[very slight bumping to lower extremities, about a 1/2" crack in top of spine (integrity of binding unaffected), no other significant wear]. (B&W photographs) Extensive survey of the career of Hollywood director John M. Stahl, best known for what were once called "women's pictures" (such as BACK STREET, IMITATION OF LIFE, MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION, etc.), but who turned out at least one bona fide, undeniable masterpiece, the delirious 1945 Technicolor melodrama LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN. Issued in conjunction with a retrospective of the director's work at the 1999 San Sebastian Internation... View More...
[a bit of wear along spine, otherwise a nice clean copy]. (B&W photographs) 48-page large-format booklet, issued in conjunction with a retrospective of Ince's films. PLEASE NOTE that the text of this publication is entirely in Spanish. Includes a translation of a 1953 article on Ince by Jean Mitry; a translation of a 1919 Photoplay article by Ince himself, about his early filmmaking career; and a complete filmography (albeit with minimal credits) by Steven Higgins. View More...
[nice clean copy, light external wear, a couple of tiny insect-nibbled spots along edges of first inside page]. Trade PB (sepia-toned photographs) A collection of dialogue snippets and various bons mots uttered and/or written by Fields, each accompanied by a sepia-toned photograph. Categorized by topic: "On Women"; "On Children and Dogs"; "On Drinking"; etc. View More...
[light handling wear, a little soiling to rear cover]. (B&W photographs) Full program for a retrospective of the work of the now-acclaimed (but then still pretty obscure) B-movie master, Edgar G. Ulmer, held at UCLA from October 6 through December 15, 1983. This item, printed on both sides of an 18" x 23" sheet and folded into sixths, doubles as a poster: on one side is the primary graphic for the event (including a photo of Ulmer himself) and the schedule of film screenings, with brief credits and notes on each film; on the other is a brief but erudite essay about Ulmer's work by Bi... View More...
[tiny dent in top edge of rear cover, no other significant wear to book; jacket a little wrinkled along bottom edge, tiny closed tear at top of front panel, small closed tear and associated creasing at bottom of rear panel]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author and his wife Rosemary (a Scottish actress to whom he was eventually married for 51 years) on the ffep. Autobiography of the British actor who's had a long and varied career in the theatre, TV and movies, primarily in England, although American audiences may recognize him for his roles in LETHAL WEAPON 2 and THE HUNT FOR... View More...
(no dust jacket, as issued) [some rubbing to gilt lettering and decoration on spine, otherwise a solid, unworn copy, with a slight musty smell that will probably dissipate over time]. (Twayne's Theatrical Arts Series) Series (B&W photographs) Critical survey of the work of the great American film director. Following the format of this excellent series, the book includes a chronology of Wyler's life, a selected bibliography and a filmography. Because most of the books in this series went to libraries, it's a bit hard to find clean, unmarked copies. View More...
(no dust jacket, probably as issued) [tight and clean, with no discernible wear; one-time owner's address label on ffep]. (The Directors Guild of America Oral History Series, No. 11) Series (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the interview subject on the 2nd ffep: "To my dear friends / _____ & ____ / Affectionately, / Artie." (The inscription and signature are in a somewhat shaky hand, but after all he was about 90 years old when the book was published, and died just a couple of years later.) Extensive interview with a veteran assistant director (who actually started out as a ... View More...
[nice clean as-new copy, with no discernible wear]. (Conversations with Filmmakers) Series Trade PB (B&W photographs) A compilation of 16 published interviews with the American film director, culled from numerous sources, ranging in date from 1951 to 1988. Chronology; filmography; index. View More...
[no discernible wear to book; jacket has a tiny nick (insect-nibble) at top corner of front flap, short horizontal crease at bottom of front panel]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED ("To Ann Corio / Thanks for your contribution / I hope it brings back memories") and SIGNED by the author on the ffep; also laid in is a 5x7 portrait photo of Bellamy. "A reminiscence of the theater, movies, and T.V.," by the veteran actor who morphed gradually and gracefully from a light leading man in Hollywood's Golden Age to a stalwart TV supporting/character actor (including, alas, guest-star gigs... View More...
(no dust jacket, as issued) [nice clean, as-new book; a review copy, with the publisher's original reply slip laid in]. (B&W photographs) A sort of "greatest-hits" analysis of Cukor's career, with individual chapters devoted to: DAVID COPPERFIELD (1935); ZAZA (1939); THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (1940); ADAM'S RIB (1949); A STAR IS BORN (1954); LET'S MAKE LOVE (1960); HELLER IN PINK TIGHTS (1960); and RICH AND FAMOUS (1981). Valuable for its insights into the films that are treated in depth, but essentially it doesn't really live up to its title: Cukor's other films are treated only in passing, in... View More...
(price-clipped) [gift inscription (non-authorial) on ffep, otherwise like new; jacket similarly nice with just a touch of surface wear, slightly downgraded due only to the price-clipping]. (B&W photographs) A deeply-researched film-by-film examination of the career of "one of the giants of twentieth-century Hollywood." View More...
(in pictorial slipcase, also Fine; no dust jacket with this issue) [pristine condition, absolutely brand-new with no wear of any sort to either book or slipcase]. (B&W photographs) This is the "deluxe first printing," limited to 250 copies (this being #171), bound in yellow silk and SIGNED by the author on the limitation page. Memoir by the noted film director and bullfighting aficionado, primarily devoted to his long struggle to produce a documentary film about legendary matador Carlos Arruza. The paste-on slipcase illustration (identical to the jacket on the trade edition) is by Barnaby C... View More...
[lovely copy, with no discernible wear to book; jacket has a couple of tiny blemishes at lower left corner of front panel, effectively concealed by new mylar jacket protector]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the title page: "To ____ / G'Bless / Ernest Borgnine." The Academy Award-winning actor has penned "a fascinating memoir -- filled with secrets, well-remembered details, and never-before-told stories." Signed by Author View More...
[covers considerably scuffed and rubbed, minor surface-peel damage at top of spine]. Trade PB (B&W photographs, facsimilies) Basically a fan-published "films of" book covering Roy's career in feature films, although only the movies in which he was actually the star are given full entries. (And the entries are just detailed plot synopses, with basic credits -- the authors make no attempt at critical analysis, not even to the extent of quoting contemporary reviews the way such books often do.) Roy's "non-starring" film roles are confined to a simple list near the back of the book, and there is... View More...
(no dust jacket, as issued) [a nice clean as-new copy, with no discernible wear]. (Studies in Cinema, No. 26) Series Analysis of the movie work of the writer who was probably the most politically outspoken screenwriter of his day, probably best remembered not for any of the films he wrote (quick, name one), but rather as a blacklisted member of the "Hollywood Ten." View More...
(no dust jacket, as issued) [nice copy with just a touch of shelfwear and one tiny stain to bottom of text block]. (A Reference Publication in Film) Series (B&W photo frontispiece) Comphensive reference guide to Lubitsch's life and work, divided into the following sections: Biographical Background; Critical Survey; The Films (including synopses, full credits and notes); Writings about Ernst Lubitsch; Writings, Performances and Other Film Related Activity; Archival Sources; Film Distributors. Although Lubitsch has certainly been given more fulsome biographical treatments since this volume was... View More...
[very nice copy, no discernible wear to book; the jacket shows just the slightest traces of surface wear]. (B&W photographs) Biography of Herman Brix, an outstanding college athlete (and medal-winning shot-putter at the 1928 Olympics), who had been a bit actor in Hollywood for several years when he was tapped by the Burroughs-Tarzan Corporation for the role of Tarzan in their 1935 serial THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN. (Edgar Rice Burroughs himself had been unhappy with the screen portrayals of his jungle hero by Johnny Weissmuller and, especially, Buster Crabbe, and had set up a company to ma... View More...
(no dust jacket, as issued) [nice, as-new copy, the only blemish being a previous owner's neat signature at the top of the ffep]. (Filmmakers, No. 16) Series (B&W photographs) Survey of Huxley's work in and around Hollywood, divided into three sections. "I. Background" summarizes his early life and work, and what brought him to California. "II. Films" covers his screenwriting career, notably on MADAME CURIE, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, JANE EYRE, and A WOMAN'S VENGEANCE. "III. 'Hollywood' Novels" discusses his 1939 novel "After Many a Summer Dies the Swan," a fictionalization the life of William R... View More...
[a pristine copy, with no discernible wear to either book or jacket]. (B&W photographs, facsimile documents) Memoir of the screenwriter and committed social activist (and Communist Party member), who eventually became one of the "Hollywood Ten," jailed for contempt of Congress. View More...
[minimal shelfwear to book; jacket shows only light surface scuffing, mostly to rear panel]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED "To _______ -- With thanks / for my favourite / photograph! / Affectionately" and SIGNED by the author on the ffep. Autobiography of the British-born actress who was a pretty hot property in the 1950s but walked away for a bit after failing to land the title role in CLEOPATRA. She worked her way slowly back to stardom, largely in American TV, during the 1960s and into the 1970s, but her film career was just sputtering along until she starred in the 1978 British film THE S... View More...
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