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N.p.: N.p., 1938. Final Draft script for the 1938 film, with manuscript pencil annotations on page 2 striking two shots. Presentation copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the front board. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1964. Three vintage medium format color photo negatives from the classic 1964 film, two showing Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke dancing, and one showing an airborne Andrews arriving at the Banks residence. Based on P.L. Travers' 1934 novel and subsequent books, about a magical English nanny whose care and influence transform the lives of those… Read more about this item

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1971. Second Draft script for the 1972 film. Noted as copy No. 54 in blue manuscript ink on the title page. Copy belonging to hair stylist Philip Leto, with his annotations on several pages, and with several pages folded by Leto, indicating the completion of scenes during production. Based on the 1969 novel by… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1978. Collection of vintage international promotional materials for the 1974 film. Included in the collection are: - 1974 Japanese Film Program handbill (printed on recto and verso), text in Japanese. An Israeli Orly Theater flyer for a week of screenings of the film in 1977, text in Hebrew. - French film festival… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1927. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1927 silent film, showing actor Emil Jannings enjoying a large cracker and a glass of milk. While transporting $1000 in securities, a bank clerk from Milwaukee falls for a blonde seductress, who proceeds to rob him of his valuables, ruining his life. Winner of the first Academy Award for… Read more about this item

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1964. Vintage studio still photograph of designer and photographer Cecil Beaton standing next to his costume design illustration for the 1964 film. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Beaton won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the film, and, alongside Gene Allen and George James Hopkins, won an Academy Award for… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1959. Shooting Final script for the 1960 film. Presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. 20 reference photographs bound in variously among the script pages. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1950. Four vintage borderless press photographs, all irregularly trimmed for publication, of actress Piper Laurie and four other unknown people at an event, circa 1950s. Laurie has been working in film and television since her film debut in 1950's "Louisa" alongside then actor Ronald Reagan. She is most known for her roles in "Twin Peaks"… Read more about this item

Culver City, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1940. Collection of seven vintage reference photographs from the 1940 film. MGM stamps on the versos. Based on the successful 1939 Broadway play written by Philip Barry, starring Katharine Hepburn. A screwball classic about a socialite who must contend with the arrival of her ex-husband and a nosy tabloid reporter on the eve… Read more about this item

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1973. Collection of 25 vintage borderless studio still photographs from the 1973 film. Folded mimeo snipes affixed to the versos, as issued. Based on Joe David Brown's 1971 novel "Addie Pray," about an orphaned girl who begins hustling with a con man. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Tatum O'Neal) and… Read more about this item

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 2008. Vintage program for the 2008 film. Based on the 1922 short story by F. Scott Fizgerald. David Fincher's melancholic and surprisingly heart-warming saga of the life of a man (Brad Pitt) who is born old and ages in reverse, and the woman who he was always destined to love, Daisy (Cate Blanchett).… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Cinerama, 1968. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 film. Based on Daniel Keyes' 1966 novel "Flowers for Algernon," about a 32-year-old mentally disabled bakery worker who is approached by two doctors about participating in an experiment that will enhance his mental aptitude. Actor Cliff Robertson also appeared as Charly in a previous adaptation… Read more about this item

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1968. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1968 film, showing Barbra Streisand in a bathtub. Printed snipe affixed to the verso. Streisand's film debut, reprising her Broadway role as Fanny Brice, famed comedienne, actress and performer. Nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning Best Actress for Streisand. Set in New York City,… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1933. Vintage photograph of actor Jeanette MacDonald and orchestra leader Lud Gluskin, who toured with MacDonald in 1933 throughout France and notably at the REX Theatre Hall in Paris. About 4 x 4.75 inches, unevenly trimmed. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1953. Revised Final Draft script for the 1953 film. Presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. Annotations in manuscript pencil on three leaves, noting substantive changes. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954. Two vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1954 film, one showing director Henry Koster talking to Marlon Brando, and the other showing Koster with Brando and actress Jean Simmons. Printed mimeo snipes and Twentieth Century-Fox stamps on the versos. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. … Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1973. Original costume illustration by costume designer Theoni V. Aldredge for the 1974 film. Costume design for actor Lois Chiles who played Jordan Baker, with "Lois Chiles / The Great Gatsby / Theoni V. Aldredge" and a label printed with "N.B. Model" on the upper right. Aldredge won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1980. Draft script for the 1980 film, with annotations in manuscript ink on the versos of the title page and page two, and brief annotations on three additional pages. Based on the 1979 play by Ernest Thompson. One of the best stage-to-film adaptations of the 1980s, buoyed by Henry Fonda's career-capping performance and a heart-rending screen… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979. Revised Draft script for the 1979 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member, with their name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper. Inspired by the real life story of Crystal Lee Sutton, a single mother who fought to unionize a textile company. Sally Field would win Best Actress at both… Read more about this item

London: Everglades Productions, 1965. Final Script for the 1966 British film. Copy belonging to actor James Mason, with his last name in large, capital manuscript ink letters on the front wrapper, and his substantive annotations throughout, along with a caricature sketch. Based on the 1965 novel by Margaret Forster, a portrait of 1960s Swinging London, about a… Read more about this item