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1956140109Burbank CA: MS Productions 1956. Final Draft script for season six episode 30 of the 1956 television show originally broadcast May 1 1956 on NBC. Copy belonging to Mason Curry who played Grady with his name on the front wrapper in holograph pencil and holograph pencil annotations additions and changes to his scenes throughout. <br/><br/>Episode 30 of season six of the television show "Big Town" a series focused on the adventures of Steve Wilson and his staff at "The Illustrated Press" newspaper as they cover the hard hitting stories and social issues of the day. <br/><br/>Brown titled wrappers production no. 537. Title page present dated February 3 1956 noted as Final with credits for screenwriter William L. Stuart. 32 leaves with last page of text numbered 30B. Mechanical duplication with revision pages throughout dated February 10 1956. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. MS Productions unknown books
1956134020London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1956. Two vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1956 US film. <br/><br/>Based on an article by Burton Roueche about a schoolteacher who becomes dependent on a "miracle" drug with unexpected side effects to his sanity. <br/><br/>Credited as screenwriters were Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum however the shooting script was entirely reworked by director Nicholas Ray and actor/producer James Mason who added the first 20 minutes of the film depicting Ed Avery's daily life before being hospitalized. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus several stills with scratches and a few closed tears. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1967149909New York: Andy Warhol Film 1967. Vintage poster for the 1967 film. The film originally screened at the Hudson Theater in a 95 minute version although this cut is considered lost. A 109 minute version would screen in 1968 as the first film shown at the New Andy Warhol Garrick Theater renamed as such after Warhol recovered from being shot by Valerie Solanas. <br/><br/>One of several sexploitation influenced films made by Warhol an episodic story of a biker who has no bike and is both eroticized by the camera and emasculated by various Warhol superstars throughout. <br/><br/>19 x 25 inches rolled. Near Fine with some light soil and an almost imperceptible professional repair to a tear at the top edge. <br/><br/>Murphy The Black Hole of Cinema. Warholstars. Andy Warhol Film unknown books
1967150716Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1967. Collection of eight vintage color studio still photographs from the US release of the 1967 British film. With a stamp noting production No. 68-43 on the bottom right corner of the recto. <br/><br/>Based on Len Deighton's 1966 novel. A private eye takes on a case involving a sophisticated computer used by an anticommunist global spy network. The third and last film in the Harry Palmer series preceded by "The Ipcress File" 1965 and "Funeral in Berlin" 1966.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location throughout Finland and England.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1970149980Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1970. Vintage US silkscreen banner poster for the 1971 film printed in a striking blue and fluorescent pink.<br/><br/>Half-Navajo Vietnam veteran Green Beret and hapkido master Billy Jack defends the peace-loving free-thinking Freedom School from intolerant and bigoted locals. Originally unable to find distribution director screenwriter and star Tom Laughlin booked the film into theatres himself and the film's mixture of radical politics and action struck a chord with viewers eventually becoming the second highest grossing film of the year. The second of four "Billy Jack" films preceded by "The Born Losers" 1967 and followed by "The Trial of Billy Jack" 1974 and "Billy Jack Goes to Washington" 1976 all directed by and starring Laughlin and co-written and co-starring his wife Delores Taylor. <br/><br/>Set in Arizona shot on location in New Mexico Arizona and California. <br/><br/>82 x 24 inches. Rolled. About Near Fine with no restoration some rubbing and light scratches and some very light soiling on margins otherwise quite bright and unfaded. Warner Brothers unknown books
1962119188Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1962. Original US half-sheet poster for the 1962 film. Based on the 1955 novel by Thomas E. Gaddis and a breakthrough role for Burt Lancaster. A very uncommon poster size for this film. <br/><br/>22 x 28 inches. Near Fine with very shallow faint creasing along the top edge. United Artists 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
1984141892Munich: Bayerischer Rundfunk 1984. Draft script for the 1986 film. Text in German. <br/><br/>A lawyer survives a plane crash and uses his new found lust for life to take on a new identity and start again. Based on a novel of the same title by Johannes Mario Simmel. <br/><br/>Clear untitled wrappers. Title page present dated October 12 1984 with credits for screenwriter Johannes Mario Simmel. 146 leaves with last page of text numbered 144. Xerographically duplicated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with white velo binding. Bayerischer Rundfunk unknown books
1963132543London: Rank Organisation / Independent Artists 1963. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1963 UK film. <br/><br/>Based on Patrick Hamilton's 1935 novel "Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky" about a bored but pretty young woman who wants nothing more than to leave her dull existence in Wales and escape to the bright lights of London. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good with laminate pull along the bottom edge. Rank Organisation / Independent Artists unknown books
1946140969Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1946. Collection of three vintage studio still photographs from the Realart re-release of the 1946 film. <br/><br/>Directed by Roy William Neill based on the 1943 novel by Cornell Woolrich written for the screen by Roy Chanslor and starring Dan Duryea June Vincent Broderick Crawford and Peter Lorre. "Black Angel" was director Roy William Neill's last directorial effort and one of the best and most faithful of the many Woolrich noir adaptations pulling Dan Duryea from his usual supporting cast status into a leading role working his way through a dark alcoholic maze of murder and mayhem. Adapted to the screen by noted Western novelist Roy Chanslor author of "Johnny Guyitar."<br/><br/>Shot on location in California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a holograph graphite notation to the verso of one image. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. <br/><br/>Grand Classic Noir. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1974150708Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1974. Collection of nine vintage studio still photographs from the 1974 film. <br/><br/>Based on Jeff Jacks' 1971 novel "Murder on the Wild Side." A former police officer turned private eye investigates a silent film star's death which is linked to a mysterious religious cult moonlighting as a drug ring.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location throughout California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/><br/>Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Warner Brothers unknown books
1972150705Los Angeles: Cinerama Releasing 1972. Collection of four vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 film. <br/><br/>Based on J.E. Franklin's 1969 play. The youngest daughter in a working-class African American family dreams of becoming a dancer and is determined to avoid the fate of her mother and two older sisters who married and had children at a young age and who express dissatisfaction and frustration with their stagnant lives. One of the few Blaxsploitation films of the 1970s to depict the everyday lives and dreams of blue collar black women.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Los Angeles.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Cinerama Releasing unknown books
1972150707Los Angeles: Cinerama Releasing 1972. Complete set of eight vintage color studio still photographs from the 1972 film. <br/><br/>Based on J.E. Franklin's 1969 play. The youngest daughter in a working-class African American family dreams of becoming a dancer and is determined to avoid the fate of her mother and two older sisters who married and had children at a young age and who express dissatisfaction and frustration with their stagnant lives. One of the few Blaxsploitation films of the 1970s to depict the everyday lives and dreams of blue collar Black women.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Los Angeles.<br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Cinerama Releasing unknown books
1972145314Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1972. Collection of 10 vintage lobby cards from the 1972 film. Also included is a lobby card which has been trimmed by 50% and SIGNED by the film's star Jim Brown. <br/><br/>Two images shown. Please inquire to see others.<br/><br/>British director Robert Hartford-Davis originally conceived of the story for the film based on the black power movement in contemporary Britain and hired Robert Shearer to write the screenplay. First American feature-length film for Hartford-Davis and the film debuts of American baseball star Vida Blue and NFL football player Gene Washington. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Signed card trimmed to 5 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Parish and Hill Black Action Films 27. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1970142979Culver City CA: Champion Production Company / Columbia Pictures 1970. Vintage double weight photograph of famed blaxploitation actor Jim Brown and noted British director Robert Hartford-Davis conferring on the set of the 1972 film. With a bold production company stamp on the verso crediting Brown Hartford-Davis and producers John Heyman and Norman Priggen. <br/><br/>British director Robert Hartford-Davis originally conceived of the story for the film based on the black power movement in contemporary Britain and hired Robert Shearer to write the screenplay. First American feature-length film for Hartford-Davis and the film debuts of American baseball star Vida Blue and NFL football player Gene Washington. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine condition. Champion Production Company / Columbia Pictures unknown books
1972148406N.p.: N.p. 1972. Revised Version Draft script for the 1972 film belonging to actor Martin Landau with his holograph ink and pencil annotations throughout most in reference to his character Capelli including action and dialogue changes. Also included are a 21-page shooting schedule and call sheet with the name of uncredited crew member Jim O'Roarke in holograph ink on the shooting schedule and holograph annotations to both. <br/><br/>From the estate of Martin Landau.<br/><br/>British director Robert Hartford-Davis originally conceived of the story for the film based on the Black Power movement in contemporary Britain and hired Robert Shearer to write the screenplay. The first American feature-length film for Hartford-Davis and the film debuts of baseball star Vida Blue and football player Gene Washington. <br/><br/>Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>Orange untitled wrappers. Title page present noted as Revised Version Screenplay with credits for story by Robert Hartford-Davis and screenwriter Franklin Coen. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout undated. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.<br/><br/>Shooting Schedule 8.5 x 11 inches Near Fine with light creasing at corners.<br/><br/>Call Sheet 8.5 x 13 Near Fine with a single fold. N.p. unknown books
1973134889Los Angeles: American International Pictures AIP 1973. Original Pressbook for the 1973 blaxploitation film. <br/><br/>Pam Grier and Margaret Markov escape from a remote women's prison aided in part by Markov's revolutionary boyfriend. What follows is an almost comical series of bloody shootouts pitting revolutionaries and drug dealers and the authorities all against each other. Set in an unknown tropical country and shot in the Philippines. <br/><br/>16 pages saddle stapled 8.5 x 14 inches. Very Good plus. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1989139531Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1989. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1989 film with a 35mm color slide laid in. <br/><br/>Two New York City cops arrest a member of the Yakuza and escort him during his extradition to Japan. "Black Rain" marks the first collaboration between Ridley Scott and Hans Zimmerman the two would later work together on "Hannibal." <br/><br/>Set in New York and Japan shot on location in California New York and Japan. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Fine. <br/><br/><br/>Grant US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1972150709Los Angeles: Cinerama Releasing 1972. Collection of eleven vintage studio still photographs from the 1972 documentary film. <br/><br/>A documentary capturing the first performance of an all-black rodeo in Harlem and the varied audience reactions to seeing African Americans participating in what was widely considered a white sport. Featuring appearances by Muhammad Ali who rides a horse down 125th Street and noted Western actor Woody Strode. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Harlem. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Cinerama Releasing unknown books
1974151935Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1974. Vntage borderless reference photograph with bottom margin of Mel Brooks and producer Martin Hertzberg on the set of the 1974 film. <br/><br/>Director Mel Brooks' slapstick homage to the Western in which an escaped African American railroad construction worker becomes the sheriff in an all-white town and must protect it from politicians and railroad tycoons looking to raze it. A witty satire on the racism often inherent in Hollywood's depiction of the American West among many other targets. Nominated for three Academy Awards.<br/><br/>Set in the fictional frontier town of Rock Ridge shot on location in California. <br/><br/>7.5 x 10 inches. Near Fine.<br/><br/>National Film Registry. Warner Brothers unknown books
1983WRCLIT75515Brittany 1983. iii83 leaves. Quarto A4. Photomechanically reproduced typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in hald-lettered stiff wrappers. A couple of creases and finger smudges to wrappers otherwise very good or better. Denoted the "3rd Draft" of this screenplay based in part on Vidal's treatment of the subject in A SEARCH FOR THE KING 1950. Robert Dornheim is noted as the prospective director for the film. Dornheim and musician/actor/writer O'Brien had worked together on the 1983 television film DIGITAL DREAMS featuring bassist Bill Wyman. Among O'Brien's considerable list of accomplishments is THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW writer and actor. Evidently unproduced and not directly related to the 1983 Rice and Olivier musical of similar subject and title. unknown books
1941143897Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1941. Temporary Draft script for the 1941 film. Copy belonging to producer Daryl F. Zanuck with his bold annotations in holograph pencil throughout. <br/><br/>Similar to the Italian Peplum sword-and-sandal epics the film follows the rise and fall of an illiterate peasant played by Tyrone Powell who becomes a renowned bullfighter and who manages to catch the eye of Rita Hayworth along the way. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and nominated for one other. <br/><br/>Set in Spain shot on location in Mexico City. <br/><br/>Green titled wrappers noted as TEMPORARY on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 614 and production No. 2093 dated Jan 6 1941. Distribution page present with receipt removed rubber-stamped copy No. 1. Title page present dated January 6 1941 noted as Temporary Script with credits for screenwriter Jo Swerling and novelist Vincente Blasco Ibanez. 171 leaves with last page of text numbered 269. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine wrapper Very Good bound internally with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1978148341London: Lord Grade 1978. Draft script for the 1978 film here under the working title "Titoli di Testa." Copy belonging to script supervisor Franca Invernizzi with her extensive holograph annotations on nearly every page and many page versos regarding camera shots takes timing and dialogue. Bound in after the script is an annotated list of scenes and several handwritten pages of Invernizzi's notes. Text in Italian.<br/><br/>In 1920s Sicily a capitalist and a socialist vie for the affections of a grief-stricken woman whose husband was killed by a fascist mafioso. The follow-up to director Lina Wertmuller's Oscar-nominated 1976 film "Seven Beauties" and a lyrical formidable film in its own right. <br/><br/>Set and shot on location in Sicily. <br/><br/>Script:<br/><br/>Black faux-leather untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for director Lina Wertmuller. 326 leaves with last page of text numbered 301. Xerographic duplication rectos only with white undated revision pages throughout. Pages Very Good with some revision pages lightly worn and toned to the edges wrapper Very Good lightly edgeworn with several tape repairs to the spine with perfect binding.<br/><br/>List of scenes:<br/><br/>10 leaves with last page numbered 10. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with light edgewear. Lord Grade unknown books
1957129585N.p.: American International Pictures AIP 1957. Original lobby card for the 1957 film. The fifth film produced by AIP a company originally functioning as a distributor. Another teen-monster flick from the 1950s reminiscent of "I Was a Teenage Werewolf "1957 only the antagonist is a woman and the creature she becomes is a vampire. <br/><br/>11 x 14 inches studio production notation on the verso. Very Good with evidence of tape removal briefly obscuring "Dracula" in the titles and a faint white paint swathe on the recto and a few tiny closed tears and light creases at the extremities. American International Pictures [AIP] unknown books
1958150599N.p.: N.p. 1958. Collection of four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1958 film. <br/><br/>The anemic undead governor of a nineteenth century prison for the criminally insane conducts cruel illegal experiments on his inmates mostly involving blood transfusions. <br/><br/>Set in Transylvania. <br/><br/>7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
