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1986ref. 162587Rome and Los Angeles: Scalera Studios / Angelika Films 1986. Three vintage postcard photographs from the 1942 Italian film and four vintage studio still photographs from the 1986 restoration and re-release of the film. Of particular note among the studio still photographs is an image of writer Ayn Rand taken by Leonard McCombe capturing Rand waiting to testify on communism in Hollywood to the House Un-American Affairs Committee on October 20 1947. "We the Living" was Rand's first published statement against communism and its faithful adaptation by director Goffredo Alessandrini released as two separate films caused a predictable stir all over Europe. The initial release never left the continent and was shuttered in a vault for over 25 years. It was then rescued by Rand herself in the late 1960s released in a new restoration and made its US premiere at the Telluride Film Festival in 1986. Studio still photographs: 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Postcard photographs: 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Near Fine. All materials housed together in a white glassine sleeve. Scalera Studios / Angelika Films unknown books
1970ref. 162502New Orleans LA: Howco Productions 1970. Draft script for the 1970 sexploitation film seen here under the working title "His Wife's Habit." Laid in with the script is a five-page shooting schedule. A promiscuous married woman finds herself unable to resist sleeping with every man she meets leading to a savage attack by a motel parking attendant and his crony. Shot on location in New Orleans. Black generic card wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Joy N. Houck Jr. Albert J. Salzer and Robert A. Weaver. 98 leaves with last page of text numbered 97. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good moderately faded on the edges bound internally with three silver brads. Howco Productions unknown books
1986ref. 162555N.p.: N.p. 1986. First Draft script for Season 1 Episode 28 of the 1985-1986 television series. Originally aired on February 3 1986. An updated version of the 1969-1974 television show "Love American Style" focused on love and relationships and following in the vignette style of the original. In this episode a man is trying to propose to his doctor girlfriend but keeps being interrupted by her beeper calling her to the hospital. Lime titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper dated 01/06/86 with credits for screenwriters Richard Albrecht and Casey Keller. Title page integral with front wrapper. 23 leaves with last page of text numbered 22. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1986ref. 162487N.p.: Cannon Films 1986. Shooting script for the 1987 film. Annotation noting copy No. 62 in manuscript ink on the first leaf. Last three pages of script pages 109-111 is a epilogue "Background Bar Talk" a series of two character jokes and dialogue "to be barely heard if needed in various bar scenes." Largely based on screenwriter Charles Bukowski's life in Hollywood during the 1970s about a misanthropic alcoholic Bukowski's literary alter-ego Henry Chinaski who spends his evenings drinking at a dreary Los Angeles watering hole where he enjoys a romance with fellow barfly Wanda. Bukowski published the screenplay with illustrations by the author in 1984 while the film was still pending production. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles California. With no wrappers presumably as issued. Title page present dated 12 August 1986 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Bukowski and director Barbet Schroeder. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication on green stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus moderately soiled on first and last leaves with first leaf detached from the binding partially bound with a single gold brad. Cannon Films unknown books
1995ref. 162504Lyon: Sygma 1995. Vintage reference photograph of Catherine Deneuve and Laurence Côte relaxing between takes on the set of the 1996 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso crediting photographer Isabelle Weingarten. A love triangle develops between a beautiful shoplifter a cynical police officer and a philosophy professor. Shot on location in Lyon. 9.5 x 7 inches. Fine. Sygma unknown books
1986ref. 162600N.p.: N.p. 1986. First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1985-1986 television series. An updated version of the 1969-1974 television show "Love American Style" focused on love and relationships and following in the vignette style of the original. In this episode a man helps his new friend at the construction site make a move on the diner owner he's had a longtime crush on. Salmon titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper dated 02/05/86 with credits for screenwriter Robert Arnott. Title page integral with front wrapper. 24 leaves with last page of text numbered 22. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1976ref. 162512N.p.: N.p. 1976. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the notorious 1976 Japanese film including two showing director Nagisa shima with cast and crew members on the set. Two with the printed labels and stamps of Stillphoto in Amsterdam on the verso and all five with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. Based on the 1936 case of Sada Abe a geisha and prostitute in prewar Tokyo who began an all-consuming obsessive and ultimately tragic affair with a hotel owner. Set and shot on location in Tokyo. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 466. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1985ref. 162582N.p.: N.p. 1985. First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1985-1986 television series. An updated version of the 1969-1974 television show "Love American Style" focused on love and relationships and following in the vignette style of the original. In this episode a woman threatens to leave her husband but is drawn back to him after her mother-in-law keeps insulting him after hearing the news. Lime titled wrappers noted as First Draft on the front wrapper dated 12/6/85 with credits for screenwriter Gregory Van Boom. Title page integral with front wrapper. 16 leaves with last page of text numbered 15. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 162507N.p.: Ceres-Film 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 German film showing a half-nude Hanna Schygulla with Ulli Lommel reclining in bed on the right. Printed mimeo snipe in German affixed to the verso. A small-time pimp is caught between his obligations to his mistress and to a powerful violent crime syndicate. Director Rainer Werner Fassbinder's first feature film heavily influenced by the French New Wave. Shot on location in Munich. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Very Good plus. Arrow 15. Criterion Collection Eclipse 39. Grant Germany. Ceres-Film unknown books
1975ref. 162550Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1975. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1975 film showing actress Melanie Griffith. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. One of the great and still unheralded neo-noirs of the 1970s and along with "The Conversation" 1974 one of Gene Hackman's finest performances. Arthur Penn's unusual career as a director began with "Mickey One" 1965 "The Chase" 1966 and "Bonnie and Clyde" 1967 three films that amounted to the dynamite under the bridge that was the remnants of the Hollywood studio system heralding the start of the New American Cinema. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Ebert IV. Grant US. Hardy 243. Rosenbaum 1000. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Warner Brothers unknown books
1970ref. 162523N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1970 film showing actress Florinda Bolkan talking on the phone and smoking in the bath. Annotations in manuscript ink regarding cropping on the verso. A Kafkaesque satire about corruption in policing about a high-ranking police inspector who kills his mistress and proceeds to cover up his involvement in the crime. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Rome. 8 x 10.25 inches. Lightly worn at the corners else about Near Fine. Criterion Collection 682. Grant Italy. N.p. unknown books
1973ref. 162525New York: American International Pictures AIP 1973. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1973 film both showing Jim Brown and Gloria Hendry. Sequel to the 1972 film "Slaughter" directed by Jack Starrett and starring Jim Brown. One of the quintessential franchises in the Blaxploitation genre about a former Green Beret and Vietnam veteran who sets out for revenge against the mob after the death of his parents. Shot on location in Miami Florida. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1980ref. 162548N.p.: N.p. 1980. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1980 film including one matte-finish and one glossy both showing actors Art Garfunkel and Theresa Russell. One with a provenance stamp on the verso. A psychiatrist begins a passionate affair with a married woman with their relationship eventually devolving into violence and animosity. A controversial film and the subject of endless disagreement between those who praise its frankness and malaise and those who find it utterly tasteless-in our estimation among Nicholas Roeg's finest directorial efforts. Set and shot on location in Vienna. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine one with an annotation noting Garfunkel's name on the bottom margin of the recto. N.p. unknown books
1982ref. 162551London: Tartan Video 1982. Six vintage photographs from the 1982 film including four reference photographs two borderless and matte finish two glossy and bordered and two studio still photographs. Aliens seeking opiates released during human sex land their UFO on top of a New York apartment building where they witness the antics of bisexual androgynous fashion model Margaret and her cocaine-addled friends. A bizarre new wave science fiction film produced on a shoestring budget now considered a cult classic. Broadly responsible for popularizing the electroclash club scene of the early 2000s. Set and shot in downtown New York. Four photographs 10 x 8 inches two 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus. Tartan Video unknown books
1955ref. 162545N.p.: N.p. 1955. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1955 Japanese film. With stamps noting the film's French title on the versos. Based on Sachio It 's 1906 novel "Nogiku no Haka" "The Wild Daisy". An elderly man travels back to his hometown remembering his adolescent love for his older cousin Tamiko in the process. 10.25 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn and toned. N.p. unknown books
1958ref. 162537N.p.: N.p. 1958. Two vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1958 film one showing a car scene with actress Jean Seberg and a camera crew the other showing Seberg in shorts and a button-down shirt examining several books and what appears to be a script. One photograph with the stamp of photographer Michel Brodsky on the verso the other with the stamp of Columbia International. Based on the 1954 novel by Francoise Sagan. A teenage girl feels her comfortable life begin to change when her widowed father proposes to his girlfriend and the girl becomes determined to end their relationship. Set and shot on location in Saint-Tropez France. One photograph 8.25 x 5 inches the other photograph 8 x 10 inches. About Very Good plus smaller photograph wavy along the top edge larger photograph lightly faded and edgeworn. Godard Histoires du cinema. Twilight Time. N.p. unknown books
1958ref. 162526N.p.: N.p. 1958. Two vintage reference photographs of director Richard Brooks on the set of the 1958 film one showing Brooks talking with Elizabeth Taylor the other showing Brooks with Paul Newman. Printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos along with the printed labels of Stillphoto in Amsterdam. Based on the 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tennessee Williams about the deeply dysfunctional family of a dying plantation owner on the Mississippi Delta. Nominated for six Academy Awards. Shot on location in Long Island New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1967ref. 162543N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage reference photograph the 1967 film showing actress Marianne Faithfull in the bath. A successful advertising executive decides to quit his job and break up with his wife and mistresses in order to pursue his dream of being a literary writer but finds the transition more difficult than anticipated. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Two nicks at the top edge else Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1963ref. 162520N.p.: N.p. 1963. Eight vintage reference photographs of cast and crew members on the set of the 1963 film including four of director Michael Carreras behind the camera. During a vacation in southern France an American artist becomes romantically involved with an older bar owner while harboring a secret interest in her teenage daughter. The second Hammer Films effort by Carreras son of Hammer founder James Carreras. Set and shot on location in Montfrin Arles Les Baux-de-Provence and Camarque France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Johnson and Del Vecchio p. 224-226. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 162549Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1977. Three vintage reference photographs from the American release of the 1977 Italian film all three showing actress Ursula Andress in the bath. A police commissioner teams up with a political activist to solve the murder of a prince. Set and shot on location in Rome. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1976ref. 162553Paris: Sygma 1976. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1976 film showing Jane Birkin raising her skirt to reveal that she is not wearing underwear. Mimeo snipe and Sygma stamp on the verso. A tomboyish waitress at a truck stop develops a crush on a gay garbage truck driver and in spite of all odds they begin a relationship. Serge Gainsbourg's directorial debut. 8 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus lightly worn at the corners. Sygma unknown books
1969ref. 162547N.p.: N.p. 1969. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1969 film both showing actor John Hurt surrounded by women. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. The criminal often amorous adventures of Scottish rogue Davey Haggart told largely in flashback as Haggart awaits execution in prison. Shot on location in Ireland. Approximately 7.5 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased at the corners. N.p. unknown books
1996ref. 162508Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1996. Vintage studio still photograph of director Wes Anderson on the set of the 1996 film. Anderson's feature film directorial debut cowritten with actor Owen Wilson about three friends who plan a heist in the southwestern suburbs. Based on Anderson's 1992 short film of the same title whose success at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival persuaded filmmaker James L. Brooks to finance a full-length version of the film. Shot on location in Dallas Fort Worth and Hillsboro Texas and at the Camarillo State Mental Hospital in Camarillo California. 8 x 10 inches. Lightly toned else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
ref. 162444N.p.: N.p. 1995. Final Draft script for the 1996 neo-noir film. Copy belonging to an unidentified crew member with their annotations on the title page noting phone numbers and on several pages in the script highlighting dialogue for police officers. With a production memo and a call sheet dated November 15 1995 laid in with the script along with a FedEx receipt. Based on Robert Daley's 1993 novel "Tainted Evidence" and on the true story of the escape of criminal Larry Davis about a newly elected district attorney's drive to eliminate corruption in the police department. Set and shot on location in Manhattan. Clear generic front wrapper blue rear wrapper. Title page present dated July 27 1995 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Sidney Lumet and novelist Robert Daley. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated September 22 1995. Pages about Fine wrapper Very Good with wear on the top and bottom edges of the rear wrapper silver prong binding. Spicer US. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. N.p. unknown books
1941ref. 161382N.p.: N.p. 1941. Draft script for the 1941 film. Specially bound copy belonging to screenwriter and associate producer Jerry Wald with his name in gilt on the spine. Eleven reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script pages with nine pages of song lyrics ribbon copy typescript pages and manuscript pencil annotations on two pages and copied annotations on five pages. Two Navy seamen borrow money to wager on their ship for the upcoming gunnery practice with the knowledge that the current gunnery champ has just transferred aboard their ship unaware his enlistment is ending before the contest. Shot on location in Honolulu and San Diego. Bound in beige cloth with brown quarter leather binding. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Jerry Wald and Richard Macaulay music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Al Dubin. 182 leaves with last page of text numbered 138. Mimeograph duplication with the exception of ribbon copy typescript song lyric pages rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/12/41 and 6/13/41. Pages Near Fine binding Very Good with moderate rubbing to the spine and corners. N.p. unknown books
