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1974ref. 149659N.p.: Films du Jeudi 1974. Vintage oversize color reference photograph from the 1974 French film showing actors Jane Birkin topless and Feodor Atkine in drag. A weepy whiny alcohol salesman manipulates his way into power as the head of a luxury hotel. Set and shot on location in Paris. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Films du Jeudi unknown books
1960ref. 147919Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1960. Vintage studio still photograph of Peter Ustinov and Glynis Johns from the 1960 film. Based on the 1952 John Cleary novel and shot in Technicolor. Paddy Carmody Robert Mitchum and his wife Ida Deborah Kerr live with their son Sean Michael Anderson Jr. as impoverished nomads in the Australian outback. Ida and Sean want to settle down but Paddy never wants to stay in one place for too long. Nominated for five Academy Awards Best Picture Best Director Best Screenplay Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Set in and shot on location in Australia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1968ref. 149656Paris: Les Films Corona 1968. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph of actress Ewa Aulin from the set of the 1968 film showing director Christian Marquand with a hand-held camera getting a close-up shot of Aulin sitting fully clothed and soaking wet on the floor of a shower. With a gold foil title label from the film's French release on the verso. Based on the 1958 novel co-written by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg following the psychedelic frequently involuntary erotic experiences of a teenager named Candy. Set in New York and California shot on location in New York. 9.25 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes and light creases to the corners. Les Films Corona unknown books
1954ref. 147921Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1954. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1954 film. Wartime adventures of Scottish highland leader Rob Roy MacGregor Richard Todd outlawed and hunted by the forces of King George I Eric Pohlmann. Set in and shot on location in Scotland. 8 x 10 inches. CONDITION. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1973ref. 147891N.p.: Cinema Releasing 1973. Vintage British front-of-house card from the 1973 film. With "The Silver Screen" and "Not for Sale" stamps on the verso. Based on Robert Rimmer's 1966 novel. James Whitmore and Tippi Hedren star as the married couple that runs the fictional Harrad College which is experimenting with ideas about open sexuality and "free love." Featuring a young Don Johnson in his fourth motion picture. Shot on location in Pasadena California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Cinema Releasing unknown books
1962ref. 149644Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1962. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1962 film showing a group of Allied troops storming Pegasus Bridge with a camera crew in the foreground. With manuscript pencil annotations on the verso regarding layout along with the stamp of Marine films. Based on screenwriter Cornelius Ryan's 1959 book. A star-studded dramatization of the events of D-Day from both the Allied and Axis perspectives with many scenes such as the aforementioned storming of Pegasus Bridge filmed at their corresponding real-life French locations. Set and shot on location in France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1974ref. 149645Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1974. Vintage reference photograph from the 1974 film showing actress Valerie Perrine in costume or arguably lack thereof as Lenny Bruce's wife stripper Honey Bruce. With manuscript annotations in ink and pencil on the verso regarding layout. Based on Julian Barry's 1971 play which followed the career decline and death by morphine overdose of controversial comedian Lenny Bruce. A tour de force shot in black and white with documentary-like direction interspersed with interviews. Bob Fosse's third film as director and first non-musical. Nominated for six Academy Awards and the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Miami Beach Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twilight Time. United Artists unknown books
1985ref. 149641Paris: Gamma 1985. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Robert Altman and actor Carol Burnett on the set of the 1985 television film originally aired on HBO on April 1. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamps of Gamma Film. Two women meet at a laundromat and reveal secrets about their lives. The third and final film collaboration between Altman and Burnett following "A Wedding" 1978 and "HealtH" 1980. Shot on location in Paris. 10.25 x 7 inches. Fine. Gamma unknown books
1970ref. 149626N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1970 Italian film showing actress Juliette Mayniel. With a mimeo snipe and a provenance stamp on the verso. Director Edoardo Mulargia is best known as director of "Shango" 1970 and "Tropic of Cancer" 1972. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
ref. 149056New York: Greenwich Film Productions 1985. Draft script for the 1985 film. With manuscript pencil annotations throughout. Text titles and annotations in Japanese. Based on Shakespeare's play "King Lear." An elderly warlord in medieval Japan divides his vast empire among his three sons. The power corrupts them and turns them on each other as well as their father. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Director for Kurosawa winning one. Set in medieval Japan shot on location in Kumamoto Shizuoka Himeji Oita Aichi Yamagata and Tokyo Japan. Bright blue titled wrappers. Title page present. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered 176. Xerographic duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a lightly faded spine perfectly bound. Greenwich Film Productions unknown books
1971ref. 149665N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1971 French film. The final film to feature Jacques Tati as the iconic lovable Monsieur Hulot following "Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot" 1953 "Mon Oncle" 1958 and "Playtime" 1967. This feature finds Hulot as a naive but intrepid Parisian automobile designer whose plan to show off his newly created camper car at an auto show in Amsterdam is waylaid by a plethora of roadway obstacles including Dutch customs a car accident and a slow-moving mechanic. Set and shot on location in Paris and the Netherlands. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1976ref. 146803N.p.: The Corman Company 1976. Draft script for the 1976 film. A Vietnam vet is hired to deal with a group of rowdy oil workers causing trouble in a small town and decides to occupy the town with his mercenary buddies in order to provide a solution. A low budget action film shot in just 30 days after producer Gene Corman came up with the title and nothing else. White titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter George Armitage. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. The Corman Company unknown books
1972ref. 146899N.p.: Europrodis 1972. Six vintage borderless studio still photographs from the 1972 film with one of Jose Benazeraf being double weight with matte finish. "Hubert Toyot" stamp on the verso. Catherine Franck and Patricial Hermenier play sexually liberated air hostesses who seduce American journalist played by Rod Cameron and move on to their next conquest but he refuses to accept it and pursues them. 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine some curling one with small crease in upper right corner. Europrodis unknown books
1976ref. 146900N.p.: Films du Berry 1976. Four vintage borderless studio still photographs and one contact sheet from the 1976 film. Two larger gloss finish photographs and two smaller matte finish photographs and contact sheet containing eleven images. Jean Michel Rollin Roth Le Gentil more commonly known as Jean Rollin had gained notoriety and some scandal with his early French vampire films "Le Viol du Vampire" 1968 "La Vampier Nue" 1970 "Le Frisson des Vampires" 1970 and "Requiem pour un Vampire" 1971. When beginning production on his first non-vampire film "La Rose de Fer" 1973 he found himself in need of funding and began making adult sex films which he continued to direct under a variety of pseudonyms through the mid-1980s. Two photographs 7 x 9.5 inches two photographs 5 x 7 inches Contact Sheet 7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Hinds 222. Films du Berry unknown books
ref. 146475N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Revised Draft script for an unproduced film. Written by noted screenwriter Thomas Rickman whose produced work includes "Kansas City Bomber" 1972 "The Laughing Policeman" 1973 and "Coal Miner's Daughter" 1980. Not to be confused with the 1989 film starring Patrick Swayze. On a train bound for Kentucky an unnamed soldier murders a honor guard sent to escort the body of a soldier killed in battle to his family stealing the sergeant's identity in order to avoid being court-martialed for previously killing a different officer. A friendship develops between the soldier posing as the now-deceased "Sergeant Peck" and the fallen soldier's family and fiancee who believe him to be a valiant kind man sending the soldier into escalating guilt and shame. Set in Western Kentucky. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter Thomas Rickman. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus overall bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1985ref. 146600N.p.: N.p. 1985. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. A seven-part television series exploring the cultural heritage of Mexico using noted director John Huston's reflections on his time spent in Puerto Vallarta Mexico as a reference. Set in Mexico. White untitled generic Paul Kohner casting agency wrappers. Title page present noted as Tratamiento with credits for screenwriters Charles Pavlich and Patrick Griffin. 22 leaves. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with light dampstaining on the front wrapper bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
ref. 146574N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. Included with the bound script are five xerographically duplicated copies of the script individually partially bound with one staple to the top left corners and two unbound copies of the title page. A series centering the adventures and exploits of the members of a women's rodeo association. Yellow untitled generic Paul Kohner-Michael Levy Agency card wrappers. Title page present noted as Format for an action series for Television with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis. 19 leaves with last page of text numbered 17. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus overall with a small dampstain on the front wrapper's bottom edge bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1960ref. 146419N.p.: N.p. 1960. Draft script for an unproduced television film. With the name "ILSE LAHN" a reader for the Paul Kohner Agency in manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper. Bandit Samuel Thaddeus Tartar arrives in town injured from a gunfight forcing his mother to admit that she has lied about his profession for years to preserve both of their reputations. Screenwriter Jack Lewis was best known for "The Amazing Transparent Man" 1960 and for his prolific work in Western films such as "Outlaw Gold" 1950 "Whistling Hills" 1951 and "Black Eagle of Santa Fe" 1965. Set in the American West. Mustard yellow generic Paul Kohner Talent Agency card wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis. Rear wrapper stamped No. 555 on the lower edge of the recto. 75 leaves with last page of text numbered III-21. Carbon typescript rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1943ref. 147112Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1943. Second Revised Final draft script for the 1944 film. A few annotations of names or checks in manuscript pencil on the top outer corner of verso. A dramatization of the trials that took place in Japan during World War II eight American aircrew members are taken prisoner by the Japanese Army. The soldiers are forced to endure systematic torture and abuse and finally accused convicted and executed as war criminals. This film brought opposition from the Department of Defense fearing strong reactions from the Japanese. Set in Japan shot on location in Washington DC. Beige titled wrappers noted as SECOND REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 229 and production No. 936 dated OCT. 14 1943. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated October 14 1943 noted as 2nd Revised Final. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/20/43 and 12/6/43. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1970ref. 146562N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper noting the title of the film. A ex-convict looking to pay his debts teams up with a hardened trucker determined to keep his small trucking operation in spite of violent intimidation tactics by a rival company. The two men make their way along a Tennessee trucking route headed for Atlanta culminating in a shootout at the Blue Ridge Mountain pass. Screenwriters Michael Scheff and David Spector were best known for the disaster thriller "Airport '77" 1977. Set in Gatlinburg Lexington the Blue Ridge Mountains and the apparently fictional town of Raeburn Tennessee. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Michael Scheff and David Spector. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1978ref. 147119Burbank CA: Edgar J. Scherick and Associates 1978. Second Draft script for the 1978 television film. One of director John Carpenter's earliest efforts as a screenwriter released the same year as "Halloween" and the television movie "Someone's Watching Me." Originally aired on NBC on September 27 1978. While written as a vehicle for Suzanne Somers some actors that would soon eclipse her can be found in the supporting cast including Timothy Hutton Rosanna Arquette and Michael Biehn. A glamorous aging rock star takes a vacation to Zuma Beach where she unwittingly seduces the teenage beachgoers and gradually becomes involved in their lives. Set and shot on location in California. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated May 31 1978 noted as SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriter William Schwartz. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine lightly soiled on the first leaf wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Edgar J. Scherick and Associates unknown books
1976ref. 147023N.p.: Constantin-Film 1976. Vintage French-Canadian poster for the 1974 German film "Magdalena vom Teufel besessen" released in the US as "Beyond the Darkness" "Magdalena Possessed by the Devil" and "The Devil's Female." With the latter title tipped on to the poster demonstrating the ad hoc distribution process for grindhouse and exploitation films which often saw titles change at a moment's notice to better catch the public's attention and sometimes trick them into seeing a film they've already seen. German sexploitation knock-off of William Friedkin's 1973 horror classic "The Exorcist" about a student at a girl's boarding school who is possessed by a demon. 22 x 34 inches folded as issued. Very Good with some light edgewear several small closed tears to right edge pinholes to corners and light rubbing to center text but still bright and unfaded. Constantin-Film unknown books
1981ref. 146360Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1981. Final draft script for the 1982 film with annotations in manuscript ink striking dialogue on three pages. A cocaine fueled spoof of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde" that could have only been made in the early 1980s. With tag lines like "They told Dr. Jekyll to take his amazing scientific discovery and shove it up his nose. So he did." and "The comedy that examines modern living through chemistry" one has a good idea what to expect. The film allows Mark Blankfield of the sketch comedy television show "Fridays" free range for a completely over-the-top performance as the shy timid Dr. Jekyll and the mustachioed gold-toothed hairy chested party-animal Mr. Hyde and aptly closes with a shot of Robert Louis Stevenson spinning in his grave. Tan titled Paramount wrappers noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper dated March 31 1981. Title page present dated March 31 1981 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Jerry Belson Michael Leeson Monica Johnson and Harvey Miller with a "DUPLICATED BY PARAMOUNT PRINT SHOP" stamp on lower right corner. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near FIne wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. Olive Films #1263. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1987ref. 145997Paris: Films A2 1987. Three vintage oversize studio photographs from French release of the 1987 French/Swiss/Canadian co-production. Co-directed by acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Robert Frank his only feature length fiction film and acclaimed wirter Rudolph Wurlitzer who wrote the screenplay "Candy Mountain" is a musician's road movie heavily influenced by the lives of Frank and Wurlitzer and featuring a cast full of notable musicians such as Tom Waits Leon Redbone Dr. John Joe Strummer Arto Lindsay David Johansen and others. Set in and shot on location in New York and Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia. 12 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine some light creasing and pinholes in corners in two of the three photographs. Rosenbaum 1000. Films A2 unknown books
1959ref. 146009Burbank CA: Otto Preminger Films 1959. Vintage keybook studio photograph of Lee Remick with Jimmy Stewart and Duke Ellington at the piano from the 1959 film. Based on the 1958 novel by John D. Voelker under the pseudonym Robert Traver which he based on a real life case of a veteran accused of killing a local man who he believed raped his wife. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Adapted Screenplay Best Actor for Jimmy Stewart and twice for Best Supporting Actor for George C. Scott and Arthur O'Connell. Set in and shot on location in Michigan. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with some light edgewear. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Criterion Collection 600. Penzler 101. Spicer US. Grant US. Selby US. Otto Preminger Films unknown books
