London: World Productions, 1997. Shooting script for the 1998 British television miniseries "Ultraviolet," seen here as "Crossing the Line," episode 2: "In Nomine Patris." Accompanied by 114 pages of call sheets, scene breakdowns, shooting schedules, and detailed notes on hair and makeup for each character. A six episode miniseries in which Jack Davenport plays a Detective Sergeant whose best friend... (read more) about Ultraviolet - Episode 2: In Nomine Patris [Crossing the Line] (Original screenplay for the 1998...

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1978. Final Draft screenplay for the 1979 film "The Frisco Kid," seen here under the early working title "No-Knife." Though first offered to John Wayne, the part of "Tommy" went to Harrison Ford when Wayne declined, having been offered less than his usual fee. Director Aldrich's second Comedy Western, following his 1963 Frank Sinatra film "Four... (read more) about The Frisco Kid [No-Knife] (Original screenplay for the 1979 film)

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1973. Revised Final Script for the 1974 film, "The Longest Yard," directed by Robert Aldrich, written for the screen by Tracy Keenan Wynn and Albert S. Ruddy (though only Wynn is credited here), and starring Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, and Bernadette Peters. Ex-football star Burt Reynolds ends up in a prison run by sadistic sports-nut Warden Eddie... (read more) about The Longest Yard (Original screenplay, rainbow copy)

New York: Delia Productions, circa 1960-1970. Mimeograph play reproduction of William Alfred's 1954 play "Agamemnon" for an unproduced film based on the play. A verse play retelling of the Greek myth, in which King Agamemnon is murdered by his wife upon his return to Mycenae after the Trojan War. Navy wrappers with a die-cut title window. Title page present, with... (read more) about Agamemnon (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Paris: Regina / Kassler, 1938. Original screenplay for the 1938 French drama, "Entree des artistes" [The Curtain Rises], one of the best-loved Louis Jouvet dramas of the 1930s, wherein Jouvet played exactly what he was in real life: an actor and teacher of drama. One of only a handful of screenplays from 1930s French films that we have ever seen... (read more) about Entree des artistes [The Curtain Rises] (Original screenplay for the 1938 film)

Beverly Hills, CA: Victor Glaser, Circa 1947. Draft script for the 1948 film. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock, a draft of the novel produced for purposes of film development, with brief notations throughout in holograph ink. Copy belonging to Victor Glaser, with his name and address on the front wrapper in holograph ink, and the person to whom the internal... (read more) about Dedee d'Anvers [Dedee from Antwerp] (Original carbon typescript for the 1948 film)

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1948. Post-production Censorship Dialogue script for the 1948 film. In this wartime drama, an American officer is accused of secretly working as an SS man. Though all evidence is against the officer, one Army prosecutor is not convinced of the man's guilt and begins working to prove his innocence. He is assisted by a beautiful woman who... (read more) about Sealed Verdict (Post-production script for the 1948 film)

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1948. Post-production Release Dialogue script for the 1948 film. In this wartime drama, an American officer is accused of secretly working as an SS man. Though all evidence is against the officer, one Army prosecutor is not convinced of the man's guilt and begins working to prove his innocence. He is assisted by a beautiful woman who... (read more) about Sealed Verdict (Post-production script for the 1948 film)

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958-1960. Archive of scripts and revision pages for 56 episodes of the hip private-eye detective television series "Peter Gunn." Copies belonging to screenwriter Lewis Reed, with his holograph name to the front wrapper of each episode. Included are screenplays for nearly half of the 114-episode run of the noir influenced television series starring the sophisticated, sharp-dressed... (read more) about Archive of scripts for 56 episodes of "Peter Gunn" (Collection of 57 original...

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1962. Early Draft script for the 1964 film. A treatment unrecorded in IMDB, as the final rewrite and screen credit went to novelist-screenwriter Sally Benson. A superb, unheralded 1960s thriller in which an innocent man is convicted of murder, spends 10 years in an insane asylum, and at the start of the movie escapes and... (read more) about Signpost to Murder (Original screenplay for the 1964 film)

N.p. N.p., 1954. Draft script for the pilot of a presumably unproduced Daniel Boone television series, entitled "The Gun Runners." A merchant wishes to pay Daniel Boone to take him to see the chief of the Cherokee Indians, in order to try and sell them rifles. Screenwriter Robert Angus envisioned Touch (later Mike) Connors in the role of Daniel Boone..... (read more) about Daniel Boone: The Gun Runners, Episode 1 (Original screenplay for an unproduced television episode)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1965. Original UK script for the 1965 film. One of the most ambitious films about World War II made during the 1960s, an epic story that details the events leading to the title confrontation, the bloodiest battle that the US fought in WWII and one of the key turning points in the war. Filmed almost entirely... (read more) about Battle of the Bulge (Original UK screenplay for the 1965 film)

Rome: Iterfilm, 1982. Agency draft script in English for the 1982 Italian film. Antonioni's rarely discussed final feature, and one of his greatest achievements. Niccolo (Tomas Milian), a recently divorced movie director pursues a new relationship with a younger woman, Mavi (Daniela Silverio), who he imagines could play the leading role in his next film. She quickly vanishes and he... (read more) about Identification Of A Woman [Identificazione Di Una Donna] (Original screenplay for the 1982 film)

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976. Final Draft script for the 1977 film. Laid in is a five-page staff and crew list, with brief notations in holograph ink on the verso of the last page. Based on Klane's 1975 novel. The last of four films directed by Alan Arkin between 1967-1977, and probably the best. An anarchic comedy about the owner... (read more) about Fire Sale (Original screenplay for the 1977 film)

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1932. Post-production Release Dialogue script for the 1932 film. SPIN. Based on Cleo Lucas' 1931 novel, "I Jerry Take Thee Joan." Joan (Sidney) might just be the woman to bring newspaperman Jerry (March) out of his drunken stupor, long enough to write a play. Jerry meets a new girl upon the success of his play, but decides... (read more) about Merrily We Go to Hell (Post-production script for the 1932 film)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1962. Draft script for the 1963 film "The V.I.P.'s," seen here as "Very Important Persons," which has been struck through with "The V.I.P.'s" written above in holograph pencil. Rubber-stamped FILE COPY, and number 5974 on the front wrapper. Notations to dialogue throughout, in holograph pencil, red pencil, and blue and black ink. A star-studded drama..... (read more) about The V.I.P.s [Very Important Persons] (Original screenplay for the 1963 film)

Los Angeles: Republic Pictures, 1954. Final shooting script for the 1954 film. Holograph notations on the front wrapper reading "Revisions / Blue 9-28-54" and "part of 'Admiral John Hoskins.'"One of Republic's most elaborate productions of the 1950s, "The Eternal Sea" is the biography of American admiral John M. Hoskins. Sterling Hayden delivers a superbly understated performance as Hoskins, who continued... (read more) about The Eternal Sea [The Admiral Hoskins Story] (Original screenplay for the 1955 film)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1979. Final Draft script for the 1980 film. Based on screenwriter Shagan's 1979 novel. Barney Caine (Scott) of the LAPD uncovers a formula for synthetic gasoline devised by the Nazis in WWII. A greedy and ruthless oil magnate, Adam Steiffel (Brando) and his company hear of the formula, and stop at nothing to destroy it... (read more) about The Formula (Original screenplay for the 1980 film)

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950. Final Script for the 1951 film musical, "Call Me Mister," directed by Lloyd Bacon, written for the screen by Albert E. Lewin and Burt Styler, and starring Betty Grable, Dan Dailey, Danny Thomas, and Richard Boone. With choreography by Busby Berkeley and songs by Frances Ash, Earl K. Brent, Sammy Fain, and Mack Gordon. "Call... (read more) about Call Me Mister (Original screenplay for the 1951 film, copy No. 1)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1938. Final script for the 1939 film. Copy belonging to director Mort Blumenstock, with his ownership name on the front wrapper, and brief notations throughout in holograph pencil. Blumenstock (1900-1956) was a director of short films like "Morals for Women" (1931) and "Office Blues" (1930), and was Warner Bros. Eastern advertising and publicity representative (through "House... (read more) about Wings of the Navy (Original screenplay for the 1939 film, copy belonging to director Mort...

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947. Final script for the 1948 film. With a single note on the verso of the last page in holograph blue ink. Shot under the name "Off to Buffalo" as is presented here. Vaudeville is a fading form of entertainment and prospects are grim for the Norwick family, a juggling act struggling to find work. They... (read more) about Give My Regards to Broadway [Off to Buffalo] (Original screenplay for the 1948 film)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1973. Draft script for the 1973 film. Copy belonging to uncredited crew member, Betty St. Clair, who was a costume designer, with her name in holograph ink on the first page of text. Based on the 1938 collection, "Trader Horn: The Ivory Coast in the Earlies," edited by Ethelreda Lewis (foreword by John Galsworthy), detailing... (read more) about Trader Horn (Original screenplay for the 1973 film, crew member's copy)

Los Angeles: ABC Pictures Corp. Circa 1970s. First Draft Scenario script for an unproduced film called "Swift Runner," written by Oscar-nominated director Carroll Ballard. Ballard received his nomination for his 1967 documentary, "Harvest." 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... (read more) about Swift Runner (Screenplay for the an unproduced film)

Los Angeles: Sandy Howard Productions / New World Pictures, Circa 1980s. Draft script for an unproduced film. Holograph ink notation 108 on title page. Bar-Yotam is an Israeli actor and screenwriter, who is best known for his roles in "You Don't Mess with the Zohan" (2008), and "Moon Over Parador" (1988) along with several television appearances dating from 1981-2016 on... (read more) about Time Bomb (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1986. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced television episode. Barish is screenwriter best known for "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985) and two episodes of "The Hitchhiker" television series (1985-1986). Gray titled wrappers. Title page present, dated November 22, 1986, noted as Revised First Draft, with credits for writers Barish and Bean. 39 leaves, mechanically reproduced. Pages... (read more) about Intimacy: A Sentimental Visit (Original screenplay for an unproduced television episode)

London: London Management, 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. An old sentry at an abandoned fort in South Africa finds a man dying of thirst in the desert and brings him back to the fort to nurse him back to health. From there, he learns the man is a crook and Herbie reveals his plan to rob a gold... (read more) about The Fort at Stumpnose Bay (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1946. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1946 film. A woman witnesses a murder committed by a killer who happens to also be a Gilbert and Sullivan fan. The police then produce an entirely new Gilbert and Sullivan musical on Broadway for her to star in, so that while acting in the play she... (read more) about Girl on the Spot (Post-production script for the 1946 film)

N.p. Self published, 1983. Draft script for an unproduced film called "Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter," written by Joshua Becker and Scott Spiegel, who released a short film of the same name a year earlier, in 1982, starring Bruce Campbell as the bounty hunter, and Sam Raimi as a nazi. This script is very likely a lengthening of the original short... (read more) about Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1931. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1931 pre-Code film. Complete, representing seven reels. Brad-bound self wrappers. Mimeograph. Long tear to the first leaf (about 5.5 inches), else Near Fine. (read more) about Up for Murder (Post-production script for the 1931 film)

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, circa 1980. Duplicated Draft script for the 1982 film. Satirical horror farce, based on Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Jerry Belson's cinematic directorial debut, based on a late-night sketch from ABC's answer to Saturday Night Live, "Fridays," wherein comedian Mark Blankfield played a recurrent cocaine-snorting pharmacist. Belson, most often... (read more) about Jekyll and Hyde...Together Again (Original screenplay for the 1982 film)

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989. Revised Sixth Draft script for the 1990 film. A police officer working in a rich suburb of Philadelphia pulls over a wealthy business owner and messed with the wrong guy, as he is reassigned to downtown Philadelphia. Everyone is sure he will get himself and his partner killed so Sergeant Curren (Whitaker) is assigned to... (read more) about Downtown (Original screenplay for the 1990 film)

Los Angeles: April Fools Productions, 1977. First Draft script for the 1978 film. Barbara Eden plays a quirky, resourceful cosmetic saleswoman Stella Johnson who, after her young daughter is singled out by the nosey PTA for her mother's liberal lifestyle, decides to take on the organization using any means necessary, with comedic results. Basis for the 1981 television series of... (read more) about Harper Valley PTA (Original screenplay for the 1978 film)

Los Angeles: N.p., Circa 1970s. Draft script for an unproduced film. Christy and Dave, a young married couple adjust to drastic changes in their rural life after Christy ends up in the hospital with a severe back injury. Front wrappers integral to title page, with credits for screenwriter Lester Wm. Berke. 132 leaves, with last page of text numbered 138... (read more) about Christy (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Hollywood: Security Pictures, 1957. Revised Draft script for the 1958 film, "Island Women," here under the working title, "Calypso Island." Copy belonging to actress Marie Windsor, with her name in holograph ink on the first page of text, notations in holograph pencil and ink throughout, one page noting scene wardrobe changes, and custom place markers at the fore-edges noting scene... (read more) about Island Women [Calypso Island] (Original screenplay for the 1958 film, Marie Windsor's copy)

Burbank, CA: American Broadcasting Company [ABC], 1974. First Tape Draft script for the 1974 film "Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita," here seen with the title "Judgment: The Court-Martial of General Yamashita." . The second of three television films in the "Judgment " series directed for television by Stanley Kramer, following on the success... (read more) about Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya - General Yamashita [Judgment: The...

Philadelphia: N.p., 1985. Second Draft script for an unproduced film. A drama about the members of the fictional Omega Que Rho fraternity, likely based on Omega Psi Phi, a historically black fraternity of which screenwriter S. Torriano Berry is a member. Berry would go on to find success in horror film, creating an anthology series, "The Black Beyond," writing and... (read more) about Black Frat (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

London: Foxwarren-Elthea / Hemisphere Pictures, 1961. Draft British script for the 1961 film "Bomb in the High Street" seen here as "Bomb in High Street."An elaborate and highly entertaining British thriller in which a Nazi-era bomb is found in an English town. A bomb squad is called in, but the men in the squad are not who they seem, and... (read more) about Bomb in the High Street (Original screenplay for the 1961 film)

Burbank, CA: National Broadcasting Company [NBC], 1967. Two Draft scripts for "The Barren Ground," the 1967 episode of "The Virginian" television show. Loosely based on the 1902 novel by Owen Wister. Television's first 90-minute western series, and one of the longest running western shows in history, having aired from 1962 to 1971 for a total of 249 episodes. The series... (read more) about The Virginian: The Barren Ground (Two draft scripts for the 1967 television episode)

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991. Shooting script and production archive, with rainbow revisions, for the 1991 film, belonging to the film's production manager, Burt Bluestein. Includedg are the script, with many holograph notations and drawing, as well as two binders full of legal research and documents, cast and crew contact sheets, shooting schedules, continuity lists, one-line schedules, and production sketches... (read more) about Point Break [Riders on the Storm] (Original screenplay and production archive for the 1991 film)

Los Angeles: Discovery Productions, 1990. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1949 Jim Thompson novel. The story of a small town movie theater owner who gets mixed up in a murderous love triangle with his wife and lover. Though a film from this script was never made, the original Thompson story, adapted by a different writer, remains... (read more) about Nothing More Than Murder (Original screenplay an an unproduced film)

Los Angeles: Republic Pictures, 1944. Shooting script for the 1944 film. At the end of World War I, Germans blame their defeat on Britain's decoding efforts and declare that the next time they get in a war with Britain, they will have someone on the inside of British intelligence to give them the edge. Someone does find their way into... (read more) about Secrets of Scotland Yard (Original screenplay for the 1944 film)

London: Amicus Productions, Circa 1970. Draft script for the 1971 film. SIGNED by screenwriter Robert Bloch on the title page in 1982. Brief notations throughout in holograph ink and pencil. An anthology horror film, featuring four different stories, including vampires, witchcraft, wax ladies, and eerie stranglers. In one story, a writer is haunted by the psychopathic central character of his... (read more) about The House that Dripped Blood (Original screenplay for the 1971 film, signed by Robert Bloch)

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 as Original story and screenplay... (read more) about Le Testament D'Archibald (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)