I. A. L. Diamond – Scripts on Screen

Monkey Business (1952) Script

celluloid — Wed, 11 May 2022 00:49:05 +0000

Year:1952

Director:Howard Hawks

Written by:Ben Hecht (Screenplay), Charles Lederer (Screenplay), I. A. L. Diamond (Screenplay), Harry Segall (Story)

Script Synopsis:Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.

Monkey Business Script Resources:

Monkey Business Script PDF - 2/28/52 FINAL - AKA Darling, I Am Growing Younger at Script City ($)
Monkey Business 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:

Monkey Business ( tt0044916 ) at IMDb
Monkey Business ( 24008 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Avanti! Script

celluloid — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 21:22:31 +0000

Year:1972

Director:Billy Wilder

Written by:I. A. L. Diamond (Screenplay), Billy Wilder (Screenplay), Samuel A. Taylor (Theatre Play)

Script Synopsis:A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon-father's body only to discover dad died with his mistress of long standing.

Avanti! Script Resources:

Avanti! Script PDF - 10/30/77 FINAL at Script City ($)
Avanti! 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:

Avanti! ( tt0068240 ) at IMDb
Avanti! ( 12530 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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One Two Three Script

celluloid — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 13:48:25 +0000

Year:1961

Director:Billy Wilder

Written by:Ferenc Molnár (Author), Billy Wilder (Screenplay), I. A. L. Diamond (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:C.R. MacNamara will do anything to get a promotion within the Coca-Cola company, including looking after boss W.P. Hazeltine's rebellious teenage daughter, Scarlett. When Scarlett visits Berlin, where C.R. is stationed, she reveals that she is married to a communist named Otto Piffl -- and C.R. recognizes that Otto's anti-establishment stance will clash with his boss's own political views, possibly jeopardizing his promotion.

One Two Three Script Resources:

One Two Three Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE. (XL). at Script City ($)
One Two Three Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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.

Other Links:

One Two Three ( tt0055256 ) at IMDb
One Two Three ( 430 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Irma La Douce Script

celluloid — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:12:02 +0000

Year:1963

Director:Billy Wilder

Written by:Billy Wilder (Screenplay), I. A. L. Diamond (Screenplay), Alexandre Breffort (Author)

Script Synopsis:A Parisian policeman gives up everything for the love of a free-living sex worker.

Irma La Douce Script Resources:

Irma La Douce Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
Irma La Douce Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Irma La Douce 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:

Irma La Douce ( tt0057187 ) at IMDb
Irma La Douce ( 2690 ) 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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Fedora Script

celluloid — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 18:30:09 +0000

Year:1978

Director:Billy Wilder

Written by:Tom Tryon (Story), Billy Wilder (Writer), I. A. L. Diamond (Writer)

Script Synopsis:An ambitious Hollywood hustler becomes involved with a reclusive female star whom he tries to lure out of retirement.

Fedora Script Resources:

Fedora Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Fedora Script PDF - 1978NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)

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:

Fedora ( tt0077539 ) at IMDb
Fedora ( 54000 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Buddy Buddy Script

celluloid — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 22:02:52 +0000

Year:1981

Director:Billy Wilder

Written by:Billy Wilder (Writer), I.A.L. Diamond (Writer)

Script Synopsis:During a high profile Mafia testimony case, a contract killer checks-in a hotel room near the courthouse while his next door depressed neighbor wants to commit suicide due to marital problems.

Buddy Buddy Script Resources:

Buddy Buddy Script PDF - 1/12/81 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)
Buddy Buddy Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Buddy Buddy 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:

Buddy Buddy ( tt0082111 ) at IMDb
Buddy Buddy ( 36133 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

celluloid — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:39:11 +0000

Year:1970

Director:Billy Wilder

Written by:Arthur Conan Doyle (Characters), Billy Wilder (Writer), I. A. L. Diamond (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Director Billy Wilder adds a new and intriguing twist to the personality of intrepid detective Sherlock Holmes. One thing hasn't changed however: Holmes' crime-solving talents. Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six missing midgets, villainous monks, a Scottish castle, the Loch Ness monster, and covert naval experiments. Can the sleuths make sense of all this and solve the mystery

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Script Resources:

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Script PDF at The Daily Script
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Script at IMSDb
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE at Script City ($)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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.

Other Links:

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes ( tt0066249 ) at IMDb
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes ( 5185 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Apartment

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:39:50 +0000

Year:1960

Director:Billy Wilder

Written by:Billy Wilder (Author), I. A. L. Diamond (Author), Billy Wilder (Screenplay), I. A. L. Diamond (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

The Apartment Script Resources:

The Apartment Script PDF at Script Slug
The Apartment Script at IMSDb
The Apartment Script at The Daily Script
The Apartment Script at Screenplays For You
The Apartment Script PDF - [Digitized clean] at Script Fly ($)
The Apartment Script PDF - [UNDATED] at Script Fly ($)
The Apartment Script PDF - NO DRAFT DATE 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:

The Apartment ( tt0053604 ) at IMDb
The Apartment ( 284 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Some Like It Hot

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:44:24 +0000

Year:1959

Director:Billy Wilder

Written by:I. A. L. Diamond (Author), Michael Logan (Author)

Script Synopsis:Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.

Some Like It Hot Script Resources:

Some Like It Hot Script PDF at The Script Savant
Some Like It Hot Script at The Daily Script
Some Like It Hot Script at aellea.com
Some Like It Hot Script at Screenplays For You
Some Like It Hot Script PDF - (XL) 11/12/58 FINAL DRAFT. at Script City ($)
Some Like It Hot Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Some Like It Hot 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.

Other Links:

Some Like It Hot ( tt0053291 ) at IMDb
Some Like It Hot ( 239 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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