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1959ref. 149472Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1959. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Alan Ladd in a dynamic pose with the image manipulated for effect from the 1959 film noir. Based on the 1956 novel by Hugh Wheeler under the pseudonym Patrick Quentin. A struggling artist Alan Ladd is accused of murdering his unstable alcoholic wife Carolyn Jones when she goes missing and must flee from the lynch mob forming amongst the townsfolk. Set in fictional Stoneville Connecticut shot on location in Woodstock and Thompson Connecticut and Framingham Massachusetts. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear and faint toning at edges else Near Fine. Selby US. Spicer US. Grant US. United Artists unknown
1959ref. 149472Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1959. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Alan Ladd in a dynamic pose with the image manipulated for effect from the 1959 film noir. Based on the 1956 novel by Hugh Wheeler under the pseudonym Patrick Quentin. A struggling artist Alan Ladd is accused of murdering his unstable alcoholic wife Carolyn Jones when she goes missing and must flee from the lynch mob forming amongst the townsfolk. Set in fictional Stoneville Connecticut shot on location in Woodstock and Thompson Connecticut and Framingham Massachusetts. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear and faint toning at edges else Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. Selby US. Spicer US. Grant US. United Artists unknown books
1949ref. 151394Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1949. Post-production Release Dialogue script for the 1949 film. Based on Tiffany Thayer's 1947 novel "One Woman." A South Side reporter discovers the body of a dead call girl and tries to track down her killer using her address book. Set in Chicago. Tall white titled wrappers noting 10 reels dated February 21 1949. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads at the top edge. Paramount Pictures unknown
1971ref. 133462Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1971. Final script for the 1973 film. Copy belonging to producer Tony Bill with his signature in black holograph ink at the top right corner: "Tony Bill director/producer." Included is a typed letter of provenance signed by Bill. The second pairing between Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland in which the two are members of a group of misfits seeking to fix up an amphibious plane in order to escape a society they find constricting. From Wikipedia: Fonda Sutherland and Boyle were active in anti-war activities when the film was made and as a result it did not receive wide release or much publicity. It remains memorable however for its oddball characters anti-establishment message and 1970s sensibilities. "Steelyard Blues" found a warm reception among college students and non-conformists. With a soundtrack by musicians Mike Bloomfield Paul Butterfield Nick Gravenites Maria Muldaur and others. Shot on location throughout California. Yellow titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper dated April 26 1971 with credits for screenwriter Ward. Title page present dated April 26 1971 with credits for screenwriter Ward and producers Bill and Phillips. 103 leaves photocopy. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1970ref. 149801Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1970. Archive of five vintage oversize double weight photographs from the 1970 film four of which are borderless. One photograph SIGNED and dated 1969 by photographer Alan Pappe on the verso all photographs with his stamp. All five photographs feature legendary Italian director Federico Fellini in his cameo role as himself with one showing the director on the set with a clapboard and crew members in front of him while a second features a manuscript pencil annotation describing Fellini and actor Donald Sutherland discussing a scene with an out-of-frame director Paul Mazursky. Pappe worked as a film still and press photographer for 30 years photographing a who's who of film and music stars including iconic images of Sharon Tate Jimi Hendrix and Liza Minnelli as well as album cover for the "Grease" soundtrack album and the interior images of Jefferson Airplane's "After Bathing at Baxter's." His 1972 "Time" magazine cover photograph of Minnelli in "Cabaret" is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. A young filmmaker struggles to come up with ideas for new film after his previous commercial and critical success while ruminating on his past present and possible futures. One photograph 11 x 11 inches four photographs roughly 14 x 11 or 11 x 14 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1982ref. 152320London: United International Pictures 1982. Two vintage borderless reference photographs taken on the set of the 1982 film one showing director Alan Parker director of animation Gerald Scarfe and cameraman John Stanier in conversation the other showing Parker and actor Bob Geldof. With printed mimeo snipes on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Pink Floyd's 1979 rock opera about a young rock star named Pink whose troubled childhood in 1950s England leads him into an adulthood marred by isolation and depression and eventually complete mental collapse. Shot on location in London and Quebec. 10 x 8 inches with wide bottom margins. Near Fine. Ebert IV. United International Pictures unknown
1991ref. 155648N.p.: N.p. 1991. Vintage reference photograph of director Alan Parker standing with the members of the band on the set of the beloved 1991 film. Based on the 1987 novel about a young man from Dublin who assembles a soul band composed of a group of working-class music fans. Set and shot on location in Dublin. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. N.p. unknown
1996ref. 152230Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1996. Draft script for the 1996 film. Based on the 1978 musical stage production by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber which was in turn based on Rice and Webber's 1976 concept album following the brief life of Argentinean first lady Eva Peron from her impoverished illegitimate beginnings to her later idolatry. The film went through many iterations of production passing between studios and directors with Parker returning to direct in 1994 after having initially rejected the opportunity in 1979. The copy seen here was written by Oliver Stone who was originally slated to direct but would leave the project in 1994 over rising production costs. Set in Argentina and Europe shot on location in Hungary Argentina Spain and England. White generic Warner Brothers wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Oliver Stone. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered 94. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1987ref. 144579Los Angeles: Carolco 1987. Vintage photograph of Alan Parker and Mickey Rourke on the set of the 1987 film sporting the fashions of the day. With holograph annotations and agency stamp on the verso. Private detective Harold Angel Mickey Rourke is hired by a mysterious Louis Cyphre Robert De Niro to track down the whereabouts of a popular singer Johnny Favorite. The search brings Angel to New Orleans where each person he contacts promptly meets their death leading him to realize the presence of supernatural forces surrounding the investigation. Shot on location in New York and Louisiana. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant Worlwide. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Carolco unknown books
1981ref. 148070Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1981. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1982 film one of Dana Hill and one of Dana Hill Viveka Davis Tracey Gold and Tina Yothers . George Albert Finney is caught in an affair by his wife Faith Diane Keaton destroying their already fragile marriage and devestating their four children. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in Marin County California shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. One Near Fine one Very Good plus with 1 inch bruise in upper left corner. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1982ref. 152320London: United International Pictures 1982. Two vintage borderless reference photographs taken on the set of the 1982 film one showing director Alan Parker director of animation Gerald Scarfe and cameraman John Stanier in conversation the other showing Parker and actor Bob Geldof. With printed mimeo snipes on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Pink Floyd's 1979 rock opera about a young rock star named Pink whose troubled childhood in 1950s England leads him into an adulthood marred by isolation and depression and eventually complete mental collapse. Shot on location in London and Quebec. 10 x 8 inches with wide bottom margins. Near Fine. Ebert IV. United International Pictures unknown books
1987ref. 139498Culver City CA: TriStar Pictures 1987. Two vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1987 film. Louis Cyphre Robert De Niro hires detective Harry Angel Mickey Rourke ostensibly to track down a big band singer he made a deal with years ago. However a string of gruesome murders follows in Angel's path and the unnerved detective gradually begins to uncover Cyphre's true intentions. The film stirred controversy for the graphic sex scene between the young Lisa Bonet and Rourke. Parker threatened with an X rating was forced to cut 10 seconds from the scene. At the time Bonet was best known for her role in "The Cosby Show." Generally considered the director's masterpiece and an essential supernatural horror film of the 1980s. Based on William Hjortsberg's 1978 novel "Falling Angel." Set in New York and New Orleans and shot on location in both places. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Grant p. 32. Spicer p. 424. TriStar Pictures unknown books
1981ref. 152296Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1981. Final Draft script for the 1982 film. Copy belonging to special effects crew member John Burke with his name on the front wrapper in manuscript ink and his manuscript pencil annotations to the rear wrapper and throughout. Missing two pages likely as used or issued. While visiting his daughter in a small Colorado town a retired New York policeman becomes involved in solving the case of a string of cattle mutilations. Shot on location in Colorado New York and Wyoming. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 218 dated 2/27/81 with credits for director Alan Rudolph. Title page present noted as FINAL DRAFT dated 2/27/81 with credits for director Alan Rudolph. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 8/13/81 and 10/1/81. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1980ref. 153848N.p.: N.p. 1980. Vintage reference photograph from the 1980 film showing actress Debbie Harry playfully "drumming" empty beer bottles while Meat Loaf looks on to her left. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A rowdy beer distributor from Texas gets roped into becoming a roadie for a touring rock band. Featuring numerous cameos by real-life bands including Blondie Utopia Alice Cooper Asleep at the Wheel Hank Williams Jr. and Roy Orbison. Meat Loaf's first starring role. Shot on location in New York Texas and California. 5 x 3.5 inches. Near Fine. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. N.p. unknown
1985ref. 150336N.p.: N.p. 1985. Vintage oversize reference photograph of director Alan Rudolph and Genevieve Bujold on the set of the 1985 film. Ex-cop Hawk Kris Krisofferson released from jail after serving eight years for murder is in need of "a woman and a job" and returns to his former hangout Wanda's Cafe run by his ex Wanda Bujold. Wanda's new waitress Georgia Lori Singer whose errant husband Coop Keith Carradine has gotten embroiled in shady dealings catches Hawk's eye in Alan Rudolph's stylish unusual Neo-Noir. Set in the fictional Rain City shot on location in Seattle. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies: The Complete Guide to Punks on Film. N.p. unknown
1985ref. 150336N.p.: N.p. 1985. Vintage oversize reference photograph of director Alan Rudolph and Genevieve Bujold on the set of the 1985 film. Ex-cop Hawk Kris Krisofferson released from jail after serving eight years for murder is in need of "a woman and a job" and returns to his former hangout Wanda's Cafe run by his ex Wanda Bujold. Wanda's new waitress Georgia Lori Singer whose errant husband Coop Keith Carradine has gotten embroiled in shady dealings catches Hawk's eye in Alan Rudolph's stylish unusual Neo-Noir. Set in the fictional Rain City shot on location in Seattle. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies: The Complete Guide to Punks on Film. N.p. unknown books
1990ref. 140709N.p.: David Blocker Productions 1990. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1990 film. An old fashioned hard-boiled detective film starring Tom Berenger Elizabeth Perkins Anne Archer and Kate Capshaw and directed by Alan Rudolph. Shot on location in Oregon. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a small stain to the image and a blue holograph ink notation to the verso. Grant US. David Blocker Productions unknown books
1984ref. 139836Culver City CA: Tri-Star TriStar Pictures 1984. Revised Final script and shooting schedule for the 1984 film. Copy belonging to an uncredited crew member with his holograph annotations throughout in blue ink. Doc Jenkins Willie Nelson is an aspiring singer/songwriter whose ambition is thwarted by a bad contract with a record label. With the help of former singing partner Blackie Buck Kris Kristofferson they execute a plan to fix the deal. Based loosely on Nelson's own freewheeling career with a smattering of musical numbers throughout of course. Shooting schedule still retains credit for director Steve Rash who was replaced by Alan Rudolph. Set in Nashville shot on location in Austin Texas. Nominated for an Academy Award. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated September 12 1983 noted as REVISED FINAL SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Shrake. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 65. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Fine wrapper about Fine bound with three gold brads. Tri-Star [TriStar] Pictures unknown books
1970ref. 141739London: Jud Kinberg and Stanley Mann 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on Alan Scholefield's 1967 novel "Great Elephant" about a white settler family and their experiences in 19th century South Africa. Oversized yellow wrappers with title window die cut in the British style. Title page present dated June 8 1970 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriter and author Alan Scholefield. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Jud Kinberg and Stanley Mann unknown
1979ref. 142149N.p.: N.p. 1979. Draft script for an unproduced film. A man on a hunting trip finds himself the unexpected prey of an old acquaintance with a score to settle. Screenwriter Alan Trustman is best known for "Fallen Angels" 1995. Orange titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 15 1979 with credit for screenwriter Alan Trustman. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1972ref. 141455N.p.: Avton Films 1972. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1972 film. Snipe affixed to the verso. An unhappily married man happens across a beautiful pregnant hitchhiker and the encounter unleashes a cascade of violence and deception. Shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a holograph pencil notation to the verso. Avton Films unknown books
ref. 022061Albert Dieudonné (1889-1976), acteur, réalisateur, scénariste. L.S. + enveloppe, Paris, 24 juillet 1935, 1p in-4. A propos du paiement d'une facture. L'enveloppe est collée au dos du courrier. [534]
ref. 017115Albert Willemetz (1887-1964), écrivain, scénariste, lyriciste. L.S., Paris, 25 mai 1949, 1p in-4. En tant que président de la SACEM, il félicite le conseil d'administration de la SABAM (l'équivalent belge). [400]
1969ref. 146246N.p.: N.p. 1969. Revised Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single manuscript ink notation to page 21. Loosely based on the 1946 novel. A bleak retelling of the somewhat apocryphal failed 1212 "Children's Crusade"-a Christian campaign to regain Jerusalem from the Muslims led by a young boy who claimed to possess prophetic powers followed by thousands of children. In screenwriter Albert Band's version following Humphrey Slater's novel the tragedy plays out through the plight of three young children who take to the streets to hide from zealous Christian press gangs who seek to train them for the crusade sleeping in alleys and surviving on cats and stolen bread. In the mid- and late 1960s Band worked primarily in Italy producing several Euro Westerns and writing screenplays for "Massacro al Grande Canyon" 1964; "Gli uomini dal passo pesante" 1965 which he also directed; "I crudeli" 1967; and "Un minuto per pregare un instante per morire" 1968. Orange titled wrappers with a printer's stamp on the verso of the front wrapper reading "teena mayers s.r.l. / via marche 84 / 00187 roma / tel. 485785 - 482470." Title page present noted as REVISED dated November 1969 with credits for screenwriter Albert Band and novelist Humphrey Slate. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with offsetting on the front wrapper bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1993ref. 170168Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1993. Revised Final Draft script for the 1994 film. Loosely based on a 1976 "New Yorker" article by Roger Angell about a baseball scout who discovers a promising new player and successfully negotiates his signing with the Yankees only to realize that the man is emotionally stunted after years of childhood abuse. Shot on location in Zempoala and Veracruz in Mexico in Bracken County Kentucky and in New York. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 12/5/93 noted as FINAL DRAFT and Revised. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 12/20/93 and 3/15/94. Pages Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
