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1991149341Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1991. Vintage reference photograph of director-screenwriters Joel and Ethan Coen and actor John Turturro having a conversation between takes on the set of the 1991 film. <br/><br/>One of the more ambitious films in the Coen brothers' oeuvre a nuanced comedy about Hollywood success and the interaction between intellectuals and the common man. Based largely on the experiences of playwright and erstwhile screenwriter Clifford Odets.<br/><br/>Winner of the Palme d'Or Best Actor and Best Director awards at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for three Academy Awards in 1992.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Grant US. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1966150654Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1966. Three vintage photographs one publicity still photograph of Adam West as Batman and two studio still photographs one of Frank Gorshin and Lee Meriwether as The Riddler and The Catwoman respectively and one of Burgess Meredith Cesar Romero and Frank Gorshin as The Penguin The Joker and The Riddler respectively from the 1966 film. <br/><br/>The first full-length film adaptation of the DC Comic character Batman originally planned as the pilot film for the television series which aired on ABC from 1966 to 1968 the film was released shortly after the end of the series' first season and featured the original members of the television cast with the exception of Lee Meriwether replacing Julie Newmar as Catwoman.<br/><br/>The Joker the Penguin the Riddler and Catwoman join forces to control the world with a dehydrator which reduces humans to dust. It is up to the Dynamic Duo to save the world.<br/><br/>Set in Gotham City shot on location in Los Angeles California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1955132184Burbank CA: Waterlow and Sons / Warner Brothers 1955. Collection of 7 vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1955 US film. <br/><br/>Based on Leon Uris' first book about a new recruitment of Marines primed for battle but the battle comes when they least expect it. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Waterlow and Sons / Warner Brothers unknown books
1956142863Universal City: Universal Pictures 1956. Second Revised Final Draft script for the 1957 film. Presentation copy belonging to producer Ross Hunter bound in navy full calf with gilt titles on cover and spine with Hunter's name on the front board. <br/><br/>Based on the 1956 autobiography of the same name by Colonel Dean E. Hess a real-life United States Air Force fighter pilot in the Korean War. Hess was a technical advisor for the film and the gold flying helmet Rock Hudson wears was his personal possession. A poster for "Battle Hymn" appears outside the movie theater in the 1959 pilot episode of The Twilight Zone "Where Is Everybody"<br/><br/>Set in 1950s Westhampton Ohio and Seoul shot on location in Seoul South Korea and Nogales AZ. <br/><br/>Navy full calf binding without paper wrappers as issued. Title page present noted as Second Revised Final with credits for screenwriter Charles Grayson. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 123-A. Mimeograph duplication with pink blue white revision pages throughout dated variously between 2/29/56 and 4/23/56. Pages Near Fine presentation binding Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1965128472Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1965. Original UK script for the 1965 film. <br/><br/>One of the most ambitious films about World War II made during the 1960s an epic story that details the events leading to the title confrontation the bloodiest battle that the US fought in WWII and one of the key turning points in the war. Filmed almost entirely in the Spanish desert. <br/><br/>Grey titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Yordan and Sperling. 168 leaves mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine internally bound with two silver fasteners. Warner Brothers unknown books
1974148727Tokyo: Toei 1974. Draft script for the 1974 Japanese film. Text and titles in Japanese. <br/><br/>Based on a series of magazine articles written by journalist Koichi Iiboshi which were in turn based on memoirs written by yakuza crime boss Kozo Mino. The fifth and final film in director Kinji Fukasaku's yakuza pentalogy following feuding gangs in post-war Hiroshima. <br/><br/>Set in Hiroshima.<br/><br/>Tan titled wrappers. 67 leaves with last page of text numbered D27. Mimeograph duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good slightly wavy with light dampstains to the extremities bound perfectly. Toei unknown books
1977149723N.p.: N.p. 1977. Vintage oversize borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1977 French film showing actress Delphine Seyrig. With the stamp of M.K. 2 DIFFUSION Films on the verso.<br/><br/>A desperately unhappy woman reflects on the relationships in her life beginning with her marriage to her womanizing husband who has forced her into prostitution as a means of paying off his gambling debts.<br/><br/>12 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus lightly rubbed. N.p. unknown books
1964131832London: Three Kings Films 1964. Draft script for the 1965 film. With several substantive holograph emendations to dialogue throughout. <br/><br/>A British "teen" comedy with a title that borrows the title and spirit of Conrad Hilton's 1957 autobiography. A family inherits a seaside hotel and has trouble filling it up until their son's rock group begins bringing in the crowds. One of several British films from the mid-sixties which offered the added inducement of a guest appearance by "The Killer" Jerry Lee Lewis who had more success in the UK than the USA after marrying his teenage cousin in 1958. <br/><br/>Magenta titled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated 6-11-64 in holograph pencil with credits for screenwriter and composer Fairhurst. 108 leaves mechanical duplication on eye-rest green stock with pink revision pages throughout dated 23.11.64. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads. Three Kings Films unknown books
1922151906Los Angeles: Max Linder Productions 1922. Vintage borderless promotional reference photograph of Max Linder from the 1921 film promoting the film's run at Los Angeles' California Theatre in April 1922. An image which if it had been seen by David Lynch seems likely to have been inspirational to his experimental 1977 film "Eraserhead."<br/><br/>Max Linder the onscreen persona of French actor director screenwriter producer and comedian Gabriel Leuvielle was one of the first recognizable recurring characters in motion pictures frequently cited as the first international movie star. Max is determined to woo Mary despite Aunt Agatha's objections and competing suitor Simon.<br/><br/>7.5 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. Max Linder Productions unknown books
1969147024Burbank CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 1969. Six vintage temporary tattoos issued as a promotional item for the 1969 film. With the both the original envelope housing the tattoos and a Warner Brothers mailing envelope addressed to film critic photographer and poet Michael S. Dworkin.<br/> <br/>The decals are inspired by the designs for the tattoo makeup worn up Rod Steiger in the film with the promotional copy inviting the recipient to "be your own illustrated man." The only example we have encountered unsurprising given the temporary nature of the item. <br/><br/>Based on three short stories from Bradbury's acclaimed collection "The Veldt" "The Long Rain" and "The Last Night of the World." <br/><br/>Tattoos variously sized between 4.25 x 5.75 and 8.75 x 4 inches. All but one tissue guard attached. Bright and Near Fine. <br/><br/>Promotional envelope 5.25 x 10 inches. Chip to the flap and bruising from wear it was opened else Near Fine. Warner Brothers / Seven Arts 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
140743N.p.: N.p. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. <br/><br/>Beans is the chauffeur secret agent Jedediah Norris a beautiful young woman who is in graduate school and adopted from Vietnam during the war by her father a black man named Tom Callahan. She is also a gourmet chef and is in desperate love with her boss but he only seems to notice her when she goofs. All the while she is an aspiring television star hoping to work in show business one day. <br/><br/>Set in San Francisco. <br/><br/>Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Ezra Bowen. 26 leaves with last page of text numbered 25. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three silver brads. N.p. unknown books
1960151358N.p.: N.p. 1960. Collection of six vintage reference photographs from the 1960 British film. <br/><br/>Resentful of her father's new Parisian wife a teenage girl attempts to wreck the marriage with the help of her English beatnik friends. An early appearance by actress Gillian Hills who went on to enjoy a successful career as a ye-ye pop singer in France. <br/><br/>Set in London shot on location in London and Kent.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. N.p. unknown books
1954150117N.p.: Romulus Films 1954. Vintage reference photograph of Humphrey Bogart on the set of the 1953 film. Two mimeo snipes affixed to the verso. <br/><br/>Loosely based on the 1951 novel by Claud Cockburn shot as a parody of Huston's 1941 classic "The Maltese Falcon."<br/><br/>One of the inscrutable films ever made viewed today variously as a cipher a long literary joke a Hollywood film or a bunch of famous folk on vacation with cameras rolling. In truth probably all of those things. But film noir to the hilt. <br/><br/>Set in Europe shot on location in Italy in Ravello south of Naples Italy and nearby at Palazzo Ruffolo Palazzo Confalone and the Villa Cimbrone. Some second unit shooting and retakes were later done in the UK. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with some creasing and several pinholes in margins and three very small chips on top edge. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request.<br/><br/>Ebert II. Grant US. Romulus Films unknown books
1939WRCLIT61324Culver City: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Loew's Inc. 1939. 1145 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in printed and variously stamped studio wrappers printed label. Some small chips and tears to wrapper extremities 15 x 40 mm piece torn away from fore-edge of upper wrapper internally near fine. An unspecified - but revised and slightly extended - draft of this unproduced original though drawing on precedents screenplay by Salt undertaken rather early in his career at a point when IMDB records he had only one credited and two uncredited produced films under his belt. Another draft dated 17 days earlier is 17 pages shorter. In April 1951 Salt was called before the HUAC and then placed on the Black List. After struggling for a decade and a half with often- pseudonymous television writing and commercial work in 1969 he wrote the award- winning screenplay for MIDNIGHT COWBOY. Subsequent credits included SERPICO THE DAY OF THE LOCUST and COMING HOME. In 1987 just prior to his death he received the WGA Laurel Award in recognition of his achievements. The upper wrapper is stamped in succession noting the transition of this copy from "Temporary Complete" to "Vault Copy." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Loew's Inc. unknown books
1939WRCLIT61323Culver City: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Loew's Inc. 1939. 1128 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in printed and variously stamped studio wrappers printed label. Some small chips and tears to label and wrapper extremities otherwise very good internally near fine. An unspecified draft of this unproduced original though drawing on precedents screenplay by Salt undertaken rather early in his career at a point when IMDB records he had only one credited and two uncredited produced films under his belt. In April 1951 Salt was called before the HUAC and then placed on the Black List. After struggling for a decade and a half with often- pseudonymous television writing and commercial work in 1969 he wrote the award- winning screenplay for MIDNIGHT COWBOY. Subsequent credits included SERPICO THE DAY OF THE LOCUST and COMING HOME. In 1987 just prior to his death he received the WGA Laurel Award in recognition of his achievements. The upper wrapper is stamped in succession noting the transition of this copy from "Temporary Complete" to "Vault Copy." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Loew's Inc. unknown books
1965140645Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1965. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single notation in holograph pencil. <br/><br/>Based on a 1924 adventure novel of the same name involving three brothers who seek adventure and find it by leaving England and enlisting in the French Foreign Legion following the left of a valuable jewel from a relation of theirs. The novel has been adapted to film several times in 1926 1939 1966 and 1982 as a BBC serial. The story is set before World War I and is an accurate and adventurous portrayal of life in the French Foreign Legion the division of the French Army made up of foreign nationals who fight for France all over the world. <br/><br/>Set in Algeria. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers noted as Revised First Draft Screenplay on the front wrapper dated March 29 1965. Title page present noted as Revised First Draft Screenplay with credits for screenwriter Millard Kaufman. 165 leaves with last page of text numbered 164. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Universal Pictures unknown books
1969146891Unknown: I.P.C. Pictures 1969. Draft script for the 1971 film here under the working title "The Catcher in the Raw." <br/><br/>At a California hot springs resort a shady therapist helps eight carefully selected applicants find themselves and "experience their bodies" a process which mostly involves consuming large amounts of LSD meditative screaming and slow-motion basketball games. Louis Garfinkle's sole directorial credit and an excellent example of the intersection of early 1970s wellness culture and sexploitation. <br/><br/>Set in California.<br/><br/>Brown titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1969 with credits for director Louis Garfinkle. 136 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. I.P.C. Pictures unknown books
1964133050Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1964. Original Pressbook for the 1964 film. Unique for a pressbook with a folding front page and a coloring contest to have been used as a herald by distributors. <br/><br/>Based on Jean Anouilh's 1959 play. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Screenplay and nominated for 11 more including Best Picture Best Director and twice for Best Actor. It would be the first of two times O'Toole was nominated for portraying Henry II the other being in 1968 for "The Lion in Winter." <br/><br/>18 pages saddle-stapled 12.25 x 15 inches. Rust to the staples else Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1963146394Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1963. Revised Draft script for the 1964 film. With a few holograph pencil annotations throughout mostly relating to line revisions and props. <br/><br/>Based on the 1959 French play by Jean Anouilh. King Henry II's malcontent relationship with the Church leads to the appointment of his close friend Thomas Becket as the Archbishop of Canterbury. Henry does not anticipate however how seriously Becket will take the vocation leading to the dissolution of their friendship in the face of Becket's rising political power. Nominated for eleven Academy Awards winning one for Best Adapted Screenplay. <br/><br/>Set in England and France.<br/><br/>Beige titled wrappers. Title page present dated 12th February 1963 noted as REVISED. 157 leaves with last page of text numbered 155. Mimeographed on yellow stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with some rusting near the binding bound internally with three silver brads. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1935139830Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1935. Collection of three vintage studio still photographs from the 1935 film. Based on William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel "Vanity Fair." <br/><br/>Based on Thackeray's classic novel the film was the first feature length film to be shot with the three-strip Technicolor technique. However the poorly written script made the film rather unsuccessful commercially. Miriam Hopkins was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good with light creasing overall black holograph annotations to the verso and a small tan piece of paper affixed to the verso of image BS-73. Images vary slightly in size due to cropping. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1970144362Paris: Les Films du Carrosse 1970. Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the 1970 film. With credits and Cinestar agency stamps and "Cinestar" in holograph ink on the verso. <br/><br/>The fourth in Truffaut's five film series about the character Antoine Doinel. Christine Clause Jade and Antoine Doinel Jean-Pierre Leaud are expecting their first child when Antoine has an affair with a woman he meets in a business meeting at his new job after a period of unemployment.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Paris France. <br/><br/>7.25 x 5.25 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Criterion Collection 187. Les Films du Carrosse unknown books
1964132807Culver City CA: National Screen Service / Columbia Pictures 1964. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1964 US film. <br/><br/>Based on Emeric Pressburger's 1961 novel "Killing a Mouse on Sunday" about Manuel Artiguez Gregory Peck a famous bandit during the Spanish civil war who has lived in French exile for 20 years. He returns to visit his ailing mother unaware that a trap has been set by a Spanish police officer Anthony Quinn. <br/><br/>A story set in France and Spain shot on location in the Pyrenees mountains in France. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. A few faint creases else Near Fine. National Screen Service / Columbia Pictures unknown books
1980134732Los Angeles: Lorimar 1980. Two borderless photographs from the 1980 film. <br/><br/>Though most often remembered as Peter Sellers' final role it also was the last success for the great Hal Ashby as well as Jack Warden's first shot at portraying the President of the United States. <br/><br/>Photographs 8 x 10 inches. Brief emulsion defect to one of the photographs else Fine. Lorimar unknown books
1964WRCLIT67854Bruxelles Belgium: Universal International 1964. Color lithographed affiche 21 x 14". Folded Belgian tax stamp in place a couple of minor tape shadows from mounting at extreme margins a few tiny marginal breaks at folds; otherwise very good and bright. A brilliant color affiche for the Belgian French language release "Enfants non Admis" of the 1964 film adaptation of Hemingway's 1927 short story based on a screenplay by Gene L. Coon directed by Don Siegel and starring Lee Marvin Angie Dickinson John Cassavetes Clu Gulager and Ronald Reagan. The artwork is a spectacular improvement over that utilized for the U.S. publicity paper. Universal International unknown books
