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1970ref. 161450N.p.: Manson Distributing 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film here under the working title "Africa Erotica." One photograph with two provenance stamps on the verso. A travelogue of young women and a photographer traveling around the African continent. Shot on location in Tanzania and Uganda. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing and edgewear. Manson Distributing unknown books
1970ref. 161451N.p.: Manson Distributing 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film here under the working title "Africa Erotica." Provenance stamp on the verso. A travelogue of young women and a photographer traveling around the African continent. Shot on location in Tanzania and Uganda. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with light creasing and a 1.5 inch closed tear to the right side. Manson Distributing unknown books
2007ref. 163913Bozeman MT: Crazy Mountain Ink 2007. Draft script for the 2007 film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. A lonely gas station attendant's life begins to change as the result of his relationship with an unusual young woman. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 films including "The Last Seduction" "Pulp Fiction" "From Dusk Till Dawn" "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018. Set in small-town Montana shot on location in Manitoba Canada. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Steve Berra. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good with first and last leaves detached from the binding and dampstains and moderate wear on the title page. Bound with two silver brads. Crazy Mountain Ink unknown books
1956ref. 158827Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1956. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1956 film. Based on A.E.W. Mason's 1902 novel "The Four Feathers" previously adapted by Korda in 1939 under the title "The Four Feathers." A British lieutenant resigns in order to remain with his fiancee but this choice brands him a coward leading him to travel to the Sudan to fight incognito as a show of courage. Set and shot on location in Sudan. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light toning at the extremities and two faint diagonal creases at the bottom left and top right corners. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1942ref. 149132Los Angeles: Walt Disney Productions 1942. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph on the set of the 1942 film. "Photograph by Coburn" stamp and "Bison Archives" stamp on verso. Based on the 1894 collection of stories by Rudyard Kipling. The stunning Technicolor live-action version of the classic Kipling stories made by the Hungarian born filmmaking team the Korda brothers director Zoltan Korda producer Alexander Korda and art director Vincent Korda which brilliantly utilized live exotic animals on huge lush sets and featured Indian born actor Sabu as Mowgli the boy raised by wolves who can communicate with the animals of the jungle. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Cinematography. Set in a village in India shot on location in Sherwood Forest California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection Eclipse Series 30. Walt Disney Productions unknown books
1980ref. 151984Munich: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Single manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper noting copy No. 101. A power-hungry emperor demands the much-maligned Jewish people of his kingdom give him the Schem a mystical philosopher's stone leading a rabbi to create a golem for defense-a giant anthropomorphic creature made from mud and clay. Blue titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Zev Mahler. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Zev Mahler. 162 leaves with last page of text numbered 161. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with perfect binding. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 168003Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1969. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1969 film showing Zero Mostel. Based on the 1961 novel by Frank O'Rourke. A genre-bending film combining a heist feature and a comedy Western in which multiple gangs converge on the town of Friendly Texas in order to attempt to rob the most unrobbable bank in the west. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Pitts 1631. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown books
1966ref. 158727London: Woodfall Films 1966. Shooting Script for the 1967 British short film. Two annotations in manuscript ink: one on the title page noting copy No. 11 and one on page eight noting a deletion. Clad in an ornate and eye-catching costume an opera singer must make his way through a succession of busy city streets in order to arrive on time for his performance. Originally commissioned by producer Oscar Lewenstein as one third of a planned anthology film titled "Red White and Zero." OCLC locates no holdings. AMPAS shows no holdings. Tall red untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated 17.3.66 noted as Shooting Script with credit for director and screenwriter Peter Brook. 11 leaves with last page of text numbered 9. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Woodfall Films unknown books
1981ref. 142833N.p.: N.p. 1981. Vintage US one sheet poster for the 1981 film. Directed by the notorious Zebedy Colt under a pseudonym the same year he performed in Tom Stoppard's "Travesties" on the New York stage. Colt is considered one of the innovators of "queer cabaret" in the late 1960s. Vanessa Johnson Lisa Marks discovers her boyfriend is having an affair and retreats to Maine in order to have a mental breakdown. Shot on location in Manhattan and possibly in Maine. 27 x 41 inches. Fine folded as issued. N.p. unknown books
ref. 147015Munich: Sunset Films Unknown. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Bound in with the script are two copied letters one addressed to film producer Stefan Abendroth from a talent agent discussing actor Stacy Keach's interest in the title role and one from screenwriter Zbigniew Kaminski expressing willingness to write a full screenplay on the materials addressed in the treatment. The true story of Lech Walesa a shipyard electrician who became the father of the Polish Solidarity party and eventually served as the first democratically-elected president of Poland. Screenwriter Zbigniew Kaminski was best known as a Polish director of political films and biopics including "The Shadow Line" 1976 "Pani Bovary to ja" 1977 and "In a Moment of Passion" 1993. Set in Poland. Yellow transparent plastic front wrapper blue rear wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Zbigniew Kaminski. 62 leaves with last page of text numbered 57. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three silver brads. Sunset Films unknown books
1956ref. 167628N.p.: Banner Pictures 1956. Ten vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1950 West German film musical. A now-faded singer begins to regret her estrangement from her daughters after years of neglect while at the height of her career. Swedish-born actress Zarah Leander's first German film appearance after a seven-year hiatus. Although she declared no political position during World War II Leander was strongly associated with the Nazi Party due to her contract with UFA and multiple successful films with that studio in the late 1930s and early 1940s and was subsequently restricted from appearing in German films until 1949. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Banner Pictures unknown books
1926ref. 148247Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1926. Vintage reference photograph of actress Arlette Marchal from the 1926 film. Based on the 1927 novel by Zane Grey not published until a year after the film's release. A fugitive is left in the desert to die by his outlaw partner but is rescued by a young rancher unaware that romantic entanglements with a neighboring rancher's daughter will complicate their friendship. Now considered to be a lost film. Shot on location in Hurricane Bluffs Utah. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with light toning and edgewear and a small chip to the right edge. Paramount Pictures unknown books
ref. 146573Los Angeles: Jerry Merton Productions Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a small manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper reading "# 39." Based on popular Western writer Zane Grey's 1923 short story about a prospector who finally strikes gold attributing the fortune to his lucky mule Jenet. Set in the American Southwest. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Stephen Kandel and novelist Zane Grey. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus overall bound with two gold brads. Jerry Merton Productions unknown books
1962ref. 167657Copenhagen: Politikens Presse Foto 1962. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1962 Danish film. Printed mimeo snipes in English affixed to the versos along with the stamps of Politikens Presse Foto and Agence France-Presse. Not to be confused with the 1962 British crime thriller directed by Peter Maxwell. Based on South African writer Nadine Gordimer's 1958 novel "A World of Strangers" about a white liberal Englishman who befriends a Black man after moving to Johannesburg only to realize that their friendship carries unforeseen consequences for them both. Shot on location in Johannesburg. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Lightly foxed on the margins and versos else about Near Fine. Politikens Presse Foto unknown books
2002ref. 146412N.p.: N.p. 2002. Draft script for an unproduced film. A young woman discusses her problems with her mentally ill mother her desire to save the whales and her absent fiance in therapy-but all is not as it seems. White lacking wrappers. Title page present dated 3/16/02 noted as Rough Draft with credits for screenwriter Zack Kaplan. 19 leaves with last page of text numbered 17. Typescript rectos only. Pages Very Good plus partially bound with a spring binder clip at the top left corner. N.p. unknown books
1945ref. 164487Universal City: Universal Studios 1945. Five vintage publicity photographs from the 1945 film all showing actress Yvonne De Carlo. Two with printed mimeo snipes and provenance stamps on the verso. Loosely based on the life of famed dancer and courtesan Lola Montez. De Carlo's breakthrough role about an exotic dancer who becomes a spy during the American Civil War. 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. 8 x 10 inches. Generally Very Good plus. Zimmerman p. 19. Universal Studios unknown books
1945ref. 164474Universal City: Universal Studios 1945. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1945 film showing actress Yvonne De Carlo. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. 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 was the first still photographer to win an Academy Award. He went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures where he worked well into the 1950s. Loosely based on the life of famed dancer and courtesan Lola Montez. De Carlo's breakthrough role about an exotic dancer who becomes a spy during the American Civil War. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Studios unknown books
1954ref. 164753Universal City: Universal-International 1954. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1954 film showing actors Yvonne De Carlo and Joel McCrea in a passionate moment. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A Confederate officer journeys with his men to an outlaw town in Mexico where they hope to use two million dollars in gold to acquire weapons and continue the war effort. A Union soldier determines to stop them. 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. Set in Zona Libra Mexico shot on location in Moab Utah and in Morelos Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Pitts 450. Universal-International unknown books
1947ref. 161132N.p.: N.p. 1947. Vintage reference photograph of choreographer Tilly Losch and actress Yvonne de Carlo on the set of the 1947 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A fictional episode in the life of composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov imagining a love affair with a Spanish cabaret dancer that leads him to pen the titular composition "Scheherazade." 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 167477Hollywood: Aaron Spelling Productions 1970. Final Draft script for Season 1 Episode 1 of the 1970-1971 television series. Copy belonging to actor Jack Naughton with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Laid in with the script is a xerographically duplicated shooting location map. The short-lived series followed three independent criminologists-George Maharis Yvette Mimieux and Ralph Bellamy-who took on especially dangerous high-profile cases. In this debut episode the trio attempt to solve a murder of a man found with a hole in his head that did not come from a bullet. Originally aired on October 10 1970 on ABC. Red titled wrappers noted as story No. 261 on the front wrapper. Title page present dated June 30 1970 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credit for screenwriter Burton Wohl. 70 leaves with last page of text numbered 62. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between August 7 and 18 1970. Pages Near Fine wrapper about Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Aaron Spelling Productions unknown books
1966ref. 173036Burbank CA: Walt Disney Productions 1966. Four vintage British front-of-house cards from the 1967 Disney film. Based on the 1962 novel "The Monkeys" by G.K. Wilkinson. An American who inherits an olive farm in France uses chimpanzees as workers instead of having to pay for labor. Set in Provence France. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Walt Disney Productions unknown books
1961ref. 143998Paris: Gaumont 1961. Original program for the 1961 French film here under the original French title. Illustrated in red black and white and stills from the film with laid-in synopsis sheets featuring the "Fenouillard" family and oversize umbrella illustration on the rectos. Based on the 19th century French comic by Marie Louis Georges Colomb Christophe one of the earliest in the country's history. Leocadie Fenouillard Desmarets and her family travel to France to visit the Eiffel Tower but end up on a boat headed for Brazil. They escape being eating by cannibals and sail to somewhere in the Arctic where they take refuge in an igloo. Their adventures take them to Japan where they imitate geishas and finally through Africa's riverbanks until they return home all without once seeing the Eiffel Tower. Program 9.25 x 12 inches saddle-stapled 4 leaves with 2 loose sheets slightly smaller. Very Good plus with light foxing and a few short creases. Gaumont unknown books
1961ref. 143969Paris: Cinedis 1961. Collection of 18 original single weight press photographs from a gala surrounding the 1961 French-Italian-West German-Japanese film. Most of the photos represent actress Kishi here as "Kiski" in kimono and director Ciampi on-stage behind a microphone and signing autographs presumably at the French premiere. Several photographs are rubber-stamped on the versos crediting photographer Jungmann or Andre also for Bar-le-Duc. Also included are a few leaves documenting travel expenses and locations associated with the film and a memo mentioning Kishi's travels signed by "F. Willkomm" at Cinedis the film's distribution company addressed to Maryse Martres dated May 29 1961. All photos and memo housed in original mailing envelopes with annotations in manuscript ink on the recto of the larger. Little is known of Willkomm but Martres Martin was a prolific French actress since 1948 notably "Girl on the Third Floor" 1955 and "The Happy Road" 1957 and she was later involved in press relations at Cinedis a notable film agency in operation since the Silent Film era. Kishi was born in 1932 and became a Japanese actress and writer. She married director Ciampi in 1957. Since 1996 she has been a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund UNFPA. Based on the true story of Richard Sorge who was a spy for the USSR working at the German Embassy in Japan between 1935 and 1943. Holtzman plays Sorge and Kishi plays Yuki presumably involved with Sorge romantically and within the workings of his spy ring. Sorge's story was adapted once more "Spy Sorge 2003 a Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. Photos range from 3.5 x 6 inches to 7 x 9 inches several with white borders. Very Good plus overall slight curling and light creasing. Envelopes memo and travel ephemera Very Good overall. Cinedis unknown books
1953ref. 147147N.p.: N.p. 1953. Treatment script for the 1953 film here under the working title "Comme le sucre dans le cafe.". Text in French. A doctor turned homeopath poaches patients from his former medical colleagues but is challenged when his shady treatment further endangers the life of a woman with a brain tumor. Set in Brittany France. Tall yellow titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director YVES CIAMPI. 56 leaves with last page of text numbered 54. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus lightly creased and soiled bound with two silver clamps. N.p. unknown books
ref. 146400N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Film treatment for an unproduced film. Included with the script is a typed English translation credited to Scot Finch. With a small manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper of the treatment and a single manuscript ink annotation deletion to the character list of the translation. Treatment text in French translation in English. A group of policemen reminisce about the rise to power of the late criminal Pierrot Loutrel also known as Pierrot le Fou-"public enemy number one" in Paris after World War II. Screenwriters Yves Boisset and Claude Veillot enjoyed an extensive collaboration on mid-century crime mystery and thriller films including "Coplan sauve sa peau" 1968 "R.A.S." 1973 "Le Juge Fayard dit Le Sheriff" 1977 "La Femme flic" 1980 and "Espion leve-toi" 1982. Set in France. Treatment: Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Yves Boisset and Claude Veillot with a CEDIC European Film Broadcasting Company stamp on the upper right corner. 67 leaves with last page of text numbered 64. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with perfect binding Translation: Beige titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Yves Boisset and Claude Veillot and translator Scot Finch. 61 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two silver clips. N.p. unknown books
