robert kaufman screenwriter (9 resultados)

Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1980 film. Three desperate suburbanites hatch a scheme to get cash quick, unable to cope with the high cost of living. The film faced some production hiccups regarding the age of the actresses, as screenwriter Kaufman wanted younger stars. Kaufman and Henshaw subsequently hired American International Pictures and the rest of the production continued smoothly. Set in Eugene, Oregon, shot on location. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage full-color British front-of-house card from the UK release of the 1953 US film. Based on the 1951 novel by James Michener, about Mr. Morgan (Gary Cooper), a drifter and soldier-of-fortune on a Pacific island that is a under the rule of Pastor Corbett (Barry Jones), a missionary. Morgan has a child out of wedlock with island native Maeva (Roberta Haynes), but leaves the island, and the young child, after Maeya's death. He returns years later in search of his daughter. A story set in the Pacific, shot on location in Samoa. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases at the extremities, else Near Fine.

Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1982 film. A young man is lured into a religious cult by a beautiful member. His distressed parents hire a man to kidnap their brainwashed son from the religious sect and "de- program" the confused youth. Shot on location in Texas. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with stamps to the verso.

Collection of 15 vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1967 film. A young, naive graduate begins teaching at an underfunded inner city high school. She faces daily problems, from unnecessary bureaucracy to unruly students, and begins to question whether or not she is making a difference in her students' lives. Actress Sandy Dennis, featured in many of the photographs, previously was awarded an Academy Award for supporting actress in the film "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Set in New York City, shot on location in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pin holes in the margin corners of image 497-5 and manuscript annotations on the rear.

Vintage film still photograph of Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Eva Marie Saint from the 1956 film, nominated for four Academy Awards, and based on the 1948 novel by Ross Lockridge, Jr. Paper snipe affixed to the verso. A graduating poetry teacher (played with aplomb by Clift) falls in love with a Southern woman (Taylor), but the woman's past and the Civil War begin to cause problems. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with black manuscript ink annotations to the verso and hole punches to the margin.

Two vintage studio still photographs taken on the set of the 1974 film, one showing director Richard Rush and actor James Caan, the other showing Caan with motorcycle stunt instructor Mike Bast. A blueprint for the buddy cop movie, about two inept police officers, portrayed with wonderful chemistry by Alan Arkin and James Caan, who wreak utter mayhem and destruction while trying to bring down a local mob boss. Director Richard Rush's ludicrous, politically incorrect black comedy, satirizing the popular revenge and police action films of the period. Set and shot on location in San Francisco, California. 7.5 x 10 inches.

Draft script for an unproduced film. Noted as copy No. 3 in manuscript ink on the title page, and with annotations in manuscript pencil on three leaves. Based on Robert Ludlum's 1977 novel, about the secret files of J. Edgar Hoover and their disappearance after Hoover's death. Mustard titled wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for Ludlum and screenwriter Millard Kaufman. 130 leaves, with last page of text numbered 128. Xerographic duplication on yellow stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two silver screw brads.

Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1970 film. Mimeo snipe in Italian on the verso, along with the stamp of Roma Press Photo. Based on the 1967 novel by Ken Kolb, about a Vietnam veteran's struggle with his beliefs amidst widespread political unrest at his university. One of the more commercially successful films about student activism released in 1970, joining (and indeed outperforming) "The Strawberry Statement," "The Revolutionary," and "Zabriskie Point," among others. Shot on location in Eugene, Oregon. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light wear on the top left corner and the bottom edge.

Vintage borderless double weight sepia photograph of James Stewart and Jean Arthur from the 1938 film. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1936 play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, about an eccentric family living in a large house in New York City, including their daughter, who falls in love with a banker, a decent and goodhearted man, despite his snobbish, elitist family. Winner of two Academy Awards, for Best Picture and Best Director, and nominated for five more. Frank Capra's third Academy Award for Best Director in just five years. Set in New York City. 8 x 10.25 inches. Near Fine. Byrge & Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography (1934-1942).