John Fante – Scripts on Screen

Jeanne Eagels Script

Year:1957

Director:George Sidney

Written by:John Fante (Screenplay), Sonya Levien (Screenplay), Daniel Fuchs (Screenplay), Daniel Fuchs (Story)

Script Synopsis:Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920's stage star Jeanne Eagels.

Jeanne Eagels Script Resources:

Jeanne Eagels Script PDF - 1/7/57 REVISED at Script City ($)

Walk on the Wild Side Script

Year:1962

Director:Edward Dmytryk

Written by:Nelson Algren (Novel), John Fante (Screenplay), Edmund Morris (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:At the Doll House, a 1930s New Orleans bordello, Hallie is the main attraction both for clients and for Jo, the madame. Her comfortable if tedious life is disrupted by the arrival in town of Dove Linkhorn, her true love of three years before who is now searching for her. When Linkhorn learns the truth of her profession he triggers a chain of events involving a number of people, including the young Kitty with whom he travelled from Texas and who is now the Doll House newest recruit.

Walk on the Wild Side Script Resources:

Walk on the Wild Side Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Ask The Dust Script

Year:2006

Director:Robert Towne

Written by:Robert Towne (Screenplay), John Fante (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.

Ask The Dust Script Resources:

Ask The Dust Script PDF at Script Slug
Ask The Dust Script PDF - REVISED DRAFT. 3/30/1993. at Script City ($)
Ask The Dust Script PDF - 3/30/1993 at Script City ($)
Ask The Dust Script PDF - 1993 Draft at Script Fly ($)
Ask The Dust 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.