Averback Hy Director (12 results)

Poster. Condition: Good. Original UK Quad Poster. Measures 40 x 30 inches. Crease folds and some minor nicks to edges. Else good.

Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1969 film, showing Zero Mostel. Based on the 1961 novel by Frank O'Rourke. A genre-bending film combining a heist feature and a comedy Western, in which multiple gangs converge on the town of Friendly, Texas, in order to attempt to rob the most unrobbable bank in the west. 7.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. Pitts 1631.…

Vintage reference photograph of Peter Sellers from the 1968 film. With cropping annotations on the verso and a mimeo snipe attached to the verso. A man leaves his finacée and embraces a new hippie lifestyle after accidentally eating pot brownies. Shot on location in Southern California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Collection of 3 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1966 UK release of the 1966 US film. Mimeograph snipes and distributor rubber-stamps on the versos. Patrick O'Neal stars as a vengeful killer who escapes death-by-execution, ravaging the city of Baltimore on the hunt for those responsible for his incarceration. 8 x 10 inches. Faint toning and creasing overall, else Near Fine.…

Original US one sheet poster for the 1968 film. Doris Day was nominated for a Golden Laurel for Female Comedy Performance (1968) for this role. Day was actually forced into this film because her husband, then Martin Melcher, issued power of attorney, signing her to the film without her knowledge. 27 x 41 inches, folded. Studio stamp on the verso. Very Good plus, with a couple of pinholes, and light staining to the verso.…

Two Draft scripts for the 1977 television film, which debuted on September 1, 1977, on NBC. One script dated January 14, 1976, credited to screenwriter Stuart Rosenberg (who was not credited on the completed film), and one script dated August 9, 1976, credited to screenwriters Sid Dorfman and Simon Muntner. January 14, 1976 script with manuscript pencil and ink annotations to every page, adding pagination. From the estate of Philip D'Antoni, a major figure in 1970s New Hollywood Cinema, as the producer of "Bullitt" (1968), "The French Connection" (1972), and "The Seven-Ups" (1973). A comedy about a misfit police squad in New York who are assigned to patrol Central Park but are not given guns. Initially intended to be a television series. Shot on location in New York City. January 14, 1976 script: Lacking wrappers. Title page present, dated January 14, 1976, with credits for screenwriter Stuart Rosenberg and story credits to Sonny Grosso. 52 leaves, with last page of text numbered 48. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, unbound. August 9, 1976 script: Orange titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present, dated August 9, 1976, noted as Revised, with credits for screenwriters Sid Dorfman and Simon Muntner. 31 leaves, with last page of text numbered 30. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages and wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.…

Revised Estimating script for the 1969 film. Based on the 1961 novel by Frank O'Rourke. A genre-bending film combining a heist feature and a comedy Western in which multiple gangs converge on Friendly, Texas in order to attempt to rob the most unrobbable bank in the West. Tan titled wrappers, noted as REV. ESTIMATING SCRIPT on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 99, dated August 1, 1968. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. Title page present, dated August 1, 1968, with credits for screenwriter William Peter Blatty. 136 leaves, with last page of text numbered 133. Mimeograph on yellow stock, with pink Confidential page and white distribution page bound in at the front. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two gold brads. Pitts 1631.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1968 film, showing Peter Sellers getting down at a dance party, surrounded by hippies and other distinctive characters. Dissatisfied with his life and impending marriage, a mid-thirties attorney gets high and runs off with a young hippie, only to discover he's still unhappy. The title of the film is a reference to "Alice B. Toklas brownies," a slang term for pot brownies. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly creased at a couple of corners, else Near Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1968 film, showing actress Leigh Taylor-Young dancing. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Dissatisfied with his life and impending marriage, a mid-thirties attorney gets high and runs off with a young hippie, only to discover he's still unhappy. The title of the film is a reference to "Alice B. Toklas brownies," a slang term for cannabis brownies. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine, with light wear at the bottom right corner.…

Three vintage reference photographs from the 1968 film, all showing actress Leigh Taylor-Young. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, the others with annotations in manuscript pencil to same. Dissatisfied with his life and impending marriage, a mid-thirties attorney gets high and runs off with a young hippie, only to discover he's still unhappy. The title of the film is a reference to "Alice B. Toklas brownies," a slang term for pot brownies. 8 x 10 inches. Generally Very Good plus.…

Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 film, all showing actress Leigh Taylor-Young. Dissatisfied with his life and impending marriage, a mid-thirties attorney gets high and runs off with a young hippie, only to discover he's still unhappy. The title of the film is a reference to "Alice B. Toklas brownies," a slang term for pot brownies. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1969 film, showing Kim Novak topless, mid-costume change, aided by two wardrobe ladies. Based on the 1961 novel. A genre-bending film combining heist, comedy, and Western genres, in which multiple gangs converge on Friendly, Texas in order to attempt to rob the most unrobbable bank in the West. 7.5 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine.…