James Caan (starring); Karel Reisz (director); Fyodor Dostoevsky (novel); James Toback (screenwriter); Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton, Morris Carnovsky, Burt Young (starring)
The Gambler (Original screenplay for the 1974 film)
Chartoff-Winkler Productions, Beverly Hills, CA: 1973
- $1,500
Revised Draft script for the 1974 film. Noted as copy No. 118 in manuscript ink on the title page. Loosely based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1866 novel. A successful, Harvard-educated literature professor finds himself in deep debt as his gambling addiction begins to spiral out of control. The first American film made by Czech-British filmmaker Karel Reisz. Set and shot on location in Las Vegas, Tucson, and New York. Mustard titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present, dated July 26, 1973, noted as Revised, with credits for director Karel Reisz and screenwriter James Toback. 123 leaves, with last page of text numbered 122. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages about Near Fine, wrapper Very Good, moderately soiled and edgeworn, bound with two gold screw brads. Grant US. Imprint 49.
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Napoleon (Original photograph from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1980 re-release of the 1927 French silent film, signed by Abel Gance)
Vintage studio still photograph of director Abel Gance from Francis Ford Coppola's 1980 re-release of the 1927 French silent film. SIGNED and dated 1979 by Gance on the bottom left corner. One of the late masterpieces of the silent era, following Napoleon's early life through his appointment as Commander in Chief of the Army. Notable for the many innovative and experimental techniques used by Gance, uncommon in the silent era, including location shooting, fast cutting, close up, hand held, and point of view shots, multiple camera set ups, in-camera movement, and visual effects such as superimposition, film tinting, and split screen or mosaic shots. Most famously, the film helped pioneer widescreen viewing, as Gance created a technique, later referred as Polyvision, which required three projectors to run film shot from three different cameras simultaneously to achieve a 4:1 aspect ratio for the film's climatic battle sequence (although seams between the screens would remain visible). 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Twenty Million Sweethearts [Hot Air] (Original screenplay for the 1934 film, presentation copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald)
Final script for the 1934 pre-Code film musical, seen here under the working title "Hot Air," but with the final title "Twenty Million Sweethearts" embossed on the front board of the binding. Specially bound copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the front board, and his annotations in manuscript ink on the distribution page, noting the names of actors in the film. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films, including "Mildred Pierce" (1945), "Humoresque" (1946), "Key Largo" (1948), and "Flamingo Road" (1949). In the 1950s he moved to Twentieth Century-Fox, and was the producer there for "An Affair to Remember" (1957), "Peyton Place" (1957), and "Sons and Lovers" (1960). A pre-Code comedy following a singing waiter on his rise to fame as a radio star, aided by his wife, whose own career in radio is flagging, and a dishonest agent. Ginger Rogers' performance as the waiter's wife was widely praised, and subsequently proved to be her breakthrough role. Bound in full red leather, with gilt titles on the spine and front board. Distribution page present, dated 12/20/33, noted as FINAL and stamped copy No. 84, with receipt intact. Title page integral with the distribution page. 128 leaves, with last page of text numbered 121. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated 1/15/34. Pages Near Fine, binding about Near Fine. Hirschhorn, "The Hollywood Musical." The Facts of Life Goes to Paris (Original screenplay for the 1982 television movie)
Final Draft script for the 1982 television movie, which originally aired on September 25, 1982, on NBC. Single annotation in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Based on the successful 1979-1988 sitcom "The Facts of Life" (based in turn on the 1978-1985 series "Diff'rent Strokes"), about the housemother of a dormitory at a private, all-girls boarding school in upstate New York. Released between the show's third and fourth seasons, "The Facts of Life Goes to Paris" follows Mrs. Garrett and four girls as they travel to Paris during the school's summer recess. Set and shot on location in Paris. Self wrappers, dated June 17, 1982, and noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper. Title page present, dated June 17, 1982, and noted as FINAL DRAFT, with credits for director Asaad Kelada and screenwriters Jerry Mayer, Jack Elinson, Linda Marsh, Margie Peters, Deirdre Fay, and Stuart Wolpert. 123 leaves, with last page of text numbered 132. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with rainbow revision pages throughout, dated variously between 6/18/82 and 7/15/82. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads. Wildcats [First and Goal, Jocks] (Original screenplay for the 1986 film)
Revised Estimating Draft script for the 1986 film, seen here under both the release title and the working title "Jocks." Another early working title was "First and Goal." A divorced high school track coach lands a position as a college football coach in spite of her lack of experience, and is tasked with working the team's players into shape. Goldenrod titled wrappers. Title page present, dated December 21, 1984, noted as REV. ESTIMATED DRAFT, with credits for screenwriters Ezra Sacks and Michael Leeson. 141 leaves, with last page of text numbered 118. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with yellow, pink, and blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 2/11/85 and 3/7/85. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads. Victory at Entebbe [Ordeal at Entebbe] (Original screenplay for the 1976 television movie)
Final Draft script for the 1976 television movie, originally aired on December 13, 1976, on ABC, and seen here under the working title "Ordeal at Entebbe." A dramatization of the real-life 1976 Entebbe raid, an Israeli counter-terrorist mission in Uganda, launched in response to the hijacking of a passenger plane by two Palestinian PFLP-EO terrorists and two German RZ terrorists. Dark blue titled wrappers. Title page present, dated October 23, 1976, noted as FINAL DRAFT, with credit for screenwriter Ernest Kinoy. 286 leaves, with last page of text numbered 284. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Fine, wrapper about Fine, bound with two gold brads. Strangers (Original script for the 1979 play)
Bruce Dern, Lois Nettleton (starring); Arvin Brown (director); Sherman Yellen (playwright) Revised script for the 1979 Broadway play, which debuted at the John Golden Theatre on March 4, 1979, running for a brief nine performances. A dramatization of the tempestuous, passionate relationship between author Sinclair Lewis and journalist Dorothy Thompson. Cream untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated October, 1978, noted as Rewrite / Uncut Version, with credits for screenwriter Sherman Yellen. 131 leaves, with last page of text numbered 127. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.- $450
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The Cross (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
Michael H. Krohn (screenwriter) Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is a three-page autograph note, discussing the script's plot. In the Virgin Islands in the 18th century, a prominent doctor is given a valuable crucifix to protect his employer, the governor of Jamaica, unaware that the artifact is highly desired by a nefarious, supernatural being for its mystical properties. Set in the Virgin Islands. Black untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1982, with credits for screenwriter Michael H. Krohn. 109 leaves, with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with a silver prong.- $75
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Hans Holzer (screenwriter) Draft script for an unproduced film. Single manuscript pencil annotation to the title page, noting No. 43, and copied manuscript annotations throughout, noting editorial revisions. Trouble begins when a family moves into a haunted Scottish castle, inhabited by the malcontent ghost of a murdered woman. Screenwriter Hans Holzer was better known as a paranormal investigator and prolific author of books on supernatural and occult occurrences, writing over 120 before his death in 2009. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1983, with credits for screenwriter Hans Holzer. 105 leaves, with last page of text numbered 96. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages and wrapper Very Good plus, bound with a silver prong.- $150
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