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1966ref. 132176Hollywood: National Screen Service / Paramount Pictures 1966. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1966 film. Based on the 1959 novel by Jack Finney. A band of incompetent treasure hunters including Frank Sinatra unsuccessfully attempt to highjack the Queen Mary by utilizing an old World War II Nazi submarine that they find sunk in the Bahamas. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Screen Service / Paramount Pictures unknown books
1966ref. 150731Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1966. Complete set of eight vintage color studio still photographs from the 1966 film. Based on Jack Finney's 1959 novel. A group of adventurers pull up a World War II submarine and plan to use it to rob the RMS Queen Mary a large cruise liner. Set in the Bahamas. 10 x 8 inches. One with light wear and pinholes to the corners else Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1973ref. 141286Los Angeles: Filmways 1973. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1971 novel by Jack Curtis about a Kansas farm boy with a big heart who grows up and becomes a crime boss. Set in Kansas. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 27 1973 with credits for screenwriter Dennis Shryack and author Jack Curtis. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 138. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Filmways unknown books
1973ref. 141286Los Angeles: Filmways 1973. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1971 novel by Jack Curtis about a Kansas farm boy with a big heart who grows up and becomes a crime boss. Set in Kansas. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 27 1973 with credits for screenwriter Dennis Shryack and author Jack Curtis. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 138. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Filmways unknown
ref. 133045Burbank CA: Walt Disney Pictures 1981. Revised script for the 1983 film. Written for the screen by Ray Bradbury based on his 1962 novel. After a carnival comes to Green Town the good citizens are compelled to follow their deepest desires caught under the spell of the malevolent Mr. Dark Jonathan Pryce who can grant those desires on one condition: that the grantees will forever join his freak show. In 1977 Bradbury sold the film rights to his novel to Paramount. He and director Jack Clayton whom Bradbury had previously worked with on Moby Dick produced a completed script. However production never began and the film was eventually put into turnaround. At the time Walt Disney Pictures was concentrating on films with more mature themes in an attempt to break free from their stereotype as an animation and family film studio. After the success of darker children's fantasy pictures by competing studios such as Time Bandits and The Dark Crystal Disney decided to purchase the adaptation's rights and hired Bradbury to produce a new script from scratch. .Set in Greentown Illinois but shot on location in Morrisville and Waterville Vermont. Gray titled wrappers noted as Revised on the front wrapper marked production No. 0233 dated 8/24/81 with credits for novelist and screenwriter Bradbury. Title page wit integral with the first page of the text dated 8/24/81. 127 leaves mechanical duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated 9/30/81. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Walt Disney Pictures unknown books
1987ref. 145894London: HandMade Films 1987. Revised Draft script for the 1987 film. Single manuscript notation in ink on page 62 a scene deletion. Based on the 1955 novel by Brian Moore. A pious spinster living in a boardinghouse begins an ersatz romance with a fellow resident looking to bankroll his next business venture. Novelist Moore born and raised in Belfast was highly acclaimed for his vivid descriptions of life in Ireland after the Second World War in particular for his exploration of The Troubles. Set and shot on location in Dublin. Blue untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated February 1987 noted as Revised Draft with credits for screenwriter Peter Nelson and novelist Brian Moore. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with white Velo binding partially loose. Indicator 123. HandMade Films unknown books
1974ref. 142756Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1974. Original Japanese program for the US film "The Great Gatsby." Full-color wrappers with black and white text and black and white and full-color photos throughout. Text in Japanese. The 1974 adaptation of Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel has been praised for its lavish costumes and decadent set design. Coupled with an all star cast and a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola Jack Clayton's film has cemented its place in cinema history. Winner of two Academy Awards. Set in New York shot on location in Rhode Island New York and England. 12 x 9 inches. Twelve pages saddle stapled. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1974ref. 142784Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1974. Six vintage promotional photographs from the 1974 film. Xerographically reproduced snipe tipped on to the verso of all but one photograph and with rubber stamp to the verso of three photos as well. The 1974 adaptation of Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel has been praised for its lavish costumes and decadent set design. Coupled with an all star cast and a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola Jack Clayton's film has cemented its place in cinema history. Winner of two Academy Awards. Shot on location in New York England and Rhode Island. 8 x 10 inches. All photos in Near Fine or better condition with snipe unattached from the verso of two photos. Paramount Pictures unknown books
ref. 133045Burbank CA: Walt Disney Pictures 1981. Revised script for the 1983 film. Written for the screen by Ray Bradbury based on his 1962 novel. After a carnival comes to Green Town the good citizens are compelled to follow their deepest desires caught under the spell of the malevolent Mr. Dark Jonathan Pryce who can grant those desires on one condition: that the grantees will forever join his freak show. In 1977 Bradbury sold the film rights to his novel to Paramount. He and director Jack Clayton whom Bradbury had previously worked with on Moby Dick produced a completed script. However production never began and the film was eventually put into turnaround. At the time Walt Disney Pictures was concentrating on films with more mature themes in an attempt to break free from their stereotype as an animation and family film studio. After the success of darker children's fantasy pictures by competing studios such as Time Bandits and The Dark Crystal Disney decided to purchase the adaptation's rights and hired Bradbury to produce a new script from scratch. .Set in Greentown Illinois but shot on location in Morrisville and Waterville Vermont. Gray titled wrappers noted as Revised on the front wrapper marked production No. 0233 dated 8/24/81 with credits for novelist and screenwriter Bradbury. Title page wit integral with the first page of the text dated 8/24/81. 127 leaves mechanical duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated 9/30/81. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Walt Disney Pictures unknown
1974ref. 142756Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1974. Original Japanese program for the US film "The Great Gatsby." Full-color wrappers with black and white text and black and white and full-color photos throughout. Text in Japanese. The 1974 adaptation of Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel has been praised for its lavish costumes and decadent set design. Coupled with an all star cast and a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola Jack Clayton's film has cemented its place in cinema history. Winner of two Academy Awards. Set in New York shot on location in Rhode Island New York and England. 12 x 9 inches. Twelve pages saddle stapled. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1974ref. 142784Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1974. Six vintage promotional photographs from the 1974 film. Xerographically reproduced snipe tipped on to the verso of all but one photograph and with rubber stamp to the verso of three photos as well. The 1974 adaptation of Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel has been praised for its lavish costumes and decadent set design. Coupled with an all star cast and a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola Jack Clayton's film has cemented its place in cinema history. Winner of two Academy Awards. Shot on location in New York England and Rhode Island. 8 x 10 inches. All photos in Near Fine or better condition with snipe unattached from the verso of two photos. Paramount Pictures unknown
1987ref. 145894London: HandMade Films 1987. Revised Draft script for the 1987 film. Single manuscript notation in ink on page 62 a scene deletion. Based on the 1955 novel by Brian Moore. A pious spinster living in a boardinghouse begins an ersatz romance with a fellow resident looking to bankroll his next business venture. Novelist Moore born and raised in Belfast was highly acclaimed for his vivid descriptions of life in Ireland after the Second World War in particular for his exploration of The Troubles. Set and shot on location in Dublin. Blue untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated February 1987 noted as Revised Draft with credits for screenwriter Peter Nelson and novelist Brian Moore. 105 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with white Velo binding partially loose. Indicator 123. HandMade Films unknown
1965ref. 141620Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film. The film follows the 1911 protest against British rule in Ireland. A young laborer-turned-playwrite combats the regime with his artistic practice. Shot on location in Ireland and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1965ref. 141515Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Three vintage color British front-of-house cards from the 1965 film. The film follows the 1911 protest against British rule in Ireland. A young laborer-turned-playwrite combats the regime with his artistic practice. Shot on location in Ireland and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1965ref. 145917Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1965 film. Mimeo snipe and Tony Crawley stamp on verso. A young Julie Christie sunning herself on the set of "Young Cassidy." Biographical drama based upon the life of playwright Sean O'Casey John Cassidy Taylor in the film. Following the 1911 protest against British rule in Ireland a young laborer-turned-playwrite combats the regime with his artistic practice. John Ford was originally slated to direct but fell ill early in the shooting. Set in and shot on location in Ireland and England. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good Plus some light corner creasing and edgewear. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1965ref. 145917Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1965 film. Mimeo snipe and Tony Crawley stamp on verso. A young Julie Christie sunning herself on the set of "Young Cassidy." Biographical drama based upon the life of playwright Sean O'Casey John Cassidy Taylor in the film. Following the 1911 protest against British rule in Ireland a young laborer-turned-playwrite combats the regime with his artistic practice. John Ford was originally slated to direct but fell ill early in the shooting. Set in and shot on location in Ireland and England. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good Plus some light corner creasing and edgewear. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1986ref. 162605N.p.: N.p. 1986. First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1985-1986 television series. An updated version of the 1969-1974 television show "Love American Style" focused on love and relationships and following in the vignette style of the original. In this episode a failing comedy duo invite a woman to join their act but one of them is distracted by his attraction to her. Beige titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper dated 02/05/86 with credits for screenwriter Jack Burns. Title page integral with front wrapper. 20 leaves with last page of text numbered 19. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with tear at top hole punch bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1985ref. 163249Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1985. First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1985-1986 television series. With xerographically duplicated Paramount Pictures script duplication form laid in the back of the script. An updated version of the 1969-1974 television show "Love American Style" focused on love and relationships and following in the vignette style of the original. In this episode a new bartender is confused by a couple who comes in and reenacts the night they first met. Gray titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper production No. 1-090 dated 12-11-85 with credits for screenwriter Jack Burns. Title page integral with front wrapper. 16 leaves with last page of text numbered 14. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1969ref. 158060New York: Boss Distributors 1969. Vintage pressbook for the 1969 adult film. 11 x 17 inches bi-fold. Very Good plus folded horizontally with faint creasing at the top. Boss Distributors unknown books
1969ref. 158060New York: Boss Distributors 1969. Vintage pressbook for the 1969 adult film. 11 x 17 inches bi-fold. Very Good plus folded horizontally with faint creasing at the top. Boss Distributors unknown
1957ref. 137255Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Four striking vintage photographs from the 1957 US film. The stills demonstrate the practical effects and extraordinary sets constructed in order to make the picture-at a time when the special effects needed to visualize the world of a man reduced to being only a few inches were essentially nonexistent. A landmark science fiction film adapted by Richard Matheson from his own 1956 novel about a man who begins shrinking after being exposed to a strange mist. 8 x 10 inches. Fine condition with scene descriptions tipped on to the verso of eight of the nine stills. National Film Registry. Universal Pictures unknown books
1957ref. 164827Universal City CA: Universal-International 1957. Vintage linen-backed publicity photograph from the 1957 film showing actor Grant Williams being menaced by a gigantic hand holding a pair of tweezers. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A landmark science fiction film adapted by Richard Matheson from his own 1956 novel about a man who begins shrinking after being exposed to a strange mist. 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. About Fine. National Film Registry. Universal-International unknown books
1957ref. 167613Universal City CA: Universal-International 1957. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1957 film one showing actor Grant Williams standing alongside a gigantic ball of twine the other showing Williams being menaced by a spider. A landmark science fiction film adapted by Richard Matheson from his own 1956 novel about a man who begins shrinking after being exposed to a strange mist. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Universal-International unknown books
1953ref. 154829Universal City: Universal Pictures 1953. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1953 film two showing scenes from a beauty pageant and one showing actress Joyce Holden performing a burlesque show for her sorority sisters. Two with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A pair of siblings from a slum neighborhood in New York dream of escaping to a better life but become involved in criminal activities out of desperation and poverty. Set in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1955ref. 140258Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1955. Vintage still photograph from the set of the 1955 film "Revenge of the Creature." Featuring a comical image of the film being shot in the water at Marineland Florida while a dolphin show takes place in the background. Half of the gathered crowd watches the dolphin show while the other half has turned to watch the Gill-man attack a diver bathing suit-clad cameramen milling about to the side. The captive Gill-man Ricou Browning falls in love with the girlfriend Lori Nelson of animal psychologist Clete Ferguson John Agar. When it inevitably escapes and unsurprisingly takes Nelson hostage the police are forced to shoot it. The first 3-D sequel to a 3-D film its far more successful predecessor "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" and the only 3-D film released in 1955. Clint Eastwood makes a hilarious uncredited appearance as an incompetent lab technician who insists a lab rat has been eaten by a cat test subject only to find the rat in his lab coat pocket. Set in Florida and shot there on location. 8 x 10 inches. Just about Fine. Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors. Mystery Science Theater 801. Universal Pictures unknown books
