John paxton screenwriter (9 resultados)

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1990 television re-release of the 1959 film. In the wake of WWIII, what remains of the human race is rapidly annihilated by radiation poisoning. The only habitable part of the planet is southern Australia, which will soon become toxic as air currents bring the poisonous fumes south. Survivors grapple with their impending mortality, hopeful that somehow they might be spared. The film received two Academy Award nominations. Set in Australia, shot on location in California and Australia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a manuscript ink notation to the verso.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1959 film, showing actors Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner. Based on Nevil Shute's 1957 post-apocalyptic novel. In the wake of WWIII, what remains of the human race is rapidly annihilated by radiation poisoning. The only habitable part of the planet is southern Australia, which will soon become toxic as air currents bring the poisonous fumes south. Survivors grapple with their impending mortality, hopeful that somehow they might be spared. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set and shot on location in Australia and California. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly age toned, else about Near Fine.…

Two vintage reference studio still photographs from the 1959 film. In the wake of WWIII, what remains of the human race is rapidly annihilated by radiation poisoning. The only habitable part of the planet is southern Australia, which will soon become toxic as air currents bring the poisonous fumes south. Survivors grapple with their impending mortality, hopeful that somehow they might be spared. The film received two Academy Award nominations. Set in Australia, shot on location in California and Australia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light toning overall and manuscript graphite annotations to the verso.…

Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1954 film, showing actors Mary Murphy, Bruno VeSota, Will Wright, and others looking on as Robert Keith and Robert Osterloh restrain a wounded Marlon Brando. Based on Frank Rooney's 1951 short story "The Cyclists' Raid." Two rival motorcycle gangs raise hell in a small town, disrupting local racing events, stealing, and seducing the town girls. Widely considered the original outlaw motorcycle gang film, firmly installing the rebel biker figure as an American cultural icon and launching Marlon Brando's career from initial stardom into infamy. Set in Carbonville and Wrightsville, California, and shot on location in Calabasas, Thousand Oaks, and Hollister, California. 9 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US.…

Vintage oversize, double weight, borderless still photograph of Walter Matthau and a fetching Deborah Winters from the 1971 film, based on the 1965 novel by Katharine Topkins. Nominated four Academy Awards, including a Best Actor nod for Matthau, starring in his friend Jack Lemmon's first and only directorial effort. Although not indicated, shot, struck, and mounted by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby. 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. 9.25 x 13.5. Fine.…

Vintage press photograph of director Stanley Kramer and actor Gregory Peck on the set of the 1959 film. With brief manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on Nevil Shute's 1957 post-apocalyptic novel, set in 1964, about a nuclear submarine that survives the Third World War. Commander Dwight Lionel Towers (Peck) confirms that the world has been destroyed and the nuclear dust is coming to Australia. He befriends the free-spirited Moira (Gardner), and together with his men, determine to return to San Diego, following faint radio signals. Shot on location in Australia and California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph of actor Gregory Peck between takes during location filming on the set of the 1959 film. Provenance stamps to the verso. Based on Nevil Shute's 1957 post-apocalyptic novel. In the wake of WWIII, what remains of the human race is rapidly annihilated by radiation poisoning. The only habitable part of the planet is southern Australia, which will soon become toxic as air currents bring the poisonous fumes south. Survivors grapple with their impending mortality, hopeful that somehow they might be spared. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set and shot on location in Australia and California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, with a faint crease to the bottom edge.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1954 film, showing actors Marlon Brando and Mary Murphy. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Frank Rooney's 1951 short story "The Cyclists' Raid." Two rival motorcycle gangs raise hell in a small town, disrupting local racing events, stealing, and seducing the town girls. Widely considered the original outlaw motorcycle gang film, firmly installing the rebel biker figure as an American cultural icon and launching Brando's career from initial stardom into infamy. Set in Carbonville and Wrightsville, California, and shot on location in Calabasas, Thousand Oaks, and Hollister, California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US. …

Eight vintage reference photographs from the 1953 film. Two photographs with cropping annotations on the verso and one photograph with cropping annotations on the verso and a tipped-on overlay with additional cropping annotations. Based on the 1951 short story, "Cyclists' Raid," by Frank Rooney. A California town is taken over by a gang of bikers. Set in Wrightsville, CA, shot on location in Southern California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US. Weldon 1983.…