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1950ref. 135814Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1950. Vintage black-and-white studio set still photograph from a re-release circa 1950s of the 1937 film. A melodrama set amongst the swamps and sharecroppers of the Deep South. Betsy Ann Muir is surrounded by inbred men with lust in their souls. When an investigative reporter named David Graydon Oliver arrives from the North to document the sharecropper lifestyle the greedy slave-owning landlords become angry. An attempt is made to lynch Graydon but he is saved by Betsy Ann and the two engage in romantic affairs. Features a supporting role by Eddie "Rochester" Anderson popular comedian of the era and the first African American regular on a nationwide radio show "The Jack Benny Program". Director Grinde was prolific in the 1930s with notable credits including "The Bishop Murder Case" 1930 "This Modern Age" 1931 "Shopworn" 1932 "Ladies Crave Exitement" 1935 "The Man They Could Not Hang" 1939 and "Hitler-Dead or Alive" 1942. 8 x 10 inches. Slight faint short creases else Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1970ref. 158055N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A woman is exiled from her family due to a tragic misunderstanding with her sister returning years later after her sister's death. She becomes the foster guardian of her orphaned niece a young girl with a cruel streak. Transparent front wrapper white rear wrapper. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Robert Anthony Foster. 69 leaves with last page of text numbered 66. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
1959ref. 132723London: Rank Film Distributors 1959. Collection of 6 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1959 UK film. Based on Lawrence Bachmann's 1957 novel "The Lorelei" about a girl on the run from the law and a former crime associate and her eventual refuge on a boat coasting down the river Rhine. A story set in Eastern Europe shot in Germany. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases overall else Near Fine. Rank Film Distributors unknown books
1959ref. 132723London: Rank Film Distributors 1959. Collection of 6 vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the 1959 UK film. Based on Lawrence Bachmann's 1957 novel "The Lorelei" about a girl on the run from the law and a former crime associate and her eventual refuge on a boat coasting down the river Rhine. A story set in Eastern Europe shot in Germany. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases overall else Near Fine. Rank Film Distributors unknown
1935ref. 135204Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1935. Vintage black-and-white reference still photograph from the 1935 film. Blindstamp of the French Customs office just to the left of Myrna Loy's head in the shot. G-Man Ross McBride Tracy goes undercover to join a gang of jewel thieves when they transport stolen jewels from Paris to New York. Vivian Palmer Loy is amongst the gang and falls in love with McBride leaving the gang shortly after. McBride arrests her when he recovers the jewels but she forgives him. Set in France and New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes and tiny creases. Complete collation details available on request. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1972ref. 158059New York: N.p. 1972. Vintage pressbook for the 1972 adult film. 8.75 x 11.25 inches four leaves printed on rectos only. Very Good plus with a diagonal crease to the first two leaves. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 146085Beverly Hills CA: The Where's Poppa Company 1969. First Revised Draft script for the 1970 film. Based on the 1970 novel. A stark black comedy in which Gordon stuck caring for his senile mother becomes increasingly frustrated with his inability to have a love life due to her interference. The first of Carl Reiner's early directorial efforts intended to push the envelope of comedy including graphic descriptions of sexual assault and war violence against the Vietnamese. The original ending which was omitted before theatrical release for being too risqué shows a defeated Gordon climbing into bed with his mother finally assuming the role of his long-dead father in an incestuous climax. Set and shot on location in New York. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 15 1969 noted as FIRST REVISED DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Robert Klane. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with yapping and edgewear bound with two gold brads. The Where's Poppa Company unknown books
1980ref. 158084Universal City: Universal Pictures 1980. Vintage screening invitation for the 1980 film illustrated by Ralph Steadman on the recto with film credits on the verso. More than a little loosely based on Hunter S. Thompson's obituary for his closest associate Oscar Zeta Acosta a.k.a. Dr. Gonzo "The Banshee Screams for Buffalo Meat" which appeared in October 1977 issue of "Rolling Stone." A film that despite being an unholy mess represents in retrospect an intersection of ideas and talent as well as the first of many messy attempts to commit to celluloid the basically un-filmable life and work of Hunter S. Thompson. Bill Murray at this time little more than a droll comedic sensation arguably made the first step toward becoming the four-dimensional icon he is today though not necessarily by intention. Both Murray and Thompson had serious concerns about the quality of Kaye's script and at the beginning of filming both Thompson and Ralph Steadman came onto the set as "executive consultants." Though the author says he did little other than "wander around and fire machine guns" his influence on Murray was profound. The actor became obsessed with his idol and by all accounts became one with him. During production Murray and Thompson engaged in a series of dangerous one-upmanship contests including a Houdini-inspired stunt where Thompson tied Murray to a chair and threw him into a swimming pool. Murray nearly drowned before Thompson pulled him out. The pair's obsession with the film's poor script and continuity led to a hasty final addition of a voice-over narration and two explanatory scenes at the film's end. Three days prior to release a press screening was canceled because the film was still being edited. When Murray returned to the Saturday Night Live set in the fall of 1980 he was still immersed in character complete with long black cigarette holder dark glasses and nasty habits. One of the show's writers said that Murray .".was not Bill Murray he was Hunter Thompson. You couldn't talk to him without talking to Hunter Thompson." Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad "Saturday Night Live: A Backstage History" William Morrow 1989 3.75 x 9 inches with a satin finish recto and matte verso. Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1965ref. 132638Hollywood: National Screen Service / Paramount Pictures 1965. Collection of 6 vintage full-color weight still photographs from the 1965 UK release of the 1964 US film. Another steamy drama based on a Harold Robbins novel 1962 about the murder of one man's ex-wife's new lover at the hand of his teenage daughter with obvious parallels between this film and the actual murder of Johnny Stompanato Lana Turner's ex-lover and victim of stabbing by her daughter Cheryl Crane. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases overall else Near Fine. National Screen Service / Paramount Pictures unknown books
1965ref. 132638Hollywood: National Screen Service / Paramount Pictures 1965. Collection of 6 vintage British front-of-house cards from the 1965 UK release of the 1964 US film. Another steamy drama based on a Harold Robbins novel 1962 about the murder of one man's ex-wife's new lover at the hand of his teenage daughter with obvious parallels between this film and the actual murder of Johnny Stompanato Lana Turner's ex-lover and victim of stabbing by her daughter Cheryl Crane. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases overall else Near Fine. National Screen Service / Paramount Pictures unknown
1928ref. 140436Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1928. Draft script for the 1929 silent film. Lon Chaney plays a heavily-scarred wild animal trapper whose daughter's upcoming marriage is threatened by the return of her femme fatale mother. The mother harbors bitterness to Chaney and seeks revenge on him by attempting to woo her daughter's fiance thwarted by a gorilla Chaney releases from a cage that gruesomely attacks her. Lon Chaney's penultimate silent film and the last of his collaborations with director Tod Browning. The film was released with a Movietone music and effects soundtrack that could be played alongside the film. Tan titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 10751 and production No. 415 dated Dec. 31 1928 with credits for producer Irving Thalberg. Title page integral with the first page of the text with credits for story writers Tod Browning and Harry Sinclair Drago and screenwriter Waldemar Young. 75 leaves with last page of text numbered 75. Mimeograph duplication. Pages about Fine wrapper Good plus bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1972ref. 132566London: Hemdale Film Distributors 1972. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the UK release of the 1972 US film. Mimeograph snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the collaborative novel by director Amateau and screenwriter Robinson about a thoroughly corrupt hospital administrator Peter Sellers. Pat Morita "Mr. Miyagi" in "The Karate Kid" 1984 plays the part of a lab technician with a glee that matches Sellers. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Hemdale Film Distributors unknown books
1971ref. 163605Los Angeles: Joseph Shaftel Films 1971. Revised Final script for the 1972 film. Copy belonging to actor Norman Alden with his name and character's name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and his annotations indicating dialogue throughout the script. Xerographic duplication call sheet additional script pages and undated pink revision pages laid in at the rear of the script. Based on the 1970 novel "The Operator" co-written by screenwriters Rod Amateau and Budd Robinson. A greedy corrupt hospital administrator is eventually jailed for his fraudulent activities but plans his revenge on the hospital. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated June 1971 noted as Revised Final with credits for screenwriter and novelist Rod Amateau and novelist Budd Robinson. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated yellow and blue revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with light soil and toning on the rear wrapper bound with two gold brads. Joseph Shaftel Films unknown
1976ref. 143048Los Angeles: International Cinema 1976. Revised Treatment script for the 1980 disaster film. Partially erased holograph pencil notation "444" on front wrapper. Based on the 1969 novel "The Day the World Ended" by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts detailing the 1902 volcanic eruption of Mount Pelée on Martinique. The Master of Disaster Irwin Allen's final film which reunited Newman and Holden who had been in "The Towering Inferno" and reuniting Borgnine and Buttons from "The Poseidon Adventure." Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design Paul Zastupnevich. Set in Kalaleu Polynesia with hotel scenes shot on location in Kailua-Kona Hawaii. Yellow titled wrappers noted as Revised Treatment on the front wrapper dated September 1976 with credits for writer Carl Foreman and produced by Irwin Allen and Warner Bros. Title page present dated September 10 1976 noted as Final Revised with credits for writer Carl Foreman. 114 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 117. Xerographic duplication with revision pages throughout dated 9/8/76. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. International Cinema unknown books
1980ref. 166661Universal City: Universal City Studios 1980. Draft script for the second episode of the 1980 television series printed on pink leaves which aired on ABC on March 21 1980. "When the Whistle Blows" premiered on ABC on March 14 1980 and aired for ten one-hour episodes ending on July 20 1980. Five construction workers four guys and a gal work for the Tri-State Construction Company in Los Angeles and are looking for fun on and off the job often frequenting the neighborhood saloon Darlene's. Hunk Tim Rossovich has a thing for Jolene Gail Edwards a singer at Darlene's until Buzz Douglas Barr tells him she was "a lady of easy virtue" in Reno. Front wrapper integral with title page with the latest revision dated 1/23/80 with credits for screenwriter Rick Husky. 66 leaves with last page of text numbered 56. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue yellow and green revision pages throughout dated variously between 1/18/80 and 1/23/80. Pages Very Good with the first of four title pages with foxing and silverfish damage and the extremities and light foxing to the first several pages bound with two gold brads. Universal City Studios unknown
ref. 142403N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. A biopic about the silent film star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle who died of a heart attack in 1933 at age 46. Considered an important figure in the early development of film studios he mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope. In 1920 he was one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood. Set in Hollywood. Black untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Joseph Van Winkle. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Xerographic duplication first generation. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
ref. 142403N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. A biopic about the silent film star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle who died of a heart attack in 1933 at age 46. Considered an important figure in the early development of film studios he mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope. In 1920 he was one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood. Set in Hollywood. Black untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Joseph Van Winkle. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 124. Xerographic duplication first generation. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 296421Robert Goldfarb 1960. Trade Paperback. 140 mimeographed sheets printed recto only. Ric Hardman 1924-2009 was a writer of screenplays Rare Breed Gunman's Walk TV scripts and novels Fifteen Flags and others. First edition first printing. Very good copy in yellow folder bound with metal clasps. At bottom of title page: Robert Goldfarb / 3839 Carnavon Way / Los Angeles 90027 / 663 9543 / mag 876 2100.'. Robert Goldfarb paperback
1965ref. 148129Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Draft script for the 1965 film musical. Copy from the collection of cinematographer Paul Vogel presumably his working copy with "Camera" written in holograph pencil at the top right corner of the front wrapper. Laid in is a 17 page shooting schedule under the title "Girl Crazy" dated 7-13-65. Based on the 1930 musical "Girl Crazy" by Guy Bolton and John McGowan with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin respectively. Previously filmed twice before first in 1932 directed by William A. Seiter and starring Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee then in 1943 directed by Norman Taurog and Busby Berkely and starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Playboy and heir Danny Churchill Harve Presnell helps Ginger Gray Connie Francis save her father's ranch by turning it into a motel for divorcees. The last feature film acting role of Connie Francis. Set in Nevada shot on location in Nevada and California. Yellow titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 73 dated July 7 1965 with credits for screenwriter Robert E. Kent. Title page integral to first page. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Shooting schedule 8.5 x 11 inches Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1965ref. 148129Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Draft script for the 1965 film musical. Copy from the collection of cinematographer Paul Vogel presumably his working copy with "Camera" written in manuscript pencil at the top right corner of the front wrapper. Laid in is a 17-page shooting schedule under the title "Girl Crazy" dated 7-13-65. Based on the 1930 musical "Girl Crazy" by Guy Bolton and John McGowan with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin respectively. Previously filmed twice before first in 1932 directed by William A. Seiter and starring Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee then in 1943 directed by Norman Taurog and Busby Berkeley and starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Playboy and heir Danny Churchill Harve Presnell helps Ginger Gray Connie Francis save her father's ranch by turning it into a motel for divorcees. The last feature film acting role of Connie Francis. Set in Nevada shot on location in Nevada and California. Yellow titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 73 dated July 7 1965 with credits for screenwriter Robert E. Kent. Title page integral with the first page of text. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Shooting schedule 8.5 x 11 inches Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1991ref. 167974N.p.: N.p. 1991. Draft script for the 1993 American-German-Dutch film. Single numeric annotation in manuscript pencil on the title page. Text in English. A struggling jazz musician provides music lessons to make ends meet although his students are ambivalent at best while maintaining a romance with a bartender at a local Irish bar. One of two feature films directed by Sara Driver known for producing the first two films of her longtime partner director Jim Jarmusch. Shot on location in Hamburg. Mylar front wrapper black rear wrapper. Title page present dated 1991 with credits for screenwriter Ray Dobbins and story writer Sara Driver. 91 leaves with last page of text numbered 90. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a black Velo binding. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 143342Tokyo: Toho Company 1960. Draft script for the 1960 film. With the stamp of cast/crew member Takahashi Toshihiro to the page edges and holograph ink annotations to the rear wrapper. Text and titles in Japanese. A film that bought depictions of modern life into Japanese films of the 1960s particularly with respect to the idea of the independent woman. A young widowed bar hostess finds herself torn between a conventional life and potential financial independence when she must decide to either remarry or open her own bar. Set in Tokyo's Ginza district shot on location in Tokyo. White titled wrappers noted as 2 on the front wrapper. Title page present. 94 leaves with last page of text numbered f-31. Xerographic duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Near Fine wrapper Good with foxing wear to the binding and light soil overall. With perfect binding. BFI 694. Criterion Collection 377. Toho Company unknown books
1960ref. 143342Tokyo: Toho Company 1960. Draft script for the 1960 film. With the stamp of cast/crew member Takahashi Toshihiro to the page edges and manuscript ink annotations to the rear wrapper. Text and titles in Japanese. A film that bought depictions of modern life into Japanese films of the 1960s particularly with respect to the idea of the independent woman. A young widowed bar hostess finds herself torn between a conventional life and potential financial independence when she must decide to either remarry or open her own bar. Set in Tokyo's Ginza district shot on location in Tokyo. White titled wrappers noted as 2 on the front wrapper. Title page present. 94 leaves with last page of text numbered f-31. Mimeograph duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Near Fine wrapper Good with foxing wear to the binding and light soil overall. With perfect binding. BFI 694. Criterion Collection 377. Toho Company unknown
1977ref. 167417Universal City: Universal Studios 1977. Rainbow Revision Draft script for the fifth and final episode of the 1978 mini-series which aired on NBC on May 15 1978. Laid in are three Shooting Call sheets two copies of one dated December 16 1977 and one dated December 20 1977. Based on the 1971 novel by Arthur Hailey and starring Rock Hudson and Lee Remick the five part 1978 NBC mini-series which aired on May 7-9 and 14-15 was an insider's look at the day-to-day operations of National Motors a large fictitious US automobile manufacturer and was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe award. Set in late 1960s Detroit. Front wrapper integral with title page dated July 15 1977 with credits for screenwriter Robert Hamilton and author Arthur Hailey. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Mimeograph duplication on pink leaves rectos only with blue yellow green pink and white revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/7/77 and 10/26/77. Pages Very Good plus with light foxing and wear to the extremities bound with two gold brads. Universal Studios unknown
1965ref. 149311Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1965. Vintage borderless photograph of actor-screenwriter Woody Allen and actress Paula Prentiss on the set of the 1965 film. With holograph pencil annotations on the verso. Woody Allen's film debut as both actor and screenwriter a movie that Allen today describes as "dreadful" but one that was a box office smash at the time. A soon-to-be-married womanizer attempts to adjust to a monogamous life with help from his neurotic psychoanalyst. Set and shot on location in Paris Sevres and Chaumontel France. 8.25 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned with light creasing to the right edge and lower right corner reinforced with white tape on the verso. United Artists unknown books
