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N.p.: N.p., 1970. Original typescript screenplay for an unproduced film called "After the Fall," based on Arthur Miller's 1964 play about a Jewish intellectual living in New York. Miller's play opened on Broadway in 1964, at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, ran for 208 performances, and closed on May 29, 1965. A television movie of the play was released in 1974, but Mann appears to have not been involved in the project. Abby Mann (1927-2008) wrote screenplays for "Judgment at Nuremberg" (1961), earning him an Academy Award, "A Child Is Waiting" (1963), "Ship of Fools" (1965), "The Detective" (1968), "Report to the Commissioner" (1975), and "War and Love (1985). His work also extended into television, for series like "Medical Story" (1975-1976) and "Kojak" (1973-1978), a show he helped create, and several "Kojak" television movies. Black wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for playwright Miller and screenwriter Mann. 195 leaves, with last page of text numbered 194. Typescript on… Read More

N.p.: Astral Films, 1974. Vintage reference photograph from the 1974 film, showing author Mordecai Richler on the set. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Richler's 1959 novel, about a young, working-class Jewish man who embarks on a series of get-rich-quick schemes in an attempt to buy the land around a lake. Set and shot on location in Montreal. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Munich: Roxy, 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1971 novel "Don't Ask Me if I Love" by Israeli film director and writer Amos Kollek. The son of a wealthy military arms manufacturer intends to pursue a life as a writer after serving in the Israeli Army, in spite of his father's wishes that he become a politician. Set in Israel. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter and author Amos Kollek and director Wolfgang Petersen. 109 leaves, with last page of text numbered 107. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, with a silver prong binding.

Munich: Roxy, 1971. First Draft script for an unproduced film. Text in German. Based on the 1971 novel "Don't Ask Me if I Love" by Israeli director and writer Amos Kollek. The son of a wealthy military arms manufacturer intends to pursue a life as a writer after serving in the Israeli Army, in spite of his father's wishes that he become a politician. Set in Israel. Green titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for author Amos Kollek and screenwriter Wolfgang Petersen. 138 leaves, with last page of text numbered 134. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, perfect bound.

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, 1978, noted as Film Treatment, with credits for screenwriters JOSEF SHAFTEL and PAUL WHEELER. 32 leaves, with last page of text numbered 31. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, with silver prong binding.

N.p.: N.p., 1960. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the novel by Charity Blackstock, a pseudonym of Ursula Torday, who is here mis-attributed as "Charity Blackstone." In a post-World War II French village a young Jewish survivor of a concentration camp and a girl away at finishing school experience a budding romance, only to be stymied by a wealthy local Anti-Semite. Written by Decla Dunning, who also wrote the adaptation for Orson Welles' 1946 film "The Stranger." Front wrapper integral with title page as issued, with credits for screenwriter Dunning and novelist Blackstone. 133 leaves, with last page of text numbered 131. photocopy, with typescript title page. Pages about Fine, bound with two gold brads.

Beverly Hills, CA: Collier, 1947. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1948 Poverty Row film noir "The Vicious Circle," starring Conrad Nagel. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Spine toned as usually found, with a few tiny nicks along the top edge, else quite a nice copy. Scarce. The Dark Page I: 1940-1949, p. 146.

Beverly Hills, CA: Batjac Productions, 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1966 film, showing actors Kirk Douglas and Angie Dickinson. With manuscript pencil annotations regarding layout on the verso. Based on the real experiences of David "Mickey" Marcus, a US military officer recruited to command units of the Israel Defense Forces forces during the 1948 Arab-Israel War. Shot on location in Israel and Italy. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Paris: Films sans Frontieres, 1960. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1960 film. Three black and white, and one in color. Loosely based on the biblical story of Esther, a Jewish woman who helps the king of Persia combat the suppression of Jews promoted by the nefarious minister Haman. Set in Persia. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall.

N.p.: N.P., 1954. Draft script for the 1954 play, undated, circa 1954. The last theatrical effort to be written and directed by Clifford Odets. Paper tabs stapled along top edges, with scene numbers written in red manuscript ink indicating scenes. Title and Odet's name in manuscript ink on card stock affixed to the title page with cello tape, with a secretarial annotation noting the script as an office copy behind the card stock. Bound in before the script is a props list, itemizing props needed for each scene. The play premiered at the Belasco Theatre on December 28, 1954, running for 135 performances, before closing on April 23, 1955. Inspired by the fifteenth century Wakefield and Chester cycle of mystery plays, and later remade as the 1970 Broadway musical "Two by Two," starring Danny Kaye. An unusual play for Odets, a humorous, modern take on the Biblical story of Noah. White titled self-wrappers, integral with title page, with a credit for playwright Odets. 146 leaves, with last page of… Read More

New York: The Producers Theatre, 1954. Archive of 14 vintage photographs from the 1954 play. Eleven photographs with stamps identifying the play, two photographs with the stamp of photographer Gene Cook, and two photographs with the stamp of photographer Louis Melacon on the verso. Included is an announcement of the premiere and an invitation to the play, both on Broadway producer and publicist Barry Hyams letterhead, the latter signed by Hyams in manuscript ink, as well as a production synopsis of the play, listing cast and crew, theatre, and opening and closing dates. Featured in the photographs are Barbara Baxley and Janice Rule, both notable actresses of the 20th century American theatre. A modern take on the biblical story of Noah, "The Flowering Peach" premiered at the Belasco Theatre on December 28, 1954, for a run of 135 performances, closing on April 23, 1955, and featured stars of Yiddish theater Menasha Skulnik and Berta Gersten. Remade as the Broadway musical "Two by Two," in 1970, by… Read More

Rome: Eldorado Films, 1987. Original treatment script for the 1987 film, "The Gold Rimmed Glasses," here under the working title, "The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles." Based on Giorgio Bassani's 1958 novel, "Gli occhili d'oro." Dr. Fadigati (Noiret) is a homosexual doctor living in Fascist Italy, where he befriends a Jewish family. Bassani also helped write the screenplay for Michelangelo Antonioni's 1953 film, "I vinti," as well as Luchino Visconti's 1954 film, "Senso." Self titled wrappers, with a credit for writer Bassani on the front wrapper. Title page integral with front wrapper. 85 leaves, with last page of text numbered 82. Xerographically reproduced. Very Good plus, bound with string.

N.p.: N.p., 1964. Collection of seven vintage reference photographs from the 1964 independent film. Philip Kaufman's directorial debut, a humorous then-present-day retelling of the biblical story of Elijah, starring many local actors from the improvisational Chicago comedy troupe The Second City, as well as author Nelson Algren appearing as himself. Shot on location in Chicago. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Hollywood: Willow Tree / Paramount Pictures, 1969. Original pressbook for the 1969 film, based on the 1959 novella by Philip Roth. Arnold Schulman received an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay. Ali McGraw's film debut. 12.25 x 15 inches. 14 pages, saddle stapled, with a fold out to the rear wrapper. Very Good. Horizontal fold as issued, with a chip to the lower rear corner and light soil and rubbing overall.

Hollywood: Willow Tree / Paramount Pictures, 1968. Final Draft script for the 1969 film. Annotations in manuscript pencil on two pages regarding dialogue changes. Based on the 1959 novella by Philip Roth. Ali McGraw's film debut. Arnold Schulman received an Academy Award nomination for his screenplay. Blue Paramount wrappers with die cut title window. Title page present, dated February 13, 1968, noted as Final Draft, with credits for screenwriter Arnold Schulman and novelist Philip Roth. 130 leaves, with last page of text numbered 129. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two gold brads.

N.p.: N.p., 1964. Draft script for an unproduced fictional film, set on a kibbutz in Israel, by documentary filmmaker Herbert Kline. Accompanying the script is a typed letter signed by Kline, dated "May II, 1964," discussing casting of the film, plans for script rewrites, including the removal of some "overt political statements" that aided in getting Israeli financing, and his hope that the success of this film would "lead to a series of modest budget" films shot in Israel. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Kline. 136 leaves, with last page of text numbered 135. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper lightly soiled else Near Fine, bound with tape. Letter: 8.5 x 11 inches, recto only, folded horizontally. Very Good, with a jagged tear to one edge and some light creasing.

New York: Cinehaus / Ed Pressman Productions, 1990. Draft script for the 1991 film. The third film to be written and directed by Mamet. Script belonging to actor Paul Butler, a Mamet regular who plays Commissioner Walker in the film. Laid in is an unrelated legal agreement addressed to Butler, regarding his involvement in the 1986 television series, "Crime Story." Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in a nameless American city, shot in Baltimore. White self wrappers integral with title page, dated JULY, 1990, with a credit for screenwriter Mamet, and with mention of Ed Pressman Productions and Cinehaus, Inc. Xerographically reproduced. 146 pages, last leaf numbered 145. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good only with some edgewear, bound with three gold brads. Criterion Collection 486. Grant US Neo-Noir. Silver and Ward US Neo-Noir. Spicer US Neo-Noir.

N.p.: N.p.. Draft script for an unproduced play. Joseph, son of the biblical Jacob, is sold into slavery when he brothers begin to feel jealous that their father loves him more than all of them. He is brought to Egypt where he serves the Pharoah and a judge's wife lusts for him. He rises to a position of great esteem in a time when a famine has overtaken the whole region of Egypt and around it, forcing ten of his brothers to buy grain from the Egyptians. Joseph toys with them until revealing at the last moment of the play that he is their forgotten and presumed dead brother. Set in biblical Egypt. Gray titled wrappers with credit for screenwriter Klausner-Brandstatter. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Klausner-Brandstatter 158 leaves, mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, internally bound with three gold brads.

London: Dominion Theatre, 1957. Vintage program for a variety show starring Judy Garland and comedian Alan King, hosted at the Dominion Theatre in London in October and November of 1957. The show usually played four times a week, and was Garland's first return to London since early 1951, when she performed at the Palladium. Garland's act at the Dominion included the songs "It's So Lovely To Be Back In London," "I Feel A Song Coming On," "Judy's Olio," "Come Rain Or Come Shine," "The Man That Got Away," "Rock-A-Bye Your Baby," "Lucky Day," "How about Me", "A Couple Of Swells," and "Over The Rainbow." 7 x 9.5 inches. 8 pages, side stapled, with pictorial wrappers. Very Good plus, with faint foxing on the rear wrapper.

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968. Final Script for the 1969 film. Originally set to be made by maverick director Joseph Strick, who actually did some location shooting in Tunisia. However, Strick ran into disagreements with Fox executives, and was replaced with George Cukor, who shot the remainder of the film in Hollywood. Set in Alexandria in 1938, a young British schoolmaster named Darley meets Pursewarden, a British consular officer. Pursewarden introduces him to Justine, the wife of an Egyptian banker. Darley befriends her, and discovers she is involved in a plot against the British, the goal of which is to arm the Jewish underground movement in Palestine. Partially shot on location at Ennejma Ezzahra, a palace at Sidi Bou Said, in Northern Tunisia. Blue titled wrappers, noted as Final on the front wrapper and production No. 842, dated July 2, 1968. Title page present, dated July 2, 1968, noted as Final, with credit for screenwriter Marcus. 152 leaves, mimeograph duplication, with… Read More