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1986152504Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1986. Archive of five original architectural blueprints for location shooting purposes relating to the 1986 comedy film. Each blueprint numbered one through five out of five labeled "Ext. Pazzo Mansion" with the Beverly Hills address of the house and credits for director Blake Edwards production designer Roger Maus and others. <br /> <br /> The blueprints detail both interiors and exteriors for sections of the house as well as indicated places where the existing house would be augmented by new set construction. The location was used as the home of Paul Servino's mob boss character Tony Pazzo and his wife Claudia Pazzo played by Maria Conchita Alonso. <br /> <br /> A remake of Laurel and Hardy's classic 1932 short "The Music Box" about two friends who overhear a plot to fix a horse race and try to capitalize on it while being pursued by both the mob fixers and the police. <br /> <br /> 36 x 24 inches. Stapled on the left edge and rolled. Very Good plus. Columbia Pictures unknown
1984140554Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1984. Draft script for the 1984 film. With a few annotations in manuscript ink throughout. <br /> <br /> Rob Salinger Moore works as a television reporter and his wife Micki Reinking is a lawyer who is having difficulty getting pregnant to the chagrin of Rob. While working Rob meets a cellist Maude Irving who he begins dating without mentioning his wife. She soon becomes pregnant as well as his current wife and he ends up marrying Maude as well. To hide his bigamy he uses work as an excuse to spend days with one woman and nights with another. The women eventually find out about each other as they go into labor at the same time and are at the same hospital on the same floor. <br /> <br /> Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper is present dated March 7 1984 with a credit for screenwriter Jonathan Reynolds. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Later generation photocopy with revision pages throughout dated variously between March 6 1984 and March 22 1984. Pages Very Good plus wrapper missing bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown
1957164746Universal City: Universal-International 1957. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1957 film both showing actor Tony Curtis. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso of one.<br /> <br /> An opportunistic busboy at a resort gambles his way into high society where he falls in love with a wealthy but disinterested young heiress. Director Blake Edwards' third directorial effort. <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 /> Set in Wisconsin shot on location at Lake Arrowhead and Lake Tahoe California. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Universal-International unknown
1957155307Universal City: Universal-International 1957. Vintage reference photograph from the 1957 film showing Blake Edwards directing actors Tony Curtis and Martha Hyer on the set. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso.<br /> <br /> An opportunistic busboy at a resort gambles his way into high society where he falls in love with a wealthy but disinterested young heiress. Edwards' third directorial effort. <br /> <br /> Set in Wisconsin shot on location at Lake Arrowhead and Lake Tahoe California. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal-International unknown
1965150160N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1965 film showing actor Jack Lemmon in costume as Professor Fate in turn in disguise as Crown Prince Fredrich Hapnick covered in cake and pie. With the stamp of Globe Photos dated 14 April 1965 two Italian agency stamps and a stamp noting No. 7053 on the verso. <br /> <br /> Loosely based on the 1908 race from New York to Paris billed as the "Greatest Auto Race" of its time. An homage to slapstick farces and silent film comedies following two competing daredevils at the turn of the 20th century: handsome courteous hero The Great Leslie Tony Curtis and his nemesis the dastardly Professor Fate Lemmon.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Austria Paris and Kentucky Oregon and California in the United States. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1982169091N.p.: N.p. 1982. Final Draft script for the 1983 film. <br /> <br /> Blake Edwards remake of Francois Truffaut's 1977 film about sculptor David Fowler Burt Reynolds whose obsessive love of women leads to his eventual death told from the perspective of his analyst and eventual lover Marianna Julie Andrews. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Texas New York and California.<br /> <br /> Front wrapper integral with title page dated October 1982 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Blake Edwards Geoffrey Edwards Milton Wexler. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated 11/2/82 and 2/23/83. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1958132722London: Unviersal International Pictures 1958. Eight vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1958 US film. <br /> <br /> Based on a play by F. Hugh Herbert about a young woman who asks another guest at party to rescue her from her lecherous boss. When her rescuer suggests that she get out of her wet clothes she escapes and finds safety in the home of a retired actor. <br /> <br /> A story set in Connecticut shot at Universal Studios in California. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Faint creasing overall else Near Fine. Unviersal International Pictures unknown
1965153069N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1965 film showing actors James Coburn and Dick Shawn crouching in a bush with director Blake Edwards and a camera to the right capturing the shot. <br /> <br /> During the Allied invasion of Sicily an outfit of US soldiers are assigned to capture the small town of Valerno but find the townspeople ready and willing to be captured with two stipulations: a soccer match and a wine festival. <br /> <br /> Set in Sicily shot on location in Lake Sherwood California. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1965150160N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1965 film showing actor Jack Lemmon in costume as Professor Fate in turn in disguise as Crown Prince Fredrich Hapnick covered in cake and pie. With the stamp of Globe Photos dated 14 April 1965 two Italian agency stamps and a stamp noting No. 7053 on the verso. <br/><br/>Loosely based on the 1908 race from New York to Paris billed as the "Greatest Auto Race" of its time. An homage to slapstick farces and silent film comedies following two competing daredevils at the turn of the 20th century: handsome courteous hero The Great Leslie Tony Curtis and his nemesis the dastardly Professor Fate Lemmon.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Austria Paris and Kentucky Oregon and California in the United States. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1958132722London: Unviersal International Pictures 1958. Collection of 8 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1958 UK release of the 1958 US film. <br/><br/>Based on a play by F. Hugh Herbert about a young woman who asks another guest at party to rescue her from her lecherous boss. When her rescuer suggests that she get out of her wet clothes she escapes and finds safety in the home of a retired actor. <br/><br/>A story set in Connecticut shot at Universal Studios in California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Faint creasing overall else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Unviersal International Pictures unknown books
1957143037Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Revised Final script for the 1958 film. Based on the 1947 play "For Love or Money" by F. Hugh Herbert. Presentation copy belonging to producer Ross Hunter bound in full navy calf with gilt titles and design with Hunter's name on the front board. <br/><br/>Veteran actor Curd Jurgens begins to have feelings for a young woman Debbie Reynolds much to the chagrin of his romantic partner Alexis Smith. Ultimately Reynolds chooses his younger neighbor John Saxon and Jurgens happily returns to Smith. Winner of a Golden Globe. <br/><br/>Set in Connecticut. <br/><br/>Title page present noted as Revised Final with credits for screenwriter Blake Edwards. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered "135-A and 136." Mimeograph duplication with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between 7/12/57 and 9/24/57. Pages Fine presentation binding about Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1983147795Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1983. Two vintage studio still photographs one color one black and white from the 1983 film. <br/><br/>Blake Edwards remake of Francois Truffaut's 1977 film about a sculptor whose obsessive love of women leads to his eventual death told from the perspective of his analyst and eventual lover. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1973131474London: AVCO Embassy Pictures 1973. Draft script for the 1974 film. From the collection of still photographer Bob Willoughby. Rainbow copy with blue pink and white leaves. Included are six vintage black-and-white reference still photographs from the film. <br/><br/>Bob Willoughby 1927-2009 studied with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles worked as a photographer for magazines such as "Life" "Look" and "Harper's Bazaar" and as a set photographer for every major studio documenting some of most important films of the era and creating intimate portraits of some of Hollywood's greatest celebrities. <br/><br/>Willoughby moved his family to County Cork Ireland in 1972 working on only a handful of films through the late 1970s and early 1980s this was one of his final films though he would continue to photograph exhibit and publish books for the remainder of his life. <br/><br/>Based on Evelyn Anthony's 1971 novel about a woman on holiday in the Caribbean who meets a handsome Russian. Judith Farrow Andrews meets Feodor Sverdlov Sharif and together they visit all the beautiful spots on the island but Judith's ties to the British government and Feodor's to the Russian government cause problems for their romance. An underrated but serious look at espionage in the Cold War. <br/><br/>Set in Barbardos and shot on location there and in London and Paris. <br/><br/>Yellow titled wrappers marked copy No. 122. Title page present dated April 1973 with credits for screenwriter Edwards. 127 leaves mimeograph duplication with pink and blue undated revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with two silver brads. Stills Near Fine. AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown books
1985148722Los Angeles: Blake Edwards Entertainment 1985. Draft script for the 1986 film here under the working title "The Music Box." <br/><br/>The second page of the script is a statement from Blake Edwards expressing his intent of utilizing "broad improvisation" and leaving the concise script with relatively minimal dialogue. Noted in the AFI Catalog.<br/><br/>Inspired by the classic and Academy Award winning Laurel & Hardy short "The Music Box" 1932 directed by James Parrott. Originally intended by Edwards to be a vehicle for Richard Pryor and Burt Reynolds.<br/><br/>Actor and gambler Spencer Holden Ted Danson overhears gangsters Binky and Turnip Stuart Margolin and Richard Mulligan at the racetrack talking about doping a horse to win the race. When the thugs find out they trail him and his restauranteur buddy Dennis Powel Howie Mandel to make sure they don't go to the authorities. <br/><br/>Untitled Blake Edwards Entertainment wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Blake Edwards. 55 leaves with last page of text numbered 53. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Blake Edwards Entertainment unknown books
1964135474Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1964. Collection of 3 vintage black-and-white reference studio still photographs from the 1964 film. The second of the "Pink Panther" films based on the 1962 book by Harry Kurnitz which in turn was adapted from Marcel Achard's play "L'Idiote." <br/><br/>Probably one of five funniest films of the 1960s and the defining installment in the well-loved Pink Panther series. While "A Shot in the Dark" was ably preceded by "The Pink Panther" in 1963 it was the first to feature the series' underrated maestro Herbert Lom as Chief Inspector Dreyfus. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine condition. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. United Artists unknown books
1969151541London: United Artists 1969. Vintage borderless photograph of Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers on the set of the 1968 film from the 1969 UK release of the film. British United Artists snipe and provenance stamp of film scholar and author "Jean-Pierre Berthome" on verso.<br/><br/>Edwards' most outrageous collaboration with Sellers the only one that wasn't a "Pink Panther" film. Sellers in a role that today would be considered racially insensitive plays Hrundi V. Bakshi an Indian actor who inadvertently and ever-so courteously causes chaos and mayhem at a Hollywood party. Sellers' legendary and hilariously painful performance is assisted by an increasingly drunk waiter a wonderful performance by Steve Franken an adorable psychedelic-painted baby elephant and much more. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Faint creasing else Near Fine.<br/><br/>Rosenbaum 1000. United Artists unknown books
1984140554Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1984. Draft script for the 1984 film. With a few annotations in holograph ink throughout. <br/><br/>Rob Salinger Moore works as a television reporter and his wife Micki Reinking is a lawyer who is having difficulty getting pregnant to the chagrin of Rob. While working Rob meets a cellist Maude Irving who he begins dating without mentioning his wife. She soon becomes pregnant as well as his current wife and he ends up marrying Maude as well. To hide his bigamy he uses work as an excuse to spend days with one woman and nights with another. The women eventually find out about each other as they go into labor at the same time and are at the same hospital on the same floor. <br/><br/>Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper is present dated March 7 1984 with a credit for screenwriter Jonathan Reynolds. 127 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Later generation photocopy with revision pages throughout dated variously between March 6 1984 and March 22 1984. Pages Very Good plus wrapper missing bound with two gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1965132873London: Warner-Pathe Distributors 1965. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1965 UK release of the 1965 US film. <br/><br/>A professional daredevil convinces auto makers that a race from New York to Paris will help to promote automobile sales. A rival vows to win the race in a car of his own invention. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Austria and throughout California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing else Near Fine. Warner-Pathe Distributors unknown books
1962132191London: Warner-Pathe 1962. A collection of 7 vintage vintage black-and-white still photographs from the UK release of the 1962 US film. Distributor rubber-stamps and mimeograph snipes on the versos. <br/><br/>Jack Lemmon plays an alcoholic who falls in love with an innocent young women whom he convinces to start drinking leading them both lose themselves in the downward spiral of addiction. Henry Mancini composed the score and along with Johnny Mercer won an Academy Award for the for the title song. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light toning<br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Warner-Pathe unknown books
1962132163London: Warner-Pathe 1962. Two vintage vintage black-and-white still photographs from the UK release of the 1962 US film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos. <br/><br/>Jack Lemmon plays an alcoholic who falls in love with an innocent young women whom he convinces to start drinking leading them both lose themselves in the downward spiral of addiction. Henry Mancini composed the score and along with Johnny Mercer won an Academy Award for the for the title song. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light corner creases to one and a closed tear to one of the mimeograph snipes. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Warner-Pathe unknown books
1959132443London: Rank Film Distributors 1959. Collection of 7 vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1958 US film. <br/><br/>Tony Curtis stars as a sex-starved soldier who wins a date with pinup model Linda Cristal. Janet Legih Curtis' real life wife plays an Army shrink tasked with keeping things chaste. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. One still with faint stains and light corner creases to most else Near Fine. Rank Film Distributors unknown books
1970141401N.p.: N.p. 1970. Revised Draft script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on page 106. <br /> <br /> Searching for deeper meaning in her life a single mother with three daughters decides to research and write a book on sex much to the chagrin of her friends and family.<br /> <br /> Set in Big Sur. <br /> <br /> Blue titled wrappers. Title page present noted as Revised with credit for screenwriter Blanche Hanalis. 164 leaves with last page of text numbered 161. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
1954WRCLIT40377Hollywood: ZIV Television Programs Inc. 1954. 150 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only bradbound in mimeographed wrappers. Faint dampstaining to upper wrapper ink corrections to front cover and two pages about a dozen leaves with corner creases otherwise a good or better copy. A "Revised Final Script" of this adaptation prepared as #52B of the MY FAVORITE STORY series. ZIV Television Programs, Inc. unknown books
BBS-2022623Robert Bloch. Very Good. From the files of Robert Bloch. Undated unproduced script by Bloch based on the novel by Spinrad and Patton. Harlan Ellison would also write an unproduced script treatment for the novel. 138 pages in a black folder with bookplates for the Witzer Rhodes & Small agency at front and inside front cover. Long metal clasp binding. Folder is very good with light edgewear; metal clasp is secure with slight rust formation. Binding sound. Pages lightly toned free of markings. Robert Bloch unknown
BBS-2022275Tri-Star Pictures. Very Good. Unproduced script by Robert Bloch based on the novel by Anderson and Dickson. In a navy folder branded with Tri-Star Pictures bound with metal button clasps. Folder is very good with light shelf-wear and edgewear. Metal clasps are secure free of rust; they have also scraped into the inside back cover a little. Binding sound. 167 pages are bound in with 9 additional revision pages laid-in. Revision pages toned; original pages bright. Free of markings. Tri-Star Pictures unknown
