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1959ref. 141359Culver City CA: Kingsmead Productions / Columbia Pictures 1959. Vintage photograph of Alec Guinness from the 1959 film. The third and final collaboration between director Carol Reed and author Graham Greene with Guinness starring as a spy caught in the midst of an espionage mechanism far beyond his control. A film that predicted the onslaught of British and American espionage films and television that would follow in the 1960s. Very Good or better in general faded to sepia color with light wear and red blue ink and graphite manuscript annotations to the verso. Kingsmead Productions / Columbia Pictures unknown books
1959ref. 165054N.p.: N.p. 1959. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1959 film showing actor Noel Coward on the set. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil and provenance label on the verso. The third and final collaboration between Reed and author Graham Greene with Alec Guinness starring as a spy caught in the midst of an espionage mechanism far beyond his control. A film that predicted the onslaught of British and American espionage films and television that would follow in the 1960s. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
ref. 51-7277Tokyo: Shinsei Katsusha October 1946. Original pictorial wraps. 18.2 x 25.8cm. 56pp.The Motion Picture Library was a pioneering bilingual film publication launched in Tokyo in post-WWII Japan 1946-1948. Aimed at bridging American pop culture and Japanese audiences it printed full English scripts actor profiles and bilingual synopses of imports like Casablanca. The emergence of these bilingual or heavily translated film resources during the mid-1940s marked a dramatic cultural shift. Following wartime censorship and the total ban of foreign films the sudden influx of Hollywood movies under the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers SCAP created a boom in cine-literacy. .“MÅshon pikuchÄ raiburarÄ«” wa dainijisekaitaisengo no Nihon 1946-nen 〜 1948-nen ni oite TÅkyÅ de sÅkan sa reta senku-tekina bairingaru eiga shuppan-monodeatta. Amerika no poppukaruchÄ to Nihon no kankyaku to no kakehashi to naru koto o mezashi dÅshi wa “Kasaburanka” nado no yunyū eiga ni tsuite kanzen'na eigo kyakuhon haiyū no purofīru soshite nichiei taiyaku no arasuji o keisai shite ita. 1940-Nendai nakaba ni okeru kÅshita bairingaru aruiwa Åhabana hon'yaku o hodokoshita eiga kanren shiryÅ no tÅjÅ wa gekitekina bunka-teki tenkan o shÅchÅ suru monodeatta. Senji-chū no ken'etsu ya gaikoku eiga no zenmen kinshi o hete rengÅ-koku saikÅ shirei-kan sÅ shirei-bu SCAP no tÅchi-ka de Hariuddo eiga ga totsujotoshite tairyÅ ni ryūnyū shita koto wa eiga riterashī eiga o yomitoku chikara e no kanshin o ikkini takameru būmu o makiokoshita nodearu.『モーション・ピクãƒãƒ£ãƒ¼ãƒ»ãƒ©ã‚¤ãƒ–ラリーã€ã¯ã€ç¬¬äºŒæ¬¡ä¸–界大戦後ã®æ—¥æœ¬ï¼ˆ1946年〜1948年）ã«ãŠã„ã¦ã€æ±äº¬ã§å‰µåˆŠã•ã‚ŒãŸå…ˆé§†çš„ãªãƒã‚¤ãƒªãƒ³ã‚¬ãƒ«æ˜ 画出版物ã§ã‚ã£ãŸã€‚アメリカã®ãƒãƒƒãƒ—カルãƒãƒ£ãƒ¼ã¨æ—¥æœ¬ã®è¦³å®¢ã¨ã®æž¶ã‘æ©‹ã¨ãªã‚‹ã“ã¨ã‚’目指ã—ã€åŒèªŒã¯ã€Žã‚«ã‚µãƒ–ランカã€ãªã©ã®è¼¸å…¥æ˜ ç”»ã«ã¤ã„ã¦ã€å®Œå…¨ãªè‹±èªžè„šæœ¬ã€ä¿³å„ªã®ãƒ—ãƒãƒ•ã‚£ãƒ¼ãƒ«ã€ãã—ã¦æ—¥è‹±å¯¾è¨³ã®ã‚らã™ã˜ã‚’掲載ã—ã¦ã„ãŸã€‚1940年代åŠã°ã«ãŠã‘ã‚‹ã€ã“ã†ã—ãŸãƒã‚¤ãƒªãƒ³ã‚¬ãƒ«ã‚ã‚‹ã„ã¯å¤§å¹…ãªç¿»è¨³ã‚’æ–½ã—ãŸæ˜ 画関連資料ã®ç™»å ´ã¯ã€åŠ‡çš„ãªæ–‡åŒ–的転æ›ã‚’象徴ã™ã‚‹ã‚‚ã®ã§ã‚ã£ãŸã€‚戦時ä¸ã®æ¤œé–²ã‚„å¤–å›½æ˜ ç”»ã®å…¨é¢ç¦æ¢ã‚’経ã¦ã€é€£åˆå›½æœ€é«˜å¸ä»¤å®˜ç·å¸ä»¤éƒ¨ï¼ˆSCAP）ã®çµ±æ²»ä¸‹ã§ãƒãƒªã‚¦ãƒƒãƒ‰æ˜ ç”»ãŒçªå¦‚ã¨ã—ã¦å¤§é‡ã«æµå…¥ã—ãŸã“ã¨ã¯ã€æ˜ ç”»ãƒªãƒ†ãƒ©ã‚·ãƒ¼ï¼ˆæ˜ ç”»ã‚’èªã¿è§£ã力）ã¸ã®é–¢å¿ƒã‚’一気㫠Tokyo: Shinsei Katsusha , October , 1946 paperback
1941ref. 145412Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1941. Two vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1941 film. Starring actress Ruth Hussey is prominently featured. Both photos with pink mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. One image from the set is shown. Please inquire for the other. Based on the 1933 Broadway play by Day and Mearson. Struggling composer Jerome Douglas meets a muse named Susan Hussey who inspires him to write a hit song and his ex-wife returns for her share of the high life. 8 x 10 inches small white borders. Very Good with light rubbing and marginal creasing. Byrge and Miller The Screwball Comedy Films. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1978ref. 147600N.p.: American International Pictures AIP 1978. Eight vintage color studio still photographs from the 1978 film. Set in the 1960s a charming coming-of-age film in which David Wakefield Scott Jacoby is a distance runner who receives a startling wake-up call when his friend Dean Joe Penny is drafted then dies in Vietnam. Set in and shot on location in Georgia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1980ref. 154959N.p.: N.p. 1980. Vintage reference photograph from the 1980 film. An isolated rebellious young girl with a dysfunctional family contends with her ex-convict father and overbearing anxious mother. A bleak violent portrait of the end of the peace and love generation bolstered by key performances from both Dennis Hopper and Linda Manz. Set and shot on location in Vancouver. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1946ref. 172443Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film. With a mimeo snipe affixed to the verso and an RKO Radio Pictures stamp dated 1946 with a credit for photographer Rod Tolmie. Based on the 1946 novel "Build My Gallows High" by Daniel Mainwaring. A former private detective lives a quiet life in a small town until his past catches up with him forcing him to return to the world of crime. Set in Bridgeport California shot in the High Sierra Mountains of Nevada and Reno as well as locations throughout California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with toning and some light creasing. Grant US. Selby Masterwork. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1947ref. 161213Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1947. Vintage herald for the 1947 film noir. Based on Daniel Mainwaring's 1946 debut novel "Build My Gallows High." A former private detective lives a quiet life in a small town until his past catches up with him forcing him to return to the world of crime. An unimpeachable high spot of the genre. Set in Bridgeport California shot in the High Sierra Mountains of Nevada and Reno as well as locations throughout California. 12 x 9 inches. Bi-fold. Fine. Grant US. Selby Masterwork. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1980ref. 154959N.p.: N.p. 1980. Vintage reference photograph from the 1980 film. An isolated rebellious young girl with a dysfunctional family contends with her ex-convict father and overbearing anxious mother. A bleak violent portrait of the end of the peace and love generation bolstered by key performances from both Dennis Hopper and Linda Manz. Set and shot on location in Vancouver. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1947ref. 161213Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1947. Vintage herald for the 1947 film noir. Based on Daniel Mainwaring's 1946 debut novel "Build My Gallows High." A former private detective lives a quiet life in a small town until his past catches up with him forcing him to return to the world of crime. An unimpeachable high spot of the genre. Set in Bridgeport California shot in the High Sierra Mountains of Nevada and Reno as well as locations throughout California. 12 x 9 inches. Bi-fold. Fine. Grant US. Selby Masterwork. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1946ref. 172443Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film. With a mimeo snipe affixed to the verso and an RKO Radio Pictures stamp dated 1946 with a credit for photographer Rod Tolmie. Based on the 1946 novel "Build My Gallows High" by Daniel Mainwaring. A former private detective lives a quiet life in a small town until his past catches up with him forcing him to return to the world of crime. Set in Bridgeport California shot in the High Sierra Mountains of Nevada and Reno as well as locations throughout California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with toning and some light creasing. Grant US. Selby Masterwork. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1951ref. 149388London: London Film Productions 1951. Vintage reference photograph of director Carol Reed and actor Ralph Richardson on the set of the 1951 film. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamp of Tele-Magazine. Based on Joseph Conrad's 1896 novel. A selfish criminal takes on a new position as the second-in-command of a trading operation on a remote island village where he seduces the village chieftain's daughter and embezzles from his employers. Controversial at the time of release for its depiction of an interracial romance even though the so-called indigenous Algerian actress in question Kerima was in actuality a white woman from France. Set in Borneo shot on location in Sri Lanka. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a short closed tear to the top edge repaired on the verso with white tape. London Film Productions unknown
1951ref. 149388London: London Film Productions 1951. Vintage reference photograph of director Carol Reed and actor Ralph Richardson on the set of the 1951 film. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamp of Tele-Magazine. Based on Joseph Conrad's 1896 novel. A selfish criminal takes on a new position as the second-in-command of a trading operation on a remote island village where he seduces the village chieftain's daughter and embezzles from his employers. Controversial at the time of release for its depiction of an interracial romance even though the so-called indigenous Algerian actress in question Kerima was in actuality a white woman from France. Set in Borneo shot on location in Sri Lanka. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a short closed tear to the top edge repaired on the verso with white tape. London Film Productions unknown books
1952ref. 159201London: London Film Productions 1952. One vintage studio still photograph and one linen backed key book photograph from the 1951 film. A man who was fired for stealing at his job at a shipping port in southeast Asia reconnects with the man who gave him his start. Set in southeast Asia shot on location in Sri Lanka. One photograph 10 x 8 inches one photograph 11 x 8 inches. Very Good. Selby US. Selby UK. London Film Productions unknown books
1976ref. 141309Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1976. Revised First Draft script for the 1977 film. Bobby Peter Fonda is a struggling musician who gets a chance to showcase some of his songs to country star Garland Dupree Callahan. The country star steals Bobby's best song "Outlaw Blues" and makes it a hit. Receiving no credit Bobby confronts Garland and when Garland is found shot dead shortly afterward Bobby becomes the prime suspect. Only Garland's back-up singer Tina Waters James believes Bobby's innocence. Together they hit the road looking for the killer. Fonda did his own singing in the film. Shot on location in Texas. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 21 1976 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Norton and producer Steve Tisch as well as Fred Weintraub and Paul Heller representatives of the production company. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1976ref. 141309Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1976. Revised First Draft script for the 1977 film. Bobby Peter Fonda is a struggling musician who gets a chance to showcase some of his songs to country star Garland Dupree Callahan. The country star steals Bobby's best song "Outlaw Blues" and makes it a hit. Receiving no credit Bobby confronts Garland and when Garland is found shot dead shortly afterward Bobby becomes the prime suspect. Only Garland's back-up singer Tina Waters James believes Bobby's innocence. Together they hit the road looking for the killer. Fonda did his own singing in the film. Shot on location in Texas. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 21 1976 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Norton and producer Steve Tisch as well as Fred Weintraub and Paul Heller representatives of the production company. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 118. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1955ref. 147792N.p.: The Wheeler Company 1955. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1955 film. US Cavalry trooper Dan Parker Johnny Carpenter captures Nevada rustler Black Jack Glenn Langan but is double-crossed by his partner. After recovering from being shot he finds Black Jack's true identity as part of the Jesse James outlaw gang. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with pinholes and numeric annotations in margins. The Wheeler Company unknown books
1952ref. 135865Los Angeles: Lippert Pictures 1952. Draft script for the 1952 film. Copy belonging to an uncredited crew member with brief annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso of the last page of text and on a few pages. An unusual story for a low-budget Western: a tough woman gambler named Iron Mae McLeod Windsor runs a town where law states that men are illegal. The tough McLeod is soon caught in the lusty lasso of Woody Callaway Rober a handsome and persistent cowboy. The Poverty Row studio Lippert Pictures lasted nearly two decades 1948-1969 and would resurface as the production company for "Don't Do It" 1994. Notable films produced or distributed by Lippert include "Jungle Goddess" 1948 "I Shot Jesse James" 1949 forgotten films noir like "Radar Secret Service" and "Motor Patrol" both 1950 Samuel Fuller's "The Steel Helmet" 1951 Sam Newfield's "Lost Continent" 1951 and Terence Fisher's classic Hammer noir "Man Bait" 1952. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page integral with first page of text undated with a credit for screenwriter Hampton. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Mimeograph duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Hardy The Western p. 218. Okuda 486. Lippert Pictures unknown
1952ref. 135865Los Angeles: Lippert Pictures 1952. Draft script for the 1952 film. Copy belonging to an uncredited crew member with brief annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso of the last page of text and on a few pages. An unusual story for a low-budget Western: a tough woman gambler named Iron Mae McLeod Windsor runs a town where law states that men are illegal. The tough McLeod is soon caught in the lusty lasso of Woody Callaway Rober a handsome and persistent cowboy. The Poverty Row studio Lippert Pictures lasted nearly two decades 1948-1969 and would resurface as the production company for "Don't Do It" 1994. Notable films produced or distributed by Lippert include "Jungle Goddess" 1948 "I Shot Jesse James" 1949 forgotten films noir like "Radar Secret Service" and "Motor Patrol" both 1950 Samuel Fuller's "The Steel Helmet" 1951 Sam Newfield's "Lost Continent" 1951 and Terence Fisher's classic Hammer noir "Man Bait" 1952. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page integral with first page of text undated with a credit for screenwriter Hampton. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Mimeograph duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Hardy The Western p. 218. Okuda 486. Lippert Pictures unknown books
1985ref. 145179Los Angeles: CBS / Universal City Studios 1985. Draft script for the 1986 pilot episode for the television show "Outlaws." A sheriff and his deputies are transported from the year 1899 into the future by a lightning storm and they establish a new life as private detectives. Set in Houston in 1899 and 1999. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present noted as production No. 86084 dated November 26 1985 with credits for screenwriter/executive producer Nicholas Corea. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with three gold brads. CBS / Universal City Studios unknown
1985ref. 145179Los Angeles: CBS / Universal City Studios 1985. Draft script for the 1986 pilot episode for the television show "Outlaws." A sheriff and his deputies are transported from the year 1899 into the future by a lightning storm and they establish a new life as private detectives. Set in Houston in 1899 and 1999. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present noted as production No. 86084 dated November 26 1985 with credits for screenwriter/executive producer Nicholas Corea. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with three gold brads. CBS / Universal City Studios unknown books
1950ref. 159041Los Angeles: RKO Radio Pictures 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film noir. A young recently engaged woman is raped by a man working at her job. She tries to run away from her life but cannot outrun her trauma. Shot on location in Marysville California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with a small chip missing at the bottom right corner. Godard Histoires du cinema. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US. Grant US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1950ref. 159041Los Angeles: RKO Radio Pictures 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film noir. A young recently engaged woman is raped by a man working at her job. She tries to run away from her life but cannot outrun her trauma. Shot on location in Marysville California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with a small chip missing at the bottom right corner. Godard Histoires du cinema. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US. Grant US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1950ref. 160943Universal City: Universal Pictures 1950. Vintage mini-banner poster for the 1949 film noir. Richard Basehart has just been paroled from prison after fifteen years and is determined not to fall on the wrong side of the law again when he learns the sanitarium he works at is a front for a robbery syndicate and the nurse he longs for Marilyn Maxwell is a gold-digger. Set in Philadelphia and shot on location in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. 4.75 x 28 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremities. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1950ref. 160943Universal City: Universal Pictures 1950. Vintage mini-banner poster for the 1949 film noir. Richard Basehart has just been paroled from prison after fifteen years and is determined not to fall on the wrong side of the law again when he learns the sanitarium he works at is a front for a robbery syndicate and the nurse he longs for Marilyn Maxwell is a gold-digger. Set in Philadelphia and shot on location in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. 4.75 x 28 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremities. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
