robert bloch screenwriter (16 resultados)

Vintage studio still photograph of Glynis Johns from the 1962 film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Loosely based on the 1920 German silent film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." After her car breaks down, a woman seeks shelter at the vast estate of Caligari, a perverse, Welsh hermit who imprisons the woman for his harem of tortured "guests." 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1962 film. Loosely based on the 1920 German silent film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." After her car breaks down, a woman seeks shelter at the vast estate of Caligari, a perverse, Welsh hermit who imprisons the woman for his harem of tortured "guests." 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 film. Loosely based on the 1920 German silent film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari." After her car breaks down, a woman seeks shelter at the vast estate of Caligari, a perverse, Welsh hermit who imprisons the woman for his harem of tortured "guests." 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Condición: Very Good. From the files of Robert Bloch. Undated, unproduced script by Bloch, based on the novel by Spinrad and Patton. Harlan Ellison would also write an unproduced script treatment for the novel. 138 pages in a black folder with bookplates for the Witzer, Rhodes & Small agency at front and inside front cover. Long metal clasp binding. Folder is very good with light edgewear; metal clasp is secure, with slight rust formation. Binding sound. Pages lightly toned, free of markings.

Condición: Very Good. Unproduced script by Robert Bloch, based on the novel by Anderson and Dickson. In a navy folder branded with Tri-Star Pictures, bound with metal button clasps. Folder is very good with light shelf-wear and edgewear. Metal clasps are secure, free of rust; they have also scraped into the inside back cover a little. Binding sound. 167 pages are bound in, with 9 additional revision pages laid-in. Revision pages toned; original pages bright. Free of markings.

Vintage studio still photograph of Grant Williams from the 1962 film. A violent ex-con embarks on a murder spree, using his court-ordered weekly therapy sessions as his alibi. Actor Onslow Stevens' final film appearance. Screenplay by noted horror and mystery writer Robert Bloch. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Collection of nine vintage studio still photographs, two borderless, from the 1962 film. Jane Lindstom's (Glynis Johns) car breaks down and she seeks assistance at the home of a man named Caligari (Dan O'Herlihy), where she soon finds herself prisoner, and none of the other residents seem willing to help. Not a remake of the classic 1920 Robert Wiene film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," despite the similarity of the title, though it does contain a similar plot twist. 7 - 8 x 10 inches, 2 - 9.25 x 7 . Near Fine, some faint creasing in margins and light edgewear.

Draft script for Season 2 Episode 5 of the 1959-1961 television series. The episode originally aired on October 22, 1960, in syndication. "Lock Up" was a short-lived legal drama series focusing on the cases of renowned Philadelphia corporate attorney Herbert L. Maris. In this installment, the owner of an archery range is charged with killing his psychologist after the latter is found murdered with an arrow sticking out of his chest. Screenwriter Robert Bloch is best known for penning Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1959), although his six-decade writing career encompassed novels, short stories, radio, cinema, and television. A protégé of H.P. Lovecraft, Bloch received the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award, and served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1970. Orange titled wrappers, dated 29 July 1960 on the front wrapper, with credit for Bloch. Title integral with the front wrapper. 40 leaves, with last page of text numbered 38. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages about Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.

Draft script for Season 2 Episode 20 of the 1959-1961 television series. The episode originally aired on February 4, 1961, in syndication. "Lock Up" was a short-lived legal drama series focusing on the cases of renowned Philadelphia corporate attorney Herbert L. Maris. In this installment, Maris heads west to investigate a mining scam in Nevada. Screenwriter Robert Bloch is best known for penning Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1959), although his six-decade writing career encompassed novels, short stories, radio, cinema, and television. A protégé of H.P. Lovecraft, Bloch received the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award, and served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1970. Orange titled wrappers, dated 20 October 1960 on the front wrapper, with credit for Bloch. Title integral with the front wrapper. 45 leaves, with last page of text numbered 44. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages about Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.

Draft script for Season 1 Episode 28 of the 1959-1961 television series. The episode originally aired on April 2, 1960, in syndication. "Lock Up" was a short-lived legal drama series focusing on the cases of renowned Philadelphia corporate attorney Herbert L. Maris. In this installment, an oil millionaire suspects his business partner of murdering a woman. Screenwriter Robert Bloch is best known for penning Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1959), although his six-decade writing career encompassed novels, short stories, radio, cinema, and television. A protégé of H.P. Lovecraft, Bloch received the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award, and served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1970. Orange titled wrappers, dated 14 December 1959 on the front wrapper, with credit for Bloch. Title integral with the front wrapper. 43 leaves, with last page of text numbered 42. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages about Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.

Revised Draft script for Season 1 Episode 27 of the 1965-1968 television series, which originally aired on April 11, 1966, on NBC. The series followed Paul Bryan, who, after being told he has only months left to live, embarks on a series of adventures to make the most out of his remaining time alive. In this episode, Bryan searches for a mysterious nun, and is thereby dragged into a murder mystery linked to the Mafia. Robert Bloch is best known for penning Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1959), although his six-decade writing career encompassed novels, short stories, radio, cinema, and television. A protégé of H.P. Lovecraft, Bloch received the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award, and served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1970. Self wrappers. Title page present, dated 2/25/66, with credits for screenwriter Robert Bloch and story credit for John Thomas James. 52 leaves, with last page of text numbered 49. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, bound with a single staple at the top left corner.

Draft script for an unproduced film written by noted horror and mystery writer Robert Bloch. Based on Gordon R. Dickson and Poul Anderson's "Hoka" comedy science fiction stories, first compiled in the 1957 collection "Earthman's Burden," about a race of aliens who resemble teddy bears. Robert Bloch is best known for penning Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1959), although his six-decade writing career encompassed novels, short stories, radio, cinema, and television. A protégé of H.P. Lovecraft, Bloch received the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award, and served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1970. Navy Tri-Star Pictures wrappers, with a title label affixed to the front wrapper. Lacking title page, presumably as issued. 167 leaves, with last page of text numbered 167. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with three gold brads.

Draft script for an unproduced film. With Bloch's annotations throughout in manuscript ink, noting changes to dialogue. A crime drama set in Mexico, about an American woman who becomes involved with a controversial political revolutionary. Robert Bloch is best known for penning Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1959), although his six-decade writing career encompassed novels, short stories, radio, cinema, and television. A protégé of H.P. Lovecraft, Bloch received the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award, and served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1970. Beige card wrappers with the title and the name of actor John Ireland in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Title page present, with credit for Bloch. 122 leaves, with last page of text numbered 120. Carbon typescript, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, with leaves torn at the holes and laid into wrappers.

Draft script for Season 1 Episode 20 of the 1966-1967 television series, which originally aired on February 7, 1967, on NBC. A follow-up to the successful "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." 1964-1968 series, "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." followed the international adventures of American secret agent April Dancer. In this installment, Dancer and her British partner Mark Slate investigate a blackmail arrangement linked to an aging baroness. Robert Bloch is best known for penning Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1959), although his six-decade writing career encompassed novels, short stories, radio, cinema, and television. A protégé of H.P. Lovecraft, Bloch received the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the World Fantasy Award, and served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1970. Goldenrod titled Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer front wrapper, lacking rear wrapper, noted as production No. 8605 and copy No. 124 on the front wrapper, dated December 12, 1966, with credits for screenwriters Robert Bloch and Richard DeRoy. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 65 leaves, with last page of text numbered 63. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.

Vintage 30" x 40" poster for the US release of the 1967 British anthology horror film. The second Horror anthology or "portmanteau" film from Amicus Productions (following the 1965 film "Dr. Terror's House of Horrors," also directed by Freddie Francis), a trademark of producer Milton Subotsky, and written by "Psycho" screenwriter Robert Bloch, who adapted his own work for the screenplay. A group of visitors to Dr. Diablo's (Burgess Meredith) sideshow are each shown their futures in the sideshow's "blow-off," which includes cannibal cats, haunted pianos, and the reincarnation of Edgar Allan Poe. 27 x 41 inches. Very Good plus, with light creasing, and edgewear and closed tears to the center right margin.

Vintage black and white photograph of Anthony Perkins on the set of the 1960 film, silhouetted against the Bates Motel. The most sought after image from the known stills produced. Far and away the highest grossing film of Hitchcock's career, nominated for 4 Academy awards, including Hitichcock's fifth and final Best Director nomination, and a key film in expanding allowable depictions of both violence and sexuality under the eroding Production Code. Selected by the National Film Registry in 1992. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with a few pinholes at the corners. National Film Registry. Spicer US.