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1961122148Universal City CA: Republic Pictures / Pax Films / Universal Pictures 1961. Forrest J. Ackerman's copy of scripts from two key science fiction films bound together including original front wrappers in red buckram with Ackerman's name in gilt at the bottom right corner of the front board. <br/><br/>"The Lady and the Monster": Shooting script for the 1944 film. The first of three adaptations of Curt Siodmak's classic 1942 novel in which an honest hard-working scientist preserves a dead man's brain only to be remote-controlled by it. Shot by the legendary John Alton at the very peak of his work in the mid-1940s. Yellow front studio wrapper noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT at the top right dated October 13 1943 a penciled notation of the working title "The Lady and the Monster" just below the printed title noted as production No. 1194 and with credits for associate producer George Sherman and Republic Studios at the bottom. Two-page cast of characters with the actors' names added in ribbon copy type just below the character names. Title page present with credits for director Sherman and novelist Siodmak. <br/><br/>94 leaves mimeograph duplication with blue yellow green and pink revision pages leaves dated variously between 10/18/43 and 11/8/43. Pages and wrapper about Near Fine. <br/><br/>"The Day the Earth Caught Fire": An early and apparently abandoned draft by director Val Guest to film his screen story for Pax Films as a five-part British serial. Guest ultimately directed the story as a feature-length movie for Pax one of the most understated and intelligent science fiction films ever made. Light green wrappers both front and rear wrappers present. The front wrapper reads: "A Five Part Serialisation of / THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE / A Val Guest Production." Just below in holograph ink and in what we would assume is Guest's hand is written "Dedicated to Brian Aldiss." We think it likely that the script was gifted to the very connected Ackerman by Guest though the provenance beyond Ackerman's ownership is unknown. <br/><br/>41 pages divided into five parts each beginning with a two-color memo on PAX stationery describing what will happen in the following section. Pages and wrapper about Near Fine. <br/><br/>Buckram binding containing the two scripts is Very Good with some light scuffing and soil. <br/><br/>Martin 413. Republic Pictures / Pax Films / Universal Pictures unknown books
1986143499N.p.: N.p. 1986. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1964 novel by Curt Siodmak with a typed letter SIGNED by Siodmak written to "Sid" discussing the possibility of joint European and American backing for the film. <br/><br/>Curt Siodmak is best known for writing the "The Wolf Man" 1941 "I Walked with a Zombie" 1943 and "Donovan's Brain" 1953 and many other science fiction and horror classic. His work consistently revealed an imagination that combined modern scientific findings with fictional pseudo-scientific themes. <br/><br/>Set largely at the Paris World Exhibition of 1867 centered on the life of soprano singer Hortense Schneider and famed composer Jacques Offenbach largely describing Schneider's wide-ranging effect on European history based on her affairs with various heads of state. <br/><br/>Red titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Curt Siodmak. Title page present with credits for novelist and screenwriter Curt Siodmak. 116 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine internally prong bound. N.p. unknown books
1953144867Culver City CA: The Beckworth Corporation 1953. Vintage photograph of script supervisor Frances McDowell actor Aldo Ray and director Curtis Bernhardt on the set of the 1953 film. Mimeo snipe and studio stamps on the verso. <br/><br/>Sadie Thompson Rita Hayworth is stranded on a military outpost in American Samoa where the Marines take an interest in her particularly the self righteous and proselytizing Mr. Davidson Jose Ferrer who tries to save Miss Thompson's soul after learning she worked as a bar girl in Hawaii. The film was shot as a 3-D production though by the time of the film's release the frenzy around 3D films had died down and after a two week run the technology was dropped and the film was screened "flat." The story had to be reworked to meet Hays Code standards in its handling of scandalous themes this reworking gave way to the films musical numbers brought in to revive the now tamed down story. The film's "Sadie Thompson's Song Blue Pacific Blues" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Kaua'i Hawaii. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. The Beckworth Corporation unknown books
1997138625Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1997. Master Draft script for the 2000 film preceding the film's release by three years. Notations on the front wrapper in holograph pencil. <br/><br/>Based on Chabon's 1995 novel. Professor Grady Tripp Douglas teaches creative writing in Pittsburgh struggles writing his second novel and smokes marijuana in his free time. His wife has left him and he is having an affair with the Chancellor of the university McDormand. Grady's editor Downey Jr. inquires about the novel but becomes interested in a book by one of Grady's students Maguire as well as having other more intimate intentions. <br/><br/>Shot on location throughout Pennsylvania. Bob Dylan won an Academy Award for his original song "Things Have Changed" and the film was nominated for two more. <br/><br/>Blue wrappers noted as MASTER W/ SCENE NUMBERS on the front wrapper. Title page present dated December 1997 with credits for novelist Chabon and screenwriter Kloves. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 128. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1951140933Italy: Excelsa Film 1951. Vintage double weight press photograph of writer Curzio Malaparte sitting in the director's chair during the filming of his sole cinematic effort "The Forbidden Christ." With holograph pencil annotations regarding layout on both the recto and verso and the stamp of photographer Osvaldo Civirani and a mimeo snipe on the verso. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. <br/><br/>A journalist and diplomat Malaparte is best known for his two autobiographical novels about his experiences during and immediately after WWII "Kaputt" 1944 and "La Pelle" 1949 the later of which was filmed in 1981. He was nominated for the Grand Prize at Cannes for this original film about a prisoner of war who returns to his village in Italy after the war seeking the identity of the person who betrayed his brother to the Nazis. <br/><br/>Photographer Osvaldo Civirani would go on to a career as a film director helming over 20 pictures beginning with the sword and sandal classic "Hercules Against the Sons of the Sun" in 1964. <br/><br/>7 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. Excelsa Film unknown books
1955132494London: Eros Films 1955. Collection of 8 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1955 UK film. <br/><br/>A scarce English crime drama about an American who loses his money and finds himself stranded. He meets a smuggler who has brought jewels into the country inside a teddy bear but before they come to an agreement she is pushed off a cliff. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing and toning overall else Near Fine. Eros Films unknown books
1969130713Calgary AB: Transcontinental 1969. Post-production Combined Continuity script for the 1969 film. <br/><br/>A biography of Marquis De Sade the famous author of "120 Days of Sodom" and great lover of women. In this film he is in his old age hiding in his family's castle and avoiding the police. The story of his life is told through flashbacks dreams and plays. <br/><br/>White brad-bound titled wrappers. Mechanically Reproduced. Near Fine. Transcontinental unknown books
1958143074Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1958. Vintage double weight photograph on the set of the 1958 film showing Cyd Charisse getting her hair styled after a swim while Rock Hudson films with moment in the background. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. <br/><br/>With a screenplay by Ernest K. Gann based on his 1958 novel about the captain and passengers of a rundown boat caught in a storm and struggling to survive. <br/><br/>Filmed on location in Hawaii. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1961132481London: Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors 1961. Vintage black-and-white double weight still photograph from the 1961 UK film. <br/><br/>A comedy based on the novel "Stop at a Winner" by R.F. Delderfield starring Sean Connery as a hustler who is ordered by a judge to enlist in the armed forces. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Tiny corner creases else Near Fine. Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors unknown books
1958132147London: Associated British Associated British-Pathe 1958. Collection of 7 vintage full-color British front-of-house cards for the 1958 film. <br/><br/>Based on the novel "We Are Seven" by Una Troy about a seamstress with six children attempting to make ends meet and find new romance while the fathers of her children try to run her out of business. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Light corner creases else Near Fine. Associated British [Associated British-Pathe] unknown books
1961132121London: British Lion 1961. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1961 UK film. <br/><br/>An antiques dealer dies and is reincarnated as a bird vocalizing his opinions on the night of his widow's next wedding. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with creasing to one corner. British Lion unknown books
1975150681Los Angeles: Dimension Pictures 1975. Collection of seven vintage studio still photographs from the 1975 film. <br/><br/>A former pimp attempts to regain control of his nightclub which has been taken over by his rival several corrupt cops and drug dealers. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Los Angeles.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Dimension Pictures unknown books
1962146754N.p.: Kaufman-Lubin Productions 1962. Collection of 104 vintage studio still photographs from the 1962 film including some great in-character photographs and head shots from Ben Gazzara Sammy Davis Jr. Broderick Crawford Vincent Price Roland LaStarza Timothy Carey Ray Walston and others also includes 5 photographs of Gazzara with author John Resko and one head shot of Resko. Mimeo snipes on the verso of the majority of photographs. <br/><br/>"Convicts 4" here under the working title and title of Resko's 1956 autobiography upon which the film was loosely based Reprive. Dalton Trumbo wrote and directed with Millard Kaufman as his "front" as Trumbo was still blacklisted at the time which Kaufman had done before for Trumbo most notably for the 1950 Film Noir classic Gun Crazy. <br/><br/>John Resko Gazzara is convicted of killing a store owner and sentenced to life in prison. While in prison he ignites a passion for art an activity that leads to a transformation in his character. Featuring a great supporting cast which includes among others Sammy Davis Jr. Rod Steiger Vincent Price Ray Walson Jack Albertson Timothy Carey pop singer Dodie Stevens and boxer Roland La Starza.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Folsom Prison in California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine some light edge wear and light curling 2 with creasing. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Kaufman-Lubin Productions unknown books
1975150626Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1975. Complete set of eight vintage color studio still photographs from the 1975 US release of the 1974 Italian film. <br/><br/>A convent's vicious power-hungry Mother Superior bullies and torments those who stand in her way but the arrival of an agnostic writer looking for new material threatens to challenge the nun's power. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Rome. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1975150627Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1975. Collection of five vintage black and white studio still photographs from the 1975 US release of the 1974 Italian film. With the stamp of Consolidated Theatre Services on the verso. <br/><br/>A convent's vicious power-hungry Mother Superior bullies and torments those who stand in her way but the arrival of a young agnostic writer looking for new material threatens to challenge the nun's power. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Rome. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1976132852Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1976. Collection of 3 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1976 release of the 1976 American-Italian film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos of 2 stills and cropping annotations on the versos of 2 stills. <br/><br/>Based on Robert Marasco's 1973 novel about a haunted house and the summer caretakers moving in with their young son. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Slight discoloration to 2 stills else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. United Artists unknown books
1970137528Los Angeles: Jay Weston Productions 1970. Revised Draft script for an unproduced action film about a American soldier trying to free his son from a military prison in a fictional South American county in the throes of revolution. <br/><br/>Goldenrod titled wrappers. Title page present noted as Revised Draft with credits for screenwriter Gordon. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered 95. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Jay Weston Productions unknown books
1979127202New York: Twentieth Century-Fox 1979. Original Program for the classic 1979 science fiction film. A striking program for what can easily be described as an essential Scott film if not his finest. <br/><br/>This deluxe program reflects Scott's use of H. R. Giger's alien designs throughout the film with landscapes just as seemingly cold as the creatures that inhabit them evolving a completely original concept of space. <br/><br/>Illustrated in full color saddle-stapled wrappers 9 x 11.75 inches. Near Fine with a hint of rubbing. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1949132130London: British Lion Film Corporation 1949. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1949 UK film. <br/><br/>A man on a train pulls the communication cord and subsequently puts into motion a train wreck a murder and a man hunt. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light toning and several tiny closed tears. British Lion Film Corporation unknown books
1957141710N.p.: N.p. 1957. Draft script for an unproduced film. Copy belonging to Ben Colman after previously being owned by screenwriter Maxwell Shane with both of their names and addresses on the first page. <br/><br/>Based in part on an adventure story by Daniel Defoe. The film opens with a man trying to drown himself in the ocean as he reflects on his journey to this point of his life. Maxwell Shane began as a screenwriter and found his greatest recognition as a director of five key films noir in the 1940s and 1950s including "Fear in the Night" and "City Across the River."<br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Maxwell Shane and author Daniel Defoe. 145 leaves with last page of text numbered 142. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1987129694Universal City CA: Daniel Grodnik Productions 1987. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>A university physics lab creates a pair of plaid shoes that have the ability to transport the wearer from one location to another via a hyperspace jump with the serious caveats that the shoes cannot be removed and that after 25 hours the wearer disappears forever. A courier asked to transport the shoes to a secure government location is mugged and made to put them on and we follow his youthful antics as he tries to find a way to remove the shoes before it's too late. <br/><br/>Salmon titled wrappers. Title page present dated April 21m 1987 noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT with credits for Daniel Grodnik. 101 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Daniel Grodnik Productions unknown books
1975136240Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1975. Second Revised Draft script for the 1976 film "The Desperate Miles" seen here under the title "No Help Required."<br/><br/>A disabled Vietnam war veteran takes a road trip from LA to San Diego in his wheelchair to prove himself. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers noted as 2nd Rev. on the front wrapper production No. 42128 dated 1/22/75 with credits for screenwriters Arthur Ross and Joel Rogosin. Title page present integral with the front wrapper. 92 leaves with last page of text numbered 82 and with 9 additional revision pages at the rear. Mimeograph duplication with blue green yellow and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 1/8/75 and 1/22/75. Pages Near Fine wrappers Very Good bound with two gold brads. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books
1962138563Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1962. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1962 film. Mimeo snipe once affixed to the verso detached but present. Featured is Nita Talbot who played "Saturday Knight" in the film. <br/><br/>Based on Alexander Rose's 1960 novel "Four Horse Players Are Missing." Steve Martin is a horse-race better whose habits get the better of him so his wife Melanie Turner becomes his bookie. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Brief corner creases tape ghosts to the verso else Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1960141368N.p.: Afton-Linebrook 1960. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1960 film. <br/><br/>What "Valley of the Dolls" is to drugs "BUtterfield 8" is to sex. Extremely watchable trash a big-budget film with lowdown agenda and the last film in which Elizabeth Taylor who won an Oscar for her performance could have been accurately described as young and radiant bravely taking on an unsympathetic role as a high-end call girl who is beginning to run into problems. Something of an American answer to De Sica's "Madame De." with the object in question being a fur coat rather than a pair of earrings. <br/><br/>Shot on location in New York. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with extensive annotations to the verso in red felt-tipped ink blue ink and holograph graphite. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Afton-Linebrook unknown books
1976135943Los Angeles: Albert S. Ruddy Productions / American International Pictures AIP 1976. Draft script for the 1978 film. <br/><br/>Based on Paul Gallico's 1970 novel. Bernie Bonnelli Gould is a small-time talent agent down on his luck who discovers a boxing kangaroo named Matilda. Hoping to gain recognition and income he schedules a fight between the kangaroo and the boxing heavyweight champion of the world. The fight attracts the attention of the local mob boss who wants total control of the marsupial and the attention of animal activists looking to stop cruelty to animals. <br/><br/>Set in New York shot on location in California New York and Nevada. <br/><br/>Illustrated titled wrappers with glassine cover on the front wrapper. Title page present dated March 15 1976 with credits for novelist Gallico and screenwriter Galfas. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. Albert S. Ruddy Productions / American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
