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1980ref. 152192N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. A discontented isolated writer befriends and falls in love with a mermaid named Merda. Set in California. Green titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Nan Crawford. 189 leaves with last page of text numbered 188. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1971ref. 150685Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1971. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 film. A security consultant teams up with a call girl to steal a fortune in dirty money from criminals' safe deposit boxes which are stored in a high-tech bank vault. Set and shot on location in Hamburg West Germany. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Lee The Heist Film. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1971ref. 150684Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1971. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 film. A security consultant teams up with a call girl to steal a fortune in dirty money from criminals' safe deposit boxes which are stored in a high-tech bank vault. Set and shot on location in Hamburg West Germany. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Lee The Heist Film. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1974ref. 169951Los Angeles: Rankin/Bass Productions 1974. Draft script for the 1974 animated Christmas television special originally aired on CBS on December 8 1974. From the archive of screenwriter Jerome Coopersmith. A children's Christmas tale loosely based on Clement Moore's classic 1823 poem. Although produced in the US the special was animated in Japan by Topcraft an animation studio later linked to Studio Ghibli. Topcraft would collaborate numerous times with Rankin/Bass throughout the 1970s and 1980s most notably on "The Hobbit" 1977 and "The Last Unicorn" 1982. Script housed in a mylar folder with a navy blue binding. Pink titled William Morris Agency wrappers. Title page present dated 3-12-74 with credits for Moore and screenwriter Jerome Coopersmith. 36 leaves with last page of text numbered 34. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrappers Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Rankin/Bass Productions unknown books
1956ref. 159036Paris: Cocinor 1956. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1956 film. The culmination of director Roger Vadim's fascination with Brigitte Bardot. The pair had been dating since 1950 when she was 15 years old and he was 22 and were married in 1952. The film remains one of the most single-minded tributes to an actress by a film auteur and in twentieth century film-obsessed France there was perhaps never a more celebrated cinematic couple. The two would part ways the following year amidst rumors of affairs but remained close friends. Shot on location in Saint-Tropez France. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a small tear at the center of the bottom edge. Criterion Collection 77. Cocinor unknown books
1973ref. 133026London: Amicus Productions 1973. Eight vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1973 UK film based on the novel "Fengriffen" by David Case. The ghost and severed hand of a 18th century servant terrorizes the descendant of the nobleman who maimed him along with the descendant's new wife. A darker and more serious film than the typical Amicus horror films of the era. A story shot on location in the UK. 8 x 10 inches. Photos slightly wavy Near Fine. Amicus Productions unknown books
1937ref. 135949Los Angeles: David O. Selznick 1937. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Based on the novel by William Vaughan Wilkins initially published on May 3 1937 by Jonathan Cape. A romantic adventure story set in the 19th century involving a poor girl who falls in love with a boy descended from royalty resulting in the usual problems. Blue titled wrappers with credits for novelist William Vaughan Wilkins. Title page present dated April 20 1937 for the treatment submission and May 3 1937 for the novel's publishing date with credits for novelist William Vaughan Wilkins. 46 leaves with last page of text numbered 41. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. David O. Selznick unknown books
ref. 146397Los Angeles: Pomegranate Productions Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a Pomegranate Productions business card belonging to president Robert French stapled to the title page. When her abusive mother dies in a freak accident young Sylvia believes she's lucked out and will be able to finally live as a family with her caring stepfather. Nobody else will accept the mother's death as an accident however and even Sylvia begins to believe her stepfather is guilty fomenting discord between the two. Set in Los Angeles. Black titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter William J. Cassidy. 163 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Pomegranate Productions unknown books
1969ref. 153882N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage oversize borderless satin-finish reference photograph of Jim Brown and Raquel Welch between takes on the set of the 1969 film. A Native American man robs a bank in the US in order to buy guns for his people who are being repressed by the government. A lawman quickly sets out into Mexico to capture him but the two eventually create an alliance. Set in Mexico shot on location in Spain. 11.5 x 9 inches. Near Fine. Pitts 2903. N.p. unknown books
1963ref. 162466N.p.: Cinema Syndicate 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. A "nudie cutie" from exploitation director Barry Mahon. An art dealer is attempting to create a scandalous art exhibition on the subject of the female form and asks local artists for paintings of nude women. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with an opaque residue from a remove label over the actress' breast on the recto. Cinema Syndicate unknown books
1974ref. 168008Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1974. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1974 film showing Candice Bergen. A smalltime diamond merchant is blackmailed into carrying out a major heist aided by his heiress girlfriend. Set and shot on location in Buckinghamshire and London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1974ref. 142572Beverly Hills CA: EK / United Artists 1974. Early Draft British script for the 1974 British heist film. Based on Gerald Browne's 1972 novel adapted by Charles Grodin. Howard Chesser Grodin is a diamond merchant supervising the cutting of a large and rare diamond. When the diamond is stolen he is blackmailed and pulled into a jewel heist at 11 Harrowhouse. Set in London shot there on location and in Warwickshire England. Burnt orange titled wrappers. Title page present noted as Revised Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Bloom. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Lee The Heist Film. EK / United Artists unknown books
1959ref. 130326Los Angeles: Luna Productions 1959. Shooting Final script for the 1960 film. A low-budget space exploration film about a spaceship carrying a multinational group of scientists engineers and researchers to the moon where they discover an entire civilization of peace-loving extraterrestrials. Though working with a pitiable budget the producers at Luna Productions managed to hire noted cameraman John Alton then nearing the end of his career. Alton worked on every manner of film but is best remembered for his work in film noir salient examples being "Hollow Triumph" 1948 "The Amazing Mr. X" 1948 "The Big Combo" 1955 and a number of important noir entries by director Anthony Mann. Red titled wrappers noted as SHOOTING FINAL on the front wrapper dated March 31 1959. Title page present dated March 31 1959 with credits for screenwriter Bodeen story writer/producer F. O. Gebhardt director Bradley and associate producer Fox. 104 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages about Fine wrapper about Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Lentz US. Mystery Science Theater 524. Luna Productions unknown books
1936ref. 150762Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1936. Vintage press photograph of Mitchell Leisen Myrna Loy and John Howard from the preview party at Leisen's house for the 1936 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. What should be a routine transcontinental flight from New York to San Francisco is complicated by its shady passengers which include three jewel thieves a strange nobleman and a beautiful socialite. Shot on location in Alhambra California and Beaver Dam Wisconsin. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1933ref. 165076Paris: Films Sonores Tobis 1933. Collection of six vintage double weight photographs from the 1933 film. One with provenance stamps on the verso. A quintessential entry in René Clair's oeuvre about a young cab driver who falls in love with his neighbor with the couple forced to persevere in a world where all odds are against them. Five photographs approximately 9 x 7 inches one photograph 6.75 x 5 inches. Generally Near Fine five with neat pinholes at each corner. Films Sonores Tobis unknown books
ref. 147006N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced television film. With a single manuscript pencil deletion to page I-7. An American Indian man arrives at the White House claiming the land is rightfully his and demanding recompense for the years of missed rent. Screenwriter Jack Lewis was best known for "The Amazing Transparent Man" 1960 and for his prolific work in Western films such as "Outlaw Gold" 1950 "Whistling Hills" 1951 and "Black Eagle of Santa Fe" 1965. Set in Washington DC. Yellow untitled front wrapper lacking rear wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis. 31 leaves with last page of text numbered I-29. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Good bound with a paper clip. N.p. unknown books
1976ref. 147447Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1976. Vintage photograph on the set of the 1976 film showing director Bernardo Bertolucci giving instructions to actors Robert De Niro Gerard Depardieu and Romolo Valli. Director Bernardo Bertolucci's epic film was a gargantuan undertaking requiring the resources of three European countries and a trio of American movie studios. Set in the small town of Parma the film follows two best friends born in 1901 whose lives diverge drastically as a result of their class differences and the rise of Fascism in Italy. Set in Parma Italy shot on location in Rome Lombardia and Campagnia Italy. 6 x 4 inches. Near Fine. Eureka 135. Olive Films 345. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1984ref. 155089N.p.: N.p. 1984. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1984 film showing actors John Hurt and Suzanna Hamilton. Based on George Orwell's classic 1949 novel about a civil servant in war-torn dystopian London. Richard Burton's final screen appearance. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1971ref. 167739Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1971. Vintage reference photograph from the 1971 "surrealist documentary" rock film showing Frank Zappa. In 1970 Zappa completely re-formed the Mothers of Invention to include drummer Aynsley Dunber jazz keyboardist George Duke and three members of The Turtles. Zappa began to write a film for the new lineup and recorded "Chunga's Revenge" 1970 with them as a "preview." Subsequently Zappa met conductor Zubin Mehta and worked with him to produce a concert in May 1970 wherein the Los Angeles Philharmonic was augmented by the Mothers or vice versa as you like and referred to this as "the second preview." The film itself shot in a week at Pinewood Studios outside London was a tripped-out documentary about life as a musician on the road and Zappa characteristically chose an eclectic group of celebrities to join the proceedings including Theodore Bikel Ringo Starr and Keith Moon. The resulting soundtrack is a matter of debate among Zappa enthusiasts but is notable for its orchestral finale "Strictly Genteel" a touchstone for the variety of classical music experimentations Zappa would subsequently pursue. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1954ref. 172915Burbank CA: Buena Vista / Walt Disney Productions 1954. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1954 film. Based on the 1870 novel by Jules Verne. A professor and his assistant set out to find a giant sea monster that has been destroying ships in the Pacific Ocean only to discover the monster is a submarine manned by a reclusive sea Captain. Set in the Pacific Ocean shot on location in California Jamaica and the Bahamas. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with creasing along the top and right margins and at the corners. Weldon 1983. Buena Vista / Walt Disney Productions unknown books
1968ref. 161694Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1968. Vintage reference photograph of director Stanley Kubrick talking with actors Gary Lockwood and Keir Dullea on the set of the 1968 film. Kubrick's sprawling science fiction epic traces the evolution of human intelligence under the influence of an unspecified alien force. The film's high scientific accuracy coupled with bleeding-edge special effects and minimal use of dialogue make "2001" universally recognized as one of the most influential films ever made. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Special Effects and nominated for three others including Best Director. Set variously in the desert in space in deep space and on the astral plane. Shot on location in Scotland England Arizona and Utah. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Ebert I. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader 24. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Weldon 1983. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1931ref. 159833Los Angeles CA: Paramount Pictures 1931. Vintage reference photograph of actor Clive Brook from the 1931 film. With two Paramount Pictures stamps on the verso crediting Brook. Based on the 1930 novel by Louis Bromfield. A man is having an affair with a woman who is murdered by her ex-husband. He has to try and prove his innocence while shielding his wife from any legal trouble. Set in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Good with one chip missing at the bottom right corner and three points of loss from a three hole punch along the left edge. Paramount Pictures unknown books
ref. 140754N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. Former Korean War vet and baseball player and current junkie has been completely out of his son's life as a father and only involved later on as a "friend" who happens to meet him on the street. His son is pursuing his dream of being a filmmaker while his father struggles to get clean and be a role model for his son. Set in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Richard Grand and Laurie Post. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a silver prong binding. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 132663London: Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors / Warner-Pathe 1969. Collection of 4 vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the 1969 UK release of the 1968 US film. Three girls discover they share the same boyfriend who has been toying with their emotions and promising to be faithful. To teach him a lesson they contrive to lock him up and treat him the same way with empty promises but also more foreplay than he can handle. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors / Warner-Pathe unknown books
1977ref. 164245N.p.: N.p. 1977. Seven vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1977 film. Provenance stamps on the versos. Director Robert Altman's experimental dreamlike masterwork about three ethereal fractured women originally overlooked but later celebrated. Featuring brilliant performances from Shelley Duvall as the self-deluded socially maladroit Millie Rule as the mysterious pregnant painter Willie and Sissy Spacek as the young timid and fawning Pinky. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in a small California desert town and shot on location in Palm Springs Thousand Palms and Desert Hot Springs California. 9.5 x 7 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown books
