Tag: Jerry Wald

They Drive by Night Script

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Year:1940
Director:Raoul Walsh
Written by:Jerry Wald (Screenplay), Richard Macaulay (Screenplay), A.I. Bezzerides (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Joe and Paul Fabrini are Wildcat or, independent truck drivers who have their own small one truck business. The Fabrini boys constantly battle distributors, rivals and loan collectors, while trying to make a success of their transport company.
They Drive by Night Script Resources:

  • They Drive by Night Script PDF - 1940 5/28/40 REVISED at Script City ($)
  • They Drive by Night Transcript at scripts.com

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The Roaring Twenties Script

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Year:1939
Director:Raoul Walsh
Written by:Jerry Wald (Screenplay), Richard Macaulay (Screenplay), Robert Rossen (Screenplay), Mark Hellinger (Story)

Script Synopsis:After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
The Roaring Twenties Script Resources:

  • The Roaring Twenties Script PDF - 7/7/39 REVISED FINAL. (XL). at Script City ($)
  • The Roaring Twenties Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
  • The Roaring Twenties 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.


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  • The Roaring Twenties ( tt0031867 ) at IMDb
  • The Roaring Twenties ( 37698 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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Brother Rat Script

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Year:1938
Director:William Keighley
Written by:Richard Macaulay (Screenplay), Jerry Wald (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Story of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly married and soon to be a father.
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Brother Orchid Script

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Year:1940
Director:Lloyd Bacon
Written by:Richard Connell (Story), Earl Baldwin (Writer), Jerry Wald (Writer), Richard Macaulay (Writer)

Script Synopsis:When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk.
Brother Orchid Script Resources:

  • Brother Orchid Script PDF - [missing pp. 70 71 72] at Script Fly ($)
  • Brother Orchid Script PDF - 3/27/1940 (pages) at Script City ($)
  • Brother Orchid Transcript at scripts.com

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Torrid Zone

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Year:1940
Director:William Keighley
Written by:Richard Macaulay (Screenplay), Jerry Wald (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:A Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl.
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