Daniel Taradash (22 results)

Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1969 film. Based on the 1965 novel by William Eastlake. During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his isolated castle hoping they will defend it against the advancing Germans. Set in Belgium at the French border, shot on location…

First Draft script for an unproduced film, a romance set in the Near East. Taradash was a notable screenwriter from 1939-1977, penning the screenplays for "Rancho Notorious" (1952), "Don't Bother to Knock" (1952), "From Here to Eternity" (1953), "Picnic" (1955), and "Bell, Book, and Candle" (1956). Blue titled wrappers, noted as…

Two vintage studio still photographs and one vintage color studio still photograph from the 1969 film. One photograph with manuscript ink annotation editing the collation number. Based on the 1965 novel by William Eastlake. During the Battle of the Bulge, an anachronistic count shelters a ragtag squad of Americans in his isolate…

Vintage studio still photograph of Gloria Jean and orchestra performing, from the 1940 film. The unofficial sequel to 1939's "The Under-Pup" which introduced Jean to the screen, "A Little Bit of Heaven" finds the twelve year old singing sensation singing on a radio quiz show and hired to a big-bucks contract. 8 x 10 inches. Very…

Original Story and Treatment script for an unproduced film, a romance set in the Near East. Taradash was a notable screenwriter from 1939-1977, penning the screenplays for "Rancho Notorious" (Fritz Lang, 1952), "Don't Bother to Knock" (1952), "From Here to Eternity" (1953), "Picnic" (1955), and "Bell, Book, and Candle" (1956). B…

Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1965 UK release of the 1965 US film. On the versos are studio rubber stamps (UK), and one still has a mimeo tag affixed to the verso, with the reissue title "Sabateur: Code Name Morituri." Based on the 1963 novel by Werner Joerg Luedecke, and one of the most underrated war f…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1977 film, showing actress Marie-France Pisier. Included with the photograph is a three-page gathering of press information about the film. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending An…

First Edition. First Edition, noted as "Not for review or quotation / Draft" on the front wrapper. A series on reports on various aspects of film culture in the United States, including "Filmmaking," "Preservation," "Distribution," "Exhibition," and "Study," complete with historical background information and recommendations. Th…

Draft script for Part I of the three-part NBC miniseries, which aired on February 14, 1979, with manuscript marker annotations on two pages correcting page numbers. Based on the 1951 novel by James Jones and the classic 1953 film, directed by Fred Zinnemann, about the men and families of G Company, 24th Infantry Division, statio…

Original pressbook for the 1956 film, starring Davis as a small town librarian branded as a communist and a subversive for refusing to remove a controversial book from the shelves. With striking poster and ad designs by the legendary Saul Bass. 16 pages, 12 x 16 inches. Very Good plus, with some light rubbing, else a bright fron…

First Estimating script for the 1971 film. Based on the 1967 novel "Doctors' Wives" by Frank G. Slaughter, a real life physician who attended Johns Hopkins medical school. One of the few feature films directed by George Schaefer, known mostly for his work directing plays and musicals for television, garnering seven Emmy wins and…

First Draft script for the 1977 film. Laid in is a typed letter signed on Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation letterhead, dated Sept. 27, 1978, from Executive Story Editor Henry Klinger to a Kirt Dressler, regarding the script. Based on the 1973 novel by Sidney Sheldon. John Beck stars as an American pilot, stationed in Franc…

Treatment script for an unproduced film, as well as a produced radio broadcast script for the May 25th,1948 CBS radio adaptation. Manuscript ink on front wrapper, noting title, screenwriter Daniel Tardash, and story based on the 1946 novel by Isak Dinesen (writing under the pseudonym of Pierre Andrezel). Daniel Taradash would go…

Vintage reference photograph of actors Marlon Brando, Janet Margolin, and Yul Brynner from the 1965 film. With a printed spirit duplication snipe affixed to the verso, along with the stamp of Twentieth Century-Fox. Based on Werner Jorg Luddecke's 1958 novel. A German pacifist is blackmailed into helping sabotage a German merchan…

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1952 Western film, showing actress Marlene Deitrich in an intricate, tulle-lined dress, with embroidered tights and a net bolero jacket. Provenance stamp and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Arguably Fritz Lang's most eccentric film, a Western in blazing Technicolor, with a nar…

Two vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1954 film, one showing director Henry Koster talking to Marlon Brando, and the other showing Koster with Brando and actress Jean Simmons. Printed mimeo snipes and Twentieth Century-Fox stamps on the versos. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A biop…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. ("Dan") 1 page, March 21, 1953, Miami Beach, Florida, 5225 Collins Avenue, to studio head and producer Buddy Adler. 10 1/2" x 7 1/4". Very good (paper clip impressions at top edge). Fresh from having done the screen play for "From Here to Eternity," Taradash reports in his screenplay work for th…