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1961ref. 167752N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage double weight reference photograph from the 1961 film showing director John Huston and screenwriter Arthur Miller during filming on location with a clapperboard in the foreground. Stamp of photographer Inge Morath on the verso. A bleak haunting film exploring the loss of independence about a recent divorcée who enters into an unstable relationship with an aging cowboy whom she meets in the Nevada desert. Photographer Inge Morath who had worked with Huston on several of his earlier films first met Miller on the set of "The Misfits." Miller's relationship with his then-wife Marilyn Monroe rapidly deteriorated during the film's production largely due to Monroe's growing dependence on prescription medication and the couple would separate after filming concluded. Miller and Morath began dating and married in February of 1962 just over a year after Miller's divorce from Monroe. Shot on location in Reno and Dayton Nevada. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine lightly worn at the corners. N.p. unknown books
1960ref. 159896Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1960. Two vintage reference photographs of director John Huston on the set of the 1961 film one of Huston talking with actor Clark Gable the other showing Huston sitting with screenwriter Arthur Miller. One with a printed mimeo snipe on the verso and both with printed provenance labels. A bleak haunting film exploring the loss of independence about a recent divorcée who enters into an unstable relationship with an aging cowboy whom she meets in the Nevada desert. The final completed feature for Gable and Marilyn Monroe before their deaths. Notoriously a trying endeavor for the actress who was struggling with her drug problem and pending divorce from Miller and would often fail to show up to the set and for Huston who would drink and occasionally fall asleep while filming. Gable performed all of his own stunts then suffered a heart attack only two days after filming ended and died ten days later. Shot on location in Nevada. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. United Artists unknown books
1967ref. 146774N.p.: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1967. Collection of 34 vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 film. John Huston's lurid and campy adaptation of Carson McCuller's 1941 novel. A melodrama of lust infidelity repressed homosexuality self mutilation suicide and murder with a spectacular cast: Elizabeth Taylor Marlon Brando Brian Keith Julie Harris and Robert Forster. Shot on location in New York and Lazio Italy. 29 - 8 x 10 inches 3 - 8 x 9.25 inches 2 - 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Very Good to Near Fine some light creasing and light curling one with staining on bottom and several pinholes one with a modest transparent ink stain. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown books
1967ref. 150827N.p.: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1967. Vintage borderless reference photograph with bottom margin of John Huston and Elizabeth Taylor on the set of the 1967 film. Illegible release stamp with annotations in manuscript pencil on verso. John Huston's lurid and campy adaptation of Carson McCuller's 1941 novel. A melodrama of lust infidelity repressed homosexuality self mutilation suicide and murder with a spectacular cast: Elizabeth Taylor Marlon Brando Brian Keith Julie Harris and Robert Forster. Shot on location in New York and Lazio Italy. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown books
1973ref. 150828Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Vintage borderless reference photograph of John Huston and Paul Newman on the set of the 1973 film. Based on the 1971 novel "The Freedom Trap" by Desmond Bagley. Director John Huston's neo-noir Cold War spy thriller with Paul Newman as a British Intelligence officer who allows himself to be imprisoned to infiltrate a spy organization. Screenwriter Walter Hill's third produced screenplay. Shot on location in Ireland and England. 9.25 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1969ref. 162547N.p.: N.p. 1969. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1969 film both showing actor John Hurt surrounded by women. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. The criminal often amorous adventures of Scottish rogue Davey Haggart told largely in flashback as Haggart awaits execution in prison. Shot on location in Ireland. Approximately 7.5 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased at the corners. N.p. unknown books
1982ref. 147631Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1982. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1982 film. Based on the popular Broadway musical which was based on Harold Gray's popular comic strip "Little Orphan Annie" with music by Charles Stouse lyrics by Martin Charnin and book by Thomas Meehan. Directed by John Huston the only musical in his 40-year directing career and featuring a blockbuster cast including Albert Finney Carol Burnett Tim Curry Bernadette Peters Edward Hermann and Ann Reinking "Annie" received mixed reviews and only grossed $57 million on a $50 million budget. A television sequel "Annie: A Royal Adventure!" was released in 1995 Disney and Columbia Pictures made a television version in 1999 and Columbia would release another film adaptation in 2014. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1984ref. 150425Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1984. Vintage black and white portrait photograph of director John Huston from the 1984 film. With a newspaper clipping affixed to the verso along with a mimeo snipe and a date stamp reading "RECEIVED FEB 16 1983." Based on the 1947 semi-autobiographical novel by Malcolm Lowry. A former British consul in a small Mexican town reunites with his wife after her yearlong absence due to his alcoholism. Nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Actor for Albert Finney as well as the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Set in 1938 Quauhnahuac Mexico and shot on location throughout Morelos Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 410. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1984ref. 150267Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1984. Vintage studio portrait photograph of director John Huston from the 1984 film. Based on the 1947 semi-autobiographical novel by Malcolm Lowry. A brilliant performance by Albert Finney as Geoffrey Firmin an alcoholic British consul in a small Mexican town on the Day of the Dead. Nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Actor for Finney as well as the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Set in 1938 Quauhnahuac Mexico and shot on location throughout Morelos Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 410. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1984ref. 151603Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1984. Vintage press kit for the 1984 film. Black and white pocketed folder containing 14 black and white photographs housed in a brown paper envelope and 9 gatherings of promotional reading material. Based on the 1947 semi-autobiographical novel by Malcolm Lowry. A former British consul in a small Mexican town reunites with his wife after her yearlong absence due to his alcoholism. Nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Actor for Albert Finney as well as the Palme d'Or at Cannes. Set in 1938 Quauhnahuac Mexico and shot on location throughout Morelos Mexico. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Criterion Collection 410. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1963ref. 145423Universal City: Universal Pictures 1963. Three vintage studio still photographs from the set of the 1963 film. Based on Philip MacDonald's 1959 novel. A star-studded film about a former intelligence officer who receives a list of eleven names all people who have died under mysterious circumstances. Set in London shot on location in Ireland and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1985ref. 148241N.p.: ABC Motion Pictures 1985. Vintage photograph of John Huston on the set of the 1985 film. One of John Huston's greatest films a black comedy made late in his career. Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner are two paid killers who fall in love only to discover that they have been paid to kill each other. Winner of an Academy Award Anjelica Huston Best Actress and nominated for 7 others including Best Picture Best Screenplay and Best Director. Set in and shot on location in New York City and Brooklyn New York Palisades Park and Alpine New Jersey Las Vegas Nevada and West Hollywood California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Spicer US Neo-Noir. ABC Motion Pictures unknown books
1951ref. 150151Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1951. Vintage reference photograph from the 1951 film showing actor Humphrey Bogart in costume in the rain. Based on the 1935 novel by C. S. Forester which follows the crew of a steamship ferrying supplies to villages in East Africa during World War I. A classic masterpiece of an adventure tale in which a boozy Bogart and an uptight Katharine Hepburn find romance in the face of wartime adversity. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Actor for Bogart and nominated for Best Director Best Screenwriting and Best Actress. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. United Artists unknown books
1957ref. 150850N.p.: N.p. 1957. Vintage borderless reference photograph of John Huston Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr on the set of the 1957 film. Based on the 1952 novel by Charles Shaw. Two disparate souls a US marine and a Catholic nun are stranded on a deserted island together in the South Pacific during World War II. Nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Actress for Kerr and Best Screenplay. Set on Tuasiva Island shot on location in Trinidad and Tobago. Mitchum shot two films in Trinidad/Tobago in 1956/1957 the other being Robert Parrish's "Fire Down Below" with Jack Lemmon and Rita Hayworth and met Calypso musicians Mighty Sparrow and Lord Invador inspiring him to release his own Calypso album "Calypso - Is Like So" in March 1957. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing and edgewear and two small pinholes on lower left. N.p. unknown books
1954ref. 150117N.p.: Romulus Films 1954. Vintage reference photograph of Humphrey Bogart on the set of the 1953 film. Two mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. Loosely based on the 1951 novel by Claud Cockburn shot as a parody of Huston's 1941 classic "The Maltese Falcon." One of the inscrutable films ever made viewed today variously as a cipher a long literary joke a Hollywood film or a bunch of famous folk on vacation with cameras rolling. In truth probably all of those things. But film noir to the hilt. Set in Europe shot on location in Italy in Ravello south of Naples Italy and nearby at Palazzo Ruffolo Palazzo Confalone and the Villa Cimbrone. Some second unit shooting and retakes were later done in the UK. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with some creasing and several pinholes in margins and three very small chips on top edge. Ebert II. Grant US. Romulus Films unknown books
1956ref. 144374Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1956. Four vintage photographs two borderless from the 1956 film. Mimeo snipe with press agency stamps and stickers on the verso Shot on location in the UK Spain Portugal and the Atlantic coast in the USA. Bordered photos: 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Borderless photos: 6.5 x 8.5 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1957ref. 156321Frankfurt: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Two vintage photographs from the 1957 film including one press photograph of actors Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr holding hands and one reference photograph of Kerr in a lifeboat with crew members at the bottom left. One photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso and the other with the stamp of Twentieth Century-Fox. Based on the 1952 novel by Charles Shaw about an Irish nun and an American Marine who find themselves stranded together on an island in the South Pacific during World War II. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Shot on location in Trinidad and Tobago. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twilight Time. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1952ref. 172540London: Romulus Films 1952. Eight vintage hand-tinted color British front-of-house cards from the 1952 film. Four photographs with National Film Archive stamp on the verso. Based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Pierre La Mure. A fictionalized Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is disabled and fears he will never find love until he meets two different women around Paris. Nominated for seven Academy Awards winning two. Set in Paris shot on location in London England and Gironde and Paris France. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. Romulus Films unknown books
1956ref. 155865Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1956. Vintage reference photograph from the 1956 film showing actor Gregory Peck surrounded by other cast members examining a model ship. Based on the 1851 novel by Herman Melville. Previously adapted for film in 1926 and in 1930 both starring John Barrymore. Set in New England shot on location in New England Ireland Wales Spain and Portugal. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1956ref. 159897Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1956. Two vintage reference photographs of director John Huston on the set of the 1956 film. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1851 novel by Herman Melville. Previously adapted for film in 1926 and in 1930 both starring John Barrymore. Set in New England shot on location in New England Ireland Wales Spain and Portugal. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1951ref. 143633Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1951. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1951 film showing director John Huston on location. Based on the classic 1895 novel by Stephen Crane. At the completion of shooting Huston considered the film one of his best but MGM cut over an hour from it before the release. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the corners and light toning to the margins. Godard Histoires du cinema. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1951ref. 149914N.p.: N.p. 1951. Vintage reference photograph from the 1951 film showing director John Huston in costume for his cameo as a Union veteran. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the verso regarding layout along with a collector label. Based on the classic 1895 novel by Stephen Crane which follows a Union soldier throughout the course of the Civil War. At the completion of shooting Huston considered the film one of his best but MGM cut over an hour from his film before releasing it to a poor reception. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased and worn to the corners. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 153070Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1964. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actress Sue Lyons and playwright Tennessee Williams sharing a script on the set of the 1964 film. Mimeo snipe to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Williams' 1961 play. An alcoholic former priest finds himself caught between the attentions of three women while leading a failing tour of Puerto Vallarta. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one. Set and shot on location in Mismaloya and Puerto Vallarta Mexico the latter of which became a popular tourist destination after the film's release. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1964ref. 155108Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1964. Two vintage borderless reference photographs one double weight of director John Huston and playwright Tennessee Williams on location of the 1964 film. One photo with a National FIlm Archive stamp on verso and one with a Sunday Telegraph stamp on the verso. Based on Williams' 1961 play. An alcoholic former priest finds himself caught between the attentions of three women while leading a failing tour of Puerto Vallarta. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one. Set and shot on location in Mismaloya and Puerto Vallarta Mexico the latter of which became a popular tourist destination after the film's release. 9 x 11 inches and 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1964ref. 167079N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1964 film showing actress Sue Lyon in a polka-dot bikini. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on Tennessee Williams' 1961 play. An alcoholic ex-priest finds himself caught between the attentions of three women while leading a failing tour of Puerto Vallarta. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one. Set and shot on location in Mismaloya and Puerto Vallarta Mexico the latter becoming a popular tourist destination after the film's release. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
