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1984149779Munich: Bavaria Atelier 1984. Draft script for the first episode of the four-episode television miniseries "Vater und Sohne: Eine deutsche Tragodie" Father and Son: A German Tragedy which first aired November 12 1986 on Radiotelevisione Italiana here under the working title "Joint Venture." Text in English.<br/><br/>The story of two wealthy German families-one family Jewish bankers the other founders of a chemical corporation-before during and after World War II. Although initially filmed in English the miniseries was first broadcast in its full eight hours on Italian and German television in 1986 and 1987 before being drastically edited to four hours for its 1988 debut on American television.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Germany.<br/><br/>Tall clear untitled plastic front wrapper and purple rear wrapper i.e. generic report folder. Title page present dated March 14 1984 with credits for director Bernhard Sinkel. 158 leaves with last page of text numbered 157. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a white prong binding. Bavaria Atelier unknown books
1964145415Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1964. Collection of six vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1964 internationally produced film here under the US title "The Visit." Included are two film credits sheets from publicity manager Mort Segal referring to actress Demick as she visits Tunisia smokes a hookah and shops locally.<br/><br/>One image from the set is shown. Please inquire for others.<br/><br/>Based on Durrenmatt's 1956 play "Der Besuch der alten Dame." Karla Bergman is disgraced as an unwed mother and banished from her hometown. She later returns a fabulously wealthy woman ready to confront the child's father Serge Quinn who denied paternity and seek revenge. Nominated for a Palme d'Or at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival and for an Academy Award in 1965.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches small white borders. Very Good plus with brief marginal creasing light curling and toning. <br/><br/>Grant Worldwide. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
141935N.p.: N.p. Treatment script for an unproduced film. With a resume laid in for actor Sharon Hawn including holograph ink notation correcting her phone number possibly due to her being considered for a role in this unproduced feature. <br/><br/>Based on the autobiography "With Two Wheels and a Camera" by still photographer Bert Kopperl who was a war correspondent and photographer during World War II in the Pacific Theater where he sustained injuries that left him without the use of any of his limbs. He trained his arms back to working order and met Humphrey Bogart who began to take him around Hollywood parties. His photographic style and eye was highly praised and he worked both in Hollywood productions such as "Command Decision" 1948 as a professional portrait photographer and for magazines such as "Life." <br/><br/>Set in Philippines and Hollywood. <br/><br/>Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for author Bert Kopperl and screenwriter Vince Diaz. 35 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 28. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with comb binding. N.p. unknown books
1970147135N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>Set in the US in the early 1910s the film follows the disparate lives of two women starting on the day of their college graduation. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Beth Keele. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1980143987Hollywood: Fred Roth Productions 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>A police chief has a heart-attack while visiting a brothel accompanied by three other cops. They panic and force the women in the brothel to flee the state. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Beth Keele and Fred Roth. 95 leaves with last page of text numbered 94. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with three gold brads. Fred Roth Productions unknown books
1950146557N.p.: N.p. 1950. Treatment script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>Based on the apocryphal tale of the Taj Mahal's origins built to honor the deceased Persian wife of seventeenth-century Indian emperor Shah Jehan. At one point the film was slated for the highly regarded directing-producing team Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger a plan which was unfortunately never set into effect.<br/><br/>Set in India. <br/><br/>Titled self wrappers integral with title page with credits for screenwriters Bishu Sen and Charles Higham. 86 leaves with last page of text numbered 83. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Very Good loose at the binding side stapled. N.p. unknown books
1952133067Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1952. Original Pressbook for the 1952 film released on a double-bill with "The Secret Sharer" and collectively given a new title "Face to Face." This pressbook was produced prior to release and only advertises for 1 film. <br/><br/>Based on the story of the same name Stephen Crane and written for the screen by James Agee. A two-part film released as "Face to Face" in 1952 with the second half of the film based on Crane's story "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" and the first half based on a Joseph Conrad story "The Secret Sharer" starring James Mason and Gene Lockhart. Equal parts nautical drama and hilarious western unique during its time with no apparent connection between the two segments. <br/><br/>4 pages folded 11 x 17 inches. Very Good plus with a horizontal fold at the middle a corner crease and light soil. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
140830N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single notation in holograph ink. <br/><br/>Pete is a freeloader who makes a little money at the swap meet but has a keen propensity for getting laid off and living off his current wife. When wife number two tells him he has to keep his job for six months so that she won't run out on him with their child he gets fired in a matter of weeks for insulting a receptionist and being a bad bowler. Rather than go home he hitches to Las Vegas and is picked up by a smut dealer who robs him before he gets to his destination. After getting fired from a restaurant he ends up at Caeser's Palace looking for his ex-wife who is getting too old to be a showgirl and wants nothing to do with Pete. <br/><br/>Set in California and Nevada. <br/><br/>White titled self wrapper lacking rear wrapper with credits for screenwriter Brian Mori. 147 leaves with last page of text numbered 145. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a comb binding. N.p. unknown books
1976152241N.p.: MTM Enterprises 1976. Post-production script for the season 6 episode 1 "Edie Gets Married" of the classic television series which aired on September 13 1975 printed on yellow pages.<br/><br/>Lou is taken aback when his ex-wife Edie Priscilla Morrill announces she is getting married. One of the most cherished and acclaimed television series of the 20th century recipient of 29 Primetime Emmy Awards it aired on CBS for seven seasons from 1970 to 1977. <br/><br/>Yellow self wrappers integral with title page with "Revised" dated July 23 1975 with credits for screenwriter Bob Ellison. 48 leaves with last page of text numbered 46. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. MTM Enterprises unknown books
1976152237N.p.: MTM Enterprises 1976. Post-production script for the season 6 episode 21 "Mary's Aunt Returns" of the classic television series which aired on February 7 1976 printed on yellow pages.<br/><br/>Mary's aunt respected newswoman Flo Meredith Eileen Heckart is in town to collaborate on a public television documentary with Lou enlisting the news team to help. When Lou and Flo disagree on approach the news team is forced to take sides. One of the most cherished and acclaimed television series of the 20th century recipient of 29 Primetime Emmy Awards it aired on CBS for seven seasons from 1970 to 1977. <br/><br/>Goldenrod titled wrappers. Title page present with "Revised" dated January 7 1976 with credits for screenwriter David Lloyd. 52 leaves with last page of text numbered 50. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. MTM Enterprises unknown books
1975152239N.p.: MTM Enterprises 1975. Post-production script for the season 6 episode 20 "Murray Takes a Stand" of the classic television series which aired on January 31 1976 printed on goldenrod pages.<br/><br/>The new station owner's policies infuriate Murray and when Murray makes an irate late night call to the owner Lou is instructed to fire him and the news team needs to band together to get Murray's job back. One of the most cherished and acclaimed television series of the 20th century recipient of 29 Primetime Emmy Awards it aired on CBS for seven seasons from 1970 to 1977. <br/><br/>Goldenrod self wrappers integral with title page with "Revised" dated December 17 1975 with credits for screenwriter David Lloyd. 52 leaves with last page of text numbered 50. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with title page separated and creasing bound with two gold brads. MTM Enterprises unknown books
141858N.p.: N.p. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>Dave Hinkle is a weatherman on a local television station who is recruited by his boss to report on breaking news involving a robbery. While reporting and being confused by his microphone he is snatched by the bandits and held hostage. <br/><br/>Green untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Bud Barish. 60 leaves with last page of text numbered 53. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1990142376Los Angeles: William Morris Agency 1990. First Draft script for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 1997 film "Face/Off" directed by John Woo.<br/><br/>A young man who does not believe he is smart enough to attend college receives a lacrosse scholarship from Amherst. Attending college is a dream of his family's but he does not know whether going to college is right for him. <br/><br/>Set in New Jersey. <br/><br/>Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated January 2 1990 noted as FIRST DRAFT - REVISED III with credits for screenwriters Michael Buhlman and Jonathan Baker. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Xerographic duplication first generation. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good with some staining and a phone number written in holograph ink on the front wrapper. Bound internally with two gold brads. William Morris Agency unknown books
1965147151Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1965. Final draft pilot script for the MGM television series which aired on September 6 1966 on ABC. Laid in a MGM Work Order and Call Sheet filled out in holograph ink dated "WED. 12-8-65" in holograph ink. Bound in is a five page Shooting Schedule dated 11-29-65 struck through on three pages in holograph pencil. <br/><br/>Loosely based on the 1965 film of the same name also directed by Burt Kennedy which was based on the Max Evans novel of the same name the MGM television series was a western themed comedy sitcom starring Ron Hayes as Ben Jones and Patrick Wayne son of John Wayne as Howdy Lewis. Chill Wills reprised the role of Jim Ed Love from the 1965 film. ABC aired the 17 episode series from September 6 1966 through January 3 1967.<br/><br/>Set in the fictitious J.L. Ranch in Texas. <br/><br/>Yellow titled wrappers noted as FINAL DRAFT PILOT SCRIPT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 82 dated October 11 1965 with credits for screenwriter Marion Hargrove. Title page present dated October 11 1965 noted as FINAL DRAFT PILOT SCRIPT with credits for screenwriter Marion Hargrove. 41 leaves with last page of text numbered 38. Mimeographed rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 11-22-65 and 11-26-65. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. <br/><br/>Work Order/Call Sheet Near Fine folded. 8.5 x 14 inches. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1956141754France: Illria Film 1956. Draft script for the 1956 film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1876 oft-produced novel by Jules Verne of the same title. Michael Strogoff is the courier of the Tsar tasked to deliver a very important message to the Tsar's brother who is in Siberia cut off from the main army due to the Tatar Army during the Crimean War. <br/><br/>Set in the Russian Empire shot on location in Serbia. <br/><br/>203 leaves with last page of text numbered 203. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus lacking front wrapper bound with a silver prong binding. Illria Film unknown books
1970138036Los Angeles: ABC Pictures 1970. First Draft Scenario script for an unproduced film called "Swift Runner" written by Oscar-nominated director Carroll Ballard. Ballard received his nomination for his 1967 documentary "Harvest." <br/><br/>A story about an old man named Doc his days as a horse thief and the young boy and his mother who give Doc a new outlook. <br/><br/>Blue printed titled wrappers. Title page present undated noted as First Draft Scenario with a credit for screenwriter Ballard. Last leaf of text numbered 149. Xerographic duplication with photocopied punch holes. Pages Near Fine lacking rear wrapper bound with two gold brads. ABC Pictures unknown books
1955WRCLIT70080Np: Clover Productions / Columbia Pictures 1955. Narrow folio. 36 x 14"; 91 x 36 cm. Pictorial insert poster printed in color on recto only. Slightly curled from having been rolled not folded light use near very good. A studio insert poster for this noir crime thriller based on a screenplay by the indefatigable Robert E. Kent and directed by William Castle. A sordid tale of mob connections and the siphoning off of oil drilling profits it starred Gene Barry Barbara Hale Edward Arnold et al. "The Big Mob Muscles in on the Big State! . From the Roaring Gushers of Houston to the Roaring Sin- streets of Galveston ." Clover Productions / Columbia Pictures unknown books
1944WRCLIT67400Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures Inc. 1944. Vintage 11x14" studio lobby card. Light marginal thumb smudge otherwise very good or better. A striking pictorial lobby card for the 1944 film adaptation of Rachel Field's novel based on a screenplay by Raymond Chandler and Frank Partos. Irving Pichel directed and Alan Ladd Loretta Young Susan Hayward Barry Sullivan et al starred. This was Chandler's second credit as screenwriter following DOUBLE INDEMNITY released seven months earlier. BRUCCOLI F2. Paramount Pictures Inc. unknown books
1973140271Hong Kong: Shaw Brothers 1973. Vintage German A1 poster for the 1973 Hong Kong film. <br/><br/>One of many martial arts films produced by the Shaw Brothers in which an ambitious martial arts student infiltrates a gang in order to avenge his murdered father. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Hong Kong China. <br/><br/>23.5 x 32.5 inches. Near Fine with two holograph annotations to the verso and pin holes to the margin. Shaw Brothers unknown books
1952136752Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1952. Vintage US pressbook for the 1952 film. <br/><br/>Autobiographically reflective of Chaplin's fears of being left behind in the fading vaudeville and silent film era "Limelight" depicts the final years of a washed up stage clown who briefly maintains an impossible relationship with a young dancer representative of a new generation of performers. <br/><br/>The first and only time that Charlie Chaplin and fellow silent film star Buster Keaton would appear onscreen together "Limelight" is also notable for being the only Chaplin picture to win an Academy Award albeit for the original score of the 1972 re-release. <br/><br/>Saddle-stapled tall wrappers. 22 pages 11 x 17 inches. Very Good or better one horizontal fold as issued with light rubbing at the extremities. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 756. United Artists unknown books
1984140989New York: Rick Leed 1984. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in is a letter from screenwriter and playwright Christopher Humble to John Huston of the Paul Kohner Agency. <br/><br/>Based on Humble's award winning play of the same name "The Flight of the Earls" which derives its title from the important event in Irish history in 1607 where the Earls of Tyrone and Tyrconnell fled Ireland with 90 of their followers to escape British rule and establish an army to invade Ireland from mainland Europe which failed and ultimately brought Protestant rule to Northern Ireland which continues until this day. This is the story of the troubles in Ireland told through the perspective of a family torn apart by the violence. <br/><br/>Set in Ireland. <br/><br/>White titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1984 with credits for screenwriter and playwright Christopher Humble. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near fine bound with a spiral binding. Rick Leed unknown books
1977141868N.p.: N.p. 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>Lofton is primarily known for his work on the soap opera "All My Children." At a mission in the New Mexico Territory a newly completed chapel welcomes back an elder nun from her vacation where she is shocked to find the choir balconies have no staircase and are far too high for a typical staircase. The nuns must find some able-bodied men willing to work hard for very little to build them a proper staircase. <br/><br/>Set in New Mexico Territory. <br/><br/>Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 1977 with credits for screenwriter Christopher Lofton. 103 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1940128294Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1940. Continuity and Dialogue Script for the 1939 film. <br/><br/>A skilled pilot falsely accused of having crashed a civilian transport airplane tries to maintain his honor at an Alaskan air hangar while attempting to clear his name. <br/><br/>White wrappers noted as production No. 1098 dated December 9 1940 with credits for Anne Nagel William Lundigan Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Ona Munson and Theodor von Eltz. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 138 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown books
1937144987Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1937. Vintage photograph of various members of the cast and crew including script supervisor on the set of the 1937 film. Identifying holograph annotations on the recto helpfully naming each person and holograph annotations and studio stamps on the verso. <br/><br/>Jimmy Hughes Preston Foster a wealthy and eccentric lawyer loses a bet and has to work a day digging a ditch in his suit. While on the job Trudy Olson Joan Fontaine the daughter of the mayor who is up for reelection stops by to campaign. Being the smarmy talker that he is they strike up a conversation. As they fall into disagreement Trudy suggests that Jimmy run himself and in an empty threat he says he will. The newspaper picks up the story and Jimmy is swept up into politics and drawn close to Trudy striking up an unlikely romance. <br/><br/>8 x 9.5 inches. One inch tear in the bottom of the left margin otherwise Near Fine. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
140999N.p.: N.p. Original Treatment script for an unproduced film. Screenwriter Christy Cabanne was one of the most prolific directors in the history of American cinema beginning in the silent era and eventually directing low-budget movies all throughout the 1930s and 1940s with Universal. <br/><br/>A recently paroled man gets out of prison and immediately murders someone else resulting in a political whirlwind.<br/><br/>Goldenrod Agency wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Christy Cabanne. 55 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 53. Carbon typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
