5 x 39.5 inches. Lightly restored linen-backed and rolled. Near Fine. Svensk Filmindustri unknown
1951ref. 122115Rome: Albert and Charles Boni 1951. Original Italian program for the 1951 film based on the novel "Toto il buono" by Cesare Zavattini. SIGNED by Vittorio De Sica at the bottom of the title page. One of the director's classics pure visual storytelling made just after "Bicycle Thieves" 1948 and just before "Umberto D." 1952. A gorgeous oversize program with a central illustration on the front wrapper within a debossed frame. The wrapper houses 6 loose deluxe card plates as issued the first two devoted to text and the last four being full-color lithograph illustrations reflecting the film story. One of the most beautiful programs we've ever seen. Plates Near Fine outer wrapper Very Good plus with a few tears at the edges but no loss 12.75 x 17.25 inches. Albert and Charles Boni unknown
1963ref. 130176Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri 1963. Original Swedish illustrated poster for the 1963 film. The second entry in Bergman's legendary and highly personal "Faith" trilogy a series of films that launched a new and important phase in the director's career. "Winter Light" takes place in entirely within a three-hour period on a Sunday afternoon in November mixing the affections and repulsions of a pastor a parishioner who is a schoolteacher and a fisherman. A quiet relentless meditation on the nature of faith imperfection and beauty. 27.5 x 39.5 inches. Lightly restored linen-backed and rolled. Near Fine. Svensk Filmindustri unknown
1985ref. 119986N.p.: N.p. 1985. Draft script for the 1986 comedy film. The headmaster of a British school is trying to get to a conference for school headmasters where he is meant to give a speech. He runs into a number of obstacles that delay him resulting in one of the most hilarious stressful movies ever made. Set in England shot on location in West Midlands Shropshire Worcestershire and Yorkshire England. Blue untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with manuscript ink annotation noting copy No. 160 dated March 1985 with credits for screenwriter Michael Frayn. 164 leaves with last page of text numbered 161. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus wit some curling at the corners internally bound with two silver brads. N.p. unknown
1981ref. 121497Rome: 23 Giugno 1981. Vintage French theatrical poster for the 1981 Italian/French film. Based on the 1972 short story collection "Erections Ejaculation Exhibitions and General Tales of Ordinary Madness" by Charles Bukowski. The first film adaptation of the author's work and one of the most challenging films of the 1980s. Ben Gazzara and Ornelia Muti portray two self-destructive souls that become soulmates hell-bent on sex alcohol and general torment. One of Gazzara's most unvarnished performances having warmed up in the 1970s with a trio of Cassavetes films. 15.25 x 20.5 inches rolled. Near Fine. 23 Giugno unknown
1942ref. 116171N.p.: N.p. 1942. Revised Final Script for the 1942 film. Two blue revision pages dated 8/8/42 paper clipped to the rear wrapper of the script. One the greatest Technicolor musicals produced by Fox in the 1940s employing Harry James and his orchestra at their peak and pulling out all the stops on the musical numbers. Featuring Carmen Miranda's version of "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" and the debut of the classic song "I Had the Craziest Dream." Red titled wrappers noted as Revised Final on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 47 and production No. 763 dated June 11 1942. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated June 11 1942 noted as Revised Final. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 6/13/42 and 7/20/42. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1954ref. 128682Los Angeles: Republic Pictures 1954. Final shooting script for the 1954 film. Manuscript annotations on the front wrapper reading "Revisions / Blue 9-28-54" and "part of 'Admiral John Hoskins.'" One of Republic's most elaborate productions of the 1950s "The Eternal Sea" is the biography of American admiral John M. Hoskins. Sterling Hayden delivers a superbly understated performance as Hoskins who continued to serve throughout WW2 despite the loss of a leg in the early phases of the conflict. The admiral's farsighted activities as commander of the aircraft carrier Princeton led to the development of the more sophisticated jet-aircraft carriers of the Korean War. The well-chosen supporting cast includes Alexis Smith as Hoskin's wife Sue Dean Jagger as Admiral Thomas L. Semple Morris Ankrum as Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble and John Maxwell as Adm. William "Bull" Halsey whose life story would serve as the basis for the 1960 film The Gallant Hours. Elmer Bernstein's soaring musical score is the icing on the cake. Pink titled wrappers noted as Final Shooting on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 20044 dated September 1 1954 with credits for screenwriter Rivkin for director Auer and for writer Haines. 116 leaves mimeograph duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated 9-28-54. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good some short closed tears and creasing at the corners bound with two gold brads. Republic Pictures unknown
1965ref. 119194London: Joseph Janni Productions / Embassy Pictures 1965. Vintage US one sheet poster for the 1965 film. When pondering the ultimate Julie Christie film during her "It girl" phase of the mid-1960s it's a photo finish between this film and director Schlesinger's "Billy Liar" 1963. From another perspective the third in a trilogy of films about youth in London during the 1960s that began with "A Kind of Loving" in 1962. A seminal British film on every level. 27 x 41 inches folded. Near Fine. Joseph Janni Productions / Embassy Pictures unknown
1961ref. 130180Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri 1961. Original Swedish illustrated poster for the 1961 Swedish film. The first entry in Bergman's legendary and highly personal "Faith" trilogy which won the director his second Best Foreign Film Oscar and defined what came to be called his "chamber dramas." A young woman is released from a mental institution and moves to an island where her family resides to recover. But she finds little solace and no support from her father her husband or her brother. A landmark film in that it is not so much an examination into mental illness as a perspective of on a private world from a mind that has departed day to day concerns. 27.5 x 38.5 inches. Lightly restored linen-backed and rolled. Near Fine. Svensk Filmindustri unknown
