Curt siodmak screenwriter (6 risultati)

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1956 re-release of the 1946 film noir. Based on the 1919 short story of the same name by William Fryer Harvey. Guests at the house of a recently murdered man witness mysterious happenings they believe are being committed by the severed hand of the dead man. Set in Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with pinholes at the corners at top edge and associated bruising at the top edge and the top left, right and bottom left corners. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Weldon 1983. …

Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1964 novel by Curt Siodmak, with a typed letter SIGNED by Siodmak written to "Sid," discussing the possibility of joint European and American backing for the film. Curt Siodmak is best known for writing the "The Wolf Man" (1941), "I Walked with a Zombie" (1943), and "Donovan's Brain" (1953), and many other science fiction and horror classic. His work consistently revealed an imagination that combined modern scientific findings with fictional pseudo-scientific themes. Set largely at the Paris World Exhibition of 1867, centered on the life of soprano singer Hortense Schneider and famed composer Jacques Offenbach, largely describing Schneider's wide-ranging effect on European history, based on her affairs with various heads of state. Red titled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter Curt Siodmak. Title page present, with credits for novelist and screenwriter Curt Siodmak. 116 leaves, with last page of text numbered 113. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, internally prong bound.…

Vintage photograph from the 1944 film. Universal Pictures' follow up to "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man," ups the ante on its predecessor with the addition of Dracula (John Carradine), a mad scientist (Boris Karloff) and a hunchback (J. Carroll Naish). Glenn Strange takes up the role of the creature (the fourth actor to play the part) with Lon Chaney Jr. reprising his role as the Wolf Man, making it the first multi-monster movie from Universal. Set in Switzerland. 7.75 x 10 inches. Very Good Plus with faint creasing at a few extremities. Weaver and Brunas, Universal Horrors.…

Four studio still photographs from the 1941 film, struck from the original negative circa mid-1970s. Includes one photo showing Lon Chaney Jr. menacing Evelyn Ankers, one showing Chaney Jr. behind a tree, one showing Chaney Jr. behind some leafless branches, and the last showing Chaney Jr. being groomed by makeup artist Jack P. Pierce. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures from 1935-1958. A man visiting his ancestral home in Wales is bitten by a strange, wolf-like creature, leading to his occasional, moonlit transformation into a bloodthirsty werewolf. Universal Pictures' second werewolf film, preceded by the less successful "Werewolf of London" (1935), and followed by several "Wolf Man" monster mash-up sequels, including "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943) and "House of Frankenstein" (1944). Set in Llanwelly, Wales. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Weaver and Brunas, Universal Horror.…

Vintage reference photograph of director Robert Florey arranging a shot with actor Peter Lorre on the set of the 1946 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with a Warner Brothers stamp, the stamp of photographer Mac Julian, and a provenance stamp. Based on the 1919 short story by W.F. Harvey. A wealthy, disabled pianist with an interest in the occult is found murdered in his Italian villa, leading local villagers to suspect evil forces involved in his death. Peter Lorre's final film for Warner Brothers, ending a five-year involvement. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant UK. Selby UK. Spicer UK.…

Two vintage photographs of Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's Monster, for the 1943 film. One photograph with a provenance label on the verso. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. The first of Universal's "monster rally films," which incorporated seemingly disparate Universal monsters into a single narrative, and the only film to feature Lugosi as the monster, originally made famous by Boris Karloff in the 1931 film "Frankenstein." Accidentally revived by grave robbers,"wolf man" Lawrence Talbot, seeks out Dr. Frankenstein in the hopes of finding a cure, only to discover the doctor has died but finds his creature still very much alive. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. …