Blake Edwards Director (35 results)

Program. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Offered is an original four-page Advance Screening Program for the film "Trail of the Pink Panther" from United Artists Corporation, directed by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers and David Niven. Printed in 1982, the year the film was released, a quality, glossy left-folded program printed on medium stock and containing four pages, with each page measuring 9" by 12". With illustrated front cover (black background) and signature illustration, the interior pages contain a list of The Cast and The Credits (there are no photos). Covers show periodic edge and corner wear.…

Poster. Condition: Good. Original Quad Poster. Measures 40 x 30 inches. Crease folds, nicks & light stains. Else good.

Poster. Poster, 9 x 12 inches, in color on heavy stock. Front in color with man swinging from chain on young woman's neck. Rear with cast, credits and film details. Film stars Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Bo Derek, and Robert Webber. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy.

Two vintage studio still photographs, one color, one black and white, from the 1983 film. Blake Edwards remake of Francois Truffaut's 1977 film about a sculptor whose obsessive love of women leads to his eventual death, told from the perspective of his analyst and eventual lover. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage full-color still photograph from the UK release of the 1965 US film. A professional daredevil convinces auto makers that a race from New York to Paris will help to promote automobile sales. A rival vows to win the race in a car of his own invention. Shot on location in Austria, and throughout California. 8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing, else Near Fine.…

Collection of 3 vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1960 US film. With British certificate labels on the rectos. A late Bing Crosby film, about a widowed restaurant owner who decides to go back to college, where he falls in love with one of the professors. 8 x 10 inches. Brief corner creases, else Near Fine. Hirschhorn, p. 370.…

Two vintage vintage black-and-white publicity photographs of Jack Lemmon from the UK release of the 1962 US film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to the versos. Lemmon plays an alcoholic who falls in love with an innocent young women, whom he convinces to start drinking, leading them both lose themselves in the downward spiral of addiction. Henry Mancini composed the score and, along with Johnny Mercer, won an Academy Award for the for the title song. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with light corner creases to one, and a closed tear to one of the mimeograph snipes.…

Vintage borderless color studio still photograph from the 1975 film. The fourth entry in the "Pink Panther" series, and Peter Sellers' return to the series, after declining to appear in "Inspector Clousseau" (1968). 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1958 film advertising the film's airing on television on Saturday, December 22. Based on the 1947 play "For Love or Money" by F. Hugh Herbert. A young woman asks another guest at party to rescue her from her lecherous boss. When her rescuer suggests that she get out of her wet clothes, she escapes, and finds safety in the home of a retired actor. Set in Connecticut. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Condition: Good. Set of two color photo prints. 8 x 10". Movie stills featuring Jack Lemmon as Professor Fate and Peter Falk as Max. Printed in Great Britain.

Collection of 3 vintage black-and-white reference studio still photographs from the 1964 film. The second of the "Pink Panther" films, based on the 1962 book by Harry Kurnitz, which in turn was adapted from Marcel Achard's play, "L'Idiote." Probably one of five funniest films of the 1960s, and the defining installment in the well-loved Pink Panther series. While "A Shot in the Dark" was ably preceded by "The Pink Panther" in 1963, it was the first to feature the series' underrated maestro, Herbert Lom as Chief Inspector Dreyfus. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine condition.…

A collection of 7 vintage vintage black-and-white still photographs from the UK release of the 1962 US film. Distributor rubber-stamps and mimeograph snipes on the versos. Jack Lemmon plays an alcoholic who falls in love with an innocent young women, whom he convinces to start drinking, leading them both lose themselves in the downward spiral of addiction. Henry Mancini composed the score and, along with Johnny Mercer, won an Academy Award for the for the title song. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with light toning.…

Seven vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1958 US film. Tony Curtis stars as a sex-starved soldier who wins a date with pinup model Linda Cristal. Janet Legih (Curtis' real life wife) plays an Army shrink tasked with keeping things chaste. 8 x 10 inches. One still with faint stains, and light corner creases to most, else Near Fine.…

Eight vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1958 US film. Based on a play by F. Hugh Herbert, about a young woman who asks another guest at party to rescue her from her lecherous boss. When her rescuer suggests that she get out of her wet clothes, she escapes, and finds safety in the home of a retired actor. A story set in Connecticut, shot at Universal Studios in California. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creasing overall, else Near Fine. …

Draft script for the 1984 film. With a few annotations in manuscript ink throughout. Rob Salinger (Moore) works as a television reporter and his wife Micki (Reinking) is a lawyer who is having difficulty getting pregnant, to the chagrin of Rob. While working, Rob meets a cellist Maude (Irving), who he begins dating, without mentioning his wife. She soon becomes pregnant, as well as his current wife and he ends up marrying Maude as well. To hide his bigamy, he uses work as an excuse to spend days with one woman and nights with another. The women eventually find out about each other as they go into labor at the same time and are at the same hospital, on the same floor. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper is present, dated March 7, 1984, with a credit for screenwriter Jonathan Reynolds. 127 leaves, with last page of text numbered 122. Later generation photocopy, with revision pages throughout, dated variously between March 6, 1984 and March 22, 1984. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper missing bound with two gold brads.…

Revised Draft script for the 1988 television movie, aired as part of the revamped 1988-1990 Disney television anthology series. With two annotations in manuscript ink to two pages of the script, noting prices. The ghost of a private eye teams up with an out-of-work dancer to find the woman he believes to be responsible for his death. Originally aired on May 15, 1988, on ABC. White titled pictorial wrappers. Title page present, dated January 14, 1988, noted as Revised, with credits for screenwriters Blake and Jennifer Edwards. 113 leaves, with last page of text numbered 109. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with undated blue revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two gold brads.…

Vintage oversize, double weight, borderless still photograph from the 1974 film, based on the 1971 novel by Evelyn Anthony. Shot, struck, and mounted by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby, with manuscript notation on the verso in his hand. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles, photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life," "Look," and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine, with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums, including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington, DC and London, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Tate Modern. 11 x 14 inches. Near Fine.…

Draft script for the 1988 film. Copy belonging to stunt coordinator Joe Dunne, with his annotations in manuscript ink on several pages, indicating stunt sequences. Crew contact list and eight white revision pages bound in at the rear of the script. Based on an unpublished novel by Rod Amateau. In Hollywood, during the transition to sound film, US Marshal Wyatt Earp and Western actor Tom Mix team up to solve a murder involving a violent gangster. The second film in which James Garner portrayed Wyatt Earp, following "Hour of the Gun" in 1967. Cream titled pictorial wrappers. Title page present, dated March 20, 1987, with credits for Amateau and screenwriter Blake Edwards. 138 leaves, with last page of text numbered 133. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with blue and pink revision pages throughout, dated 3/27/87 and 3/30/87, respectively. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, extremities lightly toned, bound internally with two gold brads.…

Final Draft script for the 1983 film. Copy belonging to stunt coordinator Joe Dunne, with his annotations in manuscript ink on several pages. Based on the 1977 François Truffaut film, about a middle-aged man whose single-minded obsession with sex and beauty disrupts his life and eventually leads to his downfall. Self wrappers. Title page present, dated October, 1982, noted as Final Draft, with credits for screenwriters Blake and Geoffrey Edwards. 122 leaves, with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated 11/2/82. Pages Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.…

Draft script for the 1984 film, seen here under the working title "Mickey and Maude." With rainbow revisions. A tabloid television reporter is torn between his wife and his girlfriend, both of whom have recently announced that they are pregnant. Ann Reinking's final film performance. Silver generic Blake Edwards Entertainment wrappers. Title page present, dated March 7, 1984, with credit for screenwriter Jonathan Reynolds. 128 leaves, with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with rainbow revision pages throughout, dated variously between March 7 and 22, 2984. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with two gold brads.…

Vintage oversize, double weight, borderless still photograph from the 1962 film, showing directed Quine scrutinizing the setup of a dinner scene with Jack Lemmon and Kim Novak. Based on the short story "The Notorious Tenant" by Margery Sharp, first published by "Colliers" in 1956. Shot, struck, and mounted by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby, with a manuscript notation in his hand on the verso. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles, photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life," "Look," and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine, with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums, including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington, DC and London, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Tate Modern. 13.5 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine.…

Draft script for the 1976 film. The fifth installment in the much-loved "Pink Panther" series (and the fourth to star Peter Sellers), in which Inspector Clouseau faces off against former Chief Inspector Dreyfus, who has just been released from long-term confinement in a psychiatric hospital. Dreyfuss plans to destroy England by launching nuclear missiles from a castle in Bavaria where he is in hiding. Shot on location in London, Surrey, Munich, and Paris. White titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for screenwriters Blake Edwards and Frank Waldman. 142 leaves, with last page of text numbered 140. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrappers Very Good plus, bound with two silver screw brads. …

First Draft script for the 1964 film. Based on Harry Kurnitz's 1961 American stage adaptation of Marcel Achard's 1960 French play "L'Idiote." One of the funniest films of the 1960s, and the defining installment in the well-loved Pink Panther series. While "A Shot in the Dark" was ably preceded by "The Pink Panther" in 1963, it was the first film to feature the series' underrated maestro: Herbert Lom as Chief Inspector Dreyfus (foil to Peter Sellers' Inspector Clouseau), and the first to truly define the style of the side-splitting installments that would follow. The only script for this film we have ever handled. Fuchsia wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present, dated 14th October 1963, noted as First Draft, with credit for director Blake Edwards. 173 leaves, with last page of text numbered 170. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock, rectos only, with several pink revision pages dated October 17, 1963. Pages about Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two silver brads, with a worn title label affixed to the binding.…

First Edition. A large format publication in fair to good condition. It is spiral-bound in elaborately blind-tooled full leather. There is some wear to the top of the spiral spine. In a portfolio leather folder with imitation cowhide on the front cover. The portfolio folder is somewhat edge-worn. The pages are impressively produced on colour-illustrated stiff card, with slight dulling around the edges. Some of the introductory and credit pages have separated from the binding and have become brittle and edge-worn. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Futher images, and additional bibliographic information available on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 0 pages; Pre-production or proposal portfolio for a western TV series entitled 'Rango' featuring the script for a presumed pilot episode 'Posse from Hell', with a selection of proposed storylines for future episodes. Three pages of production credits indicate that this item was published in 1959, by Spartan Productions, with Blake Edwards credited as director. Gordon Oliver is credited in the leading role of Rango. Clair Huffaker is credited as writer, indicating that the script is based on his 1958 novel, 'Posse from Hell'. This novel was eventually adapted into a Universal film in 1961 starring Audie Murphy and directed by Herbert Coleman. Also included is the album cover for the original theme music written by Hank Mancini. Unfortunately the LP is lacking. Hank (Henry) Mancini was involved in a dispute regarding the 1961 film with Universal's music director, Joseph Gershenson, who reused the music scores from This Island Earth (1955) and It Came from Outer Space (1953), rather that the original music. Therefore, it appears that Rango: Posse from Hell was the pilot for a proposed TV series that was eventually adapted into a film produced by Gordon Kay and Edward Muhl for Universal. In the film version Rango's name is changed to Banner Cole. There was also a 1967 Western/Comedy TV series called Rango. Other than the title of the main character, there does not appear to be any link to between these productions, although is is possible some elements may have been adapted. Subjects: Film -- Westerns -- TV series -- Scripts -- 1950s -- 1960s -- Television -- History -- United States. Physical description: Unpaginated. Impressively colour illustrated throughout. 38 x 54cm. 10 Kg. …

First Edition. A large format publication in fair to good condition. It is spiral-bound in elaborately blind-tooled full leather. There is some wear to the top of the spiral spine. In a portfolio leather folder with imitation cowhide on the front cover. The portfolio folder is somewhat edge-worn. The pages are impressively produced on colour-illustrated stiff card, with slight dulling around the edges. Some of the introductory and credit pages have separated from the binding and have become brittle and edge-worn. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Futher images, and additional bibliographic information available on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 0 pages; Pre-production or proposal portfolio for a western TV series entitled 'Rango' featuring the script for a presumed pilot episode 'Posse from Hell', with a selection of proposed storylines for future episodes. Three pages of production credits indicate that this item was published in 1959, by Spartan Productions, with Blake Edwards credited as director. Gordon Oliver is credited in the leading role of Rango. Clair Huffaker is credited as writer, indicating that the script is based on his 1958 novel, 'Posse from Hell'. This novel was eventually adapted into a Universal film in 1961 starring Audie Murphy and directed by Herbert Coleman. Also included is the album cover for the original theme music written by Hank Mancini. Unfortunately the LP is lacking. Hank (Henry) Mancini was involved in a dispute regarding the 1961 film with Universal's music director, Joseph Gershenson, who reused the music scores from This Island Earth (1955) and It Came from Outer Space (1953), rather that the original music. Therefore, it appears that Rango: Posse from Hell was the pilot for a proposed TV series that was eventually adapted into a film produced by Gordon Kay and Edward Muhl for Universal. In the film version Rango's name is changed to Banner Cole. There was also a 1967 Western/Comedy TV series called Rango. Other than the title of the main character, there does not appear to be any link to between these productions, although is is possible some elements may have been adapted. Subjects: Film -- Westerns -- TV series -- Scripts -- 1950s -- 1960s -- Television -- History -- United States. Physical description: Unpaginated. Impressively colour illustrated throughout. 38 x 54cm. 10 Kg. …

Ten vintage studio still photographs from the 1983 film. The eighth film in the Pink Panther series, and the second film in the series after actor Peter Sellers' death. David Niven's final film appearance. Shot on location in New York, Nice, Valencia, and Ibiza. 8 x 10 inches. One photo with an annotation in manuscript ink on the bottom recto margin, else about Fine.…

Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1957 film, both showing actor Tony Curtis. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso of one. An opportunistic busboy at a resort gambles his way into high society, where he falls in love with a wealthy but disinterested young heiress. Director Blake Edwards' third directorial effort. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. Set in Wisconsin, shot on location at Lake Arrowhead and Lake Tahoe, California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.…

Vintage photograph of Patricia Neal from the 1961 film, struck in 1966 for airing on the "CBS Thursday Night Movies," October 6, 1966. CBS mimeo snipe attached to the verso and folded over the recto. Based on the 1958 novella by Truman Capote, about a naive cafe society girl in New York who falls in love with a struggling writer. 7 x 9 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1957 film, showing Blake Edwards directing actors Tony Curtis and Martha Hyer on the set. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. An opportunistic busboy at a resort gambles his way into high society, where he falls in love with a wealthy but disinterested young heiress. Edwards' third directorial effort. Set in Wisconsin, shot on location at Lake Arrowhead and Lake Tahoe, California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1965 film, showing actor Jack Lemmon in costume as Professor Fate, in turn in disguise as Crown Prince Fredrich Hapnick, covered in cake and pie. With the stamp of Globe Photos dated 14 April 1965, two Italian agency stamps, and a stamp noting No. 7053 on the verso. Loosely based on the 1908 race from New York to Paris, billed as the "Greatest Auto Race" of its time. An homage to slapstick farces and silent film comedies, following two competing daredevils at the turn of the 20th century: handsome, courteous hero The Great Leslie (Tony Curtis) and his nemesis, the dastardly Professor Fate (Lemmon). Set and shot on location in Austria, Paris, and Kentucky, Oregon, and California in the United States. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. …