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Ace In the Hole
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| Written by Billy Wilder and Lesser Samuels and Walter Newman |
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Draft Date: 7/6/50
Draft Stage: final white script
# Pages: 115
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: Billy Wilder special collection Academy Award nomination (story and screenplay) under title The Big Carnival |
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Angels With Dirty Faces
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| Screenplay by John Wexley & Warren Duff Story by Rowland Brown |
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Draft Date: 5/27/1938
Draft Stage: final draft
# Pages: 176
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| Notes: digital copy on disk Film Scripts 4-2010 |
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Asphalt Jungle, The
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| Screenplay by Ben Maddow and John Huston Based on the novel by W. R. Burnett |
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Draft Date: 10/12/1949
Draft Stage: revised script
# Pages: 136
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: included on the National Film Registry, Library of Congress |
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Bad Education
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| Written by Pedro Almodovar |
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Draft Date: 3/11/03
Draft Stage: no draft info.
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: double-sided unpaged; formatted in 131 sequences |
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Barfly
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| Written by Charles Bukowski |
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Draft Date: 7/31/1986
Draft Stage: shooting script
# Pages: 116
Copy #: 2
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Barfly
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| Written by Charles Bukowski |
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Draft Date: 1/26/87
Draft Stage: revised shooting script
# Pages: 111
Copy #: 1
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Behind Locked Doors
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| Screenplay by Eugene Ling and Malvin Wald Story by Malvin Wald |
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Draft Date: 5/12/1948
Draft Stage: final revised draft
# Pages: 100
Copy #: 1
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Big Sleep, The (1946)
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| Screenplay by William Faulkner and Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman Based on the novel by Raymond Chandler |
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Draft Stage: shooting script
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| Notes: published in Film Scripts One; included on the National Film Registry, Library of Congress |
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Blood Simple
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| Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen |
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Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 111
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: published in book Blood Simple: An Original Screenplay by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (sic) |
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Blood Simple
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| Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen |
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# Pages: 111
Copy #: 2
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| Notes: published in book of same title; Sight and Sound small format edition |
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Blood Simple
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| Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen |
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# Pages: 111
Copy #: 3
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| Notes: published in book of same title; Sight and Sound small format edition |
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Blue Dahlia, The
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| Written by Raymond Chandler |
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Draft Stage: no draft info.
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: includes a memoir by John Houseman and an afterword by by Matthew J. Bruccoli |
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Body and Soul
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| Written by Abraham Polonsky |
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Draft Date: 1/13/1947
Draft Stage: shooting/continuity script
# Pages: 136
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: published in Body and Soul; The Critical Edition |
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Body Heat
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| Written by Lawrence Kasdan |
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Draft Date: 10/6/1980
Draft Stage: final draft
# Pages: 125
Copy #: 1
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Body Heat
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| Written by Lawrence Kasdan |
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Draft Date: 2/19/1980
Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 118
Copy #: 2
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Brute Force
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| Screenplay by Richard Brooks Story by Robert Patterson |
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Draft Date: 1/27/47
Draft Stage: revised through 3/4/47
# Pages: 128
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: Richard Brooks collection; contains 20 photocopies of stills (originals at AMPAS); brown leather binding; in archival box |
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Caged
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| Screenplay by Virginia Kellogg Based on the story Women Without Men by Virginia Kellogg and Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
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Draft Date: 7/12/1949
Draft Stage: final draft
# Pages: 134
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| Notes: includes 18p. of retakes dated 7/14/1949; digital copy on disk Film Scripts 4-2010 |
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Call Northside 777
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| Screenplay by Jerome Cady and Jay Dratler Adaptation by Leonard Hoffman and Quentin Reynolds Based on articles by James P. McGuire |
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Draft Date: 9/13/1947
Draft Stage: revised final shooting script
# Pages: 132
Copy #: 1
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Call Northside 777
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| Screenplay by Jerome Cady and Jay Dratler Adaptation by Leonard Hoffman and Quentin Reynolds Based on articles by James P. McGuire |
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Draft Date: 5/9/1947
Draft Stage: temporary script
# Pages: 124
Copy #: 2
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Champion
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| Screenplay by Carl Foreman Based on the short story by Ring Lardner |
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Draft Date: 10/25/1948
Draft Stage: revised shooting script
# Pages: 130
Copy #: 1
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Champion
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| Screenplay by Carl Foreman Based on the short story by Ring Lardner |
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Draft Date: 10/25/1948
Draft Stage: revised schooting script
# Pages: 130
Copy #: 2
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Chinatown
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| Written by Robert Towne |
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Draft Date: 10/24/1973
Draft Stage: revised third draft
# Pages: 145
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: included on the National Film Registry, Library of Congress |
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Chinatown
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| Written by Robert Towne |
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Draft Stage: first draft
# Pages: 180
Copy #: 2
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Chinatown
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| Written by Robert Towne |
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Draft Date: 10/24/1973
Draft Stage: revised third draft
# Pages: 145
Copy #: 3
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Chinatown
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| Written by Robert Towne |
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Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 143
Copy #: 4
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| Notes: published in book Chinatown; The Last Detail: Screenplays by Robert Towne |
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Chinatown
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| Written by Robert Towne |
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Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 153
Copy #: 6
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| Notes: undated draft; "Polanski rewrite" on spine |
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Chinatown
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| Written by Robert Towne |
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# Pages: 146
Copy #: 5
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| Notes: published in book of the same title; Sight and Sound small format editon |
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Chinatown
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| Written by Robert Towne |
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Draft Date: 9/7/73
Draft Stage: second draft
# Pages: 152
Copy #: 7
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Criss Cross
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| Screenplay by Daniel Fuchs Based on the novel by Don Tracy |
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Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 124
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Cry of the City
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| Screenplay by Richard Murphy From the novel The Chair For Martin Rome by Henry Edward Helseth |
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Draft Date: 12/16/1947
Draft Stage: revised final
# Pages: 146
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: typo on cover: Choir instead of Chair |
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Detective Story
Manuscript
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| Screenplay by Philip Yordan and Robert Wyler Based on the play by Sidney Kingsley |
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Draft Date: 2/3/1951
Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 132
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: pg. 61 B missing |
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Double Indemnity
Manuscript
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| Screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler Based on the novel by James M. Cain |
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Draft Date: 9/25/43
Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 117
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: Billy Wilder special collection; included on the National Film Registry, Library of Congress |
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Double Indemnity
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| Screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler Based on the novel by James M. Cain |
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Draft Stage: no draft info.
Copy #: 2
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| Notes: published in the book Best Film Plays 1945 |
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Following
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| Written by Christopher Nolan |
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Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 86
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| Notes: published in book Memento & Following |
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Force of Evil
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| Screenplay by Abraham Polonsky and Ira Wolfert Based on the novel Tucker's People by Ira Wolfert |
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Draft Date: 5/28/48
Draft Stage: shooting script
# Pages: 99
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| Notes: in Force of Evil; The Critical Edition; included on the National Film Registry, Library of Congress |
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Fourteen Hours
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| Screenplay by John Paxton Story by Joel Sayre |
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Draft Date: 5/25/1950
Draft Stage: revised final draft
# Pages: 159
Copy #: 1
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Fury
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| Screenplay by Bartlett Cormack and Fritz Lang From the original story Mob Rule by Norman Krasna |
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Draft Stage: no draft info.
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: published in the book Twenty Best Film Plays; included on the National Film Registry, Library of Congress |
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Good German, The
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| Screenplay by Paul Attanasio Based on the novel by Joseph Kanon |
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Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 100
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: double-sided small format |
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High Sierra
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| Screenplay by John Huston and W. R. Burnett Based on the novel by W. R. Burnett |
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Draft Date: 9/6/40
Draft Stage: revised final draft
# Pages: 189
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: Wisconsin/Warner Bros Screenplay series |
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Homicide
Manuscript
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| Written by David Mamet |
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Draft Date: 4/15/89
Draft Stage: draft (sic)
# Pages: 132
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: digital copy on disk TV/Film Scripts Scanned 2007 |
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Illegal
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| Screenplay by W.R. Burnett and James R. Webb Story by Frank J. Collins |
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Draft Date: 1/19/1955
Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 109
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| Notes: includes scene by scene outlines |
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Key Largo
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| Screenplay by Richard Brooks and John Huston Based on the play by Maxwell Anderson |
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Draft Date: 12/16/1947
Draft Stage: revised final draft
# Pages: 116
Copy #: 1
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Key Largo
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| Screenplay by Richard Brooks and John Huston Based on the play by Maxwell Anderson |
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Draft Date: 1/9/48
Draft Stage: revised draft
# Pages: 116
Copy #: 2
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| Notes: Richard Brooks collection includes 10 photocopies of stills (originals at AMPAS); blue leather binding; in archival box |
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Kiss Me Deadly
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| Screenplay by A.I. Bezzerides Based on a novel by Mickey Spillane |
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Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 130
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: included on the National Film Registry, Library of Congress |
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Kiss Me Deadly
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| Screenplay by A.I. Bezzerides Based on a novel by Mickey Spillane |
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Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 130
Copy #: 2
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L.A. Confidential
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| Screenplay by Brian Helgeland & Curtis Hanson Based on the novel by James Ellroy |
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Draft Date: 11/5/96
Draft Stage: revised draft
# Pages: 130
Copy #: 1
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L.A. Confidential
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| Screenplay by Brian Helgeland & Curtis Hanson Based on the novel by James Ellroy |
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Draft Date: 11/5/96
Draft Stage: revised draft
# Pages: 130
Copy #: 2
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Maltese Falcon, The
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| Screenplay by John Huston Based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett |
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Draft Stage: continuity script
# Pages: 207
Copy #: 2
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| Notes: published in The Maltese Falcon (#22 Rutgers Films in Print series); William Luhr, editor; included on the National Film Registry, Library of Congress |
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Maltese Falcon, The
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| Screenplay by John Huston Based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett |
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Draft Stage: final draft
# Pages: 147
Copy #: 3
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Man Who Wasn't There, The
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| Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen |
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Draft Date: 6/13/2000
Draft Stage: revised draft
# Pages: 113
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: double-sided copy |
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Mystery Street
Manuscript
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| Screenplay by Sidney Boehm & Richard Brooks Story by Leonard Spigelgass |
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Draft Date: 11/4/1949
Draft Stage: changes through 11/30/49
# Pages: 117
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: Richard Brooks collection photocopy of original in AMPAS |
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Narrow Margin, The
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| Screenplay by Earl Felton Story by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard |
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Draft Date: 0/0/52
Draft Stage: final draft
# Pages: 73
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: published in book of same title |
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Nightmare Alley
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| Screenplay by Jules Furthman Based on the novel by William Lindsay Gresham |
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Draft Date: 5/14/47
Draft Stage: revised final draft
# Pages: 161
Copy #: 1
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No Way Out
Manuscript
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| Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Lesser Samuels |
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Draft Date: 7/6/1949
Draft Stage: final script
# Pages: 147
Copy #: 1
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Notorious
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| Written by Ben Hecht |
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Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 154
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: included on the National Film Registry, Library of Congress |
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Out of Sight
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| Screenplay by Scott Frank Based on the novel by Elmore Leonard |
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Draft Date: 3/23/98
Draft Stage: revised final draft
# Pages: 139
Copy #: 1
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Out of Sight
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| Screenplay by Scott Frank Based on the novel by Elmore Leonard |
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# Pages: 169
Copy #: 2
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| Notes: published in book of same title; Sight and Sound small format edition |
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Out of Sight
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| Screenplay by Scott Frank Based on the novel by Elmore Leonard |
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# Pages: 169
Copy #: 3
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| Notes: published in book by same title; Sight and Sound small format edition |
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Panic in the Streets
Manuscript
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| Screenplay by Richard Murphy Story by Edward Anhalt & Edna Anhalt as adapted by Daniel Fuchs |
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Draft Date: 2/9/1950
Draft Stage: revised shooting final
# Pages: 160
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: fka Outbreak |
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Pickup on South Street
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| Written by Samuel Fuller |
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Draft Date: 9/5/52
Draft Stage: final script
# Pages: 105
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: originally titled Blaze of Glory |
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Postman Always Rings Twice, The
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| Screenplay by Harry Ruskin and Niven Busch Based on the novel by James M. Cain |
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Draft Date: 5/23/45
Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 154
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Reckless Moment, The
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| Screenplay by Henry Garson and Robert Soderberg Adaptation by Mel Dinelli and Robert E. Kent Based on the short story The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding |
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Draft Date: 3/11/1949
Draft Stage: revised final draft
# Pages: 125
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| Notes: this draft titled and bound as The Blank Wall |
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Red Rock West
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| Written by John Dahl & Rick Dahl |
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Draft Date: 7/1991
Draft Stage: 4th draft
# Pages: unpaged
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| Notes: Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Screenplay 1995 |
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Shadow of a Doubt
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| Screenplay by Thornton Wilder and Sally Benson and Alma Reville Story by Gordon McDonell |
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Draft Date: 8/10/1942
Draft Stage: revised draft
# Pages: 197
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| Notes: included on the National Film Registry, Library of Congress |
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Shadow On the Wall
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| Screenplay by William Ludwig Based on the novel Death In The Doll's House by Hannah Lees and Lawrence P. Bachmann |
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Draft Date: 3/30/49
Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 116
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: includes14 photos; draft titled Death in A Doll's House |
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Strangers on a Train
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| Screenplay by Raymond Chandler and Czenzi Ormonde Adaptation by Whitfield Cook Based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith |
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Draft Date: 12/16/1950
Draft Stage: final draft
# Pages: 156
Copy #: 1
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Street With No Name, The
Manuscript
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| Written by Harry Kleiner |
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Draft Date: 1/26/1948
Draft Stage: second revised shooting final draft
# Pages: 145
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: "based on incidents fom the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" |
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Sunset Boulevard
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| Written by Charles Brackett & Billy Wilder and D. M. Marshman, Jr. |
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Draft Date: 7/19/1949
Draft Stage: revised final shooting script
# Pages: 117
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: original leatherbound and gilt stamped copy with WGA bookplate; returned to WGA after 20-year absence and presented to library; included on the National Film Registry, Library of Congress |
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Sunset Boulevard
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| Written by Charles Brackett & Billy Wilder and D.M. Marshman, Jr. |
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Draft Date: 3/21/1949
Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 117
Copy #: 3
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| Notes: Billy Wilder special collection |
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Sunset Boulevard
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| Written by Charles Brackett & Billy Wilder and D. M. Marshman, Jr. |
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Draft Date: 7/19/1949
Draft Stage: revised final draft
# Pages: 117
Copy #: 2
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| Notes: buckram-bound copy |
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Sunset Boulevard
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| Written by Charles Brackett & Billy Wilder and D.M. Marshman, Jr. |
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Draft Date: 12/21/48
Draft Stage: revised final draft
# Pages: 117
Copy #: 4
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Sunset Boulevard
Published
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| Written by Charles Brackett & Billy Wilder and D. M. Marshman, Jr. |
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Draft Date: 3/21/1949
# Pages: 117
Copy #: 5
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| Notes: published in book of the same title |
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Suspicion
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| Screenplay by Samson Raphaelson and Joan Harrison and Alma Reville Based on the novel Before The Fact by Francis Iles |
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Draft Date: 4/23/1941
Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 221
Copy #: 1
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Sweet Smell of Success
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| Screenplay by Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman From a novelette by Ernest Lehman |
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Draft Stage: no draft info.
# Pages: 159
Copy #: 2
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| Notes: published in book of the same title |
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Sweet Smell of Success
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| Screenplay by Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman From a novelette by Ernest Lehman |
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Draft Date: 3/8/57
Draft Stage: revised working script
# Pages: 95
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: missing pg. 21-P; digital copy is on disk Film scripts scanned 2008; included on the National Film Registry, Library of Congress |
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Third Man, The
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| Screenplay by Graham Greene Story by Graham Greene and Alexander Korda |
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Draft Stage: shooting script
# Pages: 120
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: published in book by the same title; Sight and Sound small format |
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Threepenny Opera, The
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| Screenplay by Leo Lania, Bela Balasz, Ladislaus Vajda Based on the play by Berthold Brecht |
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Draft Date: 1930
Draft Stage: taken from the shooting script (sic)
# Pages: 97
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| Notes: published in book Masterworks of the German Cinema |
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Touch of Evil
Manuscript
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| Screenplay by Orson Welles Based on Badge of Evil, a novel by Whit Masterson |
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Draft Date: 2/5/1957
Draft Stage: revised final draft
# Pages: 118
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| Notes: included on the National Film Registry, Library of Congress |
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U-Turn
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| Screenplay by John Ridley Based on the book Stray Dogs by John Ridley |
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Draft Stage: shooting script
# Pages: 122
Copy #: 1
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| Notes: published in book of same title |
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