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1944ref. 165295Universal City: Universal Pictures 1944. Vintage publicity photograph of Lon Chaney Jr. and Anne Gwynne from the 1944 film with a mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. 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. The second of six installments in "The Inner Sanctum Mysteries" preceded by "Calling Dr. Death: An Inner Sanctum Mystery" 1943 and followed by "Dead Man's Eyes: An Inner Sanctum Mystery" 1944. Lon Chaney Jr. travels to the South Seas where he falls in love with Anne Gwynne a mysterious and exotic native woman who the locals believe to be some kind of supernatural being. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors 1931-1946. Universal Pictures unknown books
1963ref. 167790N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film showing Elizabeth Taylor as the titular pharaoh taking a bath. Newspaper clipping with date stamp annotations in manuscript pencil and provenance label on the verso. Based on Carlo Maria Franzero's 1957 book "The Life and Times of Cleopatra." Twentieth Century-Fox's ambitious bank-breaking venture the most expensive production ever made at the time and the first film to pair Taylor with Richard Burton beginning their tumultuous love-hate relationship. Set in Egypt and Rome and shot on location in Spain and Italy. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1971ref. 165389London: Kestrel Films 1971. Draft script for the 1971 film seen here under the working title "Scenes of Family Life." Copy belonging to an unidentified cast or crew member with their annotations relating to props and set design on several pages in the script. Loosely based on David Mercer's 1967 television play "In Two Minds" which was based in turn on a case detailed in psychiatrist R.D. Laing's 1960 book "The Divided Mind." A conservative working class couple is shocked when their unmarried daughter reveals she is pregnant and force her to have an abortion resulting in detrimental effects to her emotional and mental health. Director Ken Loach's third feature film following his breakthrough 1969 film "Kes." Red titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for Mercer. 69 leaves with last page of text numbered 68. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a silver prong. Kestrel Films unknown books
1964ref. 167791Universal City: Universal Pictures 1964. Vintage reference photograph from the 1964 film showing actor Sean Connery talking with director Alfred Hitchcock between takes during filming on location in San Francisco with the Bay Bridge in the background. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Winston Graham's 1961 novel which follows a wealthy businessman's unwanted often cruel attempts to help a troubled young woman come to terms with her past. The production faced several setbacks in its development most relating to Hitchcock's insistence on including a rape scene present in the novel and the subsequent troubles in casting the lead role given the emotional complexity demanded for the character. Set and shot on location in California Pennsylvania New Jersey Virginia and Maryland. 10 x 8 inches. Faint discoloration on the top edge of the verso else about Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1947ref. 165206Universal City: Universal Pictures 1947. Two vintage publicity photographs featuring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Paula Corday from the 1947 film. Both photographs with mimeo snipes affixed to the versos one also with a provenance stamp on the verso. 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. Loosely based on the 1926 novel "His Majesty the King" by Cosmo Hamilton. King Charles II lives in exile in the Netherlands after being deposed by Oliver Cromwell and his supporters. There Charles falls in love with a farm girl while hiding from Cromwell's assassins. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Universal Pictures unknown books
ref. 165382Iver Heath Buckinghamshire: Pinewood Studios 2005. Shooting script for the 2006 film. Based on the 1992 novel by P.D. James. In a dystopian world where humans have become infertile a civil servant agrees to help a mysteriously pregnant woman travel to a remote location in the Azores to have her child. Nominated for three Academy Awards. Set in London in 2027 shot on location in London Hampshire Hertfordshire and Hampshire England in Montevideo Uruguay and in Buenos Aires Argentina. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 23rd August 2005 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriters Alfonso Cuaron and Timothy J. Sexton and novelist P.D. James. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus bound with a silver prong with title page lightly foxed on the edges and moderate rusting around the binding. Pinewood Studios unknown books
1936ref. 164557Universal City: Universal Pictures 1936. Vintage publicity photograph of Buster Crabbe from the 1936 serial film. 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. Based on the 1934 comic-strip character created by Alex Raymond. The first screen adaptation of "Flash Gordon" presented as a serial film in 13 chapters and starring Buster Crabbe in the titular role battling to thwart the evil schemes of Emperor Ming the Merciless portrayed by Charles B. Middleton. Followed by two sequels also in serial form "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars" 1938 and "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe" 1940. Remade in 1980 as a superhero space opera film directed by Mike Hodges and starring Sam J. Jones and Melony Anderson. Shot on location in Bronson Canyon California. 8 x 10 inches mounted onto a 8.25 x 10.25 inch black art board. Near Fine with even toning. National Film Registry. Universal Pictures unknown books
1938ref. 164549Universal City: Universal Pictures 1938. Vintage reference photograph of actor Larry J. Blake from the 1938 film with a mimeo snipe on the verso. 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. Based on the short story "If You Break My Heart" by Steve Fisher. Sally Eilers stars as a nurse whose brother shortly after being released from prison is shot and killed in a shootout between a criminal gang and the police. Larry J. Blake a police officer is accused of shooting him but knows he didn't do it and sets out to prove it both to clear his name and because of his feelings for Eilers. Set in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1936ref. 164529Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1936. Vintage double weight reference photograph from the 1936 film with three stamps on the verso one crediting photographer Ray Jones and a mimeo snipe printed on the verso. 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. Llye Talbot is an earnest intrepid inventor of a television system who inadvertently gets involved with a crooked businessman and gangsters out to steal his invention. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly faded else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1957ref. 166060Beaconsfield UK: Beaconsfield Films 1957. Draft script for the 1957 British film copy belonging to Art Director George Provis with manuscript pencil and ink annotations in his hand throughout and his name written on the top of revision page 85. George Provis was a British Art Director and Production Designer who began his career working on quota quickies low budget features made to comply with Britain's Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 in the 1930s. After the Second World War Provis was appointed by British film producer Sydney Box to head the art department at Gainsborough Pictures and is credited on over 120 films. Laurence Harvey stars as Sir Humphrey Tavistock who consoles his son-in-law Roland Culver who finds all women impossible to love with tales of found lovers and lost love. Tall maroon untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 14.1.57 with credits for screenwriter Muriel Box. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with undated green revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with a prong binding. Beaconsfield Films unknown books
1998ref. 165385London: Gummfluh Films 1998. First Production Draft script for the 1999 film. Copy belonging to an unidentified crew member with his first name in manuscript ink on the title page and his annotations regarding camera work throughout. Bound in at the front and rear of the script are several production documents including shooting schedules a contact sheet a map indicating filming locations and information regarding lodging during production. Not to be confused with the 2008 film of the same name. A motley group of siblings return to their family home after their mother's death ostensibly to grieve but in actuality in order to determine who will inherit the largest portion of her wealth. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 30 September 1998 with credit for screenwriter William Brookfield. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated October 6 and November 2 1998 respectively. Pages Very Good plus bound with a silver prong. Gummfluh Films unknown books
1935ref. 164515Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1935. Vintage reference photograph of Florence Rice from the 1935 film with a stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones and a mimeo snipe on the verso. Not to be confused with the 1925 silent film directed by Al Rogell and starring Reed Howes and Mildred Davis. 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. A scientist invents a "superspeed" formula for race cars that everyone is soon fighting to own. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1940ref. 164537Universal City: Universal Pictures 1940. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1940 film a publicity photograph of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Joan Bennett a test photograph of Bennett and a portrait photograph of Bennett. All three photographs with mimeo snipes on the versos two with stamps crediting photographer Ray Jones and one with a date stamp and a provenance stamp on the verso. 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. A group of American adventures journey deep into the South American jungle with two native guides in search of a lost treasure buried under an ancient Incan city. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Universal Pictures unknown books
1935ref. 164466Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1935. Five vintage photographs from the 1935 film including three double weight reference photographs one on-the-set and two test Photographs Photographers one of Joan Bennett and one of Billie Burke. All five photographs with a studio stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones on the versos and four with mimeo snipes on the same. 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. A wealthy patriarch is continuously irritated and dismayed by his family's outrageous behavior. After winding up in prison for tax evasion he befriends his cellmate a bootlegger and fellow tax evader whom he names as executor of his estate upon his release. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall one with light creasing and edgewear. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1936ref. 164478Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1936. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1936 film. All five with studio stamps crediting photographer Ray Jones on the verso and three with mimeo snipes on the same. 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. A dramatization of the early years of Empress Elisabeth of Austria known as "Sissi" and her courtship and marriage to Franz Joseph I of Austria following his previous engagement to her older sister Duchess Helene in Bavaria. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1989ref. 167211Hollywood: Austin Enterprises 1989. Draft script for the 1989 film seen here under the working title "Beverly Hills Vampire." Copy belonging to makeup artist Richard Miranda with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and his annotations throughout. Laid in with the script is a five-day shooting schedule along with a call sheet dated May 24 1988. A straight-to-video comedy about three nerds who hook up with vampiric call girls during a trip to Hollywood. Set and shot on location in Beverly Hills. Blue titled wrappers. Missing title page. 91 leaves with last page of text numbered 91. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper about Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Austin Enterprises unknown books
1979ref. 167218N.p.: N.p. 1979. Draft script for the 1979 film. A teenage pinball prodigy joins forces with an aspiring country music singer in order to raise money for a demo tape. Set and shot on location in West Hollywood Santa Cruz and Los Angeles California and in Corpus Christi Texas. Green titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for director Rudy Durand and uncredited screenwriters James Creech and Martin Zweiback. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 151. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with undated blue revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 167213N.p.: N.p. 1972. Third Draft script for the 1978 film. Early draft preceding the film's release by six years. A Z-budget cult horror film about a vampire who is invited to be the guest of honor at a horror convention in San Francisco. Director and screenwriter John Stanley served as the horror science fiction and fantasy critic for the "San Francisco Chronicle" for over three decades. Shot on location in Oakland. Yellow card wrappers with title and credits for Stanley and screenwriter Kenn Davis on a typed label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present dated April 26 1972 noted as THIRD DRAFT with credits for Davis and Stanley. 94 leaves with last page of text numbered 92. Xerographic duplication rectos only with a single undated pink blank leaf bound in at the rear of the script. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a silver prong. Thrower Nightmare USA. N.p. unknown books
1971ref. 167650N.p.: N.p. 1971. Five vintage oversize borderless color reference photographs from the 1971 film. A disillusioned museum curator unexpectedly finds romance with a gregarious parking lot attendant. The sixth feature film directed by John Cassavetes and the fourth of eleven films Cassavetes made with his wife actress Gena Rowlands. Set and shot on location in New York and Los Angeles. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1948ref. 167643London: The Rank Organization 1948. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1948 British film. Printed mimeo snipes and J. Arthur Rank stamps on the versos. Loosely based on the 1845 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen following an up-and-coming prima ballerina whose personal life is strained by her ballet master's obsessive demand that she devote herself entirely to her career. Michael Powell's tenth collaboration with his longtime partner Emeric Pressburger a critical success and worthy successor to their 1947 Technicolor classic "Black Narcissus." Nominated for five Academy Awards winning two. 9.75 x 7.75 inches. About Near Fine. Criterion Collection 44. Ebert III. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 41. The Rank Organization unknown books
1963ref. 166166London: Parroch-McCallum Productions 1963. Draft script for the 1964 UK-US film copy belong to Art Director George Provis with manuscript pencil and ink annotations on eight pages. Laid in are two copies of a carbon typescript copy set listing dated "19.3.1963" one with manuscript pencil annotations listing costs and a "With Compliments" slip on Shepperton Studio letterhead. Provenance available upon request. George Provis was a British Art Director and Production Designer who began his career working on quota quickies low budget features made to comply with Britain's Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 in the 1930s. After the Second World War Provis was appointed by British film producer Sydney Box to head the art department at Gainsborough Pictures and is credited on over 120 films. When a wealthy family member goes missing the family seeks the help of a sullen teenage orphan played by Francesca Annis who is said to have psychic powers. Inspiration for the 1978 film "Eyes of Laura Mars" directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Faye Dunaway and Tommy Lee Jones. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two flat metal brads. Laid in pages Near Fine bound with a paper clip. Parroch-McCallum Productions unknown books
1936ref. 164479Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1936. Two vintage publicity photographs from the 1936 film one showing Bing Crosby milking a cow and one showing Crosby with Amalgamated Theatres representative Sidney Davis on the set. Both photographs with a stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones and mimeo snipe on the versos. Not to be confused with 1981 film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters. 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. Based on the 1913 novel "The Peacock Feather" by Katharine Leslie Moore. A wrongly imprisoned singer promises a fellow inmate he will help the family of his victim when released. He subsequently delays his own dreams of being a gondolier in Venice in order to help the young girl and her grandfather. Nominated for an Academy Award. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1997ref. 167773N.p.: N.p. 1997. Revised Fourth Draft script for the 1999 film. Copy belonging to an unidentified crew member with their annotations on three pages. Based on Bari Wood's 1993 novel "Doll's Eyes" about a housewife who discovers she has a clairvoyant connection to a serial killer. Shot on location in Amherst Easthampton Florence Huntington Northampton Northfield Southampton Williamsburg and Whately Massachusetts in Fontana Dam North Carolina in New Castle New Hampshire. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 8/19/1997 noted as 4th DRAFT REWRITE with credits for director Neil Jordan and screenwriter Bruce Robinson. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication on pink stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1935ref. 164482Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1935. Vintage photograph of actors Lilian Harvey and Tullio Carminati on the set of the 1935 film. Two stamps and a mimeo snipe on the verso one stamp crediting studio photographer Ray Jones. 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. Carminati stars as a wealthy womanizer who haunted by his memory of a former paramour returning to find her engaged to his friend. An unsuccessful attempt at establishing German film star Harvey as a major star in Hollywood. Set in Monte Carlo. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1998ref. 166262Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1998. Draft script for the 1999 film. Each page with a numeric watermark 2850. A black comedy about a gold heist executed by four American soldiers stationed in Iraq at the end of the First Gulf War. Director David O. Russell's third feature film. Shot on location in the deserts of Casa Grande Arizona and in California and Mexico. Self wrappers. Title page present dated July 17 1998 with credit for director and screenwriter David O. Russell and story writer John Ridley. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Near Fine with first page lightly worn and partially detached from the binding bound with three gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
