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1968ref. 167788New York: Grove Press Film Division 1968. Vintage press kit for US release of the French 1967 film. Pocketed black and white illustrated folder with gold stamp contains an illustrated bi-fold of "Notes and Background" and a Jean-Luc Godard bio and a tri-fold of advertising materials. One of Godard's most misanthropic films about a loveless bourgeois couple who fantasize about killing each other while on a long road trip to visit the woman's parents with the intent of securing an inheritance. Shot on location in Ile de France and Paris. Folder and contents Near Fine. Criterion Collection 635. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Grove Press [Film Division] unknown books
1954ref. 166036London: Welbeck Films 1954. Revised Draft script for the 1954 film copy belonging to Art Director George Provis with his name written on the top of the front wrapper and a manuscript ink annotation of the date "9/6/54" on the bottom of the title page here under the working title "To Dorothy - A Son" released in the UK as "To Dorothy a Son" and in the US as "Cash on Delivery." With a manuscript pencil annotation on one page 12A underlining a needed prop and one page 38 with a clipping of a revision page affixed over the previous dialogue. 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. Based on the 1950 play "To Dorothy a Son" by Roger MacDougall. Shelley Winters stars as Myrtle an American woman who stands to inherit $2 million dollars from her uncle as long as she doesn't have any male heirs. The only thing standing in her way is John Gregson as her ex-husband and his very pregnant new wife played by Peggy Cummins. Tall untitled green wrappers. Title page present with an annotated date of "9/6/54" noted as Revised Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Peter Rogers and playwright Roger MacDougall. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink revision pages throughout undated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a prong binding. Welbeck Films unknown books
1994ref. 167225N.p.: N.p. 1994. Draft script for the 1994 film seen here under the working title "To Protect and Serve" and under the release title. A merciless satire in the vein of Robert Altman's "The Player" 1992 about a recent film school graduate whose dreams of making it in Hollywood are gradually ground down by his new boss a tyrannical studio mogul. Self wrappers. Title page present undated. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
ref. 167968N.p.: N.p. 2005. Draft script for the 2005 film. Copy belonging to an unidentified crew member with their annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout denoting props and indicating potential script revisions and post-it tags on page fore-edges. Christopher Nolan's markedly darker edgier reboot of the "Batman" cinema franchise charting Bruce Wayne's transformation into the caped crusader. Followed by "The Dark Knight" 2008 and "The Dark Knight Rises" 2012. Set in Gotham City and Bhutan shot on location in Iceland the United Kingdom and Chicago. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter David Goyer. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 149. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus lightly dampstained on several leaves bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1990ref. 166249Burbank CA: Saban/Scherick Productions 1990. First Draft script for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 2003 film starring Jeremy Sumpter and Jason Isaacs. Based on J.M. Barrie's classic 1904 play and subsequent 1911 novel. Lacking front wrapper with a blue rear wrapper. Title page present dated May 1990 noted as First Draft with credits for Barrie and screenwriter John Goldsmith. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Good bound with a silver prong. Saban/Scherick Productions unknown books
1984ref. 166247Burbank CA: Columbia Pictures Television 1984. Draft script for the 1985 television movie seen here under the working title "Reunion at Thurleigh." Copy belonging to secretary Carol Wynn-Jones with her name in manuscript ink on the title page and her annotations throughout noting revisions and deletions. Laid in with the script is a letter from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament dated September 16 1984 declining to allow the film's producers to use their organization name and images in the film. A successful but lonely Chicago businessman attends a World War II veterans reunion in England and begins a romance with an old flame during the trip. Originally aired on HBO on May 12 1985. Shot on location in Surrey Cambridgeshire and London. Blue wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Albert Ruben with date 20-9-84 and copy number 52 noted in manuscript ink. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revisions throughout dated variously between September 20 and October 3 1984. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine housed in a black binder. Columbia Pictures Television unknown books
ref. 167970New York: Exoskeleton 1998. First Draft script for the 1999 film. An African-American hitman who models himself after the code of ancient samurai is caught in the crosshairs of a Mafia boss and his associates after a hit gone wrong. Interpreted by some as an homage to Jean-Pierre Melville's 1967 crime drama "Le Samouraï." Shot on location in Jersey City. Self wrappers. Title page present dated February 5 1998 noted as First Draft with credit for director and screenwriter Jim Jarmusch. 88 leaves with last page of text numbered 87. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus lightly toned and soiled on the title page and page edges unbound. Exoskeleton unknown books
ref. 167972N.p.: N.p. 1990. Draft script for the 1991 film seen here under the working title "ROMENEWYORKPARISL.A.HELSINKI." Annotations in manuscript pencil on the title page noting times in the cities in which the film is set. An anthology of five stories about taxicab drivers in five different cities who experience a variety of humorous romantic and unusual situations as they encounter patrons on their nighttime shifts. Set and shot on location in Helsinki Paris Rome New York and Los Angeles. Mylar front wrapper black rear wrapper. Title page present dated 1990 noted as copy No. 32 in manuscript ink with credit for screenwriter Jim Jarmusch. 89 leaves with last page of text numbered 87 and dated September 17 1990. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a black Velo binding. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 166246Shepperton: CWJ Associates / CCTV 1980. First Draft script for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 1969 British film directed by Alastair Reid and starring Diana Dors. A wealthy Jewish doctor and his wife who cannot have children decide to pretend that the wife is pregnant while secretly hiring a surrogate but bump up against trouble when they realize the child will not be born Jewish. Gray tall wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Barbara Jago noted as First Draft undated. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. CWJ Associates / CCTV unknown books
1936ref. 164527Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1936. Vintage publicity photograph of Fay Wray and Chester Morris from the 1936 film with a stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones and 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. Chester Morris is a taxi driver who picks up Fay Wray a fashion store model falsely accused of stealing jewelry and sets out to prove her innocence. Set in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1937ref. 165066Universal City: Universal Pictures 1937. Vintage double weight reference photograph of Cesar Romero and Irving Pichel from the 1937 film with two stamps and a mimeo snipe on the verso one studio stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones and one dated Advertising Advisory Council stamp. 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. Robert Wilcox stars as a detective who goes undercover to expose a group of hijackers. 10 x 8 inches. A small crease to the bottom right corner else Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1985ref. 168092N.p.: N.p. 1985. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1985 French-Belgian film showing Chantal Akerman in the process of disrobing. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Akerman's debut groundbreaking feature film an intimate and strikingly minimal exploration of sexuality and femininity. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Eclipse 19. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 168097Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1968. Vintage reference photograph from the 1968 film showing actress Mia Farrow. Printed mimeo snipe and layout annotations on the verso. Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin. A seminal horror film one of the best genre pictures ever made from the earliest days of the New Hollywood cinema bringing together newcomer Roman Polanski as director established producer William Castle young star Mia Farrow and Hollywood veteran John Cassavetes. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ruth Gordon and nominated for Best Screenplay. Set and shot on location in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine lightly creased at the corners with pinholes at the top right corner. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 630. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. Rosenbaum 1000. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1937ref. 165097Universal City: Universal Pictures 1937. Vintage photograph of John Wayne and Louise Latimer on the set of the 1937 film with a mimeo snipe on the verso. Not to be confused with the 1925 silent film of the same name. 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. John Wayne stars as the manager of a trucking company who pits his trucking fleet in a contest against a train to deliver aviation parts to the Pacific coast before a labor strike takes place. Shot on location in Santa Clarita and Newhall California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1964ref. 168094N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage borderless double weight oversize reference photograph from the 1964 French film showing actors Samy Frey and Claude Brasseur in the middle of a gunfight in the street. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Based on Dolores Hitchens' 1958 novel "Fools' Gold." A young woman convinces two men to help her steal a large stash of money from her aunt. An outrageous and comical crime film and a classic of French New Wave cinema later described by director Jean-Luc Godard as "'Alice in Wonderland' meets Franz Kafka." Shot on location in Paris. 11.5 x 7.5 inches. Pinholes at the top corners else about Near Fine. BFI 549. Criterion Collection 174. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant France. Rosenbaum 1000. Spicer France. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 164698N.p.: N.p. 1977. Set of seven color studio still photographs from the 1977 film each machine-numbered at the bottom left corner: 1 2 3 4 5 6 8. A romantic comedy about the strange relationship between a neurotic comedian and his quirky girlfriend. Winner of six Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director Best Screenplay Best Actress and Best Actor. Shot on location in California and New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Ebert II. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1937ref. 165057Universal City: Universal Pictures 1937. Vintage portrait photograph of Barbara Pepper from the 1937 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 1935 novel "Headed for a Hearse" by Jonathan Latimer. A "locked door" mystery wherein Preston Foster stars as a private detective searches against the clock to find evidence to free Theodore Von Eltz awaiting the death penalty for murdering his wife who was killed in a room with all the doors and windows locked from the inside. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1935ref. 164455Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1935. Vintage publicity photograph of Kathleen Burke from the 1935 film. Mimeo snipe and studio stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones 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 construction boss agrees to raise his estranged son after his ex-wife dies and is dismayed to find him reading studying and practicing violin and not at all interested in the more manly pursuits he was hoping to teach. Shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1965ref. 168104N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage borderless oversize reference photograph from the 1965 French film showing a scene with Anna Karina perched in a 1961 Ford Galaxie Sunliner on a lift with director Jean-Luc Godard looking on in the foreground. Stamp of photographer Georges Dudognon on the verso. Based on the 1962 novel "Obsession" by Lionel White about an unhappily married man who goes on a traveling crime spree with an ex-girlfriend who herself is being pursued by right wing paramilitary hit men. Shot on location throughout France. 9.25 x 11.75 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 421. Godard Histoires du cinema. N.p. unknown books
1936ref. 164450Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1936. Vintage reference photograph of Lew Ayres and Joan Perry from the 1936 film. Mimeo snipe and two studio stamps one crediting photographer Ray Jones 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. Lew Ayres stars as an unemployed young engineer in love with but refusing to marry the very wealthy Joan Perry in her film debut until he has a job and can support her. After taking a job for her father as a messenger in the telegraph business he discovers a plot to kidnap Perry. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1968ref. 168093N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1968 film showing director William Klein talking with Serge Gainsbourg who appears in a cameo in the film. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A satire of superhero films and American imperialism following the adventures of the eponymous Mr. Freedom a beer-swilling white nationalist cop who moonlights as an anticommunist vigilante superhero. Klein's second film following "Who Are You Polly Maggoo" 1966. 7.75 x 10.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 168099N.p.: N.p. 1968. Two vintage oversize double weight satin-finish photographs of director Sergio Leone on the set of the 1968 Western film. Stamp of photographer Angelo Novi on the versos. The first installment in Leone's "Once Upon a Time" trilogy and a classic of the Western genre. Shot on location in Mexico Spain Italy and in Arizona and Utah. 8.25 x 10.75 inches one with a wide left margin. Very Good plus slightly wavy. National Film Registry. Pitts 2898. Schrader 49. N.p. unknown books
1948ref. 168105London: Two Cities / The Rank Organization 1948. Vintage pressbook for the French release of the 1948 British film. Includes ten newspaper clippings 13 publicity photographs 12 with Victory Films stamps on the verso and one with a printed mimeo snipe and J. Arthur Rank stamp on the same and a mimeograph summary of the film. Clippings and summary in French. The second of three Shakespeare adaptations by Laurence Olivier considered not only the best of the trio but also one of the most inspired adaptations of the Bard's work. Winner of the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor. Two-color bi-fold measuring 9.25 x 12.25 inches. Photographs 8 x 10 inches. Bi-fold and clippings Very Good plus moderately edgeworn photographs and summary Near Fine. Criterion Collection 82. Two Cities / The Rank Organization unknown books
1937ref. 164652Universal City: Universal Pictures 1937. Vintage publicity photograph of William Gargan and Judith Barrett from the 1937 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. William Gargan stars as a pugnacious New York radio show producer who is fired after punching the sponsor of the "Crunchie-Munchie Hour" during rehearsal and finds a job managing WBAM a rural radio station housed in a barn in Valley Falls. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a faint diagonal crease to the upper left. Universal Pictures unknown books
2004ref. 167768London: Recorded Picture Company 2004. Revised Shooting script for the 2005 fantasy film. Copy belonging to still photographer François Duhamel with his name in manuscript ink on the title page. Based on the 2000 novel by Mitch Cullin the third and final novel in his Texas Trilogy following "Whompyjawed" 1999 and "Branches" 2000. A young girl retreats into a vivid fantasy world during a summer spent at an isolated Texan farmhouse with her brother and their eccentric neighbors. Set in Texas shot on location in western Canada. Self wrappers. Title page present dated July 15 2004 noted as Shooting Script with credits for Cullin and screenwriters Terry Gilliam and Tony Grisoni. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between September 22 and 28 2004. Pages about Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Recorded Picture Company unknown books
