sidney buchman (14 Ergebnisse)

Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1944 re-release of the 1932 film. Based on the 1895 play by Wilson Barrett. After the emperor declares all Christians at fault for the Great Fire of Rome, a high-ranking military official frees two Christians from being shipped off, putting him in danger of persecution. Set in Ancient Rome, shot on location in Fresno, Palmdale, and Red Rock Canyon State Park in California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with some creasing and pinholes at the corners. One photograph with a chip at the top right edge. McPadden, Heavy Metal Movies.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1945 film. A fictionalized account of Polish pianist Frederic Chopin. As a young child, Chopin is playing a piece by Mozart when he notices Polish people being taken prisoner by Russian authorities. Years later, he works in secret for Polish patriotism, including coming late to an important concert because of a secret meeting, then stops his performance when the Russian Governor of Poland enters, declaring that he does not play for Czarist butchers. He flees to Paris, where Franz Liszt recognizes his genius and George Sand takes him in. Nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Actor. Set in Poland and Paris. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with pinholes and some creasing at the corners.

Collection of 3 vintage black-and-white still photographs (two studio stills, one reference still) from the 1963 film. This film featured Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in their first pairing, beginning their tumultuous love-hate relationship. Based on the histories written by Plutarch, Suetonius, and Appian, and also based on the Carlo Maria Franzero book, and set in 48 B.C. in Egypt. Winner of several Academy Awards (Best Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume Design, Effects). Set in Egypt, shot on location in Spain, Italy, England, and the USA. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, corner creases to all, studio stills toned, short closed tears, and a few tiny chips. The reference still has two larger tears at the right edge.

Revised Final Script for the 1932 pre-Code film, an early starring role for Carole Lombard. Rubber stamped as a Paramount File Copy at the top right corner of the front wrapper. Penelope Newbold is a wealthy divorcee looking to remarry. She falls for her physician, Dr. Karl Bemis, but ends up marrying Bill Hanaway. Bill then has an affair with another woman. Tall peach side stapled self wrappers, noted as Third Buff Script on the front wrapper, dated October 6, 1931, with credits for writers Hughes, Heath, Buchman, and Leahy. 205 leaves on peach stock, mimeograph duplication, with annotations throughout.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film, showing Elizabeth Taylor as the titular pharaoh, taking a bath. Newspaper clipping with date stamp, annotations in manuscript pencil, and provenance label on the verso. Based on Carlo Maria Franzero's 1957 book "The Life and Times of Cleopatra." Twentieth Century-Fox's ambitious, bank-breaking venture, the most expensive production ever made at the time, and the first film to pair Taylor with Richard Burton, beginning their tumultuous love-hate relationship. Set in Egypt and Rome, and shot on location in Spain and Italy. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage reference photograph of a supine Cary Grant surrounded by Jean Arthur, director George Stevens, and crew from the set of the 1942 film. Mimeo snipe on verso, here under the working title "The Talk of the Town." Political activist Leopold Dilg (Cary Grant) is framed when a lumber mill burns down and a man is killed. Escaping prison, he hides out in former schoolmate (and sweetheart), Nora Shelley's (Jean Arthur) house, currently being rented to the newly arrived law professor Michael Lightcap (Ronald Coleman). Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. Set in fictional Lochester, New England. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Byrge & Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography (1934-1942).

Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Sidney Lumet and actress Candice Bergen on the set of the 1966 film. Based on the 1963 novel. A satire following the lives of eight graduates of the fictional South Tower College, an all-women's university in Connecticut. Set and shot on location in Connecticut and New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage pressbook for the 1933 pre-Code film. An attempt by Paramount to replicate the success of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Academy Award-winning 1932 film "Grand Hotel," about the inhabitants of a resort hotel as they await the results of a horse race. 11 x 17 inches. 12 pages, unbound. Near Fine.

Five vintage reference photographs from the 1936 film. All five with studio stamps crediting photographer Ray Jones on the verso, and three with mimeo snipes on the same. 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 dramatization of the early years of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known as "Sissi," and her courtship and marriage to Franz Joseph I of Austria, following his previous engagement to her older sister Duchess Helene in Bavaria. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film, showing director Joseph L. Mankiewicz sitting on the set, surrounded by crew members. Based on Carlo Maria Franzero's 1957 book "The Life and Times of Cleopatra." Twentieth Century-Fox's ambitious, bank-breaking venture, the most expensive production ever made at the time, and the first film to pair Elizabeth Taylor with Richard Burton, beginning their tumultuous love-hate relationship. Set in Egypt and Rome, and shot on location in Spain and Italy. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly creased at the corners.

Collection of ten vintage photographs from the 1935 film, including one keybook photograph and six double-weight photographs, including one taken on the set. All photographs with studio stamps crediting photograph Ray Jones on the verso, and nine with mimeo snipes on the same. The collection includes one keybook photograph of Katherine Alexander, one double-weight photograph of Claudette Colbert and Michael Bartlett on the set, four publicity photographs of Edith Fellows (two being double-weight photographs), and four reference photographs (three being double-weight photographs). 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. Claudette Colbert stars as an extraordinarily competent secretary who marries her boss?only to discover taking care of him at home proves much more challenging than taking care of the office. 8 x 10 inches to 8 x 11 inches. Near Fine overall. Byrge and Miller. The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography 1934-1942.

Vintage double weight photograph of James Stewart and Jean Arthur from the 1939 film. Mimeo snipe, stamp crediting photographer Al Schafer, and very faint "Approved" stamp on the verso. Controversial among the political American establishment at the time for its (accurate, then and now) depiction of the Senate as a group of dysfunctional, shallow egotists, the film was also banned in fascist countries Germany, Italy, Spain, and the USSR, and, later, Nazi occupied France. Set in and shot on location in Washington DC. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, with faint diagonal crease to lower right.

Vintage reference photograph of actors Cary Grant, Ronald Colman, and Jean Arthur with director George Stevens on the set of the 1942 film. Provenance label affixed to the verso. A political activist is framed when a lumber mill burns down and a man is killed. Escaping prison, he hides out in the house of a former schoolmate (and sweetheart(, currently being rented to a law professor. A romantic triangle soon develops. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay. Set in the fictional town of Lochester, New England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, lightly creased at the bottom left edge. Byrge & Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography (1934-1942).

Seven vintage keybook photographs from the 1942 film. Mimeo snipe and "Approved Advertising Advisory Council Apr 21 1942 Hollywood" stamp on verso of each. Political activist Leopold Dilg (Cary Grant) is framed when a lumber mill burns down and a man is killed. Escaping prison, he hides out in former schoolmate (and sweetheart), Nora Shelley's (Jean Arthur) house, currently being rented to the newly arrived law professor Michael Lightcap (Ronald Coleman). Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. Set in fictional Lochester, New England. 8 x 11 inches, images 4.5 x 3.5 inches. Near Fine. Byrge & Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography (1934-1942).