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1971ref. 165082N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage reference photograph from the 1971 film showing cinematographer Owen Roizman and a camera crew preparing to shoot a night scene on location. Printed snipe affixed to the verso. William Friedkin made his name with this gritty adaptation of Robin Moore's nonfiction account of east coast drug trafficking. Perhaps the greatest of the many 1970s crime films that were shot on location in New York City with glorious period detail in nearly every frame. The screenplay was written by author Ernest Tidyman one year after the publication of his seminal Harlem-based crime novel "Shaft." Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Gene Hackman along with three additional nominations. 10 x 8 inches with wide margins. Very Good plus. National Film Registry. Grant US. Spicer US. N.p. 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
1973ref. 149689Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Vintage publicity photograph of actress Linda Blair in front of the National Theatre in Westwood California where crowds have lined up to see "The Exorcist." With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1971 novel by screenwriter William Peter Blatty. The first and finest film in the series following the demonic possession of a twelve year-old girl and the ensuing attempts to purge her body of the evil spirit. 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 the strength of Ellen Burstyn and Max von Sydow's performances. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown books
1973ref. 154955Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1973 film showing director William Friedkin in conversation with young actress Linda Blair between takes. Based on the 1971 novel by screenwriter William Peter Blatty. The first and finest film in the series following the demonic possession of a twelve-year-old girl and the ensuing attempts to purge her body of the evil spirit. 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 the strength of Ellen Burstyn and Max von Sydow's performances. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine with light creasing at the corners. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown books
1973ref. 150408Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Two vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1973 film one showing director William Friedkin and one showing Friedkin and screenwriter William Peter Blatty. Based on the 1971 novel by screenwriter William Peter Blatty. The first and finest film in the series following the demonic possession of a twelve-year-old girl and the ensuing attempts to purge her body of the evil spirit. 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 the strength of Ellen Burstyn and Max von Sydow's performances. One 9.75 x 8 inches one 9.25 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown books
1980ref. 167783N.p.: N.p. 1980. Vintage German A0 poster for the 1980 film. Extremely scarce. Based on the 1970 novel by Gerald Walker about a cop who goes undercover in the leather scene in New York to catch a serial killer targeting gay men. "Cruising" was widely protested at the time of its release by gay rights groups for its depiction of homosexuality as intrinsically linked to violence but has since been reconsidered as one of the few mainstream Hollywood movies to depict queer life in New York before the AIDS crisis as well as one of the few movies to address police discrimination and brutality towards homosexuals. Set and shot on location in New York. 33 x 46 inches folded as issued. About Fine. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir. N.p. unknown books
1976ref. 152516London: Brent Walker Film Distributing 1976. Vintage flyer for the UK release of the 1976 Canadian exploitation thriller. Included with the flyer are two pages of promotional material for the film. A wealthy dentist and his girlfriend are terrorized by a group of psychotic thugs. When it seems the man is too afraid to do anything Diane steps in to exact revenge. Hot on the heels of Wes Craven's successful 1972 revenge thriller "Last House on the Left." Shot on location in Ontario Canada. Flyer 10 x 7.5 inches. Flyer and promotional materials Very Good plus lightly creased. Canuxploitation Complete. Brent Walker Film Distributing unknown books
1974ref. 140876N.p.: N.p. 1974. Draft script for an unproduced film. Synopsis laid in. The School of Acrobatics and Acrobatic Training is ab American private school demanding precise execution and extreme attention to detail. The story follows "aeronautical acrobatics" a branch of acrobatics that represent the outer fringe of the school's studies. Set in Arizona. White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1974 with credit for screenwriter William Goodhart. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
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
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
1974ref. 140876N.p.: N.p. 1974. Draft script for an unproduced film. Synopsis laid in. The School of Acrobatics and Acrobatic Training is ab American private school demanding precise execution and extreme attention to detail. The story follows "aeronautical acrobatics" a branch of acrobatics that represent the outer fringe of the school's studies. Set in Arizona. White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1974 with credit for screenwriter William Goodhart. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 171708N.p.: N.p. 1972. A small archive of production and personal documents from the 1972 film belonging to Executive Producer John H. Burrows. Burrows was a noted film and television producer who began his career as a film distributor in the 1950s after his father George Burrows then President of Allied Artists got him in to the industry. Beginning as an associate producer for the film "Torpedo Alley" 1952 Burrows has since garnered over 50 credits in over 50 years in film and television and is best known as a production manager and producer for "A Nightmare on Elm Street" 1984 "Pump Up the Volume" 1990 and "The Watcher" 2000 among many others. The archive includes: A handwritten four page opening credit list noting credit order and proportional text size dated "1/14/72." Five copies of press releases for the film from Crown International Pictures publicist Donald J. Haley announcing commencement of pre-production and shooting to begin on January 3 1971 two noting shooting on location in Florida and one noting Burrows as executive producer and his arrival in Miami. Four with manuscript marker annotations of press release dates two dated "11/12/71" one "11/26" and one "11/29." Three pages of crew members' skill set and credits on "Film Equipment Rentals Inc." of Miami Florida letterhead for: Jack Johnson "Props--Special Effects" credited in the film as "Property Master" Walter Morris Jr. "Lighting Director" credited in the film as "Gaffer" and Roberta Rose "Production Assistant--Auditor--Secretary uncredited. One autograph letter signed to Burrows from his wife "Nan" Naomi Burroughs one note signed from "Nan" and three pages of drawings from their young son noted in the letter housed in the original envelope post-marked "Dec 15 1971." And a small gathering of documents from Burrows' travel in Florida including: a Miami / Fort Lauderdale Area AAA map a National Airlines Quick Reference Schedule for Miami / Miami Beach dated October 31 1971 a Diners Club receipt for a meal at "Gallaghers" in Miami a hand-written note of various names numbers and addresses a business card for certified public account Nazar H. Ashjian Jr. and a printed listing of locations for the Miami adult bookseller "The Atheneum Inc." The archive also includes two later outliers: a "Zeus God of Gods Productions" envelope post-marked "8 Oct 1982" addressed to Burroughs at Pan Pacific Productions containing a typed memo signed from from a Judy Powell and a note on "Zeus God of Gods Productions" letterhead from film producer "D. Constantine Conte" and a circa early 1980s copy of director Michael Lindsay-Hogg's directorial credits on William Morris Agency letterhead. Shell-shocked Native American Tim Ochopee a Vietnam veteran discovers his father has been murdered and seeks retribution with the help of his best friend a snake named Stanley and Stanley's brood. Set in the Florida Everglades shot on location in Everglades National Park and Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park Florida. Credit List Press Releases and "Film Equipment Rentals Inc." crew list 8.5 x11 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine overall with the "Film Equipment Rentals Inc." list and the Opening Credit List saddle stapled with a single staple to the top left corner. Other ephemera Very Good plus to Near Fine overall. Thrower Nightmare USA. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 162000N.p.: R and S Film Enterprises 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. A rare pair of photographs from Rita Hayworth's low-budget wanderings between 1967-1970 during which she worked with French and Italian genre filmmakers as well as the likes of William Grefè in the US. Note however that Ms. Hayworth is not present in either of these images. A psychedelic exploitation film in which Hayworth stars as a wealthy matron married to a wheelchair-bound husband. She has an affair with a young author triggering disastrous results. Shot on location in Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. R and S Film Enterprises unknown
1967ref. 150123N.p.: N.p. 1967. Four vintage borderless photographs from the 1967 film. All with "Les Films Armon BON" stamps two with "L.F. Films" stamps stuck with manuscript marker two with "5 / 20" one with "4 / 20" and one with "15 / 20" stamps all on verso. Stock car driver Rod Tillman Steve Alaimo goes undercover as a getaway driver for the California biker gang Satan's Angels. Shot on location in Florida. 8.5 x 6.75 inches 8.5 x 6.5 inches 8.75 x 6.25 inches and 8.25 x 7 inches. Very Good with light creasing and a few tiny pinholes. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 162000N.p.: R and S Film Enterprises 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. A rare pair of photographs from Rita Hayworth's low-budget wanderings between 1967-1970 during which she worked with French and Italian genre filmmakers as well as the likes of William Grefè in the US. Note however that Ms. Hayworth is not present in either of these images. A psychedelic exploitation film in which Hayworth stars as a wealthy matron married to a wheelchair-bound husband. She has an affair with a young author triggering disastrous results. Shot on location in Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. R and S Film Enterprises unknown books
1967ref. 150123N.p.: N.p. 1967. Four vintage borderless photographs from the 1967 film. All with "Les Films Armon BON" stamps two with "L.F. Films" stamps stuck with manuscript marker two with "5 / 20" one with "4 / 20" and one with "15 / 20" stamps all on verso. Stock car driver Rod Tillman Steve Alaimo goes undercover as a getaway driver for the California biker gang Satan's Angels. Shot on location in Florida. 8.5 x 6.75 inches 8.5 x 6.5 inches 8.75 x 6.25 inches and 8.25 x 7 inches. Very Good with light creasing and a few tiny pinholes. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 171708N.p.: N.p. 1972. A small archive of production and personal documents from the 1972 film belonging to Executive Producer John H. Burrows. Burrows was a noted film and television producer who began his career as a film distributor in the 1950s after his father George Burrows then President of Allied Artists got him in to the industry. Beginning as an associate producer for the film "Torpedo Alley" 1952 Burrows has since garnered over 50 credits in over 50 years in film and television and is best known as a production manager and producer for "A Nightmare on Elm Street" 1984 "Pump Up the Volume" 1990 and "The Watcher" 2000 among many others. The archive includes: A handwritten four page opening credit list noting credit order and proportional text size dated "1/14/72." Five copies of press releases for the film from Crown International Pictures publicist Donald J. Haley announcing commencement of pre-production and shooting to begin on January 3 1971 two noting shooting on location in Florida and one noting Burrows as executive producer and his arrival in Miami. Four with manuscript marker annotations of press release dates two dated "11/12/71" one "11/26" and one "11/29." Three pages of crew members' skill set and credits on "Film Equipment Rentals Inc." of Miami Florida letterhead for: Jack Johnson "Props--Special Effects" credited in the film as "Property Master" Walter Morris Jr. "Lighting Director" credited in the film as "Gaffer" and Roberta Rose "Production Assistant--Auditor--Secretary uncredited. One autograph letter signed to Burrows from his wife "Nan" Naomi Burroughs one note signed from "Nan" and three pages of drawings from their young son noted in the letter housed in the original envelope post-marked "Dec 15 1971." And a small gathering of documents from Burrows' travel in Florida including: a Miami / Fort Lauderdale Area AAA map a National Airlines Quick Reference Schedule for Miami / Miami Beach dated October 31 1971 a Diners Club receipt for a meal at "Gallaghers" in Miami a hand-written note of various names numbers and addresses a business card for certified public account Nazar H. Ashjian Jr. and a printed listing of locations for the Miami adult bookseller "The Atheneum Inc." The archive also includes two later outliers: a "Zeus God of Gods Productions" envelope post-marked "8 Oct 1982" addressed to Burroughs at Pan Pacific Productions containing a typed memo signed from from a Judy Powell and a note on "Zeus God of Gods Productions" letterhead from film producer "D. Constantine Conte" and a circa early 1980s copy of director Michael Lindsay-Hogg's directorial credits on William Morris Agency letterhead. Shell-shocked Native American Tim Ochopee a Vietnam veteran discovers his father has been murdered and seeks retribution with the help of his best friend a snake named Stanley and Stanley's brood. Set in the Florida Everglades shot on location in Everglades National Park and Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park Florida. Credit List Press Releases and "Film Equipment Rentals Inc." crew list 8.5 x11 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine overall with the "Film Equipment Rentals Inc." list and the Opening Credit List saddle stapled with a single staple to the top left corner. Other ephemera Very Good plus to Near Fine overall. Thrower Nightmare USA. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 140265Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System CBS 1977. Final Revised Draft script for the 1977 television movie. Based on the 1977 book by Harold King. Included is a vintage production photo of William Devane from the film with a snipe on the verso with the CBS television logo. A computer at a nuclear power plant malfunctions and seals off the reactor room believing that a dangerous explosion has occurred and trapping the crew inside. One of a string of speculative films to feature either nuclear power plant disasters or dangerous fictional computers from the dawning era of computer technology. Set near Minneapolis shot on location in Houston Texas at NASA's Manned Space Center. White titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 17 1977 noted as FINAL REVISED DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Sandor Stern novelist Harold King executive producers Gerald I. Isenberg and Gerald W. Abrams and producer Barry Goldberg. 103 leaves with last page of text numbered 100. Mimeograph on blue stock. Pages Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. Newman 104. Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] unknown
1977ref. 140265Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System CBS 1977. Final Revised Draft script for the 1977 television movie. Based on the 1977 book by Harold King. Included is a vintage production photo of William Devane from the film with a snipe on the verso with the CBS television logo. A computer at a nuclear power plant malfunctions and seals off the reactor room believing that a dangerous explosion has occurred and trapping the crew inside. One of a string of speculative films to feature either nuclear power plant disasters or dangerous fictional computers from the dawning era of computer technology. Set near Minneapolis shot on location in Houston Texas at NASA's Manned Space Center. White titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 17 1977 noted as FINAL REVISED DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Sandor Stern novelist Harold King executive producers Gerald I. Isenberg and Gerald W. Abrams and producer Barry Goldberg. 103 leaves with last page of text numbered 100. Mimeograph on blue stock. Pages Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. Newman 104. Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] unknown books
1950ref. 154518Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film noir showing actors William Holden and Barry Fitzgerald. A woman suspects several fellow train passengers of being the culprits in a highly publicized kidnapping case. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light wear to the corners. Grant US. Olive Films 256. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown
1950ref. 154518Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film noir showing actors William Holden and Barry Fitzgerald. A woman suspects several fellow train passengers of being the culprits in a highly publicized kidnapping case. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light wear to the corners. Grant US. Olive Films 256. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1980ref. 163765Burbank CA: The Ladd Company 1980. Collection of 32 vintage color slides from the 1981 film as well as one vintage studio still photograph showing actress Kathleen Turner. Three slides with annotations in manuscript ink on their cardboard sleeves. A young woman manipulates her lover a small-town lawyer into killing her wealthy husband. A watershed neo-noir update to the classic femme fatale of the 1940s and 1950s. Set and shot on location in Florida. Photograph 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Slides 2 x 2 inches. Near Fine. Ebert I. Grant US. Penzler 101. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir. The Ladd Company unknown
1985ref. 161049N.p.: N.p. 1985. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1985 film including one showing director Héctor Babenco talking with actor William Hurt on the set. Based on the 1976 novel by Manuel Puig about two cellmates who form an unusual bond during their imprisonment in a Brazilian prison. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Puig's novel also served as the basis for a Broadway musical produced in 1993 with a book by Terrence McNally. Set and shot on location in São Paolo Brazil. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 163765Burbank CA: The Ladd Company 1980. Collection of 32 vintage color slides from the 1981 film as well as one vintage studio still photograph showing actress Kathleen Turner. Three slides with annotations in manuscript ink on their cardboard sleeves. A young woman manipulates her lover a small-town lawyer into killing her wealthy husband. A watershed neo-noir update to the classic femme fatale of the 1940s and 1950s. Set and shot on location in Florida. Photograph 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Slides 2 x 2 inches. Near Fine. Ebert I. Grant US. Penzler 101. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir. The Ladd Company unknown books
1988ref. 167993Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1988. Vintage reference photograph from the 1988 film showing William Hurt. Based on the 1985 novel by Anne Tyler about a tightly wound travel writer who begins a relationship with an eccentric dog trainer after his son's death and the dissolution of his marriage. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one for Best Supporting Actress for Geena Davis. Set and shot on location in London Baltimore and Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine lightly worn at the bottom corners. Warner Brothers unknown books
