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1978ref. 138126Beverly Hills CA: Mel Simon Productions 1978. First Draft script for the 1979 film. Father Brian Dyke is a priest in a depressing mining town until one day a new Sister Rita Quinlan joins his parish and changes his perception of life. She is trusting and kind and listens to Father Brian but their relationship takes a turn for the worse landing Father Brian in the role of suspect. Blue production company Mel Simon Productions wrappers. Title page present dated May 10 1978 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Stitt and director Kramer. Last leaf of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication with photocopied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Mel Simon Productions unknown books
1950ref. 136048Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1950. Vintage double weight studio still photograph from the 1950 film noir showing the crew retrieving the waterlogged car used in the climactic scene. An heiress inherits her father's steel mill and then must extricate herself from a marriage to the mill's general manager who means to kill her in order to own the mill. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light rippling near one extremity. Grant US. Selby US. Silver & Ward US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1946ref. 136046Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1946. Vintage black-and-white reference photograph of actress Myrna Loy from the set of the 1946 film. Based on the 1936 memoir of Hiram Percy Maxim "A Genius in the Family." Loy is shown here in period dress in the doorway of her personal trailer. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1964ref. 136035N.p.: Lopert Pictures Corporation 1964. Vintage black-and-white reference photograph from the set of the 1964 film. Director Billy Wilder shown with Kim Novak. Based on the 1945 Italian play "L'ora della fantasia" by Anna Bonacci. A jealous piano teacher playing host to an infamous nightclub singer sends his beautiful wife away in the hopes of keeping the lecherous singer from seducing her. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine condition. Lopert Pictures Corporation unknown books
1970ref. 136064New York: National General Pictures 1970. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the set of the 1970 film. Shown are director Gene Kelly with James Stewart and Henry Fonda. A revisionist Western in which James Stewart an aging cowboy inherits his brother's house of prostitution. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National General Pictures unknown books
1943ref. 136398Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1943. Revised Final Draft script for the 1944 film "Bermuda Mystery" here under the working title "Murder in Bermuda." A comedic mystery based on a story by John Larkin. Constance Martin Rutherford is convinced that her uncle's death in Bermuda was a murder. The authorities in Bermuda declare he died of natural causes so Connie travels to New York to inform her uncles WWI buddies who have all cashed in their collective "death pool." In New York Connie hires Steve Carramond Foster to help her investigate the death despite the fact he's set to get married the next day. Set briefly in Bermuda mostly in New York. Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 8 and production No. 997 dated Dec. 16 1943. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated December 16 1943 noted as Final Script with a credit for screenwriter Darling. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Mimeograph duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated 12/17/43. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1957ref. 136403Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Draft script for the 1957 film. In Selznick Studio wrappers with the insignia on the front wrapper. An original production script with a perforated distribution leaf preceding the title page. The second film version of Ernest Hemingway's 1929 novel and also the last film produced by David O. Selznick. Frederick Henry Hudson is an American serving in the Italian Army during WWI where he meets Catherine Barkley Jones a Red cross nurse. They have a torrid affair which results in pregnancy. The two gradually lose contact with one another. But Henry makes it to Switzerland where Barkley is hospitalized. The baby is stillborn and Barkley dies shortly afterward. Set in Europe shot on location in Italy. White titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Hecht original director Vidor and producer Selznick. Title page present dated 1957 with a credit for screenwriter Hecht. 177 leaves with last page of text numbered 173. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Davenport p. 122. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1964ref. 136244New York: International Plays 1964. Draft script for an unproduced play. A marriage psychoanalyst and confirmed bachelor suddenly marries a parapsychological expert and yogi and various high jinx ensue. Set in a large American city. Pale blue titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Joudry. Title page present dated Sept. 8 1964 noted as copy No. 18 with credits for screenwriter Joudry. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered 3-21. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine perfect-bound. International Plays unknown books
1979ref. 135438Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1979. Nine vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1979 film. A 1979 romantic comedy about a an older man and his young earth-mama musical girlfriend. The role of Marta Heflin was originally written for Sandy Dennis but due to a costar's cat allergies coupled with Dennis' pension for bring cats to script readings the role was recast with Sheila Shea. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine condition. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1971ref. 135437Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1971. Three vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1971 film. Roger Vadim's followup to "Barbarella" 1956 may be the only sexploitation crime film ever released by a major studio and managed to break just about every cultural taboo in the book even during the uncertain days of the early 1970s. The story and especially the filmmaking style is a strange response to the sexual revolution in 1970 in which a high school full of randy teachers and students in an unnamed Midwestern town become involved in a series of murders. Vadim's attempt to update .".And God Created Woman" from the male perspective has become a cult film that would be sued out of existence today and a fascinating look at the "revolution" from a middle America perspective. Based on Francis Pollini's 1968 novel. Ocean View High School's resident faculty hero football coach/guidance counselor "Tiger" McDrew Hudson at his greasiest is married and has a child but this doesn't keep him from seducing many of his female students and persuading the new substitute teacher Miss Smith Dickinson to deflower a troubled virgin. Girls start turning up at the school dead in various states of undress with cryptic notes pinned to intimate parts of their anatomy. The county sheriff Keenan Wynn is forced to defer to a state police investigator Savalas who starts nosing around the school. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine condition. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1968ref. 133277N.p.: Cannon Films 1968. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the US release of the 1968 Swedish film. Sexploitation pioneer Joe Sarno's lesser known coming-of-age tale about a young girl who is introduced to the ways of lesbian love. One of few sexploitation auteurs to receive critical acclaim in with the likes of Radley Metzger and the indefatigable Russ Meyer. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases overall else Near Fine. Cannon Films unknown books
1969ref. 132663London: Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors / Warner-Pathe 1969. Collection of 4 vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the 1969 UK release of the 1968 US film. Three girls discover they share the same boyfriend who has been toying with their emotions and promising to be faithful. To teach him a lesson they contrive to lock him up and treat him the same way with empty promises but also more foreplay than he can handle. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors / Warner-Pathe unknown books
1972ref. 132835Beverly Hills CA: United Artists / Filmways 1972. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1972 UK release of the 1972 US film. Mimeograph snipe and layout annotations on the verso. Written for the screen by Evan Hunter based on his 87th Precinct novel writing as Ed McBain about detectives Steve Carella Meyer Meyer and Bert Kling investigating a murder-extortion racket run by a mysterious deaf man played by Yul Brynner. Shot on location in Boston Massachusetts. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases else Near Fine. United Artists / Filmways unknown books
1952ref. 135967Los Angeles: Vanguard Films 1952. Report and Synopsis script for an unproduced film. Script notes Jennifer Jones as recommendation for the titular role. The events of the life of first lady of Argentina Eva Perón. Red titled wrappers noted as Report and Synopsis on the front wrapper with credits for screenwriter David Weiss. 17 leaves with last page of text numbered 17. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine unbound. Vanguard Films unknown books
1966ref. 132843London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1966 UK release of the 1965 US film. Mimeograph snipes and rubber-stamps on the versos layout annotations on the recto of 1 still. One of the great adventure films of the twentieth century wherein a cargo plane with fewer than a dozen men goes down in the Sahara in a sandstorm. One of the men is an airplane designer who comes up with the idea of ripping off the undamaged wing and using it as the basis for an airplane they will build to escape before food and water are depleted. A story set in the Sahara desert shot on location in California and Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1956ref. 132186London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1956. Seven vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1956 US film. Based on Marcelle Maurette's stage play about a scheme to conspiracy to extort ten million pounds from a bank by teaching a homeless girl to impersonate the missing Russian princess Anastasia. Ingrid Bergman won an Academy Award for her lead role. 8 x 10 inches. Tiny faint creases overalland light soil to one still else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1957ref. 132619London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Seven vintage British front-of-house card from the 1957 UK release of the 1956 US film. Based on Francis Gwaltney's 1955 novel "The Day the Century Ended" about an ex-plantation owner who is drafted and learns to accept the working class soldiers that he used to despise. 8 x 10 inches. Light creases overall else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1956ref. 134020London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1956. Two vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1956 US film. Based on an article by Burton Roueche about a schoolteacher who becomes dependent on a "miracle" drug with unexpected side effects to his sanity. Credited as screenwriters were Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum however the shooting script was entirely reworked by director Nicholas Ray and actor/producer James Mason who added the first 20 minutes of the film depicting Ed Avery's daily life before being hospitalized. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus several stills with scratches and a few closed tears. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1981ref. 132161Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1981. Eight vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1981 UK film. Based on Ernest Thompson's play about a father-daughter relationship that has its share of miscommunication. Jane Fonda stars with her father Henry and the inimitable Katharine Hepburn. Henry Fonda won his only Academy Award for this his final performance. 8 x 10 inches six with borders and two with no borders as issued. Brief ink annotations on the versos of those with no borders else Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1970ref. 132049Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM / EMI 1970. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the UK release of the 1970 US film. Features Stacey Keach. Keach is a traveling executioner with a portable electric chair and receives one-hundred dollars for each execution. Arguably one of the actor's best performances. 8 x 10 inches. Light creasing to the corners else Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] / EMI unknown books
1942ref. 129351Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1942. Story synopsis basis for the 1943 film "Claudia" based on a story by Franken that appeared in Redbook magazine between July 1941 and October 1942. McGuire and Young are memorable in their portrayal of a young innocent couple struggling to break from the ties of their respective families as well as the pressure of distant relocation. Followed by a sequel "Claudia and David" in 1946 and basis for a radio play. Sky blue titled wrappers with credit for writer Franken. Distribution page present with receipt intact. 18 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1989ref. 135643Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1989. Two original screenplays for the 1990 film one being a First Draft 1988 and the other a Second Revised Draft 1989. Brief annotations in manuscript ink on the title page of the second script. Director De Palma's unfortunate box-office flop based on Tom Wolfe's first novel. Sherman McCoy Hanks the "master of the universe" is a shallow Wall Street investor who makes millions while enjoying the good life and the sexual favors of Maria Ruskin Griffith. One day the two find themselves in the South Bronx where Maria sees a black youth approaching so frightened she guns the engine and runs him over killing him. The two drive away and decide not to report the accident to the police. Alcoholic journalist Peter Fallow Willis anxious for a story hears about the incident through a local black community activist. Once the story is out the end is inevitable for Sherman. Set in New York shot on location there and in California. De Palma would return to independent filmmaking with his next effort the creepy horror film "Raising Cain" 1992 starring John Lithgow. First Draft script: White wrappers. Title page present dated October 1 1988 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Cristofer and novelist Wolfe.163 leaves with last page of text numbered 161. Xerographically reproduced. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Second Revised Draft script; Yellow wrappers. Title page present dated October 12 1989 December 15 1989 in manuscript ink just above the printed date noted as SECOND REVISED FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Cristofer and novelist Wolfe. 154 leaves with last page of text numbered 152. Xerographic duplication with pink blue green and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/17/89 and 10/27/89. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1995ref. 135826London: Independent Television 1995. Draft scripts for four episodes of the 1996 television show "Delta Wave:" "A Twist of Lemming: Part 1" "A Twist of Lemming: Part 2" "A Glitch in Time: Part 1" and "A Glitch in Time: Part 2." A television show about two children with psycho-kinetic powers and their scientist caretaker. The show ran for only ten episodes containing five storylines featuring the title characters separated into two episodes each. This listing is for two complete storylines: "A Twist of Lemming" and "A Glitch in Time." Set in Cambridge England. "A Twist of Lemming: Part One:" Tall white self wrappers as issued with credits for screenwriter Pressman. Title page integral with the first page of the text dated 14/08/95 with credits for screenwriter Pressman. 65 leaves with last page of text numbered 65. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine prong binding. "A Twist of Lemming: Part Two:" Tall white self wrappers as issued with credits for screenwriter Pressman. Title page integral with the first page of the text dated 14/08/95 with credits for screenwriter Pressman. 70 leaves with last page of text numbered 70. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine prong binding. "A Glitch in Time: Part One:" Tall white self wrappers as issued with credits for screenwriter Pressman. Title page integral with the first page of the text dated 14/08/95 with credits for screenwriter Pressman. 62 leaves with last page of text numbered 62. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound prong binding. "A Glitch in Time: Part Two:" Tall white self wrappers as issued with credits for screenwriter Pressman. Title page integral with the first page of the text dated 14/08/95 with credits for screenwriter Pressman. 73 leaves with last page of text numbered 73. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine prong binding. Independent Television unknown books
1986ref. 135813London: Independent Television 1986. 3rd Draft script for the television movie. Based on the 1938 novel by Evelyn Waugh which in turn was based on Waugh's own experiences working at the Daily Mail. Working copy with manuscript annotations in blue red and black ink and pink highlighter throughout as well as handmade tape tabs marking the scenes. Laid in are a number of original and photocopied newspaper articles dealing with the production six pages of background information on their Moroccan shooting location and four pages of call sheets from Morocco. A tale of sensationalist foreign correspondents covering a war in Ishmaelia desperately looking for news of a story to send home and the unlikely man who finds the real scoop. Shot on location in Morocco and the United Kingdom. White self titled wrappers noted as 3rd Draft on the front wrapper production No. 10556 dated June 1986 with credits for screenwriter Boyd novelist Waugh director Millar and eight other crew members including producer Sue Birtwistle. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Mechanical duplication with undated blue revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two silver brads. Independent Television unknown books
1999ref. 135833London: Target Television 1999. Three Draft scripts for episodes two and three of the 1999 three-part television miniseries. This listing includes two separate drafts for episode 3. Also includes 13 pages of photocopied storyboards and six pages of call sheets and shooting location information. Copies belonging to make-up artist Teresa Kelly with her manuscript name and annotations to the later script for episode 3 the call sheet and the storyboards and filming information. The story of a family's struggle with a severely ADHD son and his improvement through the use of prescription drugs behavioral changes and a special school. Nominated for a British Academy Television Award and a Royal Television Society Award. Set in the United Kingdom shot on location in Hertfordshire England. Episode 2 of 3: Tall white self wrappers as issued dated 28th June 1999 with credits for screenwriter Marchant. Title page present integral with the front wrapper. 61 leaves with last page of text numbered 60. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a single silver brad. Episode 3 of 3 28th June 1999: Tall white self wrappers as issued dated 28th June 1999 with credits for screenwriter Marchant. Title page present integral with the front wrapper. 70 leaves with last page of text numbered 69. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a single silver brad. Episode 3 of 3 22nd July 1999: Tall white self wrappers as issued dated 22nd July 1999 with credits for screenwriter Marchant. Title page present integral with the front wrapper. 58 leaves with last page of text numbered 57. Mechanical duplication with pink and green revision pages throughout dated 31st July 1999 and 9th August 1999 respectively. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with a single silver brad. Target Television unknown books
