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1937ref. 165097Universal City: Universal Pictures 1937. Vintage photograph of John Wayne and Louise Latimer on the set of the 1937 film with a mimeo snipe on the verso. Not to be confused with the 1925 silent film of the same name. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. John Wayne stars as the manager of a trucking company who pits his trucking fleet in a contest against a train to deliver aviation parts to the Pacific coast before a labor strike takes place. Shot on location in Santa Clarita and Newhall California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1954ref. 131088Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1954. Final Draft script for the 1954 film. The fifth of seven films in the popular "Francis the Talking Mules series all made in the 1950s. Copy belonging to technical advisor Major Lane Carlson with his name in manuscript blue ink on a label affixed to the front wrapper and his annotations throughout. Carlson acted as a consultant on the military aspects of the film as the film involves Francis joining the Army going to the Pentagon etc. Salmon titled wrappers noted as Final Screenplay on the front wrapper dated February 9 1954. 157 leaves Multilith duplication with blue pink and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 2-17-54 and 4-5-54. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus in a three ring binder used during production. Universal Pictures unknown
1966ref. 151319N.p.: N.p. 1966. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1966 film showing Herman's Hermits who appear as fictionalized versions of themselves in the film. A NASA scientist is sent to covertly gather information about Herman's Hermits after the children of US astronauts pick "Herman's Hermits" to be the name of the newest Gemini space capsule. The second US film to feature the British-based band following "When the Boys Meet the Girls" 1965. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 148132Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Draft script for the 1966 film here under the working title "There's No Place Like Space" from the collection of cinematographer Paul Vogel presumably his working copy with "Camera" written in manuscript pencil at the top right corner of the front wrapper. A vehicle to promote the band Herman's Hermits in much the same vein as The Beatles in Richard Lester's 1965 "A Hard Day's Night" and 1966 "Help." British pop rock band Herman's Hermits tour the US and are chosen as the "good luck name" of the next Gemini space capsule. Yellow titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 73 dated August 30 1965 with credits for screenwriter James B. Gordon. Title page integral with first page. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1952ref. 145121Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1952. Three vintage linen backed keybook photographs of members of the cast and crew on the set of the 1952 film. Mimeo snipe and manuscript annotations on the verso of each. One photo shown. Please inquire to see others. A family facing financial troubles realizes that the two trees they recently brought home from the nursery are money trees each bearing five and ten dollar bills. At first this mysterious luck is a relief but quickly the police the IRS and media outlets all get involved and the family struggles to discern the right way to handle all this new cash. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal International Pictures unknown
1943ref. 152391Universal City: Universal Pictures 1943. Vintage keybook reference photograph of Arthur Lubin and camerman on a crane above the opera house audience from the 1943 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. Loosely based on the 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux. The second Universal film based on the story following Rupert Julian's 1925 silent film. Nominated for four Academy Awards and winning two including one for Best Cinematography. Set in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing and edgewear. Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors 1931-1946. Universal Pictures unknown
1939ref. 151805Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1939. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1939 film. A prison warden must decide between keeping a huge lot of stolen goods and saving a man from the electric chair. Tall yellow titled wrappers. Title page present noted as production No. 1032 with credits for director Arthur Lubin and actors Victor McLaglen and Jackie Cooper. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads at the top edge. Universal Pictures unknown
1958ref. 139786Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1958. Revised Final Draft script for the 1958 television episode of "The Ed Wynn Show." Copy belonging to actor Tom Irish with his name in green manuscript ink on the front wrapper and notation in green ink to a single page. Irish played an uncredited bit part named "Biff." In 1958 veteran vaudeville comedian Ed Wynn creator of the innovative live skit-based 1949 television show of the same name tried his hand at a third television series: a short-lived sitcom that would last only one season. Though Wynn was one of few beloved vaudevillians to make a successful transition to the small screen with his first show featuring high profile Hollywood guests and winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Live Show in 1950 his success would not last indefinitely. As television grew he would shift towards more serious dramatic roles. The 1958 iteration of "The Ed Wynn Show" would be the last series he put his name on before taking a spate of guest appearances and dramatic roles in various television shows and films. Yellow titled wrappers noted as production No. 4477 dated October 29 1958 with credits for screenwriters Laurence Marks and Milton Pascal. Title page present dated October 29 1958 noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Marks and Pascal. 43 leaves with last page of text numbered 38. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock with yellow revision pages throughout dated October 31 1958. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
1943ref. 130866Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1943. Revised Draft script for the 1944 film. The second of Universal's Technicolor fantasy adventures after "Arabian Nights" 1942 and "White Savage" 1943 loosely based on the classic Arabian Nights tales with a fitting score by Edward Ward to match Lubin's directorial flair. A fun but often overlooked desert romp. Gray titled wrappers noted as Revised and copy No. 113 on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 7142 dated 5-20-43 with credit for screenwriter Hartmann. 114 leaves mimeograph duplication with annotations throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Poor with front wrapper starting bound with three gold brads. Weaver p. 565. Universal Pictures unknown books
1954ref. 131088Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1954. Final Draft script for the 1954 film. The fifth of seven films in the popular "Francis the Talking Mules series all made in the 1950s. Copy belonging to technical advisor Major Lane Carlson with his name in manuscript blue ink on a label affixed to the front wrapper and his annotations throughout. Carlson acted as a consultant on the military aspects of the film as the film involves Francis joining the Army going to the Pentagon etc. Salmon titled wrappers noted as Final Screenplay on the front wrapper dated February 9 1954. 157 leaves Multilith duplication with blue pink and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 2-17-54 and 4-5-54. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus in a three ring binder used during production. Universal Pictures unknown books
1958ref. 139786Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1958. Revised Final Draft script for the 1958 television episode of "The Ed Wynn Show." Copy belonging to actor Tom Irish with his name in green manuscript ink on the front wrapper and notation in green ink to a single page. Irish played an uncredited bit part named "Biff." In 1958 veteran vaudeville comedian Ed Wynn creator of the innovative live skit-based 1949 television show of the same name tried his hand at a third television series: a short-lived sitcom that would last only one season. Though Wynn was one of few beloved vaudevillians to make a successful transition to the small screen with his first show featuring high profile Hollywood guests and winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Live Show in 1950 his success would not last indefinitely. As television grew he would shift towards more serious dramatic roles. The 1958 iteration of "The Ed Wynn Show" would be the last series he put his name on before taking a spate of guest appearances and dramatic roles in various television shows and films. Yellow titled wrappers noted as production No. 4477 dated October 29 1958 with credits for screenwriters Laurence Marks and Milton Pascal. Title page present dated October 29 1958 noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Marks and Pascal. 43 leaves with last page of text numbered 38. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock with yellow revision pages throughout dated October 31 1958. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1952ref. 145121Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1952. Three vintage linen backed keybook photographs of members of the cast and crew on the set of the 1952 film. Mimeo snipe and manuscript annotations on the verso of each. One photo shown. Please inquire to see others. A family facing financial troubles realizes that the two trees they recently brought home from the nursery are money trees each bearing five and ten dollar bills. At first this mysterious luck is a relief but quickly the police the IRS and media outlets all get involved and the family struggles to discern the right way to handle all this new cash. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal International Pictures unknown books
1966ref. 151319N.p.: N.p. 1966. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1966 film showing Herman's Hermits who appear as fictionalized versions of themselves in the film. A NASA scientist is sent to covertly gather information about Herman's Hermits after the children of US astronauts pick "Herman's Hermits" to be the name of the newest Gemini space capsule. The second US film to feature the British-based band following "When the Boys Meet the Girls" 1965. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1965ref. 148132Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Draft script for the 1966 film here under the working title "There's No Place Like Space" from the collection of cinematographer Paul Vogel presumably his working copy with "Camera" written in manuscript pencil at the top right corner of the front wrapper. A vehicle to promote the band Herman's Hermits in much the same vein as The Beatles in Richard Lester's 1965 "A Hard Day's Night" and 1966 "Help." British pop rock band Herman's Hermits tour the US and are chosen as the "good luck name" of the next Gemini space capsule. Yellow titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 73 dated August 30 1965 with credits for screenwriter James B. Gordon. Title page integral with first page. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1943ref. 152391Universal City: Universal Pictures 1943. Vintage keybook reference photograph of Arthur Lubin and camerman on a crane above the opera house audience from the 1943 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. Loosely based on the 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux. The second Universal film based on the story following Rupert Julian's 1925 silent film. Nominated for four Academy Awards and winning two including one for Best Cinematography. Set in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing and edgewear. Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors 1931-1946. Universal Pictures unknown books
1937ref. 165097Universal City: Universal Pictures 1937. Vintage photograph of John Wayne and Louise Latimer on the set of the 1937 film with a mimeo snipe on the verso. Not to be confused with the 1925 silent film of the same name. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. John Wayne stars as the manager of a trucking company who pits his trucking fleet in a contest against a train to deliver aviation parts to the Pacific coast before a labor strike takes place. Shot on location in Santa Clarita and Newhall California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1939ref. 151805Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1939. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1939 film. A prison warden must decide between keeping a huge lot of stolen goods and saving a man from the electric chair. Tall yellow titled wrappers. Title page present noted as production No. 1032 with credits for director Arthur Lubin and actors Victor McLaglen and Jackie Cooper. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads at the top edge. Universal Pictures unknown books
1945ref. 156172N.p.: N.p. 1945. Vintage program for the 1945 German film. Text and titles in German. After being released from prison for murdering his first wife a factory owner remarries but lives in fear of blackmail and the secret being exposed to his second wife. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1973ref. 164084N.p.: General Film Corporation 1973. Vintage 33 1/3 RPM microgroove vinyl record containing four radio spot announcements for the 1973 exploitation film. Rare. A pair of sisters kill their stepfather after he attempts to rape the younger sister and flee to Los Angeles after the murder where they are pulled into their uncle's money-laundering operation. 7 inches. Very Good plus with nominal surface wear housed in a Near Fine white paper sleeve. Not in Discogs. General Film Corporation unknown
1959ref. 161565N.p.: President Films 1959. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1957 German film. Ingmar Zeisberg stars as Eva a girl who illegally leaves Germany for Denmark and is forced into working as a call girl under the threat of deportation. Set in Copenhagen Denmark. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. President Films unknown
1945ref. 156172N.p.: N.p. 1945. Vintage program for the 1945 German film. Text and titles in German. After being released from prison for murdering his first wife a factory owner remarries but lives in fear of blackmail and the secret being exposed to his second wife. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1959ref. 161565N.p.: President Films 1959. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1957 German film. Ingmar Zeisberg stars as Eva a girl who illegally leaves Germany for Denmark and is forced into working as a call girl under the threat of deportation. Set in Copenhagen Denmark. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. President Films unknown books
1976ref. 133392Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1976. Original one sheet poster for the 1976 Blaxploitation film "The Monkey Hustle." A classic entry in the action comedy subset of Blaxploitation films in which a neighborhood must band together in order to prevent the city from demolishing their homes to build a highway. Set in Chicago and shot there on location. Largely low-budget and geared towards a young urban audience Blaxploitation films often depicted African Americans overcoming hostile authorities through cunning and violence as well as conflicts internal to the culture. Though some of the first mainstream films to feature predominantly black casts and introduce previously non-represented elements of black culture including the notable use of funk and soul music in soundtracks they were also panned for furthering stereotypes about black people. Despite the controversy that the genre instilled its motifs remain culturally relevant to this day often parodied acknowledged and imitated in modern films and music. 27 x 41 inches folded. Near Fine. Parish and Hill 149. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema p. 43-44 174-175. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1973ref. 164084N.p.: General Film Corporation 1973. Vintage 33 1/3 RPM microgroove vinyl record containing four radio spot announcements for the 1973 exploitation film. Rare. A pair of sisters kill their stepfather after he attempts to rape the younger sister and flee to Los Angeles after the murder where they are pulled into their uncle's money-laundering operation. 7 inches. Very Good plus with nominal surface wear housed in a Near Fine white paper sleeve. Not in Discogs. General Film Corporation unknown books
1970ref. 137404N.p.: N.p. 1970. Original typescript screenplay for an unproduced film called "After the Fall" based on Arthur Miller's 1964 play about a Jewish intellectual living in New York. Miller's play opened on Broadway in 1964 at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre ran for 208 performances and closed on May 29 1965. A television movie of the play was released in 1974 but Mann appears to have not been involved in the project. Abby Mann 1927-2008 wrote screenplays for "Judgment at Nuremberg" 1961 earning him an Academy Award "A Child Is Waiting" 1963 "Ship of Fools" 1965 "The Detective" 1968 "Report to the Commissioner" 1975 and "War and Love 1985. His work also extended into television for series like "Medical Story" 1975-1976 and "Kojak" 1973-1978 a show he helped create and several "Kojak" television movies. Black wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for playwright Miller and screenwriter Mann. 195 leaves with last page of text numbered 194. Typescript on white stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound in a black spring binder. N.p. unknown
