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1980147613Los Angeles: AVCO Embassy Pictures 1980. Collection of five vintage studio still photographs from the 1980 film four with bottom margins with text one smaller of combined headshots of Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson. <br/><br/>Based on Brian Garfield's 1975 novel about CIA agent Miles Kendig Matthau who decides to retire and to ensure his privacy threatens to send his memoirs to the world's intelligence agencies. When the CIA disregards his threat he writes and mail chapters one-by-one. To avoid compromising their operations two CIA agents Waterston and Beatty set out to silence Kendig by any means. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Georgia England Germany and Austria. <br/><br/>4 - 8 x 10 inches 1- 7 x 9 inches. Near FIne. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 163. AVCO Embassy Pictures unknown books
1968147915Universal City: Universal Pictures 1968. Vintage oversize studio still photograph of Robert Wagner and Glynis Johns from the 1968 film. <br/><br/>Based on Charles Williams' 1966 novel The Wrong Venus. <br/><br/>Screenwriter Williams was one of the great and most popular hard-boiled writers in the Gold Medal stable. His screenplay Don't Just Stand There! for Universal was the first of two screenplays Williams wrote in Hollywood also a comedy. <br/><br/>Robert Wagner is hired to finish a "sex" novel by a famous authoress in Europe Glynis Johns who has suddenly decided to stop writing. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very good plus with small pinholes. Universal Pictures unknown books
1977130496Los Angeles: Stephen Friedman / Kings Road Productions 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. Screenwriter Ron Turbeville's only produced screen credits were for "Buster and Billie" 1974 and a few episodes of television "Adam-12" "The Name of the Game". <br/><br/>A coming-of-age story with what would appear to be a nearly all-black cast about a 14-year-old black teenager named Jimmy who lives in an unnamed part of the rural American South. He dreams of life in the city and finds his induction by way of the titular urban denizen. <br/><br/>Tan titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Turbeville. 132 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Stephen Friedman / Kings Road Productions unknown books
1971132535Culver City CA: National Screen Service / Columbia Pictures 1971. Vintage full-color still British front-of-house card from the 1971 UK film. <br/><br/>Based on Walter Macken's 1968 novel about two motherless runaways in Liverpool. They flee to Ireland to live with their grandmother but their enraged uncle who happens to be a master of disguise pursues them for his own financial gain. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. A single tiny bruise else Near Fine. National Screen Service / Columbia Pictures unknown books
1983143040Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1983. Revised First Draft script for the 1985 film.<br/><br/>A group of senior citizens become rejuvenated after swimming in a neighborhood pool that has been infused with energy by visiting aliens. A pre-"Back to the Future" Roger Zemeckis was originally slated to direct but ironically the studio thought he wasn't a sure enough commercial bet and replaced him with Ron Howard. Winner of two Academy Awards including a Best Supporting Actor statue for Don Ameche. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in St. Petersburg Florida and New Providence Island Bahamas. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers dated July 22 1983. Title page present dated July 22 1983 noted as Revised First Draft with credits for screenwriter Tom Benedek and based on the novel by author David Saperstein. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1977145347Los Angeles: New World Pictures 1977. Draft script for the 1977 film. Photocopied and cobbled together during production for used by actress Elizabeth Rogers who played Priscilla in the film with her name in holograph ink on the title page and holograph annotations in ink and pencil throughout.<br/><br/>Ron Howard's directorial debut made during his brief tutelage under Roger Corman. A young couple steals a car and elopes to Las Vegas after her wealthy family dissaproves of their relationship pursued by her parents a jealous admirerer and a host of people seeking a reward for their return. <br/><br/>Title page integral to front wrapper dated Feb. 20 1977 with credits for filmmakers Ron and Rance Howard. 111 leaves with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. New World Pictures unknown books
1966135801N.p.: Trans American Films 1966. Original pressbook for the 1966 Italian film. An early "mondo" documentary "shockumentary" featuring shockingly real customs throughout the world predating many similar films that would make the "video nasties" list a list of films banned in England in the 1980s. Not to be confused with the 1980 Lamberto Bava film of the same name. <br/><br/>The "shockumentary" is a type of filmmaking that relates worldly customs and practices that would seem shocking to normal audiences often showcasing staged events rather than actual ones. Similar films include "Mondo cane" 1962 "Taboos of the World" 1963 and "Ecco" 1964. This film features gypsy tribes surgery footage wrestling head-hunting Brazilians sexy secretaries eating snakes hanging children on parade floats in Italy Swedish railway roulette and much more. Narrated by prolific voice-over actor Marvin Miller who's film credits include "Blood on the Sun" 1945 "Red Planet Mars" 1952 "Godzilla Raids Again" 1955 "Forbidden Planet" 1956 and Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" 1959. <br/><br/>11 x 17 inches saddle-stapled 8 pages. black-and-white throughout with green wrappers. Horizontal fold at the middle else Near Fine. Trans American Films unknown books
1934302814New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1934. 1934. First American edition from English sheets. 8vo. Translated by Ann Gretton. Dust jacket unclipped. Very good. 286 pages. Screenwriter Dudley Nichols' copy signed by him on the front free endpaper. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. hardcover books
2001133189Paris: Jean-Louis Seigner 2001. Vintage oversize photograph of Roman Polanski on location in Warsaw in 2001 during the production of his 2002 film. <br/><br/>Based on the 1946 memoir by Wladslaw Szpilman about his survival in the Nazi-occupied Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes and three Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Screenplay. Nominated for four others including Best Picture. <br/><br/>Set in Warsaw shot on location in Brandenberg and Berlin and Warsaw. <br/><br/>9.5 x 12 inches. Fine. In a custom museum-quality frame archivally mounted with UV glass. Jean-Louis Seigner unknown books
145475Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures. Two vintage press photographs of Roman Polanski from the iconic 1974 neo-noir film. <br/><br/>One photo shown. Please inquire to see the other.<br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Grant US. Hardy BFI Companion to Crime. Silver Neo-Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1967150765N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage reference studio still photograph of Sharon Tate and Roman Polanski from the 1967 film.<br/><br/>An elderly professor Jack MacGowran and his assistant Alfred Polanski go to Transylvania looking for vampires where Alfred falls in love with Sarah Tate the daughter of an inn keeper. Sarah however has recently caught the eye of Count von Krolock Ferdy Mayne who lives in a nearby village.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Italy. Polanski originally wanted to shoot the film in Poland as a "fairytale comedy about vampires and that there would be lots of snow" but due to financial reasons had the production moved to Italy. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown books
1974150774Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1974. Vintage borderless studio still photograph with bottom margin of Roman Polanski from the 1974 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. <br/><br/>A definitive entry in the New Hollywood canon and a worthy rival to director Roman Polanski's 1968 masterpiece "Rosemary's Baby." Nominated for eleven Academy Awards winning one for Best Original Screenplay for Robert Towne. <br/><br/>Set in 1930s Los Angeles shot on location throughout California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>National Film Registry. Ebert I. Grant US. Penzler 101 Greatest Films of Mystery and Suspense. Schrader's Canon Fodder 43. Silver and Ward Neo-Noir US. Spicer Neo-Noir US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1965150764N.p.: N.p. 1965. Two vintage reference photographs one of Catherine Deneuve and Roman Polanski and one of Deneuve and cinematographer Gilbert Taylor from the 1965 film. Mimeo snipes on versos. <br/><br/>Polanski's second feature film and first film in English heralding the arrival of one of the twentieth century's greatest directors. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location throughout London England. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Criterion Collection 483. Grant UK. Spicer UK. N.p. unknown books
1962143952Paris: Films Polski 1962. Collection of eight vintage French photographs from the 1962 Polish film. Starring actors and images of the sailboat are seen including a few candid moments and a full-length portrait of actor Anna Ciepielewska. Nearly all with numerical annotations in holograph pencil on the versos. Also included is an original French language press packet for the film detailing synopsis and star biographies. Housed in a white envelope with annotations in holograph ink including French film title and a "Pictorial Service" rubber-stamp. <br/><br/>Polanski's directorial debut and his only Polish language film. A couple on a sailing trip picks up a hitchhiker just for kicks. The sexual tension mounts in dramatic film noir fashion. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. <br/><br/>Seven photos 5 x 7 inches borderless. <br/><br/>Ciepieleska photo 7 x 9.25 inches. <br/><br/>Envelope 10 x 12.5 inches. <br/><br/>Press packet ditto-style mimeograph on white stock five leaves corner-stapled. <br/><br/>Photos and packet Near Fine envelope Very Good overall. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 215. Grant France. Films Polski unknown books
1968152385Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1968 film showing stylist Vidal Sassoon shaping Mia Farrow's iconic pixie cut.<br/><br/>Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin. A seminal horror film one of the best genre pictures ever made from the earliest days of the New Hollywood cinema bringing together newcomer Roman Polanski as director established producer William Castle young star Mia Farrow and Hollywood veteran John Cassavetes. <br/><br/>Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ruth Gordon and nominated for Best Screenplay.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in New York City. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>National Film Registry. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Criterion Collection 630. Rosenbaum 1000. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1968150771Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1968. Vintage reference photograph of Roman Polanski on the set of the 1968 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. Of note the Paramount Pictures mimeo snipe announces that playing with "Rosemary's Baby" is the Neil Simon "laugh hit 'The Odd Couple.'" <br/><br/>Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin. A seminal horror film one of the best genre pictures ever made from the earliest days of the New Hollywood cinema bringing together newcomer Roman Polanski as director established producer William Castle young star Mia Farrow and Hollywood veteran John Cassavetes. <br/><br/>Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ruth Gordon and nominated for Best Screenplay.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in New York City. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine<br/><br/>National Film Registy. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Criterion Collection 630. Rosenbaum 1000. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1968149124N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage reference photograph of Roman Polanski and Mia Farrow in front of the flagship Tiffany & Co. store on Fifth Ave New York City during the filming of the 1968 film.<br/><br/>Based on the 1967 novel by Ira Levin. A seminal horror film one of the best genre pictures ever made from the earliest days of the New Hollywood cinema bringing together newcomer Roman Polanski as director established producer William Castle young star Mia Farrow and Hollywood veteran John Cassavetes. <br/><br/>Winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ruth Gordon and nominated for Best Screenplay.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in New York City. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine<br/><br/>National Film Registy. Clover Men Women and Chainsaws. Criterion Collection 630. Rosenbaum 1000. N.p. unknown books
1968144427Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1968. Two vintage candid photographs from the 1968 film. With holograph annotations on the verso of each. <br/><br/>A seminal horror film one of the finest genre pictures ever made from the earliest days of the New Hollywood cinema bringing together Hollywood newcomer Roman Polanski old-time producer William Castle young star Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in New York City. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 630. Rosenbaum 1000. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1966149975N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Roman Polanski and Francoise Dorleac on the set of the 1966 film. French "Still Photo" stamp on verso. <br/><br/>Roman Polanski's third film and second film in English. Compared since its release to Harold Pinter and Samuel Beckett in terms of tone and theme "Cul-de-sac" is a psychological thriller of the first order exploring themes of horror frustrated sexuality and alienation-concepts the director has mined and evolved for decades with great invention. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location at Lindisfarne Castle England. <br/><br/>9.75 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 577. Grant UK. N.p. unknown books
1966151448N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage reference photograph of Roman Polanski and a camera crew capturing a scene with actors Jacqueline Bisset Donald Pleasence and Lionel Stander. With a printed mimeo snipe specific to the film's UK release affixed to the verso. <br/><br/>Two wounded gangsters seek refuge in a secluded beachfront castle home to a meek Englishman and his strong-willed wife. <br/><br/>Shot on location at Lindisfarne Castle Northumberland England. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 577. Grant US. N.p. unknown books
1966144969London: Compton Films 1966. Three vintage press photographs of director Roman Polanski and actor Catherine Deneuve at the world premiere of "Repulsion" on January 7 1966 in Paris. With press agency mimeo snipes on the verso one from AFP and two from AGIP. <br/><br/>Polanski's second film and first in English which originally screen at the Cannes Film Festival the previous year. <br/><br/>5 x 7 inches. Generally Very Good plus. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 483. Grant US. Spicer US. Compton Films unknown books
1972131876Rome: C C. Champion 1972. Draft script for the 1972 film. Bound at the rear are an additional 11 pages that include a complete Cast List and Unit List. Filmed on location in Italy as "Che" the film also saw later release in the US as "Diary of Forbidden Dreams."<br/><br/>A lesser known film in the director's oeuvre a comedic and highly sexualized homage to Alice in Wonderland starring Sydne Rome as an American hitchhiker who stumbles upon an increasingly bizarre and decadent party at an Italian villa. <br/><br/>Blue wrappers as originally used. Title page present noted as copy No. 4 in pink holograph ink with credits for screenwriters Brach and Polanski. 122 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with two gold brads. C C. Champion unknown books
1976138189Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1976. Vintage press kit for the 1976 film. Included in the kit are 18 vintage black-and-white studio still photographs and 58 pages of promotional and production information. <br/><br/>Based on the 1964 novel "Le locataire chimerique" by Roland Topor. The third final film in Polanski's "Apartment Trilogy" following "Repulsion" and "Rosemary's Baby" in which Polanski plays the role of a man who finds out that the previous tenant of his Parisian apartment attempted suicide by jumping out the window. Slowly the man becomes obsessed with the tenant taking on more and more of her habits ultimately including her attempts at self destruction. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. <br/><br/>Set in Paris and shot there on location. <br/><br/>Photographs 8 x 10 inches. 18 pages of production information saddle stapled 8.5 x 11 inches with an additional 40 pages of corner stapled production information. All materials about Fine housed in a Very Good plus studio folder. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1968152314N.p.: N.p. 1968. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1968 French film. With holograph ink annotations and stamp of photographer Gerard Cossevin on the verso.<br/><br/>While hiding out on a Peruvian island an emotionally numb young woman has sex with a group of sailors on a beach. Meanwhile her wealthy husband and his strange chauffeur search for her to no avail. One of the first films to receive an X rating from the MPAA purportedly written by director Romain Gary about his marriage to actress Jean Seberg. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Mauritania. <br/><br/>9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Bier p. 723. N.p. unknown books
1974149588N.p.: Nordia Films 1974. Collection of five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1974 erotic horror film. <br/><br/>A young woman watching over her cousin's house is mistakenly kidnapped by a crazed sex cult.<br/><br/>Jean Michel Rollin Roth Le Gentil more commonly known as Jean Rollin had gained notoriety and some scandal with his early French vampire films "Le Viol du Vampire" 1968 "La Vampier Nue" 1970 "Le Frisson des Vampires" 1970 and "Requiem pour un Vampire" 1971. When beginning production on his first non-vampire film "La Rose de Fer" 1973 he found himself in need of funding and began making adult sex films which he continued to direct under a variety of pseudonyms through the mid-1980s.<br/><br/>5 x 7 inches. Very Good plus.<br/><br/>Bier p. 973. Nordia Films unknown books
