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1955ref. 15219London London: Rank Organisation 1955. 1955. Eight original borderless press photographs for the seminal 1955 Ealing Comedy. All eight with British press stamps and typed layout slips to the verso. The curtain call of the famous "Ealing Comedies" the Ladykillers was the last major masterpiece produced by the iconic Ealing Studios before the studio was sold to the BBC. Darkly macabre the film was deeply subversive at the time and satirised Britain's inability to move beyond its Empire past. William Rose famously purportedly dreamt the whole film and simply sat down wrote out the script from memory. London, London: Rank Organisation, 1955. unknown
1970ref. 164320N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1970 film showing director Hal Ashby with actor Beau Bridges and crew members during filming on location in New York. Ashby's directorial debut based on the 1966 novel by Kristin Hunter about a naive wealthy white man who buys an inner-city tenement in Park Slope Brooklyn intending to evict the low-income Black tenants and turn the building into a luxury home for himself. He soon grows fond of the residents even beginning a relationship with one of the women living in the building and decides to remain as the landlord. Set in Park Slope Brooklyn and shot on location in Brooklyn and Manhattan. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown
1967ref. 152790N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage oversize matte-finish reference photograph from the 1967 film showing actors Glenn Ford and Angie Dickinson. Based on the 1966 novel "Pistolero's Progress" by John Sherry. A former gunslinger turned sheriff of a sleepy western town must fight a spitfire youngster who wants to prove his merit as the fastest draw in the territory. Shot on location in Arizona. 15 x 12 inches. Very Good plus with moderate soil and wear to the edges. Pitts 2185. N.p. unknown
1971ref. 130851Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1971. Draft script for the 1971 television movie here under the working title "The Day They Took the Babies Away." Actor Van Heflin's working copy with his manuscript annotations throughout. A film produced for ABC's now-legendary "Movie of the Week" series. A pregnant woman goes on the run in a dystopian future where having children is outlawed due to overpopulation. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as Revised on the front wrapper dated 2-1-71. Title page present dated January 26 1971 with credit for screenwriter Fischer. 122 leaves on green stock mimeograph duplication with goldenrod light orange yellow and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 1-29-71 and 2-12-71. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown
1967ref. 149453Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1967. Vintage reference photograph of director Richard Thorpe and actors Angie Dickinson and Glenn Ford looking over a script on the set of the 1967 Western film. With a printed mimeo snipe noting the film's original title "The Pistolero of Red River" which has been crossed out and retitled "The Last Challenge" in manuscript ink annotation affixed to the verso along with manuscript ink and pencil annotations and a mimeo snipe. Based on John Sherry's 1966 novel "Pistolero's Progress." A young gunslinger heads into a small western town with the intention of dueling the local sheriff who is famed for his skill and speed with a gun. Thorpe's final film concluding a decades-long affiliation with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Shot on location in California and Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a few light creases to the top right corner. Pitts 2185. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1975ref. 146429N.p.: N.p. 1975. First Draft script for an unproduced film written by the Oscar-winning screenwriter Ernest Tidyman. Based on Martin Caidin's 1974 novel. An American ace pilot and his Japanese counterpart take to the skies during World War II to duel and are eventually forced into a friendship built on necessity. Screenwriter Ernest Tidyman previously won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The French Connection" 1971 and was also known for writing both the John Shaft novel series and the screenplay for the 1971 film. Set in and above Japan. Black titled wrappers. Title page present dated May 6 1975 noted as "first draft" with credits for screenwriter Tidyman and novelist Martin Caidin. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with tape reinforcements to its silver prong binding. N.p. unknown
1940ref. 166071N.p.: N.p. 1940. Vintage reference photograph from the 1940 Italian film showing a 17-year-old Alida Valli. File stamp and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Valli appeared in bit parts in Italian comedies between 1934 and 1940 finally making her dramatic debut in 1941 in Mario Soldati's "Piccolo mondo antico." She received a special Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival for her performance and would go on to star in a number of American French and Italian films through the ensuing decades. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
2020ref. 169805N.p.: Gila Films 2020. Draft script for the 2021 film. SIGNED by director and screenwriter David Weaver on the title page. Z-budget horror film that follows the last surviving member of the Frankenstein family as he faces middle age and decides to complete his ancestors' work. The final screen appearance of actor Robert Dix best known for his various lead roles in the legendary "Whistler" film series between 1944 and 1948. Shot on location in New York. Clear front wrapper black rear wrapper. Title page present undated copyright year noted as 2014 with credit for Weaver. 72 leaves lacking pagination. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Gila Films unknown
1977ref. 162196Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures Television 1977. Final Draft script for the 1977 television movie originally aired on November 16 1977 on NBC. Copy belonging to script supervisor Meta Wilde with her annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. White titled Columbia Pictures Television wrappers dated May 10 1977 noted as FINAL DRAFT and production No. 162131 on the front wrapper. Title page present dated May 10 1977 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for novelist Edwin O'Connor and screenwriter Carroll O'Connor. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Xerographic duplication on blue stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures Television unknown
1958ref. 163531Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly age toned else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1958ref. 163586Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Vintage reference photograph from the 1958 film showing Spencer Tracy Edward Brophy Pat O'Brien James Gleason and Ricardo Cortez. Printed mimeo snipe and Columbia stamp on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with old cello tape at the corners. Columbia Pictures unknown
1977ref. 163798Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures Television 1977. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director and actor Dennis Hopper with cameraman László Kovács during filming on location for the 1971 film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A stunt coordinator filming on location in a small Peruvian village believes he has found paradise but soon discovers a strange and violent cargo cult which has formed among the locals. In spite of his ongoing battle with substance abuse director Dennis Hopper was granted full creative control over the film after his unexpected success with "Easy Rider" in 1969. The film's massive failure which became the stuff of legend essentially ended Hopper's directorial career in Hollywood for the better part of the ensuing decade until "Out of the Blue" in 1980. Set and shot on location in Peru. 7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Pitts 2199. Columbia Pictures Television unknown
1971ref. 163748Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1971. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1971 film showing actress Cybill Shepherd talking with director Peter Bogdanovich. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on Larry McMurtry's 1966 semi-autobiographical novel following the everyday lives of three directionless teenagers in a small lonely Texan town. Peter Bogdanovich's directorial breakthrough one of the defining films about Texas and the American Southwest shot in black-and-white on location in Archer City Texas. Winner of two Academy Awards for actors Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman and nominated for another six. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine lightly worn at the corners. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 549. Ebert III. Columbia Pictures unknown
1960ref. 150186Universal City: Universal Pictures 1960. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actor Rock Hudson signing autographs on the set of the 1961 Western film here under the working title "The Day of the Gun." With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of still photographer Shirley Clarke not to be confused with the filmmaker of the same name. Based on the 1957 novel "Sundown at Crazy Horse" by Howard Rigsby under the pseudonym Vechel Howard. While on the run from the law a cowboy travels to visit an old lover in Mexico only to find her married to a drunk. Set in Texas and Mexico and shot on location in Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the edges. Pitts 2237. Universal Pictures unknown
1961ref. 144217Universal City: Universal Pictures 1961. Vintage photograph of Robert Aldrich and Kirk Douglas on the set of the 1961 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso in green and brown ink and pencil. Based on the 1957 novel by Howard Rigsby under the pseudonym Vechel Howard about a cowboy who on the run from the law travels to visit an old lover in Mexico only to find her married to a drunk. Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was also at work writing the script for Otto Preminger's "Exodus" while he wrote for this film. Set and shot on location in Mexico. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1961ref. 132742London: Unviersal International Pictures 1961. Five vintage full-color still photographs from the 1961 UK release of the 1961 US film. Based on Howard Rigsby's novel "Sundown at Crazy Horse" about a cowboy who on the lam from the law travels to visit an old flame in Mexico only to find her married to a drunk. Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was also at work writing the script for Otto Preminger's "Exodus" while he wrote for this film. A story set and shot on location in Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases overall else Near Fine. Unviersal International Pictures unknown
1976ref. 142770Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1976. Two vintage promotional photographs from the 1976 film. Rubber stamp to the verso of one photo. Based on the unfinished 1941 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Effectively a tribute to early cinema in which Robert De Niro plays a movie producer who nearly works himself to death. Director Elia Kazan's final directorial effort and notably the only film with De Niro and Jack Nicholson in a joint screen appearance. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in Hollywood and shot there on location. One photo 7.25 x 9.75 inches and one photo 8 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Paramount Pictures unknown
1976ref. 172538N.p.: Cinema International 1976. Collection of fourteen vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1976 film. With mimeo snipes affixed to the versos and a Cinema International stamp on the versos. Based on the 1941 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A studio executive during the golden age of Hollywood tries to prevent unionization on his movie sets and has an affair with an engaged actress. Nominated for one Academy Award. Set in Hollywood. Twelve photographs 8 x 10 inches two photographs trimmed 10 x 7 inches. About Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Weldon 1983. Cinema International unknown
1976ref. 161517N.p.: N.p. 1976. Vintage reference photograph of actor Robert De Niro director Elia Kazan and producer Sam Spiegel on the set of the 1976 film. Based on the unfinished 1941 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A tribute to early cinema wherein De Niro plays a movie producer who nearly works himself to death. Kazan's final directorial effort and notably the only film with De Niro and Jack Nicholson in a joint screen appearance. Set and shot on location in Hollywood. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 154931N.p.: CIC 1977. Vintage British Quad poster for the UK release of the 1976 film. Based on the unfinished 1941 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A tribute to early cinema wherein Robert De Niro plays a movie producer who nearly works himself to death. Director Elia Kazan's final directorial effort and notably the only film with De Niro and Jack Nicholson in a joint screen appearance. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in and shot on location in Hollywood. 39.75 x 29.75 inches Folded as issued. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. CIC unknown
1988ref. 171028Paris: Sygma 1988. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1988 film showing Barbara Hershey with curly hair and heavily hennaed hands and arms. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the controversial 1955 novel by Nikos Kazantazkis adapted by Paul Schrader. Departing from the Gospels' depiction of Jesus Christ the film explored the humanity of Jesus and the various temptations he encountered during his time on Earth incurring outrage upon release from some Christian groups. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. Shot on location in Morocco. 8 x 12 inches. About Fine. Criterion Collection 70. Sygma unknown
1980ref. 153826Los Angeles: Monarex 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 1970 film directed by Carol Reed. Years into the future World War III has decimated most of the planet leaving the final battle to take place in southeast Asia. Clear mylar front wrapper red rear wrapper. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Christopher French. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 91. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three silver brads. Monarex unknown
1985ref. 149641Paris: Gamma 1985. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Robert Altman and actor Carol Burnett on the set of the 1985 television film originally aired on HBO on April 1. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamps of Gamma Film. Two women meet at a laundromat and reveal secrets about their lives. The third and final film collaboration between Altman and Burnett following "A Wedding" 1978 and "HealtH" 1980. Shot on location in Paris. 10.25 x 7 inches. Fine. Gamma unknown
1930ref. 151436Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1930. Collection of eight vintage reference photographs from the 1930 comedy short film. Notable as the first short by the duo where Hardy says to Laurel "Well here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!" A parody of the 1927 silent film "The Cat and the Canary" with Stan and Ollie spending the night in a mansion of a deceased relative of Stan's only to be embroiled in suspected foul play. 10 x 8 inches. One photograph with a brief stray ink annotation to the recto else About Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1951ref. 160232N.p.: N.p. 1951. Vintage reference photograph from the 1951 film. A dutiful bank clerk is convinced by his new neighbor an eccentric artist to steal gold bullion in order to melt it down to make miniature Eiffel Towers. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Ranked the 17th greatest British film of all time by the BFI. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased at the top left corner and lightly soiled on the center right edge. Lee "The Heist Film. N.p. unknown
