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1972ref. 153131London: Avianca 1972. Second Draft script for the 1973 film here under the working title "The Fourteen." Copy belonging to producer Harvey Harrison with his name in manuscript ink annotation to the title page. The eldest children of a working class family of fourteen are forced to take care of the younger children when their mother falls ill. Set and shot on location in London. Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present undated noted as Second Draft Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Roland Starke. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Very Good with wear to the top right page corners of the first 13 pages and front wrapper bound internally with two silver brads. Avianca unknown
1954ref. 150196N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1954 film showing actors Mary Murphy Bruno VeSota Will Wright and others looking on as Robert Keith and Robert Osterloh restrain a wounded Marlon Brando. Based on Frank Rooney's 1951 short story "The Cyclists' Raid." Two rival motorcycle gangs raise hell in a small town disrupting local racing events stealing and seducing the town girls. Widely considered the original outlaw motorcycle gang film firmly installing the rebel biker figure as an American cultural icon and launching Marlon Brando's career from initial stardom into infamy. Set in Carbonville and Wrightsville California and shot on location in Calabasas Thousand Oaks and Hollister California. 9 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US. N.p. unknown
1954ref. 158263Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1954. Vintage reference photograph from the 1954 film showing actors Marlon Brando and Mary Murphy. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Frank Rooney's 1951 short story "The Cyclists' Raid." Two rival motorcycle gangs raise hell in a small town disrupting local racing events stealing and seducing the town girls. Widely considered the original outlaw motorcycle gang film firmly installing the rebel biker figure as an American cultural icon and launching Brando's career from initial stardom into infamy. Set in Carbonville and Wrightsville California and shot on location in Calabasas Thousand Oaks and Hollister California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown
1962ref. 162597N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1960 French film. Provenance stamp on the verso. A group of four schoolgirls escape their destitute lives to a housing project an abandoned house on an island. When an older girl reveals their secret to the schoolmistress scandal breaks out. Shot on location in River Marne France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1967ref. 150123N.p.: N.p. 1967. Four vintage borderless photographs from the 1967 film. All with "Les Films Armon BON" stamps two with "L.F. Films" stamps stuck with manuscript marker two with "5 / 20" one with "4 / 20" and one with "15 / 20" stamps all on verso. Stock car driver Rod Tillman Steve Alaimo goes undercover as a getaway driver for the California biker gang Satan's Angels. Shot on location in Florida. 8.5 x 6.75 inches 8.5 x 6.5 inches 8.75 x 6.25 inches and 8.25 x 7 inches. Very Good with light creasing and a few tiny pinholes. N.p. unknown
1963ref. 132008New York: Louis de Rochemont Associates 1963. Third Draft script for an unproduced film about John Knox the Scottish clergyman and theologian considered to be the founder of the Presbyterian denomination in Scotland. Screenwriter Sloane credited as Sloan here was a screenwriter and wardrobe consultant whose film credits include "Martin Luther" 1953 "Stalag 17" 1953 "The Monster That Challenged the World" 1957 and a host of television movies and episodes. Presumed the only screen treatment on Knox the leader of the Protestant Reformation. Titled self wrappers noted as Third Draft on the front wrapper dated March 15 1963 with credits for screenwriter Sloane as Sloan and presenter Lothar Wolff. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Mechanical duplication. Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Louis de Rochemont Associates unknown
1981ref. 170407N.p.: N.p. 1981. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1981 French film both showing actress Dominique Sanda. Annotations in manuscript ink on the versos. Based on Henry James' classic 1902 novel about a London escort who arranges for her lover to marry a wealthy dying heiress in Venice. Shot on location in Paris and Venice. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1949ref. 143500Culver City CA: Vanguard Films 1949. First Rough Draft script for an unproduced film intended for development at Vanguard Films inherited by Vanguard from Selznick International. Based on the 1902 novel by Henry James. Blue titled wrappers noted as First Rough Draft on the front wrapper dated February 3 1949 with credits for screenwriter Robert Stevenson. Title page present dated February 3 1949 noted as First Draft with credits for novelist Henry James. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three silver brads. Vanguard Films unknown
1999ref. 157021Hollywood: Sony Pictures Classics 1999. Vintage program for the debut of the 1999 film. Based on the 1946 play by Terence Rattigan about a British family whose attempts to defend their teenage son from accusations of postal theft escalate into a costly and scandalous media storm. Set and shot on location in London. 6.5 x 9 inches. 22 leaves in perfect-bound wrappers. Near Fine. Sony Pictures Classics unknown
1978ref. 156688Universal City: Universal Pictures 1978. Vintage reference photograph from the 1978 film showing actor Ted Ross in costume as the Cowardly Lion sitting on set between takes while director Sidney Lumet and crew members work in the background. Manuscript pencil and ink annotations on the verso. Loosely based on the 1974 musical with book by William F. Brown and music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls. A contemporary African American reimagining of the 1900 L. Frank Baum children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" as well as Victor Fleming's 1939 classic adaptation starring Judy Garland. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light wear at the corners and an annotation in manuscript pencil on the top margin of the recto. Universal Pictures unknown
1944ref. 150383N.p.: N.p. 1944. Two vintage photographs from the set of the 1944 film noir one showing director Fritz Lang closely inspecting a filmstrip the other showing Lang in conversation with actress Joan Bennett. Based on J. H. Wallis' 1943 novel "Once Off Guard." A married psychology professor gets mixed up with a beautiful young woman who plunges him into a world of blackmail and murder. One 9.5 x 7.5 inches one 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. N.p. unknown
1947ref. 172385Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1947. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1947 film noir. Based on the 1945 novel "None So Blind" by Mitchell Wilson. A Coast Guard officer develops feelings for a married woman despite the presence of her blind husband. Shot on location in Malibu CA. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with a crease down the left side of the photos. One photo with a small tear at the right edge. One photograph with a loss at the top right corner. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1947ref. 159822Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1947. Vintage reference photograph of director Jean Renoir talking with actors Joan Bennett and Robert Ryan on the set of the 1947 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a provenance stamp and the stamp of RKO photographer John Miehls. Renoir's last Hollywood film one of his most impressionistic and artistic efforts. A coast guard officer with post-traumatic stress disorder becomes involved with the beautiful wife of a blind painter. Shot on location in Malibu and Sequit Point California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1968ref. 162604N.p.: International Film Artists 1968. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film here under the release title "The Women" also released under the titles "The Vixens" and "Friends and Lovers." Two photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. Bob slips to his death off a dam bridge. His wife Betty reconstructs recent events to the police flashing back to a series of trysts and couple swapping that have nothing to do with Bob's accident. Shot on location in Connecticut and New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus one photograph with a wax pencil annotation to the top right margin and a crease and a small closed tear in the bottom margin. International Film Artists unknown
1972ref. 161899Burbank CA: New Line Cinema 1972. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1971 Italian film here under the US release title "Lulu the Tool." Provenance stamp on the verso. Director Elio Petri's socio-political drama wherein a hard working factory worker Ludovico Lulu loses a finger in a working accident and joins a faction of workers calling for a strike only to fired for agitational behavior after the workers reach an agreement with the management. Winner of the Palm d'Or. Shot on location in Piedmont Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing and a wax pencil annotation on the top right of the recto. New Line Cinema unknown
1973ref. 163692Los Angeles: Wolper Productions 1973. Treatment script for the 1973 television movie originally aired on November 27 1973 on ABC. An hourlong documentary film about the Battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War focusing on George Washington's role in the conflict. Beige untitled Wolper Productions wrappers with a die-cut title window on the front wrapper. Title page present dated June 12 1973 with credit for screenwriter Al Ramrus. 44 leaves with last page of text numbered 43. Xerographic duplication rectos only with three white revision pages dated 6/25/73. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a black Velo binding. Wolper Productions unknown
1982ref. 168493N.p.: N.p. 1982. Vintage borderless oversize reference photograph from the 1982 film showing director George Roy Hill with actor Robin Williams on the set. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1978 novel by John Irving. One of the best literary adaptations of the 1980s a great example of a successful and uncompromised translation of a novel's idiosyncrasies directly to the screen and a triumph of ensemble acting. Nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress for John Lithgow and Glenn Close respectively. 11.75 x 8.75 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown
ref. 160216Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1981. Final Draft script for the 1982 film. Rainbow copy with a manuscript ink annotation on the title page noting copy No. 209. Based on the 1978 novel by John Irving. One of the best literary adaptations of the 1980s a great example of a successful and uncompromised translation of a novel's idiosyncrasies directly to the screen and a triumph of ensemble acting. Nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress for John Lithgow and Glenn Close respectively. Shot on location in New York and New Jersey. Blue titled PanArts/Warner Brothers wrappers. Title page present dated January 1981 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter Steve Tesich and novelist John Irving. 170 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink blue and yellow undated revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good plus with soil on the fore-edge of the title page wrapper Very Good slightly yapped at the edges and lightly soiled bound internally with three gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1959ref. 151606New York: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1959. Vintage press kit for the 1959 film here called an "editor's portfolio." Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing 16 black and white photographs and 5 gatherings of promotional reading material. Based on M.P. Shiel's 1901 novel "The Purple Cloud." A miner trapped in a cave for several days resurfaces only to realize humankind has been virtually wiped out in a nuclear holocaust. He travels to New York where he bands together with a young woman survivor but their fragile existence is soon disrupted by the arrival of another survivor. Shot on location in New York and New Jersey. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1977ref. 166312N.p.: N.p. 1977. Rainbow Revision Final Draft script for the 1977 film. Copy belonging to actor Nick Dimitri. Bound in with the script is a Typed Letter Signed on custom letterhead for the film addressed to Dimitri from Wilder's secretary Kate Kovacs dated February 22 1977. Also bound in with the script are five revision pages. The script also appears to have been used by actor Sal Viscuso with his annotations in manuscript ink on pages 80-A and 81. A parody of 1920s silent film and actors particularly actor Rudolph Valentino. A studio that rivals Valentino's decides to hire an actor to compete with him choosing a neurotic baker from Milwaukee. Shot on location in California. Tan illustrated titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 3 1977 noted as FINAL with credits for screenwriter Gene Wilder. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 126. Mimdographic duplication rectos only with blue pink green yellow and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 1/19/77 and 4/20/77. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 163609Beverly Hills CA: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Vintage bi-fold color program for the 1977 film. Printed on the recto and the verso. A parody of 1920s silent film and actors particularly actor Rudolph Valentino. A studio that rivals Valentino's decides to hire an actor to compete with him choosing a baker from Milwaukee. Set in Hollywood shot on location in California. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1964ref. 142630France: Ulysse Productions 1964. Vintage borderless photograph of a playful Jean Seberg pointing her prop camera back at the real one on the set of the 1964 film. With the stamp of production company Ulysse Productions and manuscript annotations on the verso. An anthology film featuring five stories about swindlers around the world with Seberg appearing as a journalist accused of passing fake currency who then tracks down and interviews the counterfeiter in the segment "Le grand escroc" "The Great Swindler" directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Other segments were directed by Claude Chabrol Ugo Gregoretti Hiromichi Horikawa and Roman Polanski. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Olive Films 1339. Ulysse Productions unknown
1956ref. 143359Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1956. Vintage borderless photograph of a contemplative Alfred Hitchcock on the set of the 1956 film. With the stamp of Warner Brothers Netherlands on the verso. Based on the real life story of Manny Balestrero accused of a series of robberies he didn't commit as detailed in the nonfiction book "The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero" by Maxwell Anderson who co-wrote the screenplay and the "Life" magazine article "A Case of Identity" by Herbert Brean. Hitchcock's final film for Warner Brothers and an influence on both Jean-Luc Godard and Martin Scorsese. 7.25 x 9.25. About Near Fine. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Warner Brothers unknown
1995ref. 163676Beverly Hills CA: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1995. Two vintage color promotional portrait photographs of Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in character from 1995 released during the second to third season of the beloved Fox television series which aired in its original run from September 1993 through May 2002. The show originally ran for nine seasons from 1995 through 2002 and was revived for a short six episode tenth season in 2016. Following the success of the revival the show returned for a ten episode eleventh season in 2018. In addition to the television series the show spawned two feature films "The X-Files" directed by Rob Bowman in 1998 and "The X-Files: I Want to Believe" directed by creator Chris Carter in 2008 as well as the 2001 Fox series "The Lone Gunman" and numerous comic book adaptations. Two FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder Duchovny and Dana Scully Anderson investigate the eponymous "X-Files" marginalized unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Winner of 16 Primetime Emmy Awards. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown
1971ref. 162117New York: American International Pictures AIP 1971. Vintage reference photograph from the American release of the 1969 Italian film showing actor Pierre Clémenti holding a photograph of Britt Ekland. 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. Loosely based on the classic Athenian tragedy "Antigone" set in contemporary Milan and using the play to explore the protests of 1968 the Years of Lead and the Italian countercultural movement. 10 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus with moderate glue residue on the verso. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown
