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1988ref. 170390Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1988. Three vintage borderless reference photographs and a folded program for the 1988 Japanese film. Text in Japanese. A modern sexually explicit take on the Cinderella story about a young woman who discovers a pair of red shoes that give her luck and unstoppable sexual prowess. Photographs 4.25 x 6 inches. Fine. Program approximately 28 x 7 inches folded four times and measuring 5 x 7 inches folded. Near Fine. Nikkatsu unknown
1972ref. 150687N.p.: N.p. 1972. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Michelangelo Antonioni on the set of the 1972 film. Layout annotations in manuscript pencil and "Collection" stamp obscured struck with manuscript pencil on verso. In 1972 during China's Cultural Revolution Antonioni was invited by the People's Republic of China to direct a documentary on the "New China." The final film at 220 minutes was divided into three parts. The first focusing on Beijing the second Suzhou and the third Shanghai. In each section Antonioni focuses primarily on the faces of the people. Mao Zedong was reportedly so displeased with the film Antonioni was charged with being anti-Chinese and counterrevolutionary. Shot on location in Beijing Henan Jiangsu and Shanghai China. 6.75 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with very light creasing and a tiny bruise on mid right edge. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 144563Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1966. Shooting Script for the 1967 Western film. Based on the 1961 novel by Richard Jessup who also wrote the screenplay. A US army fort is under siege by Arapaho warriors. Chuka Rod Taylor a wandering gunman shows up to aid the those inside each facing their troubled pasts in this moment of desperation. Green wrappers with a die cut title window. Title page present dated September 6 1966 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for novelist Richard Jessup and screenwriter Richard Fielder production number 066. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 103A. mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown
1977ref. 153060London: Preview Two 1977. Draft script for the 1977 television episode originally aired on November 24 1977 on BBC Two. An investigation of early diving practices narrated by Belgian underwater archaeologist Robert Stenuit who explored the underwater ruins of the Dutch merchant ship Slot Ter Hooge which had previously been explored by English diver John Lethbridge in 1725 using a primitive "diving engine." Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter and actor Robert Stenuit narrator Derek Jones and other crew members. 34 leaves with last page of text numbered 32. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine partially bound with a single staple at the top left corner. Preview Two unknown
1954ref. 149976N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Cosetta Greco from the 1954 film. Annotation in manuscript ink on bottom left margin "Georges Sadoul" and "Foto Civirani" stamps on verso. Based on the acclaimed 1947 Italian novel by Vasco Pratolini.Carlo Lizzani's Neo-Realist portrait of Fascist Italy wherein young typographer Mario Gabriele Tinti after moving to via del Corno to be near his girlfriend and befriending his anti-fascist landlord Maciste Marcello Mastroianni is beaten by the fascists. Set in Via del Corno Florence Italy shot on location in Tuscany Italy. 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and small closed tear on right. N.p. unknown
1933ref. 156284N.p.: N.p. 1933. Vintage reference photograph from the 1933 pre-Code film showing actors Colin Clive mansplaining while Katharine Hepburn is having none of it. Manuscript pencil annotations on the verso regarding cropping along with a printed provenance label. Based on the 1932 British novel by Gilbert Frankau about a middle-aged politician who falls in love with a beautiful adventurous aviator. Hepburn's second screen role directed by Dorothy Arzner one of the few female directors in Hollywood from the silent era into the early 1940s. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 160196N.p.: N.p. 1965. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A planned sequel to "Christmas on Earth" an absurd Beat-era stream-of-consciousness narrative following the Snow Queen and a group of fairies as they attempt to save Jean Genet playing himself from life as a Bowery Bum. Filmmaker Barbara Rubin was a figure of almost mythical importance in the New York underground. Rubin introduced Andy Warhol to the Velvet Underground was friends with Bob Dylan and a former lover of Allen Ginsberg and helped Jonas Mekas organize the Film-Makers' Cooperative all before converting to Orthodox Judaism at 24 and moving to France with her husband and children. Rubin is today best remembered for her transgressive 1963 masterpiece "Christmas on Earth" a 16mm film so sexually explicit it sent ripples through the New York film scene and was subject to multiple censorship efforts by the police made when Rubin was only 18 years old. Self wrappers. Title page present copyrighted 1965 with credit for screenwriter Barbara Rubin. 32 leaves with last page of text numbered 31. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with light rust marks along the binding bound with three staples. N.p. unknown
1933ref. 150898N.p.: N.p. 1933. Vintage reference photograph of Andre Dignimont and Georges Pomies from the 1933 film. Layout annotations in manuscript pencil and provenance stamp of film historian "Maurice Bessy"on verso Bessy was a noted cinephile best known for his association with Orson Welles. One of Jean Renoir's more obscure but equally charming early sound films from 1933 wherein hard-working grocer Francois Chotard Fernand Charpin marries his daughter Jeanne Loury off to the seemingly lazy writer Julien Collient Georges Pomies and has a change of heart when Julien receives a prestigious literary award. 9 x 7 inches. Evenly faded else Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1981ref. 144586Paris: Sara Films 1981. Two vintage contact sheets from the 1981 French film. With two holes punched into the left margin of each. Noel Yves Montand a retired gangster living on a large estate outside Paris with his wife Nicole Catherine Deneuve is met by two fugitives one is Serge Pierre Forget an old accomplice who is dying from a recent gun wound the other is Mickey Gerard Depardieu an unstable maniac. Mickey's paranoia and violent outburst pulls Noel into the conflict as the police are on his tail. A high stress series of shoot-outs ensues. Shot on location in France. 9.5 x 12 inches. Near Fine. Sara Films unknown
1988ref. 126666Paris: MK2 Films 1988. Vintage French grande poster for the 1988 French film. Not to be confused with the 2000 French film directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. Claire Denis' remarkable directorial debut a semi-autobiographical meditation about a French woman reflecting on her childhood in Cameroon and her relationship with her family's African servant. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. 46 x 62 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with light edgewear and a touch of starting at the center folds. MK2 Films unknown
1968ref. 145588Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1968. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1968 film. Based on the 1964 novel by Ian Fleming about a down-on-his-luck inventor who transforms an old race car into a magical machine and sets off with his children on an adventure. 10 x 8. Near Fine. United Artists unknown
1968ref. 145848Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1968. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1968 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1964 novel by Ian Fleming about a down-on-his-luck inventor who transforms an old race car into a magical machine and sets off with his children on an adventure. Set in and shot on location in England and France. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus some edgewear very small hole and dimples on lower right and very light creasing. United Artists unknown
1969ref. 140234Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1969. Draft script for the 1970 film. An older rancher is threatened by bandits stealing his cattle. Together with Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid he participates in the Lincoln County War a war against a dry goods monopoly that attempted to control cattle and water supplies as well which had sprung up in the New Mexico territory and led to great bloodshed. Set in New Mexico territory shot on location in California Arizona and New Mexico USA. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Andrew J. Fenady. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 137. Mechanical duplication with green blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between June 25 1969 and November 3 1969. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1979ref. 166505N.p.: MGM Television 1979. First Draft script for the season three episode eight of the 1977-1983 NBC television series copy belonging to actress Christina Cummings who played the role of the "Bank Teller" with the ink annotation of her name on the front wrapper and manuscript ink annotations of her name and circling her character on the cast page. CHiPs was a popular crime drama series about the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol CHP played by Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada and aired on NBC premiering on September 15 1977 and ran for 139 episodes over six seasons before ending on May 1 1983. In this episode a series of jewelry robberies are committed by thieves in city trucks and Ponch Estrada recovering in the hospital believes he may have solved the crimes. Set in and shot on location in California. Untitled MGM Television wrappers with a die-cut window. Title page present dated August 17 1979 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Larry Alexander and Revisions by William D. Gordon and James Doherty. 62 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with light foxing bound with two gold brads. MGM Television unknown
1973ref. 147085N.p.: N.p. 1973. Revised scenes for second unit post-production re-shooting and editing for the 1973 film seen here under the working title "Valdez Horses." With annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout. Based on the 1967 novel "The Valdez Horses" by Lee Hoffman about a mixed-race horse breeder who lives on the outskirts of New Mexican society a solitary life that is disrupted for better when he takes in a young runaway boy who asks to be his protégé. Set in southwest New Mexico shot on location in Andalucia Spain. Blue untitled wrappers. Lacking title page. 40 leaves with last page of text numbered 38. Carbon typescript rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 150774Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1974. Vintage borderless studio still photograph with bottom margin of Roman Polanski from the 1974 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. A definitive entry in the New Hollywood canon and a worthy rival to director Roman Polanski's 1968 masterpiece "Rosemary's Baby." Nominated for eleven Academy Awards winning one for Best Original Screenplay for Robert Towne. Set in 1930s Los Angeles shot on location throughout California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Grant US. Penzler 101 Greatest Films of Mystery and Suspense. Schrader's Canon Fodder 43. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir US. Spicer Neo-Noir US. Paramount Pictures unknown
1935ref. 163775Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1935. Vintage reference photograph from the 1935 film showing actors Clark Gable and Jean Harlow. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil mimeo snipe and provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1930 novel by Crosbie Garstin about a ship captain who must fend off pirates while also juggling two romantic interests aboard his ship. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1935ref. 161609Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1935. Vintage reference photograph from the 1935 film showing actors Clark Gable Jean Harlow and Wallace Beery. Stamp specific to the film's release on the verso. Based on the 1930 novel by Crosbie Garstin about a ship captain who must fend off pirates while also juggling two romantic interests aboard his ship. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1957ref. 154819Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1957 film. In 1954 during the Vietnam conflict a smuggler named "Lucky Legs" and a group of French mercenaries infiltrate and destroy an arms depot near the Chinese border. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Olive Films 566. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1957ref. 151460N.p.: N.p. 1957. Vintage reference photograph from the 1957 film showing actress Angie Dickinson's legs. In 1954 during the Vietnam conflict a smuggler named "Lucky Legs" and a group of French mercenaries infiltrate and destroy an arms depot near the Chinese border. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly and evenly toned. Olive Films 566. N.p. unknown
1967ref. 149300Spain: Internacional Films 1967. Two vintage oversize borderless double weight reference photographs from the 1967 film. With a dealer stamp on the verso along with manuscript ink annotations regarding layout. Based on Orson Welles' early play "Five Kings" which condensed Shakespeare's War of the Roses cycle into one story. The film was the last of Welles' three legendary Shakespearean adaptations following "Macbeth" 1948 and "Othello" 1951. As with nearly all of Welles' efforts as a director the film was plagued by financial and logistical problems shot with nearly no budget and received no promotion and a very limited release-but is now rightfully regarded as his final masterpiece. Nominated for the Palme d'Or and winner of two other awards at Cannes in 1966. Shot on location in Spain. One photograph 11.75 x 9.5 inches one photograph 11.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus overall with light creases and scratches. Internacional Films unknown
1979ref. 138427Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1979. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1979 film. Based on the 1976 novel by Ann Beattie. Photographs have been hand-retouched affixed to a backing board and prepared for use in advertising. A stark portrait depicting the difficulty of life in the aftermath of the turbulent 1960s. The protagonist Charlie played by John Heard falls in love with the newly-separated Laura played by Mary Beth Hurt who then returns to her husband while Charlie simultaneously attempts to deal with the various members of his family. Charlie cannot seem to let go of his obsession and begins to stalk Laura in an attempt to win her back. Shot on location in Salt Lake City Utah. Released in 1979 as "Head Over Heels" as seen here it was re-released in 1982 and given a markedly more downbeat ending to a better audience reception. Photos 8 x 10 inches on 10 x 15 inch mat board with now-toned tissue overlay save one mat board with two 7 x 5 inch images. Very Good plus to Near Fine. United Artists unknown
1956ref. 158429N.p.: N.p. 1956. Third Draft script for the circa 1956 television episode. Copy belonging to child actor Johnny Crawford with his character's name on the front wrapper and his annotations in manuscript pencil and ink throughout. Two young boys befriend the new kid at their school in spite of their aunt's belief that the child is a bad influence. No information about this series is available on IMDB. Housed in a brown card folder with a label noting the script title affixed to the front. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated 10/5/56 noted as 3rd Draft with credit for screenwriter Betty Luerssen. 29 leaves with last page of text numbered 28. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1945ref. 148158N.p.: N.p. 1945. Vintage black-and-white glossy photographic French lobby card from the 1945 film. The French classic centered around the theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan Arletty and four men who love her. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Set in shot on location in France. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. Very Good with three closed tears one 3 inches two repaired on verso with cello tape pinholes to corners and edgewear. Rosenbaum 1000. Ebert II. Criterion Collection 141. N.p. unknown
1945ref. 159854N.p.: N.p. 1945. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1945 film showing director Marcel Carné on the set. French annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso along with a Photofest label and a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the bottom edge. An influential classic of French cinema following a courtesan in nineteenth century Paris who finds her attentions torn between four possible suitors-a mime an actor a thief and an aristocrat. Set and shot on location in France. 7.25 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus. Criterion Collection 141. Ebert II. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown
