Charles brackett screenwriter (11 risultati)

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1997 re-release of the 1943 film, showing Akim Tamiroff, Franchot Tone, and Anne Baxter. Based on Lajos Biro's 1917 play "Hotel Imperial: Szinmu negy felvonasban." During World War II, a British soldier passes himself off as a waiter at the hotel commandeered by Nazis, later becoming entrenched in a German spying scheme. Set in north Africa, and shot on location in California and Arizona. 10 x 8 inches. Fine.…

Two lobby cards from the 1962 re-release of the 1939 film. Greta Garbo's first full comedy, and her penultimate film, directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Stern Russian agent Ninotchka (Garbo) arrives in Paris for business and is transformed by Parisian love for the playboy Count Leon d'Algout (Melvyn Douglas). Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress. Selected for the National Film Registry in 1990. Set in Paris. 14 x 11 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film, showing director Billy Wilder smoking a cigarette with actor William Holden between takes. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso, along with the stamp of Cinéma magazine. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star, quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood, Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" (1951). Winner of three Academy Awards, and nominated for another eight, including Best Picture. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.…

Vintage studio still photograph of director Billy Wilder and actress Marlene Dietrich inspecting a film strip on the set of the 1948 film. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the verso. An Iowa congresswoman enlists a US army captain to assist her in an investigation of a former Nazi entertainer. Unbeknownst to the congresswoman, however, the captain and the entertainer are engaged in an affair, leading the captain to seduce the congresswoman in an attempt to hide his conflicting motives. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Shot on location in Berlin. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, lightly and evenly toned, with light wear to the bottom left corner. Selby US. Selby UK.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1950 film, showing actor (and real-life director) Erich von Stroheim with a camera crew, preparing to capture the film's iconic final scene. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star, quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood, and Billy Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" (1951). Winner of three Academy Awards, and nominated for another eight, including Best Picture. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film, showing the "wax works" card party, composed of actress Gloria Swanson and actors Anna Q. Nilsson, H.B. Warner, and Buster Keaton (playing themselves). From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star, quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood, Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" (1951). Winner of three Academy Awards, and nominated for another eight, including Best Picture. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches, with wide margins, photograph measuring 4.75 x 3.5 inches. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.…

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1948 film, showing actress Marlene Dietrich looking typically glamorous. Mimeo snipe and annotations in manuscript pencil and ink on the verso. An Iowa congresswoman enlists an American army captain to assist her in an investigation of a former Nazi entertainer in postwar Berlin. Unbeknownst to the congresswoman, however, the captain and the entertainer are engaged in an affair, leading the captain to seduce the congresswoman in an attempt to hide his conflicting motives. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Shot on location in Berlin. 8 x 10 inches. Lightly creased at one corner, else Near Fine. Selby US. Selby UK.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 film, showing actors Cecil B. DeMille and Gloria Swanson talking on the set. A down-on-his-luck screenwriter stumbles into the home of a forgotten silent film star, quickly becoming enmeshed in her deranged plan for a comeback. A kingpin in the pantheon of films about fame and Hollywood, and Billy Wilder's urban noir counterpart to the daylight rural world of "Ace in the Hole" (1951). Winner of three Academy Awards, and nominated for another eight, including Best Picture. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer U.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1938 film, showing director Ernst Lubitsch in conversation with actors Gary Cooper and Claudette Colbert on the set, between takes, with a camera crew in the foreground. Based on the 1921 French play by Alfred Savoir. After discovering her multimillionaire fiance has already been married seven times, the daughter of an impoverished marquis decides to develop her own strategy to lock him down. The first of many collaborations between screenwriters Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett, including "Ninotchka" (1939), "Ball of Fire" (1941), "The Lost Weekend" (1945), and "Sunset Boulevard" (1950). Set in France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Byrge and Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1948 film, showing director Billy Wilder demonstrating how to embrace actress Marlene Dietrich, with actor John Lund looking on in the background. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with several manuscript annotations regarding layout. An Iowa congresswoman enlists a US army captain to assist her in an investigation of a former Nazi entertainer. Unbeknownst to the congresswoman, however, the captain and the entertainer are engaged in an affair, leading the captain to seduce the congresswoman in an attempt to hide his conflicting motives. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Shot on location in Berlin. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall, with light creases to the corners. Selby US. Selby UK.…

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1948 film, showing actress Marlene Dietrich. Mimeo snipe on the verso. An Iowa congresswoman enlists an American army captain to assist her in an investigation of a former Nazi entertainer in postwar Berlin. Unbeknownst to the congresswoman, however, the captain and the entertainer are engaged in an affair, leading the captain to seduce the congresswoman in an attempt to hide his conflicting motives. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Shot on location in Berlin. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Selby US. Selby UK.…