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1950ref. 132666Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1950. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1950 American-English film. Based on Thomas B. Costain's 1945 novel about a Saxon youth who runs away from England during the Cruscades. Somehow he and a friend make it to China where they get involved with the court of Kubla Kahn. 8 x 10 inches. Light creases at the extremities else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1971ref. 139741Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1971. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 film. American B-movie set during WWII and originally intended for television. Starring Richard Burton. Shot on location in Arizona and California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the corners and manuscript annotations to the verso. Universal Pictures unknown books
1940ref. 148688Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1940. Early First Draft Continuity script for the 1942 film thirteen months before the beginning of the production according to the AFI Catalog by screenwriter Tom Reed. Front wrapper contains annotation of "Legal Dept." in manuscript ink on upper right margin and ."3" amending "2152" stamp a Twentieth Century Fox "Received" stamp dated "Nov 12 40" and "Permanent Legal Records" production number "574" and copy number "7" stamps. Laid in is a four page mimeograph duplicated letter dated December 10 1940 on a Twentieth Century-Fox interoffice form from Darryl Zanuck who was in charge of the production to Lou Edelman who was originally assigned to produce of suggestions and criticisms to a December 6 1940 treatment of the script. Front page of letter contains two annotations in manuscript pencil and "Permanent Legal Records" and production number "2152" stamps. Congress reestablishes a military academy at West Point lead by a strict commander Laird Cregar who pushes the young men in hopes of breaking their spirits. After a grueling trial the remaining ten men are sent to the Indiana territory to fight with General William Henry Harrison Douglass Dumbrille. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Set in West Point NY. Orange titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT CONTINUITY on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 7 and production No. 547 dated NOV. 11. 1940. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated November 11 1940 noted as 1st Draft Continuity with credits for screenwriter Tom Reed and story credit for Malvin Wald. 170 leaves with last page of text numbered 165. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Letter 8.5 x 11 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1956ref. 132779London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1956. Eight vintage hand-tinted still photographs from the 1956 UK release of the 1956 US film. Based in Georges Simenon's 1949 novel "Le fond de la bouteille" "The Bottom of the Bottle" published in the US in the 1954 collection "Tidal Wave". The film centers around a wealthy rancher Cotten in the border town of Nogales Arizona and his brother Johnson a drunk who escapes from prison and hides in his garage. Johnson wants his brother the rancher to help him across the Santa Cruz River into the Mexico where his wife Shirley Patterson as Shawn Smith lives in squalor. A story set and shot on location in the Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing overall else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1956ref. 132779London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1956. Eight vintage hand-tinted still photographs from the 1956 UK release of the 1956 US film. Based in Georges Simenon's 1949 novel "Le fond de la bouteille" "The Bottom of the Bottle" published in the US in the 1954 collection "Tidal Wave". The film centers around a wealthy rancher Cotten in the border town of Nogales Arizona and his brother Johnson a drunk who escapes from prison and hides in his garage. Johnson wants his brother the rancher to help him across the Santa Cruz River into the Mexico where his wife Shirley Patterson as Shawn Smith lives in squalor. A story set and shot on location in the Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing overall else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1940ref. 148688Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1940. Early First Draft Continuity script for the 1942 film thirteen months before the beginning of the production according to the AFI Catalog by screenwriter Tom Reed. Front wrapper contains annotation of "Legal Dept." in manuscript ink on upper right margin and ."3" amending "2152" stamp a Twentieth Century Fox "Received" stamp dated "Nov 12 40" and "Permanent Legal Records" production number "574" and copy number "7" stamps. Laid in is a four page mimeograph duplicated letter dated December 10 1940 on a Twentieth Century-Fox interoffice form from Darryl Zanuck who was in charge of the production to Lou Edelman who was originally assigned to produce of suggestions and criticisms to a December 6 1940 treatment of the script. Front page of letter contains two annotations in manuscript pencil and "Permanent Legal Records" and production number "2152" stamps. Congress reestablishes a military academy at West Point lead by a strict commander Laird Cregar who pushes the young men in hopes of breaking their spirits. After a grueling trial the remaining ten men are sent to the Indiana territory to fight with General William Henry Harrison Douglass Dumbrille. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Set in West Point NY. Orange titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT CONTINUITY on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 7 and production No. 547 dated NOV. 11. 1940. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated November 11 1940 noted as 1st Draft Continuity with credits for screenwriter Tom Reed and story credit for Malvin Wald. 170 leaves with last page of text numbered 165. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Letter 8.5 x 11 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1937ref. 148100Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1937. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1937 film one in black-and-white and one a hand-tinted color print. One with the stamp of Consolidated Poster Service on the verso. Based on the 1934 novel following a veteran lineman who takes a young farmer on as a "grunt" or apprentice. Set in Ohio and Chicago. 10 x 8 inches. One Very Good plus one Very Good with a one inch open tear to the lower right corner and a small tear to the upper right corner. Warner Brothers unknown books
1963ref. 173088Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1963. Two vintage hand-tinted color British front-of-house cards from the 1963 film. Based on the 1961 novel by Earl Hamner Jr. A poor father who dreams of building a new house on Spencer's Mountain has a difficult decision to make when his eldest son is accepted into college. Set in The Grand Teton Mountains in Wyoming shot on location in Grant Teton National Park and Jackson Hold Wyoming and Raymond California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1972ref. 160117Los Angeles: Omnibus Productions Inc. / National Broadcasting Company NBC 1972. Second Draft script for the 1973 television movie originally aired on March 18 1973 on NBC. Working copy belonging to screenwriter Ron Bishop with an annotation in manuscript pencil on the title page noting "Bishop only" and 18 manuscript revision pages in Bishop's hand laid in. Based on the 1937 novella by John Steinbeck filmed once before by Lewis Milestone in 1949. Winner of two Primetime Emmy awards and nominated for seven more. Shot on location in Sonora California. Beige generic agency wrappers. Title page present undated noted as Second Draft with credits for screenwriter Ron Bishop and novelist John Steinbeck. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Xerographic duplication rectos only with 18 undated manuscript revision pages laid in. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Omnibus Productions Inc. / National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1959ref. 158780Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1959. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1959 film. Photographs housed in a brown paper envelope presumably as issued. Based on the 1953 novel by Romain Gary. A man tries to help his wife achieve Hollywood stardom even though he knows virtually nothing about women. Considered to be one of Nunnally Johnson's greatest flops. Set in Hollywood and France. Two photographs 10 x 8 inches one photograph 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1959ref. 132456London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1959. Five vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1959 US film. Based on the Romain Gary novel "The Colors of the Day" 1953 about a man who helps his wife achieve Hollywood stardom even though he knows virtually nothing about women. Considered to be one of Nunnally Johnson's greatest flops. 8 x 10 inches. Brief corner creases overall else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1937ref. 148100Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1937. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1937 film one in black-and-white and one a hand-tinted color print. One with the stamp of Consolidated Poster Service on the verso. Based on the 1934 novel following a veteran lineman who takes a young farmer on as a "grunt" or apprentice. Set in Ohio and Chicago. 10 x 8 inches. One Very Good plus one Very Good with a one inch open tear to the lower right corner and a small tear to the upper right corner. Warner Brothers unknown
1972ref. 160117Los Angeles: Omnibus Productions Inc. / National Broadcasting Company NBC 1972. Second Draft script for the 1973 television movie originally aired on March 18 1973 on NBC. Working copy belonging to screenwriter Ron Bishop with an annotation in manuscript pencil on the title page noting "Bishop only" and 18 manuscript revision pages in Bishop's hand laid in. Based on the 1937 novella by John Steinbeck filmed once before by Lewis Milestone in 1949. Winner of two Primetime Emmy awards and nominated for seven more. Shot on location in Sonora California. Beige generic agency wrappers. Title page present undated noted as Second Draft with credits for screenwriter Ron Bishop and novelist John Steinbeck. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Xerographic duplication rectos only with 18 undated manuscript revision pages laid in. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Omnibus Productions Inc. / National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown
1957ref. 140967London: Montpelier 1957. Shooting script for the 1958 film. Copy belonging to crew member James H. Ware with his name and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout. Ware was a major presence in British and American cinema best known for his work on "Beat the Devil" 1953 "Room at the Top" 1959 "Our Man in Havana" 1959 "Charade" 1963 and "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" 1965. Laid in is a note from James Ware. Based on Paul Gallico's short story "The Enchanted Hour" a British man is sent to America to negotiate a deal for which he is clearly out his depth. Set in the United States shot on location in England. Black untitled wrappers. Title page present dated May 1957 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mimeograph duplication with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between June 28 1957 and July 31 1957. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two silver brads. Montpelier unknown books
1949ref. 147812N.p.: Eagle Lion Films 1949. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1949 film. Residents of the Pimlico region of London discover a treasure trove of documents which reveal the region is actually part of Burgundy France. A classic Ealing Studios comedy. Set in and shot on location in London. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Eagle Lion Films unknown books
1957ref. 140967London: Montpelier 1957. Shooting script for the 1958 film. Copy belonging to crew member James H. Ware with his name and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout. Ware was a major presence in British and American cinema best known for his work on "Beat the Devil" 1953 "Room at the Top" 1959 "Our Man in Havana" 1959 "Charade" 1963 and "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" 1965. Laid in is a note from James Ware. Based on Paul Gallico's short story "The Enchanted Hour" a British man is sent to America to negotiate a deal for which he is clearly out his depth. Set in the United States shot on location in England. Black untitled wrappers. Title page present dated May 1957 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mimeograph duplication with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between June 28 1957 and July 31 1957. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two silver brads. Montpelier unknown
ref. 85147 L.A.S. de différentes dimensions, écrites aux environs de 1924. Très bon état.
1958ref. 150599N.p.: N.p. 1958. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1958 film. The anemic undead governor of a nineteenth century prison for the criminally insane conducts cruel illegal experiments on his inmates mostly involving blood transfusions. Set in Transylvania. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1958ref. 150599N.p.: N.p. 1958. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1958 film. The anemic undead governor of a nineteenth century prison for the criminally insane conducts cruel illegal experiments on his inmates mostly involving blood transfusions. Set in Transylvania. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1932ref. 137089Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1932. Vintage reference photograph with snipe printed on the verso identifying director Harry Beaumont on the set with actresses Anita Page and Joan Marsh in the 1932 film based on the 1932 J.P. McEvoy novel of the same name. With an additional stamp on the verso reading "Country of origin USA." Left jobless and about to be kicked out of his apartment by the Great Depression a former radio writer accidentally kills his wife. Going on the run with his mistress he comes on a radio show hosted by his former boss to protest his innocence and lead a manhunt for the "killer." 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine with some light creasing to the corners and light soil. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1932ref. 137089Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1932. Vintage reference photograph with snipe printed on the verso identifying director Harry Beaumont on the set with actresses Anita Page and Joan Marsh in the 1932 film based on the 1932 J.P. McEvoy novel of the same name. With an additional stamp on the verso reading "Country of origin USA." Left jobless and about to be kicked out of his apartment by the Great Depression a former radio writer accidentally kills his wife. Going on the run with his mistress he comes on a radio show hosted by his former boss to protest his innocence and lead a manhunt for the "killer." 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine with some light creasing to the corners and light soil. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1975ref. 140691Los Angeles: Hollywood Television Theatre 1975. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With a few annotations in manuscript pencil. Based on Ibsen's 1892 play considered one of his most revealing works about Halvard Solness a master builder who returns to his hometown to construct a church with a towering steeple. Iit is revealed Solness has a great fear of heights. Yet he climbs the steeple for the grand unveiling of the building only to fall to his death. Edward Bond was an English writer and director famous for his many plays which lead to the end of theater censorship in the UK including "Saved" 1965. Though not wholly concerned with cinema he produced several screenplays in his life including an adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's "Laughter in the Dark" 1968. Set in Europe 1900. Red titled wrappers noted as First Draft on the front wrapper dated May 13 1975 with credits for screenwriter Edward Bond and playwright Henrik Ibsen. Title page present dated May 13 1975 noted as First Draft with credits for playwright Ibsen and screenwriter Bond. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Hollywood Television Theatre unknown books
1975ref. 140691Los Angeles: Hollywood Television Theatre 1975. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With a few annotations in manuscript pencil. Based on Ibsen's 1892 play considered one of his most revealing works about Halvard Solness a master builder who returns to his hometown to construct a church with a towering steeple. Iit is revealed Solness has a great fear of heights. Yet he climbs the steeple for the grand unveiling of the building only to fall to his death. Edward Bond was an English writer and director famous for his many plays which lead to the end of theater censorship in the UK including "Saved" 1965. Though not wholly concerned with cinema he produced several screenplays in his life including an adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's "Laughter in the Dark" 1968. Set in Europe 1900. Red titled wrappers noted as First Draft on the front wrapper dated May 13 1975 with credits for screenwriter Edward Bond and playwright Henrik Ibsen. Title page present dated May 13 1975 noted as First Draft with credits for playwright Ibsen and screenwriter Bond. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Hollywood Television Theatre unknown
1960ref. 149725N.p.: N.p. 1960. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1960 French film showing actors Charles Vanel and Brigitte Bardot. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations on the verso regarding layout along with the stamp of Parimage agency and ICI Paris. A young woman finds herself standing trial for the murder of her lover forcing her to reflect on her memories of their turbulent relationship. Set in Paris. 11 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with a few touch-ups on the recto for press use. N.p. unknown books
1960ref. 150227N.p.: N.p. 1960. Two vintage reference photographs on the set of the 1960 film. Both with "Cinema Verite" and "London Express News" stamps on verso and one with mimeo snipe on verso. A young woman finds herself standing trial for the murder of her lover forcing her to reflect on her memories of their turbulent relationship. Set in and shot on location in Paris France. 6.75 x 10.25 inches and 7 x 10.25 inches. Mildly wavy else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 960. Grant France. N.p. unknown books
