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Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1946. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1945 film. A fictionalized account of the life of composer George Gershwin, featuring several of Gershwin's real-life acquaintances, including Paul Whiteman, Al Jolson, and Oscar Levant. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light edgewear and faint age toning.

N.p.: Davis-Royal Films, 1962. Collection of six vintage studio still photographs from the 1962 film. "The Reluctant Saint" is the story of Giuseppe Desa (Maximilian Schell), a 17th century Franciscan friar and mystic, recognized as St. Joseph of Cupertino by the Catholic Church. Set in and shot on location in Rome. 8 x… Read more about this item

Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1943. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Lionel Trilling on the front endpaper in the year of publication: "To Charles / With cheers for his book of next year / Lionel / 7-22-43." Trilling's in-depth study of Forster, the third volume in New Directions' "Makers of Modern Literature" series. Very Good plus… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1966. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of director Andrei Tarkovsky talking with actor Nikolay Grinko on the set of the 1966 film. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso, along with a Photofest label. Tarkovsky's sprawling 15th-century drama, capturing seven episodes in the life of revered Russian iconographer Andrei Rublev, from his… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1974. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1974 film, showing Dustin Hoffman in a mug shot as Lenny Bruce. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Bob Fosse's third directorial effort, and first non-musical. A tour de force, shot in black-and-white in a documentary style, interspersed with interviews, jumping back and forth from… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1972. Vintage two color program and invitation to a preview screening for the 1972 film. Preview screening held at the MGM Theatre in Culver City on Tuesday, October 17, 1972. Based on the 1971 biography by H.S. Ede. A fictionalized account of the fervent relationship between French sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska and Polish writer Sophie Brzeska, who… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1960. Original manuscript for an unpublished memoir. Also included with the manuscript are a plot summary and an extended chapter outline. With a single annotation in manuscript ink on page 157, and several xerographically duplicated annotations on the final leaves. A tell-all about the exploits of David "The Duke" Monteverde, a burglar who stole thousands… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1980. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is a manuscript letter addressed to casting agent Paul Kohner, and a two-page manuscript list of prospective filming locations. A dramatization of the life of Princess Kaiulani, the last heir apparent to the Hawaiian monarchy, ended in 1893 with the overthrow of the Hawaiian… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. The true story of Moe Berg, a baseball player who was commonly known as the smartest man in the game, having graduated from Princeton and Columbia. Berg, who spoke several languages and read ten newspapers a day, was contracted by the United States government to use his fame… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1980. Treatment script (here called a "Prospectus") for an unproduced film. The story of Heinrich Himmler, the leader of the SS and one of the most powerful men in the Nazi regime. Set in Germany. Clear mylar front wrapper, black rear wrapper. Title page present, noted as PROSPECTUS, with credits for screenwriters Philip… Read more about this item

Prague: Filmove studio Barrandov, 1975. Revised Draft script for the 1975 film, seen here under the working title "Assassination at Sarajevo." The story of a group of Yugoslav rebels who inadvertently begin World War I through their assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Set in Sarajevo. Mustard titled wrappers. Title page present, dated March 4,… Read more about this item

London: Thorntip United, 1980. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on page three. Explores Bouboulina, a legendary figure in Greek seafaring, who gave birth to nine children and led Greece as an admiral in the War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire. Set in Greece. White titled self… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1940. Draft script for the 1940 film. A dramatization of the life of noted Norwegian-American football coach Knute Rockne, who led the University of Notre Dame team from 1918 to 1930, before dying tragically in a 1931 plane crash at the age of 43. Set in Voss, Norway, and Indiana. Blue untitled… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1971. Draft script and supplementary material for an unproduced film. Tsavo was the first National Park in Kenya, established in 1949. Based on the 1966 novel about Tsavo, the first national park in Kenya. Author Daphne Sheldrick spent much time in the park, and cared for the orphaned animals that lived there. The novel was… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1958. Vintage banner poster from the 1958 film. Based on the 1957 nonfiction book, "The Naked Warriors" by Commander Francis Douglas Fane, about the evolution of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Unit, beginning with its inception near the end of World War II through it's utilization in the Korean War. 82 x… Read more about this item

Santa Monica, CA: Jerry Bruckheimer Films, 1999. Blue Revision script for the 2000 film, bound in a black vinyl binder, printed on all blue leaves, as well as a binder of various production documents. Laid in with the script is an autograph letter signed from Set Decoration Buyer Margaret Hungerford, on "Remember The Titans" letterhead, dated Oct. 11, 1999… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1980. Vintage press kit for the 1980 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder, containing 12 black and white photographs, and 5 gatherings of promotional reading material. A dramatization of the life of legendary Polish ballet dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky, focusing on the dancer's repression of his own homosexuality due to his drive for success,… Read more about this item

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1987. Vintage Italian 2-fogli poster for the 1987 film. A dramatization of the rise to fame and unexpected death of Mexican-American singer Ritchie Valens. Shot on location in Los Angeles, San Jose, Hollister, and Fillmore, California. 39 x 55 inches. Folded as issued. Very Good, with moderate creasing and wear… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1977. Original printed manuscript for the 1977 book. A biography of noted Czech-American talent agent and producer Paul Kohner, written by his brother, the screenwriter Frederick Kohner. Throughout his sixty-year career Kohner worked with a stable of Golden Age luminaries, including Ingrid Bergman, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, John Huston, Billy Wilder, and more, and was… Read more about this item

New York: Actors Reperatory Theatre, 1984. Vintage program and flyer for the 1984 play. Marty Martin's critically acclaimed one character play, starring Margie Bolding as Zelda Fitzgerald, was presented by the Actors Repertory Theatre with Tonbigbee Productions, and premiered on June 7, 1984 at the Actors Repertory Theatre. Program, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, side stapled. Flyer, 5 x… Read more about this item