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1957ref. 146091Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. First Draft script for the 1958 film with single "" notation in manuscript pencil. Good-guy Max Tom Ewell and mooch Gus Mickey Rooney are horse-race loving pals whose lives are going nowhere. Desperate they turn to bank robbery and actually pull it off. Using the money to buy a race horse their bookie pal Rocky Mickey Shaughnessy wants in. When they loose their bank roll after their horse is disqualified they figured they'd rob a bank again. Blue titled wrappers noted as First Draft on the front wrapper and production No. 767 dated October 9 1957. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated October 9 1957 noted as First Draft with credits for screenwriter Sydney Boehm. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1959ref. 132206London: National Screen Service 1959. Eight vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1959 US film. A high-budget comedy with low-budget results about an older couple chasing their daughters through South America while they search for love. 8 x 10 inches. Pinholes to one still and brief light creases overall else Near Fine. National Screen Service unknown
1959ref. 146808Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1959. Collection of 41 vintage studio still photographs from the 1959 film. Based on the 1952 play by Liam O'Brien. Set in early 1900s Pennsylvania where a freethinking man Mr. Horace Pennypacker Clifton Webb turns out to secretly have had a second family with a total of 17 children between the two. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good to Near Fine light curling nearly half uniformly faded some faint creasing a few with small closed tears in margins. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1949ref. 139871Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1949. Revised Final script for the 1950 film. Bound presentation script belonging to producer Sol C. Siegel with his name in gilt on the front board. With 53 studio still photographs tipped in throughout four pages of retakes and added scenes tipped in at the rear as well as a number of manuscript annotations primarily denoting the titles of various musical numbers. Based on the short story "Stork Don't Bring Babies" by S.K. Lauren Grable and Dailey play a showbiz couple who discover in successive order that they cannot have children that they can adopt children and that they aren't really fit to raise children. But things get better with the help of several musical numbers scored by Harold Arlen. Bound in green faux leather boards with gilt titles and rule and marbled endpapers. Title page present dated Dec. 1 1949 noted as Revised Final with credits for screenwriters Trotti and Binyon. 191 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Mimeograph duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 12/21/19 and 1/5/50. Pages Very Good plus photographs Near Fine with some bruising or chipping to the verso of the preceding page on either the top or bottom edge. Boards Near Fine with a bump to the upper rear corner. Hirschhorn The Hollywood Musical. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1949ref. 159306Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1949. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1949 film. Two French sisters who are both nuns come to New England to open a children's hospital enlisting the help of colorful characters including an artist a composer and a racketeer. Nominated for seven Academy Awards. Set in Connecticut. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1963ref. 148936Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1963. Vintage press portrait photograph of actress Audrey Meadows from the 1963 film. With a brief manuscript pencil annotation to the verso. Based on the 1961 Broadway comedy. A conservative father's efforts to protect his rebellious hippie daughter as she heads to college frequently backfire leading him into a variety of scandalous radical situations. The fourth of five pictures director Henry Koster made with James Stewart a collaboration which began with "Harvey" in 1950. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light wear and toning to the edges. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1985ref. 139912Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1985. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1985 television re-release of the 1951 film. A brilliant yet socially awkward aeronautical engineer predicts that the newest airplane model the Raindeer will break up mid-flight after reaching 1440 hours of use due to accumulated stress. The engineer Theodore Honey played by James Stewart tries desperately to prove his prediction and alert the those in charge before another disaster occurs. Shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with pin holes to each. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1965ref. 147913Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1965. Two vintage studio still photographs of James Stewart and Glynis Johns from the 1965 film. Both with "Silver Screen Archives" stamp on the verso. Based on John Haase's 1963 novel Erasmus with Freckles. The bumbling Robet Leaf Stewart is a poet and Arts professor at the local university who shuns all things scientific. When its revealed his young son Erasmus Bill Mumy has no artistic abilities but is a mathematic genius the professor's life suddenly becomes much more complicated. With an appearance by Brigitte Bardot as herself. Set in and shot on location in Sausalito California and Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1965ref. 151469Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Draft script for the 1966 film. Specially bound copy belonging to actress Juanita Moore bound in full red leather with twelve reference photographs from the film tipped in and containing two inscriptions from actress Debbie Reynolds. The first inscription by Reynolds on the verso of the first leaf in manuscript ink is "Juanita I Love you! You are the greatest! My deepest Thanks Love Debbie" the second on a the recto of a photograph of Reynolds and Moore from the film in manuscript marker and making reference to Reynold's character is "What feeling! What a face! What an actress! What a great Lady! Your Fan Sister Ann." A fanciful biography on the life of Belgian nun Jeanine Deckers who recorded the number one hit pop song "Dominique" in 1963. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in and shot on location in Gent Belgium. Red full leather binding with gilt titles and with actor Juanita Moore's name in gilt at the bottom right corner of the front board. Title page integral with first page dated 9-2-65. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered "130-135." Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink blue green and gray revision pages throughout dated variously between 11-4-65 and 11-24-65. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with front wrapper detached. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1949ref. 139871Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1949. Revised Final script for the 1950 film. Bound presentation script belonging to producer Sol C. Siegel with his name in gilt on the front board. With 53 studio still photographs tipped in throughout four pages of retakes and added scenes tipped in at the rear as well as a number of manuscript annotations primarily denoting the titles of various musical numbers. Based on the short story "Stork Don't Bring Babies" by S.K. Lauren Grable and Dailey play a showbiz couple who discover in successive order that they cannot have children that they can adopt children and that they aren't really fit to raise children. But things get better with the help of several musical numbers scored by Harold Arlen. Bound in green faux leather boards with gilt titles and rule and marbled endpapers. Title page present dated Dec. 1 1949 noted as Revised Final with credits for screenwriters Trotti and Binyon. 191 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Mimeograph duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 12/21/19 and 1/5/50. Pages Very Good plus photographs Near Fine with some bruising or chipping to the verso of the preceding page on either the top or bottom edge. Boards Near Fine with a bump to the upper rear corner. Hirschhorn The Hollywood Musical. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1965ref. 151469Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Draft script for the 1966 film. Specially bound copy belonging to actress Juanita Moore bound in full red leather with twelve reference photographs from the film tipped in and containing two inscriptions from actress Debbie Reynolds. The first inscription by Reynolds on the verso of the first leaf in manuscript ink is "Juanita I Love you! You are the greatest! My deepest Thanks Love Debbie" the second on a the recto of a photograph of Reynolds and Moore from the film in manuscript marker and making reference to Reynold's character is "What feeling! What a face! What an actress! What a great Lady! Your Fan Sister Ann." A fanciful biography on the life of Belgian nun Jeanine Deckers who recorded the number one hit pop song "Dominique" in 1963. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in and shot on location in Gent Belgium. Red full leather binding with gilt titles and with actor Juanita Moore's name in gilt at the bottom right corner of the front board. Title page integral with first page dated 9-2-65. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered "130-135." Mimeograph duplication rectos only with pink blue green and gray revision pages throughout dated variously between 11-4-65 and 11-24-65. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with front wrapper detached. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1962ref. 142777Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1962. Collection of 12 vintage promotional photographs from the 1962 film. Based on the 1934 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The tables are turned when a psychiatrist Jason Robards who marries a patient Jennifer Jones becomes more and more dependent on her as she regains her strength. David O. Selznick had originally intended the film as a vehicle for his wife Jennifer Jones but financial difficulties forced Selznick to sell the property though he was still able to guarantee a role for Jones. Director Henry King's last film nominated for an Academy Award. Set in Switzerland and on the French Riviera shot on location in France Italy and Switzerland. 8 x 10 inches. All photos in Near Fine or better condition. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1957ref. 141568Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Four British front-of-house cards from the 1957 film. The story of a motley assortment of expatriates who travel to Pamplona to attend the running of the bulls it reflected Hemingway's own abiding fascination with bullfighting. Featuring a standout performance by Errol Flynn as the hedonistic hard-drinking burned-out Mike Campbell.in other words himself. Though considered one of the most honest "big" film adaptations of its era due mainly to the screenplay by novelist and Hemingway acolyte Peter Viertel the author is said to have walked out only 25 minutes into the premier. Zanuck's first independent production after his departure from Fox. The snipe on this photograph's verso suggests that Zanuck also had a hand in directing certain Parisian scenes as is depicted here. Shot on location in France Mexico and Spain. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1957ref. 153967Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Vintage borderless reference photograph of producer Darryl F. Zanuck with a camera crew on the set of the 1957 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A fairly faithful adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel about a group of British and American expatriates in Paris who travel to Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls. Featuring a career revitalizing performance from Errol Flynn as a hedonistic hard living drunk which would lead to him being cast as an alcoholic in several more films-roles he had a literal lifetime of experience preparing for. Set in Spain and France shot on location in Spain France and Mexico the latter much to the consternation of Hemingway who said "You're meant to be in Spain and all you see walking around are nothing but Mexicans. It looked pretty silly" and reportedly walked out after 25 minutes. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1962ref. 142777Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1962. Collection of 12 vintage promotional photographs from the 1962 film. Based on the 1934 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The tables are turned when a psychiatrist Jason Robards who marries a patient Jennifer Jones becomes more and more dependent on her as she regains her strength. David O. Selznick had originally intended the film as a vehicle for his wife Jennifer Jones but financial difficulties forced Selznick to sell the property though he was still able to guarantee a role for Jones. Director Henry King's last film nominated for an Academy Award. Set in Switzerland and on the French Riviera shot on location in France Italy and Switzerland. 8 x 10 inches. All photos in Near Fine or better condition. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1957ref. 153967Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Vintage borderless reference photograph of producer Darryl F. Zanuck with a camera crew on the set of the 1957 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A fairly faithful adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel about a group of British and American expatriates in Paris who travel to Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls. Featuring a career revitalizing performance from Errol Flynn as a hedonistic hard living drunk which would lead to him being cast as an alcoholic in several more films-roles he had a literal lifetime of experience preparing for. Set in Spain and France shot on location in Spain France and Mexico the latter much to the consternation of Hemingway who said "You're meant to be in Spain and all you see walking around are nothing but Mexicans. It looked pretty silly" and reportedly walked out after 25 minutes. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1957ref. 141568Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Four British front-of-house cards from the 1957 film. The story of a motley assortment of expatriates who travel to Pamplona to attend the running of the bulls it reflected Hemingway's own abiding fascination with bullfighting. Featuring a standout performance by Errol Flynn as the hedonistic hard-drinking burned-out Mike Campbell.in other words himself. Though considered one of the most honest "big" film adaptations of its era due mainly to the screenplay by novelist and Hemingway acolyte Peter Viertel the author is said to have walked out only 25 minutes into the premier. Zanuck's first independent production after his departure from Fox. The snipe on this photograph's verso suggests that Zanuck also had a hand in directing certain Parisian scenes as is depicted here. Shot on location in France Mexico and Spain. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1949ref. 143500Culver City CA: Vanguard Films 1949. First Rough Draft script for an unproduced film intended for development at Vanguard Films inherited by Vanguard from Selznick International. Based on the 1902 novel by Henry James. Blue titled wrappers noted as First Rough Draft on the front wrapper dated February 3 1949 with credits for screenwriter Robert Stevenson. Title page present dated February 3 1949 noted as First Draft with credits for novelist Henry James. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three silver brads. Vanguard Films unknown books
1939ref. 143473Culver City CA: Vanguard Films 1939. Reader's Notes script for an unproduced film intended for development at Selznick International in 1939. A document designed to summarize James' story down to two readable pages created for producers and other filmmakers to consider. White wrappers title page integral with the first page of text with credit for reader Frances Millington and novelist Henry James dated July 19 1939. 45 leaves carbon typescript on onionskin stock. Very Good plus with three hole punches at the left margin but bound with just one brad in the topmost hole. Vanguard Films unknown books
1949ref. 143500Culver City CA: Vanguard Films 1949. First Rough Draft script for an unproduced film intended for development at Vanguard Films inherited by Vanguard from Selznick International. Based on the 1902 novel by Henry James. Blue titled wrappers noted as First Rough Draft on the front wrapper dated February 3 1949 with credits for screenwriter Robert Stevenson. Title page present dated February 3 1949 noted as First Draft with credits for novelist Henry James. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three silver brads. Vanguard Films unknown
1960ref. 141947N.p.: N.p. 1960. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotations in manuscript ink on several pages. A people-pleasing Hollywood director is torn between the conflicting wishes of his secretary and her estranged husband. Screenwriter Henry J. Staudigl is best known for his work on "Strike it Rich" 1948. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Henry J. Staudigl. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1960ref. 141947N.p.: N.p. 1960. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotations in manuscript ink on several pages. A people-pleasing Hollywood director is torn between the conflicting wishes of his secretary and her estranged husband. Screenwriter Henry J. Staudigl is best known for his work on "Strike it Rich" 1948. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Henry J. Staudigl. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1935ref. 167569Universal City: Universal Pictures 1935. Vintage reference photograph from the 1935 film showing a haunted Henry Hull in a laboratory set. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A British doctor is bitten by a strange animal while traveling in Tibet and begins transforming into a bloodthirsty werewolf upon his return to London terrorizing the city's inhabitants at night while desperately searching for a cure in the daytime. Considered by many to be the first feature-length werewolf movie preceding the better-known "The Wolf Man" by six years. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with brief wear along the right edge. Universal Pictures unknown books
1935ref. 167569Universal City: Universal Pictures 1935. Vintage reference photograph from the 1935 film showing a haunted Henry Hull in a laboratory set. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A British doctor is bitten by a strange animal while traveling in Tibet and begins transforming into a bloodthirsty werewolf upon his return to London terrorizing the city's inhabitants at night while desperately searching for a cure in the daytime. Considered by many to be the first feature-length werewolf movie preceding the better-known "The Wolf Man" by six years. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with brief wear along the right edge. Universal Pictures unknown
1950ref. 132665London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1950. Eight vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1950 American-English film. Based on Thomas B. Costain's 1945 novel about a Saxon youth who runs away from England during the Crusades. Somehow he and a friend make it to China where they get involved with the court of Kubla Kahn. 8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing and faint creasing overall else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
