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1967ref. 132144Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1967. First Draft screenplay for the 1968 film. The sequel to director Gordon Douglas' Tony Rome im which Sinatra's nonchalant private detective is out to solve the murder of a woman found off the coast of Miami her feet encased in cement. Set in Miami shot on location in Miami and North Bay Village Florida. Pale blue titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper marked production No. 150 dated December 15 1967. Title page present dated December 15 1967 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Albert. 159 leaves mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1970ref. 161866N.p.: Tower Productions 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1969 Italian film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the verso. Loosely based on the Italian historical novel "The Betrothed" by Alessandro Manzoni wherein a 17th century nun is accused and tried by the church for breaking celibacy and plotting murder. Shot on location in Rome. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Tower Productions unknown
1957ref. 130948Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1958 film. White brad-bound titled wrappers dated December 16 1957 noting 11 reels. Mimeograph duplication. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1955ref. 151587London: Rank Organisation 1955. Vintage lobby card from the 1955 British film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso noting the names of actors. A motley group of five small-time criminals rent out rooms from a wealthy octogenarian widow in order to plan a heist while posing as classical musicians. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes to the corners. Grant UK. Lee The Heist Film. Rank Organisation unknown
1955ref. 15219London London: Rank Organisation 1955. 1955. Eight original borderless press photographs for the seminal 1955 Ealing Comedy. All eight with British press stamps and typed layout slips to the verso. The curtain call of the famous "Ealing Comedies" the Ladykillers was the last major masterpiece produced by the iconic Ealing Studios before the studio was sold to the BBC. Darkly macabre the film was deeply subversive at the time and satirised Britain's inability to move beyond its Empire past. William Rose famously purportedly dreamt the whole film and simply sat down wrote out the script from memory. London, London: Rank Organisation, 1955. unknown
1962ref. 132237Dusseldorf Germany: Alfried Holle / Atlas Films 1962. Original German A1 poster for a circa 1962 re-release of the 1955 UK film. From the collection of noted film historian Amos Vogel. Full provenance available. Music professor Alec Guinness rents a London flat from sweet old lady Katie Johnson. He tells her that from time to time several other musicians will visit in order to rehearse. In truth Guinness can't play a note nor can his visitors-he's a criminal mastermind holding court over a gang of thieves including the likes of punkish Peter Sellers homicidal Herbert Lom and punchdrunk Danny Green. The gang uses Guinness' flat as headquarters as they conceive a daring 60000 pound robbery. Nominated for an Academy Award Best Screenplay and a BFA award for veteran character actress Johnson. 23.25 x 33 inches rolled. Very Good or better overall. Alfried Holle / Atlas Films unknown books
1970ref. 164320N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1970 film showing director Hal Ashby with actor Beau Bridges and crew members during filming on location in New York. Ashby's directorial debut based on the 1966 novel by Kristin Hunter about a naive wealthy white man who buys an inner-city tenement in Park Slope Brooklyn intending to evict the low-income Black tenants and turn the building into a luxury home for himself. He soon grows fond of the residents even beginning a relationship with one of the women living in the building and decides to remain as the landlord. Set in Park Slope Brooklyn and shot on location in Brooklyn and Manhattan. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown
1982ref. 139018London: Golan-Globus 1982. Original British quad poster for the 1982 US film. Printed in England by Broomhead featuring artwork far more risque than its US variant. Remaking his own film "Lemon Popsicle" 1978 director Davidson brings his Israeli tale to the streets of Los Angeles. Gary Monoson and his friends Antin Rubbo are high school students who stumble through life trying to score dolls and drugs. Karen Franklin a transfer student and a virgin inevitably comes between the friends and they are determined to deflower. Karen is impregnated and Gary helps her get an abortion and the two share a seemingly unbreakable romance. The soundtrack boasts popular bands of the late 1970s including Devo The Police Oingo Boingo U2 The Cars Blondie and more. 30 x 40 inches folded as issued. Near Fine with a few light edge creases. Arrow 843. Golan-Globus unknown books
1967ref. 152790N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage oversize matte-finish reference photograph from the 1967 film showing actors Glenn Ford and Angie Dickinson. Based on the 1966 novel "Pistolero's Progress" by John Sherry. A former gunslinger turned sheriff of a sleepy western town must fight a spitfire youngster who wants to prove his merit as the fastest draw in the territory. Shot on location in Arizona. 15 x 12 inches. Very Good plus with moderate soil and wear to the edges. Pitts 2185. N.p. unknown
1971ref. 130851Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1971. Draft script for the 1971 television movie here under the working title "The Day They Took the Babies Away." Actor Van Heflin's working copy with his manuscript annotations throughout. A film produced for ABC's now-legendary "Movie of the Week" series. A pregnant woman goes on the run in a dystopian future where having children is outlawed due to overpopulation. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as Revised on the front wrapper dated 2-1-71. Title page present dated January 26 1971 with credit for screenwriter Fischer. 122 leaves on green stock mimeograph duplication with goldenrod light orange yellow and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 1-29-71 and 2-12-71. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown
1967ref. 149453Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1967. Vintage reference photograph of director Richard Thorpe and actors Angie Dickinson and Glenn Ford looking over a script on the set of the 1967 Western film. With a printed mimeo snipe noting the film's original title "The Pistolero of Red River" which has been crossed out and retitled "The Last Challenge" in manuscript ink annotation affixed to the verso along with manuscript ink and pencil annotations and a mimeo snipe. Based on John Sherry's 1966 novel "Pistolero's Progress." A young gunslinger heads into a small western town with the intention of dueling the local sheriff who is famed for his skill and speed with a gun. Thorpe's final film concluding a decades-long affiliation with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Shot on location in California and Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a few light creases to the top right corner. Pitts 2185. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1967ref. 145422Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1967. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1967 film. Mimeo snipe and holograph annotations on the verso. Based on the 1966 novel "Pistolero's Progress" by John Sherry. The young gunslinging outlaw Lot McGuire Chad Everett travels to a small Southwestern town to challenge the famous outlaw-turned-marshal Glenn Ford to a duel. Shot on location in Arizona and California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1967ref. 149453Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1967. Vintage reference photograph of director Richard Thorpe and actors Angie Dickinson and Glenn Ford looking over a script on the set of the 1967 Western film. With a printed mimeo snipe noting the film's original title "The Pistolero of Red River" which has been crossed out and retitled "The Last Challenge" in holograph ink annotation affixed to the verso along with holograph ink and pencil annotations and a mimeo snipe. Based on John Sherry's 1966 novel "Pistolero's Progress." A young gunslinger heads into a small western town with the intention of dueling the local sheriff who is famed for his skill and speed with a gun. Thorpe's final film concluding a decades-long affiliation with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Shot on location in California and Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a few light creases to the top right corner. Pitts 2185. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1971ref. 130851Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1971. Draft script for the 1971 television movie here under the working title "The Day They Took the Babies Away." Actor Van Heflin's working copy with his holograph annotations throughout. A film produced for ABC's now-legendary "Movie of the Week" series. A pregnant woman goes on the run in a dystopian future where having children is outlawed due to overpopulation. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as Revised on the front wrapper dated 2-1-71. Title page present dated January 26 1971 with credit for screenwriter Fischer. 122 leaves on green stock mimeograph duplication with goldenrod light orange yellow and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 1-29-71 and 2-12-71. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books
1955ref. 139627North Hollywood: Republic Pictures 1955. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the US release of the 1955 film. A biopic about Jim Bowie the fall of the Alamo and the Texas War of Independence. John Wayne was originally attached to the film as director and producer. However the studio wanted him to star instead and he subsequently left to form his own production company. Set in Texas shot on location in Texas and California. 10 x 8 inches. Good with two pin holes and tape repairs to the top and bottom margins of the verso. Complete collation details available on request. Republic Pictures unknown books
1975ref. 146429N.p.: N.p. 1975. First Draft script for an unproduced film written by the Oscar-winning screenwriter Ernest Tidyman. Based on Martin Caidin's 1974 novel. An American ace pilot and his Japanese counterpart take to the skies during World War II to duel and are eventually forced into a friendship built on necessity. Screenwriter Ernest Tidyman previously won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The French Connection" 1971 and was also known for writing both the John Shaft novel series and the screenplay for the 1971 film. Set in and above Japan. Black titled wrappers. Title page present dated May 6 1975 noted as "first draft" with credits for screenwriter Tidyman and novelist Martin Caidin. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with tape reinforcements to its silver prong binding. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 146429N.p.: N.p. 1975. First Draft script for an unproduced film written by the Oscar-winning screenwriter Ernest Tidyman. Based on Martin Caidin's 1974 novel. An American ace pilot and his Japanese counterpart take to the skies during World War II to duel and are eventually forced into a friendship built on necessity. Screenwriter Ernest Tidyman previously won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The French Connection" 1971 and was also known for writing both the John Shaft novel series and the screenplay for the 1971 film. Set in and above Japan. Black titled wrappers. Title page present dated May 6 1975 noted as "first draft" with credits for screenwriter Tidyman and novelist Martin Caidin. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with tape reinforcements to its silver prong binding. N.p. unknown books
1940ref. 166071N.p.: N.p. 1940. Vintage reference photograph from the 1940 Italian film showing a 17-year-old Alida Valli. File stamp and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Valli appeared in bit parts in Italian comedies between 1934 and 1940 finally making her dramatic debut in 1941 in Mario Soldati's "Piccolo mondo antico." She received a special Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival for her performance and would go on to star in a number of American French and Italian films through the ensuing decades. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
2020ref. 169805N.p.: Gila Films 2020. Draft script for the 2021 film. SIGNED by director and screenwriter David Weaver on the title page. Z-budget horror film that follows the last surviving member of the Frankenstein family as he faces middle age and decides to complete his ancestors' work. The final screen appearance of actor Robert Dix best known for his various lead roles in the legendary "Whistler" film series between 1944 and 1948. Shot on location in New York. Clear front wrapper black rear wrapper. Title page present undated copyright year noted as 2014 with credit for Weaver. 72 leaves lacking pagination. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Gila Films unknown
1979ref. 148558N.p.: N.p. 1979. Draft script for an unproduced film likely a first draft. Based on James Crumley's 1978 gritty masterwork of crime fiction featuring Crumley's recurring detective C.W. Sughrue scouring America's sleazy underbelly in search of a girl gone missing from Haight-Ashbury a decade earlier. After Walter Hill's critical and commercial success with "Warriors" 1979 and the critical success of "The Long Riders" 1980 he focused his energies on adapting "The Last Good Kiss" in which he was hoping to cast Nick Nolte. Unfortunately the project was shelved and Hill went on to make "Southern Comfort" a critical success but commercial failure. Hill continued to shop "The Last Good Kiss" over the next decade without success. Brown untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter and director Walter Hill author James Crumley and producer Sidney Beckerman. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Mimograph duplicaton rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with faint creasing bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 162196Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures Television 1977. Final Draft script for the 1977 television movie originally aired on November 16 1977 on NBC. Copy belonging to script supervisor Meta Wilde with her annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. White titled Columbia Pictures Television wrappers dated May 10 1977 noted as FINAL DRAFT and production No. 162131 on the front wrapper. Title page present dated May 10 1977 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for novelist Edwin O'Connor and screenwriter Carroll O'Connor. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Xerographic duplication on blue stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures Television unknown
1958ref. 163531Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly age toned else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1958ref. 163586Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Vintage reference photograph from the 1958 film showing Spencer Tracy Edward Brophy Pat O'Brien James Gleason and Ricardo Cortez. Printed mimeo snipe and Columbia stamp on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor about an aging veteran politician who grows increasingly determined to win a fourth mayoral election and stay in power despite the reservations of his supporters. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with old cello tape at the corners. Columbia Pictures unknown
1977ref. 163798Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures Television 1977. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director and actor Dennis Hopper with cameraman László Kovács during filming on location for the 1971 film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A stunt coordinator filming on location in a small Peruvian village believes he has found paradise but soon discovers a strange and violent cargo cult which has formed among the locals. In spite of his ongoing battle with substance abuse director Dennis Hopper was granted full creative control over the film after his unexpected success with "Easy Rider" in 1969. The film's massive failure which became the stuff of legend essentially ended Hopper's directorial career in Hollywood for the better part of the ensuing decade until "Out of the Blue" in 1980. Set and shot on location in Peru. 7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Pitts 2199. Columbia Pictures Television unknown
1946ref. 135972Los Angeles: David O. Selznick 1946. Treatment script for an unproduced film science fiction film. Developed for David O. Selznick by Paul MacNamara who worked as a publicity director on several Selznick projects including "Duel in the Sun" 1946 "The Paradine Case" 1947 and "Portrait of Jennie" 1948. A story about a New York City reporter who finds himself the only man left in town in the aftermath of a major storm. His investigations lead him to find one other survivor a woman with whom he falls in love then finally a team of mathematicians who are at work on a "God machine" five stories tall that appears to run the entire universe. Green studio front wrapper rear wrapper missing perhaps as issued rubber-stamped copy number dated May 7 1946 with a credit for screenwriter MacNamara. 43 leaves with last page of text numbered 43. Mimeograph duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three silver brads. David O. Selznick unknown books
