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1970ref. 141962Berlin: CCC-Film CCC-Filmkunst 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotations in manuscript pencil on two leaves. A spoiled young man the titular Schliemann searches in vain around the world for an answer to the secret of happiness. Salmon titled wrappers with credit for screenwriter Gerhard Menzee. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Gerhard Menzee. 175 leaves with last page of text numbered 172. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a silver prong. CCC-Film [CCC-Filmkunst] unknown
1970ref. 132596Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1970. Collection of 4 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the UK release of the 1969 French-Italian film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos. A comedy crime film about two thieves who plan to rob a train. Unfortunately they are not the only ones with that plan. With a swinging soundtrack by Georges Delerue. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1957ref. 151135London: J. Arthur Rank 1957. Early Treatment script dated 1957 for the pilot episode of the 1959-1961 television series here under the working title "The Ghost Squad." Based on the 1959 book by John Gosling which detailed his experience as a member of an undercover team of Scotland Yard detectives. The first of two television series based on Gosling's memoir followed by "The Ghost Squad" in 1961. Beige titled wrappers noted as Treatment on the front wrapper dated 10-4-57. Title page present noted as FULL TREATMENT with credits for screenwriter Michael Gilbert. 65 leaves with last page of text numbered 64. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a silver prong. J. Arthur Rank unknown books
1957ref. 151135London: J. Arthur Rank 1957. Early Treatment script dated 1957 for the pilot episode of the 1959-1961 television series here under the working title "The Ghost Squad." Based on the 1959 book by John Gosling which detailed his experience as a member of an undercover team of Scotland Yard detectives. The first of two television series based on Gosling's memoir followed by "The Ghost Squad" in 1961. Beige titled wrappers noted as Treatment on the front wrapper dated 10-4-57. Title page present noted as FULL TREATMENT with credits for screenwriter Michael Gilbert. 65 leaves with last page of text numbered 64. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a silver prong. J. Arthur Rank unknown
1972ref. 153235N.p.: Gerard Damiano Film Productions 1972. Vintage three-color press kit for the groundbreaking 1972 adult film with annotation in manuscript marker on upper right of recto of first page of "Coming! Feb 21st" with a two page center spread featuring a synopsis and black and white photographs and ad mats on verso of second page. The film that heralded in the "Golden Age of Porn." One of the first pornographic films to feature a plot character development and comparably high production values. 8.5 x 11 inches bi-fold. Very Good plus with horizontal crease from having once been folded paper tape shadows on top and bottom margins of the recto of first panel a few one-inch pieces of cello tape on the center spread and paper tape shadow on top and bruise on bottom of verso of second page. Apart from this generally bright and unfaded. Gerard Damiano Film Productions unknown books
1970ref. 162288N.p.: Cinex International 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. An early sexploitation film from director Gerard Damiano made two years before he would direct and write the breakthrough adult film sensation "Deep Throat." A young bride to be seeks the help of seedy sex doctor to overcome sexual hangups she developed from trauma in her youth. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Cinex International unknown books
1972ref. 153235N.p.: Gerard Damiano Film Productions 1972. Vintage three-color press kit for the groundbreaking 1972 adult film with annotation in manuscript marker on upper right of recto of first page of "Coming! Feb 21st" with a two page center spread featuring a synopsis and black and white photographs and ad mats on verso of second page. The film that heralded in the "Golden Age of Porn." One of the first pornographic films to feature a plot character development and comparably high production values. 8.5 x 11 inches bi-fold. Very Good plus with horizontal crease from having once been folded paper tape shadows on top and bottom margins of the recto of first panel a few one-inch pieces of cello tape on the center spread and paper tape shadow on top and bruise on bottom of verso of second page. Apart from this generally bright and unfaded. Gerard Damiano Film Productions unknown
1970ref. 162288N.p.: Cinex International 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. An early sexploitation film from director Gerard Damiano made two years before he would direct and write the breakthrough adult film sensation "Deep Throat." A young bride to be seeks the help of seedy sex doctor to overcome sexual hangups she developed from trauma in her youth. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Cinex International unknown
1964ref. 159177Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1964. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1964 film. A woman visiting New York City on business meets a man at her hotel that she is interested in until she learns he is soon-to-be-married. The man questioning whether he is ready to settle down takes an interest in her. Set in and shot on location in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1978ref. 159209Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1978. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1978 film. Three adult sisters struggle to cope with the separation of their parents and their mother's subsequent mental decline. Director Woody Allen's first drama without comedic elements. Shot on location in New York City Southampton and Westchester County New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1971ref. 159212Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1971. Vintage studio still photograph of Geraldine Page from the 1972 film. After being released from prison a man tries to return to his old life as a rodeo cowboy although finds that he has missed out on the better years of his career. Set in the American West shot in California and Oklahoma. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1970ref. 141552N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A small time thief is found assassinated in a busy restaurant perplexing the local police who can uncover neither motive nor method. Set in New York City. Orange wrappers with die-cut window in the British style. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Gerald Wilson. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 141552N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A small time thief is found assassinated in a busy restaurant perplexing the local police who can uncover neither motive nor method. Set in New York City. Orange wrappers with die-cut window in the British style. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Gerald Wilson. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. N.p. unknown
ref. 141934London: Carter De Haven. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single notation in manuscript ink. Gerald Vaughan-Hughes is a British screenwriter best known for his work on "The Duellists" 1977 "To the Devil a Daughter" 1976 and "Sebastian" 1968. Damon is a young jazz singer in England performing on the night club circuit and dealing with the daily drama of drunk drummers and art school love interests. Set in England. Blue blank wrappers with die cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Gerald Vaughan-Hughes. 99 leaves with last page of text numbered 98. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Carter De Haven unknown books
ref. 141934London: Carter De Haven. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single notation in manuscript ink. Gerald Vaughan-Hughes is a British screenwriter best known for his work on "The Duellists" 1977 "To the Devil a Daughter" 1976 and "Sebastian" 1968. Damon is a young jazz singer in England performing on the night club circuit and dealing with the daily drama of drunk drummers and art school love interests. Set in England. Blue blank wrappers with die cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Gerald Vaughan-Hughes. 99 leaves with last page of text numbered 98. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Carter De Haven unknown
1968ref. 132500London: Rank Film Distributors 1968. Vintage full-color British front-of-house card from the 1967 UK film. A comedy set in the desert about a man who joins the Foreign Legion to clear his unjustly smeared reputation. Little does he realize his girlfriend has followed close behind. The second of over a dozen "Carry on." releases from the Rank Organisation. 8 x 10 inches with no borders as issued. Very Good plus with seller rubber-stamps on the verso and light rubbing and creases at the extremities. Rank Film Distributors unknown books
1958ref. 132474London: Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors 1958. Collection of 6 vintage black-and-white double weight still photographs from the 1958 UK film. A musical comedy about a young English lad who pretends to be a Lord to attract the attention of a South American princess. Tommy Steele's acting debut. 8 x 10 inches. Light creases at the extremities else Near Fine. Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors unknown books
1987ref. 144132Sydney: Melaleuka 1987. Draft script for the 1987 film with occasional manuscript annotations. Adapted from Morris West's novel of the same name. Just after World War II ends a British major in Austria seeks revenge on the man who killed his sergeant. Shot on location in Salzburg Austria and at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire England. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Morris L. West. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Melaleuka unknown books
1963ref. 132561London: Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors 1963. Eight vintage black-and-white double weight still photographs from the 1963 UK film. Based on 1958 Joanna Jones novel "Nurse Is a Neighbour" about a young woman who moves with her slightly crazy mother to a country village so that she can take up a position as the local nurse. 8 x 10 inches. A faint crease here and there else Near Fine. Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors unknown books
1961ref. 132359London: Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors 1961. Two vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the 1961 UK film. A group of students at an elite music school decide to share a flat in order to cut their living costs and have somewhere to practice together. 8 x 10 inches. Light creasing to the extremities else Near Fine. Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors unknown books
1963ref. 132561London: Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors 1963. Eight vintage black-and-white double weight still photographs from the 1963 UK film. Based on 1958 Joanna Jones novel "Nurse Is a Neighbour" about a young woman who moves with her slightly crazy mother to a country village so that she can take up a position as the local nurse. 8 x 10 inches. A faint crease here and there else Near Fine. Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors unknown
1987ref. 144132Sydney: Melaleuka 1987. Draft script for the 1987 film with occasional manuscript annotations. Adapted from Morris West's novel of the same name. Just after World War II ends a British major in Austria seeks revenge on the man who killed his sergeant. Shot on location in Salzburg Austria and at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire England. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Morris L. West. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Melaleuka unknown
1970ref. 162502New Orleans LA: Howco Productions 1970. Draft script for the 1970 sexploitation film seen here under the working title "His Wife's Habit." Laid in with the script is a five-page shooting schedule. A promiscuous married woman finds herself unable to resist sleeping with every man she meets leading to a savage attack by a motel parking attendant and his crony. Shot on location in New Orleans. Black generic card wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Joy N. Houck Jr. Albert J. Salzer and Robert A. Weaver. 98 leaves with last page of text numbered 97. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good moderately faded on the edges bound internally with three silver brads. Howco Productions unknown books
1970ref. 162502New Orleans LA: Howco Productions 1970. Draft script for the 1970 sexploitation film seen here under the working title "His Wife's Habit." Laid in with the script is a five-page shooting schedule. A promiscuous married woman finds herself unable to resist sleeping with every man she meets leading to a savage attack by a motel parking attendant and his crony. Shot on location in New Orleans. Black generic card wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Joy N. Houck Jr. Albert J. Salzer and Robert A. Weaver. 98 leaves with last page of text numbered 97. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good moderately faded on the edges bound internally with three silver brads. Howco Productions unknown
1953ref. 134790Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1953. Set of 4 original lobby cards for the 1953 film "Bright Road" based on the Christopher Award winning story "See How They Run" written by Mary Elizabeth Vroman and first published in 1951 in the Ladies' Home Journal. Notable for its nearly all-black cast "Bright Road" stars Dorothy Dandridge as an Alabama schoolteacher intent on motivating one of her more lackluster students. Dandridge is said to have accepted the role because of the film's lack of racial tension as a central theme. As a result she hoped that young women of all colors could identify with her character. Harry Belafonte's debut feature film. 14 x 11 inches. Both lobby cards quite clean with no pinholes about Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books