William castle director (15 risultati)

No Binding. Condizione: Fine. Fine condition! Postcard (8 inches x 5 1/2 inches) reproduced from the movie poster for the 1944 motion picture, produced by Monogram. In the film, a newly-married wife (Kim Hunter) suspects that her husband (Robert Mitchum, in his first big movie role) is actually a murderer. Ships from NC. All postcards are sealed in recycled plastic, packaged securely, and shipped promptly.…

Vintage full-color British front-of-house card from the UK release of the 1954 Mexican-American film. An archaeologist working in Mexico believes that there are remnants of an ancient civilization in a remote area. He requests a photographer, and is frustrated when he is sent a young woman to do the job. He and his guide become increasingly attracted to her, and the tension mounts. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Softcover. First Edition. 27" x 41" four color. Folded. Original one sheet movie poster of the 1968 independently made color science fiction film, produced and directed by William Castle, starring Christopher George, Greta Baldwin, Henry Jones, and Monte Markham. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures and is adapted from the science fiction novels The Artificial Man [1965] and Psychogeist [1966] by L. P. Davies. The script was written by Edmund Morris and had special sequences animated by Hanna-Barbera. Project X's story echoes some geopolitical themes of the late 1960s, such as overpopulation, emerging genetic engineering, biological warfare, cryogenics and fear of Asian dominance. It mixes in science fiction concepts like holographic devices, memory manipulation and viewing, and virtual environments to create a story about futuristic espionage. Very Good with two chips and some minor splits at the folds.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1944 film. Naive, small-town girl Millie Baxter (Kim Hunter) travels to New York City to meet her newlywedded husband Paul (Dean Jagger), only to discover that he may be a murderer. Set in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with crease to left corner and small crease to top center. Selby US. Spicer US. Silver and Ward US. Grant US. Rosenbaum "1000 Essential Films.".…

Two vintage reference photographs and one vintage studio still photograph from the 1979 film. Two roller-skating rivals compete against each other for a cash prize. Shot on location in Santa Monica, and Los Angeles, California. 8 x 10 inches. Fine.

Vintage publicity portrait photograph of Carolyn Craig from the 1959 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. An eccentric millionaire offers a substantial reward to anyone able to spend the entire night in the titular house on Haunted Hill. Basis for the 1999 remake starring Geoffrey Rush and Taye Diggs. Set and shot on location in Los Angeles. Exterior shots of the house were filmed at Los Angeles' Ennis Brown House, originally designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1924. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with a diagonal crease affecting the bottom left corner.…

Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1949 film noir. A career criminal agrees to help the federal agent who put him behind bars in infiltrating a drug smuggling syndicate. An early film appearance as a mute, murderous henchman by Tony Curtis, here credited as "Anthony Curtis." Partially shot on location in California, Arizona, and Sonora, Mexico. White titled self wrappers, noted as CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE on the front wrapper, production No. 1606, dated JUNE 28, 1949, with credits for director William Castle, actors Howard Duff, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea, and other cast members. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, with light soiling on the front wrapper, bound with two gold brads at the top edge. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. …

Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1955 Western film. Two with provenance stamps on the versos. A Texan cowboy hand-delivers high-priced Brahman bulls to Brazil, encountering outlaws and beautiful women in the process. Shot on location in São Paolo. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Pitts 82.…

Draft script for the 1958 film. Copy belonging to an unidentified crew member, with their annotations in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper and two leaves regarding lighting. Based on Theo Durant's 1951 novel "The Marble Forest." A small-town doctor must race to find his daughter after she is kidnapped and buried alive, with only hours to go until she suffocates. Director William Castle, known for his promotional gimmicks, provided each member of the audience with an official life certificate to insure them for $1,000 against death by fright. Despite the superficial hijinks, a key film in the classic string of films made by the director in the 1940s and 1950s. Red titled wrappers. Title page present, dated May 28, 1957, with credit for screenwriter Robb White. 111 leaves, with last page of text numbered 110. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.…

No Binding. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. An original Finnish first-screening poster for Johnny Stool Pigeon (1949), the Universal-International crime noir starring Howard Duff, Shelley Winters, and Dan Duryea. Duryea remains one of Hollywood's most compelling screen villains of the noir era. First screened in Finnish cinemas in 1950 with no subsequent theatrical runs. Standard Finnish A2, approximately 60 × 40 cm. Artist-signed in the plate. Printed on extremely thin paper and it is quite remarkable that it has survived 75+ years in such fine condition. Condition: Fine. Cinema-used. Slanted fold line near the top, visible only from the verso, none to the centre. One mounting hole at the top of the title text with a small enclosed tear surrounding it (almost invisible: the poster appears to have been pulled from its mounting). Short tear and small nick to the bottom edge. Minor handling creases to the edges only. Bright, clean, and vivid throughout. Excellent graphics and design.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film, showing a blonde Rita Hayworth perched on the railing of Errol Flynn's yacht "Zaca," during filming on location in Mexico. Stamp of Columbia Pictures on the verso. Director Orson Welles promised to write, produce, and direct a film for Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn in exchange for an emergency $55,000 to help finance costuming for his 1946 Broadway musical "Around the World." The resultant film, based on Raymond Sherwood King's 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake," courted controversy, not least due to Welles' decision to have Hayes cut and bleach her iconic red hair for her performance. Although the film was a commercial failure in the US upon release, it is now considered a touchstone of the noir genre. Shot on location in Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, lightly toned overall, with brief wear at the corners. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.…

Vintage reference photograph of director Orson Welles and his then-estranged wife, actress Rita Hayworth, on the set of the 1947 film. Manuscript ink annotations on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Welles promised to write, produce, and direct a film for Columbia Pictures president Harry Cohn in exchange for an emergency $55,000 to help finance costuming for his 1946 Broadway musical "Around the World." The resultant film, based on Raymond Sherwood King's 1938 novel "If I Die Before I Wake," courted controversy, not least due to Welles' decision to have Hayes cut and bleach her iconic red hair for her performance. Although the film was a commercial failure in the US upon release, it is now considered a touchstone of the noir genre. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good, lightly toned overall, with brief wear at the corners. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.…

Vintage banner poster for the 1966 film, printed in black and a bold fluorescent orange. Rare in this format. Based on the 1963 novel by Rohan O'Grady, pen name of Canadian author June Margaret O'Grady Skinner. Director and producer William Castle's black comedy, wherein a twelve-year-old boy inherits a fortune and is trapped on an island with his ex-British Intelligence uncle, who uses hypnotism, sharks, fire, and poisonous mushrooms, to try and kill the boy. Shot on location in Bermuda. 82 x 24 inches. Very Good plus with light overall creasing and rubbing. Bright and unfaded. Note: The fluorescent orange color cannot be reproduced in a photograph and is a much brighter than what is depicted in the image.…

Vintage 40 x 60 inch poster for the 1961 film. Rare in this size format. A mysterious woman offers a bellboy $2000 to marry her, only to brutally murder the justice of the peace during the ceremony before fleeing. Widely regarded as one of the best films of director and B-movie maestro William Castle, and undeniably influenced by Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," released the year prior. Castle, well known for his utilization of promotional gimmicks, implemented a "Fright Break" for "Homicidal;" a 45-second timer which overlays the impending climax with Castle's voice-over advising the audience they could leave the theater and receive a full refund if they were too frightened to see the ending of the film (audience members who chose to leave however, would have to wait in a yellow cardboard booth, entitled the "Coward's Corner," manned by a nurse with a blood pressure cuff). 40 x 60 inches. Very Good plus, with light overall creasing and minor edgewear, else bright and unfaded. See image.…

Pas de couverture. Condizione: Bon. RARE - Authentic signed large photo (The Houston Story). Obtained in person in July 1973 in Paris. Size : 20x26 cm. Condition : folded corner, see scans please. Provenance : Eric Leguèbe (1935-2002) collection, French journalist and film critic who worked for the newspaper Le Parisien. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.…