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1974ref. 162345Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1974. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1974 film showing actor Count Basie on the set with Cleavon Little and Mel Brooks respectively. Two with stamps and labels of an Amsterdam photograph agency on the versos. Brooks' slapstick homage to the Western in which an escaped African American railroad construction worker becomes the sheriff in an all-white town and must protect it from politicians and railroad tycoons looking to raze it. A satire on the racism and misogyny inherent in Hollywood's depiction of the American West among many other targets. Nominated for three Academy Awards. Set in the fictional frontier town of Rock Ridge shot on location in California. 9.5 x 7 inches. Two Near Fine one Very Good plus with a light crease and discoloration at one corner. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown books
1988ref. 162348N.p.: N.p. 1988. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1988 West German film including one photograph of director Dorris Dörrie on the set. Copyright labels affixed to versos. Based on the 1971 Italian novel by Alberto Moravia. A man's penis begins to communicate with him leading to a number of awkward situations and alienating him from his friends and family. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1985ref. 162357N.p.: N.p. 1985. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the set of the 1985 film including one showing actress Nastassja Kinski with director Arthur Joffe. A Wall Street trader is kidnapped by a wealthy sheik and brought to his harem where she begins to fall in love with him. Nominated for five César Awards winning two. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1953ref. 162330N.p.: N.p. 1953. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1953 film two showing Ava Gardner talking with Clark Gable from an outdoor shower and one showing Gardner tending to Gable's arm wound. Stamps specific to the film's French release on the versos. Based on the 1932 film "Red Dust" also starring Clark Gable which was in turn based on Wilson Collison's 1928 play. While on a safari in Kenya a hunter is ensnared in a love triangle between a young American socialite and an anthropologist's unfaithful wife. Set and shot on location in Kenya in Okalataka Mount Kenya Mount Longonot and Lake Naivasha. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1963ref. 162366N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film showing director Joseph L. Mankiewicz sitting on the set surrounded by crew members. 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 Elizabeth 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. Very Good plus lightly creased at the corners. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 162340N.p.: N.p. 1977. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1977 film. Based on Judith Rossner's 1975 novel in turn based on the 1973 murder of Roseann Quinn about a schoolteacher who begins compulsively cruising singles bars in search of sexual fulfillment. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Restored to a new 4K print by Vinegar Syndrome in 2024. Shot on location in Los Angeles and Chicago. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Vinegar Syndrome 485. N.p. unknown books
ref. 162611New York: Dino De Laurentiis 1984. Final Draft script for the 1985 neo-noir film. With annotations throughout highlighting dialogue related to Mickey Rourke's character Stanley White. From the collection of practical effects designer and miniatures specialist Greg Jein. Jein was gifted the script by fellow Chinese-American actor Dennis Dun who played Herbert Kwong in the film. Jein designed the award-winning miniatures in the film relating to director Michael Cimino's elaborate reproduction of New York's Chinatown reproduced entirely on a soundstage and so realistic that Stanley Kubrick-born in the Bronx-had to be convinced by Cimino after seeing the premiere that it was not shot on location. Based on the 1981 novel by Robert Daley about a Vietnam veteran turned New York City police captain who dedicates himself to stopping organized crime in Chinatown. Blue generic wrappers. Title page present dated September 4 1984 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriters Oliver Stone and Michael Cimino. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with offsetting on the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. Grant US. Spicer US. Carlson & Connolly Destroy All Movies. Dino De Laurentiis unknown books
1968ref. 162088New York: Trans American Films 1968. Three vintage reference photographs and one vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1966 French film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. An inexperienced drug runner on a cross-continental train becomes the central figure in the imaginations of a group of filmmakers who are engaged in the process of drafting their next feature. Set in Paris and Antwerp. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. BFI 2033. Grant France. Trans American Films unknown books
1967ref. 162219N.p.: Screen Gems 1967. Vintage reference photograph of actor Sammy Davis Jr. in the recording studio on the set of the 1966 animated musical film holding a poster with a drawing by John Tenniel and pointing to the character Davis voiced in the movie-the Cheshire cat. A modern adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic 1865 novel with Alice falling through the "looking glass" of the television screen into Wonderland. Originally broadcast on ABC on March 30 1966 the special featured music by composer Charles Strouse and lyricist Lee Adams best known for the Broadway production "Bye Bye Birdie" 1960. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Screen Gems unknown books
1965ref. 162146Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film showing actress Paula Prentiss in a sheer lace bodysuit. Photofest label affixed to the verso. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Woody Allen's film debut as both actor and screenwriter about a soon-to-be-married womanizer as he attempts to adjust to a monogamous life with help from his neurotic psychoanalyst. Set and shot on location in Paris Sevres and Chaumontel France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1934ref. 162225Paris: Pathe-Natan Pathe Consortium Cinema 1934. Four vintage reference Pathé-Natan photographs of Charles Vanel Oranes Demazis and others from the 1934 French film. Three photos with Pathé-Natan stamps on the verso and all four with annotations in manuscript pencil to same. Based on the classic 1862 novel by Victor Hugo. Considered by many to be the greatest adaptation of the novel. Shot in Biot Alpes-Maritimes and in Nice and Paris. One photograph 9.25 x 7 inches two photographs 6.5 x 9.25 inches one photograph 6.75 x 4.75 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus one with two pinholes and faint discoloration on the center top edge and one with pinholes at the corners. Criterion Eclipse Series 4. Eureka Masters of Cinema 106. Pathe-Natan [Pathe Consortium Cinema] unknown books
1951ref. 161590N.p.: N.p. 1951. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1951 film showing actor James Arness in costume as the titular Thing with his stunt double just behind. Annotations in manuscript ink noting the same on the verso. Based on John W. Campbell's 1938 novella "Who Goes There" which also served as the basis for John Carpenter's 1982 masterpiece "The Thing." US Air Force crew and scientists at an arctic research station accidentally thaw out the still-living body of a humanoid alien which promptly begins to attack them. Set in Anchorage shot on location throughout Los Angeles and in Glacier National Park Montana. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown books
1963ref. 162092Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1963. Two vintage studio still photographs from the American release of the 1963 French film one showing Barbara Lass and Michel Vitold the other showing Lass and Karlheinz Böhm. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Loosely based on the 1953 novel by Auguste Le Breton. A gangster arrives in Tokyo planning on stealing a precious diamond from a bank vault but is forced to rely on a friend of a friend when his second-in-command is killed. Set and shot on location in Tokyo. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1980ref. 162363N.p.: N.p. 1980. Three vintage borderless color reference photographs from the 1980 adult film. An orphaned heiress enjoys a series of erotic encounters with men and women none of whom can satisfy her insatiable drive for sex. Shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners. N.p. unknown books
1975ref. 162089West Germany: Cinerama Filmgesellschaft 1975. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the West German release of the 1974 French film showing actress Sirpa Lane. Printed mimeo snipe in German affixed to the verso. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. An adventurous young woman is determined to enjoy every sexual experience life has to offer even if the pursuit leads her into danger. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Cinerama Filmgesellschaft unknown books
1958ref. 152832Logan IA: The Perfection Form Company 1958. Complete bound set of ten literary photographic prints published in conjunction with the 1958 film made for educational use. Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway. Winner of an Academy Award and nominated for two more including Best Actor for Spencer Tracy one of nine nominations he would receive during his career. Housed in blue wrappers measuring 13 x 10 inches. Photographs 12 x 9 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased. The Perfection Form Company unknown books
1990ref. 162102N.p.: Images et Loisirs 1990. Vintage program for a re-release of the 1974 French film. Text and titles in French. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A shy schoolboy finds his sexuality blossoming when his attractive older cousin comes to stay at his house for the summer. 5 x 8 inches. Single leaf recto and verso. Fine. Images et Loisirs unknown books
1968ref. 162085New York: Grove Press International Film Festival / Evergreen Film 1968. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 French-Czechoslovak film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. An experimental film addressing post-traumatic stress disorder and postwar Europe about a man who insists on providing varying contradictory accounts of his activities during the war. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly creased at corners else about Near Fine. Grove Press International Film Festival / Evergreen Film unknown books
1954ref. 152838Los Angeles: ZIV Television Programs 1954. Final Master script for the 1954 television episode. Script supervisor's copy with their manuscript pencil and ink annotations on the front wrapper and virtually every page. A farm girl hides her brother from the police when he is framed for murder. Yellow titled wrappers noted as FINAL MASTER SCRIPT on the front wrapper dated April 13 1954 with credits for screenwriter Leonard St. Clair and story credits to Stephen Crane. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 53. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 4/26/54. Wrapper and pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. ZIV Television Programs unknown books
1980ref. 163607Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1980. Vintage press kit for the 1980 film. A glossy bi-fold printed on the recto and verso enclosing a three-page promotional article and twelve black and white photographs. Inspired by the 1969 nonfiction book "Accomplices to the Crime" by Thomas O. Murton and Joe Hyams about abuse and corruption in the Arkansas prison system. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Bi-fold and promotional material Near Fine. Photographs with one evenly toned else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
2000ref. 163461Encino CA: American Gun Productions 2000. Archive including Draft script and production documents for the 2002 film. Script supervisor's working copy with annotations in manuscript pencil throughout and housed in a three-ring binder with numerous production documents including shooting schedules call sheets maps time cards and contact sheets. A World War II veteran goes on the road to solve the mystery of his daughter's death with his only clue being the serial number of the gun used to kill her. Actor James Coburn's last film. Shot on location in New York City in Rutland and Fair Haven Vermont in Fort Lauderdale Florida in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita California and in Las Vegas Nevada. Script housed in a generic black three-ring binder. Title page present dated 10/20/00 with credit for screenwriter Alan Jacobs. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between November 14 and 25 2000. Pages Very Good plus. American Gun Productions unknown books
1982ref. 160158Tokyo: Wakamatsu Production 1982. Vintage mini poster for the 1982 Japanese pink film. A married railway ticket puncher starts sedating women with chloroform in order to invade their houses. His cruelty escalates and he grows bolder in his desires. A late release by controversial pink film director and producer Kôji Wakamatsu. 7 x 5 inches. About Fine. Weisser p. 319. Wakamatsu Production unknown books
1984ref. 153788New York: Tristan Productions 1984. First Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is a letter from producer Monica Tidwell to agent Walter Kohner introducing the film. Based on the 1925 novella by D.H. Lawrence about an intrepid woman who abandons her loveless marriage and leaves England for the US where she settles at a remote ranch in New Mexico. Set in England and New Mexico. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated October 10 1984 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Martha Peitzke and novelist D.H. Lawrence. 157 leaves with last page of text numbered 153. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine with a white comb binding. Tristan Productions unknown books
1964ref. 160355Montreal: Cooperation Productions 1964. Vintage program for the world premiere of the 1964 film. The world premiere was held March 20 1964 in Montréal. The program features film reviews by Jean Le Moyne and Jacques Godbout and extensive film credits. A middle-class teenager is actively involved in campus politics inciting protests and fighting to change the moral face of his college. He changes the life of an incompetent teacher is expelled from school and accidentally causes the death of a gay man. Religious themes human sexuality and an early entry in Canadian feature film industry just as the country's federal government took measures to expand cinema audiences. Director Patry's first feature film his earlier ventures part of the cinema verite movement include "Eye Witness No. 99" 1958 "The Little Sisters" 1959 "Le chanoine Lionel Groulx historien" 1960 "Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine" 1962 and "Francoise" 1964. Set in and shot on location in Montréal. 8.5 x 11 inches. Near Fine. Cooperation Productions unknown books
ref. 159835New York: Rollins and Joffe Productions 1970. Draft script for the 1971 film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the title page striking the working title "El Weirdo." The draft notably features the film's original ending which Woody Allen's editor Ralph Rosenblum convinced him to replace showing Allen emerging from a bombing in inadvertent sooty blackface and participating in a Black uprising on a university campus. Anxious to impress his activist ex-girlfriend a blue collar worker travels to a fictitious South American country where he is unwittingly conscripted into a group of violent revolutionaries. Allen's third feature film the first in which he had nearly full creative control and the third and final film he wrote with Mickey Rose. Preceded by "What's Up Tiger Lily" 1966 and "Take the Money and Run" 1969. Set in the fictional "banana republic" of San Marcos and shot on location in New York and Puerto Rico. Black Studio Duplicating Service wrappers with a rubber stamped titled label. Title page present dated March 24 1970 with credits for screenwriters Woody Allen and Mickey Rose. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink yellow and green revision pages throughout dated variously between 4-28-70 and 4-30-28. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold screw brads. Rollins and Joffe Productions unknown books
