John stanley director screenwriter (13 risultati)

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1990 television re-release of the 1959 film. In the wake of WWIII, what remains of the human race is rapidly annihilated by radiation poisoning. The only habitable part of the planet is southern Australia, which will soon become toxic as air currents bring the poisonous fumes south. Survivors grapple with their impending mortality, hopeful that somehow they might be spared. The film received two Academy Award nominations. Set in Australia, shot on location in California and Australia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a manuscript ink notation to the verso.…

Vintage oversize studio still photograph from the US release of the 1964 British film. Released in the UK as "Sandy, the Reluctant Nudist." Annette Bryant stars as Sandy, a young woman who hires a private detective to find out where her boyfriend has been spending his weekends, only to discover that he joined a nudist camp. Shot on location in Hertfordshire, England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1959 film, showing actors Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner. Based on Nevil Shute's 1957 post-apocalyptic novel. In the wake of WWIII, what remains of the human race is rapidly annihilated by radiation poisoning. The only habitable part of the planet is southern Australia, which will soon become toxic as air currents bring the poisonous fumes south. Survivors grapple with their impending mortality, hopeful that somehow they might be spared. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set and shot on location in Australia and California. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly age toned, else about Near Fine.…

Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1962 sexploitation film. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso identifying the film's title. A gold prospector lost in the desert encounters an oasis with several women wandering around in the nude. One photograph 9.5 x 7 inches, one photograph 7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine.…

Two vintage reference studio still photographs from the 1959 film. In the wake of WWIII, what remains of the human race is rapidly annihilated by radiation poisoning. The only habitable part of the planet is southern Australia, which will soon become toxic as air currents bring the poisonous fumes south. Survivors grapple with their impending mortality, hopeful that somehow they might be spared. The film received two Academy Award nominations. Set in Australia, shot on location in California and Australia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light toning overall and manuscript graphite annotations to the verso.…

Vintage studio still photograph of Melvyn Douglas and Patricia Gozzi from the 1965 film. Not to be confused with the 1964 anthology film "La Fleur de L'Age, ou Les Adolescentes" directed by Jean Rouch, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Michel Brault and Gian Vittorio Baldi. Agnes (Gozzi) is a young, lonely teenager living with her widower father Frederick (Douglas) and caretaker Karen (Gunnel Lindblom) on an isolated farm on the Brittany coast and take in and befriend an escaped convict, Joseph (Dean Stockwell). Set in Brittany, France, shot on location in Brittany, Cotes-d'Armor, and Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Original US one sheet poster for the 1970 British film. Despite the subject matter, a tame release from director Ford, who would move into more explicit pornographic films in the late 1970s. Posters for the film are not often seen at auction. 27 x 41 inches, folded. Studio stamp on the verso. Very Good plus, with a couple of pinholes and tiny closed tears, and a few faint tape ghosts to the verso.…

Third Draft script for the 1978 film. Early draft, preceding the film's release by six years. A Z-budget cult horror film about a vampire who is invited to be the guest of honor at a horror convention in San Francisco. Director and screenwriter John Stanley served as the horror, science fiction, and fantasy critic for the "San Francisco Chronicle" for over three decades. Shot on location in Oakland. Yellow card wrappers with title and credits for Stanley and screenwriter Kenn Davis on a typed label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present, dated April 26, 1972, noted as THIRD DRAFT, with credits for Davis and Stanley. 94 leaves, with last page of text numbered 92. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with a single undated pink blank leaf bound in at the rear of the script. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with a silver prong. Thrower, Nightmare USA.…

Vintage press photograph of director Stanley Kramer and actor Gregory Peck on the set of the 1959 film. With brief manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on Nevil Shute's 1957 post-apocalyptic novel, set in 1964, about a nuclear submarine that survives the Third World War. Commander Dwight Lionel Towers (Peck) confirms that the world has been destroyed and the nuclear dust is coming to Australia. He befriends the free-spirited Moira (Gardner), and together with his men, determine to return to San Diego, following faint radio signals. Shot on location in Australia and California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph of actor Gregory Peck between takes during location filming on the set of the 1959 film. Provenance stamps to the verso. Based on Nevil Shute's 1957 post-apocalyptic novel. In the wake of WWIII, what remains of the human race is rapidly annihilated by radiation poisoning. The only habitable part of the planet is southern Australia, which will soon become toxic as air currents bring the poisonous fumes south. Survivors grapple with their impending mortality, hopeful that somehow they might be spared. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set and shot on location in Australia and California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, with a faint crease to the bottom edge.…

Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1976 film, showing actress Genevieve Bujold. Based on the 1973 novella "The Bailbondsman" by Stanley Elkin. A bail bondsman falls for his most recent client, a beautiful Romani woman accused of murder. Shot on location in Columbia and Sonora, California. 7 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine. …

Vintage one sheet poster for the 1958 film. Screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky reportedly modeled the story on the lives of Marilyn Monroe and Ava Gardner, with elements taken from the lives of Joan Crawford and Judy Garland. An in-depth character study of a girl who overcomes her traumatic and bleak childhood and attains her dream of being an adored film star, only to find her personal life miserable and unfulfilled. Featuring an outstanding and primal performance by Kim Stanley in her first film role. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Ellicott City, Maryland. 27 x 41 inches. Linen backed and rolled. Near Fine with some professional restoration and repair at the original folds.…

Shooting script for the 1944 film. Single manuscript pencil notation on the front wrapper. A physician researching life-after-death is possessed by the spirit of an executed murderer, who uses the doctor's body to exact vengeance on those involved in his death. A Jekyll-and-Hyde-style supernatural horror B-movie, unusual for Republic Productions, who were better known for their Western pictures. Tan partial titled wrapper, noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper, noted as production No. 1463, dated October 3, 1944, with credits for screenwriter John K. Butler. Title page integral to the first page of text, dated October 3, 1944. 82 leaves, with last page of text numbered 80. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated 10/14/44. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, with splashes on the front wrapper, bound with two gold brads.…