Los Angeles: Lorimar, 1980. Two borderless photographs from the 1980 film. Though most often remembered as Peter Sellers' final role, it also was the last success for the great Hal Ashby, as well as Jack Warden's first shot at portraying the President of the United States. Photographs 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25 cm). Brief emulsion defect to one of the photographs, else Fine. (read more) about Being There (Two still photographs from the 1980 film)

New York: First Run Features, 1983. Draft script for an unproduced film. A feelgood comedy about an extraterrestrial shaped like a bowling ball who crash lands in small-town America and encounters an untalented woman who bowls for a soft drink company bowling team. With his assistance (the alien acting as her bowling ball), she gains notoriety before he repairs his... (read more) about Superball (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1974. Original Japanese program for the US film "The Great Gatsby." Full color wrappers, with black and white text and black and white and full color photos throughout. Text in Japanese. The 1974 adaptation of Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel has been praised for its lavish costumes and decadent set design. Coupled with an all star cast and... (read more) about The Great Gatsby (Original Japanese film program for the 1974 film)

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1965. Vintage black-and-white press photograph from the 1965 French-American film. Editorial notations and Wide World Photo rubber stamp on the verso, with a Spanish rubber stamp, "paso por fotograbado." Shown are Ursula Andress and Katrin Schaake on-the-set, conferring between scenes while standing on a bed. Woody Allen's film debut, as actor and screenwriter. Michael (O'Toole)... (read more) about What's New Pussycat (Original photograph from the 1965 film)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1977. Final Draft script for the November 7, 1977 television episode, "The Crypt," season 1, episode 7 of the science fiction series "Logan's Run." This episode is based on an original story by Harlan Ellison. Copy belonging to an uncredited crew member named Chuck Sereci, with his name in holograph pencil on the front wrapper... (read more) about Logan's Run: The Crypt (Original screenplay for the 1977 television episode, crew member's copy)

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1951. Final White script for the 1953 film. Based on Charles Nordhoff's 1941 novel of the same name. Two film stills laid in, one of which has been hand colored. Final Paramount film starring Alan Ladd, who plays a determined medical student en route to New South Wales. The vessel he is aboard is also occupied by... (read more) about Botany Bay (Original screenplay for the 1953 film)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1968. Vintage borderless photograph of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and director John Frankenheimer on the set of the 1968 film. With holograph notations and agency stamp on the verso. Directed by Frankenheimer, based on the 1966 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Bernard Malamud, written for the screen by Dalton Trumbo, and starring Alan Bates, Dirk Bogarde, and... (read more) about The Fixer (Original photograph from the set of the 1968 film)

N.p. N.p., 1979-1997. Archive of 22 pieces of correspondence between writer Larry Gelbart and director Robert Parrish, consisting of nine typescripts, six of which are INSCRIBED, plus three autographed letters signed, one typed letter signed, and six autographed notes from Gelbart to Parrish, as well as three outgoing carbons of letters written from Parrish to Gelbart and a seven-page typescript..... (read more) about Archive of Scripts and Letters from Larry Gelbart to Robert Parrish (Nine original typescripts...

Hollywood: RKO Radio Pictures, 1945. Temporary screenplay for the 1946 film. At 162 pages (the equivalent of nearly 3 hours' running time), this script is much longer than the final edited version, and like many Selznick scripts in the draft stage, is not quite complete (though the camera direction is already quite detailed), ending with the line "Alex, are you... (read more) about Notorious (Original screenplay for the 1946 film)

New York: Boni and Gaer, 1948. First edition. INSCRIBED by actor Paul Robeson in the year of publication on the front endpaper: "All best wishes / and thanks / Paul Robeson / April 28, 1948."Many African-American witnesses subpoenaed to testify at the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) hearings in the 1950s were asked to denounce Paul Robeson (1888–1976) in... (read more) about Hollywood on Trial (First Edition, inscribed by Paul Robeson in the year of publication)

Hollywood: Fox Film Corporation, 1931. Final Shooting script for the 1932 film. Based on the 1915 novel by Zane Grey. Sequel to the 1931 "Riders of the Purple Sage," and bringing back star George O'Brien, this time as the nephew of the character he played in "Riders of the Purple Sage," seeking his missing uncle. Starring Cecilia Parker as O'Brien's... (read more) about The Rainbow Trail (Original screenplay for the 1932 film)

N.p. Self published, 1968. First Draft script for an unproduced film by screenwriter Nunnally Johnson, titled "Scuba-Duba." Johnson was a screenwriter, director, and producer, and highlights of his 40 year career include "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940), "The Three Faces of Eve" (1957), and "The Dirty Dozen" (1967). From the estate of Nunnally Johnson. Based on the hit 1967 Off-Broadway... (read more) about Scuba Duba (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Hollywood: Republic Pictures, 1938. Collection of five vintage studio still photographs from the 1938 film. Featuring images of Ralph Byrd, Doris Weston, Ward Bond, and others. Written for the screen by Nathanael West. Ralph Byrd and Ward Bond play two rough and tumble truckers who agree to take a dangerous load of dynamite to a city in danger of being... (read more) about Born to Be Wild (Collection of 5 original photographs from the 1938 film)

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987. First Edition, a paperback original. Perfect bound in illustrated wrappers. Copy belonging to ex-Columbia Pictures chairman David Puttnam, and colorfully INSCRIBED by Spike Lee: "To David Puttnam / Thanks for everything / I appreciate it / Fuck Columbia!!! / love, Spike Lee." Housed in a custom slipcase. British film producer David Puttnam was chairman... (read more) about Spike Lee's Gotta Have It: Inside Guerrilla Filmmaking (First Edition, inscribed by Spike Lee to...

Atlantic Entertaining Group, 1984. Revised Draft script for the 1986 film. Based on the 1981 debut novel by Leonard Michaels. Printer's File Copy, with title label on the front wrapper for Barbara's Place, a printing specialist company in Los Angeles. Seven singularly dysfunctional men form a discussion group and share their feelings about women, love, and life. Red titled wrappers... (read more) about The Men's Club (Original screenplay for the 1986 film)

New York: Emanuel Azenberg, 1984. Third Draft script for the 1985 play. First performed at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, from December 8, 1984 to February 2, 1985, and then at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, from February 6 through March 9, 1985. Debuted on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre on March 28, 1985, closing n June... (read more) about Biloxi Blues (Original script for the 1985 play)

N.p. N.p., 1985. Revised Draft script for the 1985 play. Copy belonging to Peter Mark Richman, who played the character of Lewis in this production, with his name in holograph ink on the front wrapper and notations throughout in holograph ink. The story of a screenwriter living in Los Angeles who can not seem to finish any screenplays, and thus... (read more) about Africa (Original screenplay for the 1985 play)

N.p. N.p., circa 1970. One page, typescript, with a couple of typeover corrections. A fascinating muse of Southern's crafting of the "Easy Rider," screenplay, focusing on how he actually wrote Jack Nicholson's role for Rip Torn, with a detailed explanation of why Torn did not ultimately fill the role. Full provenance available on request. Blank office stock, recto only, 8.5... (read more) about Notes on "Easy Rider" (Typescript with corrections)

New York: Francis Productions, Inc, circa 1968. First Draft script for the 1968 film. Copy belonging to Frank Perry, with his name in red holograph ink on the title page. Perry considered making the film, but it was ultimately directed by Christian Marquand. This draft is credited solely to Southern, though Buck Henry was ultimately given full credit for the... (read more) about Candy (Original screenplay for the 1968 film, copy belonging to director Frank Perry)

London and Los Angeles: MGM / Filmways, circa 1965. Vintage still photograph of noted screenwriter Terry Southern with British actor John Gielgud on the set of Tony Richardson's seminal 1965 black comedy, "The Loved One." On the verso is a printed ditto-style mimeo description of the shot and a blurb for the film. "The Loved One" has always been overshadowed... (read more) about Terry Southern and John Gielgud on the set of "The Loved One" (Original photograph)

N.p. Self published, Circa 1990. Original Treatment script for an unproduced film, an original story written by Terry Southern and two co-writers. A story set in South America, about a "mad scientist" experimenting on animals, and eventually people. Animal rights, Greek Mythology, and an ending involving a depiction of Goya's famous painting, "Saturn Devouring His Children," as well as a.... (read more) about Apollo's Children (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)

Hollywood: Hal Wallis Productions / Paramount Pictures, 1961. Revised Final Draft script for the 1962 film. Copy belonging a member of the crew, with profuse notations in holograph red pencil throughout, mostly underlining sections of narrative, with a few additions. Starring actors and actress' names on the front wrapper verso in holograph ink. Based on Ronald Kirkbride's 1959 novel (also... (read more) about A Girl Named Tamiko (Original screenplay for the 1962 film, crew member's copy)

Los Angeles: Cinemation Industries, 1968. Final Draft Script for the 1971 film, "Johnny Got His Gun," directed and adapted for the screen by Dalton Trumbo, and starring Timothy Bottoms, Donald Sutherland, and Donald Barry. Based on the 1939 novel by Trumbo, about a horribly disabled World War I veteran, which the acclaimed screenwriter tried for most of his career to... (read more) about Johnny Got His Gun (Original screenplay for the 1971 film)

New Haven: Yale Univerity Press, 1955. First Edition, two volumes bound in red cloth housed in a black cloth covered slipcase. Issued for Carl Van Vechten's 75th birthday. Warmly INSCRIBED by Van Vechten on the front endpaper of the first volume to noted screenwriter Anita Loos: "For Anita with admiration and love from Carl / Christmas, 1955 / New York."... (read more) about Fragments from an Unwritten Autobiography, Volumes I and II (First Edition, inscribed to...

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1953. American one sheet film poster for the classic 1953 romantic comedy, "Roman Holiday," directed by William Wyler, written for the screen by Dalton Trumbo (writing under the front Ian McLellan Hunter), and starring Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, and Eddie Albert. Near Fine condition, 27 x 41 inches (105 x 89 cm), linen-backed and rolled. (read more) about Roman Holiday (Original poster)