4 704 résultats
1938139377Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1938. Two vintage black-and-white keybook photographs from the 1938. Mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. <br/><br/>Based on Latimer's Bill Crane and Doc Williams characters from his books "Headed for a Hearse" "The Lady in the Morgue" "Murder in the Madhouse" "The Dead Don't Care" and "Red Gardenias." The last of three Bill Crane films the first two being "The Westland Case" 1937 and "The Lady in the Morgue" 1938. Here Bill Crane Foster visits a country estate where the occupants have been receiving threatening letters from someone called "The Eye."<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus waviness and faint tape residue on the rectos. . <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown books
1960132672London: National Screen Service / MGM 1960. Collection of 7 vintage black-and-white and 7 full-color still photographs from the 1960 UK release of the 1960 US film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos black-and-white stills. <br/><br/>An explosion in the engine room of a cruise ship on its last voyage causes a leak and the captain of the ship refuses to believe his ship will sink. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Faint creases overall and a hint of toning black-and-white stills else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. National Screen Service / MGM unknown books
1969129421Troy MI: Anchor Bay Entertainment 1969. First Draft script for the 1971 film. With several annotations in holograph pencil and ink throughout. Here under the working title "Somewhere in the Mountains There is a Last Valley." Based on the 1959 novel by J.B. Pick. <br/><br/>Cited often by actor Michael Caine as his favorite of all his many acting roles. During the Thirty Years' War in Germany Vogel Sharif a teacher is being pursued by a band of mercenaries fighting for the highest bidder regardless of religious affiliation lead by "The Captain" Caine. Vogel comes upon a village in a mountain valley yet untouched by the war and horror that has gripped most of continental Europe. The Captain soon comes upon the valley and decides to spend winter there and Vogel ends up acting as intermediary between the villagers and the soldiers. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated May 13 1969 noted as 1st Draft Screenplay with credit for screenwriter Clavell. 167 leaves with last page numbered 161. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good with some discoloration wrapper Very Good with some staining bound internally with three gold brads. Anchor Bay Entertainment unknown books
1971141346Troy MI: Anchor Bay Entertainment 1971. Collection of six vintage film still photographs from the 1971 film. Paper snipe affixed to the verso of three images. <br/><br/>During the Thirty Years' War in Germany Vogel Sharif a teacher is being pursued by a band of mercenaries fighting for the highest bidder regardless of religious affiliation lead by "The Captain" Caine. Vogel comes upon a village in a mountain valley yet untouched by the war and horror that has gripped most of continental Europe. The Captain soon comes upon the valley and decides to spend winter there and Vogel ends up acting as intermediary between the villagers and the soldiers. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine holograph graphite and ink annotations to the verso. Black holograph notation to the recto of one image. Anchor Bay Entertainment unknown books
1976142770Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1976. Two vintage promotional photographs from the 1976 film. Rubber stamp to the verso of one photo. Based on the unfinished 1941 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. <br/><br/>Effectively a tribute to early cinema in which Robert De Niro plays a movie producer who nearly works himself to death. Director Elia Kazan's final directorial effort and notably the only film with De Niro and Jack Nicholson in a joint screen appearance. Nominated for an Academy Award. <br/><br/>Set in Hollywood and shot there on location. <br/><br/>One photo 7.25 x 9.75 inches and one photo 8 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Godard Histoires du cinema. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1972133021San Diego CA: Legend Films 1972. Draft British script for the 1973 film. <br/><br/>Alec Guinness plays here against type imbuing his Adolf Hitler with an introverted solemnity. Set almost entirely inside Hitler's Berlin bunker the film chronicles the dying days of the Third Reich as the Allied armies close in on Berlin. Guinness' Hitler is an enclosed depressive who sinks slowly into madness depression and ultimately suicide as his 1000-Year Reich collapses around him. <br/><br/>A co-production between Italy and the UK made by Ennio De Concini better known for his many exploitation films of the 1970s. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated 10th July 1972 with credits for screenwriter-director De Concini screenwriters Fusco and Reinhardt and English adaptation writer Moffat. 128 leaves roneograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Legend Films unknown books
1983145810Culver City CA: Chartoff-Winkler Productions 1983. Early draft script for the original never completed 1983 version of the film which would eventually be rewritten reshot and released in 1988. Laid in typed letter signed attesting to the vintage and provenance of the script from David Ehrenstein author of "The Scorsese Picture: The Art and Life of Martin Scorsese" describing his acquisition of the script original studio Paramount's abandonment of the film and Universal Pictures reviving the project five years later at which time screenwriter Paul Schrader and director Martin Scorcese altered the script significantly.<br/><br/>Based on the controversial novel by Nikos Kazantazkis Schrader's script departs from the Gospels' depiction of Jesus Christ and explores human temptations incurring outrage at the time from some Christian groups. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. <br/><br/>Set in Ancient Judea shot on location in Morocco. <br/><br/>Pink untitled wrappers. Title page present dated August 12 1983 noted as Third Revision with credits for screenwriter Paul Schrader and author Nikos Kazantzakis. 120 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near FIne wrapper Very Good Plus bound with two gold brads.<br/><br/>Criterion Collection 70. Chartoff-Winkler Productions unknown books
1960150186Universal City: Universal Pictures 1960. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actor Rock Hudson signing autographs on the set of the 1961 Western film here under the working title "The Day of the Gun." With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of still photographer Shirley Clarke not to be confused with the filmmaker of the same name.<br/><br/>Based on the 1957 novel "Sundown at Crazy Horse" by Howard Rigsby under the pseudonym Vechel Howard. While on the run from the law a cowboy travels to visit an old lover in Mexico only to find her married to a drunk.<br/><br/>Set in Texas and Mexico and shot on location in Mexico. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the edges. <br/><br/>Pitts 2237. Universal Pictures unknown books
1961144217Universal City: Universal Pictures 1961. Vintage photograph of Robert Aldrich and Kirk Douglas on the set of the 1961 film. With holograph annotations on the verso in green and brown ink and pencil. <br/><br/>Based on the 1957 novel by Howard Rigsby under the pseudonym Vechel Howard about a cowboy who on the run from the law travels to visit an old lover in Mexico only to find her married to a drunk. Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was also at work writing the script for Otto Preminger's "Exodus" while he wrote for this film. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Mexico. <br/> <br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1961132742London: Unviersal International Pictures 1961. Collection of 5 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1961 UK release of the 1961 US film. <br/><br/>Based on Howard Rigsby's novel "Sundown at Crazy Horse" about a cowboy who on the lam from the law travels to visit an old flame in Mexico only to find her married to a drunk. Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was also at work writing the script for Otto Preminger's "Exodus" while he wrote for this film. <br/><br/>A story set and shot on location in Mexico. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Faint creases overall else Near Fine. Unviersal International Pictures unknown books
1968131331Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1968. Draft script for the 1968 film. Seen here under its literal English translation "A Struggle for Rome" on the front wrapper with credits for production company C.C.C. Film CCC Filmkunst. Extensive annotations throughout unattributed in various colors of holograph ink and in pencil including substantive deletions and changes to dialogue and direction. <br/><br/>One of Siodmak's final films capitalizing on the popularity and success of the Italian "Peplum" sword-and-sandal films "The Last Roman" depicts Romans and their enemies engaged in battle. Cethegus Harvey leader of the Roman nobility travels to Bizantium to convince its leader Justinian Welles to form an army and join forces but with plans of betrayal in tow. The sequel "Kampf um Rom II - Der Verrat" Fight for Rome II was released in 1969 in Germany and in 1973 in the US but never saw the success it's predecessor. <br/><br/>Orange titled wrappers. No title page present presumably as issued but with the title at the top of the first page of the script. 223 leaves mimeograph on onionskin stock with undated yellow revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good internal prong binding. Allied Artists unknown books
1953139792Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1953. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1953 film. <br/><br/>Co-written by husband and wife team Connie and Seymour Bennett. An exhausted posse returns without their loot and explain through flashbacks the mishaps that befell their mission. <br/><br/>Set in New Mexico shot on location in California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1937149649Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1937. Vintage reference photograph of actors Ralph Forbes William Powell Joan Crawford Aileen Pringle and Frank Morgan on the set of the 1937 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso along with the stamp of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.<br/><br/>Based on the 1925 play. A beautiful American grifter and jewel thief posing as a wealthy widow seduces her way into London high society. Director Richard Boleslawski's final film.<br/><br/>Set in London.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine lightly and evenly toned. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
131616Collection of 8 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1958 film. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. unknown books
1970132420London: National Screen Service / Cinerama International Releasing Organization 1970. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1970 UK film. <br/><br/>Based on the novel "The Ordeal of Major Grigsby" 1964 by John Sherlock about two former soldiers once partnered now enemies. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. A couple of faint creases else Near Fine. National Screen Service / Cinerama International Releasing Organization unknown books
1955139627North Hollywood: Republic Pictures 1955. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the US release of the 1955 film. <br/><br/>A biopic about Jim Bowie the fall of the Alamo and the Texas War of Independence. John Wayne was originally attached to the film as director and producer. However the studio wanted him to star instead and he subsequently left to form his own production company. <br/><br/>Set in Texas shot on location in Texas and California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Good with two pin holes and tape repairs to the top and bottom margins of the verso. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Republic Pictures unknown books
1971130851Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1971. Draft script for the 1971 television movie here under the working title "The Day They Took the Babies Away." Actor Van Heflin's working copy with his holograph annotations throughout. <br/><br/>A film produced for ABC's now-legendary "Movie of the Week" series. A pregnant woman goes on the run in a dystopian future where having children is outlawed due to overpopulation. <br/><br/>Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as Revised on the front wrapper dated 2-1-71. Title page present dated January 26 1971 with credit for screenwriter Fischer. 122 leaves on green stock mimeograph duplication with goldenrod light orange yellow and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 1-29-71 and 2-12-71. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books
1967149453Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1967. Vintage reference photograph of director Richard Thorpe and actors Angie Dickinson and Glenn Ford looking over a script on the set of the 1967 Western film. With a printed mimeo snipe noting the film's original title "The Pistolero of Red River" which has been crossed out and retitled "The Last Challenge" in holograph ink annotation affixed to the verso along with holograph ink and pencil annotations and a mimeo snipe.<br/><br/>Based on John Sherry's 1966 novel "Pistolero's Progress." A young gunslinger heads into a small western town with the intention of dueling the local sheriff who is famed for his skill and speed with a gun. Thorpe's final film concluding a decades-long affiliation with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.<br/><br/>Shot on location in California and Arizona.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a few light creases to the top right corner. <br/><br/>Pitts 2185. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1967145422Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1967. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1967 film. Mimeo snipe and holograph annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1966 novel "Pistolero's Progress" by John Sherry. The young gunslinging outlaw Lot McGuire Chad Everett travels to a small Southwestern town to challenge the famous outlaw-turned-marshal Glenn Ford to a duel. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Arizona and California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1982139018London: Golan-Globus 1982. Original British quad poster for the 1982 US film. Printed in England by Broomhead featuring artwork far more risque than its US variant. <br/><br/>Remaking his own film "Lemon Popsicle" 1978 director Davidson brings his Israeli tale to the streets of Los Angeles. Gary Monoson and his friends Antin Rubbo are high school students who stumble through life trying to score dolls and drugs. Karen Franklin a transfer student and a virgin inevitably comes between the friends and they are determined to deflower. Karen is impregnated and Gary helps her get an abortion and the two share a seemingly unbreakable romance. <br/><br/>The soundtrack boasts popular bands of the late 1970s including Devo The Police Oingo Boingo U2 The Cars Blondie and more. <br/><br/>30 x 40 inches folded as issued. Near Fine with a few light edge creases. <br/><br/>Arrow 843. Golan-Globus unknown books
1962132237Dusseldorf Germany: Alfried Holle / Atlas Films 1962. Original German A1 poster for a circa 1962 re-release of the 1955 UK film. <br/><br/>From the collection of noted film historian Amos Vogel. Full provenance available. <br/><br/>Music professor Alec Guinness rents a London flat from sweet old lady Katie Johnson. He tells her that from time to time several other musicians will visit in order to rehearse. In truth Guinness can't play a note nor can his visitors-he's a criminal mastermind holding court over a gang of thieves including the likes of punkish Peter Sellers homicidal Herbert Lom and punchdrunk Danny Green. The gang uses Guinness' flat as headquarters as they conceive a daring 60000 pound robbery. <br/><br/>Nominated for an Academy Award Best Screenplay and a BFA award for veteran character actress Johnson. <br/><br/>23.25 x 33 inches rolled. Very Good or better overall. Alfried Holle / Atlas Films unknown books
1957130948Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1958 film. <br/><br/>White brad-bound titled wrappers dated December 16 1957 noting 11 reels. Mimeograph duplication. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1970126332Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1970. Japanese B2 poster for the obscure 1970 puzzle thriller director Anatole Litvak's final directorial effort. A striking muscular and jazzy design. <br/><br/>Ad agency secretary Eggar decides to take the awesome muscle car belonging to her boss on a weekend spree rather than parking it in the lot after dropping him at the airport. She soon finds herself recognized in places where she has never been makes love to a hippie lets the car become stolen property and discovers erotic nude photos of herself in the apartment of a strange man she has never met. <br/><br/>20 x 28.5 inches. Unfolded but with some small chips and shallow creases at the extremities Very Good plus overall. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1967132144Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1967. First Draft screenplay for the 1968 film. <br/><br/>The sequel to director Gordon Douglas' Tony Rome im which Sinatra's nonchalant private detective is out to solve the murder of a woman found off the coast of Miami her feet encased in cement. <br/><br/>Set in Miami shot on location in Miami and North Bay Village Florida. <br/><br/>Pale blue titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper marked production No. 150 dated December 15 1967. Title page present dated December 15 1967 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Albert. 159 leaves mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1947140757Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Three vintage photographs of Orson Welles from the 1947 film. Photographer's rubber stamp to all three photos with mimeograph snipe to the verso of two photos as well. Based on the 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake" by Sherwood King. Featuring photos of actor/director Orson Welles. <br/><br/>Surreal and visually stunning "The Lady from Shanghai" tells a quintessential film noir tale of moral chaos reaching its climax with a shootout in an abandoned hall of mirrors. Robert Coburn who photographed one of the images in this collection was one of the most influential portrait photographers employed by movie studios from the 1930s to 1960s with his most famous portraits immortalizing Hollywood's greatest icons and helping to define the era as the Golden Age of Cinema. In 1940 Coburn began a twenty-year career with Columbia Pictures as the head of the still production department and the studio's chief portrait photographer for many landmark films including "Picnic" "Gilda" and "The Big Heat."<br/><br/>Set in California New York and Mexico and shot there on location. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine to Fine condition. <br/><br/>Grant US Classic Noir. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. Silver & Ward Classic Noir. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Columbia Pictures unknown books