Kojak: By Silence Betrayed (Original screenplay for the 1976 episode of the 1973-1978 television series)

  • Universal City: Universal Studios, 1976
By Abby Mann (creator); Selwyn Raab (book); Sigmund Neufeld Jr. (director); Chester Krumholz (screenwriter); Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, Cliff Osmond (starring)
Universal City: Universal Studios, 1976. Draft script for the eighth episode of the fourth season of the CBS television series, printed on yellow leaves, which aired on November 14, 1976.

Copy belonging to actor Nick Dimitri, with the pencil annotation of his name on the title sheet next to his character "Lucas" (credited as "Dagger's Associate"), with manuscript pencil annotations throughout. Bound in, preceding the script are three "Shooting Call" sheets (with an additional "Shooting Call" sheet bound in following the title page), with pencil annotations underlining Dimitri's name and character name on two of the sheets, and a thirteen page "Shooting Schedule," dated March 12, 1976.

One of the most beloved police dramas in television history, "Kojak" was loosely based on the 1967 book "Justice in the Back Room" by Selwyn Raab, and premiered on CBS on March 8, 1973, with the pilot film "The Marcus-Nelson Murders," and aired for 5 seasons and 118 episodes, ending on March 2, 1977. The character was revived by CBS for two television films in 1985 and 1987, and in 1989-1990 by ABC for five additional television films.

Telly Savalas stars as the titular bald, lollipop-sucking New York City police detective, Lieutenant Theophilus "Theo" Kojak, a tough and incorruptible cop with a penchant for the expression "Who loves ya, baby?" Winner of two Primetime Emmy Awards.

Kojak's investigation into the deaths of two longshoremen is complicated by their co-workers code of silence and desire to deal out justice themselves.

Front wrapper integral with the title page, dated March 1, 1976, with credits for screenwriter Chester Krumholz. 85 leaves, with last page of text numbered 65. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with green revision pages throughout, dated 3/10/79. Pages Very Good plus, with the penultimate leaf partially detached and the last leaf separated, with light foxing to the front "Shooting Call" sheet, bound with two gold brads.

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