Author: celluloid

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Script

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Year:1956
Director:Don Siegel
Written by:Daniel Mainwaring (Screenplay), Richard Collins (Screenplay), Jack Finney (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
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Other Links:
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers ( tt0049366 ) at IMDb
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers ( 11549 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Jeanne Eagels Script

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Year:1957
Director:George Sidney
Written by:Daniel Fuchs (Screenplay), Sonya Levien (Screenplay), John Fante (Screenplay), Daniel Fuchs (Story)

Script Synopsis:Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920's stage star Jeanne Eagels.
Jeanne Eagels Script Resources:

  • Jeanne Eagels Script PDF - 1/7/57 REVISED at Script City ($)

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It! The Terror from Beyond Space Script

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Year:1958
Director:Edward L. Cahn
Written by:Jerome Bixby (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:In 1973, the first manned expedition to Mars is marooned; by the time a rescue mission arrives, there is only one survivor: the leader, Col. Edward Carruthers, who appears to have murdered the others! According to Carruthers, an unknown life form killed his comrades during a sandstorm. But the skeptical rescuers little suspect that "it" has stowed away for the voyage back to Earth...
It! The Terror from Beyond Space Script Resources:

  • It! The Terror from Beyond Space Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • It! The Terror from Beyond Space Script PDF - 11/11/57 *pgs at Script City ($)
  • It! The Terror from Beyond Space Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.


Other Links:
  • It! The Terror from Beyond Space ( tt0051786 ) at IMDb
  • It! The Terror from Beyond Space ( 27179 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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The Old Man and the Sea Script

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Year:1958
Director:John Sturges
Written by:Ernest Hemingway (Novel), Peter Viertel (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Santiago is an aging, down-on-his-luck, Cuban fisherman who, after catching nothing for nearly 3 months, hooks a huge Marlin and struggles to land it far out in the Gulf Stream.
The Old Man and the Sea Script Resources:


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  • The Old Man and the Sea ( tt0052027 ) at IMDb
  • The Old Man and the Sea ( 11331 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Imitation of Life Script

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Year:1959
Director:Douglas Sirk
Written by:Eleanore Griffin (Screenplay), Allan Scott (Screenplay), Fannie Hurst (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Lora Meredith, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway, has a chance encounter with Annie Johnson, a black single mother. Annie becomes the caretaker of Lora's daughter, Susie, while Lora pursues her stage career. Both women deal with the difficulties of motherhood: Lora's thirst for fame threatens her relationship with Susie, while Annie's light-skinned daughter, Sarah Jane, struggles with her African-American identity.
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Exodus Script

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Year:1960
Director:Otto Preminger
Written by:Leon Uris (Novel), Dalton Trumbo (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Based on Leon Uris' novel, this historical epic provides a dramatic backstory to the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, in the aftermath of World War II. Ari Ben Canaan (Paul Newman), a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.
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Lover Come Back Script

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Year:1961
Director:Delbert Mann
Written by:Paul Henning (Screenplay), Stanley Shapiro (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out from under her cute little nose, revenge prompts her to infiltrate his secret "VIP" campaign in order to persuade the mystery product’s scientist to switch to her firm.
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians Script

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Year:1961
Director:Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Wolfgang Reitherman
Written by:Dodie Smith (Novel), Bill Peet (Story)

Script Synopsis:When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement. In a Disney animation classic, Dalmatian Pongo is tired of his bachelor-dog life. He spies lovely Perdita and maneuvers his master, Roger, into meeting Perdita's owner, Anita. The owners fall in love and marry, keeping Pongo and Perdita together too. After Perdita gives birth to a litter of 15 puppies, Anita's old school friend Cruella De Vil wants to buy them all. Roger declines her offer, so Cruella hires the criminal Badun brothers to steal them -- so she can have a fur coat.
One Hundred and One Dalmatians Script Resources:


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  • One Hundred and One Dalmatians ( tt0055254 ) at IMDb
  • One Hundred and One Dalmatians ( 12230 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Cape Fear (1962) Script

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Year:1962
Director:J. Lee Thompson
Written by:John D. MacDonald (Novel), James R. Webb (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violate the law.
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