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1956ref. 143289Paris: Cite Films 1956. Collection of 24 vintage reference photographs from the 1956 French film here under the French title "Le couturier de ces dames." 13 photographs with numeric annotations on the versos in pencil and one with "Le couturier de ces dames" in mimeograph duplication to same. A tailor needs to create a lasting fashion line to save his business. He does but he also cavorts a little with the models only for his wife to discover his infidelity. A send-up of the new haute couture popular at the time with notable designers Yves Saint Laurent Pierre Cardin who worked on the film and Japanese native Hanae Mori representing the "new look." Shot on location in Val-de-Marne France. One photo 3.25 x 4.25 inches the balance 5 x 7 inches. Generally Near Fine. Cite Films unknown
1973ref. 162156N.p.: Elysee Films 1973. Vintage pressbook for the 1973 French erotic film. Text and titles in French. 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. A wealthy unhappily married woman falls in love with her husband's friend's beautiful companion. 9.5 x 12.75 inches. Bi-fold. Near Fine. Bier 656. Elysee Films unknown
1974ref. 172057N.p.: Saliva Films / Dreamland Productions 1974. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1974 film showing the film's poster. John Waters' fourth feature after his wildly successful 1972 film "Pink Flamingos" about a rebellious high-school student who embarks on a murder spree after her parents deny her request for cha-cha heels at Christmastime. Dedicated to Manson Family member Charles "Tex" Watson who inspired the theme of the film: "crime is beauty." Shot on location in Baltimore Maryland. 10 x 8 inches with wide top and bottom margins. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 929. Saliva Films / Dreamland Productions unknown
1955ref. 172479N.p.: American Releasing Corporation 1955. Two vintage studio still photographs from the release of the 1955 Poverty Row film noir. A police officer is worried he committed the murder of an actress after failing to remember his drunken night. The film debut for actress Jayne Mansfield. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with creasing on both photographs. One photograph with a tear at the left edge. One photograph with a chip and a loss at the right margin as well as a tear at the bottom and left edges. Grant US. Lyons US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Weldon 1983. Weldon 1996. American Releasing Corporation unknown
1972ref. 150256N.p.: N.p. 1972. Vintage reference photograph of Federico Fellini on the set of the 1972 film. A semi-autobiographical impressionistic portrait of Rome featuring two contrasting sections one based on Fellini's first journey to the city as a young man under Mussolini the other featuring scenes of contemporary city life. Set and shot on location in Rome Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Light even fading else Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1972ref. 150813Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1972. Vintage reference photograph of Federico Fellini on the set of the 1972 film. A semi-autobiographical impressionistic portrait of Rome featuring two contrasting sections one based on Fellini's first journey to the city as a young man under Mussolini the other featuring scenes of contemporary city life. Set and shot on location in Rome. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 848. Eureka! 86. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. United Artists unknown
1972ref. 150489N.p.: N.p. 1972. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Federico Fellini demonstrating how to stab Julius Caear Feodor Chaliapin Jr. on the set of the 1972 film. "Peter W. Engelmeier provenance label on verso. A semi-autobiographical impressionistic portrait of Rome featuring two contrasting sections one based on Fellini's first journey to the city as a young man under Mussolini the other featuring scenes of contemporary city life. Set and shot on location in Rome Italy. 8.5 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 848. Eureka! 86. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 151571N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless double weight matte-finish reference photograph from the set of the 1969 film showing director Federico Fellini directing actor Hiram Keller during the death scene with the boatman. Loosely based on the late first-century satire by Gaius Petronius. Fellini's decadent depiction of imperial Rome a series of extravagant and grotesque episodes populated by archetypal dreamlike figures. Shot on location in Rome Italy. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 747. Eureka! Masters of Cinema 112. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 151549N.p.: Produzione Europee Associate PEA 1969. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph with left margin of Federico Fellini on the set of the 1969 film. Three "Christophe L." provenance stamps on verso. Loosely based on the late first century satire by Gaius Petronius. Fellini's dream-like depiction of first century imperial Rome in a series of gloriously decadent extravagant and grotesque episodes following the pan-sexual scholar Encolpius Potter and his insatiable friend Ascyltus Hiram Keller. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. Shot on location in Rome Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light rippling at top and 1.5 inch crease at bottom. Criterion Collection 747. Eureka! Masters of Cinema 112. Produzione Europee Associate (PEA) unknown
1976ref. 146256N.p.: N.p. 1976. Draft script for the 1978 film. With a manuscript ink notation on the title page reading "draft completed 10/8/76." Based on the novella by Thomas Tryon from his 1976 collection "Crowned Heads." A struggling Hollywood producer attempts to revive his career by luring a retired and reclusive actress back into the spotlight. Told in flashback beginning with her suicide-by-train. The fifth and final pairing of director Billy Wilder and actor William Holden who began their association in 1950 with the classic "Sunset Blvd." 1950. "Fedora" has been seen as a companion piece to that film. White titled self wrappers with credits for screenwriters Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with light toning and soil bound with two gold brads. Eureka Masters of Cinema 147. N.p. unknown
1978ref. 141772Munich: Bavaria Atelier 1978. Press kit for the 1978 film. Full-color illustrated folder with six black-and-white borderless reference photographs and 15 gatherings of promotional reading material housed all together in a white envelope. Based on the novella by Thomas Tryon from his 1976 collection "Crowned Heads." A struggling Hollywood producer attempts to revive his career by luring a retired and reclusive actress back into the spotlight. Told in flashback beginning with her suicide-by-train. The fifth and final pairing of director Billy Wilder and actor William Holden who began their association in 1950 with the classic "Sunset Blvd." "Fedora" has been seen as a companion piece to that film. Set in Hollywood shot on location in France Germany and Greece. Folder and contents Near Fine. Envelope Very Good plus lightly toned on the edges. Bavaria Atelier unknown
1978ref. 148287N.p.: N.p. 1978. Collection of twelve vintage French color lobby cards from the 1978 film. Based on the novella by Thomas Tryon from his 1976 collection "Crowned Heads." A struggling Hollywood producer attempts to revive his career by luring a retired and reclusive actress back into the spotlight. Told in flashback beginning with her suicide-by-train. The fifth and final pairing of director Billy Wilder and actor William Holden who began their association in 1950 with the classic "Sunset Blvd." 1950. "Fedora" has been seen as a companion piece to that film. 11.25 x 9 inches. Near Fine. Eureka Masters of Cinema 147. N.p. unknown
1972ref. 132523London: Anglo-EMI 1972. Collection of 13 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1972 UK film including 3 promotional stills. Based on Alistair MacLean's 1961 novel about a man who poses as a criminal in an elaborate revenge scheme on those responsible for his family's death. 8 x 10 inches 3 stills measure 7.5 x 9.5 inches. A few faint creases and tiny closed tears else Near Fine. Anglo-EMI unknown
1985ref. 161051N.p.: N.p. 1985. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1985 film both showing actress Melanie Griffith. A former boxer turned nightclub promoter joins together with a police detective to investigate a serial killer targeting strippers. Set in Manhattan and shot on location in New York and Los Angeles. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 135906Berlin: Der Spiegel 1975. Vintage borderless black-and-white press photograph of Fassbinder on the set of his 1975 film "Faustrecht der Freiheit." Shot by Manjit Jari for the German publication Der Spiegel with stamps for both Jari and the publication on the verso along with an archive date of March 19 1975. Franz "Fox" Biberkopf Fassbinder loses his job at a carnival after his boyfriend Klaus Karl Scheydt is arrested for tax fraud. After hustling for the money to buy a lottery ticket he wins 500000 marks and attracts the attention of Eugen Peter Chatel a sophisticated but amoral young man in need of money. He begins a relationship with the uneducated Fox and slowly swindles him out of his winnings driving him to eventual poverty and suicide. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Der Spiegel unknown
1984ref. 149810Munich: Bavaria Atelier 1984. Draft script for the fourth episode of the four-episode television miniseries "Vater und Sohne: Eine deutsche Tragodie" Father and Son: A German Tragedy which first aired November 12 1986 on Radiotelevisione Italiana here under the working title "Joint Venture." Text in English. The story of two wealthy German families-one family Jewish bankers the other founders of a chemical corporation-before during and after World War II. Although initially filmed in English the miniseries was first broadcast in its full eight hours on Italian and German television in 1986 and 1987 before being drastically edited to four hours for its 1988 debut on American television. Set and shot on location in Germany. Clear untitled plastic front wrapper and green rear wrapper i.e. generic report folder. Title page present dated March 14 1984 with credits for director Bernhard Sinkel. 151 leaves with last page of text numbered 149. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a white prong binding. Bavaria Atelier unknown
1984ref. 149779Munich: Bavaria Atelier 1984. Draft script for the first episode Episode 1 of the four-episode television miniseries "Vater und Sohne: Eine deutsche Tragodie" Father and Son: A German Tragedy which first aired November 12 1986 on Radiotelevisione Italiana here under the working title "Joint Venture." Text in English. The story of two wealthy German families-one family Jewish bankers the other founders of a chemical corporation-before during and after World War II. Although initially filmed in English the miniseries was first broadcast in its full eight hours on Italian and German television in 1986 and 1987 before being drastically edited to four hours for its 1988 debut on American television. Set and shot on location in Germany. Tall clear untitled plastic front wrapper and purple rear wrapper i.e. generic report folder. Title page present dated March 14 1984 with credits for director Bernhard Sinkel. 158 leaves with last page of text numbered 157. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a white prong binding. Bavaria Atelier unknown
1990ref. 167473N.p.: Viacom 1990. First Draft script for the tenth episode of the second season of the 1989-91 television series which aired on ABC on March 15 1990. Laid in are two gatherings of revision pages one gathering of 31 pages of pink revision leaves with the latest revisions dated February 15 1990 and one gathering of 24 yellow revision pages with the latest revisions dated February 16 1990 as well as a 20 page shooting schedule dated February 15 1990 a two-page cast list dated 2-16-90 a two-page Housing List dated February 15 1990 an eleven-page Contact List dated 1/2/90 and a 45-page "Welcome to Denver" "Father Dowling" gathering of maps emergency numbers local restaurants and services for the cast and crew. Based upon the characters created by Ralph McInerny in his series of mystery novels "Father Dowling Mysteries" starred Tom Bosley as the titular character who continually stumbles upon murders and other crimes in the fictional Parish of St. Michael's in Chicago Illinois. The series ran for three seasons and a total of 43 episodes and premiered on NBC for the first season premiering on January 20 1989 and on ABC for its second and third seasons ending on May 2 1991. In this episode Father Phil James Stephens is overjoyed about returning the Chalice of St. Sophia to it's home country Bucharest but unfortunately has fallen victim to a confidence scam. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated February 7 1990 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Gerry Conway. 57 leaves with last page of text numbered 51. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink yellow green and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between February 15 1990 and February 20 1990. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Supplemental materials: Very Good to Near Fine with some of the revision pages with dampstaining and edgewear. Viacom unknown
1986ref. 161137Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1986. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1987 film including one taken on the set showing director Adrian Lyne talking with actors Glenn Close and Michael Douglas between takes. Layout annotations in manuscript ink on the versos. Based on screenwriter James Dearden's 1980 short film "Diversion." An enormous box office success and the highest grossing film of 1987. Nominated for six Academy Awards. Set and shot on location in New York. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Penzler 101. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir. Paramount Pictures unknown
ref. 168793N.p.: N.p. 1987. Archive of three original early Draft scripts for the 1989 film all three dated eleven to thirteen months prior to the commencement of the production in October of 1988. An internally duplicated Third Draft script dated September 1 1989 with the annotations of the title and an unknown crew member's illegible initials on the front wrapper and manuscript pencil annotations on eight pages one on the verso. Bound in following the script is a title page for a previous Third Draft script dated July 28 1987 with a copied "Received / Sep 2 1987 / Story Library" stamp on the bottom of the page. An internally duplicated Draft script dated September 25 1987 with the annotations of the title and date on the front wrapper with manuscript pencil annotations on nine pages including many of the same notes as on the previous draft. And an internally duplicated Third Draft script housed in a two-ring binder dated November 10 1987 with manuscript ink annotations on three pages. All three scripts with screenwriting credits for "RJ" Roland Joffé. Director and screenwriter Roland Joffé's epic historical war drama about the Manhattan Project and the development of the first atomic bomb starring Paul Newman as General Leslie Groves who directed the Manhattan Project and Dwight Schultz as theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer. Shot on location in Mexico and San Francisco. Third Draft September 1 1987: Black untitled wrappers with the annotation of the title in white ink. Title page present dated September 1 1987 noted as Third Draft with credits for screenwriter "RJ" Roland Joffé. 147 leaves with last page of text numbered 142. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with a prong binding. September 25 1987 Draft script: Blue untitled wrappers with the annotations of the title and September 25 1987 in black ink. Title page present dated September 25 1987 with credits for screenwriter "RJ" Roland Joffé. 145 leaves with last page of text numbered 144. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a prong binding. Third Draft November 10 1987: Housed in a generic black untitled two-ring binder. Title page present dated November 10 1987 noted as THIRD DRAFT with credits for screenwriter "RJ" Roland Joffé. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine binder Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1982ref. 035925Universal City CA: Universal Studios 1982. Complete Universal Studios Press Kit for "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" by Cameron Crowe author & screenwriter Amy Heckerling director and Starring Sean Penn Jennifer Jason Leigh Judge Reinhold Phoebe Cates Robert Romanus Ray Walston Brian Backer Nicolas Cage Eric Stolz and Forrest Whitaker. Single folder with two pockets. One pocket contains 12 - 8 x 10 black & white press photographs from the film. The other pocket contains biographical information on actors Sean Penn Jennifer Jason Leigh Judge Reinhold Phoebe Cates Robert Romanus Ray Walston and Brian Backer. Biographical information on Cameron Crowe Amy Heckerling and producers Art Linson & Irving Azoff. Also credits and final production notes. Overall condition of the packet is good with faint slight staining and some foxing to the folder. There is rusting to staples. The twelve photographs are in very good condition. Rare. White folder. #035925. First Edition. Folder. Good. 4to. Movie Press Kit Teen Cult. Universal Studios
1984ref. 152306N.p.: Indigo 1984. Revised Second Draft script for an unproduced film. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations to virtually every page noting scenes requiring stunts and special effects. Incomplete as issued. A young African American man tries to make it big in Hollywood and finally secures a job as a studio runner leading to a number of comic misunderstandings. African-American screenwriter Ralph Farquhar began his career in 1981 with a script for "Happy Days" and went on to write 43 episodes for the the very white "Married with Children" but also for many African-American television series and TV movies including "Fame" "Krush Groove" "Livin' Large" "New Attitude" "The Sinbad Show" "South Central" "Moesha" "The Parkers" and "The Proud Family." Self wrappers. Title page present dated October 5 1984 noted as REVISED 2ND DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Ralph R. Farquhar. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus lightly soiled and edgeworn bound with two gold brads. Indigo unknown
1932ref. 165745Universal City: Universal Pictures 1932. Vintage double weight publicity photograph of Tom Brown and Arletta Duncan by photographer Ray Jones from the 1932 film. On the verso is Jones' photographer stamp a 1932 date stamp and a mimeo snipe here under the working title "Information Kid." 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. Tom Brown stars as Marty Black a crooked jockey who tries to mend his ways after becoming attached to Midge a young orphan boy in need of love and guidance played by Mickey Rooney. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1967ref. 149499London: Contemporary Films 1967. Eight vintage reference photographs from the UK release of the 1967 French anthology film. With printed mimeo snipes in English affixed to the verso. Also included with the set is a two-page mimeographally duplicated press pamphlet in English. An anti-war anthology documentary film by seven prominent French directors expressing support for the North Vietnamese army during the Vietnam War. Shot in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good or better. Contemporary Films unknown
1967ref. 157320N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage reference photograph from the 1967 British film showing director John Schlesinger talking with actress Julie Christie between takes. Mimeo snipe on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Thomas Hardy's 1874 novel about a young flirtatious heiress who is relentlessly pursued by three young men. Nominated for an Academy Award. Shot on location throughout Dorset and Wiltshire England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light creasing at the corners. N.p. unknown
