Joseph M. Newman – Scripts on Screen

Red Skies of Montana Script

Year:1952

Director:Joseph M. Newman

Written by:Harry Kleiner (Screenplay), Arthur Cohn (Story), George R. Stewart (Novel)

Script Synopsis:When a large forest fire breaks out in the mountains of Montana, a squad of 'Smoke Jumpers', the paratroop-corps of fire-fighters in the U. S. Forest Service, is flown to the scene from their regional headquarters in Missoula, Montana. The Forest Rangers, under Cliff Mason, put out the blaze, but several of the fire-fighters are killed. Ed Miller, son of one of the dead rangers, thinks he died because Mason was a coward, and sets out to prove it.

Red Skies of Montana Script Resources:

Red Skies of Montana Script PDF - 6/27/51 FINAL at Script City ($)

This Island Earth Script

Year:1955

Director:Joseph M. Newman

Written by:Franklin Coen (Screenplay), Edward G. O'Callaghan (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.

This Island Earth Script Resources:

This Island Earth Script PDF - 2/9/54 FINAL REVISED at Script City ($)
This Island Earth Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
This Island Earth 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.

George Raft Story Script

Year:1961

Director:Joseph M. Newman

Written by:Crane Wilbur (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Ray Danton plays the title role in director Joseph M. Newman's 1961 film biography of the nightclub dancer-turned-movie star. The cast also includes Jayne Mansfield, Barrie Chase, Julie London, Neville Brand and Frank Gorshin.

George Raft Story Script Resources:

George Raft Story Script PDF - 6/15/1961 at Script City ($)
George Raft Story Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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.