Sidney Buchman – Scripts on Screen

Here Comes Mr. Jordan Script

celluloid — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:04:31 +0000

Year:1941

Director:Alexander Hall

Written by:Sidney Buchman (Screenplay), Seton I. Miller (Screenplay), Harry Segall (Theatre Play)

Script Synopsis:Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?

Here Comes Mr. Jordan Script Resources:

Here Comes Mr. Jordan Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan Script PDF - (XL) 5/12/41 REVISED at Script City ($)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan 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:

Here Comes Mr. Jordan ( tt0033712 ) at IMDb
Here Comes Mr. Jordan ( 38914 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Talk Of The Town Script

celluloid — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 23:28:13 +0000

Year:1942

Director:George Stevens

Written by:Irwin Shaw (Screenplay), Sidney Buchman (Screenplay), Sidney Harmon (Story)

Script Synopsis:When the Holmes Woolen Mill burns down, political activist Leopold Dilg is jailed for arson (and murder; one man was lost). Escaping, Leopold hides out in the home of his childhood sweetheart Nora Shelley ...which she has just rented to unsuspecting law professor Michael Lightcap.

Talk Of The Town Script Resources:

Talk Of The Town Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Talk Of The Town 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:

Talk Of The Town ( tt0035417 ) at IMDb
Talk Of The Town ( 23159 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Lost Horizon

celluloid — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:08:43 +0000

Year:1937

Director:Frank Capra

Written by:James Hilton (Novel), Robert Riskin (Screenplay), Sidney Buchman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash land in the Himalayas, and are rescued by the people of the mysterious, Eden-like valley of Shangri-la. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-la provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.

Lost Horizon Script Resources:

Lost Horizon Script PDF at The Script Savant
Lost Horizon Script - 1936-03 Draft at IMSDb
Lost Horizon Script at The Daily Script
Lost Horizon Script - March 23, 1936 draft at The Daily Script
Lost Horizon Script PDF - XL 3/23/37 FINAL at Script City ($)
Lost Horizon Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

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.

Other Links:

Lost Horizon ( tt0029162 ) at IMDb
Lost Horizon ( 3598 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:38:24 +0000

Year:1939

Director:Frank Capra

Written by:Sidney Buchman (Screenplay), Lewis R. Foster (Story)

Script Synopsis:Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Script Resources:

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Script PDF at The Script Savant
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Script at Screenplays For You
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Script - Production Draft at The Daily Script
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Script at archive.org
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Script at The Weekly Script
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Script at The Daily Script
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Script PDF - 5/31/39 REVISED FINAL (XXL) at Script City ($)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 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:

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ( tt0031679 ) at IMDb
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ( 3083 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Cleopatra

celluloid — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:37:51 +0000

Year:1963

Director:Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian, Darryl F. Zanuck

Written by:Carlo Mario Franzero (Novel), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Screenplay), Ranald MacDougall (Screenplay), Sidney Buchman (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.

Cleopatra Script Resources:

Cleopatra Script PDF - [Shooting][miss pg. 62] at Script Fly ($)
Cleopatra Script PDF - (xxl). 3/19/62 REVISED. *pg. at Script City ($)
Cleopatra 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:

Cleopatra ( tt0056937 ) at IMDb
Cleopatra ( 8095 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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