The Three Sirens (Original synopsis for an unproduced film)
by Irving Wallace (novel); Stanley Meyer (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1965. Synopsis for an unproduced film, based on the novel of the same name by Irving Wallace. Included with the synopsis is a two-page typed document on Brenco Pictures Corporation letterhead, dated November 11, 1965, discussing the popularity of Wallace's prior novels, and proposing a budget for the film, along with a small note addressed to casting... Read More
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Death for Sale (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Donald L. Brodie (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1968. Draft script for an unproduced film. In 1908, a deformed man in a small midwestern city becomes involved in an illicit grave digging operation in order to finance his wheelchair-bound sweetheart's surgery. Screenwriter Donald L. Brodie was best known as a character actor, appearing in over 250 films and television programs between the late... Read More
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Whisper Dead (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Robert Anthony Foster (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A woman is exiled from her family due to a tragic misunderstanding with her sister, returning years later after her sister's death. She becomes the foster guardian of her orphaned niece, a young girl with a cruel streak. Transparent front wrapper, white rear wrapper. Title page... Read More
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Signal the Introductions, Please (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Ross Thomas (screenwriter)
New York: Frank Perry Films, 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Screenwriter Ross Thomas was best known for his crime fiction, most notably the 1971 novel "The Procane Chronicle," basis for the 1976 film "St. Ives." Thomas also received the Edgar Award in 1967 for his debut novel, "The Cold War Swap." Set in... Read More
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The Sun Within You (Original treatment script for an unproduced Italian film)
by Alfredo Giannetti (screenwriter)
Rome: Excelsior, 1970. Original English-language treatment script for an unproduced Italian film. A factory worker recounts his life and loves to his captors after being taken by government operatives on suspicion of having subversive ties. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Alfredo Giannetti, with the stamp of Excelsior Cinematografica. 8 leaves, with... Read More
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A Day in the Life of the Small Claims Court (Original script for an unproduced television series)
by Gonzalo Munevar (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1976. Draft script for an unproduced television program. A Latino man goes to small claims court to collect money owed by his landlady. He then begins translating for a different man who does not speak English, helping the man win his case. Set in California. Lacking wrappers. Title page present, dated... Read More
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!: A Fishy Tale (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Nan Crawford (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. A discontented, isolated writer befriends and falls in love with a mermaid named Merda. Set in California. Green titled wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for screenwriter Nan Crawford. 189 leaves, with last page of text numbered 188. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine,... Read More
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Grey Panthers are Alive and Well and Living in Turmoil or The Well House (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by Michael Seligman (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1982. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A group of senior citizens decide to found a holistic, intentional community in a three-story house in the American midwest. A local reporter shows up to write a tell-all piece on their living arrangements, and when the story hits the paper, seniors from across the nation head to... Read More
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A.J. Oliver's Private School (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Luther Davis (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. First Draft script for an unproduced film. A group of celebrities and wealthy elites all meet at a remote mansion in order to learn how to avoid being kidnapped for ransom. Pink untitled wrappers. Title page present, noted as FIRST DRAFT, with credit for screenwriter Luther Davis. 150 leaves, with last page... Read More
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Powerplay (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Richard Maltby Jr. (screenwriter)
New York: New Line Cinema, 1978. Draft script for an unproduced film. A big business murder mystery. The Apex Corporation is floundering under pressure from socialists, leading its board members to desperate, drastic measures to save the company. Screenwriter Richard Maltby Jr. is known for his involvement in American musical theater, in particular for directing the Tony-winning musicals... Read More
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Power (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Benjamin Manaster (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A drama about an enforcer for a crime family. Benjamin Manaster is best known for "Goldstein" (1965), co-directed with noted filmmaker Philip Kaufman. Set in New York. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Benamin Manaster. 92 leaves, with last page of... Read More
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The Good Times Are Killing Me (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Lynda Barry (play); Kevin Rodney Sullivan (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1994. Draft script for an unproduced film. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations throughout, most highlighting locations and noting editorial changes. Based on Lynda Barry's 1991 play, set in a small interracial neighborhood in the 1960s, about two little girls—one white and one Black—who become best friends in the face of discrimination and hardship. ... Read More
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Saturday Dreaming (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Jonothan Moses (screenwriter)
New York: Theatre Guild Productions, 1972. Draft script for an unproduced film. A washed-up musician and music publisher travels around Europe, meeting and unsuccessfully pursuing women. Set in Europe. Red titled wrappers. Title page present, with credit for screenwriter Jonothan Moses. 138 leaves, with last page of text numbered 134. Xerographic duplication, rectos only.... Read More
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Midnight Sailing (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Henry J. Staudigl (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1960. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotations in manuscript ink on several pages. A people-pleasing Hollywood director is torn between the conflicting wishes of his secretary and her estranged husband. Screenwriter Henry J. Staudigl is best known for his work on "Strike it Rich" (1948). Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, with... Read More
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Anywhere I Wander (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by Ethel Tyne (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A successful doctor suffers a mental breakdown due to her survivor's guilt after being the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust. She becomes obsessed with a man four years older than her, whom she met previously in a refugee camp in France. Set... Read More
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New Love American Style: Love and the Hero (Original screenplay for an unproduced television episode)
by Jeff Abugov (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1985. First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1985-1986 television series. An updated version of the 1969-1974 television show "Love, American Style," focused on love and relationships and following in the vignette style of the original. In this installment, a man sets up a fake mugging of a woman he likes so he... Read More
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New Love American Style: Love and Rent-a-Girl (Original screenplay for an unproduced television episode)
by Arnold Kane (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1985. First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1985-1986 television series. An updated version of the 1969-1974 television show "Love, American Style," focused on love and relationships and following in the vignette style of the original. In this installment, a woman's ad for a new roommate is answered by a man who wants to... Read More
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New Love American Style: Love and Cupid (Original screenplay for an unproduced television episode)
by John Boni (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1986. First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1985-1986 television series. An updated version of the 1969-1974 television show "Love, American Style," focused on love and relationships and following in the vignette style of the original. In this installment, a sentient cupid statue narrates himself shooting his arrow and setting two people up on... Read More
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![Apollo and Psyche [Bob and Psyche] (Two original screenplays for an unproduced film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/849/541/1714541849.0.m.jpg)
Apollo and Psyche [Bob and Psyche] (Two original screenplays for an unproduced film)
by Mark Jacobson (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1999. Two draft scripts for an unproduced film. One script preceded by a two-page treatment. Included with the scripts are a typed note, dated 13 May 1999, from a Lisa Jones to screenwriter Mark Jacobson, providing advice on the script, along with a return note from Jacobson to Jones, acknowledging her letter. Additionally included is... Read More
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E Pericoloso Sporgersi (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by Marc Grunebaum (screenwriter)
Levallois, France: Crosnier, 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A young nurse working as the caretaker of an elderly rich man is invited to attend the funeral of the man's prized horse. It is soon revealed that the horse may not be dead after all. Green untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in... Read More
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Wild Card (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Gerald Wilson (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A small time thief is found assassinated in a busy restaurant, perplexing the local police, who can uncover neither motive nor method. Set in New York City. Orange wrappers, with die-cut window in the British style. Title page present, with credit for screenwriter Gerald... Read More
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by Thorton Wilder (novel); Joseph Dispenza (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Based on Joseph Dispenza's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1927 novel. A bridge woven by the Incas collapses in Peru, killing five people. A monk witnesses the event, and afterwards becomes obsessed with finding information about the five victims in order to prove that the collapse was part of God's plan.... Read More
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![The Peoples of the U.S.S.R. [USSR] (Original treatment script for an unproduced documentary series)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/113/030/1718030113.0.m.jpg)
The Peoples of the U.S.S.R. [USSR] (Original treatment script for an unproduced documentary series)
by George A. Vicas (screenwriter)
Rome: Audiovisual Editorial Programs, 1973. Treatment script for an unproduced thirteen-part documentary series. Laid in with the script is a prospective budget for the film in English, and an overview of the film in Italian, as well as a typed letter from producer Sam Marx to casting agent Paul Kohner, with manuscript ink annotations likely written by Kohner. ... Read More
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The Haidoucs (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Panait Istrati (novel); Roger Grenier (screenwriter)
N.p.: Franco-Roumanian, 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1925 novel "The Haidoucs" ("The Bandits") by Panait Istrati, a Romanian proletarian writer. Istrati, who wrote in both French and Romanian, was considered the Maxim Gorky of the Balkans. Red titled wrappers, with credit for author Panait Istrati. Title page present, with credits for... Read More
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The Futurist (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Rod Amateau (screenwriter); Harold Nebenzal (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced film. In post-apocalyptic America, a former drive-in movie theatre owner tries to keep his land from the predatory bankers who now hold a monopoly on the nation's resources. Screenwriters Rod Amateau and Harold Nebenzal were best known for co-writing "The Wilby Conspiracy" (1975). Set in the American West. ... Read More
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