William Wister Haines – Scripts on Screen

Alibi Ike Script

celluloid — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:48:56 +0000

Year:1935

Director:Ray Enright

Written by:Ring Lardner (Writer), William Wister Haines (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Idiosyncratic new recruit Francis "Ike" Farrell tries to help the Cubs to the pennant with his pitching and hitting.

Alibi Ike Script Resources:

Alibi Ike Script PDF - [1935 SHOOTING] at Script Fly ($)

Other Links:

Alibi Ike ( tt0026055 ) at IMDb
Alibi Ike ( 116155 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Racket Script

celluloid — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 21:22:26 +0000

Year:1951

Director:John Cromwell

Written by:William Wister Haines (Screenplay), W.R. Burnett (Screenplay), Bartlett Cormack (Theatre Play)

Script Synopsis:Mobster Nick Scanlon (Ryan) has managed to buy several of the local government and law-enforcement officials. However, he can't seem to touch the incorruptible police captain Tom McQueeg (Mitchum), who refuses all attempts at bribery. Prosecuting attorney, Welch (Collins), and a police detective, Turck (Conrad), are crooked and make McQueeg's job as an honest officer nearly impossible.

The Racket Script Resources:

The Racket Script PDF - [FINAL] at Script Fly ($)
The Racket 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:

The Racket ( tt0043955 ) at IMDb
The Racket ( 25876 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Wings of Eagles Script

celluloid — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:44:12 +0000

Year:1957

Director:John Ford

Written by:Frank Fenton (Screenplay), William Wister Haines (Screenplay), Frank Wead (Writer)

Script Synopsis:The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.

The Wings of Eagles Script Resources:

The Wings of Eagles Script at archive.org
The Wings of Eagles Script PDF - 6/27/1956 at Script City ($)

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:

The Wings of Eagles ( tt0051198 ) at IMDb
The Wings of Eagles ( 46189 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Black Legion Script

celluloid — Sun, 15 Dec 2013 04:17:37 +0000

Year:1937

Director:Michael Curtiz, Archie Mayo

Written by:Robert Lord (Story), Abem Finkel (Screenplay), William Wister Haines (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.

Black Legion Script Resources:

Black Legion Script PDF - at Script Fly ($)
Black Legion Script PDF - XL 9/15/36 REVISED*msg8pgs at Script City ($)
Black Legion 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:

Black Legion ( tt0027367 ) at IMDb
Black Legion ( 42683 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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