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1980ref. 134735London: Granada Television 1980. Two borderless photographs from the 1981 film. One photo with a snipe attached to the verso. Directed by Bob Rafelson and based on the 1939 novel by James M. Cain "Postman" was one of the gems of late 1970s cinema along with "The Verdict" 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 somewhat panned on release but is today held in high regard and is considered a major influence on the genre. Photographs 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Granada Television unknown books
1968ref. 135672London: Grand Films 1968. Complete set of vintage double weight color reference photographs from the 1968 film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grand Films unknown books
1941ref. 134897Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1941. Two vintage borderless black-and-white double weight keybook photographs from the 1941 film. Both stills linen backed as issued one still with a mimeo snipe on the verso the other with the RKO Radio Pictures rubber stamp on the verso. The first still shows a young Kane Orson Welles smoking a pipe and smiing signing his "declaration" with advisors Jedediah Leland Joseph Cotten and Mr. Bernstein Everett Sloane. The second still shows Kane as an old man looking on as his young bride Dorothy Comingore completes a giant jigsaw puzzle at a table. Both stills 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Spicer US. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 6. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1927ref. 134524Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1927. Shooting script for the 1928 film. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer file copy with rubber stamps on the front wrapper indicating such. Carbon typescript with descriptive text and intertitles in black type. A few typeovers and annotations in manuscript pencil throughout. A rare example of a silent film screenplay. Based on the 1923 stage adaptation by David Belasco and Tom Cushing about professional clowns Tito Chaney and Simon Siegel who take in an abandoned child and name her Simonetta Young who was 15 at the time. When Simonetta is older she joins the circus and meets Count Luigi Ravelli Asther who becomes infatuated with her. Ravelli consults a doctor about his fits of uncontrollable laughter and there he meets Tito who has come to seek help for his fits of uncontrollable weeping. The two decide to help each other but soon find they are both vying for Simonetta's love. Nominated for an Academy Award in 1929 for Best Title Writing the only year for that category. Set in Italy shot on location in Elysian Park a suburb of Los Angeles California. Blue studio wrappers noted as FIRST TEMPORARY INCOMPLETE on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 1640 and copy No. 5236 dated November 19 1927 with credits for playwrights Belasco and Cushing and screenwriter Meehan. 72 leaves carbon typescript on watermarked onionskin stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good now encapsulated in mylar bound with two gold brads. Blake 2001 US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1948ref. 135654Berlin: Nero AG 1948. Vintage black-and-white photograph of director Preston Sturges and actors Linda Darnell and Rex Harrison on the set of the 1948 film. 8 x 10 inches 20.5 x 25.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 292. Nero AG unknown books
1940ref. 128294Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1940. Continuity and Dialogue Script for the 1939 film. A skilled pilot falsely accused of having crashed a civilian transport airplane tries to maintain his honor at an Alaskan air hangar while attempting to clear his name. White wrappers noted as production No. 1098 dated December 9 1940 with credits for Anne Nagel William Lundigan Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Ona Munson and Theodor von Eltz. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 138 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown books
1941ref. 134898Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1941. Two vintage borderless black-and-white reference still photographs from the 1941 film. Both stills with annotations on the verso one with an RKO Radio Pictures rubber stamp. The first still shows a young Kane Orson Welles at a celebration for the inauguration of his newspaper "The Inquirer." The second still shows Kane as an older man reviewing finances with his advisors. Stills are 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Spicer US. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 6. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1972ref. 135017Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1972. Vintage oversize borderless double weight black and white photograph from the 1972 film. An amazing image showing Max von Sydow looming above-and seemingly beyond-a very possessed young Linda Blair. One of the great genre films of the 1970s that accomplished the uncommon feat of being an over-the-top sensation upon its release and gaining subsequent status as a classic with a strangeness and depth supplied by Burstyn and Sydow that only increases with repeated viewings. Another distinction of "The Exorcist" was that it walked away with 2 Oscars including Best Screenplay for Blatty along with 8 nominations including Best Picture a feat nearly unheard for a horror film. 11 x 14 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1935ref. 135077Los Angeles: B.P. Schulberg Productions 1935. Vintage black-and-white photograph of Peter Lorre on the set seated with his script from the 1935 film. Photographed by A.L. Schaefer with his credit stamp on the verso as well as a stamp reading "PETER LORRE / COLUMBIA CONTRACT PLAYER." 8 x 10 inches. Fine. B.P. Schulberg Productions unknown books
1964ref. 134845Various cities: Various studios 1964. Collection of 49 vintage still photographs from various film adaptations of Tennessee Williams plays. All stills are black and white and US issue unless otherwise noted. Included are: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 1951 Elia Kazan 1 press photograph of Marlon Brando and Kim Hunter with TCF stamp and press annotations on the verso. THE ROSE TATTOO 1955 Daniel Mann. 14 US studio photographs THE LONG HOT SUMMER 1958 Martin Ritt Eight British front of house cards. Front-of-house cards are the equivalent of US lobby cards but the same size as US color stills and typically have images that do not appear on US lobby cards and stills. 8 x 10 inches. Very minor wear at the extremities about Near Fine overall. A film based on several literary sources including William Faulkner's "The Hamlet" Faulkner short stories "Barn Burning" and "Spotted Horses" as well as Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER 1959 Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1 press photograph of Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift with press annotations on the verso. 6 British front of house cards with the rating of "X" then in use in Great Britain. SUMMER AND SMOKE 1961 Peter Glenville 12 studio still photographs 2 with press annotations on the verso and 1 on the recto at the margin. SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH 1962 Richard Brooks. 1 still photograph of Paul Newman and Geraldine Page with a mimeo ditto-style snipe describing the scene printed on the verso. NIGHT OF THE IGUANA 1964 John Huston 1 still photograph of Richard Burton grabbing a long blade. Various studios unknown books
1950ref. 131681De Grunwald Productions 1950. Draft British script for the 1951 UK film. With brief working manuscript annotations reference markings in blue manuscript ink throughout. Based on the play by James Bridie. A turbulent study of generations of family life focusing on clashes and romances of parents and children. Set in Scotland. Tall red wrappers with "Flesh and Blood / 1950" written in blue manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for playwright Bridie and screenwriter de Grunwald. 124 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages about Near Fine wrapper Very Good side stapled. De Grunwald Productions unknown books
1962ref. 131827Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1962. Treatment script for the 1963 film. Paul Brenner at AllMovie: It's Bob Hope as phony explorer Matt Merriwether who promotes himself as an expert on the dark continent basing his exploration of the African subcontinent on old diaries of his uncle. When an American space capsule crashes in an uncharted region of Africa Merriwether based on his alleged expert knowledge of the region is selected to recover the capsule. Joining Merriwether and his pre-Kervorkian suicide kit is security agent Frederica Larsen Edie Adams. Hot on their heels are Russian agents Luba Anita Ekberg and Dr. Ezra Mungo Lionel Jeffries who want to get to the space capsule first. Self wrappers. Title page present integral with front wrapper dated 1st June 1962 noted as Original Screen Treatment on the front wrapper with credits for producers Saltzman and Broccoli. 35 leaves mimeograph on gray stock. Pages Very Good plus to Near Fine side stapled with a single staple. United Artists unknown books
1986ref. 130697Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1986. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced television episode. Barish is screenwriter best known for "Desperately Seeking Susan" 1985 and two episodes of "The Hitchhiker" television series 1985-1986. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present dated November 22 1986 noted as Revised First Draft with credits for writers Barish and Bean. 39 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1967ref. 134381Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1967. First Draft script for an unproduced film written by Marvin H. Albert based on the 1960 Geoffrey Household novel about an ex-military man with a dark past that comes back to haunt him. "Frances Richardson" in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper but this person's role in the film is undetermined. An interesting script with several "storyboard" pages throughout detailing scenery. A story set in Middleburg Virginia circa 1869 just after the defeat of the Confederate Army and nearing the end of the Civil War. Blue studio wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper copy No. 120 dated January 19 1967. Title page present dated January 19 1967 noted as First Draft Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Albert and novelist Household. 148 leaves mechanical duplication on eye-rest green stock with 5 storyboard leaves on white stock. Toning to the wrapper and storyboard leaves and a few light creases to the wrapper else pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1967ref. 131318Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1967. Draft script for the 1968 film. Private detective John Rogue Smith is willing to do anything to help his finances. A psychiatrist Morgan hires him to follow a wealthy woman Baldwin on the verge of suicide. A mystery in the vein of Philip Marlowe stories. With late performances by Jackie Coogan and Brian Donlevy. Green titled wrappers with a die-cut title window. Title page present rubber-stamped copy No. 5 dated May 29 1967 with credits for screenwriter Fisher and story writer Lyles. 127 leaves mechanical duplication with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 8-22-67 and 9-1-67. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1948ref. 133625London: Carol Reed Productions 1948. Vintage candid photograph from the UK release of the 1949 film. From the archive of Maurice Bessy with his stamp on the verso along with the stamp of photographer Leslie Baker and another for Carol Reed Productions and The London Films Studios in Shepperton England. A mimeo snipe also on the verso describes the photo in which the film's star Joseph Cotten looks down lovingly on two miniature Pinscher dogs who are sitting in Welles' directing chair. Noted is the fact the two dogs are from the only known family of the breed in the United Kingdom. Carol Reed's classic 1949 British film noir starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles at the peak of their respective powers was the second of three films in which Graham Green collaborated directly with Reed and remains Greene's only originally screenplay. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. In a lovely museum-quality frame with archival UV glass double mounted with both sides exposed for viewing. Carol Reed Productions unknown books
1958ref. 133567Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1958. Two vintage color still photographs from the 1958 film noir directed by Nicholas Ray. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1961ref. 133624Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri 1961. Vintage oversize Swedish still photograph from the 1961 film. With the Svensk Filmindustri logo at the bottom right corner. In a typically heavy moment from the film Max Von Sydow Martin and Lars Passgard Minus stand together in a moment of silence. Shot by the film's cinematographer the legendary Sven Nykvist. 11 x 9 inches. In a custom museum-quality frame archivally mounted with UV glass. Fine. Criterion Collection 209. Svensk Filmindustri unknown books
1933ref. 131380Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1933. Second Script for the 1933 film. Rubber-stamped on the front wrapper "FILE COPY / RETURN TO SCRIPT DEPT. / PARAMOUNT STUDIO - HOLLYWOOD" and "1837 / MASTER FILE." The film's original title "Don't Call Me Madam" is present on the front wrapper crossed through with the new title "Tillie and Gus" written in manuscript ink above it. Based on a short story entitled "Don't Call Me Madame" by Rupert Hughes about Tillie and Gus Winterbottom Alisone Skipworth and W. C. Fields and their tribulations involving a deceased family member's inheritance. Even with the ensuing events including a riverboat race and a baby-toting bathtub that floats downstream reminiscent of Moses in a basket the film is remembered as one of Fields' "sleepers" one less punchy than others. "Tillie and Gus" was one of three pairings of Skipworth and Fields the others being "Six of a Kind" 1934 and "If I Had a Million" 1932. Tall side stapled salmon self wrappers noted as SECOND SCRIPT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy production No. 1837 dated March 10 1933 with credits for screenwriters Jones McNutt and Harris. Title page integral with the first page of the script. 137 leaves mimeograph on salmon colored stock. Pages about Near Fine rear wrapper detached but present else wrappers Very Good plus. Paramount Pictures unknown books
ref. 131876Rome: C C. Champion 1972. Draft script for the 1972 film. Bound at the rear are an additional 11 pages that include a complete Cast List and Unit List. Filmed on location in Italy as "Che" the film also saw later release in the US as "Diary of Forbidden Dreams." A lesser known film in the director's oeuvre a comedic and highly sexualized homage to Alice in Wonderland starring Sydne Rome as an American hitchhiker who stumbles upon an increasingly bizarre and decadent party at an Italian villa. Blue wrappers as originally used. Title page present noted as copy No. 4 in pink manuscript ink with credits for screenwriters Brach and Polanski. 122 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with two gold brads. C C. Champion unknown books
1973ref. 133028London: Harbour Productions / Cineman Films 1973. Collection of six vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1973 UK film. In a film tailor made for his unique screen presence Price plays a Shakespearean actor who exacts bloody revenge on the critics who denied him an acting award using scenes from the Bard's plays as inspiration for each murder. An undeniably appealing cult crossover between high literature and lowbrow horror-comedy. A story set and shot on location in London. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine. Harbour Productions / Cineman Films unknown books
1976ref. 133549London: Cinema International 1976. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1976 UK release of the 1975 US film. Mimeo tag affixed to the verso with layout annotations in manuscript pencil and a UK distributor stamp. Lt. Phil Gaines Reynolds is a tough Los Angeles detective investigating the death of a young woman and having a troubled relationship with a call girl Deneuve. Features an early role by Robert Englund Fred "Freddy" Krueger in the "Nightmar on Elm Street" films. An often overlooked entry in the late cycle of film noir. Set in California and shot on location there. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Grant US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Cinema International unknown books
1970ref. 133268Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1970. Eight vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1970 UK film. In Elizabethan England a coven of witches is massacred by evil Lord Whitman Price but the coven's leader invokes a magical servant a "banshee" for revenge. A prime vessel for Vincent Price who basically carries the film. Shot on location in Middlesex England. 8 x 10 inches. Light creases overall else Near Fine. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1972ref. 133422Beverly Hills CA: Levy-Garner-Laven / United Artists 1972. Eight vintage full-color still photographs from the 1972 film. A poorly publicized but well regarded film about an aging rodeo champion a "honker" whose arrogance hurts everyone around him including his family. A must for Slim Pickens and James Coburn fans. Shot on location in New Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Levy-Garner-Laven / United Artists unknown books
1973ref. 133031Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1973. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1973 US film. De Palma does "Rear Window" sort of in the breakthrough film that would signal his move toward both Hollywood and the psycho-sexual thrillers that would come to be his signature as much as his virtuosic visual style. Set and shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with some light toning. Arrow 919. Criterion Collection 89. Grant US. Spicer US. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
