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1969ref. 161645N.p.: Forbes Unistar 1969. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film. Two photographs with provenance stamps on the versos and each with a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp. Outrageous Argentinian sexploitation film wherein a mad doctor based on instructions from a talking brain kidnaps couples having sex and injects them with a drug to enhance their sexual abilities-all so he can then extract from them a resulting fluid which prevents him from transforming into a monster. Set in and shot on location in Buenos Aires. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Forbes Unistar unknown books
1975ref. 161667N.p.: Rainbow Distributors 1975. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1975 sexploitation film. One photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso. Three escaped mental patients break into a private girls' school with bad intentions unaware that the girls' curriculum includes wrestling and karate. Shot on location in Santa Barbara California. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Rainbow Distributors unknown books
1966ref. 161628New York: William Mishkin Motion Pictures 1966. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1966 film. Two with provenance stamps on the versos one with two labels on the verso obscuring two previous provenance stamps. Country girl Cherry arrives in New York to start a career and find romance and gets caught up in the seedy side of the city. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear overall and faint creasing at the extremities one with a wax pencil annotation on the recto and one with pinholes in the lower right margin. William Mishkin Motion Pictures unknown books
1965ref. 161630N.p.: American Film Distributing 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the classic 1965 exploitation film. Provenance stamp on the verso. An outrageous "exposé" which claims to reveal the shocking truth about predatory lesbianism in today's society. Set in and shot on location in Greenwich Village New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. American Film Distributing unknown books
1968ref. 161640N.p.: Chancellor Films 1968. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 film. One photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso on a label obscuring an older provenance stamp. Loosely based on the 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell wherein wealthy beatnik Virginia offers a former wrestler played by boxer Jake LaMotta a washed up actor and a drug dealer $100000 if they can survive being hunted down in the streets of Manhattan. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Chancellor Films unknown books
1971ref. 161636N.p.: Sherpix 1971. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film. Little known exploitation film by filmmaker Patrick Mulcahy also released under the title "Cum Laude Fraud" which was known to have played at the Playboy Theater in Chicago 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Sherpix unknown books
1971ref. 161586N.p.: Gentlemen II Productions 1971. Three studio still photographs from the presumably lost 1971 film. All photographs with provenance stamps on the verso one with a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp. Posters from the film have survived but photographs are excessively rare. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus one with wax pencil annotations on the recto. Gentlemen II Productions unknown books
1963ref. 161702N.p.: Eve Productions 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film. Famed director Russ Meyer's documentary about the underground world of sex work in Europe. According to film critic Roger Ebert's article "Russ Meyer: King of the Nudies" published in the Jan/Feb 1973 issue of "Film Comment" Meyer "concealed a 16-mm camera in a suitcase and got footage in the red-light districts of Paris Amsterdam and elsewhere." 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Eve Productions unknown books
1968ref. 161637N.p.: Distribpix / A.F.P.I. 1968. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 film. Three photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Rare. The exploits of "college girls" who'll do anything for a good grade. 8 x 10 inches.Very Good plus one with a bruise to the center of the photograph. Distribpix / A.F.P.I. unknown books
1980ref. 163629Los Angeles: AVCO Embassy Pictures 1980. Collection of eighteen vintage studio still photographs from the 1980 film all with bottom margins with text and all with a dated "Oct 10 1980" MPAA stamps on the versos. Based on Brian Garfield's 1975 novel about CIA agent Miles Kendig Matthau who decides to retire and to ensure his privacy threatens to send his memoirs to the world's intelligence agencies. When the CIA disregards his threat he writes and mail chapters one-by-one. To avoid compromising their operations two CIA agents Waterston and Beatty set out to silence Kendig by any means. Shot on location in Georgia England Germany and Austria. 8 x 10 inches Near Fine all with light overall toning. Criterion Collection 163. AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown books
ref. 163896Hollywood: Mépris Films / Pretty Pictures 2001. Revised Draft script for the 2003 film. Working copy belonging to director and producer Neil LaBute annotated throughout bound in a three-ring binder with numerous production documents including handwritten shot sequences color photos contact sheets shooting and post-production schedules and location and vendor lists. Laid in with the binder are three borderless wardrobe test photographs of actor Paul Rudd in costume an additional white set of revision pages a manuscript shot breakdown in LaBute's hand and three xerographically duplicated images of Rudd with a prosthetic neck. Laid into the front of the binder is a full-page newspaper advertisement for LaBute's play. Based on the 2001 play written by LaBute. A pitch-black comedy about a frumpy literature major whose personality and appearance begins to change as he is wooed by a beautiful graduate art student. Title page present dated December 12 2001 with credit for LaBute. 134 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue yellow and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between January 21 and February 8 2002. Pages Near Fine binder Near Fine. Mépris Films / Pretty Pictures unknown books
ref. 163898Los Angeles: Gramercy Pictures / Propaganda Films / Fleece Films / Volcanic Films 1997. Draft script for the 1998 film seen here under the working title "The Fine Art of Living." Working copy belonging to director Neil LaBute with his extensive annotations throughout noting deletions and revisions to dialogue. Bound in a three-ring binder with numerous production documents including contact sheets scene breakdowns memos legal documents shooting and post-production schedules location and vendor lists and edits of promotional material. LaBute's second feature following "In the Company of Men" 1997 about two middle-class couples who lie and cheat in their struggles to find satisfaction in their empty relationships. Title page present dated 9/19/97 with credit for LaBute. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine binder about Near Fine. Gramercy Pictures / Propaganda Films / Fleece Films / Volcanic Films unknown books
1945ref. 164474Universal City: Universal Studios 1945. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1945 film showing actress Yvonne De Carlo. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901. Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and was the first still photographer to win an Academy Award. He went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures where he worked well into the 1950s. Loosely based on the life of famed dancer and courtesan Lola Montez. De Carlo's breakthrough role about an exotic dancer who becomes a spy during the American Civil War. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Studios unknown books
1938ref. 163880N.p.: N.p. 1938. James Hilton's typescript draft screenplay for the 1939 film an adaptation of his own 1937 novel the only such adaptation he ever completed. With the author's profuse manuscript ink annotations as well as many pages executed entirely in manuscript ink throughout. Included is a privately commissioned essay by Hilton scholar Kurt Kausler detailing both the history of Hilton's work on the film an analysis and a breakdown of the manuscript. Almost certainly Hilton's first corrected manuscript screenplay for the film. After Jack Warner raised concerns about the script being too long screenwriter Milton Krims was employed to clean up and shorten it-though in the end Hilton received sole credit as screenwriter. A man hires an Austrian governess and both are suspected of murder when his wife is discovered to be dead. 123 leaves a gathering demonstrating the author's method his attention to detail and his extreme frugality with the use of paper the last most likely due to wartime shortages. The script consists of a ribbon copy typescript leaves on both onionskin and paper stock with manuscript emendations on virtually every page in many cases both recto and verso with some leaves executed on the versos of unrelated previous work by Hilton b leaves consisting entirely of text executed in manuscript ink c hand-cut partial leaves and d a handful of later Xerographically duplicated facsimiles of Hilton's original annotated typescript leaves. Included is a very detailed analysis of the manuscript as well as the events surrounding its creation along with a detailed breakdown of the manuscript elements. Hilton's manuscript leaves Very Good to Fine quite supple and well preserved. Housed in a modern white three-ring binder. Leaves individually held in modern mylar page protectors. N.p. unknown books
1943ref. 164464Universal City: Universal Studios 1943. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1943 film showing actor Joseph Cotten. Printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with a date stamp. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901. Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and was the first still photographer to win an Academy Award. He went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures where he worked well into the 1950s. The third film in the "Three Smart Girls" musical trilogy starring Deanna Durbin. In the final installment Durbin reprises her role as singing socialite Penny Craig who falls in love with an Air Force pilot. 8 x 10 inches. Slightly wavy on the bottom edge else Near Fine. Universal Studios unknown books
1944ref. 164457Universal City: Universal Pictures 1944. Vintage borderless publicity photograph from the 1944 film showing actress Virginia Christine. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901. Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and was the first still photographer to win an Academy Award. He went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures where he worked well into the 1950s. After being unearthed due to an irrigation project the mummy Kharis roams the bayou searching for his lost love Princess Ananka. The fifth entry in Universal's "Mummy" series preceded by "The Mummy's Ghost." Set in the Louisiana bayou. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors. Universal Pictures unknown books
1981ref. 163679Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1981. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1979 British and French production. Based upon the the 1891 Thomas Hardy novel "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" and one of director Roman Polanski's most acclaimed works wherein Nastassja Kinski stars as the titular character; a young innocent and shy peasant girl sent by her impoverished family to visit wealthy relatives seeking employment only to be seduced and left pregnant by her supposed cousin Alec. The ninth film adaptation of the novel. Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Cinematography and nominated for three others including Best Picture and Best Director. Set in Thomas Hardy's Wessex during the 1880s shot on location in Manche Ille-et-Vilaine Calvados and Côtes-d'Armor France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. BFI 2098. Criterion Collection 697. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1944ref. 164456Universal City: Universal Studios 1944. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1944 film showing actress and dancer Chinita. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901. Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and was the first still photographer to win an Academy Award. He went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures where he worked well into the 1950s. In the days leading up to their arranged marriage a bride discovers she is literally allergic to her husband-to-be. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good. Universal Studios unknown books
1947ref. 164461Universal City: Universal-International 1947. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1947 film showing actors Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901. Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and was the first still photographer to win an Academy Award. He went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures where he worked well into the 1950s. Based on the 1945 memoir by Betty MacDonald about a young couple who decide to become chicken farmers leading to a number of humorous mishaps. Colbert was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for her performance. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Universal-International unknown books
1983ref. 163687N.p.: Lucasfilm 1983. Vintage studio still photograph of the Ewoks from the 1983 film. The third entry in George Lucas' "Star Wars" trilogy a trilogy of films that started a multibillion dollar media empire pun intended which now includes ten additional live action films animated shows novels comic books video games and tons of officially licensed merchandise with no signs of slowing down. Winner of an Academy Award nominated for four others. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far far away and shot on location in California Arizona Mexico Guatemala Tunisia and the UK. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Lucasfilm unknown books
1969ref. 161591N.p.: National Showmanship Films 1969. Three vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1965 Swedish film. One photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso. A group of women work together at a laundry when one begins to spread a rumor that the manager is a lesbian and tried to seduce her which creates a dangerously explosive situation. Shot on location in Santa Fe New Mexico and Nacka Sweden. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. National Showmanship Films unknown books
1975ref. 163619Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1975. Vintage studio still photograph of Paul Newman Robert Redford and Katharine Ross from a circa 1975 television broadcast of the 1969 film. A landmark of New Hollywood cinema and arguably the high spot as well as the beginning of an incredible streak of inventive cinematic achievements directed by George Roy Hill in the 1960s and 1970s that included "Slaughterhouse-Five" 1972 "The Sting" 1973 and "Slap Shot" 1977. Loosely based on fact Butch Cassidy Newman and his partner the Sundance Kid Redford are on the run from a US posse after a string of train robberies. They flee to Bolivia in search of a a better way to be thieves but ultimately meet their doom. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Hardy The Western. Pitts 586. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown books
1974ref. 163625Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1974. Vintage portrait photograph of Raquel Welch in character from the 1973 film. Based on the 1844 French novel which follows a young country bumpkin who befriends three master swordsmen in hopes of eventually joining the prestigious Musketeers of the Guard. Set in Paris shot on location in Spain. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1977ref. 163626Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Vintage photograph of Shirley Maclaine from the 1977 film. A film made at what was arguably the maturation point for the Women's Liberation movement that began in the mid-late 1960s in which MacLaine and Bancroft play former dance colleagues whose lives have gone separate ways one became and professional dancer the other a settled domestic life and whose unexpected reunion yields dramatic consequences. Nominated for 11 Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Oklahoma City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1977ref. 163624London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1977 UK release of the 1976 US film one of Gene Wilder and Jill Clayburgh and one of Richard Pryor. A book editor on a trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks he witnesses a murder on a train. When no one believes him he starts investigating on his own. The first film pairing of Wilder and Pryor who later were paired in three other films. Nominated for an Academy Award. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
