Search Results: Boxing from Royal Books, Inc.

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 2001. For Your Consideration script for the 2001 film. Facsimile signature of director Michael Mann on the title page. A biography of boxing champion Muhammad Ali, from his famed 1964 match against Sonny Liston, criticism of the Vietnam War and subsequent banishment from boxing, to his return to the ring in 1974 for the Rumble in the Jungle fight. Shot on location in Florida, California, New York, Illinois, and Texas in the US, and in Ghana and Mozambique. Pictorial titled wrappers. Title page present, dated 8/7/2000, with credits for screenwriters Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Eric Roth, and Michael Mann. 131 leaves, with last page of text numbered 130. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Fine, wrapper Fine, with perfect binding.

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1970. Revised Estimating script for the 1973 film. A key title in New Hollywood cinema. Searching for some direction in his life, Vic Bealer (Voight) fights his way to Olympic glory as an amateur boxer, void of emotion and feeling, using women, and taking advantage of everyone to get what he wants. Shot in six "sequences," with title cards to indicate the exact "round" of life Vic is in, affecting a silent-era homage. Tan titled wrappers, noted as REV. ESTIMATING SCRIPT on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 114, dated March 18, 1970. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. Title page present, dated 3/18/70, with credits for screenwriter director Eastman. 137 leaves on yellow stock, mechanical duplication, with blue revision pages throughout, dated 3/25/70. Pages about Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads.

London: Criterion, 1935. Shooting script for the 1936 film. Based on the 1913 novel. When a former boxing champion turned innkeeper is wrongly accused of stealing jewelry from wealthy guests staying at the inn, his son travels to London and impersonates an aristocratic gentleman in order to prove his father's innocence and catch the true thief. Orange titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as Shooting Script, with credits for screenwriter Clemence Dane. 235 leaves, with last page of text numbered 230. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good, wrapper Very Good, with foxing and edgewear, side stapled.

N.p.: N.p., 1947. Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film noir. An amateur prizefighter's desire for fortune and fame leads him to join a corrupt boxing syndicate, led by an unethical promoter. Widely considered one of the finest boxing films ever made, with a strong screenplay by noted screenwriter Abraham Polonsky (who would later face blacklisting in Hollywood as a result of the HUAC trials). 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Olive Films 452. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.

London: Cinema International, 1979. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the British release of the 1979 US film. Rubber-stamped on the versos from the UK distributing company, Cinema International Corporation. An ex-boxing champ makes his way back into the ring to provide for his young son. 8 x 10 inches, with no borders as issued. About Near Fine.

N.p.: Veriscope, 1897. Two vintage fragments from a 63mm film print of the 1897 boxing match between "Gentleman" Jim Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons. The first fragment consists of six frames depicting the fighters in a clinch, while the second consists of four frames depicting the fighters in the center of the ring about to trade punches. At over 100 minutes, the film is the first feature length release anywhere, and, with an aspect ratio of 1.65:1, the first widescreen film ever produced. Though fragments such as this survive, the film in its entirety is considered lost. A five frame fragment is held the National Media Museum in the UK, and approximately 19 minutes are available for viewing, but OCLC locates no fragments in institutions. The heavy weight title bout took place on March 17, 1897 in Carson City, Nevada, which legalized boxing specifically to host this fight, beginning the long and storied relationship between the Silver State and the sweet science. Boxing was already a popular… Read More

N.p.: Group W Productions, 1969. Original transcript of David Frost's interview with Muhammad Ali and Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier from Season 1, episode 8 of the 1969-1972 television show, which aired on Group W television stations on July 16, 1969. Single annotation in manuscript pencil on the first page, underlining Ali's birth name, "Cassius Clay," in the script title (Ali abandoned his birth name in 1964, upon entry into the Nation of Islam). In addition to Ali and Grier, the episode featured interviews with actors Gloria Loring, Jerry Shane, O.C. Smith, actor and athlete Johnny Weismuller, and journalist Alden Whitman. Ali and Grier were principal guests (the transcript is only of the Ali and Grier interviews). Just over the first half of the transcript is Frost's interview with Ali, focusing largely on the topic of race in the US, current boxing matches (from which Ali had been barred from 1967 till 1970 due to his refusal to be conscripted into the Vietnam War), and Ali's relationship with the… Read More

Culver City, CA: Filmtel, 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotation in manuscript ink on the front wrapper, noting copy No. 14. During World War II, a Greek amateur boxer is intentionally captured by the Nazis in order to help his father escape from a concentration camp. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for screenwriters Andrzej Krakowski and Fred Warshofski. 148 leaves, with last page of text numbered 146. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, with front wrapper detached from the binding, bound with two gold brads.

Avalon, CA: Crescent Photo, 1927. Collection of 3 vintage black-and-white double weight publicity photographs of Fidel LaBarba, flyweight division boxing champing of 1927. Also featured in two of the photographs is Major Jordan Lawrence Mott, with his name in manuscript ink at the bottom edge of one photograph. On the verso of one still are several lines of notes in manuscript ink, describing the time and place of the photograph, identifying LaBarba and Mott, and dated 1927. Fidel LaBarba (1905-1981) was a US boxer and, later, a sportswriter, born in New York and grew up in Los Angeles. He was an amateur boxer until about 1925, when he won the American Flyweight title, defeating Frankie Genaro. In 1927, he won the world flyweight championship from Elky Clark, knocking Clark down five times and winning all twelve rounds. It is likely that, during his championship reign, he met Major Mott (1881-1931), a radio man, writer, and sportsman himself. Mott founded KFWO AM radio station, with headquarters in… Read More

Las Vegas: Sanford International Entertainment, Inc, 1989. Archive of Draft script and production materials for the 1989 film. The script, here under the working title "Fists of Steel Part 1," contains two annotations of page numbers in manuscript ink. Included in the archive are two investment proposals, a seven page Cast Sheet, a two page Staff and Crew List, a completion agreement from Media Guarantors International (MGI), and lastly, a two page poem by director and screenwriter Jerry Schafer, entitled "The Hell Bound Train," boldly signed in manuscript ink, which begins with the line, "A producer lay on the barroom floor." The 24 page investment proposal, housed in a folder with clear acrylic cover, is for the production of "Fists of Steel" as well as its proposed sequel, and includes, an illustrated cover, synopsis, sequel synopsis, letter of interest from motion picture distribution company, Seymour Borde & Associates (B&A), statement regarding US Hispanic Chambers of Commerce's support and… Read More

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1978. Final Draft script for the 1979 television film. Based on the novel by Pete Hamill, a convict begins boxing while in prison, excelling to great lengths in his newfound sport. Upon release, he begins training and pursues a career as a professional boxer. Nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor. Beige titled wrappers. Title page present, dated November 22, 1978, noted as Final Draft, with credits for screenwriter Eric Bercovici, and novelist Pete Hamill. 119 leaves, with last page of text numbered 107. Mechanical duplication, with white, green, pink, and yellow revision pages throughout, dated variously between October 11, 1978 and November 22, 1978. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1958. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1958 film. Screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky reportedly modeled the story on the lives of Marilyn Monroe and Ava Gardner, with elements taken from the lives of Joan Crawford and Judy Garland. An in-depth character study of a girl who overcomes her traumatic and bleak childhood and attains her dream of being an adored film star, only to find her personal life miserable and unfulfilled. Featuring an outstanding and primal performance by Kim Stanley in her first film role. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Ellicott City, Maryland. 27 x 41 inches. Linen backed and rolled. Near Fine with some professional restoration and repair at the original folds.

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Two vintage oversize reference photographs from the 1970 film, both showing actor James Earl Jones. Credit stamp for noted photographer Lawrence Schiller on the versos. Based on Howard Sackler's 1968 Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, and New York Drama Critics' Circle Award-winning play, a fictionalized account of the life of boxing champion Jack Johnson. Jones, in his first starring role, and Jane Alexander, in her first film credit, were both nominated for Oscars, reprising their lead roles from the Broadway production. Shot on location in London, Arizona, and Barcelona. 11 x 14 inches. Near Fine, with minute creasing at the corners.

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969. Final Draft script for the 1970 film. Laid in with the script is a production memo dated November 5, 1969, paper-clipped to two blue revision pages that correspond to the revision pages bound into the script. Based on Howard Sackler's 1968 Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, and New York Drama Critics' Circle Award-winning play, a fictionalized account of the life of boxing champion Jack Johnson. James Earl Jones, in his first starring role, and Jane Alexander, in her first film credit, were both nominated for Oscars, reprising their lead roles from the Broadway production. Shot on location in London, Arizona, and Barcelona. Blue titled wrappers, noted as FINAL on the front wrapper, noted as production No. 196, dated September 26, 1969. Title page present, dated September 26, 1969, noted as FINAL, with credits for screenwriter Howard Sackler. 152 leaves, with last page of text numbered 51. Xerographic duplication on eye-rest green stock, rectos only, with two… Read More

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1939. Two vintage photographs from the 1939 film, including one vintage reference photograph and one vintage studio still photograph. A singing waiter begins a career as a prizefighter, aided by both a vocal trainer and a boxing trainer. 10 x 8 inches. One Very Good plus, one Very Good, lightly toned, with a one inch closed tear to the right edge.

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1979. Vintage press kit for the 1979 film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder, containing 5 black-and-white photographs, and 12 gatherings of promotional reading material. A bankrupt perfume magnate seeks to recoup her losses by sponsoring a washed-up boxer turned driving instructor, hoping to return him to his former glory in the ring. Folder, photographs, and promotional material Near Fine.

Los Angeles: Albert S. Ruddy Productions / American International Pictures [AIP], 1976. Draft script for the 1978 film. Based on Paul Gallico's 1970 novel. Bernie Bonnelli (Gould) is a small-time talent agent down on his luck who discovers a boxing kangaroo named Matilda. Hoping to gain recognition (and income), he schedules a fight between the kangaroo and the boxing heavyweight champion of the world. The fight attracts the attention of the local mob boss, who wants total control of the marsupial, and the attention of animal activists looking to stop cruelty to animals. Set in New York, shot on location in California, New York, and Nevada. Illustrated titled wrappers, with glassine cover on the front wrapper. Title page present, dated March 15, 1976, with credits for novelist Gallico and screenwriter Galfas. 133 leaves, with last page of text numbered 129. Mechanical duplication. Pages and wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with three silver brads.

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1940. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from a re-release of the 1936 US film, with UK distributor's rubber stamp on the verso. A timid milkman (Lloyd) knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The champ's manager decides to promote the milkman, involving a series of fixed fights, including a fight where champ gets revenge. Filmed in Los, Angeles at Paramount Studios. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases, else Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Vintage photograph of Muhammad Ali standing between an unidentified man and film producer Cassius Weathersby, circa 1970s. Also included is a souvenir photographic postcard of Ali, Weathersby, and others at a dinner honoring Ali. Weathersby's credits include the blaxploitation classics "Cleopatra Jones," "Trouble Man," "Watttstax," and "The Spook Who Sat by the Door," among many other films. Ali's credits include winning an Olympic gold medal, knocking out Sonny Liston, and being The Greatest. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus.

N.p.: N.p., 1950. Vintage photograph of boxer Floyd Patterson, circa late 1950s, with a postcard layout on the verso. Floyd Patterson, known as the "gentleman boxer" and beloved by the public, had a boxing career which spanned over two decades, winning 55 bouts, losing eight, and one draw. In 1952 Patterson won the middleweight gold medal at the Helsinki Olympics with five knockouts in five bouts. In 1956, four years later, at the age of 21, he became the youngest heavyweight champion, defeating Archie Moore. Patterson lost the title in 1959 to Ingemar Johansson, regaining it again in 1961, this time defeating Johansson, becoming the first fighter to regain the title. He lost the title for the second and final time to Sonny Liston in 1962. Patterson was voted into the United States Olympic Committee Hall of Fame in 1987 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991. 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Very Good plus, with a tiny chip to the top left corner and a small chip to the bottom right corner.