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1972ref. 146260New York: Norman Rosemont Productions 1972. Revised Draft script for the 1973 television film. Copy belonging to uncredited crew member Ron Muky with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and a small manuscript ink annotation noting the number 50 on the first page. Based on Edward Everett Hale's 1865 novel. A naval officer renounces his country and is sentenced to sail indeterminately never to return to America and kept unaware of the country's developments. Shot on location in Rhode Island Connecticut and New York. Goldenrod titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present dated August 14 1972 with credits for screenwriter Carroll. 93 leaves with last page of text Mechanical duplication undated throughout with blue and pink revision pages. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Norman Rosemont Productions unknown
1936ref. 164529Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1936. Vintage double weight reference photograph from the 1936 film with three stamps on the verso one crediting photographer Ray Jones and a mimeo snipe printed on the verso. 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. Llye Talbot is an earnest intrepid inventor of a television system who inadvertently gets involved with a crooked businessman and gangsters out to steal his invention. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly faded else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1965ref. T217113Hamish Hamilton London 1965. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. 8vo in dark blue faux cloth gilt lettering to spine. 107pp. Warmly inscribed to author and translator Peter Meyer and signed by the author on the title-page no other marks or inscriptions __CONDITION : A well preserved FINE very clean and tight copy top edge of page block faintly dusty in a slightly tanned and faintly dusty but otherwise FINE complete Dust Jacket. A nice copy of one of Dehn's scarcest books. . __To see more of our Poetry books type DbbPOETRY in the Keywords search box __We always ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS Hamish Hamilton, London hardcover
1960ref. 135186N.p.: N.p. 1960. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the novel by Charity Blackstock a pseudonym of Ursula Torday who is here mis-attributed as "Charity Blackstone." In a post-World War II French village a young Jewish survivor of a concentration camp and a girl away at finishing school experience a budding romance only to be stymied by a wealthy local Anti-Semite. Written by Decla Dunning who also wrote the adaptation for Orson Welles' 1946 film "The Stranger." Front wrapper integral with title page as issued with credits for screenwriter Dunning and novelist Blackstone. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. photocopy with typescript title page. Pages about Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1960ref. 135186N.p.: N.p. 1960. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the novel by Charity Blackstock a pseudonym of Ursula Torday who is here mis-attributed as "Charity Blackstone." In a post-World War II French village a young Jewish survivor of a concentration camp and a girl away at finishing school experience a budding romance only to be stymied by a wealthy local Anti-Semite. Written by Decla Dunning who also wrote the adaptation for Orson Welles' 1946 film "The Stranger." Front wrapper integral with title page as issued with credits for screenwriter Dunning and novelist Blackstone. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. photocopy with typescript title page. Pages about Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1987ref. 169169Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1987. Vintage film program for the 1987 film. Bi-fold with a two color front panel and full credits in the interior spread. Theresa Russell stars as the deadly "black widow" Catherine who marries lone millionaires and kills them changing her appearance and identity with each murder. Debra Winger stars as Alex a data analyst for the Justice Department who stumbles upon the pattern of deaths and becomes obsessed with pursuing the killer and bringing her to justice. Set in New York Texas and Washington shot on location in Hawaii Washington New York and Washington DC. 9 x 11.5 inch Bi-fold. Very Good with light overall rubbing and creasing to the extremities. Grant US. Silver and Ursini American Neo-Noir: The Complete List. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Spicer Neo-Noir. Twilight Time. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1959ref. 132423London: National Screen Service / MGM 1959. Collection of 3 vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1959 US film. Based on the 1951 Nancy Mitford novel "The Blessing" about a couple who cant seem to figure out how they feel about each other. Set during the Second World War. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners and faint indentations. National Screen Service / MGM unknown books
2000ref. 171273Los Angeles CA: Viacom Productions 2000. Rainbow Revised Draft script for an unproduced television pilot. With a label affixed to the front wrapper identifying two unknown cast or crew members one name written in manuscript ink. Series following group of police officers at an almost entirely women-lead precinct. In this episode two officers with very different styles discover they are each other's new partner. Set in San Francisco. Salmon titled self wrappers noted as Production Draft on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 801 and production No. 001 dated September 13 2000 with credits for screenwriter Deborah Joy Levine. Title page integral with front wrappers. 61 leaves with last page of text numbered 54. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 9/13/2000 and 10/16/00. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Viacom Productions unknown
1980ref. 171010N.p.: N.p. 1980. Vintage reference photograph from the 1980 neo-noir film showing Debbie Harry and Everett McGill. Based on 1937 Cornell Woolrich story "Union City: The Corpse Next Door" about a married accountant who kills a vagrant in an obsessive fury. An early screen appearance by Harry preceding her better-known roles in "Videodrome" 1983 and "Hairspray" 1988. All photos 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown
ref. 159101Hollywood: Marimark 1986. Two Draft scripts for the 1986 film seen here under the working title "Limo." Both copies belonging to actor Howard Hesseman with his annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout and one script with his signature in manuscript ink on the bottom right corner of the front wrapper. A strong-willed young woman gets a job as a driver for an upscale Beverly Hills limousine service upsetting the older men working for the company. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. Undated script: Tall self wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for director and screenwriter David Beaird. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with the final leaf moderately worn and partially detached from the binding. Bound with two gold brads. Script dated 4/30/85: Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated 4/30/85 with credit for screenwriter David Beaird. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/22/85 and 6/3/85. Pages Near Fine wrappers Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. McPadden Teens in Hell. Vinegar Syndrome 177. Marimark unknown
1966ref. 171072Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1966. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of Dean Martin and camera operator Albert Meyers and assistant on location for the final "train" sequence of the 1966 film. From the archive of camera operator Albert Meyers. Columbia Pictures stamp on the verso. Albert Myers usually credited as Al Myers was a noted camera operator in Hollywood for over 50 years beginning in the late 1920s credited in 30 films between 1927 and 1978. Notable in his filmography are "The Virginian" 1946 "Carmen Jones" 1954 "The Man with the Golden Arm" 1955 and "The Defiant Ones" 1958. Based on the 1962 spy novel by Donald Hamilton. Women of the world mourn the tragic death of handsome secret agent Matt Helm Dean Martin-faked naturally so that he can find the inventor of the Helium laser beam and kingpin of the underground criminal organization Big-O Karl Malden. The second of four films in the Matt Helm series starring Dean Martin preceded by "The Silencers" 1966 and followed by "The Ambushers" 1967 and "The Wrecking Crew" 1969. Shot on location in England Monte Carlo and France. 10 x 8 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1975ref. 140613N.p.: N.p. 1975. Revised script for an unproduced film. Jim turns 18 years old and attends Beverly Hills High School where he begins fawning over Stephanie a model and fellow senior with an abusive mother. Stephanie is leading a double life concealing her lesbian inclinations while also losing her virginity to Jim which brings on the condemnation from her mother and Jim's parents. When everything becomes revealed and Stephanie and Jim confess their love for each other she must figure out a way out of Beverly Hills before her mother can have her committed to a mental asylum. Set in Beverly Hills. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 15 1975 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriter Dean Kenneth Goodhill. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1975ref. 140613N.p.: N.p. 1975. Revised script for an unproduced film. Jim turns 18 years old and attends Beverly Hills High School where he begins fawning over Stephanie a model and fellow senior with an abusive mother. Stephanie is leading a double life concealing her lesbian inclinations while also losing her virginity to Jim which brings on the condemnation from her mother and Jim's parents. When everything becomes revealed and Stephanie and Jim confess their love for each other she must figure out a way out of Beverly Hills before her mother can have her committed to a mental asylum. Set in Beverly Hills. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 15 1975 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriter Dean Kenneth Goodhill. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1973ref. 142532Beverly Hills CA: Strathmore Productions / United Artists 1973. Revised Draft script for the 1975 film here under the working title "The Manchu Eagle." Xerographically duplicated handwritten annotations throughout. Dean Hargrove's directorial feature debut a spoof of the 1941 film noir "The Maltese Falcon." Features several performances from former members of "The Bowery Boys" film series. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated March 30 1973 noted as Revision with credits for screenwriters Dean Hargrove and Gabriel Dell. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Strathmore Productions / United Artists unknown books
1993ref. 119360Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1993. First Revised Draft script for an unproduced film adaptation of "Night of the Hunter" based on the 1953 novel by Davis Grubb written for the screen by Don Michael Paul. White MGM titled wrappers with studio logo and die-cut window as issued. Title page present with a date of April 30 1933 and credits for novelist Grubb and screenwriter Paul. 111 leaves xerographically duplicated rectos only. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1983ref. WRCLIT63178Burbank: Warner Bros. 1983. 1125 leaves. Quarto. Photoduplicated typescript printed on rectos only of yellow pink and blue stock. Bradbound in stiff wrappers. Title lettered on spine a few spots of slight discoloration along lower edge of upper wrapper otherwise near fine. A "revised third draft" of this adaptation to the screen of Davis's 1979 novel. The 1985 release directed by Harold Becker starred Matthew Modine and Linda Fiorentino. Warner Bros. unknown books
1983ref. WRCLIT68003Burbank: Warner Bros. 1983. 1125 leaves. Quarto. Photoduplicated typescript printed on rectos only of yellow stock. Bradbound. Very good or better. A "revised third draft" of this adaptation to the screen of Davis's 1979 novel. The 1985 release directed by Harold Becker starred Matthew Modine and Linda Fiorentino. Warner Bros. unknown books
1953ref. WRCLIT40357Hollywood: ZIV Television Programs Inc. 1953. 45 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only bradbound in mimeographed wrappers. Extensively annotated throughout in pencil and colored pencils see below wraps lightly soiled and used but near very good. A "Final Master Script" of Frank Bert's adaptation of Davis's story prepared as #33B of the FAVORITE STORY TV series. This script belonged to script supervisor Larry Lund and was used in the production; it is heavily annotated throughout with camera angles revisions in dialogue and stage directions etc. The versos of the majority of the leaves bear annotations pertaining to camera p.o.v. and similar data keyed to the facing recto. ZIV Television Programs, Inc. paperback books
1970ref. 137622Chicago: Zev Braun Productions 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film called "Carruthers" circa early 1970s. Written by David Zelag Goodman whose film credits include "Monte Walsh" 1970 "Straw Dogs" 1970 "Farewell My Lovely" 1975 "Logan's Run" 1976 and "Eyes of Laura Mars " 1978. Based on a story by Benjamin Manaster "Goldstein" 1964 director set in Texas just before the Civil War with lead character named Carruthers an Army Captain and references to the Mexican Army and the Alamo. Black slave characters also present as well as reference to the "N" word. It appears Carruthers is hung from the gallows at "Fade Out." White titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Goodman and story writer Manaster. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Zev Braun Productions unknown books
1970ref. 137622Chicago: Zev Braun Productions 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film called "Carruthers" circa early 1970s. Written by David Zelag Goodman whose film credits include "Monte Walsh" 1970 "Straw Dogs" 1970 "Farewell My Lovely" 1975 "Logan's Run" 1976 and "Eyes of Laura Mars " 1978. Based on a story by Benjamin Manaster "Goldstein" 1964 director set in Texas just before the Civil War with lead character named Carruthers an Army Captain and references to the Mexican Army and the Alamo. Black slave characters also present as well as reference to the "N" word. It appears Carruthers is hung from the gallows at "Fade Out." White titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Goodman and story writer Manaster. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Zev Braun Productions unknown
1940ref. 135967Los Angeles: David O. Selznick 1940. Report and Story Synopsis script for an unproduced film. Red titled wrappers noted as Report and Synopsis on the front wrapper with credit for screenwriter Weiss. 17 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. David O. Selznick unknown books
2020ref. 169805N.p.: Gila Films 2020. Draft script for the 2021 film. SIGNED by director and screenwriter David Weaver on the title page. Z-budget horror film that follows the last surviving member of the Frankenstein family as he faces middle age and decides to complete his ancestors' work. The final screen appearance of actor Robert Dix best known for his various lead roles in the legendary "Whistler" film series between 1944 and 1948. Shot on location in New York. Clear front wrapper black rear wrapper. Title page present undated copyright year noted as 2014 with credit for Weaver. 72 leaves lacking pagination. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Gila Films unknown
2007ref. 149013Universal City: Universal Pictures 2007. Shooting Script for the 2008 comedy film here under the working titles "Little Big Men" and "Big Brothers." Copy belonging to costume designer Molly Maginnis with her name on a printed label affixed to the title pages and holograph ink annotations to the verso of page 110 noting revision sequences. From the collection of costume designer Molly Maginnis. Two lackluster energy drink reps are sentenced to community service in a big brother program following a public fight with a tow-truck driver. Shot on location throughout California. Title page integral with front wrapper dated August 29 2007 noted as Shooting Script with credits for screenwriter Blake Herron and revision credits to Tim Dowling John Altschuler David Krinsky David Guarascio Moses Port Steve Pink Etan Cohen Evan Goldberg David Wain Ken Marino Paul Rudd and Jon Zack. 168 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 9/17/07 and 10/30/07. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown books
1985ref. 130494Burbank CA: Warner Brothers Television 1985. First Draft script for an unproduced television miniseries. Based on the 1984 nonfiction book "The Kennedys: An American Drama" by David Horowitz and Peter Collier. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated February 14 1985 noted as Second Draft with credits for screenwriter Rintels executive producer Marson and writers Collier and Horowitz. 186 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers Television unknown books
1978ref. 140768Los Angeles: H. N. Swanson 1978. Draft script for an unproduced film. With three pages of synopsis laid-in. Peter Conrad is a successful American defense attorney and he is on a tour of Europe revisiting places he had seen during World War II places where his friends died. He ends up in Sicily where he hopes to reconnect with a young woman he met during the war. He finds her but she has been promised to another and amidst a backdrop of Mafia activity he vows to win her over and prove his true Sicilian heritage. Set in Sicily. Black titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter David Chantler. Title page present with credits for screenwriter David T. Chantler. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 140. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. H. N. Swanson unknown books
