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1968ref. 141612Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1968. Collection of nine vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 film. Snipe printed to the verso. A semi-biographical film based on Bernard Malamud's novel of the same name. The story of a Russian-Jew unjustly prisoned on accusations of blood libel. Set in Russia shot on location in Hungary. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Light wear to the top margin. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1962ref. 158838Beverly Hills CA: M.C. Productions / United Artists 1962. One vintage studio still photograph and one vintage reference photograph from the 1962 film. Reference photograph with a printed mimeo snipe attached to the verso. Based on Richard Condon's 1959 novel. A film that managed the unlikely feat of being both timely and well ahead of its time combining several ambitious themes including thought control political assassination multinational conspiracy Oedipal issues and Cold War paranoia. Still riveting today and along with "Seconds" 1966 helped cast Frankenheimer as the master of the paranoid unsettling thriller. Contrary to popular belief the film was not pulled from circulation following the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy but did disappear in 1972 when rights reverted to Frank Sinatra who subsequently neglected to pursue continued distribution. This lapse continued until 1988 when Sinatra re-released the film to theaters in conjunction with MGM and United Artists. Set in Korea and Washington DC shot on location in New York California. One photograph 10 x 8 inches one photograph 9 x 7 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. M.C. Productions / United Artists unknown
1957ref. 145156Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1957. Vintage linen backed keybook photograph from the set of the 1957 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Hal Ditmar James MacArthur the teenage son of a wealthy movie producer gets in a fight the manager of a theater and struggles to convince either the police or his father that he acted in self-defense. Shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1953ref. 142170Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1953. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1953 film. Director John Ford and star Clark Gable take a smoke break in between shots. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1928 play "Red Dust" by Wilson Collison previously adapted to film under that name in 1932 starring Gable Jean Harlow and Mary Astor. "Mogambo" moves the action from French Indochina to Africa where it was shot on location. Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly received Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nominations respectively for their roles in the film. 10.25 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1953ref. 155982N.p.: N.p. 1953. Two vintage matte-finish photographs taken on the set of the 1953 film one showing director John Ford and actor Clark Gable enjoying a coffee break and one showing Ford in conversation with actress Ava Gardner. One photograph with a number stamp on the verso noting No. 1616X112. Based on the 1932 play "Red Dust" also starring Clark Gable which was in turn based on Wilson Collison's 1928 play. While on a safari in Kenya a hunter is ensnared in a love triangle between a young American socialite and an anthropologist's unfaithful wife. Set and shot on location in Kenya in Okalataka Mount Kenya Mount Longonot and Lake Naivasha. 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown books
1934ref. 144598Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1934. Draft script for the 1935 film. In a custom quarter leather clamshell box. The second of two films based on Liam O'Flaherty's 1925 novel the first being Arthur Robison's 1929 British feature about a former Republic Army member during the Irish War of Independence who turns in one of his comrades to the British in order to use the bounty money to book passage to America for himself and his girlfriend who has been forced into prostitution. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay Best Director and Best Actor for McLaglen nominated for two others including Best Picture. Screenwriter Dudley Nichols became the first person to decline an Academy Award when his refused his Oscar due to an ongoing dispute between the Screen Writers Guild and the Academy though he would eventually claim it three years later. Detached green wrappers noting the title screenwriter and director on the spine in manuscript ink. Title page integral with first page of text with credits for screenwriter Nichols and novelist O'Flaherty. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good side-stapled. National Film Registry. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1935ref. 146988Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1935. Two vintage oversize double weight photographs from the 1935 film. The second of two films based on Liam O'Flaherty's 1925 novel the first being Arthur Robison's 1929 British feature about a former Republic Army member during the Irish War of Independence who turns in one of his comrades to the British in order to use the bounty money to book passage to America for himself and his girlfriend who has been forced into prostitution. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay Best Director and Best Actor for Victor McLaglen nominated for two others including Best Picture. Screenwriter Dudley Nichols became the first person to decline an Academy Award when his refused his Oscar due to an ongoing dispute between the Screen Writers Guild and the Academy though he would eventually claim it three years later. 11 x 14 inches with irregular margins. Near Fine. National Film Registry. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1939ref. 150177N.p.: N.p. 1939. Vintage borderless portrait photograph from the 1939 film showing actor Henry Fonda in costume as a young Abraham Lincoln. A dramatization of the early years of future president Abraham Lincoln following his upbringing in a log cabin to his first loves to his establishment of a law practice in Springfield Illinois. 7 x 9 inches. Very Good plus with light wear to the top corners and adhesive residue on the bottom edge of the verso. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 320. N.p. unknown books
1953ref. 144185Beverly Hills CA: MGM 1953. Vintage borderless photograph of Ava Gardner with the camera-crew on the set of the 1953 film. With mimeo snipe press agency stamps and manuscript annotations in blue ink. The remake of the 1932 MGM film Red Dust adapted from the play of the same name. Victor Marswell Clark Gable owns and operates a safari guide company. Eloise Kelly Ava Gardner is there to meet the former owner of the company and in his absence she falls for Victor. Linda Nordley Grace Kelly is the wife of Marswells client an anthropologist who wishes to travel deep into the jungle. Eloise goes along with them and quickly tensions run high as both Linda and Eloise are attracted to Victor. Shot on location in Kenya Uganda Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. 10 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. MGM unknown books
1940ref. 152288Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1940. Vintage pressbook and distributor's material for the 1940 film. Based on several early one-act plays by Eugene O'Neill including "The Moon of the Caribbees" "In the Zone" "Bound East for Cardiff" and "The Long Voyage Home." In the early days of World War II Ole John Wayne and his comrades smuggle drink and dames aboard their ship the SS Glencairn leading to mounting tensions between the crew. Materials varying sizes generally Very Good plus. Rosenbaum 1000. United Artists unknown books
1958ref. 163586Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Vintage reference photograph from the 1958 film showing Spencer Tracy Edward Brophy Pat O'Brien James Gleason and Ricardo Cortez. Printed mimeo snipe and Columbia stamp on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with old cello tape at the corners. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1958ref. 163531Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly age toned else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1953ref. 144185Beverly Hills CA: MGM 1953. Vintage borderless photograph of Ava Gardner with the camera-crew on the set of the 1953 film. With mimeo snipe press agency stamps and manuscript annotations in blue ink. The remake of the 1932 MGM film Red Dust adapted from the play of the same name. Victor Marswell Clark Gable owns and operates a safari guide company. Eloise Kelly Ava Gardner is there to meet the former owner of the company and in his absence she falls for Victor. Linda Nordley Grace Kelly is the wife of Marswells client an anthropologist who wishes to travel deep into the jungle. Eloise goes along with them and quickly tensions run high as both Linda and Eloise are attracted to Victor. Shot on location in Kenya Uganda Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo. 10 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. MGM unknown
1953ref. 142170Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1953. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1953 film. Director John Ford and star Clark Gable take a smoke break in between shots. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1928 play "Red Dust" by Wilson Collison previously adapted to film under that name in 1932 starring Gable Jean Harlow and Mary Astor. "Mogambo" moves the action from French Indochina to Africa where it was shot on location. Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly received Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress nominations respectively for their roles in the film. 10.25 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1953ref. 155982N.p.: N.p. 1953. Two vintage matte-finish photographs taken on the set of the 1953 film one showing director John Ford and actor Clark Gable enjoying a coffee break and one showing Ford in conversation with actress Ava Gardner. One photograph with a number stamp on the verso noting No. 1616X112. Based on the 1932 play "Red Dust" also starring Clark Gable which was in turn based on Wilson Collison's 1928 play. While on a safari in Kenya a hunter is ensnared in a love triangle between a young American socialite and an anthropologist's unfaithful wife. Set and shot on location in Kenya in Okalataka Mount Kenya Mount Longonot and Lake Naivasha. 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown
1935ref. 146988Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1935. Two vintage oversize double weight photographs from the 1935 film. The second of two films based on Liam O'Flaherty's 1925 novel the first being Arthur Robison's 1929 British feature about a former Republic Army member during the Irish War of Independence who turns in one of his comrades to the British in order to use the bounty money to book passage to America for himself and his girlfriend who has been forced into prostitution. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay Best Director and Best Actor for Victor McLaglen nominated for two others including Best Picture. Screenwriter Dudley Nichols became the first person to decline an Academy Award when his refused his Oscar due to an ongoing dispute between the Screen Writers Guild and the Academy though he would eventually claim it three years later. 11 x 14 inches with irregular margins. Near Fine. National Film Registry. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1934ref. 144598Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1934. Draft script for the 1935 film. In a custom quarter leather clamshell box. The second of two films based on Liam O'Flaherty's 1925 novel the first being Arthur Robison's 1929 British feature about a former Republic Army member during the Irish War of Independence who turns in one of his comrades to the British in order to use the bounty money to book passage to America for himself and his girlfriend who has been forced into prostitution. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay Best Director and Best Actor for McLaglen nominated for two others including Best Picture. Screenwriter Dudley Nichols became the first person to decline an Academy Award when his refused his Oscar due to an ongoing dispute between the Screen Writers Guild and the Academy though he would eventually claim it three years later. Detached green wrappers noting the title screenwriter and director on the spine in manuscript ink. Title page integral with first page of text with credits for screenwriter Nichols and novelist O'Flaherty. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good side-stapled. National Film Registry. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1958ref. 163531Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly age toned else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1958ref. 163586Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Vintage reference photograph from the 1958 film showing Spencer Tracy Edward Brophy Pat O'Brien James Gleason and Ricardo Cortez. Printed mimeo snipe and Columbia stamp on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with old cello tape at the corners. Columbia Pictures unknown
1940ref. 152288Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1940. Vintage pressbook and distributor's material for the 1940 film. Based on several early one-act plays by Eugene O'Neill including "The Moon of the Caribbees" "In the Zone" "Bound East for Cardiff" and "The Long Voyage Home." In the early days of World War II Ole John Wayne and his comrades smuggle drink and dames aboard their ship the SS Glencairn leading to mounting tensions between the crew. Materials varying sizes generally Very Good plus. Rosenbaum 1000. United Artists unknown
1939ref. 150177N.p.: N.p. 1939. Vintage borderless portrait photograph from the 1939 film showing actor Henry Fonda in costume as a young Abraham Lincoln. A dramatization of the early years of future president Abraham Lincoln following his upbringing in a log cabin to his first loves to his establishment of a law practice in Springfield Illinois. 7 x 9 inches. Very Good plus with light wear to the top corners and adhesive residue on the bottom edge of the verso. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 320. N.p. unknown
1972ref. 135916Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1972. Draft script for the 1973 film based on the 1963 "Parker" novel by Donald E. Westlake writing as Richard Stark. One of the great neo-noir crime films of the early 1970s today a classic New Hollywood with understated performances from Duvall Black and Baker as well as a who's-who of character actors playing out a violent story that takes place mostly in a beautifully ordinary rural setting. Shot on location in Los Angeles. Blue titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 117 dated December 18 1972 with credits for producer De Haven and director/screenwriter Flynn. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Grant US. Silver Classic US Noir. Spicer US. Stephens US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1987ref. 140363N.p.: Hemdale 1987. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1987 film. The film follows a police officer turned true crime writer who bases his first book on break-in at the police department. Years later he is a detective experiencing writer's block trying to begin another manuscript. By coincidence he encounters an assassin who becomes the subject of his next book. The still features actors James Wood and Brian Dennehy. Shot on location in California New York Texas and Oregon. 8 x 10 inches. A stamp to the verso else Near Fine. Grant US Neo-Noir. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Olive Films 926. Hemdale unknown books
1972ref. 135916Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1972. Draft script for the 1973 film based on the 1963 "Parker" novel by Donald E. Westlake writing as Richard Stark. One of the great neo-noir crime films of the early 1970s today a classic New Hollywood with understated performances from Duvall Black and Baker as well as a who's-who of character actors playing out a violent story that takes place mostly in a beautifully ordinary rural setting. Shot on location in Los Angeles. Blue titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 117 dated December 18 1972 with credits for producer De Haven and director/screenwriter Flynn. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Grant US. Silver Classic US Noir. Spicer US. Stephens US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1962ref. 146753N.p.: Davis-Royal Films 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 film. "The Reluctant Saint" is the story of Giuseppe Desa Maximilian Schell a 17th century Franciscan friar and mystic recognized as St. Joseph of Cupertino by the Catholic Church. Set in and shot on location in Rome. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good pinholes with chipping at corners. Davis-Royal Films unknown books
