1946ref. WRCLIT67658Culver City: Vanguard Films / Selznick 1946. 43 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound with stencil printed upper wrapper. Upper wrapper a bit sunned and fragile with small nicks and tears at edges otherwise very good. A treatment for an unproduced science fiction film project by the man who served as director of advertising and publicity for David O. Selznick in the 1940s. It follows the familiar theme of the situation of the last man and woman on earth the consequence of the intervention of an extra-terrestrial "Universe Master." Vanguard Films / Selznick] unknown books

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Barton Charles Louis J. Gasnier directors; F. Britten Austin short story; Philip MacDonald screenwriter; Cary Grant Claude RaABAA

The Last Outpost Original screenplay for the 1935 film

1935ref. 147721Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1935. Draft script for the 1935 film. Paramount "File Copy" and "Master File" stamps on front wrapper. Script divided into sequences as was customary for the period. Based on F. Britten Austin's 1923 short story "The Drum." During WWI British Officer Michael Andrews Cary Grant is captured and awaiting execution when local Turkish commander helps him escape revealing he is British intelligence officer John Stevenson Claude Rains. Convalescing in Cairo Andrews falls in love with his nurse Rosemary Haydon Gertrude Michael who reveals she's secretly married to a man she'd briefly known a few years before John Stevenson. Tall white self wrappers in the 1930s Paramount style. Title page dated May 15 1935 rubber-stamped production No. 967. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered C-52. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine saddle-stapled with three staples. Paramount Pictures unknown books

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Peter Bogdanovich (director, screenwriter); Cybill Shepherd, Jeff Bridges, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Ben Johnson (starringBiblio.com

The Last Picture Show Original photograph from the 1971 film showing Peter Bogdanovich talking with Cybill Shepherd on the set

1971ref. 163748Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1971. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1971 film showing actress Cybill Shepherd talking with director Peter Bogdanovich. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on Larry McMurtry's 1966 semi-autobiographical novel following the everyday lives of three directionless teenagers in a small lonely Texan town. Peter Bogdanovich's directorial breakthrough one of the defining films about Texas and the American Southwest shot in black-and-white on location in Archer City Texas. Winner of two Academy Awards for actors Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman and nominated for another six. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine lightly worn at the corners. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 549. Ebert III. Columbia Pictures unknown

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Alfred L. Werker director; Seymour Bennett Connie Lee Bennett Kenneth Gamet screenwriter; Broderick Crawford John Derek CharABAA

The Last Posse Original photograph from the 1953 film

1953ref. 139792Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1953. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1953 film. Co-written by husband and wife team Connie and Seymour Bennett. An exhausted posse returns without their loot and explain through flashbacks the mishaps that befell their mission. Set in New Mexico shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Complete collation details available on request. Columbia Pictures unknown books

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Robert Aldrich (director); Howard Rigsby (novel); Shirley Clarke (photographer); Dalton Trumbo (screenwriter); Rock Hudson, KirkBiblio.com

The Last Sunset Original photograph of Rock Hudson on the set of the 1961 film

1960ref. 150186Universal City: Universal Pictures 1960. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actor Rock Hudson signing autographs on the set of the 1961 Western film here under the working title "The Day of the Gun." With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of still photographer Shirley Clarke not to be confused with the filmmaker of the same name. Based on the 1957 novel "Sundown at Crazy Horse" by Howard Rigsby under the pseudonym Vechel Howard. While on the run from the law a cowboy travels to visit an old lover in Mexico only to find her married to a drunk. Set in Texas and Mexico and shot on location in Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the edges. Pitts 2237. Universal Pictures unknown

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Robert Aldrich (director); Howard Rigsby writing as Vechel Howard (novel); Dalton Trumbo (screenwriter); Rock Hudson, Kirk DouglBiblio.com

The Last Sunset Original photograph from the 1961 film

1961ref. 144217Universal City: Universal Pictures 1961. Vintage photograph of Robert Aldrich and Kirk Douglas on the set of the 1961 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso in green and brown ink and pencil. Based on the 1957 novel by Howard Rigsby under the pseudonym Vechel Howard about a cowboy who on the run from the law travels to visit an old lover in Mexico only to find her married to a drunk. Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was also at work writing the script for Otto Preminger's "Exodus" while he wrote for this film. Set and shot on location in Mexico. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown

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Robert Aldrich (director); Howard Rigsby (novel); Dalton Trumbo (screenwriter); Rock Hudson, Kirk Douglas, Dorothy Malone, JosepBiblio.com

The Last Sunset Five photographs from the 1961 film

1961ref. 132742London: Unviersal International Pictures 1961. Five vintage full-color still photographs from the 1961 UK release of the 1961 US film. Based on Howard Rigsby's novel "Sundown at Crazy Horse" about a cowboy who on the lam from the law travels to visit an old flame in Mexico only to find her married to a drunk. Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was also at work writing the script for Otto Preminger's "Exodus" while he wrote for this film. A story set and shot on location in Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases overall else Near Fine. Unviersal International Pictures unknown

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Robert Aldrich director; Howard Rigsby novel; Dalton Trumbo screenwriter; Rock Hudson Kirk Douglas Dorothy Malone Joseph CottABAA

The Last Sunset Collection of 5 photographs from the 1961 film

1961ref. 132742London: Unviersal International Pictures 1961. Collection of 5 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1961 UK release of the 1961 US film. Based on Howard Rigsby's novel "Sundown at Crazy Horse" about a cowboy who on the lam from the law travels to visit an old flame in Mexico only to find her married to a drunk. Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was also at work writing the script for Otto Preminger's "Exodus" while he wrote for this film. A story set and shot on location in Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases overall else Near Fine. Unviersal International Pictures unknown books

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Robert Aldrich director; Howard Rigsby writing as Vechel Howard novel; Dalton Trumbo screenwriter; Rock Hudson Kirk Douglas DoABAA

The Last Sunset Original photograph from the 1961 film

1961ref. 144217Universal City: Universal Pictures 1961. Vintage photograph of Robert Aldrich and Kirk Douglas on the set of the 1961 film. With holograph annotations on the verso in green and brown ink and pencil. Based on the 1957 novel by Howard Rigsby under the pseudonym Vechel Howard about a cowboy who on the run from the law travels to visit an old lover in Mexico only to find her married to a drunk. Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was also at work writing the script for Otto Preminger's "Exodus" while he wrote for this film. Set and shot on location in Mexico. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books

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Robert Aldrich director; Howard Rigsby novel; Shirley Clarke still photographer; Dalton Trumbo screenwriter; Rock Hudson Kirk DABAA

The Last Sunset Original photograph of Rock Hudson on the set of the 1961 film

1960ref. 150186Universal City: Universal Pictures 1960. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actor Rock Hudson signing autographs on the set of the 1961 Western film here under the working title "The Day of the Gun." With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of still photographer Shirley Clarke not to be confused with the filmmaker of the same name. Based on the 1957 novel "Sundown at Crazy Horse" by Howard Rigsby under the pseudonym Vechel Howard. While on the run from the law a cowboy travels to visit an old lover in Mexico only to find her married to a drunk. Set in Texas and Mexico and shot on location in Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the edges. Pitts 2237. Universal Pictures unknown books

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Elia Kazan (director); F Scott Fitzgerald (novel); Harold Pinter (screenwriter); Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Donald PleasencBiblio.com

The Last Tycoon Two original photographs from the 1976 film

1976ref. 142770Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1976. Two vintage promotional photographs from the 1976 film. Rubber stamp to the verso of one photo. Based on the unfinished 1941 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Effectively a tribute to early cinema in which Robert De Niro plays a movie producer who nearly works himself to death. Director Elia Kazan's final directorial effort and notably the only film with De Niro and Jack Nicholson in a joint screen appearance. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in Hollywood and shot there on location. One photo 7.25 x 9.75 inches and one photo 8 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Paramount Pictures unknown

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F Scott Fitzgerald (novel); Harold Pinter (screenwriter); Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Dana Andrews, Robert Mitchum, Tony CurBiblio.com

The Last Tycoon Collection of fourteen original photographs from the 1976 film

1976ref. 172538N.p.: Cinema International 1976. Collection of fourteen vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1976 film. With mimeo snipes affixed to the versos and a Cinema International stamp on the versos. Based on the 1941 novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A studio executive during the golden age of Hollywood tries to prevent unionization on his movie sets and has an affair with an engaged actress. Nominated for one Academy Award. Set in Hollywood. Twelve photographs 8 x 10 inches two photographs trimmed 10 x 7 inches. About Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Weldon 1983. Cinema International unknown

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F Scott Fitzgerald (novel); Elia Kazan (director); Harold Pinter (screenwriter); Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, JeBiblio.com

The Last Tycoon Original photograph of Robert De Niro Sam Spiegel and Elia Kazan on the set of the 1976 film

1976ref. 161517N.p.: N.p. 1976. Vintage reference photograph of actor Robert De Niro director Elia Kazan and producer Sam Spiegel on the set of the 1976 film. Based on the unfinished 1941 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A tribute to early cinema wherein De Niro plays a movie producer who nearly works himself to death. Kazan's final directorial effort and notably the only film with De Niro and Jack Nicholson in a joint screen appearance. Set and shot on location in Hollywood. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. N.p. unknown

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F Scott Fitzgerald (novel); Elia Kazan (director); Harold Pinter (screenwriter); Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, JeBiblio.com

The Last Tycoon Original poster for the UK release of the 1976 film

1977ref. 154931N.p.: CIC 1977. Vintage British Quad poster for the UK release of the 1976 film. Based on the unfinished 1941 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A tribute to early cinema wherein Robert De Niro plays a movie producer who nearly works himself to death. Director Elia Kazan's final directorial effort and notably the only film with De Niro and Jack Nicholson in a joint screen appearance. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in and shot on location in Hollywood. 39.75 x 29.75 inches Folded as issued. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. CIC unknown

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Martin Scorsese (director); Nikos Kazantzakis (novel); Paul Schrader (screenwriter); Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara HersheBiblio.com

The Last Temptation of Christ Original photograph from the 1988 film

1988ref. 171028Paris: Sygma 1988. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1988 film showing Barbara Hershey with curly hair and heavily hennaed hands and arms. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the controversial 1955 novel by Nikos Kazantazkis adapted by Paul Schrader. Departing from the Gospels' depiction of Jesus Christ the film explored the humanity of Jesus and the various temptations he encountered during his time on Earth incurring outrage upon release from some Christian groups. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. Shot on location in Morocco. 8 x 12 inches. About Fine. Criterion Collection 70. Sygma unknown

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Martin Scorcese director; Nikos Kazantzakis novel Paul Schrader screenwriter; Willem Dafoe Harvey Keitel Barbara Hershey starrABAA

The Last Temptation of Christ Original screenplay for the 1988 film

1983ref. 145810Culver City CA: Chartoff-Winkler Productions 1983. Early draft script for the original never completed 1983 version of the film which would eventually be rewritten reshot and released in 1988. Laid in typed letter signed attesting to the vintage and provenance of the script from David Ehrenstein author of "The Scorsese Picture: The Art and Life of Martin Scorsese" describing his acquisition of the script original studio Paramount's abandonment of the film and Universal Pictures reviving the project five years later at which time screenwriter Paul Schrader and director Martin Scorcese altered the script significantly. Based on the controversial novel by Nikos Kazantazkis Schrader's script departs from the Gospels' depiction of Jesus Christ and explores human temptations incurring outrage at the time from some Christian groups. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. Set in Ancient Judea shot on location in Morocco. Pink untitled wrappers. Title page present dated August 12 1983 noted as Third Revision with credits for screenwriter Paul Schrader and author Nikos Kazantzakis. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near FIne wrapper Very Good Plus bound with two gold brads. Criterion Collection 70. Chartoff-Winkler Productions unknown books

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Ennio De Concini director screenwriter; Maria Pia Fusco Wolfgang Reinhardt screenwriter; Ivan Moffat English adaptation; AlecABAA

The Last Ten Days Hitler: The Last Ten Days Original screenplay for the 1973 film

1972ref. 133021San Diego CA: Legend Films 1972. Draft British script for the 1973 film. Alec Guinness plays here against type imbuing his Adolf Hitler with an introverted solemnity. Set almost entirely inside Hitler's Berlin bunker the film chronicles the dying days of the Third Reich as the Allied armies close in on Berlin. Guinness' Hitler is an enclosed depressive who sinks slowly into madness depression and ultimately suicide as his 1000-Year Reich collapses around him. A co-production between Italy and the UK made by Ennio De Concini better known for his many exploitation films of the 1970s. Blue titled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated 10th July 1972 with credits for screenwriter-director De Concini screenwriters Fusco and Reinhardt and English adaptation writer Moffat. 128 leaves roneograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Legend Films unknown books

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Elia Kazan director; F. Scott Fitzgerald novel; Harold Pinter screenwriter; Robert De Niro Jack Nicholson Donald Pleasence staABAA

The Last Tycoon Two original photographs from the 1976 film

1976ref. 142770Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1976. Two vintage promotional photographs from the 1976 film. Rubber stamp to the verso of one photo. Based on the unfinished 1941 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Effectively a tribute to early cinema in which Robert De Niro plays a movie producer who nearly works himself to death. Director Elia Kazan's final directorial effort and notably the only film with De Niro and Jack Nicholson in a joint screen appearance. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in Hollywood and shot there on location. One photo 7.25 x 9.75 inches and one photo 8 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Paramount Pictures unknown books

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James Clavell director screenwriter producer; JB. Pick novel; Michael Caine Omar Sharif Florinda Bolkan Nigel Davenport staABAA

The Last Valley Set of six original film still photographs from the 1971 film

1971ref. 141346Troy MI: Anchor Bay Entertainment 1971. Collection of six vintage film still photographs from the 1971 film. Paper snipe affixed to the verso of three images. During the Thirty Years' War in Germany Vogel Sharif a teacher is being pursued by a band of mercenaries fighting for the highest bidder regardless of religious affiliation lead by "The Captain" Caine. Vogel comes upon a village in a mountain valley yet untouched by the war and horror that has gripped most of continental Europe. The Captain soon comes upon the valley and decides to spend winter there and Vogel ends up acting as intermediary between the villagers and the soldiers. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine holograph graphite and ink annotations to the verso. Black holograph notation to the recto of one image. Anchor Bay Entertainment unknown books

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Michael Caine Omar Sharif Florinda Bolkan Nigel Davenport starring; James Clavell director screenwriter producer; JB. PickABAA

The Last Valley Somewhere in the Mountains There is a Last Valley Original screenplay for the 1971 film

1969ref. 129421Troy MI: Anchor Bay Entertainment 1969. First Draft script for the 1971 film. With several annotations in holograph pencil and ink throughout. Here under the working title "Somewhere in the Mountains There is a Last Valley." Based on the 1959 novel by J.B. Pick. Cited often by actor Michael Caine as his favorite of all his many acting roles. During the Thirty Years' War in Germany Vogel Sharif a teacher is being pursued by a band of mercenaries fighting for the highest bidder regardless of religious affiliation lead by "The Captain" Caine. Vogel comes upon a village in a mountain valley yet untouched by the war and horror that has gripped most of continental Europe. The Captain soon comes upon the valley and decides to spend winter there and Vogel ends up acting as intermediary between the villagers and the soldiers. Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated May 13 1969 noted as 1st Draft Screenplay with credit for screenwriter Clavell. 167 leaves with last page numbered 161. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good with some discoloration wrapper Very Good with some staining bound internally with three gold brads. Anchor Bay Entertainment unknown books

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Andrew L. Stone director screenwriter; Robert Stack Dorothy Malone George Sanders Edmond O'Brien starringABAA

The Last Voyage Collection of 14 photographs from the 1960 film

1960ref. 132672London: National Screen Service / MGM 1960. Collection of 7 vintage black-and-white and 7 full-color still photographs from the 1960 UK release of the 1960 US film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos black-and-white stills. An explosion in the engine room of a cruise ship on its last voyage causes a leak and the captain of the ship refuses to believe his ship will sink. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases overall and a hint of toning black-and-white stills else Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. National Screen Service / MGM unknown books

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Christopher French (screenwriter)Biblio.com

The Last Warrior Original screenplay for an unproduced film

1980ref. 153826Los Angeles: Monarex 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 1970 film directed by Carol Reed. Years into the future World War III has decimated most of the planet leaving the final battle to take place in southeast Asia. Clear mylar front wrapper red rear wrapper. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Christopher French. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 91. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three silver brads. Monarex unknown

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Albert S. Rogell director; Jonathan Latimer novel; Edmund L. Hartmann screenwriter; Preston Foster Frank Jenks Joyce ComptonABAA

The Last Warning Two original keybook photographs from the 1938 film

1938ref. 139377Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1938. Two vintage black-and-white keybook photographs from the 1938. Mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. Based on Latimer's Bill Crane and Doc Williams characters from his books "Headed for a Hearse" "The Lady in the Morgue" "Murder in the Madhouse" "The Dead Don't Care" and "Red Gardenias." The last of three Bill Crane films the first two being "The Westland Case" 1937 and "The Lady in the Morgue" 1938. Here Bill Crane Foster visits a country estate where the occupants have been receiving threatening letters from someone called "The Eye." 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus waviness and faint tape residue on the rectos. . Complete collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown books

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Stuart Rosenberg director; Thomas Rickman screenwriter; Maj Sjowall Per Wahloo novel; Walter Matthau Bruce Dern Louis GossettABAA

The Laughing Policeman Collection of four original photographs from the 1974 film

1974ref. 135454Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1974. Collection of four vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1974 film. Based on the 1970 novel by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo. A gritty crime drama in which a mass murderer kills a police detective and his partner is left to attempt to find the killer. Set in San Francisco. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books

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Robert Altman (director); Marsha Norman (screenwriter); Carol Burnett, Amy Madigan, Michael Wright (starring)Biblio.com

The Laundromat Original photograph from the 1985 television film

1985ref. 149641Paris: Gamma 1985. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Robert Altman and actor Carol Burnett on the set of the 1985 television film originally aired on HBO on April 1. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamps of Gamma Film. Two women meet at a laundromat and reveal secrets about their lives. The third and final film collaboration between Altman and Burnett following "A Wedding" 1978 and "HealtH" 1980. Shot on location in Paris. 10.25 x 7 inches. Fine. Gamma unknown