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1970ref. 144003Simi Valley: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Written by Lincoln Demyan whose film credits as actor include episodes of "Bonanza" and "The Big Valley" "The Great Impostor" 1961 "Man's Favorite Sport" 1964 "The Brass Bottle" 1964 and "White Lightning" 1973. An underground pool hall and poker club is the site of a potential swindle. Local poker sharks con men and politicians clash as the stakes grow and all parties suspect the others are telling lies and cheating. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Lincoln Demyan. 90 leaves with last page of text numbered 89. Mechanical duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with velo binding. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 138153Simi Valley CA: Self published 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film circa 1970s. Written by Lincoln Demyan whose film credits as actor include episodes of "Bonanza" and "The Big Valley" "The Great Impostor" 1961 "Man's Favorite Sport" 1964 "The Brass Bottle" 1964 and "White Lightning" 1973. Set in post WWII West Virginia where Stosh and his buddies gamble on billiards games. Stosh's father is interred at a sanitarium with a black man named Catfish a friend to Stosh. The young pool hustler gets involved with the law smuggling moonshine and fist-fights with his friends. Untitled tan wrappers with a label for the Paul Kohner Agency on the front wrapper and the title page. Title page present undated noted as Registered: WGAw with a credit for Demyan. Last leaf of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication with photocopied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine green velo binding. Self published unknown books
1977ref. 143667N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. With 19 pages of budget estimates laid in. A man returns to his small southern home town and finds that he is the heir to a Voodoo artifact and the ancient spirit that possesses it. Had the script been picked up by a studio it would have been J.S. Cardone's first screenwriting credit. Black titled leatherette wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Lincoln Kilpatrick and J.S. Cardone and story writers Lincoln Kilpatrick and Bill Nolan. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 149. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 143667N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. With 19 pages of budget estimates laid in. A man returns to his small southern home town and finds that he is the heir to a Voodoo artifact and the ancient spirit that possesses it. Had the script been picked up by a studio it would have been J.S. Cardone's first screenwriting credit. Black titled leatherette wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Lincoln Kilpatrick and J.S. Cardone and story writers Lincoln Kilpatrick and Bill Nolan. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 149. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1996ref. 168116Santa Monica: Home Box Office HBO / Max 1996. Vintage reference photograph from a HBO re-release of the 1995 neo-noir film. HBO label affixed to the verso. An assistant district attorney investigates the murder of a prominent businessman who is found skinned to death with an antique hatchet later uncovering incriminating photographs linking the man to a sex work ring. Shot on location in San Francisco. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Home Box Office [HBO] / Max unknown books
1995ref. 167992Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1995. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1995 neo-noir film. An assistant district attorney investigates the murder of a prominent businessman who is found skinned to death with an antique hatchet later uncovering incriminating photographs linking the man to a sex work ring. Shot on location in San Francisco. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1975ref. 156218N.p.: N.p. 1975. Two vintage borderless reference photographs of Linda Lovelace from the 1975 film. One with a provenance stamp and one with a mimeo snipe on the versos. Hot on the heels of Linda Lovelace's sudden fame resulting from "Deep Throat" 1972 about Lovelace's fictional campaign for presidency and the challenge it presents to the political establishment. 10 x 8 inches and 10 x 6.5 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 156218N.p.: N.p. 1975. Two vintage borderless reference photographs of Linda Lovelace from the 1975 film. One with a provenance stamp and one with a mimeo snipe on the versos. Hot on the heels of Linda Lovelace's sudden fame resulting from "Deep Throat" 1972 about Lovelace's fictional campaign for presidency and the challenge it presents to the political establishment. 10 x 8 inches and 10 x 6.5 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1963ref. 127386N.p.: Continental Distributing 1963. Vintage one sheet poster for the US release of the 1963 British film. Based on the 1960 novel by screenwriter David Storey. One of the greatest films in British cinema and regarded by many to be Richard Harris' finest performance. A young and angry Yorkshire rugby footballer finds his romantic life to be as unsuccessful as his sporting life is rewarding. Lindsay Anderson's stunning feature film debut following years of documentary work. Nominated for two Academy Awards and the Palm d'Or. Set in and shot on location in Yorkshire England. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with a pinhole to each corner and a tiny chip to the top right margin. Bright and unfaded. Criterion Collection 417. Continental Distributing unknown
1963ref. 127386N.p.: Continental Distributing 1963. Vintage one sheet poster for the US release of the 1963 British film. Based on the 1960 novel by screenwriter David Storey. One of the greatest films in British cinema and regarded by many to be Richard Harris' finest performance. A young and angry Yorkshire rugby footballer finds his romantic life to be as unsuccessful as his sporting life is rewarding. Lindsay Anderson's stunning feature film debut following years of documentary work. Nominated for two Academy Awards and the Palm d'Or. Set in and shot on location in Yorkshire England. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with a pinhole to each corner and a tiny chip to the top right margin. Bright and unfaded. Criterion Collection 417. Continental Distributing unknown books
1933ref. 167804Los Angeles: RKO Radio Pictures 1933. Vintage pressbook for the 1933 film. Based on the 1926 novel by Lester Cohen who also wrote the screenplay. A widowed businessman hopes to bequeath his department store to his children after his death-only to realize that they are disinterested incompetent or simply unable to manage the business. Set in Chicago. 12 x 18 inches. Ten pages side-stapled. Near Fine. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1933ref. 167804Los Angeles: RKO Radio Pictures 1933. Vintage pressbook for the 1933 film. Based on the 1926 novel by Lester Cohen who also wrote the screenplay. A widowed businessman hopes to bequeath his department store to his children after his death-only to realize that they are disinterested incompetent or simply unable to manage the business. Set in Chicago. 12 x 18 inches. Ten pages side-stapled. Near Fine. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1971ref. 171979Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1971. Vintage reference photograph from the American release of the 1971 Swedish film showing director Jan Troell on the set. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1949 novel by Vilhelm Moberg about a group of poor Swedish farmers who leave Småland and move to Minnesota in hopes of building a new life. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1972 and nominated for four more Academy Awards the following year including Best Picture and Best Director. Followed by a sequel "The New Land" in 1972. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus moderately curled. Warner Brothers unknown books
1976ref. 168166Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1976. Vintage reference photograph from the 1976 film showing Liza Minnelli and Fernando Rey. Based on Maurice Druon's 1955 novel "The Film of Memory" in turn loosely based on the exploits of real-life Italian heiress and socialite Luisa Marchesa Casati Stampa di Soncino. Druon's novel also served as the basis for a 1965 stage adaptation "La Contessa" starring Vivien Leigh. Shot on location in Rome and Venice. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1947ref. 140099Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1947. Final script for the 1948 film. With a single note on the verso of the last page in manuscript blue ink. Shot under the name "Off to Buffalo" as is presented here. Vaudeville is a fading form of entertainment and prospects are grim for the Norwick family a juggling act struggling to find work. They are forced to find normal jobs and one daughter elopes with her boyfriend leaving Albert's son forced to make a decision as to whether play professional baseball or join his father on a 16 week tour out west. Set in New York City. Blue titled wrappers noted as Final on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 152 and production No. 154 dated March 21 1947. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated March 21 1947 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriters Samuel Hoffenstein and Elizabeth Reinhardt. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Very Good with dampstaining wrapper Very Good with dampstaining bound internally with two gold brads. Hirschhorn p. 293. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1946ref. 146888Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1946. Final script for the 1946 film. Based on the 1944 comedic mystery novel by Craig Rice about the children of a widowed mystery novelist attempting to solve a murder in their neighborhood with the help of a handsome police lieutenant. Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL rubber-stamped copy No. 66 and production No. 100 dated MARCH 2 1946. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated March 2 1946 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriter F. Hugh Herbert. 192 leaves with last page of text numbered 160. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/12/46 and 5/7/46. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus slightly yapped to the fore edges bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1953ref. 137487Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1953. Revised final script for the 1953 film "The Great Sioux Uprising" seen here as "Sioux Uprising." Though very loosely based on true events surrounding the two-year Red Cloud's War during which a Cheyenne Native American chief repeatedly attacked US forces in an effort to stem the flow of White settlers this film centers around a white man who attempts to help a Sioux tribe retrieve a large number of stolen horses white attempting to convince them to join up with the Union soldiers instead of the Confederates. Shot on location in Oregon with a cast partly comprised of local Native Americans. Tan titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper dated September 3 1952. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Levy and Gill. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Multilith duplication with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated 9/22/52 and 9/15/52. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown
1946ref. 146888Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1946. Final script for the 1946 film. Based on the 1944 comedic mystery novel by Craig Rice about the children of a widowed mystery novelist attempting to solve a murder in their neighborhood with the help of a handsome police lieutenant. Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL rubber-stamped copy No. 66 and production No. 100 dated MARCH 2 1946. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated March 2 1946 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriter F. Hugh Herbert. 192 leaves with last page of text numbered 160. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/12/46 and 5/7/46. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus slightly yapped to the fore edges bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1953ref. 137487Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1953. Revised final script for the 1953 film "The Great Sioux Uprising" seen here as "Sioux Uprising." Though very loosely based on true events surrounding the two-year Red Cloud's War during which a Cheyenne Native American chief repeatedly attacked US forces in an effort to stem the flow of White settlers this film centers around a white man who attempts to help a Sioux tribe retrieve a large number of stolen horses white attempting to convince them to join up with the Union soldiers instead of the Confederates. Shot on location in Oregon with a cast partly comprised of local Native Americans. Tan titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper dated September 3 1952. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Levy and Gill. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Multilith duplication with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated 9/22/52 and 9/15/52. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown books
1947ref. 140099Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1947. Final script for the 1948 film. With a single note on the verso of the last page in manuscript blue ink. Shot under the name "Off to Buffalo" as is presented here. Vaudeville is a fading form of entertainment and prospects are grim for the Norwick family a juggling act struggling to find work. They are forced to find normal jobs and one daughter elopes with her boyfriend leaving Albert's son forced to make a decision as to whether play professional baseball or join his father on a 16 week tour out west. Set in New York City. Blue titled wrappers noted as Final on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 152 and production No. 154 dated March 21 1947. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated March 21 1947 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriters Samuel Hoffenstein and Elizabeth Reinhardt. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Very Good with dampstaining wrapper Very Good with dampstaining bound internally with two gold brads. Hirschhorn p. 293. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1931ref. 130961Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1931. Revised Final Script for the 1932 pre-Code film an early starring role for Carole Lombard. Rubber stamped as a Paramount File Copy at the top right corner of the front wrapper. Penelope Newbold is a wealthy divorcee looking to remarry. She falls for her physician Dr. Karl Bemis but ends up marrying Bill Hanaway. Bill then has an affair with another woman. Tall peach side stapled self wrappers noted as Third Buff Script on the front wrapper dated October 6 1931 with credits for writers Hughes Heath Buchman and Leahy. 205 leaves on peach stock mimeograph duplication with annotations throughout. Paramount Pictures unknown
1931ref. 130961Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1931. Revised Final Script for the 1932 pre-Code film an early starring role for Carole Lombard. Rubber stamped as a Paramount File Copy at the top right corner of the front wrapper. Penelope Newbold is a wealthy divorcee looking to remarry. She falls for her physician Dr. Karl Bemis but ends up marrying Bill Hanaway. Bill then has an affair with another woman. Tall peach side stapled self wrappers noted as Third Buff Script on the front wrapper dated October 6 1931 with credits for writers Hughes Heath Buchman and Leahy. 205 leaves on peach stock mimeograph duplication with annotations throughout. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1978ref. 140217N.p.: Lo Wei Motion Picture Company 1978. Vintage Hong Kong poster for the 1978 film. A 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film starring Jackie Chan as Yi-Lang a sassy martial arts student who learns to master a once-lost style of fighting. 20 x 30 inches. Light manuscript pencil notation to the verso else Near Fine. Lo Wei Motion Picture Company unknown
1978ref. 140217N.p.: Lo Wei Motion Picture Company 1978. Vintage Hong Kong poster for the 1978 film. A 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film starring Jackie Chan as Yi-Lang a sassy martial arts student who learns to master a once-lost style of fighting. 20 x 30 inches. Light manuscript pencil notation to the verso else Near Fine. Lo Wei Motion Picture Company unknown books
1943ref. 164451Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1943. Two vintage photographs from the 1943 film including one studio still photograph showing actors Lon Chaney Jr. and Ramsay Ames and one reference photograph showing Chaney Jr. alone. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. The first film in Universal's "Inner Sanctum" series. Universal struck a deal with publishers Simon and Schuster in 1943 obtaining screen rights to their "Inner Sanctum" radio series with Chaney Jr. slated to star. "Calling Dr. Death" would set the standard for the series including the classic introductory sequence of a fortune teller who warns the audience of impending albeit cinematic doom and the recurrent "stream of consciousness" voiceover. 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. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly faded. Weaver Universal Horrors. Universal Pictures unknown
