Bickford Webber (director, screenwriter); Gilda Texter, William Smith, Rita Murray (starring)Biblio.com
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1972162190N.p.: Group 1 Films 1972. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 film. All photographs with provenance stamps on the versos.<br /> <br /> A runaway teenager finds herself adrift in early 1970s southern California. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Light soiling on the bottom margins of two of the photographs else Near Fine. Group 1 Films unknown
1981147193N.p.: N.p. 1981. Draft script for the 1981 Spanish-American film here under the working title "Bloody Mary." Laid in with the script is a typed letter from casting agent Paul Kohner to producer John R. Pepper returning the script. Text in English. <br /> <br /> A disquieting satire of Catholicism in the late 20th century from noted Spanish director Bigas Luna wherein a Texan televangelist in need of a new miracle guest for his show travels to Italy to bring back a woman who suffers from stigmata-a rare medical condition which causes the hands and feet to bleed in the same places where Jesus Christ was nailed to the cross. <br /> <br /> Set in Italy and Austin Texas shot on location in Barcelona Texas and Los Angeles. <br /> <br /> White non-standard titled wrappers. Title page present rubber-stamped copy No. 19 with credits for director Bigas Luna. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with light rust on the front wrapper and first leaf likely from a staple with a white Velo binding. N.p. unknown
1970167480Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1970. Final Draft script for Season 2 Episode 25 of the 1969-1971 television series. Copy belonging to actor Jack Naughton with his annotations in manuscript ink on two leaves denoting dialogue. Laid in with the script is a single-page call sheet dated September 30 1970.<br /> <br /> Not to be confused with the 1984-1992 sitcom "The Cosby Show."<br /> <br /> The two-season series followed a beleaguered gym teacher at an inner-city high school in Los Angeles. In this installment an eccentric millionaire enlists the teacher's help in reliving his youth by creating a life-size replica of his childhood neighborhood. The episode originally aired on March 14 1971 on NBC. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Los Angeles.<br /> <br /> Light green titled wrappers noted as FINAL DRAFT and production No. 17088 on the front wrapper. Title page present dated September 23 1970 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credit for screenwriter Art Wallace. 37 leaves with last page of text numbered 36. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
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 manuscript pencil and once in manuscript 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
1988161423Los Angeles: Act III Productions 1988. Draft script for the 1989 film. Copy belonging to hair stylist Philip Leto with his annotations in manuscript ink on the title page and his name in manuscript ink on a single revision page. <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 /> Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director Bill Forsyth and screenwriter John Sayles. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink and green revision pages throughout most undated with one dated June 15 1988. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good moderately soiled bound with three silver brads. Act III Productions unknown
1984149806Los Angeles: The Producers Group 1984. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single manuscript ink annotation to the inside rear wrapper noting a name and phone number.<br /> <br /> Loosely based on the 1982 "Life" magazine article "To Die in Lima: a Cocaine Tragedy the Tale of an American Who Got Mixed Up in the Drug Trade" by Bertram Gabriel. An American farmer visiting Lima after a life-threatening heart attack is conned into working as a drug mule leading to his arrest and torturous detainment by the Peruvian government. <br /> <br /> Set in the Sierra Mountains California and Lima Peru.<br /> <br /> White titled wrappers. Title page present dated January 26 1984 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Bill Kerby. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication rectos only with five blue revision pages at the end of the script two dated 2/21/84. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus overall bound with two gold brads. The Producers Group unknown
1974147341N.p.: N.p. 1974. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With extensive annotations in manuscript 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. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good lightly soiled bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1969171148Los Angeles: David Diamond 1969. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is a 14-page carbon typescript summary of the film dated January 2 1969.<br /> <br /> Based on screenwriter Bill S. Ballinger's 1968 novel "The Source of Fear." In modern-day Israel archaeologists search for the Biblical city of Zoar eventually uncovering and getting trapped in an ancient cave that holds the key to the story of Sodom and Gomorrah. <br /> <br /> Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated July 1st 1969 with credit for Ballinger. 130 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. David Diamond unknown
1978158057N.p.: N.p. 1978. Draft script for an unproduced film. Two-page budget analysis laid in with the script dated March 20 1978. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1975 off-Broadway play "Boy Meets Boy" a lighthearted musical comedy about a romance between two men in 1936 in an alternate reality where lesbian and gay relationships are as accepted as heterosexual ones in the 1930s. The play originally opened on September 17 1975 at the Actor's Playhouse in New York and starred David Gallegly Joe Barrett and Raymond Wood. <br /> <br /> White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1977 June 23 noted as FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a black velo binding. N.p. unknown
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 manuscript 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
1935164466Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1935. Five vintage photographs from the 1935 film including three double weight reference photographs one on-the-set and two test Photographs<br /> Photographers one of Joan Bennett and one of Billie Burke. All five photographs with a studio stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones on the versos and four with mimeo snipes on the same. <br /> <br /> From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s.<br /> <br /> A wealthy patriarch is continuously irritated and dismayed by his family's outrageous behavior. After winding up in prison for tax evasion he befriends his cellmate a bootlegger and fellow tax evader whom he names as executor of his estate upon his release.<br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall one with light creasing and edgewear. Columbia Pictures unknown
160647Hollywood: Motown-Weston-Furie Productions 1971. Final Shooting script for the 1972 film. Copy belonging to early production designer Harry Horner with his name in manuscript ink on the title page. Noted as copy No. 23 on the lower right corner of the title page with manuscript pencil and ink annotations on six pages. <br /> <br /> According to the AFI Catalog immediately prior to the commencement of photography several last-minute changes were made to the production crew including the replacement of Harry Horner with Carl Anderson. The script found here also co-credits director Sidney J. Furie as screenwriter with Terence McCloy. Furie did not receive a screenwriting credit in the final film.<br /> <br /> Based on Billie Holiday's 1956 autobiography co-authored by William Duffy which recounts Holiday's troubled rise to fame failed romantic relationships and drug addiction. Diana Ross' film debut. <br /> <br /> Set in New York and Baltimore. <br /> <br /> Red untitled wrappers. Title page present dated November 11 1971 noted as Final Shooting Script with credits for screenwriters Sidney J. Furie and Terence McCloy. 134 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near FIne wrapper Near FIne bound in a Near Fine red three-ring binder. Motown-Weston-Furie Productions unknown
1991169054N.p.: Castle Rock Entertainment 1991. Rainbow Revision Shooting script for the 1992 film. Copy with the marker annotations of "Set Copy / Please Do Not Take" written on the front wrapper and a manuscript marker annotation of copy number "193" on the top of the title page.<br /> <br /> Billy Crystal's directorial debut about the rise and fall of a standup comedian named Buddy Young Jr. The film was adapted for the stage in 2021 with Crystal reprising his performance as Young. <br /> <br /> Beige untitled wrappers. Title page present dated September 26 1991 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for screenwriters Billy Crystal Lowell Ganz and Babloo Mandel. 155 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink yellow green goldenrod and white revision pages throughout dated variously between 9/27/91 and 10/31/91. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Castle Rock Entertainment unknown
2000169932Pine Bush New York: Abandon Pictures 2000. Draft script for the 2001 film. Agency copy in ICM Agency wrappers with a copied annotation on the title page noting "Please copy return." <br /> <br /> A retelling of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" set in suburban Pennsylvania in the 1970s following ambitious hamburger stand worker Joe McBeth. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Halifax.<br /> <br /> White generic ICM agency wrappers. Title page present dated 02/08/00 noted as Production Draft with credit for director and screenwriter Billy Morrissette. 58 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Xerographic duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Fine wrapper Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Abandon Pictures unknown
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 manuscript 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 overall with light creases to the corners.<br /> <br /> Selby US. Selby UK. Paramount Pictures unknown
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 manuscript 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
1978148287N.p.: N.p. 1978. Collection of twelve vintage French color lobby cards from the 1978 film. <br /> <br /> Based on the novella by Thomas Tryon from his 1976 collection "Crowned Heads." <br /> <br /> A struggling Hollywood producer attempts to revive his career by luring a retired and reclusive actress back into the spotlight. Told in flashback beginning with her suicide-by-train. <br /> <br /> The fifth and final pairing of director Billy Wilder and actor William Holden who began their association in 1950 with the classic "Sunset Blvd." 1950. "Fedora" has been seen as a companion piece to that film. <br /> <br /> 11.25 x 9 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Eureka Masters of Cinema 147. N.p. unknown
1976146256N.p.: N.p. 1976. Draft script for the 1978 film. With a manuscript ink notation on the title page reading "draft completed 10/8/76."<br /> <br /> Based on the novella by Thomas Tryon from his 1976 collection "Crowned Heads." A struggling Hollywood producer attempts to revive his career by luring a retired and reclusive actress back into the spotlight. Told in flashback beginning with her suicide-by-train. <br /> <br /> The fifth and final pairing of director Billy Wilder and actor William Holden who began their association in 1950 with the classic "Sunset Blvd." 1950. "Fedora" has been seen as a companion piece to that film. <br /> <br /> White titled self wrappers with credits for screenwriters Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with light toning and soil bound with two gold brads.<br /> <br /> Eureka Masters of Cinema 147. N.p. unknown
1978141772Munich: Bavaria Atelier 1978. Press kit for the 1978 film. Full-color illustrated folder with six black-and-white borderless reference photographs and 15 gatherings of promotional reading material housed all together in a white envelope. <br /> <br /> Based on the novella by Thomas Tryon from his 1976 collection "Crowned Heads." A struggling Hollywood producer attempts to revive his career by luring a retired and reclusive actress back into the spotlight. Told in flashback beginning with her suicide-by-train. <br /> <br /> The fifth and final pairing of director Billy Wilder and actor William Holden who began their association in 1950 with the classic "Sunset Blvd." "Fedora" has been seen as a companion piece to that film. <br /> <br /> Set in Hollywood shot on location in France Germany and Greece. <br /> <br /> Folder and contents Near Fine. Envelope Very Good plus lightly toned on the edges. Bavaria Atelier unknown
1963147574Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1963. Collection of 18 vintage reference photographs from the 1963 film.<br /> <br /> Based on French playwright Alexandre Breffort's 1956 stage musical about the torrid romance between a French policeman and a prickly popular street prostitute. Actor Shirley MacLaine who traveled with Jack Lemmon to real Paris brothels to research their roles was nominated for an Academy Award and the film won an Academy Award for Best Music. <br /> <br /> Set in Paris. <br /> <br /> One photo borderless the others with a standard white margin. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. United Artists unknown
1946153867N.p.: N.p. 1946. Vintage reference photograph from the 1946 film showing director Billy Wilder and actress Kim Novak. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1944 play "L'ora della fantasia" "The Dazzling Hour" by Anna Bonacci. 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 /> Set in Climax Nevada shot on location in Los Angeles. <br /> <br /> 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1949159641Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1949. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film showing actors Cecil B. DeMille and Gloria Swanson talking on the set. <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 and Billy 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. <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 U. Paramount Pictures unknown
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
1950157665Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film showing director Billy Wilder smoking a cigarette with actor William Holden between takes. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso along with the stamp of Cinéma magazine. <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. <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
1950158503Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1950. Vintage reference photograph from the 1950 film showing actor and real-life director Erich von Stroheim with a camera crew preparing to capture the film's iconic final scene. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso.<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 and Billy 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. About Near Fine.<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
