Kingdom of the Spiders (Original screenplay for the 1977 film)
by William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody Strode, Altovise Davis (starring); John 'Bud' Cardos (director); Richard Robinson, Alan Caillou, Jeffrey M. Sneller, Stephen Lodge (screenwriters)
Culver City, CA: Arachnid Productions, Ltd, 1977. Draft script for the 1977 film. Copy belonging to actor Altovise Davis, with her first name and copy No. 11 written in manuscript ink on the second leaf, and with her annotations throughout. Laid in is an annotated call sheet dated April 8, 1977, with annotations in manuscript pencil. Altovise Davis... Read More
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The Light That Failed (Original photograph of William Wellman on the set of the 1939 film)
by William Wellman (director); Robert Carson (screenwriter); Rudyard Kipling (novel); Ronald Colman, Walter Huston, Muriel Angelus, Ida Lupino (starring)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1939. Vintage studio still photograph of director William Wellman and a camera crew filming on location in New Mexico for the 1939 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1891 novel by Rudyard Kipling. An artist whose sight is failing struggles to complete his final painting, while also grieving his broken... Read More
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Rope of Sand (Original screenplay for the 1949 film noir)
by William Dieterle (director); John Paxton, Walter Doniger (screenwriters); Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Corinne Calvet (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1949. Draft script for the 1949 film noir. A sadistic police inspector stationed in South Africa hopes to find a legendary lost diamond field, but the only person who knows the location of the rich lode is a roguish hunting guide who hopes to claim the treasure for himself. Shot on location in Yuma,... Read More
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Wild Boys of the Road (Original photograph from 1933 film)
by William A. Wellman (director); Earl Baldwin (screenwriter); Daniel Ahern (story); Frankie Daro, Ward Bond, Ann Hovey (starring)
Los Angeles: First National Pictures, 1933. Vintage reference photograph from the 1933 pre-Code film. Shown is Ann Hovey as she is attacked after stowing away on a train by Ward Bond, playing against type as a villainous railroad worker. The rape is not only attempted but takes place, a radical element even in a pre-Code film. ... Read More
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They Made Me a Killer (Original post-production script for the 1946 film)
by William C. Thomas (director); Geoffery Homes, Winston Miller, Kae Salkow (screenwriters); Robert Lowery, Barbara Britton, Lola Lane, Frank Albertson (staring)
Hollywood: Pine-Thomas Productions, 1946. 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... Read More
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Love's Masquerade (Original jumbo window card for the lost 1922 silent film)
by William P.S. Earle (director); Edward J. Montagne (screenwriter); Conway Tearle, Winifred Westover, Florence Billings (starring)
Culver City, CA: Selznick Pictures, 1922. Vintage hand-tinted jumbo window card for the lost 1922 silent film. Conway Tearle starrs as Russell Carrington, a man who accepts a murder charge to protect Rita, the woman he loves, played by Florence Billings, and flees to a fishing village where he falls in love with the town belle Dorothy, played... Read More
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The Red Fury (Original screenplay for the 1984 film)
by Will Jordan, Katherine Cannon, Alan Hale Jr., Diane McBain (starring); Lyman Dayton (director); Joe Elliott, Douglas J. Stewart, Royce Lerwick (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1984. Draft script for the 1984 film. Copy belonging to actress Diane McBain, with her name in manuscript ink on the title page, and with her annotations throughout. Laid in are nine annotated call sheets, one featuring an extended analysis on the fostering of aggression in male children on the verso, written in McBain's hand. Additionally laid... Read More
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Bob Willoughby photographie (Original exhibition poster, signed)
by Robert [Bob] Willoughby
Paris: Centre Cultural Americain, 1978. Original two sided poster for an exhibition held at the Centre Cultural Americain in Paris from December 7, 1978 through January 13, 1979 by noted film still photographer Bob Willoughby. INSCRIBED by him on the front to his neighbors: "Deirdre [and] Michael / with all good wishes / Bob Willoughby." Full provenance available. ... Read More
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Original press photograph of Will Rogers and Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley, 1931
by Will Rogers, Patrick J. Hurley (subjects)
N.p.: N.p., 1931. Vintage press photograph of actor, political commentator, and humorist Will Rogers and then-Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley, who met in October of 1931 for an interview. Printed mimeo snipe (dated October 21, 1931) and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Rogers interviewed Hurley regarding their shared home state of Oklahoma. Although Rogers usually... Read More
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I Love, You Love (Three original photographs from the 1961 film)
by Willy Fritsch, Peter Marshall, Giuliano Gemma (starring); Alessandro Blasetti (director); Luigi Chiarini, Carlo Romano, Antonio Savignano (screenwriters)
N.p.: Davis-Royal Films, 1962. Three vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1961 French-Italian film. A "nudie cutie" masquerading as a documentary about the universality of love. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
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None So Blind (First Edition)
by Mitchell Wilson
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1945. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1947 film noir "Woman on the Beach," directed by Jean Renoir and starring Joan Bennett and Robert Ryan. Rare in dust jacket. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Owner bookplate on the front pastedown. Jacket lightly toned on the flap folds, with brief... Read More
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Archive of correspondence between producer Leland Hayward and Daniel Selznick regarding "My Six Convicts," 1969-1970
by Leland Hayward (producer); Daniel Selznick (producer); Donald Powell Wilson
1970. Small archive including two typed letters signed from producer Leland Hayard to producer David O. Selznick regarding a new adaptation of the 1951 autobiographical novel "My Six Convicts." Also included are photostat copies of Selznick's enthusiastic responses to same. In the first of the two letters, Hayward briefly notes that he is sending Selznick a copy... Read More
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The World Still Melting (First Edition, inscribed to film director and producer Tony Bill)
by Robley Wilson
New York: Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press, 2005. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Additionally INSCRIBED to Oscar-winning director-producer Tony Bill on the half-title page: "Tony and Helen / Can you believe it's been 20 years since I first met you guys? / All best / Robley / 2-14-05." From... Read More
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Capital Punishment (First UK Edition, signed by the author)
by Robert Wilson
London: Orion, 2013. First UK Edition, preceding all others. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine and unread in an about Fine dust jacket.
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![Confessions of Loving Couples [Loving Couples, Liefdesbekentenissen] (Four original photographs from the set of the 1967 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/923/739/1375739923.0.m.jpg)
Confessions of Loving Couples [Loving Couples, Liefdesbekentenissen] (Four original photographs from the set of the 1967 film)
by Wim Verstappen (director, screenwriter); Pim de la Parra (screenwriter); Michael York, Ramses Shaffy, Kitty Courbois, Shireen Strooker (starring)
Amsterdam: Frans Bromet, 1967. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the set of the 1967 film, including two photographs of director Wim Verstappen and longtime producer and screenwriter Pim de la Parra. With the stamp of photographer Frans Bromet on the verso, and one with the stamp of Scorpio Films. From the archive of film historian and... Read More
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![Joszef Katus [De Minder gelukkige terugkeer van Joszef Katus naar het land van Rembrandt] (Four original photographs from the 1966 Dutch film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/597/776/1396776597.0.m.jpg)
Joszef Katus [De Minder gelukkige terugkeer van Joszef Katus naar het land van Rembrandt] (Four original photographs from the 1966 Dutch film)
by Wim Verstappen (director, screenwriter); Frans Bromet (photographer); Pim de la Parra (screenwriter); Rudolf Lucieer (starring)
Amsterdam: Scorpio Films, 1966. Four vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1966 Dutch film. With the stamps of Scorpio Films and still photographer Frans Bromet on the verso, along with manuscript ink and pencil annotations. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A man returns to Amsterdam after a long absence, and finds... Read More
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The State of Things (Original double weight photograph from the 1983 film)
by Wim Wenders (director, screenwriter); Robert Kramer, Joshua Wallace (screenwriters); Patrick Bauchau, Allen Garfield, Isabelle Weingarten (starring)
US: Gray City, 1983. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1983 film. With a manuscript notation on the verso identifying the film by its French language title. A film crew holes up in an abandoned hotel, having run out of money while shooting a science fiction film, waiting for the director to track down their... Read More
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![The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick [Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter] (Two original photographs from the 1972 German film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/660/766/1392766660.0.m.jpg)
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick [Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter] (Two original photographs from the 1972 German film)
by Wim Wenders (director, screenwriter); Peter Handke (novel, screenwriter); Arthur Brauss, Erika Pluhar, Kai Fischer (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1972. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from Wim Wenders' first film. With the stamp of distributor MK2 on the verso. Based on the 1970 novel by Peter Handke. A goalkeeper is sent home from a game for foul play, leaving the field and spending the night with a cinema cashier, whom he proceeds to murder.... Read More
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Wings of Desire (Original photograph of Wim Wenders, Peter Falk, and Henri Alekan on the set of the 1987 film)
by Wim Wenders (director, screenwriter); Peter Handke (screenwriter); Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1987. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1987 film, showing director Wim Wenders, actor Peter Falk, cinematographer Henri Alekan, and an extra on the set. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Wenders' masterpiece, a love letter to West Berlin told through the experiences of an angel who yearns to be human. The director dedicated... Read More
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![Wings of Desire [Der Himmel über Berlin] (Two original oversize photographs from the 1987 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/969/372/1626372969.0.m.jpg)
Wings of Desire [Der Himmel über Berlin] (Two original oversize photographs from the 1987 film)
by Wim Wenders (director, screenwriter); Peter Handke (screenwriter); Richard Reitinger (screenwriter); Bruno Ganz, Peter Falk, Solveig Dommartin (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1987. Two vintage borderless oversize color reference photographs from the 1987 film, both showing director Wim Wenders on the set. Wenders' masterpiece, a love letter to West Berlin told through the experiences of an angel who yearns to be human. The director dedicated the film to his cinematic predecessors Yasujiro Ozu, François Truffaut, and Andrei Tarkovsky,... Read More
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![The American Friend [De amerikanische Freund] (Original photograph of Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz from the 1977 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/150/163/1028163150.0.m.jpg)
The American Friend [De amerikanische Freund] (Original photograph of Dennis Hopper and Bruno Ganz from the 1977 film)
by Wim Wenders (director, screenwriter); Patricia Highsmith (novel); Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz (starring)
Grunwald, Germany: Bavaria Film, 1977. Vintage photograph from the 1977 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1974 novel "Ripley's Game" by Patricia Highsmith, later adapted in 2002 under the original title, directed by Liliana Cavani and starring John Malkovich, Dougray Scott, and Ray Winstone. Nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes. ... Read More
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Don't Come Knocking (Two original photographs from the 2005 film)
by Wim Wenders (director, screenwriter); Sam Shepard (starring, screenwriter); Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, Sarah Polley, Gabriel Mann, Fairuza Balk (starring)
N.p.: Reverse Angle Productions, 2005. Two vintage color studio still photographs from the 2005 film, one showing actors Sarah Polley and Gabriel Mann, the other showing Mann and Fairuza Balk. An aging Western actor flees from his latest film set, deciding to travel into his past, starting with a trip home to visit his long-estranged mother in... Read More
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![Lightning Over Water [Nick's Film] (Original photograph of Wim Wenders on the set of the 1980 documentary)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/441/715/1340715441.0.m.jpg)
Lightning Over Water [Nick's Film] (Original photograph of Wim Wenders on the set of the 1980 documentary)
by Wim Wenders (director); Nicholas Ray (director, subject); Susan Ray, Tom Farrell, Ronee Blakley (subjects)
Berlin: Road Movies Filmproduktion, 1980. Vintage black-and-white borderless photograph of director Wim Wenders filming a scene at Vassar College for the 1980 documentary. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. Wim Wenders joins his friend and hero, director Nicholas Ray, in New York City to discuss Ray's dying wish to make a film about a painter with a... Read More
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![Lightning Over Water [Nick's Film] (Original photograph from the 1980 documentary)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/454/952/1356952454.0.m.jpg)
Lightning Over Water [Nick's Film] (Original photograph from the 1980 documentary)
by Wim Wenders (director); Nicholas Ray (director, subject); Susan Ray, Tom Farrell, Ronee Blakley (subjects)
Berlin: Road Movies Filmproduktion, 1980. Vintage oversize borderless reference color photograph from the 1980 film. With manuscript ink annotations to the verso noting the film's title. An image and a film that was "meta" before the term was coined, let alone culturally over-saturated. Wim Wenders joins his friend and hero, director Nicholas Ray, in New York City... Read More
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![Lightning Over Water [Nick's Film] (Original photograph from the 1980 documentary)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/953/504/1601504953.0.m.jpg)
Lightning Over Water [Nick's Film] (Original photograph from the 1980 documentary)
by Wim Wenders (director); Nicholas Ray (director, subject); Susan Ray, Tom Farrell, Ronee Blakley (subjects)
N.p.: N.p., 1980. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1980 documentary, showing director Wim Wenders and his subject, the director Nicholas Ray. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Wenders joins Ray, his friend and hero, in New York City to discuss Ray's dying wish to make a film about a painter with a terminal illness who... Read More
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