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1958141434Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1958. Draft script for the 1958 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> Based on a novel by Shinju Fujiwara. Five people assemble ten years after the end of the Pacific War at a military station to uncover a stash of morphine worth a fortune now whcih was buried by the medical officer Mashimoto at the abdication of the Emperor. One of members of the group does not belong there. <br /> <br /> Orange titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 131 leaves with last page of text numbered 46. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Nikkatsu unknown
1959141461Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1959. Draft script for the 1959 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> Based on Sueko Yasumoto's novel and one of the first examples of media dealing with the plight of zainchi or ethnically Korean Japanese citizens and their identity and struggles. One man has always worked faithfully for the Toho Company and another man is working for an underworld boss trying to scam Toho. They find each other again when one begins trailing and investigating the other. <br /> <br /> White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 177 leaves with last page of text numbered 16. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two staples. Nikkatsu unknown
1958141432Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1958. Draft script for the 1958 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> Title based on a song popularized by the leading actor Frank Nagai. A comedy featuring a drugstore owner who begins an extramarital affair when his wife and child go on vacation. <br /> <br /> White illustrated titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 95 leaves with last page of text numbered 18. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Nikkatsu unknown
1963141423Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1963. Draft script for the 1963 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> A metaphor for the experience of Japanese citizens in the postwar era told through the perspective of a woman named Tome born into a lower class family. She finds herself in a cycle of self-defeat repeating the same mistakes that have always plagued her. <br /> <br /> Yellow titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 156 leaves with last page of text numbered 29. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 473. Eureka 22. Nikkatsu unknown
1966161304Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1966. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1966 Japanese film. One with annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso identifying the film and director.<br /> <br /> From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br /> <br /> A disillusioned pornographer tries to stay out of the clutches of the local mob while taking care of his ailing landlady and her children secretly spending time with his mistress and lusting after his teenage stepdaughter. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 207. Nikkatsu unknown
1966157627Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1966. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1966 Japanese film. Stamps of Nikkatsu Productions on the verso along with annotations in manuscript ink. <br /> <br /> A disillusioned pornographer tries to stay out of the clutches of the local mob while taking care of his ailing landlady and her children secretly spending time with his mistress and lusting after his teenage stepdaughter. <br /> <br /> 6 x 4.25 inches. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 207. Nikkatsu unknown
1966141453Tokyo: Toho Company 1966. Draft script for the 1966 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> A pornographer is keeping a low profile to keep out of the way of the mob while also is trying to keep the various people in his life happy including his stepdaughter stepson mistress and wife who believes her first husband was reincarnated as a carp. <br /> <br /> White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 178 leaves with last page of text numbered 27. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 207. Toho Company unknown
141462Tokyo: Imamura Productions 1980. Draft script for the 1981 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> A period drama featuring a man returning from exile in America during the Edo era and begins searching for his wife. He gets caught up in revolutionary fervor and his emotions get the best of him. <br /> <br /> Orange titled perfect-bound wrappers rubber stamped production number 133 dated 1980. Title page present. 201 leaves with last page of text numbered 192. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus. Imamura Productions unknown
1987141451Tokyo: Imamura Productions 1987. Draft script for the 1987 film. Text in Japanese. <br /> <br /> The greatest pimp in all of Japanese history Iheji Muraoka also known as Zegen or the "Boss of the South Seas" grew in power as Japan grew. Not only were his achievements contributing to his mantle of success but he believed they advanced the global ambitions of his nation promoting patriotic interests. <br /> <br /> Blue titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 149 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Imamura Productions unknown
1949157066Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1949. Second Revised Temporary script for the 1949 film seen here under the working title "Always Sweethearts."<br /> <br /> An Irish horse trainer and his niece take a liking to a young Kentucky thoroughbred named Seabiscuit deciding to convince the horse's owner to let them train the horse for races. A loosely fictionalized account of prizewinning racehorse Seabiscuit incorporating black-and-white footage of Seabiscuit in several races including the 1940 Santa Anita Handicap and the 1938 race against War Admiral. <br /> <br /> Set in Kentucky shot on location in Los Angeles and Arcadia. <br /> <br /> Beige titled wrappers noted as 2nd Rev. Temp. on the front wrapper dated Feb. 28 1949. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter John Taintor Foote. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Mimeograph duplication on yellow stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown
1963151276N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage reference photograph of director Robert Wise and actress Julie Harris on the set of the 1963 film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso.<br /> <br /> From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.<br /> <br /> Based on Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel "The Haunting of Hill House." A group of disparate individuals are invited to a purportedly haunted house by a paramormal investigator.<br /> <br /> Set in Massachusetts shot on location in Ettington Park in Warwickshire UK. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.<br /> <br /> Scorsese The Dark Eleven. Spicer US. N.p. unknown
1963170477N.p.: Cinema V. 1963. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1963 film both showing actor Hampton Clanton. Printed mimeo snipes and date stamps on the versos. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1960 play by Warren Miller and Robert Rossen which was based on Miller's 1959 novel. The second feature to be directed by independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke following "The Connection" 1961. Both films were statements on the limitations of cinema verite and while appearing improvisational were in fact semi-documentaries with carefully scripted dialogue. Clarke aspired to make a non-judgmental film that resisted the moralizing prevalent in Hollywood "social issue" films. It was the first film to be produced by Frederick Wiseman who would go on to become a legendary documentary filmmaker and was scored by noted jazz composer and pianist Mal Waldron with performances by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in New York. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.<br /> <br /> National Film Registry. Cinema V. unknown
1963170476N.p.: Cinema V. 1963. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1963 film. Provenance labels on the versos. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1960 play by Warren Miller and Robert Rossen which was based on Miller's 1959 novel. The second feature to be directed by independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke following "The Connection" 1961. Both films were statements on the limitations of cinema verite and while appearing improvisational were in fact semi-documentaries with carefully scripted dialogue. Clarke aspired to make a non-judgmental film that resisted the moralizing prevalent in Hollywood "social issue" films. It was the first film to be produced by Frederick Wiseman who would go on to become a legendary documentary filmmaker and was scored by noted jazz composer and pianist Mal Waldron with performances by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in New York. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. <br /> <br /> National Film Registry. Cinema V. unknown
1963151321N.p.: N.p. 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the seminal 1963 film. Partial label on the verso.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1960 play by Warren Miller and Robert Rossen which was based on Miller's 1959 novel. The second feature to be directed by independent filmmaker Shirley Clarke following "The Connection" 1961. Both films were statements on the limitations of cinema verite and while appearing improvisational were in fact semi-documentaries with carefully scripted dialogue. Clarke aspired to make a non-judgmental film that resisted the moralizing prevalent in Hollywood "social issue" films. It was the first film to be produced by Frederick Wiseman who would go on to become a legendary documentary filmmaker and was scored by noted jazz composer and pianist Mal Waldron with performances by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in New York. <br /> <br /> 5 x 8 inches trimmed irregularly with wide margins photograph measuring 3.75 x 4.75 inches. Near Fine.<br /> <br /> National Film Registry. N.p. unknown
1970137695Los Angeles: Grenadier Productions 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film called "The Man Who Was Alive and Well" written by Shimon Wincelberg produced for circulation at Grenadier Productions in Los Angeles for purposes of script development. Wincelberg's notable film credits include "Fighter Attack" 1953 "The Legend of Custer" 1968 and "Cold Sweat" 1970 as well as several television series episodes. <br /> <br /> Set in 1960s South America where Peter an apparent fugitive meets a young Indian woman named Felisa and the two fall in love and bear a child. <br /> <br /> Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present undated with a credit for screenwriter Wincelberg. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Grenadier Productions unknown
1989163938Santa Monica CA: Braunstein / Hamady Productions 1989. Draft script for the 1990 film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1989 novel by Sarah Bird. With the help of his sister a cancer survivor pretends to be someone he is not to get a woman to fall in love with him. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Charleston South Carolina. <br /> <br /> Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker construction accountant/estimator/buyer and carpenter on over 20 movies including "The Last Seduction" 1994 "Pulp Fiction" 1994 "From Dusk Till Dawn" 1994 "The Horse Whisperer 1998 "Joy Ride" 2001 and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas including "The Bridge" 2014 "Ozark" 2017 and "Yellowstone" 2018.<br /> <br /> Yellow titled self wrappers lacking rear wrapper noted as Rev. on the front wrapper dated 5/29/89 with credits for screenwriter and novelist Sarah Bird. Title page integral with front wrapper. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication rectos only internally duplicated with copied annotations with pink and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between 5/24/89 and 5/29/89. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Braunstein / Hamady Productions unknown
1977164245N.p.: N.p. 1977. Seven vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1977 film. Provenance stamps on the versos. <br /> <br /> Director Robert Altman's experimental dreamlike masterwork about three ethereal fractured women originally overlooked but later celebrated. Featuring brilliant performances from Shelley Duvall as the self-deluded socially maladroit Millie Rule as the mysterious pregnant painter Willie and Sissy Spacek as the young timid and fawning Pinky. Nominated for the Palme d'Or.<br /> <br /> Set in a small California desert town and shot on location in Palm Springs Thousand Palms and Desert Hot Springs California. <br /> <br /> 9.5 x 7 inches. About Fine. N.p. unknown
1977166688N.p.: N.p. 1977. Ten vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1977 film. Annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the versos.<br /> <br /> Director Robert Altman's experimental dreamlike masterwork about three ethereal fractured women originally overlooked but later celebrated. Featuring brilliant performances from Shelley Duvall as the self-deluded socially maladroit Millie Janice Rule as the mysterious pregnant painter Willie and Sissy Spacek as the young timid and fawning Pinky. Nominated for the Palme d'Or.<br /> <br /> Set in a small California desert town and shot on location in Palm Springs Thousand Palms and Desert Hot Springs California. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches three with wide bottom margins. Near Fine. <br /> <br /> Criterion Collection 230. Ebert III. N.p. unknown
1974169566Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1974. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1974 film showing Shelley Duvall holding a baby kitten. French release stamp and layout annotations in manuscript ink on the verso.<br /> <br /> Based on the 1937 novel by Edward Anderson previously adapted by Nicholas Ray as "They Live by Night" 1950. One of Altman's many high spots during the 1970s an early and unusual entry in the American neo-noir canon and one of the most artful gangster films made. <br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in various towns and cities in central and southern Mississippi including Jackson Hermanville Pickens and Canton. <br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.<br /> <br /> Spicer US Neo-Noir. United Artists unknown
1984168321N.p.: N.p. 1984. Draft script for an unproduced film. With the resume of screenwriter Shelley Berc bound in before the title page at the front of the script. <br /> <br /> An adaptation of an experimental stage play also written by Berc a musical about a New York fireman.<br /> <br /> Title page present copyright date noted as 1984 with credit for Berc. 56 leaves with last page of text numbered 52. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus partially bound with a single paper clip at the top left corner. N.p. unknown
1967167083N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage reference photograph from the 1967 film showing Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate. Layout annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. <br /> <br /> An elderly professor travels with his assistant to Transylvania looking for vampires. During his trip the assistant falls in love with the daughter of an inn keeper who has recently caught the eye of the vampiric Count von Krolock. <br /> <br /> Sharon Tate would star the same year in Mark Robson's "Valley of the Dolls" just two years before her violent death at the hands of the Manson Family in 1969. <br /> <br /> Shot on location in Italy. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1969162207Hollywood: Global Pictures 1969. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film with one of the photographs a compilation photograph of two studio still photographs. Photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. <br /> <br /> Very loosely based on the Shakespeare play. A group of thesbians begin a production of Romeo and Juliet but everyone is in the production is incredibly randy and the play quickly descends into debauchery.<br /> <br /> 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall. Global Pictures unknown
1970166463Los Angeles: Rogallian Productions 1970. Fourth Draft script for the 1970 film seen here under the working title "C.C. Ryder and Company." Bound in with the script is a two-page call sheet.<br /> <br /> A biker falls in with the "Heads Company" a notorious biker gang and must save a young woman and defeat the gang's leader in a motorcycle race.<br /> <br /> Set and shot on location in Arizona. <br /> <br /> Blue titled wrappers. Title page present dated April 3 1970 noted as FOURTH DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Roger Smith. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Good with foxing and chipping and closed tears at the extremities bound with two gold brads. Rogallian Productions unknown
1953145084Los Angeles: Esskay Pictures Corporation 1953. Vintage photograph of actors Denise Darcel and Patric Knowles producer Sam Katzman and production manager Bert Leonard on the set of the 1953 film. Mimeo snipe and an rubber studio stamp on the verso. <br /> <br /> Set in 1765 in India. Calcutta's King Amir Khasid Gregory Gaye is ousted from his position by Prince Jehan George Keymas. Amir's forces led by Suzanne Roget also known as "The Flame" Denise Darcel continue the fight. Suzanne Roget is secretly engaged to a British captain though they must stay apart until the political conflict is resolved and Amir returns to the throne. <br /> <br /> Set in India shot on location in Simi Valley CA. <br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Esskay Pictures Corporation unknown
1998162638Culver City CA: Adelaide Productions 1998. Two scripts for the pilot episode of the 1999-2000 primetime animated television series including one Pre-Table script and one Record Draft script. <br /> <br /> Based on the successful 1989-2023 comic strip by Scott Adams about the titular pessimistic white-collar engineer and his daily interactions with his idiotic boss and frustrated coworkers. In this episode Dilbert must name a product that has not yet been designed leading to a significant amount of mental duress. The episode originally aired on January 25 1999 on UPN.<br /> <br /> Pre-Table:<br /> <br /> Self wrappers dated April 6 1998 on the front wrapper noted as Pre-Table with credits for screenwriters Scott Adams and Larry Charles. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 62 leaves with last page of text numbered 61. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus with light dampstaining affecting the top edges of the front wrapper and first four leaves bound with two gold brads.<br /> <br /> Record Draft:<br /> <br /> Blue titled wrappers dated May 4 1998 on the front wrapper noted as Record Draft with credits for screenwriters Scott Adams and Larry Charles. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 53 leaves with last page of text numbered 52. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Adelaide Productions unknown
