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1988ref. 149687N.p.: N.p. 1988. Vintage reference photograph of actors Divine and Jerry Stiller from the 1988 film. Cult independent director John Waters' most enduring film following a kindhearted overweight teenager who becomes an overnight sensation on a Baltimore television dance show and subsequently uses her newfound fame to speak out in support of integration. Basis for the Tony Award winning 2002 musical and subsequent 2007 film adaptation directed by Adam Shankman and starring Nikki Blonsky Michelle Pfeiffer and John Travolta. Set and shot on location in Baltimore Maryland. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1979ref. 151617Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1979. Vintage press kit for the 1979 film containing 13 black and white photographs and 2 gatherings of promotional reading material. Based on the 1968 Broadway musical following a naive Vietnam draftee who befriends and eventually joins a group of drug-fueled antiwar hippies on his way to the army induction center. Photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Olive Films. United Artists unknown books
1979ref. 151617Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1979. Vintage press kit for the 1979 film containing 13 black and white photographs and 2 gatherings of promotional reading material. Based on the 1968 Broadway musical following a naive Vietnam draftee who befriends and eventually joins a group of drug-fueled antiwar hippies on his way to the army induction center. Photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Olive Films. United Artists unknown
1953ref. 142336London: Jack Parsons 1953. Draft script for the 1962 film. With a few annotations in manuscript pencil. A manager at a razor factory grows a beard after developing a rash due to shaving. His superiors are displeased. The manager then decides to organize a strike in order to get his point across. Green titled wrappers dated May 1953 with credits for screenwriters John O'Gorman and George Moore. Title page present dated May 1953 with credits for screenwriters John O'Gorman and George Moore. 101 leaves with last page of text numbered 100. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Jack Parsons unknown books
1953ref. 142336London: Jack Parsons 1953. Draft script for the 1962 film. With a few annotations in manuscript pencil. A manager at a razor factory grows a beard after developing a rash due to shaving. His superiors are displeased. The manager then decides to organize a strike in order to get his point across. Green titled wrappers dated May 1953 with credits for screenwriters John O'Gorman and George Moore. Title page present dated May 1953 with credits for screenwriters John O'Gorman and George Moore. 101 leaves with last page of text numbered 100. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Jack Parsons unknown
1979ref. 152096Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1979. Four promotional newspaper ad mats for the 1979 film made for use by distributors exhibitors and the press. Based on the 1968 Broadway musical following a naive Vietnam draftee who befriends and eventually joins a group of drug-fueled antiwar hippies on his way to the army induction center. 12.5 x 19 inches. Four leaves unbound on standard glossy ad mat stock. Generally Very Good plus with a few nicks and light creasing. United Artists unknown books
1979ref. 152096Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1979. Four promotional newspaper ad mats for the 1979 film made for use by distributors exhibitors and the press. Based on the 1968 Broadway musical following a naive Vietnam draftee who befriends and eventually joins a group of drug-fueled antiwar hippies on his way to the army induction center. 12.5 x 19 inches. Four leaves unbound on standard glossy ad mat stock. Generally Very Good plus with a few nicks and light creasing. United Artists unknown
1966ref. 132651Los Angeles: Goldstone Film Enterprises 1966. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the US release of the 1965 French-Italian film. A well-made low-budget drama about two hit men sent to assassinate a man in France. Sprawling French countryside and a cool jazz-combo score set the tone for the two hit men to get to know each other on the way to kill someone. Considered a forgotten gem with overtones of noir and French New Wave. 7.5 x 9.5 inches. Pinholes and the extremities have been roughly trimmed else Near Fine. Goldstone Film Enterprises unknown books
1941ref. 151324N.p.: N.p. 1941. Vintage photograph of director King Vidor his wife and screenwriter Elizabeth Hill and actors Hedy Lamarr and Robert Young taken to publicize the 1941 film. With provenance stamps on the verso along with a stamp noting No. 81-422. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on John P. Marquand's 1941 novel. A married businessman locked in a monotonous life recalls his passionate relationship with a beautiful independent young woman twenty years prior. Lamarr's second film with Vidor following "Comrade X" in 1940. Set in Boston. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light soil to the top edge. N.p. unknown books
1941ref. 151324N.p.: N.p. 1941. Vintage photograph of director King Vidor his wife and screenwriter Elizabeth Hill and actors Hedy Lamarr and Robert Young taken to publicize the 1941 film. With provenance stamps on the verso along with a stamp noting No. 81-422. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on John P. Marquand's 1941 novel. A married businessman locked in a monotonous life recalls his passionate relationship with a beautiful independent young woman twenty years prior. Lamarr's second film with Vidor following "Comrade X" in 1940. Set in Boston. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light soil to the top edge. N.p. unknown
ref. 12236Une aventure du Lieutenant BLUEBERRY. In 4 cartonné couverture illustrée en couleurs, gardes illustrées, titre illustré en couleurs, 48 pages de dessins en couleurs de J. GIRAUD. Titre en long, en noir au dos. DARGAUD S.A éditeur quatrième trimestre 1971. N°1393. Editeur n°581, 10 titres au dernier plat. Très bon état. Edition originale.
1962ref. 151313Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1962. Vintage reference photograph of actress Natalie Wood and the real "Gypsy Rose Lee" Rose Louise Hovick on the set of the 1962 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with manuscript ink and pencil annotations regarding layout. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1959 Broadway musical. The rise to fame of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee aided by her ambitious mother Mama Rose. Set in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with old cello tape on the top edge. Warner Brothers unknown books
1962ref. 151313Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1962. Vintage reference photograph of actress Natalie Wood and the real "Gypsy Rose Lee" Rose Louise Hovick on the set of the 1962 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with manuscript ink and pencil annotations regarding layout. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1959 Broadway musical. The rise to fame of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee aided by her ambitious mother Mama Rose. Set in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with old cello tape on the top edge. Warner Brothers unknown
1954ref. 147591Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1954. Six vintage studio still color photographs from the 1954 film. With a stamp reading "Bought in Phila. / FEB 9 1954" to the verso. A farm family facing poverty is forced to sell daughter Donna's pet horse the eponymous Gypsy Colt unaware that the horse itself is prepared to resist the new sale crossing deserts and mountains in order to return to Donna. Loosely based on Eric Knight's 1940 novel "Lassie Comes Home." Set in the American West and shot in Colorado and California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with small strips of adhesive to the top center edge. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1955ref. 159873Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1955. Two vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1955 film one showing director Joseph L. Mankiewicz with actors Jean Simmons and Stubby Kaye and wardrobe designer Irene Sharaff and the other showing Sharaff Mankiewicz and choreographer Michael Kidd. Mimeo snipes on the versos. Based on the 1950 Broadway musical in turn based on Damon Runyon's short stories "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure." A gambler wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana where the pair begin to fall for each other. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in New York and Havana. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine one with three hole punches on the left edge. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1955ref. 154966N.p.: N.p. 1955. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1955 film showing director Joseph L. Mankiewicz handing a cup of coffee to actress Jean Simmons. Provenance label on the verso along with manuscript ink annotations. Based on the 1950 Broadway musical which was in turn based on Damon Runyon's short stories "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure." A gambler wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana where the pair begin to fall for each other. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in New York and Havana. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1955ref. 162913N.p.: Dell Publishing 1955. Vintage oversize satin finish borderless photograph of actor Marlon Brando on the set of the 1955 film. Stamp of Dell Publishing on the verso with annotations in manuscript pencil crediting photographer Peter Basch. Based on the 1950 Broadway musical in turn based on Damon Runyon's short stories "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure." A gambler wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana where the pair begin to fall for each other. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in New York and Havana. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 11 x 14 inches with wide top and bottom margins archivally matted in a 16 x 20 inch 8-ply white mat. Very Good plus with a small splash on the bottom edge. Dell Publishing unknown books
1955ref. 149900Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1955. Four vintage candid reference photographs from the 1955 film showing variously actors Marlon Brando Frank Sinatra composer Frank Loesser and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz on the set. The first photo double weight shows Marlon Brando as Skye Masterson surreally socking one of his gangster companions in the nose. The second photo shows Brando rehearsing "Luck Be a Lady" with sheet music in hand and with the song's composer Frank Loesser at the piano. The third photo shows Sinatra and Brando in a candid moment. The fourth photo single weight shows director Joseph L. Mankiewicz and dancer Carey Leverette relaxing contemplatively Mankiewicz sitting and smoking his pipe Leverette inside a large industrial exhaust pipe. Based on the 1950 Broadway musical which was in turn based on Damon Runyon's short stories "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure." A serial gambler wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana where the pair begin to fall for each other. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in New York and Havana. All photos: 8 x 10 inches. Very Good to Near Fine overall variously with a few pinholes and very shallow creasing. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1955ref. 159873Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1955. Two vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1955 film one showing director Joseph L. Mankiewicz with actors Jean Simmons and Stubby Kaye and wardrobe designer Irene Sharaff and the other showing Sharaff Mankiewicz and choreographer Michael Kidd. Mimeo snipes on the versos. Based on the 1950 Broadway musical in turn based on Damon Runyon's short stories "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure." A gambler wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana where the pair begin to fall for each other. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in New York and Havana. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine one with three hole punches on the left edge. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1955ref. 154966N.p.: N.p. 1955. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1955 film showing director Joseph L. Mankiewicz handing a cup of coffee to actress Jean Simmons. Provenance label on the verso along with manuscript ink annotations. Based on the 1950 Broadway musical which was in turn based on Damon Runyon's short stories "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure." A gambler wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana where the pair begin to fall for each other. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in New York and Havana. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1955ref. 149900Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1955. Four vintage candid reference photographs from the 1955 film showing variously actors Marlon Brando Frank Sinatra composer Frank Loesser and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz on the set. The first photo double weight shows Marlon Brando as Skye Masterson surreally socking one of his gangster companions in the nose. The second photo shows Brando rehearsing "Luck Be a Lady" with sheet music in hand and with the song's composer Frank Loesser at the piano. The third photo shows Sinatra and Brando in a candid moment. The fourth photo single weight shows director Joseph L. Mankiewicz and dancer Carey Leverette relaxing contemplatively Mankiewicz sitting and smoking his pipe Leverette inside a large industrial exhaust pipe. Based on the 1950 Broadway musical which was in turn based on Damon Runyon's short stories "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure." A serial gambler wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana where the pair begin to fall for each other. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in New York and Havana. All photos: 8 x 10 inches. Very Good to Near Fine overall variously with a few pinholes and very shallow creasing. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1955ref. 162913N.p.: Dell Publishing 1955. Vintage oversize satin finish borderless photograph of actor Marlon Brando on the set of the 1955 film. Stamp of Dell Publishing on the verso with annotations in manuscript pencil crediting photographer Peter Basch. Based on the 1950 Broadway musical in turn based on Damon Runyon's short stories "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure." A gambler wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana where the pair begin to fall for each other. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in New York and Havana. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 11 x 14 inches with wide top and bottom margins archivally matted in a 16 x 20 inch 8-ply white mat. Very Good plus with a small splash on the bottom edge. Dell Publishing unknown
1979ref. 151103Universal City: Universal Pictures 1979. Vintage press kit for the 1979 Mexican-American exploitation film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing nine black and white photographs and four gatherings of promotional reading material. The increasingly paranoid fanatical leader of a large independent church in San Francisco moves his congregation to a plot of land in Guyana in the hopes of creating a utopia. A controversial fictionalization of the Jonestown Massacre. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1979ref. 151103Universal City: Universal Pictures 1979. Vintage press kit for the 1979 Mexican-American exploitation film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing nine black and white photographs and four gatherings of promotional reading material. The increasingly paranoid fanatical leader of a large independent church in San Francisco moves his congregation to a plot of land in Guyana in the hopes of creating a utopia. A controversial fictionalization of the Jonestown Massacre. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
1982ref. 160561N.p.: N.p. 1982. Vintage oversize borderless color photograph from the 1982 film showing a half-nude profile of actress Véronique Genest. A dramatization of the final few months in the life of famed French writer Guy de Maupassant characterized by overwhelming sorrow and paranoia. 11.75 x 9.25 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown books
