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1967ref. 157320N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage reference photograph from the 1967 British film showing director John Schlesinger talking with actress Julie Christie between takes. Mimeo snipe on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Thomas Hardy's 1874 novel about a young flirtatious heiress who is relentlessly pursued by three young men. Nominated for an Academy Award. Shot on location throughout Dorset and Wiltshire England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light creasing at the corners. N.p. unknown books
2002ref. 156814Universal City: Focus Features 2002. For Your Consideration script for the 2002 film. Laid in with the script is a letter on Focus Features letterhead presenting the script in consideration for Best Screenplay. Noted filmmaker Todd Haynes' homage to Douglas Sirk about a wealthy suburban housewife in the 1950s whose seemingly perfect life begins to unravel as she discovers her husband is a closeted gay man. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in Hartford Connecticut and shot on location throughout New Jersey. Salmon untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 10/5/01 with credits for director and screenwriter Todd Haynes. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Focus Features unknown books
2002ref. 156814Universal City: Focus Features 2002. For Your Consideration script for the 2002 film. Laid in with the script is a letter on Focus Features letterhead presenting the script in consideration for Best Screenplay. Noted filmmaker Todd Haynes' homage to Douglas Sirk about a wealthy suburban housewife in the 1950s whose seemingly perfect life begins to unravel as she discovers her husband is a closeted gay man. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in Hartford Connecticut and shot on location throughout New Jersey. Salmon untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 10/5/01 with credits for director and screenwriter Todd Haynes. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Focus Features unknown
1964ref. 139751Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1964. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1964 French film. A 1960s update on the deathless French crime figure. Fantomas is an infamous criminal with uncanny impersonation skills. With the use of various masks and disguises he assumes a plethora of identities in order to successfully carry out his crimes. Pictured in these photos is the hapless Inspector Juve here played by Louis de Funes for whom Fantomas is always just a few steps away but still out of reach. Shot on location in various locations around France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with a manuscript notation to the verso. United Artists unknown books
1932ref. 149934N.p.: N.p. 1932. Vintage oversize double weight reference photograph from the 1932 film showing the fish stand in the Marseille harbor. With a manuscript pencil annotation on the verso noting the number 8. A young fishmonger's daughter discovers she's pregnant with little chance of marriage to the father who has departed overseas for a sailor's life. The second film in director Marc Allegret's delicate lyrical Marseillaise trilogy preceded by "Marius" 1931 and followed by "Cesar" 1936. Set and shot on location in Marseille. 9 x 11.25 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy at the bottom edge with some soil on the bottom half of the recto only. Criterion Collection 883. Godard Histoires du cinema. N.p. unknown books
1965ref. 153971London: Hammer Films 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actress Tallulah Bankhead during filming on location for the 1965 Hammer film while to the right a camera crew captures the shot. Provenance stamp to the verso. Based on the 1961 novel "Nightmare" by Elizabeth Linington writing as Anne Blaisdell about a woman who is stalked and terrorized by her deceased fiance's mother. Bankhead's final feature film before her death in 1968 produced hot on the heels of "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane" 1962 and "Hush. Hush Sweet Charlotte" 1964. Shot on location in Hertfordshire England. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Johnson and Del Vecchio Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography pp. 251-254. Hammer Films unknown books
1986ref. 152264Beverly Hills CA: Leading Artists Inc 1986. Early Draft Spec script for the season 5 episode 12 "My Mother My Friend" of the popular NBC television sitcom which aired on December 18 1986 here under the working title "Elyse's New Friend." Leading Artists agency wrappers with card stock note laid in on Leading Artists letterhead to "Webster" screenwriter Robbie Jayson from the assistant of Leading Artists partner Robb Rothman on behalf of screenwriter Kate Boutilier. When Mallory brings her college friend Allison home to visit and she immediately bonds with Elyse Mallory grows jealous questioning her relationship with her mom. The series was nominated for 19 Emmy Awards over its 7 season run winning 5 including 3 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy awards for Michael J. Fox in a star-making role. Untitled Leading Artists wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Kate Boutilier. 43 leaves with last page of text numbered 42. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper with light rubbing else Near fine bound internally with three gold brads. Leading Artists Inc unknown books
1986ref. 152264Beverly Hills CA: Leading Artists Inc 1986. Early Draft Spec script for the season 5 episode 12 "My Mother My Friend" of the popular NBC television sitcom which aired on December 18 1986 here under the working title "Elyse's New Friend." Leading Artists agency wrappers with card stock note laid in on Leading Artists letterhead to "Webster" screenwriter Robbie Jayson from the assistant of Leading Artists partner Robb Rothman on behalf of screenwriter Kate Boutilier. When Mallory brings her college friend Allison home to visit and she immediately bonds with Elyse Mallory grows jealous questioning her relationship with her mom. The series was nominated for 19 Emmy Awards over its 7 season run winning 5 including 3 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy awards for Michael J. Fox in a star-making role. Untitled Leading Artists wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Kate Boutilier. 43 leaves with last page of text numbered 42. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper with light rubbing else Near fine bound internally with three gold brads. Leading Artists Inc unknown
1981ref. 149805N.p.: N.p. 1981. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1939 play by William Joyce Cowen and Leonore Coffee which debuted at the Morosco Theatre directed by Margaret Webster and starring Judith Anderson. The plot follows the story of Jesus' crucifixion as told through the eyes of his family. Set in Jerusalem. White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated August 17 1981 with credits for screenwriter John Gay and playwrights Leonore Coffee and William Joyce Cowen. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Xerographic duplication rectos only with white revision pages throughout dated 9/9. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus lightly soiled overall bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1981ref. 149805N.p.: N.p. 1981. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1939 play by William Joyce Cowen and Leonore Coffee which debuted at the Morosco Theatre directed by Margaret Webster and starring Judith Anderson. The plot follows the story of Jesus' crucifixion as told through the eyes of his family. Set in Jerusalem. White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated August 17 1981 with credits for screenwriter John Gay and playwrights Leonore Coffee and William Joyce Cowen. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 104. Xerographic duplication rectos only with white revision pages throughout dated 9/9. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus lightly soiled overall bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1976ref. 140431Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1976. Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1976 film. Based on Victor Canning's novel "The Rainbird Pattern." Set to the backdrop of a large city and starring Karen Black Bruce Dern Barbara Harris and William Devane this dark comedy marks the final of Hitchcock's many films. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with pin holes. Rosenbaum 1000. Universal Pictures unknown books
ref. 145506Budapest: Balsz Bela Studio 1977. Vintage post-production promotional script for the 1977 Hungarian film. Includes a prose narrative describing the film story reviews quotes and critical essays. Text in Hungarian. Easily the most rigidly philosophical promotional script ever issued with the narrative portion being essentially one long run-on sentence wherein Tarr describes his intentions for his first film. It would be 30 years before the rest of the world caught on to his genius and he would retire just 10 years after that. He passed away in 2026 at the age of 70. Off-white titled card wrappers saddle stapled. Title page present followed by a cast and credits list dated 1977. 56 leaves with last page of text numbered 54. Mimeograph front wrapper printed with offset duplication. Rectos only. Pages and wrapper about Near Fine with light toning at the edges of the wrappers. Balsz Bela Studio unknown books
ref. 145506Budapest: Balsz Bela Studio 1977. Vintage post-production promotional script for the 1977 Hungarian film. Includes a prose narrative describing the film story reviews quotes and critical essays. Text in Hungarian. Easily the most rigidly philosophical promotional script ever issued with the narrative portion being essentially one long run-on sentence wherein Tarr describes his intentions for his first film. It would be 30 years before the rest of the world caught on to his genius and he would retire just 10 years after that. He passed away in 2026 at the age of 70. Off-white titled card wrappers saddle stapled. Title page present followed by a cast and credits list dated 1977. 56 leaves with last page of text numbered 54. Mimeograph front wrapper printed with offset duplication. Rectos only. Pages and wrapper about Near Fine with light toning at the edges of the wrappers. Balsz Bela Studio unknown
1971ref. 151445N.p.: N.p. 1971. Six vintage reference photographs from the 1971 film including five borderless and one bordered. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A teenage girl Sandy Ratcliff living with her unhappy restrictive family in London is forced to undergo psychiatric treatment for her erratic behavior. A searing portrait of conservative working-class British life in the late twentieth-century. Shot on location in Shenley. 8 x 10 inches. Generally Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1971ref. 152381N.p.: N.p. 1971. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Ken Loach talking with actors Sandy Ratcliff and Grace Cave on the set of the 1971 film. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A teenage girl Sandy Ratcliff living with her unhappy restrictive family in London is forced to undergo psychiatric treatment for her erratic behavior. A searing portrait of conservative working-class British life in the late twentieth-century. Shot on location in Shenley. 10 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1971ref. 151445N.p.: N.p. 1971. Six vintage reference photographs from the 1971 film including five borderless and one bordered. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A teenage girl Sandy Ratcliff living with her unhappy restrictive family in London is forced to undergo psychiatric treatment for her erratic behavior. A searing portrait of conservative working-class British life in the late twentieth-century. Shot on location in Shenley. 8 x 10 inches. Generally Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1982ref. 170705Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM / United Artists 1982. Final Draft script for Season 2 Episode 16 of the 1983-1987 television series. Copy belonging to an unidentified cast or crew member with their name and a numeric annotation in manuscript ink on the top portion of the front wrapper. A musical drama based on the successful 1980 film about the students and faculty at a performing arts high school in New York City. In this episode a boy lies about having sex with Julie while Mr. Reardon is pictured in an immodest swimsuit in a tabloid. White generic MGM/UA Television wrappers with a die-cut title window. Title page present dated December 3 1982 noted as Final Draft with credit for screenwriter Leah Markus. 67 leaves with last page of text numbered 64. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] / United Artists unknown books
1982ref. 170705Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM / United Artists 1982. Final Draft script for Season 2 Episode 16 of the 1983-1987 television series. Copy belonging to an unidentified cast or crew member with their name and a numeric annotation in manuscript ink on the top portion of the front wrapper. A musical drama based on the successful 1980 film about the students and faculty at a performing arts high school in New York City. In this episode a boy lies about having sex with Julie while Mr. Reardon is pictured in an immodest swimsuit in a tabloid. White generic MGM/UA Television wrappers with a die-cut title window. Title page present dated December 3 1982 noted as Final Draft with credit for screenwriter Leah Markus. 67 leaves with last page of text numbered 64. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] / United Artists unknown
1984ref. 166545Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1984. Second Draft script for the 1984 film. Annotation in manuscript ink on the title page noting copy No. 23. Six revision pages and 30-page location breakdown sheet laid in with the script. Through multiple twists of fate two strangers in New York become friends soon realizing they are developing romantic feelings for each other-although both are married with families. Loosely based on David Lean's 1945 film "Brief Encounter." Set and shot on location throughout New York City. Dark red titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers with credit for screenwriter Michael Cristofer on the front wrapper. Title page present dated January 10 1984 noted as Second Draft with credit for Cristofer. 124 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Xerographic duplication rectos only with salmon revision pages laid in at the rear of the script dated 4/7/84. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown
1985ref. 130468Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1985. First Draft script for the 1992 film. Rock singer John Mellencamp made his screen and directorial debut in this story by author-screenwriter McMurtry. A big time country music star returns to his family's home in Indiana for his grandfather's birthday party and decides this is where he belongs. He begins an affair with his older brother's wife and goes to work on ruining all he has ever worked for simply for a pipe dream of small-town life which he never fit into anyway. Incredibly similar to Mellencamp's life and based on the story "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry. Set in Doak City Indiana filmed on location in Seymour Indiana. White self wrappers integral with title page dated February 1985 noted as First Draft with credit for screenwriter McMurtry. 130 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Fine front wrapper missing bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1966ref. 144816Universal City: Universal Pictures 1966. Vintage photograph of actors Julie Christie and Oskar Werner director François Truffaut and various members of the crew on the set of the 1966 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. Shot on location in England and France. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1966ref. 150657N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph with narrow top margin from the 1966 film. "Cinema 66" and "Rahrenheit 451" stamps on verso. Based on the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. Truffaut's fifth film set in a dystopian future in which all books are burned and free thought is discouraged. Set in and shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1966ref. 159830N.p.: N.p. 1966. Four vintage reference photographs of director François Truffaut on the set of the 1966 film. Two with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. Based on the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. Truffaut's fifth film set in a dystopian future in which all books are burned and free thought is actively discouraged. Set and shot on location in England. Ranging in size from 7.75 x 9.25 inches to 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1966ref. 168426Universal City: Universal Pictures 1966. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1966 film two with mimeo snipes affixed to the versos and one with a mimeo snipe printed on the verso. Based on the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. Truffaut's fifth film set in a dystopian future in which all books are burned and free thought is actively discouraged. Set in and shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1966ref. 148891N.p.: Universal International Pictures 1966. Eight vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the 1966 film. Each with stamps on the verso reading "Girosign Ltd." and "393." Based on the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. Set in and shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good only with some creasing to several cards and some faint pen markings to one of the cards. Universal International Pictures unknown books
