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Motion picture plays

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Church in action

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1769
Scope and Contents

Scripts, Mormon Church news releases, speeches, correspondence, programs, schedules, and receipts. These materials relate to the "Church in Action" video series which was shot at Brigham Young University. The items document the operation of the filming and production of the series, including the documentation of Mormon Church activities.

Dates: 1971-1980

Collection on Brigham Young

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 506
Scope and Contents Contains final script as filmed of the motion picture "Brigham Young" bound in one volume with still photographs from the feature. Also included are autographed publicity shots of the main characters in the production. The stills are on leaves facing the text and correspond closely to it. The motion picture was made for Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, directed by Henry Hathaway, the screenplay was by Lamar Trotti, and the original story was written...
Dates: 1940

David Kent Jacobs film collection reference materials, 1964-1983

 Series
Identifier: UA 5625 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains materials related to the production, shooting, editing, and release of motion pictures produced by Brigham Young University Motion Picture Department and had the involvement of Jacobs. Materials include scripts, storyboards, shooting schedules, and crew lists. Financial records for some films are also included, detailing pay for actors, sets, costumes, and equipment. For several of the films programs and audience reaction and comments at the premiere of the film are included. Dated...
Dates: 1964-1983

David Kent Jacobs materials on Uncle Ben , 1977-1978

 Sub-Series — Carton 61: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233633301], Folder: 1-4
Identifier: UA 5625 Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains copies of the script, which was rewritten several times, including a version by Orson Scott Card. A list of cast and extras is also included, as well as a program for the premier at American Fork High School is included. Film was released in 1978, and was produced by Brigham Young University Motion Picture Department. Copies of the various script revisions are included. The majority of the extras were from Brigham Young University. Dated 1977-1978.

Dates: 1977-1978

"How Rare a Possession" : a behind-the-scene look at the conversion of Vincenzo di Francesca and the LDS movie

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197224906203]
Identifier: UA 1163
Scope and Contents

Contains material related to the Motion Picture Studio Production of "How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon." Contains a script and correspondence about the production.

Dates: 1987

David Kent Jacobs collection on Mormon films

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5625
Scope and Contents Contains materials related to Jacobs' work for the Brigham Young University Motion Picture Studio. The Brigham Young University Motion Picture Studio produced many of the early motion pictures for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many original cuts of films like The First Vision and Uncle Ben are on 16 mm film reels are included. Other film projects including the Performing Arts tour Curtain Time, U.S.A. and their original cuts are also included. DVD copies of some of the...
Dates: 1955-1988

Screenplays for Brigham Young

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232481827]
Identifier: MSS 2324
Scope and Contents

Contains four scripts for the motion picture "Brigham Young." Includes various versions from the development of the film, stamped between 1939 and 1940.

Dates: 1939-1940