Jack Davies Screenwriter (9 results)

Vintage full-color British front-of-house card from the UK release of the 1960 US film. Clark Gable stars as a lawyer who helps manage the estate of his late brother, who left behind a saucy Italian wife (Loren) and a young son. Gable also managed to gain significant weight during the filming in Italy, due primarily to his acquired taste for the local cuisine. This would be the last film of his to be released during his lifetime. 8 x 10 inches. Pinholes to the top and bottom borders, else Near Fine.…

Vintage full-color still British front-of-house card from the 1970 UK film. A doctor is in love with a woman but doesn't have time to propose to her before she leaves on a cruise to the Mediterranean. The doctor decides to join the cruise, but getting the opportunity to romance the woman of his dreams proves difficult. 8 x 10 inches, with no borders as issued. Tiny creases, else Near Fine.…

Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1962 UK film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to and distributor rubber-stamps on the versos. A cyclist and a businessman get involved in an accident, after which the cyclist falls for the businessman's daughter. The daughter persuades the cyclist to give up the bicycle, buy a sports car, and learn to drive. 7.5 x 9 inches, with no borders as issued. Slight light creases at the extremities, else Near Fine.…

Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1960 UK film. Layout annotations on both sides of the still When a grocery boy has his heart broken, he decides to join the Navy, where he is to man the first British rocket. Both Michael Caine and Oliver Reed make brief cameos. 6.25 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light a shallow crease.…

Five vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1962 UK film. Mimeograph snipes affixed to and distributor rubber-stamps on the versos. A classic slapstick comedy, about a cyclist and a businessman who get involved in an accident, after which the cyclist falls for the businessman's daughter, who persuades him to give up the bicycle, buy a sports car, and learn to drive. 7.5 x 9 inches, with no borders as issued. A tiny tear to 1 still, and slight light creases at the extremities, else Near Fine. …

Two vintage reference photographs from the 1954 film. A man beloved in his hometown suddenly dies and leaves the majority of his fortune to a distant relative. The relative comes to be deeply disliked by the townspeople, who run a lottery to determine who in town will murder him. Set in Ireland, shot on location in Middlesex, and Hertfordshire, England. 10 x 8 inches. One Very Good, one Good only, with pin holes from staples along the edges and in the center of the photograph. …

Shooting script for the 1959 film. With a single manuscript ink annotation to page three. Laid in with the script are several unbound revision pages, including two pages noting script amendments and three small notes detailing deletions. Missing page 93, likely as used or issued. A dry cleaner with dreams of musical stardom is swindled by an aging singer whose voice is gradually fading. Shot on location in London. Blue titled wrappers, noted as Shooting Script on the front wrapper, dated 2-6-59. Title page present, dated 1st June, 1959, noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. 131 leaves, with last page of text numbered 131. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with pink and blue revision pages throughout, dated variously between 23/6/59 and 15/9/59. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with a silver prong.…

Draft script for the 1966 British film. Based on the 1960 novel by Richard Gordon. The sixth film in the Rank Organisation's comic "Doctor" series, and the second to star Leslie Phillips in the title role. OCLC locates no holdings. AMPAS shows no holdings. Shot on location at Carnaby Street and Wormwood Scrubs. Tall blue titled wrappers, dated 2nd September, 1965, with an annotation in manuscript ink on the front wrapper, noting copy No. 44. Title page present, dated 27th August, 1965, with credits for novelist Richard Gordon and screenwriter Jack Davies. 100 leaves, with last page of text numbered 97. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with a silver prong.…

Archive of production material from the 1965 British film, including a Revised Draft screenplay, three original character design illustrations, and a hand drawn storyboard. A British newspaper offers a substantial prize to the winner of a cross-channel air race, bringing aviators from around the world to compete for the chance at victory, and grabbing the attentions of various women. A number of authentic airplanes from the 1900s were used during production, including a 1910 Deperdussin Monoplane and a 1912 Blackburn Monoplane. Set and shot on location in England, including at Book Airfield in Buckinghamshire. Fuchsia titled wrappers. Title page present, dated December 1963, noted as REVISED SCRIPT, with credits for director-screenwriter Ken Annakin and screenwriter Jack Davies. 181 leaves, with last page of text numbered 174. Multilith duplication on eye-rest green stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, lightly faded on the front wrapper, bound internally with two silver brads. Storyboard and design illustrations varying sizes, Near Fine overall, housed in a manila folder.…