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1966ref. 159144Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1966. Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the 1966 UK film showing actor Michael Caine in conversation with director Lewis Gilbert. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Bill Naughton's 1966 play set in sexy swinging 1960s London about a young working class chauffeur who decides to change his womanizing behavior after a tuberculosis diagnosis and the birth of his son. Director Lewis Gilbert breaks the fourth wall in this film with Caine directly addressing the camera in attempt to gain sympathy from the audience a technique used again by Gilbert in "Shirley Valentine" 1989. Gilbert also addressed the then-taboo issues of pregnancy and abortion in an uncommonly candid style. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine lightly age toned. Paramount Pictures unknown
1979ref. 152285Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1979. Vintage illustrated program for the 1979 film. Based on the 1954 novel by Ian Fleming. Lewis Gilbert's third and final directorial effort in the James Bond franchise and the eleventh film in the series overall hot on the trail of the wildly successful "Star Wars" 1977. Roger Moore stars in his fourth role as the British secret agent here working to to foil a criminal enterprise involving the theft of space rockets. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in England the United States Italy Brazil and outer space shot on location in England Argentina Brazil France Italy the United States and Guatemala. Full-color six page horizontal tri-fold brochure on semi-gloss finish card stock with large illustration interior with cast listing "The Players" on top third. 12 x 6 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear a small bit of discoloration on top right corner of verso of third leaf and a 1/2 inch closed tear to one fold. United Artists unknown
1954ref. 157104Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1954. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1954 film showing director Lewis Gilbert and a camera crew setting up a shot with Gloria Grahame. Based on the 1953 novel by Richard Macaulay about four desperate men who meet in a pub and decide to rob a post office. The novel's original Beverly Hills setting was changed to 1950s London. Set in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown
1966ref. 159144Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1966. Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the 1966 UK film showing actor Michael Caine in conversation with director Lewis Gilbert. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Bill Naughton's 1966 play set in sexy swinging 1960s London about a young working class chauffeur who decides to change his womanizing behavior after a tuberculosis diagnosis and the birth of his son. Director Lewis Gilbert breaks the fourth wall in this film with Caine directly addressing the camera in attempt to gain sympathy from the audience a technique used again by Gilbert in "Shirley Valentine" 1989. Gilbert also addressed the then-taboo issues of pregnancy and abortion in an uncommonly candid style. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine lightly age toned. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1979ref. 152285Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1979. Vintage illustrated program for the 1979 film. Based on the 1954 novel by Ian Fleming. Lewis Gilbert's third and final directorial effort in the James Bond franchise and the eleventh film in the series overall hot on the trail of the wildly successful "Star Wars" 1977. Roger Moore stars in his fourth role as the British secret agent here working to to foil a criminal enterprise involving the theft of space rockets. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in England the United States Italy Brazil and outer space shot on location in England Argentina Brazil France Italy the United States and Guatemala. Full-color six page horizontal tri-fold brochure on semi-gloss finish card stock with large illustration interior with cast listing "The Players" on top third. 12 x 6 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear a small bit of discoloration on top right corner of verso of third leaf and a 1/2 inch closed tear to one fold. United Artists unknown books
1954ref. 157104Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1954. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1954 film showing director Lewis Gilbert and a camera crew setting up a shot with Gloria Grahame. Based on the 1953 novel by Richard Macaulay about four desperate men who meet in a pub and decide to rob a post office. The novel's original Beverly Hills setting was changed to 1950s London. Set in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1976ref. 135482New York: AVCO Embassy Pictures 1976. Four vintage borderless black-and-white double weight studio still photographs from the 1976 film. Base on the 1965 novel by Yukio Mishima. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine with AVCO Embassy descriptions tipped on to the verso. AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown
1976ref. 135482New York: AVCO Embassy Pictures 1976. Four vintage borderless black-and-white double weight studio still photographs from the 1976 film. Base on the 1965 novel by Yukio Mishima. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine with AVCO Embassy descriptions tipped on to the verso. AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown books
1976ref. 159167New York City: Avco Embassy Pictures 1976. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1976 film. With mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. Based on the 1963 Japanese novel "Afternoon Tow" by Yukio Mishima. A widowed woman with a 14-year-old son begins dating the second officer on a merchant ship. Enraged and jealous the son plans to kill the sailor with the help of his group of friends a violent gang commanded by a young boy nicknamed Chief. Set and shot on location in Dartsmouth Devon England. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Avco Embassy Pictures unknown books
1959ref. 148400Los Angeles: Melville Productions 1959. Revised Shooting Final Draft script for the 1959 film belonging to actor Martin Landau his screen debut housed in paper envelope bearing Landau's name film title script and "Will pick up at the gate" on label. Annotations of Landau's name and character's name written on the top of page 36 of script and Landau's name again written at the top of page "66-67" of script in manuscript ink. Laid in is a nine page production announcement from United Artists which includes cast credits synopsis and production notes. Based on the 1956 historical novel Pork Chop Hill: The American Fighting Man in Action by S.L.A. Marshall. The first bloody Battle of Pork Chop Hill which took place in April of 1953 between the US Army's 7th Infantry Division and Chinese and North Korean forces. Gregory Peck portrays Lieutenant Joe Clemons who along with South Korean Lieutenant Suki Ohashi played by George Shibata lead the Division to recapture the hill. All while American and Communist North Korean and Chinese forces convene to discuss a cease fire 70 miles away at Panmunjon. Martin Landau's feature film debut and featuring break out performances from numerous actors who become major film and television stars in the 1960s and 1970s including Woody Strode Harry Guardino Robert Blake George Peppard Norman Fell Abel Fernandez Gavin MacLeod Harry Dean Stanton and others. Set in Cheorwon-gun South Korea shot on location in California and Arizona. Title page integral with front wrapper dated APRIL 22 1958 noted as REVISED SHOOTING FINAL with credits for screenwriter James R. Webb and author S. L. A. Marshall. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 5/20/58 and 6/20/58. Pages Very Good plus with occasional light soil and dampstain on very bottom edge of leaf following title page title page Very Good with large dampstain along two to three inches of bottom and lightly along outer edge bound with three gold brads. Melville Productions unknown
1943ref. 147112Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1943. Second Revised Final draft script for the 1944 film. A few annotations of names or checks in manuscript pencil on the top outer corner of verso. A dramatization of the trials that took place in Japan during World War II eight American aircrew members are taken prisoner by the Japanese Army. The soldiers are forced to endure systematic torture and abuse and finally accused convicted and executed as war criminals. This film brought opposition from the Department of Defense fearing strong reactions from the Japanese. Set in Japan shot on location in Washington DC. Beige titled wrappers noted as SECOND REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 229 and production No. 936 dated OCT. 14 1943. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated October 14 1943 noted as 2nd Revised Final. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/20/43 and 12/6/43. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1943ref. 147112Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1943. Second Revised Final draft script for the 1944 film. A few annotations of names or checks in manuscript pencil on the top outer corner of verso. A dramatization of the trials that took place in Japan during World War II eight American aircrew members are taken prisoner by the Japanese Army. The soldiers are forced to endure systematic torture and abuse and finally accused convicted and executed as war criminals. This film brought opposition from the Department of Defense fearing strong reactions from the Japanese. Set in Japan shot on location in Washington DC. Beige titled wrappers noted as SECOND REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 229 and production No. 936 dated OCT. 14 1943. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated October 14 1943 noted as 2nd Revised Final. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/20/43 and 12/6/43. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1957ref. 168219N.p.: National Telefilm Association NTA 1957. Vintage studio still photograph from a television re-release of the 1943 film seen here under the alternate title "Armored Attack!" The titular Ukrainian village of North Star is confronted with the realities of war when the Germans invade. A film deemed subversive by the House Committee on Un-American Activities due to the sympathetic portrayal of Russian peasants and guerillas as they fought the Nazis. Nominated for six Academy Awards. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Telefilm Association [NTA] unknown books
1959ref. 148400Los Angeles: Melville Productions 1959. Revised Shooting Final Draft script for the 1959 film belonging to actor Martin Landau his screen debut housed in paper envelope bearing Landau's name film title script and "Will pick up at the gate" on label. Annotations of Landau's name and character's name written on the top of page 36 of script and Landau's name again written at the top of page "66-67" of script in manuscript ink. Laid in is a nine page production announcement from United Artists which includes cast credits synopsis and production notes. Based on the 1956 historical novel Pork Chop Hill: The American Fighting Man in Action by S.L.A. Marshall. The first bloody Battle of Pork Chop Hill which took place in April of 1953 between the US Army's 7th Infantry Division and Chinese and North Korean forces. Gregory Peck portrays Lieutenant Joe Clemons who along with South Korean Lieutenant Suki Ohashi played by George Shibata lead the Division to recapture the hill. All while American and Communist North Korean and Chinese forces convene to discuss a cease fire 70 miles away at Panmunjon. Martin Landau's feature film debut and featuring break out performances from numerous actors who become major film and television stars in the 1960s and 1970s including Woody Strode Harry Guardino Robert Blake George Peppard Norman Fell Abel Fernandez Gavin MacLeod Harry Dean Stanton and others. Set in Cheorwon-gun South Korea shot on location in California and Arizona. Title page integral with front wrapper dated APRIL 22 1958 noted as REVISED SHOOTING FINAL with credits for screenwriter James R. Webb and author S. L. A. Marshall. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 5/20/58 and 6/20/58. Pages Very Good plus with occasional light soil and dampstain on very bottom edge of leaf following title page title page Very Good with large dampstain along two to three inches of bottom and lightly along outer edge bound with three gold brads. Melville Productions unknown books
1937ref. 165066Universal City: Universal Pictures 1937. Vintage double weight reference photograph of Cesar Romero and Irving Pichel from the 1937 film with two stamps and a mimeo snipe on the verso one studio stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones and one dated Advertising Advisory Council stamp. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Robert Wilcox stars as a detective who goes undercover to expose a group of hijackers. 10 x 8 inches. A small crease to the bottom right corner else Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1937ref. 165066Universal City: Universal Pictures 1937. Vintage double weight reference photograph of Cesar Romero and Irving Pichel from the 1937 film with two stamps and a mimeo snipe on the verso one studio stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones and one dated Advertising Advisory Council stamp. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Robert Wilcox stars as a detective who goes undercover to expose a group of hijackers. 10 x 8 inches. A small crease to the bottom right corner else Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1957ref. 141609Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Vintage color British front-of-house card from the 1957 film. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1990ref. 158486N.p.: N.p. 1990. Vintage reference photograph showing director Sam Raimi and actor Liam Neeson on the set of the 1990 film. Mimeo snipe and newspaper clippings affixed to the verso along with a date stamp reading AUG 27 1990. After surviving a brutal disfiguring attack by gangsters a brilliant scientist becomes a vigilante known as Darkman assuming different identities by using a synthetic skin to create masks. The first film in the "Darkman" series an open homage to Universal horror films of the 1930s. Shot on location in Ontario Canada and in Los Angeles and Altadena California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1990ref. 158486N.p.: N.p. 1990. Vintage reference photograph showing director Sam Raimi and actor Liam Neeson on the set of the 1990 film. Mimeo snipe and newspaper clippings affixed to the verso along with a date stamp reading AUG 27 1990. After surviving a brutal disfiguring attack by gangsters a brilliant scientist becomes a vigilante known as Darkman assuming different identities by using a synthetic skin to create masks. The first film in the "Darkman" series an open homage to Universal horror films of the 1930s. Shot on location in Ontario Canada and in Los Angeles and Altadena California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1935ref. 164482Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1935. Vintage photograph of actors Lilian Harvey and Tullio Carminati on the set of the 1935 film. Two stamps and a mimeo snipe on the verso one stamp crediting studio photographer Ray Jones. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Carminati stars as a wealthy womanizer who haunted by his memory of a former paramour returning to find her engaged to his friend. An unsuccessful attempt at establishing German film star Harvey as a major star in Hollywood. Set in Monte Carlo. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1933ref. 167819New York: Fox Film 1933. Vintage pressbook for the 1933 pre-Code film musical. A wealthy young man bets his uncle that he can transform a cleaning lady into a sophisticated socialite. The second of four Hollywood films made by British-German actress Lilian Harvey. Notable as one of the first films to use the word "gay" to mean homosexual although the Studio Relations Committee censors ultimately decided the phrase would have to be muffled. 15.75 x 21.75 inches folded once as issued. 16 pages side-stapled. Very Good plus with last leaf partially detached from the binding. Fox Film unknown
1932ref. 166686Berlin: Universum Film UFA 1932. Vintage double weight reference photograph from the 1932 film showing director Robert Siodmak and a camera crew capturing a scene with actress Lilian Harvey. French mimeo snipe and UFA stamp on the verso. A young woman falls in love with a stage clown unaware that the man wooing her offstage is the performer behind the costume. 7 x 5.25 inches. Very Good plus. Universum Film [UFA] unknown
1932ref. 166686Berlin: Universum Film UFA 1932. Vintage double weight reference photograph from the 1932 film showing director Robert Siodmak and a camera crew capturing a scene with actress Lilian Harvey. French mimeo snipe and UFA stamp on the verso. A young woman falls in love with a stage clown unaware that the man wooing her offstage is the performer behind the costume. 7 x 5.25 inches. Very Good plus. Universum Film [UFA] unknown books
1933ref. 167819New York: Fox Film 1933. Vintage pressbook for the 1933 pre-Code film musical. A wealthy young man bets his uncle that he can transform a cleaning lady into a sophisticated socialite. The second of four Hollywood films made by British-German actress Lilian Harvey. Notable as one of the first films to use the word "gay" to mean homosexual although the Studio Relations Committee censors ultimately decided the phrase would have to be muffled. 15.75 x 21.75 inches folded once as issued. 16 pages side-stapled. Very Good plus with last leaf partially detached from the binding. Fox Film unknown books
1935ref. 164482Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1935. Vintage photograph of actors Lilian Harvey and Tullio Carminati on the set of the 1935 film. Two stamps and a mimeo snipe on the verso one stamp crediting studio photographer Ray Jones. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Carminati stars as a wealthy womanizer who haunted by his memory of a former paramour returning to find her engaged to his friend. An unsuccessful attempt at establishing German film star Harvey as a major star in Hollywood. Set in Monte Carlo. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
