John Steinbeck – Scripts on Screen

Tortilla Flat Script

celluloid — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 22:16:12 +0000

Year:1942

Director:Victor Fleming

Written by:John Steinbeck (Novel), John Lee Mahin (Screenplay), Benjamin Glazer (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.

Tortilla Flat Script Resources:

Tortilla Flat Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Tortilla Flat Script PDF - 11/25/1941 at Script City ($)
Tortilla Flat 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:

Tortilla Flat ( tt0035460 ) at IMDb
Tortilla Flat ( 79372 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Viva Zapata Script

celluloid — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 01:50:35 +0000

Year:1952

Director:Elia Kazan

Written by:John Steinbeck (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Diaz in the early 20th century.

Viva Zapata Script Resources:

Viva Zapata Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Viva Zapata 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:

Viva Zapata ( tt0045296 ) at IMDb
Viva Zapata ( 1810 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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East Of Eden Script

celluloid — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 01:49:55 +0000

Year:1955

Director:Elia Kazan

Written by:John Steinbeck (Author), Paul Osborn (Author)

Script Synopsis:In the Salinas Valley, in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, to how to get ahead in business and in life, to how to relate to estranged mother.

East Of Eden Script Resources:

East Of Eden Script PDF - 5/18/54 FINAL at Script City ($)
East Of Eden Script PDF - [Fair Quality] at Script Fly ($)
East Of Eden 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.

Other Links:

East Of Eden ( tt0048028 ) at IMDb
East Of Eden ( 220 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Cannery Row Script

celluloid — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 10:01:22 +0000

Year:1982

Director:David S. Ward

Written by:William Graham (Writer), John Steinbeck (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A depressed section of Monterey, California is the backdrop for an offbeat romantic comedy about a pair of mismatched lovers. Doc is a lonely marine biologist and former baseball star. Suzy is a scrappy, abrasive drifter who can't even succeed as a prostitute. Add Cannery Row's band of resident drunken derelicts to the mix and fireworks result, though not the romantic kind.

Cannery Row Script Resources:

Cannery Row Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Cannery Row Script PDF - 10/24/80 FINAL at Script City ($)
Cannery Row 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:

Cannery Row ( tt0083717 ) at IMDb
Cannery Row ( 25297 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Of Mice And Men Script

celluloid — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 06:07:19 +0000

Year:1992

Director:Gary Sinise

Written by:John Steinbeck (Novel), Horton Foote (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depression so they can fulfill their dreams.

Of Mice And Men Script Resources:

Of Mice And Men Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Of Mice And Men Script PDF - 6/11/1991 at Script City ($)
Of Mice And Men 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.

Other Links:

Of Mice And Men ( tt0105046 ) at IMDb
Of Mice And Men ( 9609 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Grapes of Wrath

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:38:14 +0000

Year:1940

Director:John Ford

Written by:John Steinbeck (Author), Nunnally Johnson (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.

The Grapes of Wrath Script Resources:

The Grapes of Wrath Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Grapes of Wrath Script at Screenplays For You
The Grapes of Wrath Script at The Daily Script
The Grapes of Wrath Script at IMSDb
The Grapes of Wrath Script at The Daily Script
The Grapes of Wrath Script PDF - [digitally cleaned] 1940 at Script Fly ($)
The Grapes of Wrath Script PDF - Rev 8/5/1939 at Script Fly ($)
The Grapes of Wrath Script PDF - 8/5/39 REVISED (XL) 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 Grapes of Wrath ( tt0032551 ) at IMDb
The Grapes of Wrath ( 596 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Lifeboat

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:43:16 +0000

Year:1944

Director:Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:John Steinbeck (Writer), Jo Swerling (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.

Lifeboat Script Resources:

Lifeboat Script at Hitchcock Wiki
Lifeboat Script PDF - (XL) 9/16/43 at Script City ($)
Lifeboat Script PDF - [light print] at Script Fly ($)
Lifeboat 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.

Other Links:

Lifeboat ( tt0037017 ) at IMDb
Lifeboat ( 13321 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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