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1982ref. 169091N.p.: N.p. 1982. Final Draft script for the 1983 film. Blake Edwards remake of Francois Truffaut's 1977 film about sculptor David Fowler Burt Reynolds whose obsessive love of women leads to his eventual death told from the perspective of his analyst and eventual lover Marianna Julie Andrews. Shot on location in Texas New York and California. Front wrapper integral with title page dated October 1982 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Blake Edwards Geoffrey Edwards Milton Wexler. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated 11/2/82 and 2/23/83. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1934ref. 157322Universal City: Universal Pictures 1934. Vintage reference photograph of director Edward Ludwig and cameraman Merritt Gerstad filming a scene with Claude Rains on the set of the 1934 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. A pacifist writer discovers his publisher is in league with munitions manufacturers leading to a crisis of conscience. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1972ref. 140225Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1972. Draft script for the 1973 film. Copy belonging to uncredited cast member Merritt Blake with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Notably with a credit for screenwriter Eleanor Perry wife and frequent co-writer with her husband director Frank Perry. Jay Grobart Reynolds kills a man who raped and murdered his wife Cat Dancing. He is arrested but soon after is released and goes on a crime spree. He then meets Catherine Miles who is escaping her abusive husband and finds an unlikely mate. Shot on location in Arizona and Utah USA. Blue wrappers with a die-cut title window. Title page present dated October 31 1972 with credits for screenwriter Eleanor Perry and novelist Marilyn Durham. 159 leaves with last page of text numbered 158. Xerographic duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between November 6 1972 and November 7 1972. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1956ref. 145939N.p.: Sumar Productions 1956. Vintage studio photograph of Gloria Grahame on location from the 1956 film. Mimeo snipe and French Twentieth Century Fox Stamp on verso. Based on Ewen Montagu's 1954 book based on a true story about a British attempt to trick their German enemies using the name and credentials of a dead man as bait. The real intelligence plan was called "Operation Mincemeat" and was devised to deceive the Axis powers into thinking "Operation Husky" an invasion of Sicily would take place elsewhere. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light creasing at the margins. Sumar Productions unknown
1970ref. 137695Los Angeles: Grenadier Productions 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film called "The Man Who Was Alive and Well" written by Shimon Wincelberg produced for circulation at Grenadier Productions in Los Angeles for purposes of script development. Wincelberg's notable film credits include "Fighter Attack" 1953 "The Legend of Custer" 1968 and "Cold Sweat" 1970 as well as several television series episodes. Set in 1960s South America where Peter an apparent fugitive meets a young Indian woman named Felisa and the two fall in love and bear a child. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present undated with a credit for screenwriter Wincelberg. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Grenadier Productions unknown
1972ref. 161480New York: Norman Rosemont Productions 1972. Draft script for the 1973 television movie originally aired on April 24 1973 on ABC. Production memo and seven-page shooting schedule laid in. An American officer is sentenced to permanent exile from his homeland after being court-martialed for conspiring to attack and annex Mexico with Aaron Burr. Shot on location in Newport Rhode Island in Niagara New York and in Mystic Connecticut. Mustard titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present dated August 14 1972 with credit for screenwriter Sidney Carroll. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 88. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated blue revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus moderately edgeworn with splashes affecting the final ten leaves and rear wrapper bound with two gold brads. Norman Rosemont Productions unknown
1972ref. 146260New York: Norman Rosemont Productions 1972. Revised Draft script for the 1973 television film. Copy belonging to uncredited crew member Ron Muky with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and a small manuscript ink annotation noting the number 50 on the first page. Based on Edward Everett Hale's 1865 novel. A naval officer renounces his country and is sentenced to sail indeterminately never to return to America and kept unaware of the country's developments. Shot on location in Rhode Island Connecticut and New York. Goldenrod titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present dated August 14 1972 with credits for screenwriter Carroll. 93 leaves with last page of text Mechanical duplication undated throughout with blue and pink revision pages. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Norman Rosemont Productions unknown
1968ref. 162112N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage reference photograph of Catherine Spaak from the 1968 film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A wealthy industrialist's obsession with balloons derails his life and his relationship with his beautiful fiancée. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 145934N.p.: Compagnia Cinematografica Champion 1968. Vintage photographs from the 1968 absurdist comedy "The Man with the Balloons" also known as "Break Up" from the prolific Italian director Marco Ferreri. Marcello Mastroianni plays Mario Fuggetta a wealthy industrialist whose obsession with balloons derail his life and his relationship with his beautiful fiancee Giovanna Catherine Spaak. He'll drive himself mad trying to find out how much air a balloon can take before bursting. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine light wear on corners. Compagnia Cinematografica Champion unknown
1962ref. 158838Beverly Hills CA: M.C. Productions / United Artists 1962. One vintage studio still photograph and one vintage reference photograph from the 1962 film. Reference photograph with a printed mimeo snipe attached to the verso. Based on Richard Condon's 1959 novel. A film that managed the unlikely feat of being both timely and well ahead of its time combining several ambitious themes including thought control political assassination multinational conspiracy Oedipal issues and Cold War paranoia. Still riveting today and along with "Seconds" 1966 helped cast Frankenheimer as the master of the paranoid unsettling thriller. Contrary to popular belief the film was not pulled from circulation following the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy but did disappear in 1972 when rights reverted to Frank Sinatra who subsequently neglected to pursue continued distribution. This lapse continued until 1988 when Sinatra re-released the film to theaters in conjunction with MGM and United Artists. Set in Korea and Washington DC shot on location in New York California. One photograph 10 x 8 inches one photograph 9 x 7 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. M.C. Productions / United Artists unknown
1963ref. 162520N.p.: N.p. 1963. Eight vintage reference photographs of cast and crew members on the set of the 1963 film including four of director Michael Carreras behind the camera. During a vacation in southern France an American artist becomes romantically involved with an older bar owner while harboring a secret interest in her teenage daughter. The second Hammer Films effort by Carreras son of Hammer founder James Carreras. Set and shot on location in Montfrin Arles Les Baux-de-Provence and Camarque France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Johnson and Del Vecchio p. 224-226. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 142885N.p.: N.p. 1957. Draft script for an unproduced film. Manuscript ink on front wrapper noting title screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and a story based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1860 novel. Bercovici's screenwriting credits include; "The Bishop's Wife" in 1947 starring Cary Grant Loretta Young and David Niven and "Portrait of Jennie" in 1949 starring Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. His other films included "Racket Busters" in 1938 "Chasing Danger" in 1939 "Monsoon" in 1953 and two foreign films that he produced and directed as well as wrote "Square of Violence" in 1963 and "Story of a Woman" in 1970. Bercovici was blacklisted during the McCarthy era losing his US passport regaining it in 1956 and then moving to Europe for several years. Bercovici later became a respected teacher of writing at UCLA and the American Film Institute work that he continued until shortly before his death. Set in Rome. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present dated January 15 1957 with credits for screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici based on the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus internally bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 141628Beverly Hills CA: Copa 1957. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1860 novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne one of his four major romances. In Italy four artists of various social standing find themselves in a complicated web of love alliances with their peers. Tan titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Title page present dated January 15 1957 with credits for screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici and author Nathaniel Hawthorne. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Copa unknown
1977ref. 161321N.p.: N.p. 1977. Three vintage color reference photographs from the 1977 Greek adult film all three showing actress Artemis Tsarmi. One with the stamp of an Amsterdam film distributor on the verso. An erotic crime drama about a parcel of lost gold. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good lightly edgeworn with pinholes at the corners. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 139010Paris: Champs-Elysees Productions 1968. Original French grande poster for the 1968 film. Based on Catherine Paysan's 1964 novel "Je M'appelle Jericho." Jericho Simon is an old man in the midst of a split with his partner and whose kids are along for the ride as he rekindles his love with a past girlfriend. 47 x 63 inches folded as issued. A few central tears faint toning else about Near Fine. Champs-Elysees Productions unknown
1980ref. 164139N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced television series a ribbon copy typescript with manuscript white-out annotations throughout and one manuscript ink annotation on the second to last page. Screenwriter Stephen Sustarsic wrote frequently for sitcom television throughout the 1980s and 1990s most memorably for the television series "Alice" 1976-1985 and "The Jeffersons" 1975-1985. Sustarsic was also one of the creators of the children's animated series "The Wild Thornberrys" 1998-2004. Two sets of newlyweds compete in a game show where the hosts asks each member of each couple a series of questions pertaining to their marriage while attached to a lie detector. Front wrapper integral with title page with credits for screenwriter Stephen T. Sustarsic II. 27 leaves with last page of text unnumbered. Ribbon copy typescript rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with a single staple to the upper left corner. N.p. unknown
1925ref. 148156Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1925. Vintage reference photograph from the 1925 silent film showing actors Mae Murray and Basil Rathbone in an embrace. A Parisian dancer and her partner make their living by seducing and stealing from millionaires to the chagrin of the local police chief. Legendary filmmaker Josef von Sternberg was initially slated to direct but grew exasperated with Mae Murray's on-set behavior and walked out on the picture to be replaced by Christy Cabanne. Set in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with light edgewear toning and a few pinholes to the border not affecting the image. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1969ref. 161922N.p.: Cinex Film Industries 1969. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1969 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Hawk is a brutal sadist who forces men into selling their wives into white slavery for drugs and inflicts terrible pain onto the wives leaving them begging for more. Actor John Savage's first film now presumed lost. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with wax pencil and ink annotations at the bottom margin of the recto. Cinex Film Industries unknown
ref. 145087N.p.: Billy Jack Enterprises. Two vintage press photographs from the set of the 1975 film. With an studio stamp on the verso of one. Riding high on his fame from "Billy Jack" probably this was Tom Laughlin's most ambitious effort as a director-star. One photo shown. Please inquire to see the other. A remake of the 1969 Japanese film "Goyokin" although anchored in an historical massacre that occurred in the early 1800s. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Billy Jack Enterprises unknown
1953ref. 171982N.p.: N.p. 1953. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1953 horror film. Two with the stamp of Stempel-Olenick Agency on the versos and all three with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil relating to actor John Dodsworth. Based on the 1945 novel by Maurice Sandoz. A Scotsman breaks off his engagement and returns to Scotland moving into his uncle's castle. His fiancée and her aunt follow him only to discover that the castle has caused him to rapidly age. The second 3-D film directed by William Cameron Menzies. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus moderately curled. Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 141010N.p.: N.p. 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A local entertainer sues a traveling medicine man claiming that his product caused her hair to fall out. The medicine man protests that his daughter has been using the solution since her birth and has beautiful hair. It is revealed the entertainer has always been bald and simply wanted to con a scam artist. Lacking wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Jack Lewis. Eleven leaves with last page of text numbered eleven. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine unbound. N.p. unknown
1978ref. 162390N.p.: N.p. 1978. Six vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1978 film. A Belgian filmmaker travels across western Europe to promote her latest film encountering a wide range of figures both strangers and important people from her past along the way. Set and shot on location in Belgium France and West Germany. 9.5 x 7 inches. About Fine. Criterion Collection Eclipse 19. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 151135London: J. Arthur Rank 1957. Early Treatment script dated 1957 for the pilot episode of the 1959-1961 television series here under the working title "The Ghost Squad." Based on the 1959 book by John Gosling which detailed his experience as a member of an undercover team of Scotland Yard detectives. The first of two television series based on Gosling's memoir followed by "The Ghost Squad" in 1961. Beige titled wrappers noted as Treatment on the front wrapper dated 10-4-57. Title page present noted as FULL TREATMENT with credits for screenwriter Michael Gilbert. 65 leaves with last page of text numbered 64. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a silver prong. J. Arthur Rank unknown
1984ref. 130321Atlantic Entertaining Group 1984. Revised Draft script for the 1986 film. Based on the 1981 debut novel by Leonard Michaels. Seven singularly dysfunctional men form a discussion group and share their feelings about women love and life. Red titled wrappers recycled by studio from a previous wrapper with the film title noted in manuscript ink. Title page present dated April 1984 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriters Michaels and Gottfried. 116 leaves with last page numbered 113. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Atlantic Entertaining Group unknown
1925ref. 148182Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1925. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1925 film struck from the negative circa 1950s one showing actor Mae Murray and the other showing Murray and actor John Gilbert. Based on the 1905 Hungarian operetta which was in turn based on the 1861 French play "The Embassy Attache." A lush romantic melodrama with touches of humor involving a European prince who falls for an American dancer. The relationship falls prey to every manner of trouble and the never-married couple eventually reunites on location at Maxim's in Paris. A rare program for an early and restrained gem by one of the great directors of the silent era. Set and partially shot on location in Paris. One photograph 8 x 10 inches one photograph 10 x 8 inches. One Near Fine with faint wear to the corners one Very Good plus with light wear to the left edge. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
