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1963ref. 168146Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film. During the Cold War a Strategic Air Command B-52 wing commander attempts to whip his unit into shape in time to pass a readiness test. 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1955ref. 152124London: Contemporary Films 1955. Vintage studio still photograph from the UK release of the 1955 Polish film showing actors Tadeusz Lomnicki Urszula Modrzynska Tadeusz Janczar Ryszard Kotys and Roman Polanski. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on screenwriter Bohdan Czeszko's 1951 novel "Pokolenie." Andrzej Wajda's first film as director and the first entry in what would become known as his Three War Films trilogy set during World War II followed by "Kanal" 1956 and "Ashes and Diamonds" 1958. Set and shot on location in Warsaw. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Criterion Collection 283. Contemporary Films unknown books
1972ref. 151998London: Gala Film Distributors 1972. Three vintage oversize double weight photographs from the 1972 French film. With a promotional gold foil label at the bottom right corner of each recto as issued. Based on the 1967 novel by Henry Farrell. A young criminologist falls in love with his subject a woman accused of murdering her lover and her father. 15.5 x 12 inches. Very Good plus overall with tiny punch holes at the corners as issued. Gala Film Distributors unknown books
1972ref. 151994London: Gala Film Distributors 1972. Vintage studio still photograph from the UK release of the 1972 French film. Based on the 1967 novel by Henry Farrell. A young criminologist falls in love with his subject a woman accused of murdering her lover and her father. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Gala Film Distributors unknown books
1967ref. 140996N.p.: N.p. 1967. Draft script for an unproduced film. A man must secretly transport the body of his newly deceased mother-in-law knowing that her will stipulates that she must die at home in order for him to receive the inheritance. Originally slated to have been produced by CKF Productions for release by United Artists in 1968. Set in Paris. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Stella Linden. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1967ref. 168084Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1967. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1967 film including one borderless showing Gene Kelly directing Walter Matthau on the set the other bordered showing Kelly with Matthau and Inger Steens. Printed mimeo snipes and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the versos. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A bedroom farce told through vignettes about a man who gives his coworkers the how-to on infidelity. Borderless photograph 7.5 x 7.25 inches bordered photograph 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1971ref. 147747Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1971. Collection of eleven vintage black and white studio still photographs and 2 vintage color studio still photographs from the 1971 film. Desperate for money two aging gunfighters conspire to organize a public showdown for which they plan to sell tickets. Partially shot on location in Santa Fe New Mexico and Madrid Spain. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1971ref. 170566N.p.: Harvest Productions 1971. Collection of nine vintage double weight borderless reference photographs of Johnny Cash and his family on the set or the location of the 1971 film. All nine photographs with mimeo snipes Sandra Lee Kaplan photography stamps and publishing stamps on the versos others variously with provenance stamps and annotations see images. Five of the photographs feature Cash exclusively two feature Cash and his step-daughters Rebecca Carlene Smith here Karleen and Rosie Nix Adams both of whom appeared as extras in the film one of Adams and Kirk Douglas' son Eric and one of Cash with June Carter Cash and their newborn son John Carter Cash. Desperate for money two aging gunfighters conspire to organize a public showdown for which they plan to sell tickets. Partially shot on location in Santa Fe New Mexico and Madrid Spain. 7 x 10 inches to 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall with light edgewear three with masking tape on the verso and one with masking tape on the verso extending beyond the margin with cropping annotations see image. Harvest Productions unknown books
1950ref. 142375N.p.: N.p. 1950. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript with type in black and red. A family visits France and deals with all sorts of upper class conveniences and distractions including eating dinner and being invited for tea. Text in English and French. Set in France. Unbound leaves. Title page integral with first page of text. 33 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 31. Ribbon copy typescript. Very Good with some faint evidence of dampstaining at the bottom edge of pages. N.p. unknown books
1955ref. 152332N.p.: N.p. 1955. Vintage reference photograph from the 1955 film showing Diana Dors and Vera Day bringing a pants presser to David Kossoff. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations to the verso identifying the actors. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1953 novel. A young boy growing up in a working class community buys what he believes to be a unicorn in reality a small deformed goat with the hope that it will bring luck to his friends and family. Set and shot on location in East London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly worn to the corners. N.p. unknown books
1955ref. 149455London: London Film Productions 1955. Vintage reference photograph from the 1955 British film showing an aerial view of Whitechapel Road market in London. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1953 novel. A young boy growing up in a working class community buys what he believes to be a unicorn in reality a small deformed goat with the hope that it will bring luck to his friends and family. Set and shot on location in East London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a small tear to the top left corner. London Film Productions unknown books
1957ref. 158233N.p.: N.p. 1957. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1957 French film including four oversize photographs. Numerical annotations and annotations identifying subjects in manuscript pencil and ink on the versos. Loosely based on Hadley Chase's 1954 novel "The Sucker Punch." A rich widow's daughter marries a good-looking but self-interested man who promptly falls in love with another woman. Oversize photographs 9.5 x 12 inches and one photograph 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Generally Near Fine. Selby France. N.p. unknown books
1957ref. 144615Nice: Studios de la Victorine 1957. Original black-and-white still photograph from the 1957 French film here under the original title "Une manche et la belle." Vidal and Demongeot are seen sunbathing worriedly on marble. Numerical annotations in manuscript pencil French film title and Demongeot's and Vidal's names in manuscript ink on the versos. Noirish murder drama loosely based on Chase's novel "The Sucker Punch" 1954. Betty Farnwell Miranda is a rich widow living in Nice with a bewitching daughter Eva Demongeot. Betty marries Philippe Vidal a good-looking but self-interested man. Cue Eva. Philippe falls for the calculating femme fatale who has plans to marry someone else. Betty's life is in danger as Philippe struggles with his transgressions. 7 x 9.25 inches small white border at the foot. Very Good plus with brief ink on the recto and faint creases. Selby France. Studios de la Victorine unknown books
1957ref. 144445Nice: Studios de la Victorine 1957. Seven original black-and-white photographs from the 1957 French film here under the original French title "Une manche et la belle." Henri Vidal and Isa Miranda are seen in most and in two with Demongeot in the background. All with numerical annotations in manuscript pencil three with blue rubber-stamps Victorine and one with French film titles in manuscript pencil on the versos. Housed in a French Kodak photo paper box. Noirish murder drama loosely based on Chase's novel "The Sucker Punch" 1954. Betty Farnwell Miranda is a rich widow living in Nice with a bewitching daughter Eva Demongeot. Betty marries Philippe Vidal a good-looking but self-interested man. Cue Eva. Philippe falls for the calculating femme fatale who has plans to marry someone else. Betty's life is in danger as Philippe struggles with his transgressions. Photographs 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine with slight curling and light foxing box Very Good overall. Studios de la Victorine unknown books
1950ref. 161603Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1950. Vintage reference photograph of actors Hedy Lamarr and John Hodiak from the 1950 film noir. With release stamp on the verso. An undercover immigration officer uncovers a smuggling operation in Havana later growing conflicted when he begins to fall for a woman about to be smuggled into the US. Set in Havana shot on location in Havana and in Everglades National Park in Florida. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1954ref. 156283Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri SF 1954. Collection of 14 vintage oversize double weight reference photographs from the 1954 Swedish film. Several with stamps of Nordisk Films on the versos. Embossed censor blindstamp at the upper right corner of each photograph. After 15 years of marriage a man and a woman decide to divorce but realize at the last minute that their extramarital affairs have not diminished their love for each other. Shot on location in Sweden and Denmark. 9.25 x 11.75 inches. Generally Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners and light edgewear. Svensk Filmindustri [SF] unknown books
1985ref. 146957N.p.: N.p. 1985. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the life of Ernest Hemingway's younger brother Leicester the father of screenwriter Hilary Hemingway. Set in Florida. Beige titled wrappers. Title page present dated February 1985 with credits for screenwriter Hilary Hemingway. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1979ref. 151086Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1979. Vintage press kit for the 1979 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing nine black and white photographs and eleven gatherings of promotional reading material. Based on Patrick Cauvin's 1977 novel "E=mc squared Mon Amour." Two teenagers living in Paris-a French boy and an American girl-begin a romance culminating in a trip to Venice to kiss under the Bridge of Sighs in a gondola. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1970ref. 147294N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Text in English. A wealthy British woman's orderly life is disrupted by her sudden marriage to a handsome unstable Sicilian man. As their relationship begins to degrade the woman suspects the marriage may have been one of convenience for her boorish new husband leading her to take violent and drastic measures to persuade him to change his misogynistic ways. Screenwriters Cesare Frugoni and Tonino Cervi were best known for their collaborations in Italian film in the late 20th century including "La nottata" 1975 "Chi dice donna dice donna" 1976 "Nest of Vipers" 1978 and "L'avaro" 1990. Set in London and rural England. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Cesare FRUGONI and Tonino CERVI. 210 leaves with last page of text numbered 207. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with perfect binding. N.p. unknown books
1968ref. 160260Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1968. Vintage studio still photograph of Kirk Douglas and Sharon Farrell from the 1968 film noir. A man is hired as a bodyguard for a woman whose husband was murdered. She has to face trial over his murder though her witness for her alibi was also murdered. Shot on location in New York City and Greenwich Connecticut. 6.75 x 6.25 inches trimmed. Very Good plus with a long bruise along the top middle portion of the photograph and some creasing at the top right corner. Grant US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1966ref. 144479Paris: Les Films 13 1966. Four vintage photographs from the 1966 film. With agency stamps and manuscript annotations on the versos. Anne Gauthier Anouk Aimee and Jean-Louis Duroc Jean-Louis Trintignant meet as they drop their children off at boarding school. She works as a script supervisor and he as a race-car driver. They quickly become friends and as a romance starts to emerge they both reveal that each are widows still experiencing the grief of their losses. Winner of The Palme d'Or and the OCIC Award at the Cannes Film Festival also winner of two Academy Awards including Best Screenplay and Best Foreign Language Film. Nominated for two more. Shot on location in Paris Deauville and Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Les Films 13 unknown books
1986ref. 167874Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1986. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1986 French film. Years after their affair the titular man and woman meet again in order to reflect on their relationship with the woman hoping to make a film about their experiences. Sequel to director Claude Lelouch's 1966 film "A Man and a Woman" and followed by "The Best Years of a Life" in 2019. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1988ref. 169970Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1988. First Draft script for Season 1 Episode 4 of the 1989 television series. A spinoff of the 1985-1988 television series "Spenser: For Hire" which was based in turn on Robert B. Parker's long-running detective novel series. In this episode Hawk helps an old friend a defense attorney who has taken on a seemingly hopeless murder case. Originally aired on February 18 1989 on ABC. Shot on location in Washington DC. Red titled wrappers dated December 23 1988 and noted as First Draft on the front wrapper. Title page present dated December 23 1988 noted as First Draft with credit for screenwriter Jerome Coopersmith. 57 leaves with last page of text numbered 54. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1987ref. 139456Los Angeles: TNT / Agamemnon Films / British Lion Film Corporation 1987. British Draft script for the 1988 television film originally airing on December 21 1988 on TNT the first made-for-television movie produced for the fledging network. Brief annotations in manuscript ink throughout. Based on the 1960 Broadway play by Robert Bolt about Sir Thomas More's devotion to the Catholic Church during the English Reformation. Previously filmed in a 1966 Academy Award winning theatrical release directed by Fred Zimmerman and starring Paul Scofield Wendy Hiller and Leo McKern. Tan wrappers with die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated November 16 1987 with a credit for screenwriter Bolt. 180 leaves with last page of text numbered 177. Xerographically reproduced. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a silver prong brad. TNT / Agamemnon Films / British Lion Film Corporation unknown books
1970ref. 141044N.p.: N.p. 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A sociology professor is preparing for his sabbatical when his overworked wife decides they should also take a sabbatical from their marriage so that the professor can learn to take care of himself. Set in New England. Yellow titled wrapper. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Leo Townsend. 53 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 52. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a spiral binding. N.p. unknown books
