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Predator [A Time of Predators] (Archive of material for an unproduced film, circa 1971-1972)
by Joe Gores (novel); Frank Conroy (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1972. Archive of material for an unproduced film, dated variously between 1971 and 1972, including one First Draft script, one Revised Second Draft script with manuscript ink annotations noting substantive revisions and deletions, one typed letter from screenwriter Frank Conroy, and eighteen handwritten revision pages, with corresponding printed pages addressing the revisions. Not to be confused with... Read More
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Dr. Rocula [They Only Go Out After Dark] (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Edward Medard (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced Blaxploitation horror film. A reclusive Black music producer named Dr. Rocula lures young would-be musicians into his home, where he feasts on their blood. Set in Los Angeles. Orange wrappers with a typed title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present, undated, with credits... Read More
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The Predators (Archive of material for an unproduced film)
by Ernest Haycox (story); Johnny Crawford (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1966. Archive of material for an unproduced Western film, including two draft scripts, two xerographically duplicated copies of Ernest Haycox's story with manuscript ink annotations, four pages of handwritten notes for the screenplay, and an original draft for the script containing a mix of typescript and xerographically duplicated leaves. First Draft script with a brief typed note... Read More
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Mulligan's Seed (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Herbert Burkholz (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on the front wrapper, noting copy No. 19. A quirky woman copes with her arranged marriage to a wealthy Middle Eastern eunuch while enjoying a romance with a young man at a ski resort. Red untitled wrappers. Title page present, undated,... Read More
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Day of the Dagger (Original script for an unproduced play)
by Victor Rosen (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1975. Draft script for an unproduced play. An account of the spread of the Protestant Reformation and subsequent struggle against Catholic rule in France. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1975, with credit for playwright Victor Rosen. 122 leaves, with last page of text numbered 27. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine,... Read More
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The Attford Regression (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by H.S. Kleinman (screenwriter)
New York: Tricorn Productions, 1977. Draft script for an unproduced film. A professor of sexology travels around interviewing people for his studies, treading a dangerous line between seeking information and knowing too much. Set in London. Black titled wrappers, with credit for screenwriter H.S. Kleinman. Title page present, dated January 6, 1977, with... Read More
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The Courtship of Joe Mankowitz (Original treatment script for an unproduced television film)
by Martin Warner (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., Unknown. Treatment script for an unproduced television film. Incomplete as issued. With a small handwritten label to the first leaf noting the name and address of screenwriter Martin Warner. A lonely widower finds new love with a vibrant retired school teacher, aided by his well-intentioned but meddling apartment building neighbors. Set in Santa Monica, California. ... Read More
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Fist of Lightning (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Jon Wokuluk (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1983. First Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in are three pages of cast lists. After a young girl witnesses the death of her father at the hands of assassins, she is taken in by her uncle, who aids her in tracking down the assassins. He also gives her a magic ring that allows... Read More
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Banjo (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Jack Curtis (author); Dennis Shryack (screenwriter)
Los Angeles: Filmways, 1973. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1971 novel by Jack Curtis, about a Kansas farm boy with a big heart who grows up and becomes a crime boss. Set in Kansas. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, dated December 27, 1973, with credits for screenwriter Dennis... Read More
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Clay Dix (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Howard B. Kreitsek (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1982. Revised Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in are two letters to agent Walter Kohner, dated December 29, 1982, and January 24, 1983, respectively—the first introducing the script and the second from an agency reader, critiquing the script. The brother of a horse breeder is in a successful country western band. When one... Read More
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An Unknown God (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Horatius Haeberle (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. While surrounded by people who question his Christianity, an American living in India must search for his daughter after she runs off with a dangerous gang. Set in India. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Horatius Haeberle. 116 leaves, with last... Read More
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Riche (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by J.P. Miller (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1971. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in is a three page letter dated April 5, 1971. A professional soldier augments his income by selling drugs. His ex-wife arrives at his outpost in San Juan and decides to start blackmailing him, leading him to question his choices. Set in San Juan. ... Read More
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Sweet Life (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Richard A. Guttman (screenwriter)
Los Angeles: Graybill Productions, 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. With an annotation in manuscript ink on the title page noting the name and telephone number of talent agent and producer Bill Shiffrin. A thrill-seeking sadist arrives in town intending to ride broncos, soon teaming up with a local prostitute and an American Indian alcoholic. The trio... Read More
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Boston Molly (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Jerome C. Small (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1974. Draft script for an unproduced film. Letter stapled to the front wrapper from a publicity agent, addressed to Paul Kohner agent Arnold Stiefel, urging him to enlist Jan Troell as director for the film. An unconventional young woman moves west from Boston, becoming a successful prostitute on the frontier. Yellow titled wrappers, with... Read More
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Helen of Troy (Original screenplay for an unproduced television episode)
by Aeneas MacKenzie (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1950. Draft script for an episode of an unproduced television series. With a few annotations in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper. An early script for an episode of an unproduced series intended to focus on the lives and love affairs of great women from history. The content would later be reused for the 1954 Italian... Read More
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Blown Away (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by DeWitt Beall (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1982. Second Draft script for an unproduced film. From the collection of novelist William Hjortsberg, who worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood between 1977-1985. Hjortsberg is best known for the film adaptation of "Angel Heart" (1987), based on his 1978 novel. An advertising executive is thrown into grief when his fiancée is accidentally murdered... Read More
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Keene (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Ed Brennan (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1969. Revised Draft script for an unproduced Western film. With a single annotation in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper. Laid in with the script is a xerographically duplicated letter from Cinerama executive vice president Joseph M. Sugar to producer Mark Anthony, noting the actors slated to appear in the film and confirming financing. Two criminals... Read More
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The Dark Side (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Terrell Tannen (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1983. Draft script for an unproduced film. A young man accidentally kills his stepfather on the day of his baptism. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present, dated June 14, 1983, with credit for screenwriter Terrell Tannen. 101 leaves, with last page of text numbered 100. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper... Read More
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Interlude in Paris (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by E. Lourie (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1974. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Follows the travels of a Vietnam veteran and expatriate living abroad in France. Set in Paris. Red titled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter E. Lourie. Title page present, dated 1974, with credits for screenwriter Lourie. 21 leaves, unnumbered. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine,... Read More
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New Love American Style: Love and the Mountain Man (Original screenplay for an unproduced television episode)
by John Boni (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1985. Second 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 mountain man and a real estate developer get stuck in the mountain man's... Read More
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New Love American Style: Love and the Jealous Husband (Original screenplay for an unproduced television episode)
by Gene Thompson (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1986. First Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1985-1986 television series. With both copied annotations throughout and one manuscript pencil annotation. 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 jealous husband has... Read More
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Night Shots (Original production budget for an unproduced film)
by Roger Ernest (screenwriter)
Long Beach, CA: Premiere Pictures, 1981. Production budget for an unproduced film. A Hitchcockian thriller about a murderer who seduces and kills a photographer's model. The photographer gets curious and begins her own investigation, despite the obvious dangers involved. Set in Los Angeles. Brown untitled wrappers. Title page present. 17 leaves, with last... Read More
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One Day at a Time: Moving Out (Original screenplay for an unproduced episode of the television show)
by Stephen Thomas Sustarsic II (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1980. Draft script for an unproduced episode of the 1975-1984 television series. The series followed a divorced career woman and single mother as she tried to raise her two teenage daughters in an apartment building in Indianapolis, with frequent visits from the building's nosy superintendent. In this installment, the eldest daughter wants to move out... Read More
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Kingpin (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Pablo F. Fenjves (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1998. First Draft script for an unproduced film based on the life of Ivan "Joe" Deckard, a mobster serving a 50-year prison sentence for drug smuggling and other illegal activities. INSCRIBED by Deckard on the title page: "Kevin / Get yourself a cold 'Bud' and enjoy this. Soon we'll see it on the screen / Have a... Read More
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A Grave Undertaking (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Stella Linden (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1967. Draft script for an unproduced film. A man must secretly transport the body of his newly deceased mother-in-law, knowing that her will stipulates that she must die at home in order for him to receive the inheritance. Originally slated to have been produced by CKF Productions for release by United Artists in 1968. ... Read More
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