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1943ref. 154949N.p.: Bavaria-Filmkunst 1943. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director G.W. Georg Wilhelm Pabst with a camera crew on the set of the 1943 Nazi propaganda film. Stamp of Bavaria-Filmkunst on the verso. A dramatization of the life of Swiss physician and alchemist Paracelsus. The second of two films Pabst was forced to direct under the auspices of propaganda minister Josef Goebbels the other being "The Comedians" in 1941. 7 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Bavaria-Filmkunst unknown
1943ref. 154949N.p.: Bavaria-Filmkunst 1943. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director G.W. Georg Wilhelm Pabst with a camera crew on the set of the 1943 Nazi propaganda film. Stamp of Bavaria-Filmkunst on the verso. A dramatization of the life of Swiss physician and alchemist Paracelsus. The second of two films Pabst was forced to direct under the auspices of propaganda minister Josef Goebbels the other being "The Comedians" in 1941. 7 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Bavaria-Filmkunst unknown books
1943ref. 149399N.p.: N.p. 1943. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Georg Wilhelm G.W. Pabst on the set of the 1943 German film. Production stamps on verso. Made to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the death of Paracelsus. Story of the 16th century Swiss physician/alchemist/astrologer Paracelsus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim played by Werner Krauss. Made under the auspices of the Third Reich Pabst's second film upon his forced return to Germany after a period in France Paracelsus took on a new vogue in early 1940s Germany attributing Nazi ideals and a hyper-Germanness to the Swiss alchemist and physician. After the collapse of the Third Reich Pabst would go on to forcefully denounce Nazism. Shot on location in Old Town Prague Czech Republic. 7 x 9.75 inches. Light creasing and edgewear else Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1943ref. 168061N.p.: N.p. 1943. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1943 film showing director G.W. Pabst with a camera crew on the set. Photographer's stamp and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A dramatization of the life of Renaissance-era Swiss physician Paracelsus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim focusing on his work during the plague. Released in honor of the 400th anniversary of Paracelsus' death in 1541. 7 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus with light toning affecting the top right portion of the photograph. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 145146France: Gray-Film 1974. Vintage oversize borderless color photograph of director and star Jacques Tati on the set of the 1974 French film. Tati's final film in which the beloved director plays a circus clown. Shown out of competition at Cannes and then released in France as a television movie. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. BFI. Criterion Collection 731. Rosenbaum 1000. Gray-Film unknown
1974ref. 145146France: Gray-Film 1974. Vintage oversize borderless color photograph of director and star Jacques Tati on the set of the 1974 French film. Tati's final film in which the beloved director plays a circus clown. Shown out of competition at Cannes and then released in France as a television movie. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. BFI. Criterion Collection 731. Rosenbaum 1000. Gray-Film unknown books
1962ref. 150315N.p.: Sutton Pictures 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1958 film. "Paradise Alley" premiered in 1958 but was not released until 1962. Czech-born director Hugo Haas wrote produced and directed his own swan song quite the Hollywood movie an autobiographical homage to the cinema he knew. The cast featured film veterans from old Hollywood such as silent film star Corinne Griffith vaudeville star Billy Gilbert Keystone Cop Chester Conklin and Wicked Witch of the West herself Margaret Hamilton. Aging European director Rudolph Agnus Haas moves to the seedy Los Angeles neighborhood known as Paradise Alley a crowded home of bickering tenants. Finding a friend in Mr. Gregory Chester Conklin a retired cameraman Agnus proposes making a movie with the residents as actors to unite them and stop their petty bickering. Using a camera with no film and a cucumber made up to look like a microphone Agnus plan succeeds. When a studio hears of the project they offer to bankroll it enabling Agnus to actually make his film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Sutton Pictures unknown books
1939ref. 148675N.p.: Jubilee Pictures 1939. Vintage reference photograph from the 1939 Poverty Row film showing actor Frank H. Wilson and an unknown cast member conversing at a newsstand in Harlem. A small-time Harlem comedian is scared out of town when he accidentally witnesses a mob hit. The first feature film appearance of blues great Mamie Smith. Set in Harlem shot on location in Fort Lee New Jersey. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the edges. Jubilee Pictures unknown
1939ref. 148675N.p.: Jubilee Pictures 1939. Vintage reference photograph from the 1939 Poverty Row film showing actor Frank H. Wilson and an unknown cast member conversing at a newsstand in Harlem. A small-time Harlem comedian is scared out of town when he accidentally witnesses a mob hit. The first feature film appearance of blues great Mamie Smith. Set in Harlem shot on location in Fort Lee New Jersey. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the edges. Jubilee Pictures unknown books
2006ref. 167248N.p.: N.p. 2006. Revised Draft script for the 2007 neo-noir film. Copy belonging to actor Scott Patrick Green with his annotations in manuscript ink on two leaves pertaining to dialogue for his character "Scratch." With an extended postscript ending that goes slightly beyond the ending of the released film. Based on the 2006 young adult novel by Blake Nelson about a teenage skateboarder who is drawn into a murder investigation after his involvement in the accidental death of a security guard. The film's extras as well as several of the lead roles were cast through an open casting call on MySpace. Set and shot on location in director Gus Van Sant's hometown of Portland Oregon. Self wrappers. Title page present dated October 10 2006 with credits for Nelson and Van Sant. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 10/10/06. Pages Very Good plus lightly soiled on a couple of leaves bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
2006ref. 167248N.p.: N.p. 2006. Revised Draft script for the 2007 neo-noir film. Copy belonging to actor Scott Patrick Green with his annotations in manuscript ink on two leaves pertaining to dialogue for his character "Scratch." With an extended postscript ending that goes slightly beyond the ending of the released film. Based on the 2006 young adult novel by Blake Nelson about a teenage skateboarder who is drawn into a murder investigation after his involvement in the accidental death of a security guard. The film's extras as well as several of the lead roles were cast through an open casting call on MySpace. Set and shot on location in director Gus Van Sant's hometown of Portland Oregon. Self wrappers. Title page present dated October 10 2006 with credits for Nelson and Van Sant. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 10/10/06. Pages Very Good plus lightly soiled on a couple of leaves bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1931ref. 151758N.p.: N.p. 1931. Vintage reference photograph from the 1931 film. In Prohibition-era America two men end up in prison after attempting to sell some home-brewed beer to a policeman. The first feature film to star Laurel and Hardy. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good moderately toned overall with creasing and wear to the corners. N.p. unknown
1931ref. 151758N.p.: N.p. 1931. Vintage reference photograph from the 1931 film. In Prohibition-era America two men end up in prison after attempting to sell some home-brewed beer to a policeman. The first feature film to star Laurel and Hardy. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good moderately toned overall with creasing and wear to the corners. N.p. unknown books
1943ref. 148165Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1943. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1943 film. A leftist resistance in Nazi-occupied France works against the German army by publishing revolutionary works and participating in demonstrations all while still leading normal lives during the day. Set in Paris. 9.5 x 8 inches very slightly trimmed for press use. Very Good with light creasing and a chip at the bottom left corner. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1953ref. 159659Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1953. Vintage reference photograph from the 1953 film. Four women in different walks of life all wear different versions of the same dress design called "Nude at Midnight"-each with the intention of getting something out of a man in her life. Set in Paris New York City Los Angeles and Florida. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1963ref. 162060N.p.: American Film Distributors 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Dick Randall stars as an American businessman in Paris for 24 hours who decides to explore burlesque shows and French showgirls. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and faint creasing. American Film Distributors unknown books
1956ref. 140198Strasbourg France: Jean Jungmann 1956. Archive of 38 vintage black-and-white press photographs of actress Francoise Arnoul at a release party for the 1956 French-Italian film at the Cinema des Arcades. All photos with annotations on the verso in manuscript pencil. Photographed by Jean Jungmann and developed in his Strasbourg photography store Portrait d'Art with his imprint in the lower right of the photos and all inside an original envelope from the story. Arnoul is seen signing autographs gracefully smoking a cigarette and accepting flowers on stage as well as cavorting with costars of the film including French-Armenian director Verneuil. Fracoise Arnoul is a hotel employee smitten with a valet named Gerard Risso and may or may not be related to wealthy businessman Henri Boyer Gerard's boss. Arnoul's last collaboration with director Verneuil the others being "Forbidden Fruit" 1952 "The Sheep Has Five Legs" 1954 "The Lovers of Lisbon" 1955 and "People of No importance" 1956. 5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus overall with moderate curling. Envelope Good. Jean Jungmann unknown
1956ref. 140198Strasbourg France: Jean Jungmann 1956. Archive of 38 vintage black-and-white press photographs of actress Francoise Arnoul at a release party for the 1956 French-Italian film at the Cinema des Arcades. All photos with annotations on the verso in manuscript pencil. Photographed by Jean Jungmann and developed in his Strasbourg photography store Portrait d'Art with his imprint in the lower right of the photos and all inside an original envelope from the story. Arnoul is seen signing autographs gracefully smoking a cigarette and accepting flowers on stage as well as cavorting with costars of the film including French-Armenian director Verneuil. Fracoise Arnoul is a hotel employee smitten with a valet named Gerard Risso and may or may not be related to wealthy businessman Henri Boyer Gerard's boss. Arnoul's last collaboration with director Verneuil the others being "Forbidden Fruit" 1952 "The Sheep Has Five Legs" 1954 "The Lovers of Lisbon" 1955 and "People of No importance" 1956. 5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus overall with moderate curling. Envelope Good. Jean Jungmann unknown books
1965ref. 149892N.p.: N.p. 1965. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1965 French mondo film. With a stamp specific to the film's UK release on the verso. A cavalcade of unusual people and practices including strippers voodoo priests and priestesses cross-dressers bee fetishists and more. Set and shot on location in Paris. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased and one with faint ink residue on the recto. Bier 1245. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 149892N.p.: N.p. 1965. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1965 French mondo film. With a stamp specific to the film's UK release on the verso. A cavalcade of unusual people and practices including strippers voodoo priests and priestesses cross-dressers bee fetishists and more. Set and shot on location in Paris. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased and one with faint ink residue on the recto. Bier 1245. N.p. unknown books
1991ref. 165078N.p.: N.p. 1991. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1991 television movie showing actor Dennis Hopper. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1988 novel by Peter Dexter. In 1950s Georgia a racist greedy loan shark spirals into increasing violence towards his community and his family culminating in the cold-blooded murder of a Black man. Shot on location in Decatur Concord Crawfordville Jackson and McDonough Georgia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1991ref. 165078N.p.: N.p. 1991. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1991 television movie showing actor Dennis Hopper. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1988 novel by Peter Dexter. In 1950s Georgia a racist greedy loan shark spirals into increasing violence towards his community and his family culminating in the cold-blooded murder of a Black man. Shot on location in Decatur Concord Crawfordville Jackson and McDonough Georgia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1952ref. 159784Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1952. Two vintage publicity photographs taken at a special premiere of the 1952 film held in New York at the Waldorf-Astoria's Starlight Roof. One photograph shows director Samuel Fuller with New York Post columnist Leonard Lyons and the other shows Fuller with Hearst Foundation executive Richard Berlin and King Features Syndicate columnist George Sokolsky. Both photographs with printed snipes affixed to the versos along with "Photofest" labels. Generally considered one of Fuller's greatest early achievements "Park Row" takes place in the red-hot newspaper scene of 1880s New York City where every kind of newspaper-from those being championed by Joseph Pulitzer to the multitude of yellow-rag tabloids-held sway over the public's attention and opinion. The plot concerns an upstart newspaper The Globe that is founded by an employee fired by an established one resulting in a circulation war. Snipes note that the special premiere was held specifically for newspaper publishers and was attended by over 600 publishers and editors. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing on the center of the top edge and the left edge from paper clips. United Artists unknown
1952ref. 159784Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1952. Two vintage publicity photographs taken at a special premiere of the 1952 film held in New York at the Waldorf-Astoria's Starlight Roof. One photograph shows director Samuel Fuller with New York Post columnist Leonard Lyons and the other shows Fuller with Hearst Foundation executive Richard Berlin and King Features Syndicate columnist George Sokolsky. Both photographs with printed snipes affixed to the versos along with "Photofest" labels. Generally considered one of Fuller's greatest early achievements "Park Row" takes place in the red-hot newspaper scene of 1880s New York City where every kind of newspaper-from those being championed by Joseph Pulitzer to the multitude of yellow-rag tabloids-held sway over the public's attention and opinion. The plot concerns an upstart newspaper The Globe that is founded by an employee fired by an established one resulting in a circulation war. Snipes note that the special premiere was held specifically for newspaper publishers and was attended by over 600 publishers and editors. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing on the center of the top edge and the left edge from paper clips. United Artists unknown books
1985ref. 151510Paris: France 3 Cinema 1985. Vintage matte reference photograph of Marie-France Pisier Francis Huster and Jean Marais from the 1985 film. Provenance stamp of film scholar and author "Jean-Pierre Berthome" on verso. Jacques Demy's homage to and an update on Jean Cocteau's 1950 masterwork "Orpheus." A quintessentially 1980s Rock Opera musical with Orpheus as a French pop star and Cocteau's Orpheus Marais returning as Hades operating out of an underground parking garage. Music by Demy's long-time collaborator Michel Legrand. Set in and shot on location in Paris France. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. France 3 Cinema unknown
