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1960ref. 138963Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1960. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1960 film. Case Britton Davis is a gunslinger and wanted man on his way to get married stop a robbery and to avenge the death of his brother. Shot on location at the famed Iverson Ranch in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. A few brief creases else Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1971ref. 139058Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1971. Vintage Australian insert poster for the 1971 US film. Printed by Robert Burton Pty. in Sydney. Based on screenwriter Larner's 1964 novel. Nominated for the Palme d'Or and a key film in the BBS Productions cycle of the early 1970s as well as a New Hollywood film albeit lesser-known. Hector Tepper plays college basketball superbly but his lover Olive Black has reservations about their relationship. All the while Hector's friend Gabriel Margotta contemplates and protests the Vietnam War. Nicholson's directorial debut after astonishing performances in "Easy Rider" 1969 and "Five Easy Pieces" 1970. Shot on location at the University of Oregon and throughout the state. 12.75 x 30 inches folded twice as issued. Very Good plus with light toning brief edge creasing and a few central tears. Scarce. Criterion Collection 547. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1972ref. 139070London: Anglo-EMI 1972. Original British quad poster for the 1972 UK film. Printed in England by Lonsdale & Bartholomew. Film adaptation of the 1970 six-part television miniseries "The Six Wives of Henry VIII." King Henry VIII Mitchell reminisces about his past marriages and their demise. Henry's wives were Catherine Parr Barbara Leigh-Hunt Catherine Howard Lynne Frederick Anne of Cleves Jenny Bos Jane Seymour Asher Anne Boleyn Rampling and Catherine of Aragon Frances Cuka. Shot on location in Spain and Turkey. 30 x 40 inches folded as issued. Light fold stress else Near Fine. Scarce. Anglo-EMI unknown books
1960ref. 139082Paris: Societe Nouvelle Pathe Cinema 1960. Original French petite small poster for the 1960 film. Set during WWII Candide Cassell is an orphaned Westphalian who falls in love with the baron's daughter Cunegonde Lavi and is thrown out of the house when the baron discovers them kissing. Candide is drafted and captured by the Nazis but escapes and joins the International Red Cross. His improbable adventures take himto the revolutions of South America the tribes of Borneo Moscow and to racially charged New York. 16 x 27 inches folded once as issued. Good with edge tears creases and chips light foxing. Scarce. Societe Nouvelle Pathe Cinema unknown books
1997ref. 139060Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1997. Revised Draft script for the 1997 television movie. Based on the 1994 novel "The Advocate's Devil" by Alan Dershowitz. A film whose message regarding the nature of sexual assault remains potent and relevant "The Advocate's Devil" follows an attorney who successfully helps a young athlete shake rape charges that have been brought against him. Unfortunately he later uncovers troubling evidence about his ex-client that has both personal and professional ramifications. Set in San Francisco shot on location in Vancouver Canada. Green untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director Jeff Bleckner executive producer Elon Dershowits and producer Karen Moore. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Xerographic duplication first generation copy with no copied punch holes with goldenrod and green revision pages throughout dated variously between 05/22/97 and 05/28/97. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books
1954ref. 131088Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1954. Final Draft script for the 1954 film. The fifth of seven films in the popular "Francis the Talking Mules series all made in the 1950s. Copy belonging to technical advisor Major Lane Carlson with his name in manuscript blue ink on a label affixed to the front wrapper and his annotations throughout. Carlson acted as a consultant on the military aspects of the film as the film involves Francis joining the Army going to the Pentagon etc. Salmon titled wrappers noted as Final Screenplay on the front wrapper dated February 9 1954. 157 leaves Multilith duplication with blue pink and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 2-17-54 and 4-5-54. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus in a three ring binder used during production. Universal Pictures unknown books
1963ref. 132008New York: Louis de Rochemont Associates 1963. Third Draft script for an unproduced film about John Knox the Scottish clergyman and theologian considered to be the founder of the Presbyterian denomination in Scotland. Screenwriter Sloane credited as Sloan here was a screenwriter and wardrobe consultant whose film credits include "Martin Luther" 1953 "Stalag 17" 1953 "The Monster That Challenged the World" 1957 and a host of television movies and episodes. Presumed the only screen treatment on Knox the leader of the Protestant Reformation. Titled self wrappers noted as Third Draft on the front wrapper dated March 15 1963 with credits for screenwriter Sloane as Sloan and presenter Lothar Wolff. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Mechanical duplication. Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Louis de Rochemont Associates unknown books
1949ref. 139211Hollywood: Republic Pictures 1949. Two vintage black-and-white photographs from the 1949 film. Each photo shows different advertising artwork presumably for use in press kits and distribution. A small plane crashes in the jungles of Africa and the passengers include gangsters and government agents. They encounter a missing millionaire and his jungle-savvy daughter Ticoora Hall who try to help them back to safety. Included in the 1978 book "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time And How They Got That Way" by Harry Medved Randy Dreyfuss and Michael Medved. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creasing else Near Fine overall. Republic Pictures unknown books
1957ref. 138551Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1957. Vintage reference photograph of Jean Seberg from the 1957 film. An image we have never seen. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1981ref. 138784Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1981. Vintage black-and-white French press photograph from the set 1981 UK film. Shown are director Karel Reisz and actors Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons conferring on a scene. French press stamp and a copyright sticker from United Artists on the verso. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1969ref. 138609Paris: FFD 1969. Original pressbook for the 1969 French film. Nominated for two Academy Awards and the Palme d'Or. The third film but fourth released in Rohmer's "Moral Tales" series and the one that finally elevated him to the international status of his New Wave peers. 9.5 x 13.25. Tri-fold Very Good plus. Starting to the lower rear fold and light soil. Criterion Collection 345. FFD unknown books
1970ref. 137404N.p.: N.p. 1970. Original typescript screenplay for an unproduced film called "After the Fall" based on Arthur Miller's 1964 play about a Jewish intellectual living in New York. Miller's play opened on Broadway in 1964 at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre ran for 208 performances and closed on May 29 1965. A television movie of the play was released in 1974 but Mann appears to have not been involved in the project. Abby Mann 1927-2008 wrote screenplays for "Judgment at Nuremberg" 1961 earning him an Academy Award "A Child Is Waiting" 1963 "Ship of Fools" 1965 "The Detective" 1968 "Report to the Commissioner" 1975 and "War and Love 1985. His work also extended into television for series like "Medical Story" 1975-1976 and "Kojak" 1973-1978 a show he helped create and several "Kojak" television movies. Black wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for playwright Miller and screenwriter Mann. 195 leaves with last page of text numbered 194. Typescript on white stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound in a black spring binder. N.p. unknown books
1962ref. 139131France Italy: Cineriz 1962. Archive of press material related to the 1961 French-Italian film. Includes film production-related material like shooting schedules and synopses a cinema magazine reviewing the film and several leaves of correspondence addressed from various members of film production to Maryse Martin Martres a prolific French actress who was also involved in press relations in France. Brief annotations in manuscript ink throughout. More than 150 leaves of correspondence and notes. A glimpse inside the behind-the-scenes process of French press and the attention paid to prolific French figures of cinema notably René Clair. Maryse Martin whose film credits include "The Happy Road" 1957 "Bonjour Tristesse 1958 and several films each for directors Jacqueline Audry Maurice Labro and Jean Gourguet was a popular "B" actress who played supporting roles in over 40 films. She presumably worked for a press agency involved in publication of film reviews press kits photographs and more. Several letters are represented addressed to and from Maryse from persons like Gay-Lussac Gordon Reid A. Sergio Berrocal George L. George Monsieur Bergougnous Monsieur Lourau J.D. van Leeuwen Edmundo Duran members of UniFrance Film Alessandro Ferrau R. Betmalle Clare Simpson Pierre Lazareff Francois Timmory I. Dally and even René Clair's secretary. A businessman Noiret wants to buy land around the village of Cabosse claiming his desire for seclusion but with intentions to sell the water from the village fountain purportedly a fountain of youth. Shot on location throughout France. All material Very Good overall housed in Martin's file folder with the film title in manuscript ink. Cineriz unknown books
1957ref. 139216Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1957. Collection of 4 vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1957 film. Included are two film still photos and two advertisement layout photos. Mimeo snipes once affixed to the versos of the film stills detached but present. Director Corman at his noir-est. The Black Widows a teenage girl gang led by Helen Spain an early favorite of Russ Meyer suspect Barbara Kenney of killing one of their members. Barbara is the sometimes girlfriend of the leader of rival gang and the two gangs prepare for warfare. As the gangs prepare the stories of their private lives unfold and every aspect of family dysfunction is represented showcasing an example of the mid-century "juvenile delinquency" scare. 8 x 10 inches advert photos slightly larger. Very Good plus overall with a corner crease to one film still photo and minor creasing to others. Grant US. Lyons US. Martin 382. Selby US. Spicer US. Allied Artists unknown books
1965ref. 138323Prague: Filmove studio Barrandov 1965. Re-release herald for the 1965 Czechoslovakia film "The Shop on Main Street" with four image from the film and text in both Czech and English. Based on the 1962 short story "The Trap" by screenwriter Ladislav Grosman and one of the comparatively few films from the Czechoslovak New Wave filmed in the Slovak as opposed to the Czech language. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film with an additional nomination for Ida Kraminska for Best Actress. A Slovak man is given a sewing notions shop owned by an elderly Jewish woman as part of the government's Aryanization program. He doesn't have the heart to tell her and pretends to be her new employee. The two form a bond which is tested when the authorities begin rounding up the town's Jewish population. 6.5 x 4.5 inches accordion folded opens to 37.5 x 4.5 inches. Fine. Criterion Collection 130. Filmove studio Barrandov unknown books
1938ref. 139219Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1938. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph of Ray Milland from the 1938 film. Milland is shown pointing at an unseen woman in a chair. Based on a play by Deval. A financially strapped couple attempt to wed their son a golf pro to a wealthy heiress. What they do not know is that their son is already married. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1919ref. 138929Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1919. Vintage color glass slide advertisement for the 1919 film the first film released by the newly minted United Artists co-founded by star Fairbanks with Charlie Chaplin Mary Pickford and D.W. Griffith. A wealthy American gets embroiled in the politic turmoil of a fictional European monarchy only to find he is secretly the heir to the throne. 4 x 3.25 inches. An unused example without theatrical show times listed on the blank at the bottom. Very Good plus or better. United Artists unknown books
1989ref. 139236France: Eve Productions 1989. Original French grande poster for the 1989 release of the 1970 US film. Scarce. A small-town border sheriff and marijuana smuggler sets out to kill a rival drug dealer while his girlfriend has a dalliance with another woman. The first Meyer film to feature full frontal male nudity a rarity even in sexploitation films at the time and quite the introduction to soon-to-be Meyer's regular Charles Napier. Meyer shot several new sequences late in production about a quarter of the film's runtime either to replace footage lost by a photo lab or because an actress left the shoot early the reason is disputed. The new sequences unrelated to the original ones give the film an almost surreal quality leading Roger Ebert to call it "possibly the only narrative film ever made without a narrative." The film was one of the most successful of Meyer's career leading him to return to and refine this style in subsequent films peaking with Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens in 1979. 47 x 63 inches folded as issued. Near Fine. Eve Productions unknown books
1968ref. 139327California: Eve Productions 1968. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1968 film. Seen in the stills is Erica Gavin Vixen and Jon Evans Judd and a split image with Erica Gavin and Harrison Page Niles the duo responsible for the film's thick racial tensions. "Vixen!" was one of Meyer's best sleaziest and most commercially successful films made at the peak of his independent productions after "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" in 1965 and before "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" in 1970. What is less well known is that this film by way of Ms. Gavin marked a breakthrough in the onscreen portrayal of women in terms of sexual aggression using the then-new platform of late 1960s American independent cinema and the aftermath of the Summer of Love as a canvas. Gavin's titular character is a married woman whose sexual boundaries are none but instead of being a typical sex romp the film heads off into areas that can be reasonably described as unexplored by sexploitation films including communism race relations political debate and terrorist activity. But also present in the film are many of the genre's more familiar themes breast size incest nonstop sexual activity and a generous dose of humor. 8 x 10 inches. One still with a faint tape ghost and two short tears else Near Fine overall. Eve Productions unknown books
1979ref. 137104Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System CBS 1979. Two Draft scripts for the 1981 film. One is a Second Draft script dated December 1979 the other is an Agency script in generic Agency wrappers undated. Directed by Bob Rafelson and based on the 1939 novel by James M. Cain "Postman" was one of the gems of early 1980 cinema along with "The Verdict" and neo-noir and brought David Mamet to the attention of the filmmaking world leading to his working not only as a screenwriter but an important director. Mamet's grim update of Cain's classic hard-boiled novel was largely panned on release but is today held in high regard and is considered a major influence on the genre. Shot on location in Santa Barbara California. 1979 script: Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 1979 noted as SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Mamet and novelist Cain. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographically reproduced. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Undated script: Black titled pictorial wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Mamet and novelist Cain. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus perfect-bound. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] unknown books
1977ref. 137086Universal City CA: Steve Krantz Productions / American International Pictures AIP 1977. Third Revised Draft script for the 1978 film. Based on a story by producer Steve Krantz. Jennifer Pelikan is a young woman just entering a new private school where the other students torment her to the breaking point. Her only course of action is revenge which she enacts by communicating telepathically with snakes. A beautiful example of exploitation at its best borrowing from both from its obvious antecedent "Carrie" 1976 and another mind-over-animal film "Willard" 1971 where rats became tools of justice. Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated October 26 1977 noted as THIRD REVISION with credits for screenwriter Johnson and story writer Krantz. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Muir 1970s. Steve Krantz Productions / American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1962ref. 137095Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1962. Seven vintage studio photographs from the 1962 film. Winner of both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Academy awards for Bancroft and Duke respectively and nominated for three others including Best Director for Penn and Best Adapted Screenplay for Gibson working from his Tony Award winning play. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. A few photographs lightly creased one with a dampstain to the top edge. United Artists unknown books
1962ref. 137096Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1962. Vintage studio photograph from the 1962 film showing director Arthur Penn in thoughtful consultation with producer Fred Coe. Winner of both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Academy awards for Bancroft and Duke respectively and nominated for three others including Best Director for Penn and Best Adapted Screenplay for Gibson working from his Tony Award winning play. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1932ref. 137089Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1932. Vintage reference photograph with snipe printed on the verso identifying director Harry Beaumont on the set with actresses Anita Page and Joan Marsh in the 1932 film based on the 1932 J.P. McEvoy novel of the same name. With an additional stamp on the verso reading "Country of origin USA." Left jobless and about to be kicked out of his apartment by the Great Depression a former radio writer accidentally kills his wife. Going on the run with his mistress he comes on a radio show hosted by his former boss to protest his innocence and lead a manhunt for the "killer." 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine with some light creasing to the corners and light soil. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1953ref. 134790Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1953. Set of 4 original lobby cards for the 1953 film "Bright Road" based on the Christopher Award winning story "See How They Run" written by Mary Elizabeth Vroman and first published in 1951 in the Ladies' Home Journal. Notable for its nearly all-black cast "Bright Road" stars Dorothy Dandridge as an Alabama schoolteacher intent on motivating one of her more lackluster students. Dandridge is said to have accepted the role because of the film's lack of racial tension as a central theme. As a result she hoped that young women of all colors could identify with her character. Harry Belafonte's debut feature film. 14 x 11 inches. Both lobby cards quite clean with no pinholes about Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
