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1972ref. 162173N.p.: N.p. 1972. Two vintage lobby cards for the 1972 German film. 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. An exploitation film exploring the sex lives of women who arrive in Munich for the 1972 Olympics. 11.5 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine one with a tiny splash at the bottom margin. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 148804Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1977. Shooting Final Draft script for the 1978 film. One of "Master of Disaster" Irwin Allen's last disaster films his penultimate film as director following up on his success with "The Poseidon Adventure" 1972 and "The Towering Inferno" 1974 and featuring an enormous star-studded cast which included seven Academy Award winners Michael Caine Olivia de Havilland Ben Johnson Jose Ferrer Patty Duke Lee Grant and Henry Fonda. Based on the 1974 novel by Arthur Herzog III. A team of scientists join forces with the US military to try to stop the massive swarms of killer bees terrorizing the country. Nominated for an Academy Award. Shot on location in California and Texas. Green illustrated custom wrappers noted as SHOOTING FINAL on the front wrapper dated AUGUST 1977 with credits for screenwriter Stirling Silliphant. Title page present dated August 1977 noted as SHOOTING FINAL with credits for screenwriter Stirling Silliphang. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered 138. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1970ref. 128362N.p.: Trans American Films 1970. Original US one sheet poster for the 1970 British film. Despite the subject matter a tame release from director Ford who would move into more explicit pornographic films in the late 1970s. Posters for the film are not often seen at auction. 27 x 41 inches folded. Studio stamp on the verso. Very Good plus with a couple of pinholes and tiny closed tears and a few faint tape ghosts to the verso. Trans American Films unknown
1945ref. 143451Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1945. Vintage photograph on the set of the 1944 film noir showing director Robert Siodmak conferring with star Stanley Ridges while some extras relax behind them. With a mimeo snipe and date stamp of "12 Apr 1945" on the verso. Based on the 1939 novel "This Way Out" by James Ronald about an unhappily married man who falls in love with a younger woman only to be investigated by a Scotland Yard detective when his wife dies in what appears to be an accident. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light diagonal creasing to the corners and a slight curl. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1944ref. 130926Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1944. Post-Production script for the 1944 film. Script incomplete lacking the first page. Based on the 1939 novel by James Ronald. A man begins having an affair with a woman he met through work. His wife discovers the affair and forces him to break off all ties to the woman. Unfortunately his wife dies falling down the stairs in what may or may not have been an accident. One detective is determined to prove foul play. Set in London. White self-wrappers. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 17. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with two rusted gold brads along the top edge. Grant US. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1960ref. 156027Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1960. Vintage reference photograph of actor Robert Mitchum on the set of the 1960 film using a Eumig C16 16mm cine-camera. Based on John Cleary's 1952 novel about the experiences of a small impoverished family of nomads in the Australian outback. Nominated for five Academy Awards. Set and shot on location in Australia. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with old glue residue on the verso and light wear to the finish at the corners. Warner Brothers unknown
1970ref. 152295Rome: Excelsior 1970. Original English-language treatment script for an unproduced Italian film. A factory worker recounts his life and loves to his captors after being taken by government operatives on suspicion of having subversive ties. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Alfredo Giannetti with the stamp of Excelsior Cinematografica. 8 leaves with last page of text numbered 6. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine with perfect binding. Excelsior unknown
1957ref. 172280N.p.: N.p. 1957. Final script for the 1957 film. Specially bound copy belonging to actress Jacqueline Evans who played the uncredited role of Mrs. Braddock with her annotations in manuscript pencil underlining dialogue on several leaves. SIGNED in round-robin fashion by numerous cast and crew members on the first seven leaves some with inscriptions. Signatures include director Henry King and actors Ava Gardner Mel Ferrer Tyrone Power and Errol Flynn humorously signing as "E. Hemingway" among others. Full provenance available. The first screen adaptation of the 1926 novel by Ernest Hemingway. One of the most honest film adaptations of its era attributable mainly to the screenplay by novelist and Hemingway acolyte Peter Viertel. Featuring a standout performance by Errol Flynn as the hedonistic hard-drinking burned-out Mike Campbell. in other words as himself. Shot on location in Pamplona Paris Biarritz and Mexico. Title page present noted as Final Script dated February 20 1957. 147 leaves with last page of text numbered 142. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between March 11 and 14 1957. Pages Near Fine binding Very Good plus specially bound in textured brown cloth with an orange ribbon bookmark. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 156242Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Final Draft script for the 1957 film. The first screen adaptation of the 1926 novel by Ernest Hemingway. One of the most honest film adaptations of its era attributable mainly to the screenplay by novelist and Hemingway acolyte Peter Viertel. Featuring a standout performance by Errol Flynn as the hedonistic hard-drinking burned-out Mike Campbell. in other words as himself. Shot on location in Pamplona Paris Biarritz and Mexico. Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 97 and production No. 683 dated February 20 1957. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated February 20 1957 noted as Final Script. 154 leaves with last page of text numbered 142. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 3/11/57 and 6/3/57. Pages with silverfish damage to the corners of the first few pages and final revision page else Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with toning and creasing at the extremities and a small dampstain to the heel bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1957ref. 153967Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Vintage borderless reference photograph of producer Darryl F. Zanuck with a camera crew on the set of the 1957 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A fairly faithful adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel about a group of British and American expatriates in Paris who travel to Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls. Featuring a career revitalizing performance from Errol Flynn as a hedonistic hard living drunk which would lead to him being cast as an alcoholic in several more films-roles he had a literal lifetime of experience preparing for. Set in Spain and France shot on location in Spain France and Mexico the latter much to the consternation of Hemingway who said "You're meant to be in Spain and all you see walking around are nothing but Mexicans. It looked pretty silly" and reportedly walked out after 25 minutes. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1957ref. 141568Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Four British front-of-house cards from the 1957 film. The story of a motley assortment of expatriates who travel to Pamplona to attend the running of the bulls it reflected Hemingway's own abiding fascination with bullfighting. Featuring a standout performance by Errol Flynn as the hedonistic hard-drinking burned-out Mike Campbell.in other words himself. Though considered one of the most honest "big" film adaptations of its era due mainly to the screenplay by novelist and Hemingway acolyte Peter Viertel the author is said to have walked out only 25 minutes into the premier. Zanuck's first independent production after his departure from Fox. The snipe on this photograph's verso suggests that Zanuck also had a hand in directing certain Parisian scenes as is depicted here. Shot on location in France Mexico and Spain. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1962ref. 144544Paris: C.A.P.A.C. 1962. Four vintage photographs from the 1962 French comedy film. With manuscript annotations on the verso of each. Pierre Pierre Etaix follows his parents wishes to get married but rather than romancing Laurence Laurence Lignieres the upbeat woman next door who has taken a liking to him he yearns for Stella France Arnel a famous singer he knows only through television. Shot on location in Paris. 7 x 5 inches. Near fine. C.A.P.A.C. unknown
1962ref. 135647Paris: C.A.P.A.C. / Cocinor 1962. Collection of 6 vintage borderless black-and-white studio still photographs from the French release of the 1962 film. Each photo with the stamp of French distributor Cocinor on the verso. 5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners of each photograph. Criterion Collection 655. C.A.P.A.C. / Cocinor unknown
1962ref. 135645Paris: C.A.P.A.C. 1962. Vintage borderless black-and-white reference photograph from the French release of the 1962 film. With stamp on the verso noting reference number 582. 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 655. C.A.P.A.C. unknown
1980ref. 163633Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1980. Seven film still photographs for the 1980 film. A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set where he is mistaken for a stunt man allowing him to hide out from the law and romance the film's leading lady. 8 x 10 inchesl Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1980ref. 151178Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1980. Vintage press kit for the 1980 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing five black and white photographs and two gatherings of promotional reading material. A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set where he is mistaken for a stunt man allowing him to hide out from the law and romance the film's leading lady. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1970ref. 141804Los Angeles: New World Pictures 1970. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1970 film. The first film in producer Roger Corman's "nurse quintet" followed by "Private Duty Nurses" 1971 "Night Call Nurses" 1972 and "Candy Stripe Nurses" 1974. The second film released by Corman's later legendary New World Picutres. Set and shot on location in Torrance California. 27 x 41. Folded. Very Good plus with some light toning and a bump to the upper portion of the poster. New World Pictures unknown
1976ref. 161046N.p.: N.p. 1976. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1976 film. One with a stamp noting the film's French title on the verso and all three with layout annotations in manuscript ink. Loosely based on the 1967 novel by André Pieyre de Mandiargues about a man who becomes romantically involved with a Parisian sex worker shortly after his wife's suicide. Set and shot on location in Paris. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 142348N.p.: N.p. 1950. Original treatment script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript. In a nonspecific Communist-occupied country in Central Europe during the Cold War a group of military police arrest a woman they believe to be a spy. She maintains her innocence yet still she has an interesting alibi married an artist three days before and finding him dead and speaks English with a Magyar accent despite an "English" upbringing. Set in Central Europe. Brown wrappers with typescript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Moore. 48 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 45. Ribbon copy typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a string binding. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 144227Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1957. Vintage photograph of Carroll Baker Jack Garfein Paul Richards and Ben Gazzara on the set of the 1957 film. With mimeo snipe manuscript annotations in pencil and a press agency stamp on the verso. Based on the 1947 novel and stage play by Calder Willingham "End As a Man" and with much of the same cast as the stage production. Set at a southern military college Jocko de Paris Ben Gazzara is a sadistic cadet leader well known to be violent and power-hungry. In a particularly malicious act of hazing he sets up the expulsion of the son of the school's headmaster and subsequently manipulates his social circle into silence until they can no longer take it. Shot on location in Florida. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
1946ref. 172449Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1946. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1946 film noir. A UN War Crimes Commissioner tracks down a Nazi who has integrated himself in a small Connecticut town. With uncredited contributions to the screenplay by Orson Welles and John Huston. Nominated for one Academy Award. Set in the fictional town of Harper Connecticut. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Grant US. Olive Films. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1945ref. 170951Universal City: Universal Pictures 1945. Collection of 13 vintage photographs including three publicity photographs of George Sanders and Ella Raines one borderless two reference photographs and eight film still photographs from the 1945 film here under the working title "Uncle Harry." Five photographs with mimeo snipes four with provenance stickers and one with a news clipping on the versos. Based on the 1942 Broadway play "Uncle Harry" by Thomas Job about a middle aged man whose two sisters try to sabotage his engagement to a young co-worker leading to murder and deceit. 1 7.25 x 9 inches 12 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with some light creasing and edgewear and one with an emulsion irregularity on the recto. Grant US. Olive Films 962. Selby Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1981ref. 160661N.p.: N.p. 1981. Collection of ten vintage borderless color reference photographs from the 1981 film including six in black-and-white and four in color. Black-and-white photographs with mimeo snipes on the verso. Loosely based on the classic 1866 novella. In nineteenth-century London a party guest turns up dead at a respectable couple's engagement gathering leading the remaining guests into a whirlpool of sex and debauchery in pursuit of the culprit. 9.5 x 7 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown
1949ref. 159576Universal City: Universal Pictures 1949. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1949 film noir showing actor John Russell. A woman exacts revenge on the gangster who killed her husband landing herself in a women's prison. Afterwards she vows to change her ways but finds herself gradually drawn back into her life of crime. Set in San Francisco. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with one small bruise near the left edge of the recto and some emulsion defects. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
1975ref. 150678N.p.: N.p. 1975. Vintage reference photograph of François Truffaut and Isabelle Adjani on the set of the 1975 film. Based on the diaries of Adele Hugo youngest daughter of French writer Victor Hugo. Adele Hugo's Isababelle Adjani romantic obsession with the indifferent British officer Lieutenant Pinson Bruce Robinson leads her to follow him to Halifax and eventually succumb to madness and despair. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Adjani at age 20 making her the youngest nominee for the award at the time. Set in Halifax Nova Scotia shot on location in Senegal and Channel Islands. 12 x 9.5 inches. Light soiling in margin else Near Fine. N.p. unknown
