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1957ref. 161062Universal City: Universal Pictures 1957. Five vintage photographs taken on the set of the 1958 film including four studio still photographs showing director Douglas Sirk talking with actors Lisa Pulver and John Gavin and one borderless photograph showing novelist screenwriter and actor Erich Maria Remarque. Two with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. Based on Remarque's 1954 novel about a German soldier who returns home to find his home bombed and his parents gone. Shot on location in Berlin. Studio still photographs 8 x 10 inches borderless photograph 7 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus several with light toning and wear on the edges. Rosenbaum 1000. Universal Pictures unknown
1958ref. 132741London: Unviersal International Pictures 1958. Eight vintage full-color still photographs from the UK country of origin release of the 1958 film. Based on Erich Maria Remarque's 1954 novel about a company of German soldiers on the Russian front during WWII. One of the soldiers is sent home where finding his home bombed he struggles for his sanity and survival with the help of the daughter of a political prisoner. Set on the Russian front and in Germany during World War II shot on location in Berlin. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases else Near Fine. Masters of Cinema 65. Davenport p. 358. Hyams p. 129. Unviersal International Pictures unknown
1973ref. 142115London: Brut Productions / NBC 1973. Draft script for the 1973 film. Included are 4 vintage double weight black-and-white reference photographs of Glenda Jackson from the film. Brut Productions was a short-lived film production company formed by cosmetics brand Fabergé when sales of its perfume Xanadu skyrocketed following its appearance in a mock advertisement in Jack Haley Jr.'s "The Love Machine" 1971. A divorced British woman meets a married American man who serially cheats on his wife. They begin having an affair with each other that becomes more and more strained as things get more serious between the two of them. Glenda Jackson won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role. Set in London and Andalucia Spain shot on location in London and Andalucia Spain. . Green untitled wrappers with a die-cut window in the British style with manuscript ink annotation of the letter E on top right corner. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Melvin Frank and Jack Rose and director Melvin Frank. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered 137. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two silver brads. Photos with layout annotations on the versos and two with "Films in London" rubber stamps on the versos else Near Fine overall. Brut Productions / NBC unknown
1956ref. 139914N.p.: The Rank Organization 1956. Vintage UK three-sheet poster for the 1956 British film. After inheriting a fortune a newly wealthy Englishwoman returns to Malaya where she was previously a POW with the intention of building a well for the villagers who sheltered her during World War II. Set in Malaysia shot on location in Malaysia Australia and England. 41 x 81 inches rolled and mounted on archival linen. Near Fine. Royal Books can arrange for archival linen backing of posters. Please inquire. The Rank Organization unknown
1956ref. 139915N.p.: The Rank Organization 1956. Vintage UK one sheet poster for the 1956 British film. After inheriting a fortune a newly wealthy Englishwoman returns to Malaya where she was previously a POW with the intention of building a well for the villagers who sheltered her during the war. Set in Malaya shot on location in Malaya and England. 27 x 41 inches folded. Near Fine with light toning and black manuscript annotations to the verso. The Rank Organization unknown
1962ref. 146911London: Compagnia Cinematografica Montoro 1962. Vintage borderless photograph of Brigitte Bardot on the set from the 1962 film. "Brigitte BARDOT" and "PHOTO UNIFRANCE FILM" stamps on the verso. Bridgette Bardot stars in this semi-biographical film by Louie Malle about a young girl Jill who suddenly becomes a movie star and tries to manage the pressures and annoyances of celebrity. She returns home to Switzerland to escape from the paparazzi and seeks refuge in the arms of newly divorced Fabio Marcello Mastroianni. Set in and shot on location in France Switzerland and Italy. 7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Compagnia Cinematografica Montoro unknown
1962ref. 144636Paris: Transcontinental Film Productions 1962. Two vintage photographs of Sidney Lumet directing on the set of the 1962 film. With manuscript annotations and a rubber stamp on the versos of each. Based on the 1955 play by Arthur Miller about an unhappily married man whose obsession with his niece leads to tragedy when she falls for an immigrant who is staying with them. The first American film to feature a kiss between two men though ultimately it is an act of accusation against one of the men rather than a romantic one. Shot on location in New York City and Rome. 7.5 x 5.5 inches. Near Fine. Transcontinental Film Productions unknown
1961ref. 144704Paris: Transcontinental Film Productions 1961. Vintage borderless photograph of director Sidney Lumet playwright Arthur Miller and actors Ralf Vallone and Raymond Pellegrin on the set of the 1962 film. With the stamp of photographer Jacques Moreau a mimeo snipe and manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1955 play by Arthur Miller about an unhappily married man whose obsession with his niece leads to tragedy when she falls for an immigrant who is staying with them. The first American film to feature a kiss between two men though ultimately it is an act of accusation against one of the men rather than a romantic one. Filmed in both French and English versions. Shot on location in New York City and Rome. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Transcontinental Film Productions unknown
1973ref. 156646Buckinghamshire: Pinewood Studios 1973. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1973 film showing director Sidney Poitier and a camera crew filming a scene with Yvette Curtis on location in Trafalgar Square. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A recently widowed African American doctor and his daughter spend a month-long vacation in London where he falls in love with an African ambassador's niece. Set in London. 7.5 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Pinewood Studios unknown
1973ref. 163742N.p.: N.p. 1973. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1973 film showing actress Marisa Berenson reclining on a bed. Roma Press Photo stamp and Paris distributor stamp on the verso. Two women discuss their sexual experiences ultimately concluding that life is harder as a woman. An early film appearance by Berenson who would go on to find greater fame in "Cabaret" 1972 and "Barry Lyndon" 1975. 10.75 x 8.25 inches. Lightly toned along the bottom edge else Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1978ref. 150021N.p.: N.p. 1978. Two vintage borderless reference photographs shot on the set of the 1978 film one showing Robert Altman behind the camera and one showing Altman and Carol Burnett in conversation. In a style that Altman invented and had by this time more than mastered a mishmash of overlapping stories all centering around a middle-class wedding in the American South told over the course of a single day. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1956ref. 143200Tokyo: Toho Company 1956. Draft script for the 1956 film. Copy belonging to an unknown cast or crew member with their annotations in manuscript pencil throughout. Text and titles in Japanese. A neglected wife begins an affair with a bank teller who offers to loan money for her husband to open a cafe. Actress Hideko Takamine would appear in many of director Mikio Naruse's films usually embodying the plight of contemporary women in Japan longing for emancipation. Set in Japan. White titled perfect-bound wrappers. 67 pages with last page of text numbered e-26. Mimeograph duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good lightly foxed. Toho Company unknown
1968ref. 162603N.p.: New York Film Productions 1968. Two vintage studio still photographs from the semi-experimental 1968 film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Phil has relationship issues with his fiancee Bea due largely to his unrealistic expectations. One day he finds comfort in letters he discovers in an abandoned cabin written by a man named Jon who is even more dysfunctional and delusional than Phil. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. New York Film Productions unknown
1961ref. 150014N.p.: N.p. 1961. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Jean-Claude Brialy and Anna Karina from the 1961 film. "Michel Casanova" stamp and "R. Levy" stamp on verso. Godard's homage to romantic comedies and the Hollywood musical about a woman who wants to have child but is caught between her resistant boyfriend and his overeager best friend. Perhaps the director's warmest and funniest film. Set in and shot on location in Paris. 9.25 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 238. N.p. unknown
1947ref. 160973Universal City: Universal-International 1947. Vintage reference photograph of director Zoltán Korda talking with producer and head of Universal-International William Goetz on the set of the 1948 film noir. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Aldous Huxley's 1922 short story "The Gioconda Smile" about an unfaithful husband who is wrongly charged with the murder of his first wife. 8 x 10 inches. Slightly curled else Near Fine. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal-International unknown
1950ref. 157111Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1950. Archive of material from the 1951 film belonging to actor Lon McCallister including a Final Draft script with McCallister's annotations throughout an eleven-page shooting schedule four reference photographs and three poster mock-ups for the film. Additionally laid in with the script are two loose leaves one with notes in McCallister's hand noting lines of dialogue. A group of green army recruits nicknamed the "peach fuzz brigade" become hardened over the course of the Korean War facing violent raids and attacks by snipers. Script: Green titled Columbia Pictures wrappers noting the working title "Rookie in Korea" noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper and production No. 8031 dated Oct. 17 1950. Title page present dated October 17 1950 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter William Sackheim. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only with yellow revision pages throughout dated October 24 1950. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Photographs: 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
ref. 258559 August 1927. On letterhead of New Grove Petworth Sussex. Mason was according to E. V. Lucas ‘famous in both hemispheres’. His entry in the Oxford DNB ends with this assessment: ‘His books were best-sellers for fifty years and the films made from them notably The Drum 1938 for which he wrote his own scenario and The Four Feathers 1939 were among the most popular in their time.’ 1p 12mo. In good condition lightly aged. Folded twice for postage. The valediction is in Mason's autograph: 'Yours sincerely / A. E. W. Mason'. The rest of the note is typed: 'Dear Rosemary Barron / I am very happy to send you my autograph since you are kind enough to say that you would like to have it.' 9 August 1927. On letterhead of New Grove, Petworth, Sussex. unknown
1970ref. 141294N.p.: N.p. 1970. First Draft script for an unproduced film. A group of celebrities and wealthy elites all meet at a remote mansion in order to learn how to avoid being kidnapped for ransom. Pink untitled wrappers. Title page present noted as FIRST DRAFT with credit for screenwriter Luther Davis. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 149. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a silver prong binding. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 158170N.p.: Gordon Park Jr. Robert Anderson Production 1974. Draft script for the 1975 film here under the working title "Aaron and Angela." A coming-of-age story set in Harlem about the love between a Black basketball player and a Puerto Rican girl sparking disapproval from their families and neighbors. Featuring excellent location footage of a violent decaying half-abandoned 1970s New York. Irene Cara's screen debut. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 1 1974 with credits for screenwriter Gerald Sanford. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 140. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema. Parish & Hill 1. Gordon Park Jr. Robert Anderson Production unknown
1952ref. 159661Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1952. Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 film. Two workers at an inn are accidentally handed a map to Captain Kidd's treasure on Skull Island. They are able to use this as leverage to get onto the captain's ship where they undergo a variety of humorous adventures. Set in Tortuga Haiti. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
1970ref. 141401N.p.: N.p. 1970. Revised Draft script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on page 106. Searching for deeper meaning in her life a single mother with three daughters decides to research and write a book on sex much to the chagrin of her friends and family. Set in Big Sur. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present noted as Revised with credit for screenwriter Blanche Hanalis. 164 leaves with last page of text numbered 161. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1987ref. 161345Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1987. Second Draft script for the 1988 film. Steven Seagal in his film debut stars as Nico Toscani an Italian-American ex-CIA agent and martial arts expert working for the Chicago police force. What begins as a drug trafficking investigation soon reveals the CIA's involvement in an international weapons-trade operation. Nico goes to great lengths to stop Zargon Henry Silva the corrupt CIA agent behind it all. Shot on location in O'ahu and Chicago. Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated March 27 1987 noted as SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Steven Pressfield Ronald Shusett and Andrew Davis and story credits for Andrew Davis and Steven Seagal. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Mechanical duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Moore The Good the Tough and the Deadly: Action Movies and Stars 1960s-2015. Warner Brothers unknown
1967ref. 151771N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage reference photograph of director Joseph Losey in conversation with actors Dirk Bogarde and Stanley Baker on the set of the 1967 film. With a printed mimeo snipe in Spanish affixed to the verso. Based on the 1965 novel by Nicholas Mosley. A professor at Oxford University finds himself enamored with his beautiful young student Anna the fiancee of his other student Michael. Their three lives become horribly entwined by a brutal car crash. The second of three legendary collaborations between director Joseph Losey and screenwriter Harold Pinter the others being "The Servant" 1963 and The Go-Between" 1970. Shot on location in Oxford London and Middlesex UK. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1972ref. 150797Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1972. Seven vintage color studio still photographs from the 1972 film including five mounted as issued by the distributor on a presentation card. Based on the 1970 novel by Wally Ferris about two New York City cops who become involved in a bloody struggle between the Italian mob the Harlem mob and a pair of small-time crooks who have stolen thousands of dollars from both groups. Due to its setting in Harlem this underrated crime drama is often lumped with other Blaxploitation pictures of the era when in truth it belongs to the great pantheon of gritty violent police procedurals of the early 1970s-something of a New York City companion to Don Siegel's "Dirty Harry" released the year before. Set in Harlem shot on location in New York City. Cards 10 x 8 inches. Presentation card 14 x 11 inches. Color studio still photographs and presentation cards Very Good plus. Grant US. Parish and Hill 3. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema p. 68 83-84. United Artists unknown
1980ref. 147323N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film based on Ernest Hemingway's final novel. A middle-aged man dying of a heart disease takes a duck hunting trip in Trieste Italy reminiscing on his past experiences as a military officer and recent romance with an 18 year old girl. Set in Italy. White untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Alan Scott and novelist Ernest Hemingway. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
