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1984ref. 147220N.p.: N.p. 1984. Second Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on real events which took place in 1980 when the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay Florida was hit by a 609 foot Liberian oceangoing vessel causing a large portion of the bridge to collapse and ultimately killing 35 people. Set in Tampa Bay Florida. White non-standard titled wrappers with credits for screenwriters JOHN EASTMAN and CONSTANCE MAY and story credits to JOHN LERRO STEVE YERRID and ARTHUR GOODALE. Title page present dated 1985 noted as SECOND DRAFT SCREENPLAY with credits for screenwriters JOHN EASTMAN and CONSTANCE MAY and story credits to JOHN LERRO STEVE YERRID and ARTHUR GOODALE. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated blue revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good with a light dampstain to the top wrapper and page edges bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1960ref. 141769N.p.: N.p. 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1922 novella by the same author of the same title. The protagonist a doctor who has moved to India from Germany to practice medicine is overcome by an obsession which eventually leads to his committing suicide. "Amok" is an Indonesian word of Malay origin referring to people caught up in a blind rage who try to kill their enemy and do not care about whoever else gets killed in their way. From this novella and the word's meaning originates the term "running amok." Set in India. Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for Stefan Zweig. 65 leaves with last leaf of text number 65. Carbon typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1979ref. 151046Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1979. Vintage press kit for the 1979 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing 18 black-and-white photographs and 10 gatherings of promotional reading material. A television consultant is hired to organize a telethon in order to raise funds for the now-bankrupt US government who are on the brink of losing the country to wealthy Native American tribes seeking to repossess the land. Featuring narration by George Carlin and cameos by Meat Loaf Jay Leno Elvis Costello and more. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1982ref. 154871Arlington: PBS 1982. Vintage souvenir reference photograph book produced by PBS in conjunction with the 1982 television episode an adaptation of John Cheever's 1958 short story "The Housebreaker of Shady Hill." SIGNED by director Paul Bogart and producers Ann Blumenthal and Jac Venza on the title page. The episode aired on January 12 1982 and was the premiere of the anthology television series "American Playhouse" a series broadcast from 1982 to 1996 over 13 seasons. In this episode a suburban family in a small bourgeois town causes a comic uproar when they announce their five-year-old son has been kidnapped producing a fake ransom note to substantiate their claims. Set in the fictitious town of Shady Hill. Brief rubbing on the front board else Near Fine with no dust jacket as issued. PBS unknown books
1984ref. 146517N.p.: N.p. 1984. Revised Second Draft script for the 1985 "American Playhouse" episode originally aired on PBS on January 21 1985. Based on the 1937 novel by Katherine Anne Porter. A Swedish stranger arrives at a small family run dairy farm out of the blue asking for work promising strong effort in exchange for very little pay. While the family is initially put off by the stranger's cold demeanor they gradually accept him and the farm thrives under his care until news arrives that lays their relationship with him and each other bare. Set in South Texas shot in Fredericksburg and Mason Texas. White titled self wrappers with title page integral with the front wrapper as issued noted as Revised Second Draft dated May 10 1984 with credits for director Michael Fields and novelist Katherine Anne Porter. 55 leaves with last page of text numbered 54. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good with soil to the first and final leaves bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1981ref. 147355N.p.: N.p. 1981. Second Draft script for the eleventh episode of the fifth season of the anthology series "American Playhouse" originally aired on April 21 1986 on PBS. With a few small manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the front wrapper and page I-3-25. A local reporter receives a hefty bribe by a corrupt county commissioner to ignore an eco-activism group's protests against a new development but soon finds himself conflicted over the brutal tactics the commissioner uses to silence the activists. Set and shot in Fort Myers Florida Red untitled wrappers. Title page present noted as Second Draft with credits for screenwriter Victor Nunez and director John D. MacDonald. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered IV-4-130. Dot matrix duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with a plastic prong. N.p. unknown books
1932ref. 160116Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1932. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1932 film. During the Great Depression a bank owner's bank is robbed and his protégé an ex-con is the only suspect. His protégé can't reveal his alibi because one of his witnesses is having an affair he does not want revealed. Partially shot on location at Citizen's National Bank in Los Angeles California. 8 x 10 inches. Poor with significant creasing on across the top middle of the photographs. Columbia Pictures unknown books
2000ref. 163461Encino CA: American Gun Productions 2000. Archive including Draft script and production documents for the 2002 film. Script supervisor's working copy with annotations in manuscript pencil throughout and housed in a three-ring binder with numerous production documents including shooting schedules call sheets maps time cards and contact sheets. A World War II veteran goes on the road to solve the mystery of his daughter's death with his only clue being the serial number of the gun used to kill her. Actor James Coburn's last film. Shot on location in New York City in Rutland and Fair Haven Vermont in Fort Lauderdale Florida in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita California and in Las Vegas Nevada. Script housed in a generic black three-ring binder. Title page present dated 10/20/00 with credit for screenwriter Alan Jacobs. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Xerographic duplication rectos only with pink and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between November 14 and 25 2000. Pages Very Good plus. American Gun Productions unknown books
1979ref. 168998Paris: Sygma 1979. Vintage oversize borderless photograph of Richard Gere and Paul Schrader from the set of the 1980 film with Sygma stamps and printed French and English mimeo snipes on the verso. A slick Los Angeles prostitute enjoys a lavish lifestyle funded by a stable of rich older female clients. When one of his clients is found murdered his world begins to crumble. Paul Schrader's third film as director and screenwriter and one of four films Schrader refers to as his "double bookends" "Taxi Driver" 1976 bookended by "Light Sleeper" 1992 and "American Gigolo" bookended by "The Walker" 2007. Set in Los Angeles shot on location throughout California. 8 x 11.75 inches. Near Fine. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Sygma unknown books
1963ref. 143365Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1963. Vintage photograph on the set of the 1963 film showing director Elia Kazan and crew on a scaffolding shooting across a large lake. With some manuscript pencil annotations including the film title on the verso. Based on Kazan's own 1962 novel based on the life of his uncle about a young Greek man living in 19th century Ottoman Turkey and his long and poverty stricken journey to emigrate to America. Winner of an Academy Award and nominated for Best Picture Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Shot on location in Turkey and Greece. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Warner Brothers unknown books
1950ref. 147934Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1950. Vintage double weight studio still photograph of John Hodiak and Don Taylor from the 1950 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the serial "Ambush" by Luke Short which was published in "The Saturday Evening Post" December 25 1948 to February 12 1949. Ward Kinsman Robert Taylor a prospector and Indian scout is in search of a white woman Mary Carlyle a general's daughter who has been abducted by Apaches. Sam Wood's final film. Shot on location in Arizona New Mexico and the Corrigan Ranch in Simi Valley California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light edgewear. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1953ref. 139795Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1953. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1953 film. A cowboy wrongfully convicted with a gang of burglars sets out to claim a portion of their hidden loot. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with a manuscript notation to the verso. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1984ref. 170406N.p.: N.p. 1984. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1984 film showing director Milo Forman talking with actor F. Murray Abraham on the set. Based on Peter Shaffer's 1979 play. A dramatization of the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as well as that of his jealous troubled rival Antonio Salieri. Nominated for eleven Academy Awards winning eight including Best Picture and Best Director. Set in Vienna shot on location in Prague Kromeriz and Vienna. 7 x 5 inches. Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert II. N.p. unknown books
1947ref. 156173N.p.: N.p. 1947. Vintage program for the 1947 German film. Text and titles in German. A sawmill administrator at the center of a remote forest contends with the wishes of the factory heiress who wishes to borrow an astronomical sum in order to open a nightclub in town. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1945ref. 156172N.p.: N.p. 1945. Vintage program for the 1945 German film. Text and titles in German. After being released from prison for murdering his first wife a factory owner remarries but lives in fear of blackmail and the secret being exposed to his second wife. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bi-fold. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 158122N.p.: N.p. 1970. Two vintage oversize borderless reference photographs from the 1970 French film. A successful model finds herself torn between her photographer boyfriend and a beautiful advertising executive. Shot on location in Martinique. 12 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with light wear at the corners. N.p. unknown books
1973ref. 162342N.p.: N.p. 1973. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1973 Australian softcore film. In therapy a waterbed salesman ponders his irresistibility to women. Shot on location in Victoria Australia. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1966ref. 158835Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1966. Two vintage photographs from the 1966 film one color studio still photograph of Victoria Shaw and Patrick O'Neil and one borderless black and white test photograph of Janice Rule. Based on the Confederate "Beefsteak Raid" of 1864 during the Civil War. William Holden is an expatriate cattleman in Mexico during the Civil War who supplies the Union with cattle until Confederate Colonel Rossiter played by Richard Widmark kidnaps the cattleman leaving him little choice but to cooperate with the Confederacy. Set in Petersburg Virginia shot on location in Baton Rouge and Clinton Louisiana. 8 x 10 inches. Light toning to the extremities of the black and white photograph else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1980ref. 150748Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1980. Collection of ten vintage black and white borderless studio still photographs from the 1980 film. Based on screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky's 1978 novel. Director Ken Russell's first American film itself an "altered state" during production. Russell was constantly inebriated on the set and had the actors mumble their lines in protest against Chayefsky's script. Chayefsky was subsequently banned from the set and denounced the film even before production began. Edward Jessup William Hurt in his film debut is a Harvard professor whose studies of the limits of human consciousness inevitably lead him down a strange and horrible path from early experiments with a sensory deprivation tank to participation in Mexican Ayahuasca ceremonies. Set in Boston shot on location in New York California Massachusetts and Mexico. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1965ref. 151996N.p.: Andre Michelin Productions 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Eddie Constantine as Lemmy Caution in bed armed and reading a French translation of Raymond Chandler's "The Big Sleep" from the 1965 film. Printed snipe and provenance stamp of "G. Toussier" on verso. Jean-Luc Godard's neo-noir foray into science fiction transplanting the fictional detective Lemmy Caution Constantine into a dystopian future assigned to kill the machine intelligence that rules over a fascist state where emotion is outlawed. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Very light edgewear to the corners else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 25. Godard Histoires du Cinema. Grant France. Rosenbaum 1000. Andre Michelin Productions unknown books
1965ref. 149515France: Athos Films / Chaumiane / Filmstudio 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1965 French film. With the stamp of still photographer Georges Pierre on the verso. Jean-Luc Godard's neo-noir foray into science fiction following a secret agent in a dystopian future who is assigned to kill the machine intelligence that rules over a fascist state. Shot on location in Paris. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 25. Rosenbaum 1000. Grant US. Godard Histoires du cinema. Athos Films / Chaumiane / Filmstudio unknown books
1965ref. 140922France: Athos Films / Chaumiane / Filmstudio 1965. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1965 film. Four with manuscript pencil annotations on the verso crediting photographer Georges Pierre one with the stamp of Cinemagence on the verso. Godard transplants fictional detective Lemmy Caution played by Eddie Constantine as he was in several French films based on the character created by pulp novelist Peter Cheyney into a dystopian future where he is on a mission to kill the machine intelligence that rules over a fascist state where emotion is outlawed. 7.25 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 25. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Athos Films / Chaumiane / Filmstudio unknown books
1985ref. 161959Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1985. Vintage studio still photograph of actor Griffin Dunne from the 1984 film. A man and a woman who have been involved in an affair must hide their association when they attend a dinner party with their respective partners. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1990ref. 155124N.p.: Golden Hawk Entertainment 1990. Revised Draft script for the 1991 film. Copy belonging to actor Joseph Bologna with his manuscript pencil and ink annotations throughout and various production materials including cast and crew contact sheets bound in before the script. A huge alligator begins to prey on the inhabitants of a small town with a vast labyrinthine sewer and drainage system. Sequel to the 1980 film "Alligator" directed by Lewis Teague. Shot on location in Echo Park and Los Angeles. Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated March 18 1990 with credits for screenwriter Curt Allen and story credits to Brandon Chase. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/18/90 and 4/23/90. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Golden Hawk Entertainment unknown books
1944ref. 164456Universal City: Universal Studios 1944. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1944 film showing actress and dancer Chinita. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to 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 was the first still photographer to win an Academy Award. He went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures where he worked well into the 1950s. In the days leading up to their arranged marriage a bride discovers she is literally allergic to her husband-to-be. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good. Universal Studios unknown books
