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1943WRCLIT60344Culver City: Loew's Incorporated / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures 1943. 105 leaves plus lettered inserts. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in stencil printed wrappers paper label. Some mild creasing label chipped along lower edge some relevant pencil and colored pencil annotations and notes on wrappers but a good copy internally very good. An unspecified but early revised pre- production draft of this screenplay loosely based on Oscar Wilde's 1887 story with a portion of the narrative transposed to a contemporary WWII setting. The film was directed by Jules Dassin starred Charles Laughton Robert Young and Margaret O'Brien and was released in July of 1944. The wrapper bears stamps indicating this is a "Temporary Complete" draft retained as a "File Copy" as well as the characteristic wartime conservation directives. The script went through further revisions well into the third quarter of 1943 and likely beyond. Loew's Incorporated / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures unknown books
1996160285Burbank CA: Buena Vista 1996. Shooting Draft script for the 1996 film with rainbow revisions. Copy belonging to Production Coordinator Shelley Houis with her name in manuscript ink on the title page. Script housed in a blue three-ring binder with approximately 100 pages of production documents including in addition to the script cast and crew contact lists filming permits location lists and shooting schedules.<br /> <br /> Loosely based on the 1979 French film directed by René Gainville in turn based on Jenaro Prieto's 1928 novel. After years of struggling to succeed as a Black woman on Wall Street an ambitious businesswoman decides to start her own investment firm in the name of a fictitious white man Robert Cutty. The ruse begins to break down however when associates and clients begin to demand to meet with Cutty in person. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in New York.<br /> <br /> Title page present dated 02/15/96 with credit for screenwriter Nick Thiel. 157 leaves with last page of text numbered 131. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 11/20/95 and 02/15/96. Pages about Fine binder Very Good plus lightly foxed. Buena Vista unknown
1965WRCLIT68179Los Angeles: A David L. Wolper Production 1965. 1551 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only bound up in cloth upper cover titled and captioned in gilt. Faint surface scratch to lower board otherwise about fine. A pre-production script for this Emmy-winning documentary first publicly broadcast by CBS on 13 December 1966. White is himself credited for the script as he was for the 1960 iteration both of them based of course on his own books. That for 1968 was adapted from his book by another party. Uncommon. A David L. Wolper Production hardcover books
1961WRCLIT67563Hollywood: Rosser's Film Continuity Service for Selznick / RKO 1961. 85 leaves. Legal format. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Stapled at top with stencil printed coversheet on green paper. Soft crease to lower corner of first few leaves but very good or better. A late Combined Continuity script of the 1945 RKO/Selznick production directed by Robert Siodmak starring Dorothy McGuire George Brent Ethel Barrymore nominated for an Oscar Rhonda Fleming Elsa Lanchester et al. The screenplay adaptation of White's novel was by Mel Dinelli. In 1961 the then owners of the rights for various Selznick films many had passed through several hands to United Artists commissioned new 16mm combined continuity scripts for many of the titles rationale unknown to posterity. This is such an example and preserves a literal record of the film. Duplicate from the Selznick archive. Rosser's Film Continuity Service for] Selznick / RKO unknown books
1961WRCLIT67564Hollywood: Rosser's Film Continuity Service for Selznick / RKO 1961. 85 leaves. Legal format. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectors only. Stapled at top with stencil printed coversheet on green paper. Last leaf neatly detached from staples but very good or better. A late Combined Continuity script of the 1945 RKO/Selznick production directed by Robert Siodmak starring Dorothy McGuire George Brent Ethel Barrymore nominated for an Oscar Rhonda Fleming Elsa Lanchester et al. The screenplay adaptation of White's novel was by Mel Dinelli. In 1961 the then owners of the rights for various Selznick films many had passed through several hands to United Artists commissioned new 16mm combined continuity scripts for many of the titles rationale unknown to posterity. This is such an example and preserves a literal record of the film. Duplicate from the Selznick archive. Rosser's Film Continuity Service for] Selznick / RKO unknown books
1997WRCLIT61383Np 1997. 1100 leaves. Quarto. Photomechanically duplicated typescript printed on rectos only of white pink and blue stock. Bradbound in plain red wrappers. Some corners creased and a few passages highlighted title leaf wrinkled with name effaced in lower fore-corner title lettered on spine otherwise a good copy. A revised draft of this screen adaptation of Westlake's 1963 pseudonymously published novel. The film was released in 1999 under the title PAYBACK starring Mel Gibson and Gregg Henry and was directed by Helgeland. THE HUNTER saw an earlier adaptation in 1967 under the title POINT BLANK directed by John Boorman. unknown books
1963WRCLIT81006Los Angeles: Filmaster Inc. 1963. 235leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on recto only of white and blue stock bradbound in stencil printed studio wrapper. Some slight stains along top edges of front and rear wrapper and a few leaves good. Episode aired 21 April 1964. Dated revises on blue paper are inserted. This episode focuses on Stephen F. Austin as the principal character. Filmaster, Inc. unknown books
1963WRCLIT81005Los Angeles: Filmaster Inc. 1963. 21-58-36 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on recto only of white and blue stock bradbound in stencil printed studio wrapper. Some slight stains along top edges of front and rear wrapper two leaves absent; good. Episode aired 29 October 1963. Dated revises on blue paper are inserted in one case leaves 5-8 without including 6 and 7. Filmaster, Inc. unknown books
1974WRCLIT69390Np: Paramount Studios 1974. Seven original 11 x 14" color promotional lobby cards. Fine. Seven of the eight lobby cards lacking #7 issued to promote the US release of the film adaptation of West's novel based on a screenplay by Waldo Salt directed by John Schlesinger and starring Donald Sutherland Karen Black Burgess Meredith William Atherton Geraldine Page et al. Paramount Studios unknown books
1940WRCLIT68839Los Angeles: RKO Radio Pictures 1940. 112pp. Folio. Pictorial self-wrappers. Heavily illustrated throughout. Horizontal fold with a bit of wear to upper wrapper along fold some minor dust marking pencil booking date erased from white area of upper wrapper otherwise an unusually good visually striking example. A vintage campaign pressbook for the 1940 RKO production based on an original script by Nathanael West produced by Howard Benedict directed by Leslie Goodwins and starring Richard Dix Wendy Barrie Kent Taylor et al. West is given prominent full credit for the screenplay on the pressbook and the publicity paper for the film -- status he by no means enjoyed for all of the films he scripted. The upper wrapper is a variant on the poster art for the film with images of the lead players filling the bottom half of the sheet; the upper portion is filled with a spectacular image of a man wing-walking and making a leap to another plane with the title emblazoned diagonally just below. A great example of a classic-style American film pressbook with images of all the paper a synopsis and substantial text. WHITE p.42 ref. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1996155767Burbank CA: New Line Cinema 1996. Revised Draft script for the 1998 film copy belonging to Master Lead Painter Charlie Palazzo with the annotations in manuscript ink of "Charli P. / Print Dept." and copy number "301" on the front wrapper. "Blue Rev.1" script on blue paper dated 12/11/96 with copy number "707" in manuscript ink on the top right corner of the title page.<br /> <br /> Based on the Marvel Comics character created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan. Followed by two sequels "Blade II" 2002 directed by Guillermo del Toro and "Blade: Trinity" 2004 directed by screenwriter David S. Goyer all starring Wesley Snipes. Snipes stars as the Dhampir Blade a half-man half-vampire protecting the human race from evil vampires.<br /> <br /> The beginning of Marvel Comic's success in film adaptations which still continues unabatedly two and a half decades later.<br /> <br /> Set in and shot on location in Long Beach Death Valley and Los Angeles California and London Moscow and Vancouver. <br /> <br /> White titled self wrappers noted as Production Draft on the front wrapper dated 9/19/96 with credits for screenwriter David S. Goyer. Title page present dated 12/11/96 noted as "Blue Rev. 1" with credits for screenwriter David S. Goyer. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. New Line Cinema unknown
1940150548N.p.: N.p. 1940. Vintage reference photographs of director Wesley Ruggles on the set of the 1940 film by photographer Irving Lippman. Mimeo snipe and photographer "Irving Lippman" stamp on verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1919 play by W. Somerset Maugham which was based on the 1864 poem "Enoch Arden" by Alfred Tennyson.<br/><br/>Soon after presumed window Vicky Jean Arthur marries her late husband's friend and business partner Henry Melvyn Douglas her first presumed dead husband Bill Fred MacMurray shows back up and now she's got one too many.<br/><br/>Nominated for an Academy Award.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Byrge and Miller The Screwball Comedy Films A History and Filmography 1934-1942. N.p. unknown books
1929149227Los Angeles: The Samuel Goldwyn Company 1929. Final Continuity script for the 1929 film. Copy belonging to assistant director H. Bruce Humberstone with his holograph pencil annotations to the front wrapper and several pages mostly regarding sequencing for scenes. The film was released in silent and sound versions and included with the script are ten sets of dialogue intended for use in the sound release housed in a tan card folder.<br/><br/>Based on Blair Niles' 1928 novel "Condemned to Devil's Island." A gentleman bank robber is sent to a prison nicknamed Devil's Island where he begins an affair with the wife of the head warden. Actor Ronald Colman's second talking film following "Bulldog Drummond" 1929.<br/><br/>Shot on location at Catalina Island California.<br/><br/>Red titled wrappers rubber-stamped on the front wrapper as copy No. 11. Distribution page present with receipt removed noted as SOUND VERSION and rubber-stamped copy No. 11. Title page present noted as FINAL CONTINUITY. Credits for screenwriter Sidney Howard and novel credits for Blair Niles integral with the first leaf of text. Approximately 130 leaves without page numbers. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with light soil to the front wrapper side stapled with two staples. The Samuel Goldwyn Company unknown books
1936144877Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1936. Vintage press photograph from the set of the 1936 film. With a printed description and holograph annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1936 novel of the same name by Barry Benefield. After being run out of small southern town Carrie Snyder Gladys George takes in two children who are estranged from their families and starts a successful dry-cleaning business in New York to support them. Eventually her past comes back to haunt her. Gladys George was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1939167664Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1939. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1939 film showing actors Marion Martin Fred MacMurray and Irene Dunne listening while director Wesley Ruggles describes a scene with a script supervisor intently taking notes on the right. Mimeo snipe on the verso. <br /> <br /> A boxer from the lower class successfully romances a wealthy patron's daughter though their courtship is plagued by his devotion to the sport. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown
1940150548N.p.: N.p. 1940. Vintage reference photographs of director Wesley Ruggles on the set of the 1940 film by photographer Irving Lippman. Mimeo snipe and photographer "Irving Lippman" stamp on verso. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1919 play by W. Somerset Maugham which was based on the 1864 poem "Enoch Arden" by Alfred Tennyson.<br /> <br /> Soon after presumed window Vicky Jean Arthur marries her late husband's friend and business partner Henry Melvyn Douglas her first presumed dead husband Bill Fred MacMurray shows back up and now she's got one too many.<br /> <br /> Nominated for an Academy Award.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Byrge and Miller The Screwball Comedy Films A History and Filmography 1934-1942. N.p. unknown
1961WRCLIT81023Np: Association of Cinema Technicians A.C.T. 1961. Ten. original b&w stills one with production cutline. Tiny marginal discoloration and ink note to the still with the cutline otherwise very good to fine. A substantial group of stills likely for US distribution of the 1961 screen adaptation of Wesker's 1959 play about pressures on and stresses among the cooking staff of a London restaurant starring Carl Möhner Mary Yeomans Brian Phelan et al under the direction of James Hill. One of the last of the films produced under the umbrella of the UK trade union A.C.T. Association of Cinema Technicians (A.C.T.) unknown books
1996162508Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1996. Vintage studio still photograph of director Wes Anderson on the set of the 1996 film. <br /> <br /> Anderson's feature film directorial debut cowritten with actor Owen Wilson about three friends who plan a heist in the southwestern suburbs. Based on Anderson's 1992 short film of the same title whose success at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival persuaded filmmaker James L. Brooks to finance a full-length version of the film. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Dallas Fort Worth and Hillsboro Texas and at the Camarillo State Mental Hospital in Camarillo California. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Lightly toned else Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown
163863Los Angeles: Gracie Films 1994. Revised Shooting Draft script for the 1996 film. Single annotation in manuscript pencil on the rear wrapper verso. <br /> <br /> Wes Anderson's feature film directorial debut cowritten with actor Owen Wilson about three friends who plan a heist in the southwestern suburbs. Based on Anderson's 1992 short film of the same title whose success at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival persuaded filmmaker James L. Brooks to finance a full-length version of the film. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Dallas Fort Worth and Hillsboro Texas and at the Camarillo State Mental Hospital in Camarillo California. <br /> <br /> White generic Gracie Films wrappers. Title page present dated September 20 1994 noted as Shooting Draft and credits for Anderson and Wilson. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Gracie Films unknown
1972140003Vienna: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion 1972. Vintage German A1 poster for the 1972 film. <br/><br/>Herzog's film is notorious for both its style and its eventful production in which Kinski fired a gun accidentally injuring a crew member and Herzog ostensibly stole a group of monkeys due to ship to the US to use in the famous monkey scene. Despite the chaotic and often contentious production period the film immediately achieved cult status upon its release. Visually striking with minimal narrative and dialogue it follows deranged Spanish soldier Lope se Aguirre's search for the legendary gold city El Dorado. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Peru. <br/><br/>23 x 33 inches folded. Small holograph notation to the verso else Near Fine. A vivid bright poster. <br/><br/>Newman Kim Nightmare Movies: Horror On Screen Since the 1960s US. <br/><br/>BFI. Ebert I. Rosenbaum 1000. Werner Herzog Filmproduktion unknown books
1982152423N.p.: N.p. 1982. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Werner Herzog with actors Klaus Kinski Grande Otelo and Miguel Angel Fuentes on the set of the 1982 film. With holograph ink and pencil annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>Early twentieth century rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald the ever-manic Kinski funds his dream to build an opera house in the Peruvian Amazon by hauling a huge river boat laden with rubber across a mountain. Werner Herzog's astonishing outrageous and downright insane masterpiece the subject of Les Blank's remarkable documentary "Burden of Dreams" 1982. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Peru and Brazil. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>BFI 2032. Ebert III. N.p. unknown books
1982146134Vienna: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion 1982. Vintage borderless studio photograph of Werner Herzog Klaus Kinski and Claudia Cardinale on the set of the 1982 film. Francois Frederic stamp on the verso. <br/><br/>Herzog's brilliant bold and audacious "Fitzcarraldo" the story of the early 20th century rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald the ever manic Kinski intent on building an opera house in the Peruvian Amazon and on transporting a 320 ton steamer over a mountain to access a rich rubber territory. Herzog's production being every bit as unrestrained and preposterous as the story he was filming. An astonishing and insane masterpiece whose outrageous production was documented by director Les Blank in his remarkable documentary "Burden of Dreams" 1982.<br/><br/>Winner of Best Director and nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.<br/><br/>Set in Peru shot on location in Peru and Brazil. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>Ebert III. BFI 2032. Werner Herzog Filmproduktion unknown books
1979139657Vienna: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion 1979. Vintage borderless reference still from the 1979 German film showing director Werner Herzog and actor Bruno Ganz along with some extras on the set between takes. <br/><br/>Herzog's highly interpretive remake of F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent classic "Nosferatu" and the second of five films Herzog made with actor Klaus Kinski. <br/><br/>9.25 x 7 inches. Fine. Werner Herzog Filmproduktion unknown books
1979132250New York: New Yorker Films 1979. Original US promotional window poster for the 1979 German film issued in small numbers by New Yorker Films who distributed Herzog's film in the US. <br/><br/>From the collection of noted film historian Amos Vogel. Full provenance available. <br/><br/>11 x 17 inches folded as issued. Near Fine. New Yorker Films unknown books
1982159844N.p.: N.p. 1982. Four vintage reference photographs from the set of the 1982 film including three borderless and one bordered. One with a snipe on the verso crediting photographer Maureen Gosling and three with the printed labels of Photofest. <br /> <br /> Early twentieth century rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald funds his dream to build an opera house in the Peruvian Amazon by hauling a huge river boat laden with rubber across a mountain. Werner Herzog's astonishing outrageous and downright insane masterpiece the subject of Les Blank's remarkable documentary "Burden of Dreams" 1982. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Peru and Brazil. <br /> <br /> Three photographs 9.5 x 7 inches one photograph 10 x 8 inches. One with a tiny splash at the top right corner else Fine. <br /> <br /> BFI 2032. Ebert III. N.p. unknown