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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
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
1975ref. 135604Paris: Les Films du Carrosse / Les Productions Artistes Associes 1975. Collection of 4 vintage black-and-white press photographs from the set of the 1975 film. Three of the four photographs show Truffaut and his crew working on the set both in front of the camera and behind it and the fourth is a lovely shot of Truffaut in uniform next to Isabelle Adjani. Stamp of French press agency Les Artiests Associes on the verso of each print. Based on the diaries of the youngest daughter of author Victor Hugo about a woman whose romantic obsession with an indifferent military captain eventually leads to her despair and madness. Isabelle Adjani was nominated for an Academy award making her at age 20 the youngest Best Actress nominee of all time in 1975. Story set in Halifax Nova Scotia shot on location in Barbados Senegal and the Channel Islands. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Les Films du Carrosse / Les Productions Artistes Associes unknown
1983ref. 157312N.p.: N.p. 1983. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1983 film showing Isabelle Huppert and Hanna Schygulla in a nude embrace on the seashore. Based on the 1980 autobiography by Italian theater actress Piera Degli Esposti with Dacia Maraini who both contributed to the screenplay. A young woman comes of age with her free-spirited sexually promiscuous and mentally unstable mother. Shot on location in Lazio Italy. 7 x 8.25 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 170768Paris: Sygma 1975. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1975 film. Mimeo snipe in French and English and a Sygma stamp on the verso. Based on Paulie Réage's 1954 novel an attempt to emulate the writing of the Marquis de Sade from a woman's perspective and considered quite scandalous when published. Followed by a sequel in 1984 "The Story of O: Chapter 2." 11.75 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Sygma unknown
1975ref. 171026Paris: Sygma 1975. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1975 film showing Corine Clery and Ugo Kier. Mimeo snipe Sygma stamp and Belgian agency stamp on the verso. Based on Paulie Réage's 1954 novel an attempt to emulate the writing of the Marquis de Sade from a woman's perspective and considered quite scandalous when published. Followed by a sequel in 1984 "The Story of O: Chapter 2." 12 x 8 inches with wide margins. Very Good plus. Sygma unknown
1980ref. 162972N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for the 1989 German film for which Nigel Kneale was an uncredited screenwriter. Title and credits in manuscript ink on the front wrapper with the label of American producer Wilbur Stark at the bottom right corner. Stark is best known as executive producer for "The Thing" 1982 and "Vampire Circus" 1972. At the stage of development represented by this script Nigel Kneale was the screenwriter though Stark eventually produced the film for Common Film in Germany using German screenwriters to write a new adaptation. A virtually unknown adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1965 novel "A Suspension of Mercy" published in the US under the title "The Story-Teller" about an American novelist who is suspected of murdering his wife during a trial separation. Noted Manx screenwriter Nigel Kneale is today best remembered for his work in television particularly for the successful science fiction "Quatermass" series as well as the well-regarded folk horror BBC television film "The Stone Tape." He was twice nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay and also penned several collections of short stories one of which won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1950. Blue-gray wrappers with annotations in manuscript ink crediting screenwriter Nigel Kneale novelist Patricia Highsmith and producer Wilbur Stark. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 152 leaves with last page of text numbered 152. Xerographic duplication on slick thermal paper stock made from a UK master copy and then likely transmitted by wire from the UK to the US. Rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good moderately faded with a few splashes and light wear on the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1936ref. 139602N.p.: Cineas 1936. Thirteen vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the French release of the 1936 film. Based on director Sacha Guitry's 1935 only novel "Les Memoires d'un Tricheur." A delightfully clever film in which Guitry plays an aging con artist reflecting back on his many exploits. After cheating death at a young age the Cheat played by Guirty embarks on a life laden with mischief and deceit. Set in France and Monaco shot on location in Monaco. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Occasional notation to the verso and shallow chip in the top margin of image 22. Criterion Eclipse 22. Cineas unknown
1949ref. 157066Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1949. Second Revised Temporary script for the 1949 film seen here under the working title "Always Sweethearts." An Irish horse trainer and his niece take a liking to a young Kentucky thoroughbred named Seabiscuit deciding to convince the horse's owner to let them train the horse for races. A loosely fictionalized account of prizewinning racehorse Seabiscuit incorporating black-and-white footage of Seabiscuit in several races including the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap and the 1938 race against War Admiral. Set in Kentucky shot on location in Los Angeles and Arcadia. Beige titled wrappers noted as 2nd Rev. Temp. on the front wrapper dated Feb. 28 1949. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter John Taintor Foote. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Mimeograph duplication on yellow stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1933ref. 140939Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1933. Four vintage photographs from the 1933 film one double weight and sepia one double weight and black-and-white and two single-weight and sepia. Based on William Faulkner's 1931 literary potboiler "Sanctuary" about a wealthy southern belle who goes to trial for murdering the violent bootlegger who abducted her and forced her into prostitution. Every bit as controversial as the source material the film's depiction of sexual violence was graphic and shocking even among films of the era and along with the same year's equally sensational "Baby Face" was directly responsible for the stricter enforcement of the Production Code in 1934 bringing the pre-Code era to a close. George Raft then under contract to Paramount was assigned the role of the bootlegger but found the part repulsive and went to battle with the studio in a suit that nearly cost him his career. Unavailable for decades outside of 16mm bootlegs the film was restored by the Museum of Modern Art in 2011 and screened at the TCM Classic Film Festival but still awaits a commercial release. Photographs between 9.75 x 7.5 and 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall. Grant US. Paramount Pictures unknown
1975ref. 149861N.p.: N.p. 1975. Two vintage borderless reference photographs of Grazyna Dlugolecka from the 1975 Polish film. Beautiful young Ewa Dlugolecka falls in love with the handsome lodger Lukasz Jerzy Zelnik and travels Europe in search of him falling prey to the lusts and abuses of various men. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1980ref. 164131N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft treatment script for an unproduced television series with manuscript pencil annotations throughout. Screenwriter Sustarsic wrote frequently for sitcom television throughout the 1980s and 1990s most memorably for the television series "Alice" 1976-1985 and "The Jeffersons" 1975-1985. Sustarsic was also one of the creators of the children's animated series "The Wild Thornberrys" 1998-2004. The Stoned Ranger and his sidekick Wanto attempt bring outlaws Burt Bart and Burp to justice for stealing a diamond ring a charm bracelet and panties from siblings Tim and Shelly. Set in Wakka Nukka Pooka Wooka City. Front wrapper integral with title page with credits for screenwriter Stephen Sustarsic. 28 leaves with last page of text numbered 27. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine overall unbound. N.p. unknown
1973ref. 159690Bradford: W.E. Berry 1973. Vintage British quad poster for the 1973 Italian-English film. Based on John Gardner's 1969 novel "A Complete State of Death." A detective uncovers a plot by the mob to use Vietnam veterans in a vast murder scheme. Shot on location in New York and California. 40 x 30 inches folded. Fine. Grant Italy. W.E. Berry unknown
1972ref. 162257N.p.: Magic Eye of Hollywood Productions Crown International 1972. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1972 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Architect Frank Delgado murders a man he suspected of having an affair with his wife and attempts to conceal the crime. Nominated for an Academy Award. Shot on location in Los Angeles and Malibu California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. McPadden Teen Movie Hell. Magic Eye of Hollywood Productions [Crown International] unknown
1961ref. 141895N.p.: N.p. 1961. Fifth Draft script for an unproduced film. Neil Paterson is an Academy Award-winning screenwriter from Scotland who won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Room at the Top" 1959. Additional films he wrote for include "High Tide at Noon" 1957 and "The Spiral Road" 1962. He also had a successful career as a soccer player in his native Scotland. Pink titled self wrappers noted as 5TH DRAFT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 14 and production No. 3649 dated February 27 1961 with credits for producer Henry Blanke and screenwriter Neil Paterson. Title page integral with front wrapper. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Mechanical duplication with green and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between February 20 1961 and February 27 1961. Pages Very Good plus front wrapper Good only now preserved in archival mylar rear wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1988ref. 142577N.p.: Millimeter Films 1988. Vintage First Re-Write script for the 1989 film. A rare example of a sequel that rivals its predecessor. Following up on the cult horror classic "The Stepfather" Terry O'Quinn reprises his pitch-perfect role as a psychotic killer escaped from an insane asylum who obsessed with "family values" marries into broken homes and murders his new family when he is inevitably unsatisfied with the results. Set in Los Angeles shot on location in Vancouver and California. Cream untitled wrappers. Title page present noted as copy No. 172 dated November 15 1988 with a credit for screenwriter John Auerbach. 97 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Noted at copy No. 79 in manuscript ink on the title page. Xerographic duplication first generation photocopy with punch holes with blue revision pages throughout dated 12/07/88. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Millimeter Films unknown
1951ref. 163823N.p.: Lippert Pictures 1951. Vintage insert poster for the 1951 film. Director Samuel Fuller's underrated and influential Korean War film wherein a group of ragtag soldiers battle against overwhelming Communist forces in an abandoned Buddhist Temple. Fuller's first of several war films with probably his most gripping and realistic depictions of life and death on the battlefield. The film was shot in ten days on a budget of $100 000 and dealt with themes of American racism bigotry and war crimes which caused Fuller as well as actor Gene Evans to be a target of an FBI investigation. 14 x 36 inches. Very Good plus. Criterion Collection Eclipse Series 5. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby Master. Spicer US. Lippert Pictures unknown
1983ref. 143322US: Gray City 1983. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1983 film. With a manuscript notation on the verso identifying the film by its French language title. A film crew holes up in an abandoned hotel having run out of money while shooting a science fiction film waiting for the director to track down their missing producer who is hiding from the mob. Filmed by Wim Wenders during a delay in the production of his 1981 film "Hammett" using much of the same cast and crew as Raul Ruiz's "The Territory" whom Wenders was assisting at the time. 6.25 x 9 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. Gray City unknown
1968ref. 163546N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1968 film showing actors Gregory Peck and Nathaniel Narcisco. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Based on the 1965 novel by T.V. Olsen about a US Army scout who befriends a white woman and her mixed race son although he fears the woman's violent ex-husband an Apache will seek revenge. Set in New Mexico and Arizona shot on location in Sonora Mexico in Wolf Hole Valley Arizona and in Red Rock Canyon and Overton Nevada. Approximately 10 x 7 inches. Very Good plus. Pitts 4113. N.p. unknown
1977ref. 141868N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. Lofton is primarily known for his work on the soap opera "All My Children." At a mission in the New Mexico Territory a newly completed chapel welcomes back an elder nun from her vacation where she is shocked to find the choir balconies have no staircase and are far too high for a typical staircase. The nuns must find some able-bodied men willing to work hard for very little to build them a proper staircase. Set in New Mexico Territory. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 1977 with credits for screenwriter Christopher Lofton. 103 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown
