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1992ref. 163927N.p.: N.p. 1992. Third Draft script for the 1993 film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Based on the award-winning semi-autobiographical 1988 play by John O'Keefe about two teenage boys who create a shared fantastical world in order to mentally escape from their abusive confinement in a juvenile detention center. 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. Set in the rural midwest shot on location in Toledo and Waterloo Iowa. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 15 April 1992 noted as Third Draft with credit for O'Keefe. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1954ref. 125385Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1954. Original pressbook for the 1954 film noir based on the 1951 novel by William P. McGivern. Howard W. Koch director of "The Girl in the Black Stockings" 1957 here creates an unsparing view for its time of the violence and corruption often seen behind the badge of a police officer. Barney Nolan Edmond O'Brien becomes a bad cop in an otherwise cozy suburban atmosphere then deconstructed and invariably led to a befitting death Silver et al. 12 pages saddle stapled 11 x 17 inches. Very Good plus. Faint horizontal fold crease at the center of the wrapper and pages. One corner with a short crease and a couple of tiny closed tears else bright. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. United Artists unknown books
1954ref. 125385Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1954. Original pressbook for the 1954 film noir based on the 1951 novel by William P. McGivern. Howard W. Koch director of "The Girl in the Black Stockings" 1957 here creates an unsparing view for its time of the violence and corruption often seen behind the badge of a police officer. Barney Nolan Edmond O'Brien becomes a bad cop in an otherwise cozy suburban atmosphere then deconstructed and invariably led to a befitting death Silver et al. 12 pages saddle stapled 11 x 17 inches. Very Good plus. Faint horizontal fold crease at the center of the wrapper and pages. One corner with a short crease and a couple of tiny closed tears else bright. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. United Artists unknown
1972ref. 148888Hong Kong: Kwong Ming Film 1972. Vintage double-sided flyer for the 1972 film. With an English language synopsis on one side. In early 20th century China a worker accidentally kills his boss in a fight. He flees to Thailand with his friends where they are forced to fight in an underground fighting ring. 14 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light toning and occasional light foxing. Kwong Ming Film unknown books
1972ref. 148888Hong Kong: Kwong Ming Film 1972. Vintage double-sided flyer for the 1972 film. With an English language synopsis on one side. In early 20th century China a worker accidentally kills his boss in a fight. He flees to Thailand with his friends where they are forced to fight in an underground fighting ring. 14 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light toning and occasional light foxing. Kwong Ming Film unknown
1977ref. 146401N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. Included with the script is a typed letter from screenwriter John Roberts to casting agent Paul Kohner submitting the script for consideration by prospective director John Huston with a manuscript pencil annotation across the top: "Irene / Please explain John's present status / Does he want to wait" Likely from Kohner to his secretary or reader. A gritty war drama detailing the 1919 Battle of Shenkursk an important battle in the Russian Civil War. Set in Russia. White generic Paul Kohner-Michael Levy Agency wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter John Roberts. 185 leaves with last page of text numbered 183. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light soil and toning to the extremities bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 146401N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. Included with the script is a typed letter from screenwriter John Roberts to casting agent Paul Kohner submitting the script for consideration by prospective director John Huston with a manuscript pencil annotation across the top: "Irene / Please explain John's present status / Does he want to wait" Likely from Kohner to his secretary or reader. A gritty war drama detailing the 1919 Battle of Shenkursk an important battle in the Russian Civil War. Set in Russia. White generic Paul Kohner-Michael Levy Agency wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter John Roberts. 185 leaves with last page of text numbered 183. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light soil and toning to the extremities bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1959ref. 132401London: Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors 1959. Vintage full-color British front-of-house card from the UK release of the 1959 Italian -French film. A Peplum sword-and-sandal film co-written for the screen by Sergio Leone and others about Marcus Valerius a Roman military commander who is defeated and taken as a slave. He seduces the Queen of Palmira the ruler of his enemies and fights to save her life in battle against his own soldiers. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a few corner creases. Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors unknown books
1946ref. 126189Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1946. Post-production Continuity and dialogue script for the 1946 film. Phyllis Allenby Lockhart has an ancient curse on her family cast by a pack of wolves. After a series of local murders she is convinced she and her werewolf curse are to blame for she finds her belongings muddied torn and streaked with blood almost every morning. A greedy aunt eventually confesses to framing Phyllis in attempt to retain the Allenby's family fortune and suddenly dies by falling down a flight of stairs and onto a knife. With all the right elements of atmosphere eerie stringed instrumentation as the score and impeccable effects the film was not well received. Stands unique in the werewolf pantheon with a woman as the accursed and no werewolf actually seen. White titled wrappers dated MARCH 25 1946 production No. 1484 with credits for director Yarbrough actors Don Porter and Lloyd Corrigan and actresses June Lockhart Sara Haden and Jan Wiley. 83 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Very Good plus or better with a few tiny chips short creases and small closed tears at the extremities and some offsetting to the wrappers bound with two gold brads. Wrappers now encapsulated in mylar. Weaver Universal Horrors. Universal Pictures unknown books
1946ref. 126189Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1946. Post-production Continuity and dialogue script for the 1946 film. Phyllis Allenby Lockhart has an ancient curse on her family cast by a pack of wolves. After a series of local murders she is convinced she and her werewolf curse are to blame for she finds her belongings muddied torn and streaked with blood almost every morning. A greedy aunt eventually confesses to framing Phyllis in attempt to retain the Allenby's family fortune and suddenly dies by falling down a flight of stairs and onto a knife. With all the right elements of atmosphere eerie stringed instrumentation as the score and impeccable effects the film was not well received. Stands unique in the werewolf pantheon with a woman as the accursed and no werewolf actually seen. White titled wrappers dated MARCH 25 1946 production No. 1484 with credits for director Yarbrough actors Don Porter and Lloyd Corrigan and actresses June Lockhart Sara Haden and Jan Wiley. 83 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Very Good plus or better with a few tiny chips short creases and small closed tears at the extremities and some offsetting to the wrappers bound with two gold brads. Wrappers now encapsulated in mylar. Weaver Universal Horrors. Universal Pictures unknown
1988ref. 157904Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1988. Vintage press kit for the 1988 film. Kit includes nine black and white studio still photographs a production information booklet a glossy two-color duplex cast and credits a Xerographic copy of a page from Daily Variety with a review for the film and a clipping of an ad for the film all housed in a two color "She's Having a Baby" folder. Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern stars as a young newlywed couple learning to cope with the realities of married life. Shot on location in Illinois. Folder and contents Near Fine overall. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1988ref. 157904Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1988. Vintage press kit for the 1988 film. Kit includes nine black and white studio still photographs a production information booklet a glossy two-color duplex cast and credits a Xerographic copy of a page from Daily Variety with a review for the film and a clipping of an ad for the film all housed in a two color "She's Having a Baby" folder. Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern stars as a young newlywed couple learning to cope with the realities of married life. Shot on location in Illinois. Folder and contents Near Fine overall. Paramount Pictures unknown
1955ref. 162545N.p.: N.p. 1955. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1955 Japanese film. With stamps noting the film's French title on the versos. Based on Sachio It 's 1906 novel "Nogiku no Haka" "The Wild Daisy". An elderly man travels back to his hometown remembering his adolescent love for his older cousin Tamiko in the process. 10.25 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn and toned. N.p. unknown books
1955ref. 162545N.p.: N.p. 1955. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1955 Japanese film. With stamps noting the film's French title on the versos. Based on Sachio It 's 1906 novel "Nogiku no Haka" "The Wild Daisy". An elderly man travels back to his hometown remembering his adolescent love for his older cousin Tamiko in the process. 10.25 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus lightly edgeworn and toned. N.p. unknown
1967ref. 162229N.p.: Sonney-Friedman Pictures 1967. Two vintage still photographs from the 1967 film. One photograph with provenance stamps on the verso. An unofficial exploitation remake of the 1932 classic "Freaks" directed by Tod Browning. Claire Brennen stars as Jade Cochran a frustrated waitress who seduces carnival owner and freakshow overseer Steve St. John for his money and control over the carnival. Shot on location in Ventura Bakersfield Piru and Los Angeles California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Sonney-Friedman Pictures unknown books
1967ref. 162229N.p.: Sonney-Friedman Pictures 1967. Two vintage still photographs from the 1967 film. One photograph with provenance stamps on the verso. An unofficial exploitation remake of the 1932 classic "Freaks" directed by Tod Browning. Claire Brennen stars as Jade Cochran a frustrated waitress who seduces carnival owner and freakshow overseer Steve St. John for his money and control over the carnival. Shot on location in Ventura Bakersfield Piru and Los Angeles California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Sonney-Friedman Pictures unknown
1968ref. 162228N.p.: Art Films International 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1968 film. Provenance stamps on the verso. An obscure sexploitation film from 1968 now likely lost. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing and some light splashing in the lower center. Art Films International unknown books
1968ref. 162228N.p.: Art Films International 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1968 film. Provenance stamps on the verso. An obscure sexploitation film from 1968 now likely lost. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing and some light splashing in the lower center. Art Films International unknown
1935ref. 164466Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1935. Five vintage photographs from the 1935 film including three double weight reference photographs one on-the-set and two test Photographs Photographers one of Joan Bennett and one of Billie Burke. All five photographs with a studio stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones on the versos and four with mimeo snipes on the same. 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. A wealthy patriarch is continuously irritated and dismayed by his family's outrageous behavior. After winding up in prison for tax evasion he befriends his cellmate a bootlegger and fellow tax evader whom he names as executor of his estate upon his release. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall one with light creasing and edgewear. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1935ref. 164466Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1935. Five vintage photographs from the 1935 film including three double weight reference photographs one on-the-set and two test Photographs Photographers one of Joan Bennett and one of Billie Burke. All five photographs with a studio stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones on the versos and four with mimeo snipes on the same. 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. A wealthy patriarch is continuously irritated and dismayed by his family's outrageous behavior. After winding up in prison for tax evasion he befriends his cellmate a bootlegger and fellow tax evader whom he names as executor of his estate upon his release. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall one with light creasing and edgewear. Columbia Pictures unknown
1991ref. 137634Berlin Germany: Manfred Durniok Produktion 1991. Revised First Draft agency script for the 1991 film "Shattered" here under the working title "The Plastic Nightmare." German agency copy in wrappers crediting the "Film und and Fernsehen television Studios" in Berlin. Text in English. Based on Richard Neely's 1971 novel "The Plastic Nightmare." Dan Berenger is involved in an automobile accident leaving him with amnesia. He discovers that he is married to Judith Scacchi but enlists the aid of part-time PI Gus Hoskins to help him unravel his real life. A noirish thriller set in San Francisco shot on location there and in Oregon. White titled wrappers. Title page present undated noted as Revised First Draft with credits for screenwriter Petersen and novelist Neely with a preceding half-title page. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographically reproduced with copied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a white plastic prong brad. Grant US. Spicer US. Manfred Durniok Produktion unknown books
1991ref. 146863Munich: Radiant Film 1991. Agency Draft script for the 1991 film here seen under its original title "Du Bist Marriott" or "The Plastic Nightmare." Text in German. Based on Richard Neely's 1971 novel "The Plastic Nightmare." A man emerges from a bloody car accident with amnesia and begins to suspect foul play as he delves further into the details of the crash. Director Wolfgang Petersen was best known for directing the Academy Award-winning World War II epic "Das Boot" 1982 and for the thrillers "In the Line of Fire" 1993 "Outbreak" 1995 and "Air Force One" 1997. Set in northern California shot on location in Oregon and California. Clear Mylar front wrapper with an orange rear wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Wolfgang Petersen and novelist Richard Neely. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a silver prong binding. Radiant Film unknown books
1991ref. 146863Munich: Radiant Film 1991. Agency Draft script for the 1991 film here seen under its original title "Du Bist Marriott" or "The Plastic Nightmare." Text in German. Based on Richard Neely's 1971 novel "The Plastic Nightmare." A man emerges from a bloody car accident with amnesia and begins to suspect foul play as he delves further into the details of the crash. Director Wolfgang Petersen was best known for directing the Academy Award-winning World War II epic "Das Boot" 1982 and for the thrillers "In the Line of Fire" 1993 "Outbreak" 1995 and "Air Force One" 1997. Set in northern California shot on location in Oregon and California. Clear Mylar front wrapper with an orange rear wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Wolfgang Petersen and novelist Richard Neely. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a silver prong binding. Radiant Film unknown
1991ref. 137634Berlin Germany: Manfred Durniok Produktion 1991. Revised First Draft agency script for the 1991 film "Shattered" here under the working title "The Plastic Nightmare." German agency copy in wrappers crediting the "Film und and Fernsehen television Studios" in Berlin. Text in English. Based on Richard Neely's 1971 novel "The Plastic Nightmare." Dan Berenger is involved in an automobile accident leaving him with amnesia. He discovers that he is married to Judith Scacchi but enlists the aid of part-time PI Gus Hoskins to help him unravel his real life. A noirish thriller set in San Francisco shot on location there and in Oregon. White titled wrappers. Title page present undated noted as Revised First Draft with credits for screenwriter Petersen and novelist Neely with a preceding half-title page. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographically reproduced with copied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a white plastic prong brad. Grant US. Spicer US. Manfred Durniok Produktion unknown
1999ref. 171834N.p.: N.p. 1999. Early Draft script for the 1999 pilot episode of a 1999-2000 UPN television series aired on October 5 1999. "Shasta McNasty" premiered on October 5 1999 and aired for a single season of 22 episodes that ran through August 1 2000. Scott Dennis and Randy are part of the "rap rock" band Shasta McNasty. After signing to a record label they relocate from Chicago to Los Angeles only to find out their label has gone bankrupt. In this episode the boys spend a lot of time staring out their Venice Beach apartment window scoping out girls. After discovering the boyfriend of the girl in the opposite apartment is cheating on her Scott sets about manipulating events to ensure she breaks up with him. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. Front wrapper integral with the title page dated April 16 1999 with credits for screenwriter Jeff Eastin. 28 leaves with last page of text numbered 27. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Near Fine with light soiling to the title page bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
