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1979145979N.p.: N.p. 1979. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>A pacifist professor of physics at a southern university is convicted of manslaughter and incarcerated. Screenwriter James Dickey was best known for his prolific work as a poet as well as for the 1970 novel "Deliverance" and its subsequent adaptation for the 1972 film.<br/><br/>"The Sentence" was inspired by Dickey's 1975 arrest after crashing into a utility pole. Novelist Ben Greer who at the time worked as a prison guard and studied creative writing under Dickey at the University of South Carolina also acted as an uncredited consultant to the script.<br/><br/>Tan wrappers with a generic name-and-address logo for Charles Fries Productions. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Dickey. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1996148583Culver City CA: TriStar 1996. Shooting Script for the 1997 film. SIGNED on the title page by director-screenwriter James L. Brooks.<br/><br/>A misanthropic novelist uses sarcasm and animosity to mask his extreme obsessive-compulsive disorder but finds his highly regimented world begins to unravel when he is forced to dog-sit for his neighbor following a violent robbery. Nominated for seven Academy Awards and winning two for Best Actor and Best Actress for Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt respectively.<br/><br/>Set in New York City and Baltimore shot on location in New York New Jersey and California.<br/><br/>Navy generic Tri-Star Pictures wrappers. Title page present dated 7/29/96 noted as Shooting Script with credits for screenwriters James L. Brooks and Mark Andrus. 164 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Xerographic duplication with white revision pages throughout dated variously between 9-24-96 and 6-12-97. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. TriStar unknown books
1968149845Paris: Parc Film 1968. Collection of five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1968 film. French "La Chinoise" stamps on versos.<br/><br/>Loosely based on the 1871 novel "Demons" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.<br/><br/>Godard's wry improvisational take on politics of the late 1960s follows five disaffected students studying the teachings of Mao Zedong and debating the use of terrorism to achieve revolution. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Paris. <br/><br/>6.75 x 4.75 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Rosenbaum 1000. Parc Film unknown books
1931148495N.p.: N.p. 1931. Vintage reference photograph from the 1931 film. Cropping annotations in holograph pencil and two overlapping National Film Archive stamps on the verso.<br/><br/>A key French film noir antecedent based on the 1929 novel by Georges de La Fouchardiere and the 1930 play by Andre Mouezy-Eon. An aspiring painter trapped in an abusive marriage falls in love with a prostitute who scams him out of the money for his paintings with the help of her pimp. The second sound film by Jean Renoir. Remade in 1945 as Scarlet Street directed by Fritz Lang and starring Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett.<br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Paris.<br/><br/>9.75 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Rosenbaum 1000. Criterion Collection 818. Grant France. N.p. unknown books
1976146900N.p.: Films du Berry 1976. Collection of four vintage borderless studio still photographs and one contact sheet from the 1976 film. Two larger gloss finish photographs and two smaller matte finish photographs and contact sheet containing eleven images.<br/><br/>Jean Michel Rollin Roth Le Gentil more commonly known as Jean Rollin had gained notoriety and some scandal with his early French vampire films "Le Viol du Vampire" 1968 "La Vampier Nue" 1970 "Le Frisson des Vampires" 1970 and "Requiem pour un Vampire" 1971. When beginning work on his first non-vampire film "La Rose de Fer" 1973 he found himself in need of funding and began a foray into making adult sex films under the pseudonym Michel Gentil which he continued to make under various pseudonyms through the mid 1980s.<br/><br/>An erotic comedy directed by Jean Rollin under the pseudonym Michel Gentil and starring Tania Busselier and Martine Grimaud.<br/><br/> 2 - 7 x 9.5 inches 2 - 5 x 7 inches Contact Sheet 7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine some light curling. Films du Berry unknown books
1986147461Los Angeles: New World Pictures 1986. Revised Third Draft script for the 1987 film. INSCRIBED by actor Kristy Swanson on the title page to an unknown crew member.<br/><br/>Based on the 1979 Gothic novel by Virginia C. Andrews about the incestuous plight of four unlucky siblings whose mother abandons them in the attic of her family's decaying ancestral home after their father's death in an automobile accident. While Andrews' novel was wildly popular among teenage girl readers of the 1970s and 80s test audiences were revolted by some of the film's more taboo scenes leading producers to heavily re-cut the film and even create a new ending-a decision which Bloom purportedly despised and refused to direct.<br/><br/>Partially set in Pennsylvania shot on location in California and Massachusetts. <br/><br/>Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present dated April 30 1986 noted as REVISED THIRD DRAFT with credits for screenwriter JEFFREY BLOOM and novelist V.C. ANDREWS. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. New World Pictures unknown books
1980142637Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1980. Draft script for the 1982 film. <br/><br/>Satirical horror farce based on Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Jerry Belson's cinematic directorial debut based on a late-night sketch from ABC's answer to Saturday Night Live "Fridays" wherein comedian Mark Blankfield played a recurrent cocaine-snorting pharmacist. Belson most often noted for sharing writing credits with Steven Speilberg for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and winning three Emmy's for "The Tracey Ullman Show" co-wrote with notable sitcom screenwriters Michael J. Leeson two time Emmy winner for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series 1981 "Taxi" and "The Cosby Show" 1985 sister Monica Johnson "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" "Laverne & Shirley" and Harvey Miller head writer director of "The Odd Couple". The script was championed at Paramount by Michael Eisner and part of Paramount's "Magnificent Seven" a reaction to increasing budgets and a potential director strike in 1981 where six films were rushed to production under budget in order to finance a seventh. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>Beige untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Jerry Belson Michael Leeson Monica Johnson and Harvey Miller. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus velo binding. <br/><br/>Carlson and Connolly Destroy All Movies. Olive Films 1264. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1960144279Hollywood: Jerry Lewis Productions 1960. Vintage photograph of Jerry Lewis and jazz impresario Count Basie on the set of the 1960 film in which Basie stars as himself. With holograph annotations in pencil on the verso. <br/><br/>Jerry Lewis' answer to the classic Cinderella story. When his father dies poor Fella is left at the mercy of his snobbish stepmother and her two no-good sons Maximilian and Rupert. As he slaves away for his nasty step-family Maximilian and Rupert attempt to find a treasure Fella's father has supposedly hidden on the estate. Meanwhile hoping to restore her dwindling fortunes the stepmother plans a fancy ball in honor of the visiting Princess Charmein whom she hopes will marry Rupert. Eventually Fella's Fairy Godfather shows up to convince him that he has a shot at winning the Princess himself. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Jerry Lewis Productions unknown books
1994143834Beverly Hills CA: Outpost Productions / Multicom Entertainment 1994. Revised Shooting script for the 1995 film "Mind Ripper" seen here under the title "Wes Craven Presents: The Outpost." Round robin copy SIGNED on the front wrapper by director Joe Gayton producers Jonathan Craven and Peter Shepherd cast members Lance Henriksen Adam Solomon Natasha Gregson Wagner Giovanni Ribisi and Dan Blom editor Harry Hitner production designer Jeremy Levine stunt coordinator Anthony Cecere makeup artists James Barr and Paul Jones and more. <br/><br/>A science lab in a remote desert location attempts to create a superhuman by reanimating a corpse but the end result is an uncontrollably violent monster zombie. Although marketed as a sequel to "The Hills Have Eyes" and "The Hills Have Eyes II" the only true link between the three films is Wes Craven's name. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Bulgaria and Canada. <br/><br/>Tall white titled self wrappers lacking rear wrapper presumably as issued noted as REVISED SHOOTING DRAFT BLUE on the front wrapper dated July 20 1994 with credits for screenwriters Phil Mittleman and Jonathan Craven. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 97 leaves with last page of text numbered 96. Xerographically reproduced. About Fine condition loose leaves. Outpost Productions / Multicom Entertainment unknown books
1944146004Hollywood: Republic Productions 1944. Shooting script for the 1944 film. Single holograph pencil notation to the front wrapper.<br/><br/>A physician researching life-after-death is possessed by the spirit of an executed murderer who uses the doctor's body to exact vengeance on those involved in his death. A Jekyll-and-Hyde-style supernatural horror B-movie unusual for Republic Productions who were better known for their Western pictures.<br/><br/>Tan partial titled wrapper noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper noted as production No. 1463 dated October 3 1944 with credits for screenwriter John K. Butler. Title page integral to the first page of text dated October 3 1944. 82 leaves with last page of text numbered 80. Mimeographed rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 10/14/44. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with splashes to the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. Republic Productions 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
1974149688N.p.: N.p. 1974. Collection of five vintage reference photographs from the 1974 British film. <br/><br/>A young writer accepts a weekend invitation to visit her reclusive friend's country mansion unaware that her friend and the house itself hold a variety of dark secrets.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in England. <br/><br/>10 x 7.5 inches. Very Good lightly and evenly toned. N.p. unknown books
1968144188Universal City: Universal Pictures 1968. Vintage borderless photograph of director Joseph Losey on the set of the 1968 film. With holograph annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>Adapted for the screen by Tennessee Williams based of his 1963 stage play "The Milk Train Don't Stop Here Anymore." Taylor in a part written for a much older woman plays a terminally ill woman who has an encounter with a mysterious man played by Richard Burton in a part written for a much younger man who may in fact be the Angel of Death. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Sardinia Italy. <br/><br/>7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1959151413Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1959. Estimating script for the 1960 film on yellow stock except title/distribution page white and second "This Script Is Not Final ." page pink copy belonging to uncredited crew member Nick Bova with name in holograph ink on front wrapper and annotations in holograph red pencil graphite pencil and ink throughout. <br/><br/>Based on the 1960 novel by Hank Searls. The troubled and complicated lives of passengers and crew of a commercial airliner and a US Navy jet are examined as severe weather and a malfunctioning radio bring the two planes on an inextricable course toward collision.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Washington DC and Naval Air Station North Island Coronado California. <br/><br/>Beige titled wrappers noted as ESTIMATING SCRIPT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 60 dated June 5 1959. Title page integral with Distribution page receipt intact dated 6/5/59 noted as ESTIMATING. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1976149310Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1976. Collection of one vintage reference photograph and one contact sheet containing twelve test shots from the 1976 film all images publicity shots of actress Caroline Munro for the film.<br/><br/>Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' 1914 fantasy novel the first in the Pellucidar series about adventures in the hollow earth. A British scientist and American adventurer drill through to a strange land where they lead a rebellion of Stone Age humans against their masters who happen to be intelligent flying reptiles with psychic powers. <br/><br/>Set hundreds of miles underneath Wales.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
2010149043Minneapolis: Werc Werk Works 2010. Original working script from the 2012 film belonging to costume designer Molly Maginnis with her name on a handwritten slip of paper tucked into the front of the binder including a Revised Draft script a two-page xerographically duplicated document regarding costume fitting and two photographs from the set of the film. Warmly INSCRIBED on the title page by various crew and cast members including actors Diane Keaton Kevin Kline Sam Shepard and Elisabeth Moss. <br/><br/>From the collection of costume designer Molly Maginnis.<br/><br/>An unhappily married lonely woman finds love when she rescues a stray dog named Freeway. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Utah. <br/><br/>Housed in a blue three-ring binder. Title page present dated 9/20/10 noted as BLUE REVISION with credits for screenwriter Meg Kasdan and screenwriter-director Lawrence Kasdan. 110 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus. Werc Werk Works unknown books
1942140246Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1942. Final Draft script for the 1942 film here under the working title "Missing Submarine." Copy belonging to Marguerite Chapman who played Sue Curry in the film with a few annotations in holograph pencil at the inclusion of her character's lines. Laid in is a singing telegram birthday greeting for Chapman from Evelyn Keys in its original telex envelope.<br/><br/>A Japanese aircraft carrier is headed to Pearl Harbor December 6 1941 when it encounters an American yacht and sinks it. Sue Curry Chapman is the yacht's sole survivor and she is picked up by an American submarine which intercepts the proposed attack on Pearl Harbor and tries to warn American forces in advance. The next day they hear news of the attack over the radio and devise a plan to have the carrier pursue their submarine instead of heading to its intended target. <br/><br/>Set in the Pacific Ocean. <br/><br/>Tan titled self wrappers noted as Revised Final Draft on the front wrapper dated February 21 1942 with credits for screenwriter Aubrey Wisberg. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1962142645Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1962. Collection of six vintage contact sheets featuring 54 images from the set of the 1962 film. The images show Brando in costume on the set posing with co-star Tarita Teriipaia who he would later marry cast and crew filming a boat landing and many images of relaxing locals in traditional garb preparing for their work as extras with and without members of the crew all taken on location on one of the islands in French Polynesian where the film was shot. <br/><br/>Based on the 1932 novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall itself a fictionalized account of the real life mutiny aboard a British ship in 1789. The third of three film versions the other two being in 1933 and 1935. Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. <br/><br/>Contact sheets 8.5 x 11 inches images roughly 2.25 x 2.25 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1957151290Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1957. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1957 documentary film showing jazz great Louis Armstrong and reporter Edward R. Murrow. <br/><br/>A biography following Armstrong and his band as they embark on a world tour. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Cape Town South Africa in London England and in Memphis New Orleans and New York in the US. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus faintly and evenly toned. United Artists unknown books
1939147709Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1939. Draft script for the 1940 film with the name of uncredited screenwriter Leonard Lee in holograph pencil over date on lower left. Paramount "File Copy" and "Master File" stamps and holograph annotation in pencil on front wrapper. Script divided into sequences as was customary for the period.<br/><br/>Paramount's 1940 Technicolor south seas adventure. Dea Dorothy Lamour is marooned on an isolated island since childhood with only the company of Koko the chimp when Skipper Joe Lynne Overman and Johnny Potter Robert Preston are marooned on the island by a mutinous crew. The three must battle angry natives and survive tidal waves a forest fire and the titular typhoon to survive.<br/><br/>Nominated for an Academy Award. <br/><br/>Set on a South Sea island and shot on location in Santa Catalina Island Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden and Baldwin Dry Lake California. <br/><br/>Self wrappers with front wrapper dated July 8 1939 rubber-stamped production No. 1908. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered E-31. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1969149345N.p.: Clesi Cinematografica 1969. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1969 film showing actors Catherine Spaak and Claudia Cardinale. With the stamp of photographer Glauco Cortini to the verso along with a holograph ink annotation identifying the actors. <br/><br/>A woman's obsession with finding a husband ruins her friendship with her best friend and roommate.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Rome. <br/><br/>12 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Clesi Cinematografica unknown books
1979133649Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1979. A Final Draft and a Revised Draft script for the 1979 film "Going in Style" seen here as "Stepping Out." Based on the short story "Here on a Visit" by Edward Cannon. Copies belonging to producer Tony Bill with his signature in black holograph ink at the top right corner: "Tony Bill producer." Included is a typed letter of provenance signed by Bill. <br/><br/>A warm honest comedy that follows three retired men living on social security who decide to pull off a bank heist to finance their last days and more importantly to bring some excitement to their otherwise humdrum lives. The first major feature film from director and screenwriter Martin Brest who would go on to make the blockbuster success "Beverly Hills Cop" and who was only 28 at the time this film was shot. <br/><br/>Set in New York City shot on location there and in Las Vegas. <br/><br/>Revised Draft:<br/><br/>Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated October 16 1978 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter Brest and short story writer Cannon. 128 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Fine wrapper about Fine bound with three silver screw brads. <br/><br/>Final Draft:<br/><br/>Red titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper dated October 16 1978. Title page present dated April 12 1979 noted as FINAL with credits for screenwriter Brest and short story writer Cannon. 134 leaves photocopy with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated 1/22/79 and 4/12/79. Pages Fine wrapper about Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
1971151283N.p.: N.p. 1971. Collection of three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1971 French sexploitation film. <br/><br/>A provincial French woman falls down an elevator shaft and survives but finds herself uncontrollably addicted to sex following the incident. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly rubbed. <br/><br/><br/>Bier p. 562. N.p. unknown books
1975152317N.p.: N.p. 1975. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1975 Italian film showing actors Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider. <br/><br/>A cynical war correspondent in northern Africa assumes the identity of a deceased arms dealer to gain information for his documentary. Antonioni's final film in a three picture contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer following "Blowup" 1966 and "Zabriskie Point" 1970. <br/><br/>Set in Chad shot on location in Germany Spain and England. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1986151196London: Virgin Films 1986. Draft script for the 1986 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with holograph pencil annotations throughout regarding shooting locations and times of day. <br/><br/>Based on the 1983 book written by Lucy Irvine which detailed her experiences living for a year on the remote uninhabited island of Tuin in the Torres Strait with middle-aged writer Gerald Kingsland. <br/><br/>Shot on location in London and the Seychelles. <br/><br/>Mustard untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Allan Scott and book credits to Lucy Irvine. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light rust marks near the binding bound internally with two silver brads. Virgin Films unknown books
