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1968ref. 164198Universal City: Universal Pictures 1968. Vintage banner poster for US release of the 1967 Japanese-American kaiju film. Rare in this size format. The fourth film in the King Kong franchise. Loosely based on the animated Rankin/Bass' television series "The King Kong Show" the first anime-based series produced in Japan for an American company which was aired on ABC from 1966 through 1969 and the second and final Toho-produced film featuring King Kong preceded by the 1963 film "King Kong vs. Godzilla" until the 2021 film "Godzilla vs. Kong." A robot duplicate of King Kong Mechani-Kong is manufactured to dig for the highly radioactive Element X. When Mechani-Kong is unable to dig for the material the evil Doctor Who and Madame Piranha decide to kidnap the real Kong. 82 x 24 inches. Very Good with a chip missing at the top left corner several closed tears to the bottom right margin and cello and paper tape repairs to the verso of the bottom right. Colors bright and unfaded. Universal Pictures unknown
1961ref. 161215N.p.: William Castle Productions 1961. Vintage 40 x 60 inch poster for the 1961 film. Rare in this size format. A mysterious woman offers a bellboy $2000 to marry her only to brutally murder the justice of the peace during the ceremony before fleeing. Widely regarded as one of the best films of director and B-movie maestro William Castle and undeniably influenced by Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" released the year prior. Castle well known for his utilization of promotional gimmicks implemented a "Fright Break" for "Homicidal;" a 45-second timer which overlays the impending climax with Castle's voice-over advising the audience they could leave the theater and receive a full refund if they were too frightened to see the ending of the film audience members who chose to leave however would have to wait in a yellow cardboard booth entitled the "Coward's Corner" manned by a nurse with a blood pressure cuff. 40 x 60 inches. Very Good plus with light overall creasing and minor edgewear else bright and unfaded. See image. William Castle Productions unknown
1966ref. 164220Universal City: Universal Pictures 1966. Vintage banner poster for the 1966 film printed in black and a bold fluorescent orange. Rare in this format. Based on the 1963 novel by Rohan O'Grady pen name of Canadian author June Margaret O'Grady Skinner. Director and producer William Castle's black comedy wherein a twelve-year-old boy inherits a fortune and is trapped on an island with his ex-British Intelligence uncle who uses hypnotism sharks fire and poisonous mushrooms to try and kill the boy. Shot on location in Bermuda. 82 x 24 inches. Very Good plus with light overall creasing and rubbing. Bright and unfaded. Note: The fluorescent orange color cannot be reproduced in a photograph and is a much brighter than what is depicted in the image. Universal Pictures unknown
1953ref. 171052N.p.: N.p. 1953. Twelve vintage studio still photographs from the 1953 film noir. Provenance labels on the versos and seven with blindstamps on the corners. A pickpocket mistakenly lifts a message meant for enemy agents in a Communist spy scheme. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good or better. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 224. Grant US. Selby Masterwork. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 171072Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1966. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of Dean Martin and camera operator Albert Meyers and assistant on location for the final "train" sequence of the 1966 film. From the archive of camera operator Albert Meyers. Columbia Pictures stamp on the verso. Albert Myers usually credited as Al Myers was a noted camera operator in Hollywood for over 50 years beginning in the late 1920s credited in 30 films between 1927 and 1978. Notable in his filmography are "The Virginian" 1946 "Carmen Jones" 1954 "The Man with the Golden Arm" 1955 and "The Defiant Ones" 1958. Based on the 1962 spy novel by Donald Hamilton. Women of the world mourn the tragic death of handsome secret agent Matt Helm Dean Martin-faked naturally so that he can find the inventor of the Helium laser beam and kingpin of the underground criminal organization Big-O Karl Malden. The second of four films in the Matt Helm series starring Dean Martin preceded by "The Silencers" 1966 and followed by "The Ambushers" 1967 and "The Wrecking Crew" 1969. Shot on location in England Monte Carlo and France. 10 x 8 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1963ref. 164221Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1963. Vintage banner poster for the 1963 film. Rare in this format. An architect and his wife survey an old mansion where the previous tenant an eccentric heiress has disappeared. Strange noises suspicious strangers and vanishing keys ensue. Inspired by the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose California. Shot on location at the Greystone Park and Mansion in Beverly Hills California. 82 x 24 inches. Very Good plus with light soiling and faint rubbing overall. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1968ref. 171042N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage vernacular color photograph of Dean Martin director Andrew V. McLaglen and uncredited camera operator Al Meyers on the set of the 1968 film. Photograph belonging to uncredited camera operator Myers with pencil annotations in Myers' hand on the verso noting the title McLaglen and Martin and "with Bill Clothier 19" William H. Clothier was the director of photography who Myers worked under. British born Albert Myers usually credited as Al Myers was a camera operator and camera crew member in Hollywood for over 50 years beginning in the late 1920s. He is credited in 30 films from 1927 to 1978 and assuredly worked on many more films uncredited during that time. His credits include "The Virginian" 1946 "Carmen Jones" 1954 "The Man with the Golden Arm" 1955 and "The Defiant Ones" 1958. Two brothers are pursued by a posse after robbing a bank and taking a widow as hostage but accidentally flee into a territory controlled by a gang of violent Mexican bandoleros. Set in Texas shot on location in Arizona Texas and Utah. 8 x 10 inches mounted to a heavy stock paper. Very Good plus with faint spotting and light edgewear see image. Pitts 237. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 170872Bruxelles Brussels: Warner Brothers 1970. Vintage Belgian petite poster for the 1969 film. Based on director photographer and screenwriter Gordon Parks' semi-autobiographical 1963 novel. The first major studio production directed by an African American and one of few dramas of the period to focus exclusively on Black life in America depicting the life of a teenager in late 1920s Kansas who grows up quickly as he experiences events related to racial and economic injustice in his community. Set and shot on location in Kansas. 21.5 x 17.5 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with light toning to the extremities and a small splash to the middle top margin see image. Warner Brothers unknown
1957ref. 171057N.p.: N.p. 1957. Two vintage photographs one of director Karl Malden and uncredited camera operator Albert Myers and a vernacular photograph of Malden Myers and cinematographer Sam Leavitt from the set of the 1957 film. Photographs belonging to uncredited camera operator Myers one with a mimeo snipe on the verso. British born Albert Myers usually credited as Al Myers was a camera operator and camera crew member in Hollywood for over 50 years beginning in the late 1920s. He is credited in 30 films from 1927 to 1978 and assuredly worked on many more films uncredited during that time. His credits include "The Virginian" 1946 "Carmen Jones" 1954 "The Man with the Golden Arm" 1955 and "The Defiant Ones" 1958. Based on the 1956 Broadway play by Ralph Berkey and screenwriter Henry Denker. Richard Widmark stars an Army Colonel investigating the case of a Major played by Richard Basehart who is accused of and admits to collaborating with the enemy as a POW during the Korean War but the Colonel doubts the Major's guilt. Malden's only directing credit. Shot on location in Agoura California and Governors Island New York. 8 x 10 inches and 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine overall. N.p. unknown
2000ref. 163294N.p.: N.p. 2000. Writer's First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 2000 television series. In this one season procedural a cop moves from Los Angeles to an eccentric town in Arizona after the mysterious death of his wife. In this episode a man's wife goes missing and he suspects she has been having an affair. Set in Manhattan Arizona. White titled self-wrappers noted as Writer's First Draft on the front wrapper dated June 26 2000 with credits for screenwriter Lorraine Vos. Title page integral with front wrapper. 29 leaves with last page of text numbered 29. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with damp staining to the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 170874Rome: Warner Brothers 1970. Vintage Italian 4-Fogli poster for the 1969 film designed by Italian poster artist Manfredo Acerbo. Based on director and screenwriter Gordon Parks' semi-autobiographical 1963 novel. The first major studio production directed by an African American and one of few dramas of the period to focus exclusively on Black life in America depicting the life of a teenager in late 1920s Kansas who grows up quickly as he experiences events related to racial and economic injustice in his community. Set and shot on location in Kansas. 55 x 78 inches. Printed in two panels and folded as issued. Near Fine with modest toning and starting to some of the folds. Warner Brothers unknown
1964ref. 162538N.p.: Cambist Films 1964. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1961 Spanish sexploitation film. Photograph with provenance stamps and a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp on the verso. A young woman Susana is stabbed to death in a bar frequented by criminals and delinquents. Susana's boyfriend the son of the police commissioner immediately becomes the prime suspect. Shot on location in Barcelona. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with several pinholes and light edgewear. Cambist Films unknown
1968ref. 162560N.p.: Nordisk Tonefilm 1968. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1968 Swedish film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the verso one with two labels obscuring a previous provenance stamp. One of a number of international films in the 1960s produced by Radley Metzger as noted on these photographs that today show no credit for him. Originally released in Sweden as Lejonsommar the film was released world-wide under the title "Summer of the Lion" and in the US as "Vibration." Sven-Bertil Taube stars as a frustrated writer who travels to an island off the coast of Sweden and becomes involved with Essy Persson as a sexy young temptress. Shot on location in Gotlands län Sweden. 8 x 10 inches. One photograph with a wax pencil annotation on the top right else Near Fine. Nordisk Tonefilm unknown
1968ref. 162535N.p.: Peppercorn-Wormser 1968. Vintage still photographs from the US release of the 1968 Spanish/French/Italian film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1962 French novel "Les pianos mecaniques" by Henri-François Rey. Hardy Krüger stars as Vincent a young Parisian recovering from a nervous breakdown in a Spanish seaside village who has an affair with nightclub owner Jenny. Jenny falls for Vincent's friend Pascal an alcoholic author struggling to resume writing. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Catalonia Spain. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremitites. Peppercorn-Wormser unknown
1968ref. 162603N.p.: New York Film Productions 1968. Two vintage studio still photographs from the semi-experimental 1968 film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Phil has relationship issues with his fiancee Bea due largely to his unrealistic expectations. One day he finds comfort in letters he discovers in an abandoned cabin written by a man named Jon who is even more dysfunctional and delusional than Phil. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. New York Film Productions unknown
1969ref. 162601N.p.: Tonylyn Productions 1969. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film. Two with provenance stamps on the versos and one with a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1966 Norwegian novel "Uten en tråd" by Jens Bjørneboe. A high school girl unable to achieve orgasm visits a doctor who advises her to keep a diary of her sexual encounters. She follows his suggestion and soon finds herself caught up in an increasingly wild series of intimate experiences. IMDB Shot on location in Copenhagen Denmark Hamburg Germany and Paris France. 8 x 10 inches. One photograph with a wax pencil cropping annotation in the lower margins else Near Fine. Tonylyn Productions unknown
1969ref. 162531N.p.: American Film Distributing 1969. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film. Two photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Maria answers a personal ad and is invited to a house in Vermont. The house owner Spencer places Maria and other girls under the influence of aphrodisiacs and drugs. Spencer and his assistant Boris sit back and let the good times roll. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and faint creasing overall one photograph with pinholes and light dampstaining to the left side and one photograph with pinholes and a small closed tear to the bottom margin and a 1.5 inch closed tear to the right side. American Film Distributing unknown
1965ref. 162542N.p.: Sam-Pam Production 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. An artist searches for the woman with the most beautiful body to paint. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Sam-Pam Production unknown
1968ref. 162617N.p.: Cannon Releasing Corporation 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1968 film also released in the US under the title "To Ingrid My Love Lisa." Provenance stamp on the verso. Lisa a successful Stockholm fashion designer meets the beautiful 17-year old Ingrid during a country vacation and takes her back to Stockholm to be a model leading to a sapphic May-December relationship. Shot on location in Stockholm Sweden. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Cannon Releasing Corporation unknown
1965ref. 162562N.p.: Associated Distributors of California 1965. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1964 Danish film. Improvised without a script and utilizing amateur actors including reportedly actual sex workers and their clients the film though a choppy narrative is a fascinating document of Danish bordellos in the 1960s and has since become a cult classic. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with one photograph with a spot of soiling and foxing in the bottom margin. Associated Distributors of California unknown
1968ref. 162604N.p.: International Film Artists 1968. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film here under the release title "The Women" also released under the titles "The Vixens" and "Friends and Lovers." Two photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Bob slips to his death off a dam bridge. His wife Betty reconstructs recent events to the police flashing back to a series of trysts and couple swapping that have nothing to do with Bob's accident. Shot on location in Connecticut and New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus one photograph with a wax pencil annotation to the top right margin and a crease and a small closed tear in the bottom margin. International Film Artists unknown
1962ref. 162597N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1960 French film. Provenance stamp on the verso. A group of four schoolgirls escape their destitute lives to a housing project an abandoned house on an island. When an older girl reveals their secret to the schoolmistress scandal breaks out. Shot on location in River Marne France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 162564N.p.: International Film Artists 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1969 film. Prrovenance stamp on the verso. Also released under the title "Friends and Lovers." Bob slips to his death off a dam bridge. His wife Betty reconstructs recent events to the police flashing back to a series of trysts and couple swapping that have nothing to do with Bob's accident. Shot on location in Connecticut and New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and pinholes in the top margin. International Film Artists unknown
1973ref. 162618N.p.: Cannon Group 1973. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1972 British film originally released in the UK under the title "Au Pair Girls." Both photographs with a provenance stamp on the verso one also with a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp. Several young women from continental Europe and Asia arrive in England to begin jobs as au pairs and spend more time bedding their hosts than doing their jobs. Veteran British director Val Guest's first foray in the sex comedy genre. Shot on location in London and Berkshire England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Cannon Group unknown
1965ref. 171121Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Chenault 1965. Final script for the 1966 film. Lacking the final page of narrative text as either used or issued. Based on the 1963 Tony Award-winning play by Edward Albee which follows one bitter night of domestic unrest between an emotionally scarred college professor and his hard-drinking wife. Nichols' directorial debut and the first film to be given the MPAA tag "No one under 18 will be admitted unless accompanied by an adult" challenging the Production Code Office and essentially leading to its demise. Nominated for 13 Academy Awards and winning five including Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress for Elizabeth Taylor and Sandy Dennis respectively. Set on the campus of a small New England college and shot on location in Northampton Southampton and Cambridge Massachusetts. OCLC locates no holdings. AMPAS shows 2 holdings. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 69 dated July 30 1965. Distribution page present same dates with receipt intact. Title page present dated July 30 1965 with credits for screenwriter Ernest Lehman. 155 leaves with last page of text numbered 152. Mimeograph duplication rectos only all pages eye-rest green excepting distribution page which is white and dated 7/30/65. Corner chip to the "Cast of Characters" page else pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with yapping at the top and bottom as usually found bound internally with two gold brads. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers / Chenault unknown
