Crump, Irving

Our Movie Makers

NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1940. 1940. NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1940. 1940. Good. - Octavo, blue cloth titled in black. Rubbed, bumped & soiled; spine & joints faded & stained. 231 pp. Endpapers stained & spotted with ink name on front endpaper. Light soiling to prelims. B&W frontispiece & B&W plates. Good.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 2442

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; CINEMA; MOVIES; MOVIE BOOKS; PERFORMING ARTS.

(Cruze, James). (Paramount Pictures)

The Covered Wagon. A James Cruze Production (Adapted by James Cunningham from the Novel by Emerson Hough. Woods Theatre, Chicago, Program)

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, 1923. 1923. Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, 1923. 1923. Very good. - Small quarto [ 6 inches high by 4-1/2 inches wide], color pictorial self- wraps. 8 stapled pages. Profuse color illustrations. The page corners are slightly bumped. There is a light crease to the last leaf & some light soiling to the last page. There are small stains around the staples on each page. The illustrations are bright and clean. Very good.

"The Covered Wagon" is a 1923 American silent western released by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by James Cruze, based on a novel by Emerson Hough about a group of pioneers traveling through the old West from Kansas to Oregon. The leads were played by J. Warren Kerrigan and Lois Wilson. Apart from the credits and details of the Chicago engagement on the first and last pages, the program describes spectacular highlights of the film and promises the audience unprecedented thrills and romance racing "with hurricane swiftness". The film was the most popular movie of 1923 in the U.S. and Canada.

Rare program. Very good .

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Book number: 31392

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; SILENT FILM; WESTERNS; MOVIE; SILENT WESTERN; AMERICAN FILM; THE COVERED WAGON; OLD WEST; PIONEERS; CHICAGO PROGRAM; PARAMOUNT PICTURES; JAMES CRUZE, DIRECTOR; J. WARREN KERRIGAN; LOIS WILSON; ILLUSTRATIONS.

(Dean, James). Dalton, David

James Dean: The Mutant King. A Biography

San Francisco, CA: Straight Arrow Books, (1974). (1974). San Francisco, CA: Straight Arrow Books, (1974). (1974). Good. - Octavo, speckled blue cloth titled in blue on the spine in a color pictorial dust wrapper. The covers are rubbed. The dust jacket is rubbed and chipped with small tears and creases along the edges. [10], 356 & [1] pages, with numerous photographic illustrations. A book label is mounted onto the front endpaper. There is a light dampstain to the front edge of the last several leaves and a felt remainder mark along the bottom edge of the book. Good.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 23249

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; CINEMA; BIOGRAPHY; JAMES DEAN; MUTANT KING; DAVID DALTON; BIOGRAPHICAL; FIRST EDITION; 20TH CENTURY; MOVIE STAR; ILLUSTRATIONS; ACTOR; 1ST EDITION.

(Dean, James). May, Christopher

James Dean: A Tribute to Rock's Greatest Influence. 1977

New York: Tempest Publications, Inc. 1977. 1977. New York: Tempest Publications, Inc. 1977. 1977. Good. - Quarto [10-3/4 inches high by 8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial wrappers with a color photographic portrait of James Dean on each cover. There is some very light creasing to the front wrap. 63 & [1] pages. Profuse black-and-white illustrations with color illustrations on the inside wraps. The pages are toned, else very good.

An illustrated biographical tribute to James Dean.

Rare. Good .

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Book number: 28343

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; CINEMA; FILM STAR; MOVIE STAR; AMERICAN ACTOR; HOLLYWOOD; JAMES DEAN: A Tribute to Rock's Greatest Influence; ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY; CHRISTOPHER MAY.

(DeMille, Cecil). Higham, Charles

Cecil B. Demille. A Biography of the Most Successful Film Maker of Them All

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1973). (1973). NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1973). (1973). Very good. - Octavo, cloth, in dw. Extremities faded; dw lightly rubbed & chipped with remnants of price-sticker on front panel, a crease to the front flap & staining to bottom edge of rear panel. 335 pp. Light spotting to endpapers. B&W illustrations. Very good in a good dw.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 2264

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; CINEMA; MOVIES; MOVIE BOOKS; PERFORMING ARTS; DIRECTORS; AUTEUR.

(Wilder, Billy). Diamond, I.A.L.; Buchwald, Art; Lemmon, Jack; et al)

(Billy Wilder): The Fourteenth Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. March 6, 1986

The American Film Institute, 1986. 1986. The American Film Institute, 1986. 1986. Fine. - Small quarto [11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide], pictorial gray, black & white wraps. The wraps are very lightly rubbed with the bottom corners very slightly creased. 84 pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Near fine.

AFI Souvenir Edition of an unstated limitation, available only to AFI members who participated in the 1987 AFI Life Achievement Award Nomination and Membership Renewal Program). Fine .

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Book number: 7998

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; DIRECTOR; AMERICAN; BILLY WILDER; LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD; AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE; SOUVENIR PROGRAM; PROGRAM; ILLUSTRATIONS; I.A. L. DIAMOND; ART BUCHWALD; JACK LEMMON.

Dietrich, Marlene (1901-1992).

A Vintage Black & White Glamour Photograph of the Hollywood Movie Star Marlene Dietrich in a Glossy Low Cut Dress and Black Fishnet Stockings.

Hollywood, circa [1944]. [1944]. - An 8-1/4 inch high by 10 inch wide black & white vintage glossy photograph depicting the glamorous Marlene Dietrich. The star is attired in a low cut shiny dress with black ruffles and fishnet stockings. Holding tokens in her hand, Dietrich is seated on a roulette table, with her right leg stretched out. The number "MD-P.6" is printed in white within the bottom left of the image. There are creases to the corners and three holes are punched along the top edge. Intended for distribution to newspapers, there are glue stains on the verso where a press release was once attached and the studio's blue stamp authorizing newspapers to reproduce the photo in their publications. Very good. This a vintage publicity photo, not a reproduction. The German-born American movie star Marlene Dietrich first appeared in Josef von Sternberg's "The Blue Angel" before Paramount signed her to perform in Hollywood productions, including several directed by von Strernberg. Her glamorous and exotic looks brought her fame and she became one of the highest paid actresses of her time. Dietrich assisted French and German refugees during the war, providing housing, financial aid and assisted them in gaining American citizenship. Very good .

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Book number: 96934

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: MOVIES; FILM; CINEMA; PHOTO; PHOTOGRAPHY; HOLLYWOOD STAR; MARLENE DIETRICH; FISHNET STOCKINGS; HUMANITARIAN; ACADEMY AWARD WINNER; OSCAR; GLAMOUR PHOTO; MOVIE STAR; GLAMOR PHOTOGRAPHY; VINTAGE; PHOTOGRAPH.

(Disney, Walt). Maltin, Leonard.

The Disney Films.

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. (1973). (1973). New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. (1973). (1973). Very good. - Small quarto [11 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], cloth, in a dust wrapper. The covers are lightly bumped with the edges slightly darkened. The dust jacket is soiled. Its top edge is chipped with a tear to the front panel repaired with scotch tape & a piece out of the rear panel. viii & 312 pages. There is light soiling to the front endpaper & a very light stain to the title. Profuse black-and-white illustrations. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

Original edition. Very good .

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Book number: 34058

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; TELEVISION; ANIMATION; CARTOONS; SHORTS; FEATURE FILMS; WALT DISNEY; THE DISNEY FILMS; LEONARD MALTIN; MICKEY MOUSE; SNOW WHITE; DONALD DUCK; ILLUSTRATIONS.

Doohan, James. (1920-2005). Actor who created the character of "Scotty" on the original "Star Trek" television series.

Inscribed Print Signed by Actor James Doohan, "Scotty" on the Original Star Trek, with His Name and the Name of His Character.

Circa [1981]. [1981]. - Black-and-white offset lithograph, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide, depicting Star Trek crew members including Scotty. Inscribed "To Danny" and signed "James Doohan - Scotty" below the illustration. There is some light creasing to the left hand corners with a tiny tear to the right edge. Very good. The drawing was created by fan artist Sat Nam Kaur Keahey for the cover of "Interstat" issue number 46, August 1981, a Star Trek letterzine published in Omaha, Nebraska and edited by Teri Meyer. Actor James Doohan created the character of Scotty, the chief engineer of the U.S.S. Enterprise for the original "Star Trek" television series in 1966. Very good .

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Book number: 94772

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; TELEVISION SERIES; INSCRIBED PRINT; FAN ARTIST; SAT NAM KAUR KEAHEY; SIGNED; ACTOR JAMES DOOHAN; SCOTTY ON THE ORIGINAL STAR TREK; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; INTERSTAT 46; STAR TREK LETTERZINE.

[Douglass, Kent]. Montgomery, Douglass

Autograph on a Colorful Fabric Used As a Tablecloth, Signed by the Romantic Lead Actor of the 1930's Douglass Montgomery [Aka Kent Douglass]

Circa [1935]. [1935]. Circa [1935]. [1935]. Good. - sc - A 51 inch high by 34-1/2 inch wide table covering, complete with wine & ink stains and melted candle wax, boldly signed in ink or black paint by the actor Douglass Montgomery, a leading man and movie star of the 1930's who starred in several MGM productions as Kent Douglass. The fabric, which was apparently used as a cover for a small center or end table is lovingly worn with some fading to the pattern. A fine bold autograph.

A stage actor in his teens, Robert Douglass Montgomery (1907- 1966) was wisked up by MGM who, changing his name to Kent Douglass, cast the dashing young man in romantic roles opposite such leading stars as Joan Crawford and Katharine Hepburn. He starred in "Paid" and "Little Women" before the studio changed his name back again. He subsequently played roles in the "Mystery of Edwin Drood", "Harmony Lane" and "The Cat and the Canary". He enlisted and served in the Canadian Army during the war. His return to the screen was hardly noticed and he fell into obscurity. Good .

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Book number: 30005

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: MOVIES; FILM; CINEMA; HOLLYWOOD; DOUGLASS MONTGOMERY; KENT DOUGLASS; ACTOR; LEADING MAN; ROMANTIC ROLES; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; SIGNED; FABRIC; TEXTILE; MOVIE STAR; TABLECLOTH; TABLE COVERING.

Laemmle, Carl, Jr. (1908-1979). Universal Pictures producer of Dracula and Frankenstein.

Typed Letter to His Friend Jean Dalrymple in Which He Mentions the Virtuoso Pianist Jose Iturbi & the 21 Club, Signed by the Producer of Dracula and Frankenstein Carl Laemmle, Jr. , Signed "Junior" on His Personal Letterhead.

December 30, 1975. 1975. - Over 160 words typed on his 8-1/2 inch high by 6-3/8 inch wide creamy white personal stationery with his facsimile signature embossed in gilt at the top. Responding to his friend New York City Center producer Jean Dalrymple, Laemmle apologizes for not replying sooner as his "secretary has not been here". He goes on to congratulate Jean for the "great success of Jose's 80th birthday. I'm sure it took a lot of hard work" [referring to the vistuoso pianist Jose Iturbi, a close friend of Jean Dalrymple's]. He goes on to mention New York City's famous 21 Club and his forthcoming birthday" "Thanks for sending me the invitation for '21'. That is quite a bit of competition. I'm glad you are coming to my party.." Mentioning that, he too, stayed home for Christmas, he suggests that Jean should bring Jose Iturbi to his party and wishes her luck on her "new book" [Dalrymple published "From the Past Row: A Personal Account of the First Twenty-Five Years of the New York City Center of Music and Drama" in that year]. Laemmle signs with his familiar name "Junior" in his shaky aging hand. Folded for mailing, else fine. In a promotional piece for a Universal Pictures retrospective, the Museum of Modern Art writes: "Founded in 1912 by German immigrant Carl Laemmle..this series focuses on one segment of the studio's rich history - the period from 1928 to 1936, when the studio's head of production was the founder's son, Carl Laemmle, Jr. Known condescendingly as 'Junior' Laemmle and the butt of endless Hollywood jokes ('the son also rises'), the younger Laemmle was in fact a sophisticated, ambitious, risk-taking producer, who gambled the studio's finances on a series of challenging projects - and eventually lost. When cost overruns on the 1936 Show Boat forced the studio into the hands of its creditors, the Laemmle era came to an end. Brief as it was, that era yielded an extraordinary number of important films, including such celebrated classics as Dracula, Frankenstein, and All Quiet on the Western Front." The recipient Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Cary Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jose Iturbi, Andre Kostelanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world. Very good .

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Book number: 96686

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: TYPED LETTER SIGNED; JUNIOR; CARL LAEMMLE, JR; DRACULA; FRANKENSTEIN; FILM; MOVIES; SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; JEAN DALRYMPLE; 21 CLUB; JOSE ITURBI; BIRTHDAY PARTY; NEW BOOK; UNIVERSAL PICTURES; UNIVERSAL STUDIO.

Druxman, Michael B

Make It Again, Sam: A Survey of Movie Remakes

South Brunswick, NJ and New York, NY: A. S. Barnes and Company / London: Thomas Yoseloff Ltd, (1975). (1975). South Brunswick, NJ and New York, NY: A. S. Barnes and Company / London: Thomas Yoseloff Ltd, (1975). (1975). Very good. - Small quarto [11-1/4 inches high by 8-5/8 inches wide], cloth, in a price-clipped dust wrapper. There is a piece out of the head of the dust jacket spine & some staining to the tail. 285 pages. There are tiny chips to the bottom edges of the last 2 leaves. Numerous black-and-white illustrations. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 8538

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; REMAKES; MAKE IT AGAIN, SAM: A SURVEY OF MOVIE REMAKES; MICHAEL B. DRUXMAN; REFERENCE; HISTORY OF FILM; ILLUSTRATIONS; CINEMA.

Ebert, Roger

A Kiss Is Still a Kiss

Kansas City, KS/NY: Andrews, McMeel & Parker, (1984). (1984). Kansas City, KS/NY: Andrews, McMeel & Parker, (1984). (1984). Very good. - Octavo, cloth backed boards, in dw. The dw is lightly rubbed with a short tear to the front panel & light staining to the spine. 256 pp. Light spotting to the fore-edge. Near fine in a very good dw.

Ebert's reminiscences about his adventures on the movie beat. Very good .

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Book number: 2422

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; CINEMA; MOVIES; MOVIE BOOKS; PERFORMING ARTS.

Ehrenstein, David; and Reed, Bill

Rock on Film

NY: Delilah Books, (1982). (1982). NY: Delilah Books, (1982). (1982). Very good. - Octavo, pictorial wraps. Very light stain to front wrap with corners slightly creased. 275 & [16] pp. B&W illustrations. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 2403

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; CINEMA; MOVIES; MOVIE BOOKS; PERFORMING ARTS.

Eisenstein, Sergei M

Film Essays with a Lecture. Edited by Jay Leyda. Foreword by Grigori Kozintsev

London: Dennis Dobson, (1968). (1968). London: Dennis Dobson, (1968). (1968). Good. - Octavo, cloth, in a price-clipped dw. Lightly bumped. The dw is soiled & chipped with short tears & small pieces out. 220 pp. Some pencil notations & underlinings in the first 44 pages of the text. B&W illustrations. Good.

First edition in English. Good .

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Book number: 2273

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; CINEMA; MOVIES; MOVIE BOOKS; PERFORMING ARTS; DIRECTORS; AUTEUR.