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1978ref. 150552N.p.: N.p. 1978. Vintage borderless reference photograph of François Truffaut and Laurence Ragon from the 1978 film. Layout annotations in manuscript ink "La Chambre Verte" stamp and "June 78" stamp all on verso. Based on the 1895 short story "The Altar of the Dead" by Henry James with elements of James' 1903 novella "The Beast in the Jungle" and his 1896 short story "The Way it Came." One of Truffaut's least successful films but also one of his most personal and critically acclaimed a meditation on death and on an individual's inability to live in the face of it. Truffaut stars as Julien Davenne a journalist who writes obituaries in an unfashionable journal obsesses about the loss of his wife Julie and those members of his WWI squad lost in the war which lead him to build a shrine as a memorial so that they may never be forgotten. The third and final film which Truffaut would both direct and star. Shot on location in Calvados and Eure France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 161506Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1968. Vintage studio still photograph of actor and director John Wayne playing chess on the set of the 1968 film. Released at the height of American involvement in the Vietnam War and based on the 1965 novel by Robin Moore. A highly pro-war film following two teams of highly skilled Green Berets sent on a mission in South Vietnam. Shot on location at Fort McClellen Alabama at Hurlburt Field Florida and at Fort Benning Georgia. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown
1936ref. 154855Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1936. Vintage reference photograph from the 1936 film. Based on the 1930 Pulitzer Prize winning play by Marc Connelly based in turn on "Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun" a 1928 collection of pseudo African American folk tales by Roark Bradford. One of only a handful of films to feature an all-Black cast made by a major Hollywood studio during the Golden Age becoming the highest grossing such film and remaining so until surpassed by "Carmen Jones" in 1954. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners and light toning overall. Warner Brothers unknown
1968ref. 161506Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1968. Vintage studio still photograph of actor and director John Wayne playing chess on the set of the 1968 film. Released at the height of American involvement in the Vietnam War and based on the 1965 novel by Robin Moore. A highly pro-war film following two teams of highly skilled Green Berets sent on a mission in South Vietnam. Shot on location at Fort McClellen Alabama at Hurlburt Field Florida and at Fort Benning Georgia. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts unknown books
1985ref. 142124N.p.: N.p. 1985. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on page 1. An allegory about an unusually powerful man who becomes a danger to his city with the inhabitants unwilling and eventually unable to stop his reign of terror. Green untitled wrappers with credits for screenwriter and director Alex Tudor. Title page present dated April 21 1985 with credit for screenwriter Alex Tudor. 16 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 11. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with four staples. Pagination available upon request. N.p. unknown books
1936ref. 147033Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1936. Collection of nine vintage oversize photographs from the 1936 film. Each with a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1930 Pulitzer Prize winning play by Marc Connelly itself based on "Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun" a 1928 collection of pseudo African American folk tales by Roark Bradford. One of only a handful of films to feature an all-Black cast made by a major Hollywood studio during the Golden Age becoming the highest grossing such film and remaining so until surpassed by "Carmen Jones" in 1954. 14 x 11 inches. Very Good with light edgewear and light vertical creasing down the center. Warner Brothers unknown books
1936ref. 154855Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1936. Vintage reference photograph from the 1936 film. Based on the 1930 Pulitzer Prize winning play by Marc Connelly based in turn on "Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun" a 1928 collection of pseudo African American folk tales by Roark Bradford. One of only a handful of films to feature an all-Black cast made by a major Hollywood studio during the Golden Age becoming the highest grossing such film and remaining so until surpassed by "Carmen Jones" in 1954. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners and light toning overall. Warner Brothers unknown books
1978ref. 150552N.p.: N.p. 1978. Vintage borderless reference photograph of François Truffaut and Laurence Ragon from the 1978 film. Layout annotations in manuscript ink "La Chambre Verte" stamp and "June 78" stamp all on verso. Based on the 1895 short story "The Altar of the Dead" by Henry James with elements of James' 1903 novella "The Beast in the Jungle" and his 1896 short story "The Way it Came." One of Truffaut's least successful films but also one of his most personal and critically acclaimed a meditation on death and on an individual's inability to live in the face of it. Truffaut stars as Julien Davenne a journalist who writes obituaries in an unfashionable journal obsesses about the loss of his wife Julie and those members of his WWI squad lost in the war which lead him to build a shrine as a memorial so that they may never be forgotten. The third and final film which Truffaut would both direct and star. Shot on location in Calvados and Eure France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1966ref. 157991N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Sidney Lumet and actress Candice Bergen on the set of the 1966 film. Based on the 1963 novel. A satire following the lives of eight graduates of the fictional South Tower College an all-women's university in Connecticut. Set and shot on location in Connecticut and New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 167132N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Paul Fredricks investigates the mysterious death of his friend Harry McAlister found dead with large wounds which appear to have made by enormous talons while researching an archeological dig in the old and poverty-striken Native American village of Bottleneck. Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Ronald E. Kowall. 100 leaves with last page of text numbered 99. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 167132N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Paul Fredricks investigates the mysterious death of his friend Harry McAlister found dead with large wounds which appear to have made by enormous talons while researching an archeological dig in the old and poverty-striken Native American village of Bottleneck. Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Ronald E. Kowall. 100 leaves with last page of text numbered 99. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1947ref. 144819Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Vintage photograph of director Charles Vidor and stars Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas speaking to Orson Welles on the set of the 1947 film. Welles was directing the classic Columbia Pictures film "The Lady from Shanghai" at the same time. Mimeo snipe and agency stamps on the verso. Janet Ames Rosalind Russell seeks out five soldiers who her husband sacrificed his life for during World War II. After suffering a serious injury she meets Smithfield "Smitty" Cobb Melvyn Douglas who helps her find the men her husband saved though he does not tell her he is one of them. He tries to help her reconcile her pain and guilt while he treats his own pain from the war with heavy drinking. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1947ref. 144819Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Vintage photograph of director Charles Vidor and stars Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas speaking to Orson Welles on the set of the 1947 film. Welles was directing the classic Columbia Pictures film "The Lady from Shanghai" at the same time. Mimeo snipe and agency stamps on the verso. Janet Ames Rosalind Russell seeks out five soldiers who her husband sacrificed his life for during World War II. After suffering a serious injury she meets Smithfield "Smitty" Cobb Melvyn Douglas who helps her find the men her husband saved though he does not tell her he is one of them. He tries to help her reconcile her pain and guilt while he treats his own pain from the war with heavy drinking. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1947ref. 156254Los Angeles: Monogram Pictures 1947. Collection of eleven vintage studio still photographs from the 1947 film noir. Based on the 1941 short story "He Looked Like Murder" by Cornell Woolrich about a manhunt for the murderer of a woman with a twin told through a series of flashbacks and plot twists. Set in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with moderate edgewear and age toning. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Monogram Pictures unknown
1947ref. 156254Los Angeles: Monogram Pictures 1947. Collection of eleven vintage studio still photographs from the 1947 film noir. Based on the 1941 short story "He Looked Like Murder" by Cornell Woolrich about a manhunt for the murderer of a woman with a twin told through a series of flashbacks and plot twists. Set in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good with moderate edgewear and age toning. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Monogram Pictures unknown books
1947ref. 148202N.p.: Monogram Pictures 1947. Vintage studio still photograph of Regis Toomey John Litel Bonita Granville and Don Castle from the 1947 film. Based on the 1941 short story "He Looked Like Murder" by Cornell Woolrich. The tale of a manhunt for the murderer of a woman with a twin told through a series of flashbacks and plot twists "The Guilty" is a prototypical Poverty Row second feature. Set in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Monogram Pictures unknown books
1963ref. 148136N.p.: N.p. 1963. Twenty-page Shooting schedule for the 1963 film dated February 12 1963 with strikes through in manuscript pencil on all but two pages and several annotations in manuscript ink regarding locations and shots. Aging gunman Rory Calhoun attempts to keep his control over a small town populated by outlaws. Shot on location in Bronson Canyon Los Angeles California. 8.5 x 11 inches Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1961ref. 166645Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1961. Three vintage reference photographs from the set of the 1961 film including two bordered and one borderless. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the versos noting the name of actor Anthony Quinn. Based on Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel wherein a group of Allied soldiers plan to destroy an airtight German fortress in order to save British naval ships stranded in the Aegean Sea. Set and shot on location on the Greek islands. Approximately 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1961ref. 149523Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1961. Vintage reference photograph from the 1961 film showing director J. Lee Thompson and various crew members on the set of the German gun fortress. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Columbia Pictures. Based on Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel wherein a group of Allied soldiers plan to destroy an airtight German fortress in order to save British naval ships stranded in the Aegean Sea. Set and shot on location on the Greek islands. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1961ref. 163569Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1961. Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1961 film. Based on Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel wherein a group of Allied soldiers plan to destroy an airtight German fortress in order to save British naval ships stranded in the Aegean Sea. Set and shot on location on the Greek islands. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly toned else about Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1961ref. 149523Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1961. Vintage reference photograph from the 1961 film showing director J. Lee Thompson and various crew members on the set of the German gun fortress. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Columbia Pictures. Based on Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel wherein a group of Allied soldiers plan to destroy an airtight German fortress in order to save British naval ships stranded in the Aegean Sea. Set and shot on location on the Greek islands. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1966ref. 133563Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1966. Seven vintage full-color still photographs from the 1966 re-release of the 1961 film. Based on MacLean's 1957 novel about a team of six Allied and Greek soldiers whose task is to destroy two powerful German guns that control the seas past the Greek island of Navarone making the evacuation of endangered British troops on a neighboring island impossible. Winner of an Academy Award Best Effects 1962. Shot on location in Greece California and Senegal. 8 x 10 inches. Faint corner creases else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1961ref. 166645Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1961. Three vintage reference photographs from the set of the 1961 film including two bordered and one borderless. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the versos noting the name of actor Anthony Quinn. Based on Alistair MacLean's 1957 novel wherein a group of Allied soldiers plan to destroy an airtight German fortress in order to save British naval ships stranded in the Aegean Sea. Set and shot on location on the Greek islands. Approximately 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1969ref. 156675London: Merchant Ivory Productions 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film showing a camera crew capturing a scene with actress Rita Tushingham. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Culture clash ensues when a successful self-absorbed pop musician travels to India to learn to play the sitar from an older renowned sitar musician. Set and shot on location in India. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Merchant Ivory Productions unknown
1969ref. 156675London: Merchant Ivory Productions 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film showing a camera crew capturing a scene with actress Rita Tushingham. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Culture clash ensues when a successful self-absorbed pop musician travels to India to learn to play the sitar from an older renowned sitar musician. Set and shot on location in India. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Merchant Ivory Productions unknown books
