Allen rivkin (25 risultati)

Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1955 film. An American naval officer loses his foot in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and decides to continue serving, despite his injury. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with creasing to the top right corner.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 256 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm ; ISBN: 1555620183; 9781555620189; 1555620175 (pbk.); 9781555620172 (pbk.) LCCN: 87-5510 ; LC: PN1998.A2; Dewey: 812/.03/09 ; OCLC: 15251940 ; stiff photographic paper wrappers ; ex-library, stamps, label ; Contents: Charles Bennett -- A.I. Bezzerides -- Irving Brecher -- John Bright -- Philip Dunne -- William Ludwig -- Nat Perrin -- Allen Rivkin -- Wells Root -- Allan Scott -- Curt Siodmak -- Catherine Turney. ; "The unforgettable stories they tell range from the hilarious to the bitter, from tales of roistering with the Marx Brothers, drunken shootouts with John Huston, and practical joking with itchcock, to murderous run-ins with Al Capone and blacklisting by the right-wing witch hunters of the McCarthy era. Togetherm their remembrances give the reader a unique and thorough look at how the screen classics of their day were conceived and took their final shape.; VG. Book. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Very Good dj. First Edition. [light shelfwear, front hinge a little weak, otherwise a nice clean book; the jacket is modestly edgeworn, with some very minor paper loss and a bit of dog-earing at the top of the spine]. One of the more interesting and unusual anthologies of writings about life in the movie colony, not least because it rather disguises its anthological nature. This 571-page volume consists of 100 articles and book excerpts (the former drawn from both the industry trade press, such as The Hollywood Reporter and Daily Variety, and more general-interest/wide circulation publications like Look Magazine and The New York Times), yet there is no Table of Contents so that one can easily browse the list and zero in on pieces of individual interest. Rather, the book's front matter is presented in the style of movie credits ("Doubleday & Company, Inc. presents the Rivkin-Kerr Production" etc.), with all the authors' names listed in a single alphabetically-arranged bloc. Rivkin & Kerr (husband-and-wife writers, by the way) provide an interspersed running commentary throughout the book, in the form of a chatty discussion; their credit on the book itself is, in fact, "additional dialogue." This is all very cute and fun to read, and a good many of the pieces have not been anthologized or reprinted elsewhere -- but at the same time, if you spot a writer's name in that list of 100 that particularly intrigues you, you have to resort to the index (thank goodness there is one!) to track down his or her contribution. (In my case the name that jumped out at me was Horace McCoy, whose brief article "I Wish I Were a Writer" first appeared in The Hollywood Reporter in 1935" -- coincidentally (or not) the same year his great novel "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" was published.) But such editorial caveats aside, the book is still a treasure trove of insightful observations of the movie colony during its heyday. Here's just a small sampling of the writers represented: Charles Brackett, Ray Bradbury, Stan Freberg, Nunnally Johnson, Herman J. Mankiewicz, John O'Hara, Nicholas Ray, John Sanford, Rod Serling, George Stevens, Billy Wilder, and Fred Zinnemann. ****NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping of this moderately heavy book; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order. As always at ReadInk, domestic Media Mail shipping is free.****. Illustrated by (dj design) George Maas (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Original cloth. Stated first edition. Signed by Rivkin and Kerr to the half title page. Edge lightly foxed; about a dozen folded page corners. Sound and square. The DJ in mylar is edgeworn/foxed with few short edge tears. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Signed by Author.…

Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. SIGNED by Rivkin & Kerr on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good+ dj. (Traces of light shelfwear at edges of dj. A few short edge tears in dj.); Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Signed by Author. SIGNED and warmly inscribed by authors to an "Ida" (who sounds like another writer or film critic given the inscription). Text otherwise unmarked. Stated First Edition. 571 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket shows some small nicks and chips to edges. Some reading-wear and bumping to corners. Jacket in new Brodart protector. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 Pounds. Category: Film & Media::Film Studies; Signed by Author. Inventory No: 030516.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, original jacket, 571 pages. The Story of the Movies by the People Who Make Them. First edition. Signed by both Rivkin and Kerr with an inscription by Rivkin: For Sylvia and Jim, With thanks for a long fine friendship." The "Jim" appears to be Jim Allen, and on page 327 an anecdote about Allen and MGM is related. Allen Rivkin (1902-1990) was a Hollywood screenwriter and one of the founders of the Screenwriters Guild. Laura Kerr was a writer, literary agent and collaborator with Rivkin to whom she was married. Both were knowledgeable observers of the Hollywood scene. The book takes the form of a collection of short anecdotal stories about Hollywood experiences, by producers, actors, directors, writers and others: Kirk Douglas, Jimmy Durante, Stan Freeberg, Edith head, Bob Hope, John Huston, Garson Kanin, Danny Kaye, Max Lerner, Meyer Levin, Roy Rogers, Dick Powell, Herb Stein and many many more. Very good condition. Signed by Author(s).…

Treatment script for an unproduced film. A newsboy meets a professional dancer and the pair become highly respected in the couples dance circuit in New York City, before the newsboy's boss desires the dancer for himself and sends the newsboy to cover the dance circuit nationwide in order to get him out of the picture. Untitled manila wrappers. Title page integral with the first page of the script, dated April 22, 1936, with credits for screenwriter Rivkin. 12 leaves, mimeograph on onionskin stock. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, side stiched.…

Condizione: Very Good. Black and white press photograph, promotional device resembling lobby card. 8'' x 10''. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. CINEMA [Front of House Press Photograph].

Condizione: Very Good. Black and white press photograph, promotional device resembling lobby card. 8'' x 10''. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. CINEMA [Front of House Press Photograph].

Condizione: Very Good. Black and white press photograph, promotional device resembling lobby card. 8'' x 10''. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. CINEMA [Front of House Press Photograph].

Condizione: Very Good. Black and white press photograph, promotional device resembling lobby card. 8'' x 10''. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. CINEMA [Front of House Press Photograph].

Condizione: Very Good. Black and white press photograph, promotional device resembling lobby card. 8'' x 10''. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. CINEMA [Front of House Press Photograph].

Condizione: Very Good. Black and white press photograph, promotional device resembling lobby card. 8'' x 10''. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. CINEMA [Front of House Press Photograph].

Vintage photograph of director Charles Vidor and stars Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas speaking to Orson Welles on the set of the 1947 film. Welles was directing the classic Columbia Pictures film, "The Lady from Shanghai" at the same time. Mimeo snipe and agency stamps on the verso. Janet Ames (Rosalind Russell) seeks out five soldiers who her husband sacrificed his life for during World War II. After suffering a serious injury she meets Smithfield "Smitty" Cobb (Melvyn Douglas) who helps her find the men her husband saved, though he does not tell her he is one of them. He tries to help her reconcile her pain and guilt, while he treats his own pain from the war with heavy drinking. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Script Format, reprint. Condizione: As New. / 1947 FINAL DRAFT / I HAVE MORE TITLES, LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER TITLES /THE SCRIPT IS PRINTED ON THREE-HOLE PUNCHED PAPER AND BOUND WITH 2 BRASS BRADS.

Final shooting script for the 1954 film. Manuscript annotations on the front wrapper reading "Revisions / Blue 9-28-54" and "part of 'Admiral John Hoskins.'" One of Republic's most elaborate productions of the 1950s, "The Eternal Sea" is the biography of American admiral John M. Hoskins. Sterling Hayden delivers a superbly understated performance as Hoskins, who continued to serve throughout WW2 despite the loss of a leg in the early phases of the conflict. The admiral's farsighted activities as commander of the aircraft carrier Princeton led to the development of the more sophisticated jet-aircraft carriers of the Korean War. The well-chosen supporting cast includes Alexis Smith as Hoskin's wife Sue, Dean Jagger as Admiral Thomas L. Semple, Morris Ankrum as Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble, and John Maxwell as Adm. William "Bull" Halsey (whose life story would serve as the basis for the 1960 film The Gallant Hours). Elmer Bernstein's soaring musical score is the icing on the cake. Pink titled wrappers, noted as Final Shooting on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped production No. 20044, dated September 1, 1954, with credits for screenwriter Rivkin, for director Auer, and for writer Haines. 116 leaves, mimeograph duplication, with blue revision pages throughout, dated 9-28-54. Pages Very Good, wrapper Very Good, some short closed tears and creasing at the corners, bound with two gold brads.…

Script Format, reprint. Condizione: As New. / 1935 CONTINUITY / I HAVE MORE TITLES, LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER TITLES /THE SCRIPT IS PRINTED ON THREE-HOLE PUNCHED PAPER AND BOUND WITH 2 BRASS BRADS.

Draft script for the 1940 film, with the name of uncredited screenwriter Leonard Lee in manuscript pencil over date on lower left. Paramount "File Copy" and "Master File" stamps and manuscript annotation in pencil on front wrapper. Script divided into sequences, as was customary for the period. Paramount's 1940 Technicolor south seas adventure. Dea (Dorothy Lamour) is marooned on an isolated island since childhood with only the company of Koko the chimp, when Skipper Joe (Lynne Overman) and Johnny Potter (Robert Preston) are marooned on the island by a mutinous crew. The three must battle angry natives and survive tidal waves, a forest fire, and the titular typhoon to survive. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set on a South Sea island, and shot on location in Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, and Baldwin Dry Lake, California. Self wrappers, with front wrapper dated July 8, 1939, rubber-stamped production No. 1908. 122 leaves, with last page of text numbered E-31. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, bound with three gold brads. …

Final Shooting Script for the 1936 film, with manuscript pencil annotations on the front wrapper. Included with the script is a bound set of revisions and retakes, dated February 28, 1936, also with manuscript pencil annotations on the front wrapper. A gambling rogue seduces rich women in order to use their dowries to support his decadent lifestyle and pay off his debts. When he falls in love with a copper heiress in the process of trying to swindle her, he must decide between the wealth and power their marriage would bring him, and the social disgrace she would encounter if his prior indiscretions were ever made public. Final shooting script, 10-2-35: Green titled wrappers, noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper, dated 10-2-35, with credits for screenwriter Allen Rivkin and story credits to Gene Markey. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. 113 leaves, with last page of text numbered 104. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 10/4/35 and 11/2/35. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with three gold brads. Revisions and Retakes: Blue partial wrappers, noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT / REVISIONS & RETAKES on the front wrapper, dated February 28, 1936, with credits for associate producer Edward T. Lowe and story credits to Gene Markey. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. 45 leaves, with last page of text numbered 40. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated 3/2/36. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Poor, quite dry with some cracking and a lower right corner of the front rear wrapper detached, bound internally with three gold brads.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First edition. A little wear at the top of the boards, thus very good in very good, price-clipped gold foil dustwrapper with modest rubbing. Inscribed by both of the authors to the same recipient. Both Rivkin and Spigelgass were successful screenwriters whose credits included *I Was a Male War Bride*, *A Majority of One*, and *Gypsy*. A wild novel about a lady wrestler, singer, and burlesque star.…

Four draft screenplays for the 1959-1960 television series. Copies belonging to an unknown cast or crew member, with their name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper of two scripts. All four episodes directed by Robert Altman, then only just beginning his directorial career. Rare. Collection includes one Final Draft script for episode two, one Final Draft script for episode four, one Revised Final Draft script for episode 17, and one Final Draft script for episode 22. Laid in with the screenplay for episode two is a master shooting schedule, laying out filming locations from May 21 to May 25, 1959. "The Troubleshooters" followed a construction team as they traveled the world for different jobs, headed by two engineers-one older, gruff, and grizzled, the other young, well-educated, and soft-spoken. The series was canceled after a single season, with 26 episodes produced in total. Episode two script ("Disaster," here under the working title "The Law and the Profits"): Orange titled wrappers, noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, noted as production No. 107, dated May 5, 1959, with credits for director Robert Altman, producer Allen Rivkin, and screenwriters William Kendall Clarke and Paul Gangelin. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. 23 leaves, with last page of text numbered 20. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated May 5. Pages Fine, wrapper About Fine, bound with two gold brads. Episode four script ("The Lower Depths"): Red titled wrappers, noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, noted as production No. 121, dated May 18, 1959, with credits for director Robert Altman, producer Allen Rivkin, and screenwriter Ward Wood. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. 38 leaves, with last page of text numbered 36. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated 5/22. Pages Fine, wrapper about Fine, bound with two gold brads. Episode 17 script ("Harry Maru"): Orange titled wrappers, noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, noted as production No. 112, dated May 26, 1959, with credits for director Robert Altman, producer Allen Rivkin, and screenwriter Jack Natteford. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. 29 leaves, with last page of text numbered 28. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated 6/4. Pages Fine, wrapper about Fine, bound with two gold brads. Episode 22 script ("The Town That Wouldn't Die"): Orange titled wrappers, noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, noted as production No. 112, dated May 26, 1959, with credits for director Robert Altman, producer and screenwriter Allen Rivkin, and screenwriter Robert Presnell Sr. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. 38 leaves, with last page of text numbered 37. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.…

LeatherBound. Condizione: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 264. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1935 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 264.…

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1947 film noir, showing actors Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott. Printed mimeo snipe and Columbia Pictures stamp on the verso. A paratrooper disappears en route to Washington DC after learning he will receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. His partner is sent to search for him in his hometown on the Gulf coast, uncovering a murder and a number of shadowy figures in the process. Shot on location in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, and Mississippi. 7.5 x 9.25 inches. Very Good, lightly edgeworn, with pinholes at the corners. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.…

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1947 film noir, showing actors Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A paratrooper disappears en route to Washington DC after learning he will receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. His partner is sent to search for him in his hometown on the Gulf coast, uncovering a murder and a number of shadowy figures in the process. Shot on location in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, and Mississippi. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, moderately age toned. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.…