Verlag: MS Productions, Burbank, CA, 1956
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Final Draft script for season six, episode 30 of the 1956 television show, originally broadcast May 1, 1956 on NBC. Copy belonging to Mason Curry, who played Grady, with his name on the front wrapper in manuscript pencil and manuscript pencil annotations, additions and changes to his scenes throughout. Episode 30 of season six of the television show "Big Town," a series focused on the adventures of Steve Wilson and his staff at "The Illustrated Press" newspaper, as they cover the hard hitting stories and social issues of the day. Brown titled wrappers, production no. 537. Title page present, dated February 3, 1956, noted as Final, with credits for screenwriter William L. Stuart. 32 leaves, with last page of text numbered 30B. Mechanical duplication, with revision pages throughout, dated February 10, 1956. Pages Very Good, wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads.
Verlag: Warner Brothers, Burbank, CA, 1962
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Vintage studio still photograph of Grant Williams from the 1962 film. A violent ex-con embarks on a murder spree, using his court-ordered weekly therapy sessions as his alibi. Actor Onslow Stevens' final film appearance. Screenplay by noted horror and mystery writer Robert Bloch. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
Verlag: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Beverly Hills, CA, 1962
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Collection of 18 vintage reference photographs from the 1962 film. With a mimeo snipe and the stamp of The Silver Screen Archives to the verso. A physician newly released from prison for mercy killing her terminally ill, married lover cannot find work, especially without her medical license. To her surprise, the only person who will employ her is the prosecutor from her trial, who wants her to care for his mentally ill wife-a job which soon leads her to suspect his foul intentions. Set and shot on location in England and Ireland. 8 x 10 inches. Ten Very Good plus, with light edgewear and creasing, and eight Very Good, with light soil and a few small chips and tears to the edges.
Verlag: N.p., N.p., 1957
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Second Revised Draft script for Season 3 Episode 17 of the 1954-1958 anthology television series. Copy belonging to child actor Johnny Crawford, with his signature on the title page and his manuscript annotations in pencil throughout. An emotionally scarred man must return to the state where his father, a governor, was murdered. The episode originally aired on February 14, 1957, on CBS. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present, dated 2-9-57, with credits for director Robert Stevens, screenwriter Adrian Spies, and others. 85 leaves, with last page of text numbered III-24. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with three gold brads.
Verlag: ANTA Playhouse, New York, 1963
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Draft script for the 1963 play. Copy belonging to actress Tresa Hughes, with her annotations throughout. Hughes was nominated for a Tony award for Best Actress for her role in the 1961 production of "The Devil's Advocate" (unrelated). Set in the Boston area between September 1923 to August 1927. "The Advocate" opened on Broadway at the ANTA Playhouse and ran for 8 performances between October 14 and October 19, 1963. Red studio wrappers, with credits for playwright Nash. Title page present, dated August, 1963, with credits for playwright Nash. 112 leaves, mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold screw brads.
Verlag: Lippert Films, Shepperton, UK, 1964
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Draft script for the 1964 British film, copy belonging to Art Director George Provis, with his name and the date "8th May 1964" written on the front wrapper. George Provis was a British Art Director and Production Designer who began his career working on quota quickies (low budget features made to comply with Britain's Cinematograph Films Act of 1927) in the 1930s. After the Second World War, Provis was appointed by British film producer Sydney Box to head the art department at Gainsborough Pictures, and is credited on over 120 films. Leslie Nielsen stars as a former OSS officer living in London who travels to Paris, disguised as a photographer's assistant, in order to deliver a secret tape reel after a former colleague with a decoy of the tape is killed. Shot on location in London. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present. 84 leaves, with last page of text numbered 88. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two flat metal brads.
Verlag: Universal-International, Universal City, 1952
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 Western film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, referring to the movie using its alternate release title "The Texas Man." Two brothers return to Texas after the Civil War, one becoming a sheriff and the other embarking on a life of crime. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with adhesive residue on the verso corners. Pitts 1936.
Verlag: N.p., N.p., 1943
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Vintage reference photograph from the 1943 film, showing director George Stevens, actor Joel McCrea, and three unidentified women on the set. Provenance label on the verso. A romantic comedy centered around the housing shortage during World War II, about a government adviser on the housing shortage who himself cannot find a place to live. Nominated for six Academy Awards, winning one for Best Supporting Actor for Charles Coburn. Set in Washington DC. 10 x 8 inches, with wide margins, image measuring 3.5 x 4.5 inches. Near Fine.
Verlag: National Screen Service / MGM, London, 1963
Anbieter: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Vintage reference photograph of actors Jane Fonda and Peter Finch playfully dancing on a dock on the set of the 1963 film, while director Robert Stevens and other crew members look on. Small printed mimeo snipe affixed to the top left corner of the verso. Based on Susan Ertz's 1960 novel, about a man and woman who decide to abandon their spouses and run off to Greece. Shot on location in London and Greece. 8 x 10 inches. Lightly toned to the edges, else Near Fine.