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Two vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1984 television film. Tennessee Williams' sharp little play is translated to television in this version starring Jessica Lange as Maggie and Tommy Lee Jones as Brick. Set on an estate in Mississippi, the story follows a vicious web of lies between members of the Pollitt family. Maggie is desperate, believing her husband Brick to be secretly gay, a suspicion spurred by his lack of interest in her and his depression following a close male friend's suicide. Big Daddy and Big Mama, the family patriarch and matriarch, are misled by the others about the state of Big Daddy's declining health. All of the deceit culminates in a night of explosive confrontation. In one photograph, we see Maggie (Lange) desperately entreating Brick (Jones). 10 x 8 inches. Two red manuscript annotations on the recto and one on the verso of one image, else Near Fine.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1989 film, showing actor Alec Baldwin. Based on the biography "Great Balls of Fire: The Uncensored Story of Jerry Lee Lewis" by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr., about the life of controversial, outlandish rock star Jerry Lee Lewis. Shot on location in Arkansas and Tennessee. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Olive 20031.

Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the UK release of the 1979 US film. Mimeograph snipe affixed to the verso. Pacino, who was nominated for an Academy award for his performance, stars as a lawyer who must defend both his clients and his career. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine.

Two vintage vintage black-and-white publicity photographs of Jack Lemmon from the UK release of the 1962 US film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos. Lemmon plays an alcoholic who falls in love with an innocent young women, whom he convinces to start drinking, leading them both lose themselves in the downward spiral of addiction. Henry Mancini composed the score and, along with Johnny Mercer, won an Academy Award for the for the title song. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with light corner creases to one, and a closed tear to one of the mimeograph snipes.

Two vintage black-and-white publicity photographs of Jack Lemmon from the US release of the 1980 Canadian film. Layout annotations on the recto of one still. A Broadway press agent (Lemmon) finds out he is dying, and his son, who admittedly is not fond of his father, is coming for a visit. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine.

Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1953 British film, seen here under the US title "The Golden Mask." An adventure film about an ancient history scholar whose obsession with finding the legendary Golden Mask of Moloch leads to conflict with dangerous tomb robbers. Set in Algeria, shot on location in Djemila, Algeria, and in Tunis. 10 x 8 inches. Fine.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1940 film, showing actors Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy getting a faceful of crude. Two oil riggers work together over the course of ten years to become oil tycoons, but their friendship is strained by their love for the same woman. 8 x 10 inches. Good, moderately faded, with a chip at the bottom left corner.

A collection of 7 vintage vintage black-and-white still photographs from the UK release of the 1962 US film. Distributor rubber-stamps and mimeograph snipes on the versos. Jack Lemmon plays an alcoholic who falls in love with an innocent young women, whom he convinces to start drinking, leading them both lose themselves in the downward spiral of addiction. Henry Mancini composed the score and, along with Johnny Mercer, won an Academy Award for the for the title song. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with light toning.

Vintage reference photograph from "The Adventure of Veronica's Veils," season 1 episode 9 of the 1975-1976 television series. With detached mimeo snipe. Loosely based on the 1929 novel, "The Roman Hat Mystery" by Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee under their joint pseudonym Ellery Queen. The series follows a detective solving various absurd crimes. In this episode a producer who works a t burlesque club has a heart attack and dies. He left a tape before he died asking someone to find his murderer. Set in New York City. 7 x 9 inches. About Fine.

Vintage pressbook for the 1968 film. One of the best unsung crime films of the 1960s, featuring Rod Steiger as a serial killer and master of disguise, a role which proved to be one of his best. 15 pages, saddle stitched, 12.25 x 15 inches. Near Fine.

Post-production script for the 1972 film. Based on the 1969 novel by Philip Roth. A young man sits in a session with his psychoanalyst as he recounts his childhood, his family and his problems with women. Set in New York City, shot on location in Dorset, Vermont, Lazio, Italy, Athens, Greece, Tel Aviv, Isreal, and Manhattan, New York. Tall white self-wrappers, dated July 12, 1972. 168 leaves, with last page of text numbered 168. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound a silver prong along the top edge.

Eight vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the 1959 UK film. Based on Richard Gordon's 1954 novel, about a ship captain who gets promoted to a passenger liner. He may be a competent sailor, but he is not prepared for the social duties the new position involves, including the attention of all the single women aboard. 8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing overall, and a few with corner creases, else Near Fine.

Vintage keybook photograph of Loretta Young and Gene Raymond on the set of the 1933 Pre-Code film. With a printed snipe and studio stamp on the verso and two holes punched into the left edge. Zani (Gene Raymond), a young zoo keeper, has spent his life inside the zoo in Budapest where his only true friends are the animals. He meets Eve (Loretta Young), an orphan on a tour with her caretakers from the orphanage. They fall in love, and to stay together they must hideout overnight in the zoo, while a search party looks for them. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage press kit for the 1979 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder, containing 8 black and white photographs housed in a brown paper envelope, and 19 gatherings of promotional reading material. An ethical Baltimore defense attorney is forced to take on the case of a guilty judge charged with sexually assaulting a young woman. Set and shot on location in Baltimore. Folder, photographs, and promotional material Near Fine.

Vintage borderless reference photograph for the 1955 film, showing director and actor Jack Webb framed by two handcuffed arms. Newspaper clipping and "Examiner" reference library stamp on the verso. Based on the 1951 radio series, about a bandleader and jazz cornetist working at a speakeasy in Prohibition-era Kansas City. Actress Peggy Lee was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as alcoholic singer Rose Hopkins. From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 7.75 x 12 inches, archivally matted in a 14 x 18 inch 8-ply white mat. Very Good, with touchups on the recto for print, moderately creased and edgeworn.

Vintage oversize, double weight, borderless still photograph from the 1961 musical film, based on both the 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, and the 1957 novel by C.Y. Lee. Nominated for five Academy Awards. Shot, struck, and mounted by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby, with his ASMP rubber stamp on the verso. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles, photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life," "Look," and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine, with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums, including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington, DC and London, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Tate Modern. 13.5 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine with a shallow diagonal crease to one corner. Hirschhorn, p. 373.

Final Shooting script for the 1967 film. INSCRIBED by actor George Segal on the title page: "To Grayson / All Best Wishes." Based on the 1964 novel by William Goldman. A serial killer with an obsession with his dead mother begins taunting the investigator in charge of his case. Set in New York City, shot on location in Manhattan and the New York harbor. Green untitled studio wrappers with a die-cut window in the British style. Title page present, dated June 13, 1967, noted as Final Shooting script, rubber-stamped copy No. 139, with credits for screenwriter John Gay and director Jack Smight. 146 leaves, with last page of text numbered 143. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two gold brads. Signed.

Draft script for the 1973 film. Copy belonging to uncredited cast member Merritt Blake, with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Notably with a credit for screenwriter Eleanor Perry (wife and frequent co-writer with her husband, director Frank Perry). Jay Grobart (Reynolds) kills a man who raped and murdered his wife, Cat Dancing. He is arrested, but soon after is released and goes on a crime spree. He then meets Catherine (Miles) who is escaping her abusive husband, and finds an unlikely mate. Shot on location in Arizona and Utah, USA. Blue wrappers with a die-cut title window. Title page present, dated October 31, 1972, with credits for screenwriter Eleanor Perry and novelist Marilyn Durham. 159 leaves, with last page of text numbered 158. Xerographically duplicated, with blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between November 6, 1972 and November 7, 1972. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.

Three Draft scripts for the 1989 film, dated variously between 1984 and 1988. Three early drafts, credited variously to screenwriters Terry Malick, Bill Kerby, and William Binn, who would all go uncredited in the final release. Based on the biography "Great Balls of Fire: The Uncensored Story of Jerry Lee Lewis" by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr., about the life of the controversial, outlandish, and ultimate genius country and rock star Jerry Lee Lewis. Shot on location in England, Arkansas, and Tennessee. 1984 script: Blue generic Orion Pictures wrappers. Title page present, dated October 19, 1984, noted as Second Draft, with credits for screenwriter Bill Kerby and authors Myra Lewis and Murray Silver. 122 leaves, with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper about Near Fine, bound internally with two gold brads. 1986 script: Blue generic Orion Pictures wrappers. Title page present, dated 12/86, noted as Third Draft, with credits for screenwriters Bill Kerby and William Binn. 118 leaves, with last page of text numbered 117. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two gold brads. 1988 script: Blue generic Orion Pictures wrappers. Title page present, dated 6 January 1988, with credit for screenwriter Terry Malick and authors Silver and Lewis. 128 leaves, with last page of text numbered 125. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two gold brads. Olive 20031.

Draft script for the 1972 film. An early example of the film's script, still slated to be a Twentieth Century-Fox production, with their imprint on the front wrapper. The fourth Roth novel (after "Goodbye, Columbus" in 1972) to be adapted to the screen, and the sole directorial effort for noted screenwriter Ernest Lehman ("North by Northwest," "The Sweet Smell of Success," "Sabrina," "West Side Story," The Sound of Music," and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"). Alexander Portnoy (Benjamin), sees a therapist and goes on one long tirade after another about his family, his childhood, his sexual fantasies and desires, his problems with women, and his obsession with his own Judaism. Set in New York. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, dated August 3, 1970, with credits for screenwriter Lehman and novelist Roth. 150 leaves, with last page of text numbered 149. Mechanical duplication on eye-rest green stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with three gold brads.

Original US one sheet poster, Style A, for the 1956 film. One of Aldrich's finest efforts, among many, a noirish, personal take on the evils of war, with a interesting focus on nepotism. Unpopular on release due to a grim ending and a cynical tone, much the opposite of a flag-waving World War II film. 27 x 41 inches. One vertical fold and three horizontal folds as issued, Near Fine overall.

Two vintage publicity photographs from the 1953 film noir, including one keybook photograph. One photograph showing actress Kathleen Hughes being menaced by a large and looming Edward G. Robinson, the other showing Robinson alone. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso of one photograph. Based on Max Ehrlich's 1952 novel "Spin the Glass Web." A claustrophobic tale of a happily married television writer who becomes entangled in an affair with a femme fatale at his workplace. The second Universal-International film directed by Jack Arnold in 3-D (the first being the 1953 science fiction classic "It Came from Outer Space), and likely the first film noir shot in 3-D. 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. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US Master List. Spicer US.

Collection of 16 vintage oversize French color photographs from the 1966 film. Based on the 1964 novel "A Mule for the Marquesa" by Frank O'Rourke, about four men hired to by a wealthy Texan to rescue his wife from a Mexican revolutionary, only to discover the job in not exactly what it seems. A sometimes overlooked and underrated entry into the Western canon, despite being nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Set in Mexico and Texas, shot on location in Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and California. 9.5 x 11.5 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1966 Western film, showing French composer Maurice Jarre conducting an orchestra for the recording of the film's soundtrack. Dutch stamps on the verso, along with annotations in manuscript ink. Based on Frank O'Rourke's 1964 novel "A Mule for the Marquesa," about four men hired by a wealthy Texan to rescue his wife from a Mexican revolutionary, only to discover the job is not exactly what it seems. A sometimes overlooked and underrated entry into the Western canon, despite being nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. Shot on location in Mexico, and throughout Arizona, Nevada, and California. 10 x 8 inches. Nick at top edge, else Near Fine. Pitts 3180.

Vintage reference photograph of actors Helen Twelvetree and Donald Cook with director Lewis D. Collins, examining celluloid strips from the day's production on the set of the 1935 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso, along with annotations in manuscript pencil. Based on the 1935 Ellery Queen novel, about a detective whose vacation on the California coast is interrupted by a murder in the neighboring cabin. Set in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine, with a hint of wear at the corners.

Vintage one sheet poster for the 1975 film. A delightfully scathing script from Robert Towne and star Warren Beatty, set during the days surrounding the 1968 presidential election, featuring Beatty as a narcissistic womanizing hairdresser who attempts to raise money to open a salon, only to be consistently sidetracked by his various romantic entanglements. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Lee Grant and nominated for three more including Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Jack Warden. Set in and shot on location in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. 27 x 41 inches, previously Folded as issued. Very Good plus. Criterion Collection 947.

Vintage publicity photograph of actress Linda Blair in front of the National Theatre in Westwood, California, where crowds have lined up to see "The Exorcist." With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1971 novel by screenwriter William Peter Blatty. The first and finest film in the series, following the demonic possession of a twelve year-old girl and the ensuing attempts to purge her body of the evil spirit. One of the great genre films of the 1970s that accomplished the uncommon feat of being an over-the-top sensation upon its release and gaining subsequent status as a classic, with a strangeness and depth supplied by the strength of Ellen Burstyn and Max von Sydow's performances. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry.

Vintage studio still photograph of director Robert Aldrich on the set of the 1956 film, one of only a handful of war films made in the noir style during the classic era. One of Aldrich's finest efforts, a noirish take on the evils of war, with a interesting focus on nepotism. Unpopular on release due to a grim ending and a cynical tone, much the opposite of a flag-waving World War II film. Set in Belgium. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Selby US.

Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1955 film noir, showing composer Ray Heindorf at the piano, with actress Janet Leigh and director Jack Webb to the left. With the stamps of Warner Brothers and photographer Floyd McCarty to the verso. In 1927, a Kansas City trumpet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection. Songwriter and composer Ray Heindorf is today best remembered for his work in film soundtracks, and was nominated for eighteen Academy Awards through the course of his four-decade career in Hollywood. Set and shot on location in Oregon. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly worn on the right edge, else Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US.

Vintage UK three-sheet poster for the 1956 British film. After inheriting a fortune, a newly wealthy Englishwoman returns to Malaya, where she was previously a POW, with the intention of building a well for the villagers who sheltered her during World War II. Set in Malaysia, shot on location in Malaysia, Australia, and England. 41 x 81 inches, rolled and mounted on archival linen. Near Fine. Royal Books can arrange for archival linen backing of posters. Please inquire.