The Red Pony

Los Angeles: Omnibus Productions Inc. / National Broadcasting Company [NBC], 1972. Second Draft script for the 1973 television movie, which originally aired on March 18, 1973, on NBC. Working copy belonging to screenwriter Ron Bishop, with an annotation in manuscript pencil on the title page, noting "Bishop only," and 18 manuscript revision pages in Bishop's hand laid in.

Based on the 1937 novella by John Steinbeck, filmed once before by Lewis Milestone in 1949. Winner of two Primetime Emmy awards and nominated for seven more.

Shot on location in Sonora, California.

Beige generic agency wrappers. Title page present, undated, noted as Second Draft, with credits for screenwriter Ron Bishop and novelist John Steinbeck. 126 leaves, with last page of text numbered 124. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with 18 undated manuscript revision pages laid in. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with two gold brads.

[Book #160117]