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Motion picture plays

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 138 Collections and/or Records:

Screenplays for Wild Horse Mesa, 1932

 File — Box 23: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197235219232], Folder: 8-9
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains a screenplay and revised final screenplay for Wild Horse Mesa, dating from 1932. Story by Zane Grey, with adaptation by Lucien Hubbard and screenplay by Harold Shumate and Frank Howard Clark. 102 p., 102 p.

Dates: 1932
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6081, Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey screenplays

Script for King and the Girl Fur Thief, approximately 1950

 File — Box 20: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197235219208], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains a proposed radio series episode outline with annotations for King and the Girl Fur Thief dating from approximately 1950. 36 p.

Dates: approximately 1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6081, Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey screenplays

Script for King and the Valley of the Skulls, approximately 1950

 File — Box 20: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197235219208], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 6081 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains a proposed radio series episode outline, entitled King and the Valley of the Skulls dating from approximately 1950. 25 p.

Dates: approximately 1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6081, Zane Grey papers / Zane Grey screenplays

Scripts for Revenge, 1947-1963

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series 8 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains drafts of scripts for Cooper's unproduced film project Revenge. Materials date from between 1947 and 1963.

Dates: 1947-1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2008, Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper papers on unproduced motion pictures / Revenge

Scripts for Young men never die, 1933-1965

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 6 Sub-Series 12 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains script treatments and drafts for Cooper's unproduced film project Young Men Never Die. Materials date from between 1933 and 1965.

Dates: 1933-1965
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2008, Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper papers on unproduced motion pictures / Young men never die

She / by H. Rider Haggard ; screen play by Ruth Rose ; additional dialogue by Dudley Nichols

 Item — Item 1: [Barcode: 31197233624821]
Identifier: MSS 8017
Scope and Contents

Contains a bound script of the 1935 motion picture SHE, interleaved with storyboard sketches and inscribed by Merian C. Cooper, the film's producer, to Max Steiner, who composed the music for the film.

Dates: 1935 July 12
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / She / by H. Rider Haggard ; screen play by Ruth Rose ; additional dialogue by Dudley Nichols

Sign of the sword

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233603296]
Identifier: MSS 8101
Scope and Contents

Contains one screenplay, written by Ruth Shinsel, called Sign of the Sword, which is about Abraham Lincoln. The interior cover says "to Bob and Ora" and has four signed names. Dated 1971.

Dates: 1971
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Sign of the sword

Jeff Spielberg collection of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer scripts

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8129
Scope and Contents

Contains 606 motion picture scripts created by Metro-Goldywn-Mayer (based in California) for their motion picture films. Includes scripts for films featuring major MGM stars including Joan Crawford. Dated approximately 1920-1980.

Dates: approximately 1920-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jeff Spielberg collection of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer scripts

Sunset Films records on Brigham

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2303
Scope and Contents

Contains notes, articles, clippings, and other materials relating to the production, distribution, and publicizing of the motion picture Brigham, produced by Sunset Films. Also includes two bound copies of the script for Brigham. Dated approximately 1976-1978.

Dates: approximately 1976-1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Sunset Films records on Brigham

Sweet Melissa

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2824
Scope and Contents

Typewritten screenplay with handwritten corrections of the motion picture "Sweet Melissa." The item was previously titled: "Sweet Sixteen."

Dates: 1981
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Sweet Melissa

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