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1974149715N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage borderless color reference photograph from the 1974 film showing actress Miou-Miou.<br/><br/>Based on director Bertrand Blier's 1972 novel a controversial comedy following two petty criminals as they roam with abandon deflowering women stealing and behaving badly in general. <br/><br/>Shot on location in France. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1986115890Island Pictures 1986. Revised Draft script for the 1986 film "Nobody's Fool" directed by Evelyn Purcell written for the screen by Beth Henley and starring Rosanna Arquette Eric Roberts Mare Winningham Louise Fletcher and Stephen Tobolowsky. <br/><br/>Production assistant Cynthia Jessen's copy with her name in holograph ink on the title page and numerous lines throughout the script circled with several dog-eared pages. Beth Henley's followup to her screenwriting debut in "True Stories" resulted in one of the best early performances by Rosanne Arquette in a film that today seems especially non-formulaic and quirkily inspired shot on location in Prescott AZ and Sedona AZ. <br/><br/>Untitled blue wrappers. Title page present with a date of February 19 1986 marked REVISED DRAFT with a credit for screenwriter Henley. 105 leaves mechanical duplication with two blue revision pages both dated 3/3/86. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Island Pictures 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
1968132052London: Warner-Pathe 1968. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1968 UK film. <br/><br/>A domineering mother attempts to dissuade her sons' fiancees from joining the family. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner-Pathe unknown books
1961131821London: Foxwarren-Elthea / Hemisphere Pictures 1961. Draft British script for the 1961 film "Bomb in the High Street" seen here as "Bomb in High Street."<br/><br/>An elaborate and highly entertaining British thriller in which a Nazi-era bomb is found in an English town. A bomb squad is called in but the men in the squad are not who they seem and the ultimate goal is revealed to be a bank heist. <br/><br/>Tall red titled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Simcoe. 68 leaves mechanical duplication on eye-rest green stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Foxwarren-Elthea / Hemisphere Pictures unknown books
1974132521London: BFI Production 1974. Two vintage black-and-white double weight still photographs from the 1974 UK short film featuring several families of actors this film being the only credit for some. <br/><br/>7.25 x 9.25 inches with no borders as issued. Faint pin-sized indentations and ink annotations on the verso else Near Fine. BFI Production unknown books
1954145765Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1954. Shooting script for the 1955 film noir here under the working title "Code 3" with the working title crossed through on the front wrapper and "Dial Red O" written above it twice once in holograph pencil and once in holograph ink. Copy belonging to an uncredited crew member with annotations throughout in red pencil primarily noting locations or props. <br/><br/>The first in a series of five noir entries made between 1955-1957 featuring Bill Elliott as a detective lieutenant in the L.A. Sheriff's department. In the first two films in the series including this one the character's name is Andy Flynn and for the remaining three films his name was changed to Andy Doyle as it turned out there was an actual officer named Andy Flynn working in L.A. law enforcement at the time. One of the best examples of the well crafted low-budget crime films produced by Allied Artists the B-movie studio that emerged from the Poverty Row studio Monogram Pictures in 1952. <br/><br/>Printed beige titled wrapper with credits for director and screenwriter Dan Ullman and a Sunset Script Service stamp on the verso of the rear wrapper. Distribution page present with receipt removed dated October 29 1954. 104 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 99. Mimeograph duplication with Blue revision pages throughout dated 11-2-54. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good Plus bound with two gold brads.<br/><br/>Grant US. Martin 103. Selby US. Spicer US. Allied Artists unknown books
1989145989Los Angeles: Act III Productions 1989. Draft script for the 1989 film. With two holograph ink annotations marking revision pages of note.<br/><br/>A old New York safecracker takes on a bumbling young crook as his lookout and apprentice. The American directorial debut of Scottish filmmaker Bill Forsyth.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Portland Oregon. <br/><br/>Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter John Sayles. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout undated. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Act III Productions unknown books
1955147888N.p.: Visual Drama 1955. Vintage studio still photograph of Joyce Jameson and Myron Healey from the 1955 film here under the alternative title Gangbusters. <br/><br/>NBC aired the True Crime television series Gang Busters from March 20 1952 to October 23 1952 and reedited the three episode storyline The Pinson Gang into the 1955 feature film Gang Busters. <br/><br/>Lifelong criminal Pinson Healy keeps escaping from prison. Loosely based on Omar August Pinson American robber and murderer.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing to corners some edgewear and two small closed tears in left margin. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>Selby US. Spicer US. Lyons US. Visual Drama unknown books
1969140636Glendale CA: Allied Artists 1969. Draft script for the 1970 UK film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1959 stage play of the same name by the same writer the Crompton family is living in Bolton England and deals with a father trying to assert his authority in the household while his children grow up around him. Originally a radio play entitled "My Flesh My Blood" the stage production was incredible successful worldwide and soon was adapted to the American stage under the name "Keep it in the Family" where it ran on Broadway for five performances in 1967. The cinematography in the film version is perfect for the setting where filming was actual done in Bolton capturing the town in its transition from an industrial to a modern city. <br/><br/>Set in Bolton UK shot on location there as well as in London. <br/><br/>Red blank wrappers with die cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated March 1969 with credits for screenwriter and playwright Bill Naughton. 99 leaves with last page of text numbered 98. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three silver brads. Allied Artists unknown books
1979139426San Francisco: Lucasfilm 1979. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the American release of the 1979 film. <br/><br/>Sequel to George Lucas' film "American Graffiti" set in the midst of the Vietnam War. The characters are now in the full swing of 1960s America. <br/><br/>Set in California shot on location in various locations around California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Lucasfilm unknown books
1974147341N.p.: N.p. 1974. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With extensive annotations in holograph ink throughout noting substantive revisions. <br/><br/>Based on Bill Pronzini's 1974 novel wherein a small town's entire population is cut off from the outside world by a massive blizzard unaware that three professional killers are trapped in their midst. <br/><br/>Set in the Sierra Nevadas.<br/><br/>White non-standard titled front wrapper lacking rear wrapper. Title page present dated October 11 1974 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Christopher Knopf and director Peter Yates. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good lightly soiled bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1971132123London: Nation Screen Service 1971. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1971 UK film. <br/><br/>A documentary following a two men who are reunited with a lion that they had purchased as a cub and which had subsequently been reintroduced to the wild by conservationist George Adamson. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Slight toning else Near Fine. Nation Screen Service unknown books
1999135833London: Target Television 1999. Three Draft scripts for episodes two and three of the 1999 three-part television miniseries. This listing includes two separate drafts for episode 3. Also includes 13 pages of photocopied storyboards and six pages of call sheets and shooting location information. Copies belonging to make-up artist Teresa Kelly with her holograph name and annotations to the later script for episode 3 the call sheet and the storyboards and filming information. <br/><br/>The story of a family's struggle with a severely ADHD son and his improvement through the use of prescription drugs behavioral changes and a special school. Nominated for a British Academy Television Award and a Royal Television Society Award. <br/><br/>Set in the United Kingdom shot on location in Hertfordshire England. <br/><br/>Episode 2 of 3:<br/><br/>Tall white self wrappers as issued dated 28th June 1999 with credits for screenwriter Marchant. Title page present integral with the front wrapper. 61 leaves with last page of text numbered 60. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a single silver brad. <br/><br/>Episode 3 of 3 28th June 1999:<br/><br/>Tall white self wrappers as issued dated 28th June 1999 with credits for screenwriter Marchant. Title page present integral with the front wrapper. 70 leaves with last page of text numbered 69. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with a single silver brad. <br/><br/>Episode 3 of 3 22nd July 1999:<br/><br/>Tall white self wrappers as issued dated 22nd July 1999 with credits for screenwriter Marchant. Title page present integral with the front wrapper. 58 leaves with last page of text numbered 57. Mechanical duplication with pink and green revision pages throughout dated 31st July 1999 and 9th August 1999 respectively. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with a single silver brad. Target Television unknown books
1964136035N.p.: Lopert Pictures Corporation 1964. Vintage black-and-white reference photograph from the set of the 1964 film. Director Billy Wilder shown with Kim Novak. Based on the 1945 Italian play "L'ora della fantasia" by Anna Bonacci. <br/><br/>A jealous piano teacher playing host to an infamous nightclub singer sends his beautiful wife away in the hopes of keeping the lecherous singer from seducing her. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine condition. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Lopert Pictures Corporation unknown books
1959149646Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1959. Vintage reference photograph from the 1959 film showing saxophonist Joe in disguise as millionaire Junior Tony Curtis in the process of tripping Sugar Marilyn Monroe on the beach. <br/><br/>Billy Wilder's masterful classic comedy widely considered one of the funniest films of the 20th century following two men who witness the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre and must masquerade as women in an all-female jazz band in order to evade the mobsters on their trail.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly faded.<br/><br/>National Film Registry. Ebert I. United Artists unknown books
1948149885Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1948. Vintage studio still photograph of director Billy Wilder and actress Marlene Dietrich inspecting a film strip on the set of the 1948 film. With holograph ink and pencil annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>An Iowa congresswoman enlists a US army captain to assist her in an investigation of a former Nazi entertainer. Unbeknownst to the congresswoman however the captain and the entertainer are engaged in an affair leading the captain to seduce the congresswoman in an attempt to hide his conflicting motives. Nominated for two Academy Awards.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Berlin. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly and evenly toned with light wear to the bottom left corner. <br/><br/>Selby US. Selby UK. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1948149569Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1948. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1948 film showing director Billy Wilder demonstrating how to embrace actress Marlene Dietrich with actor John Lund looking on in the background. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with several holograph annotations regarding layout. <br/><br/>An Iowa congresswoman enlists a US army captain to assist her in an investigation of a former Nazi entertainer. Unbeknownst to the congresswoman however the captain and the entertainer are engaged in an affair leading the captain to seduce the congresswoman in an attempt to hide his conflicting motives. Nominated for two Academy Awards.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Berlin. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned with light creases to the corners.<br/><br/>Selby US. Selby UK. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1981145696Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1981. Shooting Script for the 1981 film.<br/><br/>Based on a play by French playwright Francis Veber and on the 1973 French-Italian film "L'emmerdeur." A professional killer going by the name of Trabucco Matthau on his way to "take care of" a gangster bumps into a forlorn man named Victor Clooney Lemmon. Clooney's wife has left him for the head of a sex clinic Dr. Zuckerbrot Kinski. Trabucco sets up his rifle in a hotel room ready to make the hit but is interrupted by Clooney trying to hang himself in the adjoining room. Trabucco briefly stops Clooney from hanging but he gets away and climbs onto the ledge of the hotel window. When Victor finds out that his wife is filing for divorce he again attempts suicide the doctor and his wife following. They try to stop Victor with a sedative but stick Trabucco with the needle instead. The two men are left hopeless but Victor promises to help Trabucco with his hit. <br/><br/>Set in Banning California shot on location in Hawaii and Riverside California. <br/><br/>Light blue titled wrappers noted as Shooting Script on the front wrapper dated October 19 1981 with credits for director-writer Wilder writer Diamond and producers Bernheim and Weston. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Wilder and Diamond and for writer Veber. 97 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound with two gold brads. Photo Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1966136089Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1966. Collection of five vintage borderless black-and-white studio still photographs from the set of the 1966 film. All photographs show Billy Wilder giving direction including scenes in a bedroom on a football field in a cemetery and more. <br/><br/>Walter Matthau won an Academy Award for his role in the film. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. United Artists unknown books
1954143155Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1954. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1954 film. One of the photographs with a sticker noting the photograph is from the collection of film historian collector and founder of the Tele Cine Documentation TCD cinema photo library Daniel Bouteiller on the verso. The second photograph is from a later Paramount rerelease of the film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1953 Broadway play by screenwriter Samuel Taylor. Winner of an Academy Award and nominated for five more including Best Director Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay. Remade by director Sydney Pollack in 1995 starring Julia Ormond Harrison Ford and Greg Kinnear. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine<br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1954120904Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1954. Original half-sheet poster for the 1954 film adapted to the screen by Samuel Taylor based on his play "Sabrina Fair." A highspot performance for Audrey Hepburn and a film that Humphrey Bogart took because he liked the idea of playing a character named "Linus." Wilder would work again with Hepburn 3 years later on "Love in the Afternoon." 22 x 36 inches Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1950151310Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film showing the "wax works" card party composed of actress Gloria Swanson and actors Anna Q. Nilsson H.B. Warner and Buster Keaton playing themselves.<br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br/><br/>A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" 1951. Winner of three Academy Awards and nominated for another eight including Best Picture. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches with wide margins photograph measuring 4.75 x 3.5 inches. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1949151303Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1949. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1950 film showing director Billy Wilder and a camera crew capturing a scene with actor Erich von Stroheim playing the organ while actor William Holden looks on. <br/><br/>A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" 1951. Winner of three Academy Awards and nominated for another eight including Best Picture. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine lightly faded with brief wear to the corners. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
