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Published by RKO Radio Pictures, Culver City, CA, 1943
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage black-and-white studio photograph from the 1943 film noir. Based on the 1942 novel "Black Alibi" by Cornell Woolrich. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good condition, with edge creasing and a few closed tears, and with two cello tape repairs to the verso. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Rosenbaum 1000.
Published by RKO Radio Pictures, Culver City, CA, 1942
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1942 film, showing actress Simone Simon. With a RKO stamp on the verso. A newlywed fears that an ancient curse will turn her into a bloodthirsty beast. The first production for producer Val Lewton, a journalist, novelist and poet turned story editor for David O. Selznick. RKO hired Lewton to make horror films on a budget of under $150,000 to titles provided by the studio. Set in New York, shot on location in Los Angeles. 9.25 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 833. Ebert III. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Selby US. Spicer US.
Published by Columbia Pictures, London, 1957
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage publicity photograph of Dana Andrews and Peggy Cummins from the 1957 film, seen here under its UK title, "Curse of the Demon." With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A cynical American professor arrives in London for a parapsychology conference and soon finds himself embroiled in a satanic cult. Set and shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
Published by Columbia Pictures Corp., Printed in U.S.A., 1956
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA
A Very Good+ to Near Fine set of Lobby Cards measuring 11 X 14". Cards #1 and #5 each have a dozen discreet pinholes, some light creasing and general edgewear around the margins, and a single 1/4" closed tear at the right martin of Card #1. Cards #2, 4, and 7 all have light general edgewear and some faint creasing at the margins. Color on all cards extremely bright and unfaded. An attractive set of Lobby Cards from the 1957 film noir based on David Goodis' novel, directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring, Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, and Anne Bancroft. Uncommon.
Published by RKO Radio Pictures, Culver City, CA, 1947
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Vintage herald for the 1947 film noir. Based on Daniel Mainwaring's 1946 debut novel "Build My Gallows High." A former private detective lives a quiet life in a small town until his past catches up with him, forcing him to return to the world of crime. An unimpeachable high spot of the genre. Set in Bridgeport, California, shot in the High Sierra Mountains of Nevada and Reno, as well as locations throughout California. 12 x 9 inches. Bifold. Fine. Grant US. Selby Masterwork. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US.
Published by Bruton Film Productions, N.p., 1964
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Draft script for the 1965 British science fiction film. Also released as "War Gods of the Deep" and "City Under the Sea." Loosely based on the 1845 poem by Edgar Allan Poe, about the discovery of a lost underwater city occupied by cruel smugglers and enslaved gill-people. Hot on the heels of noted exploitation producer Roger Corman's successful Edgar Allan Poe film series starring Vincent Price. OCLC locates no holdings. AMPAS shows no holdings. Set and shot on location in Cornwall. Tall orange titled wrappers, dated 10th November 1964. Title page present, dated November, 1964. 98 leaves, with last page of text numbered 97. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with a silver prong.