1980ref. 139632N.p.: American International Pictures AIP 1980. Vintage color studio still photograph from the US release of the 1980 film. Three desperate suburbanites hatch a scheme to get cash quick unable to cope with the high cost of living. The film faced some production hiccups regarding the age of the actresses as screenwriter Kaufman wanted younger stars. Kaufman and Henshaw subsequently hired American International Pictures and the rest of the production continued smoothly. Set in Eugene Oregon shot on location. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books

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Robert Scheerer director; Robert Kaufman screenwriter; Susan Saint James Jane Curtin and Jessica Lange starringABAA

How to Beat the High Cost of Living Two original photographs from the 1980 film

1980ref. 139683N.p.: American International Pictures AIP 1980. Two vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the US release of the 1980 film. Three desperate suburbanites hatch a scheme to get cash quick unable to cope with the high cost of living. The film faced some production hiccups regarding the age of the actresses as screenwriter Kaufman wanted younger stars. Kaufman and Henshaw subsequently hired American International Pictures and the rest of the production continued smoothly. Set in Eugene Oregon shot on location. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. Complete collation details available on request. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books

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Robert Scheerer director; Wilford Lloyd Baumes Sid Dorfman Edith L. Johnson screenwriter; James Coco Ruta Lee Gavin MacLeodABAA

The Love Boat: Partners to the End Original photograph from the 1985 television episode

1985ref. 139724Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1985. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the US release of the 1985 episode. Season 8 episode 8. Popular hour-long sit-com that ran from 1977-1986. "The Love Boat" uniquely showed multiple subplots within each episode all written by a different set of writers. Shot on location in California. 9 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with soiling to the verso. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books

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Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Genevieve Bujold (starring); James Goldstone (director); Jeffrey Bloom (screenwriterBiblio.com

Swashbuckler Original photograph of Genevieve Bujold on the set of the 1976 film

1976ref. 152556Universal City: Universal Pictures 1976. Vintage reference photograph of actress Genevieve Bujold relaxing between takes on the set of the 1976 film. A band of pirates led by Captain "Red" Ned Lynch are joined by a hot-tempered noblewoman in their attempts to free Jamaica from the grasp of greedy acting Governor Lord Durant. The second of two films Bujold made to fulfill her contract with Universal preceded by "Earthquake" in 1974. Set in Jamaica shot on location in Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown

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Robert Siodmak (director); Henry Edward Helseth (novel); Richard Murphy (screenwriter); Victor Mature, Richard Conte, Fred ClarkBiblio.com

Cry of the City Martin Rome Eleven original photographs from the 1948 film

1948ref. 170987Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1948. Eleven vintage photographs including ten studio still photographs and one borderless reference photograph from the 1948 film noir with one photograph under the working title "Martin Rome." Three photographs with mimeo snipes two with provenance stamps and two with a provenance label on the verso rear. One photograph with cropping annotations in the margins of the recto. Several with title corrections at the bottom margin the film was retitled from "Martin Rome" and "The Law and Martin Rome" to "Cry of the City" during post-production Based on the 1947 novel "The Chair for Martin Rome" by Henry Edward Helseth. Richard Conte stars as hardened criminal and jewel thief Marty Rome wounded and in the hospital following a shoot out which left a police officer dead when he is implicated in another murder and jewelry heist by a sleazy lawyer. Following Rome's partial recovery and escape in an attempt to recover the jewels and flee he's pursued by his childhood friend a conflicted hard-nosed New York detective played by Victor Mature. Set in and shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. BFI BD-25. Grant US. Selby Cannon Master List. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown

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Robert Siodmak (director); Cornell Woolrich [as William Irish] (novel); Bernard C Schoenfeld (screenwriter); Franchot Tone, EllaBiblio.com

Phantom Lady Five original photographs from the 1944 film

1944ref. 170938Universal City: Universal Pictures 1944. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1944 film including a photograph of a mockup of the Tower edition of the Cornell Woolrich William Irish novel released the same year. Director Robert Siodmak's first Hollywood noir and one of the finest in the canon. Based on Cornell Woolrich's first novel written under the William Irish pseudonym in 1942 about a secretary who searches for the titular lady to clear her boss' name before he is executed for murdering his wife. The first film produced by Joan Harrison a former Oscar nominated screenwriter for Alfred Hitchcock "Rebecca" "Foreign Correspondent" and Universal's first female executive. Set in Manhattan. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown

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Robert Siodmak (director); Cornell Woolrich (novel); Bernard C Schoenfeld (screenwriter); Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, Alan CurtiBiblio.com

Phantom Lady Collection of ten original photograph from the 1944 film

1944ref. 156251Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1944. Collection of ten vintage studio still photographs from the 1944 film. Several photographs with provenance stamps and stickers on the verso and two with the printed label of Palace Theatre affixed to the verso. Director Robert Siodmak's first Hollywood noir and one of the finest in the canon. Based on Cornell Woolrich's first novel written under the William Irish pseudonym in 1942 about a secretary who searches for the titular lady to clear her boss' name before he is executed for murdering his wife. The first film produced by Joan Harrison a former Oscar nominated screenwriter for Alfred Hitchcock "Rebecca" "Foreign Correspondent" and Universal's first female executive. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Very Good with light toning and edgewear. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown

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Robert Siodmak (director); Bernard C Schoenfeld (screenwriter); William Irish (novel); Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, Alan Curtis (Biblio.com

Phantom Lady Original post-production script for the 1944 film

1944ref. 149853Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1944. Dialogue and Continuity for the 1944 film. Based on the 1942 novel by Cornell Woolrich under the pseudonym William Irish. A man is arrested for murdering his wife only he was not home at the time of the murder but no one will confirm his alibi. His secretary who is secretly in love with him attempts to prove his innocence. Robert Siodmak's first Hollywood noir. The first film produced by Joan Harrison a former Oscar-nominated screenwriter for Alfred Hitchcock "Rebecca" "Foreign Correspondent" and Universal's first woman executive. Set in Manhattan New York. White titled self-wrappers noted as Dialogue Continuity on the front wrapper production No. 1346 dated January 5 1944 with credits for director Robert Siodmak. Approximately 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 13. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a small closed tear at the top edge bound with two gold brads along the top edge. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown

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Robert Siodmak (director); Ketti Frings (screenwriter); Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly (starring); AL Whitey SchafeBiblio.com

The File on Thelma Jordon Jordan Collection of nine original photographs from the 1949 film

1949ref. 170969Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1949. Nine vintage studio still photographs from the 1949 film. Two photographs with provenance stickers on the versos and three photographs with an erratum paste-up to the title in the bottom margin of the recto. A dark and morally conflicted film by Siodmak here at the top of his considerable directorial skills and a powerful performance by Stanwyck who invests her character Thelma with more ambiguity and sympathy than is found in the stereotypical femme fatale. Shot on location in Culver City California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Olive Films. Selby Canon. Selby Master List. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown

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Robert Siodmak (director); Thomas Job (play); Stephen Longstreet (screenwriter); George Sanders, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ella RainBiblio.com

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry Uncle Harry Collection of 13 original photographs from the 1945 film

1945ref. 170951Universal City: Universal Pictures 1945. Collection of 13 vintage photographs including three publicity photographs of George Sanders and Ella Raines one borderless two reference photographs and eight film still photographs from the 1945 film here under the working title "Uncle Harry." Five photographs with mimeo snipes four with provenance stickers and one with a news clipping on the versos. Based on the 1942 Broadway play "Uncle Harry" by Thomas Job about a middle aged man whose two sisters try to sabotage his engagement to a young co-worker leading to murder and deceit. 1 7.25 x 9 inches 12 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with some light creasing and edgewear and one with an emulsion irregularity on the recto. Grant US. Olive Films 962. Selby Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown

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Robert Siodmak (director); James Ronald (novel); Bertram Millhauser, Arthur T Horman (screenwriter); Charles Laughton, Ella RainBiblio.com

The Suspect Original photograph from the set of the 1944 film

1945ref. 143451Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1945. Vintage photograph on the set of the 1944 film noir showing director Robert Siodmak conferring with star Stanley Ridges while some extras relax behind them. With a mimeo snipe and date stamp of "12 Apr 1945" on the verso. Based on the 1939 novel "This Way Out" by James Ronald about an unhappily married man who falls in love with a younger woman only to be investigated by a Scotland Yard detective when his wife dies in what appears to be an accident. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light diagonal creasing to the corners and a slight curl. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown

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Robert Siodmak (director); James Ronald (novel); Bertram Millhauser, Arthur T Horman (screenwriter); Charles Laughton, Ella RainBiblio.com

The Suspect Original post-production script for the 1944 film

1944ref. 130926Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1944. Post-Production script for the 1944 film. Script incomplete lacking the first page. Based on the 1939 novel by James Ronald. A man begins having an affair with a woman he met through work. His wife discovers the affair and forces him to break off all ties to the woman. Unfortunately his wife dies falling down the stairs in what may or may not have been an accident. One detective is determined to prove foul play. Set in London. White self-wrappers. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 17. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with two rusted gold brads along the top edge. Grant US. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown

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Robert Siodmak director; Bernard C. Schoenfeld screenwriter; William Irish novel; Franchot Tone Ella Raines Alan Curtis starriABAA

Phantom Lady Original post-production script for the 1944 film

1944ref. 149853Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1944. Post-production Dialogue and Continuity script for the 1944 film. Robert Siodmak's first Hollywood noir and one of the finest in the canon. Based on Cornell Woolrich's first novel written in 1942 about a secretary who searches for the titular lady to clear her boss' name before he is executed for murdering his wife. The first film produced by Joan Harrison a former Oscar-nominated screenwriter for Alfred Hitchcock "Rebecca" "Foreign Correspondent" and Universal's first woman executive. White titled wrappers noted as production No. 1346 dated JANUARY 5 1944 with credits for director Robert Siodmak and actors Franchot Tone Ella Raines Alan Curtis and others. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with a small closed tear to the top edge of the first leaf bound with two gold brads at the top edge. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books

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Robert Siodmak director; Bertram Millhauser screenwriter; Arthur T. Horman screenwriter; James Ronald novelABAA

The Suspect Post-production script for the 1944 film

ref. 130926Universal City CA: Universal Pictures. Post-production Draft script for the 1944 film noir. Based on the 1939 novel "This Way Out" by James Ronald. Complete representing nine reels of film. One of the great noirs of the early 1940s a high point for actor Charles Laughton and the third of a trilogy of masterpieces by Robert Siodmak beginning with "Phantom Lady" and "Christmas Holiday" all made unbelievably in 1944. Brad-bound self wrappers. Mimeograph duplication. Pages supple Very Good to Very Good plus with the top leaf having sustained a bit more wear though complete. Brads and a single paper clip are rusted. Grant US. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books

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Robert Siodmak director; Cornell Woolrich novel; Bernard C. Schoenfeld screenwriter; Franchot Tone Ella Raines Alan Curtis staABAA

Phantom Lady Original photograph from the 1944 film

1944ref. 141616Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1944. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1944 film. Siodmak's first Hollywood noir and one of the finest in the canon. Based on Cornell Woolrich's first novel written under the William Irish pseudonym in 1942 about a secretary who searches for the titular lady to clear her boss' name before he is executed for murdering his wife. The first film produced by Joan Harrison a former Oscar nominated screenwriter for Alfred Hitchcock "Rebecca" "Foreign Correspondent" and Universal's first female executive. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books

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Robert Siodmak director; Curt Siodmak story; Eric Taylor screenwriter; Lon Chaney Jr. Robert Page Louise Allbritton Evelyn AABAA

Son of Dracula Original photograph from the 1943 film

1943ref. 148845Universal City: Universal Pictures 1943. Vintage publicity photograph of Lon Chaney Jr. and Louise Allbritton from the 1943 film. Mimeo snipe and "Photofest" label obscuring a "Carlos Clarens Collection" stamp on the verso. The third Dracula film from the Universal Classic Monster series preceded by "Dracula" 1931 directed by Tod Browning starring Bela Lugosi and "Dracula's Daughter" 1936 directed by Lambert Hillyer starring Otto Kruger and Gloria Holden. Count Dracula's son Count Alucard is invited to the Louisiana swamps by the young heiress where they secretly marry much to the dismay of her long time lover. Lon Chaney Jr.'s first and only time portraying a vampire. Set in the swamps of Louisiana. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with closed tear on bottom repaired with paper tape on verso slightly wavy. Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors. Universal Pictures unknown books

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Robert Siodmak director; Daniel Fuchs screenwriter; Don Tracy novel; Burt Lancaster Yvonne DeCarlo Dan Duryea starringABAA

Criss Cross Original photograph from the 1949 film noir

1949ref. 135491Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1949. Vintage studio still photograph from the seminal 1949 film noir. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books

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Robert Siodmak director; Ernest Hemingway story; Anthony Veiller screenwriter; Burt Lancaster Ava Gardner starringABAA

The Killers Original photograph from the set of the 1946 film

1946ref. 143449Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1946. Vintage photograph showing director Robert Siodmak meeting star Ava Gardner and her then-husband band leader Artie Shaw on the set of the 1946 film. With a fold-over mimeo snipe on the verso. A breakthrough role for Gardner as well as the screen debut of Burt Lancaster the film follows Hemingway's story closely for the first 20 minutes then explores both what led to the killing and its aftermath. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Screenplay. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with some light soil and shallow diagonal creasing to the corners. National Film Registry. Arrow Academy 1024. Criterion Collection 176. Grant US. Lee The Heist Film. Penzler 101. Selby Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books

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Robert Siodmak director; Ethel Lina White novel; Mel Dinelli screenwriter; Dorothy McGuire George Brent Ethel Barrymore KentABAA

The Spiral Staircase Poster for the 1945 film

1954ref. 140091Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures / Vanguard 1954. One sheet poster for a circa 1954 rerelease of the 1945 film. Based on the 1933 novel "Some Must Watch" by Ethel Lina White. One of the best "old dark house" noirs with Hitchcockian touches both in terms of being a thriller and in terms of featuring multiple insidious characters all placed in the expert care of director Robert Siodmak who in another Hitchcockian touch has an uncredited appearance in the film: he plays "the killer's eye". 27 x 41 inches. Near Fine with a tear to the top margin light toning and pin holes. Grant US. Hardy The BFI Companion to Crime. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures / Vanguard unknown books

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Robert Siodmak director; James Ronald novel; Bertram Millhauser Arthur T. Horman screenwriter; Charles Laughton Ella Raines RABAA

The Suspect Original photograph from the set of the 1944 film

1945ref. 143451Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1945. Vintage photograph on the set of the 1944 film noir showing director Robert Siodmak conferring with star Stanley Ridges while some extras relax behind them. With a mimeo snipe and date stamp of "12 Apr 1945" on the verso. Based on the 1939 novel "This Way Out" by James Ronald about an unhappily married man who falls in love with a younger woman only to be investigated by a Scotland Yard detective when his wife dies in what appears to be an accident. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light diagonal creasing to the corners and a slight curl. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books

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Robert Siodmak director; Roland Kibbee screenwriter; Burt Lancaster Nick Cravat Eva Bartok Torin Thatcher starringABAA

The Crimson Pirate Original photograph from the 1952 film

1952ref. 132886Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1952. Vintage hand-tinted still photograph from the 1952 UK release of the 1952 US film. Burt Lancaster stars as a pirate who gets involved in a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A swashbuckler with enough swordplay and acrobatics to satisfy even the most discerning enthusiast. A story set in the Caribbean shot on location in Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases to one corner else Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books

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Robert Siodmak director; Thomas Job playwright; Keith Winter Stephen Longstreet screenwriter; George Sanders Geraldine FitzgerABAA

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry Original photograph from the set of the 1945 film

1945ref. 136083Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1945. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the set of the 1945 film. Director Robert Siodmak shown in conversation with Geraldine Fitzgerald. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby Canon US. Silver Classic Noir. Complete collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown books

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Robert Slodmak director; Gina Kaus Ladislas Fodor playwright; Jerry Sackheim screenwriter; Lynn Bari Mary Beth Hughes JosephABAA

The Night Before the Divorce Collection of 34 original keybook set design photographs from the 1942 film

1942ref. 139695Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1942. Collection of 34 vintage keybook set design photographs from the 1942 film. Original brown card front wrapper present with film title printed on the wrapper. Based on the 1937 Austrian play co-written by Hungarian playwright Landislas Fodor and Austrian writer Gina Kaus based on her 1932 novel "Morgen um Neun." George Nordyke Allen is dismayed that his wife Lynn Bari is too good for him and they both decide to separate the night of their wedding anniversary. Lynn is accused of murdering her subsequent partner Victor Asther and is hidden by George aboard their yacht. 8 x 10 inches. With two hole punches at left margin as called for. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books

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Robert Stenuit (screenwriter, starring); Ray Sutcliffe (producer)Biblio.com

Chronicle: The Treasure of Porto Santo Original screenplay for the 1977 television episode

1977ref. 153060London: Preview Two 1977. Draft script for the 1977 television episode originally aired on November 24 1977 on BBC Two. An investigation of early diving practices narrated by Belgian underwater archaeologist Robert Stenuit who explored the underwater ruins of the Dutch merchant ship Slot Ter Hooge which had previously been explored by English diver John Lethbridge in 1725 using a primitive "diving engine." Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter and actor Robert Stenuit narrator Derek Jones and other crew members. 34 leaves with last page of text numbered 32. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine partially bound with a single staple at the top left corner. Preview Two unknown

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Robert Stevens (director); Audrey Erskine-Lindop (novel); Karl Tunberg (screenwriter); Susan Hayward, Peter Finch, Diane CilentoBiblio.com

I Thank a Fool Collection of 18 original photographs from the 1962 film

1962ref. 147622Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1962. Collection of 18 vintage reference photographs from the 1962 film. With a mimeo snipe and the stamp of The Silver Screen Archives to the verso. A physician newly released from prison for mercy killing her terminally ill married lover cannot find work especially without her medical license. To her surprise the only person who will employ her is the prosecutor from her trial who wants her to care for his mentally ill wife-a job which soon leads her to suspect his foul intentions. Set and shot on location in England and Ireland. 8 x 10 inches. Ten Very Good plus with light edgewear and creasing and eight Very Good with light soil and a few small chips and tears to the edges. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown