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1970ref. 144248Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1970. Vintage photograph from the 1970 film showing actors Stella Stevens and Jason Robards taking direction from Sam Peckinpah on the set. With manuscript annotations regarding layout on the verso. A charming surreal revisionist Western comedy an unusual move for Peckinpah as it was released on the heels of "The Wild Bunch" 1969 and just prior to "Straw Dogs" 1971 both famed for being the high spots of the director's famed odes to violence and male madness. Certainly though Jason Robards-in what many consider to be his finest performance-is as lost as any of Peckinpah's characters but viewed from a different more relaxed perspective. Set in Arizona shot on location in Nevada Arizona and New Mexico. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1967ref. 132863Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1967. Eight vintage full-color still photographs from the 1967 UK release of the 1967 US film. Josie Doris Day is a widowed sheep farmer in a cattle-farming town and her independence and strong ethics lead to disruption of the town's misogynist leaders when she convinces the local women to band together. An entertaining B-movie that with a strong women's liberation theme. A story set in the Southwest shot on location throughout California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1945ref. 170263Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1945. First Draft Continuity script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is a typed letter dated January 11 1946 from story department head David Stephenson to director Brian Foy critiquing the script's plot and recommending revisions. Annotations on the distribution page in manuscript pencil regarding potential casting options. Not to be confused with the 1953 film starring Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire. An orphan turned successful pop singer organizes a show-stopping dance and music event to raise money for his former orphanage while balancing a love triangle with two beautiful women. Screenwriter Richard Macaulay is best known for "Riding on Air" 1937 "Ready Willing and Able" 1937 "The Roaring Twenties" 1939 and "Born to Kill" 1947. Orange titled wrappers dated August 30 1945 and noted as FIRST DRAFT CONTINUITY on the front wrapper stamped copy No. 14. Distribution page present receipt removed. Title page present dated August 30 1945 noted as 1st Draft Continuity with credit for screenwriter Richard Macaulay. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1945ref. 170263Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1945. First Draft Continuity script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is a typed letter dated January 11 1946 from story department head David Stephenson to director Brian Foy critiquing the script's plot and recommending revisions. Annotations on the distribution page in manuscript pencil regarding potential casting options. Not to be confused with the 1953 film starring Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire. An orphan turned successful pop singer organizes a show-stopping dance and music event to raise money for his former orphanage while balancing a love triangle with two beautiful women. Screenwriter Richard Macaulay is best known for "Riding on Air" 1937 "Ready Willing and Able" 1937 "The Roaring Twenties" 1939 and "Born to Kill" 1947. Orange titled wrappers dated August 30 1945 and noted as FIRST DRAFT CONTINUITY on the front wrapper stamped copy No. 14. Distribution page present receipt removed. Title page present dated August 30 1945 noted as 1st Draft Continuity with credit for screenwriter Richard Macaulay. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1940ref. 164648Universal City: Universal Pictures 1940. Vintage publicity photograph of W.C. Fields with Una Merkel and Evelyn Del Rio from the 1940 film. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. An American comedy classic wherein W.C. Fields stars as a drunk who accidentally thwarts a bank robbery and becomes the bank security as the result. Shot on location in Lompoc California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 78. Ebert II. Universal Pictures unknown
1940ref. 164648Universal City: Universal Pictures 1940. Vintage publicity photograph of W.C. Fields with Una Merkel and Evelyn Del Rio from the 1940 film. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. An American comedy classic wherein W.C. Fields stars as a drunk who accidentally thwarts a bank robbery and becomes the bank security as the result. Shot on location in Lompoc California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 78. Ebert II. Universal Pictures unknown books
1940ref. 150392Universal City: Universal Pictures 1940. Two vintage reference photographs from the set of the 1940 film. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Egbert Souse a slovenly drunk finds himself in several different positions of employment through sheer luck and happenstance. After being hired on the spot to replace a film crew's no-show movie director Souse unintentionally thwarts a bank robbery and is immediately offered a job as a security guard. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased on the edges. Universal Pictures unknown books
1974ref. 150735Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1974. Complete set of eight vintage lobby cards from the 1974 film. Based on Donald E. Westlake's 1972 novel which follows a crew of criminals who decide to steal not only a bank's contents but the whole bank itself. Set in Los Angeles shot on location in Richmond Virginia. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Lee The Heist Film. United Artists unknown
1974ref. 150735Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1974. Complete set of eight vintage lobby cards from the 1974 film. Based on Donald E. Westlake's 1972 novel which follows a crew of criminals who decide to steal not only a bank's contents but the whole bank itself. Set in Los Angeles shot on location in Richmond Virginia. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Lee The Heist Film. United Artists unknown books
1972ref. 140001Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1972. Draft script for the 1974 heist film. Art Director Al Brenner's working copy with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and his annotations throughout and on the rear wrapper. Based on the 1972 novel by Donald Westlake. One of the more creative caper comedies from the rich vein of crime films made in the 1970s wherein a bank temporarily being housed in a mobile home begins to look appealing to a crew of ex-cons. Very much a sister film to the 1972 adaptation of Westlake's "The Hot Rock." Yellow titled wrappers rubber-stamped No. 40 showing the film's title and "Landers/Roberts Productions on the front wrapper. Title page present dated August 27 1973 with a credit for screenwriter Wendell Mayes. 115 pages principal pages on white stock with pink revision pages throughout all dated 9/6/73. Pages and wrapper Very Good or better bound with two gold brads. Lee p. 116. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1959ref. 167567Glendale CA: Allied Artists / Liberty Pictures 1959. Vintage publicity portrait photograph from the 1959 film showing actress Darla Hood. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1920 play by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood in turn based on Rinehart's 1908 novel "The Circular Staircase." A mystery author rents a summer house in a town being terrorized by a mysterious crazed killer known as "The Bat." The fourth film adaptation of Rinehart's story. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Allied Artists / Liberty Pictures unknown
1959ref. 167567Glendale CA: Allied Artists / Liberty Pictures 1959. Vintage publicity portrait photograph from the 1959 film showing actress Darla Hood. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1920 play by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood in turn based on Rinehart's 1908 novel "The Circular Staircase." A mystery author rents a summer house in a town being terrorized by a mysterious crazed killer known as "The Bat." The fourth film adaptation of Rinehart's story. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Allied Artists / Liberty Pictures unknown books
1960ref. 149512N.p.: Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinematographiques 1960. Five vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1960 French film including one borderless photograph. One with a manuscript ink annotation and stamp on the verso noting the photograph as No. 756. A dramatization of the Battle of Austerlitz wherein Napoleon enjoyed the greatest victory of his career driving away both Austrian and Russian forces. Set and shot on location in Zagreb Croatia. Four photographs 4.75 x 3.5 inches one photograph 4.5 x 3.5 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinematographiques unknown
1952ref. 164736Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1952. Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 Western showing actor Jeff Chandler in redface as Apache chief Cochise. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil printed mimeo snipe date stamp and provenance stamps and labels on the verso. Based loosely on the events of the 1861 Bascomb Affair and the 1862 Battle of Apache Pass during which Native Americans first encountered howitzers and other modern artillery after the reigning Union government breached several existing treaties and sparked a conflict that resulted in 25 years of Apache unrest. Chandler's second performance as Cochise following "Broken Arrow" 1950. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Set in the New Mexico Territory during the Civil War shot on location in Utah. 8 x 9.5 inches trimmed irregularly. Very Good moderately worn. Universal Pictures unknown books
1960ref. 149512N.p.: Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinematographiques 1960. Five vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1960 French film including one borderless photograph. One with a manuscript ink annotation and stamp on the verso noting the photograph as No. 756. A dramatization of the Battle of Austerlitz wherein Napoleon enjoyed the greatest victory of his career driving away both Austrian and Russian forces. Set and shot on location in Zagreb Croatia. Four photographs 4.75 x 3.5 inches one photograph 4.5 x 3.5 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinematographiques unknown books
1965ref. 140523Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film. Two children manipulate their estranged mother into returning home with from Italy. The final film to be directed by Delmer Daves. Shot on location in Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a stamp to the verso. Warner Brothers unknown books
1954ref. 173091London: General Film Distributors GFD 1954. Vintage hand-tinted color British front-of-house card from the 1954 film. Based on the 1931 short story "The Vessel of Wrath" By W. Somerset Maugham. A new Resident in Charge tries to navigate his new post with the only other Europeans on the island a team of two missionaries and an outcast. Set in the fictionalized Welcome Islands shot on location in Sri Lanka. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. General Film Distributors [GFD] unknown books
1990ref. 167901Los Angeles: Columbia Pictures / Cinemax 1990. Two vintage reference photographs from the US release of the 1988 French film including one showing a camera crew on the set capturing a scene with Bart a trained Kodiak bear. One photo with a Cinemax label affixed to the verso. Based on James Oliver Curwood's 1916 novella "The Grizzly King" about an orphaned bear cub who befriends an adult Kodiak bear in the wild. Shot on location in the Italian and Austrian regions of the Dolomites using both live animals and animatronics created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. Columbia Pictures / Cinemax unknown books
1956ref. 172477Los Angeles CA: Dominant Pictures 1956. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1956 re-release of the 1946 film noir. Based on the 1919 short story of the same name by William Fryer Harvey. Guests at the house of a recently murdered man witness mysterious happenings they believe are being committed by the severed hand of the dead man. Set in Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners at top edge and associated bruising at the top edge and the top left right and bottom left corners. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Weldon 1983. Dominant Pictures unknown books
1946ref. 153990Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1946. Vintage reference photograph of director Robert Florey arranging a shot with actor Peter Lorre on the set of the 1946 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a Warner Brothers stamp the stamp of photographer Mac Julian and a provenance stamp. Based on the 1919 short story by W.F. Harvey. A wealthy disabled pianist with an interest in the occult is found murdered in his Italian villa leading local villagers to suspect evil forces involved in his death. Peter Lorre's final film for Warner Brothers ending a five-year involvement. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant UK. Selby UK. Spicer UK. Warner Brothers unknown books
1922ref. 158284Beverly Hills CA: Warner Brothers 1922. Set of three vintage hand-tinted lobby cards for the 1922 film. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 novel. A young husband and wife spend money with aplomb anticipating a large payout once the man's grandfather dies. When the patriarch passes away and they discover they have been left nothing in his will. Considered today to be a lost film. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus some with pinholes to the corners lightly and evenly toned. Warner Brothers unknown
1922ref. 158284Beverly Hills CA: Warner Brothers 1922. Set of three vintage hand-tinted lobby cards for the 1922 film. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 novel. A young husband and wife spend money with aplomb anticipating a large payout once the man's grandfather dies. When the patriarch passes away and they discover they have been left nothing in his will. Considered today to be a lost film. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus some with pinholes to the corners lightly and evenly toned. Warner Brothers unknown books
1972ref. 70572Los Angeles: Betnic Productions Inc 1972. Wraps. Very good. Revised Draft of this unproduced screenplay. Veteran producer Frank P. Rosenberg hired Ernest Tidyman 1928-84 to adapt Jeanne Rejaunier's best-selling novel which deals with the glamourous sometimes sleazy life of topflight New York fashion models. Tidyman began work on the project in 1970 immediately prior to writing the screenplays for Shaft 1971 based on his 1970 novel and French Connection 1971 which established him as one of the top screenwriters in the business. The production was ultimately abandoned. However this draft includes casting notes with potential candidates for each role listed in order of preference - for instance the actresses targeted for the role of Charlene include Eleanor Parker Bette Davis Joan Crawford Susan Hayward Ava Gardner Rita Hayworth Anne Baxter and Angela Lansbury - as well as brief bios of the preferred producer Gordon Oliver director Gordon Douglas and production manager Nate Barrager. Green titled vinyl wrappers noted as "Revised Draft" on the title page which is dated November 8 1972 and includes credits for Tidyman Rejaunier and Betnic Productions. 169 mimeographed pages with the last page numbered 154. The contents are crisp and clean. Some very light edgewear to the wrappers which are bound with two brads with the remnants of a paper label to the spine; otherwise very good. Scarce OCLC locates no copies. Betnic Productions Inc unknown
1972ref. 169567N.p.: N.p. 1972. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1972 French film. French release stamps on the versos. Based on the 1951 novel by Belgian author Françoise Mallet-Joris who also co-wrote the screenplay with director Guy Casaril. A wealthy lonely 15-year-old girl is seduced by her father's girlfriend a manipulative older woman who hopes to marry the girl's widowed father. 9 x 7 inches. Near Fine to Fine. N.p. unknown
1972ref. 169567N.p.: N.p. 1972. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1972 French film. French release stamps on the versos. Based on the 1951 novel by Belgian author Françoise Mallet-Joris who also co-wrote the screenplay with director Guy Casaril. A wealthy lonely 15-year-old girl is seduced by her father's girlfriend a manipulative older woman who hopes to marry the girl's widowed father. 9 x 7 inches. Near Fine to Fine. N.p. unknown books
