David goodis novel (9 resultados)

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Two vintage borderless black-and-white reference still photographs from the 1972 French film "La course du lievre a travers les champs," release in the US as "And Hope to Die." Featured is a rare still of director Clement brandishing a rifle, and a still of actor Trintignant contemplating the true value of a ten-dollar bill. Loosely based on David Goodis' 1954 seminal hardboiled novel "Black Friday," a paperback original. A French fugitive heads for Canada and ends up joining a gang of criminals in the midst of kidnapping the mentally-challenged daughter of a rival crimelord. The plan goes accordingly until the girl accidentally dies. Shot on location in Quebec, Canada, and Hauts-de-Seine, France. Both stills 7 x 9.25 inches, borderless as issued. Ink annotations on the versos, else Near Fine overall.…

Vintage oversize borderless double weight photograph of Charles Aznavour and Michele Mercier from the 1960 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. Aznavour spends half his time playing saloon piano and half his time on the run in this early Truffaut masterpiece, one of the great French noirs, based on the 1956 hard-boiled novel "Down There" by American pulp author David Goodis. Criterion notes: "François Truffaut is drunk on the possibilities of cinema in this, his most playful film. Part thriller, part comedy, part tragedy, Shoot the Piano Player relates the adventures of mild-mannered piano player Charlie (Charles Aznavour, in a triumph of hangdog deadpan) as he stumbles into the criminal underworld and a whirlwind love affair. Loaded with gags, guns, clowns, and thugs, this razor-sharp homage to the American gangster film is pure nouvelle vague." 11.5 x 9 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection. Grant France.…

First Edition. First Printing, a paperback original. Octavo; illustrated wraps, with cover art by Barye Phillips; yellow edge-staining; 175pp, [1]. Some trivial rubbing along front joint and a few stress creases to covers; Very Good+ to Near fine. Goodis' eighth paperback original, centered around three winos - one a formerly successful pop singer - who stand around on a street corner philosophizing about their lives and seeking redemption. Adapted for the screen in 1989 by Samuel Fuller, starring Keith Carradine and Valentina Vargas.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film noir, showing Lauren Bacall and Agnes Moorehead. French release stamp on the verso. Based on the 1946 novel by David Goodis, about a man who undergoes extreme facial plastic surgery in order to avoid arrest after he is wrongly convicted of murdering his wife. The third of four films to pair Bogey and Bacall. Set and shot on location in San Francisco. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.…

Original pressbook for the 1957 film noir 'The Burglar,' based on the 1953 David Goodis novel of the same name. One of Goodis' bleakest novels, which he solely adapted for the screen. Director Paul Wendkos turned the screenplay into one of the greatest heist films ever made, starring Dan Duryea, Jayne Mansfield, and Martha Vickers. The pressbook contains casting information, a plot synopsis, black and white stills, extensive advertising examples, and a few hilarious ideas for theater staff to pull off as gimmicks to promote the film. 8 pages, saddle stitched, measuring 12 X 16 inches. About Fine, with just a touch of light edgewear to note. …

Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph of actor Charles Aznavour and director François Truffaut on the set of the 1960 film. Annotations in manuscript ink and a printed provenance label on the verso. Aznavour spends half his time playing saloon piano and half his time on the run in this early Truffaut masterpiece, one of the great French noirs, based on the 1956 hard-boiled novel "Down There" by American pulp author David Goodis. Criterion notes: "François Truffaut is drunk on the possibilities of cinema in this, his most playful film. Part thriller, part comedy, part tragedy, Shoot the Piano Player relates the adventures of mild-mannered piano player Charlie (Charles Aznavour, in a triumph of hangdog deadpan) as he stumbles into the criminal underworld and a whirlwind love affair. Loaded with gags, guns, clowns, and thugs, this razor-sharp homage to the American gangster film is pure nouvelle vague." 9 x 11.25 inches. Very Good plus. Criterion Collection 315. Grant France.…

Folio (ca. 9 X 12.25 inches); single sheet folded once to create 4 pages, printed in black, white, red and yellow. A Fine example. French pressbook for the 1960 film noir, adapted from David Goodis' 1956 novel 'Down There.' Richly illustrated, with a terrific photo-montaged centerfold surrounding a synopsis of the film. Offered together with 10 small silver gelatin stills from the film, each measuring 5 X 3.5 inches; some trivial corner wear, with brief notations on verso, else Fine, depicting Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, and Nicole Berger in a variety of scenes. A rare pressbook; we have previously only handled a pressbook for the American release (1962).…

A Very Good+ to Near Fine set of Lobby Cards measuring 11 X 14". Cards #1 and #5 each have a dozen discreet pinholes, some light creasing and general edgewear around the margins, and a single 1/4" closed tear at the right martin of Card #1. Cards #2, 4, and 7 all have light general edgewear and some faint creasing at the margins. Color on all cards extremely bright and unfaded. An attractive set of Lobby Cards from the 1957 film noir based on David Goodis' novel, directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring, Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, and Anne Bancroft. Uncommon.…