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Vintage studio still photograph from the 1936 film. Based on the 1933 play "Glory," by Adelyn Bushnell. A man is convicted of murdering the town philanthropist. The local newspaper editor investigates the case hoping to exonerate the man convicted while sheltering him at her home after he breaks out of jail. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with pinholes at the corners, a small chip at the bottom right corner, and a tear at the left edge.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 film. An iconic literary film adaptation, set in small-town Alabama, that explores the complexity of race and childhood in the deep South. Based on the novel by Harper Lee, winner of three Academy Awards. Shot on location in Alabama and California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a red cropping notation at the bottom margin of the recto, and extensive blue and black manuscript ink annotations to the verso. Penzler 101.

Original US Pressbook for the 1966 Italian film. Franco Nero plays a small supporting role in this drug-related crime film, released just prior to his breakout role as "Django" the same year. 4 pages, folded, 12.25 X 15 inches. Black-and-white throughout. A horizontal fold at the middle, and faint toning, else about Near Fine.

Three vintage reference photographs from the 1938 film. After his army buddy is murdered by spies, a machine gun inventor vows to seek revenge. Set and shot on location at the Presidio in Monterey, CA. 10 x 8 inches. Two photographs Very Good plus, with light toning, and one Very Good, with light edgewear and soil.

Vintage black-and-white reference press photograph from the 1937 film. The photograph features child star Jane Withers, prolific child actress of the 1930s and 1940s, and her pet lamb, Snowdrop. Ditto-style mimeo snipe on the verso. Checkers (Withers) and a horse trainer named Edgar (Erwin), save a racehorse by mending its broken leg and entering it in a race. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine.

Two vintage photographs from the 1943 film, one publicity photograph of Frances Langford, Walter Catlett, and Leon Errol, and one reference photograph of Langford and Catlett. Robert Paige stars as a struggling songwriter who poses as a Texas cattle baron in love with a Broadway star, played by Frances Langford, as a ruse to boost sales for a faltering Broadway show. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1940 film. A young journalist finds himself unjustly accused of murder. White titled self-wrappers, production No. 1033, dated December 19, 1939, with credits for director Harold D. Shuster. Approximately 130 leaves, with last page of text numbered 19. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, with tearing to the last three leaves along the top edge, wrapper Very Good plus, with some tearing to the back self-wrapper along the top edge, bound with two gold brads along the top edge.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1944 film. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. In the early years of the Gold Rush, a senator's daughter takes a wagon train west in order to follow her boyfriend, a lieutenant in the US cavalry. One of the most expensive productions in Universal's history, and the only Technicolor film in which Deanna Durbin appeared. 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. Shot on location in Utah and California. 10 x 8 inches. Faint scratches on the recto, else Near Fine.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1935 film. A painter paints a woman wearing only expensive furs and a mask that covers her face. Two brothers both believe it to be their wife in the photo since they recognize the furs. The painter lies about who the subject is and gives a fake name, not realizing it is the name of a high society woman in Vienna. Set in Vienna, Austria. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.

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 studio still photograph from the 1953 film of Anthony Quinn with Jack Elam and Joe Dominguez. Large red stamp reading "RETURN TO K.C. WHSE." on the verso. Jose Esquerda (Quinn), a Mexican bandit in Brownsville, Texas conducts raids against new settlers in the region, threatening to kill them and burn down their homes, which includes the ranch house King Cameron (Howard Keel) built for his wife (Ava Gardner). Esquerda's stepbrother Rio (Robert Taylor) at first joins him in the chaos, but soon forms a partnership with Cameron and the two stepbrothers end up in a showdown gunfight for control. Set in Texas, shot on location in Utah, USA. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, very light creasing in two corners. Pitts 3440.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1948 film, showing actors Mae Marsh, John Wayne, Ward Bond, and Ben Johnson. Based on the 1913 novel, following three outlaws who discover a dying woman and her infant stranded in the desert. Director John Ford had previously adapted the novel for film with "Marked Men" in 1919. Set in Arizona, shot on location in Mojave and Cantil, California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Pitts 4360.

Three vintage photographs from the set of the 1937 film. With printed descriptions on the verso of each. One photo shown. Please inquire to see others. Checkers (Jane Withers) and Edgar Connell (Stuart Erwin), a veterinarian, mend a horse's leg before a big race that could help save a man's farm. Filmed on location in Pomona, CA. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Post-production Release Continuity script for the 1946 film. A fugitive attempts to clear his name from accusations of murder and bank robbery, aided by his young fiancee. The final film appearance of actress Lola Lane. Shot on location in Visalia, California. Tall white titled wrappers, noting four reels and seven sections, dated 1/28/46 in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, bound with three staples. Grant US. Lyons US. Selby US. 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.

Set of eight vintage color studio still photographs from the 1976 western film. With the stamp of a Canadian film distributor on the verso. Based on the 1968 play "Indians" by Arthur Kopit. A revisionist look at the Buffalo Bill legend, in which the buffoonish Bill hires Chief Sitting Bull to star in his Wild West Show, but finds himself frequently butting heads with Sitting Bull's own vision of the American west. Shot on location in Alberta, Canada. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Pitts 554.

Three vintage studio still photographs from the set of the 1963 film. Based on Philip MacDonald's 1959 novel. A star-studded film about a former intelligence officer who receives a list of eleven names, all people who have died under mysterious circumstances. Set in London, shot on location in Ireland and England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1941 Western comedy film, showing actors Loretta Young and Robert Preston. Printed mimeo snipe and stamp of studio photographer Ray Jones on the verso. A Quaker schoolteacher moves to Wyoming, where she plans to establish a school for settler children, only to have her plans waylaid by a corrupt tycoon. 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. Shot on location in the Mojave Desert. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1953 Western film, showing Sioux actor John War Eagle. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. During the Civil War, a pair of horse dealers must contend with southern agitators and crooked businessmen, ultimately causing trouble between the Wyoming Sioux and the Union Army. 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. Shot in Pendleton and Portland, Oregon. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Pitts 1645.

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 press kit for the 1979 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder, containing seven black-and-white photographs, and eight gatherings of promotional reading material. A Polish rabbi ventures into the American West to lead a synagogue. Things don't go well along the road, where he is nearly burned at the stake and killed by outlaws, fortunately encountering a goodhearted bank robber in the nick of time. Director Robert Aldrich's second comedy Western, following his 1963 Frank Sinatra film "Four for Texas." Set in the Old West, largely on a desert road between Pennsylvania and San Francisco, and shot on location in various locations in Colorado, California, and Arizona. Folder, photographs, and promotional material Near Fine. Pitts 1437.

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.

Two vintage photographs from the US release of the 1949 British film, one studio still and one reference photograph of actress Mai Zetterling. One noted under the title for the US release, "A Girl in the Painting." A British officer becomes obsessed with tracking down a young girl with amnesia living in occupied Germany during World War II. Set in Germany and London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine, lightly faded.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1954 Western film, showing actor Robert Mitchum. Loosely based on the 1948 Italian film "Bicycle Thieves." A woman hires a widowed ex-con and his son to help her navigate a river journey to search for her gambler husband. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Pitts 3535.

Revised Draft script for the 1993 film. Several months before the outbreak of World War II, a group of German teenage boys band together over their shared love of forbidden swing music from the US. As the Nazi party tightens its grip over the country, the boys must decide where their loyalties lie. Set in Germany, shot on location in Prague, Czech Republic. Missing wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for screenwriter Jonathan Marc Feldman. 126 leaves, with last page of text numbered 124. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available.

[Movie Memorabilia] An incomplete set of five lobby cards from the film 'Gorgo' directed by Eugene Lourie, and starring Bill Travers. Colour lithographic images on heavy stock measuring 28 x 36cm, with production credits to a white banner at foot (5). Lightly browned, rubbed and bumped. Very good. Note on Format: the Lobby Card is a small poster or titled still printed on card stock, usually 8 x 10 inches (UK and Europe) or 11 x 14 inches (US) in a landscape view. Generally produced in sets of eight in colour for Britain and America, intended for display in a cinema foyer or lobby.

Two vintage reference photographs from the 1932 film. During the Great Depression, a bank owner's bank is robbed and his protégé, an ex-con, is the only suspect. His protégé can't reveal his alibi because one of his witnesses is having an affair he does not want revealed. Partially shot on location at Citizen's National Bank in Los Angeles, California. 8 x 10 inches. Poor, with significant creasing on across the top middle of the photographs.

Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1954 film, showing actors Mary Murphy, Bruno VeSota, Will Wright, and others looking on as Robert Keith and Robert Osterloh restrain a wounded Marlon Brando. Based on Frank Rooney's 1951 short story "The Cyclists' Raid." Two rival motorcycle gangs raise hell in a small town, disrupting local racing events, stealing, and seducing the town girls. Widely considered the original outlaw motorcycle gang film, firmly installing the rebel biker figure as an American cultural icon and launching Marlon Brando's career from initial stardom into infamy. Set in Carbonville and Wrightsville, California, and shot on location in Calabasas, Thousand Oaks, and Hollister, California. 9 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US.

Revised final script for the 1953 film "The Great Sioux Uprising," seen here as "Sioux Uprising." Though very loosely based on true events surrounding the two-year Red Cloud's War, during which a Cheyenne Native American chief repeatedly attacked US forces in an effort to stem the flow of White settlers, this film centers around a white man who attempts to help a Sioux tribe retrieve a large number of stolen horses, white attempting to convince them to join up with the Union soldiers instead of the Confederates. Shot on location in Oregon, with a cast partly comprised of local Native Americans. Tan titled wrappers, noted as REVISED FINAL SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper, dated September 3, 1952. Title page present, with credits for screenwriters Levy and Gill. 138 leaves, with last page of text numbered 125. Multilith duplication, with pink and blue revision pages throughout, dated 9/22/52 and 9/15/52. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads.

Final Draft screenplay for the 1979 film "The Frisco Kid," seen here under the early working title "No-Knife." Though first offered to John Wayne, the part of "Tommy" went to Harrison Ford when Wayne declined, having been offered less than his usual fee. Director Aldrich's second Western comedy, following his 1963 Frank Sinatra film "Four for Texas." Here, Gene Wilder plays a Polish rabbi who ventures into the American West to lead a synagogue. Things don't go well on the way, where he is nearly burned at the stake and killed by outlaws, fortunately encountering Ford in the nick of time. Set in the Old West, largely on a desert road between Pennsylvania and San Francisco, and shot on location in various locations in Colorado, California, and Arizona. Pale blue titled wrappers, noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, dated 10/16/78 Rev. 10/25/78. Title page present, dated October 16, 1978, noted as FINAL DRAFT, with credits for screenwriters Elias and Shaw. #PAGES leaves, mechanical duplication, with blue revision pages throughout, dated either 9/26/78 or 10/25/78. Pages Near Fine, wrapper about Near Fine bound with two gold brads.