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1979147660Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1979. Collection of 10 vintage studio still photographs from the 1979 re-release of the 1977 film here identified under the title "Crimebusters" housed in original paper envelope labeled "CRIME BUSTERS 10 stills."<br/><br/>Not to be confused with the 1977 Italian Crime film "Crimebusters" by Michele Massimo Tarantini. Italian buddy comedy featuring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer as Matt Kirby and Wilbur Walsh two bumbling out of luck con men who inadvertently find themselves working for the Miami Police Department. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Miami Florida. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. United Artists unknown books
1971147931N.p.: Avco Embassy Pictures 1971. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 US release of the 1970 Italian film. <br/><br/>Spaghetti Western comedy from Enzo Barboni under the pseudonym of E.B. Clucher starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer as Trinity and Bambino two motley brothers trying to defend a Mormon settlement from Mexican bandits led by Major Harriman played by Farley Granger.<br/><br/>Set in California shot on location in Andalucia Spain and Lazio Italy. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>Cox "10000 Ways to Die. Avco Embassy Pictures unknown books
1999139969Hong Kong: N.p. 1999. Vintage Hong Kong poster printed in both Chinese and English for the 1999 film. <br/><br/>An experimental film by director Eric Kot with cameos from numerous notable actors. Kot is notorious in the Chinese hip hop industry and has made a number of short films and television episodes. <br/><br/>40 x 25 inches folded. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1978139982Paris: Les Films du Losange 1978. Vintage French mini poster for the 1978 French film. <br/><br/>Eric Rohmer's adaptation of Chretien de Troyes' 12th century Arthurian legend is notable for its unusual set. Unlike other adaptations the film is set in a highly stylized theatrical realm complete with props and an interactive chorus. Production designer Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko was inspired by the colorful flat compositions of Medieval paintings and seamlessly incorporated their aesthetic into his set props and lighting. <br/><br/>Shot on location in France. <br/><br/>15.5 x 21.5 inches folded. Small holograph pencil notation to the verso else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Rosenbaum 1000. Les Films du Losange unknown books
1970141083Paris: Les Films du Losange 1970. Vintage pressbook for the 1970 film. Director Eric Rohmer's first color film in which mountainous backdrops and varying tones play a significant visual role. In a notedly minimal narrative a newly married diplomat becomes infatuated with a lovely young acquaintance specifically with the girl's knee. His desire to touch her knee becomes the driving force behind the film. <br/><br/>Two pages 9.5 x 12.5 inches. Near Fine with pin holes to the corners. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 347. Les Films du Losange unknown books
1969138609Paris: FFD 1969. Original pressbook for the 1969 French film. Nominated for two Academy Awards and the Palme d'Or. <br/><br/>The third film but fourth released in Rohmer's "Moral Tales" series and the one that finally elevated him to the international status of his New Wave peers. <br/><br/>9.5 x 13.25. Tri-fold Very Good plus. Starting to the lower rear fold and light soil. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 345. FFD unknown books
1967149670N.p.: N.p. 1967. Collection of three vintage small format Polaroid color reference photographs and five negatives on a single strip from the 1967 French film all images showing actress Haydee Politoff. <br/><br/>A love triangle develops between two best friends and the beautiful sexually open young woman who interrupts their vacation on the Riviera. The third film in director Eric Rohmer's "Six Moral Tales" series made quickly and with very little budget due to delays in starting production of what was to be the next film in the series "My Night at Maud's" 1969.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Cote d'Azur and Saint-Tropez France.<br/><br/>Photographs 5 x 3.5 inches negative strip 1.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1982142224Ottawa: Canadian Broadcast Corporation 1982. Treatment script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>W.O. Mitchell one of Canada's best-loved writers originally wrote the play "Back to Beulah" which was produced as a television film in 1974 and for the stage in 1976. In 1978 the play won the Chalmers Award. It is the story of three patients moved out of the mental hospital and into a halfway house. This treatment was for an intended American adaptation retitled as "Listen to Me" and released in 1982 but since remains unmade. <br/><br/>Clear untitled wrappers. Title page present dated September 29 1982 with credits for screenwriter and playwright W.O. Mitchell and screenwriter Eric Till. Ten leaves. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus unbound. Canadian Broadcast Corporation unknown books
1981151236N.p.: N.p. 1981. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1981 film showing actress Lynn Hancock. <br/><br/>An unpopular orphaned military cadet seeks revenge on his bullies by summoning demonic spirits through his computer. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Nightmare USA. N.p. unknown books
1959139447Berlin: Deutsche Film Hansa 1959. Vintage borderless black-and-white press photograph of demure Maria Perschy on the set of the 1959 West German film. Copyright rubber stamp and annotations in holograph pencil on the verso. <br/><br/>The daughter Perschy of a traffic cop Erhardt falls in love with a race-car driver Schumann. <br/><br/>Perschy made her first Hollywood film in 1962 in John Huston's "Freud." <br/><br/>Shot on location in Germany. <br/><br/>6.25 x 8.25 inches. About Near Fine. Deutsche Film Hansa unknown books
1948146150N.p.: Enterprise Productions 1948. Vintage studio still photograph of Ingrid Bergman from the 1948 film. Holograph annotations in ink on bottom border of recto. Crop annotations in holograph pencil and stamp on the verso obscured by holograph marker. <br/><br/>Based on the 1945 novel by Erich Maria Remarque. A complex romantic film noir in which Dr. Ravic Boyer is a refugee doctor practicing illegally in Paris under a false name. He saves Joan Madou Bergman from committing suicide after the sudden death of her lover and helps her land a job singing in a nightclub. The two fall in love but he is deported. Joan finds herself another man's mistress while Dr. Ravic seeks revenge by hunting for the Nazi officer Ivon Haake Laughton. <br/><br/>Set in Paris shot on location in New York and Paris. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing and 2 small tears on bottom repaired with paper tape on verso. <br/><br/>Selby US. Spicer US. Olive Films #809. Enterprise Productions unknown books
1922150742N.p.: N.p. 1922. Vintage reference photograph of Erich von Stroheim from the set of the 1922 film. <br/><br/>The legendary von Stroheim's third film as a director at time the most expensive film ever made and the first to cost over one million dollars although the original budget was $250000. The overruns led to the first of many clashes between von Stroheim and Irving Thalberg then just 21 years old and still in his first year as the head of Universal. Thalberg eventually shut down production and took over editing the film himself cutting nearly three hours from the footage in the first of several instances in the next few years that would assert the primacy of the studio over that of the director. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Godard Histoires du Cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1928152353N.p.: N.p. 1928. Vintage reference photograph from the 1928 film struck circa 1950 from the original negative showing actors Erich von Stroheim and Fay Wray. With a stamp specific to the film's French release on the verso along with a few holograph ink annotations.<br/><br/>From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br/><br/>Stroheim's runaway production was halted after nine months of shooting by producer Pat Powers having gone nearly $1 million over budget with an edited running time of over four hours. After a disastrous preview Paramount decided to release two films from the footage as was Stroheim's original intent with the second part entitled "The Honeymoon" now lost.<br/><br/>The film follows Prince Nicki an impoverished aristocrat who is in love with the beautiful innkeeper's daughter Mitzi Fay Wray but is forced to marry Cecilia the daughter of a wealthy factory owner Zasu Pitts.<br/><br/>5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>National Film Registy. Scorsese A Personal Journey through American Movies. N.p. unknown books
1928150743N.p.: N.p. 1928. Vintage portrait photograph of Erich von Stroheim from 1926 released as a publicity still for the 1928 film. Newspaper clipping of photograph with two "DEC 19 1934" stamps affixed to verso and an "Erich von Stroheim" stamp and "Erich von Stroheim Goldwyn director" printed on verso.<br/><br/>Stroheim's runaway production was halted after nine months of shooting by producer Pat Powers having gone nearly $1 million over budget with an edited running time of over four hours. After a disastrous preview Paramount decided to release two films from the footage as was Stroheim's original intent with the second part entitled "The Honeymoon" now lost.<br/><br/>Prince Nicki an impoverished aristocrat is in love with the beautiful innkeeper's daughter Mitzi but is forced to marry Cecilia the daughter of a wealthy factory owner.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with two small chips one on top left corner and one on center right margin. <br/><br/>National Film Registy. Scorsese A Personal Journey through American Movies. N.p. unknown books
1928150733N.p.: N.p. 1928. Vintage reference studio still photograph of Fay Wray Zasu Pitts and Erich von Stroheim from the second half of the 1928 film "The Wedding March" titled "The Honeymoon." Mimeo snipe and provenance stamp from prominent early film collector "I.K. MEGINNIS" on verso. <br/><br/>Stroheim's runaway production which was halted after nine months of shooting by producer Pat Powers having gone nearly $1 million over budget and with an edited running time of over four hours. After a disastrous preview Paramount decided to release two films from the footage as was Stroheim's original intent with the second part entitled "The Honeymoon" now lost.<br/><br/>Prince Nicki an impoverished aristocrat is in love with the beautiful innkeeper's daughter Mitzi but is forced to marry Cecilia the daughter of a wealthy factory owner.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Light rippling to upper right margins and light edgewear else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>National Film Registy. Scorsese A Personal Journey through American Movies. N.p. unknown books
1924143516Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1924. Vintage herald or broadside for the 1924 film. A clever and excessively rare bit of advertisement designed as a "Wanted" poster pulling together the main character from Frank Norris' novel John "Doc" McTeague a photo of "McTeague" Gibson Gowland and mention of a specific screening at San Francisco's Imperial Theatre on Market Street today the Market Street Cinema. <br/><br/>The first cut of Stroheim's "Greed" was a mammoth 9.5-hour presentation. All that survives today is a restored slightly choppy but coherent 240-minute version supplanted with still photographs that conveys to the viewer the unimaginable grandeur of the original. Very little paper advertisement has survived. The only poster that has ever surfaced is a disappointing window card showing none of the characters and this remarkable broadside the only example we have ever encountered. <br/><br/>13 x 6 inches. Near Fine with a couple of tiny internal tears overall extremely clean and with no paper loss. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1923151959N.p.: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1923. Vintage reference photograph of the cast crew and onlookers from the set of the 1925 film. Mimeo snipe and annotations in holograph ink on verso.<br/><br/>Based on the 1899 novel "McTeague" by Frank Norris. An impoverished miner-turned-dentist wins the lottery but the ensuing fortune threatens to ruin the lives of everyone it touches. Director Erich von Stroheim's masterpiece one of the first films to be shot entirely on location in San Francisco and Death Valley using what were then considered sophisticated and relatively new filming techniques such as montage editing and deep focus. <br/><br/>Stroheim's first cut of the film was a mammoth 9.5 hour presentation edited down to two and a half hours against his wishes. All that survives today is a restored slightly choppy but coherent 240-minute version supplanted with still photographs that conveys to the viewer the unimaginable grandeur of the original. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a small closed tear in bottom margin and faint creasing. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard Histoires du cinema. Rosenbaum 1000. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1944145835Universal City: Universal Pictures 1944. Vintage photograph from the 1944 film.<br/><br/>Universal Pictures' follow up to "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" ups the ante on its predecessor with the addition of Dracula John Carradine a mad scientist Boris Karloff and a hunchback J. Carroll Naish. Glenn Strange takes up the role of the creature the fourth actor to play the part with Lon Chaney Jr. reprising his role as the Wolf Man making it the first multi-monster movie from Universal.<br/><br/>Set in Switzerland. <br/><br/>7.75 x 10 inches. Very Good Plus with a slight crease on bottom right and some light creasing throughout. <br/><br/>Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors. Universal Pictures unknown books
1945147050Universal City: Universal Pictures 1945. Vintage photograph of Onslow Stevens lighting Lon Chaney Jr.'s way up a macabre stone stairway from the 1945 film. <br/><br/>The last entry in Universal's famed "monsters" canon a direct sequel to 1944's "House of Frankenstein" which appropriately hosted Universal's "big three" monsters all in Dracula's house including the Prince of Darkness himself John Carradine the Wolf Man Chaney Jr. and Frankenstein Glenn Strange along with the requisite mad scientist Onslow Stevens and hunchbacked assistant Jane Adams.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors. Universal Pictures unknown books
1980147323N.p.: N.p. 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film based on Ernest Hemingway's final novel.<br/><br/>A middle-aged man dying of a heart disease takes a duck hunting trip in Trieste Italy reminiscing on his past experiences as a military officer and recent romance with an 18 year old girl. <br/><br/>Set in Italy.<br/><br/>White untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Alan Scott and novelist Ernest Hemingway. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1957136403Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1957. Draft script for the 1957 film. In Selznick Studio wrappers with the insignia on the front wrapper. An original production script with a perforated distribution leaf preceding the title page. <br/><br/>The second film version of Ernest Hemingway's 1929 novel and also the last film produced by David O. Selznick. Frederick Henry Hudson is an American serving in the Italian Army during WWI where he meets Catherine Barkley Jones a Red cross nurse. They have a torrid affair which results in pregnancy. The two gradually lose contact with one another. But Henry makes it to Switzerland where Barkley is hospitalized. The baby is stillborn and Barkley dies shortly afterward. <br/><br/>Set in Europe shot on location in Italy. <br/><br/>White titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Hecht original director Vidor and producer Selznick. Title page present dated 1957 with a credit for screenwriter Hecht. 177 leaves with last page of text numbered 173. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. <br/><br/>Davenport p. 122. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1958146914N.p.: Leland Hayward Productions 1958. Vintage photograph of Ernest Hemingway and Spencer Tracy on the set of the 1958 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Ernest Hemingway published in 1952. Winner of an Academy Award and nominated for two more including Best Actor for Spencer Tracy one of nine nominations he would receive during his career. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine very light creasing. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Leland Hayward Productions unknown books
1964137342Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1964. Original pressbook for the 1964 film the second time Hemingway's short story was adapted for the screen following the classic 1946 version starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner. <br/><br/>Notable as Ronald Reagan's last film role and perhaps in preparation for his move into politics the first time he played a villain. <br/><br/>12 x 18 inchescm. 12 pages saddle stapled. Light foxing overall else Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1965146683N.p.: Lippert Pictures 1965. Collection of 20 vintage studio still photographs from the 1965 film in their original brown paper sleeve stamped "THE RETURN OF MR. MOTO 25 STILLS SET A." <br/><br/>Mr. Moto the fictional Japanese secret agent created by author John P. Marquand appearing in 6 of his novels between 1935 and 1957 and portrayed by Peter Lorre in 8 motion pictures between 1937 and 1939 as well as a 1951 radio show starring James Monks is here portrayed by Henry Silva an undercover Interpol agent investigating the bombing of Middle East oil fields assisted by Beta Oil secretary Maxine Powell Suzanne Lloyed and Police Inspector Jim Halliday Stanley Morgan.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Paper sleeve Near Fine closed tear along one edge.<br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Lippert Pictures unknown books
1975146429N.p.: N.p. 1975. First Draft script for an unproduced film written by the Oscar-winning screenwriter Ernest Tidyman.<br/><br/>Based on Martin Caidin's 1974 novel. An American ace pilot and his Japanese counterpart take to the skies during World War II to duel and are eventually forced into a friendship built on necessity. Screenwriter Ernest Tidyman previously won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The French Connection" 1971 and was also known for writing both the John Shaft novel series and the screenplay for the 1971 film.<br/><br/>Set in and above Japan.<br/><br/>Black titled wrappers. Title page present dated May 6 1975 noted as "first draft" with credits for screenwriter Tidyman and novelist Martin Caidin. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with tape reinforcements to its silver prong binding. N.p. unknown books
