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1950ref. 157665Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film showing director Billy Wilder smoking a cigarette with actor William Holden between takes. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso along with the stamp of Cinéma magazine. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" 1951. Winner of three Academy Awards and nominated for another eight including Best Picture. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown
1950ref. 151310Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film showing the "wax works" card party composed of actress Gloria Swanson and actors Anna Q. Nilsson H.B. Warner and Buster Keaton playing themselves. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" 1951. Winner of three Academy Awards and nominated for another eight including Best Picture. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches with wide margins photograph measuring 4.75 x 3.5 inches. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown
1966ref. 136089Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1966. Five vintage borderless black-and-white studio still photographs from the set of the 1966 film. All photographs show Billy Wilder giving direction including scenes in a bedroom on a football field in a cemetery and more. Walter Matthau won an Academy Award for his role in the film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown
1957ref. 157894Culver City CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1957. Vintage US half sheet poster for the 1957 film. Based on the 1953 play by Agatha Christie about the trial of a man accused of murder. Nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director Best Actor for Charles Laughton and Best Supporting Actress for Elsa Lanchester. Set in London. 28 x 22 inches. Folded twice as issued Near Fine. Penzler 101. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1957ref. 157894Culver City CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1957. Vintage US half sheet poster for the 1957 film. Based on the 1953 play by Agatha Christie about the trial of a man accused of murder. Nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director Best Actor for Charles Laughton and Best Supporting Actress for Elsa Lanchester. Set in London. 28 x 22 inches. Folded twice as issued Near Fine. Penzler 101. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1946ref. 153867N.p.: N.p. 1946. Vintage reference photograph from the 1946 film showing director Billy Wilder and actress Kim Novak. Based on the 1944 play "L'ora della fantasia" "The Dazzling Hour" 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. Set in Climax Nevada shot on location in Los Angeles. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1948ref. 149885Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1948. Vintage studio still photograph of director Billy Wilder and actress Marlene Dietrich inspecting a film strip on the set of the 1948 film. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the verso. An Iowa congresswoman enlists a US army captain to assist her in an investigation of a former Nazi entertainer. Unbeknownst to the congresswoman however the captain and the entertainer are engaged in an affair leading the captain to seduce the congresswoman in an attempt to hide his conflicting motives. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Shot on location in Berlin. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly and evenly toned with light wear to the bottom left corner. Selby US. Selby UK. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1997ref. 154464Universal City: MCA / Universal 1997. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1997 re-release of the 1943 film showing Akim Tamiroff Franchot Tone and Anne Baxter. Based on Lajos Biro's 1917 play "Hotel Imperial: Szinmu negy felvonasban." During World War II a British soldier passes himself off as a waiter at the hotel commandeered by Nazis later becoming entrenched in a German spying scheme. Set in north Africa and shot on location in California and Arizona. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. MCA / Universal unknown books
1949ref. 159641Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1949. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film showing actors Cecil B. DeMille and Gloria Swanson talking on the set. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood and Billy Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" 1951. Winner of three Academy Awards and nominated for another eight including Best Picture. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer U. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1950ref. 158503Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1950. Vintage reference photograph from the 1950 film showing actor and real-life director Erich von Stroheim with a camera crew preparing to capture the film's iconic final scene. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood and Billy Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" 1951. Winner of three Academy Awards and nominated for another eight including Best Picture. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1950ref. 157665Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film showing director Billy Wilder smoking a cigarette with actor William Holden between takes. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso along with the stamp of Cinéma magazine. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" 1951. Winner of three Academy Awards and nominated for another eight including Best Picture. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1948ref. 149569Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1948. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1948 film showing director Billy Wilder demonstrating how to embrace actress Marlene Dietrich with actor John Lund looking on in the background. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with several manuscript annotations regarding layout. An Iowa congresswoman enlists a US army captain to assist her in an investigation of a former Nazi entertainer. Unbeknownst to the congresswoman however the captain and the entertainer are engaged in an affair leading the captain to seduce the congresswoman in an attempt to hide his conflicting motives. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Shot on location in Berlin. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall with light creases to the corners. Selby US. Selby UK. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1976ref. 146256N.p.: N.p. 1976. Draft script for the 1978 film. With a manuscript ink notation on the title page reading "draft completed 10/8/76." Based on the novella by Thomas Tryon from his 1976 collection "Crowned Heads." A struggling Hollywood producer attempts to revive his career by luring a retired and reclusive actress back into the spotlight. Told in flashback beginning with her suicide-by-train. The fifth and final pairing of director Billy Wilder and actor William Holden who began their association in 1950 with the classic "Sunset Blvd." 1950. "Fedora" has been seen as a companion piece to that film. White titled self wrappers with credits for screenwriters Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with light toning and soil bound with two gold brads. Eureka Masters of Cinema 147. N.p. unknown books
1963ref. 147574Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1963. Collection of 18 vintage reference photographs from the 1963 film. Based on French playwright Alexandre Breffort's 1956 stage musical about the torrid romance between a French policeman and a prickly popular street prostitute. Actor Shirley MacLaine who traveled with Jack Lemmon to real Paris brothels to research their roles was nominated for an Academy Award and the film won an Academy Award for Best Music. Set in Paris. One photo borderless the others with a standard white margin. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. United Artists unknown books
1966ref. 136089Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1966. Five vintage borderless black-and-white studio still photographs from the set of the 1966 film. All photographs show Billy Wilder giving direction including scenes in a bedroom on a football field in a cemetery and more. Walter Matthau won an Academy Award for his role in the film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1954ref. 143155Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1954. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1954 film. One of the photographs with a sticker noting the photograph is from the collection of film historian collector and founder of the Tele Cine Documentation TCD cinema photo library Daniel Bouteiller on the verso. The second photograph is from a later Paramount re-release of the film. Based on the 1953 Broadway play by screenwriter Samuel Taylor. Winner of an Academy Award and nominated for five more including Best Director Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay. Remade by director Sydney Pollack in 1995 starring Julia Ormond Harrison Ford and Greg Kinnear. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine National Film Registry. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1978ref. 148287N.p.: N.p. 1978. Collection of twelve vintage French color lobby cards from the 1978 film. Based on the novella by Thomas Tryon from his 1976 collection "Crowned Heads." A struggling Hollywood producer attempts to revive his career by luring a retired and reclusive actress back into the spotlight. Told in flashback beginning with her suicide-by-train. The fifth and final pairing of director Billy Wilder and actor William Holden who began their association in 1950 with the classic "Sunset Blvd." 1950. "Fedora" has been seen as a companion piece to that film. 11.25 x 9 inches. Near Fine. Eureka Masters of Cinema 147. N.p. 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
1950ref. 151310Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film showing the "wax works" card party composed of actress Gloria Swanson and actors Anna Q. Nilsson H.B. Warner and Buster Keaton playing themselves. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" 1951. Winner of three Academy Awards and nominated for another eight including Best Picture. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches with wide margins photograph measuring 4.75 x 3.5 inches. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1978ref. 141772Munich: Bavaria Atelier 1978. Press kit for the 1978 film. Full-color illustrated folder with six black-and-white borderless reference photographs and 15 gatherings of promotional reading material housed all together in a white envelope. Based on the novella by Thomas Tryon from his 1976 collection "Crowned Heads." A struggling Hollywood producer attempts to revive his career by luring a retired and reclusive actress back into the spotlight. Told in flashback beginning with her suicide-by-train. The fifth and final pairing of director Billy Wilder and actor William Holden who began their association in 1950 with the classic "Sunset Blvd." "Fedora" has been seen as a companion piece to that film. Set in Hollywood shot on location in France Germany and Greece. Folder and contents Near Fine. Envelope Very Good plus lightly toned on the edges. Bavaria Atelier unknown books
1946ref. 159187Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1946. Vintage studio still photograph of Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire from the 1946 film. With provenance stamps on the verso. A man hosting a radio broadcast is telling his life story mostly about himself and a friend trying to make it big after World War I-until both men fall for the same woman. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with some pin holes along the edges. Paramount Pictures unknown
1946ref. 159187Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1946. Vintage studio still photograph of Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire from the 1946 film. With provenance stamps on the verso. A man hosting a radio broadcast is telling his life story mostly about himself and a friend trying to make it big after World War I-until both men fall for the same woman. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with some pin holes along the edges. Paramount Pictures unknown books
ref. 7900in 12 broché,faux-titre,frontispice,titre,212 pages,29 dessins pris sur le vif,dans le texte et hors-texte de Jean GUERIN.Edition Bernard Grasset 2 décembre 1936,petites traces de manipulation,sans gravité.Edition originale
1986ref. 152504Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1986. Archive of five original architectural blueprints for location shooting purposes relating to the 1986 comedy film. Each blueprint numbered one through five out of five labeled "Ext. Pazzo Mansion" with the Beverly Hills address of the house and credits for director Blake Edwards production designer Roger Maus and others. The blueprints detail both interiors and exteriors for sections of the house as well as indicated places where the existing house would be augmented by new set construction. The location was used as the home of Paul Servino's mob boss character Tony Pazzo and his wife Claudia Pazzo played by Maria Conchita Alonso. A remake of Laurel and Hardy's classic 1932 short "The Music Box" about two friends who overhear a plot to fix a horse race and try to capitalize on it while being pursued by both the mob fixers and the police. 36 x 24 inches. Stapled on the left edge and rolled. Very Good plus. Columbia Pictures unknown
1984ref. 140554Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1984. Draft script for the 1984 film. With a few annotations in manuscript ink throughout. Rob Salinger Moore works as a television reporter and his wife Micki Reinking is a lawyer who is having difficulty getting pregnant to the chagrin of Rob. While working Rob meets a cellist Maude Irving who he begins dating without mentioning his wife. She soon becomes pregnant as well as his current wife and he ends up marrying Maude as well. To hide his bigamy he uses work as an excuse to spend days with one woman and nights with another. The women eventually find out about each other as they go into labor at the same time and are at the same hospital on the same floor. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper is present dated March 7 1984 with a credit for screenwriter Jonathan Reynolds. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Later generation photocopy with revision pages throughout dated variously between March 6 1984 and March 22 1984. Pages Very Good plus wrapper missing bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown
