The Fly (Original screenplay for the 1958 film)
by Vincent Price (starring); Kurt Neumann (director); James Clavell (screenwriter); David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Herbert Marshall (starring)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958. Final script for the 1958 film. Missing page 70, likely as used or issued. Based on a 1957 short story by George Langelaan, about a scientist who is transformed into a grotesque, human-fly hybrid after his experiments with a matter-transportation machine go very wrong. A breakthrough hit for actor Vincent Price as well... Read More
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Ice Palace (Original double weight photograph from the set of the 1960 film)
by Vincent Sherman (director); Edna Ferber (novel); Harry Kleiner (screenwriter); Richard Burton, Robert Ryan, Martha Hyer, Jim Backus, Carolyn Jones (starring)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1960. Vintage double weight photograph from the set of the 1960 film. Manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Edna Ferber. A story about two rival settlers on Alaska's frontier after World War I. Shot on location in Petersburg, Alaska. 10... Read More
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Ben Casey (Four original photographs of Sam Jaffe from the 1961-1966 television series)
by Vince Edwards, Sam Jaffe, Jeanne Bates, Harry Landers (starring); James Moser (creator)
N.p.: N.p., 1960. Two vintage press photographs and two vintage reference photographs of actor Sam Jaffe from the 1961-1966 television series, which originally aired on ABC on October 2, 1961. Included in the set are one matte-finish photograph and three glossy. The series followed idealistic young doctor Ben Casey (Vince Edwards) throughout his work as a chief... Read More
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The Reluctant Debutante (Two original British front-of-house cards from the 1958 film)
by Vincente Minnelli (director); Julius J. Epstein and William Douglas-Horne (screenwriters); Rex Harrison, Sandra Dee, Angela Lansbury, John Saxon (starring)
London: National Screen Service / MGM, 1959. Two vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1958 US film. An American girl comes to London to visit her father and his new wife, who is determined to make the girl a debutante. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, with creases and tiny... Read More
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Seven photographs from the 1970 film)
by Vincente Minnelli (director); Alan Jay Lerner (play, screenwriter); Barbra Steisand, Yves Montand, Bob Newhart, Larry Blyden (starring)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1971. Seven vintage black-and-white still photographs from the UK release of the 1970 US film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos (2 are lacking), with distributor rubber-stamps on the versos. Based on the play by Alan Jay Lerner, about Daisy Gamble (Streisand), a woman who hears phones before they ring. In order to quit... Read More
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Tea and Sympathy (Original photograph from the 1956 film)
by Vincente Minnelli (director); Robert Anderson (playwright, screenwriter); Deborah Kerr, John Kerr, Leif Erickson, Edward Andrews, Darryl Hickman (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1956. Vintage reference photograph from the 1956 film. With one provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1953 play by Robert Anderson. A teenage boy is tormented by his classmates and his father for not being masculine enough. His high school coach's wife pursues him because he reminds her of her... Read More
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War-Gods of the Deep [City Under the Sea] (Original photograph from the 1965 British film)
by Vincent Price, Tab Hunter, Susan Hart, David Thomlinson (starring); Jacques Tourneur (director); Charles Bennett, Louis M. Heyward (screenwriters)
Los Angeles: American International Pictures [AIP], 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1965 British film showing Vincent Price and Susan Hart. Loosely based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1845 poem "The City in the Sea," and on H.P. Lovecraft's 1931 novella "The Shadow over Innsmouth." A lost city is discovered deep below the... Read More
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Flight Angels [Flight 8] (Original screenplay for the 1940 film, presentation copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald)
by Virginia Bruce, Dennis Morgan, Ralph Bellamy, Jane Wyman (starring); Lewis Seiler (director); Maurice Leo, Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay, Tom Reed (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1940. Draft script for the 1940 film, seen here under the working title "Flight 8." Specially bound copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the front board and in manuscript pencil on the title page. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both... Read More
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The Brain That Wouldn't Die (Original photograph of a promotional design for the 1962 film)
by Virginia Leith, Jason Evers, Eddie Carmel (starring); Joseph Green (director, screenwriter); Rex Carlton (screenwriter)
Los Angeles: American International Pictures [AIP], 1962. Vintage photograph of a promotional design for the 1962 science fiction horror film. A mad scientist develops a method for keeping human body parts alive, deciding to use his recently deceased fiancée as a guinea pig. Released as a double feature with "Invasion of the Star Creatures." Shot... Read More
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The Mummy's Curse (Original photograph of Virginia Christine from the 1944 film)
by Virginia Christine, Lon Chaney Jr., Addison Richards (starring); Leslie Goodwins (director); Bernard Schubert (screenwriter)
Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1944. Vintage borderless publicity photograph from the 1944 film, showing actress Virginia Christine. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil 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 was the first still... Read More
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Que perra vida (Original lobby card for the 1962 film)
by Viruta [Marco Antonio Campos], Capulina [Gaspar Henaine] , Magda Urvizu, Norma Mora (starring); Jaime Salvador (director, screenwriter)
Mexico: Filmadora Chapultepec, 1962. Vintage lobby card for the 1962 film. With a film still photograph tipped onto the illustrated card. A pair of street musicians befriend a dog whose owner is searching for his long-lost daughter. One of over 30 films starring the comedy duo of Viruta and Capulina. 14 x 11 inches. Very... Read More
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Original autograph letter signed from cinematographer Edwin B. DuPar to production manager Robert B. McIntyre, October 1, 1934
by [Vitaphone] Edwin B. DuPar [E.B. DuPar], Robert B. McIntyre
N.p.: N.p., 1934. Vintage autograph letter signed from cinematographer and director Edwin B. DuPar (signed E.B. DuPar) to production manager and casting director Robert B. McIntyre, on Vitaphone Corporation (a subsidiary of Warner Bros. [Brothers] Pictures) letterhead, dated October 1, 1934. Written on the recto and the verso. The letter is in regards to night shots of New... Read More
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The Condemned of Altona [I Sequestrati di Altona] (Original photograph of Francoise Prevost from the 1963 release of the 1962 Italian film)
by Vittorio De Sica (director); Jean-Paul Sartre (play); Roberto Biciocchi (photographer); Cesare Zavattini, Abby Mann (screenwriter); Sophia Loren, Maximilian Schell, Robert Wagner, Francoise Prevost (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1963. Vintage reference photograph of Francoise Prevost from the US release of the 1962 Italian film. Based on the 1959 play "Les Sequestres d'Altona" by Jean-Paul Sartre. A wealthy German industrialist hides his Nazi war criminal son in his mansion, unaware the war has ended and continually building a case for Germany's defense. One of... Read More
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Sunflower (Two original photographs from the set of the 1970 film)
by Vittorio De Sica (director); Tonino Guerra, Cesare Zavattini, Giorgi Mdivani (screenwriters); Sophie Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Lyudmila Saveleva, (starring)
N.p.: AVCO Embassy Pictures, 1970. Two vintage studio still photographs from the set of the 1970 film. One photo shown. Please inquire to see the other. Giovanna (Sophia Loren) and Antonio (Marcello Mastroianni) are newly weds torn from each other as Antonio is sent to the Russian front during World War II despite their efforts to... Read More
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Snow Job (Original photograph from the 1972 film)
by Vittorio De Sica, Jean-Claude Killy, Cliff Potts, Delia Boccardo (starring); George Englund (director); Ken Kolb, Jeffrey Bloom (screenwriters)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1972. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1972 film. A ski instructor with expensive tastes decides to rob the resort where he works, aided by his girlfriend and a down-on-his-luck ski racer. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine.
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![Two Women [La Ciociara] (Original double weight photograph from the 1960 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/207/123/961123207.0.m.jpg)
Two Women [La Ciociara] (Original double weight photograph from the 1960 film)
by Vittorio De Sica (director); Alberto Moravia (novel); Cesare Zavattini (screenwriter); Sophia Loren, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Eleonora Brown (starring)
N.p.: Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, 1960. Vintage double weight reference studio still photograph from the 1960 film. Sophia Loren won an Academy Award fro her role as Cesira. Vittorio De Sica's harsh war-era film follows the plight of an Italian mother an daughter as they traverse the Italian countryside in search of safety. The film stars Sophia Loren,... Read More
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Indiscretion of an American Wife [Indiscrecion de una Esposa] (Original Spanish pressbook for the 1953 film)
by Vittorio De Sica (director); Truman Capote (screenwriter); Jennifer Jones, Montgomery Clift (starring)
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1953. Original Spanish pressbook for the 1953 film 12 pages, saddle-stapled, 11 x 14 inches. Criterion Collection 202.
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Baciamo le mani [The Family] (Original screenplay for the 1973 film)
by Vittorio Schiraldi (director, novel, screenwriter); Arthur Kennedy, John Saxon, Agostina Belli, Pino Colizzi (starring)
Rome: Ultra Film S. p. A., 1974. Carbon typescript Draft script for the 1973 Italian film," Baciamo le mani," here under the English title, "The Family." Released internationally as "I Kiss the Hand," "Family Killer," and "Kiss My Hand," and re-released in the US as "Sin City Confidential." Brief annotations in manuscript ink on the first page, noting the... Read More
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Woman Times Seven (Five original photographs from the 1967 film)
by Vittorio De Sica (director); Cesare Zavattini (screenwriter); Shirley MacLaine, Peter Sellers, Alan Arkin, Michael Caine, Anita Ekberg (starring)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1967 film. Press stamps on the versos. A seven-part anthology, ranging from comedy to drama, starring actress Shirley MacLaine in various guises, and all dealing with adultery and its ramifications. Shot on location in Paris. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Generally Near Fine. ... Read More
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Naked England (Three original photographs from the 1969 sexploitation film)
by Vittorio De Sisti (director, screenwriter); Ettore Mattia, Pino De Martino (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1969. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1969 sexploitation film, two black and white and one in color. One with the stamp of Studio 111 on the verso. Two 9.5 x 7 inches, one 6.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus, one with light fading on the recto.
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Miracolo a Milano [Miracle in Milan] (Original Italian Program, signed by De Sica)
by Vittorio De Sica (director, screenwriter); Cesare Zavattini (novel)
Rome: Albert and Charles Boni, 1951. Original Italian program for the 1951 film, based on the novel "Toto il buono" by Cesare Zavattini. SIGNED by Vittorio De Sica at the bottom of the title page. One of the director's classics, pure visual storytelling, made just after "Bicycle Thieves" (1948) and just before "Umberto D." (1952). A gorgeous, oversize program... Read More
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Marriage Italian Style (Original photograph from the set of the 1964 film)
by Vittorio De Sica (director); Eduardo De Filippo (playwright); Renato Castellani, Tonino Guerra, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi (screenwriter); Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Puglisi, Tecla Scarano (starring)
New South Wales: Embassy Pictures, 1964. Vintage borderless photograph of Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and Vittorio De Sica on the set of the 1964 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1964 play by Eduardo De Filippo titled "Filumena Marturano." Set during and immediately after World War II in Naples, Italy. Filumena (Sophia Loren)... Read More
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![Il Giardino del Finzi Contini [The Garden of the Finzi-Continis] (Original Italian 4-fogli poster for the 1970 Italian film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/879/258/1718258879.0.m.jpg)
Il Giardino del Finzi Contini [The Garden of the Finzi-Continis] (Original Italian 4-fogli poster for the 1970 Italian film)
by Vittorio De Sica (director); Giorgio Bassani (novel); Ugo Pirro, Vittorio Bonicelli (screenwriters); Lino Caplicchio, Dominique Sanda, Fabio Testi, Romolo Valli (starring)
N.p.: Titanus, 1970. Vintage Italian 4-fogli poster for the 1970 Italian film. Set in 1930s Italy under Mussolini, a wealthy aristocratic Italian-Jewish family, the Finzi-Continis, watch the world around them crumble as antisemitism rises and closes in on them in fascist Italy. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and nominated for best screenplay. ... Read More
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Anna Karenina (Original photograph from the 1948 film)
by Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, Kieron Moore, Sally Ann Howes (starring); Julien Duvivier (director, screenwriter); Leo Tolstoy (novel); Jean Anouilh, Guy Morgan (screenwriters)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1948. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1948 British film. Based on Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel, wherein a young woman's loveless marriage leads her to begin an affair with a dashing Czarist officer. Set in St. Petersburg. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with... Read More
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Ship of Fools (Original photograph of Michael Dunn from the 1965 film)
by Vivien Leigh, Simone Signoret, Jose Ferrer, Lee Marvin (starring); Stanley Kramer (director); Katherine Anne Porter (novel); Abby Mann (screenwriter)
Los Angeles: Stanley Kramer Productions, 1965. Vintage reference photograph of actor Michael Dunn from the 1965 film. With mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1962 novel by Katherine Anne Porter, about the varied passengers on an ocean liner bound for Germany from Mexico in 1933. Vivien Leigh's final film before her death in 1967.... Read More
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