Curtis bernhardt director (11 risultati)

Collection of 3 full-color British front-of-house photographs from the UK release of the 1955 US film. Based on the biography by Marjorie Lawrence, about her rise to stardom in the Paris Opera scene, and her decline due to infantile paralysis. With help from her devoted husband, she returns to singing and does so for wounded servicemen, with flourish. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases, else Near Fine.…

Vintage photograph of script supervisor Frances McDowell, actor Aldo Ray, and director Curtis Bernhardt on the set of the 1953 film. Mimeo snipe and studio stamps on the verso. Sadie Thompson (Rita Hayworth) is stranded on a military outpost in American Samoa where the Marines take an interest in her, particularly the self righteous and proselytizing Mr. Davidson (Jose Ferrer) who tries to save Miss Thompson's soul after learning she worked as a bar girl in Hawaii. The film was shot as a 3-D production, though by the time of the film's release the frenzy around 3D films had died down and after a two week run the technology was dropped and the film was screened "flat." The story had to be reworked to meet Hays Code standards in its handling of scandalous themes, this reworking gave way to the films musical numbers, brought in to revive the now tamed down story. The film's "Sadie Thompson's Song (Blue Pacific Blues)" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Shot on location in Kaua'i, Hawaii. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage double weight studio still photograph from the 1947 film. Mimeograph snipe to the verso. Featuring Robert Taylor and Audrey Totter canoodling somewhat begrudgingly. Robert Taylor shines in this challenging role an ex-pilot accused of murdering his wife after discovering she is having an affair with her boss (Herbert Marshall). Unfortunately he suffers from a war injury that results in occasional blackouts, and he goes on a desperate hunt (aided by a sympathetic psychiatric doctor Audrey Totter) in an attempt to find out the truth. 8 x 10 inches. Just about Fine. Grant US Classic Noir. Selby US Canon. Spicer US. Selby and Ward Classic Noir.…

Vintage photographic print of concept art depicting actress Leslie Caron used for advertisements for the 1956 film. Based on the 1930 play "Waterloo Bridge" by Robert E. Sherwood. A ballet dancer meets and falls in love with a corporal but he is shipped off for the D-Day landing. When she gets word that he was killed she begins working as a prostitute, though he is alive and returns to London to find her. Set in London. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, with creasing at the corners and along the right edge.…

Revised Temporary script for the 1941 film, seen here under the working title "Miss Wheelwright Discovers America." Specially bound copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. 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). During the Great Depression, a young, working-class woman is met with an unexpected windfall when a wealthy woman decides to gift her a million dollars. Shot on location in New York and California. Bound in beige cloth with tan quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Distribution page present, with receipt intact, dated 10/23/40, noted as REV. TEMP. Title page present, with credits for screenwriters Jerry Wald and Richard Macaulay. 189 leaves, with last page of text numbered 183. Mimeograph duplication on yellow stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, binding Good, with front hinge detached from the binding, and light offsetting on the page edges.…

Revised Final Draft script for the 1951 film. Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. Eight reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script pages, each with an RKO stamp on the versos and four with a mimeo snipe on the versos. Original wrapper bound in, with the manuscript ink annotation of Wald's name on the top right, as well as six pink revision pages of an "Optional Ending," following the script. 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). Remake of the 1942 French film "Le volle bleu," direced by Jean Stelli, and starring Gaby Morlay and Elvire Popesco. Jane Wyman stars as a WWI war widow who, after loosing her only child, spends her life as a children's nurse. Bound in light green cloth with dark green quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Distribution page integral with title page, with receipt removed, dated April 9, 1951, noted as REVISED FINAL SCRIPT, with credits for screenwriter Norman Corwin and story credit for Francois Campaux. 163 leaves, with last page of text numbered "143-146." Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 4/23/51 and 5/25/51. Pages Near Fine, binding Very Good plus, with light rubbing and edgewear.…

Third Revised Final Draft script for the 1953 film with rainbow revisions. Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. 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). Based on W. Somerset Maugham's 1921 short story, "Miss Thompson," wherein a Christian missionary makes the salvation of a Hawaiian nightclub singer his personal project. Set and shot on location in Kauai, Hawaii. Bound in light blue cloth with navy quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Title page present, dated March 31, 1953, noted as THIRD REVISED FINAL DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter Harry Kleiner. 131 leaves, with last page of text numbered 123. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue, yellow, pink, teal, goldenrod, and white revision pages throughout, dated variously between April 3, 1953 and June 5, 1953. Pages Near FIne, binding Near Fine.…

Final script for the 1942 film. Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. Eight reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the pages. 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). In Florida, during the Great Depression, a migrant farm worker and his girlfriend become involved in a labor organizing effort, leading to consternation and violence in the tight-knit community. Bound in beige cloth with orange leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Distribution page present, with receipt intact, noted as FINAL and dated 10/3/41. Title page present, with credits for director Curtis Bernhardt and screenwriters A.I. Bezzerides and Kenneth Gamet. 178 leaves, with last page of text numbered 162. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with pink and blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 10/9/41 and 1/24/42. Pages Near Fine, binding Very Good plus, moderately worn, and foxed on the cloth.…

Final Draft script for the 1951 film noir. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member, with their annotations in manuscript pencil noting various lines and scenes throughout. Based on Joseph Kessel's 1936 novel "Coup de Grace." A cold-blooded American expatriate is drawn into the criminal underworld in Syria, and begins smuggling guns into the country for the Syrian rebels during the 1925 insurgency against the French. Set in Syria, shot on location in Yuma, Arizona. Green titled wrappers, noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, noted as production No. 991, dated Oct. 30, 1950. Title page present, dated October 27, 1950, with credits for screenwriters Albert Bezzerides and Hans Jacoby. 123 leaves, with last page of text numbered 122. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock, with a single yellow revision page dated November 6, 1950. Pages and wrapper Very Good, with light dampstaining on the top edges of the front wrapper and affecting the first few leaves, bound with two gold brads. Selby US. Spicer US.…

Collection of ten vintage studio still photographs from the 1942 film. One with a mimeo snipe on verso, one with "National Screen Service Corp" and "227- 42" stamps on verso, and two with a "Photograph by Madison Lacy" stamp on versos. Included is a two-color press flyer for the film. Two migrant workers attempt to organize farmers against monopolistic packing plant owner with the help of a dancer at a local club. Set in the fictional town of Cat Tail, Florida, shot on location in Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with some light edgewear, two uniformly faded, one with four pinholes to far left, two with small closed tears, and one with one inch closed tear with cello tape repair on verso. Press Flyer 8.5 x 11 inches, Near Fine.…

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. An original Finnish first-screening poster for A Stolen Life (1946), the Warner Brothers drama starring Bette Davis and Glenn Ford. Premiered in Finland in February 1947 with no further theatrical release. A Stolen Life holds a particular distinction: it was the only film Bette Davis both starred in and produced. Slightly outside standard Finnish A2, measuring approximately 16.25 × 22 inches. Printed by Nordladd & Pettersson. Signed in the plate by Engel. Condition: C7.5, Very Good/Near Fine. Folded; one crease to centre. Tear along the fold line at the left edge, approximately 1 inch. Small nick to the lower left edge. Small crease to the lower right corner. No pinholes or obvious mounting marks. Pencilled date to the verso which does not bleed through or affect the image. Thinner paper stock consistent with the era but has lasted well. Engel (illustratore). …