Ben Hecht Screenwriter (30 results)
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Barbary Coast (Original photograph from the 1935 film)
Howard Hawks (director); Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur (screenwriter); Miriam Hopkins, Edward G. Robinson, Joel McCrea (starring)
Published by Samuel Goldwyn Company, Los Angeles, 1935
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage studio still photograph from the 1935 film. Miriam Hopkins plays Mary Rutledge, a widow who begins working at the roulette wheel of a pub in San Francisco. She is tirelessly pursued by the club's owner, and she in turn pursues one of the clientele, a wealthy gold miner. A love triangle ensues, with rather violent consequ…ences. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Good, with creasing overall, pin holes to the corners,soiling to the verso, and a small closed tear to the right margin.
A Farewell to Arms (souvenir book)
Hemingway, Ernest. Ben Hecht (screenwriter). David O. Selnick (producer)
Published by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp, 1957
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.Eureka Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
£ 19.33
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Trade Paperback. First Edition. 16 pages. 12 x 9 inches. Sections include: About the film, about the book, the cast, about the cast, the makers. Starring Rock Hudson, Jennifer Jones, Vittorio de Sica. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in color illustrated wrappers (paperback).
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A Farewell to Arms (preliminary publicity packet for film))
Hemingway, Ernest. Ben Hecht (screenwriter). Mervin Houser (director of publicity)
Published by The Selnick Company, Inc, 1957
- Softcover
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.Eureka Books
Contact seller5-star sellerTrade Paperback. Mimeographed typed sheets, printed on recto only: [2], 8, [1], 5, 2, [3], 6, 2, 2, 2, [9]. 2, 2. Includes information on The Cast, The Story, The Producer, The Director, The Production, Vittorio De Sica's comments on the film, About the Film, About the Book, The Makers, Biography of David O. Selnick, Biography o…f Jennifer Jones, Biography of Rock Hudson, Biography of Vittorio De Sica, Biographies of others. 'Official Advertising Billing Revised October 23, 1957.' Revised edition October 23, 1957. A fine copy brad bound.
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SPELLBOUND (Original Candid Behind-The-Scenes Photo of Ingrid Bergman)
Hitchcock, Alfred (director); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck (starring)
Language: English
Published by Selznick, Hollywood, California, 1945
- First Edition
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Seller: Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA, Mill Valley, CA, U.S.A.Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 57.98
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Original 1945 gelatin silver, glossy, single weight, 8.25" by 10" candid image of INGRID BERGMAN with her 16mm movie camera on the set of Alfred Hitchcock's psychological mystery Film Noir: SPELLBOUND produced by Selznick Studios. Ingrid's favorite subject is said to be Hitchcock him…self. Here she is flanked by members of the crew. The photo is in Very Good condition. Reverse with original studio promotional snipe, Culver Studio Archive stamps, and a previous owner's sticker. Madison Lacy (Studio Photographer) (illustrator).
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SPELLBOUND (Original Candid Behind-The-Scenes Photo of Ingrid Bergman)
Hitchcock, Alfred (director); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck (starring)
Language: English
Published by Selznick, Hollywood, California, 1945
- First Edition
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Seller: Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA, Mill Valley, CA, U.S.A.Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerNo Binding. Condition: Very Good to Near Fine. First Thus. Hitchcock, Alfred (director); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck (starring). SPELLBOUND. Hollywood, CA: Selznick Studios, 1945. Original gelatin silver, glossy, single weight, 8" by 10.25" candid image of INGRID BERGMAN with the camera crew on the set… of Alfred Hitchcock's psychological mystery Film Noir: SPELLBOUND produced by Selznick Studios. Here the director of photography is getting a close-up of her shoulder which will reveal an important clue in the mystery. The photo is in Very Good to Near Fine condition. Reverse with original studio promotional snipe, and a previous owner's collector sticker. Madison Lacy (Studio Photographer) (illustrator).
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Spellbound (Original post-production script for the 1945 film)
Alfred Hitchcock (director); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck (starring)
Published by United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1949
- Softcover
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerPost-production Cutting Continuity script for the 1945 film, issued for the Selznick Studio files in 1949. Light blue titled wrappers, noted as Cutting Continuity on the front wrapper, dated Rerun June 10, 1949. 49 leaves, with last page of text numbered REEL SIX-B, Page 5. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, w…rapper Very Good plus, bound along top with two gold brads. Selby Canon US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US.
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SPELLBOUND (Original Vintage 1945 Candid Location Photograph featuring INGRID BERGMAN and GREGORY PECK)
Hitchcock, Alfred (director); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck (starring)
Language: English
Published by Selznick, Hollywood, California, 1945
- First Edition
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Seller: Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA, Mill Valley, CA, U.S.A.Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerNo Binding. Condition: Very Good to Near Fine. First Thus. Hitchcock, Alfred (director); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck (starring). SPELLBOUND: Hollywood, CA: Selznick Studios, [1945]. Original gelatin silver, glossy, single weight, 8" by 10.25" candid image of INGRID BERGMAN and GREGORY PECK working with… the crew to prepare the scene for the ski accident finale for Alfred Hitchcock's psychological mystery Film Noir: SPELLBOUND. The photo is in Very Good to Fine condition. Reverse with original studio promotional snipe and previous owner's collector sticker. Madison Lacy (Studio Photographer) (illustrator).
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SPELLBOUND (Original Vintage 1945 Candid Location Photograph featuring ALFRED HITCHCOCK, INGRID BERGMAN and GREGORY PECK)
Hitchcock, Alfred (director); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck (starring)
Language: English
Published by Selznick, Hollywood, California, 1945
- First Edition
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Seller: Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA, Mill Valley, CA, U.S.A.Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerNo Binding. Condition: Very Good to Near Fine. First Thus. Hitchcock, Alfred (director); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck (starring). SPELLBOUND: Hollywood, CA: Selznick Studios, [1945]. Original gelatin silver, glossy, single weight, 8" by 10" candid image of ALFRED HITCHCOCK, INGRID BERGMAN and GREGORY PE…CK waiting to shoot a scene in which Ingrid Bergman will jump barbed wire, tear her silk hose, and save Gregory Peck from skiing into an abyss.Taken during the production of Alfred Hitchcock's psychological mystery Film Noir: SPELLBOUND. The photo is in Very Good to Fine condition. Reverse with original studio promotional snipe and previous owner's collector sticker. Also present a dated studio stamp. Madison Lacy (Studio Photographer) (illustrator).
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SPELLBOUND (Original Candid Photo of Alfred Hitchcock Framing A Shot)
Hitchcock, Alfred (director); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Rhonda Fleming, Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck (starring)
Language: English
Published by Selznick, Hollywood, California, 1945
- First Edition
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Seller: Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA, Mill Valley, CA, U.S.A.Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerNo Binding. Condition: Very Good to Near Fine. First Thus. Original 1945 gelatin silver, glossy, single weight, 8.25" by 10" candid image of ALFRED HITCHCOCK FRAMING A SHOT OF RHONDA FLEMING during the filming of Hitchcock's psychological mystery Film Noir: SPELLBOUND produced by Selznick Studios. This compelling vintage photo s…hows Hitchcock performing the most famous gesture movie directors are known for, the two-handed frame. Rhonda Fleming makes her film debut here, playing a nymphomaniac being treated at a mental hospital. A story often told is that Rhonda, having won the role, had to actually look up the definition of a "nymphomaniac" in her mother's dictionary. The photo is in Very Good to Fine condition with some light handling wear . Reverse with original studio promotional snipe and previous owner's sticker. Madison Lacy (Studio Photographer) (illustrator).
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Language: English
Published by Columbia Studios, Hollywood, California, 1940
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Seller: Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA, Mill Valley, CA, U.S.A.Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 193.28
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Howard Hawks (director) Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur (play), Charles Lederer (Screenwriter) Rosalind Russell, Cary Grant (Actors). HIS GIRL FRIDAY. Hollywood, CA: Columbia Studios, 1940. Original gelatin silver, glossy, double weight, 8.25" by 10" candid image of Howard Hawks with hi…s camera crew filming a scene from the one of the greatest screwball comedies in cinema history, an adaptation of the 1928 novel THE FRONT PAGE by Hecht and MacArthur. The film is set in a New York newspaper office and tells its tale of romance and mayhem with some of the wittiest dialog of any screenplay of the era. The photo is in Near Fine vintage condition with some light handling wear . Reverse with studio photographer Irving Lippman's stamp, a studio snipe, a dated green "approved stamp," and a collector's sticker. Irving Lippman (Photographer) (illustrator).
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SPELLBOUND (Original Vintage 1945 Portrait Still Photograph of Ingrid Bergman as Salvador Dali's Greek Goddess from the Film's Famous Dream Sequence)
Hitchcock, Alfred (director); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck (starring)
Language: English
Published by Selznick, 1945
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Seller: Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA, Mill Valley, CA, U.S.A.Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerNo Binding. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Original & legendary vintage publicity portrait of INGRID BERGMAN taken by studio photographer Madison Lacy (his stamp on reverse) from the lost Salvador Dali dream sequence in Alfred Hitchcock's psychological mystery Film Noir: SPELLBOUND (Selznick Studios, 1945). World renowned Spanish… surrealist artist Dali's dream scene took up only two minutes in the film, not the twenty that allegedly was initially intended, and Bergman, much to her later dismay, was left entirely on the cutting room floor. But the far more fully realized dream sequence was, in actual fact, shot and completed in its intended longer and more elaborate form. Ingrid Bergman was costumed as a Goddess for this famous film experiment, wearing Dali's surrealistic arrow necklace, and although the cut footage has been lost, photos like this one still exist and can, without too much hyperbole, be counted among Bergman's most beautiful and famous cinema images. Vintage gelatin silver, glossy, single weight, 8" by 10.25" - Very Good to Fine, a beauty. Reverse with photographer Madison Lacy's photographer stamp and studio promotional snipe. Madison Lacy (Studio Photographer) (illustrator).
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The Savage Bees (Eight photographs from the 1976 film)
Bruce Geller (director); Guerdon Trueblood (screenwriter); Ben Johnson, Michael Parks, Paul Hecht, Horst Buchholz (starring)
Published by National Broadcasting Company [NBC], London, 1978
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerEight vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1978 release of the 1976 US television film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos, with distributor rubber-stamps and layout annotations. Mardi Gras is interrupted by African killer bees! Ben Johnson is cast as the local sheriff, and would reprise his tenure with the be…es in the 1978 follow-up, "The Swarm." Of the many "killer bee" films, this is regarded as one of the best. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
Published by The Selnick Company, Inc, 1957
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.Eureka Books
Contact seller5-star sellerTrade Paperback. First Edition. iii, 173 pages Mimeographed sheets printed on recto only. Dated January 26, 1957. Shooting script. Title page, forward page, 'Cast of Principal Characters' on 3rd introductory page, followed by script. 1.5 inch blue wrapper around script. Script pages are not 3-hole punched. Accompanied with brigh…t yellow Selnick Studio folder. The 24 pages of corrections are printed on recto only and detail changes to dialogue or scene arrangements identified by page number in the January 26, 1957 screenplay. First edition thus. A fine copy inbright yellow Selnick Studio wrappers (paperback).
Published by The Selnick Company, Inc, 1957
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.Eureka Books
Contact seller5-star sellerTrade Paperback. First Edition. iii, 173 pages Mimeographed sheets printed on recto only. Dated January 26, 1957. Shooting script. Title page, forward page, 'Cast of Principal Characters' on 3rd introductory page, followed by script. 1.5 inch blue wrapper around script. Script pages are not 3-hole punched. Accompanied with brigh…t yellow Selnick Studio folder. The 24 pages of corrections are printed on recto only and detail changes to dialogue or scene arrangements identified by page number in the January 26, 1957 screenplay. First edition (first printing). Near fine copies of both items. Accompanied with bright yellow 3-pronged folder of The Selnick Company.
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A Farewell to Arms (Original screenplay for the 1957 film)
Ernest Hemingway (novel); Charles Vidor, John Huston (director); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Rock Hudson, Jennifer Jones, Vittorio De Sica, Oskar Homolka (starring)
Published by Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1957
- Softcover
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerDraft script for the 1957 film. In Selznick Studio wrappers, with the insignia on the front wrapper. An original production script, with a perforated distribution leaf preceding the title page. The second film version of Ernest Hemingway's 1929 novel, and also the last film produced by David O. Selznick. Frederick Henry (Hudson)… is an American serving in the Italian Army during WWI, where he meets Catherine Barkley (Jones), a Red cross nurse. They have a torrid affair, which results in pregnancy. The two gradually lose contact with one another. But Henry makes it to Switzerland, where Barkley is hospitalized. The baby is stillborn, and Barkley dies shortly afterward. Set in Europe, shot on location in Italy. White titled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter Hecht, (original), director Vidor, and producer Selznick. Title page present, dated 1957, with a credit for screenwriter Hecht. 177 leaves, with last page of text numbered 173. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads. Davenport, p. 122.
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Switching Channels (Original screenplay for the 1988 film)
Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve (starring); Ted Kotcheff (director); Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur (play); Jonathan Reynolds (screenwriter)
Published by N.p., N.p., 1987
- Softcover
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerRevised First Draft script for the 1988 film. From the collection of Philip Leto, hair stylist on the film. Copied punch holes on some pages but not other, from internal studio duplication prior to having been issued to Mr. Leto. Based on Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's 1928 play "The Front Page," which also served as the basi…s for the classic 1940 film "His Girl Friday." Set in Chicago, shot in Ontario and Québec, Canada, and in Miami and Chicago. Self wrappers. Title page present, dated February 20, 1987, noted as Re-Reviesd First Draft, with credit for screenwriter Jonathan Reynolds. 127 leaves, with last page of text numbered 114. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with rainbow revision pages throughout, dated variously between April 17 and 28, 1987. Pages Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.
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Gaily, Gaily (Original screenplay for the 1969 film, copy belonging to actress Merie Earle)
Norman Jewison (director, producer); Abram S. Ginnes (screenwriter); Ben Hecht (novel); Merie Earle, Beau Bridges, Melina Mercouri (starring)
Published by Mirisch Productions / United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1968
- Softcover
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFinal Draft script for the 1969 film. Copy belonging to actress Merie Earle (her first film credit), and INSCRIBED on the front wrapper: "This was my first / "on location" picture / Everything was / "red carpet" I loved it / Merie Earle." Notations in manuscript red ink and pencil throughout, at Earle's speaking parts as "Grandm…a." Merie Earle was a solid fixture on the television series "The Waltons" (1972-1979), as "Maude Gormley." Based on Ben Hecht's 1963 book, about a young writer (Bridges) caught in political corruption in Chicago, early 1900s. A grand cinematic tale, nominated for art direction, costume design, and sound. Margot Kidder (Lois Lane of "Superman," 1978) got her Hollywood start with this film, as a prostitute who deflowers Bridges. Goldenrod titled wrappers, noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 167, dated May 8, 1968, with credits for producer-director Jewison. Title page present, dated May 8, 1968, noted as FINAL DRAFT, with credits for screenwriter Ginnes and producer-director Jewison. 135 leaves, mimeograph duplication, with blue and white revision pages throughout, dated either 7/8/68 or 7/11/68. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads.
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Guys and Dolls (Original oversize photograph of Marlon Brando on the set of the 1955 film)
Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine (starring); Joseph L. Mankiewicz (director, screenwriter); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Abe Burrows, Jo Swerling (book); Frank Loesser (music)
Published by Dell Publishing, N.p., 1955
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage oversize satin finish borderless photograph of actor Marlon Brando on the set of the 1955 film. Stamp of Dell Publishing on the verso, with annotations in manuscript pencil crediting photographer Peter Basch. Based on the 1950 Broadway musical, in turn based on Damon Runyon's short stories "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown"… and "Blood Pressure." A gambler wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana, where the pair begin to fall for each other. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in New York and Havana. From the archive of the PIX Agency, an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 11 x 14 inches, with wide top and bottom margins, archivally matted in a 16 x 20 inch 8-ply white mat. Very Good plus, with a small splash on the bottom edge.
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Spellbound [The House of Dr. Edwardes] (Original screenplay for the 1945 film)
Alfred Hitchcock (director); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll (starring)
Published by Vanguard Films, Los Angeles, 1944
- Softcover
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerTemporary Shooting script for the 1945 film, here under the working title, "The House of Dr. Edwardes." Based on the 1927 novel, "The House of Dr. Edwardes" by Hilary Saint George Saunders and John Palmer. After director Alfred Hitchcock learned that producer David O. Selznick wanted to make a "psychiatric" story for the screen,… he persuaded Selznick to buy the rights to the novel he and his wife were in the process of adapting. Nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor for Michael Chekhov, winning one. Blue titled wrappers, noted as TEMPORARY SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper, dated June 14, 1944, with a credit for screenwriter Hecht. Distribution page present, rubber-stamped copy No. 1620, with receipt removed. 176 leaves, with last page of text numbered 176. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with three gold brads. In a custom royal blue cloth covered clamshell box with black leather spine label and titles and decoration in gilt. Grant US. Selby Canon. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US.
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The Goldwyn Follies (Two original test photographs of Vera Zorina from the 1938 film)
George Marshall (director); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Adolphe Menjou, Vera Zorina, Kenny Baker, Andrea Leeds (starring)
Published by The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Los Angeles, 1938
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerTwo vintage borderless test photographs of actress Vera Zorina shot for the 1938 film. Seeking audience feedback, a film producer recruits an ordinary girl to evaluate his movies from the perspective of the everyday American. Set in Hollywood. 7.25 x 9.75 inches. Very Good plus overall.
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It's a Wonderful World (Original photograph of James Stewart from the 1939 film)
Claudette Colbert, James Stewart (starring); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); W.S. Van Dyke (director)
Published by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Beverly Hills, CA, 1939
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage publicity photograph from the 1939 film, showing James Stewart standing on a scale, sporting a safari costume. Mimeo snipe on the verso. One of Ben Hecht's most brilliant and underrated screenplays. A novice private eye is unjustly fingered alongside his wealthy client in a murder case. Claudette Colbert's first film for… MGM. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, lightly age toned and curled.
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The Goldwyn Follies (Four original photographs from the 1938 film)
Adolphe Menjou, Vera Zorina, Kenny Baker, Andrea Leeds (starring); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); George Marshall (director)
Published by The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Los Angeles, 1938
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerTwo vintage double weight studio still photographs and two vintage reference photographs from the 1938 film. Seeking audience feedback, a film producer recruits an ordinary girl to evaluate his movies from the perspective of the everyday American. Set in Hollywood. Three 10 x 8 inches, one 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, some wit…h light edgewear, creases, and toning.
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Guys and Dolls (Original photograph of Jean Simmons and Joseph L. Mankiewicz on the set of the 1955 film)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (director, screenwriter); Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine (starring); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Abe Burrows, Jo Swerling (book); Frank Loesser (music)
Published by N.p., N.p., 1955
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1955 film, showing director Joseph L. Mankiewicz handing a cup of coffee to actress Jean Simmons. Provenance label on the verso, along with manuscript ink annotations. Based on the 1950 Broadway musical, which was in turn based on Damon Runyon's short stories "The Idyll of Mis…s Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure." A gambler wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana, where the pair begin to fall for each other. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in New York and Havana. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
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It's a Wonderful World (Original photograph of James Stewart and Claudette Colbert from the 1939 film)
Claudette Colbert, James Stewart (starring); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); W.S. Van Dyke (director)
Published by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Beverly Hills, CA, 1939
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage publicity photograph of James Stewart and Claudette Colbert from the 1939 film. Printed mimeo snipe and MGM label on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. One of Ben Hecht's most brilliant and underrated screenplays. A novice private eye is unjustly fingered alongside his wealthy client in… a murder case. Colbert's first film for MGM. 9.25 x 7.25 inches. Very Good plus, lightly age toned.
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Scarface (Two original photographs of Paul Muni and others from the 1932 film)
Howard Hawks (director); Armitage Trail (novel); Ben Hecht, Seton I. Miller, John Lee Mahin, W.R. Burnett (screenwriter); Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, Karen Morley, Osgood Perkins (starring)
Published by N.p., N.p., 1932
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerTwo vintage reference photographs from the 1932 film, showing actors Paul Muni, George Raft, Karen Morley, Purnell Pratt, and others. Based on the 1930 book by Armitage Trail, which was in turn based on the true exploits of notorious Prohibition-era mob boss and bootlegger Al Capone. Along with "Public Enemy" (released only a fe…w months prior), generally considered to be the quintessential American gangster film, one that Capone himself came to embrace and even screen in his home. Set in Chicago. Both photos 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine and Very Good plus respectively. First photo (Muni and Morley dancing) has two short closed tears at the top edge, repaired with conservator's tape on the verso. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Penzler 101. Grant US.
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Original photograph of Ben Hecht and David O. Selznick on the set of "A Farewell to Arms"
Ben Hecht (screenwriter); David O. Selznick (mogul); Ernest Hemingway (author)
Published by N.p., N.p., 1957
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerOversize double weight photograph of screenwriter Ben Hecht standing with his boss, producer and mogul extraordinaire David O. Selznick, on a snow covered set in the Italian Alps during the 1957 filming of Selznick's "A Farewell to Arms." Based on the 1929 novel by Ernest Hemingway, directed by Charles Vidor, and starring Rock H…udson and Jennifer Jones. The second time the novel was filmed, following the 1932 version directed by Frank Borzage, and preceding a three part British television miniseries in 1966. 11 x 13.5 inches. Near Fine, with a small corner crease at the bottom right. In a custom museum-quality frame, archivally mounted, with UV glass.
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Guys and Dolls (Two original photographs taken on the set of the 1955 film)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (director, screenwriter); Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine (starring); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Abe Burrows, Jo Swerling (book); Frank Loesser (music)
Published by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Beverly Hills, CA, 1955
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerTwo vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1955 film, one showing director Joseph L. Mankiewicz with actors Jean Simmons and Stubby Kaye and wardrobe designer Irene Sharaff, and the other showing Sharaff, Mankiewicz, and choreographer Michael Kidd. Mimeo snipes on the versos. Based on the 1950 Broadway musical, in… turn based on Damon Runyon's short stories "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure." A gambler wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana, where the pair begin to fall for each other. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in New York and Havana. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine, one with three hole punches on the left edge.
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His Girl Friday (Original photograph of Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell from the 1940 film)
Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell (starring); Howard Hawks (director); Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur (play); Charles Lederer (screenwriter)
Published by N.p., N.p., 1940
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage studio portrait photograph of actors Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell from the 1940 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. One of the greatest of the screwball comedies, an acidic, nonstop satire set in New York City newspaper culture of the 1930s, adapted from the classic play "The Front Page" by Ben Hecht and M…acArthur. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Byrge and Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films. Criterion Collection 849.
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Guys and Dolls (Four original candid photographs of Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and composer Frank Loesser from the 1955 film)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (director, screenwriter); Ben Hecht (screenwriter); Abe Burrows, Jo Swerling (book); Frank Loesser (music); Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine (starring)
Published by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Beverly Hills, CA, 1955
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFour vintage candid reference photographs from the 1955 film, showing variously, actors Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, composer Frank Loesser, and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz on the set. The first photo, double weight, shows Marlon Brando, as Skye Masterson, surreally socking one of his gangster companions in the nose. The seco…nd photo shows Brando rehearsing "Luck Be a Lady," with sheet music in hand, and with the song's composer Frank Loesser at the piano. The third photo shows Sinatra and Brando in a candid moment. The fourth photo, single weight, shows director Joseph L. Mankiewicz and dancer Carey Leverette relaxing contemplatively, Mankiewicz sitting and smoking his pipe, Leverette inside a large industrial exhaust pipe. Based on the 1950 Broadway musical, which was in turn based on Damon Runyon's short stories "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure." A serial gambler wins a bet that he can get a Christian missionary to travel with him to Havana, where the pair begin to fall for each other. Nominated for four Academy Awards. Set in New York and Havana. All photos: 8 x 10 inches. Very Good to Near Fine overall, variously with a few pinholes and very shallow creasing.
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Queen of Outer Space (Three original contact sheets from the 1958 film)
Edward Bernds (director); Ben Hecht (story); Fred Morgan (photographer); Charles Beaumont (screenwriter); Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eric Fleming, Dave Willock (starring)
Published by N.p., N.p., 1958
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerThree vintage contact sheets from the 1958 film, each containing twelve images. Two contact sheets with layout annotations in blue manuscript wax pencil to five images. Based on the unpublished story "Queen of the Universe" by Ben Hecht. Sci-fi comedy portraying an epic battle of the sexes. Talleah (Zsa Zsa Gabor) is from the pl…anet Venus, assigned to destroy four Earth men at the behest of her queen, Yilana (Laurie Mitchell), who secretly yearns for interstellar peace. Sets, costumes, and special effects borrowed from "Forbidden Planet" (1956), "Flight to Mars" (1951), and "World Without End" (1956). 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear, else Near Fine.
