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1967ref. 137956Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1967. Final Shooting script for the 1967 film. INSCRIBED by actor George Segal on the title page: "To Grayson / All Best Wishes." Based on the 1964 novel by William Goldman. A serial killer with an obsession with his dead mother begins taunting the investigator in charge of his case. Set in New York City shot on location in Manhattan and the New York harbor. Green untitled studio wrappers with a die-cut window in the British style. Title page present dated June 13 1967 noted as Final Shooting script rubber-stamped copy No. 139 with credits for screenwriter John Gay and director Jack Smight. 146 leaves with last page of text numbered 143. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1970ref. 137695Los Angeles: Grenadier Productions 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film called "The Man Who Was Alive and Well" written by Shimon Wincelberg produced for circulation at Grenadier Productions in Los Angeles for purposes of script development. Wincelberg's notable film credits include "Fighter Attack" 1953 "The Legend of Custer" 1968 and "Cold Sweat" 1970 as well as several television series episodes. Set in 1960s South America where Peter an apparent fugitive meets a young Indian woman named Felisa and the two fall in love and bear a child. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present undated with a credit for screenwriter Wincelberg. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Grenadier Productions unknown books
1977ref. 137778Canada: Paradise Films Limited 1977. Shooting script for the 1978 Canadian film seen here under its alternate title "I Miss You Hugs and Kisses" the title used for its recent restoration by Severin Films. Brief annotations in manuscript ink on two pages. Shot in flashback scenarios a beautiful model Sommer is murdered and left for dead in her garage and the key suspect is the person who discovered her dead: her husband Charles Pilon. Shot on location in Ontario. One of the non-prosecuted films included in the "Video Nasties" list a collection of video cassette releases distributed in the United Kingdom in the 1980s that were criticized for their violent content by social commentators religious organizations and the press. The list named over 70 films 39 prosecuted 33 non-prosecuted. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated April 25 1977 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Woods and Markowitz. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with a black Vello binding. Paradise Films Limited unknown books
1983ref. 137667N.p.: N.p. 1983. Draft script for the 1984 film "Dangerous Moves" here under the working title "The Fool's Gambit." Script translated by Hilary Sandison credited on the last leaf of text. Akiva Piccoli is a Soviet Jew chess master ensconced in Communism and in declining health. His rival Pavius Arbatt is a young defector tired of Communist ways and the two face each other at the World Chess Championship. Shot on location in France. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. White wrappers with clear mylar front wrapper. Title page present dated June 1983. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Mechanical duplication. Near Fine overall bound with a black plastic comb binding. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 137831Nassau Bahamas: McWhorter Productions 1968. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced film called "The Keep" adapted by Ray Jenkins from Gwyn Thomas' 1962 play. Bound in is an excised shooting schedule leaf on one side noting $7000 owed to Jean McDonald and the other side detailing production requirements for Ernest Lehman's 1972 film "Portnoy's Complaint" the film with Richard McWhorter as the Unit Production Manager. McWhorter operated his own production company very briefly with the company's Bahamas address on the title page. Thomas' play was adapted as an episode of "Festival" Season 1 Episode 28 and aired May 6 1964 starring Glyn Owen Eynon Evans and David Garfield. The story focuses on a family and their recollection of their mother who may or may not be deceased. This script then is likely a lengthening of the original television script for film development purposes. Red titled wrappers with die-cut window in the British style. Title page present dated August 19 1968 noted as REVISED SECOND DRAFT with credits for playwright Thomas and screenwriter Jenkins. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 147. Roneograph with a few revision pages throughout dated 3/9/68. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. McWhorter Productions unknown books
1980ref. 137693Los Angeles: Self published 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film called "Nobody's Child" written by Robert Ryder produced for circulation at Paramount for purposes of script development with a "Paramount Print Shop" duplication rubber stamp on the title page. Ryder's name and telephone numbers present on the front wrapper verso in manuscript pencil. Set in Rhode Island with central characters being Anthony an elder painter and musician and younger friends Matt a depressed father and his children Meesh and Luke the focus of plot being a narrative voice over by Anthony of Matt and his love triangle. Yellow wrappers. Title page present undated noted as Registered WGAw No. 215094 with a credit for screenwriter Ryder. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Self published unknown books
1974ref. 137795Rome: Ultra Film S. p. A. 1974. Carbon typescript Draft script for the 1973 Italian film" Baciamo le mani" here under the English title "The Family." Released internationally as "I Kiss the Hand" "Family Killer" and "Kiss My Hand" and re-released in the US as "Sin City Confidential." Brief annotations in manuscript ink on the first page noting the role of Luca played by Spiros Focas and on a few other pages. Rubber-stamped on the title page as an Ultra Film production however Aquila Cinematografica would receive final credit. Based on Schiraldi's 1972 titular novel. Stefano Ferrante Joshua Sinclair the son of a Mafia boss Kennedy is killed by Gaspare Ardizzone Saxon because he refused to sell a piece of land. Eventually Ardizzone becomes the new Don and the prior is soon killed by some indifferent construction workers. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Schiraldo and translator Denis Hall. 208 leaves with last page of text numbered 207. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Ultra Film S. p. A. unknown books
1987ref. 137769Rome: Eldorado Films 1987. Original treatment script for the 1987 film "The Gold Rimmed Glasses" here under the working title "The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles." Based on Giorgio Bassani's 1958 novel "Gli occhili d'oro." Dr. Fadigati Noiret is a homosexual doctor living in Fascist Italy where he befriends a Jewish family. Bassani also helped write the screenplay for Michelangelo Antonioni's 1953 film "I vinti" as well as Luchino Visconti's 1954 film "Senso." Self titled wrappers with a credit for writer Bassani on the front wrapper. Title page integral with front wrapper. 85 leaves with last page of text numbered 82. Xerographically reproduced. Very Good plus bound with string. Eldorado Films unknown books
1991ref. 137634Berlin Germany: Manfred Durniok Produktion 1991. Revised First Draft agency script for the 1991 film "Shattered" here under the working title "The Plastic Nightmare." German agency copy in wrappers crediting the "Film und and Fernsehen television Studios" in Berlin. Text in English. Based on Richard Neely's 1971 novel "The Plastic Nightmare." Dan Berenger is involved in an automobile accident leaving him with amnesia. He discovers that he is married to Judith Scacchi but enlists the aid of part-time PI Gus Hoskins to help him unravel his real life. A noirish thriller set in San Francisco shot on location there and in Oregon. White titled wrappers. Title page present undated noted as Revised First Draft with credits for screenwriter Petersen and novelist Neely with a preceding half-title page. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographically reproduced with copied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a white plastic prong brad. Grant US. Spicer US. Manfred Durniok Produktion unknown books
1982ref. 137892Koln Cologne: N.p. 1982. Draft script for an unproduced German film. Laid in is a manuscript letter addressed to Kinski from Kremser dated 1982 and signed by Kremser. The letter states that Kremser wrote the screenplay with Kinski in mind as the lead role in a film that would be a "political science-fiction fairy tale." Both script and letter in German. Cream untitled wrappers. Title page present with title written in manuscript ink. 329 leaves with last page of text numbered 368. Xerographic duplication versos and rectos. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Near Fine perfect-bound. Letter Very Good plus dated March 8 1982. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 137635Hollywood: Paul Kohner Inc 1964. Draft agency script for the an uproduced film called "A Thousand Several Tongues" written by Jeremy Fey whose film credits include three episodes of the 1976-1977 television series "ABC Afterschool Specials" his job being Productions Assistant. Agency copy with the address imprint and label present from the Paul Kohner Inc. agency in Hollywood. Copy belonging to agency representative Ilse Lahn with her name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and on the address label on the title page. Lahn's other film credits include "The Man from Planet X" 1951 "The Neanderthal Man" 1953 "Murder Is My Beat" 1955 and "Daughter of Dr. Jekyll" 1957 all credits as Associate Producer. A story set in Hollywood involving an elderly thief his granddaughter gambling and a jolt of hard-boiled language. Yellow wrappers. Title page present undated with a credit for screenwriter Fey. 158 leaves with last page of text numbered 157. Mimeograph duplication with photocopied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Paul Kohner Inc unknown books
1982ref. 137794Los Angeles: Paul Kohner 1982. Draft script for the 1987 West German film "Lang soll er leben" here under the English working title "More Than One Life." Agency copy in Paul Kohner Inc. wrappers. Screenwriter Mally was an actress in the 1970s starring in several German films and starred in German television throughout the 1980s and 1990s. A comedy set in Los Angeles in the mid 1970s with flashback scenarios to Prague during WWII and subplots involving theater and romance. White wrappers. Title page present dated 1982 with credits for screenwriter Mally and translator Dr. Harald O. Durenforth. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Paul Kohner unknown books
1970ref. 137622Chicago: Zev Braun Productions 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film called "Carruthers" circa early 1970s. Written by David Zelag Goodman whose film credits include "Monte Walsh" 1970 "Straw Dogs" 1970 "Farewell My Lovely" 1975 "Logan's Run" 1976 and "Eyes of Laura Mars " 1978. Based on a story by Benjamin Manaster "Goldstein" 1964 director set in Texas just before the Civil War with lead character named Carruthers an Army Captain and references to the Mexican Army and the Alamo. Black slave characters also present as well as reference to the "N" word. It appears Carruthers is hung from the gallows at "Fade Out." White titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Goodman and story writer Manaster. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Zev Braun Productions unknown books
1982ref. 137776Los Angeles: Paul Kohner Inc 1982. Draft script for an unproduced film called "Le Testament D'Archibald" written by Philippe M. Blot. Set in the Caribbean Sea and in France during the 1950s the story involves sunken treasure a Samurai and two pregnant women with their husbands. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1982 noted as Original story and screenplay with a credit for writer Blot. 81 leaves with last page of text numbered 79. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Paul Kohner Inc unknown books
1948ref. 137965Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1948. Vintage reference photograph of a boardwalk poster advertising the 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Warner Brothers unknown books
1973ref. 138032New York: Self published 1973. Draft script for an unproduced film called "Ray's Wife" written by Leon Prochnik who edited the cult 1959 short film "Pull My Daisy" a film narrated by Jack Kerouac and starring a plethora of literary icons like Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso. Prochnik based this screenplay on a story by director-cinematographer Christian Blackwood whose film credits include "Jim Dine: London" 1970 "David Hockney's Diaries" 1970 "Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel" 1978 and "Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser" 1988. Set in Las Vegas where a married man name Ray gallivants around town with hot young ladies. Ray's wife is a strong-willed woman who gets pregnant and takes control of her future long after Ray dies. Orange Studio Duplicating wrappers. Title page present dated 1973 with credits for screenwriter Prochnik and story writer Blackwood. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Self published unknown books
1947ref. 138070Beverly Hills CA: Victor Glaser 1947. Draft script for the 1948 film. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock a draft of the novel produced for purposes of film development with brief annotations throughout in manuscript ink. Copy belonging to Victor Glaser with his name and address on the front wrapper in manuscript ink and the person to whom the internal annotations presumably belong. Based on the 1939 novel by Henri La Barthe writing as Ashelbe. Dedee Signoretworks in a bar and lives Marco Dalio the bouncer and her pimp. When she meets Francesco Pagliero she sees a way to a better life but must avoid the menacing embrace of Marco. Set in Antwerp. Censored upon release in both Finland and France. Blue wrappers with a credit for Ashelbe on the front wrapper. 145 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 143. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound with three gold brads. Victor Glaser unknown books
1980ref. 137980Hollywood: Terri Crane Productions / Sunfire Productions 1980. Original "pre-production package and script" for an unproduced film called "Yaqui Fox and Mose" including a separate synopsis. Included in the "pre-production package" is character information: Fox half Choctaw Indian half Irish a loner in total control of his destiny; Yaqui an Indian at the end of his rope looking for redemption; and Mose half Black half Indian on the run for a crime he didn't commit. Also included: letters from various productions companies regarding possible crew members like director Ted Post cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond Will Sampson as "Yaqui" Philip Michael Thomas as "Mose" producers Richard Kaye Jay Lovins and Carol Hughes music by Carlos Santana technical personnel stunt coordinator Bill Hart letter signed by Hart wrangle Dick Lundin letter signed by Lundin special effect director Johnny James letter signed by James. Letters are dated 1979 or 1980. Various photocopied advertisements images of scenery and animals to be used production data a shooting schedule budget detail promotional ideas and weather information where the film was to be shot is also present. Overall pre-production for the film went as far as it possibly could but for unknown reasons the film was never produced or released. Brown titled wrappers. Synopsis page with a credit for screenwriter Terri Crane. Xerographic duplication with a few full-color pages detailing scenes from the opening titles. Last leaf of text numbered 80. Very Good plus bound with a brown Vello binding. Terri Crane Productions / Sunfire Productions unknown books
1970ref. 138036Los Angeles: ABC Pictures 1970. First Draft script for an unproduced film. A story about an old man named Doc his days as a horse thief and the young boy and his mother who give Doc a new outlook. Blue untitled studio wrappers with back wrapper missing. Title page present noted as First Draft with credits for screenwriter Carroll Ballard. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 149. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. ABC Pictures unknown books
1949ref. 137966Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1949. Vintage photograph showing an illustrated advertisement for the 1949 film noir based on the short story of the same name by Frederick Nebel. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Grant US. Selby Canon US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1972ref. 137982N.p.: Self published 1972. Draft Agency script for an unproduced film. About a police officer in San Francisco his missing daughter and his troubled past. Green wrappers. Title page present dated 1972 noted as FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY and REGISTERED WRITER'S GUILD WEST with a credit for screenwriter Hattan and agent Bert Steinberger. Last leaf of text numbered 145. Xerographic duplication with photocopied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Self published unknown books
1970ref. 138039Beverly Hills CA: Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. With manuscript ink annotation on front wrapper indicating the title. A story set in Morocco during WWII about a Russian who smuggles guns and plans to sell them to a licensed arms dealer. Tan untitled studio wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter William Norton. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three silver brads. Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions unknown books
1982ref. 138021N.p.: Self published 1982. Early Draft script for the 1993 film "The Seventh Coin" here under the working title "King Herod's Children" dated a full decade before the film's release. Credited on the title page to Kikuo Kawasaki for an original concept. An Arab boy Chowdhry meets a beautiful American tourist Powers in modern-day Jerusalem. By accident the two are entrusted to guard a valuable coin dating back to King Herod but they must defend themselves and the coin from a no-good villain O'Toole. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1982 with credits for screenwriters Delman and Soref and concept person Kawasaki. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Self published unknown books
1981ref. 138137Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1981. Final Draft script for "Daniel's First Love" an episode Season 1 Episode 9 of the 1981-1982 television comedy Western series "Best of the West." The sitcom aired on ABC September 1981 to August 1982 as an Old West spoof featuring Sam Best Higgins a Civil War veteran who becomes a bumbling gunfighter named the Calico Kid. He has a wife named Elvira Watkins and a son named Daniel Peluce. The series was canceled after one season due to Joel Higgins leaving to star in "Silver Spoons" on NBC. Notable guests included Andy Griffith Al Lewis Christopher Lloyd Slim Pickens and the great Betty White. "Daniel's First Love" features Daniel meeting his first love a romance starting with a few kisses and ending with a shotgun wedding. Yellow titled wrappers noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper production No. 60171-003 dated January 9 1981. Title page present dated January 9 1981 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter-creator-developer Pomerantz. #PAGES leaves with last leaf of text being a xerographically duplicated Script Requisition dated 1/8/81. Mechanical duplication on yellow stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1980ref. 138127New York: Filmways Pictures 1980. Revised Draft script for the 1981 film. Included is a second script a revised draft in wrappers containing the latest revisions and two shooting schedules one detailing shooting dates beginning Week Three and one detailing dates beginning about Week Nine. Notations throughout both scripts in manuscript ink and pencil. Based on screenwriter Tesich's own coming-of-age in Indiana in the 1960s. Danilo Wason Georgia Thelen David Huddleston and Tom Metzler are four friends growing up in a 1960s industrial town. Told through a series of vignettes in the eyes of Danilo the film chronicles each friend as they come to accept that their lives may have become something they never thought possible. Shot on location in Indiana Illinois and Pennsylvania. One of director Penn's final and lesser known films after "The Missouri Breaks" 1976 and before "Target" 1985. First script without wrappers or title page a rainbow copy with several sets of revision pages pink yellow goldenrod blue gray green dated variously between 7/7/80 and 8/29/80. Second script in blue Studio Duplicating Service wrappers with no title page a revised draft dated 8/29/80 throughout. Shooting schedules corner-stapled. All items Very Good plus overall. Filmways Pictures unknown books
