James lee screenwriter (31 resultados)

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1985 film, showing actor John Travolta. Loosely based on a series of articles that appeared in "Rolling Stone" in the late 1970s, discussing the success of health clubs in Los Angeles as cruising spots for single young people. Shot on location in Jersey City and Santa Monica. 8 x 10 inches.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 re-release of the 1960 film. A biographical film about the life of controversial rocket scientist Dr. Werner von Braun, who oversaw Hitler's V-2 rocket program and went on to help the United States develop technology for space travel. Shot on location in Bavaria, Germany. 10 x 8 inch…

Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1971 UK release of the 1971 US film. Layout annotations on the verso. Based on Davis Grubb's 1969 novel, about a trio of ex-convicts released from prison, hoping to open a general store. Their attempt is met with great resistance from a corrupt prison official and the banker who…

Vintage photograph from the 1959 film. Based on the 1958 novel by John D. Voelker, under the pseudonym Robert Traver, which he based on a real life case of a veteran accused of killing a local man who he believed raped his wife. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor for J…

Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1960 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso, one with "SILVER SCREEN ARCHIVES" stamp on the verso. Based on Mark Twain's 1884 classic, the sixth adaptation for the screen and the first to be filmed in color, shot in CinemaScope and Technicolor. Set in and shot on location along the Mississi…

Vintage photograph of actor James Stewart, director Henry Hathaway and cinematographer Charles Lang on the set of the 1962 film. With a mimeo snipe and studio stamp on the verso. An epic and romanticized depiction of Westward Expansion set between 1839 and 1889, comprised of five episodes and following four generations of a fami…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1960 film. A dramatization of the life of controversial German scientist Wernher von Braun, who was integral in the creation of the German V-2 rocket during World War II, and a pioneer of space travel and satellites during his later time in the US. The film garnered controversy upon relea…

Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1965 British film, showing actor Christopher Lee in yellowface as Fu Manchu. The first entry in a five-part series featuring Lee as Sax Rohmer's Chinese criminal mastermind, followed by "The Brides of Fu Manchu" (1966). Shot on location in County Dublin, Ireland. 10 x 8…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1971 film, here under the working title "The Touch of Melissa." Photograph with provenance stamps on the verso. On the road from San Francisco to Austin, Jodie makes a brief stop at a farm where he meets and falls in love with Melissa, the lovely farmer's daughter. Unfortunately Melissa's…

Two vintage reference photographs from the 1979 film, both showing actress Margaux Hemingway. Thieves are forced to contend with piranha-infested waters after a jewel heist gone wrong. One of a number of "pirhana" themed films that came on the heels of Joe Dante's satirical horror film "Piranha" (1978), itself a shadow of the 19…

First Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on iconic leading lady Lana Turner's 1982 autobiography, following Turner's humble beginnings and rise to fame, and the alcoholism and relationship troubles which clouded her later years. Red titled wrappers. Title page present, dated February 29, 1984, noted as FIRST DRAFT, with…

Vintage oversize, double weight, borderless still photograph from the 1961 musical film, based on both the 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, and the 1957 novel by C.Y. Lee. Nominated for five Academy Awards. Shot, struck, and mounted by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby, with his ASMP rubber stamp on the verso. F…

Second Revised Final script for the 1969 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member, with their annotations in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and title page. After the Civil War, a Union officer and a Confederate officer are forced to band together in order to defend their respective traveling parties against bandits an…

Early Draft script for the 1966 film, two years before its release, here under the working title "Cartel of Evil (The Not So Secret Agent)." Copy belonging to Twentieth Century-Fox President Darryl Zanuck and producer Richard Zanuck, with the manuscript ink annotations of Darryl Zanuck's initials and Richard Zanuck's name on the…

Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1960 German-American film. A dramatization of the life of controversial German scientist Wernher von Braun, who was integral in the creation of the German V-2 rocket during World War II, and a pioneer of space travel and satellites during his later time in the US. The film garnered…

Vintage vernacular color photograph of Dean Martin, director Andrew V. McLaglen, and uncredited camera operator Al Meyers on the set of the 1968 film. Photograph belonging to uncredited camera operator Myers with pencil annotations in Myers' hand on the verso, noting the title, McLaglen and Martin, and "with Bill Clothier 19?" (…

Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1967 film. Director Herschell Gorden Lewis' take on 1960s suburbia, wherein a newlywed couple moves into an ideal suburban neighborhood, only to be drawn into a dangerous game of parties and spouse swapping. Shot on location in Wood Dale and Addison, Illinois. 8 x 10 inches. One phot…

Vintage studio still photograph of actor and director John Wayne playing chess on the set of the 1968 film. Released at the height of American involvement in the Vietnam War, and based on the 1965 novel by Robin Moore. A highly pro-war film, following two teams of highly skilled Green Berets sent on a mission in South Vietnam. S…

Vintage contact sheet from the 1967 film, showing 36 images of actress Raquel Welch sporting a bandolier and cowboy hat. Two brothers are pursued by a posse after robbing a bank and taking a widow as hostage, but accidentally flee into a territory controlled by a gang of violent Mexican bandoleros. Set in Texas, shot on location…

Vintage borderless black-and-white reference photograph of director J. Lee Thompson and a camera crew directing actress Patricia Neal while filming on location for the 1979 British film. With two printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso with tape, along with manuscript pencil and ink annotations regarding layout. Based on scree…

Vintage photograph of Lee Remick, Duke Ellington and Jimmy Woode rehearsing on the set of the 1959 film. The first major Hollywood film to feature a score by an African American composer. The jazz score, composed by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn and performed by Ellington's Orchestra, won three Grammy Awards in 1959. Based on th…

Vintage keybook studio photograph of Lee Remick with Jimmy Stewart and Duke Ellington at the piano from the 1959 film. Based on the 1958 novel by John D. Voelker, under the pseudonym Robert Traver, which he based on a real life case of a veteran accused of killing a local man who he believed raped his wife. Nominated for seven A…

Vintage photograph of Lee Remick and Duke Ellington on the set of the 1959 film. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. The first major Hollywood film to feature a score by an African American composer. The jazz score, composed by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn and performed by Ellington's Orchestra, won three…

Vintage studio still photograph of director Robert Aldrich on the set of the 1956 film, one of only a handful of war films made in the noir style during the classic era. One of Aldrich's finest efforts, a noirish take on the evils of war, with a interesting focus on nepotism. Unpopular on release due to a grim ending and a cynic…

Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 Italian film, one showing Maria Rohm having her ankle caressed by Dennis Price, the other showing Rohm standing alone. Not to be confused with the Massimo Dallamano film from the same year. A jazz trumpeter discovers a beautiful corpse washed up on a beach. Hours later, a woman…