Julien's Auction 12/2011 - Some Like It Hot
lot n°775: BILLY WILDER SOME LIKE IT HOT BY ALISON CASTLE AND DAN AUILER
A copy of the Taschen published book Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot by Alison Castle and Dan Auiler (Italy, 2001). Hardcover book housed in custom box. The book contains interviews, set, publicity and press photographs. 11 by 18 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches
Estimate: $100 - $ 200
lot n°777: SOME LIKE IT HOT BEHIND-THE-SCENES MOVIE REEL WITH COPYRIGHT
A behind-the-scenes amateur reel filmed on the set of Some Like It Hot (United Artists, 1959) sold with copyright. The color reel, with no audio, shows the cast of the film, Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, and Tony Curtis, on the beach outside the Hotel Coronado in San Diego, California. Monroe can be seen in a black and white swimsuit and wearing two different robes. Curtis is shown in his swim trunks and wearing a suit coat. Lemmon appears in full makeup as his female character Daphne. The four-minute, 32-second film has been converted to a DVD.
Estimate: $4 000 - $ 6 000