Search Results: Film Scripts from Royal Books, Inc.

Beverly Hills, CA: EK / United Artists, 1974. Early Draft British script for the 1974 British heist film. Based on Gerald Browne's 1972 novel, adapted by Charles Grodin. Howard Chesser (Grodin) is a diamond merchant supervising the cutting of a large and rare diamond. When the diamond is stolen, he is blackmailed and pulled into a jewel heist at 11 Harrowhouse. Set in London, shot there on location and in Warwickshire, England. Burnt orange titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as Revised Screenplay, with credits for screenwriter Bloom. 130 leaves, with last page of text numbered 129. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads. Lee, The Heist Film.

Los Angeles: Luna Productions, 1959. Shooting Final script for the 1960 film. A low-budget space exploration film, about a spaceship carrying a multinational group of scientists, engineers, and researchers to the moon, where they discover an entire civilization of peace-loving extraterrestrials. Though working with a pitiable budget, the producers at Luna Productions managed to hire noted cameraman John Alton, then nearing the end of his career. Alton worked on every manner of film, but is best remembered for his work in film noir, salient examples being "Hollow Triumph" (1948), "The Amazing Mr. X" (1948), "The Big Combo" (1955), and a number of important noir entries by director Anthony Mann. Red titled wrappers, noted as SHOOTING FINAL on the front wrapper, dated March 31, 1959. Title page present, dated March 31, 1959, with credits for screenwriter Bodeen, story writer/producer F. O. Gebhardt, director Bradley, and associate producer Fox. 104 leaves, mimeograph duplication. Pages about Fine,… Read More

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1936. Continuity and Dialogue script (pre-production) for the 1936 film, here under the working title "Twenty Hours by Air." With faint manuscript pencil annotations throughout. Typescript in black and red type. What should be a routine transcontinental flight from New York to San Francisco is complicated by its shady passengers, which include three jewel thieves, a strange nobleman, and a beautiful socialite. Brown untitled wrappers, rubber-stamped Paramount Production No. 1801. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Kenyon Nicholson. 146 leaves, with last page of text numbered 145. Black and red typescript on onionskin stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus with yapping on the front wrapper's right edge, bound with two gold brads.

N.p.: N.p., 1940. First Draft Continuity script for an unproduced film. Presentation copy belonging to screenwriter George Bruce, bound in full brown leather with gilt titles and rule, and Bruce's name on the bottom right corner of the front board. Single manuscript pencil annotation on the verso of page 174. Loosely based on the experiences of veterans of the 14th Regiment, a volunteer militia regiment composed primarily of abolitionists from Brooklyn, New York. The group is now best remembered for serving in the American Civil War, although it later served in the Spanish-American War and World War I. Screenwriter George Bruce was best known for "The Duke of West Point" (1938), "South of Pago Pago" (1940), and "Two Years Before the Mast" (1946). Housed in a brown paper slipcase. Title page present, noted as FIRST DRAFT CONTINUITY SCRIPT and dated October 23, 1940, with credits for screenwriter George Bruce. 177 leaves, with last page of text numbered 174. Carbon typescript, rectos only. Near… Read More

N.p.: N.p., Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced television film. With a single manuscript pencil deletion to page I-7. An American Indian man arrives at the White House, claiming the land is rightfully his and demanding recompense for the years of missed rent. Screenwriter Jack Lewis was best known for "The Amazing Transparent Man" (1960) and for his prolific work in Western films, such as "Outlaw Gold" (1950), "Whistling Hills" (1951), and "Black Eagle of Santa Fe" (1965). Set in Washington, DC. Yellow untitled front wrapper, lacking rear wrapper. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis. 31 leaves, with last page of text numbered I-29. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Good, bound with a paper clip.

Hollywood: Self published, 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced film called "20,000 Bikinis Under the Sea." Maurer rose to some popularity after his brief stint as a comic book artist, notably for "Three Stooges" titles and the first 3-D comics, "Three-Dimension Comics," featuring Mighty Mouse. He also married Joan Howard, daughter of Stooge Moe Howard, and this association led him to managing the Stooges after their contract with Columbia, producing seven Stooge films as well as the television series, "The New 3 Stooges" (1965). An interesting take on beach party phase during the 1960s, where an inventor develops a sustainable way to live underwater. He eats, drinks, and gets married, all underwater. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present, undated, with a credit for writer Maurer. 45 leaves, with last page of text numbered 44. Mimeograph duplication. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1939. Final script for the 1939 film. With a single manuscript pencil notation on the front wrapper. A commercial pilot grounded for reckless flying decides to start his own flying school, which becomes the profitable hub of a new government-funded civilian pilots' training program. Blue titled wrappers, noted as FINAL on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 13 and production No. 1856, dated August 22, 1939. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. Title page present, with credits for screenwriters Lou Breslow and Owen Francis. 158 leaves, with last page of text numbered 152. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 8/28/39 and 9/19/39. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus with some minor tears and yapping to the right edge, bound internally with three gold brads.

N.p.: N.p.. Draft script for an unproduced film. Former Korean War vet and baseball player and current junkie has been completely out of his son's life as a father and only involved later on as a "friend" who happens to meet him on the street. His son is pursuing his dream of being a filmmaker while his father struggles to get clean and be a role model for his son. Set in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for screenwriters Richard Grand and Laurie Post. 122 leaves, with last page of text numbered 109. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a silver prong binding.

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1963. Estimating Script for the 1963 film. Two sharpshooters duel over a large amount of cash carried by a railway official, and eventually settle their differences by opening a casino. An iconic Rat Pack film. Shot on location in Mojave and Cantil, California. Tan studio wrappers, noted as Estimating Script on the front wrapper, dated March 18, 1963. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. Title page present, dated 3-18-63, with credits for screenwriters Teddi Sherman and Robert Aldrich. 121 leaves, with last page of text numbered 119. Mimeograph duplication on yellow stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with two gold brads. Pitts 1422.

N.p.: N.p., 1973. Draft script for an unproduced film. Paul is a little person dealing with life the only way he knows how. He is typecast in Hollywood and frequently plays a ventriloquist's dummy and stared at when he is just trying to go about his day. He has great luck with women but not so much in forging close relationships. His only friends are other freaks and he hopes to hit it big at the horse races and on the stock market. Set in Hollywood. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter J. Michael Nicholson. 134 leaves, with last page of text numbered 118. Mechanical duplication, with blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between January 3, 1973 and November 21, 1973. Pages Near Fine, bound in a standard three ringed binder with an affixed title label on the front board.

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures. Final Draft script for the 1955 film. Actor Van Heflin's copy, with his name on the front wrapper and his manuscript annotations throughout. Based on the novel "Jovanka e le altre" by Urgo Pirro. Once branded himself by the House Un-American Activities Committee, award-winning director Martin Ritt focuses on the cruel branding of five women in this wartime drama. Some of his better-known films (The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, Norma Rae) also deal with the question of social and ethical choices in the face of pressure. In this story, the savagery of the Yugoslav partisans as they fight off Nazi occupation forces is also vented on five women accused of Nazi sympathies because of their sexual association with one German officer. The women (played by Silvana Mangano, Vera Miles, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jeanne Moreau, and Carla Gravina) have their heads shaved in order to brand them as traitors. (Eleanor Mannikka, AllMovie) Filmed on location in Italy and Austria. Orange… Read More

Hollywood: Fox Film Corporation, 1932. Final Shooting script for the 1932 film, here under the working title "Six Hours to Live." With manuscript pencil annotations on the front wrapper. By way of a scientific experiment, a murder victim is revived from death, but has only six hours to find his killer. An early directorial effort by the great William Dieterle, foreshadowing the dark elements that would eventually define his work in film noir. Green titled wrappers, noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped production No. 607, dated 8/5/32, with credits for screenwriters Gordon Morris, Morton Barteaux, and Bradley King. Title page present, with credits for screenwriters Gordon Morris, Morton Barteaux, and Bradley King, director William Dieterle, and various crew members. 116 leaves, with last page of text numbered 109. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with carbon typescript revision pages on onionskin stock throughout, dated variously between 8-8-32 and 8/9/32. Pages… Read More

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1963. Draft script for the 1964 film. MGM File Copy, with two interoffice communications, a three page cast list, and a casting note bound in before the script, and a script department sleeve containing a check-out card affixed to the front wrapper verso. Based on the 1935 novel "The Circus of Dr. Lao" by Charles G. Finney. A small western town is transformed by the arrival of a mysterious traveling circus, led by the titular wise old Chinese gentleman. A campy, well-loved family classic, featuring stop-motion animation by noted animator and director George Pal, in his final directorial effort. Script by noted speculative fiction author (and screenwriter of many classic "Twilight Zone" episodes) Charles Beaumont. Winner of an Academy Award for outstanding makeup achievement, the first film awarded with an honorary Oscar for makeup. Set in turn-of-the-century Abalone, Arizona. Goldenrod titled wrappers, rubber-stamped copy No. 192 and production No.… Read More

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers Television, 1962. Revised Draft script for the Episode 41 of Season 4 of the television series. Copy belonging to Sammy Davis Jr, who played the cashier and Kid Pepper in this episode, with his signature on the first page, and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout. Two private investigators work on the south side of the Sunset Strip, next to Dean Martin's actual nightclub, Dino's Lodge. Each episode was an hour long and featured two hardboiled detectives and an aspiring PI working next door as a valet. The actor's first appearance in a show that hewed so closely to his "Rat Pack" persona (though he had appeared in a few other television dramas and Westerns as early as 1952). Set in Los Angeles. Bound in a homemade sewn binding with a card wrapper, black endpapers, and binding sealed with tan paper tape. Title page present, dated March 1, 1962, noted as Revised. 147 leaves, with last page of text numbered 71. Mechanical duplication, with green, blue,… Read More

Nassau, Bahamas: Film Accounting Services, 1982. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A proposed reboot of the 1969 film "99 Women" (also written by Peter Welbeck), with the same plot, but now in 3D. A woman arrives at a penal colony on an island, where she is controlled by a cruel lesbian who oversees all the prison's functions. Black blank wrappers with die cut title window in the British style. Title page present, dated February 6, 1983, with credits for screenwriter Peter Welbeck. 13 leaves, with last leaf of text numbered 11. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two silver brads.

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973. Final Draft script for the 1974 film. A satirical neo-noir following a professional hit man who is contracted by a local mob boss to take out the competition, but soon finds himself the target of several personal attacks in retaliation. Shot on location in Seattle, Washington and Silver Springs, Florida. Blue titled wrappers, noted as FINAL and copy No. 332 on the front wrapper, dated JUNE 8, 1973. Title page present, dated June 8, 1973, noted as FINAL, with credits for screenwriter Robert Dillon. 135 leaves, with last page of text numbered 129. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock, rectos only, with rainbow revision pages throughout, dated variously between 8/1/73 and 9/10/73. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads. Spicer US Neo-Noir.

Los Angeles: American Broadcasting Company [ABC], 1974. First Draft script for the 1975 episode "The Deadly Volley" from the television series "The Wide World of Mystery," first aired on January 27, 1975. An unliked professional tennis team owner is nearly murdered and the team members are all suspects. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, dated 10/10/74, noted as SECOND DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter Margaret Armen. 92 leaves, with last page of text numbered 88. Mimeograph duplication, with pink and blue revision pages throughout, dated 10/10/74 and 10/11/74. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.

N.p.: Gordon Park Jr. Robert Anderson Production, 1974. Draft script for the 1975 film, here under the working title "Aaron and Angela." Gordon Park's Harlem-set coming of age story, wherein the love between an aspiring black basketball player and a Puerto Rican girl from Spanish Harlem not only sparks disapproval from their families, friends, and neighbors, but threatens violence. Featuring excellent location footage of a violent, decaying, half-abandoned 1970s New York. Gordon Park Jr's final film and Irene Cara's screen debut. Set in and shot on location throughout New York. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, dated December 1, 1974, with credits for screenwriter Gerald Sanford. 142 leaves, with last page of text numbered 140. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two gold brads. Howard, Blaxploitation Cinema. Parish & Hill 1.

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1987. First draft script for the 1988 film. Steven Seagal's debut role as Nico Toscani, an Italian-American ex-CIA agent and martial arts expert working for the Chicago police force. What begins as a drug trafficking investigation soon reveals the CIA's involvement in an international weapons-trade operation. Nico goes to great lengths to stop Zargon (Henry Silva), the corrupt CIA agent behind it all. Shot on location in O'ahu and Chicago. Orange titled studio wrappers, noted as First Draft on the front wrapper, dated March 4, 1987, with credits for screenwriters Steven Pressfield, Ronald Shusett, Andrew Davis, and Steven Seagal. Title page present, dated March 4, 1987, noted as First Draft, with credits for for screenwriters Steven Pressfield, Ronald Shusett, Andrew Davis, and Steven Seagal. 110 leaves, with last page of text numbered 107. Photocopy, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.

London: Palace [Absolute Beginners] Limited, 1985. Final Draft script for the 1985 musical film. Single manuscript ink annotation to the title page. Based on the 1959 novel. A rock musical set in London during the late 1950s, following two former lovers on their parallel paths to fame. David Bowie, an acquaintance of director Julien Temple, agreed to write a single for the film if he could also play the part of flashy ad executive Vendice Partners, resulting in the hit single "Absolute Beginners." Goldenrod untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present, dated 9th May 1985, noted as Final Draft, with credits for director Julien Temple, screenwriters Richard Burridge, Christopher Wicking, and Don Macpherson, and additional dialogue credits to Terry Johnson. 124 leaves, with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.