Tag: William A. Wellman

Night Nurse Script

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Year:1931
Director:William A. Wellman
Written by:Grace Perkins (Novel), Oliver H.P. Garrett (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.
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A Star Is Born (1976) Script

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Year:1976
Director:Frank Pierson
Written by:Frank Pierson (Screenplay), William A. Wellman (Story), Robert Carson (Story), Joan Didion (Screenplay), John Gregory Dunne (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Drunken, has-been rock star John Norman Howard falls in love with unknown singer, Esther Hoffman, after seeing her perform at a club. He lets her sing a few songs at one of his shows and she becomes the talk of the music industry. Esther's star begins to rise, while John's continues to fall. She tries desperately to get John to sober up and focus on his music, but it may be too late to save him.
A Star Is Born Script Resources:

  • A Star Is Born Script PDF - 12/16/75 FINAL REVISED at Script City ($)

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A Star Is Born (1937) Script

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Year:1937
Director:William A. Wellman
Written by:David O. Selznick (Writer), Ben Hecht (Writer), William A. Wellman (Story), Dorothy Parker (Screenplay), Alan Campbell (Screenplay), Robert Carson (Screenplay), Robert Carson (Story)

Script Synopsis:Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.
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The Public Enemy Script

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Year:1931
Director:William A. Wellman
Written by:Kubec Glasmon (Writer), John Bright (Writer), Harvey F. Thew (Adaptation)

Script Synopsis:Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
The Public Enemy Script Resources:

  • The Public Enemy Script - Wisconsin/Warner Bros. Screenplays at Amazon ($)
  • The Public Enemy Transcript at scripts.com

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A Star Is Born (2018) Script

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Year:2018
Director:Bradley Cooper
Written by:Bradley Cooper (Screenplay), Will Fetters (Screenplay), Eric Roth (Screenplay), William A. Wellman (Story), Robert Carson (Story), Moss Hart (Original Film Writer), John Gregory Dunne (Original Film Writer), Joan Didion (Original Film Writer), Frank Pierson (Original Film Writer)

Script Synopsis:Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.
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The Ox Bow Incident Script

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Year:1943
Director:William A. Wellman
Written by:Walter Van Tilburg Clark (Novel), Lamar Trotti (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Gil Carter and Art Croft ride into a small Nevada town plagued by cattle thieves. Initially suspected of being the rustlers themselves, Carter and Croft eventually join a posse out to get the criminals, who also may be involved in a recent shooting. When the posse closes in on a group that could be the fugitives, they must decide on a course of action, with numerous lives hanging in the balance.
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Nothing Sacred Script

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Year:1937
Director:William A. Wellman
Written by:James H. Street (Original Story), Ben Hecht (Screenplay), Ring Lardner, Jr. (Writer), Budd Schulberg (Writer)

Script Synopsis:When a small-town girl is diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an ambitious newspaper man turns her into a national heroine.
Nothing Sacred Script Resources:

  • Nothing Sacred Script PDF - [miss pgs 93,100,134] at Script Fly ($)
  • Nothing Sacred Script PDF - 6/19/37 REV FINAL SHOOTING. *pgs. at Script City ($)
  • Nothing Sacred Transcript at scripts.com

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High And The Mighty Script

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Year:1954
Director:William A. Wellman
Written by:Ernest K. Gann (Novel), Ernest K. Gann (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Dan Roman is a veteran pilot haunted by a tragic past. Now relegated to second-in-command cockpit assignments he finds himself on a routine Honolulu-to-San Francisco flight - one that takes a terrifying suspense-building turn when disaster strikes high above the Pacific Ocean at the point of no return.
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Story of G. I. Joe

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Year:1945
Director:William A. Wellman
Written by:Leopold Atlas (Screenplay), Guy Endore (Screenplay), Philip Stevenson (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its way across North Africa in World War II. He comes to know the soldiers and finds much human interest material for his readers back in the States.
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