Walter Ferris – Scripts on Screen

Lloyd’s of London Script

Year:1936

Director:Henry King

Written by:Walter Ferris (Screenplay), Curtis Kenyon (Story), Ernest Pascal (Screenplay), W.P. Lipscomb (Writers' Assistant)

Script Synopsis:Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.

Lloyd's of London Script Resources:

Lloyd's of London Script PDF - 8/7/36 FINAL at Script City ($)
Lloyd's of London Transcript at scripts.com

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Heidi Script

Year:1937

Director:Allan Dwan

Written by:Walter Ferris (Writer), Walter Ferris (Screenplay), Julien Josephson (Screenplay), Johanna Spyri (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Heidi is orphaned and her uncaring maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her reclusive, grumpy paternal grandfather, Adolph Kramer. Heidi brings her grandfather back into mountain society through her sweet ways and sheer love. When Dete later returns and steals Heidi away to become the companion of a rich man's wheelchair-bound daughter, the grandfather is heartsick to discover his little girl missing and immediately sets out to get her back.

Heidi Script Resources:

Heidi Script PDF - 4/15/1937 at Script City ($)
Heidi Transcript at subslikescript.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.

Susannah Of The Mounties Script

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Year:1939

Director:William A. Seiter

Written by:Robert Ellis (Screenplay), Helen Logan (Screenplay), Fidel LaBarba (Story), Walter Ferris (Story), Muriel Dennison (Novel)

Script Synopsis:This classic family drama stars Shirley Temple as young orphan Susannah Sheldon, the sole survivor of a brutal Indian attack who's befriended by Canadian Mountie Angus Montague (Randolph Scott) and his girlfriend, Vicky (Margaret Lockwood). The couple takes Susannah under their wing and soon learn that having a precocious child around can come in handy; when the Indians return, the girl uses her charm to broker peace.Shirley is the orphaned survivor of an Indian attack in the Canadian West. A Mountie and his girlfriend take her in...

Susannah Of The Mounties Script Resources:

Susannah Of The Mounties Script PDF - 3/28/39 SHOOTING at Script City ($)
Susannah Of The Mounties Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Susannah Of The Mounties 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.