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1962ref. 150983N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage reference photograph of Micheal Crawford Philip Leacock Steve McQueen and an unidentified woman on the set of the 1962 film. Based on the 1959 novel by John Hersey. The commander of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber cocky hotshot Captain Buzz Rickson lives for the most dangerous missions and acts as though he may have a death wish. Shot on location in Cabridge Bovingdon and Kent England. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 141085N.p.: Europa Film 1966. Vintage pressbook for the 1966 film. In the wake of the Spanish Civil War a communist exile continues his anti-Franco activities from his new Paris home. The film follows his disillusionment with the revolution and its questionable tactics. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Two pages saddle stapled 10 x 12 inches. Near Fine with a small manuscript graphite notation to the recto. Europa Film unknown
1968ref. 162565N.p.: Provocative Films 1968. Vintage studio still photograph with irregular margins from the 1968 film. With provenance stamps on the verso. Art and Vera an unhappily married couple become involved with two sisters Nan and Lauri and group therapy sessions run by a lesbian cult leader Jennifer. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good with light creasing a small chip to the bottom right margin and an emulsion irregularity along the top edge obscuring the top margin. Provocative Films unknown
1953ref. 161494Rome: Compagnia Cinematografica Champion 1953. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1953 film. Based on the 1950 novel by Georges Arnaud. Henri-Georges Clouzot's breakthrough masterpiece a tense and literally volatile thriller. Four luckless Europeans are hired by an American oil company to drive two trucks of nitroglycerine through the South American wilderness to extinguish a fire in the oil fields. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Gard and Bouches-du-Rhone France. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Criterion Collection 36. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant France. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby France. Compagnia Cinematografica Champion unknown
1953ref. 150501N.p.: N.p. 1953. Vintage reference photograph of L-R Henri-Georges Clouzot Charles Vanel unidentified woman and Vera Clouzot on the set of the 1953 French film. Based on the 1950 French novel by Georges Arnaud. Remade in 1958 as "Violent Road" directed by Howard W. Koch starring Brian Keith and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and again in 1977 as "Sorcerer" directed by William Friedkin and starring Roy Scheider and Bruno Cremer. Henri-Georges Clouzot's breakthrough masterpiece a tense and literally volatile thriller. Four luckless Europeans are hired by an American oil company to drive two trucks of nitroglycerine through the South American wilderness to extinguish a fire in the oil fields. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Gard and Bouches-du-Rhone France. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 36. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant France. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby France. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 162564N.p.: International Film Artists 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1969 film. Prrovenance stamp on the verso. Also released under the title "Friends and Lovers." Bob slips to his death off a dam bridge. His wife Betty reconstructs recent events to the police flashing back to a series of trysts and couple swapping that have nothing to do with Bob's accident. Shot on location in Connecticut and New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and pinholes in the top margin. International Film Artists unknown
1959ref. 151144London: J. Arthur Rank 1959. Treatment script for an unproduced film circa 1959. Not to be confused with the 1972 BBC mini-series based on the same literary source. Based on Mary McMinnies' 1958 novel which follows the adventures of a pleasantly immoral young woman who has recently been relocated with her English Foreign Service husband to a Communist-run eastern European country. Gray titled wrappers noted as Treatment on the front wrapper dated 18-3-59. Title page present with credits for screenwriter JOHN MORTIMER and novel credits to Mary MacMinnies sic. 48 leaves with last page of text numbered 46. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a gold prong. J. Arthur Rank unknown
1960ref. 166647Paris: L'Express 1960. Eight vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1960 Swedish film including multiple images of cast and crew on the set. Italian and French distribution stamps on the versos. A landmark twentieth century film whose irregular dramatic structure and juxtaposition of beauty and violence has inspired many other controversial and renowned films from "The Last House on the Left" 1972 to "Irreversible" 2002. The first of two Bergman efforts to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and nominated for the Palme d'Or with Bergman receiving a Special Mention at Cannes. Set in medieval Sweden. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus. L'Express unknown
1960ref. 154454Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri SF 1960. Vintage program for the French release of the 1960 Swedish film. Text and titles in French. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and nominated for the Palme d'Or with director Ingmar Bergman receiving a Special Mention at Cannes. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. 18 pages. Near Fine in lightly rubbed saddle stapled wrappers. Svensk Filmindustri [SF] unknown
1960ref. 138553Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri 1960. Vintage international program for the English language release of the 1960 Swedish film by Ingmar Bergman printed by Svensk Filmindustri in Sweden. Adapted from the thirteenth century Swedish ballad "Tores dottrar i Wange." Photo illustrated throughout. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and nominated for the Palme d'Or with director Bergman receiving a Special Mention at Cannes. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. 18 pages. Near Fine in lightly rubbed saddle stapled wrappers. Svensk Filmindustri unknown
1960ref. 130114Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri 1960. Original Swedish poster for the 1960 film. A landmark twentieth century film whose irregular but inspired dramatic structure and juxtaposition of beauty and savagery has inspired many other great films from "The Last House on the Left" 1972 to "Irreversible" 2002. The first of two Bergman efforts to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. 27.5 x 39.5 inches. Lightly restored linen-backed and rolled. Near Fine. Svensk Filmindustri unknown
1974ref. 144139Rome: N.p. 1974. Draft script for the first episode Episode 1 of an unproduced television series. Based on "De Novelle Della Pescara" or "The Stories of Pescara" by Gabriele D'Annunzio published in 1902. The whole collection was envisioned as a miniseries and here is the first episode based on the first story "The Virgin Orsola." A schoolteacher in a convent is threatened with an illness that brings her to the edge of death when she is suddenly brought back. A virgin she has a sudden sexual awakening and longs for the touch of a certain soldier but is instead seduced by a pimp leading her to the brink of madness and eventual death. Set in Italy. Orange untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1974 with credits for screenwriter Pasquale Prunas and novelist Gabriele D'Annunzio . 104 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1967ref. 152118London: Hammer Film Productions 1967. Seven vintage reference photographs including six borderless from the 1967 film. The young queen of Icena agrees to share her throne with Justinian a Roman causing consternation among Britons and Romans alike. Loosely based on the life of British folk hero Boudica a famed ruler of the British Celtic Iceni tribe. Shot on location in Ireland at Powerscourt Waterfall Loch Tay Wicklow Gap Sally Gap and Kilruddery Estate. Six photographs 9.5 x 7 inches one photograph 8 x 10.5 inches. Generally Near Fine one Very Good plus overall. Johnson and Del Vecchio Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography pp. 277-280. Hammer Film Productions unknown
1957ref. 154178N.p.: N.p. 1957. Revised Draft script for the 1957 film here under the working title "Viking Women." Copy belonging to uncredited actor Dick Miller with his name in manuscript ink to the title page and manuscript pencil annotations throughout underlining lines for Ottar although the role was played by actor Jonathan Haze. A group of Viking women-warriors go on a sea voyage to recover the missing men from their village but an encounter with a massive dragon-serpent forces them to take shelter on a mysterious island. Beige titled wrappers noted as Revised on the front wrapper. Title page present dated undated noted as Revised with credits for screenwriter Lawrence Louis Goldman and story credits to Irving Block. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1931ref. 165928Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1931. Two vintage reference photographs by still photographer Ray Jones from the 1931 film. 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. Paul Lukas stars as a foreign diplomat who is blackmailed by dirty cops into helping them frame prostitutes. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and each with a tiny chip to the bottom left margin. Paramount Pictures unknown
1944ref. 161403N.p.: N.p. 1944. Final script for the 1944 film. Specially bound copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald with his name in gilt on the spine. 14 reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script pages. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films including "Mildred Pierce" 1945 "Humoresque" 1946 "Key Largo" 1948 and "Flamingo Road" 1949. In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" 1957 "Peyton Place" 1957 and "Sons and Lovers" 1960. Two Army sergeants spend a three-day holiday pass in Pasadena where they fall for two young women working in a parachute factory. Bound in beige cloth with tan quarter leather binding with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Distribution page present with receipt intact dated 3/2/44 noted as FINAL. Title page present with credits for director Delmer Daves and screenwriter Alvah Bessie. 197 leaves with last page of text numbered 158. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/3/44 and 4/10/44. Pages about Near Fine binding Poor with front and rear boards detached from the hinges. N.p. unknown
1965ref. 162542N.p.: Sam-Pam Production 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. An artist searches for the woman with the most beautiful body to paint. Shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Sam-Pam Production unknown
1970ref. 147412N.p.: N.p. 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Script opens with a three-page "Author's Note on the script: ." in which screenwriter John Briley examines his intents in writing a story regarding the Arab world and culture. From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye" Robert Altman 1973 "The Missouri Breaks" Arthur Penn 1976 and "Heat" Michael Mann 1996. Briley the Academy Award winning screenwriter for Richard Attenborough's 1982 epic "Gandhi" here tackles a complicated study of Mahmoud and his wife Zahre a Saudi couple caught between family expectations and the possibilities afforded by wealth and multicultural influence. As Briley states in the "Author's Note:" "the story of a man torn between two cultures of a people going from relative poverty to unimaginable wealth of a deeply religious people exposed to a very secular world." Mustard untitled wrappers with die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter John Briley. 72 leaves with last page of text numbered 68. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two flat metal brads. N.p. unknown
1954ref. 142898Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1954. Final White script for the 1956 film. Director Michael Curtiz's Specially bound copy in tan leather with gilt titles and Curtiz's name at the bottom right corner of the front board. An adaptation of the 1925 operetta of the same name by Rudolf Friml which is based on Justin Huntly McCarthy's 1901 romantic novel and play "If I Were King." Set in France in the year 1461. Brown leather covered boards titles in gilt. Title page present dated December 9 1954 with credits for producer Pat Duggan director Michael Curtiz screenwriter Ken Englund. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 96A. Mimeograph duplication with blue and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 12-15-54 and 2-9-55. Pages Near Fine binding Very Good plus with some wear at the edges. Paramount Pictures unknown
1963ref. 132580London: National Screen Service / MGM 1963. Collection of 6 vintage full-color and 3 black-and-white still photographs from the 1963 UK film. A star-studded drama that takes place in a New York airport at the V. I. P. lounge. Taylor's jewelry in the film came mostly from her own collection and this is Taylor's and Burton's second collaborative film credit. Margaret Rutherford won an Academy Award for her supporting role. 8 x 10 inches some slightly smaller. Faint creases overall else Near Fine. National Screen Service / MGM unknown
1964ref. 162538N.p.: Cambist Films 1964. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1961 Spanish sexploitation film. Photograph with provenance stamps and a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp on the verso. A young woman Susana is stabbed to death in a bar frequented by criminals and delinquents. Susana's boyfriend the son of the police commissioner immediately becomes the prime suspect. Shot on location in Barcelona. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with several pinholes and light edgewear. Cambist Films unknown
1957ref. 152537N.p.: N.p. 1957. First Draft typescript for the Season 1 Episode 3 of the 1953-1963 television series originally aired on July 31 1957 on CBS seen here under the working title "The Transmogrification of Chester Brown." Manuscript pencil and ink annotations throughout most noting pagination and editorial revisions. Included with the script are several letters and memos between screenwriter Arthur Hailey agent Maeve Southgate and programming executive Marshall Jamison as well as several typed memos from within Jamison's office discussing revisions to the script dated variously between March 29 and July 30 1957. A meek office clerk at an advertising firm takes a "Personality Projection" course which ignites his self-confidence leading him to pursue greater opportunities at the firm. Blue titled self wrappers noted as LIMITED DISTRIBUTION / FIRST DRAFT in manuscript pencil annotation on the front wrapper along with an annotation noting the date 4/24/57 with credits for screenwriter Arthur Hailey. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Arthur Hailey. 82 leaves with last page of text numbered III-21. Typescript rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. N.p. unknown
1969ref. 162103Paris: Les Films Fernand Rivers 1969. Vintage program for the 1969 French film. Text and titles in French. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Suspecting her husband of infidelity a woman decides to take a trip with her married boss to his holiday home on the Côte d'Azur. 8 x 9 inches folded twice and measuring 23.5 x 9 inches unfolded. Very Good plus. Les Films Fernand Rivers unknown
1968ref. 162535N.p.: Peppercorn-Wormser 1968. Vintage still photographs from the US release of the 1968 Spanish/French/Italian film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1962 French novel "Les pianos mecaniques" by Henri-François Rey. Hardy Krüger stars as Vincent a young Parisian recovering from a nervous breakdown in a Spanish seaside village who has an affair with nightclub owner Jenny. Jenny falls for Vincent's friend Pascal an alcoholic author struggling to resume writing. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in Catalonia Spain. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing at the extremitites. Peppercorn-Wormser unknown
2016ref. 164011Los Angeles: Emerald Way Productions 2016. Early draft script for the 2024 Western film seen here under the working title "The Salted Earth." From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. In 1870s Montana a young man returns to his remote hometown to seek revenge for his father's death. 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. Shot in Livingston and Deer Lodge Montana. Self wrappers. Title page present dated 11/01/2016 noted as MONTANA FALL DRAFT with credit for screenwriter Lee Zachariah. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Ring stain on the title page else pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Emerald Way Productions unknown
