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1946WRCLIT67387Culver City: Vanguard Films 1946. 181 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in typescript wrappers with studio prelim. Script number stamped on upper wrapper otherwise about fine. A substantial and unproduced original story and treatment by a distinguished screenwriter and playwright dating to the period following his return from military service making films with the Signal Corps. Though unproduced the project reached at least the stage of a second draft screenplay. In additional to his theatrical work prior to his military service Taradash had accumulated three screen credits including GOLDEN BOY. In the years following the war he racked up among others KNOCK ON ANY DOOR and RANCHO NOTORIOUS. In 1953 he won the Academy Award for his screenplay for FROM HERE TO ETERNITY and in years following his credits included PICNIC BELL BOOK AND CANDLE MORITURI and CASTLE KEEP. This story/treatment is among the duplicates from the Selznick archives. Vanguard Films unknown books
1991140154Tokyo: Office Kitano 1991. Vintage French mini poster for the 1991 Japanese film in which a young hearing impaired man decided to fulfill a life long dream: he learns to surf. <br/><br/>16 x 21 inches. Light holograph notation to the verso else Near Fine. Office Kitano unknown books
1961141299N.p.: Stratton Productions Inc 1961. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1961 film. <br/><br/>The film follows Yukio and Toru two young men living in a small Japanese fishing village. Included in the stills is a photographic proof trial poster. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Stratton Productions Inc unknown books
1977135605Paris: Trinacra Films 1977. Vintage double weight photograph from the set of the 1977 film shot by still photographer Etienne George. Shown are director Francois Leterrier and his crew to the left on a dolly and actress Sylvia Kristel on the right in a state of semi-undress.<br/><br/>The last film in the original "Emmanuelle" trilogy. An interior shot apparently meant to be a barn as the ground is covered with hay for a film shot on the Seychellois island of La Digue. <br/><br/>Miramax film founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein acquired the rights to the film at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival capitalizing on the popularity of what had become an international franchise broadcasting a unique appeal as an erotic film series with feminist leanings. <br/><br/>With slightly wide margins as issued. Photograph 9.5 x 12 inches image 6.25 x 10.5 inches. In an archival mat. Mild creasing at a couple of corners else Near Fine. Trinacra Films unknown books
1985146432N.p.: N.p. 1985. Draft script for the 1985 film. With a single holograph ink annotation to the front wrapper noting this as copy No. 9. Laid in with the script is a handwritten letter dated Dec. 18 1984: "Dear Walter / Happy Hannukah Merry Christmas / Happy New Year / Best to you and Hanna / Many thanks / Amos." <br/><br/>NOTE: script incomplete as issued.<br/><br/>A romantic epic set in colonial Africa. A wealthy Danish woman marries a Swedish nobleman and moves to Nairobi to live with him although their marriage is loveless largely born of convenience. Abandoned by her husband the woman throws herself into establishing a coffee farm on their property but nonetheless finds herself falling for a charming but aloof big game hunter. Nominated for eleven Academy Awards and winning seven including Best Picture Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. <br/><br/>Set in Nairobi shot on location in England and Kenya. <br/><br/>Red untitled wrappers. Title page present dated January 1985 with credits for screenwriter Kurt Luedtke and novelists Judith Thurman Karen Blixen and Errol Trzebinski. 109 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Offset duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with some dampstaining to the binding bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1969140811Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film. Anouk Aimee walks down a Rome street toward the camera while director Sydney Lumet and crew look on. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso. <br/><br/>Lumet was nominated for a Palme d'Or at Cannes for the film about a man who becomes suspicious that his new wife is really a high priced escort. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Italy. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1983150556Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1983. Collection of five vintage black and white studio still photographs from the 1983 film. Numbered E-1 through E-5 on the bottom right corner of the recto. <br/><br/>Based on the 1978 Frank De Felitta novel which was in turn loosely based on the 1974 case of a woman who claimed to have been sexually assaulted multiple times by poltergeists. De Felitta was present during the initial investigation by with two parapsychologists one of whom also served as a technical advisor on the film. <br/><br/>Shot on location in El Segundo and Santa Monica California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1983150555Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1983. Complete set of eight vintage color studio still photographs from the 1983 film.<br/><br/>Based on the 1978 Frank De Felitta novel which was in turn loosely based on the 1974 case of a woman who claimed to have been sexually assaulted multiple times by poltergeists. De Felitta was present during the initial investigation by with two parapsycholigists one of whom also served as a technical advisor on the film. <br/><br/>Shot on location in El Segundo and Santa Monica California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1982149977Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1982. Vintage borderless reference studio still photograph from the 1982 film. "1982 20th Century-Fox" stamp on verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1978 Frank De Felitta novel about a real case of an alleged haunting. In 1974 Culver City Doris Bither claimed the ghosts of three men were raping her. De Felitta was present during the investigation with lead researcher and parapsychologist Dr. Barry Taff who served as technical advisor on "The Entity" as well as being represented in the film by the character Gene Kraft. "The Entity" is one of the few possession films that ends with White Science and Black Magic in a draw. Critics of the time dismissed the film but it still became something of a cult classic that evoked "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Exorcist."<br/><br/>Martin Scorsese considers "The Entity" as one of the greatest horror films of all time. In a Halloween themed contribution to the website "The Daily Beast" 2013 "The Entity" scored fourth place in Scorsese's list. <br/><br/>Shot on location in El Segundo and Santa Monica California. <br/><br/>9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Scorcese The Dark Eleven. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1975139666Burbank CA: American Broadcasting Company ABC 1975. Vintage studio still photograph from the television series dating to 1975. Snipe affixed to the verso. <br/><br/>A late night mystery show that ran between 1973 and 1978. The image features Imogene Coca King Donovan and Peter Coffield. <br/><br/>9 x 7 inches. Fine. American Broadcasting Company [ABC] unknown books
1985139974Beverly Hills CA: Orion Pictures 1985. Vintage US one sheet poster for the 1985 US film. <br/><br/>Madonna's first major screen role for which "The New Yorker's" Pauline Kael praised her as "an indolent trampy goddess." A film about a bored housewife and her fascination with a bohemian drifter whose life she follows voyeuristically through the latter's frequent personal adds. When a particular add leads her to Battery park she becomes mixed up in a case of mistaken identity prompted by amnesia. The film was inspired in part by Jacques Rivette's 1974 seminal classic "Celine et Julie vont en bateau."<br/><br/>Shot on location in New Jersey and New York City. <br/><br/>27 x 41 inches folded. Near Fine. Orion Pictures unknown books
1959132457London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1959. Collection of 8 vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1959 US film. <br/><br/>Based on the John Mantley novel "The Snow Birch" 1958 about hardships faced by a widow and her eight-year-old son on a rugged Canadian ranch. Helping on the ranch is a handsome handyman whom the woman's son resents. A natural disaster changes the family's relationships and gives them a chance start anew. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Faint creases and light rubbing overall else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1981147862Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures Industries 1981. Collection of four vintage studio still photographs of which one is a compilation photograph from the 1977-1981 ABC television series. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso and folded over recto to one of the photographs.<br/><br/>The scandalous American sitcom Soap created by Susan Harris was a prime time parody of daytime soap operas in a serial format which aired 85 episodes over the course of four seasons from September 13 1977 until April 20 1981.<br/><br/>Set in Dunn's River Connecticut. <br/><br/>1 - 9 x 7 inches 3 - 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures Industries unknown books
1985146210Berkshire England: Anderson Burr Pictures 1985. Third Draft script for "Star Laws" a never-aired 55-minute pilot episode for "Space Police." Copy belonging to unknown crew member with a few holograph pencil and ink annotations to the front wrapper and leaves.<br/><br/>Screenwriter Gerry Anderson's early attempt at an intergalactic police procedural one that would would eventually become the British sci-fi series "Space Precinct" which was broadcast on October 3 1994 on Sky One. The pilot carries many similarities to the show that would eventually air-a hardboiled New York cop is transferred to the eponymous "space precinct" in Demeter City on the planet Altor in 2040-although the pilot features far fewer human characters with a greater reliance on Anderson's trademark blend of live action prosthetics puppetry a process Anderson called "Supermarionation."<br/><br/>Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated November 1985 noted as THIRD DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Gerry Anderson and Tony Barwick. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine with some rust to the wrapper versos near the binding with silver prong binding. Anderson Burr Pictures unknown books
1980145974Los Angeles: The Aubrey Company 1980. Final Draft script for the 1980 television film which originally aired December 10 1980 on CBS.<br/><br/>Based on the 1967 book. In the wake of the critical and commercial success of "Kramer vs. Kramer" 1979 this film depicts the long and painful custody battle between a widower and his late wife's parents over his ten year old son. Screenwriter Sue Grafton is better known for her popular detective novels.<br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated May 19 1980 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Sue Grafton and novelist Hal Painter. 107 leaves with last page of text numbered 105. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 6/23/80. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. The Aubrey Company unknown books
1974135454Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1974. Collection of four vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1974 film. Based on the 1970 novel by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo. <br/><br/>A gritty crime drama in which a mass murderer kills a police detective and his partner is left to attempt to find the killer. <br/><br/>Set in San Francisco. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1980139075London: American International Pictures AIP 1980. Original British quad poster for the 1979 US film. Printed in England by W.E. Berry. <br/><br/>Based on Jay Anson's 1977 book. George Lutz Brolin and his family wife Kathy Kidder and two children move into a house where a recent mass murder was committed. Strange things start to happen including personality changes in George and hallucinations witnessed by the local priest Father Delaney Steiger. <br/><br/>The first of fourteen films based on the true story of the Lutz and DeFeo families. Sequels include "Amityville II: The Possession" 1982 "Amityville 3-D" 1983 "Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes" 1989 "The Amityville Curse" 1990 and more. Nominated for an Academy Award. <br/><br/>Shot on location in New Jersey including at the actual Amityville house. <br/><br/>30 x 40 inches folded as issued. Very Good plus with a few pinholes and tears and light edge creasing. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1980149081Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1980. Vintage vernacular photo album and scrapbook by Ray Abraham a high school art teacher in Athens OH who also appeared as an extra in the film. Containing 17 predominantly color photographs of actors or crew members on location or interacting with the nearby community as well as clippings from local papers about the film signed letters addressed to Abraham from actors Robert Redford and Konrad Sheehan and other ephemera. <br/><br/>The film which was shot on location at the recently closed Junction City Prison in Ohio used locals as extras for the prison scenes and based on the newspaper clippings was a major source of excitement for the nearby towns. This extended to Abraham who apparently invited the stars of the film to attend an exhibition of his students' art work at Athens High School. While Redford declined local actor and apparent Redford look-alike James Linton caused quite the sensation among the teenagers. Altogether a detailed and charming look at the effects of a major Hollywood production on a community during location shooting. <br/><br/>Inspired by the 1969 nonfiction book "Accomplices to the Crime" by Tom Murton and Joe Hyams about abuse and corruption in the Arkansas prison system. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. <br/><br/>Scrapbook Good only with many interior pages loose or plastic sheets no longer attached. <br/><br/>Photographs variously sized most 3.5 x 5 inches. Generally Near Fine. <br/><br/>Other material Very Good plus or better. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1967150475Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1967. Vintage studio still photograph of director Stuart Rosenberg and actor Paul Newman on the set of the 1967 film. With holograph ink annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1965 novel by Donn Pearce who co-wrote the screenplay about a convict who wins a bet to eat 50 hard-boiled eggs in an hour and later suffers a failure of communication with the warden. Winner of a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for George Kennedy and nominated for three others including Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Newman. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a light horizontal crease affecting the lower portion of the image. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Ebert III. Warner Brothers unknown books
1954132553Beverly Hills CA: Waterlow and Sons / United Artists 1954. Collection of 8 vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1954 US film. <br/><br/>Based on Richard G. Hubler's 1946 novel "I've Got Mine" about two soldiers on a Japanese-occupied island during World War II. A true survival tale as the soldiers must escort a scientist and his daughter to the other side of the island where their ship awaits. Filmed in Hawaii and Los Angeles. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Waterlow and Sons / United Artists unknown books
1951148055Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1951. Vintage studio still photograph of Tim Holt and Richard Martin from the 1951 film. <br/><br/>Cowboys Tim Holt and Chito Rafferty Richard Martin help Dave Collins Ross Elliott recently released from prison from getting roped back into crime from his old outlaw friends Turk Thorne John Dehner and his gang. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Santa Clarita and the Andy Jauregui Ranch and Walker Ranch in Newhall California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good edgewear some creasing and fading on the right side and light soiling in top and right margins. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1974144624New York: Janus Films 1974. Draft script for the 1974 British film.<br/><br/>A young man who has had a premonition of his death is called up to train and fight with the British forces during World War II ultimately ending in his actual death in battle on D-Day. Shot in black and white on vintage Kodak film stock with about half of the film comprised of archival footage of British training missions and the London Blitz borrowed from the Imperial War Museum in London director Stuart Cooper had originally intended to create a documentary though his aims changed as his research expanded. An underappreciated film with no distribution in the US until Janus re-released the film in 2006. Restored and released by the Criterion Collection in 2014.<br/><br/>Set in England and France shot on location in England. <br/><br/>Tall dark green wrappers with a die cut title window. Title page present dated 1974 with credits for screenwriters Stuart Cooper and Christopher Hudson. 61 leaves with last page of text numbered 60. Mechanical duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads.<br/><br/>Criterion Collection 382. Janus Films unknown books
1981WRCLIT76271Universal City: Universal City Studios 1981. 2152 leaves with plus lettered inserts and revision variations. Quarto. Mechanically duplicated typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in studio wrappers. Ink initials on upper wrapper script number on title a couple of minor annotations otherwise about fine. Denoted the "first draft" but evidencing revisions over the spans of weeks noted above with dated revises on salmon green and blue stock. John Irvin directed the December 1981 release starring an ensemble cast including Fred Astaire John Houseman Melvyn Douglas Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Patricia Neal Alice Krige et al. Universal City Studios unknown books
1979WRCLIT67462Culver City: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1979. 11351 leaves. Quarto. Photomechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in studio wrappers. Very good to near fine. A "Revised Final Draft Shooting Script" for this adaptation to film of a novel by Hollis Hodges THE FABRICATOR. The film saw 1980 release under the title WHY WOULD I LIE starring Treat Williams and Lisa Eichorn directed by Larry Peerce. Stone's other screen credits include THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE 1974 and WHO IS KILLING THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE 1978. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer unknown books
1954WRCLIT33899Hollywood: ZIV Television Programs Inc. 1954. 4354 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only with dated revises on blue paper. Bradbound in mimeographed wrappers. With a handful of pencil revisions and annotations else very good. A "Final Master Script" of this adaptation of Stockton's story of stage illusions prepared as #63b of the FAVORITE STORY series. ZIV Television Programs, Inc. unknown books