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1972ref. 132510Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1972. Draft script for the 1973 film. Copy belonging to actress Tresa Hughes with her annotations and yellow revision leaves throughout. Rita a middle aged New York City homemaker finds herself in an emotional crisis which forces her to re-examine her life as well as her relationships with her mother her eye doctor husband her alienated daughter and estranged son. Hughes was nominated for a Tony award for Best Actress for her role in the 1961 production of "The Devil's Advocate." Black titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Stern. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Stern. 112 leaves mimeograph duplication with yellow revision pages throughout all dated 10/6/72. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound with two gold screw brads. Columbia Pictures unknown
1958ref. 152538N.p.: N.p. 1958. Archive of production material for an unproduced television presentation presumably a pilot seen here under its alternate title "Silent Enemy." Included are one partial draft script several letters and memos between screenwriter Arthur Hailey agent Maeve Southgate and Theatre Guild executives William Herman and Arthur Heinemann. Also in the archive are several memos from within the Theatre Guild office discussing revisions to the script and ultimately declining to move ahead with production. Dated variously between May 12 and September 5 1958 with a three-page manuscript summary of revisions made to the script ostensibly in Hailey's hand and two carbon typescript summaries of the same. As noted in several letters from Maeve Southgate Hailey's screenplay was previously used for the television episode "Death Minus One" which aired on BBC on the British television anthology series "Encounter" on January 28 1958. A young American girl visiting her cousin in London is trapped when postwar ruins collapse leading a police sergeant to rescue her. As he works to retrieve the girl The sergeant discovers an unexploded bomb with her among the rubble. Set in London. Draft script: Lacking wrappers and title page. Approximately 60 leaves. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine unbound. All other materials lightly creased to the edges else Near Fine overall. Pagination available upon request. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 152290N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. A class of predominantly Black students at Howard University College of Medicine share a variety of humorous sentimental and unusual experiences in their time at the school. Jefferson previously worked as a screenwriter for "Disco 9000" 1977 and "Death Drug" 1978. Set in Washington DC. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Roland S. Jefferson and story credits to Jefferson and Eric P. Jones. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink yellow and green revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/16/77 and 4/20/77. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1971ref. 151550N.p.: Alfa Cinematografica 1971. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of Luchino Visconti and Silvana Mangano on the set of the 1971 film. Mimeo snipe "Parimage" stamp and "Camera Press" stamp on verso. Based on Thomas Mann's 1912 novella. Mann's lonely and obsessed novelist was transformed by Visconti into a composer based on Mahler who travels to Venice for his health and becomes increasingly obsessed with an adolescent Polish boy. The middle film of Visconit's "German Trilogy" an impressionistic conceptual cycle that begins with "The Damned" 1969 and ends with "Ludwig" 1972. Nominated for an Academy Award and for the Palm d'Or. Shot on location in Venice Italy. 12 x 9 inches. Very Good plus with some creasing and two small closed tears to left edge. Criterion Collection 962. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Alfa Cinematografica unknown
1968ref. 158067N.p.: N.p. 1968. Draft script for an unproduced film. In 1908 a deformed man in a small midwestern city becomes involved in an illicit grave digging operation in order to finance his wheelchair-bound sweetheart's surgery. Screenwriter Donald L. Brodie was best known as a character actor appearing in over 250 films and television programs between the late 1920s and late 1980s. He directed one film "A Fig Leaf for Eve" in 1944. Gray wrappers with a typed title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present noting a copyright date of July 10 1968 with credits for screenwriter Donald L. Brodie. 80 leaves with last page of text numbered 79. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 147160Unknown: Unknown 1968. Draft script for the 1968 film. A pitch black comedy about a man sentenced to death who survives his hanging leading to a two-hour debate among his executioners over how best to handle the situation. Loosely based on a 1958 crime and execution and a rare for its time discussion of the discrimination faced by ethnic Koreans in Japanese society. Black titled wrappers. Title page present rubber-stamped copy No. 035. Approximately 130 leaves with last page of text numbered h-8. Mimeograph duplication rectos and versos. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with perfect binding. Criterion Collection 798. Rosenbaum 1000. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Unknown unknown
1986ref. 140590Atlanta GA: New World Pictures 1986. Revised Draft script for the 1987 film. With a few annotations in manuscript pencil throughout. Gunnery Sergeant Burns Dryer is sent to the Middle East where he acts as a guard at the local US Embassy. However due to the pacific nature of the ambassador the marine corps detachment is severely limited in their ability to protect the base thus allowing terrorists to take over and take everyone hostage except Burns. Now Burns must act as an army of one to defeat the terrorists and save the Americans. Set in the Middle East. White titled self wrappers noted as Revised Draft on the front wrapper dated February 24 1986 with credits for screenwriter John Gatliff. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Photographically reprodcued with revision pages dated between February 18 1986 and February 24 1986. Pages Very Good plus wrapper missing bound with two gold brads. New World Pictures unknown
1990ref. 164014Los Angeles: Astoria Films 1990. Draft script for an unproduced film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Based on the 1981 novel by Richard Hugo. A kindhearted homicide cop moves from Seattle to rural Montana hoping to lead a more peaceful life-a hope that is dashed when he is called to investigate a string of gruesome ax murders. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 movies including "The Last Seduction" 1994 "Pulp Fiction" 1994 "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1994 "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for Hugo and screenwriter Michael Hacker. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Astoria Films unknown
1969ref. 161745N.p.: Distribpix 1969. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film. Provenance stamps on the versos. When middle-aged Chandler finds himself impotent due to astrological reasons his young bride finds satisfaction elsewhere. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus one with a wax pencil annotation in the bottom margin. Distribpix unknown
1990ref. 150553N.p.: N.p. 1990. Draft script for an unproduced film. From the collection of novelist William Hjortsberg who worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood between 1977-1985. Hjortsberg is best known for the film adaptation of "Angel Heart" 1987 based on his 1978 novel. A short musical film intended for television presenting several vignettes in defense of the Second Amendment. Clear mylar front wrapper black rear wrapper. Title page present dated 1990 with credit for screenwriter Harriet Powers. 52 leaves with last page of text numbered 51. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a black Velo binding. N.p. unknown
1946ref. 152017Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Vintage pressbook from the 1946 film noir. Based on the 1944 novel by Cornell Woolrich writing as William Irish. After a night of heavy drinking a US Navy sailor's attempts to return a mysterious wad of cash force him down a shadowy path of blackmail and murder. 12 x 18 inches. Ten leaves saddle stapled. Very Good plus with light foxing to the bottom right corner of the front wrapper. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1966ref. 151846Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1966 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the collection of noted British film producer John Palmer. A cool disaffected criminal James Coburn recruits a group of con men to pull off a heist at a bank located in the Los Angeles International Airport. A wry take on the usual heist film. Shot on location in Boston and Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Lee The Heist Film. Columbia Pictures unknown
1969ref. 130713Calgary AB: Transcontinental 1969. Combined Continuity script for the 1969 film. A fictionalized account of the life of the French nobleman and writer Louis de Sade. After escaping incarceration de Sade returns to his estate and watches a play as he has vivid flashbacks of his life. Set in Lacoste France shot on location in Bavaria and Berlin Germany. Goldenrod wrapper with missing front wrapper. 155 leaves with last page of text numbered 155. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with one silver brad at the top left corner. Transcontinental unknown
1969ref. 159642N.p.: N.p. 1969. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1969 film. A heavily fictionalized account of the life of the French nobleman and writer starting with his escape from incarceration wherein he is haunted by flashbacks of his debauched younger years. Set in Lacoste France and shot on location in Bavaria and Berlin Germany. Approximately 9.5 x 7.75 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown
1993ref. 169581N.p.: N.p. 1993. Vintage oversize satin-finish publicity photograph from the 1993 film showing actress Milla Jovovich barefoot wearing a short dress standing on a windowsill. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Richard Linklater's classic coming-of-age comedy a follow-up to his breakout independent film "Slacker" 1990 following the students at a high school in East Texas in 1976 on the last day of classes before summer break. The film was a box-office disappointment but has since been reevaluated and is today considered a cult classic. Shot on location in Austin Texas. 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 161652N.p.: Audubon Films 1965. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1963 Danish film. One photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso. Quickie and Rabbit organize a wild party for their friend Kim who was just released from jail for attempted rape. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus one with light creasing and several pinholes. Audubon Films unknown
1984ref. 2090502113708144Not Available 1984. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
ref. 146779Universal City: Universal Pictures 1973. Vintage US silkscreen banner poster for the 1973 film. Based on Frederick Forsyth's 1971 novel about the titular professional assassin hired by a militant French underground organization to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle. Set in and shot on location in Paris Versailles and Hautes-Alpes. 82 x 24 inches. Rolled. Very Good with no restoration. Several vertical creases with some cracking three closed tears measuring tow four and five inches several small closed tears in margins otherwise bright and unfaded. Penzler 101. Universal Pictures unknown
1975ref. 141214N.p.: N.p. 1975. Draft script for an unproduced play. An account of the spread of the Protestant Reformation and subsequent struggle against Catholic rule in France. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1975 with credit for playwright Victor Rosen. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 27. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with a navy Velo binding. N.p. unknown
1973ref. 150118N.p.: N.p. 1973. Vintage borderless reference photograph of François Truffault and crew at a woodsy shooting location the 1973 film. One of the great films about film chronicling the ups and downs in the lives of the cast and crew of shooting a fictional film. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and nominated for Best Supporting Actress Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Shot on location in France. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. image: 9.5 x 3.75 inches. Light edgewear and soiling on verso else Near Fine Criterion Collection 769. Ebert IV. N.p. unknown
1973ref. 152340Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1973 French film two showing actress Alexandra Stewart and one showing Stewart and Jean-Pierre Leaud. With provenance stamps and manuscript ink and pencil annotations to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. One of the great films about film chronicling the ups and downs in the lives of the cast and crew of a fictional melodrama film. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one for Best Foreign Language Film. Shot on location in France. 9.75 x 7.75 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased with pinholes to the corners. Criterion Collection 769. Ebert IV. Warner Brothers unknown
1973ref. 150485N.p.: N.p. 1973. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the set of the 1973 French film four showing actors Dani Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Pierre Leaud and one showing director François Truffaut speaking into a walkie-talkie. With a stamp noting the film's French title "Nuit Americain" on the verso along with the stamp of the Israel Film Archive. One of the great films about film chronicling the ups and downs in the lives of the cast and crew of a fictional melodrama film. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one for Best Foreign Language Film. Shot on location in France. 9.75 x 7.75 inches. A couple lightly edgeworn else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 769. Ebert IV. N.p. unknown
1973ref. 142161Paris: Les Films du Carrosse / PECF / Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica PIC 1973. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1973 film. Director François Truffaut positions Jacqueline Bisset for a shot while a crew member measures for focus in the background. With stamps from the French magazine "Telerama" on the verso. One of the great films about film chronicling the ups and downs in the lives of the cast and crew of shooting a fictional film. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and nominated for Best Supporting Actress Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 769. Ebert IV. Les Films du Carrosse / PECF / Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica [PIC] unknown
1964ref. 159926Tokyo: Daisan Productions 1964. Vintage studio still color photograph from the 1964 Japanese film showing actress Ky ko Aizome in an amorous moment. An art student dreams of sex with vampires and other beautiful women while under sedation in a dentist's office. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine lightly toned. Daisan Productions unknown
1964ref. 154929Duisburg Germany: Atlas Filmverleih 1964. First Edition. First Edition of Atlas Filmheft double issue booklet number 32 on the 1963 film text in German. Featuring 18 essays an Ingmar Bergman filmography and illustrated with black and white film still photographs throughout. The third entry in Ingmar Bergman's trilogy of faith and redemption preceded by "Through A Glass Darkly" 1961 and "Winter Light"1963. A stark and enigmatic allegory fueled by subtle performances from Ingrid Thulin and Gunnel Lindblom wherein Ester Thulin suffering from a terminal disease is traveling home with her younger sister Anna Lindblom and Anna's son Johan when they stop in the town of Timoka a fictional European county on the brink of war with an unknown dialect. After checking into a nearly empty hotel with the exception of a group of Spanish dwarves in a traveling show Anna leaves and has an affair with a waiter as Johan wanders the hallways of the hotel. 9.25 x 8 inches 16 pages side stapled with self wrappers. Very Good plus with light creasing to the lower right corner and light soiling to the rear wrapper. Criterion Collection 211. Ebert III. Atlas Filmverleih unknown
