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1970141804Los Angeles: New World Pictures 1970. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1970 film. <br/><br/>The first film in producer Roger Corman's "nurse quartet" followed by "Private Duty Nurses" 1971 "Night Call Nurses" 1972 and "Candy Stripe Nurses" 1974. Also the second film released by Corman's New World Picutres. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Torrance California. <br/><br/>27 x 41. Folded. Very Good plus with some light toning and a bump to the upper portion of the poster. New World Pictures unknown books
1973129470Los Angeles: Dimension Pictures 1973. Original Pressbook for the 1973 film. A low-budget "Bob Carol Ted and Alice" 1969 about the perils of marriage indeed marriages starring two Playboy Playmates: Victoria Vetri as Angela Dorian September 1967 and Claudia Jennings November 1969 and Playmate of the Year 1970. <br/><br/>6 pages folded 11 x 17 inches. Black-and-white interior color exterior. A single horizontal fold at the middle else Near Fine. Dimension Pictures unknown books
1962150468N.p.: N.p. 1962. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1962 film showing actress Mylene Demongeot playfully sunbathing in a bikini. With a stamp noting the film's title on the verso along with holograph pencil annotations regarding cropping. <br/><br/>A light Italian comedy set and shot on location in Brazil following three loosely intersecting stories of pleasure adventure and love during Carnival. <br/><br/>7.25 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus with faint soil on the recto. N.p. unknown books
1981WRCLIT59911Culver City: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Brooksfilms 1981. 1110 leaves. Quarto. Photomechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in printed studio wrappers. Very good or better. Denoted a "revised final draft" of the script for this comedy. Although not so credited here Dennis Palumbo received screen co- credit for the script and for the original story. The 1982 film directed by Richard Benjamin earned Peter O'Toole an Oscar nomination for his lead role as Alan Swann. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Brooksfilms unknown books
1981WRCLIT59910Culver City: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Brooksfilms 1981. 11201 leaves. Quarto. Photomechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in printed studio wrappers. Modest discoloration to upper wrapper at extreme edges title lettered on spine otherwise about very good. An unspecified but relatively early draft of this comedy. Although not so credited here Dennis Palumbo received screen co-credit for the script and for the original story. This copy bears the dated receipt stamp and pencil last name of an M-G-M v.p. at the time. The 1982 film directed by Richard Benjamin earned Peter O'Toole an Oscar nomination for his lead role as Alan Swann. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Brooksfilms unknown books
1957WRCLIT68249Los Angeles: 20th Century Fox 1957. Vintage studio lobby card 11 x 14" in color. About fine. Lobby card #5 of the sequence issued to promote Ivan Moffat's adaptation of Steinbeck's novel directed by Victor Vicas starring Joan Collins Jayne Mansfield Dan Dailey et al. This card depicts Jayne Mansfield in a tense scene with Larry Keating. 20th Century Fox unknown books
1980WRCLIT75461Beverley Hills: BNB Productions Inc. 1980. 1119 leaves with revises affecting sequence on occasion. Quarto. Photomechanically duplicated typescript printed on rectos only of white salmon and blue stock. Bradbound with lower wrapper only. Light use at corners a couple of revisions in ink and pencil; very good. A revised draft of the teleplay for the first episode of three of this mini-series adaptation of Steinbeck's novel. It was broadcast in 1981 with a running time of 480 minutes. Harvey Hart directed a cast that included Timothy Bottoms Jane Seymour Bruce Boxleitner Karen Allen Warren Oates et al. The production earned nominations and a few wins from both the Golden Globes and the Emmys. BNB Productions, Inc. unknown books
1957WRCLIT76320Los Angeles: 20th Century Fox 1957. Eight 11 x 14 color pictorial studio lobby cards. Spot of browning in lower left corner of card #4 same faintly in corner of title card small chip from blank corner of card #5 a few small pin holes from display use as intended distributor's stamp and annotations on a few versos; a very good set. A complete set of the color pictorial lobby cards issued to promote Ivan Moffat's adaptation of Steinbeck's novel directed by Victor Vicas starring Joan Collins Jayne Mansfield Dan Dailey et al. Although the film was released in b&w the scenes here are in tinted colors. Accompanied by duplicates of cards 3 soiled and 8 2 copies with edge tears. 20th Century Fox unknown books
1950WRCLIT79698Vienna & Leipzig 1950. Two 4pp. folded leaflets quarto and octavo. Heavily illustrated. One is two-hole punched for binder otherwise fine. Two examples of the promotional programs for the German language release of the 1947 film adaptation of Steinbeck's novella for which he also cowrote the screenplay. The larger more heavily illustrated is the PROGRESS FILM PROGRAMM 62/64 and the other the ILLUSTRIERTES FILM PROGRAMM number 182. unknown books
1980WRCLIT47706Culver City: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film Co. 1980. 1136 leaves plus lettered inserts. Quarto. Photoduplicated typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in printed studio wrappers. Upper wrapper faintly smudged mild use at edges very good. A "final" draft of this adaptation though incorporating a multitude of additional subsequent revises on colored papers spanning the dates above. As well as scripting the adaptation Ward directed the well-received 1982 film starring Nick Nolte and Debra Winger. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film Co. unknown books
1944WRCLIT60306Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1944. Two volumes each foliated in reel/page format as: 11097101110108 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Second item stapled at left margin first formerly stapled. Some corner creases "Master File Copy" and production number stamps on title leaf of first item pencil annotations name and ink file number on title leaf of second. Very good. Two late production states of the script for the 1945 film based on a story idea by Jack Wagner cowritten with John Steinbeck and adapted as a screenplay by Frank Butler. The release dialogue script records a print totaling 51 more feet than the censorship script. Irving Pichel directed and Dorothy Lamour J. Carrol Naish and Arturo de Cordova led the cast. Obviously little apart from Steinbeck's treatment for the film the Valentine collection included a carbon typescript may be easily identified as purely Steinbeck's work; however nothing relating to the script saw lifetime publication so even continuity scripts such as these take on some significance for Steinbeck scholars. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1960141769N.p.: N.p. 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1922 novella by the same author of the same title. The protagonist a doctor who has moved to India from Germany to practice medicine is overcome by an obsession which eventually leads to his committing suicide. "Amok" is an Indonesian word of Malay origin referring to people caught up in a blind rage who try to kill their enemy and do not care about whoever else gets killed in their way. From this novella and the word's meaning originates the term "running amok." <br/><br/>Set in India. <br/><br/>Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for Stefan Zweig. 65 leaves with last leaf of text number 65. Carbon typescript. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1962149451Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1962. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of director Stanley Kubrick and cinematographer Oswald Morris on the set of the 1962 film. With holograph annotations on the verso regarding layout.<br/><br/>A stunning photo of both Kubrick and legendary cinematographer Morris the latter whose achievements apart from "Lolita" include "Oliver Twist 1948 "Moulin Rouge" 1952 "Moby Dick" 1956 "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" 1965 "Fiddler on the Roof" 1971 and "The Man Who Would Be King" 1975.<br/><br/>Kubrick's controversial adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 masterpiece about a man's all-consuming and destructive romantic desire for a prepubescent girl. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Albany and the Adirondacks in New York Newport and Westerly in Rhode Island and Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire in England.<br/><br/>14 x 10.5 inches. Very Good plus with light wear and a shallow crease along the right edge.<br/><br/>Godard Histoires du cinema. Scorsese A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1968135016Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1968. Vintage oversize borderless double weight black and white set design photograph from the 1968 film. Shown is a sample interior from the space station featured near the beginning of the film the "Hilton" sign marking Kubrick's groundbreaking use of ordinary commerce in a futuristic context. <br/><br/>The director's sprawling science fiction epic traces the evolution of human intelligence under the influence of an unspecified alien force. The film's high scientific accuracy coupled with bleeding-edge special effects and minimal use of dialogue make "2001" universally recognized as one of the most influential films ever made. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Special Effects and nominated for three others including Best Director. <br/><br/>Set variously in the desert in space in deep space and on the astral plane. Shot on location in Scotland England Arizona and Utah. <br/><br/>11 x 14 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1968137925Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1968. Archive including 20 vintage linen-backed production photographs a trade advertisement a film program and a souvenir booklet from the 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey." From the collection of NASA scientific consultant Frederick I. Ordway III with images prominently featuring Ordway production designer Harry Lange Arthur C. Clarke Stanley Kubrick and others. One photograph has Ordway's name written on the recto in silver marker. All photographs mounted on matte board as issued. <br/><br/>Ordway and Clarke began working together on matters of science fact in 1951 and Clarke personally invited him to be the factual advisor on the film. <br/><br/>Kubrick's sprawling science fiction epic traces the evolution of human intelligence under the influence of an unspecified alien force. Along with "Blade Runner" Kubrick's masterpiece forever altered the standard for visual and conceptual sophistication in science fiction and genre films. The pre-production for the film set standards as well as Kubrick hired one of the greatest science fiction authors of the 1960s Arthur C. Clarke to be his screenwriter and hired over 20 scientists like Ordway to consult on every detail of the film. The film's high degree of scientific accuracy coupled with bleeding-edge special effects and minimal use of dialogue make "2001" universally recognized as one of the most influential films ever made. The development of the film was kept strictly under wraps and behind-the-scenes material of any kind is rare. <br/><br/>Winner of an Academy Award for Best Special Effects and nominated for three others including Best Director. Set in space shot on location in Scotland England Arizona and Utah. <br/><br/>Photographs 8 x 10 inches mounted on 11 x 14 inch matte board. Trade advertisement 9 x 12 inches full color creased. Souvenir booklet 7.25 x 16 inches full color 12 leaves saddle stapled folded. Program 5.5 x 8.5 inches black and white saddle stapled single leaf. Very Good to Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1971149596Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1971. Vintage double weight reference photograph from the 1971 film showing actors Malcolm McDowell Vivienne Chandler and Prudence Drage. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of Cine-Revue and holograph ink and pencil annotations regarding layout. <br/><br/>Based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 novel. A futuristic voyeuristic catapult into the world of teenage delinquent Alex DeLarge who forcibly undergoes experimental treatment developed by the government to cure him of his affinity for violence. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in London.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Warner Brothers unknown books
1990139924N.p.: Stanley Kramer Productions 1990. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1990 re-release. <br/><br/>In the wake of WWIII what remains of the human race is rapidly annihilated by radiation poisoning. The only habitable part of the planet is southern Australia which will soon become toxic as air currents bring the poisonous fumes south. Survivors grapple with their impending mortality hopeful that somehow they might be spared. The film received two Academy Award nominations. <br/><br/>Set in Australia shot on location in California and Australia. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a holograph ink notation to the verso. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Stanley Kramer Productions unknown books
1959144687Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1959. Vintage press photograph of director Stanley Kramer and actor Gregory Peck on the set of the 1959 film. With brief holograph annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on Nevil Shute's 1957 post-apocalyptic novel set in 1964 about a nuclear submarine that survives the Third World War. Commander Dwight Lionel Towers Peck confirms that the world has been destroyed and the nuclear dust is coming to Australia. He befriends the free-spirited Moira Gardner and together with his men determine to return to San Diego following faint radio signals. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Australia and California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1959139925N.p.: Stanley Kramer Productions 1959. Two vintage reference studio still photographs from the 1959 film. <br/><br/>In the wake of WWIII what remains of the human race is rapidly annihilated by radiation poisoning. The only habitable part of the planet is southern Australia which will soon become toxic as air currents bring the poisonous fumes south. Survivors grapple with their impending mortality hopeful that somehow they might be spared. The film received two Academy Award nominations. <br/><br/>Set in Australia shot on location in California and Australia. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light toning overall and holograph graphite annotations to the verso. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Stanley Kramer Productions unknown books
1958139877N.p.: Curtleigh Productions 1958. Vintage US three-sheet poster for the 1958 US film. The film won two Academy Awards for best writing and cinematography and was nominated for another seven. <br/><br/>Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier were lauded for their performances in this Academy Award winning drama in which two prisoners from a chain-gang escape. One white one African American the men originally cooperate out of necessity as they are chained to one another. However as they grow familiar with one another a deep bond and mutual respect develops between the men. <br/><br/>"The Defiant Ones" was shot on a closed set due to the then-provocative subject matter. Special screenings were orchestrated in the southern United States for integrated audiences a relatively uncommon occurrence at the time. Montgomery Alabama however chose to cancel an integrated screening when the White Citizen's Committee Council protested the film claiming it gave rise to "moral support and financial gain to subversive propagandists" AFI catalogue. <br/><br/>Set in the American South shot on location in California. <br/><br/>41 x 81 inches folded. Very Good with numerous pin holes moderate edgewear and extensive tape reinforcements to the verso. Holograph annotations to the verso and a stamp indicating three sheet poster. Curtleigh Productions unknown books
1978138126Beverly Hills CA: Mel Simon Productions 1978. First Draft script for the 1979 film. <br/><br/>Father Brian Dyke is a priest in a depressing mining town until one day a new Sister Rita Quinlan joins his parish and changes his perception of life. She is trusting and kind and listens to Father Brian but their relationship takes a turn for the worse landing Father Brian in the role of suspect. <br/><br/>Blue production company Mel Simon Productions wrappers. Title page present dated May 10 1978 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Stitt and director Kramer. Last leaf of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication with photocopied punch holes. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Mel Simon Productions unknown books
1970147367London: Winkast Programming 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Stanley Ellin's screen adaptation of his 1970 novel.<br/><br/>Film rights for Ellin's novel had been bought in 1969 prior to its publication by producer Phil Waxman wanting Robert Redford in the lead. It would not be made into a motion picture until 1979 when Richard C. Sarafian filmed a loosely based comedic adaptation entitled "Sunburn" written by James Booth John Daly and Stephen Oliver and starring Farrah Fawcett-Majors Charles Grodin and Art Carney.<br/><br/>From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye" Robert Altman 1973 "The Missouri Breaks" Arthur Penn 1976 and "Heat" Michael Mann 1996.<br/><br/>Jake Deker is a Miami Beach insurance investigator looking into possible insurance fraud in the death of Walter Thoren uncovering false identities blackmail and organized crime.<br/><br/>Set in Miami Beach Florida. <br/><br/>Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for novelist and screenwriter Stanley Ellin. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 142. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two flat metal brads. Winkast Programming unknown books
1963149327Paris: Films sans Frontieres 1963. Vintage reference photograph of actors Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn filming a scene on location on the banks of the Seine for the 1963 film. <br/><br/>The greatest box office success of noted director Stanley Donen's career owing to an excellent screenplay and what Donen's biographer Stephen M. Silverman refers to as the film's three stars: "Cary Grant Audrey Hepburn and Paris." Though very much influenced by Hitchcock's "North by Northwest" "Charade" is simultaneously lighter and more complex with an even more entertaining tailspin of deception than its predecessor. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Paris.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine lightly toned. <br/><br/>Criterion 57. Penzler 101. Films sans Frontieres unknown books
1951145957Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1951. Vintage studio photograph of Jane Powell and Musical Director Johnny Green on the set of the 1951 film. Mimeo snipe French annotations in holograph ink and crop marks on the verso.<br/><br/>Tom and Ellen Bowen Astaire and Powell are siblings with a dance act in New York. Their agent books them a gig in London while the Royal Wedding is in progress. On their cruise to England Ellen meets Lord John Brindale Lawford and she misses rehearsal. Upon arriving Tom holds auditions for dance partners and meets Anne Churchill. The siblings are at arms defending their romances and trying to keep their dance act stable. Loosely based on the real-life dancing partners Fred Astaire and his sister Adele. <br/><br/>8 x 10.25 inches. Very Good plus light creasing. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1957140968Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. First Draft script for the 1960 film. Copy belonging to associate producer James H. Ware with his name on the front wrapper and his annotations throughout in holograph pencil and ink. Ware was a major presence in British and American cinema best known for his work on "Beat the Devil" 1953 "Room at the Top" 1959 "Our Man in Havana" 1959 "Charade" 1963 and "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" 1965. <br/><br/>Based on the 1956 play of the same name by Margaret Vyner who also wrote the screenplay Victor and Hillary live in castle and get so down on their luck that they begin having tourists visit their castle. Millionaire Charles Delacro soon visits and takes a great liking to the home as well as to Hillary and a love triangle quickly develops. <br/><br/>Set in Hampshire England shot on location in Lacock and Surrey England. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated August 4 1957 noted as First Draft Screenplay with credits for screenwriters Hugh and Margaret Williams. 144 leaves with last page of text numbered 141. Mimeograph duplication with revision pages throughout dated August 12 1959 . Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three silver brads. <br/><br/>Olive Films 649. Universal Pictures unknown books
