Howard Estabrook – Scripts on Screen

The Masquerader Script

Year:1933

Director:Richard Wallace

Written by:John Hunter Booth (Theatre Play), Howard Estabrook (Screenplay), Moss Hart (Dialogue), Katherine Cecil Thurston (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A drug-addicted member of Parliament needs to take time off and secretly pull his life together, so he gets his lookalike cousin (both played by Ronald Colman) to agree to temporarily assume his identity.

The Masquerader Script Resources:

The Masquerader Script PDF - [dialogue continuity] at Script Fly ($)

The Devil’s in Love Script

Year:1933

Director:William Dieterle

Written by:Harry Hervey (Writer), Howard Estabrook (Writer)

Script Synopsis:The French Foreign Legion is the setting for this episodic adventure yarn. Victor Jory plays a Legion doctor falsely accused of murdering his commander over the love of Loretta Young. Jory escapes prosecution by heading for parts unknown, but when a deadly illness strikes his old fort, he returns to aid his comrades. He is arrested, but clears himself of the murder charge and ends up with Young. Devil's in Love is distinguished by the surprise appearance of Bela Lugosi, who shows up unbilled as a relentless prosecuting attorney in the courtroom scenes.

The Devil's in Love Script Resources:

The Devil's in Love Script PDF - 5/20/33 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)
The Devil's in Love Script PDF - [FINAL] at Script Fly ($)

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.

David Copperfield Script

Year:1935

Director:George Cukor

Written by:Charles Dickens (Novel), Hugh Walpole (Adaptation), Howard Estabrook (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Charles Dickens' classic tale of an orphaned boy's fight for happiness and the colorful characters who help and hinder him.

David Copperfield Script Resources:

David Copperfield Script PDF - 7/20/34 4TH ONLY 1/2 at Script City ($)
David Copperfield 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.