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1938ref. 148091Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1938. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1938 film. Based on the play "Larger Than Life" by Joseph Schrank in turn based on the short story by Norman H. Matson about a timid linoleum company clerk whose girlfriend's overbearing mother decides it is time for the couple to marry. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall with light edgewear. Warner Brothers unknown books
1964ref. 148822N.p.: Cinema V. 1964. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1964 film. An African American railroad worker attempts to maintain his dignity and self-respect in the face of small-town racism and a troubled familial past. While initially the film faced a limited release due to its complex portrayal of southern prejudice and class divides it has since become regarded as an important example of neorealistic American cinema and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1993. Set outside Birmingham Alabama and shot on location in Atlantic City and Cape May New Jersey. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with light creasing and fading. National Film Registry. Cinema V. unknown books
1974ref. 160750Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1974. Collection of 43 vintage studio still photographs from the 1974 film. An unusual and prescient sci-fi thriller that was poorly distributed in the US but over time counted Stanley Kubrick and Terrence Malick among its admirers. Actor George Segal in a serious against-type role is a scientist who agrees to an experimental treatment wherein a tiny computer is implanted in his head to help control violent tendencies. The computer malfunctions probably Windows-based and he becomes a psychotic killer. When Mike Kaplan a Warner Bros international marketing executive attempted to override Warner Bros' decision not to release the film in Britain he sought Kubrick's help. After explaining the situation and how the film required a different marketing campaign Kubrick interrupted with "I've already seen it and it's terrific." The director Terrence Malick wrote to Hodges expressing how much he loved watching the film saying "I have just come from seeing The Terminal Man and want you to know what a magnificent overwhelming picture it is. You achieve moods that I've never experienced in the movies before though it's only in hope of finding them that I keep going. Your images make me understand what an image is not a pretty picture but something that should pierce one through like an arrow and speak in a language all its own." 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly curled at the edges and some with light creasing and wear to the finish. Warner Brothers unknown books
1951ref. 161085Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1951. Vintage studio still photograph of producer Cecil B. DeMille and director Frank Tashlin talking with actress Jane Russell on the set of the 1951 film while crew members set up the shot. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. A comedy Western about a young tenderfoot who returns to his small hometown in order to claim his father's gold which has gone missing. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light discoloration on the right edge. Pitts 4005. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1964ref. 148821N.p.: Cinema V. 1964. Four vintage borderless double weight reference photographs two vintage reference photographs and one vintage studio still photograph from the 1964 film. Several with manuscript annotations regarding layout and provenance stamps to the verso and two with stamped snipes. An African American railroad worker attempts to maintain his dignity and self-respect in the face of small-town racism and a troubled familial past. While initially the film faced a limited release due to its complex portrayal of southern prejudice and class divides it has since become regarded as an important example of neorealistic American cinema and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1993. Set outside Birmingham Alabama and shot on location in Atlantic City and Cape May New Jersey. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus some with light edgewear and very faint soil. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection. Cinema V. unknown books
1968ref. 161029Los Angeles: Cinerama 1968. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 film. Based on Daniel Keyes' 1966 novel "Flowers for Algernon" about a 32-year-old bakery worker with an intellectual disability who is approached by two doctors about participating in an experiment that will enhance his mental aptitude. Actor Cliff Robertson also appeared as Charly in a previous adaptation of Keyes' novel a 1961 television adaptation on the United States Steel Hour titled "The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon." Nelson who is best-known for his work on "The Graduate" "The Manchurian Candidate" "The Getaway" "The Godfather Part II" and "Apocalypse Now" was not credited in the final film so it must be assumed that he was either involved with it early on or considered it at some point. Set in Boston. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Cinerama unknown books
1968ref. 161022Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1968. Four vintage color studio still photographs from the 1968 film. Provenance stamps on the versos. 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. Very Good with pinholes at the corners. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 630. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. Rosenbaum 1000. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1969ref. 161083N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless double weight color reference photograph from the 1969 film showing Sammy Davis Jr. surrounded by groovy dancers. French agency stamps on the verso. Based on the 1966 musical which was loosely based in turn on Federico Fellini's 1957 film "Nights of Calabria." A happy-go-lucky taxi dancer dreams of romance but only meets jerks as a result of her sleazy job. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 161082N.p.: N.p. 1972. Vintage reference photograph from the 1972 film showing actor James Coburn talking to a rodeo clown during a smoke break on the set. Provenance stamp on the verso. Well-regarded New Hollywood Western about an aging rodeo champion a "honker" whose arrogance hurts everyone around him including his family. Notable for its accurate depiction of rodeo life portrayed in striking detail. Director Steve Inhat's directorial debut. Shot on location in New Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned on the margins with a small crease on the top right corner. Hardy p. 332. Pitts 1924. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 161127N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1964 French film showing Pierre Brasseur and Anna Karina reading a newspaper together. Stamp specific to the French release of the film 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 Godard as "'Alice in Wonderland' meets Franz Kafka." Shot on location in Paris. 9.5 x 7.25 inches with wide bottom margin. Near Fine. BFI 549. Criterion Collection 174. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant France. Rosenbaum 1000. Spicer France. N.p. unknown books
1975ref. 161313Paris: Cinemagence 1975. Vintage oversize double weight photograph from the 1975 French film. Stamp of Paris photograph distributor on the verso. Originally conceived as a short film used as the final installment of director Walerian Borowczyk's anthology film "Immoral Tales" 1973 and expanded in 1975 by the director into a surreal chamber drama. Loosely based on Prosper Merimee's 1869 novella "Lokis." A young newlywed in the French countryside suspects her husband may be hiding a bestial secret. Noted director Walerian Borowczyk's sixth film banned in the UK and US at the time of release now rightfully considered a cult classic. Set in the woods of France. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Cinemagence unknown books
1970ref. 160977N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1970 film. Mimeo snipe in Italian on the verso along with the stamp of Roma Press Photo. Based on the 1967 novel by Ken Kolb about a Vietnam veteran's struggle with his beliefs amidst widespread political unrest at his university. One of the more commercially successful films about student activism released in 1970 joining and indeed outperforming "The Strawberry Statement" "The Revolutionary" and "Zabriskie Point" among others. Shot on location in Eugene Oregon. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light wear on the top left corner and the bottom edge. N.p. unknown books
1961ref. 161309N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage reference photograph from the 1961 film showing Marilyn Monroe playing paddle ball. A bleak haunting film exploring the loss of independence about a recent divorcée who enters into an unstable relationship with an aging cowboy whom she meets in the Nevada desert. The final completed feature for Gable and Marilyn Monroe before their deaths. Notoriously a trying endeavor for the actress who was struggling with her drug problem and pending divorce from Miller and would often fail to show up to the set and for Huston who would drink and occasionally fall asleep while filming. Gable performed all of his own stunts then suffered a heart attack only two days after filming ended and died ten days later. Shot on location in Nevada. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a single pinhole at each corner. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 160975N.p.: Aetos 1969. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1969 Italian film showing actress Silvana Mangano. With the stamps of photographer Angelo Frontoni and ABC on the verso along with annotations in manuscript pencil regarding layout. Over the course of several days a mysterious visitor seduces each member of a bourgeois Milanese family. The second film in director Pier Paolo Pasolini's Mythical Cycle preceded by "Oedipus Rex" 1967 and followed by "Porcile" and "Medea" both 1969. Set and shot on location in Rome and Milan. 9 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with light toning on the verso and faint tide marks on the top edge. Rosenbaum 1000. Godard Histoires du cinema. BFI 1166. Aetos unknown books
1966ref. 161304Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1966. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1966 Japanese film. One with annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso identifying the film and director. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A disillusioned pornographer tries to stay out of the clutches of the local mob while taking care of his ailing landlady and her children secretly spending time with his mistress and lusting after his teenage stepdaughter. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 207. Nikkatsu unknown books
1980ref. 161298N.p.: N.p. 1980. Vintage color borderless reference photograph from the 1980 Italian film. Provenance stamp and manuscript label crediting photographer Gianfranco Salis. A low-budget film actor suffers a nervous breakdown and runs away with an actress who believes herself to be Shakespeare's Ophelia. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 161305N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1974 film showing Dustin Hoffman in a mug shot as Lenny Bruce. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Bob Fosse's third directorial effort and first non-musical. A tour de force shot in black-and-white in a documentary style interspersed with interviews jumping back and forth from Bruce's early rise to fame to his twilight days and eventual death. Nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1963ref. 160982Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film showing actor Steve McQueen sitting atop a ladder during filming on location in New York. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A young Italian-American salesgirl realizes she is pregnant after a one-night-stand with a jazz musician and seeks him out in order to raise money for an abortion. Shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1985ref. 161051N.p.: N.p. 1985. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1985 film both showing actress Melanie Griffith. A former boxer turned nightclub promoter joins together with a police detective to investigate a serial killer targeting strippers. Set in Manhattan and shot on location in New York and Los Angeles. N.p. unknown books
1986ref. 161137Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1986. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1987 film including one taken on the set showing director Adrian Lyne talking with actors Glenn Close and Michael Douglas between takes. Layout annotations in manuscript ink on the versos. Based on screenwriter James Dearden's 1980 short film "Diversion." An enormous box office success and the highest grossing film of 1987. Nominated for six Academy Awards. Set and shot on location in New York. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Penzler 101. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1969ref. 161143N.p.: N.p. 1969. Five vintage reference photographs from the classic 1969 British science fiction film including one borderless and three double weight. A womanizing secret agent uncovers a secret race of beautiful alien superwomen who are kidnapping human women to help repopulate their planet. Shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Jezebel 6. N.p. unknown books
1939ref. 160979Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1939. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1939 film showing James Stewart standing on a scale sporting a safari costume. Mimeo snipe on the verso. One of Ben Hecht's most brilliant and underrated screenplays. A novice private eye is unjustly fingered alongside his wealthy client in a murder case. Claudette Colbert's first film for MGM. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good lightly age toned and curled. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1995ref. 161352N.p.: N.p. 1995. Collection of 15 vintage photographs from the 1995 film. The collection includes film still photographs reference photographs portrait photographs and on the set photographs eight of which were issued by Gramercy Pictures with the company's logo in the bottom margin adjacent to the caption with catalog numbers P-1 through P-8 and one issued by ITC Entertainment Group with the company's logo in the bottom margin. Three of the photographs are compilations of images. Based on the 1995 novel by screenwriter Melvin Van Peebles. A semi-fictionalized account of the origins of The Blank Panther Party in Oakland California from 1966-1968. Set in and shot on location in Berkeley Los Angeles San Francisco and Oakland California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1955ref. 161316N.p.: N.p. 1955. Three vintage reference photographs of director Jean Renoir on the set of the 1955 film two showing Renoir with actress Françoise Arnoul and one showing Renoir examining the ground while surrounded by cast members. All three photographs with Amsterdam distributor stamps on the versos. A dramatization of the opening of the famed Moulin Rouge nightclub about a theatre producer who decides to revive the cancan dance after seeing a beautiful young woman dancing at an old-fashioned Montmartre dance hall. 7 x 5 inches. Very Good plus lightly worn one with faint ink residue on the top portion of the recto. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 161339N.p.: Arca-Film 1969. Six vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1969 West German film. Five with Arca-Film stamps on the verso. A pseudo-documentary sexploitation film about infidelity told through several stories of broken marriages. Three photographs 9.5 x 7 inches three photographs 7 x 5 inches. Light soil on the versos else Near Fine. Arca-Film unknown books
