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ref. 143729N.p.: Mafilm 1977. Dialogue script for the 1979 Hungarian film "Allegro Barbaro." The second of Jancso's two-part dramatized history of Hungary from the turn of the century to World War II as told by the conflicted son of a wealthy landowner. Shot on location in Hungary. Gray titled wrappers dated 1977. Title page not present presumably as issued. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine side stapled. Mafilm unknown books
1940ref. 164317N.p.: N.p. 1940. Vintage reference photograph from the 1940 film showing director Anatole Litvak and a camera crew setting up a scene with actors Bette Davis and Charles Boyer. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1938 novel by Rachel Field about a governess' doomed romance with a French nobleman. Nominated for three Academy Awards. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1964ref. 156276Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri SF 1964. Collection of eleven vintage reference photographs from the 1964 Swedish film. Stamps of DLS-Film Holland on the versos and several with layout annotations in manuscript ink and pencil. Embossed censor blindstamp at the upper right corner of each photograph. A pretentious music critic tries to use salacious information about a famed cellist's sex life in order to blackmail the cellist into performing a composition the critic has written. One of Ingmar Bergman's only comedy films and his first film to be shot in color a parody of Federico Fellini's "8 1/2" 1963. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Svensk Filmindustri [SF] unknown books
1973ref. 161459N.p.: United Film Organization 1973. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1973 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. A wealthy rancher and land baron has his way with the local wives but when his own wife starts a fling with his horse trainer who has nothing to lose trouble is imminent. Shot on location in Atlanta Georgia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. United Film Organization unknown books
1968ref. 161456New York: Morris Kaplan 1968. Three vintage still photographs from the 1968 film. All three photographs with provenance stamps on the verso two with labels on the versos obscuring previous provenance stamps. Henning an ambitious fashion photographer begins a series of erotic nudes with his favorite model Leslie until the mysterious model Joyce arrives and threatens to disrupt the studio and Henning's plans. Set in and shot on location in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Vinegar Syndrome 147. Nilsen Warped and Faded. Morris Kaplan unknown books
1974ref. 135370Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1974. Two vintage black and white still reference photographs from the 1974 film. Both with mimeograph snipes on the verso and one with a red press crop line at the right margin. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Screenplay and nominated for four others including Best Picture and Best Director. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1976ref. 150124N.p.: N.p. 1976. Vintage reference photograph with horizontal margins of director Alan J. Pakula Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford on the set of the 1976 film. Based on the 1974 book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. The iconic New Hollywood account of the Watergate investigation starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in exceptionally strong performances as Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein respectively who uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation. Winner of four Academy Awards including Best Screenplay and nominated for four others including Best Picture and Best Director. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Spicer US Neo-Noir. N.p. unknown books
1958ref. 172476Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1958 re-release of the 1949 film noir. Based on the 1946 novel of the same name by Robert Penn Warren. Follows a grassroots politician who over his career in politics turns to corruption to keep himself in power. Winner of three Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor and Actress for Broderick Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge. Set in the American South shot on location in Northern California. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine with some creasing at the right edge. Grant US. National Film Registry. Selby US. Spicer US. Twilight Time. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1981ref. 151184Universal City: Universal Pictures 1981. Vintage press kit for the 1981 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing ten black and white photographs and eleven gatherings of promotional reading material. A middle-aged executive in the midst of a midlife begins an affair with his son's girlfriend a suburban housewife who is married to a volatile fireman. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1981ref. 132114Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1981. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1981 film. Features Faith Monton holding up Gene Hackman with finesse. A lesser-known Hackman film about a forlorn man who has an affair with a distant cousin. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Universal Pictures unknown books
1962ref. 143587N.p.: N.p. 1962. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1962 film showing Frankenheimer with camera trained on Warren Beatty. Printed mimeo snipe on the verso that refers to Beatty as the film's "exciting young star" and notes James Leo Herlihy as author of the source novel and playwright William Inge in the unusual role of screenwriter. John Frankenheimer's third film. Set in Key West Florida and shot on location there. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1950ref. 157686Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1950. Vintage reference photograph from the 1950 film showing actors George Sanders and Ann Baxter. Printed mimeo snipe in French affixed to the verso along with a provenance stamp. Based on the 1946 story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr. An aging Broadway star finds her life slowly and insidiously overtaken by her new assistant an ambitious young woman named Eve. Nominated for 14 Academy Awards winning six including Best Picture. The only film in Oscar history to receive four acting nominations for women-Bette Davis and Anne Baxter for Best Actress and Celeste Holm and Thelma Ritter for Best Supporting Actress. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus moderately faded. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 1003. Ebert I. Rosenbaum 1000. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1988ref. 169170Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1988. Vintage film program for the 1988 film. Bi-fold with a two color front panel and full credits in the interior spread. In 1988 Earth makes first contact with an alien civilization and in 1991 after three years of quarantine the "Newcomers" are slowly integrated into society. Mandy Patinkin stars as Sam Francisco the first "Newcomer" police officer partnered with a racist police officer James Caan to investigate a homicide. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. The film spawned a short-lived Fox television series 1989-1990 five Fox network television movies 1994-1997 as well as eight comic books 1988-1992 and eight novels 1993-1995. 9 x 11.5 inch Bi-fold. Very Good with light overall rubbing and creasing to the extremities. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1969ref. 160695Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1969. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film both showing Tina Chen and Arlo Guthrie. Based on Guthrie's 1967 folk protest song a narrative loosely based on Guthrie's own experiences being jailed for littering and later using the record of his arrest to escape the Vietnam draft. Set and shot on location in New York and Massachusetts. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1969ref. 149517Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1969. Five vintage borderless reference photographs taken on the set of the 1969 film. Included are: 1 a shot of Arlo Guthrie on a motorcycle next to Michael McLanahan 2 a shot of director Arthur Penn producer Hillard Elkins and another crew member on motorcycles 3 a shot of McLanahan Penn and actress Patricia Quinn working on a scene 4 Guthrie with Quinn and 5 Guthrie with a donkey and members of the cast. Based on Arlo Guthrie's 1967 folk protest song a narrative loosely based on Guthrie's own experiences being jailed for littering and later using the record of his arrest to escape the Vietnam draft. Set and shot on location in New York and Massachusetts. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1969ref. 164092N.p.: N.p. 1969. Archive of 339 contact sheets comprising over 6750 studio still and on-the-set images from renowned still photographer Muky from the 1969 film. The archive is bound in two three-ring binders each labeled with the title "Directed by Arthur Penn" and "Still Photographs by Muky" with the binders labeled "Volume 1" and "Volume 2" on the spine respectively. The contact sheets in the archive are nearly all mounted back-to-back and affixed to the left edge with binders tape each with a three-hole punch to the binders tape. Muky born Menyhert Munkacsi was a renowned photographer for over 60 years and one of the foremost still photographers in the movie industry for over 25 years. Beginning as a photographer for theatrical productions in Budapest Hungary Muky was hired by Warner Brothers in the mid 1930s. By the 1950's Muky was one of Hollywood's most well respected still photographers. After relocating to New York in the mid 1950s Muky became perhaps the best known film still photographer in New York. Among the films on which Muky worked include: "12 Angry Men" 1957 "The Apartment" 1960 "The Miracle Worker" 1962 "Midnight Cowboy" 1969 and "Dog Day Afternoon" 1975. Based on Guthrie's 1967 folk protest song a narrative loosely based on Guthrie's own experiences being jailed for littering and later using the record of his arrest to escape the Vietnam draft. Set and shot on location in New York and Massachusetts. 339 Contact Sheets 8.5 x 10 inches all but eleven mounted back-to-back. Near Fine overall. Two Binders 11 x 11.5 x 3.25 inches. Very Good plus with light overall rubbing. N.p. unknown books
1977ref. 149743N.p.: N.p. 1977. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the set of the 1977 French film showing actress Sylvia Kristel variously with director Claude Chabrol and actors Charles Vanel and Jean Carmet. A young woman in the process of leaving her husband discovers her car's windshield has mysteriously shattered forcing her to spend the night at an isolated mansion in the countryside. Shot on location in Villennes sur Seine France. 7 x 4.5 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown books
1967ref. 162219N.p.: Screen Gems 1967. Vintage reference photograph of actor Sammy Davis Jr. in the recording studio on the set of the 1966 animated musical film holding a poster with a drawing by John Tenniel and pointing to the character Davis voiced in the movie-the Cheshire cat. A modern adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic 1865 novel with Alice falling through the "looking glass" of the television screen into Wonderland. Originally broadcast on ABC on March 30 1966 the special featured music by composer Charles Strouse and lyricist Lee Adams best known for the Broadway production "Bye Bye Birdie" 1960. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Screen Gems unknown books
1949ref. 170744Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1949. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1949 film noir. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Loosely based on the Faust myth about a district attorney who makes a deal with the devil in order to put a criminal ringleader behind bars. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good or better lightly toned with creasing at three corners. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1943ref. 130866Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1943. Revised Draft script for the 1944 film. The second of Universal's Technicolor fantasy adventures after "Arabian Nights" 1942 and "White Savage" 1943 loosely based on the classic Arabian Nights tales with a fitting score by Edward Ward to match Lubin's directorial flair. A fun but often overlooked desert romp. Gray titled wrappers noted as Revised and copy No. 113 on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 7142 dated 5-20-43 with credit for screenwriter Hartmann. 114 leaves mimeograph duplication with annotations throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Poor with front wrapper starting bound with three gold brads. Weaver p. 565. Universal Pictures unknown books
1966ref. 159144Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1966. Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the 1966 UK film showing actor Michael Caine in conversation with director Lewis Gilbert. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Bill Naughton's 1966 play set in sexy swinging 1960s London about a young working class chauffeur who decides to change his womanizing behavior after a tuberculosis diagnosis and the birth of his son. Director Lewis Gilbert breaks the fourth wall in this film with Caine directly addressing the camera in attempt to gain sympathy from the audience a technique used again by Gilbert in "Shirley Valentine" 1989. Gilbert also addressed the then-taboo issues of pregnancy and abortion in an uncommonly candid style. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine lightly age toned. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1976ref. 132911London: National Screen Service / EMI 1976. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1976 UK film. Based on Bill Naughton's 1970 novel sequel to his 1966 play "Alfie" basis for the 1966 film starring Michael Caine starring Alan Price as the womanizing Alfie galavanting until he meets the equally charged Abby Jill Townsend. Shot on location in England and France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Screen Service / EMI unknown books
1955ref. 172860Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1955. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1956 film. A fictionalized account of the life of Alexander the Great who conquered the entire known world in his relatively short life. Shot on location in Andalucía and Madrid Spain. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Twilight Time. United Artists unknown books
1960ref. 172856Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1960. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1960 re-release of the 1956 film. A fictionalized account of the life of Alexander the Great who conquered the entire known world in his relatively short life. Shot on location in Andalucía and Madrid Spain. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Twilight Time. United Artists unknown books
1970ref. 157995N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the 1970 film showing Donald Sutherland watching a fantasy version of himself on a camera crane. Handwritten snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Heavily influenced by Federico Fellini's "8 1/2" 1963 about an aging film director agonizing over his next project loosely based on director Paul Mazursky's own experiences after the success of "Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice" 1969. Shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. About Very Good plus with a small tear on the top edge repaired with paper tape. N.p. unknown books
