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)

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)

Hollywood: Paramount Television, 1976. Third Revised Final Draft script for the pilot of an 1976 unproduced television series. Presentation script belonging to producer Ross Hunter with Hunter's name on the front board. A comedy about the house hold of a 45 year old widowed man with two daughters, ages 12 and 20, who is remarried to a woman just a.... (read more) about Ernie and Joan (Original screenplay for the pilot episode of an unproduced 1976 television...

New York: The Film Company for Champions, 1978, 1980. Draft Agency script an unproduced film called "Hoops," based on an original story called "Champions" by John H. Ballard, written for screen by Ballard and Dennis Watlington, and which later served as the basis for Walter Dean Myers' 1981 novel. Laid in is an interoffice memo from Brenda Beckett at the... (read more) about Hoops (Screenplay for an unproduced film)

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)

N.p. Self published, 1983. Revised 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 differs slightly in dialogue and scene changes from... (read more) about Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter (Original screenplay for an unproduced 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)

N.p. Self published, Circa 1970s. Typescript treatment script for an unproduced film called "Who Loves Jackie?" written by Richard G. Berry. Copy belonging to Paul Kohner agency representative Ilse Lahn, with two holograph letters addressed to her from Berry: one letter requesting that Lahn read the script, noting a date of 9/7/78, and the other thanking Lahn for reading the... (read more) about Who Loves Jackie (Original typescript treatment script for an unproduced 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)

N.p. N.p., 1983. Original Treatment script for an unproduced film. Written by film producer Richard Bluel (best know for his work on the 1966 television series "The Green Hornet") and screenwriter Pat Fielder (best known for the 1962 film "Geronimo"). "The Summoning" follows a man who seeks psychiatric help for his nightmares, believing that he is seeing visions of his... (read more) about The Summoning (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)

Beverly Hills, CA: N.p., N.p. Treatment script for an unproduced film. A monster comedy in which a life insurance salesman stumbles upon a welcoming subdivision of undead monsters. Set in the suburbs of Los Angeles. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Bob Kaufman. 16 leaves, mimeograph. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads..... (read more) about Dracula's Block Party (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

New York: First Run Features, 1983. Draft script for an unproduced film. A feelgood comedy about an extraterrestrial shaped like a bowling ball who crash lands in small-town America and encounters an untalented woman who bowls for a soft drink company bowling team. With his assistance (the alien acting as her bowling ball), she gains notoriety before he repairs his... (read more) about Superball (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

N.p. N.p., 1932. Treatment script for tan unproduced film called 'The Revolt of the Dead," with an alternate title, "The Revolt of the Savage," written for screen by Gouverneur Morris and Gerrit Lloyd, from a story suggested by Tod Browning. Holograph notations in pencil on one page, and in blue pencil on two pages. Story set in Africa, where an..... (read more) about The Revolt of the Dead [The Revolt of the Savage] (Original treatment script for an uproduced film)

Phoenix, AZ: Associates XV Ltd., circa 1970s. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a holograph letter in pen, and a mimeograph copy of the screenwriters profile. A story about the intergenerational experiences in a indigenous Navajo community as the teenage boy, Yazzie, starts attending a Catholic boarding school which stirs conflicts between his families indigenous wisdom and the schools... (read more) about Yazzie and Keetsobah: A Navajo Christmas Story (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

France: Hermes-Films, Circa 1964. Draft script for an unproduced French film based on Maheux-Forcier's 1963 novel of lesbian love, "Amadou." Notations throughout in holograph ink, some noting cut scenes. French language. Opening scene translated: "It's dawn. The light is still undecided. In the fields, the first cries of insects, in the trees, songs of birds that awaken. The water of... (read more) about Amadou (Original screenplay for an unproduced French film)

Los Angeles: H. N. Swanson, circa 1978. Draft script for an unproduced film. With three pages of synopsis laid-in. Peter Conrad is a successful American defense attorney and he is on a tour of Europe, revisiting places he had seen during World War II, places where his friends died. He ends up in Sicily, where he hopes to reconnect with... (read more) about The Sicilian Situation (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Los Angeles: David O. Selznick Productions, 1946. Draft script for an unproduced film, a romantic comedy set in the small town of Kenwood, Missouri. Blue titled wrappers, rubber-stamped copy No. 43, dated December 14, 1946, with credit for screenwriter Cockrell. Distribution page present, with receipt intact. Title page present, dated December 14, 1946, with credit for Cockrell. 184 leaves, mimeograph... (read more) about So In Love (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Los Angeles: Vanguard Films, 1947. Final Shooting script for an unproduced film. Screenwriter Cockrell is best known for the seminal film noir, "Dark Waters" (1944), directed by Andre De Toth, and went on to write for television between 1956-1966, including original stories for "Perry Mason," "Johnny Staccato," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," and "Batman."Goldenrod titled wrappers, noted as First Draft script on... (read more) about What Every Young Bride Should Know (Original screenplay for an unproduced film, Final Shooting...

New York: Double Helix Films, circa 1987. Draft script for an unproduced film. Copy belonging to Kimberly Ryan, with her name and phone number on the title page in holograph pencil and ink. With a few notations in holograph pencil. An unproduced film adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1911 novel "Under Western Eyes," which many consider to be Conrad's response to... (read more) about The Conspirators (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

N.p. N.p., Circa early 1970s. 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 screenwriter... (read more) about The Nature of a Crime (Original screenplay for an unproduced film, circa early 1970s)

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961. First Draft screenplay for an unproduced film called "The King Must Die," written by Norman Corwin, presumably based on the 1958 Mary Renault novel of the same name. The central characters in the script are Theseus, founder-king of Athens, Ariadne, Corinthian, Asterion, and various figures of Greek mythology. Renault's novel is a plausible story of... (read more) about The King Must Die (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

N.p. N.p., circa 1940s. Treatment script for an unproduced film. The story of a young girl whose emotionally disturbed mother commits suicide while the family is traveling to Mexico City by train, and whose previously estranged oil baron father must then assume her care. Green titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for Victor Wolfson. 29 leaves, mimeograph on onionskin..... (read more) about Lucky You (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

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 looking for redemption;... (read more) about Yaqui, Fox and Mose (Original pre-production package and script for an unproduced film)

Rome: N.p., 1974. Draft script for the first episode of an unproduced television series. Based on "De Novelle Della Pescara" or "The Stories of Pescara" by Gabriele D'Annunzio, published in 1902. The whole collection was envisioned as a miniseries and here is the first episode, based on the first story, "The Virgin Orsola." A schoolteacher in a convent is threatened... (read more) about De Novelle Della Pescara: The Virgin Orsola (Original teleplay script for an unproduced...

N.p. N.p., circa 1940s. Draft script for an unproduced film. The daughter of a wealthy New York City businessman struggles over her position in life when she can't seem to choose between a wealthy British suitor and a middle class New York City police detective. She attempts to strike out on her own and work for her own money, but..... (read more) about The American Girl (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

New York: Clifford Hayman, 1966. Draft script for an unproduced play. Laid in is an ALS to actor Peter Lawford (here associated with Chrislaw Productions), from producer Hayman, in which Hayman requests Lawford consider funding the project for both a play and a film. A philandering husband is found out by his wife, who has an affair in order to... (read more) about Even Steven (Original screenplay for an unproduced play)

London: London Management, Circa 1976. Draft script for an unproduced British film called "Le 'Hold Up,'" written by Jack Davies, who would publish the story in novel form in 1977. Davies' film credits include "The Girl Thief" (1934), "Laughter in Paradise" (1951), "An Alligator Named Daisy" (1955), and "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from... (read more) about Le "Hold Up" (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Levittown, PA: Self published, Circa 1970s. Draft script for an unproduced film called "The Fat Police," written by Steve De Souza and Mike Renshaw, who collaborated on De Souza's 1973 film, "Arnold's Wrecking Crew." De Souza would go on to write the screenplays for "48 Hrs." (1982), "Commando" (1985), "The Running Man" (1987), and "Die Hard" (1988). Also included is... (read more) about The Fat Police (Screenplay for an unproduced film)

Simi Valley, CA: Self published, Circa 1970s. Draft script for an unproduced film, circa 1970s. Written by Lincoln Demyan, whose film credits as actor include episodes of "Bonanza" and "The Big Valley," "The Great Impostor" (1961), "Man's Favorite Sport?" (1964), "The Brass Bottle" (1964), and "White Lightning" (1973). Set in post WWII West Virginia, where Stosh and his buddies gamble... (read more) about Stosh (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

New York: Challenger Productions. Preliminary Treatment script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1934 novel "Seven Gothic Tales" by Danish author Isak Dinesen. Here is a film adaptation of the author's work, all taking place in 19th century Europe, as a series of vignettes, told from the perspective of the author. Set in Europe. Yellow wrappers. Title page present... (read more) about The Gothic Tales (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1965. Estimating script for an unproduced film. The story of a small contingent of militant mercenaries who attempt to stir up a conflict between Cuba and the United States by piloting a hostile decoy Navy ship into enemy waters off Key West, only to be thwarted by the actual Navy and a few well-meaning American citizens... (read more) about The Sentries (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Los Angeles: Robert Ellis Miller, Circa 1980s. Draft script for an unproduced film called "Last Witness," written by Spencer Eastman, whose other film credits include "Hide in Plain Sight" (1980), "Kansas" (1988), "War Party" (1988), and "Night Game" (1989). Agency photocopy, not vintage, for research purposes only, sent from director Robert Ellis Miller, with his name and contact information present... (read more) about Last Witness (Screenplay for the an unproduced film)

New York: Mansfield Productions, circa 1963. Shooting Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single notation in holograph pen to the title page revising film title from original title and title of novel "Careful (He Might Hear You)" to "Oh! Vanessa!." Based on Sumner Locke Elliott's 1963 novel "Careful, He Might Hear You." Two sisters are locked in custody... (read more) about Oh, Vanessa (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Los Angeles: David O. Selznick Productions, 1945. Costumes script for an unproduced film, set in Biblical times. Teal titled wrappers, noted as Costumes on the front wrapper, dated January, 1945, with credit for writer Elwood. 9 leaves, mimeograph. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine with a chip, bound with three small gray brads. (read more) about The Scarlet Lily (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Beverly Hills, CA: Joe Belfi, Circa 1970s. Treatment script for an unproduced film called "What About Cleopatra?" based on Robin Estridge's 1969 novel, "The Cuckoo's Child." Estridge's film credits include "Above Us the Waves" (1955), "Break in the Circle" (1955), "Checkpoint" (1956), "North West Frontier" (1959), and "Eye of the Devil" (1966). He wrote several novels using the pseudonym Philip... (read more) about What About Cleopatra (Photocopied treatment script for an unproduced film)

West Hollywood: N.p., Circa 2000s. First Draft script for an unproduced film. Dedication on the front wrapper to "Eric Olsen and all the firefighter's who died in 9/11" White titled wrappers, lacking rear wrapper, noted as First Draft on the front wrapper. Title page integral to front wrapper, with credits for screen writer James Kevin Fenwick. 60 leaves, with last... (read more) about Crescent Doom (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Los Angeles: Paul Kohner-Michael Levy Agency, Circa 1980s. Draft script for an unproduced film. Later generation photocopy, not vintage, for reading or research purposes only. A traumatized veteran falls in love with a teenage girl and brings tragedy to the town after her boyfriend confronts him. Self-wrappers, with title page integral to the front wrapper, with credits for screenwriters Jeremy... (read more) about Bicycle Sam (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

N.p. N.p., circa 1946. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Accompanied by a typed letter signed from literary agent Bertha Case to producer Lester Cowan. A wounded Polish soldier is treated by a Jewish doctor in World War I, and impregnates the doctor's daughter before he is sent back home. The same Jewish doctor treats him again years later when..... (read more) about Casimir (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Los Angeles: David O. Selznick Productions, circa 1945. Original studio transcription of C.S. Forester's short story of the same name, originally published in the Saturday Evening Post on July 10, 1943. Printed as a mimeograph studio script in small numbers for internal distribution, the studio would not go on to produce a film from the story. Red titled wrappers, with... (read more) about Some Kinds of Bad Luck (Original studio transcription for an unproduced film)

Los Angeles: Goldfarb-Lewis Agency, Circa 1980s. Draft script for an unproduced film called "Ferry Boat," written by Bennett Foster, whose notable film and television credits include "The Desperados Are in Town" (1956), and an episode each for "Hawaii Five-O" (1972) and "Cheyenne" (1956). Agency photocopy, not vintage, for research purposes only. A story set in San Francisco, aboard a ferry... (read more) about Ferry Boat (Screenplay for the an unproduced film)

N.p. N.p., 1979. Draft script for an unproduced film "Death Stone." With holograph notation in brown felt ink on the title page listing producer Cassius Weathersby's contact information. A magazine photographer sent on assignment to Mardi Gras in New Orleans becomes embroiled in a centuries-old West African religious ritual in which a priestess kills 40 victims in order to turn... (read more) about Death Stone (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Los Angeles: David O. Selznick Productions, 1941. First Draft script for an unproduced film. A substantial Treatment script for an evidently unproduced film set during the 1940 battle and evacuation of Dunkirk. Also a novelist, Garrett contributed to many of the great films of Hollywood's golden era, including "The Story of Temple Drake" (1933), "Gone with the Wind" (1939), and... (read more) about Incident at Dunquerque (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Los Angeles: Underworld Productions, 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on John Gay's 1728 play, "The Beggar's Opera," source for many similar adaptations, including "The Threepenny Opera."The odds are constantly stacked against Mickey Moore, an honest gambler who is about to be killed for owing a powerful man too much money. He falls for a female acrobat and... (read more) about Living on the Edge (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979. Revised First Draft script for an unproduced film, dated December 26, 1979, a collaborations between screenwriters Peter Gethers and David Handler. The two writers seem to have been inseparable throughout their film careers, collaborating almost exclusively on episodes for television series like "Charles in Charge" (1984), "Kate & Allie" (1984-1986), "CBS Summer Playhouse: 'The Saint... (read more) about Acquired Tastes (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1937. Temporary Draft script for an unproduced film called "The Great Lie," written by Ivan Goff under the supervision of Henry Blanke. Not to be confused with the 1941 Emund Goulding film starring Bette Davis. Owner name in holograph pencil on the front wrapper. File Copy, rubber-stamped on the front wrapper. Set in England, a prolific... (read more) about The Great Lie (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)