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1970141824Los Angeles: Mohawk Film Company 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br /> <br /> A British shipping clerk is laid off from his position in Los Angeles but is shortly thereafter offered a job as a bodyguard.<br /> <br /> Set in Los Angeles. <br /> <br /> Gray untitled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter C. Arthur Rivers. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrappers Good with front wrapper detached bound with three silver brads. Mohawk Film Company unknown
146424Los Angeles: Mohawk Film Company Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br /> <br /> A British martial arts master is hired to protect a young woman after her wealthy father's death not knowing that the girl herself is involved in the scheme. <br /> <br /> Set in California. <br /> <br /> White generic studio wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter C. Arthur Rivers. 126 leaves with last page of text numbered 125. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Mohawk Film Company unknown
1966161784New York: CIP 1966. Vintage still photograph from the 1966 film. Two labels on the verso.<br /> <br /> Joyana Frederics stars as Poontang Plenty a secret agent dedicted to defeating evil and cracking the secret of invisibility.<br /> <br /> Set in and shot on location in New York City. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with faint creasing. CIP unknown
19650208210120th Century Fox 1965. 1st Edition . No Binding. Fine. First Printing. A vintage original Finnish cinema-foyer POSTER for the first screening in Finland March 1965 of the celebrated film Zorba the Greek starring Anthony Quinn and Alan Bates. A rolled poster i.e. no folding creases in Fine condition approximate size is 23.5 inches by 16 inches standard Finnish A2 format. With minor signs of use: one very short tear to right edge and similar to bottom edge neither immediately noticeable. Minor print-soiling to verso where there is also a small pen inscription of film-title and date. Minor handling creases to the corners and some minor dings along the left edge of the poster suggesting that it may have been mounted with clips - there are neither pin-holes nor tape residue marks. In fantastic clean condition otherwise Fine or better. Artist-signed in the plate. For best appreciation of condition please examine the high-resolution image which accompanies this listing. <br/> <br/> 20th Century Fox unknown
160091Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1988. Shooting script for the classic 1989 film.<br /> <br /> Cameron Crowe's directorial debut about the post-graduation romance that develops between an awkward but noble army brat and the beautiful class valedictorian. One of the defining high school films of the 1980s and a breakthrough role for actor John Cusack.<br /> <br /> Shot on location in Los Angeles and Seattle. <br /> <br /> Gray titled Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers dated February 29 1988. Title page present noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT dated February 29 1988 with credit for director and screenwriter Cameron Crowe. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Xerographic duplication on green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. <br /> <br /> McPadden Teen Movie Hell. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
150024Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1988. Archive of three screenplays for the classic 1989 film including one Shooting script one Re-shoot script and one Final Draft script. Shooting script with several manuscript ink annotations throughout mostly noting editorial revisions. Bound in after the Shooting script is a 34-page xerographically duplicated Re-shoot script dated November 4 1988. <br /> <br /> Cameron Crowe's directorial debut following the romance that develops between an awkward but noble army brat and the beautiful class valedictorian after graduation. One of the defining high school films of the 1980s and a breakthrough role for actor John Cusack.<br /> <br /> Shot on location in Los Angeles and Seattle. <br /> <br /> Shooting script:<br /> <br /> Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper dated February 29 1988 noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT with credits for director and screenwriter Cameron Crowe. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Xerographic duplication on green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads.<br /> <br /> Reshoot script:<br /> <br /> Beige untitled wrappers. Title page present dated November 8 1988 noted as RESHOOT SCRIPT with credits for director and screenwriter Cameron Crowe. 39 leaves with last page of text numbered 38. Xerographic duplication on blue stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.<br /> <br /> Final Draft script:<br /> <br /> Lacking front wrapper but retaining its manila rear wrapper. Title page present dated November 10 1987 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for director and screenwriter Cameron Crowe. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads.<br /> <br /> Full provenance available.<br /> <br /> McPadden Teen Movie Hell. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1967155303Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1967. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1967 film showing actors Candice Bergen and Ian Ogilvy during a dance scene. Printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. <br /> <br /> A NATO plane carrying atomic weapons is forced to crash-land and abandon its cargo on a remote Greek island causing consternation and delight among the Greek locals who believe their island is being considered for a new resort development. <br /> <br /> Set in Greece. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1975100266<p>La Quinta California April 23 1975. 1975. Fine. - Over 70 words typed on his 10-1/2 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide embossed personal stationery. Frank Capra thanks the recipient for his "cheery letter with so many button-popping comments about my book and films. They are as welcome as heady wine." The book to which he refers is his autobiography "The Name Above the Title: An Autobiography" published in 1971. He goes on to write that "It was particularly delightful to hear that you are so knowledgeable about the Bell Science Series. Those films are my own personal pets." Signed in full "Frank Capra". Folded for mailing else fine.</p><p>The Italian-American film director Frank Capra 1897-1991 won 3 Oscars for Best Director. Among his films are "It Happened One Night" "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" and "It's a Wonderful Life". The Bell Science Series consisted of nine television specials made for the AT&T Corporation and were initially broadcast between 1956 and 1964. Frank Capra produced and wrote the first 4 films of the series from 1952 to 1956.</p> La Quinta, California, April 23, 1975.
1953156119N.p.: N.p. 1953. Vintage program for the 1953 German film. Text and titles in German. Not to be confused with the 1930 German film of the same name directed by Georg Jacoby.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1927 play "Unter Geschäftsaufsicht" by Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach. A crusty accountant is sent to Berlin to undercover a case of potential fraud.<br /> <br /> 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bifold. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1985142147N.p.: N.p. 1985. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the first page.<br /> <br /> A group of Americans intent on overthrowing Castro's communist regime are held in a Cuban jail. They begin using martial arts to free themselves and take on the government forces. <br /> <br /> Set in Cuba. <br /> <br /> Tan titled wrappers dated 1985 with credit for screenwriter Carl Johnson. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 100. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine spiral bound.<br /> <br /> Pagination available upon request. N.p. unknown
1982149773N.p.: N.p. 1982. Second Revised Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single copied manuscript annotation on the title page reading "Please return to: Pancho Kohner." <br /> <br /> A baby-crazy 35 year-old woman recruits a newly divorced stranger to impregnate her over the course of a no-strings-attached weekend but their time together takes a turn when they start to fall for each other. Screenwriter Carl Kleinschmitt was best known as a television writer including episodes of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "MASH."<br /> <br /> Set in Santa Barbara California.<br /> <br /> Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated MARCH 29 1982 noted as 2nd REVISED DRAFT with credits for screenwriter CARL KLEINSCHMITT. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1963149906Universal City: Universal Pictures 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1963 film a Doris Day vehicle and the screenwriting debut of Carl Reiner he also starred. The photo shows an extraordinary prop a full size billboard advertising a product called "Happy Soap" which plays a part in the film's story. With the stamp of director-editor Barrie Pattison on the verso along with the stamp of Universal Film in Brussels.<br /> <br /> A suburban housewife is offered a lucrative job as the spokesperson for a popular soap company a career which begins to take over her time and attention to the displeasure of her family.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes to the corners reinforced with paper tape on the verso. Universal Pictures unknown
1954149976N.p.: N.p. 1954. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Cosetta Greco from the 1954 film. Annotation in manuscript ink on bottom left margin "Georges Sadoul" and "Foto Civirani" stamps on verso. <br /> <br /> Based on the acclaimed 1947 Italian novel by Vasco Pratolini.Carlo Lizzani's Neo-Realist portrait of Fascist Italy wherein young typographer Mario Gabriele Tinti after moving to via del Corno to be near his girlfriend and befriending his anti-fascist landlord Maciste Marcello Mastroianni is beaten by the fascists.<br /> <br /> Set in Via del Corno Florence Italy shot on location in Tuscany Italy. <br /> <br /> 9.5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and small closed tear on right. N.p. unknown
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
1974168066N.p.: Re-Mart International Pictures 1974. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1973 film showing actress Carol Connors in a bubble bath. <br /> <br /> Two couples on a picnic are attacked and left for dead by a gang of bikers leading one of the victims to arm himself and seek revenge. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Tampa Florida. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Re-Mart International Pictures unknown
1972158770N.p.: Cinépix Film Properties 1972. Collection including four vintage studio still photographs and one vintage reference photograph from the 1972 film. <br /> <br /> Based on the play written by screenwriter and director William Fruet. A young girl is raped by her brother's friend and discovers she is pregnant shortly thereafter. Her parents quickly attempt to marry her off to an older man. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Toronto Ontario. <br /> <br /> Four photographs 10 x 8 inches one photograph 9.75 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Cinépix Film Properties unknown
1972158776N.p.: Cinépix Film Properties 1972. Collection of ten vintage studio still photographs and three vintage reference photographs from the 1972 film. <br /> <br /> Based on the play written by screenwriter and director William Fruet. A young girl is raped by her brother's friend and discovers she is pregnant shortly thereafter. Her parents quickly attempt to marry her off to an older man. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Toronto Ontario. <br /> <br /> Eight photographs 10 x 8 inches two photographs 8 x 10 inches three photographs 10 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. Cinépix Film Properties unknown
1955149455London: London Film Productions 1955. Vintage reference photograph from the 1955 British film showing an aerial view of Whitechapel Road market in London. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1953 novel. A young boy growing up in a working class community buys what he believes to be a unicorn in reality a small deformed goat with the hope that it will bring luck to his friends and family.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in East London.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a small tear to the top left corner. London Film Productions unknown
1955152332N.p.: N.p. 1955. Vintage reference photograph from the 1955 film showing Diana Dors and Vera Day bringing a pants presser to David Kossoff. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations to the verso identifying the actors. <br /> <br /> From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1953 novel. A young boy growing up in a working class community buys what he believes to be a unicorn in reality a small deformed goat with the hope that it will bring luck to his friends and family.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in East London.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly worn to the corners. N.p. unknown
1947168074London: J. Arthur Rank / Eagle-Lion 1947. Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 British film noir showing an outdoor scene with James Mason shot on location in Shoreditch London. Printed mimeo snipe and provenance label on the verso. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1945 novel by F.L. Green about an injured Nationalist revolutionary who goes on the run after a botched hold-up. A taut psychological noir featuring the work of noted cinematographer Robert Krasker who would go on to collaborate again with Carol Reed on the 1949 noir "The Third Man." <br /> <br /> Set in Belfast Northern Ireland shot on location in Belfast and London. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.<br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 754. Grant UK. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby UK. Selby UK Masterwork. Spicer UK. J. Arthur Rank / Eagle-Lion unknown
1948158992Buckinghamshire: London Film 1948. Two vintage reference photographs of director Carol Reed on the set of the 1948 British film one showing Reed with a camera crew on location and the other showing Reed between takes with actors Ralph Richardson and Bobby Henrey. Both photographs with printed mimeo snipes affixed the versos one with the stamp of photographer Leslie Baker on the verso and one with a studio stamp incorrectly crediting Anthony Asquith's 1948 film "The Winslow Boy." <br /> <br /> Based on Graham Greene's 1936 short story "The Basement Room" about a diplomat's son who comes to suspect that his family's beloved butler has committed a murder. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in London. <br /> <br /> One photograph 9.75 x 8 inches one photograph 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 357. Grant UK. Penzler 101. Selby UK. Selby UK Masterwork. Spicer UK. London Film unknown
1940158029N.p.: N.p. 1940. Vintage reference photograph from the 1940 film showing actress Margaret Lockwood against a backdrop of "screaming headlines."<br /> <br /> Based on the 1937 novel by Roy Vickers about a young nurse struggling to find work after she is wrongly accused of murder and subjected to a high-profile court case. The first of several collaborations between director Carol Reed and screenwriter Sidney Gilliat followed by "The Night Train to Munich" 1940 "The Remarkable Mr. Kipps" 1941 and "The Young Mr. Pitt" 1942. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine with a faint diagonal crease on the bottom right corner. N.p. unknown
1963157290N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film showing director Carol Reed in conversation with actress Lee Remick on the set. <br /> <br /> Based on Shelley Smith's 1961 novel "The Ballad of the Running Man" about a man who fakes his own death in the hopes of gaining a substantial insurance payout but encounters trouble in the form of the company's nosy claim investigator. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Cadiz Spain in Gibraltar and in Ireland. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1949151694N.p.: N.p. 1949. Vintage reference photograph of director Carol Reed with his camera crew on the set of the 1949 film noir. With a London Film Studios stamp to the verso. <br /> <br /> An unemployed pulp fiction novelist travels to postwar Vienna to investigate the death of an old school friend. Screenwriter Graham Greene's first and only original screenplay and second collaboration with Carol Reed following "The Fallen Idol" 1948 and preceding "Our Man in Havana" 1959.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Vienna Austria and England.<br /> <br /> 10 x 7.75 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 64. Ebert I. Grant UK. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader Canon Fodder 18. Selby UK. Spicer UK. N.p. unknown
1949150986N.p.: N.p. 1949. Two vintage reference photographs one of Orson Welles and Carol Reed and one of Reed Joseph Cotten and Welles on the set of the 1949 film. <br /> <br /> Reed's classic 1949 British film noir based on an original screenplay by Graham Greene starring Cotten as Holly Martins Anna Schmidt as Valli and Welles as Harry Lime with Cotten and Welles at the peak of their respective powers. The second of three films in which Green collaborated directly with Reed and remains Greene's only original screenplay. Produced and directed by Reed who narrated the UK version and who worked with Greene on two other films "The Fallen Idol" and "Our Man in Havana."<br /> <br /> Winner of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominated for Best Editing and Best Director.<br /> <br /> Set in and shot on location in Vienna Austria and England UK. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 64. Ebert I. Grant UK. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Schrader Canon Fodder 18. Selby UK. Spicer UK. N.p. unknown
