ref. 139863N.p.: The Geffen Company. Vintage US one sheet poster for the 1983 US film. AWARDS. In the role that launched his career Tom Cruise plays Joel Goodson a straight-laced high school student from a wealthy family. When his parents leave for the weekend Joel gets himself into a handful of tricky situations involving a hooker her pimp and his dad's Porsche 928. Shot on location in Illinois. 27 x 41 in folded. One inch surface abrasion else about Near Fine. The Geffen Company unknown books

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Vincente Minnelli director; Betty Comden Adolph Green screenwriter; Judy Holliday Dean Martin Fred Clark starringABAA

Bells are Ringing Original photograph from the 1960 film

1960ref. 139743Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1960. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1960 film. Pictured is actor Fred Clark who plays Larry Hastings in the film. Judy Holliday reprises her Broadway role as Elle a young telephone operator who cannot help but get involved in her customers' lives. This was the last screen role for Holiday who passed away at age 43 from breast cancer. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music. Set in New York shot on location in New York and California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with light wear to the top margin and two stamps to the verso one denoting the details of the film and the other cinema archives. Complete collation details available on request. Hirschhorn p. 370. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books

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John H. Auer director; Allen Rivkin screenwriter; Sterling Hayden Alexis Smith and Ben Cooper starringABAA

The Eternal Sea Original photograph from the 1955 film

1955ref. 139629North Hollywood: Republic Pictures 1955. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the US release of the 1955 film. An American naval officer loses his foot in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and decides to continue serving despite his injury. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with creasing to the top right corner. Republic Pictures unknown books

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George Seaton director; Arthur Hailey novel; George Seaton screenwriter; Burt Lancaster Dean Martin Jean Seberg starringABAA

Airport Original photograph from the 1970 film

1970ref. 139848Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1970. Vintage borderless studio still photograph from the 1970 film. The harbringer of what would be a decade full of disaster films packed with Hollywood actors metaphorically in search of a way to revive their careers in the wake of a crumbling studio system. Nonetheless and perhaps by accident a film that is as entertaining today as it was when it was released. Nominated for 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography and winner of one Best Actress going to Helen Hayes. Shot on location in Minnesota and California. 7 x 9 inches. Fine. Complete collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown books

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Charles Walters director; William Brinkley novel; Dorothy Kingsley and George Wells screenwriter; Glenn Ford Gia Scala Earl HoABAA

Don't Go Near the Water Collection of three photographs from the 1957 film

1958ref. 139727London: National Screen Service / MGM 1958. Collection of three vintage black-and-white double weight still photographs from the 1958 UK release of the 1957 US film. Based on William Brinkley's 1956 novel about a small island in the South Pacific where the Navy is avoiding war. Lt. Max Siegel Ford has to find a way for one of his soldiers to date the woman of his dreams Francis date the woman of his own dreams Scala and keep his ragtag regiment in line. Shot at MGM studios in Culver City California. 8 x 10 inches. Light creases at the extremities and holograph notation to the verso of image C1715-107 else Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. National Screen Service / MGM unknown books

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Sidney Salkow director; John O'Dea Samuel Newman William Copeland Herbert Kline screenwriter; John Derek Barbara Rush CarlaABAA

Prince of Pirates Original photograph from the 1953 film

1953ref. 139785Los Angeles: Esskay Pictures Corporation 1953. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1953 film. A low budget historical drama depicting a Robin Hood-esque Prince Roland who having lost his throne to his diabolical brother assembles a militia and leads a revolt. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with a blue holograph notation to the verso. Complete collation details available on request. Esskay Pictures Corporation unknown books

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Gerard Oury director; Gerard Oury Daniele Thompson Josy Eisenberg Roberto De Leonardis screenwriter; Louis de Funes Suzy DelABAA

The Mad Adventures of "Rabbi" Jacob Original photograph from the 1973 film

1973ref. 139749Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1973. Vintage black-and-white reference studio still photographs from the 1973 film. The film follows the blunders of an antisemitic Frenchman a Rabbi and an Arab revolutionary. After a merry mixup the Frenchman must disguise himself as the Rabbi who is subsequently confused for the revolutionary. Audiences were initially turned off by the title believing it to be a religious film. The filmmakers added "mad" to emphasize its satirical nature. Shot on location in Various locations around the US and France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books

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Otto Preminger director; Louis Gould novel; Elaine May screenwriter; Dyan Cannon James Coco Jennifer O'Neil starringABAA

Such Good Friends Original photograph from the 1971 film

1971ref. 139715Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1971. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1971 film. Re-released on DVD in 2011 after years of being unavailable for viewing "Such Good Friends" is an ambitious morally ambiguous story about a wife's descent into uncertainty and personal anarchy upon discovering her husband has had numerous affairs with their mutual friends. Considered by cinephiles to be among Preminger's best dramas with a debut script by a young Elaine May who would release her first film as a director "A New Leaf" the same year. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a crease to the right margin. Complete collation details available on request. Paramount Pictures unknown books

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William Castle director; Frederick Kohner screenwriter; Fred Brady screenwriter; Richard Conte Julia Adams Fred Clark starringABAA

Hollywood Story Collection of four original photographs from the 1951 film

1951ref. 139726Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1951. Collection of four vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1951 film. The story centers around a long unsolved murder case from the silent movie era. A young producer decides to make a film about the case and subsequently becomes tangled up in the once dormant mystery. Set in Hollywood shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a small closed tear to the top margin of image 1660-26AD. Complete collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown books

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Ken Shapiro director; Ken Shapiro Tom Sherohman Arthur Sellers screenwriter; Chevy Chase Patti D'Arbanville Dabney Coleman sABAA

Modern Problems Original photograph from the 1981 film

1981ref. 139733Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1981. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1981 film. Chevvy Chase plays an air-traffic controller who after experiencing nuclear radiation develops telekinetic powers. He uses his newfound skill to exact revenge upon people who have wronged him including his unfortunate ex girlfriend. Shot on location in New York and California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books

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David Lowell Rich director; Jean Holloway screenwriter; Alexandre Bisson playwright; Lana Turner john Forsythe Ricardo MontalbABAA

Madame X Two original photographs from the 1966 film

1966ref. 139824Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1966. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1966 film. Snipe printed on the verso of one image. Based on the stage play by Alexandre Bisson popularized in novel form by J.W. McConaughy and the seventh film version. Holly Parker Turner is married to respected diplomat Clay Anderson Forsythe but they rarely get to see each other leading Holly to pursue other men notably carefree playboy Phil Benton Montalban. Phil soon dies in an accident and Holly panicked flees to Mexico leaving behind her young son. Addicted to drugs and making a living as a prostitute in a cheap hotel in Mexico she meets Dan Sullivan Meredith a criminal who tries to involve Holly in a blackmail scheme. When she discovers her husband Clay is the target she kills Sullivan. Unable to afford a lawyer she is assigned a dedicated young public defender whom she soon recognizes as her son. Keeping her identity secret so as not to tarnish her son's image of her Holly is tried as "Madame X." Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus light toning and light edgewear. Complete collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown books

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Sacha Guitry director; Sacha Guitry novel; Sacha Guitry screenwriter; Sacha Guitry Marguerite Moreno and Jacqueline Delubac stABAA

The Story of a Cheat Le Roman D'un Tricheur Collection of 13 original photographs from the 1936 film

1936ref. 139602N.p.: Cineas 1936. Collection of 13 vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the French release of the 1936 film. Based on director Sacha Guitry's 1935 only novel "Les Memoires d'un Tricheur." A delightfully clever film in which Guitry plays an aging con artist reflecting back on his many exploits. After cheating death at a young age the Cheat played by Guirty embarks on a life laden with mischief and deceit. Set in France and Monaco shot on location in Monaco. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Occasional notation to the verso and shallow chip in the top margin of image 22. Complete collation details available on request. Criterion Eclipse 22. Cineas unknown books

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Robert Moore director; Neil Simon screenwriter; Peter Falk Ann Margret Sid Caesar starringABAA

The Cheap Detective 6 original photographs from the 1978 film

1978ref. 139722Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1978. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1978 film. Peter Falk parodies every detective role he has ever played in this goofy spoof about a private eye who is accused of murdering his partner and who is also simultaneously searching for a dozen diamond eggs. The film trots out an all-star set of cameos including appearances by Stockard Channing Dom DeLuise Madeline Kahn James Cromwell James Coco and many others. Set in 1940s San Francisco. Set in San Francisco shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with blue holograph annotations to the verso. Complete collation details available on request. Columbia Pictures unknown books

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Irwin Winkler director; Irwin Winkler screenwriter; Robert De Niro Annette Bening and George Wendt starringABAA

Guilty by Suspicion Collection of three original photographs from the 1991 film

1991ref. 139635Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1991. Collection of three vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1991 film. Robert De Niro stars as David Merrill a left leaning director who returns from a vacation to find Hollywood in the full swing of McCarthyism. He is asked to either implicate colleagues with supposed Communist sympathies or sacrifice his own career. The film garnered some controversy having spurred a fight between director Irwin Winkler and former blacklisted writer Abraham Polonsky surrounding the political orientation of the De Niro character. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. Complete collation details available on request. Warner Brothers unknown books

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Don Chaffey director; Malcolm Marmorstein Seton I. Miller SS. Field screenwriter; Helen Reddy Jim Dale Mickey Rooney starrinABAA

Pete's Dragon Collection of 8 original photographs from the 1977 film

1977ref. 139788Burbank CA: Walt Disney Productions 1977. Collection of 8 studio still photographs from the 1977 film. A young orphan raised by his dysfunctional hillbilly family befriends a goofy dragon in this live-action animated musical. It was the first animated Disney film in which none of the legendary "nine old men" were involved in the animation process. Ken Anderson created the beloved dragon loosely modeling him after historical Asian imagery. Upon release the film was criticized for its composite animation and underdeveloped plot. However it was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Original song score. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Poor with a synopsis typed on the verso of three a stamp to the verso of three and light warping overall. Soiling red holograph annotations and dampstaining throughout. Complete collation details available on request. Walt Disney Productions unknown books

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Thomas Carr director; Daniel B. Ullman screenwriter; Bill Elliott Virginia Grey Harry Morgan starringABAA

The Forty-Niners Two original photographs from the 1954 film

1954ref. 139626Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1954. Two vintage black-and-white reference studio still photographs from the 1954 film. Bill Elliott stars as Sam Nelson a California based federal agent hunting for his friend's murderers. Virginia Grey pictured in the stills makes a cameo as the wife of one of the fugitive killers. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light toning overall to one of the images and light creasing to the recto of both. Complete collation details available on request. Allied Artists unknown books

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Roger Vadim director; Jean Aurel Claude Brule Roger Vadim screenwriter; Brigitte Bardot Josephine James Mireille Darc starriABAA

Solamente por Amor Please Not Now La Bride sur le cou Original Spanish poster for the 1961 film

1961ref. 139888N.p.: Francos Films 1961. Vintage Spanish one sheet poster for the 1961 French film. Roger Vadim cast his ex-wife Brigitte Bardot in his romantic comedy about a vengeful spurned ex-girlfriend. When Sophie Bardot discovers her boyfriend is interested in another woman she sets out to either win back his affections or off the competition. The film features Bardot in a body stocking during a "nude" dance scene that provoked controversy upon the film's release. Shot on location in Alps Haute-Savoir France. 27 x 41 in folded. Near Fine with light tearing and creasing along the fold. Francos Films unknown books

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Andre Hunebelle director; Marcel Allain and Pierre Souvestre novel; Jean Halain Pierre Foucaud screenwriter; Jean Marais LouisABAA

Fantomas Two original photographs from the 1964 film

1964ref. 139751Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1964. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1964 French film. A 1960s update on the deathless French crime figure. Fantomas is an infamous criminal with uncanny impersonation skills. With the use of various masks and disguises he assumes a plethora of identities in order to successfully carry out his crimes. Pictured in these photos is the hapless Inspector Juve here played by Louis de Funes for whom Fantomas is always just a few steps away but still out of reach. Shot on location in various locations around France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with a holograph notation to the verso. Complete collation details available on request. United Artists unknown books

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Robert Scheerer director; Robert Kaufman screenwriter; Susan Saint James Jane Curtin and Jessica Lange starringABAA

How to Beat the High Cost of Living Two original photographs from the 1980 film

1980ref. 139683N.p.: American International Pictures AIP 1980. Two vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the US release of the 1980 film. Three desperate suburbanites hatch a scheme to get cash quick unable to cope with the high cost of living. The film faced some production hiccups regarding the age of the actresses as screenwriter Kaufman wanted younger stars. Kaufman and Henshaw subsequently hired American International Pictures and the rest of the production continued smoothly. Set in Eugene Oregon shot on location. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. Complete collation details available on request. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books

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Walter Reisch director; Walter Reisch GB. Stern Iris Wright screenwriter; Miriam Hopkins Gertrude Lawrence Sebastian Shaw stABAA

Men Are Not Gods Two original photographs from the 1936 film

1936ref. 139842N.p.: London Film Productions 1936. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1936 film. A British film in which a secretary sacrifices her career to rewrite her employer's scathing review of an "Othello" production. The main actor's wife pleads with her to save her husband's career leading the Ann the secretary to change the review right before it goes to press. She then attends the play with the newly confident lead and falls in love with him much to the dismay of his wife. Shot on location in England. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with light wear and toning overall and soiling to the verso. London Film Productions unknown books

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Buzz Kulik director; Babe Didrikson Zaharias novel; Joanna Lee and Harry Paxton screenwriter; STARS starringABAA

Babe Original photograph from the 1975 television movie

1975ref. 139600Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1975. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the US release of the 1975 television movie. With MGM front folding snipe attached to the verso. Based on the autobiography of famous female athlete Babe Didrikson Zaharias who competed in the 1932 Olympics and won two gold medals in track and field. The film won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture made for Television. Babe is played by actresses Susan Clarke pictured in the studio still. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books

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Phil Karlson director; Samuel Fuller novel; Ted Sherdeman Eugene Ling James Poe screenwriter; Broderick Crawford Donna ReedABAA

Scandal Sheet Collection of three original photographs from the 1952 film

1952ref. 139787N.p.: Motion Picture Investors 1952. Collection of three studio still photographs from the 1952 film. Based on Samuel Fuller's 1944 novel "The Dark Page." The editor of an exploitative magazine murders his wife then has one of his journalists investigate the matter in order to divert attention from himself. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with a deep crease to one of the images stamps to the versos of each and occasional holograph annotations to same. Complete collation details available on request. Motion Picture Investors unknown books

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Martin Scorsese director; Paul Schrader screenwriter; Robert De Niro Jodie Foster Harvey Keitel Cybill Shepherd Peter BoyleABAA

Taxi Driver Original photograph from the 1976 film

1976ref. 139820Culver City CA: Mitchell J. Hamilburg Agency / Columbia Pictures 1976. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1976 film. A film that would prove to be the turning point in the careers of director Martin Scorsese screenwriter Paul Schrader and actors Robert DeNiro and Jodie Foster and one that has only gained significance with the passage of time. Exhibiting elements of both American experimental filmmaking and vanguard European narrative and a perfect example of American neo-noir drawing influences from Bresson Antonioni Godard Hitchcock Lang and Malle. Set in New York City and shot on location there. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light wear to the top margin. Elsaesser US. Grant US. Hardy BFI Companion to Crime. Spicer US. Silver Classic Noir. Mitchell J. Hamilburg Agency / Columbia Pictures unknown books

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Arthur Penn director; Alan Sharp screenwriter; Gene Hackman Susan Clark and Melanie Griffith starringABAA

Night Moves Original photograph from the 1975 film

1975ref. 139679Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1975. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the US release of the 1975 film. 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. Set in California and Florida shot on location in California and Florida. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. Grant p. 459. Hardy p. 243. Silver p. 432. Spicer p. 433. Warner Brothers unknown books

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Norman Tokar director; Jack M. Bickham novel; Don Tait screenwriter; Bill Bixby Susan Clark Don Knotts starringABAA

The Apple Dumpling Gang Original color photograph from the 1975 film

1975ref. 139670Burbank CA: Walt Disney Productions 1975. Vintage color studio still photograph from the US release of the 1975 film. A Western comedy set during the California Gold Rush. The film laid the groundwork for the comic duo Don Knotts and Tim Conway. Set in California shot on location in Oregon and California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with a black felt tipped holograph notation on the verso. Walt Disney Productions unknown books

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