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1969ref. 152375N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1969 film showing Kim Novak topless mid-costume change aided by two wardrobe ladies. Based on the 1961 novel. A genre-bending film combining heist comedy and Western genres in which multiple gangs converge on Friendly Texas in order to attempt to rob the most unrobbable bank in the West. 7.5 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 142756Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1974. Original Japanese program for the US film "The Great Gatsby." Full-color wrappers with black and white text and black and white and full-color photos throughout. Text in Japanese. The 1974 adaptation of Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel has been praised for its lavish costumes and decadent set design. Coupled with an all star cast and a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola Jack Clayton's film has cemented its place in cinema history. Winner of two Academy Awards. Set in New York shot on location in Rhode Island New York and England. 12 x 9 inches. Twelve pages saddle stapled. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1974ref. 142784Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1974. Six vintage promotional photographs from the 1974 film. Xerographically reproduced snipe tipped on to the verso of all but one photograph and with rubber stamp to the verso of three photos as well. The 1974 adaptation of Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel has been praised for its lavish costumes and decadent set design. Coupled with an all star cast and a screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola Jack Clayton's film has cemented its place in cinema history. Winner of two Academy Awards. Shot on location in New York England and Rhode Island. 8 x 10 inches. All photos in Near Fine or better condition with snipe unattached from the verso of two photos. Paramount Pictures unknown
1953ref. 137487Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1953. Revised final script for the 1953 film "The Great Sioux Uprising" seen here as "Sioux Uprising." Though very loosely based on true events surrounding the two-year Red Cloud's War during which a Cheyenne Native American chief repeatedly attacked US forces in an effort to stem the flow of White settlers this film centers around a white man who attempts to help a Sioux tribe retrieve a large number of stolen horses white attempting to convince them to join up with the Union soldiers instead of the Confederates. Shot on location in Oregon with a cast partly comprised of local Native Americans. Tan titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper dated September 3 1952. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Levy and Gill. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Multilith duplication with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated 9/22/52 and 9/15/52. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown
1969ref. 156231Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1969. Final Draft script for the 1970 film. Laid in with the script is a production memo dated November 5 1969 paper-clipped to two blue revision pages that correspond to the revision pages bound into the script. Based on Howard Sackler's 1968 Pulitzer Prize Tony Award and New York Drama Critics' Circle Award-winning play a fictionalized account of the life of boxing champion Jack Johnson. James Earl Jones in his first starring role and Jane Alexander in her first film credit were both nominated for Oscars reprising their lead roles from the Broadway production. Shot on location in London Arizona and Barcelona. Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper noted as production No. 196 dated September 26 1969. Title page present dated September 26 1969 noted as FINAL with credits for screenwriter Howard Sackler. 152 leaves with last page of text numbered 151. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only with two blue revision pages dated 11/5/69. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1940ref. 171677Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1940. Vintage reference photograph of director Preston Sturges smiling with Hungarian-American actor Steffi Duna on the set of the 1940 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso referring to the film by its working title "Down Went McGinty" along with the rubber stamp of Paramount photographer G.E. Richardson. Sturges had become a very successful Hollywood screenwriter by the late 1930s and with his screenplay for "The Biography of a Bum" wanted so much to direct the film that he offered to do the job for free. With very few exceptions notably Charlie Chaplin the notion of an established studio writer directing a film was nearly unheard of in Hollywood where writers were typically not even allowed on the set. Only the irresistible cheapness of Sturges' offer made it possible for the film to get made. Over the six year period during which the script remained unproduced the title changed to "The Vagrant" then "Down with McGinty" then finally just prior to production to "The Great McGinty." It was not only a success but won Sturges an Oscar for Best Screenwriter. More importantly he was allowed to continue as a writer-director with a magnificent career that included one classic after another including "Sullivan's Travels" "The Lady Eve" "Unfaithfully Yours" "The Palm Beach Story" and "Hail the Conquering Hero." 7.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus lightly worn at the corners. Paramount Pictures unknown
1940ref. 148508Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1940. Vintage borderless photograph of Preston Sturges and Muriel Angelus on the set of the 1940 film. Mimeo snipe and "Paramount Photo by G.E. Richardson" stamp on verso. Sturges had become a very successful Hollywood screenwriter by the late 1930s and with his screenplay for "The Biography of a Bum" wanted so much to direct the film that he offered to do the job for free. With very few exceptions notably Charlie Chaplin the notion of an established studio writer directing a film was nearly unheard of in Hollywood where writers were typically not even allowed on the set. Only the irresistible cheapness of Sturges' offer made it possible for the film to get made. Over the six year period during which the script remained unproduced the title changed to "The Vagrant" then "Down with McGinty" then finally just prior to production to "The Great McGinty." It was not only a success but won Sturges an Oscar for Best Screenplay. More importantly he was allowed to continue as a writer-director with a magnificent career that included one classic after another including "Sullivan's Travels" "The Lady Eve" "Unfaithfully Yours" "The Palm Beach Story" and "Hail the Conquering Hero." 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear and faint creasing else Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1974ref. 158791Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1974. Six double weight reference photographs from the 1974 film. In an unusual size format for 1974 as well as being in black-and-white-but clearly vintage nonetheless. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel. While the film received a mixed reception from critics it was nevertheless praised for its lavish costumes and decadent set design. Winner of two Academy Awards. Set in New York shot on location in New York Rhode Island and in England. 9 x 6 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1936ref. 158662N.p.: N.p. 1936. Vintage reference photograph from the 1936 film. Annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A dramatization of the rise to fame of Broadway producer and impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. An extravagant runaway production with a massive budget lavish sets and costumes by noted designer Adrian. At the time of its release the film was the longest talking film of the time running just over three hours. Nominated for seven Academy Awards winning three including Best Picture and Best Actress for Luise Rainer. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly worn at the corners. N.p. unknown
1936ref. 156211N.p.: France Presse 1936. Vintage reference photograph from the 1936 film showing actresses Diane Cook Edna Callahan Hester Deane and Mary Jane Halsey in a sea of white balloons. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of France Presse and Page Illustree. A dramatization of the rise to fame of Broadway producer and impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. An extravagant runaway production with a massive budget lavish sets and costumes by noted designer Adrian. At the time of its release the film was the longest talking film of the time running just over three hours. Nominated for seven Academy Awards winning three including Best Picture and Best Actress for Luise Rainer. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned with pinholes at the corners. France Presse unknown
1936ref. 154012N.p.: N.p. 1936. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1936 film showing actress and ballerina Harriet Hoctor dancing between two lions. A dramatization of the rise to fame of Broadway producer and impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. An extravagant runaway production with a massive budget lavish sets and costumes by noted designer Adrian. At the time of its release the film was the longest talking film of the time running just over three hours. Nominated for seven Academy Awards winning three including Best Picture and Best Actress for Luise Rainer. 11 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus with light wear to the corners and right edge. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 170348Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1977. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1977 film showing Muhammad Ali at the breakfast table while Annazette Chase looks on with a pot of coffee. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A biopic about Muhammad Ali from the 1960 Summer Olympics to his "Rumble in the Jungle" 1974 fight documented in his 1975 autobiography and starring The Greatest as himself. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1936ref. 147033Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1936. Collection of nine vintage oversize photographs from the 1936 film. Each with a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1930 Pulitzer Prize winning play by Marc Connelly itself based on "Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun" a 1928 collection of pseudo African American folk tales by Roark Bradford. One of only a handful of films to feature an all-Black cast made by a major Hollywood studio during the Golden Age becoming the highest grossing such film and remaining so until surpassed by "Carmen Jones" in 1954. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good with light edgewear and light vertical creasing down the center. Warner Brothers unknown
1985ref. 142124N.p.: N.p. 1985. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on page 1. An allegory about an unusually powerful man who becomes a danger to his city with the inhabitants unwilling and eventually unable to stop his reign of terror. Green untitled wrappers with credits for screenwriter and director Alex Tudor. Title page present dated April 21 1985 with credit for screenwriter Alex Tudor. 16 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 11. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with four staples. Pagination available upon request. N.p. unknown
1978ref. 150552N.p.: N.p. 1978. Vintage borderless reference photograph of François Truffaut and Laurence Ragon from the 1978 film. Layout annotations in manuscript ink "La Chambre Verte" stamp and "June 78" stamp all on verso. Based on the 1895 short story "The Altar of the Dead" by Henry James with elements of James' 1903 novella "The Beast in the Jungle" and his 1896 short story "The Way it Came." One of Truffaut's least successful films but also one of his most personal and critically acclaimed a meditation on death and on an individual's inability to live in the face of it. Truffaut stars as Julien Davenne a journalist who writes obituaries in an unfashionable journal obsesses about the loss of his wife Julie and those members of his WWI squad lost in the war which lead him to build a shrine as a memorial so that they may never be forgotten. The third and final film which Truffaut would both direct and star. Shot on location in Calvados and Eure France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 161506Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1968. Vintage studio still photograph of actor and director John Wayne playing chess on the set of the 1968 film. Released at the height of American involvement in the Vietnam War and based on the 1965 novel by Robin Moore. A highly pro-war film following two teams of highly skilled Green Berets sent on a mission in South Vietnam. Shot on location at Fort McClellen Alabama at Hurlburt Field Florida and at Fort Benning Georgia. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown
1936ref. 154855Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1936. Vintage reference photograph from the 1936 film. Based on the 1930 Pulitzer Prize winning play by Marc Connelly based in turn on "Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun" a 1928 collection of pseudo African American folk tales by Roark Bradford. One of only a handful of films to feature an all-Black cast made by a major Hollywood studio during the Golden Age becoming the highest grossing such film and remaining so until surpassed by "Carmen Jones" in 1954. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners and light toning overall. Warner Brothers unknown
1966ref. 157991N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Sidney Lumet and actress Candice Bergen on the set of the 1966 film. Based on the 1963 novel. A satire following the lives of eight graduates of the fictional South Tower College an all-women's university in Connecticut. Set and shot on location in Connecticut and New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 167132N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Paul Fredricks investigates the mysterious death of his friend Harry McAlister found dead with large wounds which appear to have made by enormous talons while researching an archeological dig in the old and poverty-striken Native American village of Bottleneck. Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Ronald E. Kowall. 100 leaves with last page of text numbered 99. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1947ref. 144819Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Vintage photograph of director Charles Vidor and stars Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas speaking to Orson Welles on the set of the 1947 film. Welles was directing the classic Columbia Pictures film "The Lady from Shanghai" at the same time. Mimeo snipe and agency stamps on the verso. Janet Ames Rosalind Russell seeks out five soldiers who her husband sacrificed his life for during World War II. After suffering a serious injury she meets Smithfield "Smitty" Cobb Melvyn Douglas who helps her find the men her husband saved though he does not tell her he is one of them. He tries to help her reconcile her pain and guilt while he treats his own pain from the war with heavy drinking. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1947ref. 156254Los Angeles: Monogram Pictures 1947. Collection of eleven vintage studio still photographs from the 1947 film noir. Based on the 1941 short story "He Looked Like Murder" by Cornell Woolrich about a manhunt for the murderer of a woman with a twin told through a series of flashbacks and plot twists. Set in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with moderate edgewear and age toning. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Monogram Pictures unknown
1947ref. 148202N.p.: Monogram Pictures 1947. Vintage studio still photograph of Regis Toomey John Litel Bonita Granville and Don Castle from the 1947 film. Based on the 1941 short story "He Looked Like Murder" by Cornell Woolrich. The tale of a manhunt for the murderer of a woman with a twin told through a series of flashbacks and plot twists "The Guilty" is a prototypical Poverty Row second feature. Set in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Monogram Pictures unknown
1961ref. 166645Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1961. Three vintage reference photographs from the set of the 1961 film including two bordered and one borderless. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the versos noting the name of actor Anthony Quinn. Based on Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel wherein a group of Allied soldiers plan to destroy an airtight German fortress in order to save British naval ships stranded in the Aegean Sea. Set and shot on location on the Greek islands. Approximately 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1961ref. 149523Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1961. Vintage reference photograph from the 1961 film showing director J. Lee Thompson and various crew members on the set of the German gun fortress. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Columbia Pictures. Based on Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel wherein a group of Allied soldiers plan to destroy an airtight German fortress in order to save British naval ships stranded in the Aegean Sea. Set and shot on location on the Greek islands. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1969ref. 156675London: Merchant Ivory Productions 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film showing a camera crew capturing a scene with actress Rita Tushingham. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Culture clash ensues when a successful self-absorbed pop musician travels to India to learn to play the sitar from an older renowned sitar musician. Set and shot on location in India. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Merchant Ivory Productions unknown
