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1950ref. 142337N.p.: N.p. 1950. Archive of four Draft scripts for four different films all unproduced. Set in London. Title page present with credits for screenwriter G.E. Moore. 255 leaves with last page of text numbered 12. Mixed ribbon copy typescript and carbon typescript variously on white green and yellow stock. Pages Very Good plus with some foxing at the edges housed in a green spring binder that is dampstained and Good only. N.p. unknown
ref. 143946London: Losey Williams Partnership Limited. Draft script for an unproduced film. Set on an island in England amongst eerie old castles a group of explorers search for buried relics and antique treasure and inadvertently unearth the island's haunted past. Red titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Gordon Williams. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a silver two piece prong fastener. Losey Williams Partnership Limited unknown
1947ref. 151519Los Angeles: Republic Pictures 1947. First Draft script for the 1952 film. The script's development history began in the US with Vanguard Films and this draft by Dinelli and was ultimately produced by Republic Pictures in conjunction with Herbert Wilcox Productions in the UK. Script credit was ultimately given to Pamela Bower. Based on the 1913 novel by E. C. Bentley. A reporter is assigned to cover the case of an international businessman in town who was found dead. He poses as a member of the family to gain access to the businessman's house and information from the lead detective on the case who suspects the death was a suicide. Set in Hampshire England. Blue titled wrappers noted as First Draft on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 12 dated May 22 1947 with credits for novelist E.C. Bentley and screenwriter Mel Dinelli. Distribution page present with receipt intact. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Republic Pictures unknown
1996ref. 167666N.p.: N.p. 1996. Draft script for the 1996 film. Steve Buscemi's feature film directorial debut about an unemployed single ex-mechanic who spends all of his time at the eponymous Trees Lounge a neighborhood bar with a motley cast of characters. Set and shot on location throughout New York in Queens Brooklyn Valley Stream and Long Island. Generic white "Live International" wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for Buscemi. 104 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1992ref. 154689Pittsburgh and Rome: ADC Films 1992. Second Draft script for the 1993 film INSCRIBED by screenwriter and author T.E.D. Klein on the title page. Theodore 'Eibon' Donald Klein T.E.D. Klein is an American horror writer and editor who despite his sparse output is highly regarded for his meticulous prose and provocative essays. He was the acclaimed editor of The Twilight Zone Magazine from 1981 to 1985 and author of the bestselling novel "The Ceremonies" 1984 and the award winning four novella collection "Dark Gods" 1985. "Trauma" is his only screenplay. Dario Argento's underrated first feature-length American production a giallo horror film wherein Asia Argento stars as Aura an anorexic young woman who with the help of her new young lover David searches for "The Headhunter" killer responsible for the beheading of both of her parents. Asia Argento's character was partly inspired by her half-sister Anna who suffered from anorexia and died in a scooter accident shortly before the film's release and is seen during the closing credits sequence. Featuring memorable performances from Piper Laurie Frederic Forrest and Brad Dourif. Set in Minneapolis shot on location in Minneapolis Hopkins and St. Paul Minnesota. Self wrappers with front wrapper integral with title page dated April 1992 noted as SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriter T.E.D. Klein and story credits for Franco Ferrini Giovanni Romoli and Dario Argento. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine with light toning and adhesive shadow to the title page bound with three gold brads. McPadden Heavy Metal Movies. Howarth So Deadly So Perverse Vol. 2. ADC Films unknown
1976ref. 163741N.p.: N.p. 1976. Seven vintage reference photographs from the 1976 British horror film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the versos. Struggling to finish his second book while experiencing vivid nightmares and increasing paranoia an author rents a cottage in the British countryside and hires an attractive mysterious secretary to help type the manuscript. Shot on location in Essex. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners. N.p. unknown
1976ref. 157080Laren NH: Actueel Film NV 1976. Six vintage reference photographs from the 1976 UK film. Included with the photographs is a press sheet specific to the film's release in The Netherlands with text in Dutch. Struggling to finish his second book while experiencing vivid nightmares and increasing paranoia an author rents a cottage in the British countryside and hires an attractive mysterious secretary to help type the manuscript. Shot on location in Essex. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn with pinholes at the corners. Actueel Film NV unknown
1971ref. 160553Berlin: Keystone 1971. Vintage borderless photograph of actress Jane Forth and producer Andy Warhol attending the German premiere of the 1970 film which took place on February 19 1971 in Berlin. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Actor Joe Dallesandro's fifth film with director Paul Morrissey and the film debuts of Factory regulars Holly Woodlawn in a role that George Cukor unsuccessfully put forth as a write-in candidate for an Academy Award and Jane Forth. 6 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy on the bottom edge. Keystone unknown
1970ref. 158489N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage reference photograph of actors Jane Forth Joe Dallesandro and Holly Woodlawn with director Paul Morrissey on the set of the 1970 film. Mimeo snipe and "Auditing Dept." stamp on the verso dated August 1 1970. Actor Joe Dallesandro's fifth film with Morrissey and the film debuts of Factory regulars Holly Woodlawn in a role that George Cukor unsuccessfully put forth as a write-in candidate for an Academy Award and 17-year-old model Jane Forth. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine with a hint of wear at the corners. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 162954N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced short play. A group of criminals get stuck inside a bank vault with the owner and two bank employees. White titled self wrappers lacking rear wrapper with credits for screenwriter Stephen Sustarsic. Title page integral with front self wrapper. 30 leaves with last page of text numbered 29. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a paper clip at the top left corner. N.p. unknown
1936ref. 164529Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1936. Vintage double weight reference photograph from the 1936 film with three stamps on the verso one crediting photographer Ray Jones and a mimeo snipe printed on the verso. 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. Llye Talbot is an earnest intrepid inventor of a television system who inadvertently gets involved with a crooked businessman and gangsters out to steal his invention. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly faded else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1968ref. 162088New York: Trans American Films 1968. Three vintage reference photographs and one vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1966 French film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. An inexperienced drug runner on a cross-continental train becomes the central figure in the imaginations of a group of filmmakers who are engaged in the process of drafting their next feature. Set in Paris and Antwerp. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. BFI 2033. Grant France. Trans American Films unknown
1966ref. 160544N.p.: N.p. 1966. Four vintage borderless double weight reference photographs from the 1966 French film. All four with annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. An inexperienced drug runner on a cross-continental train becomes the central figure in the imaginations of a group of filmmakers who are engaged in the process of drafting their next feature. Set in Paris and Antwerp. 9 x 8 inches. Near Fine. BFI 2033. Grant France. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 153193N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Alain Robbe-Grillet with cinematographer Willy Kurant and a cameraman on the set of the 1966 French film. An inexperienced drug runner on a cross-continental train becomes the central figure in the imaginations of a group of filmmakers who are engaged in the process of drafting their next feature. Set in Paris and Antwerp. 7 x 5 inches. Fine. BFI 2033. Grant France. N.p. unknown
1996ref. 170742N.p.: N.p. 1996. Vintage black-and-white borderless reference photograph from the 1996 film showing Ewan McGregor drinking with his friends. Director Danny Boyle's second and best-known film an adaptation of the acclaimed 1993 novel by Irvine Welsh a darkly comic examination of the life of a heroin addict trying desperately to extract himself from his habit and the accompanying lifestyle. McGregor rose to international stardom on the strength of his performance as the lead Mark Renton and would return for the sequel "T2 Trainspotting" released in 2017. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown
1989ref. 146402Studio City CA: Starvision 1989. Draft script for the 1989 film. Internally produced agency script with photocopied holes issued prior to the film's production. Missing 14 pages likely as used or issued. Two long-lost brothers-one from Cambodia one from Los Angeles-must avenge their father's untimely death at the hands of a crime boss. Set in Cambodia and California shot on location in Las Vegas. Blue generic STARVISION Inc. wrappers. Title page present with credits for director H. Kaye Dyal. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with faint toning to the extremities bound with three gold brads. Starvision unknown
1985ref. 141888Munich Munchen: Alex Tudor 1985. Treatment script for an unproduced film. An older man holds a party at his castle and attracts the attention of a young woman though no one present understands what one sees in the other. Dr. Alexe Tudor is an independent German documentarian who focuses primarily on symbols and expression spotlighting the artist's case for both. Tudor's works include profiling events and exhibitions related to the work of clergyman and artist Ivo Schaible SDS 1999-2012 Der Antifter: Freemasonry 2008 surveying the work of Otmar Alt and the documentary Die Begegnung. Set in Blue untitled wrappers with a business card for director and screenwriter Alex Tudor affixed at the lower right corner of the front wrapper. Title page present dated 17.03.85 with credits for screenwriter Tudor. 20 leaves with last page of text numbered 17. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with four staples. Alex Tudor unknown
1971ref. 149665N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1971 French film. The final film to feature Jacques Tati as the iconic lovable Monsieur Hulot following "Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot" 1953 "Mon Oncle" 1958 and "Playtime" 1967. This feature finds Hulot as a naive but intrepid Parisian automobile designer whose plan to show off his newly created camper car at an auto show in Amsterdam is waylaid by a plethora of roadway obstacles including Dutch customs a car accident and a slow-moving mechanic. Set and shot on location in Paris and the Netherlands. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
2000ref. 156768Los Angeles: Bedford Falls 2000. For Your Consideration script for the 2000 film. Shortly after being appointed by the president to lead America's war on drugs a conservative judge in Ohio discovers that his teenage daughter is addicted to heroin. Meanwhile the wife of a jailed drug baron attempts to continue her husband's business. Nominated for five Academy Awards winning four including Best Director for Steven Soderbergh Best Screenwriter for Stephen Gaghan and Best Supporting Actor for Benicio Del Toro. Shot on location in California New Mexico Ohio and Texas in the US and in San Ysidro and Tijuana in Mexico. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present undated. 73 leaves with last page of text numbered 145. Xerographic duplication rectos and versos. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase. Bedford Falls unknown
1985ref. 152106N.p.: N.p. 1985. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With a brief handwritten note clipped to the first leaf on PanArts letterhead dated 9/7/89 addressed to actor Johnny Crawford from Robert Crawford introducing the script. Based on the nineteenth-century novel by Hayden Carruth. A young boy finds himself lost in a snowstorm in the northwestern prairie and must struggle to survive aided by his cat Pawsy and his dog Kaiser. Set in the Dakota Territory. Self wrappers. Title page present dated February 28 1985 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for novelist Hayden Carruth and screenwriter Eric Bercovici. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus overall bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1963ref. 159215Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1963. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1963 film. Based on the 1960 play by Lillian Hellman. Two sisters who have always taken care of their younger brother are surprised when he returns to New Orleans married and with a large amount of money. One of the sisters suspects him of having an affair. Set and shot on location in New Orleans Louisiana. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine one photograph with pin holes at the corners. United Artists unknown
1970ref. 162516N.p.: Maron Films 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the French/Italian/German film. Based on the 1832 play "La Tour de Nesle" by Alexandre Dumas which was based on the fourteenth century French scandal the "Tour de Nesle affair." Captain Buridan king's swordsman and hero of the Flanders campaign returns to Paris to find the city in fear of a "vampire/witch" in the Tour de Nesle luring men to a night of sexual ecstasy followed by slaughter. Shot on location in Budapest Hungary. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Maron Films unknown
1955ref. 163793N.p.: N.p. 1955. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1955 French film showing actors Lia Di Leo and Marcel Raine in an intimate moment. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Based on the 1832 play by Alexandre Dumas and Frédéric Gaillardet about Queen Margaret of Burgundy who kills her partners after their dalliances have ended in order to leave no trace of her sexual misdeeds. Partially shot on location in Paris. 11.5 x 9.25 inches. Very Good with multiple pinholes and accompanying wear at the corners and light soil on the verso. N.p. unknown
1961ref. 140160France: N.p. 1961. Collection of 32 vintage borderless reference photographs of director René Clair with members of the cast and crew at a release party for the 1961 film. Approximately half the photographs bear the stamp of photographer Walter Limot on the verso. Clair is seen with fans giving a speech signing autographs presumably conducting a radio interview and cavorting with stars of the film like Colette Castel Alfred Adam and Annie Fratellini The festivities were located perhaps at a music hall with several musicians and traditional instruments appearing in a few photos. A businessman wants to buy land around the village of Cabosse claiming his desire for seclusion but harbors a secret desire to sell the water from the village fountain purportedly a fountain of youth. Shot on location throughout France. 7.25 x 9.25 inches. About Very Good plus or better lightly curled with some faint foxing on the verso. N.p. unknown
1961ref. 160356Rome: Cineriz 1961. Four vintage borderless double weight publicity photographs from the 1961 film. With stamp on verso identifying photographer H. Martin. Also with file folder with the film title in manuscript ink. A businessman wants to buy land around the village of Cabosse claiming his desire for seclusion but with intentions to sell the water from the village fountain purportedly a fountain of youth. Set in France shot on location in Lot-et-Geronne Hauts-de-Seine and Paris Fracne. Photographs 9.5 x 7.25 inches Folder 10.25 x 12.75 inches. Photographs Very Good plus Folder Very Good plus with one small tear at one of the folds. Cineriz unknown