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1973ref. 161689Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1973. Final Corrected script for Episode 7 Season 5 of the 1969-1976 television series. Originally aired on October 29 1973 on CBS. Noted as copy No. 19 in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. The long-running medical drama series followed two surgeons at a university hospital in Los Angeles with a changing roster of patients showcased in each episode. In this episode a young woman diver struggles with the pressure of competitive diving. Bright orange titled wrappers dated September 17 1973 stamped FILE COPY noted as FINAL CORRECTED SCRIPT and production No. 7890 on the front wrapper with credit for screenwriter Stephen Kandel. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1990ref. 166249Burbank CA: Saban/Scherick Productions 1990. First Draft script for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 2003 film starring Jeremy Sumpter and Jason Isaacs. Based on J.M. Barrie's classic 1904 play and subsequent 1911 novel. Lacking front wrapper with a blue rear wrapper. Title page present dated May 1990 noted as First Draft with credits for Barrie and screenwriter John Goldsmith. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Good bound with a silver prong. Saban/Scherick Productions unknown books
1990ref. 166249Burbank CA: Saban/Scherick Productions 1990. First Draft script for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 2003 film starring Jeremy Sumpter and Jason Isaacs. Based on J.M. Barrie's classic 1904 play and subsequent 1911 novel. Lacking front wrapper with a blue rear wrapper. Title page present dated May 1990 noted as First Draft with credits for Barrie and screenwriter John Goldsmith. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Good bound with a silver prong. Saban/Scherick Productions unknown
2005ref. 159991N.p.: N.p. 2005. Vintage location pictures binder for the 2006 film here under the working title "M:1-3" belonging to Pierre Cheminat assistant to Action Unit Director and Second Unit Director Vic Armstrong with the name "P. Cheminat" the working title and "Location Pictures" "Location Pix" printed on green paper inlaid on the front and spine of the binder. The location pictures binder contains 101 location photographs divided into 19 tabbed location categories with each photograph printed on heavyweight satin-finish paper and titled on the top left. Examples of the categories include: "Ext. Vatican Walls Cheat" "Int/Ext. Caserta Museum" "Ext. Tiber View Castello S.Angelo" "Electronics Mall" "Computer Smash Alley" "Safehouse" "Towers" "Car Chase" and "Limo Hook-Up." Full listing of categories and photographs available upon request. Based on the 1988-1990 ABC television series "Mission: Impossible" created by Bruce Geller and starring Peter Graves which was a continuation of the classic 1966-1973 CBS television series of the same name also created by Geller and starring Graves. The third installment of the incredibly popular film series produced by star Tom Cruise preceded by "Mission: Impossible 2" 2000 directed by John Woo and followed by "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" 2011 directed by Brad Bird. Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt a retired Mission Impossible Force agent and trainer who is forced to return to active duty to capture the elusive arms dealer Owen Davis in a memorable performance from Phillip Seymour Hoffman attempting to sell the world's most powerful nuclear device ever created the Rabbit's Foot. Set in and shot on location in the US Italy Rome Germany and China. 120 leaves. Pages Near Fine housed in a Near Fine white three-ring binder. N.p. unknown books
ref. 172081Honolulu HI: Lost Productions 2004. Rainbow Revision Second Draft script for the 2004 pilot of the 2004-2010 ABC television series aired on September 22 2004. Copy belonging to Property Master Peter C. Clarke with his name in manuscript ink on the title page and highlighted name on various memos and with manuscript ink and marker annotations on 26 pages noting props. Every leaf watermarked with the number "914" and bound in a generic three-ring binder with a list of Lost Productions contacts laid in under the clear plastic on the front wrapper. Bound in following the script are 70 leaves of contact lists memorandums a petty cash reimbursement form and shooting schedules and laid in the front binder flap are four pages of memos dated April 7 2004 a pink shooting schedule dated March 19 2004 two pages of maps and directions and an letter of gratitude to the cast and crew following the shoot from creators and screenwriters J.J. Abrams "J.J." and Damon Lindelof "Damon" Producer Sarah Caplan "Sarah" and Executive Producer Bryan Burk "Bryan" housed in a Koi Restaurant envelope labeled "Peter Clarke / Props." Considered by many to one of the greatest television series of all time the science fiction adventure drama created by Jeffrey Lieber Abrams and Lindelof premiered with the pilot found here on ABC on September 22 2004 and aired for six seasons of 121 episodes before ending on May 23 2010. The series won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 2005. 48 survivors of a Oceanic Flight 815 find themselves stranded on a mysterious remote island in the South Pacific and find their lives intertwined in a fight for survival. Shot on location in O'ahu Hawaii. Untitled generic white binder with a "Lost Productions Inc." contact list laid in clear plastic on the front wrapper. Title page present dated March 3 2004 noted as SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriters J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 95 with 70 pages of production documents bound in following script. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink yellow green and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/9/2004 and 4/19/2004. Pages Near Fine binder Near Fine overall. Lost Productions unknown books
ref. 172081Honolulu HI: Lost Productions 2004. Rainbow Revision Second Draft script for the 2004 pilot of the 2004-2010 ABC television series aired on September 22 2004. Copy belonging to Property Master Peter C. Clarke with his name in manuscript ink on the title page and highlighted name on various memos and with manuscript ink and marker annotations on 26 pages noting props. Every leaf watermarked with the number "914" and bound in a generic three-ring binder with a list of Lost Productions contacts laid in under the clear plastic on the front wrapper. Bound in following the script are 70 leaves of contact lists memorandums a petty cash reimbursement form and shooting schedules and laid in the front binder flap are four pages of memos dated April 7 2004 a pink shooting schedule dated March 19 2004 two pages of maps and directions and an letter of gratitude to the cast and crew following the shoot from creators and screenwriters J.J. Abrams "J.J." and Damon Lindelof "Damon" Producer Sarah Caplan "Sarah" and Executive Producer Bryan Burk "Bryan" housed in a Koi Restaurant envelope labeled "Peter Clarke / Props." Considered by many to one of the greatest television series of all time the science fiction adventure drama created by Jeffrey Lieber Abrams and Lindelof premiered with the pilot found here on ABC on September 22 2004 and aired for six seasons of 121 episodes before ending on May 23 2010. The series won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 2005. 48 survivors of a Oceanic Flight 815 find themselves stranded on a mysterious remote island in the South Pacific and find their lives intertwined in a fight for survival. Shot on location in O'ahu Hawaii. Untitled generic white binder with a "Lost Productions Inc." contact list laid in clear plastic on the front wrapper. Title page present dated March 3 2004 noted as SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriters J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 95 with 70 pages of production documents bound in following script. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink yellow green and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/9/2004 and 4/19/2004. Pages Near Fine binder Near Fine overall. Lost Productions unknown
2005ref. 159991N.p.: N.p. 2005. Vintage location pictures binder for the 2006 film here under the working title "M:1-3" belonging to Pierre Cheminat assistant to Action Unit Director and Second Unit Director Vic Armstrong with the name "P. Cheminat" the working title and "Location Pictures" "Location Pix" printed on green paper inlaid on the front and spine of the binder. The location pictures binder contains 101 location photographs divided into 19 tabbed location categories with each photograph printed on heavyweight satin-finish paper and titled on the top left. Examples of the categories include: "Ext. Vatican Walls Cheat" "Int/Ext. Caserta Museum" "Ext. Tiber View Castello S.Angelo" "Electronics Mall" "Computer Smash Alley" "Safehouse" "Towers" "Car Chase" and "Limo Hook-Up." Full listing of categories and photographs available upon request. Based on the 1988-1990 ABC television series "Mission: Impossible" created by Bruce Geller and starring Peter Graves which was a continuation of the classic 1966-1973 CBS television series of the same name also created by Geller and starring Graves. The third installment of the incredibly popular film series produced by star Tom Cruise preceded by "Mission: Impossible 2" 2000 directed by John Woo and followed by "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" 2011 directed by Brad Bird. Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt a retired Mission Impossible Force agent and trainer who is forced to return to active duty to capture the elusive arms dealer Owen Davis in a memorable performance from Phillip Seymour Hoffman attempting to sell the world's most powerful nuclear device ever created the Rabbit's Foot. Set in and shot on location in the US Italy Rome Germany and China. 120 leaves. Pages Near Fine housed in a Near Fine white three-ring binder. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 151607N.p.: N.p. 1966. Collection of 17 vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1966 Czechoslovakian film. With the printed label of Columbus Film in Zurich affixed to the verso. Based on Bohumil Hrabal's 1965 novel about a young man working at a German-occupied train station in Czechoslovakia during World War II. A key entry in Czechoslovak New Wave film poignantly asserting that the Czech people were part of an oppressive system during the war hitting the mark with sly wit and a peculiar innocence. Set and shot on location in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1966ref. 151607N.p.: N.p. 1966. Collection of 17 vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1966 Czechoslovakian film. With the printed label of Columbus Film in Zurich affixed to the verso. Based on Bohumil Hrabal's 1965 novel about a young man working at a German-occupied train station in Czechoslovakia during World War II. A key entry in Czechoslovak New Wave film poignantly asserting that the Czech people were part of an oppressive system during the war hitting the mark with sly wit and a peculiar innocence. Set and shot on location in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1938ref. 165563Universal City: Universal Pictures 1938. Vintage reference photograph from the 1938 film showing actor Jimmy Savo consulting his script between takes. Printed mimeo snipe and credit stamp of photographer Ed Jones on the verso. Savo enjoyed a successful career as a stage performer on Broadway and the vaudeville circuit before turning to film in the late 1920s. 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. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1938ref. 165563Universal City: Universal Pictures 1938. Vintage reference photograph from the 1938 film showing actor Jimmy Savo consulting his script between takes. Printed mimeo snipe and credit stamp of photographer Ed Jones on the verso. Savo enjoyed a successful career as a stage performer on Broadway and the vaudeville circuit before turning to film in the late 1920s. 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. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1972ref. 149479London: Island Records 1972. Three vintage matte-finish studio still photographs from the 1972 film. Loosely based on the early years of real-life Jamaican outlaw Rhyging who rose to prominence as a folk hero in the 1940s. Ska and reggae musician Jimmy Cliff's film debut in which Cliff stars as a young man from rural Jamaica who moves to Kingston with dreams of fame and fortune as a singer but is waylaid by corrupt record producers and criminal enterprises. One of the first films to feature black Jamaicans speaking Jamaican Patois and whose soundtrack played a key role in popularizing reggae music worldwide. Set and shot on location in Kingston Jamaica. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly and evenly toned. Criterion Collection 83. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema p. 50 150. Island Records unknown books
1972ref. 149479London: Island Records 1972. Three vintage matte-finish studio still photographs from the 1972 film. Loosely based on the early years of real-life Jamaican outlaw Rhyging who rose to prominence as a folk hero in the 1940s. Ska and reggae musician Jimmy Cliff's film debut in which Cliff stars as a young man from rural Jamaica who moves to Kingston with dreams of fame and fortune as a singer but is waylaid by corrupt record producers and criminal enterprises. One of the first films to feature black Jamaicans speaking Jamaican Patois and whose soundtrack played a key role in popularizing reggae music worldwide. Set and shot on location in Kingston Jamaica. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly and evenly toned. Criterion Collection 83. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema p. 50 150. Island Records unknown
1981ref. 147287N.p.: N.p. 1981. Draft script for the 1983 film here under the working title "Double Down." A woman with an innate talent for blackjack joins up with a seasoned gambler and the pair start to rake in the cash-before the casino catches wise. Screenwriter Michael Blake's debut film and the first of two collaborations between Blake and actor Kevin Costner followed by the Oscar-winning 1990 film "Dances with Wolves." Set in Reno Nevada shot on location in San Francisco and Reno. Black non-standard titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1981 with credits for screenwriter Michael Blake. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good plus with a light dampstain to the first few leaves and wrapper bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1981ref. 147287N.p.: N.p. 1981. Draft script for the 1983 film here under the working title "Double Down." A woman with an innate talent for blackjack joins up with a seasoned gambler and the pair start to rake in the cash-before the casino catches wise. Screenwriter Michael Blake's debut film and the first of two collaborations between Blake and actor Kevin Costner followed by the Oscar-winning 1990 film "Dances with Wolves." Set in Reno Nevada shot on location in San Francisco and Reno. Black non-standard titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1981 with credits for screenwriter Michael Blake. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good plus with a light dampstain to the first few leaves and wrapper bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 149627Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1975. Set of seven vintage reference photographs from the 1975 film five in black and white one in color the last being a striking still shot of the altered RKO Radio Picture logo one of the earliest examples of a stately studio logo being customized for a particular film. A cult film favorite based on a now lesser-known 1973 stage musical by Richard O'Brien. On a dark and stormy night an uptight young couple finds that their car has broken down in the middle of nowhere forcing them to seek shelter at the weird and wonderful home of Dr. Frank-N-Furter a mad and perverse scientist. Photos vary from 9.25 x 7 inches to 10.25 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. National Film Registry. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1975ref. 149627Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1975. Set of seven vintage reference photographs from the 1975 film five in black and white one in color the last being a striking still shot of the altered RKO Radio Picture logo one of the earliest examples of a stately studio logo being customized for a particular film. A cult film favorite based on a now lesser-known 1973 stage musical by Richard O'Brien. On a dark and stormy night an uptight young couple finds that their car has broken down in the middle of nowhere forcing them to seek shelter at the weird and wonderful home of Dr. Frank-N-Furter a mad and perverse scientist. Photos vary from 9.25 x 7 inches to 10.25 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. National Film Registry. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1989ref. 157880Beverly Hills CA: Orion Pictures 1989. Vintage press kit for the 1989 film. Kit includes an oversize full color promotional graphic with credits on the verso four gatherings of promotional material and twelve black and white compilation studio still photographs all housed in a two-color "Great Balls of Fire" folder. Based on the biography "Great Balls of Fire: The Uncensored Story of Jerry Lee Lewis" by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr. Dennis Quad stars as the arrogant remarkable and controversial Lewis whose career was derailed after marrying his thirteen year old cousin Myra Gale Brown played by Winona Ryder. Shot on location in Arkansas and Tennessee. Oversize promotional graphic 9 x 11.5 inches. Very Good plus with some light edgewear. Promotional materials 8.5 x 11 inches. Fine Photographs 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Folder 9 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus with some light edgewear and faint toning to the extremities. Olive 20031. Orion Pictures unknown books
1989ref. 157880Beverly Hills CA: Orion Pictures 1989. Vintage press kit for the 1989 film. Kit includes an oversize full color promotional graphic with credits on the verso four gatherings of promotional material and twelve black and white compilation studio still photographs all housed in a two-color "Great Balls of Fire" folder. Based on the biography "Great Balls of Fire: The Uncensored Story of Jerry Lee Lewis" by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr. Dennis Quad stars as the arrogant remarkable and controversial Lewis whose career was derailed after marrying his thirteen year old cousin Myra Gale Brown played by Winona Ryder. Shot on location in Arkansas and Tennessee. Oversize promotional graphic 9 x 11.5 inches. Very Good plus with some light edgewear. Promotional materials 8.5 x 11 inches. Fine Photographs 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Folder 9 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus with some light edgewear and faint toning to the extremities. Olive 20031. Orion Pictures unknown
ref. 167972N.p.: N.p. 1990. Draft script for the 1991 film seen here under the working title "ROMENEWYORKPARISL.A.HELSINKI." Annotations in manuscript pencil on the title page noting times in the cities in which the film is set. An anthology of five stories about taxicab drivers in five different cities who experience a variety of humorous romantic and unusual situations as they encounter patrons on their nighttime shifts. Set and shot on location in Helsinki Paris Rome New York and Los Angeles. Mylar front wrapper black rear wrapper. Title page present dated 1990 noted as copy No. 32 in manuscript ink with credit for screenwriter Jim Jarmusch. 89 leaves with last page of text numbered 87 and dated September 17 1990. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a black Velo binding. N.p. unknown books
1987ref. 170424Los Angeles: Island Pictures 1987. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1987 film. One with a provenance label on the verso. An irritable pimp an out-of-work disc jockey and a lackadaisical Italian tourist find themselves in an unlikely trio when they are sentenced to share a prison cell where they decide to escape together into the Louisiana bayou. Set and shot on location in Slidell and New Orleans Louisiana. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. Criterion Collection 166. Rosenbaum 1000. Island Pictures unknown books
1984ref. 170425N.p.: Cinesthesia Productions 1984. Seven vintage photographs from the 1984 film including six studio stills and one reference photograph. One with a production company label on the verso and five with provenance labels to same. Director Jim Jarmusch's first effort "Permanent Vacation" 1980 was his final thesis at New York University's film school. As with the earliest films of Jean-Pierre Melville and David Lynch he then spent four years making "Stranger than Paradise" shooting as money allowed. The resulting film was the stunning breakthrough of an auteur who both understood his masters and paved the way for a new kind of cinema. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine to Fine one with annotations in manuscript pencil to the margins. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 400. Rosenbaum 1000. Cinesthesia Productions unknown books
ref. 167970New York: Exoskeleton 1998. First Draft script for the 1999 film. An African-American hitman who models himself after the code of ancient samurai is caught in the crosshairs of a Mafia boss and his associates after a hit gone wrong. Interpreted by some as an homage to Jean-Pierre Melville's 1967 crime drama "Le Samouraï." Shot on location in Jersey City. Self wrappers. Title page present dated February 5 1998 noted as First Draft with credit for director and screenwriter Jim Jarmusch. 88 leaves with last page of text numbered 87. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus lightly toned and soiled on the title page and page edges unbound. Exoskeleton unknown books
1980ref. 149409N.p.: N.p. 1980. Five vintage borderless color photographs from the 1980 film. Title labels affixed to the verso of each. Jim Jarmusch's directorial debut made just after dropping out of film school his signature patient ambling and dryly humorous approach to storytelling firmly established. Set against the backdrop of a grungy late-1970s New York City we follow the young unemployed Allie Chris Parker full of ennui meandering through the city contemplating his life and encountering curious and odd characters along the way. Set in and shot on location in New York City. Four photographs 5.5 x 3.75 inches one 5.25 x 3.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 400. Destroy All Movies The Complete Guide to Punks on Film. N.p. unknown books
1987ref. 170424Los Angeles: Island Pictures 1987. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1987 film. One with a provenance label on the verso. An irritable pimp an out-of-work disc jockey and a lackadaisical Italian tourist find themselves in an unlikely trio when they are sentenced to share a prison cell where they decide to escape together into the Louisiana bayou. Set and shot on location in Slidell and New Orleans Louisiana. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. Criterion Collection 166. Rosenbaum 1000. Island Pictures unknown
