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1962ref. 146753N.p.: Davis-Royal Films 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 film. "The Reluctant Saint" is the story of Giuseppe Desa Maximilian Schell a 17th century Franciscan friar and mystic recognized as St. Joseph of Cupertino by the Catholic Church. Set in and shot on location in Rome. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good pinholes with chipping at corners. Davis-Royal Films unknown books
1972ref. 135916Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1972. Draft script for the 1973 film based on the 1963 "Parker" novel by Donald E. Westlake writing as Richard Stark. One of the great neo-noir crime films of the early 1970s today a classic New Hollywood with understated performances from Duvall Black and Baker as well as a who's-who of character actors playing out a violent story that takes place mostly in a beautifully ordinary rural setting. Shot on location in Los Angeles. Blue titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 117 dated December 18 1972 with credits for producer De Haven and director/screenwriter Flynn. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Grant US. Silver Classic US Noir. Spicer US. Stephens US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1987ref. 140363N.p.: Hemdale 1987. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1987 film. The film follows a police officer turned true crime writer who bases his first book on break-in at the police department. Years later he is a detective experiencing writer's block trying to begin another manuscript. By coincidence he encounters an assassin who becomes the subject of his next book. The still features actors James Wood and Brian Dennehy. Shot on location in California New York Texas and Oregon. 8 x 10 inches. A stamp to the verso else Near Fine. Grant US Neo-Noir. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Olive Films 926. Hemdale unknown books
1972ref. 135916Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1972. Draft script for the 1973 film based on the 1963 "Parker" novel by Donald E. Westlake writing as Richard Stark. One of the great neo-noir crime films of the early 1970s today a classic New Hollywood with understated performances from Duvall Black and Baker as well as a who's-who of character actors playing out a violent story that takes place mostly in a beautifully ordinary rural setting. Shot on location in Los Angeles. Blue titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 117 dated December 18 1972 with credits for producer De Haven and director/screenwriter Flynn. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Grant US. Silver Classic US Noir. Spicer US. Stephens US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1953ref. 144185Beverly Hills CA: MGM 1953. Vintage borderless photograph of Ava Gardner with the camera-crew on the set of the 1953 film. With mimeo snipe press agency stamps and manuscript annotations in blue ink. The remake of the 1932 MGM film Red Dust adapted from the play of the same name. Victor Marswell Clark Gable owns and operates a safari guide company. Eloise Kelly Ava Gardner is there to meet the former owner of the company and in his absence she falls for Victor. Linda Nordley Grace Kelly is the wife of Marswells client an anthropologist who wishes to travel deep into the jungle. Eloise goes along with them and quickly tensions run high as both Linda and Eloise are attracted to Victor. Shot on location in Kenya Uganda Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. 10 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. MGM unknown
1953ref. 142170Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1953. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1953 film. Director John Ford and star Clark Gable take a smoke break in between shots. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1928 play "Red Dust" by Wilson Collison previously adapted to film under that name in 1932 starring Gable Jean Harlow and Mary Astor. "Mogambo" moves the action from French Indochina to Africa where it was shot on location. Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly received Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nominations respectively for their roles in the film. 10.25 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1953ref. 155982N.p.: N.p. 1953. Two vintage matte-finish photographs taken on the set of the 1953 film one showing director John Ford and actor Clark Gable enjoying a coffee break and one showing Ford in conversation with actress Ava Gardner. One photograph with a number stamp on the verso noting No. 1616X112. Based on the 1932 play "Red Dust" also starring Clark Gable which was in turn based on Wilson Collison's 1928 play. While on a safari in Kenya a hunter is ensnared in a love triangle between a young American socialite and an anthropologist's unfaithful wife. Set and shot on location in Kenya in Okalataka Mount Kenya Mount Longonot and Lake Naivasha. 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown
1935ref. 146988Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1935. Two vintage oversize double weight photographs from the 1935 film. The second of two films based on Liam O'Flaherty's 1925 novel the first being Arthur Robison's 1929 British feature about a former Republic Army member during the Irish War of Independence who turns in one of his comrades to the British in order to use the bounty money to book passage to America for himself and his girlfriend who has been forced into prostitution. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay Best Director and Best Actor for Victor McLaglen nominated for two others including Best Picture. Screenwriter Dudley Nichols became the first person to decline an Academy Award when his refused his Oscar due to an ongoing dispute between the Screen Writers Guild and the Academy though he would eventually claim it three years later. 11 x 14 inches with irregular margins. Near Fine. National Film Registry. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1934ref. 144598Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1934. Draft script for the 1935 film. In a custom quarter leather clamshell box. The second of two films based on Liam O'Flaherty's 1925 novel the first being Arthur Robison's 1929 British feature about a former Republic Army member during the Irish War of Independence who turns in one of his comrades to the British in order to use the bounty money to book passage to America for himself and his girlfriend who has been forced into prostitution. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay Best Director and Best Actor for McLaglen nominated for two others including Best Picture. Screenwriter Dudley Nichols became the first person to decline an Academy Award when his refused his Oscar due to an ongoing dispute between the Screen Writers Guild and the Academy though he would eventually claim it three years later. Detached green wrappers noting the title screenwriter and director on the spine in manuscript ink. Title page integral with first page of text with credits for screenwriter Nichols and novelist O'Flaherty. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good side-stapled. National Film Registry. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1958ref. 163531Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly age toned else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1958ref. 163586Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Vintage reference photograph from the 1958 film showing Spencer Tracy Edward Brophy Pat O'Brien James Gleason and Ricardo Cortez. Printed mimeo snipe and Columbia stamp on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with old cello tape at the corners. Columbia Pictures unknown
1940ref. 152288Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1940. Vintage pressbook and distributor's material for the 1940 film. Based on several early one-act plays by Eugene O'Neill including "The Moon of the Caribbees" "In the Zone" "Bound East for Cardiff" and "The Long Voyage Home." In the early days of World War II Ole John Wayne and his comrades smuggle drink and dames aboard their ship the SS Glencairn leading to mounting tensions between the crew. Materials varying sizes generally Very Good plus. Rosenbaum 1000. United Artists unknown
1939ref. 150177N.p.: N.p. 1939. Vintage borderless portrait photograph from the 1939 film showing actor Henry Fonda in costume as a young Abraham Lincoln. A dramatization of the early years of future president Abraham Lincoln following his upbringing in a log cabin to his first loves to his establishment of a law practice in Springfield Illinois. 7 x 9 inches. Very Good plus with light wear to the top corners and adhesive residue on the bottom edge of the verso. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 320. N.p. unknown
1958ref. 163586Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Vintage reference photograph from the 1958 film showing Spencer Tracy Edward Brophy Pat O'Brien James Gleason and Ricardo Cortez. Printed mimeo snipe and Columbia stamp on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with old cello tape at the corners. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1958ref. 163531Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly age toned else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1940ref. 152288Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1940. Vintage pressbook and distributor's material for the 1940 film. Based on several early one-act plays by Eugene O'Neill including "The Moon of the Caribbees" "In the Zone" "Bound East for Cardiff" and "The Long Voyage Home." In the early days of World War II Ole John Wayne and his comrades smuggle drink and dames aboard their ship the SS Glencairn leading to mounting tensions between the crew. Materials varying sizes generally Very Good plus. Rosenbaum 1000. United Artists unknown books
1953ref. 144185Beverly Hills CA: MGM 1953. Vintage borderless photograph of Ava Gardner with the camera-crew on the set of the 1953 film. With mimeo snipe press agency stamps and manuscript annotations in blue ink. The remake of the 1932 MGM film Red Dust adapted from the play of the same name. Victor Marswell Clark Gable owns and operates a safari guide company. Eloise Kelly Ava Gardner is there to meet the former owner of the company and in his absence she falls for Victor. Linda Nordley Grace Kelly is the wife of Marswells client an anthropologist who wishes to travel deep into the jungle. Eloise goes along with them and quickly tensions run high as both Linda and Eloise are attracted to Victor. Shot on location in Kenya Uganda Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. 10 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. MGM unknown books
1939ref. 150177N.p.: N.p. 1939. Vintage borderless portrait photograph from the 1939 film showing actor Henry Fonda in costume as a young Abraham Lincoln. A dramatization of the early years of future president Abraham Lincoln following his upbringing in a log cabin to his first loves to his establishment of a law practice in Springfield Illinois. 7 x 9 inches. Very Good plus with light wear to the top corners and adhesive residue on the bottom edge of the verso. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 320. N.p. unknown books
1934ref. 144598Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1934. Draft script for the 1935 film. In a custom quarter leather clamshell box. The second of two films based on Liam O'Flaherty's 1925 novel the first being Arthur Robison's 1929 British feature about a former Republic Army member during the Irish War of Independence who turns in one of his comrades to the British in order to use the bounty money to book passage to America for himself and his girlfriend who has been forced into prostitution. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay Best Director and Best Actor for McLaglen nominated for two others including Best Picture. Screenwriter Dudley Nichols became the first person to decline an Academy Award when his refused his Oscar due to an ongoing dispute between the Screen Writers Guild and the Academy though he would eventually claim it three years later. Detached green wrappers noting the title screenwriter and director on the spine in manuscript ink. Title page integral with first page of text with credits for screenwriter Nichols and novelist O'Flaherty. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good side-stapled. National Film Registry. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1935ref. 146988Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1935. Two vintage oversize double weight photographs from the 1935 film. The second of two films based on Liam O'Flaherty's 1925 novel the first being Arthur Robison's 1929 British feature about a former Republic Army member during the Irish War of Independence who turns in one of his comrades to the British in order to use the bounty money to book passage to America for himself and his girlfriend who has been forced into prostitution. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay Best Director and Best Actor for Victor McLaglen nominated for two others including Best Picture. Screenwriter Dudley Nichols became the first person to decline an Academy Award when his refused his Oscar due to an ongoing dispute between the Screen Writers Guild and the Academy though he would eventually claim it three years later. 11 x 14 inches with irregular margins. Near Fine. National Film Registry. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1953ref. 142170Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1953. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1953 film. Director John Ford and star Clark Gable take a smoke break in between shots. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1928 play "Red Dust" by Wilson Collison previously adapted to film under that name in 1932 starring Gable Jean Harlow and Mary Astor. "Mogambo" moves the action from French Indochina to Africa where it was shot on location. Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly received Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nominations respectively for their roles in the film. 10.25 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1953ref. 155982N.p.: N.p. 1953. Two vintage matte-finish photographs taken on the set of the 1953 film one showing director John Ford and actor Clark Gable enjoying a coffee break and one showing Ford in conversation with actress Ava Gardner. One photograph with a number stamp on the verso noting No. 1616X112. Based on the 1932 play "Red Dust" also starring Clark Gable which was in turn based on Wilson Collison's 1928 play. While on a safari in Kenya a hunter is ensnared in a love triangle between a young American socialite and an anthropologist's unfaithful wife. Set and shot on location in Kenya in Okalataka Mount Kenya Mount Longonot and Lake Naivasha. 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 166565Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1974. Draft script for the 1974 film. Copy belonging to construction coordinator Hendrik Wynands with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and on a label affixed to the three-ring binder housing the script. Bound in after the script are several production documents including interoffice memos a staff and crew contact list a shooting schedule and a construction estimate and set breakdown sheet. A satirical neo-noir following a professional hit man who is contracted by a local mob boss to take out the competition but soon finds himself the target of several personal attacks in retaliation. Shot on location in Seattle Washington and Silver Springs Florida. Script housed in a black three-ring binder. Blue titled Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers noted as FINAL and copy No. 332 on the front wrapper. Title page present undated noted as FINAL with credits for director John Frankenheimer and screenwriter Robert Dillon. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1962ref. 143587N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1962 film showing Frankenheimer with camera trained on Warren Beatty. Printed mimeo snipe on the verso that refers to Beatty as the film's "exciting young star" and notes James Leo Herlihy as author of the source novel and playwright William Inge in the unusual role of screenwriter. John Frankenheimer's third film. Set in Key West Florida and shot on location there. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 131621Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1966. Three vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1966 film. All are reference photographs featuring director John Frankenheimer on the set: the first from a scene at the beach with his shooting crew including James Wong Howe behind the camera the second in a social setting with the film's star Rock Hudson and the third showing Frankehimer working directly with Howe. Middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton is given the opportunity to start a completely new life when he receives calls from his old friend Charlie. The only problem is that Charlie is supposed to be dead. Hamilton is eventually introduced to a firm that will fake his death and create an entirely new look and life for him. After undergoing physical reconstruction surgery and months of training and psychotherapy Hamilton returns to the world in the form of artist Tony Wilson. He has a nice house in Malibu and a manservant a company employee who is there to assist him with his adjustment. He finds that the life he had hoped for isn't quite what he expected and asks the company to go through the process with surprising results. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
