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1970149980Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1970. Vintage US silkscreen banner poster for the 1971 film printed in a striking blue and fluorescent pink.<br/><br/>Half-Navajo Vietnam veteran Green Beret and hapkido master Billy Jack defends the peace-loving free-thinking Freedom School from intolerant and bigoted locals. Originally unable to find distribution director screenwriter and star Tom Laughlin booked the film into theatres himself and the film's mixture of radical politics and action struck a chord with viewers eventually becoming the second highest grossing film of the year. The second of four "Billy Jack" films preceded by "The Born Losers" 1967 and followed by "The Trial of Billy Jack" 1974 and "Billy Jack Goes to Washington" 1976 all directed by and starring Laughlin and co-written and co-starring his wife Delores Taylor. <br/><br/>Set in Arizona shot on location in New Mexico Arizona and California. <br/><br/>82 x 24 inches. Rolled. About Near Fine with no restoration some rubbing and light scratches and some very light soiling on margins otherwise quite bright and unfaded. Warner Brothers unknown books
147142N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>A middle-aged state legislator newly out of a job decides to run for president. <br/><br/>Set in Washington DC.<br/><br/>Non-standard untitled Tommy's Productions wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter TOM HARTLAND. 56 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos and versos. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with front wrapper partially detached from the binding side stapled with three staples. N.p. unknown books
1976132931Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1976. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1976 UK release of the 1975 US film. Mimeograph snipe and cropping annotations on the verso and cropping annotations on the recto. <br/><br/>Based on Alistair MacLean's 1974 novel starring Charles Bronson as John Deaken a prisoner on a train with medical supplies and small US Army unit heading through Rocky mountains. <br/><br/>A story set in the Rocky Mountains shot on location in Idaho. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1924137520Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1924. Continuity Draft script for the 1925 film. Studio File Copy rubber-stamped on the front wrapper. Brief notation on one page in holograph pencil. <br/><br/>Based on Tod Robbins' 1917 novel a classic of horror fiction about a trio of circus freaks who escape captivity in the circus open a curiosity shop and use it as a base from which to launch a devastating crime wave. Robbins would see another of his short stories "Spurs" adapted by Browning as the classic 1932 film "Freaks."<br/><br/>This is the first of two adaptations being a silent starring Lon Chaney as Professor Echo the ventriloquist Victor McLaglen as Hercules the strongman and Harry Earles as Tweedledee the dwarf. The second version was directed by Jack Conway in 1930 as a talkie with Chaney and Earles reprising their roles and Ivan Linow as Hercules. <br/><br/>Set in New York. <br/><br/>Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as copy No. 2 in holograph ink and production No. 1505 dated 12/20/24 with credits for screenwriter Young. Title page present undated with credits for writer Robbins and screenwriter Young. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 111. Multilith reproduction. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. <br/><br/>Lentz US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1928140436Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1928. Draft script for the 1929 silent film. <br/><br/>Lon Chaney plays a heavily-scarred wild animal trapper whose daughter's upcoming marriage is threatened by the return of her femme fatale mother. The mother harbors bitterness to Chaney and seeks revenge on him by attempting to woo her daughter's fiance thwarted by a gorilla Chaney releases from a cage that gruesomely attacks her. Lon Chaney's penultimate silent film and the last of his collaborations with director Tod Browning. The film was released with a Movietone music and effects soundtrack that could be played alongside the film. <br/><br/>Tan titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 10751 and production No. 415 dated Dec. 31 1928 with credits for producer Irving Thalberg. Title page integral with the first page of the text with credits for story writers Tod Browning and Harry Sinclair Drago and screenwriter Waldemar Young. 75 leaves with last page of text numbered 75. Mimeograph duplication. Pages about Fine wrapper Good plus bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1925149842Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1925. First Draft script for the 1925 film. <br/><br/>A roguish Eastern European woman is hired to help con a young heiress out of her wealth by holding fake seances with the heiress' long-dead father. Director Tod Browning was best known for his controversial masterpiece "Freaks" 1932 a quintessential film from both the perspective of horror and pre-Code film history revered by 20th century surrealists and given homage by Luis Bunuel in his film "Viridiana" 1961.<br/><br/>Beige titled wrappers rubber-stamped production No. 1520 dated 3/28/25. Title page integral with the first page of text dated March 28 1925 noted as First draft of continuity with credits for screenwriter Waldemar Young. Approximately 120 leaves without page numbers. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1986133416Los Angeles: Cannon Films 1986. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1986 film. Featured are Dennis Hopper Caroline Williams and Tobe Hooper on the set. <br/><br/>Nearly a decade after the first installment now a slasher classic Tobe Hooper revisits his chainsaw-toting prodigy "Leatherface" but to the dismay of most critics. This feature with the great Dennis Hopper as a creepy sheriff has achieved cult status in light of its being underrated since its release. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Cannon Films unknown books
1975149362Austin Texas: Vortex 1975. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1974 film showing director Tobe Hooper coaching actress Marilyn Burns in between shots with cinematographer Daniel Pearl adjusting the camera in the background. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. <br/><br/>Loosely based on the crimes of serial murderer and body snatcher Ed Gein. Shot on a shoestring budget with the cast mostly composed of unknown Texan actors Tobe Hooper's second feature film courted controversy upon release for its grisly violence and critical view of US politics and is now rightfully considered a slasher cult classic.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Round Rock Watterson Austin and San Marcos Texas.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>Thrower Nightmare USA. Vortex unknown books
1987WRCLIT84919Np 1987. 197 leaves. Quarto. Photoduplicated typescript printed on rectos only punched and bradbound. Title lettered on spine ink name on title leaf see below otherwise very good. An unspecified draft of this screenplay for the 1987 film starring Robert Downey Jr. Molly Ringwald Harvey Keitel Dennis Hopper Robert Towne Polly Draper et al. This copy bears the ownership signature of Les Lazarowitz the sound editor for the production. unknown books
1976149916N.p.: N.p. 1976. Collection of seven vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1976 Italian film.<br/><br/>Based on the real Salon Kitty a cabaret and brothel used by Nazi secret intelligence to collect information on high-ranking SS commandants and foreign dignitaries during World War II. Heavily edited for its US release with many political elements purged in order to market the film as a sexploitation production. Considered one of the progenitors of the Nazi exploitation genre. <br/><br/>Set in Berlin. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/><br/>Blue Underground. N.p. unknown books
1972140175Hong Kong: Lee Ming Film Company 1972. Vintage German A1 poster for the 1972 Hong Kong film. <br/><br/>23 x 33 inches. Lightly soiled with a light holograph pencil notation to the verso else Near Fine. Lee Ming Film Company unknown books
1985147809Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1985. Vintage studio still photograph from the classic 1985 film. <br/><br/>Based in part on the 1948 Italian film "The Bicycle Thief" directed by Vittorio De Sica in which Pee-wee's beloved bicycle is stolen and he must follow a goofy cross-country trail of leads in order to retrieve it. Director Tim Burton's debut feature film and the first pairing of Burton and composer Danny Elfman who would work together on most of Burton's future film projects as well. <br/><br/>Shot on location in California and Texas. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with two faint crop marks in holograph pencil on the recto. <br/><br/>Destroy All Movies. Warner Brothers unknown books
197270572Los Angeles: Betnic Productions Inc 1972. Wraps. Very good. Revised Draft of this unproduced screenplay. Veteran producer Frank P. Rosenberg hired Ernest Tidyman 1928-84 to adapt Jeanne Rejaunier's best-selling novel which deals with the glamourous sometimes sleazy life of topflight New York fashion models. Tidyman began work on the project in 1970 immediately prior to writing the screenplays for Shaft 1971 based on his 1970 novel and French Connection 1971 which established him as one of the top screenwriters in the business. The production was ultimately abandoned. However this draft includes casting notes with potential candidates for each role listed in order of preference - for instance the actresses targeted for the role of Charlene include Eleanor Parker Bette Davis Joan Crawford Susan Hayward Ava Gardner Rita Hayworth Anne Baxter and Angela Lansbury - as well as brief bios of the preferred producer Gordon Oliver director Gordon Douglas and production manager Nate Barrager. Green titled vinyl wrappers noted as "Revised Draft" on the title page which is dated November 8 1972 and includes credits for Tidyman Rejaunier and Betnic Productions. 169 mimeographed pages with the last page numbered 154. The contents are crisp and clean. Some very light edgewear to the wrappers which are bound with two brads with the remnants of a paper label to the spine; otherwise very good. Scarce OCLC locates no copies. Betnic Productions Inc unknown books
1972148888Hong Kong: Kwong Ming Film 1972. Vintage double-sided flyer for the 1972 film. With an English language synopsis on one side. <br/><br/>In early 20th century China a worker accidentally kills his boss in a fight. He flees to Thailand with his friends where they are forced to fight in an underground fighting ring. <br/><br/>14 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light toning and occasional light foxing. Kwong Ming Film unknown books
1946132440London: Two Cities Films / General Film Distributors 1946. Collection of 3 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1946 UK film. Mimeo layovers affixed to the versos and one still with sequence number noted on the recto. <br/><br/>A musician decides to return to his native African home after years performing in London. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Some toning and tiny closed tears to the layovers else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Two Cities Films / General Film Distributors unknown books
1961129837Los Angeles: Paul Kohner Inc 1961. Draft script for an unproduced film titled "Penelope" written for screen by Thornton O'Reilly. With a label from the Paul Kohner talent agency Hollywood CA and associate Ilse Lahn's name in holograph ink on the front wrapper Lahn also credited on the title page. <br/><br/>A story set in ancient Greece at the palace of Odysseus involving Penelope daughter of Icarius of Sparta wife of Odysseus mother of Telemachus Telemach Telemachus Antinous Parakles and other Greek personalities. Homer's "Odyssey" tells the story of how during her husband's long absence after the Trojan War many chieftains of Ithaca and nearby islands became Penelope's lovers. <br/><br/>Light blue titled wrappers with credit for screenwriter O'Reilly. Title page present with credit for screenwriter O'Reilly. 60 leaves mimeograph on onionskin stock with the last leaf of text numbered 58. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Paul Kohner Inc unknown books
1935146083London: Criterion 1935. Shooting script for the 1936 film.<br/><br/>Based on the 1913 novel. When a former boxing champion turned innkeeper is wrongly accused of stealing jewelry from wealthy guests staying at the inn his son travels to London and impersonates an aristocratic gentleman in order to prove his father's innocence and catch the true thief.<br/><br/>Orange titled wrappers. Title page present noted as Shooting Script with credits for screenwriter Clemence Dane. 235 leaves with last page of text numbered 230. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good with foxing and edgewear side stapled. Criterion unknown books
1958142712Glendale CA: William F. Broidy Productions / Allied Artists 1958. Draft script for the 1959 film noir. Holograph pencil and ink notation indicating copy belonging to actress Lyn Thomas with substantive notes on dialogue and wardrobe throughout. Shooting schedule leaves bound in and laid in scene break down of costume. <br/><br/>Arson squad investigator Johnny Broderick and his partner Ben Howard investigate a warehouse fire and find evidence of arson. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>Red titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 31 with "Aug 1958" noted in holograph ink below the title. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Tom Hubbard. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 88 and 13 shooting schedule leaves. Mimeograph duplication with blue green and pink revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. <br/><br/>Selby Us. Spicer US. William F. Broidy Productions / Allied Artists unknown books
1947WRCLIT67261Universal City: Universal-International Pictures 1947. 1137 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in studio wrappers. Pencil name and ink filing notes on upper wrapper along with a tentative change of title that was not used. Very good. A first draft "continuity" but in fact a full-fledged screenplay. It appears this project never reached production although an adaptation of Kilgallen's story by another writer was televised in 1956. In addition to his work as a screenwriter Thomson published journalism and novels among the latter NOT AS A STRANGER the source for the Stanley Kramer film of the same title. Universal-International Pictures unknown books
1990WRCLIT68158London: Palace Pictures 1990. Original highly pictorial UK quad poster 30 x 40";76 x 102 cm . Folded as issued otherwise fine. A visually dynamic quad for the UK release of Maggie Greenwald's adaptation to the screen of the 1957 novel by Jim Thompson starring Loretta Gross Andrew Lee Barrett Jorja Fox et al. Greenwald won Best Director Award at the Torino Film Festival for this film and it has been acknowledged by the British Film Institute as one of the "100 Best American Independents." The UK poster design unfortunately unsigned far surpasses that of the US one sheet. Palace Pictures unknown books
1942137103Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1942. Revised Final Draft script for the 1942 film. Brief annotations in holograph pencil on the versos of two pages. <br/><br/>District Attorney Stephen Pettijohn Craven returns to his alma mater to lecture on circumstantial evidence and references a recent murder case. A local banker weds a young woman against the will of another man and the banker is later found dead. A remake of the 1929 John G. Blystone film of the same name. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 133 dated March 20 1942. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated March 20 1942 noted as Final Script with a credit for screenwriter Engel. 101 leaves with last page of text numbered 97. Mimeograph duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated 3/28/42. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
146475N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Revised Draft script for an unproduced film. Written by noted screenwriter Thomas Rickman whose produced work includes "Kansas City Bomber" 1972 "The Laughing Policeman" 1973 and "Coal Miner's Daughter" 1980. Not to be confused with the 1989 film starring Patrick Swayze.<br/><br/>On a train bound for Kentucky an unnamed soldier murders a honor guard sent to escort the body of a soldier killed in battle to his family stealing the sergeant's identity in order to avoid being court-martialed for previously killing a different officer. A friendship develops between the soldier posing as the now-deceased "Sergeant Peck" and the fallen soldier's family and fiancee who believe him to be a valiant kind man sending the soldier into escalating guilt and shame. <br/><br/>Set in Western Kentucky.<br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers. Title page present noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter Thomas Rickman. 112 leaves with last page of text numbered 110. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus lightly faded bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1969135248Beverly Hills CA: Lorimar Productions / AVCO Embassy Pictures 1969. Revised Final Draft script for the 1971 film. Copy belonging to Phil Abramson set director for the film with his name in holograph ink on a couple of pages and holograph annotations throughout. Laid in is a folded photocopied shooting schedule sheet with photocopied annotations and "Phil 140" in holograph pencil at the top. <br/><br/>Based on Thomas McGuane's 1968 debut novel. Vernor Stanton Fields an unstable patrician iconoclast and his lifelong friend James Quinn Coster engage in various drug-fueled adventures often violent in nature. The two aim to destabilize the Centennial Club the summer sporting resort for upper-class Michigan families where they are members. Featuring a brief appearance by a pre-"Exorcist" Linda Blair. <br/><br/>Set in Michigan shot on location in Hot Springs Arkansas. <br/><br/>Salmon titled wrappers noted as REV. FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper dated October 4 1969. Title page present identical to the front wrapper with credits for screenwriter Semple Jr. and novelist McGuane. 117 leaves with last page of text numbered 116 plus a laid-in shooting sheet dated Jan. 17 1970. Mechanical duplication with pink blue white and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 10/24/69 and 12/3/69. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Lorimar Productions / AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown books
1972137982N.p.: Self published 1972. Draft Agency script for an unproduced film. About a police officer in San Francisco his missing daughter and his troubled past. <br/><br/>Green wrappers. Title page present dated 1972 noted as FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY and REGISTERED WRITER'S GUILD WEST with a credit for screenwriter Hattan and agent Bert Steinberger. Last leaf of text numbered 145. Xerographic duplication with photocopied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Self published unknown books
1967139044Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1967. Original British quad poster for the 1967 British film. <br/><br/>Based on Hardy's 1874 novel. Bathsheba Christie is a young heiress who is relentlessly pursued by Sergeant Troy Stamp William finch and Gabriel Bates. <br/><br/>Nominated for an Academy Award. <br/><br/>30 x 40 inches folded as issued. Very Good with cello tape to one edge stress to the folds a few central pinholes and annotations in holograph ink on the verso. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books