Rooney (Original screenplay for the 1958 film)
by Catherine Cookson (novel); George Pollock (director); Patrick Kirwan (screenwriter); John Gregson, Muriel Pavlow, Barry Fitzgerald (starring)
London: Pinewood Studios, 1957. Shooting script for the 1958 British film. Annotation in manuscript ink of copy number "64" on front wrapper. Laid in are two loose pink revision pages and 36 bound pink revision pages. Based on the 1957 novel by Catherine Cookson. John Gregson, in a memorable performance, stars as Dublin trash collector James Ignatius Rooney,... Read More
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![The Girl from Parma [La parmigiana] (Original photograph of Catherine Spaak and Nino Manfredi on the set of the 1963 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/342/855/1700855342.0.m.jpg)
The Girl from Parma [La parmigiana] (Original photograph of Catherine Spaak and Nino Manfredi on the set of the 1963 film)
by Catherine Spaak, Nino Manfredi, Mario Brega, Lando Buzzanca (starring); Antonio Pietrangeli (director, screenwriter); Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola, Stefano Strucchi (screenwriters); Bruna Piatti (novel)
New York: P.I.P. Photo, 1963. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actors Catherine Spaak and Nino Manfredi on the set of the 1963 Italian film. Agency stamps, stamp of photographer Georg Michalke, and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. An orphan is driven out of her small village after a love affair, later beginning a new affair... Read More
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![Madamigella di Maupin [La damisella de Maupin] (Original photograph from the 1966 Italian film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/049/624/1626624049.0.m.jpg)
Madamigella di Maupin [La damisella de Maupin] (Original photograph from the 1966 Italian film)
by Catherine Spaak, Robert Hossein, Tomas MIlian, Mikaela (starring); Mauro Bolognini (director); Theóphile Gautier (novel); Luigi Magni (screenwriter)
N.p.: United Producers, 1966. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1966 Italian film, showing actress Catherine Spaak wrapped in a sheet. Provenance stamp on the verso. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou... Read More
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![Night After Night [Tapage nocturne] (Original photograph from the 1979 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/929/504/1601504929.0.m.jpg)
Night After Night [Tapage nocturne] (Original photograph from the 1979 film)
by Catherine Breillat (director, screenwriter); Dominique Laffin, Joe Dallesandro, Gérard Lanvin, Marie-Hélène Breillat, Daniel Langlet (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1979. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1979 French film, showing actress Dominique Laffin half-nude. An early effort by noted director Catherine Breillat, about a young filmmaker's aimless sexual conquests while editing her latest project. 7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine.
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King Ink (Signed First Edition)
by Nick Cave
London: Black Spring Press, 1988. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED and dated by the author just after the title page: "Nick Cave / 1990." Author, songwriter, screenwriter, and actor Cave's first book, a collection of early lyrics from his recordings with The Birthday Party and the Bad Seeds (up to and including the Bad Seeds' record "Your... Read More
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King Ink (Signed First Edition)
by Nick Cave
London: Black Spring Press, 1988. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED and DATED in the year of publication by Cave on the title page. Laid in are the original pair of tickets for the show at which the book was signed (the National Ballroom in London, July 14, 1988). Author, songwriter, screenwriter, and actor Cave's first book, which... Read More
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The Last Waltz 40th Anniversary Deluxe Collectors Edition
by [CD Box Set] Martin Scorsese (director); The Band, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Muddy Waters, The Staple Singers, others (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1978. Deluxe 40th Anniversary Edition leatherbound book, including four CDs (with 54 tracks that include alternate takes, rehearsals, and live recordings) and two blu-rays (one with the complete set of recordings in 5.1 surround sound, one with the restored 1978 film) Frequently hailed as one of the greatest documentary concert films ever... Read More
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No Lights, No Sirens: The Corruption and Redemption of an Inner City Cop (First Edition, inscribed)
by Robert Cea
New York: William Morrow, 2005. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED in the year of publication by the author to producer Philip D'Antoni on the half-title: "10/1/05 / Dear Phil, / You are truly an icon in American cinema. I can't begin to explain the impact your vision and foresight has had on me and so many others before and... Read More
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New Year's Eve Party with Cecil Taylor Quartet and Archie Shepp-Bill Dixon Quartet (Original flyer for the 1962 event)
by Cecil Taylor Quartet, Archie Shepp, Bill Dixon (artists)
New York: Renaissance House / The Living Theatre / The Provincetown Review, 1962. Vintage flyer for a New Year's Eve event at avant-garde New York performance venue Renaissance House on December 31, 1962. A unique confluence of critical moments for performers and arts organizations alike. Only a month earlier, on November 23, 1962, the Cecil Taylor Unit recorded... Read More
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The Ten Commandments (Original photograph from the 1923 film)
by Cecil B. DeMille (director); Jeanie MacPherson (screenwriter); Theodore Roberts, Charles De Roche, Estelle Taylor, Julia Faye (starring)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1923. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1923 film epic, showing actors Rod La Rocque and Nita Naldi. With a seller stamp on the verso. A wildly popular two-part Christian epic, beginning with a retelling of the Book of Exodus, and closing with a modern story of two brothers in the 1920s and... Read More
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The Ten Commandments (Original photograph from the set of the 1923 film)
by Cecil B. Demille (director); Jeanie Macpherson (screenwriter); Theodore Roberts, Charles de Rochefort, Estelle Taylor, Julia Faye (starring)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1923. Vintage photograph of Cecil B. Demille, Jeanie Macpherson and Jack Holt on the set of the 1923 film. With manuscript annotations and rubber stamp of noted collector Gene Ringgold on the verso. Filmed in two parts, first is the story of Moses leading the Jews out of Egypt to the Promised Land, receiving... Read More
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The Ten Commandments (Original program for the 1923 film)
by Cecil B. DeMille (director); Jeanie MacPherson (screenwriter); Theodore Roberts, Charles De Roche, Estelle Taylor, Julia Faye, Nita Naldi (starring)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1923. Vintage program for the 1923 silent film. A wildly popular two-part Christian epic, beginning with a retelling of the Book of Exodus, and closing with a modern story of two brothers in the 1920s and their relationship to the Ten Commandments. Nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. 9 x 12... Read More
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The Greatest Show on Earth (Original photograph of a movie theatre marquee in London advertising the 1952 film)
by Cecil B. DeMille (director); Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame (starring); Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Frank Cavett, Barre Lyndon (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1952. Vintage photograph of the marquee of the Plaza Theatre in London, advertising Paramount Pictures' 1952 release "The Greatest Show on Earth." The Plaza was built and operated by Paramount, and was designed by Frank T. Verity. The theatre initially opened on March 1, 1926, and was one of the first large-scale, elaborate cinemas built in... Read More
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The Greatest Show on Earth (Original photograph of Cecil DeMille on the set of the 1952 film)
by Cecil B. DeMille (director); Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, Charlton Heston, Dorothy Lamour, Gloria Grahame (starring); Fredric M. Frank, Theodore St. John, Frank Cavett, Barre Lyndon (screenwriters)
Amsterdam: Institut voor Filmdocumentatie, 1952. Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 film, showing director Cecil B. DeMille on a camera crane. Mimeo snipe and the stamps of a Dutch film institute on the verso. The manager of a traveling circus hires a flashy new trapeze performer, but the new hire soon begins to butt heads with the... Read More
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Original photograph of Cecil B. DeMille with two film cameras, circa 1932
by Cecil B. DeMille, Emily Barrie (subjects)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1951. Vintage publicity photograph produced by Paramount, showing director Cecil B. DeMille and field secretary Emily Barrie standing with two cameras—DeMille with a Mitchell camera for sound film, and Barrie with a smaller Pathé Studio camera for silent film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and... Read More
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Samson and Delilah (Original photograph of Cecil B. DeMille on the set of the 1949 film)
by Cecil B. DeMille (director); Jesse Lasky Jr., Fredric M. Frank (screenwriters); Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury (starring)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1949. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Cecil B. DeMille adjusting a light on the set of the 1949 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso, along with a date stamp reading 1949 SEP 21 7:00. DeMille originally purchased the treatment in 1935 but wouldn't begin filming until a decade later. The resulting film... Read More
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Unconquered (Original photograph of Paulette Goddard on the set of the 1947 film)
by Cecil B. DeMille (director); Charles Bennett, Fredric M. Frank, Jesse Lasky Jr. (screenwriters); Neil H. Swanson (novel); Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Boris Karloff, Howard Da Silva (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1947. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1947 film, showing actress Paulette Goddard being assisted by a number of crew members during a bubble bath scene. Stamp of Movie Stars Parade on the verso. Two men vie for ownership of a woman sentenced to fourteen years of indentured servitude in the colony... Read More
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Unconquered (Original photograph shot on location for the 1947 film)
by Cecil B. DeMille (director); Charles Bennett, Fredric M. Frank, Jesse Lasky Jr. (screenwriters); Neil H. Swanson (novel); Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, Boris Karloff, Howard Da Silva (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1947. Vintage reference photograph shot on location for the 1947 film, showing a camera crew at the center of Snake River in Idaho. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Two men vie for ownership of a woman sentenced to fourteen years of indentured... Read More
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Samson and Delilah (Original photograph of Cecil B. DeMille and Victor Mature on the set of the 1949 film)
by Cecil B. DeMille (director); Jesse Lasky Jr., Frederic M. Frank (screenwriters); Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature (starring)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1949. Vintage studio still photograph of director Cecil B. DeMille talking with actor Victor Mature between takes on the set of the 1949 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. DeMille originally purchased the treatment in 1935 but wouldn't begin filming until a decade later. The resulting film was a massive hit, DeMille's biggest... Read More
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Dynamite (Original photograph of Conrad Nagel and Kay Johnson from the 1929 pre-Code film)
by Cecil B. DeMille (director); Jeanie MacPherson, John Howard Lawson, Gladys Unger (screenwriters); Conrad Nagel, Kay Johnson (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1929. Vintage reference photograph of Conrad Nagel and Kay Johnson from the 1929 pre-Code film, showing actors Conrad Nagel and Kay Johnson. Mimeo snipe on the verso. A socialite marries a wrongly convicted murderer in order to fulfill the requirements of her grandparents' will, expecting him to be out of the picture... Read More
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This Day and Age (Five original photographs from the set of the 1933 film)
by Cecil B. DeMille (director); Bartlett Cormack (screenwriter); Ccharles Bickford, Richard Cromwell, Judith Allen, Harry Green, Bradley Page (starring)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1933. Five vintage double weight internal studio photographs from the set of the 1933 pre-code film. Manuscript annotations on the verso of each. One photo shown. Please inquire to see others. High school students unite against a ruthless gang leader. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
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Original photograph of Rob Wagner and Cecil B. DeMille, circa 1930s
by Cecil B. DeMille, Rob Wagner (subjects)
N.p.: N.p., 1930. Vintage double-weight matte-finish photograph of editor and publisher Rob Wagner with director Cecil B. DeMille, circa 1930s. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso, identifying DeMille and Wagner, as well as a humorous note by Wagner's wife Florence, noting that DeMille "was to me the most unattractive and uninteresting show-off in Hollywood—then or now."... Read More
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My Fair Lady (Original photograph of Cecil Beaton on the set of the 1964 film)
by Cecil Beaton (subject); George Cukor (director); Alan Jay Lerner (play, screenwriter); George Bernard Shaw (play); Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway (starring)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1964. Vintage studio still photograph of designer and photographer Cecil Beaton standing next to his costume design illustration for the 1964 film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Beaton won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the film, and, alongside Gene Allen and George James Hopkins, won an Academy Award for... Read More
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The Sign of the Cross (Three original photographs from the 1944 re-release of the 1932 film)
by Cecil B. DeMille (director); Waldemar Young, Sidney Buchman (screenwriters); Wilson Barrett (play)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1944. 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. ... Read More
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Cleopatra (Collection of nine original photographs from the 1934 film)
by Cecil B. DeMille (director); Waldemar Young, Vincent Lawrence (screenwriters); Ray Jones (photographer); Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon (starring)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1934. Collection of nine vintage photographs from the 1934 film, including eight studio still photographs and one publicity photograph of Claudette Colbert by photographer Ray Jones. Three of the studio still photographs with mimeo snipes printed on the versos, three photographs with provenance stamps on the verso, and one photograph with newspaper clippings affixed to... Read More
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