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1959ref. 143239Tokyo: Toho Company 1959. Early Draft script for the 1959 Japanese film crediting Masahiro Makino as the director who would be later replaced by Toshio Sugie. Text in Japanese. Based on a story by novelist Juro Miyoshi originally released in 1937 as two parts "Saga of the Vagabonds Part One Tiger Wolf" and "Saga of the Vagabonds Part Two Forward at Dawn." Toshiro Mifune plays a feudal bandit accused of stealing money he was entrusted and assembles a revenge party to storm the family castle and attack his brother who betrayed him. Kurosawa would serve as 3rd assistant director to Eisuke Takizawa for both films and go on to write the latter screenplay previously penned by Sadao Yamanaka. Set in Japan's Edo period. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present. 66 leaves with last page of text numbered f-16. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine with mild foxing on paper edge wrapper Very Good plus title on spine. Toho Company unknown
1996ref. 163673N.p.: Redeemable Features 1996. Final Shooting script for the 1997 film. With a note in manuscript ink affixed to the title page with tape with contact information for unknown crew members. Also with substantive manuscript ink annotations throughout. A gay man and a stereotypical heterosexual Italian American man move in together after a misunderstanding in a vacancy ad. Set in New York City shot on location in Manhattan and The Bronx. Clear mylar front wrapper red rear wrapper supplied but as used during film development. Title page present dated 3/96 noted as Final Shooting Script with credits for director and screenwriter Anthony Vitale. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue undated revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three silver brads. Redeemable Features unknown books
1996ref. 163673N.p.: Redeemable Features 1996. Final Shooting script for the 1997 film. With a note in manuscript ink affixed to the title page with tape with contact information for unknown crew members. Also with substantive manuscript ink annotations throughout. A gay man and a stereotypical heterosexual Italian American man move in together after a misunderstanding in a vacancy ad. Set in New York City shot on location in Manhattan and The Bronx. Clear mylar front wrapper red rear wrapper supplied but as used during film development. Title page present dated 3/96 noted as Final Shooting Script with credits for director and screenwriter Anthony Vitale. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue undated revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three silver brads. Redeemable Features unknown
1960ref. 147288Unknown: Dunas - Murphy Productions 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced television film. The adventures and exploits of a young Irish resistance fighter. Set in Belfast and Dublin. Red titled wrappers. Title page present noted as Screen Treatment with credits for screenwriter Tony Terpiloff. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Very Good with creasing and a few small tears to the first leaf wrapper Very Good bound internally with three gold brads. Dunas - Murphy Productions unknown books
1960ref. 147288Unknown: Dunas - Murphy Productions 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced television film. The adventures and exploits of a young Irish resistance fighter. Set in Belfast and Dublin. Red titled wrappers. Title page present noted as Screen Treatment with credits for screenwriter Tony Terpiloff. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Very Good with creasing and a few small tears to the first leaf wrapper Very Good bound internally with three gold brads. Dunas - Murphy Productions unknown
1961ref. 140940N.p.: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions 1961. Collection of nine vintage studio still photographs from the 1961 film. Based on William Faulkner's novels "Sanctuary" and "Requiem for a Nun." A harsh film with frank dialogue throughout regarding rape female sensuality and sexual brutality. The final version of the film suffered from the changes made an attempt to make something "literary" and "respectable" from a novel where disrespect and ill repute were at the center of a grim story. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light toning overall wrinkling and a graphite manuscript notation to the verso of one image. Darryl F. Zanuck Productions unknown books
1959ref. 141486N.p.: Orion 1959. Six vintage reference photographs from the 1959 film. Mimeo snipes affixed to the versos of each still. Based on John Osborne's 1956 play of the same name. A superb set of uncommon images. Ripe with both class and sexual tension Tony Richardson's 1959 film portrays a marriage on the brink of collapse in claustrophobic quarters. In the vein of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" class resentment simmers beneath the surface of a relationship between a man and a woman. Shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall. Occasional dampstaining to the margins and versos. Ink notation to the verso of one image. Orion unknown books
1960ref. 148770N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage studio still photograph of Laurence Olivier and Brenda de Banzie from the 1960 British film. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the 1957 play written at the behest of actor Laurence Olivier who reprised his role as Archie Rice an embittered third-rate music hall performer facing the dissipation of his industry and personal life. Olivier was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Shot on location in Morecambe Lancashire and West Yorkshire England. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with layout annotations to top corners in manuscript wax pencil. N.p. unknown books
1959ref. 141486N.p.: Orion 1959. Six vintage reference photographs from the 1959 film. Mimeo snipes affixed to the versos of each still. Based on John Osborne's 1956 play of the same name. A superb set of uncommon images. Ripe with both class and sexual tension Tony Richardson's 1959 film portrays a marriage on the brink of collapse in claustrophobic quarters. In the vein of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" class resentment simmers beneath the surface of a relationship between a man and a woman. Shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall. Occasional dampstaining to the margins and versos. Ink notation to the verso of one image. Orion unknown
1961ref. 140940N.p.: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions 1961. Collection of nine vintage studio still photographs from the 1961 film. Based on William Faulkner's novels "Sanctuary" and "Requiem for a Nun." A harsh film with frank dialogue throughout regarding rape female sensuality and sexual brutality. The final version of the film suffered from the changes made an attempt to make something "literary" and "respectable" from a novel where disrespect and ill repute were at the center of a grim story. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light toning overall wrinkling and a graphite manuscript notation to the verso of one image. Darryl F. Zanuck Productions unknown
1960ref. 148770N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage studio still photograph of Laurence Olivier and Brenda de Banzie from the 1960 British film. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the 1957 play written at the behest of actor Laurence Olivier who reprised his role as Archie Rice an embittered third-rate music hall performer facing the dissipation of his industry and personal life. Olivier was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Shot on location in Morecambe Lancashire and West Yorkshire England. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with layout annotations to top corners in manuscript wax pencil. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 161905N.p.: American Film Distributing 1965. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1965 film. Both photographs with provenance stamps and labels on the verso. Two couples one with a nymphomaniac wife and one with a sex-phobic wife try wife-swapping. Shot on location in Margate New Jersey. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with light edgewear each with a small closed tear in the margins and several pinholes in the margins. One photograph with two small chips one to the top center edge and one to the top right corner. American Film Distributing unknown books
1966ref. 161834New York: Crown International Pictures 1966. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1966 film. All three photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Small town girl Sally arrives in New York City to attend college and finds herself living with four worldly-wise roommates who introduce her to wild parties and much more. Shot on location in Manhattan New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Crown International Pictures unknown books
1966ref. 161834New York: Crown International Pictures 1966. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1966 film. All three photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Small town girl Sally arrives in New York City to attend college and finds herself living with four worldly-wise roommates who introduce her to wild parties and much more. Shot on location in Manhattan New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Crown International Pictures unknown
1965ref. 161905N.p.: American Film Distributing 1965. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1965 film. Both photographs with provenance stamps and labels on the verso. Two couples one with a nymphomaniac wife and one with a sex-phobic wife try wife-swapping. Shot on location in Margate New Jersey. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with light edgewear each with a small closed tear in the margins and several pinholes in the margins. One photograph with two small chips one to the top center edge and one to the top right corner. American Film Distributing unknown
1981ref. 167609Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1981. Vintage split-image studio still photograph from the 1981 film. A young man inherits his circus father's substantial fortune with the caveat that he must care for his father's trio of performing orangutans. Jeremy Joe Kronsberg's first and only directorial effort. Shot on location in Southern California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1954ref. 168480N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1954 film showing actor Tony Curtis standing behind the Woodill Wildfire surrounded by cast and crew members. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. An automobile engineer designs a new sports car later stealing it with the help of his boss' granddaughter in order to compete in a cross-country race. Shot on location in Reno. 10 x 8 inches. N.p. unknown books
1963ref. 140583N.p.: Joel Productions 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film. A former intelligence investigates a string of unusual deaths occurring in and around the Gleneyre estate. Shot on location in Ireland and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light toning overall pin holes and a small closed tear to the bottom margin. Joel Productions unknown books
1959ref. 164252N.p.: N.p. 1959. Four vintage reference photographs from the 1959 film including one of Tony Curtis and others on the set. One with a provenance label and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. A sex-starved soldier stationed at an Arctic station wins a date in Paris with a bombshell film star although a couple of military policemen and a female lieutenant are tasked with following the soldier in order to ensure the date stays chaste. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1954ref. 164748Universal City: Universal-International 1954. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1954 film showing actor Tony Curtis with sword in hand jumping over a castle wall. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a Culver Pictures stamp. Based on Howard Pyle's 1891 novel "Men of Iron" about a peasant who is trained as a knight so that he may one day defeat the evil Earl of Alban. Universal-International's first Technicolor feature. 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. Very Good plus with a small splash on the center right of the recto. Universal-International unknown books
1960ref. 151690Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1960. Vintage reference photograph of director Billy Wilder chatting with actors Tony Curtis apparently visiting the set and Jack Lemmon on the set of the 1960 film. A mild-mannered office worker allows his boss use of his apartment for the boss' weekend dalliances in hopes of getting ahead on the corporate ladder only to finally meet the perfect woman a beautiful elevator operator. Madcap wonderment ensues. Nominated for ten Academy Awards winning five including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. United Artists unknown books
1954ref. 168480N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1954 film showing actor Tony Curtis standing behind the Woodill Wildfire surrounded by cast and crew members. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. An automobile engineer designs a new sports car later stealing it with the help of his boss' granddaughter in order to compete in a cross-country race. Shot on location in Reno. 10 x 8 inches. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 151690Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1960. Vintage reference photograph of director Billy Wilder chatting with actors Tony Curtis apparently visiting the set and Jack Lemmon on the set of the 1960 film. A mild-mannered office worker allows his boss use of his apartment for the boss' weekend dalliances in hopes of getting ahead on the corporate ladder only to finally meet the perfect woman a beautiful elevator operator. Madcap wonderment ensues. Nominated for ten Academy Awards winning five including Best Picture Best Director and Best Screenplay. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. United Artists unknown
1954ref. 164748Universal City: Universal-International 1954. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1954 film showing actor Tony Curtis with sword in hand jumping over a castle wall. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a Culver Pictures stamp. Based on Howard Pyle's 1891 novel "Men of Iron" about a peasant who is trained as a knight so that he may one day defeat the evil Earl of Alban. Universal-International's first Technicolor feature. 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. Very Good plus with a small splash on the center right of the recto. Universal-International unknown
1959ref. 164252N.p.: N.p. 1959. Four vintage reference photographs from the 1959 film including one of Tony Curtis and others on the set. One with a provenance label and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. A sex-starved soldier stationed at an Arctic station wins a date in Paris with a bombshell film star although a couple of military policemen and a female lieutenant are tasked with following the soldier in order to ensure the date stays chaste. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
