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1996ref. 155767Burbank CA: New Line Cinema 1996. Revised Draft script for the 1998 film copy belonging to Master Lead Painter Charlie Palazzo with the annotations in manuscript ink of "Charli P. / Print Dept." and copy number "301" on the front wrapper. "Blue Rev.1" script on blue paper dated 12/11/96 with copy number "707" in manuscript ink on the top right corner of the title page. Based on the Marvel Comics character created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan. Followed by two sequels "Blade II" 2002 directed by Guillermo del Toro and "Blade: Trinity" 2004 directed by screenwriter David S. Goyer all starring Wesley Snipes. Snipes stars as the Dhampir Blade a half-man half-vampire protecting the human race from evil vampires. The beginning of Marvel Comic's success in film adaptations which still continues unabatedly two and a half decades later. Set in and shot on location in Long Beach Death Valley and Los Angeles California and London Moscow and Vancouver. White titled self wrappers noted as Production Draft on the front wrapper dated 9/19/96 with credits for screenwriter David S. Goyer. Title page present dated 12/11/96 noted as "Blue Rev. 1" with credits for screenwriter David S. Goyer. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. New Line Cinema unknown
1996ref. 155767Burbank CA: New Line Cinema 1996. Revised Draft script for the 1998 film copy belonging to Master Lead Painter Charlie Palazzo with the annotations in manuscript ink of "Charli P. / Print Dept." and copy number "301" on the front wrapper. "Blue Rev.1" script on blue paper dated 12/11/96 with copy number "707" in manuscript ink on the top right corner of the title page. Based on the Marvel Comics character created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan. Followed by two sequels "Blade II" 2002 directed by Guillermo del Toro and "Blade: Trinity" 2004 directed by screenwriter David S. Goyer all starring Wesley Snipes. Snipes stars as the Dhampir Blade a half-man half-vampire protecting the human race from evil vampires. The beginning of Marvel Comic's success in film adaptations which still continues unabatedly two and a half decades later. Set in and shot on location in Long Beach Death Valley and Los Angeles California and London Moscow and Vancouver. White titled self wrappers noted as Production Draft on the front wrapper dated 9/19/96 with credits for screenwriter David S. Goyer. Title page present dated 12/11/96 noted as "Blue Rev. 1" with credits for screenwriter David S. Goyer. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. New Line Cinema unknown books
1967ref. 162241N.p.: Crescent International 1967. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1967 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. A policeman's wife becomes hooked on heroin and begins secretly working at the dreaded "Club Lesbo" a sex club patronized and run by gangsters. Shot on location in Dallas Texas. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with slight waviness pinholes and light soiling. Crescent International unknown books
1996ref. 160285Burbank CA: Buena Vista 1996. Shooting Draft script for the 1996 film with rainbow revisions. Copy belonging to Production Coordinator Shelley Houis with her name in manuscript ink on the title page. Script housed in a blue three-ring binder with approximately 100 pages of production documents including in addition to the script cast and crew contact lists filming permits location lists and shooting schedules. Loosely based on the 1979 French film directed by René Gainville in turn based on Jenaro Prieto's 1928 novel. After years of struggling to succeed as a Black woman on Wall Street an ambitious businesswoman decides to start her own investment firm in the name of a fictitious white man Robert Cutty. The ruse begins to break down however when associates and clients begin to demand to meet with Cutty in person. Set and shot on location in New York. Title page present dated 02/15/96 with credit for screenwriter Nick Thiel. 157 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 11/20/95 and 02/15/96. Pages about Fine binder Very Good plus lightly foxed. Buena Vista unknown books
1958ref. 153191Universal City: Universal 1958. Vintage photograph from the 1958 horror film. When an ancient box is unburied and opened the head of a man executed for sorcery 400 years earlier comes to life and begins telepathically controlling people in an attempt to reunite with his body and regain his full power. 10 x 8 inches. Light diagonal creasing to the corners else Near Fine. Universal unknown
1958ref. 153191Universal City: Universal 1958. Vintage photograph from the 1958 horror film. When an ancient box is unburied and opened the head of a man executed for sorcery 400 years earlier comes to life and begins telepathically controlling people in an attempt to reunite with his body and regain his full power. 10 x 8 inches. Light diagonal creasing to the corners else Near Fine. Universal unknown books
1986ref. 167403Burbank CA: Warner Brothers Television 1986. Third Draft script for the 1987 television film which aired on ABC on July 31 1987. Bound in following the script is a two page Staff and Crew List dated March 7 1986 a 19 page Shooting Schedule dated 3/7/86 a ten page Revised Shooting Schedule dated 3/9/86 an eight page Revised Shooting Schedule dated 3/21/86 and a second two page Staff and Crew List dated March 26 1986. Laid in is a Call Sheet dated March 11 1986. Not to be confused with the 2008 film directed by Frank Miller starring Gabriel Macht and Eva Mendes. Based on the comic book character created by Will Eisner in 1940. Created as a pilot for ABC's proposed 1986 Fall series the project was shelved after ABC changed ownership with the new management finding the pilot "too offbeat and morbid." ABC shelved the pilot without even arranging for test screenings and eventually released it too late for the possibility of a series pickup and with little to no promotion. Sam J. Jones stars as Denny Colt a Central City Police Department detective who after an assassination attempt in which he is believed to be dead by the general public becomes the Spirit a mysterious masked vigilante in a blue suit and fedora who is not bound by the rules of regular cops. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated March 10 1986 noted as THIRD DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Steven E. de Souza. 131 leaves with last page of script numbered 84A. Xerographic duplication on yellow leaves rectos only with salmon and cherry revision pages throughout dated 03/19/86 and 03/24/86. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers Television unknown
1986ref. 167403Burbank CA: Warner Brothers Television 1986. Third Draft script for the 1987 television film which aired on ABC on July 31 1987. Bound in following the script is a two page Staff and Crew List dated March 7 1986 a 19 page Shooting Schedule dated 3/7/86 a ten page Revised Shooting Schedule dated 3/9/86 an eight page Revised Shooting Schedule dated 3/21/86 and a second two page Staff and Crew List dated March 26 1986. Laid in is a Call Sheet dated March 11 1986. Not to be confused with the 2008 film directed by Frank Miller starring Gabriel Macht and Eva Mendes. Based on the comic book character created by Will Eisner in 1940. Created as a pilot for ABC's proposed 1986 Fall series the project was shelved after ABC changed ownership with the new management finding the pilot "too offbeat and morbid." ABC shelved the pilot without even arranging for test screenings and eventually released it too late for the possibility of a series pickup and with little to no promotion. Sam J. Jones stars as Denny Colt a Central City Police Department detective who after an assassination attempt in which he is believed to be dead by the general public becomes the Spirit a mysterious masked vigilante in a blue suit and fedora who is not bound by the rules of regular cops. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated March 10 1986 noted as THIRD DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Steven E. de Souza. 131 leaves with last page of script numbered 84A. Xerographic duplication on yellow leaves rectos only with salmon and cherry revision pages throughout dated 03/19/86 and 03/24/86. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers Television unknown books
ref. 163381Universal City: Dreamworks 2003. Revised Shooting script for the 2004 film. In San Diego in the 1970s successful news anchor Ron Burgundy is forced to confront his prejudices when the station owners hire a woman anchor who promptly proceeds to climb her way to the top. Followed by a 2013 sequel "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues." Shot on location in San Diego Los Angeles Glendale and Long Beach. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 06/09/03 noted as Shooting Script with credits for screenwriters Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered "112-113". Xerographic duplication on pink stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with light splashes on the title page bound with two gold brads. Dreamworks unknown
ref. 163381Universal City: Dreamworks 2003. Revised Shooting script for the 2004 film. In San Diego in the 1970s successful news anchor Ron Burgundy is forced to confront his prejudices when the station owners hire a woman anchor who promptly proceeds to climb her way to the top. Followed by a 2013 sequel "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues." Shot on location in San Diego Los Angeles Glendale and Long Beach. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 06/09/03 noted as Shooting Script with credits for screenwriters Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered "112-113". Xerographic duplication on pink stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with light splashes on the title page bound with two gold brads. Dreamworks unknown books
1996ref. 172069Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1996. 18 vintage color slides from the 1996 film. A disparate group of survivors congregate in the Nevada desert after a large-scale attack by aliens deciding to plan a counterattack in New York City on behalf of the human race. Screenwriters Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich previously worked together on the 1994 film "Stargate" with much of the plot of "Independence Day" conceived by the pair during promotional tours for that movie. Nominated for two Academy Awards and followed by a 2016 sequel "Independence Day: Resurgence." Shot on location in New York City in Flagstaff Arizona on the Plains of San Agustin New Mexico in Los Angeles and Fontana California in Wendover and the Bonneville Salt Flats Utah and in Cliffside Park New Jersey. Slides 1.5 x 1 inches in cardboard sleeves measuring 2 x 2 inches. Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1996ref. 172069Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1996. 18 vintage color slides from the 1996 film. A disparate group of survivors congregate in the Nevada desert after a large-scale attack by aliens deciding to plan a counterattack in New York City on behalf of the human race. Screenwriters Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich previously worked together on the 1994 film "Stargate" with much of the plot of "Independence Day" conceived by the pair during promotional tours for that movie. Nominated for two Academy Awards and followed by a 2016 sequel "Independence Day: Resurgence." Shot on location in New York City in Flagstaff Arizona on the Plains of San Agustin New Mexico in Los Angeles and Fontana California in Wendover and the Bonneville Salt Flats Utah and in Cliffside Park New Jersey. Slides 1.5 x 1 inches in cardboard sleeves measuring 2 x 2 inches. Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1968ref. 162456N.p.: Globe Pictures 1968. Six vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1966 German film. All photographs with provenance stamps on the versos two with labels obscuring previous provenance stamps. Attractive model Alexandra comes to Berlin to try and rekindle an old affair and becomes involved with her ex-lover as well as his employee. Shot on location in Berlin. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. Globe Pictures unknown
1968ref. 162456N.p.: Globe Pictures 1968. Six vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1966 German film. All photographs with provenance stamps on the versos two with labels obscuring previous provenance stamps. Attractive model Alexandra comes to Berlin to try and rekindle an old affair and becomes involved with her ex-lover as well as his employee. Shot on location in Berlin. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. Globe Pictures unknown books
1934ref. 156154N.p.: N.p. 1934. Vintage program for the 1934 Austrian film. Text and titles in German. A prominent surgeon's wife poses nude but masked for a portrait by a famous artist. The artist must quickly improvise when asked about the identity of the woman in the painting and accidentally implicates a real woman leading to a number of comic misunderstandings. Basis for the 1935 American film "Escapade" starring William Powell and Luise Rainer. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. Very Good plus lightly age toned and edgeworn. N.p. unknown books
1949ref. 152568Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1949. Vintage reference photograph of actress Denise Darcel on the set of the 1949 film. Mimeo snipe to the verso. A dramatization of the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 following the US 101st Airborne Division as they hold the town of Bastogne against overwhelming German forces. Set in Belgium shot on location in Oregon California and Washington. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly worn to the bottom edge. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1950ref. 160944Universal City: Universal Pictures 1950. Vintage mini-banner poster for the 1950 film noir. Police officer Claire Trevor goes undercover to get close to Raymond Burr the leader of a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico. Just as she meets Ritchie she is kidnapped by Fred MacMurray who unbeknownst to her is an undercover federal agent. Shot on location in Southern California. 4.75 x 28 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremities. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1950ref. 144959Paris: Milton H. Bren and William A. Seiter Productions 1950. Vintage photograph of actress Claire Trevor and various members of the crew on the set of the 1950 film noir. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. US Police officer Madeleine Haley Claire Trevor goes undercover to get close to Pete Ritchie Raymond Burr the leader of a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico. Just as she meets Ritchie she is kidnapped by Johnny Macklin Fred MacMurray who unbeknownst to her is an undercover federal agent. Shot on location in Southern California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with three holes punched in the left margin. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Milton H. Bren and William A. Seiter Productions unknown
1938ref. 146054Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1938. Draft script for the 1938 film. With manuscript pencil annotations on the front wrapper. Included with the script are four pages of mimeographed notes regarding main title billing for the film. Two aviators' friendship is tested when a love triangle forms between them and their shared childhood sweetheart. Another tribute to the glories of aviation by director and former WWI fighter pilot William A. Wellman best known for "Wings" 1927 the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture. White titled self wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 1156 and marked as production No. 1172 dated February 15 1938. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 144 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with white and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 2-14-38 and 6-21-38. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine side stapled. Paramount Pictures unknown
1948ref. 149732N.p.: N.p. 1948. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1948 film showing actors Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. Based on the real experiences of Ivor Gouzenko a Communist code-breaker assigned to the Soviet Embassy in wartime Canada who defected from the USSR after the war. Subject to controversy upon release with liberals protesting the film's depiction of the Soviet cause and conservatives protesting the liberal picketers. Set and shot on location in Ottawa Ontario Canada. 10 x 12.75 inches. Very Good lightly creased to the edges. N.p. unknown
1961ref. 143878Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1961. Draft script for the 1961 television special. A musical special in the form of a cultural forecast in anticipation of a changing world. The show addresses topics including: science technology politics entertainment and leisure. Grey titled wrappers. 83 leaves with last page of text numbered 82. Mimeograph duplication with pink yellow and blue pages throughout. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
1933ref. 136691Los Angeles: First National Pictures 1933. Vintage reference photograph from the 1933 pre-Code film. Shown is Ann Hovey as she is attacked after stowing away on a train by Ward Bond playing against type as a villainous railroad worker. The rape is not only attempted but takes place a radical element even in a pre-Code film. A film that has held up well in that it breaks the stereotype of hobos as nothing more than restless drifters and delves into what fueled the movement during the Great Depression. Many teenagers male and female were forced to leave their homes and ride the rails because their families were unable to provide support. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine with some penciled annotations on the verso regarding another actress in the film Dorothy Coonan who would go on to marry the film's director William A. Wellman. National Film Registry. First National Pictures unknown
1961ref. 143878Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1961. Draft script for the 1961 television special. A musical special in the form of a cultural forecast in anticipation of a changing world. The show addresses topics including: science technology politics entertainment and leisure. Grey titled wrappers. 83 leaves with last page of text numbered 82. Mimeograph duplication with pink yellow and blue pages throughout. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1979ref. 158840Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1979. Two vintage reference photographs and one vintage studio still photograph from the 1979 film. Two roller-skating rivals compete against each other for a cash prize. Shot on location in Santa Monica and Los Angeles California. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1950ref. 160944Universal City: Universal Pictures 1950. Vintage mini-banner poster for the 1950 film noir. Police officer Claire Trevor goes undercover to get close to Raymond Burr the leader of a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico. Just as she meets Ritchie she is kidnapped by Fred MacMurray who unbeknownst to her is an undercover federal agent. Shot on location in Southern California. 4.75 x 28 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremities. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
