Henry King – Scripts on Screen

State Fair (1933) Script

celluloid — Sat, 24 Aug 2024 19:33:34 +0000

Year:1933

Director:Henry King

Written by:Philip Stong (Novel), Sonya Levien (Screenplay), Paul Green (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The children of Iowa farmers find love, with mixed results, at the state fair.

State Fair Script Resources:

State Fair Script PDF - 193311/1/32 NO DRAFT at Script City ($)

Other Links:

State Fair ( tt0024610 ) at IMDb
State Fair ( 52517 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Lloyd’s of London Script

celluloid — Fri, 23 Aug 2024 19:33:32 +0000

Year:1936

Director:Henry King

Written by:Walter Ferris (Screenplay), Curtis Kenyon (Story), Ernest Pascal (Screenplay), W.P. Lipscomb (Writers' Assistant)

Script Synopsis:Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.

Lloyd's of London Script Resources:

Lloyd's of London Script PDF - 8/7/36 FINAL at Script City ($)
Lloyd's of London 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:

Lloyd's of London ( tt0027902 ) at IMDb
Lloyd's of London ( 81687 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Stanley and Livingstone Script

celluloid — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:33:40 +0000

Year:1939

Director:Henry King, Otto Brower

Written by:Philip Dunne (Screenplay), Julien Josephson (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When American newspaperman and adventurer Henry M. Stanley comes back from the western Indian wars, his editor James Gordon Bennett sends him to Africa to find Dr. David Livingstone, the missing Scottish missionary. Stanley finds Livingstone ("Dr. Livingstone, I presume.") blissfully doling out medicine and religion to the happy natives. His story is at first disbelieved.

Stanley and Livingstone Script Resources:

Stanley and Livingstone Script PDF - 3/17/39 REVISED SHOOTING at Script City ($)
Stanley and Livingstone 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:

Stanley and Livingstone ( tt0031973 ) at IMDb
Stanley and Livingstone ( 89086 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Twelve O’Clock High Script

celluloid — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:33:46 +0000

Year:1949

Director:Henry King

Written by:Sy Bartlett (Screenplay), Beirne Lay Jr. (Screenplay), Beirne Lay Jr. (Novel), Sy Bartlett (Novel)

Script Synopsis:In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a 'hard luck' bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets.

Twelve O'Clock High Script Resources:

Twelve O'Clock High Script PDF - 3/30/49 FINAL*page at Script City ($)
Twelve O'Clock High Transcript at subslikescript.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:

Twelve O'Clock High ( tt0041996 ) at IMDb
Twelve O'Clock High ( 15497 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Snows of Kilimanjaro Script

celluloid — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:33:40 +0000

Year:1952

Director:Henry King, Roy Ward Baker

Written by:Casey Robinson (Screenplay), Ernest Hemingway (Short Story)

Script Synopsis:Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.

The Snows of Kilimanjaro Script Resources:

The Snows of Kilimanjaro Script PDF - 3/24/52 REVISED SHOOTING at Script City ($)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro Transcript at subslikescript.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 Snows of Kilimanjaro ( tt0045162 ) at IMDb
The Snows of Kilimanjaro ( 4460 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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O. Henry’s Full House Script

celluloid — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:33:35 +0000

Year:1952

Director:Jean Negulesco, Howard Hawks, Henry Koster, Henry Hathaway, Henry King

Written by:Richard L. Breen (Screenplay), Lamar Trotti (Screenplay), Ben Roberts (Screenplay), Ivan Goff (Screenplay), Walter Bullock (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker. The other stories are "The Clarion Call", "The Last Leaf", "The Ransom of Red Chief", and "The Gift of the Magi".

O. Henry's Full House Script Resources:

O. Henry's Full House Script PDF - 10/1/51 1ST DRAFT (pages missing) at Script City ($)
O. Henry's Full House 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:

O. Henry's Full House ( tt0044981 ) at IMDb
O. Henry's Full House ( 24006 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Margie Script

celluloid — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 03:51:16 +0000

Year:1946

Director:Henry King

Written by:F. Hugh Herbert (Writer), Richard Bransten (Story), Ruth McKenney (Story)

Script Synopsis:Margie and her daughter reminisce about Margie's girlhood in the roaring twenties. In flashback, Margie, a smarter, less popular girl at Central High, meets handsome new French teacher Ralph Fontayne. Circumstances keep throwing them together and Margie, in company with every other girl in school, develops a crush on him. Margie's date for the prom gets sick, and what happens next surprises everyone.

Margie Script Resources:

Margie Script PDF - 11/9/45 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)

Other Links:

Margie ( tt0038727 ) at IMDb
Margie ( 113003 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Jesse James Script

celluloid — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 15:09:46 +0000

Year:1939

Director:Henry King

Written by:Nunnally Johnson (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.

Jesse James Script Resources:

Jesse James Script PDF - 9/15/1999 at Script City ($)
Jesse James Script PDF - (XL) 8/6/38 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)
Jesse James Script PDF - [11-6-38] at Script Fly ($)
Jesse James 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:

Jesse James ( tt0031507 ) at IMDb
Jesse James ( 43829 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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A Yank In The R.A.F. Script

celluloid — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 10:16:22 +0000

Year:1941

Director:Henry King

Written by:Darrell Ware (Screenplay), Karl Tunberg (Screenplay), Darryl F. Zanuck (Story)

Script Synopsis:Tyrone Power is a pilots' pilot, but he doesn't believe in anything beyond his own abilities. He gets into trouble by flying a new fighter directly to Canada instead of to New York and letting it be towed across as the law demands, but is offered a new job ferrying bombers to war torn England. While on a layover he finds Betty Grable, an old flame, has joined the RAF as a WREN in her attempt to fight for democracy. Power joins up to impress her and in the course of his several missions begins to develope an understanding of what they are fighting for.

A Yank In The R.A.F. Script Resources:

A Yank In The R.A.F. Script PDF - at Script Fly ($)
A Yank In The R.A.F. Script PDF - (XL) 3/28/41 REVISED FINAL. *pg. at Script City ($)
A Yank In The R.A.F. 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:

A Yank In The R.A.F. ( tt0034405 ) at IMDb
A Yank In The R.A.F. ( 49609 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Black Swan Script

celluloid — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 04:16:17 +0000

Year:1942

Director:Henry King

Written by:Ben Hecht (Screenplay), Seton I. Miller (Screenplay), Rafael Sabatini (Novel)

Script Synopsis:When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of Buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.

The Black Swan Script Resources:

The Black Swan Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Black Swan 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 Black Swan ( tt0034522 ) at IMDb
The Black Swan ( 29882 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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