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Trailer Dialogue Cutting Continuity script for the 1947 film. Based on the 1933 novel by Robert Hitchens. A woman is on trial for possibly poisoning her husband, but the lawyer hired to defend her in court becomes unhealthily obsessed over her. Set in London, shot on location in Cumbria, England. Gray titled wrappers, noted as Trailer Dialogue Cutting Continuity on the front wrapper, dated February 27, 1948. Five leaves, with last page of text numbered 5. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two staples along the top edge. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. …

Spotting List script for the 1949 re release of the 1944 film. Based on the 1943 novel by Margaret Buell Wilder. A family in the American Midwest struggle with their lives on the home front as the father is off at war. Set in the Midwest, shot on location in Richmond, Pasadena, and Culver City, California. Yellow titled wrappers, noted as Spotting List for Recut Version on the front wrapper, dated August 22, 1949. Title page integral with third page, dated August 22, 1949, noted as Spotting List for Recut Version. 64 leaves, with last page of text numbered 62. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two metal brads along the top edge. …

Dialogue Cutting Continuity script for the 1949 film. Based on the 1940 novella by Robert Nathan. A struggling artist sells one of his paintings to a very strange woman in Central Park. He notices that she seems to have a different relationship to linear time than he and everyone else does. "Portrait of Jennie" was painstakingly developed by Selznick International and then released under the auspices of Vanguard Pictures (to whom Selznick International was sold). Set in New York City, shot on location in New York City, New York and Boston, Massachusetts. Light blue titled wrappers, noted as Dialogue Cutting Continuity on the front wrapper, dated Jan. 11, 1949. 5 leaves, with last page of text numbered 5. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two staples along the top edge. …

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1971 musical film, showing actresses Georgina Hale, Sally Bryant, Antonia Ellis, and Caryl Little. Based on the 1953 West End musical by Sandy Wilson, about a mousy stage manager forced to take the lead in a low-budget musical revue after the lead actress breaks her leg. While Wilson's original is a straightforward pastiche of 1920s musicals, director Ken Russell's adaptation is a full-blown parody of 1930s musical films, particularly Busby Berkeley, with heavy metatextual elements, as the more lavish numbers take place in the imagination of a Hollywood producer watching the show. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph of actor Guy Madison from the 1965 Bulgarian film, with dialogue in German, based on the 1892 story by Karl May "Das Vermachtnis des Inka," originally published in the German magazine "Der Gute Kamerad." Following the cancellation of "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hitchcock" in 1957, Guy Madison moved to Europe, where he found a second career in Euro Westerns and sword and sandal pictures. Set in Peru, and shot on location there, as well as Spain and Bulgaria. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine.…

Cutting Continuity script for the 1949 rerun of the 1944 film. Based on the play by Charles Martin. An incarcerated woman on a compassionate leave at Christmas meets a soldier on leave with PTSD on the train they are both taking home. She lies to him about her being incarcerated and he lies about having PTSD. Both of them develop feelings for each other. Set in a small Midwestern town, shot on location in Los Angeles, California and the San Bernardino National Forest in California. Goldenrod titled wrappers, noted as Cutting Continuity on the front wrapper, dated January 3, 1944 and rerun July 7, 1949. 41 leaves, with last page of text numbered 4. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads along the top edge.…

Combined Continuity script for the 1957 re-release of the 1932 film. Based on the 1921 play by Clemence Dane. A man who has spent over a decade in a mental hospital escapes and returns home to find his wife engaged to a different man. The film debut for Katharine Hepburn. Tall white titled self-wrappers, noted as Combined Continuity on the front wrapper, dated March 3, 1957. 64 leaves, with last page of text numbered 64. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two stapes along the top edge.…

Vintage full-color British front-of-house card from the 1957 UK release of the 1956 US film. Based on Samuel Hopkins Adams' magazine story, "Night Bus," about a woman who is kidnapped by her father after she married a gold digger. She escapes to be with her husband, and on her way meets a newspaper man who discovers her secret and subsequently falls in love. 8 x 10 inches. Light toning, else Near Fine. Hirschhorn, p. 356.…

Combined 16mm Continuity script for the 1961 re-release of the 1946 film. Based on the 1933 novel by Ethel Lina White. A mute woman lives in a small town in Vermont where a serial killer is targeting vulnerable women. Set in Vermont, shot on location in Detroit, MI. Green titled wrappers, with back wrapper missing, noted as Combined 16mm Continuity on the front wrapper, dated May 9th, 1961. 85 leaves, with last page of text numbered 7. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two staples along the top edge.…

Vintage hand-tinted British front-of-house card from the 1952 film. With one provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1948 novel of the same name by Frank Yerby. A French sea Captain tries to capture a ship belonging to the pirate he believed killed his mother, meeting a mysterious woman along the way. Shot on location in the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1983 film, showing actor Diana Scarwid. Director Francis Ford Coppola's passion project, and an earnest look at the complex relationship between brothers. Set and shot on location in Oklahoma. 10 x 8 inches. Fine.

Vintage one sheet poster for the 1962 film. Based on the 1960 novel by Susan Ertz. Christine (Jane Fonda), beset with health problems, is feeling smothered in her marriage with Sam (Arthur Hill), and on a trip to Greece, ends up falls hopelessly in love with Sam's friend Murray (Peter Finch), who is himself in an emotionally abusive marriage to Sybil (Angela Lansbury). Set in and shot on location in London and Greece. 27 x 41 inches. Folded as issued. Good to Very Good, chip at the upper right white margin, rough tear to upper center resulting in some loss, and some minor chipping and closed tears to the extremities. See image.…

Vintage one sheet poster for the 1991 film. Based on the 1988 novel by William P. Kennedy. A prep school is overtaken by terrorists and a group of tough, rebellious students, led by Billy Tepper (Sean Astin), fight back. Shot on location in Montana, Charlottesville, Waynesboro, and Richmond, VA, and San Antonio, Texas. 27 x 41 inches. Good to Very Good, with creasing and edgewear.…

Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1983 UK film. In Scotland during World War II, Janie is married to a man 15 years her senior. As part of a war rehabilitation program, the couple welcome three Italian POW's to work on their farm and one of them captures Janie's interest. A story set and shot on location in Scotland. 8 x 10 inches. Faint corner creases, else Near Fine.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1982 film, showing young actress Aileen Quinn and actress Ann Reinking in a dance sequence. Based on the successful Broadway musical, in turn based on Harold Gray's popular comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," about the rags-to-riches story of a peppy young girl and her pet mutt. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. About Fine.…

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1990 neo-noir film, showing actor Kevin Costner. Based on a 1979 novella by Jim Harrison, who also co-wrote the screenplay. A retired naval pilot starts an affair with a married woman in Mexico, only to face the wrath of her husband, a powerful businessman. Shot on location throughout Mexico. 10 x 8 inches. Fine.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1972 film, showing actors Burt Reynolds and Jack Weston in disguise as nuns. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1968 novel by Evan Hunter writing as Ed McBain, about a group of four detectives investigating a vicious murder-extortion racket. Set and shot on location in Boston. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, lightly toned.…

Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1969 film, showing Zero Mostel. Based on the 1961 novel by Frank O'Rourke. A genre-bending film combining a heist feature and a comedy Western, in which multiple gangs converge on the town of Friendly, Texas, in order to attempt to rob the most unrobbable bank in the west. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Pitts 1631.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1988 film, showing Ben Kingsley and Helen Mirren. Based on the 1980 novel by Barry Unsworth, about a spy in Turkey who is persuaded to help a couple of English thieves steal a priceless Greek statue. Shot on location in Rhodes and Simi, Greece.

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 Actress for Geena Davis. Set and shot on location in London, Baltimore, and Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, lightly worn at the bottom corners. …

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 film, showing actor Walter Pidgeon. Based on the 1945 novel by Jim Kjelgaard, about an orphaned boy who forms a friendship with a sporting show dog, a Champion Irish Setter. Shot on location in Big Bear Lake, California, and in Quebec. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, lightly toned on the edges. …

Vintage publicity photograph from a television re-release of the 1980 film. A country boy whose marriage is nearly torn apart by his violent temper and jealousy wins his wife's love back by triumphing at a mechanical bull-riding competition at a local bar. Set in Houston, Texas, shot on location throughout Texas. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine, with a diagonal crease at the bottom right corner.…

Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1950 American-English film. Based on Thomas B. Costain's 1945 novel, about a Saxon youth who runs away from England during the Cruscades. Somehow he and a friend make it to China, where they get involved with the court of Kubla Kahn. 8 x 10 inches. Light creases at the extremities, else Near Fine. …

Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1973 UK film. Layout annotations on the verso. Based on a play by Terence Rattigan, about Lord Nelson (Peter Finch) returning from battling Napoleon's navy, resuming life with his mistress Lady Hamilton (Glenda Jackson), and his family and beleaguered wife (Margaret Leighton). Shot on location in Bath Somerset, England. 8 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus, with a partial label on the verso, and a few moderate creases.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1982 film, showing young actress Aileen Quinn posing with canine actor Bingo. Based on the popular Broadway musical, in turn based on Harold Gray's popular comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," about the rags-to-riches story of a peppy young girl and her pet mutt. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Fine.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1997 film, showing actors Jennifer Jason Leigh and Ben Chaplin. Based on the 1880 novel by Henry James, about an untalented, overweight young heiress who falls in love with a poor but handsome man, to the displeasure of her father, who believes the man only wants her for her inheritance. Set in New York, shot on location in Baltimore. 8 x 10 inches. Fine.…

Two vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1984 television film. Tennessee Williams' sharp little play is translated to television in this version starring Jessica Lange as Maggie and Tommy Lee Jones as Brick. Set on an estate in Mississippi, the story follows a vicious web of lies between members of the Pollitt family. Maggie is desperate, believing her husband Brick to be secretly gay, a suspicion spurred by his lack of interest in her and his depression following a close male friend's suicide. Big Daddy and Big Mama, the family patriarch and matriarch, are misled by the others about the state of Big Daddy's declining health. All of the deceit culminates in a night of explosive confrontation. In one photograph, we see Maggie (Lange) desperately entreating Brick (Jones). 10 x 8 inches. Two red manuscript annotations on the recto and one on the verso of one image, else Near Fine.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film. Based on the 1963 novel "Undercover Cat" by Mildred Gordon and Gordon Gordon. A family's cat comes home one day wearing a wristwatch. When the mother suspects foul play, she tries to report the presumably stolen watch. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1979 film. With mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, and two typed biographies for actor Dayton Ka'ne, discussing his being cast in the film with no previous acting experience. A loose remake of the 1937 film "The Hurricane," based on the 1936 novel by James Norman Hall and Charles Nordhoff. A painter falls in love with an island chief. Her father, a US Navy Captain, arrests the man because he disapproves of their relationship. Set in the island of Alava, shot on location in Bora Bora. 9.75 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Weldon 1996.…

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. Shot on location in San Francisco, California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…