A.I. Bezzerides – Scripts on Screen

On Dangerous Ground Script

Year:1951

Director:Nicholas Ray, Ida Lupino

Written by:Nicholas Ray (Adaptation), A.I. Bezzerides (Screenplay), A.I. Bezzerides (Adaptation), Gerald Butler (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.

On Dangerous Ground Script Resources:

On Dangerous Ground Script PDF - [4-26-1950] at Script Fly ($)
On Dangerous Ground 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.

Juke Girl Script

Year:1942

Director:Curtis Bernhardt

Written by:A.I. Bezzerides (Screenplay), Kenneth Gamet (Adaptation), Theodore Pratt (Story)

Script Synopsis:During the depths of the Great Depression a hitch-hiker Steve Talbot and jukebox-joint hostess Lola Mears stumble into Cat-Tail Florida where farmers and pickers struggle under the buyer who rules by monopoly, dirty contracts and violence. Steve helps organize against the buyer, leading to further escalation ending in a lynch mob.

Juke Girl Script Resources:

Juke Girl Script PDF - [DRAFT 10-03-1941] at Script Fly ($)

They Drive by Night Script

Year:1940

Director:Raoul Walsh

Written by:Jerry Wald (Screenplay), Richard Macaulay (Screenplay), A.I. Bezzerides (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat or, independent truck drivers who have their own small one truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.

They Drive by Night Script Resources:

They Drive by Night Script PDF - 1940 5/28/40 REVISED at Script City ($)
They Drive by Night 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.