Horace McCoy – Scripts on Screen

Gentleman Jim Script

Year:1942

Director:Raoul Walsh

Written by:Horace McCoy (Screenplay), Hugh Cummings (Dialogue), Vincent Lawrence (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:As bareknuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the top of the boxing world.

Gentleman Jim Script Resources:

Gentleman Jim Script PDF - [LAWRENCE - MCCOY][2nd REV TEMP 05-05-1942] at Script Fly ($)
Gentleman Jim 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.

El Alaméin Script

Year:1953

Director:Fred F. Sears

Written by:George Worthing Yates (Writer), Horace McCoy (Writer), Herbert Purdom (Screenplay), Herbert Purdom (Story)

Script Synopsis:A small group of men and a tank stave off a German attack in a Bedouin desert during World War II.

El Alaméin Script Resources:

El Alaméin Script PDF - 4/28/1953 at Script City ($)

They Shoot Horses Don’t They? Script

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Year:1969

Director:Sydney Pollack

Written by:Horace McCoy (Novel), James Poe (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.

They Shoot Horses Don't They? Script Resources:

They Shoot Horses Don't They? Script PDF - 2/26/69 REVISED. (XL). at Script City ($)
They Shoot Horses Don't They? Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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.