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1986ref. 115890N.p.: N.p. 1986. Revised Draft script for the 1986 film. Production assistant Cynthia Jessen's copy with her name in manuscript ink on the title page numerous lines throughout the script circled and several dog-eared pages. Not to be confused with the 1994 film directed by Robert Benton and starring Paul Newman. A young woman who is tired of her life falls for a man in a traveling Shakespeare troupe. Shot on location in Prescott and Sedona AZ. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated February 19 1986 noted as Revised Draft with credits for screenwriter Beth Henley. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated March 3 1986. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1989ref. 153139N.p.: N.p. 1989. Draft script for an unproduced film. A gang of orphaned Romani children used as pawns in criminal activities by gang members in Paris decide to keep the proceeds from their latest heist. Set in Paris. Blue untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated January 28 1989 with credits for screenwriter Melissa Ford. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 137693Los Angeles: Self published 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film called "Nobody's Child" written by Robert Ryder produced for circulation at Paramount for purposes of script development with a "Paramount Print Shop" duplication rubber stamp on the title page. Ryder's name and telephone numbers present on the front wrapper verso in manuscript pencil. Set in Rhode Island with central characters being Anthony an elder painter and musician and younger friends Matt a depressed father and his children Meesh and Luke the focus of plot being a narrative voice over by Anthony of Matt and his love triangle. Yellow wrappers. Title page present undated noted as Registered WGAw No. 215094 with a credit for screenwriter Ryder. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Self published unknown books
1989ref. 153139N.p.: N.p. 1989. Draft script for an unproduced film. A gang of orphaned Romani children used as pawns in criminal activities by gang members in Paris decide to keep the proceeds from their latest heist. Set in Paris. Blue untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated January 28 1989 with credits for screenwriter Melissa Ford. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 137693Los Angeles: Self published 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film called "Nobody's Child" written by Robert Ryder produced for circulation at Paramount for purposes of script development with a "Paramount Print Shop" duplication rubber stamp on the title page. Ryder's name and telephone numbers present on the front wrapper verso in manuscript pencil. Set in Rhode Island with central characters being Anthony an elder painter and musician and younger friends Matt a depressed father and his children Meesh and Luke the focus of plot being a narrative voice over by Anthony of Matt and his love triangle. Yellow wrappers. Title page present undated noted as Registered WGAw No. 215094 with a credit for screenwriter Ryder. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Self published unknown
1967ref. 137956Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1967. Final Shooting script for the 1967 film. INSCRIBED by actor George Segal on the title page: "To Grayson / All Best Wishes." Based on the 1964 novel by William Goldman. A serial killer with an obsession with his dead mother begins taunting the investigator in charge of his case. Set in New York City shot on location in Manhattan and the New York harbor. Green untitled studio wrappers with a die-cut window in the British style. Title page present dated June 13 1967 noted as Final Shooting script rubber-stamped copy No. 139 with credits for screenwriter John Gay and director Jack Smight. 146 leaves with last page of text numbered 143. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1968ref. 152857Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1968. Vintage pressbook for the 1968 film. One of the best unsung crime films of the 1960s featuring Rod Steiger as a serial killer and master of disguise a role which proved to be one of his best. 15 pages saddle stitched 12.25 x 15 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1967ref. 137956Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1967. Final Shooting script for the 1967 film. INSCRIBED by actor George Segal on the title page: "To Grayson / All Best Wishes." Based on the 1964 novel by William Goldman. A serial killer with an obsession with his dead mother begins taunting the investigator in charge of his case. Set in New York City shot on location in Manhattan and the New York harbor. Green untitled studio wrappers with a die-cut window in the British style. Title page present dated June 13 1967 noted as Final Shooting script rubber-stamped copy No. 139 with credits for screenwriter John Gay and director Jack Smight. 146 leaves with last page of text numbered 143. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown
1975ref. 166433N.p.: N.p. 1975. Draft script for the 1976 blaxploitation film here under the working title "Adventures of Jesse Crowder II: Journey to Nowhere." Copy belonging to actor Nick Dimitri who played the character "Henchman" with marker annotations of his name copy number "12" and date "1-9-76" on the front wrapper. Script with manuscript pencil and ink annotations on twenty pages and with manuscript marker annotations of page numbers throughout. Bound in preceding the script is a two page cast contact sheet and a five page schedule dated January 13 1976. The second of four Jesse Crowder films starring Fred Williamson and the first film made by Williamson's production company "Po' Boy Productions." Preceded by "Death Journey" 1976 and followed by "Blind Rage" 1978. Ex-cop turned private detective Jesse Crowder is on the hunt for a fugitive named Woolf and his girlfriend Candy until he runs into trouble with Candy's pimp Bernie and his gang. Set in and shot on location in Venice Mill Valley Newport Beach and Santa Monica California. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1975 with credits for screenwriter Fred Williamson. 93 leaves with last page of text numbered 85. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a prong binding. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide. N.p. unknown books
1975ref. 166433N.p.: N.p. 1975. Draft script for the 1976 blaxploitation film here under the working title "Adventures of Jesse Crowder II: Journey to Nowhere." Copy belonging to actor Nick Dimitri who played the character "Henchman" with marker annotations of his name copy number "12" and date "1-9-76" on the front wrapper. Script with manuscript pencil and ink annotations on twenty pages and with manuscript marker annotations of page numbers throughout. Bound in preceding the script is a two page cast contact sheet and a five page schedule dated January 13 1976. The second of four Jesse Crowder films starring Fred Williamson and the first film made by Williamson's production company "Po' Boy Productions." Preceded by "Death Journey" 1976 and followed by "Blind Rage" 1978. Ex-cop turned private detective Jesse Crowder is on the hunt for a fugitive named Woolf and his girlfriend Candy until he runs into trouble with Candy's pimp Bernie and his gang. Set in and shot on location in Venice Mill Valley Newport Beach and Santa Monica California. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1975 with credits for screenwriter Fred Williamson. 93 leaves with last page of text numbered 85. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with a prong binding. Howard Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 143311Paris: Cinedis 1957. Seven original black-and-white still photographs from the 1957 French-Italian film. Five photos feature actors Carlo Delle Piane and Hossein in a rousing bathtub scene one a juxtaposed bar scene and one photo features Arnoul and foreboding mystery man in black with his hand on the door. All with French film titles in manuscript ink and series number on the versos and photographer credit printed on the rectos. Housed in a vintage glassine sleeve. Vadim's second film as director entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Sophie Arnoul is an amoral French girl betrothed to rich and seedy Eric Hasse an ex-nazi turned forger. Sophie also attracts the attention of Eric's secretary Sforzi Hossein while falling in love with yet another man Michel Marquand. Photographer Voinquel's films include "Anne-Marie" 1936 "Le Jour se Leve" 1939 "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 1956 "Belle de Jour" 1967 and "Army of Shadows" 1969. Four photos 3.5 x 4.75 inches three slightly larger. Vertical crease to one photo else Near Fine overall. Cinedis unknown books
1957ref. 143311Paris: Cinedis 1957. Seven original black-and-white still photographs from the 1957 French-Italian film. Five photos feature actors Carlo Delle Piane and Hossein in a rousing bathtub scene one a juxtaposed bar scene and one photo features Arnoul and foreboding mystery man in black with his hand on the door. All with French film titles in manuscript ink and series number on the versos and photographer credit printed on the rectos. Housed in a vintage glassine sleeve. Vadim's second film as director entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Sophie Arnoul is an amoral French girl betrothed to rich and seedy Eric Hasse an ex-nazi turned forger. Sophie also attracts the attention of Eric's secretary Sforzi Hossein while falling in love with yet another man Michel Marquand. Photographer Voinquel's films include "Anne-Marie" 1936 "Le Jour se Leve" 1939 "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 1956 "Belle de Jour" 1967 and "Army of Shadows" 1969. Four photos 3.5 x 4.75 inches three slightly larger. Vertical crease to one photo else Near Fine overall. Cinedis unknown
1980ref. 146872N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. A diverse group of American G.I.s fight to survive as they battle the Vietcong learning more about each other and the Vietnamese people in the process. Set in Vietnam. Green titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Lawrence Holden. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good with a light dampstain on the fore edge wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1980ref. 146872N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. A diverse group of American G.I.s fight to survive as they battle the Vietcong learning more about each other and the Vietnamese people in the process. Set in Vietnam. Green titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Lawrence Holden. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good with a light dampstain on the fore edge wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1931ref. 130961Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1931. Revised Final Script for the 1932 pre-Code film an early starring role for Carole Lombard. Rubber stamped as a Paramount File Copy at the top right corner of the front wrapper. Penelope Newbold is a wealthy divorcee looking to remarry. She falls for her physician Dr. Karl Bemis but ends up marrying Bill Hanaway. Bill then has an affair with another woman. Tall peach side stapled self wrappers noted as Third Buff Script on the front wrapper dated October 6 1931 with credits for writers Hughes Heath Buchman and Leahy. 205 leaves on peach stock mimeograph duplication with annotations throughout. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1931ref. 130961Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1931. Revised Final Script for the 1932 pre-Code film an early starring role for Carole Lombard. Rubber stamped as a Paramount File Copy at the top right corner of the front wrapper. Penelope Newbold is a wealthy divorcee looking to remarry. She falls for her physician Dr. Karl Bemis but ends up marrying Bill Hanaway. Bill then has an affair with another woman. Tall peach side stapled self wrappers noted as Third Buff Script on the front wrapper dated October 6 1931 with credits for writers Hughes Heath Buchman and Leahy. 205 leaves on peach stock mimeograph duplication with annotations throughout. Paramount Pictures unknown
1959ref. 139625Universal City: Unviersal International Pictures 1959. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1959 film. When an infamous assassin shows up in Lordsburg Arizona the townspeople are frantic. John Grant Audie Murphy the killer is notorious for his ability to coerce his victims into drawing their weapons first hence allowing Grant to murder them legally in the name of self defense. The population begins to turn in on itself everyone desperate to discover Grant's next mark. Considered by many to be actor Audie Murphy's best role. Set in Lordsburg Arizona shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Unviersal International Pictures unknown books
1985ref. 139912Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1985. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1985 television re-release of the 1951 film. A brilliant yet socially awkward aeronautical engineer predicts that the newest airplane model the Raindeer will break up mid-flight after reaching 1440 hours of use due to accumulated stress. The engineer Theodore Honey played by James Stewart tries desperately to prove his prediction and alert the those in charge before another disaster occurs. Shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with pin holes to each. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1985ref. 159869N.p.: N.p. 1985. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1985 Polish film showing director Krzysztof Kie lowski and actress Gra yna Szapo owska on the set. Provenance stamp and annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. A translator tries to come to terms with the death of her husband a lawyer while trying to help her husband's last client with his pending imprisonment. Kie lowski's first writing collaboration with screenwriter Krzysztof Piesiewicz. Shot on location in Warsaw. 7 x 5.25 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown books
1985ref. 159869N.p.: N.p. 1985. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1985 Polish film showing director Krzysztof Kie lowski and actress Gra yna Szapo owska on the set. Provenance stamp and annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. A translator tries to come to terms with the death of her husband a lawyer while trying to help her husband's last client with his pending imprisonment. Kie lowski's first writing collaboration with screenwriter Krzysztof Piesiewicz. Shot on location in Warsaw. 7 x 5.25 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 161410N.p.: Jerry Wald Productions 1957. Revised Final Draft script for the 1957 film here under the working title "Down Payment." Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald with his name in gilt on the spine. Twelve reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script pages. All photographs except for two cast photographs with text in margin struck at the production company Twentieth Century Fox and title "Down Payment" with correction stamps of "Jerry Wald" and "No Down Payment" adjacent. Based on the 1957 novel by John McPartland. An examination of the intertwined lives of four married couples in a newly constructed suburban Los Angeles community and the issues they harbor such as alcoholism marital infidelity racism and religion. Script written by uncredited and blacklisted screenwriter Ben Maddow and fronted by Philip Yordan. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. Bound in light blue cloth with navy quarter leather finding with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. 154 leaves with last page of text numbered 143. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/17/57 and 6/17/57. Pages Near Fine binding Near FIne. Selby US. Spicer US. Jerry Wald Productions unknown books
1957ref. 161410N.p.: Jerry Wald Productions 1957. Revised Final Draft script for the 1957 film here under the working title "Down Payment." Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald with his name in gilt on the spine. Twelve reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script pages. All photographs except for two cast photographs with text in margin struck at the production company Twentieth Century Fox and title "Down Payment" with correction stamps of "Jerry Wald" and "No Down Payment" adjacent. Based on the 1957 novel by John McPartland. An examination of the intertwined lives of four married couples in a newly constructed suburban Los Angeles community and the issues they harbor such as alcoholism marital infidelity racism and religion. Script written by uncredited and blacklisted screenwriter Ben Maddow and fronted by Philip Yordan. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. Bound in light blue cloth with navy quarter leather finding with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. 154 leaves with last page of text numbered 143. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/17/57 and 6/17/57. Pages Near Fine binding Near FIne. Selby US. Spicer US. Jerry Wald Productions unknown
ref. 141945Burbank CA: Walt Disney Productions 1975. Draft script for the 1976 Disney comedy film "No Deposit No Return" seen here under the working title "Double Trouble." Copy belonging to actor Hank Jones who played the role of Policeman #2 with his name on the front wrapper in black ink. A heist film Inspired by two O. Henry short stories "The Ransom of Red Chief" and "A Retrieved Reformation." Set in Los Angeles. Pink titled wrappers noted as production No. 0144 dated May 14 1975 with credits for story writer Joe McEveety and screenplay writers Arthur Alsberg and Don Nelson. Title page integral with the first page of text as issued dated 6/24/75. 152 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Mechanical duplication with blue green pink and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 6/2/75 and 7/15/75. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Walt Disney Productions unknown books
ref. 141945Burbank CA: Walt Disney Productions 1975. Draft script for the 1976 Disney comedy film "No Deposit No Return" seen here under the working title "Double Trouble." Copy belonging to actor Hank Jones who played the role of Policeman #2 with his name on the front wrapper in black ink. A heist film Inspired by two O. Henry short stories "The Ransom of Red Chief" and "A Retrieved Reformation." Set in Los Angeles. Pink titled wrappers noted as production No. 0144 dated May 14 1975 with credits for story writer Joe McEveety and screenplay writers Arthur Alsberg and Don Nelson. Title page integral with the first page of text as issued dated 6/24/75. 152 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Mechanical duplication with blue green pink and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated variously between 6/2/75 and 7/15/75. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Walt Disney Productions unknown
1995ref. 142143Burbank CA: Buena Vista Pictures 1995. Vintage press kit for the 1995 film. Press kit includes 11 black and white photographs and a pamphlet of production information housed in a titled pictorial studio folder. The second of director Oliver Stone's trilogy of films about US Presidents a semi-biographical film chronicling Nixon's impeachment with flashbacks to his life before the presidency. Director Oliver Stone received some criticism for depicting Nixon in typical dramatic flair as an alcoholic and a fallen hero though the film was well-received. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Musical Score and Best Actor. Photos 10 x 8 inches. Production pamphlet 35 pages saddle stapled housed in a 9 x 12 inch folder. Photos and production pamphlet Fine in a Very Good plus folder. Buena Vista Pictures unknown books
