Herman J. Mankiewicz – Scripts on Screen

Dinner At Eight Script

Year:1933

Director:George Cukor

Written by:Frances Marion (Writer), Herman J. Mankiewicz (Writer), George S. Kaufman (Theatre Play), Edna Ferber (Theatre Play)

Script Synopsis:An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.

Dinner At Eight Script Resources:

Dinner At Eight Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Dinner At Eight Transcript at scripts.com

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The Enchanted Cottage

Year:1945

Director:John Cromwell

Written by:DeWitt Bodeen (Writer), Herman J. Mankiewicz (Writer), Arthur Wing Pinero (Theatre Play)

Script Synopsis:A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. The two develop a bond and agree to marry, more out of loneliness than love. The romantic spirit of the cottage, however, overtakes them. They soon begin to look beautiful to each other, but no one else.

The Enchanted Cottage Script Resources:

The Enchanted Cottage Script PDF at whiskeyloosetongue.com
The Enchanted Cottage Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
The Enchanted Cottage Script PDF - 11/28/44 REVISED FINAL *missing page at Script City ($)

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.

Citizen Kane

Year:1941

Director:Orson Welles

Written by:Orson Welles (Screenplay), Herman J. Mankiewicz (Screenplay), Roger Q. Denny (Writer), John Houseman (Writer), Mollie Kent (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Newspaper magnate, Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

Citizen Kane Script Resources:

Citizen Kane Script PDF at Script Slug
Citizen Kane Script at aellea.com
Citizen Kane Script at The Daily Script
Citizen Kane Script - final draft at The Daily Script
Citizen Kane Script at IMSDb
Citizen Kane Script - Final script at Screenplays For You
Citizen Kane Script PDF - [Undated][miss pg 29] at Script Fly ($)
Citizen Kane Script PDF - (xxl). 6/19/40 FINAL. at Script City ($)
Citizen Kane Transcript at archive.org

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.