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1985ref. 161049N.p.: N.p. 1985. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1985 film including one showing director Héctor Babenco talking with actor William Hurt on the set. Based on the 1976 novel by Manuel Puig about two cellmates who form an unusual bond during their imprisonment in a Brazilian prison. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Puig's novel also served as the basis for a Broadway musical produced in 1993 with a book by Terrence McNally. Set and shot on location in São Paolo Brazil. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1988ref. 151165Culver City CA: Tri-Star TriStar Pictures 1988. Vintage reference photograph of director Pen Densham and Joanna Pacula on the set of the 1988 film. Jet-setter model Felice moves in with her long estranged sister Hilary and her family intent on passing a voodoo curse onto Hillary's daughter Amy. Set in Albany New York shot on location in Quebec Canada. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Canuxploitation. Tri-Star [TriStar] Pictures unknown books
1965ref. 149601London: Woodfall Film Productions 1965. Vintage borderless candid photograph from the 1965 film showing actors Ray Brooks and Charlotte Rampling lounging at the beach. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with manuscript annotations regarding layout and the stamp of Keystone Agency. Based on Ann Jellicoe's 1962 play. An awkward young man seeks out the help of his slick womanizing flatmate in learning how to seduce women but trouble arises when they both set their marks on the same girl. Although nominally a comedy a film that bears far more similarity to a kitchen sink drama due largely to its polarizing final act. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Set and shot on location in London. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with light wear and soil to the verso. Woodfall Film Productions unknown
1965ref. 151229N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1965 film showing actresses Lucy Bartlett and Charlotte Rampling in between takes wearing matching wetsuits. Based on Ann Jellicoe's 1962 play. An awkward young man seeks out the help of his slick womanizing flatmate in learning how to seduce women but trouble arises when they both set their marks on the same girl. Although nominally a comedy a film that bears far more similarity to a kitchen sink drama due largely to its polarizing final act. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Set and shot on location in London. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 149601London: Woodfall Film Productions 1965. Vintage borderless candid photograph from the 1965 film showing actors Ray Brooks and Charlotte Rampling lounging at the beach. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with holograph annotations regarding layout and the stamp of Keystone Agency. An awkward young man seeks out the help of his womanizing friend in learning how to seduce women but trouble arises when both men fall for the same woman a shy young country girl. Set and shot on location in London. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with light wear and soil to the verso. Woodfall Film Productions unknown books
1965ref. 151229N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1965 film showing actresses Lucy Bartlett and Charlotte Rampling in between takes wearing matching wetsuits. An awkward young man seeks out the help of his womanizing friend in learning how to seduce women but trouble arises when both men fall for the same woman a shy young country girl. Set and shot on location in London. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1962ref. 162160Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1962. Vintage lobby card for the Spanish release of the 1962 British film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Based on the 1960 novel by Lynne Reid Banks. A kitchen sink drama about an unmarried pregnant woman who moves into a boarding house in London where she finds a home among the house's outcasts. 14 x 11 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1941ref. 134870Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1941. Vintage double weight studio still photograph of hapless Henry Fonda and beguiling Barbara Stanwyck from the 1941 film. Rubber stamp on the verso dated December 4 1940 indicating that Hollywood Advisory Council i.e. Hayes Office has approved the photo as not being scandalous. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 103. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1941ref. 134859Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1941. Single weight borderless photograph of director Preston Sturges and Barbara Stanwyck working on the set of "The Lady Eve" in 1941. Rubber stamp crediting Paramount photographer G.E. Richardson on the verso with a corresponding date stamp of April 7 1941 and a mimeo snipe printed on same describing the scene. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 103. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1947ref. 156253Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film showing a blonde Rita Hayworth perched on the railing of Errol Flynn's yacht "Zaca" during filming on location in Mexico. Stamp of Columbia Pictures on the verso. Director Orson Welles promised to write produce and direct a film for Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn in exchange for an emergency $55000 to help finance costuming for his 1946 Broadway musical "Around the World." The resultant film based on Raymond Sherwood King's 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" courted controversy not least due to Welles' decision to have Hayes cut and bleach her iconic red hair for her performance. Although the film was a commercial failure in the US upon release it is now considered a touchstone of the noir genre. Shot on location in Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good lightly toned overall with brief wear at the corners. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown
1948ref. 159121Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1948. Vintage reference photograph from the 1948 film showing Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. National Film Archive stamp on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" by Sherwood King. Director Orson Welles promised to write produce and direct a film for Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn in exchange for an emergency $55000 to help finance costuming for his 1946 Broadway musical "Around the World." The resultant film courted controversy not least due to Welles' decision to have Hayes cut and bleach her iconic red hair for her performance. Although the film was a commercial failure in the US upon release it is now considered a touchstone of the noir genre. Shot on location in Mexico. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Selby US Master List. Selby US Masterworks. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown
1948ref. 159793Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1948. Vintage reference photograph from the 1948 film showing actors Orson Welles and Glenn Anders in a pensive moment. Columbia Pictures stamp and printed mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" by Sherwood King. Welles promised to write produce and direct a film for Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn in exchange for an emergency $55000 to help finance costuming for his 1946 Broadway musical "Around the World." The resultant film courted controversy not least due to Welles' decision to have Hayes cut and bleach her iconic red hair for her performance. Although the film was a commercial failure in the US upon release it is now considered a touchstone of the noir genre. Shot on location in Mexico. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Selby US Master List. Selby US Masterworks. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown
1947ref. 155856N.p.: N.p. 1947. Vintage reference photograph of director Orson Welles and his then-estranged wife actress Rita Hayworth on the set of the 1947 film. Manuscript ink annotations on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Welles promised to write produce and direct a film for Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn in exchange for an emergency $55000 to help finance costuming for his 1946 Broadway musical "Around the World." The resultant film based on Raymond Sherwood King's 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" courted controversy not least due to Welles' decision to have Hayes cut and bleach her iconic red hair for her performance. Although the film was a commercial failure in the US upon release it is now considered a touchstone of the noir genre. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good lightly toned overall with brief wear at the corners. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. N.p. unknown
1948ref. 145927Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1948. Vintage studio photograph from the set of the 1948 film noir. Mimeo snipe and Columbia Pictures Photo By Cronenweth stamp on verso. Publicity still of Rita Hayworth her wardrobe woman Roselle Novello and hairdresser Flora Jaynes between takes during the filming of this Orson Welles classic. 8.25 x 10 inches. Very Good Plus some light creasing. Rosenbaum 1000. Weldon 1996. Spicer US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Columbia Pictures unknown
1947ref. 140755Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Archive of seven vintage single and double weight publicity photographs from the 1947 film. Mimeograph snipe on the verso of a few photos notes the Jean Louis clothing designs for the film. Photographers' rubber stamp also to the versos. Based on the 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" by Sherwood King. Surreal and visually stunning The Lady from Shanghai tells a quintessential film noir tale of moral chaos reaching its climax with a shootout in an abandoned hall of mirrors. The collection features photographs of leading lady Rita Hayworth in various stylish outfits and sporting the controversial short blonde hairstyle that soon-to-be ex-husband Orson Welles forced her to accept for the role. Robert Coburn who photographed all but one of the images in this collection was one of the most influential portrait photographers employed by movie studios from the 1930s to 1960s with his most famous portraits immortalizing Hollywood's greatest icons and helping to define the era as the Golden Age of Cinema. In 1940 Coburn began a twenty-year career with Columbia Pictures as the head of the still production department and the studio's chief portrait photographer for many landmark films including "Picnic" "Gilda" and "The Big Heat." Set in California New York and Mexico and shot there on location. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine to Fine condition. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Silver & Ward Classic Noir. Columbia Pictures unknown
1947ref. 140757Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Three vintage photographs of director Orson Welles from the 1947 film. Photographer's stamp on the versos and two with mimeo snipes on the versos. Welles promised to write produce and direct a film for Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn in exchange for an emergency $55000 to help finance costuming for his 1946 Broadway musical "Around the World." The resultant film based on Raymond Sherwood King's 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" courted controversy not least due to Welles' decision to have Hayes cut and bleach her iconic red hair for her performance. Although the film was a commercial failure in the US upon release it is now considered a touchstone of the noir genre. Shot on location in Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown
1947ref. 134869Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Vintage photograph of Rita Hayworth taken for the 1947 film by Columbia Pictures special photographer Robert Coburn. With Coburn's stamp on the verso. Robert Coburn was one of the most influential portrait photographers working in the major Hollywood movie studios from the 1930s to 1960s. His star subjects included Hayworth Joan Crawford Kim Novak Carole Lombard William Holden Glenn Ford and Orson Welles. Coburn's most famous portraits immortalized Hollywood's greatest icons and helped to define this era as the Golden Age of Cinema. In 1940 Coburn began a twenty-year career with Columbia Pictures as the head of the still production department and the studio's chief portrait photographer for many landmark films including "Picnic" "Gilda" and "The Big Heat". 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1947ref. 135591Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Vintage press photograph of Rita Hayworth Orson Welles and the film's still photographer Robert Coburn on the set of 1947 film noir. Mimeograph snipe on the verso notes that here Welles and Coburn are discussing the Jean Louis clothing designs for the film with Ms. Hayworth. Shot by Van Pelt with his stamp on the verso. 8 x 10 inches. In an archival mat. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1947ref. 140755Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Archive of seven vintage single and double weight fashion publicity photographs from the 1947 film. Mimeograph snipe on the verso of a few photos notes the Jean Louis clothing designs for the film. Photographers' rubber stamp also to the versos. Based on the 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" by Sherwood King. Surreal and visually stunning The Lady from Shanghai tells a quintessential film noir tale of moral chaos reaching its climax with a shootout in an abandoned hall of mirrors. The collection features photographs of leading lady Rita Hayworth in various stylish outfits and sporting the controversial short blonde hairstyle that soon-to-be ex-husband Orson Welles forced her to accept for the role. Robert Coburn who photographed all but one of the images in this collection was one of the most influential portrait photographers employed by movie studios from the 1930s to 1960s with his most famous portraits immortalizing Hollywood's greatest icons and helping to define the era as the Golden Age of Cinema. In 1940 Coburn began a twenty-year career with Columbia Pictures as the head of the still production department and the studio's chief portrait photographer for many landmark films including "Picnic" "Gilda" and "The Big Heat." Set in California New York and Mexico and shot there on location. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine to Fine condition. Grant US Classic Noir. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Silver & Ward Classic Noir. Complete collation details available on request. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1947ref. 134869Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Vintage photograph of Rita Hayworth taken for the 1947 film by Columbia Pictures special photographer Robert Coburn. With Coburn's stamp on the verso. Robert Coburn was one of the most influential portrait photographers working in the major Hollywood movie studios from the 1930s to 1960s. His star subjects included Hayworth Joan Crawford Kim Novak Carole Lombard William Holden Glenn Ford and Orson Welles. Coburn's most famous portraits immortalized Hollywood's greatest icons and helped to define this era as the Golden Age of Cinema. In 1940 Coburn began a twenty-year career with Columbia Pictures as the head of the still production department and the studio's chief portrait photographer for many landmark films including "Picnic" "Gilda" and "The Big Heat". 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1948ref. 145927Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1948. Vintage studio photograph from the 1948 film. Mimeo snipe and Columbia Pictures Photo By Cronenweth stamp on verso. Publicity still of Rita Hayworth her wardrobe woman Roselle Novello and hairdresser Flora Jaynes between takes during the filming of Welles' classic film noir "The Lady from Shanghai." 8.25 x 10 inches. Very Good Plus some light creasiing. Rosenbaum 1000. Welon 1996. Spicer US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Grant US. Selby US. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1947ref. 135591Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Vintage press photograph of Rita Hayworth Orson Welles and the film's still photographer Robert Coburn on the set of 1947 film noir. Mimeograph snipe on the verso notes that here Welles and Coburn are discussing the Jean Louis clothing designs for the film with Ms. Hayworth. Shot by Van Pelt with his stamp on the verso. 8 x 10 inches. In an archival mat. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1947ref. 150230N.p.: N.p. 1947. Collection of three vintage slightly oversize borderless double weight photographs from the 1947 film taken during production in Acapulco Mexico two showing a large parrot perched on the camera and one showing several unknown gaffers standing near large floodlights used during filming. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a PIX stamp crediting an unknown photographer noted in holograph pencil annotation as "Hatch" and a library stamp. From the archive of the PIX Agency a 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. Based on Sherwood King's 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" following an Irish drifter who finds himself caught between a mysterious woman and her disabled tycoon husband. A lavishly photographed surreal production now considered a hallmark of film noir. Set in San Francisco and New York shot on location throughout New York City Guerrero Mexico and San Francisco Sausalito and San Luis Obispo California. And on Erroll Flynn's yacht "Zaca" in the waters near Acapulco. Two 8.5 x 11 inches one 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. N.p. unknown books
1947ref. 140757Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Three vintage photographs of Orson Welles from the 1947 film. Photographer's rubber stamp to all three photos with mimeograph snipe to the verso of two photos as well. Based on the 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" by Sherwood King. Featuring photos of actor/director Orson Welles. Surreal and visually stunning "The Lady from Shanghai" tells a quintessential film noir tale of moral chaos reaching its climax with a shootout in an abandoned hall of mirrors. Robert Coburn who photographed one of the images in this collection was one of the most influential portrait photographers employed by movie studios from the 1930s to 1960s with his most famous portraits immortalizing Hollywood's greatest icons and helping to define the era as the Golden Age of Cinema. In 1940 Coburn began a twenty-year career with Columbia Pictures as the head of the still production department and the studio's chief portrait photographer for many landmark films including "Picnic" "Gilda" and "The Big Heat." Set in California New York and Mexico and shot there on location. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine to Fine condition. Grant US Classic Noir. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Silver & Ward Classic Noir. Complete collation details available on request. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1942ref. 157691N.p.: N.p. 1942. Vintage reference photograph from the 1942 film showing director Mitchell Leisen talking to actors Marlene Dietrich and Fred MacMurray between takes. Provenance stamp on the verso. An eccentric unmarried actress who longs for motherhood finds an abandoned baby and enlists a divorced pediatrician's help in raising the child. Set in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with paper tape reinforcements on the corner versos. N.p. unknown
