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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
1975ref. 149269Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1975. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1975 film. Directed written and produced by Cornel Wilde. who even wrote the opening theme song "Money Money" under the pseudonym Jefferson Pascal. Charter boat captain Jim Carnahan Wilde and crew Yaphet Kotto John Neilson David Canary battle pirates and fend off sharks in search of sunken treasure. Set off the coast of Honduras and shot on location in Bonaire Dutch West Indies and Coral Sea South Pacific. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with light rubbing to the folds. United Artists unknown books
1969ref. 163825N.p.: Heritage Enterprises Film 1969. Vintage insert poster for the 1969 film. Based on the 1955 novel "His Bones are Coral" by Victor Canning. Gunrunner Caine Burt Reynolds stranded in a small coastal Sudanese town is enlisted by the attractive Anna Silvia Pinal and her alcoholic partner Doc Arthur Kennedy to dive into shark infested waters for a purported scientific expedition but is actually for sunken treasure. Set in the Sudan on the Red Sea shot on location in Manzanillo Mexico. 14 x 36 inches. Near Fine. Nilsen Warped and Faded. Olive Films. Heritage Enterprises Film unknown books
1952ref. 141063N.p.: N.p. 1952. Draft script for an unproduced television episode. With a letter from screenwriter Jack Lewis dated 1952 laid in. The series as intended would have followed the jungle adventures of child actor Sabu. White titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis. 34 leaves with last page of text numbered 34. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1952ref. 141063N.p.: N.p. 1952. Draft script for an unproduced television episode. With a letter from screenwriter Jack Lewis dated 1952 laid in. The series as intended would have followed the jungle adventures of child actor Sabu. White titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis. 34 leaves with last page of text numbered 34. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 155790Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1975. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1975 film showing actors Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso of one photograph. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A New Hollywood satire about a womanizing money-hungry hairdresser in Beverly Hills. Actress Lee Grant won her only Academy Award for her turn as one of Beatty's mistresses and Beatty and Towne were nominated for their screenplay. Set and shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1975ref. 155790Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1975. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1975 film showing actors Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso of one photograph. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A New Hollywood satire about a womanizing money-hungry hairdresser in Beverly Hills. Actress Lee Grant won her only Academy Award for her turn as one of Beatty's mistresses and Beatty and Towne were nominated for their screenplay. Set and shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1975ref. 127471Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1975. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1975 film. A delightfully scathing script from Robert Towne and star Warren Beatty set during the days surrounding the 1968 presidential election featuring Beatty as a narcissistic womanizing hairdresser who attempts to raise money to open a salon only to be consistently sidetracked by his various romantic entanglements. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Lee Grant and nominated for three more including Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Jack Warden. Set in and shot on location in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. 27 x 41 inches previously Folded as issued. Very Good plus. Criterion Collection 947. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1975ref. 127471Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1975. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1975 film. A delightfully scathing script from Robert Towne and star Warren Beatty set during the days surrounding the 1968 presidential election featuring Beatty as a narcissistic womanizing hairdresser who attempts to raise money to open a salon only to be consistently sidetracked by his various romantic entanglements. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Lee Grant and nominated for three more including Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Jack Warden. Set in and shot on location in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. 27 x 41 inches previously Folded as issued. Very Good plus. Criterion Collection 947. Columbia Pictures unknown
1975ref. 162393Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1975. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1975 film. Two with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos and three with Columbia stamps on the versos. A New Hollywood satire about a womanizing money-hungry hairdresser in Beverly Hills. Actress Lee Grant won her only Academy Award for her turn as one of Beatty's mistresses and Beatty and Towne were nominated for their screenplay. Set and shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1975ref. 162393Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1975. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1975 film. Two with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos and three with Columbia stamps on the versos. A New Hollywood satire about a womanizing money-hungry hairdresser in Beverly Hills. Actress Lee Grant won her only Academy Award for her turn as one of Beatty's mistresses and Beatty and Towne were nominated for their screenplay. Set and shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1936ref. 164450Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1936. Vintage reference photograph of Lew Ayres and Joan Perry from the 1936 film. Mimeo snipe and two studio stamps one crediting photographer Ray Jones on the verso. 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. Lew Ayres stars as an unemployed young engineer in love with but refusing to marry the very wealthy Joan Perry in her film debut until he has a job and can support her. After taking a job for her father as a messenger in the telegraph business he discovers a plot to kidnap Perry. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1936ref. 164450Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1936. Vintage reference photograph of Lew Ayres and Joan Perry from the 1936 film. Mimeo snipe and two studio stamps one crediting photographer Ray Jones on the verso. 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. Lew Ayres stars as an unemployed young engineer in love with but refusing to marry the very wealthy Joan Perry in her film debut until he has a job and can support her. After taking a job for her father as a messenger in the telegraph business he discovers a plot to kidnap Perry. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1971ref. 158031Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1971. Vintage studio still photograph of director Gordon Parks smoking a pipe on the set of the 1971 film. Stamp of Israel Film Archive on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1970 novel by Ernest Tidyman. One of the best and most enduring films of the early 1970s and no surprise with director/photographer/cinematographer extraordinaire Gordon Parks at the helm an Oscar-winning soundtrack by Isaac Hayes and a magnetic performance by Richard Roundtree. This film and Melvin Van Peebles' "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" 1971 set the standard for what would become "Blaxploitation" a highly stylized violent and most importantly funky genre. Followed by "Shaft's Big Score!" 1972 and "Shaft in Africa" 1973. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light wear at the corners. National Film Registry. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema p. 7 10-11 13 23 28 38 46 48 72 188. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1971ref. 154512Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1971. Vintage reference photograph of director Gordon Parks on the set of the 1971 film. Stamp and mimeo snipe of Sun Magazine and The Salt Lake Tribune on the verso along with a printed label noting use by "Celebrity Cookbook" dated June 20 1971. Based on the 1970 novel by Ernest Tidyman. One of the best and most enduring films of the early 1970s and no surprise with director/photographer/cinematographer extraordinaire Gordon Parks at the helm an Oscar-winning soundtrack by Isaac Hayes and a magnetic performance by Richard Roundtree. This film and Melvin Van Peebles' "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" 1971 set the standard for what would become "Blaxploitation" a genre highly stylized violent and most importantly funky. Followed by "Shaft's Big Score!" 1972 and "Shaft in Africa" 1973. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema p. 7 10-11 13 23 28 38 46 48 72 188. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1971ref. 158031Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1971. Vintage studio still photograph of director Gordon Parks smoking a pipe on the set of the 1971 film. Stamp of Israel Film Archive on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1970 novel by Ernest Tidyman. One of the best and most enduring films of the early 1970s and no surprise with director/photographer/cinematographer extraordinaire Gordon Parks at the helm an Oscar-winning soundtrack by Isaac Hayes and a magnetic performance by Richard Roundtree. This film and Melvin Van Peebles' "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" 1971 set the standard for what would become "Blaxploitation" a highly stylized violent and most importantly funky genre. Followed by "Shaft's Big Score!" 1972 and "Shaft in Africa" 1973. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light wear at the corners. National Film Registry. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema p. 7 10-11 13 23 28 38 46 48 72 188. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1971ref. 154512Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1971. Vintage reference photograph of director Gordon Parks on the set of the 1971 film. Stamp and mimeo snipe of Sun Magazine and The Salt Lake Tribune on the verso along with a printed label noting use by "Celebrity Cookbook" dated June 20 1971. Based on the 1970 novel by Ernest Tidyman. One of the best and most enduring films of the early 1970s and no surprise with director/photographer/cinematographer extraordinaire Gordon Parks at the helm an Oscar-winning soundtrack by Isaac Hayes and a magnetic performance by Richard Roundtree. This film and Melvin Van Peebles' "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" 1971 set the standard for what would become "Blaxploitation" a genre highly stylized violent and most importantly funky. Followed by "Shaft's Big Score!" 1972 and "Shaft in Africa" 1973. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema p. 7 10-11 13 23 28 38 46 48 72 188. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1973ref. 127086Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1973. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1973 film. The last of the three feature films in the original "Shaft" trilogy preceded by "Shaft" 1971 and "Shaft's Big Score!" 1972 both directed by Gordon Parks and starring Richard Roundtree and Moses Gun. Shaft travels to Africa to help break up a slavery ring smuggling immigrants into France. Shot on location in Africa Spain Paris and New York. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with pinholes to the corners and a small closed tear to the upper right margin. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1973ref. 127086Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1973. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1973 film. The last of the three feature films in the original "Shaft" trilogy preceded by "Shaft" 1971 and "Shaft's Big Score!" 1972 both directed by Gordon Parks and starring Richard Roundtree and Moses Gun. Shaft travels to Africa to help break up a slavery ring smuggling immigrants into France. Shot on location in Africa Spain Paris and New York. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good plus with pinholes to the corners and a small closed tear to the upper right margin. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1959ref. 170556London: British Lion 1959. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the British release of the 1959 film. The first film by John Cassavetes entirely self-funded about three Black siblings in Harlem two of whom often pass for white. A watershed moment in American independent films heralding not just the arrival of a new iconoclastic director but the birth of an entire movement. With its roots in an acting exercise from Cassavetes' Drama Workshop the story was originally shot in 1958 with completely improvised dialogue and action based on loose scene outlines. After the finished film was poorly received at its initial screenings Cassavetes reworked the ideas into a more traditional script with screenwriter Robert Alan Arthur and reshot the film replacing between half and two thirds of the original footage and dramatically altering the story. Released in 1959 this version better reflected his vision for the film and received a critics award when shown at the Venice Film Festival the following year. Shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. British Lion unknown books
1959ref. 170556London: British Lion 1959. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the British release of the 1959 film. The first film by John Cassavetes entirely self-funded about three Black siblings in Harlem two of whom often pass for white. A watershed moment in American independent films heralding not just the arrival of a new iconoclastic director but the birth of an entire movement. With its roots in an acting exercise from Cassavetes' Drama Workshop the story was originally shot in 1958 with completely improvised dialogue and action based on loose scene outlines. After the finished film was poorly received at its initial screenings Cassavetes reworked the ideas into a more traditional script with screenwriter Robert Alan Arthur and reshot the film replacing between half and two thirds of the original footage and dramatically altering the story. Released in 1959 this version better reflected his vision for the film and received a critics award when shown at the Venice Film Festival the following year. Shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. British Lion unknown
1959ref. 141014N.p.: Lion International 1959. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1959 film. The first film by Cassavetes for which he raised the entirety of the production budget himself the story of three African American siblings in Harlem two of whom often pass for white. Begun as an acting exercise in a workshop Cassavetes was conducting with Burt Lane the story was originally filmed in 1958 with completely improvised dialogue and action based on scene outlines created by Cassavetes. After the film was poorly received at its three initial screening by just about everyone Cassavetes knew he reworked the ideas into a more traditional script with screenwriter Robert Alan Arthur and reshot the film replacing between half and two thirds of the original footage and dramatically altering the story. Released in 1959 this version better reflected his vision for the film and received a critics award when shown at the Venice Film Festival the following year. A watershed moment in American independent films heralding not just the arrival of a new iconoclastic director but the birth of an entire movement. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Lion International unknown books
1959ref. 141014N.p.: Lion International 1959. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1959 film. The first film by Cassavetes for which he raised the entirety of the production budget himself the story of three African American siblings in Harlem two of whom often pass for white. Begun as an acting exercise in a workshop Cassavetes was conducting with Burt Lane the story was originally filmed in 1958 with completely improvised dialogue and action based on scene outlines created by Cassavetes. After the film was poorly received at its three initial screening by just about everyone Cassavetes knew he reworked the ideas into a more traditional script with screenwriter Robert Alan Arthur and reshot the film replacing between half and two thirds of the original footage and dramatically altering the story. Released in 1959 this version better reflected his vision for the film and received a critics award when shown at the Venice Film Festival the following year. A watershed moment in American independent films heralding not just the arrival of a new iconoclastic director but the birth of an entire movement. Shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Lion International unknown
1942ref. 141919North Hollywood: Republic Pictures 1942. Shooting script for the 1942 film. Copy belonging to actor Harry Holman with his name on the front wrapper his copious manuscript annotations throughout and manuscript notation of the early working title "Purple on the Sage" on the front wrapper. Based on the series of novels by William Colt MacDonald. Three Mesquiteer Tucson is captured by an outlaw who assumes his identity to try and avoid capture. The first of the highly popular "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie Western series released by Republic to star Jimmie Dodd who replaced Rufe Davis as "Lullaby" Joslin. Set in Holbrook Colorado shot on location at Iverson Ranch in California. Tall green titled wrappers noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper marked as production No. 1211 dated June 241942 with credits for associate producer Lou Gray. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 72 leaves with last page of text numbered 63. Mimeograph duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated 7-1-42. Pages Very Good wrapper Good plus bound with two gold brads. Republic Pictures unknown books
1942ref. 141919North Hollywood: Republic Pictures 1942. Shooting script for the 1942 film. Copy belonging to actor Harry Holman with his name on the front wrapper his copious manuscript annotations throughout and manuscript notation of the early working title "Purple on the Sage" on the front wrapper. Based on the series of novels by William Colt MacDonald. Three Mesquiteer Tucson is captured by an outlaw who assumes his identity to try and avoid capture. The first of the highly popular "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie Western series released by Republic to star Jimmie Dodd who replaced Rufe Davis as "Lullaby" Joslin. Set in Holbrook Colorado shot on location at Iverson Ranch in California. Tall green titled wrappers noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper marked as production No. 1211 dated June 241942 with credits for associate producer Lou Gray. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 72 leaves with last page of text numbered 63. Mimeograph duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated 7-1-42. Pages Very Good wrapper Good plus bound with two gold brads. Republic Pictures unknown
