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1977ref. 151306Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1977 film showing director George Lucas sitting with actor Alec Guinness while shooting on location. A breakaway blockbuster space epic the first entry in what would eventually become an ongoing series of films and an even larger monolithic franchise. Winner of six Academy Awards and nominated for four others including Best Picture and Best Director. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far far away and shot on location in Mexico Guatemala Tunisia England and California and Arizona in the US. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1977ref. 151306Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1977. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1977 film showing director George Lucas sitting with actor Alec Guinness while shooting on location. A breakaway blockbuster space epic the first entry in what would eventually become an ongoing series of films and an even larger monolithic franchise. Winner of six Academy Awards and nominated for four others including Best Picture and Best Director. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far far away and shot on location in Mexico Guatemala Tunisia England and California and Arizona in the US. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1980ref. 172513Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1980. Vintage still photograph from the 1980 film showing Han Solo navigating a snow storm. Label on verso with a credit for still photographer George Whitear noted as "GEO. WHITEAR". Second film in the classic trilogy that started a multibillion dollar media empire pun intended which now includes ten additional live action films animated shows novels comic books video games and countless tons of officially licensed merchandise with no signs of slowing down. Winner of six Academy Awards nominated for four more including Best Picture Best Director Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Alec Guinness. Set a long time ago in a galaxy far far away shot on location in California Arizona Mexico Guatemala Tunisia and the UK. 8 x 10 inches. Three tiny pinholes else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1968ref. 149478Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1968. Vintage reference photograph of director Robert Wise and actress Julie Andrews on the set of the 1968 film. With a provenance stamp on the verso. A musical adaptation of the life of British actress Gertrude Lawrence who rose to prominence in the 1930s. Set and shot on location in London New York and Massachusetts. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1968ref. 149478Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1968. Vintage reference photograph of director Robert Wise and actress Julie Andrews on the set of the 1968 film. With a provenance stamp on the verso. A musical adaptation of the life of British actress Gertrude Lawrence who rose to prominence in the 1930s. Set and shot on location in London New York and Massachusetts. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1997ref. 161775N.p.: N.p. 1997. Final Draft script for Season 1 Episode 12 of the long-running 1997-2007 television series seen here under the working title "Funeral for a Friend." Originally aired on October 17 1997 on Showtime. Loosely based on the 1994 science fiction film about the discovery of an ancient alien device that holds unusual powers of space travel and communication. In this episode the Stargate team race to save Dr. Jackson after he is captured by the last survivor of an aquatic species. Self wrappers. Title page present dated July 21 1997 noted as FINAL DRAFT and production No. 3965 with credit for screenwriter Katharyn Powers. 49 leaves with last page of text numbered 47. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
2000ref. 161774N.p.: N.p. 2000. Draft script for Episode 7 Season 4 of the long-running 1997-2007 television series. Originally aired on August 11 2000 on Showtime. Loosely based on the 1994 science fiction film about the discovery of an ancient alien device that holds unusual powers of space travel and communication. In this episode the Stargate crew help Russian scientists with their own Stargate portal. Self wrappers. Title page present dated April 4 2000 noted as WRITERS DRAFT and production No. 6712 with credit for screenwriter Robert C. Cooper. 46 leaves with last page of text numbered 45. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1997ref. 161775N.p.: N.p. 1997. Final Draft script for Season 1 Episode 12 of the long-running 1997-2007 television series seen here under the working title "Funeral for a Friend." Originally aired on October 17 1997 on Showtime. Loosely based on the 1994 science fiction film about the discovery of an ancient alien device that holds unusual powers of space travel and communication. In this episode the Stargate team race to save Dr. Jackson after he is captured by the last survivor of an aquatic species. Self wrappers. Title page present dated July 21 1997 noted as FINAL DRAFT and production No. 3965 with credit for screenwriter Katharyn Powers. 49 leaves with last page of text numbered 47. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
2000ref. 161774N.p.: N.p. 2000. Draft script for Episode 7 Season 4 of the long-running 1997-2007 television series. Originally aired on August 11 2000 on Showtime. Loosely based on the 1994 science fiction film about the discovery of an ancient alien device that holds unusual powers of space travel and communication. In this episode the Stargate crew help Russian scientists with their own Stargate portal. Self wrappers. Title page present dated April 4 2000 noted as WRITERS DRAFT and production No. 6712 with credit for screenwriter Robert C. Cooper. 46 leaves with last page of text numbered 45. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
ref. 154198Marina del Rey: First American Films 1978. Draft script for the 1978 film. Copy belonging to actor Dick Miller with his name on the front wrapper and title page and his manuscript ink annotations throughout. Missing seven pages likely as used or issued. Screenwriter Stephanie Rothman worked as one of two female directors the other being Barbara Peeters at Roger Corman's New World Pictures most notably directing the films "The Student Nurses" 1970 and "Terminal Island" 1974. Rothman was initially intended to direct "Starhops" but executives at Dimension Pictures chose to drastically rewrite the script and hire Peeters as director instead leading Rothman to remove her name from the script. The script on offer here is solely authored by Rothman. Set and shot on location in Venice Beach. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Stephanie Rothman. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus with faint foxing to the final leaf and light rusting to the binding bound internally with a silver prong. First American Films unknown
ref. 154198Marina del Rey: First American Films 1978. Draft script for the 1978 film. Copy belonging to actor Dick Miller with his name on the front wrapper and title page and his manuscript ink annotations throughout. Missing seven pages likely as used or issued. Screenwriter Stephanie Rothman worked as one of two female directors the other being Barbara Peeters at Roger Corman's New World Pictures most notably directing the films "The Student Nurses" 1970 and "Terminal Island" 1974. Rothman was initially intended to direct "Starhops" but executives at Dimension Pictures chose to drastically rewrite the script and hire Peeters as director instead leading Rothman to remove her name from the script. The script on offer here is solely authored by Rothman. Set and shot on location in Venice Beach. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Stephanie Rothman. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus with faint foxing to the final leaf and light rusting to the binding bound internally with a silver prong. First American Films unknown books
1996ref. 167800Los Angeles: Sony Imageworks 1996. Collection of vintage bound gatherings of storyboards representing eight sequences from the 1997 film. Storyboards belonging to visual effects producer Peter Kuran with his name in manuscript ink or pencil on three pages. Sequences represented include an advertisement from the Federal Network Jump Ball the brain bug capturing fleet training the battle of Klendathu a bug meteor the Starship Athena and asteroid grazing among others. Based on the 1959 novel by Robert A. Heinlein about several soldiers serving in the Earth world government military during an interstellar war with an alien species known as Arachnids. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Xerographically duplicated rectos only. Approximately 200 leaves. Pages generally Near Fine variously bound with staples paper clips or gold brads. Sony Imageworks unknown
1996ref. 167800Los Angeles: Sony Imageworks 1996. Collection of vintage bound gatherings of storyboards representing eight sequences from the 1997 film. Storyboards belonging to visual effects producer Peter Kuran with his name in manuscript ink or pencil on three pages. Sequences represented include an advertisement from the Federal Network Jump Ball the brain bug capturing fleet training the battle of Klendathu a bug meteor the Starship Athena and asteroid grazing among others. Based on the 1959 novel by Robert A. Heinlein about several soldiers serving in the Earth world government military during an interstellar war with an alien species known as Arachnids. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Xerographically duplicated rectos only. Approximately 200 leaves. Pages generally Near Fine variously bound with staples paper clips or gold brads. Sony Imageworks unknown books
1928ref. 172232Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1928. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1928 silent film an amazing shot showing crowds of onlookers gathering at the harbor to welcome a steamer ship. The effete son of a hardened steamer captain falls in love with the daughter of his father's rival. Keaton's last independent film made under his creative control before his move to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer later in the year. The film is perhaps best remembered today for Keaton's most famous stunt in which the facade of a house falls down around him while he avoids being flattened by inadvertently standing underneath an open window. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with three pinholes to the margins and a diagonal chip to the top left corner. Complete collation details available on request. National Film Registry. United Artists unknown
1928ref. 162823N.p.: N.p. 1928. Vintage borderless publicity portrait photograph of actor Buster Keaton Jr. in his shirtsleeves issued to promote the 1928 silent comedy film. Contemporary dealer stamp on the verso. The last film Keaton would make with United Artists before moving to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was a commercial and critical failure upon release but has since been reevaluated as one of Keaton's masterpieces. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 6.25 x 9.5 inches archivally mounted in a white mat measuring 11 x 14 inches. Very Good with moderate wear at the bottom corners. N.p. unknown
1928ref. 172232Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1928. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1928 silent film an amazing shot showing crowds of onlookers gathering at the harbor to welcome a steamer ship. The effete son of a hardened steamer captain falls in love with the daughter of his father's rival. Keaton's last independent film made under his creative control before his move to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer later in the year. The film is perhaps best remembered today for Keaton's most famous stunt in which the facade of a house falls down around him while he avoids being flattened by inadvertently standing underneath an open window. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with three pinholes to the margins and a diagonal chip to the top left corner. Complete collation details available on request. National Film Registry. United Artists unknown books
1928ref. 162823N.p.: N.p. 1928. Vintage borderless publicity portrait photograph of actor Buster Keaton Jr. in his shirtsleeves issued to promote the 1928 silent comedy film. Contemporary dealer stamp on the verso. The last film Keaton would make with United Artists before moving to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film was a commercial and critical failure upon release but has since been reevaluated as one of Keaton's masterpieces. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 6.25 x 9.5 inches archivally mounted in a white mat measuring 11 x 14 inches. Very Good with moderate wear at the bottom corners. N.p. unknown books
1957ref. 158955Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1957. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1957 film. During WWII members of a troop occupy a derelict Tunisian farmhouse until they are discovered by German infantrymen. The first Hammer war film and the second Hammer film produced in collaboration with a major US studio. Set in Tunis shot on location in England. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. United Artists unknown books
1946ref. 172485Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Two vintage photographs: one studio still photograph and one reference photograph from the 1946 film noir. Studio still photograph with a blind stamp on the verso bottom left corner and reference photograph with a blind stamp on the verso bottom right corner. A US senator his secretary and a war veteran are targeted by German agents. Set in and shot on location in Malibu. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Selby US. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1946ref. 172485Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Two vintage photographs: one studio still photograph and one reference photograph from the 1946 film noir. Studio still photograph with a blind stamp on the verso bottom left corner and reference photograph with a blind stamp on the verso bottom right corner. A US senator his secretary and a war veteran are targeted by German agents. Set in and shot on location in Malibu. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Selby US. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1971ref. 142743New York: Magic Lantern Inc 1971. Draft script for the 1974 film. Based on the 1927 novel by Hermann Hesse. A depressed half-man half-animal played by Max von Sydow is introduced to the hallucinogenic world of the "Magic Theater" where he seeks redemption via a metaphysical transcendence. The film took seven years of complicated pre-production to create including building a relationship with the Hesse family in order to acquire the rights. While "Steppenwolf" is a precisely-realized film replete with Jungian symbols and created with some of the best special effects available at the time the film has remained somewhat obscure due to problems with its marketing and distribution including the color of the prints having been incorrectly developed. Set in 1920s Germany shot on location in Germany and Switzerland. Black titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers with credits for novelist Hermann Hesse. Title page present dated April 1971 with credits for screenwriter Fred Haines. 104 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Mimeograph duplication with blue undated revision pages throughout. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Magic Lantern Inc unknown
1971ref. 142743New York: Magic Lantern Inc 1971. Draft script for the 1974 film. Based on the 1927 novel by Hermann Hesse. A depressed half-man half-animal played by Max von Sydow is introduced to the hallucinogenic world of the "Magic Theater" where he seeks redemption via a metaphysical transcendence. The film took seven years of complicated pre-production to create including building a relationship with the Hesse family in order to acquire the rights. While "Steppenwolf" is a precisely-realized film replete with Jungian symbols and created with some of the best special effects available at the time the film has remained somewhat obscure due to problems with its marketing and distribution including the color of the prints having been incorrectly developed. Set in 1920s Germany shot on location in Germany and Switzerland. Black titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers with credits for novelist Hermann Hesse. Title page present dated April 1971 with credits for screenwriter Fred Haines. 104 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Mimeograph duplication with blue undated revision pages throughout. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Magic Lantern Inc unknown books
1969ref. 157979London: The Other Cinema 1969. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1969 Canadian film. Stamps of The Other Cinema and ICA Press Office on the verso. In the future the Canadian Academy for Erotic Enquiry CAEE investigates the claims of a parapsychologist by recruiting seven volunteers to submit to a form of brain surgery that removes their power of speech but increases their telepathic ability. Director David Cronenberg's feature film debut. 9.75 x 7.75 inches. Near Fine. The Other Cinema unknown
1969ref. 157979London: The Other Cinema 1969. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1969 Canadian film. Stamps of The Other Cinema and ICA Press Office on the verso. In the future the Canadian Academy for Erotic Enquiry CAEE investigates the claims of a parapsychologist by recruiting seven volunteers to submit to a form of brain surgery that removes their power of speech but increases their telepathic ability. Director David Cronenberg's feature film debut. 9.75 x 7.75 inches. Near Fine. The Other Cinema unknown books
1983ref. 161445Universal City CA: Universal City Studios 1983. Revised First Draft script for the 1985 film. Copy belonging to hair stylist Philip Leto with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Based on the 1983 novel by Elmore Leonard. One of only a few screenplays adapted by Leonard from one of his own novels made memorable in that it layered a surprisingly complex plot onto what by 1985 had become a pretty standard sub-genre: the Burt Reynolds revenge thriller. Shot on location in California and Florida. Green titled Universal wrappers dated August 5 1983 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT and production No. 02162 on the front wrapper. Title page present noted as Revised First Draft with credit for author and screenwriter Elmore Leonard. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication on blue stock rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Universal City Studios unknown
