frank partos (14 Ergebnisse)

Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Zustand: Bien. Ediciones Bistagne, Barcelona, 1950 aprox. Cine. Películas. 72 pp. Láminas b/n con fotogramas de la película. 21 x 15. Tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Sin subrayados ni anotaciones. Buen estado general de conservación. Anatole Litvak (dir.) / Olivia de Havilland, Leo Genn, Mark Stevens, Celeste Holm, Glenn Langan, Leif Erickson (intérpretes).

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1951 film noir. Based on Dana Lyon's 1948 novel "The Frightened Child." A concentration camp survivor finds herself in too deep when she assumes the identity of a deceased friend in order to gain passage to America. Shot on location throughout California. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.

Vintage publicity photograph of Robert Cummings and Sigrid Gurie from the 1939 film, with a 1939 date stamp, a provenance stamp, and a mimeo snipe 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. Sigrid Gurie stars as the wife of Basil Rathbone, an unscrupulous business man imprisoned in a South American penal colony for bank fraud, who travels to Rio de Janeiro to arrange for his escape, only to fall in love with American engineer, Robert Cummings. Crazed, Rathbone escapes, and seeks to kill Cummings. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Lyons, Death on the Cheap US. Spicer US.

Two vintage black-and-white French lobby cards from the 1933 film, one with "Collection Andre Bernard" stamp on verso. Based on the 1911 novel by Theodore Dreiser. The story of the trials of a wealthy man and the impoverished woman he falls in love with. An unwed mother, she is ostracized by his family, who threatens to disinherit him if the pair marries. They choose to separate so that he may lead a full life, and we follow them as they age apart. Set in Chicago. 8 x 10 inches. One with four pin holes, else Near Fine.

Vintage portrait photograph of Basil Rathbone in character, 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. Sigrid Gurie stars as the wife of Basil Rathbone, an unscrupulous business man imprisoned in a South American penal colony for bank fraud, who travels to Rio de Janeiro to arrange for his escape, only to fall in love with American engineer, Robert Cummings. Crazed, Rathbone escapes and seeks to kill Cummings. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with a small closed tear to the bottom right. Grant US. Lyons, Death on the Cheap US. Spicer US.

Vintage herald (or possibly program) for the 1951 film noir. With an advertisement for a coming attraction, "A Millionaire for Christy," starring Fred MacMurray and Eleanor Parker, on the final leaf. Based on Dana Lyon's 1948 novel "The Frightened Child." A concentration camp survivor (Valentina Cortese) finds herself in too deep when she assumes the identity of a deceased friend in order to gain passage to America. Shot on location throughout California. 11.25 x 9.75 inches, bifold. Very Good overall.

Draft script for an unproduced film "Just Before Laughter," based on the 1955 novel "A Change of Climate" by Stanley Kauffman. Copy belonging to screenwriter Partos, with a Jaffe Agency label on the title page. The story of a professor who leaves his teaching position to become a salesman at a company he later finds had corrupt dealings with the US Army. Set in New York and Florida. Tan titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Partos and novelist Kauffmann. 131 leaves, mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads.

Treatment script and copy of the original story for an unproduced film "The Murder on Jefferson Street," based on the 1944 short story by Dorothy Canfield. Copy belonging to screenwriter Frank Partos, with his name in manuscript pencil. Also included with the script are contracts from Dorothy Canfield, Story Magazine, and Harcourt, Brace and Company signing over the story's film and television rights to Partos. A psychological thriller set in a Middle Western town called Huntsville, the story follows the career paths of two men who work in the same office as one attempts to psychologically damage the other in order to take his better position. Housed in a blank black spring binder. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Partos and story writer Canfield. 128 leaves, carbon typescript. Pages Near Fine, spring binder Near Fine.

Final script for the 1934 film, here under the working title "The Man Who Broke His Heart," with an annotation in manuscript pencil, and Paramount "Return to Story Dept.," "Master File," and "File Copy" stamps on front wrapper. Script written prior to casting Dorothy Dell, whose "Cast" page lists all principal actors except Dell. Script divided into sequences, as was customary for the period. Two stokers, "Turk" (Victor McLaglen) and Como Murphy (Preston Foster), who is fleeing the law, aboard the freighter "The Coyote" are unknowingly in love with the same girl, "Toy," (Dell) who lives above "Mother Bright's," the toughest saloon on the lawless, waterfront 'Barbary Coast' district of San Francisco. Dell's debut, a rapidly rising star who would tragically die at nineteen in an auto accident, three months after the release of "Wharf Angel's." Set in the 'Barbary Coast' district, San Francisco. Tall self wrappers, dated December 26, 1933, rubber-stamped production No. 1988, with credits for screenwriters Samuel Hoffenstein and Frank Partos, dialogue Stephen Morehouse Avery, playwright Frederick Schlick, associate producer Albert Lewis, and directors Wm. Cameron Menzies and George Somnes. 138 leaves, with last page of text numbered F-8. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, front wrapper separated, saddle-stapled with three staples.

Final Draft script for the 1948 film. Based on the 1946 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Mary Jane Ward. The story of a woman who suffers a psychological breakdown, and who we then follow through her long recovery at a mental institution. Filming was preceded by three months of intense research by director Litvak in an attempt to accurately portray practices used by mental institutions of the day, including hydrotherapy and electric shock treatments. The film had such an effect on audiences that it is said to have led to psychiatric facility reforms in many states. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Sound Recording and nominated for five others, including Best Picture. Blue titled wrappers, noted as FINAL on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 8 and production No. 155, dated July 1, 1947. Title page present, dated July 1, 1947, noted as Final Script. 160 leaves with last page numbered 159, mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US.

Revised Draft script for the 1940 film noir, generally considered to be the first in the American film noir cycle. An aspiring reporter is the key witness at the murder trial of a young man accused of cutting a cafe owner's throat and is soon accused of a similar crime himself. Widely regarded as the first film noir. Author and occasional screenwriter Nathanael West, who is credited with revisions on the front wrapper, was not credited on the finished film. Purple titled card wrappers, stamped FINAL SCRIPT on the front wrapper, dated MAY 24, 1940, with credits for screenwriter Frank Partos and revision credits to Nathanael West. Title page integral with the title page, as issued. 115 leaves, with last page of text numbered 115. Mimeograph duplication on yellow onionskin stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with three gold brads. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.

Vintage reference photograph of Marian Marsh and makeup artist Johnny Wallace on the set of the 1937 film. Photograph with two stamps and a mimeo snipe on the verso, one stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones. 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. A magician becomes the key suspect in a millionaire's murder. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Original US half sheet poster for the 1944 film, based on the 1942 best seller by Rachel Field. Chandler's second screenwriting credit, and the only non-crime screenplay of his career. 28 x 22 inches, mounted on board. Near Fine with some minor professional restoration.

Treatment script and Draft script for an unproduced film. Copy belonging to screenwriter Partos. The story of a woman on parole who hides her past from a blind soldier with whom she falls in love and marries. Blank black spring binder. Title page present, dated November 17, 1944, with credits for screenwriters Waldman and Partos. 180 leaves, mimeograph treatment script, with typescript draft script on goldenrod stock, dated variously between 1-26-45 and 2-26-45. Pages Very Good, binder Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.