Robert Riskin Screenwriter (6 results)

Two vintage reference photographs from the 1932 film. During the Great Depression, a bank owner's bank is robbed and his protégé, an ex-con, is the only suspect. His protégé can't reveal his alibi because one of his witnesses is having an affair he does not want revealed. Partially shot on location at Citizen's National Bank in Los Angeles, California. 8 x 10 inches. Poor, with significant creasing on across the top middle of the photographs.…

Vintage pressbook for the 1933 pre-Code film. A lawyer embarks on a promising career, while her husband's football career begins to fade, causing discord and resentment between the two. When he is wrongly accused of murdering another woman, she comes to his defense. 12 x 17.75 inches. 12 pages, side-stapled. Very Good plus, moderately rubbed. …

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1941 film, showing actor Gary Cooper in his iconic role. When a laid-off reporter is asked to write one final column, she fabricates a letter from a John Doe planning on committing suicide on Christmas Eve in protest of society's ills. When the letter becomes a sensation, Ann convinces the papers to hire her back and turns the letters into a series of articles. The only problem is, in order to convince the public John Doe is real, they need to find someone to impersonate him. Enter down-on-his-luck homeless man John Willoughby. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.…

Vintage borderless double weight sepia photograph of James Stewart and Jean Arthur from the 1938 film. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1936 play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, about an eccentric family living in a large house in New York City, including their daughter, who falls in love with a banker, a decent and goodhearted man, despite his snobbish, elitist family. Winner of two Academy Awards, for Best Picture and Best Director, and nominated for five more. Frank Capra's third Academy Award for Best Director in just five years. Set in New York City. 8 x 10.25 inches. Near Fine. Byrge & Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography (1934-1942).…

Three original photographs of Frank Capra and Gary Cooper on the set of the 1936 film. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso of one photograph, referring to the film by its working title "Opera Hat," along with the stamp of photographer A.L. Schafer, and one photograph with a date stamp reading April 20, 1936 on the verso. The first photo shows Capra with the film script in hand, standing next to a wall calendar that prominently reads "Friday December 13th," the day the film was announced. The second is a candid shot of Capra and Gary Cooper, and the third is a candid photo of Capra standing in the balcony of one of the film's sets. A small town man discovers he is the sole beneficiary of his estranged and incredibly wealthy uncle's estate, and must move to New York to claim his inheritance, becoming a moving target for a number of scammers in the process. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Director. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing. …

Vintage double weight press portrait photograph of Frank Capra, by photographer Alfredo Valente, to promote the 1937 film. Mimeo snipe, stamp of photographer Alfredo Valente, filing stamp with annotations in manuscript pencil, dated "6-25-36," and "Kenneth G. Lawrence" stamp, all on the verso. Based on the 1933 novel by James Hilton. Remade in 1973 as a musical, directed by Charles Jarrott, and starring Peter Finch and Liv Ullmann. A British diplomat and his entourage crash in the Himalayas, are rescued and taken to the mystical valley of Shangri-La. Shot on location in Griffith Park, Ojai, Palms Springs, Victorville, and Sherwood Forest, California. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear and crease in top right margin, else Near Fine. National Film Registry.…