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1976ref. 143866N.p.: N.p. 1976. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in autograph letter signed by Andrea Ireland Stapley addressed to an anonymous editor recipient dated March 4th 1976. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Andrea Ireland Stapley. 191 leaves with last page of text numbered 176. Xerographically reproduced Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1966ref. 152363N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage reference photograph from the 1966 Russian film showing actress Irma Raush. Director Andrei Tarkovsky's sprawling 15th-century drama capturing seven episodes in the life of revered Russian iconographer Andrei Rublev from his humble origins as a traveling monk to his later years returning to painting after a long and meditative sabbatical. Set in medieval Russia shot on location in Moscow. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 34. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 153863London: VPS 1972. Vintage double weight borderless reference photograph from the 1972 film showing actors Natalya Bondarchuk and Donatas Banionis. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso specific to the film's UK release. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1961 novel by Stanislaw Lem about a psychologist who is sent to a distant space station in order to observe and treat the station's crew who have fallen into unexplained mental and emotional disorder. An open-ended and conceptually faithful adaptation of Lem's novel concerning itself with the inability of the human species to communicate with other intelligent life forms based simply on the fact that a more advanced life form would exist outside the sphere of human experience and understanding. Set in outer space and shot on location in Ukraine Japan and Russia. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 164. VPS unknown books
ref. 166735Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1993. Revised Draft script for the 1993 neo-noir film. Laid in is a map with directions to a location shooting. One of most successful action films of the 1990s and a peak for actor Harrison Ford. Based on the 1963-1963 ABC television series created by Roy Huggins which itself was loosely inspired by the 1954 trial of Sam Sheppard. Harrison Ford stars as Dr. Richard Kimble who after being framed for the murder of his wife and sentenced to death escapes from custody and sets out to find the real killer and clear his name all while being hunted by the police and a team of US Marshals led by Deputy Samuel Gerard played by Tommy Lee Jones. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Jones. Set in and shot on location in North Carolina and Chicago Illinois. Front wrapper integral with title page dated January 25 1993 noted as REVISED DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Jeb Stuart. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink revision pages throughout dated 02/02/93. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Grant US. Penzler 101. Warner Brothers unknown
ref. 166735Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1993. Revised Draft script for the 1993 neo-noir film. Laid in is a map with directions to a location shooting. One of most successful action films of the 1990s and a peak for actor Harrison Ford. Based on the 1963-1963 ABC television series created by Roy Huggins which itself was loosely inspired by the 1954 trial of Sam Sheppard. Harrison Ford stars as Dr. Richard Kimble who after being framed for the murder of his wife and sentenced to death escapes from custody and sets out to find the real killer and clear his name all while being hunted by the police and a team of US Marshals led by Deputy Samuel Gerard played by Tommy Lee Jones. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Jones. Set in and shot on location in North Carolina and Chicago Illinois. Front wrapper integral with title page dated January 25 1993 noted as REVISED DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Jeb Stuart. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink revision pages throughout dated 02/02/93. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Grant US. Penzler 101. Warner Brothers unknown books
1979ref. 161805N.p.: N.p. 1979. Draft script for an unproduced feature-length pilot episode of the 1979-1981 television series. Based on the 1925 comic strip created by Philip Francis Nowlan a science fiction and adventure series about a twentieth-century astronaut who wakes up 500 years in the future. "Bomber's Moon" was ultimately vetoed by show runner Glen A. Larson in favor of the pilot episode "Awakening" penned by Leslie Stevens. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Andrew J. Fenady. 119 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1979ref. 161805N.p.: N.p. 1979. Draft script for an unproduced feature-length pilot episode of the 1979-1981 television series. Based on the 1925 comic strip created by Philip Francis Nowlan a science fiction and adventure series about a twentieth-century astronaut who wakes up 500 years in the future. "Bomber's Moon" was ultimately vetoed by show runner Glen A. Larson in favor of the pilot episode "Awakening" penned by Leslie Stevens. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Andrew J. Fenady. 119 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1958ref. 146742Universal City: Andrew L. Stone Productions 1958. Six vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. When electronics expert Jim Molnar James Mason sees a news broadcast about an airplane bomb threat he realizes he had been tricked into making the bombs by his ex-Army buddy Paul Hoplin Rod Steiger. As Hoplin tries to extort a half a million dollars from the airlines Hoplin kidnaps and holds Molnar his wife Joan Inger Stevens and their daughter hostage. Hoplin forces Joan to collect the money escorted by thug and predator Steve Neville Brand. An amazing cast rounded out with the help of Angie Dickinson and Jack Klugman. Set in New York shot on location in New York New Jersey and California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus creasing to 3 2 with uniform fading. Selby US. Spicer US. Grant US. Andrew L. Stone Productions unknown
1938ref. 147687Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1938. Draft script for the 1938 film. Paramount "File Copy" and "Master File" stamps on front wrapper. Script divided into sequences as was customary for the period. Harebrained comedy wherein international golf champion Richard "Ricky" Carrington Jr. Ray Milland returns home to New York with his new Parisian wife Julie Olympe Bradna only to find his parents arranged a financially motivated marriage for him to his childhood friend the wealthy heiress Auriol Marsden Irene Hervey. Self wrappers front wrapper dated August 16 1938 rubber-stamped production No. 1569. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered J-10. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine saddle-stapled with two staples. Byrge and Miller The Screwball Comedy Films. Paramount Pictures unknown
1939ref. 140631Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1939. Draft script for the 1939 film. A musical drama that follows the romantic and professional arc of two performers. Louise Hall abandons her humble beginnings to become a singer in New York City where she meets and falls in love with John Ramsey the star of Victor Herbert's operas. Ramsey takes her under his wing introducing her to New York's musical society. Their relationship is tested however when Louise's career begins to eclipse her husband's. Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Cinematography. Shot on location in California. Titled white self wrappers dated July 11 1939 and July 14 1939. Title page present with credits for the entire cast. 147 leaves with last page of text numbered 146. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Two small chips to the top margin of the front wrapper. Paramount Pictures unknown
1938ref. 139219Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1938. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph of Ray Milland from the 1938 film. Milland is shown pointing at an unseen woman in a chair. Based on a play by Deval. A financially strapped couple attempt to wed their son a golf pro to a wealthy heiress. What they do not know is that their son is already married. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1938ref. 147687Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1938. Draft script for the 1938 film. Paramount "File Copy" and "Master File" stamps on front wrapper. Script divided into sequences as was customary for the period. Harebrained comedy wherein international golf champion Richard "Ricky" Carrington Jr. Ray Milland returns home to New York with his new Parisian wife Julie Olympe Bradna only to find his parents arranged a financially motivated marriage for him to his childhood friend the wealthy heiress Auriol Marsden Irene Hervey. Self wrappers front wrapper dated August 16 1938 rubber-stamped production No. 1569. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered J-10. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine saddle-stapled with two staples. Byrge and Miller The Screwball Comedy Films. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1958ref. 146742Universal City: Andrew L. Stone Productions 1958. Six vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. When electronics expert Jim Molnar James Mason sees a news broadcast about an airplane bomb threat he realizes he had been tricked into making the bombs by his ex-Army buddy Paul Hoplin Rod Steiger. As Hoplin tries to extort a half a million dollars from the airlines Hoplin kidnaps and holds Molnar his wife Joan Inger Stevens and their daughter hostage. Hoplin forces Joan to collect the money escorted by thug and predator Steve Neville Brand. An amazing cast rounded out with the help of Angie Dickinson and Jack Klugman. Set in New York shot on location in New York New Jersey and California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus creasing to 3 2 with uniform fading. Selby US. Spicer US. Grant US. Andrew L. Stone Productions unknown books
1939ref. 140631Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1939. Draft script for the 1939 film. A musical drama that follows the romantic and professional arc of two performers. Louise Hall abandons her humble beginnings to become a singer in New York City where she meets and falls in love with John Ramsey the star of Victor Herbert's operas. Ramsey takes her under his wing introducing her to New York's musical society. Their relationship is tested however when Louise's career begins to eclipse her husband's. Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Cinematography. Shot on location in California. Titled white self wrappers dated July 11 1939 and July 14 1939. Title page present with credits for the entire cast. 147 leaves with last page of text numbered 146. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Two small chips to the top margin of the front wrapper. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1965ref. 148068Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Vintage studio still photograph of Shirley Jones Honor Blackman and Lionel Jeffries from the 1965 film. Arthur Tate 's James Booth career takes an astounding leap from lowly constable to the ruler of a Banana Republic in South America thanks to his mother Amy Dalby and three women: dressmaker Violet Lawson Stella Stevens Lily the Baroness von Kukenberg Honor Blackman and movie producer Marigold Marado Shirley Jones. Featuring Lionel Jeffries in four separate roles. Set in and shot on location in England and Portugal. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1958ref. 160810Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1958. Vintage banner poster for the 1958 film. Based on the 1957 nonfiction book "The Naked Warriors" by Commander Francis Douglas Fane about the evolution of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Unit beginning with its inception near the end of World War II through it's utilization in the Korean War. 82 x 24 inches. Very Good with light soiling overall foxing to the left margin a 1.5 inch closed tear to the bottom center margin several pinholes throughout and a 1.5 inch closed tear to the center with corresponding rubbing and creasing between the a and r of "Warrior". Otherwise bright and unfaded. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1954ref. 147591Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1954. Six vintage studio still color photographs from the 1954 film. With a stamp reading "Bought in Phila. / FEB 9 1954" to the verso. A farm family facing poverty is forced to sell daughter Donna's pet horse the eponymous Gypsy Colt unaware that the horse itself is prepared to resist the new sale crossing deserts and mountains in order to return to Donna. Loosely based on Eric Knight's 1940 novel "Lassie Comes Home." Set in the American West and shot in Colorado and California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with small strips of adhesive to the top center edge. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1958ref. 160810Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1958. Vintage banner poster for the 1958 film. Based on the 1957 nonfiction book "The Naked Warriors" by Commander Francis Douglas Fane about the evolution of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Unit beginning with its inception near the end of World War II through it's utilization in the Korean War. 82 x 24 inches. Very Good with light soiling overall foxing to the left margin a 1.5 inch closed tear to the bottom center margin several pinholes throughout and a 1.5 inch closed tear to the center with corresponding rubbing and creasing between the a and r of "Warrior". Otherwise bright and unfaded. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1969ref. 140234Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1969. Draft script for the 1970 film. An older rancher is threatened by bandits stealing his cattle. Together with Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid he participates in the Lincoln County War a war against a dry goods monopoly that attempted to control cattle and water supplies as well which had sprung up in the New Mexico territory and led to great bloodshed. Set in New Mexico territory shot on location in California Arizona and New Mexico USA. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Andrew J. Fenady. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 137. Mechanical duplication with green blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between June 25 1969 and November 3 1969. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1975ref. 149266N.p.: Essex Enterprises Ltd 1975. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1975 film. Joe Don Baker is Mitchell a hard-nosed cop intent on taking down a drug dealing syndicate regardless of the orders of his superiors. "Mitchell" gained a newfound popularity after being featured in a 1993 episode of "Mystery Science Theater 3000." Shot on location in Calabasas Long Beach Marina del Rey and Los Angeles California. 27 x 41 inches. Very Good plus light splitting at the folds and a bruise at the lower left margin. Essex Enterprises Ltd unknown
1967ref. 132863Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1967. Eight vintage full-color still photographs from the 1967 UK release of the 1967 US film. Josie Doris Day is a widowed sheep farmer in a cattle-farming town and her independence and strong ethics lead to disruption of the town's misogynist leaders when she convinces the local women to band together. An entertaining B-movie that with a strong women's liberation theme. A story set in the Southwest shot on location throughout California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1968ref. 140838N.p.: Wolper Pictures 1968. Revised Draft script for the 1968 film. Based on the book of the same name by Robert H. Adleman and Col. George Walton. Based on the 1966 book by Robert H. Adleman and Col. George Walton in turn based on the true story of a specially trained unit of misfit American and Canadian soldiers given the seemingly impossible task to capture Mt. La Difensa and prove their merit. Set in America England and Italy shot on location in Utah and Italy. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1/13/67 noted as Final Revised with credits for William Roberts. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mechanical duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Rubber stamped on the title page #79. Wolper Pictures unknown
1969ref. 140234Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1969. Draft script for the 1970 film. An older rancher is threatened by bandits stealing his cattle. Together with Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid he participates in the Lincoln County War a war against a dry goods monopoly that attempted to control cattle and water supplies as well which had sprung up in the New Mexico territory and led to great bloodshed. Set in New Mexico territory shot on location in California Arizona and New Mexico USA. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Andrew J. Fenady. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 137. Mechanical duplication with green blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between June 25 1969 and November 3 1969. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1967ref. 132863Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1967. Eight vintage full-color still photographs from the 1967 UK release of the 1967 US film. Josie Doris Day is a widowed sheep farmer in a cattle-farming town and her independence and strong ethics lead to disruption of the town's misogynist leaders when she convinces the local women to band together. An entertaining B-movie that with a strong women's liberation theme. A story set in the Southwest shot on location throughout California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1975ref. 149266N.p.: Essex Enterprises Ltd 1975. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1975 film. Joe Don Baker is Mitchell a hard-nosed cop intent on taking down a drug dealing syndicate regardless of the orders of his superiors. "Mitchell" gained a newfound popularity after being featured in a 1993 episode of "Mystery Science Theater 3000." Shot on location in Calabasas Long Beach Marina del Rey and Los Angeles California. 27 x 41 inches. Very Good plus light splitting at the folds and a bruise at the lower left margin. Essex Enterprises Ltd unknown books
