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Miracle On 34th Street Script

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Year:1947
Director:George Seaton
Written by:George Seaton (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.
Miracle On 34th Street Script Resources:

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Other Links:
  • Miracle On 34th Street ( tt0039628 ) at IMDb
  • Miracle On 34th Street ( 11881 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Monsieur Verdoux Script

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Year:1947
Director:Charlie Chaplin
Written by:Charlie Chaplin (Writer), Orson Welles (Idea)

Script Synopsis:The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.
Monsieur Verdoux Script Resources:

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Nightmare Alley Script

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Year:1947
Director:Edmund Goulding
Written by:Jules Furthman (Screenplay), William Lindsay Gresham (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Stanton Carlisle joins a seedy carnival, working with "Mademoiselle Zeena" and her alcoholic husband, Pete.
Nightmare Alley Script Resources:

  • Nightmare Alley Script PDF - (XL). 7/19/47 SHOOTING FINAL (missing page 55) at Script City ($)
  • Nightmare Alley Script PDF - [3rd Rev Final 8-11-47] at Script Fly ($)
  • Nightmare Alley Transcript at scripts.com

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Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein Script

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Year:1948
Director:Charles Barton
Written by:Robert Lees (Screenplay), Frederic I. Rinaldo (Screenplay), John Grant (Screenplay), Mary Shelley (Characters), Bram Stoker (Characters)

Script Synopsis:Two hapless freight handlers find themselves encountering Dracula, the Frankenstein Monster and the Wolf Man.
Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein Script Resources:

  • Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
  • Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein 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:
  • Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein ( tt0040068 ) at IMDb
  • Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein ( 3073 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Force Of Evil Script

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Year:1948
Director:Abraham Polonsky
Written by:Abraham Polonsky (Screenplay), Ira Wolfert (Screenplay), Ira Wolfert (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.
Force Of Evil Script Resources:

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Key Largo Script

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Year:1948
Director:John Huston
Written by:Richard Brooks (Screenplay), John Huston (Screenplay), Maxwell Anderson (Theatre Play)

Script Synopsis:A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel owner James Temple, his widowed daughter-in-law Nora, and ex-GI Frank McCloud.
Key Largo Script Resources:

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One Touch Of Venus Script

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Year:1948
Director:William A. Seiter
Written by:Harry Kurnitz (Screenplay), Frank Tashlin (Screenplay), F. Anstey (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of Venus, which then comes to life in the form of Ava Gardner. The problems begin, however, when Venus falls in love with him.
One Touch Of Venus Script Resources:

  • One Touch Of Venus Script PDF - 4/5/48 REVISED at Script City ($)
  • One Touch Of Venus Script PDF - [Working script with hand-notes] at Script Fly ($)
  • One Touch Of Venus Transcript at scripts.com

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Red River Script

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Year:1948
Director:Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson
Written by:Borden Chase (Screenplay), Charles Schnee (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Headstrong Thomas Dunson starts a thriving Texas cattle ranch with the help of his faithful trail hand, Groot, and his protégé, Matthew Garth, an orphan Dunson took under his wing when Matt was a boy. In need of money following the Civil War, Dunson and Matt lead a cattle drive to Missouri, where they will get a better price than locally, but the crotchety older man and his willful young partner begin to butt heads on the exhausting journey.
Red River Script Resources:

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The Fountainhead Script

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Year:1949
Director:King Vidor
Written by:Ayn Rand (Screenplay), Ayn Rand (Novel)

Script Synopsis:An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.
The Fountainhead Script Resources:

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I Was A Male War Bride Script

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Year:1949
Director:Howard Hawks
Written by:Charles Lederer (Screenplay), Leonard Spigelgass (Screenplay), Hagar Wilde (Screenplay), Henri Rochard (Story)

Script Synopsis:Captain Henri Rochard is a French officer assigned to work with Lieut. Catherine Gates. Through a wacky series of misadventures, they fall in love and marry. When the war ends, Capt. Rochard tries to return to America with the other female war brides. Zany gender-confusing antics follow.
I Was A Male War Bride Script Resources:

  • I Was A Male War Bride Script PDF - 2/4/49 SHOOTING FINAL at Script City ($)
  • I Was A Male War Bride Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • I Was A Male War Bride 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:
  • I Was A Male War Bride ( tt0041498 ) at IMDb
  • I Was A Male War Bride ( 23567 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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