Daniel Taradash (24 results)

No Binding. Lobby card no # / #56-106. A VG+ lobby card from the film "Storm Center". Size: 11" X 14". Poster.

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 in Serbia and Yugoslavia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

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 Second Draft on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 30, dated April 28, 1947, with credit for screenwriter Taradash. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. Title page present, dated April 28, 1947, noted as second draft, with credit for screenwriter Taradash. 146 leaves, mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, internally bound with three black brads. …

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 isolated castle, hoping they will defend it against the advancing Germans. Set in Belgium at the French border, shot on location in Serbia and Yugoslavia. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

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 Good, with both right corders chipped and two small chips on upper right.…

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). Blue titled wrappers, noted as Original Story and Treatment on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 7, dated December 11, 1946, with credit for screenwriter Taradash. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. 82 leaves, mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine, internally bound with three silver brads.…

Vintage reference photograph of actress Kim Novak from the 1958 film. With a National Film Archive stamp and cropping annotations on the verso. Based on the 1950 play of the same name by John Van Druten, about a witch who casts a love spell on her new neighbor. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in Greenwich Village, shot on location in Manhattan. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Twilight Time. Weldon 1996.…

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 films of the 1960s, about Robert Crain (Brando), a German living in India during World War II, who is blackmailed by Colonel Statter (Howard) to impersonate an SS officer onboard a cargo ship, with Captain Mueller (Brynner) in charge, leaving Japan for Germany. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases, and a brief evidence of cello tape removal to one still, else Near Fine.…

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 Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Based on the 1973 novel by Sidney Sheldon, about the mistress of a Greek tycoon who decides to track down an old American flame, whom she has not seen since before World War II. Although Sheldon's novel was hugely successful, the film adaptation would be fully overshadowed by "Star Wars," released at the same time. Shot on location in Los Angeles, in Paris, and in Luray, Virginia. 8 x 10 inches. About Fine.…

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. The reports were compiled at various Committee meetings and, once compiled, were sent to various individuals and institutions in hopes of soliciting feedback. The Committee took that feedback and issued "The Independent Film Community: A Report on the Status of Independent Film in the United States" in 1977, though its scope and content differ significantly from the information in the "Preliminary Report" offered here. Light soil to the card stock wrappers, Near Fine overall.…

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, stationed at Peal Harbor in late 1941. NBC aired the miniseries in three two-hour episodes over three weeks on February 14, 21, and 28, 1979, and was followed in 1980 by a weekly series which aired for 12 episodes from March 10, 1979 to August 16, 1980. In Part 1, Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt is harassed into joining the company boxing team after vowing to never fight again, and 1st Sgt. Milt Warden begins an affair with Karen Holmes, the neglected wife of his commanding officer. Front wrapper integral with dedication page. 103 leaves, with last page of text numbered 100. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine overall, with the first leaf, the dedication page, with a closed tear and edgewear. …

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 front wrapper.…

Script Format, reprint. Condition: As New. / 1952 2ND DRAFT / I HAVE MORE TITLES, LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER TITLES /THE SCRIPT IS PRINTED ON THREE-HOLE PUNCHED PAPER AND BOUND WITH 2 BRASS BRADS.

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 21 total nominations. Life or death become the stakes as infidelity unfolds in the hospital ward. Red titled wrappers. Title page present, dated June 28, 1968, noted as First Estimating Draft, with credits for screenwriter Daniel Taradash. 157 leaves, with last page of text numbered 162. Mimeograph duplication, with yellow revision pages throughout, dated 8/20/68. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. …

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 France shortly before World War II, who seduces and impregnates Marie-France Pisier, before receiving orders to return to the US, where he meets and marries Susan Sarandon. Following a harrowing abortion and World War II, Pisier, now the lover of a Greek tycoon and a successful actress, vows revenge on her former lover. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in and shot on location in Paris, France, California, Virginia, and Washington DC. Blue titled wrappers, dated October 30, 1975. Title page present, dated October 30, 1975, noted as First Draft, with credits for screenwriter Daniel Taradash and author Sidney Sheldon. 167 leaves, with last page of text numbered 166. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.…

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 on win an Academy Award for his 1954 adaptation of "From Here it Eternity." Set in 1840s France. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present, noted as Treatment, with credits for screenwriter Daniel Tardash. 98 leaves, with last page of text numbered 57. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with two gold brads.…

Velo Strip Binding. Condition: Very Good+. An unproduced screenplay submitted by Tardash (script writer for From Here to Eternity). This was part of a project abandoned due to projected cost and gloomy subject matter. A movie was eventually made by another studio from a different screenplay. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 283 pages.…

Script Format, reprint. Condition: As New. / 1955 REVISED FINAL DRAFT / I HAVE MORE TITLES, LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER TITLES /THE SCRIPT IS PRINTED ON THREE-HOLE PUNCHED PAPER AND BOUND WITH 2 BRASS BRADS /.

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 merchant ship carrying a load of rubber, a product in short supply for both sides. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, slightly wavy.…

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 narrative that is sung rather than told. 8 x 10 inches. About Very Good plus, lightly creased at the corners and across the center right.…

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 biopic about the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, based loosely on Annemarie Selinko's 1953 nonfiction book. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Set in Marseilles, shot on location throughout California and in Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, and Seine-et-Marne, France. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Two vintage reference photographs from the acclaimed 1953 film, one showing director Fred Zinneman and a camera crew setting up the film's famous beach scene with Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr, the other showing the crew capturing said scene. Both with Columbia stamps on the verso, and one with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to same. Based on the 1951 novel by James Jones, set in Schofield Army Barracks in Honolulu, in the languid days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Winner of eight Academy Awards, and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set and shot on location in Hawaii. 10 x 8 inches. Fine.…

Pas de couverture. Condition: Bon. Rare authentic card signed in 1988. Rare complete signature. + photo (15x11 cm) Size : 8x13 cm. Condition : please see scans. Provenance : Jason Stahl family collection. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.

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 the Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons' film "Desire." Taradash (1913-2003) was a noted screenwriter, President of Academy Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (1970-1973);wrote over 15 screenplays. Won Academy Award for "From Here to Eternity". Signed by Author(s).…