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1979ref. 149212Inglewood CA: B.P. Powell 1979. Draft script for an unproduced film 1979. One copied annotation on title page corrected and adding contact phone number and one annotation in script in manuscript ink adding character name before dialogue. Based on the 1839 trial of Joseph Cinque and 44 African Mende men on charges of murder and piracy after staging a revolt on the slave ship La Amistad represented by former President John Quincy Adams and bolstering the abolitionist movement. Set in New Haven Connecticut. Green untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1979 with credits for screenwriter Betty Price Powell. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. B.P. Powell unknown
1979ref. 149212Inglewood CA: B.P. Powell 1979. Draft script for an unproduced film 1979. One copied annotation on title page corrected and adding contact phone number and one annotation in script in manuscript ink adding character name before dialogue. Based on the 1839 trial of Joseph Cinque and 44 African Mende men on charges of murder and piracy after staging a revolt on the slave ship La Amistad represented by former President John Quincy Adams and bolstering the abolitionist movement. Set in New Haven Connecticut. Green untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1979 with credits for screenwriter Betty Price Powell. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. B.P. Powell unknown books
1961ref. 131821London: Foxwarren-Elthea / Hemisphere Pictures 1961. Draft British script for the 1961 film "Bomb in the High Street" seen here as "Bomb in High Street." An elaborate and highly entertaining British thriller in which a Nazi-era bomb is found in an English town. A bomb squad is called in but the men in the squad are not who they seem and the ultimate goal is revealed to be a bank heist. Tall red titled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Simcoe. 68 leaves mechanical duplication on eye-rest green stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Foxwarren-Elthea / Hemisphere Pictures unknown
1961ref. 131821London: Foxwarren-Elthea / Hemisphere Pictures 1961. Draft British script for the 1961 film "Bomb in the High Street" seen here as "Bomb in High Street." An elaborate and highly entertaining British thriller in which a Nazi-era bomb is found in an English town. A bomb squad is called in but the men in the squad are not who they seem and the ultimate goal is revealed to be a bank heist. Tall red titled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Simcoe. 68 leaves mechanical duplication on eye-rest green stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Foxwarren-Elthea / Hemisphere Pictures unknown books
1972ref. 162190N.p.: Group 1 Films 1972. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 film. All photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. A runaway teenager finds herself adrift in early 1970s southern California. 8 x 10 inches. Light soiling on the bottom margins of two of the photographs else Near Fine. Group 1 Films unknown
1972ref. 162190N.p.: Group 1 Films 1972. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 film. All photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. A runaway teenager finds herself adrift in early 1970s southern California. 8 x 10 inches. Light soiling on the bottom margins of two of the photographs else Near Fine. Group 1 Films unknown books
1981ref. 147193N.p.: N.p. 1981. Draft script for the 1981 Spanish-American film here under the working title "Bloody Mary." Laid in with the script is a typed letter from casting agent Paul Kohner to producer John R. Pepper returning the script. Text in English. A disquieting satire of Catholicism in the late 20th century from noted Spanish director Bigas Luna wherein a Texan televangelist in need of a new miracle guest for his show travels to Italy to bring back a woman who suffers from stigmata-a rare medical condition which causes the hands and feet to bleed in the same places where Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross. Set in Italy and Austin Texas shot on location in Barcelona Texas and Los Angeles. White non-standard titled wrappers. Title page present rubber-stamped copy No. 19 with credits for director Bigas Luna. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light rust on the front wrapper and first leaf likely from a staple with a white Velo binding. N.p. unknown
1981ref. 147193N.p.: N.p. 1981. Draft script for the 1981 Spanish-American film here under the working title "Bloody Mary." Laid in with the script is a typed letter from casting agent Paul Kohner to producer John R. Pepper returning the script. Text in English. A disquieting satire of Catholicism in the late 20th century from noted Spanish director Bigas Luna wherein a Texan televangelist in need of a new miracle guest for his show travels to Italy to bring back a woman who suffers from stigmata-a rare medical condition which causes the hands and feet to bleed in the same places where Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross. Set in Italy and Austin Texas shot on location in Barcelona Texas and Los Angeles. White non-standard titled wrappers. Title page present rubber-stamped copy No. 19 with credits for director Bigas Luna. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light rust on the front wrapper and first leaf likely from a staple with a white Velo binding. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 167480Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1970. Final Draft script for Season 2 Episode 25 of the 1969-1971 television series. Copy belonging to actor Jack Naughton with his annotations in manuscript ink on two leaves denoting dialogue. Laid in with the script is a single-page call sheet dated September 30 1970. Not to be confused with the 1984-1992 sitcom "The Cosby Show." The two-season series followed a beleaguered gym teacher at an inner-city high school in Los Angeles. In this episode an eccentric millionaire enlists the teacher's help in reliving his youth by creating a life-size replica of his childhood neighborhood. Originally aired on March 14 1971 on NBC. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. Light green titled wrappers noted as FINAL DRAFT and production No. 17088 on the front wrapper. Title page present dated September 23 1970 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credit for screenwriter Art Wallace. 37 leaves with last page of text numbered 36. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1970ref. 167480Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1970. Final Draft script for Season 2 Episode 25 of the 1969-1971 television series. Copy belonging to actor Jack Naughton with his annotations in manuscript ink on two leaves denoting dialogue. Laid in with the script is a single-page call sheet dated September 30 1970. Not to be confused with the 1984-1992 sitcom "The Cosby Show." The two-season series followed a beleaguered gym teacher at an inner-city high school in Los Angeles. In this episode an eccentric millionaire enlists the teacher's help in reliving his youth by creating a life-size replica of his childhood neighborhood. Originally aired on March 14 1971 on NBC. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. Light green titled wrappers noted as FINAL DRAFT and production No. 17088 on the front wrapper. Title page present dated September 23 1970 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credit for screenwriter Art Wallace. 37 leaves with last page of text numbered 36. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1974ref. 132521London: BFI Production 1974. Two vintage black-and-white double weight still photographs from the 1974 UK short film featuring several families of actors this film being the only credit for some. 7.25 x 9.25 inches with no borders as issued. Faint pin-sized indentations and ink annotations on the verso else Near Fine. BFI Production unknown books
1954ref. 145765Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1954. Shooting script for the 1955 film noir here under the working title "Code 3" with the working title crossed through on the front wrapper and "Dial Red O" written above it twice once in manuscript pencil and once in manuscript ink. Copy belonging to an uncredited crew member with annotations throughout in red pencil primarily noting locations or props. The first in a series of five noir entries made between 1955-1957 featuring Bill Elliott as a detective lieutenant in the L.A. Sheriff's department. In the first two films in the series including this one the character's name is Andy Flynn and for the remaining three films his name was changed to Andy Doyle as it turned out there was an actual officer named Andy Flynn working in L.A. law enforcement at the time. One of the best examples of the well crafted low-budget crime films produced by Allied Artists the B-movie studio that emerged from the Poverty Row studio Monogram Pictures in 1952. Printed beige titled wrapper with credits for director and screenwriter Dan Ullman and a Sunset Script Service stamp on the verso of the rear wrapper. Distribution page present with receipt removed dated October 29 1954. 104 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 99. Mimeograph duplication with Blue revision pages throughout dated 11-2-54. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good Plus bound with two gold brads. Grant US. Martin 103. Selby US. Spicer US. Allied Artists unknown
1954ref. 145765Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1954. Shooting script for the 1955 film noir here under the working title "Code 3" with the working title crossed through on the front wrapper and "Dial Red O" written above it twice once in manuscript pencil and once in manuscript ink. Copy belonging to an uncredited crew member with annotations throughout in red pencil primarily noting locations or props. The first in a series of five noir entries made between 1955-1957 featuring Bill Elliott as a detective lieutenant in the L.A. Sheriff's department. In the first two films in the series including this one the character's name is Andy Flynn and for the remaining three films his name was changed to Andy Doyle as it turned out there was an actual officer named Andy Flynn working in L.A. law enforcement at the time. One of the best examples of the well crafted low-budget crime films produced by Allied Artists the B-movie studio that emerged from the Poverty Row studio Monogram Pictures in 1952. Printed beige titled wrapper with credits for director and screenwriter Dan Ullman and a Sunset Script Service stamp on the verso of the rear wrapper. Distribution page present with receipt removed dated October 29 1954. 104 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 99. Mimeograph duplication with Blue revision pages throughout dated 11-2-54. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good Plus bound with two gold brads. Grant US. Martin 103. Selby US. Spicer US. Allied Artists unknown books
1988ref. 161423Los Angeles: Act III Productions 1988. Draft script for the 1989 film. Copy belonging to hair stylist Philip Leto with his annotations in manuscript ink on the title page and his name in manuscript ink on a single revision page. A old New York safecracker takes on a bumbling young crook as his lookout and apprentice. The American directorial debut of Scottish filmmaker Bill Forsyth. Set and shot on location in Portland Oregon. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director Bill Forsyth and screenwriter John Sayles. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink and green revision pages throughout most undated with one dated June 15 1988. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good moderately soiled bound with three silver brads. Act III Productions unknown
1988ref. 161423Los Angeles: Act III Productions 1988. Draft script for the 1989 film. Copy belonging to hair stylist Philip Leto with his annotations in manuscript ink on the title page and his name in manuscript ink on a single revision page. A old New York safecracker takes on a bumbling young crook as his lookout and apprentice. The American directorial debut of Scottish filmmaker Bill Forsyth. Set and shot on location in Portland Oregon. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director Bill Forsyth and screenwriter John Sayles. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink and green revision pages throughout most undated with one dated June 15 1988. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good moderately soiled bound with three silver brads. Act III Productions unknown books
1955ref. 147888N.p.: Visual Drama 1955. Vintage studio still photograph of Joyce Jameson and Myron Healey from the 1955 film here under the alternative title Gangbusters. NBC aired the True Crime television series Gang Busters from March 20 1952 to October 23 1952 and reedited the three episode storyline The Pinson Gang into the 1955 feature film Gang Busters. Lifelong criminal Pinson Healy keeps escaping from prison. Loosely based on Omar August Pinson American robber and murderer. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing to corners some edgewear and two small closed tears in left margin. Selby US. Spicer US. Lyons US. Visual Drama unknown books
1984ref. 149806Los Angeles: The Producers Group 1984. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single manuscript ink annotation to the inside rear wrapper noting a name and phone number. Loosely based on the 1982 "Life" magazine article "To Die in Lima: a Cocaine Tragedy the Tale of an American Who Got Mixed Up in the Drug Trade" by Bertram Gabriel. An American farmer visiting Lima after a life-threatening heart attack is conned into working as a drug mule leading to his arrest and torturous detainment by the Peruvian government. Set in the Sierra Mountains California and Lima Peru. White titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 26 1984 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Bill Kerby. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication rectos only with five blue revision pages at the end of the script two dated 2/21/84. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus overall bound with two gold brads. The Producers Group unknown
1984ref. 149806Los Angeles: The Producers Group 1984. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single manuscript ink annotation to the inside rear wrapper noting a name and phone number. Loosely based on the 1982 "Life" magazine article "To Die in Lima: a Cocaine Tragedy the Tale of an American Who Got Mixed Up in the Drug Trade" by Bertram Gabriel. An American farmer visiting Lima after a life-threatening heart attack is conned into working as a drug mule leading to his arrest and torturous detainment by the Peruvian government. Set in the Sierra Mountains California and Lima Peru. White titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 26 1984 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Bill Kerby. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication rectos only with five blue revision pages at the end of the script two dated 2/21/84. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus overall bound with two gold brads. The Producers Group unknown books
1969ref. 173038New York City: Cinema Center Films 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 animated film. With a mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the comic by Charles M. Schultz. Charlie Brown tries to win the National Spelling Bee to boost his confidence after losing a baseball game. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Cinema Center Films unknown
1969ref. 173038New York City: Cinema Center Films 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 animated film. With a mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the comic by Charles M. Schultz. Charlie Brown tries to win the National Spelling Bee to boost his confidence after losing a baseball game. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Cinema Center Films unknown books
1979ref. 139426San Francisco: Lucasfilm 1979. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the US release of the 1979 film. Sequel to George Lucas' film "American Graffiti" set in the midst of the Vietnam War. The characters are now in the full swing of 1960s America. Set in California shot on location in various locations around California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Lucasfilm unknown books
1974ref. 147341N.p.: N.p. 1974. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With extensive annotations in manuscript ink throughout noting substantive revisions. Based on Bill Pronzini's 1974 novel wherein a small town's entire population is cut off from the outside world by a massive blizzard unaware that three professional killers are trapped in their midst. Set in the Sierra Nevadas. White non-standard titled front wrapper lacking rear wrapper. Title page present dated October 11 1974 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Christopher Knopf and director Peter Yates. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good lightly soiled bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 147341N.p.: N.p. 1974. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With extensive annotations in manuscript ink throughout noting substantive revisions. Based on Bill Pronzini's 1974 novel wherein a small town's entire population is cut off from the outside world by a massive blizzard unaware that three professional killers are trapped in their midst. Set in the Sierra Nevadas. White non-standard titled front wrapper lacking rear wrapper. Title page present dated October 11 1974 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Christopher Knopf and director Peter Yates. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good lightly soiled bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 171148Los Angeles: David Diamond 1969. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is a 14-page carbon typescript summary of the film dated January 2 1969. Based on screenwriter Bill S. Ballinger's 1968 novel "The Source of Fear." In modern-day Israel archaeologists search for the Biblical city of Zoar eventually uncovering and getting trapped in an ancient cave that holds the key to the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated July 1st 1969 with credit for Ballinger. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. David Diamond unknown
1969ref. 171148Los Angeles: David Diamond 1969. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is a 14-page carbon typescript summary of the film dated January 2 1969. Based on screenwriter Bill S. Ballinger's 1968 novel "The Source of Fear." In modern-day Israel archaeologists search for the Biblical city of Zoar eventually uncovering and getting trapped in an ancient cave that holds the key to the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated July 1st 1969 with credit for Ballinger. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. David Diamond unknown books
