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1972ref. 148290Universal City: Universal Pictures 1972. Vintage borderless studio still photograph from the 1972 film with provenance stamp of film historian "Maurice Bessy" on verso. Based on the 1966 novel "Goodbye Piccadilly Farewell Leicester Square" by Arthur La Bern. London is terrorized by a serial rapist who then strangles his victims with a necktie. Police suspect Richard Blaney Jon Finch whose wife was brutally killed. Alfred Hitchcock's penultimate film. Set in and shot on location in London. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Grant US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1949ref. 151703Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1949. Post-production Cutting Continuity script for the 1945 film issued for the Selznick Studio files in 1949. Light blue titled wrappers noted as Cutting Continuity on the front wrapper dated Rerun June 10 1949. 49 leaves with last page of text numbered REEL SIX-B Page 5. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound along top with two gold brads. Selby Canon US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. United Artists unknown books
1945ref. 147298Los Angeles: Vanguard Films 1945. Souvenir Shooting script for the 1945 film issued by Selznick Studios to promote the film just prior to its release. Title page and credits covered over two separate pages with a credit for Salvador Dali who penned the surreal dream sequence in the film. Based on the 1927 novel "The House of Dr. Edwardes" by Hilary Saint George Saunders and John Palmer. Nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director and Best Supporting Actor for Michael Chekhov winning one. Producer David O. Selznick wanted to make a "psychiatric" story for the screen and Alfred Hitchcock persuaded Selznick to buy the rights to the novel which Hitchcock and his wife were adapting. Mustard yellow titled wrappers noted as Final Shooting Script on the front wrapper dated June 25 1945 with a credit for screenwriter Hecht. Title page present with primary screen credits over two pages. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. In a custom gray cloth clamshell box with a brown leather spine label and titles in gilt. Grant US. Selby Canon. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Vanguard Films unknown books
1959ref. 161065Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1959. Vintage studio still photograph of director Alfred Hitchcock talking with actor Cary Grant on the set of the 1959 film. An innocent man is pursued across the US by a group of foreign spies who have mistaken him for a government agent. Widely considered one of Hitchcock's best films the last of four the director made with Grant with a score by Bernard Hermann and a famous title sequence by Saul Bass. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1959ref. 151251N.p.: N.p. 1959. Vintage reference photograph from the 1959 film showing actors Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. An innocent man is pursued across the US by a group of foreign spies who have mistaken him for a government agent. Widely considered one of director Alfred Hitchcock's best films the last of four the director made with Cary Grant with a score by Bernard Hermann and a famous title sequence by Saul Bass. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1963ref. 151612Universal City: Universal Pictures 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film showing director Alfred Hitchcock's cameo in the film passing Tippi Hedren in a doorway while walking two small dogs. Hitchcock's last great film a grim psychological study made all the more terrifying by the lack of motivation assigned to its violence. Shot in various locations throughout California including Bodega Bay Bloomfield Valley Ford the Venice Canals and Union Square in San Francisco. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Godard Histoires du cinema. Universal Pictures unknown books
1948ref. 137965Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1948. Vintage reference photograph of a boardwalk poster advertising the 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Warner Brothers unknown books
1955ref. 150634Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1955. Complete set of ten vintage color studio still photographs from the 1955 film. Stamped production No. 63-71 on the versos and bottom right corner of the rectos. Based on Jack Trevor Story's 1950 novel. The dead body of a local man is discovered in the woods near a small New England town leading the townspeople to speculate on what should be done with the corpse and more importantly the identity of the culprit. One of director Alfred Hitchcock's few true comedies. Set and shot in Craftsbury Vermont. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1944ref. 154237N.p.: N.p. 1944. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1944 film showing actress Tallulah Bankhead sitting and reading a newspaper that makes reference to World War II. A group of survivors are stranded on a lifeboat following a Nazi attack on their merchant ship. Tensions are high as the group negotiates food rations and tries to plot a course to land or rescue. The first film in Alfred Hitchcock's "limited setting" series followed by "Rope" 1948 "Dial M for Murder" 1954 and "Rear Window" 1954. Shot on location in Florida and California. 5 x 4.25 inches. Near Fine. Eureka Masters of Cinema 30. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 171039N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1969 film showing Alfred Hitchcock sitting in his director's chair on the tarmac at the Paris airport Orly Val-de-Marne France. Layout annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the 1967 novel by Leon Uris about a French agent who helps the United States uncover the presence of Russian missiles in Cuba. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1956ref. 143359Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1956. Vintage borderless photograph of a contemplative Alfred Hitchcock on the set of the 1956 film. With the stamp of Warner Brothers Netherlands on the verso. Based on the real life story of Manny Balestrero accused of a series of robberies he didn't commit as detailed in the nonfiction book "The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero" by Maxwell Anderson who co-wrote the screenplay and the "Life" magazine article "A Case of Identity" by Herbert Brean. Hitchcock's final film for Warner Brothers and an influence on both Jean-Luc Godard and Martin Scorsese. 7.25 x 9.25. About Near Fine. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Warner Brothers unknown books
1954ref. 160547London: Pictorial Press 1954. Vintage reference photograph of director Alfred Hitchcock drawing between takes on the set of the 1954 film. Printed mimeo snipe and stamps of Pictorial Press on the verso along with annotations in manuscript pencil relating to cropping. Based on the 1952 play by Frederick Knott who also wrote the screenplay about a tennis player who arranges to have his wife framed for murder after discovering her infidelity. The only Hitchcock film to be shot in 3D although the format would ultimately be discarded for theatrical release and the first of three Hitchcock films to feature actress Grace Kelly followed by "Rear Window" 1954 and "To Catch a Thief" 1955. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly worn at the corners. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Pictorial Press unknown books
1960ref. 135571Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1960. Vintage black and white photograph of Anthony Perkins on the set of the 1960 film silhouetted against the Bates Motel. The most sought after image from the known stills produced. Far and away the highest grossing film of Hitchcock's career nominated for 4 Academy awards including Hitichcock's fifth and final Best Director nomination and a key film in expanding allowable depictions of both violence and sexuality under the eroding Production Code. Selected by the National Film Registry in 1992. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a few pinholes at the corners. National Film Registry. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1954ref. 153634N.p.: N.p. 1954. Archive of five vintage borderless oversize photographs of director Alfred Hitchcock with various cast and crew members on the set of the 1954 film noir. Manuscript ink and pencil annotations to the verso including layout annotations "FILE" stamps and the stamp of photographer Sanford H. Roth. Four photographs with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso and four photographs with manuscript annotations noting their appearance in the May 24 1954 issue of Life magazine. Brooklyn-born photojournalist Sanford Roth was best known for his portrait photography capturing intimate and now iconic images of artists and actors throughout his decades-long career including Marc Chagall Joan Crawford Albert Einstein Henri Matisse and Elizabeth Taylor among many others. Based on the 1952 play by Frederick Knott who also wrote the screenplay about a tennis player who arranges to have his wife framed for murder after discovering her infidelity. The only Hitchcock film to be shot in 3D although the format would ultimately be discarded for theatrical release and the first of three Hitchcock films to feature actress Grace Kelly followed by "Rear Window" 1954 and "To Catch a Thief" 1955. One photograph features Hitchcock leaning over a giant rotary dial a prop made as a result of Warner Brothers' proprietary 3D camera rig. Hitchcock wanted the first shot of the film to feature a finger pressing the letter M on a rotary dial telephone but the specialized 3D camera was unable to focus the close-up correctly leading the director to order a giant finger made from wood and a proportionally large dial in order to achieve the effect. Four photographs 10 x 13.5 inches one photograph 9.5 x 13.5 inches. Lightly edgeworn else generally Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 170777N.p.: N.p. 1964. Four vintage color transparencies from the 1964 film all four showing Tippi Hedren. Based on Winston Graham's 1961 novel which follows a wealthy businessman's unwanted often cruel attempts to help a troubled young woman come to terms with her past. The production faced several setbacks in its development most relating to Hitchcock's insistence on including a rape scene present in the novel and the subsequent troubles in casting the lead role given the emotional complexity demanded for the character. Set and shot on location in California Pennsylvania New Jersey Virginia and Maryland. 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Spicer US. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 167791Universal City: Universal Pictures 1964. Vintage reference photograph from the 1964 film showing actor Sean Connery talking with director Alfred Hitchcock between takes during filming on location in San Francisco with the Bay Bridge in the background. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Winston Graham's 1961 novel which follows a wealthy businessman's unwanted often cruel attempts to help a troubled young woman come to terms with her past. The production faced several setbacks in its development most relating to Hitchcock's insistence on including a rape scene present in the novel and the subsequent troubles in casting the lead role given the emotional complexity demanded for the character. Set and shot on location in California Pennsylvania New Jersey Virginia and Maryland. 10 x 8 inches. Faint discoloration on the top edge of the verso else about Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1976ref. 140431Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1976. Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1976 film. Based on Victor Canning's novel "The Rainbird Pattern." Set to the backdrop of a large city and starring Karen Black Bruce Dern Barbara Harris and William Devane this dark comedy marks the final of Hitchcock's many films. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with pin holes. Rosenbaum 1000. Universal Pictures unknown books
1951ref. 151248Burbank CA: Warner-Pathe 1951. Vintage photograph showing two shots from the 1951 film struck onto the single print. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a Warner-Pathe stamp. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Patricia Highsmith's 1950 novel. A Hitchcock classic wherein two passengers on a train form a partnership to permanently rid themselves of incessant problems. The plan seems infallible until one person shirks his end of the responsibilities. Shot on location in New York Los Angeles District of Columbia and Connecticut. Nominated for an Academy Award. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly and evenly toned overall. Grant US. Hardy BFI Crime Companion. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Warner-Pathe unknown books
1964ref. 147892Universal City: Universal Pictures 1964. Vintage photograph from the 1964 film a publicity shot of Sean Connery and Tippi Hedren. Based on Winston Graham's 1961 novel. Set in and shot on location in California Pennsylvania New Jersey Virginia and Maryland. 8 x 10 inches. Near FIne. Collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown books
1964ref. 150493Universal City: Universal Pictures 1964. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1964 film showing director Alfred Hitchcock and a camera crew capturing a shot of actress Tippi Hedren at a desk in the publishing company office. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Culver Pictures and a stamp noting No. 75147. Based on Winston Graham's 1961 novel which follows a wealthy businessman's unwanted often cruel attempts to help a troubled young woman come to terms with her dark past. The production faced several setbacks in its development most relating to Hitchcock's insistence on including a rape scene present in the novel and the subsequent troubles in casting the lead role given the emotional complexity demanded for the character. Set and shot on location in California Pennsylvania New Jersey Virginia and Maryland. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1963ref. 160535Universal City: Universal Pictures 1963. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1963 film showing director Alfred Hitchcock talking with electronic musician Oskar Sala who composed the film's iconic soundtrack. Printed mimeo snipe in French affixed to the verso. Hitchcock's last great film a grim psychological study made all the more terrifying by the lack of motivation assigned to its violence. Shot in various locations throughout California including Bodega Bay Bloomfield Valley Ford the Venice Canals and Union Square in San Francisco. 7.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus. National Film Registry. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Godard Histoires du cinema. Universal Pictures unknown books
1944ref. 129341Los Angeles: Vanguard Films 1944. Draft script for the 1944 short documentary film. A rare script for an obscure short directed by Hitchcock. Salmon titled wrappers dated February 1 1944. 12 leaves mimeograph duplication with revision pages throughout dated 2-10-44. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three small gray brads. Vanguard Films unknown books
1939ref. 144998Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1939. Vintage photograph of director Alfred Werker and actors Preston Foster Lynn Bari George Barbier and Russell Gleason on the set of the 1939 film. Printed description on the verso. Steve Drum Preston Foster a crusading newspaper editor helps free a man framed for a crime and aids in finding the real culprit. Staff reporter Maxine Thomas Lynn Bari goes along for the ride. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1939ref. 144998Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1939. Vintage photograph of director Alfred Werker and actors Preston Foster Lynn Bari George Barbier and Russell Gleason on the set of the 1939 film. Printed description on the verso. Steve Drum Preston Foster a crusading newspaper editor helps free a man framed for a crime and aids in finding the real culprit. Staff reporter Maxine Thomas Lynn Bari goes along for the ride. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1953ref. 139792Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1953. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1953 film. Co-written by husband and wife team Connie and Seymour Bennett. An exhausted posse returns without their loot and explain through flashbacks the mishaps that befell their mission. Set in New Mexico shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Columbia Pictures unknown books
