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1961ref. 160054New South Wales: Cine-Alliance / Embassy Pictures 1961. Seven vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1961 film. Based on the 1893 play by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau. A laundry woman in France follows her husband to the battlefield inadvertently helping Napoleon win a battle. They are both given the title of Duke and Duchess though she does not understand and/or comply with the social manners of courtly life. Set in France shot on location in Tuscany Italy and Madrid Spain. 7 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus with some wear to the finish and light offsetting adhesive residue on the verso. Cine-Alliance / Embassy Pictures unknown books
ref. 160172Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Final Draft script for the 1978 film. A unique script in terms of the narrative with each scene described in fragmented sentences. Director Walter Hill's existential neo-noir heavily influenced by Jean-Pierre Melville's "Le Samourai" 1967 with some of the finest car-chase sequences ever committed to celluloid. The film follows a skilled getaway driver whose elusive escapes torment a self-assured police detective driving the detective to the brink of obsession. Cream titled wrappers dated May 23 1977. Title page present dated May 23 1977 noted as FINAL with a credit for Hill. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication on blue stock rectos only. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Silver and Ward US Neo-Noir. Spicer US. Twilight Time 53. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
ref. 160169Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1972. Final Draft script for the 1973 film. Copy belonging to production accountant Gordon Kee with his name in manuscript ink on the first leaf. Two drifters set out on a journey east from California towards Pittsburgh hoping to start a business together when they arrive. A key film from the New Hollywood era and one of the best proletarian-minded works of the 1970s. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Denver and Canon City Colorado in Detroit and Hamtramck Michigan and in Reno Nevada. Yellow titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 97 dated August 16 1972. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated 8/16/72 with credits for screenwriter Garry Michael White. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Mimeograph duplication on eye rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1971ref. 160221Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1971. Revised Draft script for the 1972 film. Based on the 1971 debut novel of Joseph Wambaugh who wrote almost exclusively about the day-to-day lives and work of Los Angeles police officers. The film follows three rookies entering the Los Angeles police department as they are paired with veteran partners and experience their first hardships on the challenging city beat. The first of four Wambaugh adaptations in the 1970s. White pictorial titled wrappers undated. Title page present dated August 6 1971 noted as Revised with credit for screenwriter Stirling Silliphant. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Xerographic duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown books
ref. 160216Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1981. Final Draft script for the 1982 film. Rainbow copy with a manuscript ink annotation on the title page noting copy No. 209. Based on the 1978 novel by John Irving. One of the best literary adaptations of the 1980s a great example of a successful and uncompromised translation of a novel's idiosyncrasies directly to the screen and a triumph of ensemble acting. Nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress for John Lithgow and Glenn Close respectively. Shot on location in New York and New Jersey. Blue titled PanArts/Warner Brothers wrappers. Title page present dated January 1981 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Steve Tesich and novelist John Irving. 170 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink blue and yellow undated revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good plus with soil on the fore-edge of the title page wrapper Very Good slightly yapped at the edges and lightly soiled bound internally with three gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1961ref. 147683Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1961. Collection of nine vintage studio still photographs from the 1961 British film noir seen here under the title for its US release "Payroll." Based on Derek Bickerton's 1959 novel wherein a gang of crooks' plan to rob a local factory is complicated by the accidental murder of the getaway driver leading the driver's wife to seek revenge. Set and partially shot on location in Gateshead Whitley Bay Rugby Southwold and Newcastle upon Tyne England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant UK. Selby UK. Spicer UK. Allied Artists unknown books
ref. 160226Hollywood: Paramount Pictures / APJAC Productions 1972. Revised Shooting script for the 1972 film. Based on Woody Allen's 1969 play. The predecessor of many films Allen would write and direct throughout the 1970s in terms of shooting style timing romantic themes and the actors involved. Allen had already directed two films at this point "Take the Money and Run" in 1969 and "Bananas" in 1971 but "Play It Again Sam" is significant in that it predicted the more substantive romantic comedies that would gain him broader acclaim. Orange pictorial titled wrappers undated noted as REVISED SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper. Title page present undated noted as REVISED SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter and playwright Woody Allen. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus with light dampstains on the leaves and wrappers lightly toned. Bound with two gold brads. Grant US. Paramount Pictures / APJAC Productions unknown books
1959ref. 149872Tokyo: Shochiku 1959. Draft script for the 1959 Japanese film. Text and titles in Japanese. Angered by their parents' refusal to buy them a television set two young brothers decide to go on a silence strike against all adults leading to a number of comic misunderstandings in their tight-knit community. Set in a suburb of Tokyo. White titled wrappers. 16 leaves with last page of text numbered 31. Mimeograph duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good lightly foxed with some wear to the binding with perfect binding. Rosenbaum 1000. Criterion Collection 84. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Shochiku unknown books
1970ref. 147659New Orleans LA: Howco Productions 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film showing actress Georgine Darcy taking a literal tumble in the hay with a suitor. 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. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a small tear to the top edge not impacting the image. Howco Productions unknown books
1982ref. 147593Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1982. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1982 film. Based on the 1979 play following a Hollywood screenwriter who abandoned his family 16 years earlier now pursued by his teenage daughter who desires his help in securing an acting career. Set in Los Angeles. Three 8 x 10.5 inches with one 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1960ref. 147649Paris: Films sans Frontieres 1960. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1960 film. Three black and white and one in color. Loosely based on the biblical story of Esther a Jewish woman who helps the king of Persia combat the suppression of Jews promoted by the nefarious minister Haman. Set in Persia. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall. Films sans Frontieres unknown books
1972ref. 151500Budapest: Hungarofilm 1972. Six vintage photographs from the 1972 film including four studio still photographs and two borderless reference photographs. A dramatization of an 1890 Hungarian peasants' strike. As with many of director Miklos Janczo's films a slow enigmatic meditation on morality and violence composed of only 26 shots over 87 minutes. Set and shot on location in Hungary. Approximately 7 x 5.25 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Hungarofilm unknown books
1957ref. 147567Los Angeles: Republic Pictures 1957. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1957 Western film. A white man raised among the Pawnee tribe is forced to choose between his race and his adoptive clan when corrupt white settlers attempt to claim tribal lands for their own. Set in Pawnee territory which included present-day Oklahoma Nebraska and Kansas. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with light edgewear and creasing to the top edges and light soil to the verso. Pitts 3058. Republic Pictures unknown books
1966ref. 151565Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1966. Vintage matte-finish double weight borderless reference photograph of director Arthur Penn talking with actress Jane Fonda on the set of the 1966 film. With a Columbia Pictures stamp on the verso along with a provenance stamp. Based on the 1952 Broadway play by Horton Foote about a small-town sheriff on the lookout for an escaped prisoner he believes is innocent while the townspeople whip themselves into a vigilante frenzy. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Spicer US. Twilight Time 242. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1954ref. 152204Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1954. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1954 film showing actor Marlon Brando giving his parents a tour of the famed "roof" set from the film accompanied by producer S.P. Eagle. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Columbia Pictures. Based on screenwriter Budd Schulberg's 1955 novel "Waterfront." A dockworker and would-be prizefighter witnesses a murder at the hands of the local mob boss' men and is forced to stand up to his corrupt union leaders. Nominated for twelve Academy Awards winning eight including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Hoboken New Jersey and New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 647. Ebert I. Grant US. Scorsese A Personal Journey through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1966ref. 151607N.p.: N.p. 1966. Collection of 17 vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1966 Czechoslovakian film. With the printed label of Columbus Film in Zurich affixed to the verso. Based on Bohumil Hrabal's 1965 novel about a young man working at a German-occupied train station in Czechoslovakia during World War II. A key entry in Czechoslovak New Wave film poignantly asserting that the Czech people were part of an oppressive system during the war hitting the mark with sly wit and a peculiar innocence. Set and shot on location in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1941ref. 151555Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1941. Vintage borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1941 film showing wardrobe aide Earl Leas adjusting director Orson Welles' collar in preparation for a scene. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Often considered to be one of the finest American films ever made the story of a reporter investigating the last words of wealthy newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane. Welles' first feature film winner of an Academy Award and nominated for eight others including Best Picture. Shot on location in New York and California. 7 x 9 inches. Very Good plus overall. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Spicer US. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 6. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1966ref. 160270Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1966. Two vintage color studio still photographs from the 1967 film. A British tourist wins a large amount of money gambling in Italy. He tries to smuggle the money through a Swiss bank account so he does not lose any of the money to British taxes. A woman he met at the casino offers to help but wants the money herself. Set in the Italian Riviera shot on location in Veneto and Liguria Italy. One photograph 7.5 x 7.25 inches one photograph 8.5 x 7 inches both photographs trimmed. Very Good plus one photograph with creasing at the corners. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1960ref. 160310Paris: Cinedis / Pathe Cinema 1960. Vintage invitation to the French premiere of the 1960 film seen here under the French title "Le Voyage en ballon" on September 14 1960 at the Hotel Marignan in Paris. A young boy is very interested in his grandfather's hot air balloon. When the grandfather tries to take the the balloon on a demonstration flight the little boy sneaks into the basket joining the adventure. 8.25 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. Cinedis / Pathe Cinema unknown books
1957ref. 160268N.p.: Lopert Pictures Corporation 1957. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1957 film. A teenage girl vacations to Italy with her parents who are on the brink of divorce. She spends time on the beach fantasizing about a fairy tale romance with the lifeguard's son. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in Tuscany. 8.25 x 7 inches trimmed. Near Fine with creasing at the corners. Lopert Pictures Corporation unknown books
1952ref. 160138Neuilly-sur-Seine France: Cite Films 1952. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1952 film. A man's uncle dies leaving him to inherit his uncle's inn but only if he can pass a final primary school exam. Brigitte Bardot's first film role. Shot on location in Conches-en-Ouche Eure France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Cite Films unknown books
1965ref. 160276N.p.: Documento Film / Royal Films International 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1965 film. An anthology that follows a group of Italian tourists and immigrants during their time on a trip to Sweden. Set in Sweden shot on location in Italy. 7.5 x 6.75 inches trimmed. Near Fine with a crease at the top right corner. Documento Film / Royal Films International unknown books
1936ref. 160188Beverly Hills CA: Selznick International / United Artists 1936. Four vintage borderless reference photographs and four corresponding negatives from the 1936 film. Each photograph and negative housed in a paper envelope presumably as issued. Based on the 1886 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. After a young boy's father dies he and his American mother go to England where his paternal grandfather was an Earl. Though the boy is the only heir to the title his mother is sent home until another young boy claims to be the true heir. The first film produced by Selznick International Pictures. Set in 1880s Brooklyn New York and England. Photographs 6 x 4 inches. Fine. Envelopes 5.25 x 4.25 inches. Selznick International / United Artists unknown books
1954ref. 160264Universal City CA: Universal International Pictures 1954. Vintage studio still photograph of actress Gloria DeHaven from the 1954 film. Three sailors on furlough in Paris meet three women they would all like to get to know better. Set in Paris. 5.25 x 7.25 inches trimmed. Very Good plus with some creasing and one small bruise to the center of the bottom border on the recto. Universal International Pictures unknown books
1943ref. 160278Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1943. Vintage reference photograph from the 1943 film. A group of American soldiers are tasked with a secret mission to surveil the Japanese in preparation for a bombing of Tokyo. Set in the Pacific Ocean and at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard shot on location in Portuguese Bend California and at the US Naval Station on Mare Island California. 10.25 x 6.75 inches trimmed. Very good plus with some wear to the finish and creasing at the top and bottom right corners and along the left right and top edges. Warner Brothers unknown books
