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1947ref. 156147N.p.: Prisma 1947. Vintage program for the 1947 Austrian film. Text and titles in German. A dramatization of the history of the founding of the Vienna Boys Choir and the life of composer Josef Haydn. 8 x 11.5 inches. Bi-fold. About Near Fine. Prisma unknown books
1992ref. 154458Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1992. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1992 film. A comedy about the romantic misadventures of a group of young adults living in Seattle during the grunge rock craze. Three members of the real-life grunge rock group Pearl Jam appeared in the film under the band name "Citizen Dick." Set and shot on location in Seattle. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1936ref. 146047Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1936. Final Shooting script for the 1936 film here under the working title "Turmoil." With manuscript annotations in ink and blue pencil on the front wrapper and title page and a single manuscript pencil notation to the verso of page 80. Based on the 1930 novel "Job." Grieved by the death of his wife an Austrian sexton is abandoned by his eldest son who goes to America and finds success as an engineer and abandons his younger son at a monastery upon learning that the child is a deaf-mute. Blue titled wrappers noted as SHOOTING FINAL on the front wrapper dated FEB. 28 1936. Title page present dated February 28 1936 noted as SHOOTING FINAL with credits for novelist Joseph Roth and screenwriter Samuel G. Engel. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/20/35 and 3/3/36. Pages Near Fine wrapper Poor with usual dryness and chipping common to Fox wrappers of this era and detached. Pages supple bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1936ref. 146047Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1936. Final Shooting script for the 1936 film here under the working title "Turmoil." With manuscript annotations in ink and blue pencil on the front wrapper and title page and a single manuscript pencil notation to the verso of page 80. Based on the 1930 novel "Job." Grieved by the death of his wife an Austrian sexton is abandoned by his eldest son who goes to America and finds success as an engineer and abandons his younger son at a monastery upon learning that the child is a deaf-mute. Blue titled wrappers noted as SHOOTING FINAL on the front wrapper dated FEB. 28 1936. Title page present dated February 28 1936 noted as SHOOTING FINAL with credits for novelist Joseph Roth and screenwriter Samuel G. Engel. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/20/35 and 3/3/36. Pages Near Fine wrapper Poor with usual dryness and chipping common to Fox wrappers of this era and detached. Pages supple bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1967ref. 129528Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1967. Original Pressbook for the 1936 film. Based on American minister Charles M. Sheldon's Christian novel "In His Steps" ultimately the films release title the film presents a dramatic vision of a couple forced to elope and the struggles they endure while in hiding. This is an example of a very early pressbook the publicity format witnessing its heyday between 1940-1970 with the advent of film noir exploitation films and later adult films. Early examples were simple black-and-white or subdued colors if any and from the late 1950s on saw the color palette more fully utilized expressing in greater array the adventure horror and science fiction film genres. 4 pages folded 12.75 X 1.5 inches. Black-and-white throughout. Very Good with a horizontal fold at the middle short closed tears at the edges and brief insect damage at the top edge and lower corner. Paramount Pictures unknown
1967ref. 129528Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1967. Original Pressbook for the 1936 film. Based on American minister Charles M. Sheldon's Christian novel "In His Steps" ultimately the films release title the film presents a dramatic vision of a couple forced to elope and the struggles they endure while in hiding. This is an example of a very early pressbook the publicity format witnessing its heyday between 1940-1970 with the advent of film noir exploitation films and later adult films. Early examples were simple black-and-white or subdued colors if any and from the late 1950s on saw the color palette more fully utilized expressing in greater array the adventure horror and science fiction film genres. 4 pages folded 12.75 X 1.5 inches. Black-and-white throughout. Very Good with a horizontal fold at the middle short closed tears at the edges and brief insect damage at the top edge and lower corner. Paramount Pictures unknown books
ref. 170959Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1978. Draft script for the 1982 television movie seen here under the working title "Sisters" Originally aired on June 7 1982 on NBC. Rare. One of only two original feature-length original screenplays written by Maya Angelou the other being the 1972 television movie "Georgia Georgia". In a small town in North Carolina a young schoolteacher's life is upended with the arrival of her younger sisters who challenge her straitlaced ultra-moral attitude towards life. Filmed in 1979 but not aired until 1982. Set in North Carolina and shot on location in Montgomery and Opelika Alabama. Blue titled wrappers dated June 12 1978 and noted as REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper. Title page present dated June 12 1978 noted as REVISED FINAL with credit for screenwriter Maya Angelou. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown
ref. 170959Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1978. Draft script for the 1982 television movie seen here under the working title "Sisters" Originally aired on June 7 1982 on NBC. Rare. One of only two original feature-length original screenplays written by Maya Angelou the other being the 1972 television movie "Georgia Georgia". In a small town in North Carolina a young schoolteacher's life is upended with the arrival of her younger sisters who challenge her straitlaced ultra-moral attitude towards life. Filmed in 1979 but not aired until 1982. Set in North Carolina and shot on location in Montgomery and Opelika Alabama. Blue titled wrappers dated June 12 1978 and noted as REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper. Title page present dated June 12 1978 noted as REVISED FINAL with credit for screenwriter Maya Angelou. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown books
1973ref. 133031Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1973. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1973 US film. De Palma does "Rear Window" sort of in the breakthrough film that would signal his move toward both Hollywood and the psycho-sexual thrillers that would come to be his signature as much as his virtuosic visual style. Set and shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with some light toning. Arrow 919. Criterion Collection 89. Grant US. Spicer US. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1982ref. 157238Universal City: Universal Pictures 1982. Vintage photographs of director Tony Bill from the set of the 1982 film. A California politician strikes up a friendship with a cosmetics tycoon and her 12 year old daughter who is dying from leukemia and flies to New York City so the girl can skate at Rockefeller Center and perform in The Nutcracker. Set in and shot on location in New York City and Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1969ref. 160541N.p.: N.p. 1969. Three vintage double weight borderless reference photographs from the 1969 Finnish film. A woman discovers her husband has been cheating on her with an ice hockey rally driver and begins sleeping with her gynecologist in revenge. Shot on location in Helsinki and Stockholm. Photographs vary in size from 9 x 7 inches to 10.25 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 160541N.p.: N.p. 1969. Three vintage double weight borderless reference photographs from the 1969 Finnish film. A woman discovers her husband has been cheating on her with an ice hockey rally driver and begins sleeping with her gynecologist in revenge. Shot on location in Helsinki and Stockholm. Photographs vary in size from 9 x 7 inches to 10.25 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1950ref. 156156N.p.: N.p. 1950. Vintage program for the 1950 West German film. Text and titles in German. Based on the twentieth century play "Ein anständiger Mensch" "A Good Man" by Georg Fraser. A thief is offered freedom if he will use his lockpicking skills on behalf of the government to crack a safe at the embassy of a hostile country. Shot on location in Munich. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 156156N.p.: N.p. 1950. Vintage program for the 1950 West German film. Text and titles in German. Based on the twentieth century play "Ein anständiger Mensch" "A Good Man" by Georg Fraser. A thief is offered freedom if he will use his lockpicking skills on behalf of the government to crack a safe at the embassy of a hostile country. Shot on location in Munich. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1979ref. 158840Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1979. Two vintage reference photographs and one vintage studio still photograph from the 1979 film. Two roller-skating rivals compete against each other for a cash prize. Shot on location in Santa Monica and Los Angeles California. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1977ref. 130496Los Angeles: Stephen Friedman / Kings Road Productions 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. Screenwriter Ron Turbeville's only produced screen credits were for "Buster and Billie" 1974 and a few episodes of television "Adam-12" "The Name of the Game". A coming-of-age story with what would appear to be a nearly all-Black cast about a 14-year-old Black teenager named Jimmy who lives in an unnamed part of the rural American South. He dreams of life in the city and finds his induction by way of urban denizen Skeeter Magee. Tan titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Turbeville. 132 leaves Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Stephen Friedman / Kings Road Productions unknown
1977ref. 130496Los Angeles: Stephen Friedman / Kings Road Productions 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. Screenwriter Ron Turbeville's only produced screen credits were for "Buster and Billie" 1974 and a few episodes of television "Adam-12" "The Name of the Game". A coming-of-age story with what would appear to be a nearly all-Black cast about a 14-year-old Black teenager named Jimmy who lives in an unnamed part of the rural American South. He dreams of life in the city and finds his induction by way of urban denizen Skeeter Magee. Tan titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Turbeville. 132 leaves Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Stephen Friedman / Kings Road Productions unknown books
1951ref. 146057Hollywood: Tom Productions 1951. Draft script for the 1951 film here under the working title "Off We Go!" With manuscript pencil annotations throughout. Desperate to leave his lowly post as a tailgunner an unskilled G.I. asks his girlfriend who owns a cafe on the air base to flirt with his commanding officer in order to get him a promotion. Instead of the better position he desires however the officer finds himself roped by the base special intelligence officer into impersonating the head saboteur of a spy ring. Gray titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 10 and noted as production No. 1067 dated May 5 1951. Title page present dated May 5 1951 with credits for screenwriter Orville H. Hampton. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with tide marks to the lower edge bound with three gold brads. Tom Productions unknown
1951ref. 146057Hollywood: Tom Productions 1951. Draft script for the 1951 film here under the working title "Off We Go!" With manuscript pencil annotations throughout. Desperate to leave his lowly post as a tailgunner an unskilled G.I. asks his girlfriend who owns a cafe on the air base to flirt with his commanding officer in order to get him a promotion. Instead of the better position he desires however the officer finds himself roped by the base special intelligence officer into impersonating the head saboteur of a spy ring. Gray titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 10 and noted as production No. 1067 dated May 5 1951. Title page present dated May 5 1951 with credits for screenwriter Orville H. Hampton. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with tide marks to the lower edge bound with three gold brads. Tom Productions unknown books
1991ref. 150483Beverly Hills CA: Orion Classics 1991. Vintage reference photograph of Richard Linklater and cinematographer Lee Daniel on the set of the 1991 film. Paper snipe on verso. Shot on 16mm on a $3000 budget Linklater's film documents a day in the life of countless young social outcasts and misfits in Austin Texas and became a key film in the American independent film movement of the 1990s. Set in and shot on location in Austin Texas. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 247. Orion Classics unknown
1991ref. 150483Beverly Hills CA: Orion Classics 1991. Vintage reference photograph of Richard Linklater and cinematographer Lee Daniel on the set of the 1991 film. Paper snipe on verso. Shot on 16mm on a $3000 budget Linklater's film documents a day in the life of countless young social outcasts and misfits in Austin Texas and became a key film in the American independent film movement of the 1990s. Set in and shot on location in Austin Texas. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 247. Orion Classics unknown books
1973ref. 162525New York: American International Pictures AIP 1973. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1973 film both showing Jim Brown and Gloria Hendry. Sequel to the 1972 film "Slaughter" directed by Jack Starrett and starring Jim Brown. One of the quintessential franchises in the Blaxploitation genre about a former Green Beret and Vietnam veteran who sets out for revenge against the mob after the death of his parents. Shot on location in Miami Florida. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown
1973ref. 162525New York: American International Pictures AIP 1973. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1973 film both showing Jim Brown and Gloria Hendry. Sequel to the 1972 film "Slaughter" directed by Jack Starrett and starring Jim Brown. One of the quintessential franchises in the Blaxploitation genre about a former Green Beret and Vietnam veteran who sets out for revenge against the mob after the death of his parents. Shot on location in Miami Florida. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1972ref. 156685Universal City: Universal Pictures 1972. Vintage reference photograph from the 1972 film showing director George Roy Hill and a camera crew capturing a scene with Michael Sacks and Sharon Gans. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the classic 1969 novel by Kurt Vonnegut about a young World War II veteran who discovers that he is able to time travel to various points in his life both past and future. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes and winner of the Jury Prize. Shot on location in Prague and in Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1972ref. 156685Universal City: Universal Pictures 1972. Vintage reference photograph from the 1972 film showing director George Roy Hill and a camera crew capturing a scene with Michael Sacks and Sharon Gans. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the classic 1969 novel by Kurt Vonnegut about a young World War II veteran who discovers that he is able to time travel to various points in his life both past and future. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes and winner of the Jury Prize. Shot on location in Prague and in Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
