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ref. 144510Burbank CA: Walt Disney Pictures 1988. Revised First Draft script for the 1991 film. Based on the 1982 graphic novel by Dave Stevens. In 1930s Hollywood a stunt pilot comes into possession of a jet-pack after getting caught in the crossfire between FBI agents and a group of gangsters. He subsequently becoming the target of both FBI and Nazi agents who are after the jet-pack. An early entry in the superhero movie canon following the success of 1989's "Batman" and a cult classic in its own right. Goldenrod titled wrappers. Title page present dated November 11 1988 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Danny Bilson Paul De Meo William Dear and graphic novelist Dave Stevens. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Photocopy rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Walt Disney Pictures unknown books
1975ref. 149627Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1975. Set of seven vintage reference photographs from the 1975 film five in black and white one in color the last being a striking still shot of the altered RKO Radio Picture logo one of the earliest examples of a stately studio logo being customized for a particular film. A cult film favorite based on a now lesser-known 1973 stage musical by Richard O'Brien. On a dark and stormy night an uptight young couple finds that their car has broken down in the middle of nowhere forcing them to seek shelter at the weird and wonderful home of Dr. Frank-N-Furter a mad and perverse scientist. Photos vary from 9.25 x 7 inches to 10.25 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. National Film Registry. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1975ref. 149627Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1975. Set of seven vintage reference photographs from the 1975 film five in black and white one in color the last being a striking still shot of the altered RKO Radio Picture logo one of the earliest examples of a stately studio logo being customized for a particular film. A cult film favorite based on a now lesser-known 1973 stage musical by Richard O'Brien. On a dark and stormy night an uptight young couple finds that their car has broken down in the middle of nowhere forcing them to seek shelter at the weird and wonderful home of Dr. Frank-N-Furter a mad and perverse scientist. Photos vary from 9.25 x 7 inches to 10.25 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. National Film Registry. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1970ref. 141822N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotations in manuscript ink throughout. Based on the early life of Adolf Hitler as taken from his own account in "Mein Kampf." An idealistic youth with a great love for life and art Hitler spends most of his adolescence and childhood alone and neglected. Set in Austria. Red titled wrappers with credit for screenwriter Daniel Martin Klein. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Daniel Martin Klein. 104 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 158647N.p.: N.p. 1975. Vintage borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1975 film showing director Joseph Losey and a camera crew with actors Glenda Jackson and Helmut Berger between takes. Layout annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso along with a Pariscop stamp. A novelist's wife returns from a holiday in Germany with another man setting off a chain of events that force the couple to question the foundations of their relationship. Shot in Baden-Baden Germany in Menton France and in London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with brief wear at the corners. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 158647N.p.: N.p. 1975. Vintage borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1975 film showing director Joseph Losey and a camera crew with actors Glenda Jackson and Helmut Berger between takes. Layout annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso along with a Pariscop stamp. A novelist's wife returns from a holiday in Germany with another man setting off a chain of events that force the couple to question the foundations of their relationship. Shot in Baden-Baden Germany in Menton France and in London. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with brief wear at the corners. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 141822N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotations in manuscript ink throughout. Based on the early life of Adolf Hitler as taken from his own account in "Mein Kampf." An idealistic youth with a great love for life and art Hitler spends most of his adolescence and childhood alone and neglected. Set in Austria. Red titled wrappers with credit for screenwriter Daniel Martin Klein. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Daniel Martin Klein. 104 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1955ref. 141526N.p.: Hal Wallis Productions 1955. Six vintage double weight studio still photographs from the 1955 film. The film is based on Tennessee Williams' 1951 play in which an Italian widow and her teenage daughter cope with the aftermath of her husband's death. Shot on location in Florida and California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Hal Wallis Productions unknown
1955ref. 141526N.p.: Hal Wallis Productions 1955. Six vintage double weight studio still photographs from the 1955 film. The film is based on Tennessee Williams' 1951 play in which an Italian widow and her teenage daughter cope with the aftermath of her husband's death. Shot on location in Florida and California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Hal Wallis Productions unknown books
1988ref. 158192Beverly Hills CA: Eduardo Rossoff 1988. Draft script for an unproduced film. Edward Savio is a novelist and screenwriter best known for the "Battle for Forever" science fiction novels "Alexander X" 2016 and "Ancient Among Us" 2019. An unemployed American mechanic discovers he is heir to the throne of England. Untitled gray wrappers. Title page present dated February 1988 with credits for screenwriter Edward Savio. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Eduardo Rossoff unknown
1968ref. 131823London: National General Pictures 1968. Revised British script for the 1969 film a UK-US co-production. Based on the play by Peter Shaffer written for the screen by Philip Yordan. Dan Pavlides: Fueled by promises of gold Pizarro Robert Shaw and his explorers make a third trip across the treacherous Andes Mountains to Peru where they meet King Atahuallpa Christopher Plummer considered to be a god by his faithful followers. The two leaders overcome their initial mistrust and suspicion garnering admiration for each other. When the King is sentenced to die Pizarro tries unsuccessfully to prevent the monarch's death at the hands of gold-hungry explorers. Green titled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated 1 June 1968 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriter Yordan. 163 leaves mechanical duplication with pink blue green white tan and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 16 May and 22 July. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three screw brads. National General Pictures unknown
1968ref. 131823London: National General Pictures 1968. Revised British script for the 1969 film a UK-US co-production. Based on the play by Peter Shaffer written for the screen by Philip Yordan. Dan Pavlides: Fueled by promises of gold Pizarro Robert Shaw and his explorers make a third trip across the treacherous Andes Mountains to Peru where they meet King Atahuallpa Christopher Plummer considered to be a god by his faithful followers. The two leaders overcome their initial mistrust and suspicion garnering admiration for each other. When the King is sentenced to die Pizarro tries unsuccessfully to prevent the monarch's death at the hands of gold-hungry explorers. Green titled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated 1 June 1968 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriter Yordan. 163 leaves mechanical duplication with pink blue green white tan and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 16 May and 22 July. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three screw brads. National General Pictures unknown books
1988ref. 158192Beverly Hills CA: Eduardo Rossoff 1988. Draft script for an unproduced film. Edward Savio is a novelist and screenwriter best known for the "Battle for Forever" science fiction novels "Alexander X" 2016 and "Ancient Among Us" 2019. An unemployed American mechanic discovers he is heir to the throne of England. Untitled gray wrappers. Title page present dated February 1988 with credits for screenwriter Edward Savio. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Eduardo Rossoff unknown books
1995ref. 151176Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1995. Vintage reference photograph of director Peter Yates on the set of the 1995 film. Based on the 1991 novel by screenwriter Shane Cannaughton Richard Yates final theatrical feature film. An Irish boy finds his strained relationship with his oppressive widowed father at its breaking point when he falls for an affluent northern girl. Set in and shot on location in County Cavan village Northern Ireland. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1972ref. 162190N.p.: Group 1 Films 1972. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 film. All photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. A runaway teenager finds herself adrift in early 1970s southern California. 8 x 10 inches. Light soiling on the bottom margins of two of the photographs else Near Fine. Group 1 Films unknown
1972ref. 162190N.p.: Group 1 Films 1972. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 film. All photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. A runaway teenager finds herself adrift in early 1970s southern California. 8 x 10 inches. Light soiling on the bottom margins of two of the photographs else Near Fine. Group 1 Films unknown books
1978ref. 138126Beverly Hills CA: Mel Simon Productions 1978. First Draft script for the 1979 film. Father Brian Dyke is a priest in a depressing mining town until one day a new Sister Rita Quinlan joins his parish and changes his perception of life. She is trusting and kind and listens to Father Brian but their relationship takes a turn for the worse landing Father Brian in the role of suspect. Blue production company Mel Simon Productions wrappers. Title page present dated May 10 1978 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Stitt and director Kramer. Last leaf of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication with photocopied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Mel Simon Productions unknown
1978ref. 138126Beverly Hills CA: Mel Simon Productions 1978. First Draft script for the 1979 film. Father Brian Dyke is a priest in a depressing mining town until one day a new Sister Rita Quinlan joins his parish and changes his perception of life. She is trusting and kind and listens to Father Brian but their relationship takes a turn for the worse landing Father Brian in the role of suspect. Blue production company Mel Simon Productions wrappers. Title page present dated May 10 1978 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Stitt and director Kramer. Last leaf of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication with photocopied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Mel Simon Productions unknown books
1963ref. 157290N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film showing director Carol Reed in conversation with actress Lee Remick on the set. Based on Shelley Smith's 1961 novel "The Ballad of the Running Man" about a man who fakes his own death in the hopes of gaining a substantial insurance payout but encounters trouble in the form of the company's nosy claim investigator. Shot on location in Cadiz Spain in Gibraltar and in Ireland. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1959ref. 149880London: British Lion 1959. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1959 short film. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. A surreal slapstick sketch comedy film filmed over 2 days on a shoestring budget of approximately 70 British pounds. Considered influential on mid-century British comedy particularly Monty Python's Flying Circus and a purported favorite of The Beatles. Two photographs approximately 10 x 8 inches one photograph 8.25 x 6.5 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased. British Lion unknown
1959ref. 149880London: British Lion 1959. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1959 short film. With printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. A surreal slapstick sketch comedy film filmed over 2 days on a shoestring budget of approximately 70 British pounds. Considered influential on mid-century British comedy particularly Monty Python's Flying Circus and a purported favorite of The Beatles. Two photographs approximately 10 x 8 inches one photograph 8.25 x 6.5 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased. British Lion unknown books
1963ref. 158828Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1963. Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1963 film. Not to be confused with the 1987 film directed by Paul Michael Glaser and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Based on Shelley Smith's 1961 novel "The Ballad of the Running Man." Laurence Harvey stars as a man who fakes his own death in the hopes of gaining a substantial insurance payout but encounters trouble in the form of the company's nosy claim investigator played by Alan Bates. Shot on location in Cadiz Spain in Gibraltar and in Ireland. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with several pinholes in the borders and at the extremities. Grant UK. Spicer UK. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1963ref. 157290N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film showing director Carol Reed in conversation with actress Lee Remick on the set. Based on Shelley Smith's 1961 novel "The Ballad of the Running Man" about a man who fakes his own death in the hopes of gaining a substantial insurance payout but encounters trouble in the form of the company's nosy claim investigator. Shot on location in Cadiz Spain in Gibraltar and in Ireland. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1966ref. 154331Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1966. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1966 film showing actors Alan Arkin John Phillip Law Carl Reiner Eva Marie Saint Sheldon Collins and Andrea Dromm. A Soviet submarine accidentally runs aground on a small island off the coast of Massachusetts causing rumors to fly between the island villagers who suspect a covert attack. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in Massachusetts. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a small chip to the top right corner and a light horizontal crease to the bottom edge. United Artists unknown books
1977ref. 147243N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. With several manuscript ink annotations throughout noting grammatical revisions. Laid in with the script is a typed letter dated June 25 1982 addressed to casting agent Paul Kohner from screenwriter Leonard Yakir recommending actor Klaus Kinski for the lead role. The Old Testament story of Abraham who is asked to sacrifice his son Isaac on Moriah as a test of his faith to God. Set in Israel. White non-standard titled wrappers dated February 1977 with credits for screenwriter LEONARD YAKIR. Title page integral on the front wrapper as issued. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 60. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a black comb binding. N.p. unknown
