Evita: The Story of Eva Peron (Original treatment script for an unproduced film, circa 1952)
by Eva Peron (subject); Jennifer Jones (starring); David Weiss (screenwriter)
Los Angeles: Vanguard Films, 1952. Report and Synopsis script for an unproduced film. Script notes Jennifer Jones as recommendation for the titular role. The events of the life of first lady of Argentina Eva Perón. Red titled wrappers, noted as Report and Synopsis on the front wrapper, with credits for screenwriter David Weiss. 17 leaves, with... Read More
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The Nature of a Crime (Original screenplay for an unproduced film, circa early 1970s)
by Joseph and Ford Maddox Ford Conrad (novel); R.L. Lowe (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film, adapted from the collaborative novel written by Joseph Conrad and Ford Maddox Ford in 1909, but not published until after Conrad's death in 1924. The third of three collaborations by the two novelists. Black stiff generic report wrappers, with a red-and-white title label on the front wrapper crediting... Read More
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The Girls of San Martin (Original screenplay for an unproduced film, circa 1970s)
by Dan Gordon (screenwriter)
Los Angeles: Jay Weston Productions, 1970. Revised Draft script for an unproduced action film about a American soldier trying to free his son from a military prison in a fictional South American county in the throes of revolution. Goldenrod titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as Revised Draft, with credits for screenwriter Gordon. 96 leaves, with last... Read More
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The Keep (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Gwyn Thomas (play); Ray Jenkins (screenwriter)
Nassau, Bahamas: McWhorter Productions, 1968. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced film called "The Keep," adapted by Ray Jenkins from Gwyn Thomas' 1962 play. Bound in is an excised shooting schedule leaf, on one side noting $7000 owed to Jean McDonald, and the other side detailing production requirements for Ernest Lehman's 1972 film, "Portnoy's Complaint," the film with... Read More
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Le Testament D'Archibald (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Philippe M. Blot (screenwriter)
Los Angeles: Paul Kohner Inc, 1982. Draft script for an unproduced film called "Le Testament D'Archibald," written by Philippe M. Blot. Set in the Caribbean Sea and in France during the 1950s, the story involves sunken treasure, a Samurai, and two pregnant women with their husbands. Gray titled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1982, noted... Read More
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Gompy (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Wells and Lee Stanley Root (screenwriters)
Tarzana, CA: Morning Star Films, 1980. Draft Agency script for an unproduced film, with the Paul Kohner-Michael Levy imprint on the title page. Laid in is a business card from Norton Wright Productions, with a brief inscription on the verso, addressed to Ilse (Ilse Lahn of Paul Kohner agency), thanking her for being patient in returning scripts. ... Read More
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Yaqui, Fox and Mose (Original pre-production package and script for an unproduced film)
by Terri Crane (screenwriter)
Hollywood: Terri Crane Productions / Sunfire Productions, 1980. Original "pre-production package and script" for an unproduced film called "Yaqui, Fox and Mose," including a separate synopsis. Included in the "pre-production package" is character information: Fox, half Choctaw Indian, half Irish, a loner in total control of his destiny; Yaqui, an Indian at the end of his rope... Read More
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Swift Runner (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Carroll Ballard (screenwriter)
Los Angeles: ABC Pictures, 1970. First Draft script for an unproduced film. A story about an old man named Doc, his days as a horse thief, and the young boy and his mother who give Doc a new outlook. Blue untitled studio wrappers, with back wrapper missing. Title page present, noted as First Draft, with credits for... Read More
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The Linsky Witness (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by John Davis (screenwriter); James Foster (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p.. Draft script for an unproduced film. A young man with amnesia in the aftermath of a bloody car accident finds himself embroiled in a mysterious government plot. Tall burnt orange untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present, with credits for screenwriters James Foster and John Davis.... Read More
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Street Song (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Vera Caspary (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1953. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Included with the script are four partially-bound identical sets of carbon typescript pages listing prospective filming locations and camerawork, and two smaller unbound leaves, one blank and one with manuscript ink annotations to the recto. Screenwriter Vera Caspary was best known for her 1942 novel "Laura," the basis for... Read More
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Cry of Battle [To Be a Man] (Original screenplay for the 1963 film, actor Van Heflin's working copy)
by Irving Lerner (director); Benjamin Appel (novel "Fortress in the Rice"); Bernard Gordon (screenwriter)
Hollywood: Petramonte Productions, 1963. Draft script for the 1963 film. Actor Van Heflin's copy, with his manuscript annotations throughout. Based on the 1951 novel "Fortress in the Rice" by Benjamin Appel. The only film ever released by Petramonte Productions (and eventually distributed by Allied Artists). During World War II, the spoiled son of a wealthy businessman finds himself... Read More
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The Sleeping Beauty Time Tilt (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Paul Zindel (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1981. First Draft script for an unproduced film. A witch has put a curse on a princess that will kill her on her 21st birthday but her court magician Merlin has invented a machine that sends her forward in time to 1981 Los Angeles. The witch and Merlin have also followed her and all three... Read More
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The Takers (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Joy Dexter (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Three pages with annotations in manuscript ink. Returning home from a trip to the fort, a man finds his friend and wife dead, and his money and livestock stolen. He searches for the men responsible in order to seek vengeance. Set in Arizona. Tan untitled wrappers.... Read More
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The Golem (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Zev Mahler (screenwriter)
Munich: N.p., 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Single manuscript ink annotation on the front wrapper, noting copy No. 101. A power-hungry emperor demands the much-maligned Jewish people of his kingdom give him the Schem, a mystical philosopher's stone, leading a rabbi to create a golem for defense—a giant, anthropomorphic creature made from mud and clay.... Read More
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The Dangerfield Safari (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Robert Boris (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A jaded safari guide is coerced into hunting a wily killer elephant, gradually realizing he feels more at home among the wild animals in the bush than the changing realities of life in Africa. Set in Africa. Mustard titled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter Robert Boris.... Read More
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The Green Disaster (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by Alex Tudor (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1985. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on page 1. An allegory about an unusually powerful man who becomes a danger to his city, with the inhabitants unwilling, and eventually unable, to stop his reign of terror. Green untitled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter and director Alex Tudor.... Read More
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Deadly Force (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Harriet Powers (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1990. 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. A short musical film intended for television, presenting several vignettes in defense of the... Read More
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Force Play (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Murray Sinclair (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. The true story of Moe Berg, a baseball player who was commonly known as the smartest man in the game, having graduated from Princeton and Columbia. Berg, who spoke several languages and read ten newspapers a day, was contracted by the United States government to use his fame... Read More
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The Cobra King (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by Sabu (starring); Jack Lewis (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on page four. A young boy must save himself and a young woman from a dangerous cobra. Intended for child actor Sabu, with his name throughout. Title page with credit for screenwriter Jack Lewis. Seven leaves, with last leaf of text numbered... Read More
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Desperate Men (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Ken Hyman (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., Unknown. Draft script for an unproduced film. With an annotation in manuscript ink on the title page noting the film's title and the name of screenwriter Ken Hyman. Two CIA agents tail a neo-Nazi murderer in West Berlin. Hyman was best known as a producer during the 1960s and 1970s. Set in West Berlin... Read More
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Schliemann (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Gerhard Menzee (screenwriter)
Berlin: CCC-Film [CCC-Filmkunst], 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotations in manuscript pencil on two leaves. A spoiled young man, the titular Schliemann, searches in vain around the world for an answer to the secret of happiness. Salmon titled wrappers, with credit for screenwriter Gerhard Menzee. Title page present, with credit for screenwriter Gerhard... Read More
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The Name of the Game is - Harry Wade (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by George M. Reid (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1973. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A British expatriate living in Burma decides to travel to Hong Kong, but is imprisoned en route when heroin is found in his luggage. He also finds himself the target of assassination attempts for no discernible reason. Set in Hong Kong. Red untitled wrappers. Title... Read More
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Spots (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Abraham Eban (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1987. First Draft script for an unproduced film. The white heir to a substantial fortune wakes up one day to discover that his skin has rapidly darkened, leading his family to mistake him for an African American and subsequently disown him. Red titled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter Abraham Eban. Title page present,... Read More
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The Last Warrior (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Christopher French (screenwriter)
Los Angeles: Monarex, 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Not to be confused with the 1970 film directed by Carol Reed. Years into the future, World War III has decimated most of the planet, leaving the final battle to take place in southeast Asia. Clear mylar front wrapper, red rear wrapper. Title page present,... Read More
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Bama (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Herman Groves (screenwriter)
Beverly Hills, CA: Jerry Adler Productions, 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. A drama about the no-man's land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande, technically claimed by America but unofficially belonging to bands of roving outlaws and social outcasts. Set in Texas. Black titled wrappers. Title page present, with credit... Read More
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