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1963ref. 170360N.p.: Joel Productions 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1964 film showing a camera crew on a truck bed capturing a location shot near the Preakness race track in northwestern Baltimore City. A Cold War political thriller about an attempted coup in the US government based on the 1962 novel by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II. Although the Pentagon expressed a dislike for the film President John F. Kennedy was encouraging even assisting in its production by arranging a visit to his home in Hyannis Port when the crew needed to shoot outside the White House. Shot on location in Arizona California Virginia Washington DC and Paris. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Joel Productions unknown
1981ref. 170362London: ITC Films 1981. Vintage reference photograph from the 1981 film showing actress Jessica Lange. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1939 novel by James M. Cain. Along with "The Verdict" a film that brought writer David Mamet to the attention of the filmmaking world leading to his working not only as a screenwriter but an important director. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. ITC Films unknown
1962ref. 170352N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage reference photograph from the 1962 film showing a crew member holding a script for Elizabeth Montgomery on the set. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the 1959 novel "The Kingdom of Johnny Cool" by John McPartland about an exiled American in Rome who recruits a hit man to return to the US and take revenge on the people who forced him to flee. Set and shot on location in New York City Las Vegas and Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 170348Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1977. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1977 film showing Muhammad Ali at the breakfast table while Annazette Chase looks on with a pot of coffee. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A biopic about Muhammad Ali from the 1960 Summer Olympics to his "Rumble in the Jungle" 1974 fight documented in his 1975 autobiography and starring The Greatest as himself. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1961ref. 170359N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1961 film showing Clark Gable mugging for the camera while Marilyn Monroe smiles at his side and Eli Wallach stands behind them on the left. Provenance label and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil 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 whom she meets in the Nevada desert. Shot on location in Reno and Dayton Nevada. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 170354N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film showing actor Rod Steiger getting fake tattoos drawn on by make-up artists in preparation for shooting. Layout annotations on the verso in manuscript ink. Based on Ray Bradbury's 1951 short story collection centered on a wandering ex-carnival member whose body is fully tattooed. His tattoos are allegedly created by a time-traveling woman and each tells a unique story. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Lentz US. N.p. unknown
1978ref. 170356N.p.: N.p. 1978. Vintage borderless double weight color reference photograph from the 1978 adult film. Labels affixed to versos noting the film's French title. A man's increasingly obsessive thoughts about his next-door neighbor lead his wife to force him into sex therapy. 9.5 x 7 inches. About Fine. Bier 793. N.p. unknown
1997ref. 170396Paris: Columbia TriStar Films 1997. Vintage pressbook and nine color slides from the French release of the 1997 American film. Andrew Niccol's directorial debut. In a dystopian society where eugenics is the norm a young janitor is given the opportunity to impersonate a genetically superior man allowing him access to the higher echelons of society. Pressbook 6 x 8.25 inches. 60 leaves saddle-stapled. Near Fine with an ink annotation to the rear wrapper. Slides 1.5 x 1 inches housed in 2 x 2 cardboard sleeves. Near Fine or better. Columbia TriStar Films unknown
1974ref. 170361N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1974 film showing the Sawyer family as played by John Dugan Gunnar Hansen Edwin Neal and Jim Siedow. Loosely based on the crimes of serial murderer and body snatcher Ed Gein. Shot on a shoestring budget with the cast mostly composed of unknown Texan actors Tobe Hooper's second feature film courted controversy upon release for its grisly violence and critical view of US politics and is now rightfully considered a slasher cult classic. Set and shot on location in Round Rock Watterson Austin and San Marcos Texas. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Thrower Nightmare USA. N.p. unknown
1941ref. 170358Los Angeles: Vitagraph 1941. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1941 film showing actor Gary Cooper in his iconic role. When a laid-off reporter is asked to write one final column she fabricates a letter from a John Doe planning on committing suicide on Christmas Eve in protest of society's ills. When the letter becomes a sensation Ann convinces the papers to hire her back and turns the letters into a series of articles. The only problem is in order to convince the public John Doe is real they need to find someone to impersonate him. Enter down-on-his-luck homeless man John Willoughby. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Vitagraph unknown
1971ref. 170347Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1971. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1971 film showing director Jack Nicholson looking through the script with Karen Black and William Tepper. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on screenwriter Jeremy Larner's 1964 novel. Nicholson's directorial debut a key film in the BBS Productions cycle of the early 1970s following several college students navigating Vietnam War protests uncertain romantic relationships and their own dubious futures after graduation. Shot on location at the University of Oregon and throughout Eugene Oregon. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1976ref. 170355Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1976. Ten vintage reference photographs from the 1976 film including nine borderless and one bordered. Director Paul Mazursky's semi-autobiographical comedy about a young Jewish man from Brooklyn who moves to then-bohemian enclave Greenwich Village befriending a motley cast of characters in the process including a Black gay man a WASP poet and a wacky hippie girl. Featuring early performances by Jeff Goldblum and Christopher Walken. 10 x 8 inches. Generally Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1950ref. 169550Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1950. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1950 film noir showing Sterling Hayden and Jean Hagen embracing while Marilyn Monroe looks on with envy. MGM stamp and annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1949 novel by W.R. Burnett and hugely influential as one of the earliest films in the heist film sub-genre. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Selby US Masterworks. Penzler 101. Spicer US. Criterion Collection 847. National Film Registry. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1970ref. 153171N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. After being sexually assaulted by her ex-boyfriend and his friends a girl teams up with a bloodthirsty monster to take her revenge. Set in Biloxi Mississippi. White untitled Paul Kohner agency wrappers with the name of reader Ilse Lahn in manuscript ink annotation to the bottom of the front wrapper. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Donald L. Gold and story credits to Lester Wm. Berke. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a few splashes and light edgewear on the front wrapper bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 169548N.p.: N.p. 1966. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1966 film. "Photo Rank" stamps on the versos. Two wounded gangsters seek refuge in a secluded beachfront castle home to a meek Englishman and his strong-willed wife. Director Roman Polanski's second English-language release. Shot on location at Lindisfarne Castle Northumberland England. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 577. Grant US. N.p. unknown
1978ref. 169541N.p.: N.p. 1978. Vintage color reference photograph from the 1978 film showing Clint and his crew and by that we do not mean the film crew. Provenance label and annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. A trucker turned prizefighter cruises through the west with his pet orangutan and manager-brother searching for his lost love an aspiring country music singer. Set and shot on location in New Mexico California Colorado and Wyoming. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly faded generally Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 169539N.p.: N.p. 1975. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1975 French adult film a rare image showing director and in this case co-star Jean Rollin with script in hand and holding a magnificent pipe. Joining Rollin are actresses Rachel Mhas and Claudia Zante on the set. Provenance stamp and annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. A horror-influenced hardcore film about a count who ensnares beautiful women in his castle. The first and only pornographic film in which Rollin was credited under his own name and not a pseudonym. 6.75 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Bier 1364. Hinds 222. N.p. unknown
1976ref. 169554Paris: Ciné-Revue 1976. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1976 film both showing Jane Birkin behind a truck stop counter gazing longingly at Joe Dallesandro. Cine-Revue stamps and French release stamps on the versos. A tomboyish waitress develops a crush on a gay garbage truck driver and in spite of all odds they begin a relationship. Serge Gainsbourg's directorial debut. 9.25 x 6.75 inches. Near Fine. Ciné-Revue unknown
1957ref. 169545N.p.: N.p. 1957. Vintage reference photograph from the 1957 film showing actor James Dean laughing. Provenance stamp and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A documentary film released shortly after Dean's death using still photographs narration and interviews to tell the story of the actor's early life rise to stardom and death at a young age. 10 x 8 inches. Good with dampstains and soil to the bottom and right margins of the recto and a short closed tear repaired with paper tape at the top right corner. N.p. unknown
1993ref. 169581N.p.: N.p. 1993. Vintage oversize satin-finish publicity photograph from the 1993 film showing actress Milla Jovovich barefoot wearing a short dress standing on a windowsill. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Richard Linklater's classic coming-of-age comedy a follow-up to his breakout independent film "Slacker" 1990 following the students at a high school in East Texas in 1976 on the last day of classes before summer break. The film was a box-office disappointment but has since been reevaluated and is today considered a cult classic. Shot on location in Austin Texas. 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 169540N.p.: N.p. 1975. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1975 film. Snipes in German affixed to the verso noting the film's German release title "Parasiten-Mörder." A high-rise apartment building is infected by a parasite that turns its victims into sex-crazed maniacs with the infection spreading at the slightest touch. An early influential entry in the body horror canon. Shot on location in a single high-rise building at Nuns' Island. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Arrow 1497. Canuxploitation Complete. N.p. unknown
1981ref. 169556Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1981. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1981 film showing director George A. Romero talking with actors Ed Harris and Amy Ingersoll on the set. Provenance stamp and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A retelling of the Arthurian legend set amongst the members of a traveling renaissance fair troupe that jousts on motorcycles. A rare departure from the horror genre for Romero. Shot on location in Pittsburgh. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown
1974ref. 169584N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1974 French film showing actors Alice Arno and Tania Busselier. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil regarding layout on the verso. Loosely based on the works of the Marquis de Sade about a murderous countess who is released from a mental institution proceeding to return to her perverse and bloodthirsty ways. 11.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 169582Paris: Gamma 1969. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1969 film showing Romy Schneider and Alain Delon swimming together on the set. Gamma stamp crediting photographer J.P. Bonnotte on the verso along with layout annotations in manuscript pencil. A searing psychologically complex erotic thriller set in the dead of summer at a villa on the Côte d'Azur. A couple's holiday is unexpectedly interrupted by the arrival of the wife's ex-lover and his beautiful teenage daughter-with violent consequences. Co-written by noted screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere who penned some of Luis Buñuel's finest work. Shot on location at Côte d'Azur and Saint-Tropez France. 12 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 1088. Grant France. Gamma unknown
1975ref. 169560Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1975. Vintage borderless satin-finish reference photograph from the 1975 film showing director Norman Jewison and actor James Caan on the set between takes. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1974 novel by William Harrison who wrote the screenplay. A dystopian sports film in which the world has been overtaken by a corporatocracy with the titular "rollerball" an ultra-violent sports game used to placate the population. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine condition. United Artists unknown
