Verlag: United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1950
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
Vintage black-and-white still photograph from a re-release (presumed) of the 1950 film. Wanda Hendrix plays a WAVE officer endlessly pursued by ex-airman Edmond O'Brien (among others). However, she only has eyes for her boyfriend Dick Erdman, who is on the lam from vengeful millionaire Rudy Vallee. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, several creases, a few tiny tears, annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso.
Verlag: Universal Pictures, Universal City, CA, 1938
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
Two vintage black-and-white keybook photographs from the 1938. Mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. Based on Latimer's Bill Crane and Doc Williams characters, from his books "Headed for a Hearse," "The Lady in the Morgue," "Murder in the Madhouse," "The Dead Don't Care," and "Red Gardenias." The last of three Bill Crane films, the first two being "The Westland Case" (1937) and "The Lady in the Morgue" (1938). Here, Bill Crane (Foster) visits a country estate where the occupants have been receiving threatening letters from someone called "The Eye." 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, waviness and faint tape residue on the rectos.
Verlag: Universal Pictures, Universal City, 1939
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
Vintage publicity photograph of Johnny Downs and uncredited actress Alma Ross from the 1939 film. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. Johnny Downs stars as a bandleader whose father, objecting to his son's occupation, ships him off to Hawaii to manage the family hotel holdings, unaware of Hawaii's bustling music scene. 8 x 10.25 inches. Very Good, with light edgewear, several small closed tears to the extremities, and faint overall creasing.
Verlag: Universal Pictures, Universal City, CA, 1941
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
Manuskript / Papierantiquität
Draft script for the 1941 film. Copy belonging to studio secretary Marion Pecht, with her name in manuscript pencil at the top right corner of the front wrapper. File copy, rubber-stamped on the front wrapper. Housed in a custom black cloth clamshell box. From the Richard Manney collection of horror film scripts. The 1941 version of "The Black Cat" is neither a remake of Edgar G. Ulmer's 1934 Karloff-Lugosi film of the same name, nor does it bear much relation to the Edgar Allan Poe story (though, in fairness, neither did the 1934 version). It is more of a horror-comedy affair than its predecessor, with Broderick Crawford and Hugh Herbert in the lead, Bela Lugosi reappearing (now in the more minor role of "Eduardo"), and Basil Rathbone ably handling the part of the shady Mr. Hartley. Shot by the legendary Stanley Cortez of "Magnificent Ambersons" fame. (Hal Erickson, Rovi) Gray titled wrappers, rubber-stamped copy No. 6856, dated February 15, 1941. 117 leaves, with last page of text numbered 117. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with three gold brads. Weaver, Universal Horrors.
Verlag: Columbia Pictures, Culver City, CA, 1935
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
Vintage publicity photograph of Norman Foster, Florence Rice, and Victor Jory from the 1935 film, with a two stamps on the verso, including one stamp crediting photographer" Ray Jones, and a mimeo snipe under the working title "Song of the Damned," on the verso. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. In a remote cottage Florence Rice eagerly awaits the arrival of her father, Victory Jory, and Norman Foster, escapees from the French penal colony Devil's Island. After Foster arrives with the news Rice's father was killed, the two begin to fall in love, until Jory shows up several days later. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
Verlag: Columbia Pictures, Culver City, CA, 1935
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
Two vintage photographs from the 1935 film, including a snapshot photograph of Richard Cromwell and a publicity photograph of Cromwell and Marian Marsh. Both photographs with a Columbia Picture stamp crediting studio photographer Ray Jones on the versos, and one with a mimeo snipe. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. Richard Cromwell stars as a young attorney on retainer by a nightclub-owning gangster who believes he is carrying around legal papers but is actually holding millions of dollars in stolen bonds. Snapshot Photograph: 4 x 5 inches. Publicity Photograph: 8 x 10 inches. Both Near Fine.