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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
1986ref. 159757N.p.: N.p. 1986. Draft script for the 1987 here under the working title "Hard Cover" SIGNED and titled with the release title by screenwriter Larry Cohen twice on both the front wrapper and the title page with an annotation in manuscript marker of the working title on the top of the front wrapper. Screenwriter producer and director Larry Cohen is best known as the screenwriter of horror science fiction and Blaxploitation films during the 1970s and 1980s including "Bone" 1972 "Black Ceasar" 1973 "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 "It's Alive" 1974 "The Stuff" 1985 A Return to Salem''s Lot" 1987 and "Phone Booth" 2002. A hit man James Woods coerces a detective Brian Dennehy into writing a book about the assassin's lucrative career secretly working for a prominent politician. The two men travel around the country gathering statements and evidence while attempting to stay clear of the politician's cronies who will stop at nothing to keep the story from unfolding. Set and shot on location in Manhattan and Los Angeles. Beige untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a tiny amount of silverfish damage to the very bottom of the front wrapper and title page bound with three gold brads. Grant US. Olive Films. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. N.p. unknown books
1983ref. 152549N.p.: N.p. 1983. Revised Draft script for the 1984 film here under the working title "Tin Soldiers." With a single manuscript annotation to the verso of the final leaf noting No. 88. After the death of his mother a straitlaced cadet is taken out of his military academy by his alleged father a wild-spirited rock star. Shot on location in Arizona and California. Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated May 27 1983 noted as TAFT REVISION with credits for screenwriters Gene Taft and Len Jenkin and story credits to Jenkin and Michael Philip Jagger. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good lightly foxed on the first and last leaves wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1978ref. 152294Rome: Excelsior 1978. English-language treatment script for an unproduced Italian film. With a single manuscript ink annotation to page 2 noting an editorial revision. Laid in with the script is a xerographically duplicated cost estimate sheet in both English and Italian noting the name of cinematographer Pasqualino de Santis dated July 1978. A middle-aged newlywed nobleman feels trapped in his marriage to his young wife a beautiful but avaricious middle-class woman and is led to increasingly bizarre measures in order to escape her clutches. Ostensibly intended as a follow-up to "Divorce Italian Style" 1961 co-written by screenwriter Alfredo Giannetti and "Marriage Italian Style" 1964. Set in Sicily. Green wrappers with a title label and credits for screenwriter A. Giannetti affixed to the front wrapper. Missing title page presumably as issued. 8 leaves with last page of text numbered 6. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine with perfect binding. Excelsior unknown books
1944ref. 150394Santa Monica: RKO Radio Pictures 1944. Vintage reference photograph of director Clifford Odets and a camera crew on the set of the 1944 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of RKO Pictures crediting still photographer John Miehle. Based on Richard Llewellyn's 1943 novel. An itinerant Cockney returns home after many years away only to find his mother ill with cancer leading him to make an effort to reform and help his family run their business. The directorial debut of playwright Odets who would only direct one other picture "The Story on Page One" fifteen years later. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one for Best Supporting Actress for Ethel Barrymore. Set in London. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a light horizontal crease on the left edge. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1964ref. 150493Universal City: Universal Pictures 1964. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1964 film showing director Alfred Hitchcock and a camera crew capturing a shot of actress Tippi Hedren at a desk in the publishing company office. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Culver Pictures and a stamp noting No. 75147. Based on Winston Graham's 1961 novel which follows a wealthy businessman's unwanted often cruel attempts to help a troubled young woman come to terms with her dark past. The production faced several setbacks in its development most relating to Hitchcock's insistence on including a rape scene present in the novel and the subsequent troubles in casting the lead role given the emotional complexity demanded for the character. Set and shot on location in California Pennsylvania New Jersey Virginia and Maryland. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1969ref. 150498N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of director François Truffaut and actors Catherine Deneuve then Truffaut's wife and Jean-Paul Belmondo on location for the 1969 French neo-noir film. With the stamp of Cahiers du Cinema on the verso along with manuscript pencil and ink annotations. Based on Cornell Woolrich's 1947 novel "Waltz into Darkness." A wealthy plantation owner on an island in the Indian Ocean anticipates the arrival of his bride-to-be but is surprised to discover the woman who arrives from France bears no resemblance to the woman in the photograph. Set on Reunion Island and Nice France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant France. N.p. unknown books
1971ref. 150397London: Russflix / MGM 1971. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1971 musical film showing hairdresser Barbara Ritchie adjusting actress Twiggy's head sash while director Ken Russell looks out onto the set. With the stamp of Theater Page A.M. on the verso. Based on the 1953 West End musical by Sandy Wilson about a mousy stage manager forced to take the lead in a low-budget musical revue after the lead actress breaks her leg. While Wilson's original is a straightforward pastiche of 1920s musicals Russell's adaptation is a full-blown parody of 1930s musical films particularly Busby Berkeley with heavy metatextual elements as the more lavish numbers take place in the imagination of a Hollywood producer watching the show. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly worn on the corners with faint toning to the bottom and right edges. Russflix / MGM unknown books
1956ref. 150455N.p.: N.p. 1956. Vintage reference photograph from the 1956 film showing actors Leslie Nielsen Anne Francis and Frankie Darro in the "Robby the Robot" suit. A pioneering science fiction film a document of its time with groundbreaking visual effects and approach to depicting future technologies many of which have since been adapted as conventions of the genre. One of the first films to establish a robot as a character with a distinct personality and outside of science fiction cinema the first feature film of any genre to use an entirely electronic musical score composed by electronic music legends Bebe and Louis Barron. Set in outer space. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 150503N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Robert Bresson and still photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue on the set of the 1974 film with cinematographer Pasqualino de Santis just visible at the top left corner. With a provenance stamp on the verso along with manuscript ink annotations. Bresson's bloody take on the King Arthur legend was an expansion of the aesthetic he had already developed where the violence that was once implied became a reality-though certainly still quite surreal. Shot on location in Noirmoutier-en-L'Ile France. 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 150499Paris: Les Films du Carrosse 1964. Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the1964 French film showing director François Truffaut and cinematographer Raoul Coutard. With a stamp specific to the film's French release on the verso along with a stamp noting No. 59. Truffaut's fourth film about a seemingly happily married literary scholar who begins an affair with an airline stewardess. Set and shot on location in Portugal and France. 7 x 4.75 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 749. Rosenbaum 1000. Les Films du Carrosse unknown books
1940ref. 150392Universal City: Universal Pictures 1940. Two vintage reference photographs from the set of the 1940 film. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Egbert Souse a slovenly drunk finds himself in several different positions of employment through sheer luck and happenstance. After being hired on the spot to replace a film crew's no-show movie director Souse unintentionally thwarts a bank robbery and is immediately offered a job as a security guard. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased on the edges. Universal Pictures unknown books
1944ref. 150383N.p.: N.p. 1944. Two vintage photographs from the set of the 1944 film noir one showing director Fritz Lang closely inspecting a filmstrip the other showing Lang in conversation with actress Joan Bennett. Based on J. H. Wallis' 1943 novel "Once Off Guard." A married psychology professor gets mixed up with a beautiful young woman who plunges him into a world of blackmail and murder. One 9.5 x 7.5 inches one 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. N.p. unknown books
1963ref. 158196N.p.: N.p. 1963. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1963 French- Italian film. Numerical annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the 1936 play by Jean Sarment. A country stationmaster dreams of vacationing in the famous resort town of Biarritz with his family especially hoping to repair his relationship with his son. The final film appearance of Arletty. Shot in Biarritz. 3.5 x 4.75 inches. Very Good plus one photo lightly faded. N.p. unknown books
1990ref. 158129N.p.: N.p. 1990. Revised Second Draft for the 1991 film. Copy belonging to an unknown person involved in pre-production with manuscript ink annotations throughout relating mostly to locations and shooting. A man who just got out of a three year stay at a mental hospital is released and immediately mistaken for a millionaire. A con-man takes advantage of the situation. The last movie in which Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor acted as a comedy duo. Set in Los Angeles shot on location in Los Angeles. Light blue blank card wrappers. Title page present dated September 4 1990 noted as Revised Second Draft with a credit for Ziggy Steinberg. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1947ref. 150384Universal City: Universal-International 1947. Vintage reference photograph of actors Howard Duff Ella Raines and Burt Lancaster director Jules Dassin and producer Mark Hellinger on a lunch break on the set of the 1947 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Led by Burt Lancaster a group of prisoners at the strict Westgate Penitentiary plan an escape but fear their plans will be ruined by sadistic power-hungry guard Hume Croyn. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with three hole punch impressions along the left side. Criterion Collection 383. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Universal-International unknown books
1968ref. 150385N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage reference photograph from the 1968 film showing director Richard Lester cinematographer Nicolas Roeg and a camera crew filming a sidewalk scene with actress Julie Christie on location in San Francisco. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1966 novel "Me and the Arch Kook Petulia" by John Haase about an unhappy newlywed socialite who relentlessly pursues a physician for an affair. Shot on location during the Summer of Love in San Francisco with appearances by Janis Joplin and The Grateful Dead. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with faint wear to the bottom left corner. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 158170N.p.: Gordon Park Jr. Robert Anderson Production 1974. Draft script for the 1975 film here under the working title "Aaron and Angela." A coming-of-age story set in Harlem about the love between a Black basketball player and a Puerto Rican girl sparking disapproval from their families and neighbors. Featuring excellent location footage of a violent decaying half-abandoned 1970s New York. Irene Cara's screen debut. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 1 1974 with credits for screenwriter Gerald Sanford. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 140. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema. Parish & Hill 1. Gordon Park Jr. Robert Anderson Production unknown books
1977ref. 158139Universal City: Universal Studios 1977. Final Shooting Draft for the 1978 film. A New Hollywood neo-noir based on Simon's 1973 novel. Moses Wine Dreyfuss is a 1960s radical-turned-private eye who is hired by Lila Anspach to investigate a smear campaign against a popular political candidate. The investigation soon becomes a murder case involving a hippie leader whose values like Wine's have been compromised over the years. Set in California shot on location in southern California. Red titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 02111 dated October 19 1977. Title page present noted as Final Shooting Draft with credits for screenwriter Roger L. Simon. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Grant US. Spicer US. Universal Studios unknown books
1988ref. 158192Beverly Hills CA: Eduardo Rossoff 1988. Draft script for an unproduced film. Edward Savio is a novelist and screenwriter best known for the "Battle for Forever" science fiction novels "Alexander X" 2016 and "Ancient Among Us" 2019. An unemployed American mechanic discovers he is heir to the throne of England. Untitled gray wrappers. Title page present dated February 1988 with credits for screenwriter Edward Savio. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Eduardo Rossoff unknown books
1974ref. 151669N.p.: Good Times 1974. Vintage US one sheet poster for the 1974 adult film. 27 x 41 inches folded. Near Fine. Good Times unknown books
1960ref. 151665Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1960. Vintage US half sheet poster for the 1960 film. Stamped Nos. 60 and 226 on the verso as issued. Based on James T. Farrell's Studs Lonigan novel trilogy about a young Irish-American man's attempts to escape his impoverished background in Chicago's South Side during the Great Depression. 27 x 22 inches. Very Good lightly toned and creased with pinholes to the corners and a small bruise to the upper margin. Folded as issued. United Artists unknown books
1959ref. 158235N.p.: N.p. 1959. Vintage borderless oversize reference photograph from the 1959 French film showing actress Michèle Morgan. A small-town reporter helps a lawyer incriminate a wine-selling company revealing how the merchants target poor people and youth in their advertising campaigns. Shot on location in Paris and Yvelines France. 9.25 x 12.25 inches. Very Good moderately foxed with a small closed tear at the bottom right corner. N.p. unknown books
