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1951ref. 149617N.p.: N.p. 1951. Vintage reference photograph of Maxwell Reed from the 1951 British film noir. Provenance stamp on the verso. Molly Natasha Parry a young actress is witness to a double murder by "The Dark Man" Reed and is stalked by the killer. Inspector Viner Edward Underdown assigned to the murders develops romantic feelings for Molly. Shot on location in Sussex and East Sussex England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant UK. Selby UK. Spicer UK. N.p. unknown
1976ref. 168907Burbank CA: Warner Brothers Television 1976. Second Revised Draft script for the 1976 television film which aired on NBC on May 20 1976 here under the working title "The Hancocks." Copy belonging to unknown crew member "John Linder" with the ink annotation of their name at the top of the front wrapper along with manuscript marker annotations on 22 pages. 21 pages with the Hancock family tree flow chart printed on the versos. Anne Archer stars as a frustrated suburban housewife who decides to divorce her husband causing her daughter Joanna Pettet to feel bitterly resentful toward her and her mother Kim Hunter to question her own beliefs about marriage. Green titled Warner Bros. Television wrappers. Title page present dated December 11 1975 noted as Second Revised Draft with credits for screenwriter Barbara Turner. 198 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink yellow green revision pages throughout dated variously between 12/22/75 and 2/9/76. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers Television unknown
1983ref. 141482N.p.: N.p. 1983. Draft script for an unproduced film. A young man accidentally kills his stepfather on the day of his baptism. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present dated June 14 1983 with credit for screenwriter Terrell Tannen. 101 leaves with last page of text numbered 100. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 161649N.p.: Chevron Pictures 1970. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 Danish film. Three photographs with provenance stamps on the verso two with labels obscuring previous provenance stamps. The third installment in Mac Ahlberg's "I a Woman" series preceded by "I a Woman" 1965 and "I A Woman Part II" 1968. Siv's 17-year-old daughter Birthe is frigid but her sexuality soon awakens. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine one with a wax pencil annotation to the recto on the top left. Chevron Pictures unknown
1930ref. 151357Los Angeles: First National Pictures 1930. Archive of 68 vernacular photographs housed in a contemporary photo album each photo with descriptions in silver manuscript ink just below it and distributed in three sections as follows: 1 34 photos taken on the set of "The Dawn Patrol" Howard Hawks 1930 an aviation drama set during World War I. Included are shots of planes in flight and several others of star Douglas Fairbanks Jr. With manuscript annotations to the album pages identifying most of the photographs; 2 16 vernacular photographs taken on the set of the pre-Code film "The Life of the Party" Roy Del Ruth 1930 and 18 vernacular photographs of the sinking of the RMS Tahiti off cost of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands on August 16-17 1930 taken from the nearby SS Ventura. The front cover of the photo album identifies the photographer as J.N. Boucher and he appears four times in the album twice dressed as a pilot in "The Dawn Patrol" section and twice in "The Life of the Party" section in one standing in front of a Vitaphone truck along with a man identified as Dolph Thomas who worked as an uncredited sound engineer on the film. Photographs variously sized generally between 3.5 x 2.5 and 5.25 x 3.25 inches Very Good plus. Photo album Good only with several pages detached a few loose photographs. First National Pictures unknown
1962ref. 126547Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1962. First Draft script for the 1963 film. A nuanced "invasion from Mars" film that borrows cleverly from both "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" aliens use human beings as physical hosts and Val Lewton threat of a creature but creature is only implied not shown. An unusually heavy emphasis on dread atmosphere and characterization makes this one of the most overlooked "adult" science fiction films of the 1960s. Black three-ring binder noted as "DAY MARS INVADED EARTH" on the front wrapper with a credit for screenwriter Spalding as "Spaulding". Title page present with the title "SPACERAID 63" with a credit for screenwriter Spalding production No. 6277 dated June 22 1962. 96 leaves Multilith duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated 6/28/62. Pages Near Fine with a few small creases binder wrapper Near Fine with a bit of wrinkling on the front title label. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1975ref. 139041Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1975. Original British quad poster for the 1975 US film. Printed in England by Leonard Ripley. One of the most haunting and truly underrated films of the 1970s Schlesinger's "The Day of the Locust" translates Nathanael West's masterpiece into a dark funny and ultimately devastating commentary on the Hollywood system and its effect on the lives and dreams of an array of characters lost in it. Since its release the film has come to be considered by many Donald Sutherland's finest performance as well as a grand achievement in terms of script cinematography acting and design. Nominated for two Academy Awards. 30 x 40 inches folded as issued. Very Good plus with staple holes to the top edge and a notation in manuscript ink on the verso. Paramount Pictures unknown
1967ref. 167505Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1967. Vintage borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1967 film showing actress Candice Bergen touching up her makeup under the watchful eye of makeup artist Katia Stefanidou. Printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. A NATO plane carrying atomic weapons is forced to crash-land and abandon its cargo on a remote Greek island causing consternation and delight among the Greek locals who believe their island is being considered for a new resort development. Shot on location in Galaxidi Greece. 10 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1967ref. 155303Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1967. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1967 film showing actors Candice Bergen and Ian Ogilvy during a dance scene. Printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. A NATO plane carrying atomic weapons is forced to crash-land and abandon its cargo on a remote Greek island causing consternation and delight among the Greek locals who believe their island is being considered for a new resort development. Set in Greece. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1975ref. 141402Prague: Filmove studio Barrandov 1975. Revised Draft script for the 1975 film seen here under the working title "Assassination at Sarajevo." The story of a group of Yugoslav rebels who inadvertently begin World War I through their assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Set in Sarajevo. Mustard titled wrappers. Title page present dated March 4 1975 noted as Revised Script with credits for screenwriters Paul Jarrico Stevan Bulajic and Vladimir Bor and director Veljko Bulajic. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Filmove studio Barrandov unknown
1960ref. 167563New Orleans: Mardi Gras Films 1960. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1961 film. The mistress of a Louisiana plantation raises her brother from the dead in a voodoo rite planning to use him to maintain control over the property. A Z-budget regional horror film shot on location in New Orleans and produced by Mardi Gras Films an independent studio that only financed one other movie-"Face of Fire" in 1959. Considered lost for many years the film was rediscovered and released on Blu-ray by Severin in 2023. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Mardi Gras Films unknown
1957ref. 164825Universal City: Universal-International 1957. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1957 film showing actors Alix Talton and Craig Stevens being menaced by the massive titular insect. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A prehistoric praying mantis is freed from the ice and wreaks havoc on the American military stationed in the northern Arctic slowly making its way south. The film utilized a giant paper mâché mantis with an internal hydraulic system for several scenes involving the creature and special effects crew also created two smaller models for scenes where the mantis walked or flew. 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. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Universal-International unknown
1957ref. 167577Universal City: Universal Pictures 1957. Vintage reference photograph from the 1957 film showing scientists in hazmat suits preparing to confront the insect. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A volcanic eruption in the South Seas frees a long-dormant 200-foot-tall mantis which proceeds to make its way to the US. Filmmakers constructed a 200-foot-tall mantis for the film from papier-mâché with a hydraulic system in addition to two smaller models for different flying or walking effects. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Universal Pictures unknown
ref. 142219N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a few annotations in manuscript ink. Four characters swept up in the Mexican revolution go from no possibility of ever meeting each other to their fates becoming intertwined. Set in Mexico. Green untitled wrappers. Title page present no with credit to the screenwriter. 224 leaves with last page of text numbered 217. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1972ref. 132630California: National Screen Service / Gamalex Associates 1972. Eight vintage black-and-white still photographs from the US release of the 1970 French-Italian-German film. Title layovers affixed to the rectos over the original titles. Based on a novel by French writer Francis Ryck aka Yves Delville about a woman who kills her husband under the suspicion of infidelity when in reality the man was a secret agent. 8 x 10 inches. Light creases to the extremities else Near Fine. National Screen Service / Gamalex Associates unknown
1972ref. 161664N.p.: Mature Pictures 1972. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1970 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Meta sexploitation film in which Tina Russell stars as May a woman held hostage in a mansion after seeking a job in an experimental film. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Mature Pictures unknown
1965ref. 167499N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage reference photograph from the 1965 film showing actress Janine Magnan in her underwear. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Five teenagers decide to leave school and study instead at a "school for criminals." Director Claude Lelouch's first commercial success. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light toning along three edges. N.p. unknown
1971ref. 128176Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1971. Vintage insert poster for the 1971 film. The first film in Pasolini's Trilogy of life followed by "Canterbury Tales" 1972 and "Arabian Nights" 1974 a light and sumptuous adaptation of Boccaccio's work "The Decameron" replete with nudity sex and both slapstick and scatological humor. Featuring a score by Ennio Morricone. 36 x 14 inches. Near Fine. BFI 1115. Criterion Collection 631. United Artists unknown
1957ref. 151146London: J. Arthur Rank 1957. Third Draft script for an unproduced film. Copy belonging to novelist and screenwriter John Masters with his name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper his manuscript pencil annotations to virtually every page and two handwritten pages stapled to the verso of the front wrapper noting concerns about the script and deletions. Based on Masters' 1952 novel about a British officer who goes undercover to infiltrate a thuggee cult ritually murdering travelers in colonial India. Masters who served in the Indian Army from 1933 to 1949 was best known for his historical fiction set in India most notably his 1954 novel "Bhowani Junction" which was adapted for film by director George Cukor in 1956. Modern scholars have acknowledged Masters' influence on British historical fiction and in later works his relative sympathy towards Indian nationalists while simultaneously criticizing his revisionist occasionally imperialist tone. Masters also released three successful autobiographical volumes "Bugles and a Tiger" 1956 "Road Past Mandalay" 1961 and "Pilgrim Son" 1971. Beige titled wrappers noted as Draft Script on the front wrapper dated 26-3-57 with a typed label affixed to the front wrapper dated 26.3.57 crediting novelist and screenwriter John Masters and screenwriter Anthony Perry and noting Masters' annotations throughout. Title page present noted as DRAFT THREE with credits for novelist and screenwriter John Masters. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a silver prong. J. Arthur Rank unknown
1970ref. 152490N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced Blaxploitation film. A group of Black militants kidnaps an old white plantation family and hides them deep in the Louisiana swamp with the intention of eventually selling them as slaves. Set in southern Louisiana. Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present undated with a small printed label with the name and address of a John B. Bennett affixed to the bottom right corner and screenwriting credits to The Barnett Brothers and The Medina sic. 88 leaves with last page of text numbered 87. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Good lightly soiled with dampstaining on the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1963ref. 153686New York: Filmways 1963. Draft script for the 1963 television episode originally aired on October 12 1963 on CBS. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page. The series which ran from 1961-1965 followed the legal adventures of a father-son defense attorney team. In this episode the duo become involved in an international espionage case. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" 1972 "Black Caesar" 1973 and "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 as well as several popular horror and science fiction films including "It's Alive" 1974 "God Told Me To" 1976 and "The Stuff" 1985. Black titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present dated May 15 1963 noted as FIRST MIMEO with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 87. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrappers Very Good plus slightly edgeworn bound with two gold brads. Filmways unknown
1964ref. 153682New York: Filmways 1964. Draft script for the 1964 television episode seen here under the working title "Fade Away" originally aired on April 18 1964 on CBS. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page below an annotation noting the episode name. The series which ran from 1961-1965 followed the legal adventures of a father-son defense attorney team. In this episode an aging wartime hero becomes fanatical about United States foreign policy towards China and plans a military takeover of the government. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" 1972 "Black Caesar" 1973 and "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 as well as several popular horror and science fiction films including "It's Alive" 1974 "God Told Me To" 1976 and "The Stuff" 1985. Self wrappers. Title page present dated February 5 1964 noted as FIRST MIMEO with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 78 leaves with last page of text numbered 74. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with a single paper clip to the top left corner. Filmways unknown
1963ref. 153700New York: Filmways 1963. Draft script for the 1963 television episode originally aired on April 27 1963 on CBS. Signed by screenwriter Larry Cohen on the title page. The series which ran from 1961-1965 followed the legal adventures of a father-son defense attorney team. In this episode the duo arrive in a small southern town to prepare for a trial only to discover their client a man accused of murdering a young child has been lynched. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" 1972 "Black Caesar" 1973 and "Hell Up in Harlem" 1973 as well as several popular horror and science fiction films including "It's Alive" 1974 "God Told Me To" 1976 and "The Stuff" 1985. Shot on location in Pelham New York. Black titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present dated February 19 1963 noted as FIRST MIMEO with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 78 leaves with last page of text numbered 74. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus overall bound with two gold brads. Filmways unknown
1958ref. 139877N.p.: Curtleigh Productions 1958. Vintage US three-sheet poster for the 1958 US film. The film won two Academy Awards for best writing and cinematography and was nominated for another seven. Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier were lauded for their performances in this Academy Award winning drama in which two prisoners from a chain-gang escape. One white one African American the men originally cooperate out of necessity as they are chained to one another. However as they grow familiar with one another a deep bond and mutual respect develops between the men. "The Defiant Ones" was shot on a closed set due to the then-provocative subject matter. Special screenings were orchestrated in the southern United States for integrated audiences a relatively uncommon occurrence at the time. Montgomery Alabama however chose to cancel an integrated screening when the White Citizen's Committee Council protested the film claiming it gave rise to "moral support and financial gain to subversive propagandists" AFI catalogue. Set in the American South shot on location in California. 41 x 81 inches folded. Very Good with numerous pin holes moderate edgewear and extensive tape reinforcements to the verso. Manuscript annotations to the verso and a stamp indicating three-sheet poster. Royal Books can arrange for archival linen backing of posters. Please inquire. Curtleigh Productions unknown
1965ref. 160514N.p.: N.p. 1965. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1965 film. Two wealthy misogynists kidnap a young woman and hold her hostage in the basement of an abandoned warehouse where they sexually and physically assault her. Shot on location in Malibu and Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly worn at the corners. AGFA 53. N.p. unknown
