Nicholas Ray – Scripts on Screen

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Script

celluloid — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 19:33:35 +0000

Year:1945

Director:Elia Kazan

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

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

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:

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

celluloid — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:49:04 +0000

Year:1951

Director:Nicholas Ray, Ida Lupino

Written by:Nicholas Ray (Adaptation), A.I. Bezzerides (Adaptation), A.I. Bezzerides (Screenplay), 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

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:

On Dangerous Ground ( tt0043879 ) at IMDb
On Dangerous Ground ( 31152 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The True Story of Jesse James Script

celluloid — Sun, 09 May 2021 21:22:29 +0000

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

celluloid — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 13:43:03 +0000

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.

They Live By Night Script Resources:

They Live By Night Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
They Live By Night 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:

They Live By Night ( tt0040872 ) at IMDb
They Live By Night ( 44190 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Johnny Guitar Script

celluloid — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:02:06 +0000

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.

Johnny Guitar Script Resources:

Johnny Guitar Script PDF - 10/8/53 FINAL at Script City ($)
Johnny Guitar Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Johnny Guitar 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:

Johnny Guitar ( tt0047136 ) at IMDb
Johnny Guitar ( 26596 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Rebel Without A Cause

celluloid — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:20:54 +0000

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:

Rebel Without A Cause Script PDF at The Script Savant
Rebel Without A Cause Script at Screenplays For You
Rebel Without A Cause Script at The Daily Script
Rebel Without A Cause Script at IMSDb
Rebel Without A Cause Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Rebel Without A Cause Script PDF - 5/10/55 FINAL at Script City ($)
Rebel Without A Cause 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:

Rebel Without A Cause ( tt0048545 ) at IMDb
Rebel Without A Cause ( 221 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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A Woman’s Secret

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:39:25 +0000

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.

A Woman's Secret Script Resources:

A Woman's Secret Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

Other Links:

A Woman's Secret ( tt0042053 ) at IMDb
A Woman's Secret ( 84364 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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