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1977ref. 137778Canada: Paradise Films Limited 1977. Shooting script for the 1978 Canadian film seen here under its alternate title "I Miss You Hugs and Kisses" the title used for its recent restoration by Severin Films. Brief annotations in manuscript ink on two pages. Shot in flashback scenarios a beautiful model Sommer is murdered and left for dead in her garage and the key suspect is the person who discovered her dead: her husband Charles Pilon. Shot on location in Ontario. One of the non-prosecuted films included in the "Video Nasties" list a collection of video cassette releases distributed in the United Kingdom in the 1980s that were criticized for their violent content by social commentators religious organizations and the press. The list named over 70 films 39 prosecuted 33 non-prosecuted. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated April 25 1977 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Woods and Markowitz. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with a black Vello binding. Paradise Films Limited unknown
1977ref. 137778Canada: Paradise Films Limited 1977. Shooting script for the 1978 Canadian film seen here under its alternate title "I Miss You Hugs and Kisses" the title used for its recent restoration by Severin Films. Brief annotations in manuscript ink on two pages. Shot in flashback scenarios a beautiful model Sommer is murdered and left for dead in her garage and the key suspect is the person who discovered her dead: her husband Charles Pilon. Shot on location in Ontario. One of the non-prosecuted films included in the "Video Nasties" list a collection of video cassette releases distributed in the United Kingdom in the 1980s that were criticized for their violent content by social commentators religious organizations and the press. The list named over 70 films 39 prosecuted 33 non-prosecuted. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated April 25 1977 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Woods and Markowitz. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with a black Vello binding. Paradise Films Limited unknown books
1980ref. 141417N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. The true story of Moe Berg a baseball player who was commonly known as the smartest man in the game having graduated from Princeton and Columbia. Berg who spoke several languages and read ten newspapers a day was contracted by the United States government to use his fame to travel to Italy during World War II and work as a spy. A weird convergence of two later films "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" 2002 and "Flags of Our Fathers" 2006 both also based on true stories. Black titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Murray Sinclair. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 141417N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. The true story of Moe Berg a baseball player who was commonly known as the smartest man in the game having graduated from Princeton and Columbia. Berg who spoke several languages and read ten newspapers a day was contracted by the United States government to use his fame to travel to Italy during World War II and work as a spy. A weird convergence of two later films "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" 2002 and "Flags of Our Fathers" 2006 both also based on true stories. Black titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Murray Sinclair. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1940ref. 148988Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1940. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1940 film showing actors Melvyn Douglas and Myrna Loy. With a manuscript ink annotation to the verso noting the date 10-11-40. A magazine editor who pretends to be married to avoid unwanted advances from co-workers finds herself caught in her own lie when she falls for a potential suitor. Set in New York and Ohio. 9.5 x 7.75 inches. Very Good plus overall. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1966ref. 158678Hollywood: Leslie Goodwins Productions 1966. Draft script for an unproduced television film by Myrtle M. Thomas under the pseudonym Myrtle M. Andrus. Laid in are a number of correspondences and documents regarding Leslie Goodwins Productions acquisition of the story. The included documents are: Two copies of correspondence to Thomas from Goodwins' production company dated Feb. 17 1966 one ribbon copy typescript on Goodwin's letterhead signed by staff manager Harry Martins and one carbon typescript copy of same with a "Let us hear from you as soon as possible! / Leslie Goodwins" stamp on the top right corner. The contract acquiring the story on Goodwins' letterhead dated Feb. 17 1966 signed by Martin and Thomas. A receipt of payment from Thomas to the agency on Goodwins' letterhead dated March 14 1966 to cover costs of collaboration expenses and registration fees. A confirmation of receipt of contract ribbon copy typescript letter to Thomas on Goodwins' letterhead signed by Martins dated March 30 1966. A copyright registration certificate for the story dated May 16 1966. And two clippings of carbon typescript copy assessments of Thomas' writing and a note in autograph pencil regarding copyright filing and story credits. English film director and screenwriter Leslie Goodwins directed nearly 100 films between 1926 and 1967 and in 1950 began working in television and was involved in multiple hit television shows during the 1950s and 1960s. He began Leslie Goodwins Productions largely for television projects in 1963. A nurse's first two nights on duty at a psychiatric hospital introduces her to a variety of disturbed and disturbing patients. Gold titled wrappers. Title page presentwith credits for screenwriter Myrtle M. Andrus. 31 leaves with last page of text numbered 30. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Documents and Correspondences: 7.75 x 3.5 to 8.5 x 11 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Leslie Goodwins Productions unknown
1966ref. 158678Hollywood: Leslie Goodwins Productions 1966. Draft script for an unproduced television film by Myrtle M. Thomas under the pseudonym Myrtle M. Andrus. Laid in are a number of correspondences and documents regarding Leslie Goodwins Productions acquisition of the story. The included documents are: Two copies of correspondence to Thomas from Goodwins' production company dated Feb. 17 1966 one ribbon copy typescript on Goodwin's letterhead signed by staff manager Harry Martins and one carbon typescript copy of same with a "Let us hear from you as soon as possible! / Leslie Goodwins" stamp on the top right corner. The contract acquiring the story on Goodwins' letterhead dated Feb. 17 1966 signed by Martin and Thomas. A receipt of payment from Thomas to the agency on Goodwins' letterhead dated March 14 1966 to cover costs of collaboration expenses and registration fees. A confirmation of receipt of contract ribbon copy typescript letter to Thomas on Goodwins' letterhead signed by Martins dated March 30 1966. A copyright registration certificate for the story dated May 16 1966. And two clippings of carbon typescript copy assessments of Thomas' writing and a note in autograph pencil regarding copyright filing and story credits. English film director and screenwriter Leslie Goodwins directed nearly 100 films between 1926 and 1967 and in 1950 began working in television and was involved in multiple hit television shows during the 1950s and 1960s. He began Leslie Goodwins Productions largely for television projects in 1963. A nurse's first two nights on duty at a psychiatric hospital introduces her to a variety of disturbed and disturbing patients. Gold titled wrappers. Title page presentwith credits for screenwriter Myrtle M. Andrus. 31 leaves with last page of text numbered 30. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Documents and Correspondences: 7.75 x 3.5 to 8.5 x 11 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Leslie Goodwins Productions unknown books
1970ref. 137126New York: Grove Press 1970. Collection of 6 vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the US release of the 1969 Japanese film. Though not noted in any way this copy belonged to screenwriter director and film ephemera collector Leonard Schrader. Based on the true story of a criminal family that used their young son to scam drivers for money by faking his having been hit in car accidents. Set and shot in various locations around Japan. 8 x 10 inches. Fine condition. Grove Press unknown
1960ref. 141447Tokyo: Shockiku Ofuna 1960. Draft script for the 1960 film. Text in Japanese. A young woman is hitchhiking when the driver who picks her up attempts to molest her. A young gangster comes to her aid and then leads her on a wild relationship through the Japanese underground towards the eventual destruction of both of them. White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 40 leaves with last page of text numbered 40. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two staples. Godard Histoires du cinema. Shockiku Ofuna unknown
1968ref. 147160Unknown: Unknown 1968. Draft script for the 1968 film. A pitch black comedy about a man sentenced to death who survives his hanging leading to a two-hour debate among his executioners over how best to handle the situation. Loosely based on a 1958 crime and execution and a rare for its time discussion of the discrimination faced by ethnic Koreans in Japanese society. Black titled wrappers. Title page present rubber-stamped copy No. 035. Approximately 130 leaves with last page of text numbered h-8. Mimeograph duplication rectos and versos. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with perfect binding. Criterion Collection 798. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Unknown unknown
1969ref. 157981London: Contemporary 1969. Two vintage reference photographs from the UK release of the 1969 Japanese film. Printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. A young woman with a passion for stealing books is caught by a bookstore clerk and soon begins the two begin an erotic relationship. Set and shot on location in Tokyo's Shinjuku District. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Contemporary unknown
1976ref. 162512N.p.: N.p. 1976. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the notorious 1976 Japanese film including two showing director Nagisa shima with cast and crew members on the set. Two with the printed labels and stamps of Stillphoto in Amsterdam on the verso and all five with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. Based on the 1936 case of Sada Abe a geisha and prostitute in prewar Tokyo who began an all-consuming obsessive and ultimately tragic affair with a hotel owner. Set and shot on location in Tokyo. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 466. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1976ref. 158015N.p.: N.p. 1976. Vintage borderless color reference photograph from the 1976 Japanese film. Based on the 1936 case of Sada Abe a geisha and prostitute in prewar Tokyo who began an all-consuming obsessive and ultimately tragic affair with a hotel owner. Set and shot on location in Tokyo. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 466. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1986ref. 142133Paris: Greenwich 1986. Two Draft scripts for the 1986 French film. One script in English the other in French. A British diplomat's wife takes a chimpanzee named Max to be her lover. Nominated for a Palme d'Or. Screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière producer Serge Silberman and actress Milena Vukotic all worked with Luis Buñuel and accordingly brought much of Buñuel's surrealist sensibility to the film. Set and shot on location in Paris. French script: Red titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director and screenwriter Nagisa shima and screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Xerographic duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a white spiral binding. English script: Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director and screenwriter Nagisa shima and screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two silver clasps. Greenwich unknown
1970ref. 137126New York: Grove Press 1970. Collection of 6 vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the US release of the 1969 Japanese film. Though not noted in any way this copy belonged to screenwriter director and film ephemera collector Leonard Schrader. Based on the true story of a criminal family that used their young son to scam drivers for money by faking his having been hit in car accidents. Set and shot in various locations around Japan. 8 x 10 inches. Fine condition. Grove Press unknown books
1969ref. 157981London: Contemporary 1969. Two vintage reference photographs from the UK release of the 1969 Japanese film. Printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. A young woman with a passion for stealing books is caught by a bookstore clerk and soon begins the two begin an erotic relationship. Set and shot on location in Tokyo's Shinjuku District. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Contemporary unknown books
1960ref. 141447Tokyo: Shockiku Ofuna 1960. Draft script for the 1960 film. Text in Japanese. A young woman is hitchhiking when the driver who picks her up attempts to molest her. A young gangster comes to her aid and then leads her on a wild relationship through the Japanese underground towards the eventual destruction of both of them. White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 40 leaves with last page of text numbered 40. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two staples. Godard Histoires du cinema. Shockiku Ofuna unknown books
1976ref. 162512N.p.: N.p. 1976. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the notorious 1976 Japanese film including two showing director Nagisa shima with cast and crew members on the set. Two with the printed labels and stamps of Stillphoto in Amsterdam on the verso and all five with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. Based on the 1936 case of Sada Abe a geisha and prostitute in prewar Tokyo who began an all-consuming obsessive and ultimately tragic affair with a hotel owner. Set and shot on location in Tokyo. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 466. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1976ref. 158015N.p.: N.p. 1976. Vintage borderless color reference photograph from the 1976 Japanese film. Based on the 1936 case of Sada Abe a geisha and prostitute in prewar Tokyo who began an all-consuming obsessive and ultimately tragic affair with a hotel owner. Set and shot on location in Tokyo. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 466. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 147160Unknown: Unknown 1968. Draft script for the 1968 film. A pitch black comedy about a man sentenced to death who survives his hanging leading to a two-hour debate among his executioners over how best to handle the situation. Loosely based on a 1958 crime and execution and a rare for its time discussion of the discrimination faced by ethnic Koreans in Japanese society. Black titled wrappers. Title page present rubber-stamped copy No. 035. Approximately 130 leaves with last page of text numbered h-8. Mimeograph duplication rectos and versos. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with perfect binding. Criterion Collection 798. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Unknown unknown books
1986ref. 142133Paris: Greenwich 1986. Two Draft scripts for the 1986 French film. One script in English the other in French. A British diplomat's wife takes a chimpanzee named Max to be her lover. Nominated for a Palme d'Or. Screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière producer Serge Silberman and actress Milena Vukotic all worked with Luis Buñuel and accordingly brought much of Buñuel's surrealist sensibility to the film. Set and shot on location in Paris. French script: Red titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director and screenwriter Nagisa shima and screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Xerographic duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a white spiral binding. English script: Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director and screenwriter Nagisa shima and screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two silver clasps. Greenwich unknown books
1980ref. 152192N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. A discontented isolated writer befriends and falls in love with a mermaid named Merda. Set in California. Green titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Nan Crawford. 189 leaves with last page of text numbered 188. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 152192N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. A discontented isolated writer befriends and falls in love with a mermaid named Merda. Set in California. Green titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Nan Crawford. 189 leaves with last page of text numbered 188. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1983ref. 160523New York: Horizon Films 1983. Vintage studio still photograph of Sandy McLeod shot by and credited at the right margin to Nan Goldin from the 1983 film. Shown is actress Sandy McLeod in seeming triplicate. Goldin also has a brief role in the film. A striking image. An aspiring writer takes a job as a ticket-taker at an adult film theatre in Times Square soon finding herself drawn into the seedy world of the theatre's customers. The film drew together a veritable who's who of New York underground regulars with a screenplay by Kathy Acker music by John Lurie cinematography by frequent Jarmusch collaborator Tom de Cillo and still photography by Nan Goldin. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Horizon Films unknown
1983ref. 160523New York: Horizon Films 1983. Vintage studio still photograph of Sandy McLeod shot by and credited at the right margin to Nan Goldin from the 1983 film. Shown is actress Sandy McLeod in seeming triplicate. Goldin also has a brief role in the film. A striking image. An aspiring writer takes a job as a ticket-taker at an adult film theatre in Times Square soon finding herself drawn into the seedy world of the theatre's customers. The film drew together a veritable who's who of New York underground regulars with a screenplay by Kathy Acker music by John Lurie cinematography by frequent Jarmusch collaborator Tom de Cillo and still photography by Nan Goldin. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Horizon Films unknown books
