daniel taradash (17 Ergebnisse)

Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1969 film. Based on the 1965 novel by William Eastlake. During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his isolated castle hoping they will defend it against the advancing Germans. Set in Belgium at the French border, shot on location in Serbia and Yugoslavia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

First Draft script for an unproduced film, a romance set in the Near East. Taradash was a notable screenwriter from 1939-1977, penning the screenplays for "Rancho Notorious" (1952), "Don't Bother to Knock" (1952), "From Here to Eternity" (1953), "Picnic" (1955), and "Bell, Book, and Candle" (1956). Blue titled wrappers, noted as Second Draft on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 30, dated April 28, 1947, with credit for screenwriter Taradash. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. Title page present, dated April 28, 1947, noted as second draft, with credit for screenwriter Taradash. 146 leaves, mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, internally bound with three black brads.

Two vintage studio still photographs and one vintage color studio still photograph from the 1969 film. One photograph with manuscript ink annotation editing the collation number. Based on the 1965 novel by William Eastlake. During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his isolated castle, hoping they will defend it against the advancing Germans. Set in Belgium at the French border, shot on location in Serbia and Yugoslavia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage studio still photograph of Gloria Jean and orchestra performing, from the 1940 film. The unofficial sequel to 1939's "The Under-Pup" which introduced Jean to the screen, "A Little Bit of Heaven" finds the twelve year old singing sensation singing on a radio quiz show and hired to a big-bucks contract. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, with both right corders chipped and two small chips on upper right.

Original Story and Treatment script for an unproduced film, a romance set in the Near East. Taradash was a notable screenwriter from 1939-1977, penning the screenplays for "Rancho Notorious" (Fritz Lang, 1952), "Don't Bother to Knock" (1952), "From Here to Eternity" (1953), "Picnic" (1955), and "Bell, Book, and Candle" (1956). Blue titled wrappers, noted as Original Story and Treatment on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 7, dated December 11, 1946, with credit for screenwriter Taradash. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. 82 leaves, mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine, internally bound with three silver brads.

Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1965 UK release of the 1965 US film. On the versos are studio rubber stamps (UK), and one still has a mimeo tag affixed to the verso, with the reissue title "Sabateur: Code Name Morituri." Based on the 1963 novel by Werner Joerg Luedecke, and one of the most underrated war films of the 1960s, about Robert Crain (Brando), a German living in India during World War II, who is blackmailed by Colonel Statter (Howard) to impersonate an SS officer onboard a cargo ship, with Captain Mueller (Brynner) in charge, leaving Japan for Germany. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases, and a brief evidence of cello tape removal to one still, else Near Fine.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1977 film, showing actress Marie-France Pisier. Included with the photograph is a three-page gathering of press information about the film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Based on the 1973 novel by Sidney Sheldon, about the mistress of a Greek tycoon who decides to track down an old American flame, whom she has not seen since before World War II. Although Sheldon's novel was hugely successful, the film adaptation would be fully overshadowed by "Star Wars," released at the same time. Shot on location in Los Angeles, in Paris, and in Luray, Virginia. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine.

First Edition. First Edition, noted as "Not for review or quotation / Draft" on the front wrapper. A series on reports on various aspects of film culture in the United States, including "Filmmaking," "Preservation," "Distribution," "Exhibition," and "Study," complete with historical background information and recommendations. The reports were compiled at various Committee meetings and, once compiled, were sent to various individuals and institutions in hopes of soliciting feedback. The Committee took that feedback and issued "The Independent Film Community: A Report on the Status of Independent Film in the United States" in 1977, though its scope and content differ significantly from the information in the "Preliminary Report" offered here. Light soil to the card stock wrappers, Near Fine overall.

Original pressbook for the 1956 film, starring Davis as a small town librarian branded as a communist and a subversive for refusing to remove a controversial book from the shelves. With striking poster and ad designs by the legendary Saul Bass. 16 pages, 12 x 16 inches. Very Good plus, with some light rubbing, else a bright front wrapper.

First Estimating script for the 1971 film. Based on the 1967 novel "Doctors' Wives" by Frank G. Slaughter, a real life physician who attended Johns Hopkins medical school. One of the few feature films directed by George Schaefer, known mostly for his work directing plays and musicals for television, garnering seven Emmy wins and 21 total nominations. Life or death become the stakes as infidelity unfolds in the hospital ward. Red titled wrappers. Title page present, dated June 28, 1968, noted as First Estimating Draft, with credits for screenwriter Daniel Taradash. 157 leaves, with last page of text numbered 162. Xerographic duplication, with yellow revision pages throughout, dated 8/20/68. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads.

First Draft script for the 1977 film. Laid in is a typed letter signed on Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation letterhead, dated Sept. 27, 1978, from Executive Story Editor Henry Klinger to a Kirt Dressler, regarding the script. Based on the 1973 novel by Sidney Sheldon. John Beck stars as an American pilot, stationed in France shortly before World War II, who seduces and impregnates Marie-France Pisier, before receiving orders to return to the US, where he meets and marries Susan Sarandon. Following a harrowing abortion and World War II, Pisier, now the lover of a Greek tycoon and a successful actress, vows revenge on her former lover. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in and shot on location in Paris, France, California, Virginia, and Washington DC. Blue titled wrappers, dated October 30, 1975. Title page present, dated October 30, 1975, noted as First Draft, with credits for screenwriter Daniel Taradash and author Sidney Sheldon. 167 leaves, with last page of text numbered 166. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.

Treatment script for an unproduced film, as well as a produced radio broadcast script for the May 25th,1948 CBS radio adaptation. Manuscript ink on front wrapper, noting title, screenwriter Daniel Tardash, and story based on the 1946 novel by Isak Dinesen (writing under the pseudonym of Pierre Andrezel). Daniel Taradash would go on win an Academy Award for his 1954 adaptation of "From Here it Eternity." Set in 1840s France. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present, noted as Treatment, with credits for screenwriter Daniel Tardash. 98 leaves, with last page of text numbered 57. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with two gold brads.

Revised Final Draft script for the 1955 film. Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films, including "Mildred Pierce" (1945), "Humoresque" (1946), "Key Largo" (1948), and "Flamingo Road" (1949). In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox, and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" (1957), "Peyton Place" (1957), and "Sons and Lovers" (1960). Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1953 play by William Inge, set over the course of Labor Day in a small town in rural Kansas in 1955. Nominated for six Academy Awards, winning two. Bound in light blue cloth with navy quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Title page present, dated May 2, 1955, noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT, with credit for screenwriter Daniel Taradash. 162 leaves, with last page of text numbered 159. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock, rectos only, with blue and yellow revision pages throughout, dated variously between May 9 and May 13, 1959. Pages Near Fine, binding Very Good plus, with faint foxing on the front board.

Vintage reference photograph of actors Marlon Brando, Janet Margolin, and Yul Brynner from the 1965 film. With a printed spirit duplication snipe affixed to the verso, along with the stamp of Twentieth Century-Fox. Based on Werner Jorg Luddecke's 1958 novel. A German pacifist is blackmailed into helping sabotage a German merchant ship carrying a load of rubber, a product in short supply for both sides. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, slightly wavy.

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1952 Western film, showing actress Marlene Deitrich in an intricate, tulle-lined dress, with embroidered tights and a net bolero jacket. Provenance stamp and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Arguably Fritz Lang's most eccentric film, a Western in blazing Technicolor, with a narrative that is sung rather than told. 8 x 10 inches. About Very Good plus, lightly creased at the corners and across the center right.

Two vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1954 film, one showing director Henry Koster talking to Marlon Brando, and the other showing Koster with Brando and actress Jean Simmons. Printed mimeo snipes and Twentieth Century-Fox stamps on the versos. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A biopic about the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, based loosely on Annemarie Selinko's 1953 nonfiction book. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in Marseilles, shot on location throughout California and in Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, and Seine-et-Marne, France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Pas de couverture. Zustand: Bon. Rare authentic card signed in 1988. Rare complete signature. + photo (15x11 cm) Size : 8x13 cm. Condition : please see scans. Provenance : Jason Stahl family collection. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.