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Final Script for the short from the 1954 film "Light's Diamond Jubilee." "Light's Diamond Jubilee" was a David O. Selznick television production aired simultaneously on all three of the major networks. The special was mounted to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Thomas Edison's invention of the light bulb that featured original stories and adaptations of stories by famous American writers. Plain salmon colored wrappers. Title page is integral with the first page of text. 12 leaves, mimeograph on green stock. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two silver brads.

Final script for the 1954 television special, an anthology of stories commemorating the 75th anniversary of the invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison. An ambitious undertaking, with adaptations and original stories by G.K. Chesterton, Arthur Gordon, Irwin Shaw, Max Shulman, John Steinbeck and Mark Twain. Much of the script doctoring and story continuity was handled by Ben Hecht. Blue titled wrappers, noted as Final on the front wrapper, copy No. 64, dated October 24, 1954, with credit for screenwriter Selznick. 110 leaves, mimeograph duplication, with white, green, yellow, and pink revision pages throughout, dated between 10-15-54 and 10-22-54. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Good to Very Good with offsetting and some closed tears at the extremities, bound with three gold brads.

Collection of 6 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1977 UK release of the 1977 US film. Layout annotations on 1 still. Based on screenwriter Peter Benchley's 1976 novel, starring Jacqueline Bissett and Nick Nolte as a pair of young vacationers who get involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover how to get to a shipwreck in Bermuda waters. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound. The second of 2 films featuring Bissett in a Peter Yates film (the other being "Bullitt," 1968). Shot on location in Australia, Bermuda, and the British Virgin Islands. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Lentz, p. 1022.

Vintage reference photograph of Robert Ryan and Jeanne Crain from Season 2, Episode 39, "The Great Gatsby," of the anthology television series. The Emmy Award winning series, "Playhouse 90." aired on CBS from 1956 to 1960 for a total of 133 episodes. Season 2, Episode 39, "The Great Gatsby" aired on CBS on June 26, 1958. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel. Set in New York. 7 x 9 inches. Near Fine.

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.