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ref. 140802Hollywood: Marford Productions. Original Treatment script for an unproduced film. Marta Raynes meets her fiance's college roommate in San Juan James Holliday a brilliant chemist. Raynes runs a patent firm and soon Holliday brings her a new kind of tobacco leaf. What she is interested in is the camouflage he has accidentally developed but when an intern spills coffee all over his paperwork and changes his name to a different client James Halliday the money and patent are awarded to the wrong widow who will not give up the money until it is revealed she is a felon a scam artists and a bigamist. Set in San Juan Washington and Miami. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for Robert K. Lansford. 65 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 64. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with some dampstaining bound with one gold brad. Marford Productions unknown
ref. 140802Hollywood: Marford Productions. Original Treatment script for an unproduced film. Marta Raynes meets her fiance's college roommate in San Juan James Holliday a brilliant chemist. Raynes runs a patent firm and soon Holliday brings her a new kind of tobacco leaf. What she is interested in is the camouflage he has accidentally developed but when an intern spills coffee all over his paperwork and changes his name to a different client James Halliday the money and patent are awarded to the wrong widow who will not give up the money until it is revealed she is a felon a scam artists and a bigamist. Set in San Juan Washington and Miami. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for Robert K. Lansford. 65 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 64. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with some dampstaining bound with one gold brad. Marford Productions unknown books
1975ref. 171761N.p.: N.p. 1975. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1975 film. One with layout annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. An experimental portrait of American citizens of various stripes-indigenous people immigrants hippies activists and more-as they reflect on changing life in the 1970s. Directors John Douglas and Robert Kramer were previously associated with Newsreel a revolutionary filmmaking collective founded in New York in 1967. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light soil and toning to the margins. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 160501N.p.: N.p. 1957. Six vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1957 French film showing director Jacques Becker talking with cast and crew members. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the versos. Based on the popular Arsène Lupin mystery series created by Maurice Leblanc. Roguish gentleman thief Lupin outwits several prestigious jewelers the prefect of police and even Kaiser Wilhelm II. Set and shot on location in Paris. Three photographs 7.25 x 5 inches three photographs 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Generally Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1961ref. 152418N.p.: N.p. 1961. Draft script for the 1962 film. From the estate of actress Monique van Vooren. Doon Spile a mute escapes from the asylum he has been committed to and encounters his estranged nephew Leroy in the woods. When Leroy almost drowns while swimming in the lake Doon overcomes his fear of water and rescues the boy only to be misinterpreted by a mob as hurting the boy. Beige titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Robert Lewin. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Robert Lewin. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 161429N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Noted as copy No. 3 in manuscript ink on the title page and with annotations in manuscript pencil on three leaves. Based on Robert Ludlum's 1977 novel about the secret files of J. Edgar Hoover and their disappearance after Hoover's death. Mustard titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for Ludlum and screenwriter Millard Kaufman. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Xerographic duplication on yellow stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two silver screw brads. N.p. unknown
1979ref. 149429Burbank CA: Tisch-Davidson Productions 1979. First Draft script for the 1979 film. Copy belonging to uncredited cast or crew member Robert Harrison with his ownership name in holograph pencil at the top right corner of the front wrapper. A young Italian American man with dreams of becoming a famous singer takes the rap for his father's arson charge and goes to prison where he is forced to navigate an enclosed world of segregation and rampant sexual violence. Set and shot on location in New Jersey. Goldenrod MGM titled wrappers dated October 27 1977 with credits for screenwriter John Herzfeld producer Joe Wizean and director Robert Markowitz rubber stamped copy No. 60. Title page present noted as First Draft with credits for screenwriter John Herzfeld. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Tisch-Davidson Productions unknown books
1973ref. 156341N.p.: Cinema 5 1973. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1973 film. Also included with the photographs is a newspaper clipping advertisement for the film. Based on the 1968 novel "Chewsday" by Dan Greenburg about a pair of middle-aged would-be swinger couples who rent a summer cottage together in Martha's Vineyard. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. Cinema 5 unknown
1946ref. 172443Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film. With a mimeo snipe affixed to the verso and an RKO Radio Pictures stamp dated 1946 with a credit for photographer Rod Tolmie. Based on the 1946 novel "Build My Gallows High" by Daniel Mainwaring. A former private detective lives a quiet life in a small town until his past catches up with him forcing him to return to the world of crime. Set in Bridgeport California shot in the High Sierra Mountains of Nevada and Reno as well as locations throughout California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with toning and some light creasing. Grant US. Selby Masterwork. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1947ref. 161213Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1947. Vintage herald for the 1947 film noir. Based on Daniel Mainwaring's 1946 debut novel "Build My Gallows High." A former private detective lives a quiet life in a small town until his past catches up with him forcing him to return to the world of crime. An unimpeachable high spot of the genre. Set in Bridgeport California shot in the High Sierra Mountains of Nevada and Reno as well as locations throughout California. 12 x 9 inches. Bi-fold. Fine. Grant US. Selby Masterwork. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1984ref. 166247Burbank CA: Columbia Pictures Television 1984. Draft script for the 1985 television movie seen here under the working title "Reunion at Thurleigh." Copy belonging to secretary Carol Wynn-Jones with her name in manuscript ink on the title page and her annotations throughout noting revisions and deletions. Laid in with the script is a letter from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament dated September 16 1984 declining to allow the film's producers to use their organization name and images in the film. A successful but lonely Chicago businessman attends a World War II veterans reunion in England and begins a romance with an old flame during the trip. Originally aired on HBO on May 12 1985. Shot on location in Surrey Cambridgeshire and London. Blue wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Albert Ruben with date 20-9-84 and copy number 52 noted in manuscript ink. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revisions throughout dated variously between September 20 and October 3 1984. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine housed in a black binder. Columbia Pictures Television unknown
1946ref. 156250New York: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage reference photograph from the 1946 film noir seen here under the working title "What Nancy Wanted" showing actor Robert Mitchum in an artist's studio. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. RKO Radio Pictures stamp on the verso crediting photographer Alex Kahle. Moments before his wedding a man learns that his fiancée is a kleptomaniac who has cheated lied and even killed in her previous relationships. Set in Manhattan. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1960ref. 156027Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1960. Vintage reference photograph of actor Robert Mitchum on the set of the 1960 film using a Eumig C16 16mm cine-camera. Based on John Cleary's 1952 novel about the experiences of a small impoverished family of nomads in the Australian outback. Nominated for five Academy Awards. Set and shot on location in Australia. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with old glue residue on the verso and light wear to the finish at the corners. Warner Brothers unknown
1947ref. 131991Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1947. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1947 film. Based on the Raymond Chandler's 1943 novel his fourth book and the fourth Philip Marlowe adventure. An unusual and ambitious film noir and Montgomery's final film for MGM. In a concept that originated with Montgomery who directed the entire film is shot from Marlowe's perspective with the protagonist only ever visible in reflections and during a few scenes when he addresses the audience directly. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Faint distribution company blindstamp to lower corner with a tiny bruise some light scratching and a couple of pin holes to the upper corners. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1947ref. 131991Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1947. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the US release of the 1947 film. Based on the Raymond Chandler's 1943 novel his fourth book and the fourth Philip Marlowe adventure. An unusual and ambitious film noir and Montgomery's final film for MGM. In a concept that originated with Montgomery who directed the entire film is shot from Marlowe's perspective with the protagonist only ever visible in reflections and during a few scenes when he addresses the audience directly. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Faint distribution company blindstamp to lower corner with a tiny bruise some light scratching and a couple of pin holes to the upper corners. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1978ref. 139722Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1978. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1978 film. Peter Falk parodies every detective role he has ever played in this goofy spoof about a private eye who is accused of murdering his partner and who is also simultaneously searching for a dozen diamond eggs. The film trots out an all-star set of cameos including appearances by Stockard Channing Dom DeLuise Madeline Kahn James Cromwell James Coco and many others. Set in 1940s San Francisco. Set in San Francisco shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with blue holograph annotations to the verso. Complete collation details available on request. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1977ref. 140250Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1977. Final Draft script for the 1978 film. Copy belonging to Mike Lally whose name appears on the front wrapper in holograph ink. Lally was a supporting actor in various detective and crime films though it is unclear what uncredited role he may or may not have played in this film. With holograph pencil annotations throughout. A satirical comedy and spoof on the 1940s detective genre a San Francisco private detective attempts to prove his innocence in the murder of his partner's wife as well as search for a lost treasure. This was Robert Moore and Neil Simon's follow-up to their 1976 film "Murder by Death." Set in San Francisco CA. Green titled wrappers noted as Revised Final Draft on the front wrapper written copy No. 97 dated May 16 1977. Title page present dated May 16 1977 noted as Revised Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Neil Simon. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1977ref. 149823Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1977. Final Draft script for the 1978 film. Based on the 1976 coming-of-age novel. A young man from a working class Italian background struggles to balance the blue collar desires of his volatile family with his own dream of becoming a teacher. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Set in the Bronx New York. Goldenrod titled Warner Brothers wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper dated March 14 1977. Title page present dated March 14 1977 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Walter Newman and novelist Richard Price. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 3/28/77. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1987ref. 130708Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1987. Fourth Draft script for the 1988 film. Based on the 1985 novel by Joseph Olshan. A family is in crisis following the death of their child from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The mother takes a trip to Jamaica where she meets Clara Mayfield Goldberg who helps her overcome her grief with her no-nonsense straight talk. The mother invites her back to Baltimore to raise their young son Harris and Clara is eventually compelled to reveal dark secrets about her past. Pink titled wrappers. Title page present dated April 8 1987 noted as Fourth Draft with credits for screenwriter Medoff and writer Olshan. 128 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Fine with some mild sunning bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1965ref. 144183Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1965. Vintage photograph of star Natalie Wood in bed and surrounded by members of the crew on the set of the 1965 film. A superb example of what lies beyond the fourth wall mixing the intimate with the technical. Mimeo snipe and manuscript annotations regarding layout on the verso. Based on a 1963 novel of the same name by Gavin Lambert. Daisy Clover is a young girl seen as a tomboy who lives with her mother in Santa Monica. She submits an audition tape to a Hollywood studio and is picked up and made a star at the cost of the dramatic life of Hollywood fame. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Manuscript ink annotations in the margins and light creasing in the bottom corner. Warner Brothers unknown
1963ref. 157998Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film showing director Robert Mulligan examining negatives during filming on location in New York. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A young Italian-American salesgirl realizes she is pregnant after a one-night-stand with a jazz musician and seeks him out in order to raise money for an abortion. Shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Paramount Pictures unknown
1963ref. 151421Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1963. Vintage studio still photograph taken during filming on location for the 1963 film showing a camera crew set up in the center of West 34th Street in Manhattan with hundreds of onlookers surrounding the filmmakers. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A young Italian-American salesgirl realizes she is pregnant after a one-night-stand with a jazz musician and seeks him out in order to raise money for an abortion. Shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Paramount Pictures unknown
1971ref. 145946Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1971. Vintage borderless publicity photograph of Jennifer O'Neill on the set of the 1971 film. Nostalgic screenplay about a teenager during the war years who becomes infatuated with an older war widow. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Score and nominated for three others. Set in Nantucket Island shot on location in California and Ontario. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus light corner and edgewear. Warner Brothers unknown
1963ref. 151421Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1963. Vintage studio still photograph taken during filming on location for the 1963 film showing a camera crew set up in the center of West 34th Street in Manhattan with hundreds of onlookers surrounding the filmmakers. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A young Italian-American salesgirl realizes she is pregnant after a one-night-stand with a jazz musician and seeks him out in order to raise money for an abortion. Shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned and edgeworn. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1967ref. 139427Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1967. Collection of 15 vintage black-and-white double studio still photographs from the American release of the 1967 film. A young naive graduate begins teaching at an underfunded inner city high school. She faces daily problems from unnecessary bureaucracy to unruly students and begins to question whether or not she is making a difference in her students' lives. Actress Sandy Dennis featured in many of the photographs previously was awarded an Academy Award for supporting actress in the film "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" Set in New York City shot on location in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pin holes in the margin corners of image 497-5 and holograph annotations on the rear. Complete collation details available on request. Warner Brothers unknown books
