Up Pops the Devil (Original screenplay for the 1931 film)
by Carole Lombard (starring); A. Edward Sutherland (director); Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett (playwrights); Arthur Kober, Eve Unsell (screenwriters)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1931. First White script for the 1931 Pre-Code film. An early starring performance for Carole Lombard, made prior to her 1934 star breakthrough in Howard Hawks' "Twentieth Century." Included is a studio still photograph of Lombard and Lilyan Tashman from the film, with the unusual feature of having an associated quote from the scene added to... Read More
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The Girl in the News (Original photograph of Margaret Lockwood from the 1940 film)
by Carol Reed (director); Roy Vickers (novel); Sidney Gilliat (screenwriter); Margaret Lockwood, Barry K. Barnes, Emlyn Williams (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1940. Vintage reference photograph from the 1940 film, showing actress Margaret Lockwood against a backdrop of "screaming headlines." Based on the 1937 novel by Roy Vickers, about a young nurse struggling to find work after she is wrongly accused of murder and subjected to a high-profile court case. The first of several collaborations between director Carol... Read More
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At the Earth's Core (Original photograph and contact sheet with 12 additional photographs of Caroline Munro from the 1976 film)
by Caroline Munro (starring); Edgar Rice Burroughs (novel); Milton Subotsky (screenwriter); Peter Cushing, Cy Grant (starring); Kevin Connor (director)
Los Angeles: American International Pictures [AIP], 1976. Collection of one vintage reference photograph and one contact sheet containing twelve test shots from the 1976 film, all images publicity shots of actress Caroline Munro for the film. Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' 1914 fantasy novel, the first in the Pellucidar series about adventures in the hollow earth. A British... Read More
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Wedding in White (Collection of 13 original photographs from the 1972 film)
by Carol Kane, Donald Pleasence, Doris Petrie, Doug McGrath, Paul Bradley (starring); William Fruet (director, screenwriter)
N.p.: Cinépix Film Properties, 1972. Collection of ten vintage studio still photographs and three vintage reference photographs from the 1972 film. Based on the play written by screenwriter and director William Fruet. A young girl is raped by her brother's friend and discovers she is pregnant shortly thereafter. Her parents quickly attempt to marry her off to... Read More
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Wedding in White (Five original photographs from the 1972 film)
by Carol Kane, Donald Pleasence, Doris Petrie, Doug McGrath, Paul Bradley (starring); William Fruet (screenwriter, director)
N.p.: Cinépix Film Properties, 1972. Collection including four vintage studio still photographs and one vintage reference photograph from the 1972 film. Based on the play written by screenwriter and director William Fruet. A young girl is raped by her brother's friend and discovers she is pregnant shortly thereafter. Her parents quickly attempt to marry her off to... Read More
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Pete 'n' Tillie (Original photograph from the 1972 film)
by Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page, Walter Matthau, Rene Auberjonois, Barry Nelson (starring); Martin Ritt (director); Peter De Vries (novella); Julius J. Epstein (screenwriter)
Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1973. Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1972 film. Based on Peter De Vries' 1968 novella "Witch's Milk." A soon-to-be spinster marries a ne'er-do-well despite his erratic, philandering behavior, feeling that she needs to settle down. Their relationship begins to break down after the sudden death of their nine-year-old son. ... Read More
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Lorenzo Lotto (First Italian Edition)
by [Lorenzo Lotto] Flavio Caroli
Firenze: Edizione d'Arte Il Fiorino, 1975. Hardcover. First Italian Edition. Text in Italian. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Oversize volume, shipping billed at cost.
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Original photograph of the graduating class of the Pineville Colored School, Pineville, North Carolina, 1945
by [African American Interest] [North Carolina]
Pineville, NC: N.p., 1945. Vintage black-and-white snapshot of the graduating class of 1945 of the Pineville Colored School in Pineville, North Carolina. Manuscript pencil annotation to the verso noting the date and location. Pineville Colored School served African American students in southern Mecklenburg County, and in 1958 changed its name to Sterling School. The school continues to... Read More
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From Hell to Heaven (Original pressbook for the 1933 film)
by Carole Lombard, Jack Oakie (starring); Erle C. Kenton (director); Percy Heath, Sidney Buchman (screenwriters); Lawrence Hazard (play)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1933. 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.
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Made for Each Other (Original photograph of Carole Lombard and James Stewart from the 1939 film)
by Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Charles Coburn (starring); John Cromwell (director); Jo Swerling (screenwriter); Alfred Eisenstaedt (photographer)
New York: N.p., 1939. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1939 film, showing actors Carole Lombard and James Stewart. PIX agency stamp on the verso, crediting noted photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt, as well as a Westport Public Library stamp. During the Depression, an ambitious lawyer finds himself torn between his high-powered career, the demands of... Read More
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Made for Each Other (Original photograph of John Cromwell, Carole Lombard, and James Stewart on the set of the 1939 film)
by Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Charles Coburn (starring); John Cromwell (director); Jo Swerling (screenwriter)
Culver City, CA: Selznick International, 1939. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1939 film, showing director John Cromwell and crew members watching as Carole Lombard and James Stewart rehearse a scene. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. During the Depression, an ambitious lawyer finds himself torn between his high-powered career, the demands of his difficult... Read More
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Return to Peyton Place (Collection of 14 original photographs from the 1961 film)
by Carol Lynley, Jeff Chandler, Eleanor Parker (starring); Jose Ferrer (director); Grace Metalious (novel); Ronald Alexander (screenwriter)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961. Collection of 14 vintage studio still photographs from the 1961 film. Based on Grace Metalious' 1959 Novel "Return to Peyton Place," sequel to her 1956 novel "Peyton Place," which was made into the acclaimed 1957 film by Mark Robson, Jose Ferrer's "Return to Peyton Place" takes place some eight to ten years... Read More
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The Running Man (Original photograph of Carol Reed and Lee Remick on the set of the 1963 film)
by Carol Reed (director); John Mortimer (screenwriter); Shelley Smith (novel); Laurence Harvey, Lee Remick, Alan Bates (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film, showing director Carol Reed in conversation with actress Lee Remick on the set. Based on Shelley Smith's 1961 novel "The Ballad of the Running Man," about a man who fakes his own death in the hopes of gaining a substantial insurance payout, but encounters trouble in the... Read More
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Martine Carol (Three original candid photographs of the French actress)
by Martine Carol
N.p.: N.p., 1950. Collection of 3 vintage black-and-white photographs of actress Martine Carol, seen here traveling in Asia. All photos, shot by an unknown photographer, feature the bubbly Parisian galavanting with Geishas enjoying Asian culture. Carol (1920-1967) began acting under the tutelage of Rene Simon, with her first film credit in Richard Pottier's crime thriller "La ferme... Read More
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Noises Off (Original screenplay, production materials, and program for the 1992 film)
by Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Denholm Elliott, Julie Hagerty (starring); Peter Bogdanovich (director); Michael Frayn (play); Marty Kaplan (screenwriter)
Universal City: Nothing On Productions, 1991. Rainbow Revision Draft script for the 1992 film. Laid in is a 64 page "Full Shooting Schedule," dated May 21, 1991, a five page Contact List, dated 5/31/91, two Xerographically reproduced illustrations of the front of the set and the back stage of the set, and a bi-fold film program from the 1992... Read More
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The Fallen Idol (Original post-production script for the US release of the 1948 film)
by Carol Reed (director); Graham Greene (screenwriter); Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan (starring)
London and Los Angeles: London Film Productions / Selznick Releasing Organization, 1949. Post-production Dialogue Cutting Continuity script for the 1948 film. Dated June 29, 1949, and printed for use in the November 15, 1949 US release of the UK film. Orange studio wrappers, dated June 29, 1949, noting 6 reels and footage of 768 feet. Mimeograph duplication.... Read More
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The Fallen Idol (Ad Mat for the US release of the 1948 film)
by Carol Reed (director); Graham Greene (screenwriter); Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan (starring)
London and Los Angeles: London Film Productions / Selznick Releasing Organization, 1949. Advertising supplement (ad mat) for the US release of the 1948 UK film. 20 x 14 inches. Folded vertically at the center as issued, else Fine. Criterion Collection 357.
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The Third Man (Two original photographs from the set of the 1949 film)
by Carol Reed (director); Graham Greene (screenwriter); Wilhelm E. Nassau (photographer); Joseph Cotten, Orson Welles, Alida Valli (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1949. Two vintage reference photographs, one of Orson Welles and Carol Reed, and one of Reed, Joseph Cotten, and Welles, on the set of the 1949 film. Reed's classic 1949 British film noir, based on an original screenplay by Graham Greene, starring Cotten as Holly Martins, Anna Schmidt as Valli and Welles as Harry Lime,... Read More
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Love Before Breakfast (Original pressbook for the 1936 film)
by Carole Lombard, Preston Foster, Cesar Romero (starring); Walter Lang (director); Herbert Fields (screenwriter)
Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1936. Vintage pressbook for the 1936 film. A Park Avenue beauty finds herself caught in a love triangle between a wealthy businessman and her fiancé, a hardworking but average man. Based on "Spinster Dinner," a short story by Faith Baldwin that was first published in "International-Cosmopolitan" in July of 1934. 13.5... Read More
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The Agony and the Ecstasy (Five original British front-of-house cards from the 1965 film)
by Carol Reed (director); Irving Stone (novel); Philip Dunne (screenwriter); Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison, Diane Cilento (starring)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965. Five vintage color British front-of-house cards from the 1965 UK film. The film follows the quarrels between Michelangelo and Pope Julius II over the painting of the Sistine Chapel. It was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction. Shot on location in Italy. ... Read More
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When a Stranger Calls (Seven original photographs from the 1979 film)
by Carol Kane, Rutanya Alda, Carmen Argenziano (starring); Fred Walton (director); Steve Feke, Fred Walton (screenwriters)
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures / Melvin Simon Productions, 1979. Seven vintage reference photographs from the 1979 film. A film that left an indelible imprint on the horror genre, with one of the most terrifying opening acts of cinema history. The film derives its plot from the 1974 classic "Black Christmas," and was the basis for a... Read More
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When a Stranger Calls (Original photograph from the 1979 film)
by Carol Kane, Rutanya Alda, Carmen Argenziano (starring); Fred Walton (director); Steve Feke, Fred Walton (screenwriters)
N.p.: Melvin Simon Productions, 1979. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1979 film. A film which left an indelible imprint on the horror genre, and with one of the most terrifying opening acts of cinema history. The film derives its plot from the 1974 classic "Black Christmas," and was the basis for a made-for-television sequel as well... Read More
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When a Stranger Calls (Original photograph from the 1981 television re-release of the 1979 film)
by Carol Kane, Rutanya Alda, Carmen Argenziano (starring); Fred Walton (director); Steve Feke, Fred Walton (screenwriters)
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures / Melvin Simon Productions, 1981. Vintage reference photograph from the 1981 television broadcast of the 1979 film. With mimeo snipe on verso promoting the film's broadcast as part of "NBC Monday Night at the Movies" to be aired January 25, 1982. Mimeo snipe dated December 31, 1981. A film that left an... Read More
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A Kid for Two Farthings (Original photograph from the 1955 film)
by Carol Reed (director); Wolf Mankowitz (novel, screenwriter); Celia Johnson, Diana Dors, David Kossoff, Joe Robinson (starring)
London: London Film Productions, 1955. Vintage reference photograph from the 1955 British film, showing an aerial view of Whitechapel Road market in London. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1953 novel. A young boy growing up in a working class community buys what he believes to be a unicorn (in reality a... Read More
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A Kid for Two Farthings (Original photograph from the 1955 film)
by Carol Reed (director); Wolf Mankowitz (novel, screenwriter); Celia Johnson, Diano Dors, David Kossoff, Joe Robinson (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1955. Vintage reference photograph from the 1955 film, showing Diana Dors and Vera Day bringing a pants presser to David Kossoff. With manuscript pencil and ink annotations to the verso, identifying the actors. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1953 novel. A young boy growing up in... Read More
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