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1948ref. 139693Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1948. Three vintage vintage black-and-white double weight matte finish studio still reference photographs from the 1948 film. From the collection of actor Van Heflin who played Thomas Brett in the film in his personal tabbed file folder. Numerical rubber stamps on the versos. Based on John P. Marquand's 1946 novel. Released in the UK as "Polly Fulton" because "B.F" is a British euphemism for "bloody fool." Polly Stanwyck is the daughter of a wealthy industrialist about to marry a lawyer. Then she meets Tom Heflin who blames the world's problems on the rich. Despite their differences they fall in love and marry. WWII takes Tom to the nation's capital and their relationship begins to spiral into turmoil. Nominated for an Academy Award. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1947ref. 130829Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1947. Draft script for the 1948 film. Copy belonging to Actor Van Heflin. Based on John P. Marquand's 1946 novel. Released in the UK as "Polly Fulton" because "B.F" is a British euphemism for "bloody fool." Polly Stanwyck is the daughter of a wealthy industrialist about to marry a lawyer. Then she meets Tom Heflin who blames the world's problems on the rich. Despite their differences they fall in love and marry. WWII takes Tom to the nation's capital and their relationship begins to spiral into turmoil. Nominated for an Academy Award. Lacks front studio wrapper and title page rear wrapper is gray. 131 leaves mimeograph duplication with pink and white revision pages throughout dated variously between 9-10-47 and 9-30-47. Pages Near Fine rear wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Warner Archive. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1949ref. 137966Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1949. Vintage photograph showing an illustrated advertisement for the 1949 film noir based on the short story of the same name by Frederick Nebel. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Grant US. Selby Canon US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1927ref. 149917Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1927. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1927 silent film showing actress Carmel Myers and vaudevillian-cartoonist Bert Levy here visiting the set in a cartoonist capacity. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. A light romantic comedy following a young woman who blackmails her prospective beau into marriage. Now considered a lost film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine lightly worn to the bottom left corner and top edge. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1948ref. 139693Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1948. Collection of three vintage vintage black-and-white double weight matte finish studio still reference photographs from the 1948 film. From the collection of actor Van Heflin who played Thomas Brett in the film in his personal tabbed file folder. Numerical rubber stamps on the versos. Based on John P. Marquand's 1946 novel. Released in the UK as "Polly Fulton" because "B.F" is a British euphemism for "bloody fool." Polly Stanwyck is the daughter of a wealthy industrialist about to marry a lawyer. Then she meets Tom Heflin who blames the world's problems on the rich. Despite their differences they fall in love and marry. WWII takes Tom to the nation's capital and their relationship begins to spiral into turmoil. Nominated for an Academy Award. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. Complete collation details available on request. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1949ref. 137966Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1949. Vintage photograph showing an illustrated advertisement for the 1949 film noir based on the short story of the same name by Frederick Nebel. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Grant US. Selby Canon US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1947ref. 130829Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1947. Draft script for the 1948 film. Copy belonging to Actor Van Heflin. Based on John P. Marquand's 1946 novel. Released in the UK as "Polly Fulton" because "B.F" is a British euphemism for "bloody fool." Polly Stanwyck is the daughter of a wealthy industrialist about to marry a lawyer. Then she meets Tom Heflin who blames the world's problems on the rich. Despite their differences they fall in love and marry. WWII takes Tom to the nation's capital and their relationship begins to spiral into turmoil. Nominated for an Academy Award. Lacks front studio wrapper and title page rear wrapper is gray. 131 leaves mimeograph duplication with pink and white revision pages throughout dated variously between 9-10-47 and 9-30-47. Pages Near Fine rear wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Warner Archive. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1927ref. 149917Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1927. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1927 silent film showing actress Carmel Myers and vaudevillian-cartoonist Bert Levy here visiting the set in a cartoonist capacity. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. A light romantic comedy following a young woman who blackmails her prospective beau into marriage. Now considered a lost film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine lightly worn to the bottom left corner and top edge. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1984ref. 139648Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1984. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1984 film. An adventure quest in the vein of "Raiders of the Lost Arch." To the surprise of the studio the film faired quite well and is considered among the best films released in 1984. The script was written by an unknown Malibu waitress Diane Thomas. Thomas was killed in a car wreck proceeding the film leaving "Romancing the Stone" as her only screenplay. Set in Colombia shot on location in Mexico New York and Utah. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with a stamp to the verso. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1984ref. 139859Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1984. Vintage US one sheet poster for the 1984 US film. Nominated for an Academy Award. An adventure quest in the vein of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." To the surprise of the studio the film faired quite well and is considered among the best films released in 1984. The script was written by an unknown Malibu waitress Diane Thomas. Thomas was killed in a car wreck proceeding the film leaving "Romancing the Stone" as her only screenplay. Set in Colombia shot on location in Mexico New York and Utah. 27 x 41 inches folded. Near Fine with a holograph notation to the verso. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1961ref. 143081Beverly Hills CA: United Artists / Mirisch Corporation 1961. Vintage photograph of Natalie Wood from the 1961 film. With holograph notation on the verso identifying the film. Based on the 1957 Broadway musical with book by Arthur Laurents music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Robbins who would go on to direct the film with Robert Wise served as choreographer and came up with the original concept of a modern musical update of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." Winner of ten Academy Awards the most ever for a musical including Best Picture Best Director Best Supporting Actor for George Chakiris and Best Supporting Actress of Rita Moreno. Additionally nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. Set in New York shot on location there and in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert II. Hirschhorn The Hollywood Musical. United Artists / Mirisch Corporation unknown books
1961ref. 149449Beverly Hills CA: United Artists / Mirisch Corporation 1961. Vintage oversize borderless black-and-white reference photograph of actors Tony Mordente Harvey Evans Susan Oakes Bert Michaels Tommy Abbott and Tucker Smith standing with director Jerome Robbins on the set of the 1961 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1957 Broadway musical with book by Arthur Laurents music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Robbins who would go on to direct the film with Robert Wise served as choreographer and came up with the original concept of a modern musical update of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet." Winner of ten Academy Awards including Best Picture Best Director Best Supporting Actor for George Chakiris and Best Supporting Actress for Rita Moreno. Set in New York's West Side shot on location in New York and California. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus with light wear and creasing to the corners. United Artists / Mirisch Corporation unknown books
1974ref. 160802N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1974 film. Rare. Noted female exploitation and pornographic director Roberta Findlay's ninth properly documented film. Georgina Spelvin stars as Dr. Tessy Tighttwat director of the Tighttwat Institute for Sexual Research who treats Eric Edwards as Harry Flattout impotent and unemployed after getting carried away and raping his boss' secretary during Spurt Over Oil's daily sex hour. Set in and shot on location in New York City. 25 x 38 inches Folded as issued. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1971ref. 161460N.p.: Abraxas Productions 1971. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 film. All photographs with provenance stamps on the versos one with a label obscuring another provenance stamp. A Swedish woman who emigrated to New York reveals to her psychiatrist that she had been raped by her stepfather and is increasingly attracted to women. Set in and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing and two with wax pencil annotations on the recto. Abraxas Productions unknown
1968ref. 161646N.p.: American Film Distributing 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1968 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. One of two sequels along with the 1968 film "The Kiss of Her Flesh" to exploitation maestro Michael Findlay's 1967 breakthrough "The Touch of Her Flesh." Strip club owner Steve a killer of strippers seeks revenge after catching his stripper wife with another man. Set in and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremities. American Film Distributing unknown
1959ref. 150777N.p.: N.p. 1959. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Roberto Rossellini and Vittorio De Sica on the set of the 1959 film. Italian "Tele Foto" stamp on verso. Based on the semi-autobiographical 1950 Italian novel "Il generale Della Rovere" by Indro Montanelli. Petty con man Victorio Bardone De Sica is arrested by the Gestapo and coerced into impersonating a dead Resistance leader to extract information from his fellow inmates and identify another Resistance leader. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Set in Genoa Italy shot on location in Rome Italy. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very small crease in lower left corner else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 463. N.p. unknown
1954ref. 143075Italy / France: Produzioni Cinematografiche Associate / Franco London Films 1954. Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the 1954 film showing Ingrid Bergman tied to the titular stake with actor Tullio Carminati beside her and director Roberto Rossellini in the foreground. With stamps identifying the film under the English language title "Joan at the Stake" and the New York address of Italian Films Export as well as some manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1938 oratorio "Jeanne d'Arc au bucher" by Arthur Honegger with a libretto by Paul Claudel about visions of her life and purpose Joan of Arc receives as she is burned at the stake. 6.75 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Produzioni Cinematografiche Associate / Franco London Films unknown
1954ref. 149930N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph taken on location for the 1954 film showing actress Ingrid Bergman in the film's final scene during the procession of Saint Gennaro in Naples with a camera crew to the far left. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Loosely based on the 1934 novel "Duo" by Colette. An English couple travels to Italy to sell a recently inherited villa. Their travels through the countryside and subsequent stay in the villa are disrupted by misunderstandings and jealousy leading both to wonder if their relationship is worth continuing. Set in and shot on location in Naples and Rome. 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1953ref. 148411New York: International News Photos 1953. Vintage photograph of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini on the set of the 1954 film. Mimeo snipe dated May 17 1953 "International News Photos" and "Return to: Chronicle Files" stamps on verso. The International News Photos snipe addresses the movie as "New Wine." While we could not verify that working title Rossellini and co-screenwriter Vitaliano Brancati had drawn on a script by Antonio Pietrangeli entitled "New Vine" for "Journey to Italy" and was likely an error by the news agency. Loosely based on the 1934 novel "Duo" by Colette. An English couple Alex George Sanders and Katherine Joyce Bergman eight years married travel to Italy to sell a villa inherited from Alex's uncle. Along the drive and during their stay at the villa they come to the realization they really don't know one another and have little desire to spend time together. Set in and shot on location in Naples and Rome Italy. 7 x 9 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du Cinema. BFI 540. Scorcese My Voyage to Italy. International News Photos unknown
1966ref. 149553Mexico: Peliculas Rodriguez 1966. Vintage poster for the 1966 Mexican film here with an alternate title "Vida Cruzadas" tipped on. A comedy about the lives and romances of upper middle class teens. 27 x 37 inches. Very Good only. Chipping to the edges with a few short closed tears starting to the creases and light toning. Peliculas Rodriguez unknown
1950ref. 147453Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1950. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1950 Italian film showing director Roberto Rossellini with the camera and lighting crews setting up a wide shot with Ingrid Bergman and other actors in the distance. With manuscript pencil annotations on the verso regarding layout and noting the film's title. After World War II a Lithuanian refugee marries an Italian POW in order to be released from an internment camp only to find herself miserable on the barren volcanic island he calls home. A classic example of Italian neorealism featuring documentary-esque footage from the island of Stromboli and footage from the island's evacuation during one of its many volcanic eruptions. Set on Stromboli Island shot on location in Lazio and Sicily Italy. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with a pinhole to the lower right corner and light soil. Rosenbaum 1000. Godard Histoires du cinema. Scorsese My Voyage to Italy. Criterion Collection 673. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1950ref. 144758Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1950. Vintage photograph of actors Ingrid Bergman Gian Paolo Callegari and director Roberto Rosselini on the set of the 1950 Italian-American film. With a typed description and manuscript annotations on the verso. Photographs from the set of this film shot on the islands of Stromboli and Farfa in Italy are rare. After World War II a Lithuanian refugee marries an Italian POW in order to be released from an internment camp only to despair at life on the barren volcanic island he calls home. A classic example of Italian neorealism featuring documentary like footage from the island of Stromboli and footage from the islands evacuation during one of its many volcanic eruptions. 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Near Fine. BFI. Criterion Collection 673. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese My Voyage to Italy. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1966ref. 149553Mexico: Peliculas Rodriguez 1966. Vintage poster for the 1966 Mexican film here with an alternate title "Vida Cruzadas" tipped on. A comedy about the lives and romances of upper middle class teens. 27 x 37 inches. Very Good only. Chipping to the edges with a few short closed tears starting to the creases and light toning. Peliculas Rodriguez unknown books
1954ref. 143075Italy / France: Produzioni Cinematografiche Associate / Franco London Films 1954. Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the 1954 film showing Ingrid Bergman tied to the titular stake with actor Tullio Carminati beside her and director Roberto Rossellini in the foreground. With stamps identifying the film under the English language title "Joan at the Stake" and the New York address of Italian Films Export as well as some holograph annotations on the verso. Based on the 1938 oratorio "Jeanne d'Arc au bucher" by Arthur Honegger with a libretto by Paul Claudel about visions of her life and purpose Joan of Arc receives as she is burned at the stake. 6.75 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Produzioni Cinematografiche Associate / Franco London Films unknown books
1953ref. 148411New York: International News Photos 1953. Vintage photograph of Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini on the set of the 1954 film. Mimeo snipe dated May 17 1953 "International News Photos" and "Return to: Chronicle Files" stamps on verso. The International News Photos snipe addresses the movie as "New Wine." While we could not verify that working title Rossellini and co-screenwriter Vitaliano Brancati had drawn on a script by Antonio Pietrangeli entitled "New Vine" for "Journey to Italy" and was likely an error by the news agency. Loosely based on the 1934 novel "Duo" by Colette. An English couple Alex George Sanders and Katherine Joyce Bergman eight years married travel to Italy to sell a villa inherited from Alex's uncle. Along the drive and during their stay at the villa they come to the realization they really don't know one another and have little desire to spend time together. Set in and shot on location in Naples and Rome Italy. 7 x 9 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du Cinema. BFI 540. Scorcese My Voyage to Italy. International News Photos unknown books
