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1986ref. 146954N.p.: N.p. 1986. Final Draft script for an unproduced film. With a small handwritten label on the front wrapper reading "Please return to / Telefilm Canada / 144 S. Beverly Dr. #400 / Beverly Hills CA 90212." Based on Sinclair Ross' 1941 novel about a Canadian family's struggle to survive during the Great Depression. Set in Horizon a fictitious small Canadian prairie town. Silver untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated MARCH / 1986 noted as Final Screenplay with credits for screenwriters James de Felice Graeme Gibson and Margret Kopala. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with black comb binding. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 148962N.p.: N.p. 1977. Vintage one sheet poster for the US release of the 1976 Swedish film. Based on the 1971 Swedish novel "The Abominable Man" by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo. The seventh in a series of ten crime novels featuring police detective Martin Beck. A gritty bloody 1970s police procedural wherein Detective Inspector Martin Beck Carl-Gustaf Lindstedt investigates the brutal murder of Police Lieutenant Nyman while convalescing in a hospital soon discovering that Nyman was corrupt and abusive and had made enemies leading up to his death. Set in and shot on location in Stockholm. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good with small splitting in top horizontal crease two small holes and a closed tear to upper right margin. Grant Sweden. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 146401N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. Included with the script is a typed letter from screenwriter John Roberts to casting agent Paul Kohner submitting the script for consideration by prospective director John Huston with a manuscript pencil annotation across the top: "Irene / Please explain John's present status / Does he want to wait" Likely from Kohner to his secretary or reader. A gritty war drama detailing the 1919 Battle of Shenkursk an important battle in the Russian Civil War. Set in Russia. White generic Paul Kohner-Michael Levy Agency wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter John Roberts. 185 leaves with last page of text numbered 183. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light soil and toning to the extremities bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1987ref. 146258N.p.: N.p. 1987. Draft script for an unproduced film. INSCRIBED by screenwriter Charles Edward Pogue in black ink on the title page: "To John / "I Still Live!" / Best Always / Charles Edward Pogue." Based on the 1912 science fantasy novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Confederate soldier is wounded in battle and subsequently used in a military teleportation experiment transferring him to the planet Barsoom. Finding he can jump far distances due to the change in atmospheric pressure he attracts the attention of a group of aliens who eventually accept him as their swashbuckling leader in battling rival alien gangs. Charles Edward Pogue best known for his screenwriting for the 1986 remake of "The Fly" was the first screenwriter hired by Disney to adapt Edgar Rice Burrough's classic novel. The film was delayed for decades however and Pogue's script was ultimately never used. Set on another planet in outer space. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present dated December 16th 1987 with credits for screenwriter Charles Edward Pogue and novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with light soil bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1933ref. 172202N.p.: N.p. 1933. Vintage reference photograph from the 1933 pre-Code comedy film showing Buster Keaton surrounded by wreckage. Annotation in manuscript pencil on the verso noting the film title. With the end of Prohibition in sight two men decide to open a brewery and begin selling their home brewed beer but the resultant product is so weak that they're let off even after a police raid. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1958ref. 152538N.p.: N.p. 1958. Archive of production material for an unproduced television presentation presumably a pilot seen here under its alternate title "Silent Enemy." Included are one partial draft script several letters and memos between screenwriter Arthur Hailey agent Maeve Southgate and Theatre Guild executives William Herman and Arthur Heinemann. Also in the archive are several memos from within the Theatre Guild office discussing revisions to the script and ultimately declining to move ahead with production. Dated variously between May 12 and September 5 1958 with a three-page manuscript summary of revisions made to the script ostensibly in Hailey's hand and two carbon typescript summaries of the same. As noted in several letters from Maeve Southgate Hailey's screenplay was previously used for the television episode "Death Minus One" which aired on BBC on the British television anthology series "Encounter" on January 28 1958. A young American girl visiting her cousin in London is trapped when postwar ruins collapse leading a police sergeant to rescue her. As he works to retrieve the girl The sergeant discovers an unexploded bomb with her among the rubble. Set in London. Draft script: Lacking wrappers and title page. Approximately 60 leaves. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine unbound. All other materials lightly creased to the edges else Near Fine overall. Pagination available upon request. N.p. unknown
1961ref. 152721N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1961 film showing a close-up of actress Judy Garland. A dramatization of the 1947 Judges' Trial one of twelve US Nuremberg Military Tribunals held from 1946 to 1949 to decide the fate of individuals accused of crimes against humanity for their involvement in Nazi atrocities. Garland was nominated for an Oscar for her performance out of twelve Academy Award nominations for the film in total winning three including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Maximilian Schell. Set in Nuremberg shot on location in Nuremberg and Berlin. 7.5 x 9 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Twilight Time 1631. N.p. unknown
1987ref. 171549N.p.: N.p. 1987. Revised Draft script for Season 2 Episode 3 of the 1986-1988 television series. Originally aired October 20 1987 on NBC. With revisions by Michael Mann prior to developing "Miami Vice" and moving on to a massive film career. Series following a detective with plans to stop a mobster in 1960s Las Vegas. In this episode the detective sets up a sting operation to catch a family involved in the marijuana trade. Set in 1960s Las Vegas. Generic brown wrappers with tape affixed to the front wrapper with manuscript ink annotations indicating the series and episode titles and with credits for screenwriter Tom Towler. Title page present dated 8/21/87 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriter Tom Towler. 62 leaves with last page of text numbered 57. Xerographic duplication rectos only with revision pages throughout dated variously between 8/18/87 and 8/21/87. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with silver prong binding. N.p. unknown
1998ref. 171538N.p.: N.p. 1998. Draft script for Season 1 Episode 18 of the 1997-1998 television series. Originally aired March 16 1998 on CBS. With production document bound into the script preceding front self wrapper. This short-lived procedural followed the uniformed police officers at a Brooklyn precinct. In this episode two officers try to help a woman being abused by her husband until they find him dead. Winner of an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for its Pilot episode. Set in Brooklyn. White titled self wrapper lacking rear wrapper production No. C118 dated February 24 1998 with credits for director Michael Watkins and screenwriters Scott A. Williams Edward Allen Bernero and Matt Olmstead. Title page integral with front wrapper. 51 leaves with last page of text numbered 51. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 141838N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A group of US Marines reflect on life after the war. Screenwriter David Scott Milton was best known for his work on "Born to Win" 1971. Red titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter David Scott Milton. 151 leaves with last page of text numbered 149. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1987ref. 171544N.p.: N.p. 1987. Final Draft script for Season 2 Episode 1 of the 1986-1988 television series. Originally aired September 22 1987 on NBC. An early screenwriting effort for film director Michael Mann who went on to create "Miami Vice" followed by a legendary film career. Series following a detective with plans to stop a mobster in 1960s Las Vegas. In this episode the detective has to protect a Senator who investigates the mob and an actress who has ties to the mob. Set in 1960s Las Vegas. Generic brown manila wrappers with tape affixed to the front wrapper indicating the series and episode titles in manuscript ink and with credits in manuscript ink for screenwriter Peter Lance. Title page present dated 7/24/87 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Peter Lance. 64 leaves with last page of text numbered 56. Xerographic duplication rectos only with revision pages throughout dated variously between 7/17/87 and 7/24/87. Pages Fine wrapper Fine internally bound with silver prong binding. N.p. unknown
1981ref. 147352N.p.: N.p. 1981. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper indicating copy No. 81. Based on Robert Daley's 1979 novel wherein two world champion drivers face off in a number of races across Europe eventually finding themselves closely linked by the conflicted love of an American girl. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 1981 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Steven Smith and Robert Daley. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1922ref. 172059N.p.: N.p. 1922. Vintage reference photograph from the 1922 silent film showing Marion Davies watching Pedro de Cordoba in his laboratory. Received stamp and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the 1918 novel by Marie Corelli about a young woman who undergoes a surgical procedure to regain her beauty and youth at the cost of her sympathy. Davies' 14th film appearance. Currently considered lost. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown
1973ref. 172052N.p.: N.p. 1973. Vintage reference photograph from the 1973 film showing one of the eponymous "prison babies" with a promotional illustration for the film at the left margin. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a tiny bruise to the left portion of the recto. N.p. unknown
1967ref. 152790N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage oversize matte-finish reference photograph from the 1967 film showing actors Glenn Ford and Angie Dickinson. Based on the 1966 novel "Pistolero's Progress" by John Sherry. A former gunslinger turned sheriff of a sleepy western town must fight a spitfire youngster who wants to prove his merit as the fastest draw in the territory. Shot on location in Arizona. 15 x 12 inches. Very Good plus with moderate soil and wear to the edges. Pitts 2185. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 152788N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage test photograph from the 1965 film showing actress Carroll Baker in costume as Jean Harlow. The rise to fame and troubled life of starlet Jean Harlow before her death from kidney failure at 26. Not to be confused with the 1965 film of the same name directed by Alex Segal and starring Carol Lynley. Set in Hollywood. 10 x 12 inches. Very Good plus faintly creased at the top edge. Olive Films 247. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 171759N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the 1970 Danish film showing Lisbet Lundquist Wayne Rodda and Paul Valjean. Based on the 1956 novel by Henry Miller about two womanizing men-one American one European-who share an apartment in Paris. Filmed in Paris at the same time as another Henry Miller adaptation "Tropic of Cancer" directed by Joseph Strick and starring Rip Torn and Ellen Burstyn. Set and shot on location in Paris and Luxembourg. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Blue Underground. N.p. unknown
1944ref. 171768Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1944. Vintage studio still photograph from the classic 1944 film noir showing Tom Powers on the train tracks. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Director Billy Wilder making the right decision at the right time as usual decided it was time to bring in lauded hard-boiled crime fiction author Raymond Chandler to work on a great crime drama using James Cain's seminal hard-boiled novella. Wilder and Chandler worked on the script for several weeks together and at one point Cain was even brought in to resolve some questions. The result was a film that set the standard for all that would follow in what came to be known as the noir style using a cut-up time structure Barbara Stanwyck in a blonde wig Fred MacMurray as a soulless sucker and Edward G. Robinson as the straight man who brings pathos to the proceedings. Nominated for seven Academy Awards a rare feat for a genre picture including Best Picture Best Director Best Screenwriter Best Cinematography and Best Actress. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown
1978ref. 141100N.p.: N.p. 1978. Draft script for an unproduced film. The travels of John Slade a transient hard-fighting and hard-drinking man. Told over two films Slade is followed through childhood and into adulthood when he is employed as the muscle behind a frequently attacked stage coach operation in the Old West. Set in American West. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1978 with credits for screenwriter Christopher Swider. 309 leaves with last page of text numbered 306. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine spiral bound. N.p. unknown
1940ref. 171406N.p.: N.p. 1940. Vintage reference photograph from the 1940 film showing three Marx brothers. Mimeo snipe on the verso. A late Marx Brothers effort. A confidence man Groucho heads west to make his fortune but is grifted by two crafty simpletons Harpo and Chico at a train station. Soon the three of them bond as usual and get down to the business of making mayhem. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with dampstains to the bottom right corner. N.p. unknown
1947ref. 172361N.p.: N.p. 1947. Vintage reference photographs from the 1947 film noir. The sole survivor of his family's massacre a man is taken in by an older woman whose family wants to kill him. Set in and shot on location in New Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Olive Films 44. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic. Spicer US. N.p. unknown
1956ref. 172913N.p.: N.p. 1956. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actor Gene Kelly from the 1956 film. With one provenance stamp on the verso. An anthology of three stories told through dance including one where a genie grants a man's wish to be inside a story book. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 115615Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1977. Revised Draft script for the 1977 film. Based on the 1977 novel by Earl Mac Rauch. Tan wrappers with white designed titles bearing the name of the production company ICM International Creative Management. Title page present with a date of April 14 1976 and screenwriter credit for Earl Mac Rauch. 159 leaves mechanical duplication title printed in block letters on the spine in black ink. Pages and wrappers Near Fine wrapper showing a few small stains. Hirschhorn p. 407. United Artists unknown
1960ref. 147350N.p.: N.p. 1960. Draft script for an unproduced three-act play. With a few editorial manuscript ink annotations throughout. Based on Marcel Pagnol's 1934 script "Le premier amour" about the first true love between a man and woman leading the pair to defy the practices of polygamy common to their tribes and set out to make a new life together. Intended for production many times over two decades in 1946 1947 and 1969 but ultimately never realized. Set in the Stone Age. White titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter MARCEL PAGNOL and playwright ROBERT WYLER on the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter MARCEL PAGNOL and playwright ROBERT WYLER. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 3-4-12. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 168477N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1960 film showing Lee Remick and Montgomery Clift. Based on Borden Deal's 1957 novel "Dunbar's Cove" and on William Bradford Huie's 1942 novel "Mud on the Stars." In 1937 the head of the Tennessee Valley Authority's land purchasing office faces off against powerful generations-old landowners who refuse to sell their properties. Set and shot on location throughout Tennessee in Cleveland Bradley County and Charleston and on Coon Denton Island on the Hiwassee River. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
