Robert Lewis Director (24 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. "A collection of songs for preschoolers in church, kindergarten, day-care programs, and at home." Includes alphabetical and classified indexes. Colored illustrations with each song. A very fine book, bright and tight. Robert Cassell; Emma Jane Vidrine, art director (illustrator).…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1952 film, showing actors Blanche Yurka, Cornel Wilde, Alan Hale Jr., and Dan O'Herlihy. Loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novel, following the adventures of the children of the original Three Musketeers. Set in France. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the 1983 film. In this black-comedy a delusional aspiring comic, Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro), stalks and eventually kidnaps his idol, a late night talk show host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis). The fifth film collaboration between De Niro and Scorsese, preceded by the classic "Raging Bull." Set in New York, shot on location in New Jersey and New York. 10 x 8 inches. Fine.…

Three vintage reference photographs from the 1938 film. After his army buddy is murdered by spies, a machine gun inventor vows to seek revenge. Set and shot on location at the Presidio in Monterey, CA. 10 x 8 inches. Two photographs Very Good plus, with light toning, and one Very Good, with light edgewear and soil.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. (1963) 608 pp. Original brown, decorative cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends and bottom corner of rear cover a bit bumped. DJ lightly rubbed w/ wear to edges. Price clipped. Illust. w/ drawings, paintings, engravings, historical maps, documentary art, old prints, woodcuts, and lithographs. Contents very nice. …

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1956 film noir. A woman marries an army vet whom she comes to realize is a pathological liar. Screenwriters Jean Rouverol and Hugo Butler were credited together as Jack Jevne due to their their blacklisting. Shot on location in Los Angeles, CA. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with some creasing, pinholes at the corners and a small chip from the top right corner. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. …

Vintage borderless satin-finish publicity photograph from the 1946 film noir, showing Van Heflin. A drifter returns to his childhood home, stirring up buried secrets and forgotten passions in the process. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1944 film. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. In the early years of the Gold Rush, a senator's daughter takes a wagon train west in order to follow her boyfriend, a lieutenant in the US cavalry. One of the most expensive productions in Universal's history, and the only Technicolor film in which Deanna Durbin appeared. 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. Shot on location in Utah and California. 10 x 8 inches. Faint scratches on the recto, else Near Fine.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1940 film of Bill Elliott keeping the peace between Iris Meredith and Luana Walters. The fourth and final film in Columbia Picture's "Wild Bill Saunders" series, following Joseph H. Lewis' 1940, "Man from Tumbleweeds." Wild Bill Saunders (Elliott) returns home to find his father mortally wounded by Matt (George Lloyd) and Jake Kilgore (Francis Walker) and their gang. The normally peace-loving Bill is overcome by revenge and sets off to take care of the gang and return peace to the region. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, some light edgewear. Pitts 3393.…

Eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1956 film. Based upon the 1956 novel "Back Trail" by Lewis B. Patten, gunman Alec Longmire (Calhoun) nearly loses his life in gunfight and decides to walk the straight and narrow by becoming deputy to honest sheriff Jade Murphy (Dean Jagger), currently dealing with disputes between small farmers and the local cattle baron. Longmire also finds he has feelings for the sheriff's daughter Caroline (Martha Hyer). 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, one with small pinholes in corners and near center pin holes with some scratching. Pitts 3337.…

Two vintage still photographs from the 1968 film. A backwards and lonely professor builds female robots to satisfy his carnal desires. Shot on location in Miami, Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage double weight reference photograph of Cesar Romero and Irving Pichel from the 1937 film, with two stamps and a mimeo snipe on the verso, one studio stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones and one dated Advertising Advisory Council stamp. 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. Robert Wilcox stars as a detective who goes undercover to expose a group of hijackers. 10 x 8 inches. A small crease to the bottom right corner, else Near Fine.…

Three vintage hand-tinted studio still photographs from the 1956 film, featuring Rory Calhoun, Dean Jagger, Martha Hyer and Lita Baron. Based upon the 1956 novel "Back Trail" by Lewis B. Patten, gunman Alec Longmire (Calhoun) nearly loses his life in gunfight and decides to walk the straight and narrow by becoming deputy to honest sheriff Jade Murphy (Dean Jagger), currently dealing with disputes between small farmers and the local cattle baron. Longmire also finds he has feelings for the sheriff's daughter Caroline (Martha Hyer). 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, some minor creasing predominately in the margins, one with a small closed tear on right margin, one with closed tear and bruise along top right. Pitts 3337.…

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1955 film noir. A police lieutenant is ordered by his boss to stop trying to catch a sadistic gangster, but finds himself increasingly obsessed with catching the man-and increasingly bewitched by the man's girlfriend. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with pin holes at the corners and one small chip missing from the top left corner. Grant US. Olive Films. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.…

Revised Draft script for the 1980 television movie. Originally aired on February 23, 1980 on CBS. An American spy specializing in security hazards uses her special set of skills to thwart the criminal efforts of an international blackmailer. Shot on location in Rome and Berlin. Purple untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated January 12, 1978, noted as Revised, with credit for screenwriter Richard Malbaum. 95 leaves, with last page of text numbered 94. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, with a silver prong binding.…

Shooting script for the 1998 television film, originally aired on March 1 on TNT. Rainbow revision draft, with manuscript pencil and ink annotations throughout, most editorial in content. Missing page five, likely as used or issued. A dramatization of the experiences of Matthew Henson, who accompanied arctic explorer Robert Peary during his successful, groundbreaking 1909 expedition to the North Pole. In his later years Henson published a memoir titled "A Negro Explorer at the North Pole" (1912), and was awarded the Peary Polar Expedition Medal in 1944. Self wrappers. Title page integral with front wrapper, dated April 30, 1997, noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT, with credits for screenwriters Jeffrey Lewis and Susan Rhinehart. 112 leaves, with last page of text numbered 103. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with rainbow revision pages throughout, dated variously between 4/30/97 and 6/9/97. Pages Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads. Full provenance available.…

Three vintage photographs from the shooting of the 1982 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso of one photograph and manuscript annotations and agency stamps on the verso of each. Perhaps Scorsese's most underrated film, "The King of Comedy" is a brilliant study of celebrity worship and American media culture by way of an exploratory journey into the mind of Rupert Pupkin, a man totally lacking in self-awareness, driven only by obsession. The titular character is played by Robert De Niro, cast completely against type, in furious pursuit of his idol, Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis), along with the genius addition of Sandra Bernhard as De Niro's crazed groupie assistant. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1943 film, showing director George Stevens, actor Joel McCrea, and three unidentified women on the set. Provenance label on the verso. A romantic comedy centered around the housing shortage during World War II, about a government adviser on the housing shortage who himself cannot find a place to live. Nominated for six Academy Awards, winning one for Best Supporting Actor for Charles Coburn. Set in Washington DC. 10 x 8 inches, with wide margins, image measuring 3.5 x 4.5 inches. Near Fine.…

Two vintage reference photographs from the 1982 film, including one matte-finish and bordered, showing Robert De Niro sitting alone, the other glossy and borderless, showing De Niro and Jerry Lewis. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. A black comedy following the delusional and increasingly violent experiences of a painfully untalented comedian. Perhaps Martin Scorsese's most underrated film, a brilliant study of celebrity worship and American media culture. Set and shot on location in New York. One photograph 9.5 x 7 inches, the other 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1982 film, both showing director Martin Scorsese on the set, between takes. A black comedy following the delusional and increasingly violent experiences of a painfully untalented comedian. Perhaps Martin Scorsese's most underrated film, a brilliant study of celebrity worship and American media culture. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Fine.…

Four vintage photographs, two studio still photographs and two publicity photographs, one iconic photograph of Robert Mitchum, and one headshot of Shepperd Studwick, all from the 1949 film. Based on the novella by John Steinbeck, who also wrote the screenplay, published in full in 1937. A young boy (Peter Miles) is enamored with the colt he has been entrusted to raise, only to find the colt has caught an illness and is dying. Steinbeck's first film assignment, though other Steinbeck screenplays would end up being released prior to "The Red Pony." At the time it was the longest and costliest production in Republic history, borrowing Robert Mitchum from RKO and also starring Myrna Loy. Set in and shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with light creasing in margins and even fading on three of the photographs, and a small bruise in the right margin of one.…

Three vintage studio still photographs from the set of the 1994 film: one showing Oliver Stone and Woody Harrelson consulting a screenplay between takes, one showing Stone leaning on a railing with Robert Downey Jr., and the last showing Stone talking with Juliette Lewis. All three photographs credited to photographer Sidney Baldwin on the recto margins. After killing her abusive father, a young woman sets off on a murderous road trip with her lover, finding new victims at every stop. Their story piques the interest of an unscrupulous journalist, who spins their crimes into heroism through his sensationalistic reporting. Shot on location in New Mexico, Arizona and Statesville Correctional Center, Illinois. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. Grant US. Spicer US Neo-Noir.…

Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1982 film. A black comedy following the delusional and increasingly violent experiences of a painfully untalented comedian. Perhaps Martin Scorsese's most underrated film, a brilliant study of celebrity worship and American media culture. Basis for the successful 2019 film "Joker," starring Joaquin Phoenix. Set and shot on location in New York. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine.…

Vintage reference photograph from the 1932 pre-Code film, showing director Michael Curtiz and a camera crew filming a scene. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1932 memoirs of former prison warden Lewis E. Lawes, about a brash convict's increasingly desperate attempts to escape Sing Sing. Set in Ossining, New York. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, lightly age toned. Grant US. Spicer US Precursor.…