Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1960-1961. Collection of four vintage black-and-white studio test snapshots from the 1962 film. Unique or nearly so, with a date printed on the negative of 3 of the 4 photographs, ranging from November 11, 1960 to March 30, 1961. Represented in the photographs are: (1) the full-scale ship model on the set, with matte paintings.....
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1955. Vintage contact sheet containing 12 test images of a sultry Kim Novak in a somewhat otherworldly parlor room setting, shot by noted photographer Peter Basch for the 1955 film. With Basch's name and studio address along two margins of the recto, and two different stamps, crediting both Basch and his studio, on the verso.....
Burbank, CA: National Broadcasting Company [NBC], 1950-1954. Two vintage black-and-white reference photographs, one a test shot, from the US television series. "Your Show of Shows" was a live variety show featuring actors Imogene Coca and Sid Ceasar. The series was significant to the evolution of the "sitcom," as it incorporated longer narrative acts into the traditional quick paced, fast turnover.....