Richard Murphy – Scripts on Screen

Boomerang! (1946) Script

Year:1946

Director:Elia Kazan

Written by:Richard Murphy (Screenplay), Fulton Oursler (Writer)

Script Synopsis:In a quiet Connecticut town, a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner. The citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the killer. Although Waldron vehemently denies the crime, no one will believe him. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence. Based on a true story.

Boomerang! Script Resources:

Boomerang! Script PDF - 9/23/46 REVISED FINAL *msg pgs. at Script City ($)
Boomerang! Script PDF - [9-23-46] at Script Fly ($)
Boomerang! Transcript at scripts.com

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Panic in the Streets Script

Year:1950

Director:Elia Kazan

Written by:Richard Murphy (Screenplay), Daniel Fuchs (Adaptation), Edna Anhalt (Story), Edward Anhalt (Story)

Script Synopsis:One night in the New Orleans slums, vicious hoodlum Blackie and his friends kill an illegal immigrant who won too much in a card game. Next morning, Dr. Clint Reed of the Public Health Service confirms the dead man had pneumonic plague. To prevent a catastrophic epidemic, Clint must find and inoculate the killers and their associates, with the reluctant aid of police captain Tom Warren, despite official skepticism, and in total secrecy, lest panic empty the city. Can a doctor turn detective? He has 48 hours to try...

Panic in the Streets Script Resources:

Panic in the Streets Script PDF - XL 2/9/50 SHOOTING FINAL at Script City ($)
Panic in the Streets Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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Compulsion Script

Year:1959

Director:Richard Fleischer

Written by:Richard Murphy (Screenplay), Meyer Levin (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Two close friends, arrogantly and without remorse, kidnap and murder a young boy. They are caught and put to trial where their larger-than-life defense lawyer blames the Establishment for their actions.

Compulsion Script Resources:

Compulsion Script PDF - REVISED FINAL 11/3/58 at Script City ($)
Compulsion Script PDF - [Murphy][Rev Final 11-3-1958] at Script Fly ($)
Compulsion Transcript at scripts.com

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