William c thomas director (4 resultados)

Two vintage hand-tinted still British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1955 US film. Mike Cormack is hired to fly to a Caribbean island to retrieve a missing ruby. Waiting on the island, under questionable circumstance, is his ex-girlfriend. Set in the Caribbean. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases, else Near Fine.…

Post-production Release Continuity script for the 1946 film. A fugitive attempts to clear his name from accusations of murder and bank robbery, aided by his young fiancee. The final film appearance of actress Lola Lane. Shot on location in Visalia, California. Tall white titled wrappers, noting four reels and seven sections, dated 1/28/46 in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, bound with three staples. Grant US. Lyons US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.…

Condición: Very Good Plus. Circa 1973, w/ Ford Pinto Runabout ad rear cover recto. Vintage "demolition derby" magazine program devoted to the Cavalcade of Thrills, an "all-girl" auto daredevil thrill show that operated 1959-73. The show featured demolition-like thrills, but was not a "demolition derby" by nature, absent were intentional automobile-to-automobile crashes.Produced by Chester Rotroff, who began working in fairs as a sound engineer, by 1959 produced his own shows, like Hollywood Cavalcade, Broadway Scandels, Old Dominican Jamboree and Plantation Caravan. By 1960, Rotroff's "Cavalcade of Thrills" debuts as the only all-girl auto thrill show ever, collaborating w/ the Ford Motor Company, later performances were televised on CBS. The show currently performs at fairs throughout Ohio, managed by Yvona Stahl, a veteran stunt driver of the show. Showcases drivers & other performers, w/ brief biographies, stuns performed, ads, even a 10-point safety statement on what civilians can do on the highways.Yvona Parker (later Stahl, manages current derbies in Ohio) who performed reverse spins & roll-over maneuvers, being the first female stunt driver to perform on two-wheels. Other members featured in the magazine: Kaye Keiser (supervisor, performed 54-ft ramp-to-ramp in Mustang convertible), Michelle Kennedy ("Roman Ride"), clowns from Florida known as Delaware & Dr. Pee Wee (only male performers), Jessica St. John & Diana York (52-ft "Dive Bomber Crash"), Alice Sexton (14-yr veteran, trapeze bars/rolling/"Roman Ride"), Bunny Bailey (Keiser's 12-yr old daughter, l"Battering Ram": lays on hood & crashes through fire), Sandra Lane" ("Slide for Life"). Ford products (Maverick, Mustang, Pinto Runabout, Slide for Life gasoline), EAZ-LIFT towing systems, Uniroyal Radial Tires, Intrepid trailers, all ads throughout. This being the second review magazine seen for "Cavalcade," another issue, the true first, released c. 1963, featured Kaye Keiser, Jennifer Topa, Alice Sexton, Sandra Fleming, Jean Lee, Delaware & Pee Wee, Sandra Caldwell, & Yvona Parker. Ford products again advertised, including the new Ford Allegro II, an "experimental design car." Demolition derbies are an American phenomenon, origins in early 1930s derbies involving the market-saturating Ford Model T; 1960s saw an upswing in audience numbers, forming a subculture & thriving throughout 1980s, a more recent surge in popularity as a result of "monster truck" rallies & alike. Alas, almost nothing is available on the history of women in demolition derbies specifically, an entry at LOC sorely missed. Very Good Plus overall, light foxing, rubbing, toning.…

Draft script for the 1988 film. Bound in before the script are several production documents relating to casting, grouping lists of principal actors and extras needed for scenes. A dramatization of the early life of Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini, focusing on his time in Rio de Janeiro as part of an orchestra tour, during which time he tries to convince his childhood idol, a faded opera diva, to leave retirement for a staging of "Aida." Shot on location in Lisbon and Puglia. White wrappers with a title label affixed to the front wrapper, dated August 8, 1987, and noting "Script copied in London from draft supplied to Tom Rand". Missing title page, presumably as issued. 128 leaves, with last page of text numbered 125. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Script housed in a black three-ring binder.…