walter lang director (14 risultati)

DVD. Condizione: New. 2006. 1 disc. Excellent condition. Still in shrinkwrap. DVD35.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1942 film. A man goes to a tropical island to try and buy the land on behalf of his father, but when he falls for the current landowner's daughter his father arrives to try and break them up. Set on the fictional island of Ahmi-Oni, shot on location in Honolulu, Hawaii, and Santa Catalina Island, California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus.

DVD. Condizione: New. 2008. 1 disc. Excellent condition. Still in shrinkwrap. DVD35.

Revised Final Draft script for the 1947 film, in maroon leather presentation binding belonging to William Bendix, with his name in gilt on front board, and title in gilt on spine. William Bendix was an American stage, film, radio, and television actor who is best remembered as one of television's archetypal patriarchs, the blundering Chester A. Riley in "The Life of Riley," first on the 1944-1951 ABC and NBC radio serial, then in the 1949 film, directed by Irving Brecher, then finally in the 1953-1958 NBC television series. Bendix was nominated for an Academy Award in 1942 for his supporting role in the WWII drama "Wake Island," directed by John Farrow. Based on the 1944 short story by Nelia Gardener White, published in the June 1944 issue of Good Housekeeping. Remade in 1958, under the title "The Gift of Love," directed by Jean Negulesco, and starring Lauren Bacall and Robert Stack. Actress Julie Beck (Maureen O'Hara), upon learning of a potentially fatal heart condition, adopts a young orphan, Hitty, in the hopes of comforting her husband, Bill (John Payne), when she dies. Shot on location in Laguna Beach, California. Maroon three quarter leather binding over brown leather boards with title in gilt on spine and William Bendix in gilt on lower right of front board with endpapers crediting BooKraft Hollywood. Title page present, dated August 24, 1945, noted as Revised Final, with credits for screenwriters Samuel Hoffenstein and Betty Reinhardt. 130 leaves, with last page of text numbered 129. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, leather binding Near Fine.

Vintage double weight, borderless photograph of Frank Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, and Maurice Chevalier from the 1960 musical film, based on the 1953 Broadway musical by Abe Burrows with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Shot, struck, and mounted by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby, with his ASMP rubber stamp and manuscript annotations on the verso. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles, photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life," "Look," and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine, with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums, including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington, DC and London, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Tate Modern. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. Near Fine. Hirschhorn, p. 370.

Vintage oversize, double weight, borderless film still from the 1960 musical film depicting Shirley MacLaine involved in a hand of cards with assistant director Joseph E. Rickards while Frank Sinatra and director Walter Lang look on. Based on the 1953 Broadway musical by Abe Burrows with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Shot, struck, and mounted by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby, with his ASMP rubber stamp and manuscript annotations on the verso. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles, photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life," "Look," and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine, with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums, including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington, DC and London, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Tate Modern. 13.5 x 8.5. Near Fine. Hirschhorn, p. 370.

DVD. Condizione: Very Good. 2008. 1 disc. Disc Quality: Excellent. DVD5.

Vintage photograph of director Fritz Lang and stars Joan Bennett and Walter Pidgeon on the set of the 1941 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso and two punch holes in the left margin. Based on the 1939 novel "Rogue Male" by Geoffrey Household. The first of Fritz Lang's anti-Nazi films after he fled Germany in the mid 1930s. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Grant Worldwide. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US. Spicer US. Twilight Time.

Vintage borderless reference photograph of Fritz Lang being attacked by the shackled Paul Hubschmid, rehearsing a scene on the set of the 1959 film. German mimeo snipe and "Der Tiger von Eschnapur" stamps on verso. Based on the 1918 German novel "Das Indische Grabmal" ("The Indian Tomb") by Thea von Harbou. Previously filmed in 1921 as the silent film "The Indian Tomb," directed by Joe May and starring Conrad Veidt and Mia May, with a screenplay written by von Harbou and Lang (who was originally slated to direct), and in 1938 as the German film "Der Tiger von Eschnapur," directed by Richard Eichberg, starring Philip Dorn and La Jana. Lang returned to the material some forty years later, and divided the story into two films to avoid the lengthy three and a half hour running time of the original silent film. A German architect travels to the remote Indian city of Eschnapur to oversee work being done at the behest of the Maharajah, and falls in love with a beautiful temple dancer, who the Maharajah also loves. Set in India, shot on location in Berlin, Germany and Udaipur, India. 9 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Eureka 50047. Rosenbaum 1000.

Vintage pressbook for the 1936 film. A Park Avenue beauty finds herself caught in a love triangle between a wealthy businessman and her fiancé, a hardworking but average man. Based on "Spinster Dinner," a short story by Faith Baldwin that was first published in "International-Cosmopolitan" in July of 1934. 13.5 x 19.5 inches. Two leaves, bi-fold. Very Good plus.

Vintage oversize borderless black and white publicity portrait photograph of James Stewart from the 1950 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with the stamp of Twentieth Century-Fox crediting photographer Frank Powolny. A man wins several substantial prizes on a radio quiz show, including a pony, washing machine, and an interior decorator, but chaos ensues when the man learns he will have to pay income tax on all of the items. 10.75 x 13.5 inches. Very Good plus, with light edgewear.

Vintage oversize borderless double weight satin-finish publicity portrait photograph of actor Dana Andrews from the 1945 film. With the stamps of Silver Screen and a filing stamp on the verso, along with layout annotations in pencil. Based on the 1933 film directed by Henry King, which was in turn based on Philip Stong's 1932 novel. A small-town family makes their annual visit to the Iowa State Fair, where the patriarch of the family hopes to gain a medal for his prize hog, Blue Boy. The only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical written directly for film. Set in Iowa. 10.4 x 13.25 inches. Near Fine.

Original US herald for the 1936 film. Lang's first Hollywood film and second talkie, considered one of his finest efforts, and one of three films in 1936 that propelled Spencer Tracy to the upper echelons of stardom. An important precursor to film noir, which would develop directly from the expressionist style Lang and others brought to Hollywood from Germany beginning in the early 1930s. 6.75 x 11.75 inches. Near Fine, quite bright, with a coupe of tiny closed tears and light creasing to the top edge. National Film Registry. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Spicer US Precursor.

Five vintage reference photographs from the 1935 film, three showing actor Bill "Bojangles" Robinson dancing, and two showing Robinson on the set with actress Jeni LeGon. A wealthy young man falls for a New York singer, leading her con artist father to use her as a pawn in a money-lending scheme. Set in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Lightly age toned, else Near Fine.