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1959ref. 137049Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1959. Carbon Draft script for the 1961 film. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box. From the Richard Manney collection of film noir. Gangster biography with noir elements based on Harry Grey's 1958 novel a paperback original. Dutch Schultz Morrow is a mobster at the top of his game in the 1920s. He kills a man romances the man's daughter Parrish and turns a good cop bad. Red titled wrappers dated 9/24/59 with a credit for screenwriter Browne. Title page present identical to front wrapper. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Hardy The Gangster Film p. 213. Warner Brothers unknown books
1959ref. 151413Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1959. Estimating script for the 1960 film on yellow stock except title/distribution page white and second "This Script Is Not Final ." page pink copy belonging to uncredited crew member Nick Bova with name in manuscript ink on front wrapper and annotations in manuscript red pencil graphite pencil and ink throughout. Based on the 1960 novel by Hank Searls. The troubled and complicated lives of passengers and crew of a commercial airliner and a US Navy jet are examined as severe weather and a malfunctioning radio bring the two planes on an inextricable course toward collision. Shot on location in Washington DC and Naval Air Station North Island Coronado California. Beige titled wrappers noted as ESTIMATING SCRIPT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 60 dated June 5 1959. Title page integral with Distribution page receipt intact dated 6/5/59 noted as ESTIMATING. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1958ref. 149933Universal City: Universal Pictures 1958. Vintage linen-backed reference photograph of director Joseph Pevney and a camera crew aboard the Albatross while on location for the 1958 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A ship's captain decides to make an emergency stop in Hawaii to repair a quickly flooding hull against the wishes of a woman passenger wanted for murder in Honolulu. Set and shot on location in Hawaii. 9.75 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1957ref. 138455Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Revised First Draft script for the 1958 film. Brief notation in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper verso. Based on the novel and written for the screen by Ernest K. Gann about a disgraced former Navy captain Hudson piloting a disparate group of passengers through a storm on a rundown schooner. Green titled wrappers dated June 13 1957 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY. Title page present undated noted as Revised First Draft Screenplay with a credit for screenwriter-novelist Gann. 156 leaves with last page of text numbered 151. Multilith duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated 7/11/57. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown books
1959ref. 132441London: Rank Film Distributors 1959. Seven British front-of-house cards from the 1959 UK release of the 1958 US film. Based on the novel and written for the screen by Ernest K. Gann about a disgraced former Navy captain piloting a disparate group of passengers through a storm on a rundown schooner. 8 x 10 inches. A few light creases and some light stains on the versos else Near Fine. Rank Film Distributors unknown books
1951ref. 146074Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1951. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1951 film. A group of new recruits arrive at an Air Force training camp and experience the usual growing pains: hazing romance and rivalry. An early appearance by Golden Age heartthrob Rock Hudson as an aggressive upperclassman. Shot on location in Arizona Florida and Texas. White titled self wrappers noted as CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE on the front wrapper noted as production No. 1653 dated JANUARY 31 1951 with credits for actors Stephen McNally Gail Russell Alex Nicol and other cast members. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered REEL TEN PAGE 13. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with some fading to the top left and right edges bound with two gold brads. Universal International Pictures unknown
1950ref. 146066Universal City: Universal International Pictures 1950. Treatment script for the 1951 film. Copy belonging to Universal-International film executive Leo Spitz with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. A group of new recruits arrive at an Air Force training camp and experience the usual growing pains: hazing romance and rivalry. An early appearance by Golden Age heartthrob Rock Hudson as an aggressive upperclassman. Shot on location in Arizona Florida and Texas. Blue titled wrappers noted as TREATMENT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 7718 dated March 21 1950. Title page present noted as Treatment with credits for screenwriter Robert W. Soderberg. 78 leaves with last page of text numbered 77. Mimeograph duplication on yellow stock rectos only with yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/16/50 and 3/18/50. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound at the top left corner with one gold brad. Universal International Pictures unknown
1954ref. 130946Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1954. Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1954 film. A woman moves from the midwest to New York City and develops a friendship with a nightclub singer. Unfortunately the nightclub singer's husband develops feelings for the new to town woman. The misunderstanding may be deadly. Set in New York City. White titled self-wrappers noted as Continuity and Dialogue on the front wrapper production No. 1757 dated March 16 1954 with credits for director Joseph Pevney. PAGES leaves with last page of text numbered 9. Multilith duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads along the top edge. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1959ref. 137049Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1959. Carbon Draft script for the 1961 film. Housed in a custom cloth clamshell box. From the Richard Manney collection of film noir. Gangster biography with noir elements based on Harry Grey's 1958 novel a paperback original. Dutch Schultz Morrow is a mobster at the top of his game in the 1920s. He kills a man romances the man's daughter Parrish and turns a good cop bad. Red titled wrappers dated 9/24/59 with a credit for screenwriter Browne. Title page present identical to front wrapper. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Hardy The Gangster Film p. 213. Warner Brothers unknown
1959ref. 151413Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1959. Estimating script for the 1960 film on yellow stock except title/distribution page white and second "This Script Is Not Final ." page pink copy belonging to uncredited crew member Nick Bova with name in manuscript ink on front wrapper and annotations in manuscript red pencil graphite pencil and ink throughout. Based on the 1960 novel by Hank Searls. The troubled and complicated lives of passengers and crew of a commercial airliner and a US Navy jet are examined as severe weather and a malfunctioning radio bring the two planes on an inextricable course toward collision. Shot on location in Washington DC and Naval Air Station North Island Coronado California. Beige titled wrappers noted as ESTIMATING SCRIPT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 60 dated June 5 1959. Title page integral with Distribution page receipt intact dated 6/5/59 noted as ESTIMATING. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1958ref. 149933Universal City: Universal Pictures 1958. Vintage linen-backed reference photograph of director Joseph Pevney and a camera crew aboard the Albatross while on location for the 1958 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A ship's captain decides to make an emergency stop in Hawaii to repair a quickly flooding hull against the wishes of a woman passenger wanted for murder in Honolulu. Set and shot on location in Hawaii. 9.75 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1957ref. 138455Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Revised First Draft script for the 1958 film. Brief notation in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper verso. Based on the novel and written for the screen by Ernest K. Gann about a disgraced former Navy captain Hudson piloting a disparate group of passengers through a storm on a rundown schooner. Green titled wrappers dated June 13 1957 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY. Title page present undated noted as Revised First Draft Screenplay with a credit for screenwriter-novelist Gann. 156 leaves with last page of text numbered 151. Multilith duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated 7/11/57. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown
1959ref. 132441London: Rank Film Distributors 1959. Seven British front-of-house cards from the 1959 UK release of the 1958 US film. Based on the novel and written for the screen by Ernest K. Gann about a disgraced former Navy captain piloting a disparate group of passengers through a storm on a rundown schooner. 8 x 10 inches. A few light creases and some light stains on the versos else Near Fine. Rank Film Distributors unknown
1965ref. 161630N.p.: American Film Distributing 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the classic 1965 exploitation film. Provenance stamp on the verso. An outrageous "exposé" which claims to reveal the shocking truth about predatory lesbianism in today's society. Set in and shot on location in Greenwich Village New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. American Film Distributing unknown books
1965ref. 161630N.p.: American Film Distributing 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the classic 1965 exploitation film. Provenance stamp on the verso. An outrageous "exposé" which claims to reveal the shocking truth about predatory lesbianism in today's society. Set in and shot on location in Greenwich Village New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. American Film Distributing unknown
1968ref. 162237N.p.: Imperial Pictures 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1968 film. Turk throws a big pot party with friends which goes swimmingly until four hoodlums crash the party. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Imperial Pictures unknown books
1975ref. 150615Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1975. Eight vintage black and white studio still photographs from the 1975 film. With the stamp of Consolidated Theatre Services on the verso. Loosely based on Ronald Fair's 1966 novel "Hog Butcher." Two African American children are the key witnesses against the corrupt police officers who mistakenly murdered their best friend and local hero Nathaniel "Cornbread" Hamilton in a manhunt. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1975ref. 150615Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1975. Eight vintage black and white studio still photographs from the 1975 film. With the stamp of Consolidated Theatre Services on the verso. Loosely based on Ronald Fair's 1966 novel "Hog Butcher." Two African American children are the key witnesses against the corrupt police officers who mistakenly murdered their best friend and local hero Nathaniel "Cornbread" Hamilton in a manhunt. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown
1959ref. 143911Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1959. Draft script for the 1959 film two fascinating test shot photographs and a series of clippings from the Bloomington Indiana Herald featuring stories about the film an advertisement and an article about Denny Miller. A remake of the 1932 film of the same name with lots of stock footage and a soundtrack by Shorty Rogers. Set in Africa shot on location in California. Gold titled wrappers rubber-stamped production No. 138 with credits for producer Al Zimbalist director Joseph Newman and screenwriter Robert Hill. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Mechanical duplication with blue gray revision pages throughout dated variously between 2-9-59 and 3-12-59 all other pages are eye rest green and dated between 1-22-59 and 2-4-59. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1961ref. 154327Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1961. Vintage reference photograph from the 1961 film showing Dan O'Herlihy menacing Mickey Rooney. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1959 book by Leo Katcher. A dramatization of the exploits of Arnold Rothstein a small time gambler during the Prohibition Era who rises through the New York ranks to become an influential mob boss. Set in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Allied Artists unknown books
1949ref. 146594N.p.: Astor Pictures 1949. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1949 film here under the American re-release title "Ride a Reckless Mile." Based on the story of champion harness race horse Dan Patch who born in 1896 and retired in 1909 won nine world records. The horse was also depicted in the 1948 Disney film "So Dear to My Heart." 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Astor Pictures unknown books
1959ref. 143911Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1959. Draft script for the 1959 film two fascinating test shot photographs and a series of clippings from the Bloomington Indiana Herald featuring stories about the film an advertisement and an article about Denny Miller. A remake of the 1932 film of the same name with lots of stock footage and a soundtrack by Shorty Rogers. Set in Africa shot on location in California. Gold titled wrappers rubber-stamped production No. 138 with credits for producer Al Zimbalist director Joseph Newman and screenwriter Robert Hill. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Mechanical duplication with blue gray revision pages throughout dated variously between 2-9-59 and 3-12-59 all other pages are eye rest green and dated between 1-22-59 and 2-4-59. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1982ref. 149712N.p.: N.p. 1982. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1982 film featuring a young Isabelle Huppert. Based on the 1964 novel by Roger Vailland. A young woman leaves her family's small-town trout farm to begin a new life in Japan in the process catching the attentions of two wealthy suitors. Set and shot on location in Japan and France. 7 x 5 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 169585Paris: Sygma 1977. Three vintage oversize borderless matte-finish reference photographs from the 1977 French film all three showing director Joseph Losey on the set. Mimeo snipes in French and English on the versos. An exiled Spanish leftist revolutionary now enjoys a successful career as a screenwriter but is continually drawn back to his homeland where fascism continues to reign. Sequel to Alain Resnais' "The War is Over" 1966. Shot on location in Callela de Palafrugell Spain and in Gare and La Hague France. 11.5 x 8 inches. About Fine. Sygma unknown books
1975ref. 158647N.p.: N.p. 1975. Vintage borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1975 film showing director Joseph Losey and a camera crew with actors Glenda Jackson and Helmut Berger between takes. Layout annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso along with a Pariscop stamp. A novelist's wife returns from a holiday in Germany with another man setting off a chain of events that force the couple to question the foundations of their relationship. Shot in Baden-Baden Germany in Menton France and in London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with brief wear at the corners. N.p. unknown books
