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1963ref. 168189Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1963. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1963 film. A successful Broadway star collapses from exhaustion and is ordered to rest for six weeks at her home in Connecticut where she manages to fall in love. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1944ref. 146004Hollywood: Republic Productions 1944. Shooting script for the 1944 film. Single manuscript pencil notation on the front wrapper. A physician researching life-after-death is possessed by the spirit of an executed murderer who uses the doctor's body to exact vengeance on those involved in his death. A Jekyll-and-Hyde-style supernatural horror B-movie unusual for Republic Productions who were better known for their Western pictures. Tan partial titled wrapper noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper noted as production No. 1463 dated October 3 1944 with credits for screenwriter John K. Butler. Title page integral to the first page of text dated October 3 1944. 82 leaves with last page of text numbered 80. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 10/14/44. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with splashes on the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. Republic Productions unknown books
1944ref. 130722Los Angeles: Republic Pictures 1944. Shooting Script for the 1944 film. A thriller completely dominated by the formidable Stephanie Bachelor. The statuesque sophisticated Republic leading lady is cast as Muriel the scheming widow of the fabulously wealthy Hartford Chaney 3rd. Muriel's husband has disappearance under mysterious circumstances freeing her to marry her playboy paramour Frederick St. Clair George Meeker. Hal Erickson AllMovie Goldenrod titled wrappers with the original title written in manuscript ink and changed in manuscript pencil noted as Shooting Script on the front wrapper as production No. 1258 dated April 4 1944. 77 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Republic Pictures unknown books
1944ref. 146004Hollywood: Republic Productions 1944. Shooting script for the 1944 film. Single manuscript pencil notation on the front wrapper. A physician researching life-after-death is possessed by the spirit of an executed murderer who uses the doctor's body to exact vengeance on those involved in his death. A Jekyll-and-Hyde-style supernatural horror B-movie unusual for Republic Productions who were better known for their Western pictures. Tan partial titled wrapper noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper noted as production No. 1463 dated October 3 1944 with credits for screenwriter John K. Butler. Title page integral to the first page of text dated October 3 1944. 82 leaves with last page of text numbered 80. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 10/14/44. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with splashes on the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. Republic Productions unknown
1944ref. 130722Los Angeles: Republic Pictures 1944. Shooting Script for the 1944 film. A thriller completely dominated by the formidable Stephanie Bachelor. The statuesque sophisticated Republic leading lady is cast as Muriel the scheming widow of the fabulously wealthy Hartford Chaney 3rd. Muriel's husband has disappearance under mysterious circumstances freeing her to marry her playboy paramour Frederick St. Clair George Meeker. Hal Erickson AllMovie Goldenrod titled wrappers with the original title written in manuscript ink and changed in manuscript pencil noted as Shooting Script on the front wrapper as production No. 1258 dated April 4 1944. 77 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Republic Pictures unknown
1984ref. 147220N.p.: N.p. 1984. Second Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on real events which took place in 1980 when the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay Florida was hit by a 609 foot Liberian oceangoing vessel causing a large portion of the bridge to collapse and ultimately killing 35 people. Set in Tampa Bay Florida. White non-standard titled wrappers with credits for screenwriters JOHN EASTMAN and CONSTANCE MAY and story credits to JOHN LERRO STEVE YERRID and ARTHUR GOODALE. Title page present dated 1985 noted as SECOND DRAFT SCREENPLAY with credits for screenwriters JOHN EASTMAN and CONSTANCE MAY and story credits to JOHN LERRO STEVE YERRID and ARTHUR GOODALE. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated blue revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good with a light dampstain to the top wrapper and page edges bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1984ref. 147220N.p.: N.p. 1984. Second Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on real events which took place in 1980 when the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay Florida was hit by a 609 foot Liberian oceangoing vessel causing a large portion of the bridge to collapse and ultimately killing 35 people. Set in Tampa Bay Florida. White non-standard titled wrappers with credits for screenwriters JOHN EASTMAN and CONSTANCE MAY and story credits to JOHN LERRO STEVE YERRID and ARTHUR GOODALE. Title page present dated 1985 noted as SECOND DRAFT SCREENPLAY with credits for screenwriters JOHN EASTMAN and CONSTANCE MAY and story credits to JOHN LERRO STEVE YERRID and ARTHUR GOODALE. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated blue revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good with a light dampstain to the top wrapper and page edges bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 159168Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1960. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1960 film. With mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Under Alexander II the Russian army fights resistance forces from the Caucasus region. Set in Russia. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
ref. 146327N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. A young man with amnesia in the aftermath of a bloody car accident finds himself embroiled in a mysterious government plot. Tall burnt orange untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriters James Foster and John Davis. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good with dampstaining to the title page and final leaves wrapper Very Good plus with some fading and rusting near the binding bound internally with two silver brads. N.p. unknown books
ref. 146327N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. A young man with amnesia in the aftermath of a bloody car accident finds himself embroiled in a mysterious government plot. Tall burnt orange untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriters James Foster and John Davis. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good with dampstaining to the title page and final leaves wrapper Very Good plus with some fading and rusting near the binding bound internally with two silver brads. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 110611Studio City CA: Major Pictures Corporation 1969. Final Shooting script for the 1970 neo-noir film. Boldly SIGNED by lead actor Rod Taylor on the front wrapper. Based on the 1966 novel by John D. MacDonald featuring his series character Travis McGee. Notable as the only feature film adaptation of MacDonald's wildly popular Travis McGee series long unavailable on any kind of viewing format. Red titled wrappers noted as Final on the front wrapper dated 28 January 1969 with credits for screenwriter Ed Waters and novelist John D. MacDonald. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. In a custom quarter-leather clamshell box. Grant US. Larson Warped and Faded. Major Pictures Corporation unknown books
1969ref. 110611Studio City CA: Major Pictures Corporation 1969. Final Shooting script for the 1970 neo-noir film. Boldly SIGNED by lead actor Rod Taylor on the front wrapper. Based on the 1966 novel by John D. MacDonald featuring his series character Travis McGee. Notable as the only feature film adaptation of MacDonald's wildly popular Travis McGee series long unavailable on any kind of viewing format. Red titled wrappers noted as Final on the front wrapper dated 28 January 1969 with credits for screenwriter Ed Waters and novelist John D. MacDonald. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. In a custom quarter-leather clamshell box. Grant US. Larson Warped and Faded. Major Pictures Corporation unknown
1931ref. 165928Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1931. Two vintage reference photographs by still photographer Ray Jones from the 1931 film. 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. Paul Lukas stars as a foreign diplomat who is blackmailed by dirty cops into helping them frame prostitutes. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and each with a tiny chip to the bottom left margin. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1936ref. 160188Beverly Hills CA: Selznick International / United Artists 1936. Four vintage borderless reference photographs and four corresponding negatives from the 1936 film. Each photograph and negative housed in a paper envelope presumably as issued. Based on the 1886 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. After a young boy's father dies he and his American mother go to England where his paternal grandfather was an Earl. Though the boy is the only heir to the title his mother is sent home until another young boy claims to be the true heir. The first film produced by Selznick International Pictures. Set in 1880s Brooklyn New York and England. Photographs 6 x 4 inches. Fine. Envelopes 5.25 x 4.25 inches. Selznick International / United Artists unknown books
1949ref. 151739N.p.: Vanguard Films 1949. Spotting List script for the 1949 re release of the 1944 film. Based on the 1943 novel by Margaret Buell Wilder. A family in the American Midwest struggle with their lives on the home front as the father is off at war. Set in the Midwest shot on location in Richmond Pasadena and Culver City California. Yellow titled wrappers noted as Spotting List for Recut Version on the front wrapper dated August 22 1949. Title page integral with third page dated August 22 1949 noted as Spotting List for Recut Version. 64 leaves with last page of text numbered 62. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two metal brads along the top edge. Vanguard Films unknown books
1936ref. 160188Beverly Hills CA: Selznick International / United Artists 1936. Four vintage borderless reference photographs and four corresponding negatives from the 1936 film. Each photograph and negative housed in a paper envelope presumably as issued. Based on the 1886 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. After a young boy's father dies he and his American mother go to England where his paternal grandfather was an Earl. Though the boy is the only heir to the title his mother is sent home until another young boy claims to be the true heir. The first film produced by Selznick International Pictures. Set in 1880s Brooklyn New York and England. Photographs 6 x 4 inches. Fine. Envelopes 5.25 x 4.25 inches. Selznick International / United Artists unknown
1931ref. 165928Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1931. Two vintage reference photographs by still photographer Ray Jones from the 1931 film. 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. Paul Lukas stars as a foreign diplomat who is blackmailed by dirty cops into helping them frame prostitutes. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and each with a tiny chip to the bottom left margin. Paramount Pictures unknown
1958ref. 158446Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1958. Draft script for the 134th episode of season three of the 1955-1958 anthology television series. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his annotations throughout. Laid in with the script is a carbon typescript rehearsal schedule dated 4/24/58 with Crawford's name circled. An old woman living alone believes that her adult son has forgotten her unaware that she has been sending letters and greeting cards to the wrong address for years. Originally aired on April 24 1958 on NBC. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Greer Johnson. 69 leaves with last page of text numbered IV-10. Mimeograph duplication on yellow and white stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus partially bound at the top left corner with a single staple. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1958ref. 158443Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1958. Draft script for the 117th episode of season three of the 1955-1958 anthology television series. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his annotations throughout. In her last years of life a dying mother tries to show her stern husband that he must change for the sake of their two children. Originally aired on March 25 1958 on NBC. Self wrappers. Title page present undated. 65 leaves with last page of text numbered IV-7. Mimeograph duplication on yellow and white stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus partially bound at the top left corner with a single staple. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1958ref. 158446Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1958. Draft script for the 134th episode of season three of the 1955-1958 anthology television series. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his annotations throughout. Laid in with the script is a carbon typescript rehearsal schedule dated 4/24/58 with Crawford's name circled. An old woman living alone believes that her adult son has forgotten her unaware that she has been sending letters and greeting cards to the wrong address for years. Originally aired on April 24 1958 on NBC. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Greer Johnson. 69 leaves with last page of text numbered IV-10. Mimeograph duplication on yellow and white stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus partially bound at the top left corner with a single staple. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
1958ref. 158443Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1958. Draft script for the 117th episode of season three of the 1955-1958 anthology television series. Copy belonging to actor Johnny Crawford with his annotations throughout. In her last years of life a dying mother tries to show her stern husband that he must change for the sake of their two children. Originally aired on March 25 1958 on NBC. Self wrappers. Title page present undated. 65 leaves with last page of text numbered IV-7. Mimeograph duplication on yellow and white stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus partially bound at the top left corner with a single staple. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
1985ref. 119986N.p.: N.p. 1985. Draft script for the 1986 comedy film. The headmaster of a British school is trying to get to a conference for school headmasters where he is meant to give a speech. He runs into a number of obstacles that delay him resulting in one of the most hilarious stressful movies ever made. Set in England shot on location in West Midlands Shropshire Worcestershire and Yorkshire England. Blue untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with manuscript ink annotation noting copy No. 160 dated March 1985 with credits for screenwriter Michael Frayn. 164 leaves with last page of text numbered 161. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus wit some curling at the corners internally bound with two silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1985ref. 119986N.p.: N.p. 1985. Draft script for the 1986 comedy film. The headmaster of a British school is trying to get to a conference for school headmasters where he is meant to give a speech. He runs into a number of obstacles that delay him resulting in one of the most hilarious stressful movies ever made. Set in England shot on location in West Midlands Shropshire Worcestershire and Yorkshire England. Blue untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with manuscript ink annotation noting copy No. 160 dated March 1985 with credits for screenwriter Michael Frayn. 164 leaves with last page of text numbered 161. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus wit some curling at the corners internally bound with two silver brads. N.p. unknown
1982ref. 154871Arlington: PBS 1982. Vintage souvenir reference photograph book produced by PBS in conjunction with the 1982 television episode an adaptation of John Cheever's 1958 short story "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill." SIGNED by director Paul Bogart and producers Ann Blumenthal and Jac Venza on the title page. The episode aired on January 12 1982 and was the premiere of the anthology television series "American Playhouse" a series broadcast from 1982 to 1996 over 13 seasons. In this episode a suburban family in a small bourgeois town causes a comic uproar when they announce their five-year-old son has been kidnapped producing a fake ransom note to substantiate their claims. Set in the fictitious town of Shady Hill. Brief rubbing on the front board else Near Fine with no dust jacket as issued. PBS unknown books
1982ref. 154871Arlington: PBS 1982. Vintage souvenir reference photograph book produced by PBS in conjunction with the 1982 television episode an adaptation of John Cheever's 1958 short story "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill." SIGNED by director Paul Bogart and producers Ann Blumenthal and Jac Venza on the title page. The episode aired on January 12 1982 and was the premiere of the anthology television series "American Playhouse" a series broadcast from 1982 to 1996 over 13 seasons. In this episode a suburban family in a small bourgeois town causes a comic uproar when they announce their five-year-old son has been kidnapped producing a fake ransom note to substantiate their claims. Set in the fictitious town of Shady Hill. Brief rubbing on the front board else Near Fine with no dust jacket as issued. PBS unknown
