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1962ref. 167553London: National Screen Service 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1958 British horror film. A surgeon develops a groundbreaking anesthetic for use in surgery only to become addicted to the substance-leading him to work with a gang of criminals in order to fund his addiction. Released as a double feature in the US with the 1961 Italian film "Werewolf in a Girls' Dormitory." 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. Criterion Collection 368. National Screen Service unknown
1975ref. 150615Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1975. Eight vintage black and white studio still photographs from the 1975 film. With the stamp of Consolidated Theatre Services on the verso. Loosely based on Ronald Fair's 1966 novel "Hog Butcher." Two African American children are the key witnesses against the corrupt police officers who mistakenly murdered their best friend and local hero Nathaniel "Cornbread" Hamilton in a manhunt. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown
1962ref. 150468N.p.: N.p. 1962. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1962 film showing actress Mylene Demongeot playfully sunbathing in a bikini. With a stamp noting the film's title on the verso along with manuscript pencil annotations regarding cropping. A light Italian comedy set and shot on location in Brazil following three loosely intersecting stories of pleasure adventure and love during Carnival. 7.25 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus with faint soil on the recto. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 164090Beverly Hills CA: Bryanston Pictures 1975. Vintage 45 RPM vinyl record of two radio spot announcements for the 1975 film. A satirical crime film written and directed by legendary controversial animator Ralph Bakshi blending live action and animation about three anthropomorphic "Uncle Remus" characters-Br'er Rabbit Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear-who rise to the top of a crime syndicate in Harlem. Originally subjected to widespread protest due to its provocative racial content and subsequently given a limited release by Bryanston the film has since been reevaluated and is today considered Bakshi's masterpiece. 7 inches. Near Mint in a Mint white paper sleeve. Parish and Hill Black Crime Films. Howard Blaxploitation: The Essential Reference Guide. Bryanston Pictures unknown
1970ref. 150679N.p.: United Producers 1970. Six vintage studio still photographs from the 1970 film. A small-town woman finds work in London as a successful fashion model and is drawn deeper into the lascivious world of alcohol drugs and sex to the displeasure of her husband. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Producers unknown
1966ref. 160717Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Jalem Productions 1966. Draft script for the 1967 film. Specially bound copy belonging to producer Gordon Carroll bound in full blue leather with Carroll's name in gilt on the bottom right corner of the front board. Based on the 1965 novel by Donn Pearce who co-wrote the screenplay about the experiences of a hard-nosed Vietnam veteran after he is sentenced to two years on a chain gang in a prison camp. Winner of a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for George Kennedy and nominated for three others including Best Adapted Screenplay. Set in Florida. Title page present dated 9/29/66 with credits for screenwriters Frank R. Pierson and Hal Dresner and novelist Donn Pearce. 152 leaves with last page of text numbered 143A. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/23/66 and 2/9/67. Pages Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert III. Warner Brothers / Jalem Productions unknown
1967ref. 150475Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1967. Vintage studio still photograph of director Stuart Rosenberg and actor Paul Newman on the set of the 1967 film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso. Based on the 1965 novel by Donn Pearce who co-wrote the screenplay about a convict who wins a bet to eat 50 hard-boiled eggs in an hour and later suffers a failure of communication with the warden. Winner of a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for George Kennedy and nominated for three others including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Newman. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a light horizontal crease affecting the lower portion of the image. National Film Registry. Ebert III. Warner Brothers unknown
1972ref. 150607Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1972. Complete set of eight vintage color studio still photographs from the 1972 film. Four photos shown please inquire to see the others. Loosely based on the 1950 film "The Asphalt Jungle" which was in turn based on W. R. Burnett's 1949 novel. A former inmate decides to gather a gang of criminals to execute a diamond heist in the hopes of using the profits to start a community bank for black-owned businesses. Set in Los Angeles and San Quentin. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Lee The Heist Film. Parish and Hill 66. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema p. 69 119-121. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1962ref. 146754N.p.: Kaufman-Lubin Productions 1962. Collection of 104 vintage studio still photographs from the 1962 film including some great in-character photographs and head shots from Ben Gazzara Sammy Davis Jr. Broderick Crawford Vincent Price Roland LaStarza Timothy Carey Ray Walston and others also includes 5 photographs of Gazzara with author John Resko and one head shot of Resko. Mimeo snipes on the verso of the majority of photographs. "Convicts 4" here under the working title and title of Resko's 1956 autobiography upon which the film was loosely based Reprive. Dalton Trumbo wrote and directed with Millard Kaufman as his "front" as Trumbo was still blacklisted at the time which Kaufman had done before for Trumbo most notably for the 1950 Film Noir classic Gun Crazy. John Resko Gazzara is convicted of killing a store owner and sentenced to life in prison. While in prison he ignites a passion for art an activity that leads to a transformation in his character. Featuring a great supporting cast which includes among others Sammy Davis Jr. Rod Steiger Vincent Price Ray Walson Jack Albertson Timothy Carey pop singer Dodie Stevens and boxer Roland La Starza. Shot on location in Folsom Prison in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine some light edgewear and light curling 2 with creasing. Kaufman-Lubin Productions unknown
1962ref. 170830N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage reference photograph of Sammy Davis Jr. behind bars from the 1962 film. Provenance sticker and stamp on the verso. A fictionalized version of John Resko's 1959 autobiography "Reprieve" about a convict played by Ben Gazzara whose death sentence is commuted to life in prison and with the aid of a humane prison guard is rehabilitated and becomes a successful painter. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 171136N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. A wealthy young woman is sent to prison for five years for her involvement in creating explosives as part of revolutionary political movements. Screenwriter Ellen Kesend co-wrote the 1987 television movie "Convicted: A Mother's Story" and the 1984 comedy "In 'n Out." Tan generic International Creative Management wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter Ellen Kesend. 115 leaves last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
ref. 2616London 23 November 1970. English playwright screenwriter and director born 1946. 4 pages folio bifoliate. On yellow paper. Stain at head of first page and somewhat creased but in good condition overall. The contract is printed for Anthony Blond Limited by Frank Rook Ltd. The relevant passages are filled in in manuscript including a description of the work to be published as a 'selection of poetry written by the author for inclusion in a volume provisionally entitled Blondbooks Poetry 2'. There does not appear to be any record of this book in the British Library catalogue nor is playwright Christopher Hampton known for original poetry. [London,] 23 November 1970. unknown
1980ref. 149772Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1980. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1980 Japanese pinku pink film. Also included with the set is a film program in Japanese. Housed in a studio envelope. Photographs 6 x 4.25 inches Near Fine. Film program is 28.25 x 6.75 inches one sheet folded four times Near Fine. Weisser and Weisser The Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films p. 89. Nikkatsu unknown
1980ref. 147074N.p.: N.p. 1980. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Bound in with the treatment is a copied letter addressed to writer John Sack from Lawrence S. Dietz the west coast editor of Playboy magazine discussing a Playboy assignment for "a piece tentatively titled 'Confessions of an Old Maid Man' which will reflect on the experience-yours-of being an adult male between 35 and 50 who has never been married." A 32-year-old realizes advancements in his career at a prestigious architecture firm are dependent on his marrying and starting a family forcing him to quickly find a partner after years away from the dating scene. Set in Los Angeles. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1980 with credit for screenwriter Doug McHenry. 18 leaves with last page of text numbered 16. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with a silver prong. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 161640N.p.: Chancellor Films 1968. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 film. One photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso on a label obscuring an older provenance stamp. Loosely based on the 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell wherein wealthy beatnik Virginia offers a former wrestler played by boxer Jake LaMotta a washed up actor and a drug dealer $100000 if they can survive being hunted down in the streets of Manhattan. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Chancellor Films unknown
1967ref. 161639N.p.: N.p. 1967. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 sexploitation film. One photograph with a provenance stamp on the verso. Early little known exploitation film by director Nick Millard. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes near or in the bottom margin. N.p. unknown
1962ref. 143073Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1962. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1962 film. With manuscript annotations and a sticker noting the photograph is from the collection of film historian collector and founder of the Tele Cine Documentation TCD cinema photo library Daniel Bouteiller on the verso. Loosely based on the 1822 novel by Thomas De Quincey the film transposes the setting to San Francisco's Chinatown and involves Price in mystery set in the criminal underworld. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. Allied Artists unknown
1967ref. 151420Amsterdam: Frans Bromet 1967. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the set of the 1967 film including two photographs of director Wim Verstappen and longtime producer and screenwriter Pim de la Parra. With the stamp of photographer Frans Bromet on the verso and one with the stamp of Scorpio Films. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A successful author cannot choose between the attentions of two women leading to a passionate and unhappy love triangle. Verstappen was best known for founding Scorpio Films with Parra a collaboration which most notably produced the groundbreaking 1971 Dutch film "Blue Movie." Set in the Netherlands. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Frans Bromet unknown
1998ref. 135856Cardiff Wales: Hartswood Films 1998. An archive of 11 scripts for the complete 7 episode British television miniseries "Wonderful You." Copies belonging to make-up artist Teresa Kelly with her manuscript name and annotations throughout in highlighter and ink. Included in the listing are Archive also includes 20 pages of call sheets and shooting schedules with Kelly's manuscript annotations. Almost certainly begun as an attempt to at least in part mimic the early success of the long-running sitcom "Friends" "Wonderful You" follows a group of thirty-something aged friends in London as they navigate their convoluted interpersonal relationships. Unlike "Friends" however in which all the main characters start out as single and slowly acquire partners "Wonderful You" contains a number of different states of romantic relationships right from the beginning including a few single people a successful couple in a long term relationship a gay couple and an unhappily married couple with a young son. Though "Friends" may be considered one of the more successful sitcoms of the late 1990s and certainly one of the longest-running "Wonderful You" instead makes a much more succinct and arguably much less saccharine statement about the nature of relationships themselves. Shot on location in London. Scripts all housed in tall white self wrappers as issued some unbound sheets and some prong bound. One script then further housed in a red spring binder. All have credits for screenwriters Niel and Lumsden. Title page integral with the front wrappers. Mechanical duplication some with pink blue or yellow revision pages. Very Good plus condition or better. Hartswood Films unknown
1974ref. 149659N.p.: Films du Jeudi 1974. Vintage oversize color reference photograph from the 1974 French film showing actors Jane Birkin topless and Feodor Atkine in drag. A weepy whiny alcohol salesman manipulates his way into power as the head of a luxury hotel. Set and shot on location in Paris. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Films du Jeudi unknown
1962ref. 140353France: Cinetel 1962. Archive of 64 vintage borderless single weight still photographs from the 1962 French film. Seen in the images are starring actor Phillippe Noiret actor Rene Lefevre and actresses Berthe Granval and Zouzoue as well as several shots of the film crew and director Michel in action. Numerical annotations and some with layout annotations on the verso of nearly all photos in manuscript pencil. Housed in a vintage French Kodak brand photo paper box. Little-known drama about a man who aspires to be a sailor. One of director Michel's final films after notable others "Confession Under Four Eyes" 1954 and "The Blonde Witch" 1956. Most photos approximately 7 x 9.25 inches several 5 x 7 inches and one slightly smaller. Very Good plus overall photos with moderate curling and photo box Very Good plus. Cinetel unknown
1962ref. 160048France: Cinetel 1962. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actress Martine Ferre from the 1962 film. A middle-aged man dreams of being a sailor but finds his dreams are waylaid repeatedly by the reality of his wife and children. 9.25 x 7 inches. Very Good with slightly curled edges and minor wear to the finish. Cinetel unknown
1962ref. 158218Paris: Cinetel / La Lantere Magique / Silver Films / Les Films de la Sirene 1962. Collection of nine vintage borderless reference photographs and one stapled gathering of press material from the 1962 film. Press material in French. A middle-aged man dreams of being a sailor but finds his dreams waylaid time and time again by his wife and children. Photographs 7 x 9.25 inches. Press packet saddle-stapled 8.25 x 10.5 inches rectos only. Materials Very Good plus overall. Cinetel / La Lantere Magique / Silver Films / Les Films de la Sirene unknown
1952ref. 144804North Hollywood: Republic Pictures 1952. Vintage photograph from the 1952 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. Martians invade Earth with plans to build a Hydrogen bomb that will blast Earth out of its orbit so that Mars can take its place and thrive closer to the sun. Larry Martin Judd Holdren leader of the Inter-Planetary Patrol investigates the Martian invaders in his jet-powered rocket suit . 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Republic Pictures unknown
1953ref. 158684N.p.: N.p. 1953. Vintage reference photograph from the 1953 film serial showing actor Judd Holdren in costume as Commando Cody. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. The series followed the titular masked super-scientist as he investigated of a string of climate disasters on Earth eventually uncovering a nefarious plot to take over the planet by aliens from Venus. Originally intended to be broadcast on television as a 12-episode weekly series the series was first released theatrically in 1953 as a 12-chapter weekly serial and was syndicated to television in 1955 on NBC. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly and evenly age toned. N.p. unknown
