Charles MacArthur – Scripts on Screen

The Unholy Garden Script

celluloid — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:49:07 +0000

Year:1931

Director:George Fitzmaurice

Written by:Ben Hecht (Screenplay), Charles MacArthur (Dialogue), Charles MacArthur (Screenplay), Ben Hecht (Dialogue), John Lee Mahin (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:At a hotel in the middle of the Sahara, an old man and his daughter try to keep the location of a hidden treasure from a collection of thieves and criminals staying at the hotel who are determined to get it. A suave gentleman thief arrives at the hotel one day with his own plan to get the loot, but complications ensue when he begins to fall for the daughter.

The Unholy Garden Script Resources:

The Unholy Garden Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

Other Links:

The Unholy Garden ( tt0022523 ) at IMDb
The Unholy Garden ( 77110 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Front Page Script

celluloid — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 04:08:37 +0000

Year:1974

Director:Billy Wilder

Written by:Ben Hecht (Theatre Play), Charles MacArthur (Theatre Play), Billy Wilder (Screenplay), I. A. L. Diamond (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.

The Front Page Script Resources:

The Front Page Script PDF - at Script Fly ($)
The Front Page Script PDF - NO DATE REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)
The Front Page 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:

The Front Page ( tt0071524 ) at IMDb
The Front Page ( 987 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Switching Channels Script

celluloid — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 11:02:23 +0000

Year:1988

Director:Ted Kotcheff

Written by:Ben Hecht (Writer), Charles MacArthur (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.

Switching Channels Script Resources:

Switching Channels Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Switching Channels Script PDF - 2/2/87 1ST DFT at Script City ($)

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:

Switching Channels ( tt0096203 ) at IMDb
Switching Channels ( 26798 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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His Girl Friday

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:38:14 +0000

Year:1940

Director:Howard Hawks

Written by:Ben Hecht (Theatre Play), Charles MacArthur (Theatre Play), Charles Lederer (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Hildy, the journalist former wife of newspaper editor Walter Burns, visits his office to inform him that she's engaged and will be getting remarried the next day. Walter can't let that happen and frames the fiancé, Bruce Baldwin, for one thing after another, to keep him temporarily held in prison, while trying to steer Hildy into returning to her old job as his employee.

His Girl Friday Script Resources:

His Girl Friday Script PDF at The Script Savant
His Girl Friday Script - Undated Shooting Draft at IMSDb
His Girl Friday Script at Screenplays For You
His Girl Friday Script at The Daily Script
His Girl Friday Script PDF - 9/26/39 REVISED FINAL. (XL) at Script City ($)
His Girl Friday Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
His Girl Friday Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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:

His Girl Friday ( tt0032599 ) at IMDb
His Girl Friday ( 3085 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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