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1957ref. 153967Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Vintage borderless reference photograph of producer Darryl F. Zanuck with a camera crew on the set of the 1957 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A fairly faithful adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel about a group of British and American expatriates in Paris who travel to Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls. Featuring a career revitalizing performance from Errol Flynn as a hedonistic hard living drunk which would lead to him being cast as an alcoholic in several more films-roles he had a literal lifetime of experience preparing for. Set in Spain and France shot on location in Spain France and Mexico the latter much to the consternation of Hemingway who said "You're meant to be in Spain and all you see walking around are nothing but Mexicans. It looked pretty silly" and reportedly walked out after 25 minutes. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1957ref. 141568Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Four British front-of-house cards from the 1957 film. The story of a motley assortment of expatriates who travel to Pamplona to attend the running of the bulls it reflected Hemingway's own abiding fascination with bullfighting. Featuring a standout performance by Errol Flynn as the hedonistic hard-drinking burned-out Mike Campbell.in other words himself. Though considered one of the most honest "big" film adaptations of its era due mainly to the screenplay by novelist and Hemingway acolyte Peter Viertel the author is said to have walked out only 25 minutes into the premier. Zanuck's first independent production after his departure from Fox. The snipe on this photograph's verso suggests that Zanuck also had a hand in directing certain Parisian scenes as is depicted here. Shot on location in France Mexico and Spain. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1970ref. 152295Rome: Excelsior 1970. Original English-language treatment script for an unproduced Italian film. A factory worker recounts his life and loves to his captors after being taken by government operatives on suspicion of having subversive ties. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Alfredo Giannetti with the stamp of Excelsior Cinematografica. 8 leaves with last page of text numbered 6. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine with perfect binding. Excelsior unknown
1960ref. 156027Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1960. Vintage reference photograph of actor Robert Mitchum on the set of the 1960 film using a Eumig C16 16mm cine-camera. Based on John Cleary's 1952 novel about the experiences of a small impoverished family of nomads in the Australian outback. Nominated for five Academy Awards. Set and shot on location in Australia. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with old glue residue on the verso and light wear to the finish at the corners. Warner Brothers unknown
1945ref. 143451Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1945. Vintage photograph on the set of the 1944 film noir showing director Robert Siodmak conferring with star Stanley Ridges while some extras relax behind them. With a mimeo snipe and date stamp of "12 Apr 1945" on the verso. Based on the 1939 novel "This Way Out" by James Ronald about an unhappily married man who falls in love with a younger woman only to be investigated by a Scotland Yard detective when his wife dies in what appears to be an accident. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light diagonal creasing to the corners and a slight curl. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1944ref. 130926Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1944. Post-Production script for the 1944 film. Script incomplete lacking the first page. Based on the 1939 novel by James Ronald. A man begins having an affair with a woman he met through work. His wife discovers the affair and forces him to break off all ties to the woman. Unfortunately his wife dies falling down the stairs in what may or may not have been an accident. One detective is determined to prove foul play. Set in London. White self-wrappers. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 17. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with two rusted gold brads along the top edge. Grant US. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1970ref. 128362N.p.: Trans American Films 1970. Original US one sheet poster for the 1970 British film. Despite the subject matter a tame release from director Ford who would move into more explicit pornographic films in the late 1970s. Posters for the film are not often seen at auction. 27 x 41 inches folded. Studio stamp on the verso. Very Good plus with a couple of pinholes and tiny closed tears and a few faint tape ghosts to the verso. Trans American Films unknown
1977ref. 148804Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1977. Shooting Final Draft script for the 1978 film. One of "Master of Disaster" Irwin Allen's last disaster films his penultimate film as director following up on his success with "The Poseidon Adventure" 1972 and "The Towering Inferno" 1974 and featuring an enormous star-studded cast which included seven Academy Award winners Michael Caine Olivia de Havilland Ben Johnson Jose Ferrer Patty Duke Lee Grant and Henry Fonda. Based on the 1974 novel by Arthur Herzog III. A team of scientists join forces with the US military to try to stop the massive swarms of killer bees terrorizing the country. Nominated for an Academy Award. Shot on location in California and Texas. Green illustrated custom wrappers noted as SHOOTING FINAL on the front wrapper dated AUGUST 1977 with credits for screenwriter Stirling Silliphant. Title page present dated August 1977 noted as SHOOTING FINAL with credits for screenwriter Stirling Silliphang. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered 138. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1972ref. 162173N.p.: N.p. 1972. Two vintage lobby cards for the 1972 German 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. An exploitation film exploring the sex lives of women who arrive in Munich for the 1972 Olympics. 11.5 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine one with a tiny splash at the bottom margin. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 141068N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Three pages with annotations in manuscript ink. Returning home from a trip to the fort a man finds his friend and wife dead and his money and livestock stolen. He searches for the men responsible in order to seek vengeance. Set in Arizona. Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Joy Dexter. 100 leaves with last page of text numbered 97. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with staples. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 139505Los Angeles: Embassy Pictures 1974. Vintage oversize double weight borderless still photograph from the 1974 film based on the 1971 novel by Evelyn Anthony. Shot struck and mounted by the film's still photographer Bob Willoughby with manuscript notation on the verso in his hand. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life" "Look" and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington DC and London the Bibliotheque Nationale de France The Museum of Modern Art and The Tate Modern. 11 x 14 inches. Near Fine. Embassy Pictures unknown
1960ref. 140889N.p.: N.p. 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. A new school for native children has been built on the reservation but no parents want to send their children distrusting the white establishment. An old scout seeks out a chief who is an old friend to convince him to send his children to the school. Yellow titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis. Title page present noted as television Outline with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis. 12 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 11. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 146525N.p.: N.p. 1970. Eight-page Treatment script for an unproduced film. Attached on the front wrapper is a handwritten note from producer Anthony Unger to casting agent Paul Kohner on Academy Players Directory letterhead introducing the script. A veteran posts an ad in the newspaper offering to perform any service-especially seeking out risky and problematic endeavors-for $107941.72 which he intends to give to the family of a friend killed in the war. According to the final page of the script based on a real ad posted in the International Herald Tribune in February 1970. Set in Southeast Asia and London. Navy titled card label wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Ted Strauss. 9 leaves with last page of text numbered 8. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 164813Universal City: Universal-International 1957. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1957 film showing actor Robert Stack. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1935 novel "Pylon" by William Faulkner. A disillusioned war hero now works as a barnstorming pilot at rural air shows accompanied by his parachuting wife young son and plane mechanic. 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. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Eureka Masters of Cinema 64. Rosenbaum 1000. Universal-International unknown
1957ref. 150405Universal City: Universal Pictures 1957. Vintage reference photograph from the 1957 film showing actress Elaine Stewart reclining on a pool float while director Jack Arnold and a camera crew capture the shot from the poolside. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A dark tale about Nick Hoak a corrupt sheriff in a small Nevada town whose principal concerns are the maintenance and upkeep of all illegal activity. A lawyer and his lascivious wife stumble into Hoak's territory and conflict ensues. One of the seedier late noirs with a tawdry quality that transcended its big studio trappings. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Universal Pictures unknown
1957ref. 149863Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Continuity and Dialogue for the 1957 film. One of the seedier and we mean that in a complimentary way late noirs with a tawdry quality that transcended its big studio trappings "The Tattered Dress" spins a dark tale about a corrupt sheriff in a small Nevada town Carson whose principal concerns are the maintenance and upkeep of all illegal activity. Lawyer Chandler and wife Crain stumble into Carson's territory and conflict ensues. Set in California shot on location in Palm Springs California. White titled self-wrappers noted as Continuity and Dialogue on the front wrapper production No. 1840 dated January 18 1957 with credits for director Jack Arnold. Approximately 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 12. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads along the top edge. Selby US. Spicer US. Grant US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Universal Pictures unknown
1957ref. 164735Universal City: Universal Pictures 1957. Two vintage publicity photographs from the 1957 film noir one showing actor Jeff Chandler the other showing actress Jeanne Crain. One with provenance stamps and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A dark tale about Nick Hoak a corrupt sheriff in a small Nevada town whose principal concerns are the maintenance and upkeep of all illegal activity. A lawyer and his lascivious wife stumble into Hoak's territory and conflict ensues. One of the seedier late noirs with a tawdry quality that transcended its big studio trappings. 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. Set in Desert View Nevada shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1969ref. 145326N.p.: n.p. 1969. Early Draft script though noted as a "Final Draft screenplay" for the 1971 film dated two years prior to its release. The number "283" is annotated in faded manuscript ink at the top right corner of the title page. A young woman receives an obscene phone call and becomes obsessed with the anonymous caller trying to track him down. An important slightly experimental X-rated comedy that is ground zero in the history early 1970s sexual climate in America predicting the more conventional porn chic that would land with the release of "Deep Throat" the following year. Set in New York City shot on location in New York City. Maroon titled studio duplicating leather wrappers. Title page present dated June 25 1969 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Nelson Lyon. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages dated 10/8/69. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with some soil bound with two gold screws. Vinegar Syndrome 7. n.p. unknown
1979ref. 156345London: Mainline 1979. Two vintage photographs from the 1979 film including one borderless and one bordered both showing actress Toyah Wilcox. One with the printed label of Mainline Pictures on the verso and one with manuscript ink and pencil annotations. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Derek Jarman's avant-garde adaptation of William Shakespeare's 17th century play fusing direct quotes from the play with camp punk and New Age sensibilities featuring previous Jarman collaborators Wilcox Karl Johnson Jack Birkett and Helen Wellington-Lloyd. Shot on location at Stoneleigh Abbey in Warwickshire. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Mainline unknown
1923ref. 167801Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1923. Vintage program for the 1923 silent film. A wildly popular two-part Christian epic beginning with a retelling of the Book of Exodus and closing with a modern story of two brothers in the 1920s and their relationship to the Ten Commandments. Nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture. 9 x 12 inches. 17 leaves printed on rectos and versos. Pages Very Good wrappers Good only with an owner name on the front wrapper and moderate wear along the spine. Side-stapled. Paramount Pictures unknown
1923ref. 144857Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1923. Vintage photograph of Cecil B. Demille Jeanie Macpherson and Jack Holt on the set of the 1923 film. With manuscript annotations and rubber stamp of noted collector Gene Ringgold on the verso. Filmed in two parts first is the story of Moses leading the Jews out of Egypt to the Promised Land receiving the tablets and worshiping the golden calf. The second part of the film is set in modern times and follows two brothers and their mother's contrasting relationships to the Ten Commandments. Shot on location in various locations around California. 5.5 x 8 inches irregularly trimmed. Near Fine. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Paramount Pictures unknown
1976ref. 154967N.p.: N.p. 1976. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1976 film showing director-actor Roman Polanski and actress Isabelle Adjani. Collection stamp on the verso. Based on the 1964 novel "Le locataire chimerique" or "The Tenant" in the US edition by Roland Topor. The third and final film in Polanski's "Apartment Trilogy" following "Repulsion" and "Rosemary's Baby" about a man who finds out that the previous tenant of his Parisian apartment attempted suicide by jumping out the window. Slowly the man becomes obsessed with the tenant taking on more and more of her habits ultimately including her attempts at self destruction. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set and shot on location in Paris. 9 x 6.75 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1976ref. 138189Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1976. Vintage press kit for the 1976 film. Included in the kit are 18 vintage black-and-white studio still photographs and 58 pages of promotional and production information. Based on the 1964 novel "Le locataire chimerique" by Roland Topor. The third final film in Polanski's "Apartment Trilogy" following "Repulsion" and "Rosemary's Baby" in which Polanski plays the role of a man who finds out that the previous tenant of his Parisian apartment attempted suicide by jumping out the window. Slowly the man becomes obsessed with the tenant taking on more and more of her habits ultimately including her attempts at self destruction. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in Paris and shot there on location. Photographs 8 x 10 inches. 18 pages of production information saddle stapled 8.5 x 11 inches with an additional 40 pages of corner stapled production information. All materials about Fine housed in a Very Good plus studio folder. Paramount Pictures unknown
1974ref. 160750Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1974. Collection of 43 vintage studio still photographs from the 1974 film. An unusual and prescient sci-fi thriller that was poorly distributed in the US but over time counted Stanley Kubrick and Terrence Malick among its admirers. Actor George Segal in a serious against-type role is a scientist who agrees to an experimental treatment wherein a tiny computer is implanted in his head to help control violent tendencies. The computer malfunctions probably Windows-based and he becomes a psychotic killer. When Mike Kaplan a Warner Bros international marketing executive attempted to override Warner Bros' decision not to release the film in Britain he sought Kubrick's help. After explaining the situation and how the film required a different marketing campaign Kubrick interrupted with "I've already seen it and it's terrific." The director Terrence Malick wrote to Hodges expressing how much he loved watching the film saying "I have just come from seeing The Terminal Man and want you to know what a magnificent overwhelming picture it is. You achieve moods that I've never experienced in the movies before though it's only in hope of finding them that I keep going. Your images make me understand what an image is not a pretty picture but something that should pierce one through like an arrow and speak in a language all its own." 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly curled at the edges and some with light creasing and wear to the finish. Warner Brothers unknown
1973ref. 121469Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Final script for the 1973 film based on the 1972 novel by Michael Crichton. Noted director Mike Hodges' third film and first to be made in the US after "Get Carter" in 1971 and "Pulp" in 1972. An unusual and prescient sci-fi thriller that was poorly distributed in the US but over time counted Stanley Kubrick and Terrence Malick among its admirers. Segal in a serious against-type role is a scientist who agrees to an experimental treatment wherein a tiny computer is implanted in his head to help control violent tendencies. The computer malfunctions probably Windows-based and he becomes a psychotic killer. When Mike Kaplan a Warner Brothers international marketing executive attempted to override Warner Bros' decision not to release the film in Britain he sought Kubrick's help. After explaining the situation and how the film required a different marketing campaign Kubrick interrupted with "I've already seen it and it's terrific." The director Terrence Malick wrote to Hodges expressing how much he loved watching The Terminal Man saying "I have just come from seeing The Terminal Man and want you to know what a magnificent overwhelming picture it is. You achieve moods that I've never experienced in the movies before though it's only in hope of finding them that I keep going. Your images make me understand what an image is not a pretty picture but something that should pierce one through like an arrow and speak in a language all its own." Mustard yellow titled wrappers stamped FINAL on the front wrapper and dated May 9 1973. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present with a credit for screenwriter Hodges. 108 leaves mechanical duplication eye-rest green stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a diagonal crease on the front panel internally bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
