Search Results: Photographs from Royal Books, Inc.

N.p.: N.p., 1969. Vintage oversize borderless satin-finish reference photograph of Jim Brown and Raquel Welch between takes on the set of the 1969 film. A Native American man robs a bank in the US in order to buy guns for his people who are being repressed by the government. A lawman quickly sets out into Mexico to capture him, but the two eventually create an alliance. Set in Mexico, shot on location in Spain. 11.5 x 9 inches. Near Fine. Pitts 2903.

N.p.: N.p., 1965. Four vintage borderless photographs from the 1965 film. Two studio still photographs of Ursula Andress on (production designer) Piero Poletto's striking minimalist set, and two compilation fashion photographs of Andress in costume, bookending (Costume Designer) Giulio Coltellacci's concept drawings. Two photographs with "La Decima Victima" stamp on verso. An international cult classic based on the 1953 short story "Seventh Victim" by Robert Sheckley. Sheckley wrote the novelization of the film in 1956, and two sequels "Victim Prime" and "Victim" in 1987 and 1988, respectively. The worldwide, officially sanctioned "Big Hunt" is the world's most popular television show, giving those inclined to violence, and those in search of celebrity, a chance to act as "hunter" and "victim." The games top two assassins, Caroline Meredith (Andress) and Macello Poletti (Marcello Mastrianni), who may be in love, are pitted against each another. A descendant of Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous… Read More

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1957. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1957 film. Based on the 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose, about a jury of white men as they deliberate the conviction or acquittal of a Puerto Rican teenager charged with murdering his father. Nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Set in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly and evenly toned, and slightly curled. National Film Registry. Criterion Collection 591. Ebert II. Grant US. Rosenbaum 1000.

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1936. Vintage press photograph of Mitchell Leisen, Myrna Loy, and John Howard from the preview party at Leisen's house for the 1936 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. What should be a routine transcontinental flight from New York to San Francisco is complicated by its shady passengers, which include three jewel thieves, a strange nobleman, and a beautiful socialite. Shot on location in Alhambra, California and Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1946. Vintage reference photograph from the 1946 film, showing actors James Cagney and Blanche Yurka. A head spy discovers one of his agents-in-training is a German mole, but decides not to arrest the man, instead feeding him false information in hopes of misleading the Nazis. Shot on location in Quebec, Canada, and Boston, Massachusetts. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1976. Vintage photograph on the set of the 1976 film, showing director Bernardo Bertolucci giving instructions to actors Robert De Niro, Gerard Depardieu, and Romolo Valli. Director Bernardo Bertolucci's epic film was a gargantuan undertaking, requiring the resources of three European countries and a trio of American movie studios. Set in the small town of Parma, the film follows two best friends born in 1901 whose lives diverge drastically as a result of their class differences and the rise of Fascism in Italy. Set in Parma, Italy, shot on location in Rome, Lombardia, and Campagnia, Italy. 6 x 4 inches. Near Fine. Eureka 135. Olive Films 345.

Nice: Self published, 1957. Sixteen vintage photographs from the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. On the versos of 11 photos is a rubber-stamp for photographer "L. Mirkine," photographer "Pierre Manciet" on the versos of remaining 5, and names corresponding to the image subjects on the versos in manuscript ink. Housed in a manila envelope with "Festival 1957 Cannes" on the recto in manuscript ink. The collection features images of Jean Cocteau (in the arms of Ann Heywood and June Laverick as he talks to James Robertson Justice), Patricia Smith, Izolda Izvitskaya, Roman Karmen, Don Murray, Grigoriy Chukhray, Oleg Strizhenov, Jacqueline Pagnol, Giuletta Masina, Eleanor Rossi Drago, Nadia Gray, Nicole Berger, Maurice Ronet, Melina Mercouri, William Wyler, Maëa Flohr, Mylene Demongeot, and John Kitzmiller, among others. The 1957 festival marked it's tenth anniversary, prominent jurors included André Maurois, Jean Cocteau, Marcel Pagnol, Michael Powell, Dolores del Río, Claude Aveline, and Alberto… Read More

New York: NBC Television Network, 1960. Four vintage photographs from NBC News of the 1960 Democratic National Convention. "NBC photo by Frank Carroll" stamp on the verso of each. Laid in is an NBC News mimeo snipe. One photograph is of the floor of the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, largely empty, prior to the beginning of the convention, one photograph of the press, with newscaster David Brinkley in foreground, being shown the convention hall from the upper balcony, and two of the press trolley escorting reporters, photographers, and newscasters to the convention hall, one of which has Brinkley, standing, conversing with other reporters. The 1960 Democratic National Convention was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena on July 11-15 and nominated Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts for president and Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas for vice president. The other top presidential candidates at the convention were Stuart Syminton, Adlai Stevenson, Robert B. Meyner, and Hubert… Read More

N.p.: N.p., 1984. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1984 film, showing actors John Hurt and Suzanna Hamilton. Based on George Orwell's classic 1949 novel, about a civil servant in war-torn, dystopian London. Richard Burton's final screen appearance. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1932. 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.

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1968. Vintage reference photograph from the 1968 film, showing actor Kier Dullea. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Stanley Kubrick's sprawling, science fiction epic traces the evolution of human intelligence under the influence of an unspecified alien force. The film's high scientific accuracy, coupled with bleeding-edge special effects and minimal use of dialogue, make "2001" universally recognized as one of the most influential films ever made. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Special Effects, and nominated for three others including Best Director. Set variously in the desert, in space, in deep space, and on the astral plane. Shot on location in Scotland, England, Arizona, and Utah. 10 x 8 inches, with wide horizontal margins. Very Good plus, lightly worn at the top right corner. National Film Registry.

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1968. Vintage oversize borderless double weight black and white set design photograph from the 1968 film. Shown is a sample interior from the space station featured near the beginning of the film, the "Hilton" sign marking Kubrick's groundbreaking use of ordinary commerce in a futuristic context. The director's sprawling, science fiction epic traces the evolution of human intelligence under the influence of an unspecified alien force. The film's high scientific accuracy, coupled with bleeding-edge special effects and minimal use of dialogue, make "2001" universally recognized as one of the most influential films ever made. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Special Effects, and nominated for three others including Best Director. Set variously in the desert, in space, in deep space, and on the astral plane. Shot on location in Scotland, England, Arizona, and Utah. 11 x 14 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry.

N.p.: Photo Press Agency, 1999. Two vintage color photographs of former White House aide Monica Lewinsky crying during an interview with Barbara Walters on a 1999 episode of the television show "20/20," which originally aired on March 3 on ABC. 10 x 8.5 inches. Fine.

Los Angeles, CA: Paramount Pictures, 1931. Vintage reference photograph of actor Clive Brook from the 1931 film. With two Paramount Pictures stamps on the verso crediting Brook. Based on the 1930 novel by Louis Bromfield. A man is having an affair with a woman who is murdered by her ex-husband. He has to try and prove his innocence while shielding his wife from any legal trouble. Set in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Good, with one chip missing at the bottom right corner and three points of loss from a three hole punch along the left edge.

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1948. Vintage reference photograph from the 1948 film, showing actors Mae Marsh, John Wayne, Ward Bond, and Ben Johnson. Based on the 1913 novel, following three outlaws who discover a dying woman and her infant stranded in the desert. Director John Ford had previously adapted the novel for film with "Marked Men" in 1919. Set in Arizona, shot on location in Mojave and Cantil, California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Pitts 4360.

N.p.: Lions Gate Films, 1977. Three vintage studio still photographs of actress Janice Rule from the 1977 film. Director Robert Altman's experimental, dreamlike masterwork about three ethereal, fractured women, originally overlooked but later celebrated. Featuring brilliant performances from Shelley Duvall as the self-deluded, socially maladroit Millie, Rule as the mysterious pregnant painter Willie, and Sissy Spacek as the young, timid, and fawning Pinky. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in a small California desert town, and shot on location in Palm Springs, Thousand Palms, and Desert Hot Springs, California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1977. Two vintage borderless reference photographs of Janet Rule and Shelley Duvall from the 1977 film. One photograph with a British stamp on the verso, and both photographs with manuscript annotations in pencil and ink on the versos. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Director Robert Altman's experimental, dreamlike masterwork about three ethereal, fractured women, originally overlooked but later celebrated. Featuring brilliant performances from Duvall as the self-deluded, socially maladroit Millie, Rule as the mysterious pregnant painter Willie, and Sissy Spacek as the young, timid, and fawning Pinky. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in a small California desert town, and shot on location in Palm Springs, Thousand Palms, and Desert Hot Springs, California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 230. Ebert III.

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1959. Vintage reference photograph from the 1959 film, showing actor Lou Costello giving a more than suggestive shower to Dorothy Provine, his new gargantuan girlfriend. A rare appearance of Lou Costello without Bud Abbott, wherein a junk collector and inventor accidentally turns his girlfriend into a giantess. Shot on location at Iverson Ranch in Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1951. Collection of 35 small format vernacular photographs of members of the Cecil Young Quartet, including three of Sarah Vaughan, circa 1951. Thirty-one photographs show Young and bandmates Gerald Brashear, Jimmie Rodgers, and Traff Hubert, one photograph shows Young, Rodgers, and Hubert backstage, and three photographs show Vaughan, likely backstage at the Birdland Jazz Club, where the quartet opened for Vaughan in 1951. "The swingin'est Bop I've ever heard" is how Nat King Cole described the Cecil Young Quartet, who exploded onto the Seattle jazz scene in 1950. Young formed the quartet in 1950 alongside tenor saxophonist and bongo player Gerald Brashear, drummer Jimmie Rodgers, and bassist Traff Hubert. Recordings of the quartet's 1951 gigs at the Metropolitan Theatre and the Ladies Music Club got the attention of King Records' Sid Nathan, who quickly signed the act and released their 1951 debut album "A Concert of Cool Jazz." The album did well throughout the Seattle area,… Read More

N.p.: N.p., 1930. Collection of 37 vintage portrait photographs of actors of the silent film era, circa 1930, all but one with the actor's inscription printed from the negative, and eight with the Paramount Studios logo printed from the negative. Four with stamps on verso stating costs of larger sizes, "25¢ each for 8x10 ... $1.00 each for 11x14." Actors in the collection include: Mary Astor, Richard Barthelmess, Clara Bow, Ann Harding, Leatrice Joy, Myrna Loy, Ramon Novarro, Aileen Pringle, Norma Shearer, and Claire Windsor, among others. Seven images 6.5 x 8.5 inches, and 30 images 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine overall. Complete list of actors available on request.