Tag: Nicholas Ray

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Script

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Year:1945
Director:Elia Kazan
Written by:Betty Smith (Novel), Arthur Pierson (Dialogue), Nicholas Ray (Dialogue), Frank Davis (Screenplay), Tess Slesinger (Screenplay), Anita Loos (Dialogue)

Script Synopsis:In Brooklyn circa 1900, the Nolans manage to enjoy life on pennies despite great poverty and Papa's alcoholism. We come to know these people well through big and little troubles: Aunt Sissy's scandalous succession of "husbands"; the removal of the one tree visible from their tenement; and young Francie's desire to transfer to a better school...if irresponsible Papa can get his act together.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Script Resources:

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Script PDF - 5/1/44 SHOOTING at Script City ($)
  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Transcript at scripts.com

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  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ( tt0038190 ) at IMDb
  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ( 30177 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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On Dangerous Ground Script

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Year:1951
Director:Nicholas Ray, Ida Lupino
Written by:Nicholas Ray (Adaptation), A.I. Bezzerides (Screenplay), A.I. Bezzerides (Adaptation), Gerald Butler (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.
On Dangerous Ground Script Resources:

  • On Dangerous Ground Script PDF - [4-26-1950] at Script Fly ($)
  • On Dangerous Ground Transcript at scripts.com

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The True Story of Jesse James Script

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Year:1957
Director:Nicholas Ray
Written by:Walter Newman (Screenplay), Nunnally Johnson (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Having fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War, Jesse James and his brother Frank dream of a farm life in Missouri. Harassed by Union sympathizers, they assemble a gang of outlaws, robbing trains and becoming folk heroes in the process. Jesse marries his sweetheart, Zee, and maintains an aura of domesticity, but after a group of lawmen launch an attack on his mother's house, Jesse plans one more great raid -- on a Minnesota bank.
The True Story of Jesse James Script Resources:

  • The True Story of Jesse James Script PDF - 11/28/56 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)

Other Links:
  • The True Story of Jesse James ( tt0051114 ) at IMDb
  • The True Story of Jesse James ( 83354 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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They Live By Night Script

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Year:1949
Director:Nicholas Ray
Written by:Charles Schnee (Screenplay), Nicholas Ray (Adaptation), Edward Anderson (Novel)

Script Synopsis:The story of a petty criminal and his girlfriend who try to escape their gang after a double cross of the thieves.
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Johnny Guitar Script

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Year:1954
Director:Nicholas Ray
Written by:Roy Chanslor (Novel), Philip Yordan (Screenplay), Nicholas Ray (Writer), Ben Maddow (Writer)

Script Synopsis:On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.
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Rebel Without A Cause

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Year:1955
Director:Nicholas Ray
Written by:Nicholas Ray (Author), Irving Shulman (Author), Stewart Stern (Author)

Script Synopsis:After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
Rebel Without A Cause Script Resources:

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  • Rebel Without A Cause ( tt0048545 ) at IMDb
  • Rebel Without A Cause ( 221 ) at TheMovieDB.org
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A Woman’s Secret

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Year:1949
Director:Nicholas Ray
Written by:Vicki Baum (Novel)

Script Synopsis:A popular singer, Marian Washburn, suddenly and unexplainably loses her voice, causing a shake-up at the club where she works. Her worried but loyal piano player, Luke Jordan, helps to promote a new, younger singer, Susan Caldwell, to temporarily replace Marian. Susan finds some early acclaim but decides to leave the club after a few performances. Soon after Susan quits, she is gunned down, and Marian quickly becomes a suspect.
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