Delmer daves (21 Ergebnisse)

Vintage reference photograph from the 1943 film. A group of American soldiers are tasked with a secret mission to surveil the Japanese in preparation for a bombing of Tokyo. Set in the Pacific Ocean and at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, shot on location in Portuguese Bend, California and at the US Naval Station on Mare Island, California. 10.25 x 6.75 inches, trimmed. Very good plus, with some wear to the finish and creasing at the top and bottom right corners and along the left, right, and top edges.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film. Two children manipulate their estranged mother into returning home with from Italy. The final film to be directed by Delmer Daves. Shot on location in Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a stamp to the verso.

Vintage color portrait photograph of Debra Paget from the 1950 film. Based on Elliott Arnold's 1947 novel "Blood Brother," in turn based on the life of US Army scout Tom Jeffords. After years of vicious warfare between the Chiricahua Apache tribe and the white settlers of Tucson, a former Union captain makes a peace agreement with the tribe's chief, reconciling the two sides. Considered one of the first major Westerns to portray American Indians in a sympathetic manner, using nearly 240 extras from Arizona's Fort Apache Indian Reservation and attempting to portray Apache customs in an authentic manner throughout the film. Set and shot on location in Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear, else Near Fine. Pitts 519.…

DVD. Zustand: Very Good. Region: 4 - Australia & South America, Rating: NRStruggling rancher Dan Evans sneaks captured outlaw Ben Wade past his gang an d then nervously waits to deliver him to the prison train in this taut, High Noo n-style western from director Delmer Daves. rd, 3:10 To Yuma pits Van Heflin and Glenn Ford in a riveting psychological batt le, with both men delivering standout performances. An \extremely suspenseful w estern\ (Leonard Maltin), this classic features top-class acting and a powerful story that easily ranks it as one of the best of the 50's.…

Two vintage hand tinted color British front-of-house cards from the 1963 film. Based on the 1961 novel by Earl Hamner Jr. A poor father who dreams of building a new house on Spencer's Mountain has a difficult decision to make when his eldest son is accepted into college. Set in The Grand Teton Mountains in Wyoming, shot on location in Grant Teton National Park and Jackson Hold, Wyoming and Raymond, California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1953 film. Based on the 1941 novel "Benjamin Blake" by Edison Marshall. A Frenchman is denied his fortune by his uncle, so he goes to Guatemala to find a hidden treasure. Set and shot on location in Guatemala. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Seven vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1961 US film. Based on the novel by Mildred Savage, about a young man growing up on a tobacco farm. Several popular stars of the era were originally attached to this production, including director Joshua Logan, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Warren Beatty, and Jane Fonda. Marks the second film credit for Diane McBain. 8 x 10 inches. Pinholes at the corners, else Near Fine.…

Final script for the 1964 film. Based on Herman Wouk's 1962 novel. Youngblood Hawke (Franciscus) is a Kentucky truck driver who comes to New York City to start a career as a writer. He meets editor Jeanne Green (Pleshette), who falls for him while putting together a book deal. Throughout his first three books, his hops from woman to woman and book deal to book deal, including a Broadway adaptation, and an affair with a woman whose jealous husband intends to destroy Hawke. He returns to Kentucky to work on writing, contracts pneumonia, and realizes that Jeanne was the only woman he truly loved. Set in Kentucky and New York, shot on location in New York. Self wrappers, noted as FINAl on the front wrapper, dated February 15, 1963, with credits for screenwriter Daves and novelist Wouk. Title page integral with front wrapper DATE. 160 leaves, with last page of text numbered 157. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Near Fine overall, bound with two gold brads.…

Final script for the 1943 film. Copy belonging to actor Lon McCallister, with his name on the front wrapper, and his notations throughout. A propagandistic musical revolving around the romantic and comic goings-on at the Stage Door Canteen, a real recreational center in New York created for for American and Allied servicemen during World War II. The actual Stage Door Canteen was a basement nightclub located in the 44th Street Theatre, and was too busy to be used for filming. As a result, the canteen was recreated at the Fox Movietone Studio and RKO Pathe Studios in Los Angeles. Pink titled wrappers, stamped FINAL SCRIPT on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 42, dated November 25, 1942, with credits for screenwriter Delmer Daves. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. Title page integral with the front wrapper. X leaves, with last page of text numbered X. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue and pink revision pages throughout, dated variously between 11/21/42 and 1/4/43. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with three gold brads.…

Draft script for the 1928 film. An early sound film, today considered lost, released with no dialogue, but with a synchronized musical score and sound effects, using sound-on-disc and sound-on-film processes. Based on John McGowan's 1927 play, about a cocky small-time acrobat who marries a talented dancer, then struggles with resentment as her star begins to rise while his does not (essentially the plot of "A Star is Born"). Beige titled Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer wrappers, dated April 3, 28, stamped copy No. 1765, noted as production No. 372, with credit for screenwriter Frances Marion. Title page integral with the first page of text, dated April 3, 1928, with credit for Marion. 100 leaves, with last page of text numbered 100. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good, bound with two gold brads.…

Final script for the 1944 film. Specially bound copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. 14 reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script pages. 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). Two Army sergeants spend a three-day holiday pass in Pasadena, where they fall for two young women working in a parachute factory. Bound in beige cloth with tan quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Distribution page present, with receipt intact, dated 3/2/44, noted as FINAL. Title page present, with credits for director Delmer Daves, and screenwriter Alvah Bessie. 197 leaves, with last page of text numbered 158. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 3/3/44 and 4/10/44. Pages about Near Fine, binding Poor, with front and rear boards detached from the hinges.…

Draft script for the 1948 film. Specially bound copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. Ten reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script pages. 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). In postwar Paris, an American black marketeer and war veteran falls in love with the wife of an imprisoned Nazi collaborator. Shot on location in Calvados and Paris. Bound in beige cloth with tan quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Title page present, undated, with credit for screenwriter Richard Brooks. 159 leaves, with last page of text numbered 135. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with pink revision pages throughout, dated variously between 9/10/48 and 10/22/47. Pages Near Fine, binding Very Good plus, moderately foxed on the cloth.…

Draft script for the 1945 film, seen here under the working title "This Love of Ours." Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. Twelve reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script leaves. 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 Roger Butterfield's 1944 book detailing the heroic actions of US Marine Al Schmid during World War II, and his rehabilitation after being blinded in battle. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Philadelphia and San Diego. Bound in beige cloth with tan quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Title page present, undated, with credits for Wald, director Delmer Daves, screenwriter Albert Maltz, and biographer Roger Butterfield. 190 leaves, with last page of text numbered 159. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 12/8/44 and 2/21/45. Pages Near Fine, binding Very Good plus, with moderate wear on the leather and front board lightly soiled.…

Early Draft script for the 1934 film, seen here under the working title "Say It With Music." Specially bound copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the front board, and his annotations in manuscript pencil on several pages, noting substantive revisions. An early working draft, credited to Wald and Louis F. Edelman, who would ultimately go uncredited in the final film. 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). A musical romance about a young serviceman who falls in love with a general's daughter while stationed in Hawaii. Nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Shot on location in Hawaii, West Point, and Los Angeles. Bound in red cloth with red quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Distribution page present, with receipt removed. Title page present, dated May, 1934, with credits for screenwriters Wald and Carl Erickson. 120 leaves, with last page of text numbered 116. Mimeograph duplication on yellow stock, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, binding Very Good plus.…

Vintage borderless reference photograph of Angie Dickinson from the 1962 film. Based on Irving Fineman's 1932 novel "Lovers Must Learn." After being fired for giving a student her copy of a romance novel, a woman decides to move to Rome, where she finds a job at a bookstore and begins a romance with a newly single Italian man. Set and shot on location in Alto Adige, Tuscany, Rome, and Bolzano, Italy. 9.5 x 7.75 inches. Fine.…

Vintage double weight satin-finish reference photograph taken on the set of the 1957 film, showing Van Heflin talking with an unidentified cast member during a smoke break between takes. Based on Elmore Leonard's 1953 short story. One of the first revisionist Westerns, with a classicism that stands up to "High Noon," but a cynical attitude toward good and evil that was years ahead of its time. Shot on location in Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with light discoloration on the top edge. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 657. Pitts 4370.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1938 film, showing a camera crew capturing a scene with Harold Lloyd, Montague Love, Christian Rub, and James Donlan. Mimeo snipe on the verso. A mild-mannered archaeology scholar is wrongly accused of car theft and goes on the lam, heading from New York to Egypt. Shot on location in Kernville and Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film noir, showing Lauren Bacall and Agnes Moorehead. French release stamp on the verso. Based on the 1946 novel by David Goodis, about a man who undergoes extreme facial plastic surgery in order to avoid arrest after he is wrongly convicted of murdering his wife. The third of four films to pair Bogey and Bacall. Set and shot on location in San Francisco. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.…

Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1938 film, showing director Elliott Nugent with a camera crew, directing Harold Lloyd, Spencer Charters, and Lionel Stander in a car scene. Mimeo snipe on the verso, along with a Paramount stamp crediting photographer Talmadge Morrison. A mild-mannered archaeology scholar is wrongly accused of car theft and goes on the lam, heading from New York to Egypt. Shot on location in Kernville and Los Angeles. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1943 film, showing the canteen audience, with a camera crew capturing the shot in the foreground. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with the stamp of RKO Radio Pictures. A musical revolving around the romantic and comic goings-on at the Stage Door Canteen, a real recreational center in New York created for for American and Allied servicemen during World War II. The actual Stage Door Canteen was a basement nightclub located in the 44th Street Theatre, and was too busy to be used for filming. As a result, the canteen was recreated at the Fox Movietone Studio and RKO Pathe Studios in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall.…

Albumblatt (Briefschluß) mit eigenhändiger Empfehlung, Unterschrift signiert Yours very truly FRANK HARRIS - mit Porträtfoto (Repro, ca. 1931) unter dunkelblaues Passepartout (1 S. 4°) gerahmt - darunter Adresse : To S. Lane-Poole Esq. (= STANLEY LANE-POOLE (1854-1931, brit. Orientalist).