Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Debi Mazar (starring); Rod Daniel (director); Len Blum (screenwriter)ABAA
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1993ref. 163367Universal City: Universal City Studios 1993. Revised Draft script for the 1993 film. Sequel to the successful 1992 family comedy film "Beethoven" about the adventures of the titular St. Bernard dog and his suburban family. Self wrappers. Title page present dated May 3 1993 noted as Rev. with credit for screenwriter Len Blum. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout variously dated 5/6/93 and 5/7/93. Pages Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Universal City Studios unknown books
1988ref. 157886Los Angeles: The Geffen Company 1988. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1988 film showing actor Alec Baldwin. A shy married couple are killed in a freak road accident and find themselves reborn as ghosts unable to leave their former home. Unfortunately the house is sold to a family of unbearable yuppies prompting the ghosts to hire a devious poltergeist to drive the family out. Set in the fictional town of Winter River Connecticut and shot on location in East Corinth Vermont. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. The Geffen Company unknown books
1951ref. 161404Los Angeles: RKO Studios Inc 1951. Revised Final Draft script for the 1951 film. Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald with his name in gilt on the spine. Seven reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script pages each with an RKO photographer stamp for Rod Tolmie on the verso. Original wrapper bound in with manuscript ink and wax pencil annotations of "Files" to the top right and "Changes" Retakes" and "Inserts" each followed by one to three dates center. Script followed by eight pages of "Retakes . After credits." Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films including "Mildred Pierce" 1945 "Humoresque" 1946 "Key Largo" 1948 and "Flamingo Road" 1949. In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" 1957 "Peyton Place" 1957 and "Sons and Lovers" 1960. Farley Granger stars as a mild mannered accountant whose wife played by Shelley Winters mistakes a small dog who follows him home-and is wanted by the mob-as a forgotten anniversary gift. Shot on location in Los Angeles. Bound in light green cloth with dark green quarter leather binding with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated March 9 1951 noted as REVISED FINAL SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter George Beck. 151 leaves with last page of text numbered 8. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/16/51 and 4/21/51. Pages Near Fine binding Very Good plus with light rubbing to the crown and corners. RKO Studios, Inc unknown
1951ref. 161404Los Angeles: RKO Studios Inc 1951. Revised Final Draft script for the 1951 film. Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald with his name in gilt on the spine. Seven reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script pages each with an RKO photographer stamp for Rod Tolmie on the verso. Original wrapper bound in with manuscript ink and wax pencil annotations of "Files" to the top right and "Changes" Retakes" and "Inserts" each followed by one to three dates center. Script followed by eight pages of "Retakes . After credits." Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films including "Mildred Pierce" 1945 "Humoresque" 1946 "Key Largo" 1948 and "Flamingo Road" 1949. In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" 1957 "Peyton Place" 1957 and "Sons and Lovers" 1960. Farley Granger stars as a mild mannered accountant whose wife played by Shelley Winters mistakes a small dog who follows him home-and is wanted by the mob-as a forgotten anniversary gift. Shot on location in Los Angeles. Bound in light green cloth with dark green quarter leather binding with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated March 9 1951 noted as REVISED FINAL SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter George Beck. 151 leaves with last page of text numbered 8. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/16/51 and 4/21/51. Pages Near Fine binding Very Good plus with light rubbing to the crown and corners. RKO Studios, Inc unknown books
1950ref. 168509N.p.: N.p. 1950. Vintage eleven-page ribbon copy typescript short story circa 1940s-1950s subsequently serving as the basis for the 1972 adult film. Rare. An iteration of an explicit short story penned by an anonymous author sometime before or during World War II circulated underground in retyped typescript or carbon typescript copies during the 1940s and after. "Behind the Green Door" is notable as one of of the first American hardcore pictures to receive widespread distribution in the US and one of the first heterosexual pornographic films to feature an interracial sex scene. A breakthrough role for actress Marilyn Chambers who would go on to become one of the first icons in the adult film industry and even worked briefly in mainstream cinema. Eleven leaves last page of text not numbered. Ribbon copy typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Good or better bound with two staples on the top edges. N.p. unknown
1972ref. 170776N.p.: N.p. 1972. Eight vintage borderless reference photographs from the seminal 1972 hardcore film. Based on the anonymous short story of the same title circulated throughout the US in the 1950s and 1960s by means of carbon copy. One of of the first American hardcore pictures to receive widespread distribution in the US and one of the first heterosexual pornographic films to feature an interracial sex scene. A breakthrough role for actress Marilyn Chambers who would go on to become one of the first icons in the adult film industry and even worked briefly in mainstream cinema. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1972ref. 170776N.p.: N.p. 1972. Eight vintage borderless reference photographs from the seminal 1972 hardcore film. Based on the anonymous short story of the same title circulated throughout the US in the 1950s and 1960s by means of carbon copy. One of of the first American hardcore pictures to receive widespread distribution in the US and one of the first heterosexual pornographic films to feature an interracial sex scene. A breakthrough role for actress Marilyn Chambers who would go on to become one of the first icons in the adult film industry and even worked briefly in mainstream cinema. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1950ref. 168509N.p.: N.p. 1950. Vintage eleven-page ribbon copy typescript short story circa 1940s-1950s subsequently serving as the basis for the 1972 adult film. Rare. An iteration of an explicit short story penned by an anonymous author sometime before or during World War II circulated underground in retyped typescript or carbon typescript copies during the 1940s and after. "Behind the Green Door" is notable as one of of the first American hardcore pictures to receive widespread distribution in the US and one of the first heterosexual pornographic films to feature an interracial sex scene. A breakthrough role for actress Marilyn Chambers who would go on to become one of the first icons in the adult film industry and even worked briefly in mainstream cinema. Eleven leaves last page of text not numbered. Ribbon copy typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Good or better bound with two staples on the top edges. N.p. unknown books
1937ref. 164652Universal City: Universal Pictures 1937. Vintage publicity photograph of William Gargan and Judith Barrett from the 1937 film. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. William Gargan stars as a pugnacious New York radio show producer who is fired after punching the sponsor of the "Crunchie-Munchie Hour" during rehearsal and finds a job managing WBAM a rural radio station housed in a barn in Valley Falls. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a faint diagonal crease to the upper left. Universal Pictures unknown books
1964ref. 163559Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1964. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1964 film showing actors Gregory Peck and Paolo Stoppa. Annotation in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on Emeric Pressburger's 1961 novel "Killing a Mouse on Sunday" about a famous bandit who after living in exile in France for two decades returns to Spain in order to visit his ailing mother. Shot on location in the Pyrenees. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with an annotation in manuscript ink on the bottom right corner. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1998ref. 159108Los Angeles: Propaganda Films 1998. Final Draft script for the 1999 film. Director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman ended the 1990s and introduced themselves to the world with this highly original film which took the literary concept of metafiction into the realm of popular entertainment and opened many new doors in terms of storytelling in cinema. Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Screenplay. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles and Pasadena California and in Jersey City. Self wrappers. Title page present noted as Final Version with credit for screenwriter Charlie Kaufman. 54 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Fine bound with two gold brads. Propaganda Films unknown
1998ref. 159108Los Angeles: Propaganda Films 1998. Final Draft script for the 1999 film. Director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman ended the 1990s and introduced themselves to the world with this highly original film which took the literary concept of metafiction into the realm of popular entertainment and opened many new doors in terms of storytelling in cinema. Nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Screenplay. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles and Pasadena California and in Jersey City. Self wrappers. Title page present noted as Final Version with credit for screenwriter Charlie Kaufman. 54 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Fine bound with two gold brads. Propaganda Films unknown books
1963ref. 161531N.p.: Griffith Productions 1963. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1963 film two with provenance stamps on the versos. Early sexploitation film directed and shot by Herschell Gordon Lewis who would become better known a year later with the release of "Two Thousand Maniacs" and many other Z-budget blood-soaked horror films. A young millionaire is obsessed by a woman appearing in a dream. After an investigation he discovers burlesque performer Gina Adair and searches for her at her favorite nudist camp. Shot on location in Miami Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Griffith Productions unknown
1963ref. 161531N.p.: Griffith Productions 1963. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1963 film two with provenance stamps on the versos. Early sexploitation film directed and shot by Herschell Gordon Lewis who would become better known a year later with the release of "Two Thousand Maniacs" and many other Z-budget blood-soaked horror films. A young millionaire is obsessed by a woman appearing in a dream. After an investigation he discovers burlesque performer Gina Adair and searches for her at her favorite nudist camp. Shot on location in Miami Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Griffith Productions unknown books
1958ref. 172544N.p.: N.p. 1958. Vintage reference photograph of actress Kim Novak from the 1958 film. With a National Film Archive stamp and cropping annotations on the verso. Based on the 1950 play of the same name by John Van Druten about a witch who casts a love spell on her new neighbor. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in Greenwich Village shot on location in Manhattan. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Twilight Time. Weldon 1996. N.p. unknown books
1923ref. 166685Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1923. Vintage publicity photograph of Pola Negri in profile taken to promote her appearance in the 1923 film. Paramount stamps and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on Paramount's 1915 film of the same name which was based in turn on Hichens' 1909 novel about the titular seductress and the men who fall into her love trap. Early noir antecedent. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus moderately age toned. Paramount Pictures unknown
1923ref. 164284Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1923. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1923 silent film showing director actress Pola Negri and George Fitzmaurice between takes together consulting a copy of Robert Hichens' source novel. Mimeo snipe provenance stamp and Famous Players-Lasky stamp on the verso. Based on Paramount's 1915 film of the same name which was based in turn on Hichens' 1909 novel about the titular seductress and the men who fall into her love trap. Early noir antecedent. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a two-inch flaw in the finish affecting the bottom left corner. Paramount Pictures unknown
1923ref. 164284Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1923. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1923 silent film showing director actress Pola Negri and George Fitzmaurice between takes together consulting a copy of Robert Hichens' source novel. Mimeo snipe provenance stamp and Famous Players-Lasky stamp on the verso. Based on Paramount's 1915 film of the same name which was based in turn on Hichens' 1909 novel about the titular seductress and the men who fall into her love trap. Early noir antecedent. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a two-inch flaw in the finish affecting the bottom left corner. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1923ref. 166685Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1923. Vintage publicity photograph of Pola Negri in profile taken to promote her appearance in the 1923 film. Paramount stamps and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on Paramount's 1915 film of the same name which was based in turn on Hichens' 1909 novel about the titular seductress and the men who fall into her love trap. Early noir antecedent. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus moderately age toned. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1968ref. 148783Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1968. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1967 French film. Buñuel's first color film about a bored and directionless young housewife who begins working in a brothel while her husband is at work with tragic consequences for him and a jealous client involved in organized crime. Winner of the Golden Lion at the 1967 Venice Film Festival. Set in and shot on location in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Rosenbaum 1000. Ebert I. Criterion Collection 593. Allied Artists unknown
1968ref. 148783Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1968. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1967 French film. Buñuel's first color film about a bored and directionless young housewife who begins working in a brothel while her husband is at work with tragic consequences for him and a jealous client involved in organized crime. Winner of the Golden Lion at the 1967 Venice Film Festival. Set in and shot on location in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du cinema. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Rosenbaum 1000. Ebert I. Criterion Collection 593. Allied Artists unknown books
1960ref. 145461Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1960. Vintage photograph of director Vincent Minnelli and actor Dean Martin with various members from the cast on the set of the 1960 film. With a mimeo snipe and studio stamp on the verso. Judy Holliday reprises her Broadway role as Elle a young telephone operator who cannot help but get involved in her customers' lives. This was the last screen role for Holiday who passed away at age 43 from breast cancer. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music. Set in New York shot on location in New York and California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1933ref. 152591N.p.: N.p. 1933. Vintage reference photograph of actress Fay Wray spotting something large and tentacled outside a boat window with a camera crew to the far left capturing the shot. Mimeo snipe to the verso. A wealthy woman funds a marine biology expedition but trouble arises when her crew declares their intentions to search for lost gold bullion in the wreckage of a German World War I U-boat instead. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with brief wear to the corners. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 149461N.p.: Aberdeen 1980. Three vintage black-and-white reference photographs from the 1980 film. Based on Rosalyn Drexler's 1972 novel "To Smithereens." A scrappy sports arena waitress is scouted by a wrestling promoter who believes she has what it takes to become a champion. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with faint wear at the corners. Aberdeen unknown
1980ref. 149461N.p.: Aberdeen 1980. Three vintage black-and-white reference photographs from the 1980 film. Based on Rosalyn Drexler's 1972 novel "To Smithereens." A scrappy sports arena waitress is scouted by a wrestling promoter who believes she has what it takes to become a champion. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with faint wear at the corners. Aberdeen unknown books
