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1980ref. 162331N.p.: N.p. 1980. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1980 Italian film showing director Dario Argento talking with actress Eleonora Giorgi between takes while crew members adjust her makeup. The second installment in Argento's "Three Mothers" trilogy preceded by "Suspiria" 1977 and followed by "Mother of Tears" 2007. Partially derived from Thomas De Quincey's 1845 prose poetry essay collection "Suspiria de Profundis" the trilogy was inspired by De Quincey's concept of three "Ladies of Sorrow": an all-powerful triumvirate of ancient witches and Satanists. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 158269N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the US release of the 1970 Italian film showing actress Suzy Kendall. An American expatriate witnesses the murder of an art gallery owner in Rome and decides to find the culprit without the help of the police. Set and shot on location in Rome. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 150721N.p.: UMC 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1970 Italian film. With a stamp noting production No. 71-621 on the verso. A US expatriate witnesses the murder of an art gallery owner in Rome and decides to find the culprit himself. Set and shot on location in Rome. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with pinholes and wear to the corners. UMC unknown
1992ref. 154689Pittsburgh and Rome: ADC Films 1992. Second Draft script for the 1993 film INSCRIBED by screenwriter and author T.E.D. Klein on the title page. Theodore 'Eibon' Donald Klein T.E.D. Klein is an American horror writer and editor who despite his sparse output is highly regarded for his meticulous prose and provocative essays. He was the acclaimed editor of The Twilight Zone Magazine from 1981 to 1985 and author of the bestselling novel "The Ceremonies" 1984 and the award winning four novella collection "Dark Gods" 1985. "Trauma" is his only screenplay. Dario Argento's underrated first feature-length American production a giallo horror film wherein Asia Argento stars as Aura an anorexic young woman who with the help of her new young lover David searches for "The Headhunter" killer responsible for the beheading of both of her parents. Asia Argento's character was partly inspired by her half-sister Anna who suffered from anorexia and died in a scooter accident shortly before the film's release and is seen during the closing credits sequence. Featuring memorable performances from Piper Laurie Frederic Forrest and Brad Dourif. Set in Minneapolis shot on location in Minneapolis Hopkins and St. Paul Minnesota. Self wrappers with front wrapper integral with title page dated April 1992 noted as SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriter T.E.D. Klein and story credits for Franco Ferrini Giovanni Romoli and Dario Argento. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine with light toning and adhesive shadow to the title page bound with three gold brads. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. Howarth So Deadly So Perverse Vol. 2. ADC Films unknown
ref. 146415N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a holograph ink annotation to the title page presumably to a prospective actor from screenwriter Darin Mercado and lines for the character "Billy" marked with holograph pencil. Possibly incomplete. After being dumped by a long-term girlfriend once again a serial monogamist heads to a bar determined to have a one-night-stand. White self wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Darin Mercado. 24 leaves with last page of text numbered 24. Xerox rectos only. Pages Very Good plus partially bound with three staples at the top left corner. N.p. unknown books
ref. 146415N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a manuscript ink annotation to the title page presumably to a prospective actor from screenwriter Darin Mercado and lines for the character "Billy" marked with manuscript pencil. Possibly incomplete. After being dumped by a long-term girlfriend once again a serial monogamist heads to a bar determined to have a one-night-stand. White self wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Darin Mercado. 24 leaves with last page of text numbered 24. Xerox rectos only. Pages Very Good plus partially bound with three staples at the top left corner. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 150147N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A man and a woman arrive at the North Pole with unknown debts and immediately are set to work for an oil company under the supervision of a hard-nosed warden who sends the man to a work camp and the woman to work in an igloo brothel. White titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Darec Haris. 259 leaves with last page of text numbered 258. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good lightly toned throughout wrapper Very Good bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1973ref. 161821N.p.: Maturpix Corporation 1973. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1973 film. All three photographs with provenance stamps on the versos one with a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp. A young woman goes out looking for an apartment and gets caught up in an escalating series of sexual adventures culminating in a wild orgy. Set in and shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus two with wax pencil and ink annotations in the bottom margins. Maturpix Corporation unknown
1990ref. 159505San Francisco: Artists' Television Access 1990. Vintage flyer for the premiere of Danny Plotnick's 1990 experimental short film "Death Sled II: Steel-Belted Romeos" with an addition screening of Plotnick's 1989 short "Creep" as well as films by Mark Street Phillip R. Ford Phillip Guilbeau Laura Rosow Jim Sikora and Dana Mendelssohn at the Artists' Television Access ATA Saturday February 3 1990. According to director Danny Plotnick's website "Death Sled II: Steel-Belted Romeos" is a "tale of backwoods blacktop mayhem-Two dim-witted lead-footed guidos from Bayonne New Jersey bust through stoplight after stoplight in their turbo-charged bad-assed jet-black Pontiac Grand Prix until their mean machine nearly eighty-sixes another hunk of American steel. And that's just the start of it . A confrontation an assault fists-a-flying and traffic violations." A trailblazer for the independent film scene of the 1990s Plotnick made over twenty films since the late 1980s and has released three VHS compilations and one DVD compilation. His coffee table art book on the history of Super 8 filmmaking "Super 8: An Illustrated History" was published in 2020. Formed in 1986 the ATA is a San Francisco-based artist-run non-profit which promotes underground and experimental art as well as providing a screening venue for independent films exhibitions performances workshops and events. 8.5 x 11 inches on pink paper. Very Good plus with light overall dampstaining and two pinholes. Artists' Television Access unknown
2002ref. 160032N.p.: N.p. 2002. Draft script for the 2002 film. Loosely based on and not to be confused with the notorious 1977 horror film directed and written by George Barry. A murderous haunted bed terrorizes a young couple after they move into a newly renovated warehouse. Set in Los Angeles. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter John Strysik. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus silver prong binding. N.p. unknown
1979ref. 162754Beverly Hills CA: The Edward S. Feldman Company 1979. Draft script for the 1979 television movie originally aired on December 7 1979 on ABC. Two aging retirees fall in love after meeting at a retirement home in Venice California although their friends and families object due to their differing religions. Red titled wrappers dated February 21 1979 on the front wrapper with credits for screenwriters Merrit Malloy and Lee Philips. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Merrit Malloy and Lee Philips. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between March 5 and 12 1979. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. The Edward S. Feldman Company unknown
1968ref. 161749N.p.: Joseph Brenner Associates 1968. Four vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1963 Argentinian film. Released in Argentina as "La cigarra no es un bicho" The Cicada is Not a Bug. Provenance stamps and labels on the versos. Six couples arrive at a Buenos Aires hostel called La Cigarra and are quarantined because of an outbreak of bubonic plague-leading to sex in every imaginable combination. Shot on location in Buenos Aires. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. Joseph Brenner Associates unknown
1946ref. 135952Los Angeles: David O. Selznick 1946. Original Story and Treatment script for an unproduced film a romance set in the Near East. Taradash was a notable screenwriter from 1939-1977 penning the screenplays for "Rancho Notorious" Fritz Lang 1952 "Don't Bother to Knock" 1952 "From Here to Eternity" 1953 "Picnic" 1955 and "Bell Book and Candle" 1956. Blue titled wrappers noted as Original Story and Treatment on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy number dated December 11 1946 with credit for screenwriter Taradash. Distribution page present with receipt intact. 82 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three silver brads. David O. Selznick unknown books
1947ref. 129312Los Angeles: David O. Selznick 1947. First Draft script for an unproduced film a romance set in the Near East. Taradash was a notable screenwriter from 1939-1977 penning the screenplays for "Rancho Notorious" 1952 "Don't Bother to Knock" 1952 "From Here to Eternity" 1953 "Picnic" 1955 and "Bell Book and Candle" 1956. Blue titled wrappers noted as Second Draft on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 30 dated April 28 1947 with credit for screenwriter Taradash. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated April 28 1947 noted as second draft with credit for screenwriter Taradash. 146 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three black brads. David O. Selznick unknown books
1946ref. 129345Los Angeles: David O. Selznick 1946. Original Story and Treatment script for an unproduced film a romance set in the Near East. Taradash was a notable screenwriter from 1939-1977 penning the screenplays for "Rancho Notorious" Fritz Lang 1952 "Don't Bother to Knock" 1952 "From Here to Eternity" 1953 "Picnic" 1955 and "Bell Book and Candle" 1956. Blue titled wrappers noted as Original Story and Treatment on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 7 dated December 11 1946 with credit for screenwriter Taradash. Distribution page present with receipt intact. 82 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three silver brads. David O. Selznick unknown books
1956ref. 131647Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1956. Original pressbook for the 1956 film starring Davis as a small town librarian branded as a communist and a subversive for refusing to remove a controversial book from the shelves. With striking poster and ad designs by the legendary Saul Bass. 16 pages 12 x 16 inches. Very Good plus with some light rubbing else a bright front wrapper. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1956ref. 131647Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1956. Original pressbook for the 1956 film starring Davis as a small town librarian branded as a communist and a subversive for refusing to remove a controversial book from the shelves. With striking poster and ad designs by the legendary Saul Bass. 16 pages 12 x 16 inches. Very Good plus with some light rubbing else a bright front wrapper. Columbia Pictures unknown
1970ref. 171983Montreal: Cinépix 1970. Vintage pressbook for the 1970 Canadian film. Text in French. A mixed-race car salesman flees to an indigenous reserve after being wrongly accused of killing his half-sister but finds himself just as much an outsider there as in white society. Shot on location in Montreal. 8.5 x 11 inches saddle-stapled. 14 pages. Near Fine. Cinépix unknown
1980ref. 143481Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1980. Revised Draft script for the 1981 film. Noirish in theme and based on true-life accounts. Murphy played by Paul Newman and Corelli Ken Wahl are police officers in the decaying South Bronx region of New York. Together they try to bring peace and justice to their corrupt precinct. Ethnic minorities play a major role in the film particularly African-Americans and Puerto Ricans though community groups from the Bronx found their depiction lacking overall. Orange titled wrappers. Title page present dated February 22 1980 with a credit for screenwriter Gould. 154 leaves with last page of text numbered 141. Mechanical duplication with pink blue yellow purple brown orange and green revision pages throughout dated variously between 2/6/80 and 4/18/80. Pages and wrapper Near Fine prong bound. Hardy BFI Crime Companion. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1966ref. 132146London: National Screen Service / Associated London Films 1966. Collection of 5 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1966 UK film. A British bulldog has been fitted with a transmitter by Dr. Francis Trevelyan Laurence Harvey and given as a gift to the Soviet Premier who subsequently takes the dog everywhere. Several Russian soldiers are captured as a result of the transmitter and to eliminate further captures Natasha Romanova Daliah Lavi is put to work. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Screen Service / Associated London Films unknown books
1980ref. 143481Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1980. Revised Draft script for the 1981 film. Noirish in theme and based on true-life accounts. Murphy played by Paul Newman and Corelli Ken Wahl are police officers in the decaying South Bronx region of New York. Together they try to bring peace and justice to their corrupt precinct. Ethnic minorities play a major role in the film particularly African Americans and Puerto Ricans though community groups from the Bronx found their depiction lacking overall. Orange titled wrappers. Title page present dated February 22 1980 with a credit for screenwriter Gould. 154 leaves with last page of text numbered 141. Mechanical duplication with pink blue yellow purple brown orange and green revision pages throughout dated variously between 2/6/80 and 4/18/80. Pages and wrapper Near Fine prong bound. Hardy BFI Crime Companion. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1980ref. 163639Universal City: Universal City Studios 1980. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1980 film. Ellen Burstyn stars as a woman who barely survives a terrible car accident which took the life of her husband and as she begins recovery discovers that she has the ability to heal people. Nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Actress for Burstyn and Best Supporting Actress for Eva Le Gallienne. Shot on location in Texas and California. 8 x 10 inches. All photographs with light overall toning else Near Fine. Universal City Studios unknown
1965ref. 166067London: Paramount Film Service 1965. Revised Draft script for the 1966 British film copy belonging to Art Director George Provis with his name written on the top of the title page and manuscript pencil and marker annotations on nearly every page with clippings of the shooting schedule and set requirements frequently affixed to the verso of the opposing page and two pencil illustrations of the house and cottage from the film on the verso of the last page. George Provis was a British Art Director and Production Designer who began his career working on quota quickies low budget features made to comply with Britain's Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 in the 1930s. After the Second World War Provis was appointed by British film producer Sydney Box to head the art department at Gainsborough Pictures and is credited on over 120 films. Michael Parks stars as an arrogant young art student who seduces the overprotective mother of his friend played by a stunning Jennifer Jones. Shot on location in Middlesex and London. Purple untitled wrappers with a die-cut window in the British style. Title page present dated 16 July 1965 noted as Revised Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Millard Lampell. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue pink and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 14 September 1965 and 31 August 1965. Unbound as issued. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Paramount Film Service unknown
1971ref. 137443Burbank CA: Cinema Center Films 1971. Revised Final Draft script for the 1972 film. Based on a story by Steven W. Carabatsos. A key Western vigilante film John Benedict Holden leads a peaceful life on his ranch until a gang of Comanche Indians led by a white man murders his family and trashes his home. He assembles his own posse of ruthless outlaws guns-for-hire to help him enact sweet revenge on the murderers. Shot on location in Mexico. Red titled wrappers noted as Final Draft on the front wrapper and production No. 5008 dated January 5 1971 with a credit for screenwriter Mayes. Title page present dated January 5 1971 noted as FINAL DRAFT with a credit for screenwriter Mayes. 143 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Mechanical duplication with blue light blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 1/18/71 and 3/16/71. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Hardy p. 341. Pitts 3402. Cinema Center Films unknown books
1956ref. 141560Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1956. Collection of four vintage studio still photographs from the 1956 film. Marlon Brando was cast to portray a Japanese native and underwent an extensive makeover to try and look the part. The film follows a misfit captain sent to westernize the Japanese village of Tobiki on Okinawa. Brando stars as Sakini a rowdy local who becomes the captain's translator and ambassador. Set in Okinawa shot on location in Japan and California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
