Hollywood: Berkshire Productions, Circa 1965. Draft script for the 1968 film, with titled written on front wrapper very boldly in holograph marker, script containing a few copied annotations, striking dialogue and altering actions. From an original story from producer and director Josef Shaftel.When no one will pay the ransom for the return of retired Mob Boss Cesare Celli (Vittorio De.....

London: Foxwarren-Elthea / Hemisphere Pictures, 1961. Draft British script for the 1961 film "Bomb in the High Street" seen here as "Bomb in High Street."An elaborate and highly entertaining British thriller in which a Nazi-era bomb is found in an English town. A bomb squad is called in, but the men in the squad are not who they seem, and.....

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1978, 1979. A Final Draft and a Revised Draft script for the 1979 film "Going in Style," seen here as "Stepping Out." Based on the short story "Here on a Visit" by Edward Cannon. Copies belonging to producer Tony Bill with his signature in black holograph ink at the top right corner: "Tony Bill producer." Included.....

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1925. Draft script for the 1926 silent film "The Blackbird," seen here under the working title "The Mocking Bird." Lon Chaney again serves as a versatile "man of a thousand faces," here playing the role of high-profile thief The Blackbird who lives a double-life as a beloved local bishop. He falls in love with a......

Los Angeles: The Malpaso Company, Circa 1973. Draft script for the 1974 film, undated and without revisions, likely a first draft. Michael Cimino's directorial debut.A veteran bank robber teams up with a young, happy-go-lucky thief to reunite his old gang to pull off a large-scale heist. Loosely based on Douglas Sirk's 1955 film "Captain Lightfoot," starring Rock Hudson, Jeff Morrow.....

Beverly Hills, CA: Filmways Pictures / United Artists, 1964. Collection of 16 vintage lobby cards from the French release of the 1964 US film. Based on the 1962 novel by Eric Ambler, about a con man forced to help a group of thieves steal a jeweled dagger from an Istanbul museum. Peter Ustinov won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for.....

N.p. Carolco, 1978. Collection of 3 vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1978 film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine condition. Complete collation details available on request.

N.p. N.p., 2000. Draft script for the 2002 film printed on all red leaves, with annotations in holograph pencil on three pages referring to location and sound effects (e.g., "gas hissing"). Loosely inspired by Terence Young's 1967 film "Wait Until Dark," starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr.Recently divorced Meg Altman (Jodi Foster) and her diabetic.....

Paris: Interpress, 1986. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Marushka Detmers from the 1983 film. Later printed French Interpress announcement, with typos, on verso. Loosely based on Georges Bizet's 1875 opera. A young woman involved in a terrorist gang is embroiled in a plan to rob a bank, but her plans are waylaid when she falls for the security guard.Set and.....

N.p. International Spectrafilm Distribution, 1984. Vintage reference photograph of Jean-Luc Godard and Valerie Dreville from the 1984 US release of the 1983 French film.Loosely based on Georges Bizet's 1875 opera. A young woman involved in a terrorist gang is embroiled in a plan to rob a bank, but her plans are waylaid when she falls for the security guard.Set and.....

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1966. Vintage reference photograph from the 1966 film, showing director Arthur Hiller inspecting camera angles for actors Natalie Wood and Ian Bannen in between takes while filming on location in Central Park for the 1966 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. A bored, kleptomaniac housewife decides to steal 60 thousand dollars from the.....

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1955. Vintage reference photograph of Kim Novak from the 1955 film. "1955 Columbia Pictures" stamp, photo credit stamp for [Irving] "Lippman" and mimeo snipe on verso.Based on the 1954 novel by Jack Finney. Four buddies enjoying a night on the town in Reno get the idea that robbing a casino would be an intellectual challenge.....

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1971. Revised Draft script for the 1971 Euro-Western (aka "Euro Western") film, a US-UK co-production shot in Spain. Notations throughout in holograph pencil. Euro-Westerns were made quickly and on tight budgets, and scripts for them are rare. Based on L'Amour's 1963 novel. Catlow (Brynner) is a renegade outlaw determined to pull off a gold heist.....

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1975. Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1975 film, mounted as issued by the distributor on a presentation card, showing actors Charles Durning, Penelope Allen, and Al Pacino. Based on the 1974 novel by Patrick Mann, which was in turn based on a true story published in Life magazine. Director Sidney Lumet's masterpiece, a snapshot.....

Paris: Nouvelles editions de films, 1967. Two vintage borderless double weight photographs from the set of the 1967 film. The first photograph shows Louis Malle and Jean-Paul Belmondo (who is in costume) conferring on the set. With the stamp of photographer Vincent Rossel and the name of the film, as well as holograph annotations regarding layout, on the verso. The.....

N.p. N.p., Circa 1972. Four borderless reference photographs (one oversize) of Jean-Pierre Melville, Catherine Deneuve, Alain Delon, and Richard Crenna on the set of and on location for the 1972 film.A police detective, played by Delon in a switch from his usual criminal roles in Melville pictures, is on the trail of a gang of thieves, unaware that they are.....

England: Cinevision Films, 1970. Original British quad poster for the 1970 British film. Printed in England by Lonsdale & Bartholomew. Distributor notation in holograph ink on the verso. Based on Joe Orton's 1965 play. Two young thieves, Hal (Roy Holder) and Dennis (Bennett), rob a bank and stash the loot in a coffin. Unfortunately, the body in the coffin often.....

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974. Revised Draft script for an unproduced film called "The Detail," with no screenwriter credited, about a gold bar heist from a TWA flight in Los Angeles, and stolen money and counterfeit bills in London. Brief notation in holograph ink on the title page, noting that the script is to be returned to "Mr. Ladd at.....

Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Productions, 1967. Shooting script for the 1968 film, Edward G. Robinson's copy, with his name written boldly on top right of front wrapper, with the copy number "2," in holograph marker. Annotations to dialogue, primarily Robinson's character Joe, written in holograph blue and graphite pencil throughout. Laid in is a two page "Staff & Crew Sheet,".....

Burbank, CA: American Broadcasting Company [ABC], 1966. Draft script for the 1967 film. Based on the 1966 novel by William P. McGivern. Included is a mimeograph letter signed from Harold Berowitz to Arnold Burk regarding Peter Lawford's salary for starring in the film.An ex-bank robber living a straight life in Pamploma, Spain is lured into one final con by his.....

N.p. N.p., 1978. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Criminals plan a massive theft from a military air base in order to secure the materials to build a nuclear warhead. Screenwriter Josef Shaftel was better known for "The Biggest Bundle of them All" (1968).Set in Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, and New York.Black untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated June 15.....

N.p. Self published, 1982. Early Draft script for the 1993 film, "The Seventh Coin," here under the working title, "King Herod's Children," dated a full decade before the film's release. Credited on the title page to Kikuo Kawasaki, for an original concept. An Arab boy (Chowdhry) meets a beautiful American tourist (Powers) in modern-day Jerusalem. By accident, the two are.....

New York: National General Pictures, Circa 1972. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw and Sam Peckinpah on the set of the 1972 film Printed snipe on the verso. Peckinpah at the peak of his powers, a ballet of violence, and to date easily the finest adaptation of a Jim Thompson novel ever produced. Other grand alliances made.....

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972. Collection of five vintage black-and-white double reference studio still photographs from 1972 film. Based on the 1970 novel by Donald Westlake. Featuring images of Robert Redford, George Segal, Ron Leibman, and more. One of the most engaging and hilarious crime films of the early 1970s, a cat-and-mouse heist film in which Redfield played the foil.....

Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1966. Vintage double weight, borderless still photograph of actress Shirley MacLaine from the 1966 film. Nominated for three Academy Awards. Although not indicated on the photograph, shot, struck, and mounted by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles, photographer.....

N.p. N.p., Circa 1972. Vintage reference photograph of director Peter Yates, cinematographer Ed Brown, and other crew members manning a camera setup on the set of the 1972 film. With a provenance stamp on the verso. One of the most engaging and hilarious crime films of the early 1970s, a bright gathering of New Hollywood cinema's finest, including actor Robert.....