Walk in Darkness (Original screenplay for the 1963 play)
by William Hairston (playwright); Hans Habe (author); Sidney Walters (director); Clarence Williams III, Glenn Kezer, Barbara Schneider, Richard Ward (starring)
New York: Stella Holt-Roscius Productions, 1963. Draft script for the 1963 play. Laid in is a playbill for the show. With a single notation in manuscript pencil to the title page. Based on the 1948 novel of the same title by Hans Habe. To escape the injustices of Harlem, a black man enlists in the United States... Read More
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Walk in Darkness (Original screenplay for the 1963 play)
by William Hairston (playwright); Hans Habe (novel); Sidney Walters (director); Clarence Williams III, Glenn Kezer, Barbara Schneider, Richard Ward (starring)
New York: Stella Holt-Roscius Productions, 1963. Draft script for the 1963 play. Laid in are a number of contemporary documents relating to the production, including playwright William Hairston's business card and resumé, a playbill for the show, two reviews by Maxine Keith and John Wingate, two advertisements for the show, and a photocopied article from the "New York Times"... Read More
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Original press photograph of W. Somerset Maugham and Glenway Wescott, 1942
by William [ W.] Somerset Maugham, Glenway Wescott (subject); Serge Balkin (photographer)
N.p.: N.p., 1942. Vintage borderless press photograph of writer W. Somerset Maugham and his friend, fellow writer and American expatriate Glenway Wescott, enjoying lunch together in 1942. PIX agency stamp crediting photographer Serge Balkin and partial printed mimeo snipe on the verso. Wescott and Maugham were lifelong friends, having first met in 1928 in the French resort... Read More
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The Kidnapping of the President (Original vinyl 45 RPM record of radio spots for the 1980 film)
by William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner (starring); George Mendeluk (director); Charles Templeton (novel); Richard Murphy (screenwriter)
Beverly Hills, CA: Crown International Pictures, 1980. Vintage 45 RPM vinyl record of two radio spots for the 1980 Canadian-American film. Based on the 1974 novel by Charles Templeton. During a visit to Canada, the US president is kidnapped by South American terrorists, who demand $100 million in diamonds and two airplanes as ransom. 7... Read More
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Ben-Hur (Original photograph of Charlton Heston and son on the set of the 1959 film)
by William Wyler (director); Charlton Heston (starring); Lew Wallace (novel); Karl Tunberg (screenwriter); Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1959. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actor Charlton Heston and his son in a chariot on the set of the 1959 film. With the stamps of Time Press and Dalmas press agency on the verso, along with a numbered stamp reading 008818. Based on the 1880 novel by Lew Wallace. Jewish prince Ben-Hur... Read More
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Crossroads (Original photograph from the 1942 film noir)
by William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Basil Rathbone, Claire Trevor (starring); Jack Conway (director); Guy Trosper (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1942. Vintage reference photograph from the Spanish release of the 1942 film noir, showing William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, and Basil Rathbone. Mimeo snipe and title in Spanish on the verso. After suffering traumatic amnesia, a diplomat encounters a number of shady individuals claiming to be from his past, and eventually finds himself implicated in a... Read More
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Ben-Hur (Original photograph of William Wyler on the set of the 1959 film)
by William Wyler (director); Lew Wallace (novel); Karl Tunberg (screenwriter); Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Hawkins (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1959. Vintage reference photograph of director William Wyler on the set of the 1959 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1880 novel by Lew Wallace. Jewish prince Ben-Hur is sent to prison at the behest of his childhood friend Messala as a result of a mishap during a Roman... Read More
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Spy Ring (Three original photographs from the 1938 film)
by William Hall, Jane Wyman, Esther Ralston, Robert Warwick (starring); Frank Van Wyck Mason (novel); Joseph H. Lewis (director); George Waggner (screenwriter)
Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1938. 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... Read More
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Sorcerer (Original screenplay for the 1977 film, production designer Dean Tavoularis' copy)
by William Friedkin (director); Georges Arnaud (novel); Roy Scheider, Joe Spinell, Francisco Rabal, Anne-Marie Deschodt (starring); Walon Green (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1977. Draft script for the 1977 film. Copy belonging to uncredited production designer Alex Tavoularis, with his name in manuscript ink on the title page. Based on Georges Arnaud's 1950 novel "Le Salaire de la peur" ("The Wages of Fear"). Four corrupt men band together to transport two trucks of nitroglycerin up a rocky mountain... Read More
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Gunsmoke (Original photograph of William Conrad, circa 1954, for the radio series)
by William Conrad (subject); Gabor Rona (photographer); Norman Macdonnell, John Meston (creators)
Hollywood: CBS Radio, 1954. Vintage publicity photograph of William Conrad for the CBS radio series "Gunsmoke," circa 1954. Mimeo snipe and "CBS Photo by Gabor Rona" stamp on the verso. "Gunsmoke" first aired on CBS radio on April 26, 1952 with William Conrad in the lead as Marshall Matt Dillon. Conrad was already one of radio's biggest stars... Read More
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The Collector (Seven original photographs from the set of the 1965 film)
by William Wyler (director); John Fowles (novel); Stanley Mann, John Kohn (screenwriters); Terence Stamp, Samantha Eggar (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1965. Seven vintage reference photographs from the set of the 1965 film, With stamps and manuscript press notations variously on the versos of each. Based on the 1963 novel by John Fowles, about an amateur entomologist who kidnaps a London art student. Nominated for three Academy Awards, and winner of Best Actor and Best Actress awards... Read More
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Rope of Sand (Original photograph from the set of the 1949 film)
by William Dieterle (director); Nat Dallinger (photographer); Walter Doniger, John Paxton (screenwriters) Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Corinne Calvet (starring)
New York: King Features Syndicate, 1949. Vintage photograph of Burt Lancaster and Corinne Calvert on the set from the 1949 film noir. "Inside Hollywood by Nat Dallinger" mimeo snipe and "Mar 18 1949" stamp on the verso. A noirish adventure about Paul Vogel (Paul Henreid), a sadistic police inspector stationed somewhere in Africa, where he hopes to... Read More
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The Wild Scene [The Scene] (Original screenplay for the 1970 film, director William Rowland's working copy)
by William Rowland (director); Alberta Nelson, John Craven, Berry Kroeger, Katherine Darc, Rita Lupino (starring); Michael Kraike (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1968. Draft script for the 1970 film, seen here under the working title "The Scene." Copy belonging to director William Rowland, with his name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and two revision pages, and his annotations in manuscript ink throughout, noting deletions, scene locations, and revisions to dialogue. A psychiatrist details her most... Read More
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Westinghouse Presents: The Sound of the Sixties [The Sound of The Sixties](Original screenplay for the 1961 television special)
by William A. Graham (director); Dore Schary (screenwriter); Art Carney, John Daly, Vic Damone, Gogi Grant, Pat Harrington Jr., Mahalia Jackson (starring)
Burbank, CA: National Broadcasting Company [NBC], 1961. Draft script for the 1961 television special. A musical special in the form of a cultural forecast, in anticipation of a changing world. The show addresses topics including: science, technology, politics, entertainment, and leisure. Grey titled wrappers. 83 leaves, with last page of text numbered 82. Mimeograph duplication,... Read More
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Hank Williams, Jr. and The Cheatin' Hearts Promotional Flyer / Handbill for Sunn Amplifiers (Amps in Action)
by Williams, Jr., Hank (subject); The Cheatin' Hearts (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1973. Vintage promotional flyer/handbill of Hank Williams, Jr. and The Cheatin' Hearts for Sunn Amplifiers "Amps in Action" advertising campaign. Hank Williams, Jr. and The Cheatin' Hearts teamed up for a 1972-1973 tour and released one album, now out of print, the instrumental "Just Pickin'...No Singin'" in 1973. 11 x 8.5 inches. Near Fine,... Read More
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The Reivers (Original screenplay and shooting schedule for the 1969 film)
by William Faulkner (novel); Mark Rydell (director); Harriet Frank, Jr., Irving Ravetch (screenwriters); Steve McQueen, Sharon Farrell, Ruth White, Michael Constantine (starring)
Los Angeles: Cinema Center Films / Duo Films / Solar Productions, 1968. Revised Draft script for the 1969 film. Accompanying the script is a shooting schedule, dated 8/22/68. Based on Faulkner's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1962 novel, his last book. Boon (McQueen) and his buddy are reivers, or thieves, who steal the McCaslin family's new car, a Winton Flyer.... Read More
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Incident (Original Film Pressbook)
by William Beaudine (director); Fred Niblo, Jr., Samuel Roca (screenwriters); Warren Douglas, Jane Frazee, Robert Osterloh, Joyce Compton
Los Angeles: Monogram Pictures, 1948. Original Pressbook for the 1948 film. Based on an original story by Harry Lewis, about an innocent man (Douglas) who gets attacked in the street, mistaken for a gangster, so he conducts his own investigation. 8 pages, saddle stapled, 12 x 18 inches. Staples rusty, a few faint creases, and... Read More
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How Baxter Butted In (Original double weight photograph from the 1925 film)
by William Beaudine (director); Owen Davis, Julien Josephson, Harold Titus (screenwriter); Dorothy Devore, Matt Moore, Ward Crane (starring)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1925. Vintage double weight studio still photograph from the 1925 silent film. Bumbling newspaper clerk Henry Baxter is helplessly in love with a coworker in this silent-era comedy. The subject of his longing barely acknowledges his existence. His unrequited love coupled with his manager's devious daily taunts makes work tortuous for the poor... Read More
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The Accidental Tourist (Original photograph from the 1988 film)
by William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis (starring); Lawrence Kasdan (director, screenwriter); Anne Tyler (novel)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1988. Vintage reference photograph from the 1988 film, showing William Hurt. Based on the 1985 novel by Anne Tyler, about a tightly wound travel writer who begins a relationship with an eccentric dog trainer after his son's death and the dissolution of his marriage. Nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one for Best Supporting... Read More
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Body Heat (32 original color slides and one vintage photograph from the 1981 film)
by William Hurt, Kathleen Turner (starring); Lawrence Kasdan (director, screenwriter)
Burbank, CA: The Ladd Company, 1980. Collection of 32 vintage color slides from the 1981 film, as well as one vintage studio still photograph showing actress Kathleen Turner. Three slides with annotations in manuscript ink on their cardboard sleeves. A young woman manipulates her lover, a small-town lawyer, into killing her wealthy husband. A watershed neo-noir update... Read More
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Picnic (Original screenplay for the 1955 film, presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald)
by William Holden, Kim Novak (starring); Joshua Logan (director); Daniel Taradash (screenwriter); William Inge (playwright)
N.p.: N.p., 1955. Revised Final Draft script for the 1955 film. Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films, including "Mildred Pierce" (1945),... Read More
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Gorky Park (Original photograph from the 1983 film)
by William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy (starring); Michael Apted (director); Martin Cruz Smith (novel); Dennis Potter (screenwriter)
N.p.: Eagle Associates, 1983. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1983 film. A political thriller about a Soviet militsiya officer named Arkady Renko who stumbles across a plot involving a fur trader and the KGB. Shot on location in Finland, Sweden, Scotland, and Russia. 8 x 10 inches. A stamp to the verso,... Read More
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No Way to Treat a Lady (Original screenplay for the 1968 film, inscribed by George Segal)
by William Goldman (novel); Jack Smight (director); John Gay (screenwriter); Rod Steiger, Lee Remick, George Segal (starring)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1967. 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... Read More
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Judy, Judy, Judy (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by William Claxton, Lennie Bleecher (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Two copied manuscript annotations to the title page, presumably noting the phone numbers of screenwriters William Claxton and Lennie Bleecher. A troubled gay Latino teenager leaves his family in order to pursue his dream of performing onstage in drag as Judy Garland, but things quickly go too far... Read More
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Family Portrait (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by William Joyce Cowen, Leonore Coffee (play); John Gay (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1981. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1939 play by William Joyce Cowen and Leonore Coffee, which debuted at the Morosco Theatre, directed by Margaret Webster and starring Judith Anderson. The plot follows the story of Jesus' crucifixion, as told through the eyes of his family. Set in Jerusalem. White... Read More
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