Philip MacDonald – Scripts on Screen

Charlie Chan in Paris Script

Year:1935

Director:Lewis Seiler, Hamilton MacFadden

Written by:Philip MacDonald (Story), Edward T. Lowe Jr. (Screenplay), Earl Derr Biggers (Characters), Stuart Anthony (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Charlie's visit to Paris, ostensibly a vacation, is really a mission to investigate a bond-forgery racket. But his agent, apache dancer Nardi is killed before she can tell him much. The case, complicated by a false murder accusation for banker's daughter Yvette, climaxes with a strange journey through the Paris sewers.

Charlie Chan in Paris Script Resources:

Charlie Chan in Paris Transcript at stockq.org

The Body Snatcher

Year:1945

Director:Robert Wise

Written by:Philip MacDonald (Screenplay), Val Lewton (Screenplay), Robert Louis Stevenson (Story)

Script Synopsis:Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.

The Body Snatcher Script Resources:

The Body Snatcher Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Body Snatcher Script - 10/16/1944 Draft at The Daily Script
The Body Snatcher Script at Screenplays For You
The Body Snatcher Script PDF - 10/23/44 REVISED FINAL 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.

Rebecca

Year:1940

Director:Alfred Hitchcock

Written by:Daphne du Maurier (Novel), Robert E. Sherwood (Screenplay), Joan Harrison (Screenplay), Philip MacDonald (Adaptation), Michael Hogan (Adaptation)

Script Synopsis:Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.

Rebecca Script Resources:

Rebecca Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Rebecca Script PDF - (XL). 3/26/40 SHOOTING. at Script City ($)
Rebecca 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.