Ross Macdonald – Scripts on Screen

Year:1966

Director:Jack Smight

Written by:William Goldman (Screenplay), Ross Macdonald (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.

Harper Script Resources:

Harper Script PDF - [Rev Final 6-14-65] at Script Fly ($)
Harper Script PDF - 6/9/65 REVISED FINAL at Script City ($)
Harper 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:

Harper ( tt0060490 ) at IMDb
Harper ( 26268 ) at TheMovieDB.org

10368

Year:1975

Director:Stuart Rosenberg

Written by:Tracy Keenan Wynn (Screenplay), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (Screenplay), Walter Hill (Screenplay), Ross Macdonald (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.

Drowning Pool Script Resources:

Drowning Pool Script PDF - 6/4/1974 at Script City ($)
Drowning Pool Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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.