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Glendale, CA: Allied Artists Pictures, 1959. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1959 film. A somewhat accurate biography of rise and fall of notorious crime boss Al Capone. Set in Chicago, shot on location in Chicago and Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
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Al Capone (Original photograph from the 1959 film)
by Rod Steiger, Fay Spain, James Gregory, Martin Balsam, Nehemiah Persoff, Murvyn Vye (starring); Richard Wilson (director); Malvin Wald, Henry F. Greenberg (screenwriters)
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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (Original screenplay for the 1993 film, actor Dick Miller's working copy)
by Mark Hamill, Dana Delaney, Kevin Conroy, Stacy Keach (starring); Eric Radomski, Bruce Timm (directors); Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Martin Pasko, Michael Reaves (screenwriters)
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Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1992. Revised Draft script for the 1993 film. Copy belonging to actor Dick Miller, with his manuscript ink annotations underlining lines to several pages, and with a letter to Miller from casting and voice director Andrea Romano regarding the project. From the estate of Dick Miller. Based on the 1992-1995 television show "Batman: The Animated Series." The first original theatrical film produced by Warner Brothers Animation, and the first film in the DC Animated Universe superhero film franchise. Self wrappers. Title page present, dated 11/04/92, noted as Rev. Draft, with credits for screenwriters Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Martin Pasko, and Michael Reaves. 138 leaves, with last page of text numbered 119. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, bound with a black clasp to the top edges.
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The Beloved Intruder (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Al Rogell Lester Cowan (screenwriters)
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N.p.: N.p., 1940. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A corrupt politician places one of his cronies in charge of a boy's home, where he intends to misuse funds in the home's budget. Unluckily for him the crony finds that he has much in common with the unruly boys he's been put in charge of. Tan wrappers. 12 leaves, carbon typescript on onionskin stock. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, side stapled.
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The Bind (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Stanley Ellin (novel, screenwriter)
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London: Winkast Programming, 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Stanley Ellin's screen adaptation of his 1970 novel. Film rights for Ellin's novel had been bought in 1969, prior to its publication, by producer Phil Waxman, wanting Robert Redford in the lead. It would not be made into a motion picture until 1979 when Richard C. Sarafian filmed a loosely based, comedic adaptation entitled "Sunburn," written by James Booth, John Daly, and Stephen Oliver and starring Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Charles Grodin, and Art Carney. From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner, whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye" (Robert Altman, 1973), "The Missouri Breaks" (Arthur Penn, 1976), and "Heat" (Michael Mann, 1996). Jake Deker is a Miami Beach insurance investigator looking into possible insurance fraud in the death of Walter Thoren, uncovering false identities, blackmail, and organized crime. Set in Miami Beach, Florida. Tan untitled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for…
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Bitter Kill (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by James Edward Grant (screenwriter)
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Hollywood: F and F Productions, 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Copy belonging to producer Sam Wiesenthal, with his name and address on the title page in manuscript pencil. An American tourist on vacation in South America finds himself stranded in a small town with his blind cat after his car breaks down. When a prominent citizen is shot, everyone begins to suspect the tourist, with the mob soon getting involved. Set in South America. Orange titled wrappers. Title page present, with credit for screenwriter James Edward Grant. 122 leaves, with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.
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Carnival Rock (Original screenplay for the 1957 film, actor Dick Miller's working copy)
by Roger Corman (director); Leo Lieberman (screenwriter); Susan Cabot, Brian G. Hutton, David J. Stewart, Dick Miller (starring)
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Hollywood: Howco Productions, 1957. Draft script for the 1957 film. Copy belonging to actor Dick Miller, with his manuscript pencil annotations throughout. Miller was apparently considered for the role of Stanley, as many of Stanley's lines are marked with manuscript pencil and then struck through, but was ultimately cast in the role of Ben. The gangster owner of a nightclub on a carnival pier is tormented by his love for the club's star, who herself is in love with a local businessman with dreams of buying out the club. An early role for Miller, who appeared in 14 films directed by legendary independent filmmaker Roger Corman between 1955 and 1961, and would continue to work with Corman throughout his career. Red titled wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for screenwriter Leo Lieberman. 72 leaves, with last page of text numbered 71. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with three gold brads.
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Circle of Six (First Edition, inscribed)
by Philip D'Antoni (film producer); Randy Jurgensen, Robert Cea (authors)
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New York: The Disinformation Company, 2007. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Randy Jurgensen to film producer Philip D'Antoni on the front endpaper: "To my friend / What else can I say except I love you / your friend / Randy." With Jurgensen's business card laid in. D'Antoni was a major figure in 1970s New Hollywood Cinema, as the producer of "Bullitt" (1968), "The French Connection" (1972), and "The Seven-Ups" (1973). A nonfiction book that addresses the pursuit and capture of New York's most notorious cop killer, surrounding the killing of a white police officer at the Harlem Mosque in New York City in 1972. Author Jurgensen was a New York City police officer deeply involved in the case. A fictionalized version of the story, "Murder at the Harlem Mosque," was published in 1977. Near Fine in an about Fine dust jacket.
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City for Conquest (First Edition)
by Aben Kandel
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New York: Covici-Friede, 1936. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1940 film noir directed by Anatole Litvak, starring James Cagney and Ann Sheridan. Not noted in The Dark Page. Rare. Near Fine in a solid Very Good dust jacket with some chipping at the crown (titles not affected), some light toning on the spine panel, and a few nicks on the extremities. A rare book in its original jacket, this being only the second example we have ever encountered. In a custom maroon clamshell box.
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Dangerous Mission (Two original photographs from the 1954 film)
by Louis King (director); Horace McCoy, W. R. Burnett, Charles Bennett (screenwriters); Victor Mature, Piper Laurie, William Bendix, Vincent Price (starring)
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Culver City, CA: RKO Radio Pictures, 1954. Two vintage full-color still photographs from the 1954 UK release of the 1954 US film. Written for the screen by Horace McCoy and W. R. Burnett, with the help of Charles Bennett (a Hitchcock favorite), about a mob killing and a witness, young Louise Graham, who flees to Montana too afraid to testify. Two men become very interested in Louise and both vie for her attention, but she is unaware that one is a mob hitman, and the other a cop sent to protect her. A story set and shot on location in Glacier Park, Montana. 8 x 10 inches. Numerical annotations on the verso, else Near Fine.
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Death Wish 3 [Death Wish III] (Original screenplay for the 1985 film)
by Michael Winner (director); Don Jakoby (screenwriter); Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter, Martin Balsam (starring)
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Hollywood: Cannon Films, 1984. Second Draft script for the 1985 film. With a single annotation in manuscript ink on the title page, noting "Reg. W.G.A. West". The third film in the popular "Death Wish" film series, following "Death Wish" (1974) and "Death Wish II" (1982). In this entry, vigilante killer Paul Kersey battles a succession of New York street gangs with the assistance of a local police lieutenant. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated 26 May 1984, noted as 2ND DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter Don Jakoby. 111 leaves, with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages and wrapper Near Fine, bound with three gold brads. Carlson and Connolly, Destroy All Movies.
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F.I.S.T. (Collection of 12 original photographs from the 1978 film)
by Norman Jewison (director); Joe Eszterhas (screenwriter); Sylvester Stallone (starring, screenwriter); Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, Melinda Dillon (starring)
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Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1978. Collection of 12 vintage studio still photographs from the 1978 film. Loosely based on the exploits of Jimmy Hoffa, the notorious boss of the Teamsters Union. In the 1930s, a ruthless warehouse worker in Cleveland climbs his way to the top of a trucking union, but his links to organized crime prove to be his downfall. Shot on location in South Yorkshire in the UK, Mineral Point and Dodgeville in Wisconsin, Dubuque in Iowa, and Los Angeles in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
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Handle with Care [Divided By Two] (Original screenplay for the 1932 film)
by James Dunn, Boots Mallory, El Brendel, Victor Jory (starring); David Butler (director, screenwriter); Frank Craven, Sam Mintz (screenwriters)
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Los Angeles: Fox Film Corporation, 1932. Final Shooting script for the 1932 film, seen here under the working title "Divided By Two," which has been crossed out, with the title "Handle With Care" written in manuscript ink just above. A single mother's peaceful family life is disturbed by her growing attraction to a handsome gangster. Green titled wrappers, noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper, dated 9/28/32, with credits for director David Butler and screenwriters Frank Craven and Sam Mintz. Title page present. 124 leaves, with last page of text numbered K-3. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with white revision pages throughout, dated 10-18-32. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, moderately edgeworn, bound internally with three gold brads.
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Hoffa, The True Story (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
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N.p.: N.p., 1983. Final Draft script for an unproduced film. Single annotation on the title page in manuscript ink. Screenwriter Robin Moore is best known for his 1969 nonfiction book, "The French Connection," filmed in 1971 by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman. A fictionalized retelling of the life of Jimmy Hoffa, labor organizer and president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, who mysteriously disappeared in 1975. His disappearance was attributed by many to his connections to organized crime, although the mystery has never been fully resolved. Set in New York. Orange untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated March 15, 1983, noted as FINAL DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter Robin Moore. 159 leaves, with last page of text numbered 158. Xerographically duplicated, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, with a silver prong binding.
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The Hoods (First Edition)
by Harry Grey
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New York: Crown Publishers, 1952. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for Sergio Leone's 1984 mob epic, "Once Upon a Time in America," starring Robert DeNiro and James Woods. Near Fine in an about Near Fine dust jacket with none of the usual fading to the spine panel, only a tiny hole at mid-spine (see image).
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The Little Giant [Little Giant] (Original photograph from the 1933 film)
by Mary Astor Edward G. Robinson (starring); Roy Del Ruth (director); Robert Lord (screenwriter)
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Burbank, CA: First National Pictures / Warner Brothers, 1933. Vvintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1933 film. With a typewritten snipe affixed to the verso, as issued. Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a house from down-on-her-luck Ruth and hires her as social secretary. He rescues Polly Cass from a horsefall and goes home to meet her dad who sells him some phony stock certificates. When he learns about this he sends to Chicago for mob help. 8 x 10 inches. Fine.
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Little Miss Marker (Original press kit for the 1980 film)
by Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis, Bob Newhart, Lee Grant (starring); Walter Bernstein (director, screenwriter); Damon Runyon (screenwriter)
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Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1980. Vintage press kit for the 1980 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder, containing 21 black and white photographs, and 9 gatherings of promotional reading material. A crooked, cantankerous bookie in 1930s Los Angeles is given a six-year-old little girl as collateral for a bet, and soon finds himself the child's sole caretaker. A remake of the 1934 film directed by Alexander Hall, starring Shirley Temple. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Sonora County, and Santa Rosa, California. Folder, photographs, and promotional material Very Good plus.
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No Lights, No Sirens: The Corruption and Redemption of an Inner City Cop (First Edition, inscribed)
by Robert Cea
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New York: William Morrow, 2005. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED in the year of publication by the author to producer Philip D'Antoni on the half-title: "10/1/05 / Dear Phil, / You are truly an icon in American cinema. I can't begin to explain the impact your vision and foresight has had on me and so many others before and after. I value the time we spent together on 'Gary Reynolds' and I so look forward to a long friendship in the future. Enjoy this book! With great appreciation and Awe! / Robert M. Cea." Additionally signed by Cea on the title page. D'Antoni was a major figure in 1970s New Hollywood Cinema, as the producer of "Bullitt" (1968), "The French Connection" (1972), and "The Seven-Ups" (1973). Fine in an about Fine dust jacket.
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The Pick-Up (Original pressbook for the 1968 film)
by Lee Frost (director, screenwriter); Wes Bishop (screenwriter, starring); Stefan Zema, Lois Ursone, Lynn Haris (starring)
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Dallas: Orbit Films, 1968. Vintage pressbook for the 1968 film. Con women steal one million dollars from two mob money couriers, forcing the men to find and recover the money before their employers discover the theft. Versatile and prolific cross-genre filmmaker Lee Frost was best known for his string of exploitation films throughout the 1960s and 1970s, most notably including "The Animal" (1968), "Chain Gang Women" (1971), and "Policewomen" (1974). 12 pages, side stapled. 11 x 17 inches. Near Fine.
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Power (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
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N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A drama about an enforcer for a crime family. Benjamin Manaster is best known for "Goldstein" (1965), co-directed with noted filmmaker Philip Kaufman. Set in New York. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Benamin Manaster. 92 leaves, with last page of text numbered 90. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.
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The Racket (First Edition, inscribed to Fritz Lang)
by Bartlett Cormack
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New York: Samuel French, 1928. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author to Fritz Lang: "For Fritz Lang / Bartlett McCormack / Beverly Hills, CA / 1935." Play that is the basis for the 1951 film noir directed by John Cromwell and starring Robert Mitchum, Lizabeth Scott, and Robert Ryan. Near Fine in a Very Good plus example of the rare dust jacket. Jacket spine lightly toned, with several nicks at the extremities. The Dark Page II: 1959-1965, p. 38.
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