The Spirit of the Chase (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by Robert Bright (novel); Tim Michael (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1971. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1957 novel by Robert Bright. In postwar France, an art collector discovers clues to the whereabouts of a major masterpiece, long considered lost to time, and sets off in pursuit of the treasure. Set in Paris. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present,... Read More
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Late in Life (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by Warren Burton (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1960. Treatment script for an unproduced film. With a few small manuscript pencil annotations, mostly revising spelling mistakes. When an aging musician meets a handsome younger man, she sees the autumn romance as a way out of her stagnant life with her sister—but not all is as it seems. Screenwriter Warren Burton was better known as... Read More
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The Motha's [The Mothas] (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Nicholas Corea (screenwriter)
Santa Monica: Hermes Productions, 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Noted as "MASTER" in manuscript ink and copy No. 8 in manuscript pencil on the title page. A military drama about a coed group of US Marine recruits in San Diego. Screenwriter Nicholas Corea, better known for his work on "The Incredible Hulk" television series, enlisted... Read More
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Night Shots (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Roger Ernest (screenwriter)
Long Beach, CA: Premiere World Pictures, 1981. Draft script for an unproduced film. Annotation in manuscript ink on the front wrapper, noting copy No. 12, and single annotation in manuscript pencil on the title page. A photographer becomes involved in the murder of a prominent fashion model. Set in California. Green untitled wrappers.... Read More
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Niveau 4 (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Ragnar Lasse Henriksen (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1984. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a few copied manuscript annotations, but without hole shadows, made from a master. Laid in with the script is a business card for screenwriter Ragnar Lasse Henriksen. A meditation on torture and governmental violence told through the perspective of a former torture victim. Set in... Read More
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Last Witness (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Spencer Eastman (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript pencil on the first page. Written by Spencer Eastman, whose other screenwriting credits include "Hide in Plain Sight" (1980), "Kansas" (1988), "War Party" (1988), and "Night Game" (1989). A story set in West Berlin after the Second World War, involving members of the CIA,... Read More
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The Man in the Mink Collar Coat (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by Bob Kane (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. The adventures of roguish gambler and man-about-town Anthony "Mink" Romano. A later effort by comic book writer and artist Bob Kane, best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Batman alongside artist Bill Finger. In his later career Kane turned to screenwriting and film work, serving... Read More
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Fulfillment (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by William Kozlenko (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Laid in is a page from the "Independent Trade Reviews." While on their honeymoon, a sailor and his Japanese wife get into an altercation with a drunk. Police intervene, resulting in the wife being shot, and the man sent to prison. Set in San Francisco. ... Read More
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The Babylonians (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Oscar Millard (screenwriter)
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1955. First Estimating Draft script for an unproduced film. In ancient Babylon, Sargon, the king's physician, is sent by King Nebuchadnezzar to stir up a revolt in nearby Judah, in order to undercut the prophet Jeremiah. Screenwriter Oscar Millard was best known for "Come to the Stable" (1949), "The Frogmen"... Read More
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A Light Within the Shadow (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Hilary Hemingway (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1985. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the life of Ernest Hemingway's younger brother Leicester, the father of screenwriter Hilary Hemingway. Set in Florida. Beige titled wrappers. Title page present, dated February 1985, with credits for screenwriter Hilary Hemingway. 122 leaves, with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication,... Read More
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It's Your Move (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by Susan R. Friedman (screenwriter); Anthony Lawless (screenwriter); Jim Johnson (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1984. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Fiercely competitive rivals at an industrial plant pass time by playing games of backgammon. Lacking titled wrappers, housed in a transparent yellow plastic folder. Title page present, dated April 14, 1984, with credits for screenwriters Susan R. Friedman, Anthony Lawless, and Jim Johnson. 10 leaves, with last... Read More
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Oddz and Ens [Odds and Ends] (Original treatment script for an unproduced television series)
by Christopher Koseluk (screenwriter); Steven L. Kravitz (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1982. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. With a blank memo note on the letterhead of screenwriter Craig Kellem attached to the first leaf with a paper clip. A consumer safety manager and a madcap inventor try to hide their marriage from the toy company where both work. Set in downtown Los Angeles. ... Read More
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Saving Graces (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Elaine Mueller (screenwriter)
Burbank, CA: Marcia Nasatir, 1978. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single annotation in manuscript ink on page five. A Swedish woman living in New York pursues a relationship with a mover after he attempts to steal her television set. Set in New York. Yellow titled wrappers, with credit for screenwriter... Read More
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Andrea's Rainbow (Original screenplay for an unproduced television film)
by Lawrence J. Serefine (screenwriter); Hal Price (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1979. Draft script for an unproduced television film. After being paralyzed from the waist down by a car accident, a young girl finds her spirit again with the help of a horse named Rainbow at a physical rehabilitation ranch for children. Set in Santa Cruz, California. Orange untitled wrappers. Title page present,... Read More
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The Interpol Quartet (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by George Ganchev (screenwriter)
Los Angeles: Sasha and the Greystones, 1983. Treatment script for an unproduced film. An unlikely quartet of international spies begins operating in Europe, under the control of no particular government, in order to thwart a terrorist plan. Blue untitled wrappers, dated May 13, 1983. Title page present, dated March 1983, noted as Revised, with credit for... Read More
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New Love American Style: Love and Little Sister (Original screenplay for the unproduced television episode)
by Gregory Van Boom (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 wants her younger sister to break the news to her long distance... Read More
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New Love American Style: Love and the Honeymoon Knight (Original screenplay for the 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 prank loving pair of newlyweds has their honeymoon interrupted when one of them... Read More
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New Love American Style: Love and Home to Mother (Original screenplay for the unproduced television episode)
by Gregory Van Boom (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 threatens to leave her husband, but is drawn back to him after... Read More
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Help (Original screenplay for an unproduced short play)
by Stephen Sustarsic (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1980. Draft script for an unproduced short play. A innocent man is arrested for crimes against the State. White titled self wrappers, lacking rear wrapper, with credits for screenwriter Stephen Thomas Sustarsic II. Title page integral with front self wrapper. 37 leaves, with last page of text numbered 36. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near... Read More
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The First Co-ed (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by Jan Fortune (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1940. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A drama about a young farm girl who years for an education after seeing several of her siblings die from poor medical treatment. Jan Fortune is today best remembered for penning several films in the 1930s and 1940s, most notably "Dark Command" (1940) and "Mokey" (1942). Blue... Read More
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Archive of original treatments and proposals for 16 unproduced television series, circa 1995
by Stephen Sustarsic (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1995. Archive of vintage treatments and proposals for 16 unproduced sitcom television series. All material housed together in a generic three-ring binder, with a manuscript label on the binder spine, noting "1995 Pilot Pitches," in the hand of screenwriter Stephen Sustarsic. Stephen Sustarsic wrote frequently for sitcom television throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most memorably... Read More
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The Cross (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Michael H. Krohn (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1982. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is a three-page autograph note, discussing the script's plot. In the Virgin Islands in the 18th century, a prominent doctor is given a valuable crucifix to protect his employer, the governor of Jamaica, unaware that the artifact is highly desired by a nefarious,... Read More
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The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (Original photograph from the 1950 German documentary film)
by [Michelangelo] Fredric March (starring); Richard Lyford (director); Norman Borisoff (screenwriter)
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1950. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1950 German documentary film. A re-edited version of a German-Swiss film originally released in 1938, directed by Curt Oertel. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.
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The Stoned Ranger (Original screenplay for an unproduced television series)
by Stephen Sustarsic (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1980. Draft treatment script for an unproduced television series, with manuscript pencil annotations throughout. Screenwriter Sustarsic wrote frequently for sitcom television throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most memorably for the television series "Alice" (1976-1985) and "The Jeffersons" (1975-1985). Sustarsic was also one of the creators of the children's animated series "The Wild Thornberrys" (1998-2004). ... Read More
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Charley April (Original screenplay for an unproduced television film)
by Max Kleven (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1980. Draft script for an unproduced television film. The sheriff of the town of Slayton is tasked with closing the old Barton family mine after a series of disasters and accidents—not realizing the Bartons would rather blow up the mine than surrender it to outsiders. Set in the fictional town of Slayton, Nevada. ... Read More
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