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1950ref. 169980N.p.: N.p. 1950. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Copy belonging to screenwriter Harold Jacob Smith with the maker annotation of "H.J. Smith" and a telephone number on the top left corner of the front wrapper. Script with four carbon typescript pages the final three pages and a second title page with the alternative title "The Last American" found preceding the title page matching the front wrapper. The title page with the title matching the front wrapper with a manuscript marker annotation striking second screenwriter Nathan E. Douglas. Nathan E. Douglas was the pseudonym of blacklisted screenwriter Nedrick Young with whom Smith co-wrote the Academy Award winning script for the 1958 film "The Defiant Ones" as well as the acclaimed 1960 film "Inherit the Wind." For generations Joshua Cable's family have lived on their farm in the Appalachia Mountains. After strip mining has left everyone but the coal companies destitute and all the farms poisoned with coal dust Cable desperately gathers the help of other impoverished men to steal equipment from the coal company and mine his farmland for coal in spite of having sold the mineral rights to his land to the coal company years ago. Tan titled wrappers. Two title pages present one with credits for screenwriter Harold Jacob Smith and one for screenwriters Harold Jacob Smith and Nathan E. Douglas with Douglas' name stuck. 37 leaves with last page of text numbered 33. Mimeograph duplication with four pages carbon typescript rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 169980N.p.: N.p. 1950. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Copy belonging to screenwriter Harold Jacob Smith with the maker annotation of "H.J. Smith" and a telephone number on the top left corner of the front wrapper. Script with four carbon typescript pages the final three pages and a second title page with the alternative title "The Last American" found preceding the title page matching the front wrapper. The title page with the title matching the front wrapper with a manuscript marker annotation striking second screenwriter Nathan E. Douglas. Nathan E. Douglas was the pseudonym of blacklisted screenwriter Nedrick Young with whom Smith co-wrote the Academy Award winning script for the 1958 film "The Defiant Ones" as well as the acclaimed 1960 film "Inherit the Wind." For generations Joshua Cable's family have lived on their farm in the Appalachia Mountains. After strip mining has left everyone but the coal companies destitute and all the farms poisoned with coal dust Cable desperately gathers the help of other impoverished men to steal equipment from the coal company and mine his farmland for coal in spite of having sold the mineral rights to his land to the coal company years ago. Tan titled wrappers. Two title pages present one with credits for screenwriter Harold Jacob Smith and one for screenwriters Harold Jacob Smith and Nathan E. Douglas with Douglas' name stuck. 37 leaves with last page of text numbered 33. Mimeograph duplication with four pages carbon typescript rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 140811Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film. Anouk Aimee walks down a Rome street toward the camera while director Sydney Lumet and crew look on. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso. Lumet was nominated for a Palme d'Or at Cannes for the film about a man who becomes suspicious that his new wife is really a high priced escort. Set and shot on location in Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1969ref. 140811Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film. Anouk Aimee walks down a Rome street toward the camera while director Sydney Lumet and crew look on. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso. Lumet was nominated for a Palme d'Or at Cannes for the film about a man who becomes suspicious that his new wife is really a high priced escort. Set and shot on location in Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1974ref. 168194N.p.: Astral Films 1974. Five vintage studio still color photographs from the 1974 film. Based on Mordecai Richler's 1959 novel about a young working-class Jewish man who embarks on a series of get-rich-quick schemes in an attempt to buy the land around a lake. Set and shot on location in Montreal. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine to Fine. Astral Films unknown
1974ref. 168194N.p.: Astral Films 1974. Five vintage studio still color photographs from the 1974 film. Based on Mordecai Richler's 1959 novel about a young working-class Jewish man who embarks on a series of get-rich-quick schemes in an attempt to buy the land around a lake. Set and shot on location in Montreal. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine to Fine. Astral Films unknown books
1974ref. 157978N.p.: Astral Films 1974. Vintage reference photograph from the 1974 film showing author Mordecai Richler on the set. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Richler's 1959 novel about a young working-class Jewish man who embarks on a series of get-rich-quick schemes in an attempt to buy the land around a lake. Set and shot on location in Montreal. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Astral Films unknown books
1974ref. 127463Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1974. Vintage insert poster for the 1974 film. Based on Mordechai Richler's 1959 novel about a young working-class Jewish man who embarks on a series of get-rich-quick schemes in an attempt to buy the land around a lake. Set and shot on location in Montreal. 14 x 36 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1965ref. 161475Hollywood: Arts Films International 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 release of the 1962 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. A diver finds unexpected help in finding sunken treasure by a bevy of beautiful mermaids. Originally released in 1962 as "Mermaids of Tiburon" the film was re-released with newly shot nude footage by director John Lamb in 1965 as "The Aqua Sex." Shot on location in Mexico and Channel Islands California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing and light edgewear. Arts Films International unknown books
1969ref. 145742Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1969. Vintage double weight matte photograph of Elia Kazan on the location at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York for shooting of the 1969 film. With manuscript annotations and mimeo snipe on the verso. Adapted by Kazan from his own 1967 novel about a suicidal advertising executive on the verge of a nervous breakdown dealing with his unhappy wife younger mistress and dying father. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown
1969ref. 143372Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1969. Vintage photograph on director Elia Kazan conferring with a lounging Kirk Douglas holding a prop baby doll and Faye Dunaway during an outdoor shoot on the set of the 1969 film. With manuscript annotations regarding layout on the verso. Adapted by Kazan from his own 1967 novel about a suicidal advertising executive on the verge of a nervous breakdown dealing with his unhappy wife younger mistress and dying father. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown
1969ref. 150740Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1969. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film. Adapted by director Elia Kazan from his own 1967 novel about an advertising executive on the verge of a nervous breakdown balancing the demands of his unhappy wife younger mistress and dying father. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles and New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown books
1969ref. 158639N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film showing actors Deborah Kerr and Kirk Douglas. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Adapted by director Elia Kazan from his own 1967 novel about an advertising executive on the verge of a nervous breakdown balancing the demands of his unhappy wife younger mistress and dying father. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles and New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 145742Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1969. Vintage double weight matte photograph of Elia Kazan on the location at 34th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York for shooting of the 1969 film. With manuscript annotations and mimeo snipe on the verso. Adapted by Kazan from his own 1967 novel about a suicidal advertising executive on the verge of a nervous breakdown dealing with his unhappy wife younger mistress and dying father. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown books
1969ref. 143372Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1969. Vintage photograph on director Elia Kazan conferring with a lounging Kirk Douglas holding a prop baby doll and Faye Dunaway during an outdoor shoot on the set of the 1969 film. With manuscript annotations regarding layout on the verso. Adapted by Kazan from his own 1967 novel about a suicidal advertising executive on the verge of a nervous breakdown dealing with his unhappy wife younger mistress and dying father. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown books
1970ref. 161495N.p.: N.p. 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the verso and blank labels obscuring previous provenance stamps. Early film by Sean S. Cunningham creator-director of the "Friday the 13th" franchise. A "white coater" film which utilized a doctor dressed in a white coat to introduce the graphic content which followed thus qualifying the film as "educational." Created and shot by Broadway director Sean Cunningham and a three person crew on a budget of $3500 the film a modest hit for the time grossed over $100000. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 158490Universal City: Universal Studios 1965. Vintage reference photograph of director Norman Jewison producer Ross Hunter and actor Angie Dickinson on the set of the 1965 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A struggling American artist in Paris decides to fake his own death in order to increase the value of his paintings. Set in Paris. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the corners. Universal Studios unknown books
1970ref. 161495N.p.: N.p. 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the verso and blank labels obscuring previous provenance stamps. Early film by Sean S. Cunningham creator-director of the "Friday the 13th" franchise. A "white coater" film which utilized a doctor dressed in a white coat to introduce the graphic content which followed thus qualifying the film as "educational." Created and shot by Broadway director Sean Cunningham and a three person crew on a budget of $3500 the film a modest hit for the time grossed over $100000. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1950ref. 169550Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1950. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1950 film noir showing Sterling Hayden and Jean Hagen embracing while Marilyn Monroe looks on with envy. MGM stamp and annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1949 novel by W.R. Burnett and hugely influential as one of the earliest films in the heist film sub-genre. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Selby US Masterworks. Penzler 101. Spicer US. Criterion Collection 847. National Film Registry. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1950ref. 159942Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1950. Four vintage reference photographs from the 1950 film noir. From the collection of Joel Finler. Based on the 1949 novel by W.R. Burnett and hugely influential as one of the earliest films in the heist film sub-genre. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Selby US Masterworks. Penzler 101. Spicer US. Criterion Collection 847. National Film Registry. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1950ref. 169550Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1950. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1950 film noir showing Sterling Hayden and Jean Hagen embracing while Marilyn Monroe looks on with envy. MGM stamp and annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1949 novel by W.R. Burnett and hugely influential as one of the earliest films in the heist film sub-genre. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Selby US Masterworks. Penzler 101. Spicer US. Criterion Collection 847. National Film Registry. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1972ref. 133568London: Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica 1972. Vintage color British front-of-house card featuring Richard Burton from the UK release of the 1972 UK film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica unknown books
1996ref. 160285Burbank CA: Buena Vista 1996. Shooting Draft script for the 1996 film with rainbow revisions. Copy belonging to Production Coordinator Shelley Houis with her name in manuscript ink on the title page. Script housed in a blue three-ring binder with approximately 100 pages of production documents including in addition to the script cast and crew contact lists filming permits location lists and shooting schedules. Loosely based on the 1979 French film directed by René Gainville in turn based on Jenaro Prieto's 1928 novel. After years of struggling to succeed as a Black woman on Wall Street an ambitious businesswoman decides to start her own investment firm in the name of a fictitious white man Robert Cutty. The ruse begins to break down however when associates and clients begin to demand to meet with Cutty in person. Set and shot on location in New York. Title page present dated 02/15/96 with credit for screenwriter Nick Thiel. 157 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 11/20/95 and 02/15/96. Pages about Fine binder Very Good plus lightly foxed. Buena Vista unknown books
1950ref. 155092London: J. Arthur Rank 1950. Vintage borderless reference photograph of producer J. Arthur Rank talking with actor and screenwriter Noel Coward on the set of the 1950 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of J. Arthur Rank Organization. Based on Coward's 1936 one-act play about a psychiatrist who falls in love with his wife's much younger friend leading to his growing despair and eventual suicide. 7.5 x 9.5 inches. Faintly toned else Near Fine. J. Arthur Rank unknown books
1977ref. 141225New York: Tricorn Productions 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. A professor of sexology travels around interviewing people for his studies treading a dangerous line between seeking information and knowing too much. Set in London. Black titled wrappers with credit for screenwriter H.S. Kleinman. Title page present dated January 6 1977 with credit for screenwriter H.S. Kleinman. 85 leaves with last page of text numbered 84. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Tricorn Productions unknown
