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1956ref. 146595N.p.: Romson Productions 1956. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1956 film with Columbia Pictures sticker on recto listing stars title and Technicolor affixed to left of bottom margin. Based on Arthur Gordon's 1950 novel "Reprisal" about the 1946 lynching of two black couples George Sherman's "Reprisal!" recasts the victims as Native Americans. Frank Madden Guy Madison arrives in the prairie town of Kendall Oklahoma just as the Shipley brothers are acquitted for the lynching death of a Native American man and woman. Frank is half Native American posing as white and soon has trouble with the Shipleys who are using Franks land to graze their cattle. When the husband of the lynched Native American woman kills one of the Shipleys Frank is accused. Placed in jail by the sheriff for his own safety the remaining Shipleys organize a mob to abduct and lynch Frank. Set in Oklahoma shot on location in Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. Near fine some light creasing. Pitts 3363. Romson Productions unknown books
1949ref. 146594N.p.: Astor Pictures 1949. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1949 film here under the American re-release title "Ride a Reckless Mile." Based on the story of champion harness race horse Dan Patch who born in 1896 and retired in 1909 won nine world records. The horse was also depicted in the 1948 Disney film "So Dear to My Heart." 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Astor Pictures unknown books
1953ref. 146587Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1953. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1953 film of Anthony Quinn with Jack Elam and Joe Dominguez. Large red stamp reading "RETURN TO K.C. WHSE." on the verso. Jose Esquerda Quinn a Mexican bandit in Brownsville Texas conducts raids against new settlers in the region threatening to kill them and burn down their homes which includes the ranch house King Cameron Howard Keel built for his wife Ava Gardner. Esquerda's stepbrother Rio Robert Taylor at first joins him in the chaos but soon forms a partnership with Cameron and the two stepbrothers end up in a showdown gunfight for control. Set in Texas shot on location in Utah USA. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine very light creasing in two corners. Pitts 3440. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1988ref. 157904Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1988. Vintage press kit for the 1988 film. Kit includes nine black and white studio still photographs a production information booklet a glossy two-color duplex cast and credits a Xerographic copy of a page from Daily Variety with a review for the film and a clipping of an ad for the film all housed in a two color "She's Having a Baby" folder. Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern stars as a young newlywed couple learning to cope with the realities of married life. Shot on location in Illinois. Folder and contents Near Fine overall. Paramount Pictures unknown books
ref. 146603Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film. Dave McCloud Rod Cameron sees Judge Irving Short Tim McCoy ambushed and killed and takes on the Judge's identity to avenge his murder from the town's bandits led by Red Zimmer Stephen McNally. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good some creasing and small closed tear at the bottom margin. Pitts 3365. unknown books
1957ref. 146655Los Angeles: The Associates and Aldrich Company 1957. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1957 film. Texas lawman Chris Hamish William Conrad who feels himself as a failure is sent into Mexico to retrieve the confident and charismatic Bob Kallen Anthony Quinn to stand trial for murder. Finding and arresting Kallen proves easy enough but the journey back proves perilous as they traverse a seemingly endless desert and are stalked by marauding Apaches forcing lawman and outlaw to rely upon each other for survival. Set in Texas and Mexico shot on location in California and Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus seven with small closed tear on right side one with significant open tear on right. Pitts 3421. The Associates and Aldrich Company unknown books
1990ref. 157884Beverly Hills CA: Orion Pictures 1990. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1990 film. Based on Charles Willeford's 1984 novel the first Hoke Moseley book. A newly released inmate is set loose upon the city of Miami deciding to steal the badge of a local police detective to aid him in his criminal dealings. Set and shot on location in Miami and Kendall Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Grant US. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Orion Pictures unknown books
1986ref. 157861Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1986. Six vintage studio still photographs from the 1986 television series originally aired on March 9 1986 on NBC. Based on the 1979 novel by Lucian Truscott IV about a cadet at a military academy who investigates the murder of a fellow cadet. Adapted for the screen by Gore Vidal. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1988ref. 157902Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1988. Vintage press kit for the 1988 film. Kit includes six gatherings of promotional materials 24 magazine clippings of "For Your Consideration" ads for the film one magazine article clipping and a Fox Academy Screening Schedule bi-fold housed in a two-color "Working Girl" folder. Melanie Griffith stars as an ambitious secretary whose boss steals her big ideas but when the boss Sigourney Weaver breaks her leg on a ski trip Griffith assumes the position of Boss even joining forces with the boss' boyfriend Harrison Ford. Winner of an Academy Award nominated for five others. Shot on location in New Jersey and New York. Folder and contents Near Fine to Fine overall. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1970ref. 158269N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the US release of the 1970 Italian film showing actress Suzy Kendall. An American expatriate witnesses the murder of an art gallery owner in Rome and decides to find the culprit without the help of the police. Set and shot on location in Rome. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1988ref. 158257N.p.: N.p. 1988. Vintage test photograph from the 1988 film showing actors Ricki Lake Divine and Jerry Stiller. Globe Photos stamp on the verso along with manuscript annotations in pencil and ink. Perhaps John Waters' most enduring film serving as the basis for the long running 2002 Broadway musical adaptation which itself became the basis for both the 2007 film starring John Travolta Michelle Pfeiffer and Queen Latifah and the 2016 broadcast "Hairspray Live!" on NBC. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light wear on the bottom right corner. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 158255N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1964 Japanese anthology film showing actor Katsuo Nakamura in the film's third segment "Miminashi H ichi no Hanashi" "Hoichi the Earless". Provenance stamps on the verso as well as a stamp of the film's title. Based on Lafcadio Hearn's 1904 collection of Japanese ghost tales "Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things." Nominated for an Academy Award and the Palme d'Or. 11 x 9 inches. Very Good with wear on the finish and light creases at the corners. Criterion Collection 90. Eureka Masters of Cinema 228. N.p. unknown books
1923ref. 158259N.p.: Daniel Carson Goodman 1923. Vintage reference photograph from the 1923 film showing actress Mildred Harris performing with other dancers in a cabaret scene. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A dancer wrongfully accuses one of her young suitors of killing her lover a boxer. Clara Bow's fourth film appearance. Currently considered a lost film. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Daniel Carson Goodman unknown books
1955ref. 158268Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1955. Vintage studio still photograph of James Dean talking with Julie Harris on the set of the 1955 film while actors Raymond Massey Lois Smith and Richard Davalos look on. Based on the 1952 novel by John Steinbeck about two brothers who struggle for the attentions and favor of their deeply religious emotionally troubled father. Winner of Best Dramatic Film at Cannes and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Actress Jo Van Fleet would go on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar and the film was nominated for three more Academy Awards including Best Director Best Screenplay and the first ever posthumous acting nomination in Academy history for James Dean's lead performance. Set and shot on location in Monterey and Salinas California. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Warner Brothers unknown books
1954ref. 158263Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1954. Vintage reference photograph from the 1954 film showing actors Marlon Brando and Mary Murphy. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Frank Rooney's 1951 short story "The Cyclists' Raid." Two rival motorcycle gangs raise hell in a small town disrupting local racing events stealing and seducing the town girls. Widely considered the original outlaw motorcycle gang film firmly installing the rebel biker figure as an American cultural icon and launching Brando's career from initial stardom into infamy. Set in Carbonville and Wrightsville California and shot on location in Calabasas Thousand Oaks and Hollister California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1964ref. 158223N.p.: N.p. 1964. Collection of 83 vintage borderless reference photographs from the set of the 1964 French film. With the stamps of photographer Darcy Trigo Les Films Ariane and the film's title in French on the versos. A young woman is kidnapped and held for ransom by a treasure-hungry family friend forcing her young sailor lover to rescue her during his shore leave. A James Bond spoof in the wake of Jean-Paul Belmondo's swashbuckling success "Cartouche" 1962. Shot on location in Rio de Janeiro Brazil and Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good to Good several photos with light fading and several with loss and bruising along the top margin. N.p. unknown books
1956ref. 158265Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1956. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1956 film showing Elia Kazan astride a rocking horse directing actor Eli Wallach. Warner Brothers stamp on the verso crediting photographer Floyd McCarty. Based on Tennessee Williams' 1946 one-act plays "27 Wagons Full of Cotton" and "The Unsatisfactory Supper." A spoiled virginal teenage girl is caught between the unfulfilled passions of her middle-aged husband and his amorous business rival a Sicilian with a monopoly on local cotton plantations. Set in the fictional county of Tiger Tail Mississippi and shot on location in Benoit Mississippi and Stockton California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light wear along the left edge. Warner Brothers unknown books
1970ref. 158260N.p.: N.p. 1970. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1970 film. Four with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. After nearly a decade as one of America's most successful independent filmmakers sexploitation auteur Russ Meyer first reached out for the brass ring of major studio success with this frantic and most entertaining cult favorite once described by Meyer and screenwriter Roger Ebert as "the first exploitation-horror-camp-musical." The film follows three members of an all-girl rock band called The Kelly Affair who relocate to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune. Their success comes at the price of their friendship and integrity however and the girls eventually succumb to a nonstop train of decadence drugs and betrayal. Featuring one-hit wonders the Strawberry Alarm Clock supporting performances by Meyer regulars Charles Napier and Haji and a bit part from future Blaxploitation icon Pam Grier the film proved to be Meyer's biggest box-office success. Set and shot on location in Hollywood. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 836. N.p. unknown books
1985ref. 130468Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1985. First Draft script for the 1992 film. Rock singer John Mellencamp made his screen and directorial debut in this story by author-screenwriter McMurtry. A big time country music star returns to his family's home in Indiana for his grandfather's birthday party and decides this is where he belongs. He begins an affair with his older brother's wife and goes to work on ruining all he has ever worked for simply for a pipe dream of small-town life which he never fit into anyway. Incredibly similar to Mellencamp's life and based on the story "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry. Set in Doak City Indiana filmed on location in Seymour Indiana. White self wrappers integral with title page dated February 1985 noted as First Draft with credit for screenwriter McMurtry. 130 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Fine front wrapper missing bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
ref. 158299N.p.: Howard Film Group / REI Production 1985. Draft script for the 1986 film. Annotations in manuscript ink relating to Unit Production Manager Scott White on the front wrapper. An unusual hybrid of exploitation and screwball cop comedy about a mother who travels to Hollywood to find her runaway daughter seeking the help of police after discovering her daughter's descent into the pornography industry. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. Blue titled wrappers with a rubber stamped date of "Jul 31 1985." Title page present dated July 26 1985 with credits for screenwriter James J. Docherty. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. Howard Film Group / REI Production unknown books
ref. 158369N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on the title page noting a phone number. Based on Paul Bowles' 1952 novel about an American living in Tangiers whose attempts to explore the city's dangerous underbelly lead to his own downfall. Screenwriter Gary Conklin directed and produced a documentary about Bowles "Paul Bowles in Morocco" 1970. Set in Tangiers Morocco. OCLC and AMPAS locate no holdings. Red titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for novelist Paul Bowles and screenwriter Gary Conklin. 160 leaves with last page of text numbered 157. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with a few splashes throughout wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
ref. 158051Hollywood: Frsco Productions 1976. Archive of three draft scripts for an unproduced film including One First Draft script one Second Draft Shooting script and one Third Draft Shooting script. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the title page of the First Draft and cast pages of the Second Draft Shooting script. A musical spoof of John Huston's classic 1941 film noir "The Maltese Falcon." Screenwriter Frank Saletri a criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles worked as a part-time screenwriter and producer primarily of exploitation especially Blaxploitation films. Saletri's screenwriting work was largely unproduced with the exception of the 1973 film "Blackenstein" and the possible exception of "Black the Ripper" a questionably apocryphal film whose existence has been debated for decades among grindhouse fans. First Draft: Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1975 noted as First Draft in manuscript pencil annotation with credits for screenwriter Frank Ritenhyde Saletri. 144 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Second Draft Shooting script: Green untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1976 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Frank Ritenhyde Saletri. 179 leaves with last page of text numbered 158. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Third Draft Shooting script: Red untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1976 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT THIRD DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Frank Ritenhyde Saletri. 181 leaves with last page of text numbered 158. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Frsco Productions unknown books
1961ref. 158056N.p.: New Films 1961. Draft script for the 1961 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their annotations in manuscript ink on the title page. A teenager begins secretly watching his neighbors at night as a means of coping with his dysfunctional family life. Shot on location in Reseda California. Red titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Laurence E. Mascott. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages about Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. New Films unknown books
1970ref. 158068N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced Blaxploitation horror film. A reclusive Black music producer named Dr. Rocula lures young would-be musicians into his home where he feasts on their blood. Set in Los Angeles. Orange wrappers with a typed title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Edward Medard. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with light wear on the bottom page edges wrapper Good with front wrapper detached from the binding bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 158075N.p.: N.p. 1972. Draft script for an unproduced film. A blood-drinking woman named Vampula attempts to become a silent screen star in the vein of Theda Bara with the help of a clueless casting agent. Orange titled wrappers with credit for screenwriter Barry Gaines. Title page present dated Oct. 22 '72 with credit for screenwriter Barry Gaines. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 141. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with title page detached and a tide mark on the title page fore-edge wrapper Very Good plus bound with a silver prong. N.p. unknown books
