Luther davis screenwriter (10 risultati)

Collection of 3 vintage hand-tinted British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1958 US film. A physicist meets and marries a doctor's receptionist, who later develops a heart condition. She decides to adopt an orphan to keep her husband company in the wake of her premature demise. Shot on location in San Francisco and Palomar Mountain, California. 8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing and faint creases, else Near Fine.…

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1970 film, showing a close-up image of actor Sam Jaffe. An old man is told that his friend has died of natural causes, although he believes the death to have been a murder. Jaffe, who was born in the Lower East Side in New York, became a well-known character actor on the strength of his performance in Josef von Sternberg's "The Scarlet Empress" (1934). He would go on to work with a number of prominent Hollywood directors, most notably in "Gunga Din" (1939), "The Asphalt Jungle" (1950, for which he would be nominated for an Academy Award), and "Ben-Hur" (1959). Shot on location in Southern California. 4.75 x 7 inches. Near Fine, with three margins.…

First Draft script for an unproduced film. A group of celebrities and wealthy elites all meet at a remote mansion in order to learn how to avoid being kidnapped for ransom. Pink untitled wrappers. Title page present, noted as FIRST DRAFT, with credit for screenwriter Luther Davis. 150 leaves, with last page of text numbered 149. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, with a silver prong binding.…

Vintage insert poster for the 1964 film. Olivia de Havilland stars as a wealthy widow, trapped in an elevator in her mansion during a power outage, terrorized by a group of vicious hoodlums. Largely derided by critics upon its release, the film has now, decades later, been reconsidered as a realistic, disturbingly tough thriller, which reflected the turbulence and changes during the 1960s. 14 x 36 inches. Very Good plus, with pinholes at the corners. Grant US.…

Three vintage vintage black-and-white double weight matte finish studio still reference photographs from the 1948 film. From the collection of actor Van Heflin, who played Thomas Brett in the film, in his personal tabbed file folder. Numerical rubber stamps on the versos. Based on John P. Marquand's 1946 novel. Released in the UK as "Polly Fulton," because "B.F" is a British euphemism for "bloody fool." Polly (Stanwyck) is the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, about to marry a lawyer. Then she meets Tom (Heflin), who blames the world's problems on the rich. Despite their differences, they fall in love and marry. WWII takes Tom to the nation's capital, and their relationship begins to spiral into turmoil. Nominated for an Academy Award. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine overall.…

Eight vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1959 US film. A high-budget comedy with low-budget results, about an older couple chasing their daughters through South America while they search for love. 8 x 10 inches. Pinholes to one still, and brief, light creases overall, else Near Fine. …

Seven vintage color studio still photographs from the 1972 film, including five mounted as issued by the distributor on a presentation card. Based on the 1970 novel by Wally Ferris, about two New York City cops who become involved in a bloody struggle between the Italian mob, the Harlem mob, and a pair of small-time crooks who have stolen thousands of dollars from both groups. Due to its setting in Harlem, this underrated crime drama is often lumped with other Blaxploitation pictures of the era, when in truth it belongs to the great pantheon of gritty, violent police procedurals of the early 1970s-something of a New York City companion to Don Siegel's "Dirty Harry," released the year before. Set in Harlem, shot on location in New York City. Cards 10 x 8 inches. Presentation card 14 x 11 inches. Color studio still photographs and presentation cards Very Good plus. Grant US. Parish and Hill 3. Spicer US Neo-Noir. Howard, Blaxploitation Cinema, p. 68, 83-84.…

Revised Final script for the 1957 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. 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 the 1945 Broadway play by Luther Davis, in turn based on Frederic Wakeman's 1944 novel "Shore Leave." Three Naval pilots on a four-day leave in San Francisco attempt to ignore the distant call of war, instead drinking, dancing, and seducing local women. Set and shot on location in San Francisco. Bound in light blue cloth with navy quarter leather binding, with five raised bands and gilt titles on the spine. Title page present, dated April 5, 1957, noted as Revised Final, with credits for screenwriter Julius Epstein, director Stanley Donen, novelist Frederic Wakeman, and playwright Luther Davis. 158 leaves, with last page of text numbered 143. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 4/25/57 and 5/3/57. Pages Near Fine, binding Near Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph of Lauren Bacall smoking a cigarette between takes on the set of the 1958 film. A childless woman learns she has a terminal heart condition and adopts a young orphan, whom she hopes will console her husband after she passes. Based on the 1946 film "Sentimental Journey," directed by Walter Lang. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. …

Draft script for the 1948 film. Copy belonging to Actor Van Heflin. Based on John P. Marquand's 1946 novel. Released in the UK as "Polly Fulton," because "B.F" is a British euphemism for "bloody fool." Polly (Stanwyck) is the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, about to marry a lawyer. Then she meets Tom (Heflin), who blames the world's problems on the rich. Despite their differences, they fall in love and marry. WWII takes Tom to the nation's capital, and their relationship begins to spiral into turmoil. Nominated for an Academy Award. Lacks front studio wrapper and title page, rear wrapper is gray. 131 leaves, mimeograph duplication, with pink and white revision pages throughout, dated variously between 9-10-47 and 9-30-47. Pages Near Fine, rear wrapper Very Good, bound with two gold brads. Warner Archive.…