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1951ref. 149388London: London Film Productions 1951. Vintage reference photograph of director Carol Reed and actor Ralph Richardson on the set of the 1951 film. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamp of Tele-Magazine. Based on Joseph Conrad's 1896 novel. A selfish criminal takes on a new position as the second-in-command of a trading operation on a remote island village where he seduces the village chieftain's daughter and embezzles from his employers. Controversial at the time of release for its depiction of an interracial romance even though the so-called indigenous Algerian actress in question Kerima was in actuality a white woman from France. Set in Borneo shot on location in Sri Lanka. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a short closed tear to the top edge repaired on the verso with white tape. London Film Productions unknown books
1952ref. 159201London: London Film Productions 1952. One vintage studio still photograph and one linen backed key book photograph from the 1951 film. A man who was fired for stealing at his job at a shipping port in southeast Asia reconnects with the man who gave him his start. Set in southeast Asia shot on location in Sri Lanka. One photograph 10 x 8 inches one photograph 11 x 8 inches. Very Good. Selby US. Selby UK. London Film Productions unknown books
1982ref. 141646N.p.: N.p. 1982. Original Treatment script for an unproduced film. With 17 pages of information about Polish screenwriter Witold Orzechowski laid in including a background on his film career on the other side of the Iron Curtain and about his affiliation with the Solidarity political party. Orzechowski directed the first Eastern European cinematic adaptation of Joseph Conrad with the television movie "Her Return" 1975. Background information addressed to producer Paul Kohner. An unproduced film adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1911 novel "Under Western Eyes" which many consider to be Conrad's response to Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment" whom Conrad detested. The story generally deals with the life of an oft-downtrodden revolutionary told through the story of a language teacher living in Geneva. Set in St. Petersburg Russia and Geneva Switzerland. Red titled wrappers. Title page present noted as treatment with credits for screenwriter Witold Orzechowski and author Joseph Conrad. 19 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 18. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1967ref. 146428Rome: Arco 1967. Draft script for the 1967 Italian film. Text in English printed in Rome. Based on the 1923 novel wherein a former pirate falls in love with a mentally ill young woman who falls in love instead with a French naval officer. Set in France shot on location in Italy. Blue wrappers with the film's English title printed on a red label and affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with the film's English and Italian titles given. 207 leaves with last page of text numbered 206. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with a strip of adhesive residue likely from tape running vertically across the rear wrapper binding bound with two gold brads. Arco unknown
1951ref. 149388London: London Film Productions 1951. Vintage reference photograph of director Carol Reed and actor Ralph Richardson on the set of the 1951 film. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamp of Tele-Magazine. Based on Joseph Conrad's 1896 novel. A selfish criminal takes on a new position as the second-in-command of a trading operation on a remote island village where he seduces the village chieftain's daughter and embezzles from his employers. Controversial at the time of release for its depiction of an interracial romance even though the so-called indigenous Algerian actress in question Kerima was in actuality a white woman from France. Set in Borneo shot on location in Sri Lanka. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a short closed tear to the top edge repaired on the verso with white tape. London Film Productions unknown
1982ref. 141646N.p.: N.p. 1982. Original Treatment script for an unproduced film. With 17 pages of information about Polish screenwriter Witold Orzechowski laid in including a background on his film career on the other side of the Iron Curtain and about his affiliation with the Solidarity political party. Orzechowski directed the first Eastern European cinematic adaptation of Joseph Conrad with the television movie "Her Return" 1975. Background information addressed to producer Paul Kohner. An unproduced film adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1911 novel "Under Western Eyes" which many consider to be Conrad's response to Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment" whom Conrad detested. The story generally deals with the life of an oft-downtrodden revolutionary told through the story of a language teacher living in Geneva. Set in St. Petersburg Russia and Geneva Switzerland. Red titled wrappers. Title page present noted as treatment with credits for screenwriter Witold Orzechowski and author Joseph Conrad. 19 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 18. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 137527N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film adapted from the collaborative novel written by Joseph Conrad and Ford Maddox Ford in 1909 but not published until after Conrad's death in 1924. The third of three collaborations by the two novelists. Black stiff generic report wrappers with a red-and-white title label on the front wrapper crediting screenwriter Lowe and novelists Conrad and Ford. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Lowe and novelists Conrad and Ford. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Photocopied. Toning to the title page else pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a silver prong binding. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 137527N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film adapted from the collaborative novel written by Joseph Conrad and Ford Maddox Ford in 1909 but not published until after Conrad's death in 1924. The third of three collaborations by the two novelists. Black stiff generic report wrappers with a red-and-white title label on the front wrapper crediting screenwriter Lowe and novelists Conrad and Ford. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Lowe and novelists Conrad and Ford. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Photocopied. Toning to the title page else pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a silver prong binding. N.p. unknown
ref. 140050N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. A cab driver in Mexico is devoutly dedicated to his daughter which causes a great change in his life. Joe Raciti was an actor best known for his work in "The Firebrand" 1962 in which he portrayed Jack Garcia. Set in Mexico City. Green titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Joseph A. Raciti-Carlyle. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
ref. 140050N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. A cab driver in Mexico is devoutly dedicated to his daughter which causes a great change in his life. Joe Raciti was an actor best known for his work in "The Firebrand" 1962 in which he portrayed Jack Garcia. Set in Mexico City. Green titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Joseph A. Raciti-Carlyle. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1929ref. 136071Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1929. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1929 film. Shown is George Bancroft being pulled away from a prison cell where Richard Arlen is being held. Nominated for an Academy Award. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus condition with a handful of pinhole tears and a short closed tear at the extremities. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1925ref. 151451N.p.: N.p. 1925. Vintage reference photograph from the 1925 film showing actors George K. Arthur Bruce Guerin Otto Matiesen and Georgia Hale. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. An impoverished group of dockside dwellers decide to move to the city to make their fortunes. Josef von Sternberg's directorial debut. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly and evenly toned with light foxing to the verso. N.p. unknown books
1934ref. 137471Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1934. Vintage sepia reference photograph from the set of the 1934 film. Shown are director Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich in full regalia visiting with noted Mexican toreador Pepe Ortiz and a member of the Mexican Counsul in Los Angeles. Typescript snipe on the verso indicating same along with an ink notation of the photo date 9/15/34 and a contemporary illustrated label for "Photofest." 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 109. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1934ref. 151492Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1934. Vintage borderless reference photographs of Josef von Sternberg on the set of the 1934 film. Mimeo snipe printed in English and Spanish on verso. Loosely based on the diary of Catherine the Great as edited by Manuel Komroff following her from childhood through her rise to Empress. Sternberg's sixth and penultimate film starring Marlene Dietrich. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Even fading else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 109. Ebert III. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorcese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1936ref. 164478Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1936. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1936 film. All five with studio stamps crediting photographer Ray Jones on the verso and three with mimeo snipes on the same. 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. A dramatization of the early years of Empress Elisabeth of Austria known as "Sissi" and her courtship and marriage to Franz Joseph I of Austria following his previous engagement to her older sister Duchess Helene in Bavaria. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1943ref. 156120N.p.: N.p. 1943. Vintage program for the 1943 German film. Based on the adventures of fictional immortal German nobleman Baron von Münchhausen created by Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 novel "Baron Münchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia." The film was commissioned by Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels during World War II nominally to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the UFA film studio released after the German loss at the Battle of Stalingrad in an attempt to reinvigorate German morale. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1943ref. 156120N.p.: N.p. 1943. Vintage program for the 1943 German film. Based on the adventures of fictional immortal German nobleman Baron von Münchhausen created by Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 novel "Baron Münchausen's Narrative of his Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia." The film was commissioned by Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels during World War II nominally to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the UFA film studio released after the German loss at the Battle of Stalingrad in an attempt to reinvigorate German morale. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1936ref. 164478Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1936. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1936 film. All five with studio stamps crediting photographer Ray Jones on the verso and three with mimeo snipes on the same. 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. A dramatization of the early years of Empress Elisabeth of Austria known as "Sissi" and her courtship and marriage to Franz Joseph I of Austria following his previous engagement to her older sister Duchess Helene in Bavaria. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1925ref. 151451N.p.: N.p. 1925. Vintage reference photograph from the 1925 film showing actors George K. Arthur Bruce Guerin Otto Matiesen and Georgia Hale. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. An impoverished group of dockside dwellers decide to move to the city to make their fortunes. Josef von Sternberg's directorial debut. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly and evenly toned with light foxing to the verso. N.p. unknown
1934ref. 151492Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1934. Vintage borderless reference photographs of Josef von Sternberg on the set of the 1934 film. Mimeo snipe printed in English and Spanish on verso. Loosely based on the diary of Catherine the Great as edited by Manuel Komroff following her from childhood through her rise to Empress. Sternberg's sixth and penultimate film starring Marlene Dietrich. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Even fading else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 109. Ebert III. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorcese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Paramount Pictures unknown
1934ref. 137471Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1934. Vintage sepia reference photograph from the set of the 1934 film. Shown are director Josef von Sternberg and Marlene Dietrich in full regalia visiting with noted Mexican toreador Pepe Ortiz and a member of the Mexican Counsul in Los Angeles. Typescript snipe on the verso indicating same along with an ink notation of the photo date 9/15/34 and a contemporary illustrated label for "Photofest." 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 109. Paramount Pictures unknown
1929ref. 136071Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1929. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1929 film. Shown is George Bancroft being pulled away from a prison cell where Richard Arlen is being held. Nominated for an Academy Award. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus condition with a handful of pinhole tears and a short closed tear at the extremities. Paramount Pictures unknown
1978ref. 146439N.p.: N.p. 1978. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on screenwriter Josef Shaftel's experiences working as a newspaper correspondent in 1948 in the Middle East during the Arab-Israeli conflict during which time he falls in love with a Jewish refugee and gradually becomes sympathetic to the Zionist cause. Shaftel's story was also the basis for a 1962 novel by Robert Nathan. Set in Rome Israel and Palestine. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated JUNE 5 1978 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter JOSEF SHAFTEL. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated yellow revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a small dampstain affecting the front wrapper and lower page edge bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1978ref. 146513N.p.: N.p. 1978. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Criminals plan a massive theft from a military air base in order to secure the materials to build a nuclear warhead. Screenwriter Josef Shaftel was better known for "The Biggest Bundle of them All" 1968. Set in Boston Chicago Las Vegas and New York. Black untitled wrappers. Title page present dated June 15 1978 noted as Film Treatment with credits for screenwriters JOSEF SHAFTEL and PAUL WHEELER. 32 leaves with last page of text numbered 31. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with silver prong binding. N.p. unknown books
1978ref. 146439N.p.: N.p. 1978. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on screenwriter Josef Shaftel's experiences working as a newspaper correspondent in 1948 in the Middle East during the Arab-Israeli conflict during which time he falls in love with a Jewish refugee and gradually becomes sympathetic to the Zionist cause. Shaftel's story was also the basis for a 1962 novel by Robert Nathan. Set in Rome Israel and Palestine. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated JUNE 5 1978 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter JOSEF SHAFTEL. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated yellow revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a small dampstain affecting the front wrapper and lower page edge bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
