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1962ref. 151672N.p.: Agnes Delahaie Productions 1962. Three vintage photographs from the 1962 French film including two studio still photographs from the US release of the film and one borderless reference photograph. A dramatization of the imprisonment and killing of Jeanne a French peasant girl claiming to receive visions from God. Bresson's sixth release filmed in his typically spare style using non-professional performers and a screenplay drawn from transcriptions of Jeanne's trial at Rouen. Two photographs 10 x 8 inches one photograph 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Agnes Delahaie Productions unknown
1950ref. 135620Paris: B.M.P. Films 1950. Draft script for the 1950 French film "The Treasure of Cantenac" here under its title of origin "Le Tresor de Cantenac" on the title page with the film's working title "Un miracle" also on the title page. French copy company rubber stamp and faint pencil annotations on the front wrapper. Pre-New Wave items are scarce this being a completely original example with text in French throughout. Set in a rundown French village the film is a series of vignettes illustrating the human condition. The Baron de Cantenac on the verge of suicide after losing his fortune goes on one last walk through his dying town. On the way he meets the town's oldest citizen who reveals a royal treasure that he has been jealously guarding for years. Director-screenwriter-actor Guitry was a prominent French filmmaker during the post-WWI years of French cinema following in the footsteps of his father silent film actor Lucien Guitry. His notable film credits include English titles "The Lover of Camille" 1924 "The Story of a Cheat" 1936 "Nine Bachelors" 1939 "Royal Affairs in Versailles" 1954 a film notable for its appearance of a young Brigitte Bardot and "Napoleon" 1955. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present undated with a credit for Guitry and B.M.P. Films in Paris the US branch is in California. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 100. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good perfect-bound and side-stiched. B.M.P. Films unknown
1974ref. 168123N.p.: Golden Films 1974. Seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1974 film seen here under the working title "Evil in the Deep." A crew of maritime adventurers search for a long-lost sunken Spanish Galleon carrying a massive amount of treasure. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Golden Films unknown
1961ref. 162511N.p.: Phaeton Productions 1961. Vintage studio still photograph of Doris Gohlke from the 1961 film. A Prohibition-era bookkeeper attempts to hide from gangsters at a health farm teeming with beautiful scantily-clad women. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Phaeton Productions unknown
1971ref. 162501N.p.: Futurama International 1971. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1971 film here under the working title "The Touch of Melissa." Photograph with provenance stamps on the verso. On the road from San Francisco to Austin Jodie makes a brief stop at a farm where he meets and falls in love with Melissa the lovely farmer's daughter. Unfortunately Melissa's insane great-grandmother is in the mix unaware Melissa is in fact a 127-year old witch and that Melissa is actually her sister. Shot on location in Santa Ynez California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Nightmare USA. Code Red. Futurama International unknown
1971ref. 150335N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage photograph of director Ingmar Bergman setting up a shot with actors Elliott Gould Bibi Andersson and Max Von Sydow. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a stamp noting No. 11620 and the stamps of PIX Inc. and Camera Press Ltd. From the archive of the PIX Agency a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. A seemingly happy Swedish housewife and mother begins an adulterous affair with a foreign archaeologist who is working near her home an emotionally scarred survivor of the Holocaust. Bergman's first English language film shot in England and Sweden and his first film to involve a major American actor Gould working alongside Bergman regulars Sydow and Andersson. Set and shot on location in Sweden and England. 12 x 8.5 inches. Very Good plus faintly toned along the top edge. N.p. unknown
1971ref. 150229N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage photograph of director Ingmar Bergman and a camera crew preparing to film a scene between actors Elliott Gould and Bibi Andersson. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a stamp noting No. 11620 and the stamps of Pix Inc and Camera Press Ltd. From the archive of the PIX Agency a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. A seemingly happy Swedish housewife and mother begins an adulterous affair with a foreign archaeologist who is working near her home an emotionally scarred survivor of the Holocaust. Bergman's first English language film shot in England and Sweden and his first film to involve a major American actor Gould working alongside Bergman regulars Andersson and Max von Sydow. Set and shot on location in Sweden and England. 10 x 7.75 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased. N.p. unknown
1971ref. 147252N.p.: N.p. 1971. Draft script for the 1971 film. With what we assume to be translator Alan Blair's handwritten ink annotations throughout the script mostly in English but occasionally in Swedish noting many substantive revisions and deletions. Text in English. Bergman's first English language film shot in England and Sweden and his first film to involve a major American actor Elliott Gould working alongside Bergman regulars Max von Sydow and Bibi Andersson. A seemingly happy Swedish housewife and mother begins an adulterous affair with a foreign archaeologist who is working near her home an emotionally scarred survivor of the Holocaust. Set and shot on location in Sweden and England. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director Ingmar Bergman and English translator Alan Blair. 57 leaves with last page of text numbered 56. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good plus with a black comb binding. N.p. unknown
1968ref. 162499N.p.: Joseph Brenner Associates 1968. Two vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1967 British film. Photographs with provenance stamps on the versos one with a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp. Released in the UK as "Mini Weekend" wherein Anthony Trent stars as Tom a horny man lost in fantasies desperate for some fun in "Swinging London." Shot on location in London. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Joseph Brenner Associates unknown
1979ref. 158003N.p.: N.p. 1979. Vintage matte-finish reference photograph of writer Günter Grass child actor David Bennent and director Volker Schlöndorff on the set of the 1979 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Grass' 1959 novel about a young child with magical abilities who witnesses the rise to power of the Nazi party. Winner of the Palme d'Or and winner of an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Set in Danzig and shot on location in West Germany. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Arrow Films. Criterion Collection 234. N.p. unknown
1964ref. 167585N.p.: N.p. 1964. Vintage reference photograph from the 1964 film showing a futuristic fight sequence. A team of scientists create a teleportation device and travel forward in time to the year 2071 where mutated humans are the norm as a result of nuclear war. Basis for the 1966-1967 television series "The Time Tunnel" as well as the 1967 remake "Journey to the Center of Time." Shot on location in Barstow California with some scenes at the University of Southern California's Doheny Library and Mudd Hall. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown
1964ref. 149498Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1964. Vintage reference photograph from the 1964 film showing noted science fiction author Forrest J. Ackerman who makes a cameo appearance in the film in costume as a space technician. With the stamps of Israel Film Archive on the verso. A team of scientists create a time traveling device which teleports them to Earth in the year 2071 where mutated humans are the norm as a result of nuclear war. Shot on location in Barstow California with some scenes at the University of Southern California's Doheny Library and Mudd Hall. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown
1970ref. 138039Beverly Hills CA: Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. With manuscript ink annotation on front wrapper indicating the title. A story set in Morocco during WWII about a Russian who smuggles guns and plans to sell them to a licensed arms dealer. Tan untitled studio wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter William Norton. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three silver brads. Levy-Gardner-Laven Productions unknown
1959ref. 150507Berlin: Central Cinema Company Film CCC 1959. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Fritz Lang being attacked by the shackled Paul Hubschmid rehearsing a scene on the set of the 1959 film. German mimeo snipe and "Der Tiger von Eschnapur" stamps on verso. Based on the 1918 German novel "Das Indische Grabmal" "The Indian Tomb" by Thea von Harbou. Previously filmed in 1921 as the silent film "The Indian Tomb" directed by Joe May and starring Conrad Veidt and Mia May with a screenplay written by von Harbou and Lang who was originally slated to direct and in 1938 as the German film "Der Tiger von Eschnapur" directed by Richard Eichberg starring Philip Dorn and La Jana. Lang returned to the material some forty years later and divided the story into two films to avoid the lengthy three and a half hour running time of the original silent film. A German architect travels to the remote Indian city of Eschnapur to oversee work being done at the behest of the Maharajah and falls in love with a beautiful temple dancer who the Maharajah also loves. Set in India shot on location in Berlin Germany and Udaipur India. 9 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Eureka 50047. Rosenbaum 1000. Central Cinema Company Film [CCC] unknown
1963ref. 149906Universal City: Universal Pictures 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film a Doris Day vehicle and the screenwriting debut of Carl Reiner he also starred. The photo shows an extraordinary prop a full size billboard advertising a product called "Happy Soap" which plays a part in the film's story. With the stamp of director-editor Barrie Pattison on the verso along with the stamp of Universal Film in Brussels. A suburban housewife is offered a lucrative job as the spokesperson for a popular soap company a career which begins to take over her time and attention to the displeasure of her family. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes to the corners reinforced with paper tape on the verso. Universal Pictures unknown
1948ref. 151858Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1948. Vintage matte black-and-white double weight studio still reference photograph from the 1948 film. From the collection of actor Van Heflin who played Athos in the film. Based on Dumas' 1844 serialized novel. D'Artagnan Kelly travels to Paris to join the Musketeers and does so by dispatching the evil Richelieu's Vincent Price men not once but twice. Countess de Winter Turner has her own agenda ultimately leading to her execution as the Musketeers are exonerated of their own death sentences. Nominated for an Academy Award. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1965ref. 146561N.p.: N.p. 1965. Synopsis for an unproduced film based on the novel of the same name by Irving Wallace. Included with the synopsis is a two-page typed document on Brenco Pictures Corporation letterhead dated November 11 1965 discussing the popularity of Wallace's prior novels and proposing a budget for the film along with a small note addressed to casting agent Paul Kohner signed by screenwriter Stanley Meyer. Also included is the envelope which likely contained the documents. Based on the 1963 novel wherein a team of anthropologists travel to the South Pacific to study the polyamorous inhabitants of a small secret island. Set in the South Pacific. Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window. Title page present noted as Brief Summary. 6 leaves with last page of text numbered 5. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 164297N.p.: N.p. 1957. Two vintage reference photographs of actress Joanne Woodward on the set of the 1957 film-one showing Woodward with Lee J. Cobb the other showing Woodward with David Wayne. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Based on the case of Chris Costner Sizemore a woman believed to have dissociative identity disorder then called multiple personality disorder. Woodward received the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1949ref. 151694N.p.: N.p. 1949. Vintage reference photograph of director Carol Reed with his camera crew on the set of the 1949 film noir. With a London Film Studios stamp to the verso. An unemployed pulp fiction novelist travels to postwar Vienna to investigate the death of an old school friend. Screenwriter Graham Greene's first and only original screenplay and second collaboration with Carol Reed following "The Fallen Idol" 1948 and preceding "Our Man in Havana" 1959. Set and shot on location in Vienna Austria and England. 10 x 7.75 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 64. Ebert I. Grant UK. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader Canon Fodder 18. Selby UK. Spicer UK. N.p. unknown
1949ref. 150986N.p.: N.p. 1949. Two vintage reference photographs one of Orson Welles and Carol Reed and one of Reed Joseph Cotten and Welles on the set of the 1949 film. Reed's classic 1949 British film noir based on an original screenplay by Graham Greene starring Cotten as Holly Martins Anna Schmidt as Valli and Welles as Harry Lime with Cotten and Welles at the peak of their respective powers. The second of three films in which Green collaborated directly with Reed and remains Greene's only original screenplay. Produced and directed by Reed who narrated the UK version and who worked with Greene on two other films "The Fallen Idol" and "Our Man in Havana." Winner of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominated for Best Editing and Best Director. Set in and shot on location in Vienna Austria and England UK. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 64. Ebert I. Grant UK. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader Canon Fodder 18. Selby UK. Spicer UK. N.p. unknown
1948ref. 133625London: Carol Reed Productions 1948. Vintage candid photograph from the UK release of the 1949 film. From the archive of Maurice Bessy with his stamp on the verso along with the stamp of photographer Leslie Baker and another for Carol Reed Productions and The London Films Studios in Shepperton England. A mimeo snipe also on the verso describes the photo in which the film's star Joseph Cotten looks down lovingly on two miniature Pinscher dogs who are sitting in Welles' directing chair. Noted is the fact the two dogs are from the only known family of the breed in the United Kingdom. Carol Reed's classic 1949 British film noir starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles at the peak of their respective powers was the second of three films in which Graham Green collaborated directly with Reed and remains Greene's only originally screenplay. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. In a lovely museum-quality frame with archival UV glass double mounted with both sides exposed for viewing. Carol Reed Productions unknown
1948ref. 133983London: Carol Reed Productions 1948. Vintage candid black-and-white still photograph from the UK release of the 1949 film. Shown are Carol Reed and his crew setting up a shot while Graham Greene looks on a rare shot of the two collaborators at work together. Stamped on the verso is "A CAROL REED PRODUCTION / "THE THIRD MAN" / PRODUCED AT / THE LONDON FILM STUDIOS / SHEPPERTON-ENGLAND." Carol Reed's classic 1949 British film noir starring Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles at the peak of their respective powers was the second of three films in which Graham Green collaborated directly with Reed and remains Greene's only original screenplay. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Carol Reed Productions unknown
1959ref. 167630N.p.: F.F.F. Films 1959. Four vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1957 West German film. An eighteen-year-old in postwar Berlin develops feelings for his male friend and is eventually drawn into the underground world of gay bars. His mother attempts to bring him back onto a heterosexual path by encouraging a romance with the family's housemaid. Director Veit Harlan is best remembered today for his work with the Nazis most notably the antisemitic propaganda film "Jud Süß" 1940. Set and shot on location in Berlin. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good to Very Good plus. F.F.F. Films unknown
1970ref. 148337N.p.: N.p. 1970. Collection of 12 vintage French color lobby cards from the 1970 film. Housed in original labeled paper envelope. Based on the 1967 novel "Intersections" by Paul Guimard who also worked on the screenplay. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes and remade in 1994 as "Intersection" directed by Mark Rydell and starring Richard Gere Sharon Stone and Lolita Davidovich. Shot on location in Paris La Rochelle and Thoiry France. 11.75 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 144567Paris: Fida Cinematografica 1970. Vintage borderless photograph of director Claude Sautet on the set of the 1970 French-Italian film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1967 novel "Intersections" by Paul Guimard who also worked on the screenplay. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes and remade in 1994 as "Intersection" directed by Mark Rydell and starring Richard Gere Sharon Stone and Lolita Davidovich. Shot on location in Paris La Rochelle and Thoiry France. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Fida Cinematografica unknown
