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1955ref. 153202Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1955. Four vintage reference photographs from the 1955 film together depicting a fight sequence involving James Dean and Julie Harris. Based on the 1952 novel by John Steinbeck about two brothers who struggle for the attentions and favor of their deeply religious emotionally troubled father. Winner of Best Dramatic Film at Cannes and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Actress Jo Van Fleet would go on to win a Best Supporting Actress Oscar and the film was nominated for three more Academy Awards including Best Director Best Screenplay and the first ever posthumous acting nomination in Academy history for Dean's lead performance. Set and shot on location in Monterey and Salinas California. 10 x 8 inches. Slightly faded else Near Fine. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Warner Brothers unknown
1974ref. 144984Universal City: Universal Pictures 1974. Three studio still photographs from the set of the 1974 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso of each. A catastrophic earthquake destroys much of Los Angeles killing a huge number of citizens and leaving the rest to struggle for their lives. The film was hugely successful at the box office ranking as the third highest-grossing film of the year. Winner of the Academy Awards for Best Sound and Best Special Effects nominated for three others. Shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1974ref. 145519Universal City: Universal Pictures 1974. Vintage studio still photograph of director Mark Robson and actress Ava Gardner on the set of the 1974 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. A catastrophic earthquake destroys much of Los Angeles killing a huge number of citizens and leaving the rest to struggle for their lives. The film was hugely successful at the box office ranking as the third highest-grossing film of the year. Winner of the Academy Awards for Best Sound and Best Special Effects nominated for three others. Shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
ref. BBS-2022275Tri-Star Pictures. Very Good. Unproduced script by Robert Bloch based on the novel by Anderson and Dickson. In a navy folder branded with Tri-Star Pictures bound with metal button clasps. Folder is very good with light shelf-wear and edgewear. Metal clasps are secure free of rust; they have also scraped into the inside back cover a little. Binding sound. 167 pages are bound in with 9 additional revision pages laid-in. Revision pages toned; original pages bright. Free of markings. Tri-Star Pictures unknown
ref. 169036Los Angeles: Tri-Star TriStar Pictures 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film written by noted horror and mystery writer Robert Bloch. Based on Gordon R. Dickson and Poul Anderson's "Hoka" comedy science fiction stories first compiled in the 1957 collection "Earthman's Burden" about a race of aliens who resemble teddy bears. Robert Bloch is best known for penning Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" 1959 although his six-decade writing career encompassed novels short stories radio cinema and television. A protégé of H.P. Lovecraft Bloch received the Hugo Award the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award and served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1970. Navy Tri-Star Pictures wrappers with a title label affixed to the front wrapper. Lacking title page presumably as issued. 167 leaves with last page of text numbered 167. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Tri-Star [TriStar] Pictures unknown
1958ref. 145977Los Angeles: American-International Pictures 1958. Draft script for the 1958 film here under the working title "The Spider." SIGNED by director Bert I. Gordon. With holograph pencil annotations throughout. Fodder for for an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 Season 4 Episode 13 Sept 14 1991 where Gordon was resurrected as a master of bad taste. Small-town teenagers and their high school science teacher fight a gigantic mutant spider. The last of the "giant creature" films directed by Gordon from the 1950s. In an attempt to ride on the success of "The Fly" which debuted a few months earlier in 1958 the film's working title "The Spider" replaced "Earth vs. the Spider" on most of its promotional materials. The screen title however was never officially changed. Yellow titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 48. Title page integral to the distribution page with receipt intact dated April 29 1958 with credits for screenwriters Laszlo Gorog and George Worthing Yates and story credit to Bert I. Gordon. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Mimeographed rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 5/9/58. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with some edgewear and faint tidemarks to the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. American-International Pictures unknown books
1956ref. 152463Tokyo: Shochiku 1956. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1956 film. With holograph ink annotations on the verso noting the film's title and the names of director Yasujiro Ozu and actor Chishu Ryu. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A married white-collar worker begins an affair at his job with a young woman nicknamed Goldfish. Ozu's first film after a three year hiatus and one of the last of his marriage-related films. Set and shot on location in Tokyo Okayama Shiga and Kanagawa. 6 x 4.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection. Shochiku unknown books
1956ref. 152463Tokyo: Shochiku 1956. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1956 film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso noting the film's title and the names of director Yasujiro Ozu and actor Chishu Ryu. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A married white-collar worker begins an affair at his job with a young woman nicknamed Goldfish. Ozu's first film after a three year hiatus and one of the last of his marriage-related films. Set and shot on location in Tokyo Okayama Shiga and Kanagawa. 6 x 4.5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Eclipse 3. Shochiku unknown
1982ref. 139049Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1982. Original British quad poster for the 1982 US film. Printed in England by W.E. Berry. Spielberg's multimillion dollar family fantasy about a boy and the extraterrestrial he befriends. Elliott Thomas is a young boy who plays Dungeons and Dragons and lives with his mom Wallace his sister a seven year-old Barrymore and his brother Robert McNaughton in a typical American suburb-typical until they meet E.T. an alien life-form with a sweet tooth who wants to return to his home planet. Elliott meets the alien one night and brings it into his home keeping it a secret from his family and the community. Government agents eventually discover the alien and quarantine Elliott's house bringing E.T. in for observation. Elliott and the alien have a strong psychic connection evidenced by their shared symptoms when E.T. becomes ill. With Elliott's perseverance and E.T.'s alien superpowers the extraterrestrial returns home but not before coining a few phrases "phone home" and taking an iconic flight with Elliott on his bike before a full moon. "E.T." had an unparalleled impact on the culture and even buying habits of the Western world: the phrase "phone home" would become part of the American lexicon if briefly and sales for Reese's Pieces E.T.'s food of choice skyrocketed in the film's aftermath. Winner of several Academy Awards with screenwriter Mathison was nominated for several awards including an Oscar a BAFTA a Golden Globe and a Hugo and won several others including a Writers Guild of American award and a Los Angeles Film Critics Association award. Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson won a Grammy for their E.T.-inspired 1984 album. Set in suburban Southwest shot on location in Los Angeles and Redwood National Park in Crescent City California. 30 x 40 inches folded as issued. Light toning to the verso and a few small tears else Near Fine. National Film Registry. Lentz Science Fiction Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits Second Edition 2001 volume 2 US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1972ref. WRCLIT47693Np 1972. 2124 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only of a variety of colored papers. Bradbound in stenciled wrappers with title revision in manuscript and title lettered on spine. A "Second revised draft" of this very early original screenplay by Crichton incorporating many leaves of revises spanning the period noted above. The film was released in 1973 as EXTREME CLOSE UP under the direction of Jeannot Szwarc but garnered little notice even under the alternate rerelease title SEX THROUGH A WINDOW. This film was released in the same year as WESTWORLD the other film with a claim to being the first based on a Crichton script; precedence is unknown to this cataloguer. A little known undertaking from early in Crichton's Hollywood career and a much less common script than that for its better known contemporary. unknown books
1970ref. 140924Levallois France: Crosnier 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A young nurse working as the caretaker of an elderly rich man is invited to attend the funeral of the man's prized horse. It is soon revealed that the horse may not be dead after all. Green untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Marc Grunebaum. 127 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 126. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Crosnier unknown
1972ref. 158656N.p.: N.p. 1972. Vintage reference photograph of actress Jenny Runacre from the 1972 film. Layout annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso along with the stamp of The Other Cinema in London and an Alternative Arts stamp with the film title. Stephen Dwoskin's second feature film. Dwoskin was an experimental filmmaker who produced work based on themes of perception disability and sexuality. He was a cofounder of the London Film-Makers' Co-op in 1966 and the film collective Spectre in 1980. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1967ref. 132226Beverly Hills CA: Walter Wagner / United Artists 1967. Original late 1960s Polish R61 poster for the Polish re-release of the 1939 US film designed by Jerzy Treutler. From the collection of noted film historian Amos Vogel. Full provenance available. John Ford's smash hit and enduring masterpiece "Stagecoach" revolutionized the Western elevating it from B movie to the A-list and establishing the genre as we know it today. The quintessential tale of a group of strangers thrown together into extraordinary circumstances "Stagecoach" features outstanding performances from Hollywood stalwarts Claire Trevor John Carradine and Thomas Mitchell. And of course John Wayne in his first starring role for Ford as the daredevil outlaw the Ringo Kid. Superbly shot and tightly edited "Stagecoach" Ford's first trip to what would become his beloved Monument Valley is Hollywood storytelling at its finest. 23 x 33 inches non-archivally mounted on board. Light rubbing and soil pulling slightly from one corner. Very Good plus overall. Shipping billed at cost. Item can only be shipped within the US. Criterion Collection 515. Walter Wagner / United Artists unknown books
1967ref. 157986N.p.: N.p. 1967. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 film. One with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso regarding cropping. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A bold film adaptation of the controversial allegorical drama by Amiri Baraka writing here as he often did in the 1960s as Leroi Jones. An erratic white woman meets an African American man on a subway car. When he begins to respond to her erotic advances she begins to taunt him viciously goading him until he explodes into violence. Anthony Anthony Harvey's important and still impactful first directorial effort followed by many successful films including "The Lion in Winter" 1968 "They Might Be Giants" 1971 and "The Glass Menagerie" 1973. Set in New York with subway exteriors shot in Manhattan and interiors shot in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 149660Paris: Sofracima 1975. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1975 film showing actress Isabelle Huppert. With the stamp of Cine-Voc Films on the verso. A middle-aged man on his annual family camping vacation rapes and murders the teenage daughter of his old friends then frames a group of Arab immigrant workers for the crime. 12 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes to the corners and light wear to the top edge. Sofracima unknown books
1975ref. 149660Paris: Sofracima 1975. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1975 film showing actress Isabelle Huppert. With the stamp of Cine-Voc Films on the verso. A middle-aged man on his annual family camping vacation rapes and murders the teenage daughter of his old friends then frames a group of Arab immigrant workers for the crime. 12 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes to the corners and light wear to the top edge. Sofracima unknown
1960ref. 141008N.p.: N.p. 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Signature of reader Ilse Lahn of the Paul Kohner Agency on the title page in manuscript ink. Three men rob a bank and almost get away with it until a young ventriloquist intervenes allowing the lawmen to capture the crooks. Lacking wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Jack Lewis. Six leaves with last page of text numbered five. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus bound with a staple. N.p. unknown
1946ref. 151733Los Angeles: Vanguard Films 1946. Promotional folder for the 1946 film on heavy buff cardstock with large "Duel in the Sun" black and red logo on face of folder and "Duel in the Sun Pictures and Stories" printed on upper tab. Based on Niven Busch's 1944 novel of the same name. Lavish "epic" Western from Selznick who saw the film as a definite successor to his monumental "Gone With the Wind" 1939 and held in high regard by some of today's finest filmmakers. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in Texas shot on location in Arizona and California. 11.75 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Godard Histoires du Cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorcese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Silver and Ward US. Vanguard Films unknown books
1947ref. 151728Los Angeles: Selznick International 1947. Post-production Trailer #3 Dialogue Cutting Continuity script for the 1946 film. Based on Niven Busch's 1944 novel of the same name. Lavish "epic" Western from Selznick who saw the film as a definite successor to his monumental "Gone With the Wind" 1939 and held in high regard by some of today's finest filmmakers. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in Texas shot on location in Arizona and California. Gray titled wrappers noted as TRAILER #3 DIALOGUE CUTTING CONTINUITY on the front wrapper dated May 29 1947. Three leaves with last page of text numbered REEL 1 PAGE 4. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine saddle-stapled with three staples. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Godard Histoires du Cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorcese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Silver and Ward US. Selznick International unknown books
1947ref. 151730Los Angeles: Selznick International 1947. Post-production Trailer #2 Dialogue Cutting Continuity script for the 1946 film. Based on Niven Busch's 1944 novel of the same name. Lavish "epic" Western from Selznick who saw the film as a definite successor to his monumental "Gone With the Wind" 1939 and held in high regard by some of today's finest filmmakers. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in Texas shot on location in Arizona and California. Gray titled wrappers noted as TRAILER #3 DIALOGUE CUTTING CONTINUITY on the front wrapper dated May 29 1947. Two leaves with last page of text numbered REEL 1 PAGE 2. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine saddle-stapled with three staples. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Godard Histoires du Cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorcese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Silver and Ward US. Selznick International unknown books
1947ref. 143493Los Angeles: Selznick International 1947. Post-production Music timing schedule for the 1946 film. A script that breaks down every music sequence in the film in accordance with its exact placement in the running time. Based on Niven Busch's 1944 novel of the same name. Lavish "epic" Western from Selznick who saw the film as a definite successor to his monumental "Gone With the Wind" 1939 and held in high regard by some of today's finest filmmakers. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in Texas shot on location in Arizona and California. Self wrappers stapled at the top left corner. Mimeograph duplication. 11 pages. Selznick International unknown books
1947ref. 143180Los Angeles: Selznick International 1947. Post-production Footage Schedule script for the 1946 film complete as issued by Selznick Studios. Based on Niven Busch's 1944 novel of the same name. Lavish "epic" Western from Selznick who saw the film as a definite successor to his monumental "Gone With the Wind" 1939 and held in high regard by some of today's finest filmmakers. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in Texas shot on location in Arizona and California. Footage schedule script prints 308-437 dated May 10 1947. Blue titled wrappers three staples 3 leaves. Near Fine. Selznick International unknown books
1946ref. 151732Los Angeles: Vanguard Films 1946. Post-production Dialogue Continuity script for the 1946 film with annotation in holograph blue and graphite pencil on front wrapper of check mark and "chgs April 28/47." Based on Niven Busch's 1944 novel of the same name. Lavish "epic" Western from Selznick who saw the film as a definite successor to his monumental "Gone With the Wind" 1939 and held in high regard by some of today's finest filmmakers. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in Texas shot on location in Arizona and California. Yellow titled wrappers noted as DIALOGUE CONTINUITY on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 94 dated November 18 1946. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page integral with firsts page noted as DIALOGUE CONTINUITY. 64 leaves with last page of text numbered REEL EIGHT-A PAGE TWO. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Godard Histoires du Cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorcese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Silver and Ward US. Vanguard Films unknown books
1947ref. 151729Los Angeles: Selznick International 1947. Post-production Censorship Cuts script for the 1946 film dated July 31 1947 with text printed vertically. Based on Niven Busch's 1944 novel of the same name. Lavish "epic" Western from Selznick who saw the film as a definite successor to his monumental "Gone With the Wind" 1939 and held in high regard by some of today's finest filmmakers. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in Texas shot on location in Arizona and California. Gray titled wrappers noted as Censorship Cuts on the front wrapper. Title page integral with first page dated July 31 1947 noted as Censorship Cuts. Four leaves with last page of text numbered 4. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Godard Histoires du Cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorcese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Silver and Ward US. Selznick International unknown books
1946ref. 129151Los Angeles: Selznick Studio 1946. Treatment script for the 1946 film. This draft deals with only the first portion of the film story written by Niven Busch a format typical for scripts issued by Selznick International in the 1930s-1940s. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Light blue titled wrappers with credit for for writer Busch. 23 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three small silver brads. Selznick Studio unknown books
