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1944ref. 167586Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1944. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1944 film showing actor Barton MacLane. A young woman has inherited a werewolf curse from her mother and tries desperately to protect her mother and herself from outside scrutiny. The debut film of Stephen Crane. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1970ref. 141077N.p.: N.p. 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Based on Joseph Dispenza's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1927 novel. A bridge woven by the Incas collapses in Peru killing five people. A monk witnesses the event and afterwards becomes obsessed with finding information about the five victims in order to prove that the collapse was part of God's plan. Set in Peru. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for author Thorton Wilder and screenwriter Joseph Dispenza. 42 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 40. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1962ref. 167588Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 film. Loosely based on the 1920 German silent film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." After her car breaks down a woman seeks shelter at the vast estate of Caligari a perverse Welsh hermit who imprisons the woman for his harem of tortured "guests." 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1952ref. 167549Universal City: Universal-International 1952. Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 Western film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso referring to the movie using its alternate release title "The Texas Man." Two brothers return to Texas after the Civil War one becoming a sheriff and the other embarking on a life of crime. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with adhesive residue on the verso corners. Pitts 1936. Universal-International unknown
1973ref. 146856Rome: Audiovisual Editorial Programs 1973. Treatment script for an unproduced thirteen-part documentary series. Laid in with the script is a prospective budget for the film in English and an overview of the film in Italian as well as a typed letter from producer Sam Marx to casting agent Paul Kohner with manuscript ink annotations likely written by Kohner. Screenwriter George A. Vicas was best known for his documentary films for television especially for his involvement in the 1963 film "The Kremlin" notable for being the first time an American film crew was allowed to enter and record footage of Soviet Russia's government. "The Peoples of the USS.R." was intended to follow in its footsteps with each episode focusing on a different region of Russia. Set in the USSR. Green untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter GEORGE A. VICAS. 49 leaves with last page of text numbered XIII/45. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light offsetting on the front and rear wrappers bound internally with two gold brads. Audiovisual Editorial Programs unknown
1964ref. 167585N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage reference photograph from the 1964 film showing a futuristic fight sequence. A team of scientists create a teleportation device and travel forward in time to the year 2071 where mutated humans are the norm as a result of nuclear war. Basis for the 1966-1967 television series "The Time Tunnel" as well as the 1967 remake "Journey to the Center of Time." Shot on location in Barstow California with some scenes at the University of Southern California's Doheny Library and Mudd Hall. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 142146N.p.: Franco-Roumanian 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1925 novel "The Haidoucs" "The Bandits" by Panait Istrati a Romanian proletarian writer. Istrati who wrote in both French and Romanian was considered the Maxim Gorky of the Balkans. Red titled wrappers with credit for author Panait Istrati. Title page present with credits for author Panait Istrati and screenwriter Roger Grenier. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine perfect-bound. Franco-Roumanian unknown
ref. 146809N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced film. In post-apocalyptic America a former drive-in movie theatre owner tries to keep his land from the predatory bankers who now hold a monopoly on the nation's resources. Screenwriters Rod Amateau and Harold Nebenzal were best known for co-writing "The Wilby Conspiracy" 1975. Set in the American West. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Rod Amateau and Harold Nebenzal. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1973ref. 127086Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1973. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1973 film. The last of the three feature films in the original "Shaft" trilogy preceded by "Shaft" 1971 and "Shaft's Big Score!" 1972 both directed by Gordon Parks and starring Richard Roundtree and Moses Gun. Shaft travels to Africa to help break up a slavery ring smuggling immigrants into France. Shot on location in Africa Spain Paris and New York. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with pinholes to the corners and a small closed tear to the upper right margin. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1975ref. 127315Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1975. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1975 film. A coward accidentally becomes a war hero after being forced into in the Russian army. The last of Allen's early outrageous comedies before pursuing a more narrative and dramatic approach beginning with "Annie Hall" 1977. Set in Russia shot on location in France and Hungary. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus. United Artists unknown
1963ref. 127386N.p.: Continental Distributing 1963. Vintage one sheet poster for the US release of the 1963 British film. Based on the 1960 novel by screenwriter David Storey. One of the greatest films in British cinema and regarded by many to be Richard Harris' finest performance. A young and angry Yorkshire rugby footballer finds his romantic life to be as unsuccessful as his sporting life is rewarding. Lindsay Anderson's stunning feature film debut following years of documentary work. Nominated for two Academy Awards and the Palm d'Or. Set in and shot on location in Yorkshire England. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with a pinhole to each corner and a tiny chip to the top right margin. Bright and unfaded. Criterion Collection 417. Continental Distributing unknown
1976ref. 164365N.p.: Danton Films 1976. Vintage one sheet poster for a double-bill of the 1968 and circa 1976 films circa 1976. An amusing pairing of two obscure exploitation films released as a double-bill by Danton Films one of the more memorable sexploitation and Gridnouse production companies of the 1970s circa 1976. "The Sex Shuffle" from 1968 is an exploitation film shot in Texas of hippie orgies drug use and body painting. The second film "Teenage She-Wolves" circa 1976 is largely undocumented except for a few newspaper ads from 1976-1979 and a favorable review in the April 26 1979 "Toronto Star" which describes the film as a Faustian fable set in Mexico in which a Vietnam veteran trades his soul to save the life of the woman he loves. 28 x 39.5 inches. Very Good with two R-rating labels over the recto a 1.5 inch chip to the lower left side a small open tear to the top left corner and repairs to pinholes and starting at the creases on the verso with linen tape and cello tape. Danton Films unknown
1957ref. 164746Universal City: Universal-International 1957. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1957 film both showing actor Tony Curtis. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso of one. An opportunistic busboy at a resort gambles his way into high society where he falls in love with a wealthy but disinterested young heiress. Director Blake Edwards' third directorial effort. 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 went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Set in Wisconsin shot on location at Lake Arrowhead and Lake Tahoe California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Universal-International unknown
1981ref. 127468Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1981. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1981 film. Bruce Dern a psychologically unstable tattoo artist becomes obsessed with a model at a photo shoot determined to use her body as a canvas for "his masterpiece." Shot on location in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good with light creasing pinholes to the corners a cello-tape repair to the top center crease and a contemporary label obscuring the rating. Grant US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1954ref. 164748Universal City: Universal-International 1954. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1954 film showing actor Tony Curtis with sword in hand jumping over a castle wall. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a Culver Pictures stamp. Based on Howard Pyle's 1891 novel "Men of Iron" about a peasant who is trained as a knight so that he may one day defeat the evil Earl of Alban. Universal-International's first Technicolor feature. 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 went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a small splash on the center right of the recto. Universal-International unknown
1955ref. 164729Universal City: Universal Pictures 1955. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1955 film showing actors June Allyson and José Ferrer. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1952 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Joseph Kramm about a successful stage director who is driven to a mental breakdown by his domineering vengeful wife. Ferrer reprised his role from the stage production. 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 went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Shot on location in New York City around Times Square and in Bellevue Hospital. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Universal Pictures unknown
1988ref. 126666Paris: MK2 Films 1988. Vintage French grande poster for the 1988 French film. Not to be confused with the 2000 French film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. Claire Denis' remarkable directorial debut a semi-autobiographical meditation about a French woman reflecting on her childhood in Cameroon and her relationship with her family's African servant. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. 46 x 62 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with light edgewear and a touch of starting at the center folds. MK2 Films unknown
1957ref. 164735Universal City: Universal Pictures 1957. Two vintage publicity photographs from the 1957 film noir one showing actor Jeff Chandler the other showing actress Jeanne Crain. One with provenance stamps and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A dark tale about Nick Hoak a corrupt sheriff in a small Nevada town whose principal concerns are the maintenance and upkeep of all illegal activity. A lawyer and his lascivious wife stumble into Hoak's territory and conflict ensues. One of the seedier late noirs with a tawdry quality that transcended its big studio trappings. 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 went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Set in Desert View Nevada shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1969ref. 164370N.p.: Falcon International 1969. Vintage one sheet from the 1969 documentary. A thorough study of the mating rituals of various animals narrated by the eminent husband and wife naturalist-biologist team Lorus and Margery Milne. An anomaly that arise among sexploitation films of the 1960s; a seemingly earnest nature documentary which contains graphic footage of animal genitalia and copulation. 26.75 x 40.75 inches. Folded as issued. With two white labels on the recto obscuring the MPAA rating and the word "uncensored" else Near Fine. Falcon International unknown
1967ref. 168084Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1967. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1967 film including one borderless showing Gene Kelly directing Walter Matthau on the set the other bordered showing Kelly with Matthau and Inger Steens. Printed mimeo snipes and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A bedroom farce told through vignettes about a man who gives his coworkers the how-to on infidelity. Borderless photograph 7.5 x 7.25 inches bordered photograph 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1990ref. 168777N.p.: N.p. 1990. Small archive of production documents for the 1990 film including six gatherings of Call Sheets two to ten pages each dating from "24th April 1990" to "6th May 1990" a sixteen page "Movement Order No. 4" for "Friday 27th and Saturday 28th April 1990" and a twenty-five page "Provisional Unit List" dated "29.6.90." The call sheets and "Movement Order" found here were made during location shooting in Dover and Aberdeen/Stonehaven and include the daily schedule for cast and crew as well as locations and maps to the day's shooting location. Earliest Call Sheet dating "24th April 1990" with a single manuscript ink annotation of copy number "308" in the top margin. Director Franco Zeffirelli's adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy starring Mel Gibson in the title role. Also starring Glenn Close Alan Bates Ian Holm and Helena Bonham Carter. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Shot on location in England Scotland France and Italy. 8.25 x 11.75 inches 78 total pages in eight gatherings each corner stitched with a single staple to the top left. Near Fine overall. N.p. unknown
1958ref. 168077N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage publicity photograph of Della Reese from the 1958 film. Provenance stamp and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. A rock-and-roll exploitation film aimed at the drive-in crowd about a crooner's attempt to adapt to the new rock music craze aided by his manager and songwriter girlfriend. Featuring performances by the Tyrones Paul Anka Wink Martindale Roy Hamilton Danny & the Juniors and the Royal Teens. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1937ref. 168078France: Forrester-Parant 1937. Vintage double weight photograph from the 1938 film showing a group of soldiers many with facial disfigurements. French annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the verso along with a provenance label. Both a remake and sequel to director Abel Gance's 1919 film of the same name born out of his anger and frustration in watching Europe descend into the Second World War as much as the original was born out of his horror with the First. 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Forrester-Parant unknown
1959ref. 167567Glendale CA: Allied Artists / Liberty Pictures 1959. Vintage publicity portrait photograph from the 1959 film showing actress Darla Hood. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1920 play by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood in turn based on Rinehart's 1908 novel "The Circular Staircase." A mystery author rents a summer house in a town being terrorized by a mysterious crazed killer known as "The Bat." The fourth film adaptation of Rinehart's story. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Allied Artists / Liberty Pictures unknown
ref. 168793N.p.: N.p. 1987. Archive of three original early Draft scripts for the 1989 film all three dated eleven to thirteen months prior to the commencement of the production in October of 1988. An internally duplicated Third Draft script dated September 1 1989 with the annotations of the title and an unknown crew member's illegible initials on the front wrapper and manuscript pencil annotations on eight pages one on the verso. Bound in following the script is a title page for a previous Third Draft script dated July 28 1987 with a copied "Received / Sep 2 1987 / Story Library" stamp on the bottom of the page. An internally duplicated Draft script dated September 25 1987 with the annotations of the title and date on the front wrapper with manuscript pencil annotations on nine pages including many of the same notes as on the previous draft. And an internally duplicated Third Draft script housed in a two-ring binder dated November 10 1987 with manuscript ink annotations on three pages. All three scripts with screenwriting credits for "RJ" Roland Joffé. Director and screenwriter Roland Joffé's epic historical war drama about the Manhattan Project and the development of the first atomic bomb starring Paul Newman as General Leslie Groves who directed the Manhattan Project and Dwight Schultz as theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Shot on location in Mexico and San Francisco. Third Draft September 1 1987: Black untitled wrappers with the annotation of the title in white ink. Title page present dated September 1 1987 noted as Third Draft with credits for screenwriter "RJ" Roland Joffé. 147 leaves with last page of text numbered 142. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with a prong binding. September 25 1987 Draft script: Blue untitled wrappers with the annotations of the title and September 25 1987 in black ink. Title page present dated September 25 1987 with credits for screenwriter "RJ" Roland Joffé. 145 leaves with last page of text numbered 144. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a prong binding. Third Draft November 10 1987: Housed in a generic black untitled two-ring binder. Title page present dated November 10 1987 noted as THIRD DRAFT with credits for screenwriter "RJ" Roland Joffé. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine binder Near Fine. N.p. unknown
