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1969ref. 153094London: Ned Sherrin 1969. Early Draft script for the 1970 British film with annotations in manuscript ink on four pages a "1." on the title page and three underlining locations. Script preceded by six pages of notes on story cast of characters and notes on principal characters. An ad man is tasked with creating a new sexy image for a frozen porridge brand. A satirical farce directly ridiculing British conservative activist Mary Whitehouse who in 1970 was staging a war on gratuitous sex in advertising and many other fields of British life. Shot on location in London and Surrey. Dark blue untitled wrappers with die-cut window in the British Fashion. Title page present dated 6th February 1969 with credits for screenwriters Marty Feldman and Barry Took and story credit for Milton Shulman and Herbert Kretzmer. 101 leaves with last page of text numbered 93. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three flat metal brads. Ned Sherrin unknown books
1933ref. 131639Burbank CA: First National Pictures / Warner Brothers 1933. Vvintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1933 film. With a typewritten snipe affixed to the verso as issued. Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a house from down-on-her-luck Ruth and hires her as social secretary. He rescues Polly Cass from a horsefall and goes home to meet her dad who sells him some phony stock certificates. When he learns about this he sends to Chicago for mob help. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. First National Pictures / Warner Brothers unknown books
1984ref. 168117Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM / United Artists 1984. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1984 film showing actress Mary Crosby as Princess Karina. In a future in which water is a scarce commodity space pirates are caught stealing ice and are sold to a princess searching for her long-lost father. The second major Hollywood film for both Crosby and actor Ron Perlman. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] / United Artists unknown books
1966ref. 140604Los Angeles: Expanding Cinema 1966. Shooting final for the 1966 film. Copy belonging to actor Peter Haskell with his manuscript annotations throughout and his shooting schedule laid in. Mary Ellen Bute's final film and the first cinematic adaptation of James Joyce's masterfully complex work of fiction. Shot over a two year period Bute was tasked with transforming Joyce's impenetrable prose without losing any of the work's surreal lyrical essence. The subsequent film maintains the original novel's oneiric style. Bute and her husband Ted Nemeth were longtime collaborators and Nemeth worked as both cinematographer and producer of the film. In 1965 it was honored at the Cannes Film Festival as Best Debut and remains Bute's sole feature length film. Shot on location in New York City and Dublin. Brown untitled wrappers. Title page present dated March 4 1963 and December 3 1962 noted as Shooting Final with credits for screenwriters Mary Ellen Bute Romana Javitz and T. J. Nemeth Jr and editor A.I.M.S. Street. 148 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Mimeograph duplication with onionskin revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. Some pages detaching and wrapper slightly cracked. Bound internally with prong binding. Expanding Cinema unknown
1966ref. 140604Los Angeles: Expanding Cinema 1966. Shooting final for the 1966 film. Copy belonging to actor Peter Haskell with his manuscript annotations throughout and his shooting schedule laid in. Mary Ellen Bute's final film and the first cinematic adaptation of James Joyce's masterfully complex work of fiction. Shot over a two year period Bute was tasked with transforming Joyce's impenetrable prose without losing any of the work's surreal lyrical essence. The subsequent film maintains the original novel's oneiric style. Bute and her husband Ted Nemeth were longtime collaborators and Nemeth worked as both cinematographer and producer of the film. In 1965 it was honored at the Cannes Film Festival as Best Debut and remains Bute's sole feature length film. Shot on location in New York City and Dublin. Brown untitled wrappers. Title page present dated March 4 1963 and December 3 1962 noted as Shooting Final with credits for screenwriters Mary Ellen Bute Romana Javitz and T. J. Nemeth Jr and editor A.I.M.S. Street. 148 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Mimeograph duplication with onionskin revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. Some pages detaching and wrapper slightly cracked. Bound internally with prong binding. Expanding Cinema unknown books
1959ref. 151144London: J. Arthur Rank 1959. Treatment script for an unproduced film circa 1959. Not to be confused with the 1972 BBC mini-series based on the same literary source. Based on Mary McMinnies' 1958 novel which follows the adventures of a pleasantly immoral young woman who has recently been relocated with her English Foreign Service husband to a Communist-run eastern European country. Gray titled wrappers noted as Treatment on the front wrapper dated 18-3-59. Title page present with credits for screenwriter JOHN MORTIMER and novel credits to Mary MacMinnies sic. 48 leaves with last page of text numbered 46. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a gold prong. J. Arthur Rank unknown
1959ref. 151144London: J. Arthur Rank 1959. Treatment script for an unproduced film circa 1959. Not to be confused with the 1972 BBC mini-series based on the same literary source. Based on Mary McMinnies' 1958 novel which follows the adventures of a pleasantly immoral young woman who has recently been relocated with her English Foreign Service husband to a Communist-run eastern European country. Gray titled wrappers noted as Treatment on the front wrapper dated 18-3-59. Title page present with credits for screenwriter JOHN MORTIMER and novel credits to Mary MacMinnies sic. 48 leaves with last page of text numbered 46. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a gold prong. J. Arthur Rank unknown books
1915ref. 171490N.p.: N.p. 1915. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1915 silent film one showing Edward Martindel and Mary Pickford the other showing Martindel Pickford and Mildred Morris. Contemporary annotations in manuscript pencil on the versos. Years after abandoning his daughter to an orphanage a wealthy painter attempts a reconciliation. The original film premiered in 1915 directed by Allan Dwan but was destroyed in a fire shortly after its release and is today considered lost. The film was re-made with the same cast directed by John B. O'Brien and released in 1916. One 8.75 x 8 inches the other 10 x 8 inches. Good edgeworn with chips at two corners moderately toned. N.p. unknown
1915ref. 171490N.p.: N.p. 1915. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1915 silent film one showing Edward Martindel and Mary Pickford the other showing Martindel Pickford and Mildred Morris. Contemporary annotations in manuscript pencil on the versos. Years after abandoning his daughter to an orphanage a wealthy painter attempts a reconciliation. The original film premiered in 1915 directed by Allan Dwan but was destroyed in a fire shortly after its release and is today considered lost. The film was re-made with the same cast directed by John B. O'Brien and released in 1916. One 8.75 x 8 inches the other 10 x 8 inches. Good edgeworn with chips at two corners moderately toned. N.p. unknown books
1985ref. 140881Burbank CA: Walt Disney Pictures 1985. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1985 film. A cult Canadian Christmas fantasy film wherein Harry Dean Stanton plays a Christmas angel-do we need to say more Shot on location in Ontario Canada. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a black manuscript ink notation to the verso. Walt Disney Pictures unknown books
1964ref. 148232Burbank CA: Walt Disney Productions 1964. Vintage reference photograph of actress Pola Negri from the 1964 film. With a stamp for United Press International to the verso along with a folded mimeo snipe dated 6/13/64 as issued. Based on the 1962 novel wherein an English aunt and niece on vacation in Greece begin to suspect that a local innkeeper may be a jewel thief. The final film appearance of legendary Polish-American actress Pola Negri. Set and shot on location in Crete. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy at the bottom edge likely due to the mimeo snipe adhesive with light edgewear. Walt Disney Productions unknown books
1967ref. 119761Universal City CA: Universal City Studios 1967. Final script for the 1968 film. Prop master C.S. Chrisman's copy with his trademark manuscript ink initial on the front wrapper and profuse manuscript annotations throughout the text regarding scenes that will require props. Based on the 1966 novel "The Wrong Venus" by Charles Williams. An author on a European cruise is slacking on finishing her newest novel when her publisher sends someone to check in on her progress. The first of two screenplays Williams wrote in Hollywood. Williams was one of the most popular hard-boiled authors in the Gold Medal stable. Beginning in the early 1960s he found work as a screenwriter adapting his novel "All the Way" first adapted in 1960 in the US as an obscure late film noir "The 3rd Voice" as a comedy for French director Marcel Ophuls. Set in Europe. Red titled wrappers noted as Final draft on the front wrapper production No. 02000 dated February 6 1967. Title page present noted as Final draft with credits for author and screenwriter Charles Williams. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal City Studios unknown
1995ref. 150007Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1995. Revised Shooting script for the pilot episode of the 1995 television series originally aired on September 28 1995 on CBS. A fictional tabloid publication struggles to survive in the fast-paced world of New York journalism. The series ran for a brief single season with 13 episodes total only eight of which were aired. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated 03/28/95 noted as GOLDEN REVISION and SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Michelle Ashford. 65 leaves with last page of text numbered 61. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. Warner Brothers unknown
1967ref. 119761Universal City CA: Universal City Studios 1967. Final script for the 1968 film. Prop master C.S. Chrisman's copy with his trademark manuscript ink initial on the front wrapper and profuse manuscript annotations throughout the text regarding scenes that will require props. Based on the 1966 novel "The Wrong Venus" by Charles Williams. An author on a European cruise is slacking on finishing her newest novel when her publisher sends someone to check in on her progress. The first of two screenplays Williams wrote in Hollywood. Williams was one of the most popular hard-boiled authors in the Gold Medal stable. Beginning in the early 1960s he found work as a screenwriter adapting his novel "All the Way" first adapted in 1960 in the US as an obscure late film noir "The 3rd Voice" as a comedy for French director Marcel Ophuls. Set in Europe. Red titled wrappers noted as Final draft on the front wrapper production No. 02000 dated February 6 1967. Title page present noted as Final draft with credits for author and screenwriter Charles Williams. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal City Studios unknown books
1995ref. 150007Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1995. Revised Shooting script for the pilot episode of the 1995 television series originally aired on September 28 1995 on CBS. A fictional tabloid publication struggles to survive in the fast-paced world of New York journalism. The series ran for a brief single season with 13 episodes total only eight of which were aired. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated 03/28/95 noted as GOLDEN REVISION and SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Michelle Ashford. 65 leaves with last page of text numbered 61. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available. Warner Brothers unknown books
1962ref. 156287Tokyo: Shochiku 1962. Vintage program for the US release of the classic 1962 Japanese film. Text and titles in English. A down-on-his-luck veteran searching for a place to commit suicide wanders into the courtyard of a feudal lord where he is forced to reveal the story behind his current circumstances. Director Masaki Kobayashi's masterpiece considered one of the finest samurai films ever made skewering the hypocrisy of the feudal system and the empty glory of samurai culture. Shot on location in Kyoto. 8 x 11 inches. 8 pages folded. Very Good plus lightly creased. Criterion Collection 302. Ebert IV. Eureka Masters of Cinema 20. Shochiku unknown
1964ref. 158255N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1964 Japanese anthology film showing actor Katsuo Nakamura in the film's third segment "Miminashi H ichi no Hanashi" "Hoichi the Earless". Provenance stamps on the verso as well as a stamp of the film's title. Based on Lafcadio Hearn's 1904 collection of Japanese ghost tales "Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things." Nominated for an Academy Award and the Palme d'Or. 11 x 9 inches. Very Good with wear on the finish and light creases at the corners. Criterion Collection 90. Eureka Masters of Cinema 228. N.p. unknown
1962ref. 156287Tokyo: Shochiku 1962. Vintage program for the US release of the classic 1962 Japanese film. Text and titles in English. A down-on-his-luck veteran searching for a place to commit suicide wanders into the courtyard of a feudal lord where he is forced to reveal the story behind his current circumstances. Director Masaki Kobayashi's masterpiece considered one of the finest samurai films ever made skewering the hypocrisy of the feudal system and the empty glory of samurai culture. Shot on location in Kyoto. 8 x 11 inches. 8 pages folded. Very Good plus lightly creased. Criterion Collection 302. Ebert IV. Eureka Masters of Cinema 20. Shochiku unknown books
1964ref. 158255N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1964 Japanese anthology film showing actor Katsuo Nakamura in the film's third segment "Miminashi H ichi no Hanashi" "Hoichi the Earless". Provenance stamps on the verso as well as a stamp of the film's title. Based on Lafcadio Hearn's 1904 collection of Japanese ghost tales "Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things." Nominated for an Academy Award and the Palme d'Or. 11 x 9 inches. Very Good with wear on the finish and light creases at the corners. Criterion Collection 90. Eureka Masters of Cinema 228. N.p. unknown books
ref. 11277in 12 carré broché, couverture illustrée en ouleurs, 14 pages illustrées en couleurs plus la couverture de MAT. Les éditions de l’Ame Française sans date. Très bon état.
1985ref. 146885Stockholm: Omega Film 1985. Draft script for the 2005 Swedish film. Text in English. A young man recalls the strange emotionally intense year he spent working as the sous chef in the claustrophobic galley of a ship headed for Cape Town. A very early draft of the script written twenty years before the film's release. Set and shot on location in Belgium Sweden Spain and South Africa. White lacking titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1985 with credits for director Mats Arehn and screenwriter Rolf Borjlind. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good lightly soiled and toned along the edges side stapled with five staples. Omega Film unknown
1985ref. 146885Stockholm: Omega Film 1985. Draft script for the 2005 Swedish film. Text in English. A young man recalls the strange emotionally intense year he spent working as the sous chef in the claustrophobic galley of a ship headed for Cape Town. A very early draft of the script written twenty years before the film's release. Set and shot on location in Belgium Sweden Spain and South Africa. White lacking titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1985 with credits for director Mats Arehn and screenwriter Rolf Borjlind. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good lightly soiled and toned along the edges side stapled with five staples. Omega Film unknown books
1998ref. 135856Cardiff Wales: Hartswood Films 1998. An archive of 11 scripts for the complete 7 episode British television miniseries "Wonderful You." Copies belonging to make-up artist Teresa Kelly with her manuscript name and annotations throughout in highlighter and ink. Included in the listing are Archive also includes 20 pages of call sheets and shooting schedules with Kelly's manuscript annotations. Almost certainly begun as an attempt to at least in part mimic the early success of the long-running sitcom "Friends" "Wonderful You" follows a group of thirty-something aged friends in London as they navigate their convoluted interpersonal relationships. Unlike "Friends" however in which all the main characters start out as single and slowly acquire partners "Wonderful You" contains a number of different states of romantic relationships right from the beginning including a few single people a successful couple in a long term relationship a gay couple and an unhappily married couple with a young son. Though "Friends" may be considered one of the more successful sitcoms of the late 1990s and certainly one of the longest-running "Wonderful You" instead makes a much more succinct and arguably much less saccharine statement about the nature of relationships themselves. Shot on location in London. Scripts all housed in tall white self wrappers as issued some unbound sheets and some prong bound. One script then further housed in a red spring binder. All have credits for screenwriters Niel and Lumsden. Title page integral with the front wrappers. Mechanical duplication some with pink blue or yellow revision pages. Very Good plus condition or better. Hartswood Films unknown
1998ref. 135856Cardiff Wales: Hartswood Films 1998. An archive of 11 scripts for the complete 7 episode British television miniseries "Wonderful You." Copies belonging to make-up artist Teresa Kelly with her manuscript name and annotations throughout in highlighter and ink. Included in the listing are Archive also includes 20 pages of call sheets and shooting schedules with Kelly's manuscript annotations. Almost certainly begun as an attempt to at least in part mimic the early success of the long-running sitcom "Friends" "Wonderful You" follows a group of thirty-something aged friends in London as they navigate their convoluted interpersonal relationships. Unlike "Friends" however in which all the main characters start out as single and slowly acquire partners "Wonderful You" contains a number of different states of romantic relationships right from the beginning including a few single people a successful couple in a long term relationship a gay couple and an unhappily married couple with a young son. Though "Friends" may be considered one of the more successful sitcoms of the late 1990s and certainly one of the longest-running "Wonderful You" instead makes a much more succinct and arguably much less saccharine statement about the nature of relationships themselves. Shot on location in London. Scripts all housed in tall white self wrappers as issued some unbound sheets and some prong bound. One script then further housed in a red spring binder. All have credits for screenwriters Niel and Lumsden. Title page integral with the front wrappers. Mechanical duplication some with pink blue or yellow revision pages. Very Good plus condition or better. Hartswood Films unknown books
1985ref. 163257N.p.: N.p. 1985. First Draft script for an episode of the 1985-1986 television series. Originally aired in 1986. An updated version of the 1969-1974 television show "Love American Style" focused on love and relationships and following in the vignette style of the original. In this episode a man gets help through a radio advice segment on how to get to know his neighbor not knowing the radio personality is his neighbor. Blue titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper production No. 1-048 dated 12/4/85 with credits for screenwriter Robert Arnott. Title page integral with front wrapper. 21 leaves with last page of text numbered 20. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
