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194428504<p>New York: Scribner's 1944. SIGNATURE GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC Personally SIGNED BY RAYMOND CHANDLER & DATED on Blank Endpapers Hollywood MARCH 30 1944 IN FRONT OF BOOK Written BY BEN HECHT A Guide for the Bedeviled <strong>Chandler also added "From // Dr. Sam Hirshfeld" on Endpapers </strong>BOOK Written BY BEN HECHT HARDBACK NODustjacket NOJACKET BK GOOD CONDITION 1944 SIGNED BY RAYMOND CHANDLER & DATED Hollywood MARCH 30 1944 IN FRONT OF BOOK BY BEN HECHT A Guide for the Bedeviled GREEN CLOTH LIGHT RUB WEAR Hirshfeld was a Hollywood physician active in the 1940's and a good friend of Hecht's & CHANDLER - he is mentioned in "Harpo Speaks" as attending a Marx dinner with Hecht and Hecht gave his funeral oratory. The cloth boards are worn and the dust jacket is missing. Interior sound. BOOK Written BY BEN HECHT . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.</p> New York: Scribner's hardcover
193016010JNew York: Vanguard Press 1930. First Edition First Printing. A few small aging spots to cloth otherwise very good plus in a very good dust jacket with a few tiny chips and tears. Notoriously rare in dust jacket. The front cover colorful artwork depicts a scantily clad beautiful actress posed in recline on a film set with a director and film crew photographing her. Queer People is considered one of the true landmarks in the continuous evolution of the Hollywood novel. The novel’s take of the bizarre and seamy side of the life of Hollywood during its golden age is like no other work of fiction. In the 1976 reprint edition Budd Schulberg wrote “.in Queer People we have if not THE Hollywood novel - at least a truly seminal work on Hollywood in which may be found the seeds of at least three of the longer-lived Hollywood novels The Day of the Locust What Makes Sammy Run and The Last Tycoon.†The book was a scandalous sensation when published and went through numerous printings very quickly. At publication multi-millionaire film producer Howard Hughes bought the film rights to the novel. He hired Leo McCarey to direct and Ben Hecht to write the screenplay. Hughes biggest problem turned out to be that stars were extremely reluctant to appear in a film that attacked the Hollywood studio system. Hughes initially wanted to cast Jack Oakie and William Haines but Paramount and MGM refused to loan them out. Unable to secure a significant cast Hughes ended the production after spending over $100000 of 1930s dollars in its preparation. Vanguard Press hardcover books
193015984JNew York: Vanguard Press 1930. First Edition First Printing. Signed by the authors: "Carroll and Garrett Graham June 19 1930". On the front pastedown is the engraved theatrical scene bookplate of Fritz Tidden who was the Hollywood publicist for great silent film director Erich von Stroheim and is known to have been one of only 12 people at a special screening who was shown the complete Greed Von Stroheim’s 1924 massive uncut 42 reel film masterpiece before it was dramatically cut by the studio to only 10 reels. A few small stains to cloth otherwise very good in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and tears with the words office file copy stamped in a blank space on the rear panel. The front cover colorful artwork depicts a scantily clad beautiful actress posed in recline on a film set with a director and film crew photographing her. Queer People is considered one of the true landmarks in the continuous evolution of the Hollywood novel. The novel’s take of the bizarre and seamy side of the life of Hollywood during its golden age is like no other work of fiction. In the 1976 reprint edition Budd Schulberg wrote “.in Queer People we have if not THE Hollywood novel - at least a truly seminal work on Hollywood in which may be found the seeds of at least three of the longer-lived Hollywood novels The Day of the Locust What Makes Sammy Run and The Last Tycoon.†The book was a scandalous sensation when published and went through numerous printings very quickly. At publication multi-millionaire film producer Howard Hughes bought the film rights to the novel. He hired Leo McCarey to direct and Ben Hecht to write the screenplay. Hughes biggest problem turned out to be that stars were extremely reluctant to appear in a film that attacked the Hollywood studio system. Hughes initially wanted to cast Jack Oakie and William Haines but Paramount and MGM refused to loan them out. Unable to secure a significant cast Hughes ended the production after spending over $100000 of 1930s dollars in its preparation. Vanguard Press hardcover
193015984JNew York: Vanguard Press 1930. First Edition First Printing. Signed by the authors: "Carroll and Garrett Graham June 19 1930". On the front pastedown is the engraved theatrical scene bookplate of Fritz Tidden who was the Hollywood publicist for great silent film director Erich von Stroheim and is known to have been one of only 12 people at a special screening who was shown the complete Greed Von Stroheim’s 1924 massive uncut 42 reel film masterpiece before it was dramatically cut by the studio to only 10 reels. A few small stains to cloth otherwise very good in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and tears with the words office file copy stamped in a blank space on the rear panel. The front cover colorful artwork depicts a scantily clad beautiful actress posed in recline on a film set with a director and film crew photographing her. Queer People is considered one of the true landmarks in the continuous evolution of the Hollywood novel. The novel’s take of the bizarre and seamy side of the life of Hollywood during its golden age is like no other work of fiction. In the 1976 reprint edition Budd Schulberg wrote “.in Queer People we have if not THE Hollywood novel - at least a truly seminal work on Hollywood in which may be found the seeds of at least three of the longer-lived Hollywood novels The Day of the Locust What Makes Sammy Run and The Last Tycoon.†The book was a scandalous sensation when published and went through numerous printings very quickly. At publication multi-millionaire film producer Howard Hughes bought the film rights to the novel. He hired Leo McCarey to direct and Ben Hecht to write the screenplay. Hughes biggest problem turned out to be that stars were extremely reluctant to appear in a film that attacked the Hollywood studio system. Hughes initially wanted to cast Jack Oakie and William Haines but Paramount and MGM refused to loan them out. Unable to secure a significant cast Hughes ended the production after spending over $100000 of 1930s dollars in its preparation. Vanguard Press hardcover books
1948134704New York: Boni and Gaer 1948. First edition. INSCRIBED by actor Paul Robeson in the year of publication on the front endpaper: "All best wishes / and thanks / Paul Robeson / April 28 1948."<br/><br/>Many African-American witnesses subpoenaed to testify at the House Committee on Un-American Activities HUAC hearings in the 1950s were asked to denounce Paul Robeson 1888-1976 in order to retain future employment. Robeson an All-American football player and recipient of a Phi Beta Kappa key at Rutgers received a law degree at Columbia. He became an internationally acclaimed concert performer and actor as well as a persuasive political speaker. <br/><br/>In 1949 Robeson was the subject of controversy after newspapers reports of public statements that African Americans would not fight in "an imperialist war." In 1950 his passport was revoked. Several years later Robeson refused to sign an affidavit stating that he was not a Communist and initiated an unsuccessful lawsuit. In the following testimony to a HUAC hearing ostensibly convened to gain information regarding his passport suit Robeson refused to answer questions concerning his political activities and lectured bigoted Committee member Gordon H. Scherer and chairman Francis E.Walter on African-American history and civil rights leading to the now historic statement: "You are the Un-Americans and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves."<br/><br/>Nearly ten years later in 1958 the Supreme Court ruled that a citizen's right to travel could not be taken away without due process and Robeson' passport was returned. <br/><br/>Near Fine in a bright Very Good plus dust jacket. <br/><br/>Bentley p. 770. Boni and Gaer unknown books
06014Various Places: 1930-2000. A Vivid Gallery of Hollywood History <br /> From Silent-Era Pioneers to Golden Age Stars<br /> <br /> HOLLYWOOD ICONS. A Collection of Twenty-Eight Original Signed and Inscribed Photographs.<br /> Various places various dates ca. 1930s-1970s.<br /> <br /> Twenty-eight black-and-white photographs sizes ranging from 5 x 7 in. to 10 x 8 in. each boldly signed or inscribed by leading actors actresses directors producers and musicians of Hollywood's Golden Age and beyond. All items in near-fine or better condition many with personalized inscriptions.<br /> <br /> A remarkable assembly of signed portraits representing the glamour and breadth of twentieth-century cinema and stage including Academy Award winners legendary directors pioneering producers and iconic performers.<br /> <br /> Together these images form a vivid gallery of Hollywood history: from silent-era pioneers Anna May Wong Raoul Walsh Fay Wray to Golden Age stars Tyrone Power Joan Fontaine Olivia de Havilland Janet Gaynor Rosalind Russell and from influential directors and producers John Ford William Wyler King Vidor Billy Wilder Otto Preminger Hal Wallis Joe Pasternak to cross-disciplinary figures such as Leonard Bernstein. The inscriptions many personalized add a layer of provenance and human connection to these iconic names. <br /> <br /> The Photographs:<br /> Constance Bennett - Signed 10 x 8 in. photograph.<br /> Joan Bennett - Signed 9½ x 8 in. photograph.<br /> Leonard Bernstein - Signed 10 x 8 in. portrait.<br /> Madeleine Carroll - Signed 7 x 5 in. photograph.<br /> Joan Fontaine - Signed 10 x 8 in. portrait.<br /> John Ford - Signed 9 x 8 in. photograph.<br /> Janet Gaynor - Inscribed 7 x 10 in. photograph dated 1937.<br /> Helen Hayes - Signed 10 x 8 in. portrait.<br /> Jennifer Jones - Signed 10 x 8 in. photograph.<br /> Elia Kazan - Signed 10 x 8 in. photograph.<br /> Herbert Marshall - Inscribed 10 x 8 in. photograph dated 1938.<br /> Mike Nichols - Signed 9 x 7 in. photograph.<br /> Olivia de Havilland - Signed 10 x 8 in. portrait dated August 1971.<br /> Joe Pasternak - Inscribed 9½ x 7 in. photograph.<br /> Tyrone Power - Signed 10 x 8 in. portrait.<br /> Otto Preminger - Signed 10 x 7 in. photograph dated 1972.<br /> Dolores del Río - Signed 10 x 8 in. photograph.<br /> Rosalind Russell - Signed 10 x 8 in. portrait.<br /> Budd Schulberg - Inscribed 10 x 8 in. photograph.<br /> Lupe Vélez - Signed 9½ x 7 in. photograph.<br /> Hal B. Wallis - Inscribed 10 x 8 in. portrait.<br /> Raoul Walsh - Inscribed 10 x 8 in. photograph.<br /> Billy Wilder - Signed 9¾ x 7¾ in. photograph.<br /> Anna May Wong - Inscribed 10 x 8 in. portrait with Chinese characters dated 1932.<br /> Fay Wray - Signed 7 x 5 in. photograph.<br /> William Wyler - Inscribed 10 x 8 in. photograph.<br /> King Vidor - Signed 10 x 8 in. photograph dated 1972.<br /> Loretta Young - Inscribed 9½ x 7¾ in. photograph. Various Places: , 1930-2000 unknown
1942267081942 SIGNED B/W Original Wedding Portrait Photograph 13 7/8 X 11 inchesProtected in Stiff Clear Plastic & BoardMinor Wear SIGNATURES GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC VG Quickly they Were Nicknamed Cash & Cary Signed photograph of them together is as Scarce as Hens Teeth Cary lived 1904-1986 & Hutton lived 1912-1979. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Unbound. Very Good/No Jacket.
80599Los Angeles: Local 644 International Motion Picture Painters Union 1945. First Edition. Sole printing. Quarto 11" x 8-1/2". 189 unnumbered mimeographed sheets including title page and introduction printed recto-only chiefly illustrations; post-bound at left margin. Unprinted card rear cover wrapper possibly later; no front cover wrapper else complete and probably as issued. Minor edge-creasing and wear; faint marginal stain to final 15 leaves well away from printed area; evidence of old adhesion to cover page not affecting legibility; Very Good and quite well-preserved especially considering the volume's inherent fragility. <br /> <br /> A bound volume presumably one of very few produced collecting all of the circa 185 issues of "The Picket Line" a cartoon broadside distributed daily to striking workers during the 1945 Hollywood Film Strike which began in March 1945 following a walkout by the Hollywood local of the International Set Decorators Union. A number of sympathetic locals joined the strike but others - including the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and the Screen Office Employees' Guild - refused to honor the picket line leading to a lockout that lasted more than five months. <br /> <br /> The cartoons draw on topical events often commenting humorously on developments of the day before. A recurring comic character is a sardonic rat an avatar for the union scabs who refused to join the strike weakening the position of labor and paving the way to the violent events of October 5 1945 the so-called "Hollywood Black Friday" when strikebreakers were brought in to violently suppress the strike fire-hosing and clubbing dozens of strikers in front of the gates of Warner Brothers Studios. All of these events are pictured here with the upbeat mood of the drawings growing increasingly dark following the events of Black Friday. The cartoons are preceded by a one-page introduction giving the background of the strike and tracing its history through its conclusion which came when the strikers finally called a truce on October 31st. A rarely-seen relic of one of the darkest incidents in Hollywood labor history. Rare: OCLC notes three copies MSU UM and UCLA; not generally seen in commerce. unknown
1960List3205New York City: Bruno of Hollywood and other uncredited photographers 1960. Photo album measuring 9 ¼ x 11 ¼ inches containing forty-seven photographs mainly 4 x 5 inches and smaller with some 8 x 10. Most photos loosely affixed with some having detached. Overall excellent. An album of photographs of African American models from the 1950s and 1960s many with stamps verso from Ophelia DeVore’s Grace del Marco Modeling Agency. DeVore’s was among the first agencies for African American models and was highly influential with talent including the first Black supermodel Helen Williams Shaft actor Richard Roundtree and pioneering actresses Diahann Carroll and Cicely Tyson. Identified models in this album include Trudy Daniels Haynes and Lourdes “Lulu†Guerrero. Guerrero was a cover girl for Ebony and Jet magazines and had a role on The Jackie Gleason Show in 1958 making her one of the first Black women to have a role as a regular performer on national television. Trudy Haynes had a brief modeling career before becoming the first African American TV weather reporter working with WXYZ-TV in Detroit in 1963. There is also a photograph of radio DJ Pat Connell; though not a fashion model Connell was the first African American hired as a staff announcer by CBS. Of interest to historians of African American fashion and media. Bruno of Hollywood and other uncredited photographers unknown
1945100362<p>April 11 1945. 1945. Very good. - Over 250 words typed on his personal 10-1/2 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide embossed watermarked linen stationery. Irving Berlin writes to Bob Sidney the choreographer of his important World War II musical "This Is the Army" concerning new music he created for the show's tour of the Philippines. He writes that "I hope all went well in Mendora Mindora and that the new number is working out.As I wrote you from Leyte unless this number is a riot I wouldn't keep it in. Another spot may help but I still feel the number is too slow." Berlin had introduced his new song "Heaven Watch the Philippines" during a ceremony in Leyte in March of 1945 singing the song with a chorus of Filipino girls and the cast of the play "This Is the Army". He wrote the song as a tribute to the Filipino people and their resilience during World War II. In his letter to Bob Sidney he expresses his concern that the song will be misunderstood. "I am really concerned about the Philippine song especially when you play Manila and the rest of the tour through the Philippines. I hope Shanley Pvt. Robert Shanley got away with the announcement. If not someone else should explain the song. It makes much more sense with an announcement. I would also try to get some children for every performance as we did in Leyte. In any event the shows you play in Manila should have the children for every performance." Signed in full "Irving Berlin". Folded for mailing with some light creases. Near fine.</p><p>Originally composed as a Broadway Musical Irving Berlin's "This is the Army" was staged as a morale-boosting revue to raise money for the troops. The musical opened on Broadway on July 4 1942 during the Second World War with a cast consisting of 300 uniformed soldiers. The show was so successful that it was followed by a national and international tour playing in the European Far East and Pacific Theaters of War. Irving Berlin designed the show so that he could insert new songs depending on the location of the performances. "My British Buddy" was composed for the English performances and "Heaven Watch the Philippines" for Pacific Island shows. The song "Heaven Watch the Philippines" was written as a tribute to the Filipino people's resilience during the war and as a benefit to aid in the recovery following the war. Dedicated to General Douglas MacArthur Berlin sang the song with a chorus of Filipino girls and the cast of the musical in a presentation ceremony in Philippine city of Leyte in March 1945. He subsequently donated the song to the country with proceeds to go to the Boy & Girl Scouts of the Philippines.</p><p>The Russian-born American composer and songwriter Irving Berlin 1888-1989 wrote an estimated 1500 songs including scores for 20 Broadway musicals and 15 Hollywood movies. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook.</p><p>The American choreographer Robert Sidney 1909-2008 was self-taught as a dancer. He made his Broadway debut in "On Your Toes" in 1936 and appeared in George Balanchine's "Keep Off the Grass". Assigned to the Special Services Division during the Second World War he was the principal choreographer for Irving Berlin's musical "This Is The Army" and was later involved in the movie version starring Ronald Reagan. He choreographed many Broadway shows and worked with Bing Crosby Rita Hayworth Nancy Walker Jackie Gleason Cyd Charisse Debbie Reynolds and Mitzi Gaynor. He also went on to work in television choreographing for "The Dean Martin Show" television versions of musicals and 4 Academy Awards shows.</p> April 11, 1945.
192225341ELos Angeles 1922. Original Typed Letter Signed by Harold Lloyd to Hollywood producer William E. Keefe. Single sheet 7 inches by 10 1/8 inches. Signed “Harold Lloyd†in black fountain pen ink on his pictorial orange and silver Harold Lloyd letterhead dated “August 17 1922â€. The letter reads in full: “My dear Mr. Keefe:- I want to offer you my sincere thanks for the very kind manner in which you handled GRANDMA’S BOY. It was indeed mighty nice of you and I deeply appreciate it. With my most sincere good wishes Harold Lloydâ€. Very good with two old mailing folds and some minor soiling to the back side. At the time of this letter Lloyd had two films released: the first of which was his favorite film titled Grandma’s Boy directed by Fred C. Newmeyer written by Hal Roach Sam Taylor and Jean C. Havez with Mildred Davis and Anna Townsend and Dr. Jack with Mildred Davis and John T. Prince. Harold Lloyd was one of the biggest stars during Hollywood’s Golden Age of silent film comedy. Some of his most memorable films include Safety Last! 1923 Girl Shy 1924 The Freshman 1925 The Kid Brother 1927 and Speedy 1928. unknown
198116127JLos Angeles: Privately Published 1981. Oblong octavo black cloth with a color pictorial cover with embroidered onlay of the title. 76 pages. This is a fine facsimile reproduction of the autograph book circulated by the cast and crew of the movie Hook to visitors to the sets as the fabulous Neverland and pirate ship sets became a must see among Hollywood elite with an invitation highly prized. A series of 10 superb color photographs from the production has been added at the front. With a full-page message from director Steven Spielberg and literally hundreds of autographs including the signature and usually a brief comment or job definition sometimes with drawings. Distributed as a personal memento for the cast and crew of the film production and thus very scarce. Among the many dozens of autographs shown are Steven Spielberg Julia Roberts Robin Williams Dustin Hoffman Bob Hoskins Glenn Close Demi Moore Laura Dern Denzel Washington Kate Capshaw Billy Crystal Penny Marshall Whoopi Goldberg Twiggy Warren Beatty Holly Hunter Amy Irving George Lucas Richard Donner Quincy Jones Barry Levinson Peter Bogdanovich Sid Sheinberg Terry Semel Michael Ovitz Peter Guber Jon Peters Debra Winger Kevin Costner Gena Rowlands Mel Gibson Danny Glover Lea Thompson Richard Dreyfuss Sean Connery Jon Voight Tim Burton Laura San Giacomo Richard Gere James L. Brooks Michelle Pfeiffer Brian De Palma Robert Zemekis Eliott Gould Carrie Fisher Pee-wee Herman Drew Barrymore Henry Thomas Irvin Kershner Liza Minnelli Harold Ramis Renny Harlin John Singleton Mick Fleetwood Gary Oldman Terry Gilliam Forest Whittaker Maurice Sendak Danny De Vito Martin Short Jack Valenti Michael Eisner Jeff Bridges Susan Sarandon Tim Robbins Christian Slater Ed Lauter M. Emmet Walsh Oliver Platt Ray Stark Polly Platt Richard Zanuck Glenn Caron Lea Thompson Wendy Wasserstein Lasse Helstrom Wolfgang Peterson Steven Seagal Charlie Sheen Milos Forman Jimmy Smits Christian Bale Frank Marshall Kathleen Kennedy John McTiernan etc. Privately Published hardcover books
560Original. Wooden Frame. Fine Condition. Wm Hollywood. unknown
1936157965N.p.: N.p. 1936. Collection of six vintage photographs of Hollywood studios circa 1936. Includes three double weight and three single-weight photographs. Two photographs with the stamp of Holly Photo Service on the verso. <br /> <br /> One photograph shows an aerial view of Warner Brothers First National and Cosmopolitan studios in Burbank. One photograph shows Columbia Studios with an annotation in manuscript pencil on the verso noting the year as 1936. One photograph shows Republic Studios. Finally three double weight photographs show aerial views of what appears to be the burgeoning Warner Brothers lot from different angles.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes at the corners. N.p. unknown
Signed and inscribed by Frank Capra upon half-title page. Stated first printing. xii, [2], 513 pages. Index. Very generously illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos. "Others have tried to write about Hollywood. Many have failed. Capra brings to this monumental task the sure sense of the professional and accomplishes the only definitive record I've ever read on the subject." - John Ford. Ian Freer referred to Capra as the "American dream personified" in respect of his rags-to-riches rise from poor Italian immigrant child to Oscar-winning film director. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket, now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this wonderful Capra memento. COLE p.242. Book
Includes fascinating six-page photo-illustrated feature by William P. Hitler, Adolph's nephew "who tells so candidly some things about his uncle that only a relative could know". Other features include: Student Nurses - their work and their uniforms; Stockings - short skirts bring new styles - Willy De Mond (Willy's of Hollywood); Why I Want Roosevelt to Run Again, by Harold L. Ickes; Gatti Pictures - an African Chief takes his 70 wives to the Beauty Parlor; Page of America's 10 most wanted, with photos, by J. Edgar Hoover; Movie Preview - Lady of the Tropics, starring Hedy Lamarr, and Robert Taylor; Roosevelt after 1940; Lowdown on Horse Racing, from 'Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmon; America's Best Jockeys; Hattie Carnegie vs. Elizabeth Hawes; Death Dines - photocrime; Sleep on Top of Your Car; and more. 52 pages. Complete and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this extraordinary issue. Book
1932104552Hollywood: Paramount. 1932. Folio original printed wraps with cloth spine 435 x 298 mm. Unpag 108 pp mainly printed in shades of red and black. Some light wear to wraps and edges lower corner of rear wrap creased. A mark to a Maurice Chevalier image some red in the margin last page otherwise very clean. Very good condition. Scarce. A large illustrated compendium advertising forthcoming Paramount films aimed at cinema exhibitors. The long roll call of films and stars includes Harold Lloyd the Marx Brothers Marlene Dietrich "Blonde Venus" the Ernst Lubitsch production "Not Married" now known as "Design for Living" Cecil B. DeMille's "The Sign of the Cross" Maurice Chevalier Gary Cooper Helen Hayes Talullah Bankhead "The Glass Key" "If I Had a Million" "Lives of a Bengal Lancer" "The Lusitania Secret" "The Song of Songs" "Girl Without a Room" "No Bed of Her Own" and many more. Other advertisements splash only the title and that the actors will be "chosen from" a given list of stars an artefact of the studio system of signing actors. The images are very striking: for example a full-page illustration of Marlene Dietrich signed Hans Flato for a film called "Promised" and an array of vampish women handsome men historical heroes and crime capers. Each advertisement is lavishly illustrated often with a double page colour spread. Interestingly some of the films announced appear to have never been made at least in that form: for example 'Blood and Sand' set in Spain and starring Cary Grant and Tallulah Bankhead or "The West Pointer" starring "handsome he-man Cary Grant" as "a famous Indian ! athlete". These advertisements show a glimpse into an alternative history one for example with what would have been the first filmed adaptation of Karel Capek's play "R.U.R." about robots directed by Rouben Mamoulian or which would have given Dorothy Arzner an additional directing credit for "The Mirrors of Washington" never filmed. Apart from the advertisements there is also a section dedicated to photographs and a brief biography e.g. Marlene Dietrich Gary Cooper Carole Lombard Sylvia Sidney Miriam Hopkins Randolph Scott and Cary Grant. and section about the studio and highlighting promotions available to Paramount film exhibitors. An important and scarce slice of early movie history 1st Edition. Pictorial Wraps. Paramount paperback
Numero 8 appartenente alla collana minimum fax cinema. In copertina fotografia di Bruce Torrence. Prefazione di Anjelica Huston. Traduzione di Andreina Lombardi Bom. Prima edizione del volume. Brossura editoriale con risvolti leggermente stanca alle estremità del dorso. Pagine ben salde alla cerniera, con ampio margine, leggermente ingialliti i tagli. Numero pagine 243. USATO
64 pages. Features: Cover photo of "Dr. Weir's Young Men" manning guns on ship; Great Ford Motor Company of Canada colour ad inside front cover shows their heavy vehicles at use on the fighting front and on the home front; Nice colour half-page Ritz crackers ad shows male and female members of Canada's forces and encourages readers to invite them to their homes; Interesting comments by Dr. H.L. Stewart as speculation over invasion of continental Europe rises; Photo of Lieut.-General H.D.G. Crerar; One-page colour illustration of frigate H.M.C.S. Swansea by Gordon Grant; One-page ad for Sisman Shoes of Aurora, Ontario highlights their desire to 'make your new shoes'; Telling the Score - article on Canada's Wartime Information Board with photos of Davidson Dunton and John Grierson; All Fixed for Saturday (short story); Canada Catches On - photo-illustrated article explains how wartime production has brought a flood of new technical and manufacturing knowledge to Canada; Maypole on Ice (short story); A Time for Tact (short story); Maggie Make-Believe; Dr. George Weir's Young Men - Lt.-Col. Donald Hugh Williams is Army Venereal Disease (V.D.) Control Officer, Dr. George F. Davidson is head of the Canadian Welfare Council, Flt.-Lt. James Sinclair, Canada's beloved soldier-politician (Grandfather of Justin Trudeau), and Captain Iann Eisenhardt, National Director of Physical Fitness for the Dept. of P.& N.R.; Hollywood Report; Aewsome two-colour centrefold Victory Bond ad features huge caption "Invasion" and illustration foreshadowing the imminent massive invasion of continental Europe (D-Day); Time Stops in Italy - photo-illustrated article on the "downtrodden race" of Italians; Attractive colour one-page Dunlop Fort tire ad shows their logo with sunbeams bearing down on the fruited plain behind; Kitchen article entitled "The Cupboard is Bare"; Nice Swift Canadian one-page colour ad features advice from Martha Logan; Great one-page colour GM ad features illustration of their 6-pounder anti-tank gun in use, with ominous black background; Fashion illustrations and article entitled 'Weddings and War Brides'; Woodbury Powder ad features lovely colour photo of Judy Garland; World Sayings; Nice colour recruiting ad inside back cover for Canadian Women's Army Corps (C.W.A.C.) is titled "New Faces - New Places" and shows ladies visiting attractive foreign site; Colour back cover for Old Dutch cleanser shows long row of shiny silver pots; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy of this sensational wartime issue. Book
26988'Fox Film Comp. / California'. 9 August 1932. Fox agreed to the film on condition that von Stroheim was limited to shooting 85000 feet of film around an hour and a half of screen time. The studio was pleased when he brought it in on time he tied a thread around lead actor James Dunn’s genitals and tugged on it every time he wanted him to show emotion and on budget but a screening left them appalled at the morbid content. Von Stroheim was sacked and the film was rewritten and renamed ‘Hello Sister!’ with three-quarters of the original retained. It was a flop and von Stroheim chose never to direct again. 168pp 4to with four pages of prelims followed by script paginated 1-157 with seven added pages 6A 28A 42A 65a 76A 133a 147A. A mimeographed copy on rectos of leaves only. In good condition lightly aged held together with slightly rusted staples. In brittle and worn green card wraps with edges chipping. The first page reproduces the stamps of the 'Fox Film Comp.' of California with the item described as a 'Mimeo' and dated '8/9/32'. The title page that follows reads: ' "WALKING DOWN BROADWAY" / Story and Continuity / by / Erich von Stroheim. / Based upon the Play by Dawn Powell. / Dialogue by Erich von Stroheim -- / Leonard Spiegelgass and / Geraldine Nomis / An Inconsequential Story / concerning small people / along / THE GREAT WHITE WAY.' 'Fox Film Comp. / California'. 9 August 1932. paperback
194916360JBeverly Hills: Roland Reed Productions 1949. Original 120 page mimeographed screenplay custom hardbound in full textured maroon cloth with gilt-stamping. This script was screenwriter Jesse Lasky Jr.’s own personal copy with his name stamped on the cover. Lasky has signed the script on the title page writing: “Produced by the Lutheran Church for showing in their schools universities and laymen groups and churches Jesse Lasky Jr.†The Sickle or the Cross is a 1949 American drama film directed by Frank Strayer which stars Kent Taylor Gloria Holden and Gene Lockhart. The screenplay was written by Jesse L. Lasky Jr. Produced and distributed by the Lutheran Laymen's League with the production filmed at the Hal Roach Studio in Hollywood it had its world premiere in Burbank California on July 1 1949. In 1952 Astor Pictures Corporation and RKO Pictures bought rights to the picture and distributed it to theaters across America retitling it - Seeds of Destruction. Reverend John Burnside American missionary in the Far East prepares to return home after twenty years to take up the fight against Communism. The Chinese Communists imprison him and send in his place a spy who is his double but who is instructed to come out for Communism. The spy is accepted in Burnside’s home town and he reports to local Communist headquarters where James John prominent local businessman but in reality a Red agent has instructions to assist him in all details of his mission. He does a series of personal appearances and radio interviews and talk shows using an anti-Communist approach. Meanwhile he is getting the chance to see how Americans live and the part that religion plays in their lives and there is also a slight romance between him and Burnside's former sweetheart Louise Cannon who thinks he is the man she knew twenty-years previously. Then comes the night when he is scheduled to go on the air on an international hook-up at which time he is do an about-face and speak on the virtues of Communism. Instead he tears up his pro-Communist speech and denounces Communism. Red agents kill him and they are rounded up by the FBI. The real Burnside in a North Korean prison hears the broadcast. About fine with just a hint of edge wear. Roland Reed Productions hardcover
64 pages. Features: Nice colour ad for Dominion Oilcloth & Linoleum inside front cover includes illustration of amourous military couple; Nice colour-illustrated Pepsi ad features pretty blonde and illustration of boys fishing; News digest includes The Marsh Report, 'Cradle to Grave' security, and more; Nice one-page illustrated Canadian Pacific Air Lines ad explains their substantial contributions to the war effort, amid dramatic air and land battle scene; Colour Ritz cracker ad includes service man and woman; Editorial discusses how the war has tarnished certain words and lifted others; Ford Motor Company one-page ad with illustration of Canadian troops in firefight; One-page Northern Electric ad includes illustration of deHavilland Mosquito; Friendly Invasion - great photo-illustrated article on construction of the Alaska Highway, with photo of Felix Murawski, 74th Engineers of Oklahoma City; Pigs' Feet (short story); The Penalty is Death (short story); Canada's Future Housing - photo-illustrated article explains ideas to be borrowed from Great Britain and the U.S.; Chowder Boy (short story); Sea Water Gurney's Boy (short story); Hollywood News and photos; One-page Parker Pen ad shows mailman handing mother a letter beneath caption "Your boy writes often now!"; Beer is Booze; One-page ad for the T. Sisman Shoe Co. includes great illustration of soldier on motorcycle; Canadian General Electric half-page ad boldly proclaims "Vitamins For Victory"; Woodbury Powder ad includes nice photo of Lana Turner; Magnificent centrefold two-colour (red and black) Victory Bonds ad entitled "Shoulder Your Own Share" includes text on left and, on right, a large illustration of Madame Chiang Kai-Shek super-imposed over scene of fighting in her war-torn China; Army Meals Go Modern - nice photo-illustrated article explains and illustrates meal preparation for the gigantic 7,000 man "army restaurant" at Webb Hall in Toronto; Nice colour one-page ad for Heinz Tomato soup includes illustration of tomato-headed aristocrat in top hat and monocle; Fashion illustrations; Is Your Daughter Happy in the Service? - article with photos of Daisy Horner of Dorset, Ontario, Dolly Mawson and Gay Sutton of Toronto, Elizabeth Cook from Creemore, Wren Barbara McClelland of Toronto, and twins AW2 Beryl and AW2 Daphne MacPhee of Charlottetown; Fashion article; Quotes from around the world; Elaborately colour-illustrated Canadian Pacific - Canadian National Victory Bond ad inside back cover entitled 'A Profession of Faith' includes calligraphy explaining their faith in Canada's future; Nice colour Wabasso Cottons ad on back cover shows mother, daughter and sewing machine; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. Covers detached as one. A quality copy of this excellent wartime issue. Book
1950161662New York: Visual Art Publications 1950. Limited Edition noted as "Enlarged Edition" on the front wrapper. INSCRIBED by Paul Reubens-better known as Pee-wee Herman-on the title page: "To Herb / on Christmas 1990 / Love Paul Reubens." <br /> <br /> A instructional volume regarding lighting and composition of pin-up photography. <br /> <br /> Very Good plus in spiral-bound wrappers with page 30 removed from the binding and altered with a small clipping from the page laid in. Visual Art Publications unknown
1950WALTER-FILM005325<p><i>Set of eight 8 vintage original 7 1/4 x 9″ 23 x 18 cm. black-and-white print still photos JUST ABOUT FINE.</i></p><p>A set of portraits of Marlon Brando. Stamps and date stamps on the back of a couple indicate that this photo shoot was used for <i>Hear Hollywood</i> magazine. Two photos show him by his bongo drum which in a 1955 <i>Person to Person</i> broadcast on CBS he was also shown playing.</p> Hear Hollywood
193265709Four Miniature Flip Books Each Featuring A Star HOLLYWOOD. Hollywood Motion Picture Flip Books. Film Star Movie Books featuring Jean Harlow Joan Crawford Marion Davies and Marie Dressler. New York: Moviebook Corporation n.d.c.a. 1932. Four miniature flip books all in original wrappers each featuring a movie star and her biography. The stars included in this set are Jean Harlow Joan Crawford Marion Davies and Marie Dressler. 2 7/16 x 1 13/16 inches; 62 x 46 mm. Covers with a portrait of the star and twenty-four pages of photos from a movie scene which creates a flip book effect. The biography is printed under each picture. Printed on stiff photo paper in black and white. Some browning and wear. A chip to the top of Joan Crawford. A brown stain to covers of Crawford and Harlow which both bleed through a few pages only the stain on Crawford is affecting the photo. A bit dusty. Overall very good. The back page states "Send 10c for each book desired or $1.00 for complete set of 12." Other stars that were available were Norma Shearer Greta Garbo Clark Gable John Barrymore Lionel Barrymore Robert Montgomery Wallace Beery and Ramon Navarro. HBS 65709. $750 Moviebook Corporation unknown books
