African American Film Script Collection

The collection consists of typescripts of films written by, directed by, or starring African Americans. The typescripts are in various states of revision and various formats.

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Collection inventory. Scripts are arranged chronologically.

• 1929
  • MISSISSIPPI. April 15, 1929. 129 pp. Fred 'Snowflake' Toones played the role of a "Leadsman." Original title: MAGNOLIA. LOCATION: BOX 19
• 1931
  • ANNABELLE'S AFFAIRS. Screenplay & Dialogue by Leon Gordon. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. 3-31-31. 91 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Ruby." This script was originally under the title GOOD GRACIOUS ANNABELLE. LOCATION: BOX 1
  • GOOD SPORT. By William Hurlbut. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. Adaptation & Continuity. 10-1-31. 98 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "September." Under original title CHEATING. LOCATION: BOX 12
  • STRANGERS IN LOVE. Screenplay by Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt. FINAL SCRIPT REVISED. December 8, 1931. About 120 pp. Gertrude Howard played the role of "Snowball, Servant." Under original title THE BLACK ROBE. LOCATION: BOX 28
  • DON'T BET ON WOMEN. SCREEN CONTINUITY. February 11, 1931. 108 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of the "Maid." LOCATION: BOX 8
  • EAST OF BORNEO. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. [ca. 1931] About 90 pp. Noble Johnson played the role of "Osman." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • GIRLS ABOUT TOWN. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. October 22, 1931. About 90 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Hattie." LOCATION: BOX 13
  • HUCKLEBERRY FINN. Adaptation and Screenplay by Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt. WHITE SCRIPT. May 27, 1931. About 160 pp. Clarence Muse played the role of "Jim." This was the second film adaptation, and the first talking film version, of the Mark Twain work. LOCATION: BOX 14
  • HUCKLEBERRY FINN. Adaptation and Screenplay by Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt. SECOND WHITE SCRIPT. June 9, 1931. About 140 pp. LOCATION: BOX 14
  • LADIES OF THE BIG HOUSE. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. December 19th, 1931. About 90 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Ivory." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • QUICK MILLIONS. By Courtenay Terrett & Rowland Brown. Add. Dialogue by John Wray. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. 1-10-31. 70 pp. Oscar Smith played the role of "Oscar, Bugs' Valet." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • RECKLESS LIVING. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. 1931. About 120 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of the "Maid." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • UP FOR MURDER. CONTINUITY & SUBTITLES. 1931. About 100 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of the "Maid." LOCATION: BOX 30
• 1932
  • STRANGERS IN LOVE. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. February 4, 1932. About 70 pp. Under original title INTIMATE. LOCATION: BOX 28
  • GIRL MISSING. FINAL SCRIPT 11/18/32. Blue Revisions 11/23/32. 144 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Julie, Daisy's Maid." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • NIGHT WORLD. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. [ca. 1932] About 90 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of the "Maid." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • YOUNG AMERICA. By Fred Ballard. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. Screenplay and Dialogue by William Conselman. 2-11-32. 111 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of the "Maid." LOCATION: BOX 32
• 1933
  • STAND UP AND CHEER. 12/12/33. CORRECTED FINAL SCRIPT WITH REVISIONS 12/29/33. 61 pp. Stepin Fetchit played the role of "George Bernard Shaw." Original title: FOX FOLLIES. LOCATION: BOX 26
  • BIG CAGE, THE. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE [ca. 1933] About 200 pgs. Louise Beavers played an uncredited role. LOCATION: BOX 3
  • DAVID HARUM. By: Edward Noyes Westcott. CORRECTED FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. Screenplay by: Walter Woods. 12/19/33. 117 pp. Stepin Fetchit played the role of "Sylvester Swifty." LOCATION: BOX 8
  • HER BODYGUARD. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. July 11, 1933. About 90 pp. LOCATION: BOX 13
  • HER BODYGUARD. Screenplay By Ralph Spence and Walter DeLeon. FINAL SCRIPT. June 3, 1933. About 120 pp. Stamp: "File copy Return to Script Dept. Paramount Studio-Hollywood." Louise Beavers played the role of "Margot's Maid." LOCATION: BOX 13
  • PICK-UP. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. March 7, 1933. About 90 pp. 1933
  • PICK-UP. By Vina Delmar. Screenplay By S. K. Lauren Agnes Brand Leahy and Daniel N. Rubin. FIRST WHITE SCRIPT. January 19, 1933. About 140 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Magnolia." LOCATION: BOX 22
  • WHITE WOMAN. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. October 25, 1933. About 90 pp. Noble Johnson played the role of a "Native Chief." LOCATION: BOX 31
• 1934
  • BACHELOR OF ARTS. By: John Erskine. (Revised). FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. Screenplay By: Lamar Trotti. 9/7/34. 103 pp. Stepin Fetchit played the role of "Bulga." LOCATION: BOX 2
  • BEHOLD MY WIFE! CENSORHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT November 17, 1934. About 90 pp. Eddie "Rochester" Anderson played the role of the Chauffeur. LOCATION: BOX 3
  • COUNTY CHAIRMAN, THE. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE TAKEN FROM THE SCREEN December 21, 1934. 106 pp. Stepin Fetchit in one of various films in which he served as a foil to Will Rogers. LOCATION: BOX 7
  • COUNTY CHAIRMAN, THE. Based on the play by: George Ade; Screenplay by: Sam Hellman, and Gladys Lehman. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. 10/13/34. On cover: "With changes of 10/18-'34". 119p. LOCATION: BOX 7
  • GLAMOUR. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. [ca. 1934] About 140 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Millie." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • IMITATION OF LIFE. (1934) DIALOGUE AND CONTINUITY SCRIPT. About 120 pages. Cast includes Louise Beavers as "Delilah" LOCATION: BOX 14
  • LITTLE MISS MARKER. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. April 27, 1934. About 90 pp. Willie Best played the role of "Dizzy Memphis." LOCATION: BOX 17
  • MURDER AT THE VANITIES. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. April 29, 1934. About 120 pp. Duke Ellington appeared as himself. LOCATION: BOX 20
  • MURDER IN TRINIDAD. Adaptation and Screenplay by: Seton I. Miller. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. 1-17-34. 117 pp. With a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. Noble Johnson played the role of "Queechie." LOCATION: BOX 20
  • ONE MORE SPRING. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. Screenplay by Edwin Burke. 11/12/34. 119 pp. Stepin Fetchit played the role of the "Keeper at Zoo." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • RIP TIDE. Revised Script. From Edmund Goulding. Jan. 15, 1934. 182 pp. Fred "Snowflake" Toones played the role of "Slick (Trent's Black Valet)." LOCATION: BOX 24
  • STOLEN HARMONY. December 21, 1934. About 140 pp. Fred "Snowflake" Toones played the role of "Henry- Bus Bartender." LOCATION: BOX 27
• 1935
  • MUSIC IS MAGIC. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. Screenplay By: Lou Breslow and Edward Eliscu. 7/13/35. With unbound Blue Added Scenes & Retakes 8/24/35. Hattie McDaniel played the role of "Amanda." Original title: BALL OF FIRE. LOCATION: BOX 20
  • PRISONER OF SHARK ISLAND, THE. Original Screenplay by Nunnally Johnson. Revised Final. October 23, 1935. 133 pp. Etta McDaniel (sister to Hattie) played the role of "Aunt Rosabelle Milford." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • ALIAS MARY DOW. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE [1935] About 120 pp. Clarence Muse played the role of "Rufe." LOCATION: BOX 1
  • ANNAPOLIS FAREWELL. [Screenplay] May 24,1935. About 120 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Miranda." LOCATION: BOX 2
  • ANNAPOLIS FAREWELL. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT August 5, 1935. About 90 pp. LOCATION: BOX 2
  • CORONADO. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT NOVEMBER 18, 1935. About 90 pp. Spencer Williams played the role of "Black Man with Perambulator." LOCATION: BOX 7
  • DANTE'S INFERNO. Story and Screenplay By: Philip Klein and Robert Yost. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. 11/26/34. 112 pp. Noble Johnson played the role of "The Devil." LOCATION: BOX 8
  • EVERY NIGHT AT EIGHT. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. JULY 18, 1935. About 90 pp. James Miller played the role of the "Black Singer." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • IN OLD KENTUCKY. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. Screenplay by: Sam Hellman and Gladys Lehman. 4/4/35. 114 pp. LOCATION: BOX 14
  • IN OLD KENTUCKY. FOURTH DRAFT CONTINUITY. by: Sam Hellman and Gladys Lehman. 3/29/35. 119 pp. Bill Robinson played the role of "Wash Jackson." LOCATION: BOX 14
  • NOTORIOUS GENTLEMAN, A. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE [ca. 1935] About 120 pp. Daisy Bufford played the role of a "Waitress." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • SO RED THE ROSE. June 13, 1935. About 120 pp. Daniel Haynes played the role of "William Veal." LOCATION: BOX 26
  • SUN NEVER SETS, THE. Treatment. by Roger Guy Torrance. August 28, 1935. 52 pp. LOCATION: BOX 17
  • TEN DOLLAR RAISE, THE. 1-22-35. Revisions through 2-2-35. By: Peter B. Kyne. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. Screenplay By: Henry Johnson and Louis Breslow. 109 pp. Fred "Snowflake" Toones played an uncredited role. LOCATION: BOX 28
  • TRANSIENT LADY. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. 1935. About 130 pp. Eddie "Rochester" Anderson played the role of "Noxious." LOCATION: BOX 29
  • VIRGINIA JUDGE, THE. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. SEPTEMBER 7, 1935. About 100 pp. Stepin Fetchit played the role of "Spasm Johnson." LOCATION: BOX 30
• 1936
  • HIGH TENSION. Story By: J. Robert Bren & Norman Houston. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. Screenplay By: Lou Breslow & Edward Eliscu. Additional Dialogue By: John Patrick. April 17, 1936. Blue Revisions 4/28/36. 111 pp. Hattie McDaniel played the role of "Hattie." Under original title TROUBLE MAKERS. LOCATION: BOX 13
  • STAR FOR A NIGHT. Play By: Karin Michaelis Stangeland. Screenplay By: Frances Hyland and Saul Elkins. Revisions By: Lamar Trotti. REVISED FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. May 27, 1936. With revisions on Blue paper through 6/29/36. 115 pp. Hattie McDaniel played the role of "Hattie." Original title: THE HOLY LIE. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • 36 HOURS TO KILL. By W.R. Burnett Screenplay By: Lou Breslow & John Patrick. June 9, 1936 with Blue Revisions through 7/7/36. 115 pp. Buddy Williams plays the role of "Porter." LOCATION: BOX 1
  • FIFTY ROADS TO TOWN. By William Conselman and George Marion, Jr.. 2nd Revised Final. December 23, 1936. With Blue and Green Revisions through 3/4/37. About 130 pp. Stepin Fetchit played the role of "Percy." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • FIRST BABY, THE. Original Story and Screenplay by: Lamar Trotti. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. February 21, 1936. Blue Revisions 2/27/36. 124 pp. Hattie McDaniel played the role of "Dora." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • FLORIDA. SPECIAL RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. APRIL 24, 1936. About 90 pp. Charles Moore played the role of "George the Porter," Fred 'Snowflake' Toones played the role of a "Waiter." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • F-MAN. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. FEBRUARY 19, 1936. About 90 pp. Charles Moore played the role of an "Attendant." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • NANCY STEELE IS MISSING. Screenplay by Hal Long and Gene Fowler. Revised Final Script. November 20, 1936. With Blue Revisions through 1/11/37. About 130 pp. Sam McDaniel played the role of a "Convict." LOCATION: BOX 20
  • PALM SPRINGS. By Joseph Fields FINAL CONTINUITY. With revisions on Yellow and Blue paper through 1/2/36. Etta McDaniel played the role of the "Mammy." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • PENROD AND SAM. 9/16/36. FINAL. 116 pp. Matthew "Stymie" Beard played the role of "Buzz, Junior G-Man." Includes a shooting schedule. LOCATION: BOX 22
  • SHOW BOAT. [ca. 1936] About 200 pp. Hattie McDaniel played the role of "Queenie."LOCATION: BOX 25
  • TO MARY - WITH LOVE. Screenplay by Richard Sherman and Howard Ellis Smith. FINAL SCRIPT. March 30, 1936. Blue Revisions 4/1/36. 160 pp. Daisy Bufford played the role of the "Maid." LOCATION: BOX 29
  • TWO IN A CROWD. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. 1936. About 200 pp. Eddie "Rochester" Anderson played the role of "Swipe." LOCATION: BOX 30
  • WHITE HUNTER. Screenplay. FINAL. August 17, 1936. Blue Revisions through 10/26/36. About 160 pp. Charles Moore played an uncredited role as a Native. LOCATION: BOX 31
  • WIVES NEVER KNOW. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. AUGUST 26, 1936. About 100 pp. LOCATION: BOX 32
  • WIVES NEVER KNOW. June 23, 1936. About 140 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Florabelle." LOCATION: BOX 32
• 1937
  • SCANDAL STREET. September 27, 1937. About 120 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Clairce." Original title: THEY KNEW WHAT HAPPENED. LOCATION: BOX 25
  • CRIME NOBODY SAW, THE. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT .About 90 pp. Hattie McDaniel played the role of "Ambrosia." LOCATION: BOX 7
  • EXCLUSIVE. FINAL WHITE. March 23, 1937. About 140 pp. Libby Taylor played the role of the "Maid." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • EXCLUSIVE. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. JULY 22, 1937. About 90 pp. LOCATION: BOX 10
  • INTERNES CAN'T TAKE MONEY. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. APRIL 7, 1937. About 100 pp. Charles Moore played the role of "Elevator Operator." LOCATION: BOX 14
  • KING OF GAMBLERS. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. APRIL 7, 1937. About 120 pp. Mildred Gover played the role of the "Black Maid." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • MAGNIFICENT BRUTE, THE. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. [ca. 1936] About 200 pp. Etta McDaniel played the role of "Lavolia." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • MAID OF SALEM. August 22, 1936. About 200 pp. Madame Sul-Te-Wan played the role of "Tituba." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • MAID OF SALEM. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPTS. JANUARY 16, 1937. About 90 pp. LOCATION: BOX 18
  • MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. APRIL 14, 1937. About 120 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of a "Mamie." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • NEXT TIME WE LOVE. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. [ca. 1937] About 160 pp. Hattie McDaniel played the role of "Hanna," Daisy Bufford played the role of the "Maid." LOCATION: BOX 20
  • ONE MILE FROM HEAVEN. Screenplay by Lou Breslow and John Patrick. Final Script. February 23, 1937. With Blue Revisions through 3/15/37. 120 pp. Fredi Washington played the role of "Flora Jackson." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • SOPHIE LANG GOES WEST. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. AUGUST 28, 1937. About 90 pp. Daisy Bufford played the role of the "Maid." LOCATION: BOX 26
  • THIS IS MY AFFAIR. Screenplay by Allen Rivkin and Lamar Trotti. Revised Final Shooting Script. November 5, 1936. Blue Revisions through 2/4/37. 156 pp. Floyd Shackelford played the role of a "Porter." LOCATION: BOX 28
  • TRUE CONFESSION. [ca. 1937] About 150 pp. Hattie McDaniel played the role of "Ella." LOCATION: BOX 29
• 1938
  • EVERYBODY'S BABY. Screenplay by Frances Hyland and Albert Ray. Final Script. September 27, 1938. Blue Revisions 10/4/38. 134 pp. Hattie McDaniel played the role of "Hattie." Under original title THE JONES FAMILY IN BUNDLE OF JOY. LOCATION: BOX 9
  • LADY'S FROM KENTUCKY, THE. Sy Bartlett, Olive Cooper. April 21, 1938. About 150 pp. With loose pages. Louise Beavers played the role of "Aunt Tina." Original title RACING FORM. LOCATION: BOX 16
  • ROAD DEMON. By Robert Ellis and Helen Logan. Final Script. June 16, 1938. Blue Revisions 6/18/38. 131 pp. Bill Robinson played the role of "Zephyr." Original title: SPORT SERIES #2. LOCATION: BOX 24
  • UP THE RIVER. Original Screenplay by Lou Breslow and John Patrick. Revised Final. September 6, 1938. Blue Revisions through 10/20/38. 129 pp. Bill Robinson played the role of "Memphis Jones." Original title: HARD TO GET. LOCATION: BOX 30
  • BATTLE OF BROADWAY, THE. Screenplay by Lou Breslow and John Patrick. Revised Final February 2, 1938 with Blue Revisions through 3/1/38. 133 pp. Hattie McDaniel played the role of "Agatha." LOCATION: BOX 3
  • CAFÉ SOCIETY. October 10, 1938. About 130 pp. With a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. Lillian Yarbo played the role of "Mattie Harriet." LOCATION: BOX 5
  • GOODBYE, BROADWAY. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. [ca. 1938] About 120 pp. Willie Best played the role of "Jughead." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • HIS EXCITING NIGHT. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. OCTOBER 26, 1938. About 120 pp. Stepin Fetchit played the role of "Casper, the Baker Butler." LOCATION: BOX 13
  • KENTUCKY. Original Story by John Taintor Foote Screenplay by Lamar Trotti. Shooting Final. September 1, 1938. 170 pp. Madame Sul-Te-Wan played the role of "Lily." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • LET US LIVE. Screenplay by Anthony Veiller and Allen Rivkin. REVISED FINAL DRAFT. November 21, 1938. 131 pp. Sam McDaniel played the role of "Mose- Hold-up Witness." LOCATION: BOX 17
  • PERSONS IN HIDING. October 14, 1938. About 150 pp. Lillian Yarbo played the role of the "Beauty Parlor Maid." LOCATION: BOX 22
  • SCANDAL STREET. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. JANUARY 22, 1938. About 90 pp. LOCATION: BOX 25
• 1939
  • HONEYMOON'S OVER, THE. Screenplay by Hamilton MacFadden, Clay Adams, Leonard Hoffman. Final Script. August 8, 1939. Blue Revisions up through 8/19/39. 138 pp. Eugene Jackson played the role of an uncredited "Parking Man." LOCATION: BOX 13
  • BISCUIT EATER, THE. September 22, 1939. A massive script, consisting of 118 pp. in mimeograph, with numerous penciled changes, plus about 72 pp. of carbon typescript, also with MS corrections. Fred "Snowflake" Toones played the role of "Sermon." LOCATION: BOX 3
  • CONGO MAISIE. From: Mary McCall Sept. 27, 1939. 94 pp. Everett Brown played the role of "Jallah." LOCATION: BOX 7
  • GRACIE ALLEN MURDER CASE, THE. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. MAY 6, 1939. About 90 pp. Lillian Yarbo played the role of the "Maid." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • LADY'S FROM KENTUCKY, THE. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. MARCH 16, 1939. About 100 pp. Louise Beavers played "Aunt Tina." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • MAN ABOUT TOWN. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. MAY 24, 1939. About 120 pp. Eddie "Rochester" Anderson played the role of "Rochester." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • ONE HOUR TO LIVE. AUGUST 25th, 1939. About 120 pp. Napoleon Simpson played the role of a "Black Man." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • SEVENTEEN. May 8, 1939. About 120 pp. Fred "Snowflake" Toones played the role of "Genesis." LOCATION: BOX 25
  • ST. LOUIS BLUES. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. JANUARY 11, 1939. About 130 pp. Charles Moore played the role of "Porter." LOCATION: BOX 27
  • STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE. Conference with Mr. Zanuck (on Final Script of November 9, 1937). April 6, 1938. 13 pp. Cast includes Everett Brown and Ernest Baskett. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE. Conference with Mr. Zanuck (on New Final Script of November 26, 1938) (from Dorothy Hechtlinger) November 28, 1938. 35 pp. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE. Conference with Mr. Zanuck (on Revised Outline of October 24, 1938). October 24, 1938. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE. Conference with Mr. Zanuck (on New Story Line). LOCATION: BOX 27
  • STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE. Conferences with Mr. Zanuck (on New Final Script of December 9, 1938) (From: Dorothy Hechtlinger) December 12, 1938 and December 13, 1938. 28 pp. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE TAKEN FROM THE SCREEN. July 20, 1939. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE. Revised Outline by William A. Drake. October 24, 1938. 20 pp. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE. Screenplay by Philip Dunne and Julien Josephson. Revised Shooting Final. January 26, 1939. With revisions through 2/10/39. About 171 pp. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE. SYNOPSIS of REVISED LINE. October 27, ---- 1938. 13 pp. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • STAR MAKER, THE. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. JULY 29, 1939. About 120 pp. Daisy Bufford played the role of "The Black Maid." LOCATION: BOX 27
  • SUN NEVER SETS, THE. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. MAY 27, 1939. About 140 pp. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • SUN NEVER SETS, THE. March 10, 1939. Blue Revisions 4/29/39. 159 pp. Jess Lee Brooks played the role of the "Angry, Heavyset Chief." LOCATION: BOX 27
  • TROPIC FURY. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. JULY 28, 1939. About 120 pp. Noble Johnson played the role of "Hannibal - Slave-Driver." LOCATION: BOX 29
• 1940
  • GIRL IN 313. Screenplay by Barry Trivers and Clay Adams. Final Script. March 6, 1940. Blue Revisions up through 3/13/40. 119 pp. Mantan Moreland played the role of a "Porter." Under original title HOTEL FOR WOMEN NO. 3. LOCATION: BOX 12
  • LONE WOLF KEEPS A DATE, THE. Original Screenplay by Earl Felton and Sidney Salkow. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. August 5th, 1940. With Yellow Revisions, August 19th, 1940. 119 pp. John Henry Allen played the role of "First Black Newsboy." Original title ALIAS THE LONE WOLF. LOCATION: BOX 17
  • GIVE US WINGS. Robert Lee Johnson. 9/16/40. 106 pp. Etta McDaniel played the role of a "Mammy." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • I WANT A DIVORCE. March 14, 1940. About 150 pp. With a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. Louise Beavers played the role of "Celestine." LOCATION: BOX 14
  • KENTUCKY MANSION. Screenplay by Raymond L. Schrock. 136 pp. Never produced. Black characters such as "Lincoln..An old colored Butler at the Mansion." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • LIFE WITH HENRY. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. MAY 21, 1940. About 90 pp. Etta McDaniel played the role of "Kleopatra 'Kleo' Johnson." LOCATION: BOX 17
  • LOVE THY NEIGHBOR. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. DECEMBER 11, 1940. About 140 pp. Eddie "Rochester" Anderson played the role of "Rochester." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • SAFARI. October 10, 1939. 111 pp. LOCATION: BOX 24
  • SAFARI. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. FEBRUARY 20, 1940. About 120 pp. LOCATION: BOX 24
  • SAFARI. Revised White Script. October 18, 1939. With Pink and Blue Revisions dated through 12-16-39. 134 pp. LOCATION: BOX 24
  • SAFARI. Treatment. By Paul Hervey Fox. [ca. 1939] 36 pp. Jack V. Carr played the role of "Wemba." LOCATION: BOX 24
  • SAN FRANCISCO DOCKS. NOVEMBER 23, 1940. About 150 pp. Billy Mitchell played the role of a "Black Man." LOCATION: BOX 25
  • SOUTH TO KARANGA. June 8, 1940. About 140 pp. Jack Carr played the role of a "Native." LOCATION: BOX 26
  • THAT GANG OF MINE. (1940, reissue, ca 1945) Pressbook, folio, 4 pp. Clarence Muse, Sunshine Sammy Morrison. LOCATION: BOX 28
  • WOMEN WITHOUT NAMES. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. FEBRUARY 14, 1940. About 100 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Ivory." LOCATION: BOX 32
• 1941
  • DRUMS OF THE CONGO. Original Screenplay By PAUL HUSTON. NOV. 5, 1941. 106 pp. Dorothy Dandridge played the role of "Princess Malimi." Under original title HEAD HUNTERS OF THE CONGO. LOCATION: BOX 9
  • TREAT 'EM ROUGH. First Draft Screenplay. September 4, 1941. 97 pp. Mantan Moreland played the role of "Snake-Eyes." Original title: THE PANAMA KID. LOCATION: BOX 29
  • TREAT 'EM ROUGH. ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY By ROY CHANSLOR And BOB WILLIAMS. OCTOBER 17th, 1941. 107 pp. Original title: THE PANAMA KID. LOCATION: BOX 29
  • TREAT 'EM ROUGH. SCREENPLAY By ROY CHANSLOR. STORY By Roy Chanslor and Bob Williams. First Draft. September 13, 1941. 111 pp. LOCATION: BOX 29
  • BLACK SWAN, THE. By John Taintor Foote. Revised Temporary July 18, 1941. 134 pp. Clarence Muse played the role of "Margaret's Servant." LOCATION: BOX 3
  • BUY ME THAT TOWN. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. JUNE 2, 1941. About 90 pp. Lillian Yarbo played the role of "Nancy." LOCATION: BOX 5
  • MARRY THE BOSS'S DAUGHTER. Original Screenplay by Jack Andrews. Final Script. May 7, 1941. With Blue Revisions 6/11/41. 114 pp. Mantan Moreland played an uncredited role. LOCATION: BOX 18
  • NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. JULY 14, 1941. About 120 pp. Willie Best played the role of "Samuel." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • TAKE A LETTER, DARLING. Claude Binyon. July 8, 1941. 159 pp. Dooley Wilson played the role of "Moses." LOCATION: BOX 28
  • TIGHT SHOES. By DAMON RUNYON. SCREENPLAY by LEONARD SPIGELGASS. JAN. 10, 1941. 129 pp. Bernice Pilot played the role of the "Black Maid." LOCATION: BOX 29
  • TIGHT SHOES. Screenplay by Leonard Spigelgass and Art Arthur. MARCH 13, 1941. Blue Revisions 3/19/41. With a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. 110 pp. LOCATION: BOX 29
  • UNFINISHED BUSINESS. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. AUGUST 4, 1941. About 200 pp. Eugene Jackson played the role of a "Black Bootblack." LOCATION: BOX 30
  • VIRGINIA. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. JANUARY 9, 1941. About 130 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Ophelia." LOCATION: BOX 30
• 1942
  • HE HIRED THE BOSS. By Ben Markson. Final Script. June 8, 1942. Blue Revisions 6/16/42. 121 pp. With Retakes7/27/42. Under original title TEN DOLLAR RAISE. LOCATION: BOX 13
  • HE HIRED THE BOSS. By BEN MARKSON. Revised First Draft Cont. May 2, 1942. 117 pp. Mantan Moreland played the role of the "Shoeshine Man." Under original title TEN DOLLAR RAISE. LOCATION: BOX 13
  • HE HIRED THE BOSS. By Ben Markson. Temporary Script. June 3, 1942. Blue Revisions 6/6/42. 121 pp. Under original title TEN DOLLAR RAISE. LOCATION: BOX 13
  • MUG TOWN. Lewis Amster. 1/29/42. With Yellow Revisions dated 2/23/41 in pencil. 125 pp. With several MS. notes in an unknown hand. Napoleon Simpson played the role of the "Singer." Under original title SKIDROW. LOCATION: BOX 20
  • BETWEEN US GIRLS. DIALOGUE CONTINUITY August 20, 1942. About 200 pp. Lillian Yarbo played the role of "Phoebe, the Maid." LOCATION: BOX 3
  • BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT March 17, 1942. About 90 pp. Charles Moore played the role of the "Black Gardener." LOCATION: BOX 3
  • DANGER IN THE PACIFIC. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. JUNE 22, 1942. About 120 pp. LOCATION: BOX 8
  • DANGER IN THE PACIFIC. SCREENPLAY by Walter Doniger & Maurice Tombragel. MARCH 20, 1942. 106 pp. Noble Johnson played the role of the "Native Chief." LOCATION: BOX 8
  • DRUMS OF THE CONGO. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. FEBRUARY 4, 1942. About 120 pp. LOCATION: BOX 9
  • DRUMS OF THE CONGO. ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY by PAUL HUSTON & ROY CHANSLOR. DECEMBER 5, 1941. Blue Revisions 12/15/41. 122 pp. LOCATION: BOX 9
  • HAPPY GO LUCKY. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. NOVEMBER 3, 1942. About 100 pp. Charles Moore played the role of "Pandro, the Bellhop," Dorothy Dandridge played the role of "Chorine." Rare early appearance of Dandridge. LOCATION: BOX 13
  • IT COMES UP LOVE. SEPTEMBER 15, 1942. About 120 pp. Mantan Moreland played the role of the "Janitor." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • LUCKY JORDAN. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. NOVEMBER 6, 1942. About 90 pp. Dorothy Dandridge played the role of the "Hollyhock School Maid." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • NO TIME FOR LOVE. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. NOVEMBER 14, 1942. About 90 pp. Woody Strode played the role of "Black Sandhog." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • RINGS ON HER FINGERS. (Formerly "Double or Nothing") by Ken Englund. Temporary Script. September 17, 1941. With Blue Revisions- 9/19/41. 166 pp. Charles Moore played the role of a "Porter." LOCATION: BOX 24
  • RINGS ON HER FINGERS. Screenplay by Ken Englund. Final Script. October 17, 1941. 161 pp. LOCATION: BOX 24
  • STAR SPANGLED RHYTHM. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. DECEMBER 11, 1942. About 120 pp. Katherine Dunham played the role of "Herself in Smart as a Tack Number." LOCATION: BOX 27
  • TAKE A LETTER, DARLING. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. FEBRUARY 27, 1942. About 90 pp. LOCATION: BOX 28
  • WHISPERING GHOSTS. Original Screenplay by Lou Breslow. Revised Final. January 3, 1942. Blue Revisions through 1/27/42. 125 pp. Willie Best played the role of "Euclid White Brown." LOCATION: BOX 31
  • WHISTLING IN DIXIE. From: Nat Perrin. 6-3-42. 136 pp. Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas played the role of the "Black Boy." LOCATION: BOX 31
• 1943
  • THIS IS THE LIFE. [ca. 1944]. 107 pp. With a lot of MS. notes in an unknown hand. Mantan Moreland played the role of the "Porter," Libby Taylor played the role of the "Cook." Under original title ANGELA (Scribbled over with BIRTHDAY written above). LOCATION: BOX 28
  • THIS IS THE LIFE. April 20, 1943. With Revisions on different color paper through 5/30/43. About 135 pp. Under original title BIRTHDAY. LOCATION: BOX 29
  • TWO GIRLS AND A SAILOR. From: Richard Connell Gladys Lehman. 7-22-43. About 108 pp. Lena Horne appeared as herself. LOCATION: BOX 29
  • HI'YA SAILOR. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. SEPTEMBER 27, 1943. About 90 pp. Mantan Moreland played the role of "Sam." LOCATION: BOX 13
  • HONEYMOON LODGE. DIALOGUE CONTINUITY. JULY 16, 1943. About 100 pp. Hattie Noel appeared as herself. LOCATION: BOX 13
  • TOP MAN. SEPTEMBER 4, 1943. About 120 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Cleo- The Warrens' Maid." LOCATION: BOX 29
  • YOU'RE A LUCKY FELLOW, MR. SMITH. SEPTEMBER 8, 1943. About 120 pp. Mantan Moreland played the role of the "Porter." LOCATION: BOX 32
• 1944
  • BOWERY TO BROADWAY. Original Screenplay By Arthur T. Horman, Edmund Joseph and Bart Lytton. April 24, 1944 with Blue Revisions up through 6/6/44. 122 pp. LOCATION: BOX 4
  • BOWERY TO BROADWAY. Screenplay By Arthur T. Horman. March 24, 1944. 163 pp. Mantan Moreland played the role of "Alabam." LOCATION: BOX 4
  • BOWERY TO BROADWAY. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE September 28, 1944. About 150pp. LOCATION: BOX 4
  • BRING ON THE GIRLS. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. DECEMBER 9, 1944. About 90 pp. Marietta Canty played the role of "Ida." LOCATION: BOX 4
  • CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK . January 27, 1944. About 130 pp. Mantan Moreland played the role of the Porter. LOCATION: BOX 6
  • HAT CHECK HONEY. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. FEBRUARY 21, 1944. About 120 pp. Ruby Dandridge played the role of "Ophelia." LOCATION: BOX 13
  • INCENDIARY BLONDE. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. OCTOBER 21, 1944. About 120 pp. Etta McDaniel played the role of "Etta- Texas' Maid." LOCATION: BOX 14
• 1945
  • SUDDENLY, IT'S SPRING. P.J. Wolfson. July 13, 1945. About 100 pp. Signed by the screenwriter. Willie Best played the role of the "Porter on Train." Under original title SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • HOLD THAT BLONDE. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. JUNE 23, 1945. About 90 pp. Willie Best played the role of "Willie Shelley." LOCATION: BOX 13
  • MISS SUSIE SLAGLE'S. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. MARCH 6, 1945. About 90 pp. Laura Bowman played the role of a "Black Woman." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS, A. 3rd REVISED FINAL. by Snag Werris. November 16, 1944. Yellow Revisions December 5, 1944. 116 pp. Napoleon Simpson played the role of "Blackamoor." LOCATION: BOX 29
• 1946
  • SLAVE GIRL. ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY by MICHAEL FESSIER ERNEST PAGANO. JULY 9, 1946. Blue Revisions through 8/22/46. 110 pp. Noble Johnson played the role of a "Native Guard." LOCATION: BOX 26
  • BRIDE WORE BOOTS, THE. (Written by) Dwight Mitchell Wiley. July 9, 1945 with Blue Revisions up through 8/28/45. 119 pp. LOCATION: BOX 4
  • BRIDE WORE BOOTS, THE. (Written by) Dwight Mitchell Wiley. May 24, 1945. 133 pp. Willie Best played the role of "Joe," Henry Hastings played the role of "George, Black Servant." LOCATION: BOX 4
  • BRIDE WORE BOOTS, THE. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT January 23, 1946. About 90 pp. LOCATION: BOX 4
  • HOME SWEET HOMICIDE. Screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert. Temporary Script. February 27, 1946. 172 pp. Marietty Canty played the role of the "Housekeeper." LOCATION: BOX 13
  • LOVER COME BACK. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. JUNE 1, 1946. About 130 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Martha, Kay's Maid." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • MERTON OF THE MOVIES. From: George Wells. 4/19/46. Bobby Johnson had an uncredited bit role. LOCATION: BOX 19
  • RUNAROUND, THE. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. MAY 28, 1946. About 160 pp. Fred "Snowflake" Toones played the role of a "Porter." LOCATION: BOX 24
  • WELCOME STRANGER. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. OCTOBER 17, 1946. About 100 pp. Clarence Brooks played the role of the "Black Porter." LOCATION: BOX 31
• 1947
  • SLAVE GIRL. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. MAY 20, 1947. About 140 pp. LOCATION: BOX 26
  • DEAR RUTH. English Copy Superimposed Spotted List and Combined Dialogue. January 8, 1947. 106 pages. Marietta Canty played the role of "Dora." LOCATION: BOX 8
  • DREAM GIRL. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. DECEMBER 8, 1947. About 90 pp. Noble Johnson played the role of the "Bartender." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • FOXES OF HARROW, THE. CONTINUITY AND DIALOGUE TAKEN FROM THE SCREEN. October 3, 1947. About 140 pp. Napoleon Simpson played the role of "Georges." LOCATION: BOX 11
  • PERILS OF PAULINE, THE. CENSORSHIP DIALOGUE SCRIPT. FEBRUARY 15, 1947. About 90 pp. LOCATION: BOX 22
  • PERILS OF PAULINE, THE. REVISED FINAL WHITE. P.J. Wolfson Frank Butler. April 16, 1946. 104 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Magnolia." LOCATION: BOX 22
  • SUDDENLY IT'S SPRING. Censorship Dialogue Script. August 2, 1946. About 90 pp. LOCATION: BOX 28
  • SUDDENLY IT'S SPRING. English Copy Superimposed Spotted List. 4/23/47. About 90 pp. LOCATION: BOX 28
• 1948
  • ACT OF MURDER, AN. Screenplay by Michael Blankfort. December 30, 1947 with revisions on different colors of paper dated up through 1/5/48. Clarence Muse played the role of "Mr. Pope." 100 pp. Under original title THE ART OF MURDER. LOCATION: BOX 1
  • ACT OF MURDER, AN. Screenplay by Michael Blankfort. Revised Final Shooting Script January 13, 1948 with revisions on different colors of paper dated up through 2/19/48. 142 pp. Under original title THE JUDGE'S WIFE. LOCATION: BOX 1
  • ACT OF MURDER, AN. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE November 4, 1948. About 120 pp. LOCATION: BOX 1
  • CASBAH. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. MARCH 5, 1948. About 120 pp. LOCATION: BOX 5
  • CASBAH. Final Screenplay by L. BUSH-FEKETE, WILLIAM BOWERS, ARNOLD MANOFF. October 7, 1947 with Revisions on different color paper up through 11/17/47. About 120 pp. Katherine Dunham played the role of "Odette." LOCATION: BOX 5
  • FAMILY HONEYMOON. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. OCTOBER 13, 1948. About 120 pp. Hattie McDaniel played the role of "Phyllis." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • FOR THE LOVE OF MARY. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. JULY 6, 1948. About 120 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Bertha." LOCATION: BOX 11
  • ISN'T IT ROMANTIC[?]. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. JULY 15, 1948. About 90 pp. Pearl Bailey played the role of "Addie." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • TAP ROOTS. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. MARCH 26, 1948. About 130 pp. LOCATION: BOX 28
  • TAP ROOTS. Screenplay by ALAN LeMAY. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. May 8, 1947. With revisions on different color paper through 8/5/47. About 148 pp. Ruby Dandridge played the role of "Dabby." LOCATION: BOX 28
• 1950
  • ANDROCLES AND THE LION. by George Bernard Shaw Screenplay by Noel Langley. Copied December 27, 1950. 117 pp. Woody Strode played the role of "The Lion." LOCATION: BOX 1
  • TARZAN AND HIS MATE. (Dialogue Cutting Continuity) January 23, 1950. About 120 pp. Everett Brown played the role of the "Bearer." LOCATION: BOX 28
• 1951
  • ELEPHANT STAMPEDE. By Ford Beebe. 1951. 105 pp. Max Thrower played the role of a "Native." Under original title BOMBA AND THE ELEPHANT STAMPEDE (BOMBA #6). LOCATION: BOX 9
  • WAIT TILL THE SUN SHINES, NELLIE. Screenplay by Allan Scott. Final Screenplay. May 22, 1951. 109 pp. Original title: SEEING NELLIE HOME. LOCATION: BOX 31
  • BEND OF THE RIVER. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. DECEMBER 5, 1951. About 100 pp. Stepin Fetchit played the role of "Adam." LOCATION: BOX 3
  • CITY BENEATH THE SEA. MR. RAMON ROMERO'S ORIGINAL DRAFT BEFORE REVISIONS. 6/11/51 (Hand-written note on first page) About 300 pp. With lots of MS. notes in unknown hand. Woody Strode played the role of "Djion." LOCATION: BOX 6
  • RED BALL EXPRESS. (Treatment) By MARCEL KLAUBER and BILLY GRADY, JR. 66 pp. [ca. 1951] Sidney Poitier* played the role of "Cpl. Andrew Robertson." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • RED BALL EXPRESS, [THE]. Screenplay by JOHN MICHAEL HAYES. REVISED FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. October 19, 1951 with revisions on different color paper up through 12/11/51. About 128 pp. This was only Sidney Poitier's third credited film appearance. LOCATION: BOX 23
  • WAIT TILL THE SUN SHINES, NELLIE. Screenplay by Allan Scott. Final Script. February 8, 1951. 160 pp. Bill Walker played the role of "Robert Waverly Ferris aka Trooper." LOCATION: BOX 31
• 1952
  • AFRICAN TREASURE. By Ford Beebe. [ca. 1952] With undated Blue Revisions. About 130 pp. Woody Strode played the role of the "Mailman." Includes Shooting Schedule. Under original title AFRICAN TREASURE BOMBA 7. LOCATION: BOX 1
  • WHERE NO VULTURES FLY. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. MAY 5, 1952. About 140 pp. Orlando Martins played the role of "M'Kwongi." Under original title IVORY HUNTER. LOCATION: BOX 31
  • CITY BENEATH THE SEA. NOVEMBER 5, 1952. About 90 pp. LOCATION: BOX 6
  • CITY BENEATH THE SEA. Working Copy Ramon Romero (Handwritten on cover) Changes 6/25/51 with one page of Yellow Revisions 8/15/51. 162 pp. With notes in MS. written in unknown hand. LOCATION: BOX 6
  • JAMAICA RUN. FEBRUARY 14, 1952. Blue Revisions 7/17/52. 117 pp. Clarence Muse played the role of "Mose." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • WHITE WITCH DOCTOR. Screenplay by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts. Shooting Final. May 14, 1952. 95 pp. Otis Greene played the role of "Bakuba Boy." LOCATION: BOX 31
  • WHITE WITCH DOCTOR. Screenplay by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts. 2ND REVISED. SHOOTING FINAL. NOVEMBER 28, 1952. Includes dialect inserts on Green paper bound in the back of the script. About 120 pp. LOCATION: BOX 31
• 1953
  • DEMETRIUS AND THE GLADIATORS. Screenplay by Philip Dunne. Final Script. May 20, 1953. With Blue Revisions 8/10/53. 127 pp. Woody Strode played the role of a "Gladiator." Under original title THE STORY OF DEMETRIUS. LOCATION: BOX 8
  • SAFARI DRUMS. Screenplay by Ford Beebe. [ca. 1953] With undated Blue Revisions. 90 pp. Jack Williams played the role of a "Native." Under original title SAFARI DRUMS BOMBA #9. LOCATION: BOX 24
  • DUEL IN THE JUNGLE. Screenplay by Samuel Marx. Story by S.K. Kennedy. Rewrite: April, 1953 May 18, 2953. 137 pp. Lionel Ngakane played the role of the "Servant." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • EGYPTIAN, THE. Screenplay by Casey Robinson. Temporary Script. February 25, 1953. 157 pp. With memos and MS. notes in an unknown hand. Don Blackman played the role of a "Nubian Prince." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • TANGANYIKA. Second Draft Screenplay by WILLIAM SACKHEIM. August 31, 1953. With Blue Revisions 9/4/53. 117 pp. Edward C. Short played the role of the "Head Porter." LOCATION: BOX 28
• 1954
  • GOLDEN IDOL, THE. Screenplay by Ford Beebe. [ca. 1954] With undated Blue Revisions. 86 pp. Roy Glenn played the role of "Gomo." Under original title BOMBA AND THE GOLDEN LION. LOCATION: BOX 12
  • KILLER LEOPARD. Screenplay by Ford Beebe. Blue Revisions 5/3/54. 105 pp. Roy Glenn played the role of "Daniel." Under original title KILLER LEOPARD BOMBA #11. LOCATION: BOX 16
  • DUEL ON THE MISSISSIPPI. Screenplay by Gerald Drayson Adams. FINAL DRAFT. November 9, 1954. Yellow Revisions through 11/26/54. With lots of MS. notes in an unknown hand. About 138 pp. Vince Townsend played the role of "Benedict." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • GLENN MILLER STORY, THE. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. OCTOBER 15, 1953. About 140 pp. With a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. Louis Armstrong appeared as himself. LOCATION: BOX 12
  • TANGANYIKA. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. APRIL 22, 1954. About 100 pp. LOCATION: BOX 28
• 1955
  • BENNY GOODMAN STORY, THE. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE November 17, 1955. About 120 pages. LOCATION: BOX 3
  • BENNY GOODMAN STORY, THE. REVISED FINAL SCREENPLAY. June 21, 1955 with Revisions on different color paper up through 8/5/55. About 130 pages. Sammy Davis Sr. played the role of "Fletcher Henderson." LOCATION: BOX 3
  • SOMETHING OF VALUE. From: Richard Brooks. 10-14-55. With revisions through 4-2-56. 239 pp. Sidney Poitier played the role of "Kimani Wa Karanja." LOCATION: BOX 26
  • VIEW FROM POMPEY'S HEAD, THE. Screenplay by Philip Dunne. Final Script. April 21, 1955. 125 pp. Wade Dumas played the role of the "Groom." LOCATION: BOX 30
• 1956
  • CONGO CROSSING. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. APRIL 10, 1956. About 120 pp. Jules Brock played the role of a "Native Boy." LOCATION: BOX 7
  • ISTANBUL. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. AUGUST 14, 1956. About 120 pp. Nat 'King' Cole played the role of "Danny Rice." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • TEENAGE REBEL . Screenplay by Charles Brackett and Walter Reisch. FINAL. June 15, 1956. With Blue Revisions through 7/2/56. 119 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Willamay, Fallon's Maid." LOCATION: BOX 28
  • WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? Original Story and Screenplay by Frank Tashlin. Final Script. December 18, 1956. About 118 pp. Georgia Carr performed the "Calypso Number." LOCATION: BOX 32
  • WRITTEN ON THE WIND. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. JULY 24, 1956. About 120 pp. Maidie Norman played the role of "Bertha (Maid)." LOCATION: BOX 32
• 1957
  • ISLAND IN THE SUN. Final Script. Revised October 5, 1956. Blue Revisions 10/31/56. 154 pp. Dorothy Dandridge played the role of "Margot Seaton." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • RAINTREE COUNTY. (International Version) (Dialogue Cutting Continuity) July 29, 1957. About 200 pp. LOCATION: BOX 23
  • RAINTREE COUNTY. Character Breakdown From: Jeanne Melton. Copied: 12-15-54. 3 pp. LOCATION: BOX 23
  • RAINTREE COUNTY. Outline. From: Millard Kaufman. 12-30-54 with pages dated through 2-22-55. 64 pp. Ruth Attaway played the role of "Parthenia." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • RAINTREE COUNTY. Treatment. From: Jeanne Melton. Dated: 11-20-47. Copied: 2-24-48. 85 pp. Ruth Attaway played the role of "Parthenia." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • TAMMY AND THE BACHELOR. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. OCTOBER 10, 1956. Revised JUNE 20, 1957. About 120 pp. Louise Beavers played the role of "Osia, the Cook." LOCATION: BOX 28
• 1958
  • WILD IN THE COUNTRY. Screenplay by Joseph Stefano. Final. December 2, 1958. Blue Revised page 12/5/58. 200 pp. Rafer Johnson played the role of Davis (Macy's Butler). Under original title THE LOST COUNTRY. LOCATION: BOX 32
  • MARK OF THE HAWK, THE. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE March 21, 1958. About 120 pp. LOCATION: BOX 18
  • MARK OF THE HAWK, THE. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE TRAILER. Ferbruary 20, 1958. 8 pp. Eartha Kitt played the role of "Renee," Sidney Poitier played the role of "Obam." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • IMITATION OF LIFE. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. JANUARY 29, 1959. About 140 pp. Juanita Moore played the role of "Annie Johnson." LOCATION: BOX 14
• 1960
  • SWINGIN' ALONG. Screenplay by Julius J. Epstein and Jameson Brewer. First Draft Screenplay. June 22, 1960. Completed June 29, 1960. 129 pp. Ray Charles appeared as himself. Under original titles THE SCHNOOK and DOUBLE TROUBLE. LOCATION: BOX 28
  • SWINGIN' ALONG. Screenplay by Julius J. Epstein and Jameson Brewer. Final Script. July 7, 1960. With Blue Revisions dated through 7/29/60. About 105 pp. Under original titles THE SCHNOOK and DOUBLE TROUBLE. LOCATION: BOX 28
  • PARRISH. Screenplay by Delmer Daves. 1/16/60. FINAL. 143 pp. Terry Carter played the role of "Cartwright." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • PARRISH. Screenplay by Delmer Daves. REVISED FINAL. Blue Revisions ------2/10/60. 143 pp. LOCATION: BOX 21
• 1961
  • CONVICTS 4. Screenplay by Millard Kaufman. June 1, 1961. About 200 pp. Under original title REPRIEVE. LOCATION: BOX 7
  • CONVICTS 4. Screenplay by Millard Kaufman. March 10, 1961 with Blue Revision 3/13/61. 203 pp. Sammy Davis, Jr. played the role of a "Wino." Under original title REPRIEVE. LOCATION: BOX 7
  • LADY IN A CAGE. A Screenplay by Luther Davis. WORKING DRAFT. Revisions up through 5/3/61. 112 pp. Scatman Crothers played the role of the "Junkyard Proprietor's Assistant." Original title PANIC BUTTON. LOCATION: BOX 16
  • TAMMY TELL ME TRUE. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE TRAILER. JULY 6, 1961. 6 pp. LOCATION: BOX 28
  • TAMMY TELL ME TRUE. CONTINUITY & DIALOGUE. MAY 10, 1961. About 120 pp. Juanita Moore played the role of "Della." LOCATION: BOX 28
• 1962
  • SHOCK TREATMENT. Screenplay by Sydney Boehm. Revised Final. August 14, 1963. Blue Revisions through 9/23/63. 127 pp. Ossie Davis played the role of "Capshaw." LOCATION: BOX 25
• 1963
  • LONG SHIPS, THE. Screenplay by Bruce Geller. SECOND DRAFT. 13th March 1959. Including Revisions on Blue and Yellow paper up through 5/5/63. 147 pp. Sidney Poitier played the role of "Aly Mansuh." LOCATION: BOX 17
• 1964
  • MADE IN PARIS. July 1, 1964 with pages dated up through 7-10-64. 139 pp. Includes a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. Count Basie appeared as himself. LOCATION: BOX 18
  • MISTER BUDDWING. Writer: Dale Wasserman. November 10, 1964. 125 pp. Raymond St. Jacques played the role of "Hank." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • I SPY. Story and Screenplay by Robert Culp. THIRD DRAFT. About 100 pp. Unproduced, undated script, wherein Alexander Scott would have been played by Bill Cosby. Includes bound in 3 color photocopies of production drawings. LOCATION: BOX 14
  • MAD ROOM, THE. Screenplay by A. Martin Zweiback. FINAL DRAFT. July 23, 1965. 119 pp. Lloyd Haynes played the role of "Dr. Marion Kincaid." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • PATCH OF BLUE, A. From the following writer: Guy Green. Blue Revisions through February 15, 1965. 119 pp. Sidney Poitier played the role of "Gordon Ralfe." LOCATION: BOX 22
• 1966
  • BUSY BODY, THE. Screenplay by BEN STARR. PRELIMINARY SCRIPT. July 7, 1966. 141 pp. Richard Pryor played the role of "Whittaker." LOCATION: BOX 5
  • CASTLE KEEP. Screenplay by Daniel Taradash. FIRST DRAFT. June 16, 1966. 153 pp. With some notes on the inside back cover. Al Freeman Jr. played the role of "Pvt. Allistair Piersall Benjamin." LOCATION: BOX 5
  • HOTEL. [by] C. Kenyon. FINAL. May 2, 1966. with green and blue revisions 6/27/66. LOCATION: BOX 13
• 1967
  • FIVE CARD STUD. FINAL SCRIPT. Screenplay by Marguerite Roberts. December 14, 1967. 140 pp. Yaphet Kotto played the role of "Little George." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER. Screenplay by William Rose. FINAL DRAFT. February 15, 1967. Yellow Revisions February 22, 1967. 111 pp. Sidney Poitier played the role of "Dr. John Wade Prentice." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER, THE. Screenplay by Thomas C. Ryan. REV. FINAL. Sept. 21, 1967. Blue Revisions 10/24/67. 137 pp. Cicely Tyson played the role of "Portia." [Note---Harvard has a quite different, earlier, variant draft of this script.] LOCATION: BOX 13
  • IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT. Screenplay by STIRLING SILLIPHANT. REVISED FIRST DRAFT. July 1, 1966. Blue Revisions 7/28/66. 139 pp. Sidney Poitier played the role of "Det. Virgil Tibbs." LOCATION: BOX 14
  • PRESIDENT'S ANALYST, THE. By Theodore J. Flicker. SHOOTING SCRIPT April 10, 1967. With Blue Revisions through 6-6-67. Godfrey Cambridge played the role of "Don Masters, CEA Agent." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • ROSIE. COMBINED CONTINUITY. July 11, 1967. 90 pp. Juanita Moore played the role of the "Nurse." LOCATION: BOX 24
• 1968
  • COMIC, THE. Final Draft. July 10, 1968 with Yellow Revisions 7/29/68. 122 pp. Mantan Moreland appeared in a cameo role. Under original title BILLY BRIGHT. LOCATION: BOX 7
  • SAM WHISKEY. By William W. Norton. REVISED 4/17/68. 116 pp. Ossie Davis played the role of "Jed Hooker." Original title: WHISKEY'S RENEGADES. LOCATION: BOX 25
  • MAD ROOM, THE. Screenplay by BERNARD GIRARD. FINAL DRAFT. January 3, 1968. Includes undated Yellow Revisions. 127 pp. LOCATION: BOX 18
  • MAD ROOM, THE. Screenplay by BERNARD GIRARD. REVISED FINAL DRAFT. April 15, 1968. Includes Yellow Revisions through May 28, 1968, and undated Blue Revisions. Page 21 missing. About 115 pp. Lloyd Haynes plays Dr. Marion Kincaid. LOCATION: BOX 18
  • PAPER LION. Screenplay by Lawrence Roman. [ca. 1968] 131 pp. Roger Brown appeared as himself. LOCATION: BOX 21
  • PHYNX, THE. 11/15/68. REV. ESTIMATING. Blue Revisions through 11/20/68. 100 pp. James Brown appeared as himself. LOCATION: BOX 22
  • RIOT, THE. Screenplay by JAMES POE. FIRST DRAFT PRELIMINARY DISTRIBUTION. November 9, 1967. 136 pp. Jim Brown* played the role of "Cully Briston." LOCATION: BOX 24
  • RIOT, THE. Screenplay by JAMES POE. REVISED FINAL DRAFT. February 23, 1968. With revisions on different color paper through 4-15-68. Script is 118 pp. Includes 19 photographs of cast members. With extensive MS. notes in an unknown hand, clearly of a member of the production staff. Comes unbound in loose-leaf binder. [Note---Harvard has another copy of this draft, but without either the photos or the handwritten notes] LOCATION: BOX 24
  • SCALPHUNTERS, THE. BY WILLIAM NORTON. [ca. 1968] 111 pp. Ossie Davis played the role of "Joseph Lee." [Harvard has a dated, and presumably, later version.] LOCATION: BOX 25
• 1969
  • BLOODY MAMA A. Screenplay By ROBERT THOM. FINAL DRAFT. [ca. 1969] 132 pp. Scatman Crothers played the role of "Moses." Includes letter from American International Productions. LOCATION: BOX 3
  • CHANGE OF HABIT. Final Screenplay by JAMES LEE and S.S. SCHWEITZER Original Story by RICHARD MORRIS. March 3, 1969 with revisions on different color paper up through 4/22/69. Barbara McNair played the role of "Sister Irene Hawkins." LOCATION: BOX 6
  • CHANGE OF MIND. By Seeleg Lester & Dick Wesson. FINAL DRAFT. 1/15/69. With revisions on different color paper up through 2/21/69. With MS. notes. Raymond St. Jacques played the role of "David Rowe." LOCATION: BOX 6
  • GRASSHOPPER, THE. By Jerry Belson and Garry Marshall. Revised Final Draft. May 12, 1969. 143 pp. Jim Brown played the role of "Tommy Marcott." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • HALLS OF ANGER. By John Shaner and Al Ramrus. June 19, 1969. Blue and Pink Revisions through 7/16/69. 126 pp. Calvin Lockhart played the role of "Quincy Davis." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN. #3050-2 SECOND DRAFT. 8/15/69. With revisions on different color paper. About 300 pp. Diana Ross guest starred. LOCATION: BOX 24
• 1970
  • ALL-AMERICAN BOY, THE. A Screenplay by Charles Eastman. 3/18/70. 131 pp. Ken Norton appears as a boxer. LOCATION: BOX 1
  • COTTON COMES TO HARLEM. Screenplay by Ossie Davis and Arnold Perl. Screenplay Revised. March 10, 1969. 130 pp. Godfrey Cambridge played "Gravedigger Jones," in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 7
  • LIBERATION OF LORD BYRON JONES, THE. a screenplay by Sterling Cellophane and Jesse Hill Ford. FINAL DRAFT. April 22, 1969. 130 pp. Lee J. Cobb played the lead role of "Oman Hedge path," and the film included a largely black cast featuring Lola Alana and Roscoe Lee Brown. [Harvard owns two other variant drafts, but not this one.] LOCATION: BOX 17
  • LOST FLIGHT. COMBINED CONTINUITY. April 17, 1970. 178 pp. Billy Dee Williams played the role of "Merle Barnaby." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • MAN AND BOY. SECOND DRAFT SCREENPLAY. December 4, 1970. 156 pp. Bill Cosby played the role of "Caleb Reveres." LOCATION: BOX 18
• 1971
  • BROTHER JOHN. Screenplay by: Ernest Kinoy. [ca. 1971] 124 pp. Sidney Poitier played the role of "John Kane." Under original title KANE. LOCATION: BOX 4
  • SHAFT IN AFRICA. By Roger Lewis. First Draft. [ca. 1971] 94 pp. Richard Roundtree played the role of "John Shaft." Original title: THE BIG BAM BOO. [Harvard owns three other variant drafts of this.] LOCATION: BOX 25
  • LAST DETAIL, THE. By Robert Towne. First Draft. 1-14-71. 137 pp. Otis Young played the role of "GM1 'Mule' Mulhall." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • REVENGERS, THE. Screenplay by Wendell Mayes. FINAL DRAFT. January 5, 1971. With revisions on Pink and Gray paper through 3/26/71. Woody Strode played the role of "Job." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. From the following writers: Hugh Wheeler Jay Allen. February 25, 1972. 104 pp. LOCATION: BOX 29
  • TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT. From the following writer: Jay Allen. April 2, 1971. 139 pp. Louis Gossett, Jr. played the role of "Zachary nicknamed 'Wordsworth.'" LOCATION: BOX 29
• 1973
  • CLAUDINE. By Tina and Les Pines. Pink Revisions 8/6/73. 126 pp. With a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. James Earl Jones played the role of "Roop," in a largely black cast. Diahann Carroll was nominated for and Academy Award as best actress. Under original title CLAUDENE. LOCATION: BOX 6
  • NEWMAN'S LAW. Revised Final Screenplay by ANTHONY WILSON. March 1, 1973. With Pink Revisions 3/5/73. 117 pp. With a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. Roger Robinson played the role of "Garry." Under original title NEWMAN. LOCATION: BOX 20
  • 99 AND 44/100% DEAD! Written by Robert Dillon. FINAL July 27, 1973 with revisions on various colors of paper dated up through 8/21/73. 129 pp. LOCATION: BOX 1
  • 99 AND 44/100% DEAD! Written by ROBERT DILLON. [ca 1973]. 153 pp. Tony Brubaker played the role of "Burt." LOCATION: BOX 1
  • HEAVY TRAFFIC. Original Screenplay by: Ralph Bakshi. Monday Jan. 2 1973. 87 pp. Animated film with African-American characters. LOCATION: BOX 13
  • LAUGHING POLICEMAN, THE. Screenplay by Thomas Rickman and Stuart Rosenberg. SHOOTING SCRIPT. January 16, 1973. With revisions on different color paper up through 2/26/73. About 124 pp. Louis Gossett, Jr. played the role of "Insp. James Larrimore SFPD." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • LEADBELLY. By Ernest Kinoy. March 24, 1973. 164 pp. Roger E. Mosley played the role of "Huddie Leadbetter." [Harvard has a variant draft.] LOCATION: BOX 16
• 1974
  • FOXY BROWN. by Jack Hill. REV. FINAL. [ca. 1974] 116 pp. Pam Grier played the role of "Foxy Brown." Under original title BURN, COFFY, BURN (COFFY II). LOCATION: BOX 11
  • UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT. Written by RICHARD WESLEY. Story Idea by SIDNEY POITIER. FINAL DRAFT. January 28, 1975. 116 pp. Sidney Poitier played the role of "Steve Jackson," in a largely black cast. Original title: BIG NIGHT UPTOWN. LOCATION: BOX 30
  • CONRACK. By IRVING RAVETCH and HARRIET FRANK, JR. [ca. 1974] 107 pp. Paul Winfield played the role of "Mad Billy." [Harvard has a variant draft.] LOCATION: BOX 7
  • FORTUNE, THE. By Carole Eastman. June 3, 1974. With revisions on different color paper up through 9/4/74. About 121 pp. Scatman Crothers played the role of a "Fisherman." LOCATION: BOX 11
  • LOST IN THE STARS. Adapted for The American Film Theatre by ALFRED HAYES. FINAL DRAFT. April 23, 1973 with revisions on different color paper up through 6/18/73. 90 pp. Brock Peters played the role of "Stephen Kumalo." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • THREE THE HARD WAY. Written by Eric Bercovici & Jerry Ludwig. 116 pp. Jim Brown played the role of "Jimmy Lait," in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 29
  • WILLIE DYNAMITE . Final Screenplay by RON CUTLER. January 5, 1973. With Blue Revisions through 1/8/73. 113 pp. Roscoe Orman played the title role in a mostly black cast. LOCATION: BOX 32
• 1975
  • PRIVATE FILES OF J. EDGAR HOOVER, THE. By Larry Cohen. 3/4/75 (Written in pencil on the title page). 166 pp. Raymond St. Jacques played the role of "Martin Luther King." Under original title THE SECRET FILES OF J. EDGAR HOOVER. LOCATION: BOX 23
  • SWASHBUCKLER. Revised Final Screenplay by JEFFREY BLOOM. September 22, 1975. About 277 pp. James Earl Jones played the role of "Nick Debrett." Under original title THE BLARNEY COCK. LOCATION: BOX 28
  • BAD NEWS BEARS, THE. Written by Bill Lancaster. FIRST ESTIMATING DRAFT. June 12, 1975. 142 pp. Erin Blunt played the role of "Ahmad Abdul Rahim." LOCATION: BOX 2
  • BINGO LONG TRAVELING ALL-STARS AND MOTO-KINGS, THE. By Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins. Adapted from the novel by William Brashler. April 17th, 1975. 129 p. On Cover: Still Dept. With newspaper advertisement at front. Cast includes Billiy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones and Richard Pryor. LOCATION: BOX 3
  • BINGO LONG TRAVELING ALL-STARS AND MOTO-KINGS, THE. By Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins. Adapted from the novel by William Brashler. May 8th, 1975. 116 p. LOCATION: BOX 3
  • BLUE BIRD, THE. Screenplay by Hugh Whitemore. FINAL DRAFT SHOOTING SCRIPT. August, 1975. 116 pp. Cicely Tyson played the role of "Tylette the Cat." LOCATION: BOX 3
  • FRIDAY FOSTER. Screenplay by Orville Hampton Story by Arthur Marks. Revisions on Yellow and Goldenrod paper through 7/24/75. About 122 pages. Pam Grier played the role of "Friday Foster." LOCATION: BOX 11
  • LET'S DO IT AGAIN. Written by RICHARD WESLEY Story Idea by SIDNEY POITIER. FINAL DRAFT. January 28, 1975. Revisions on Pink and Blue Paper up through 4/14/75. About 116 pp. Sidney Poitier played the role of "Clyde Williams." LOCATION: BOX 17
  • LINDA LOVELACE FOR PRESIDENT. Screenplay Jack S. Margolis Story By Arthur Marks Based On An Idea By David Winters. [ca. 1975] 125 pp. Scatman Crothers played the role of "Super Black." LOCATION: BOX 17
  • NEXT STOP, GREENWICH VILLAGE. An Original Screenplay by Paul Mazursky. Final Draft. March 10, 1975. 114 pp. Antonio Fargas played the role of "Bernstein Chandler." LOCATION: BOX 20
  • TREASURE OF MATECUMBE. Revised First Draft Screenplay. DON TAIT. August 25, 1975. With Blue and Green revisions through 10/14/75. 160 pp. Robert DoQui played the role of "Ben." LOCATION: BOX 29
  • TWO MINUTE WARNING. Screenplay by EDWARD HUME. FINAL DRAFT SCREENPLAY. October 15, 1975. 144 pp. Brock Peters played the role of "Paul." LOCATION: BOX 30
  • TWO MINUTE WARNING. Screenplay by EDWARD HUME. FINAL DRAFT SCREENPLAY. October 15, 1975. With revisions on Pink and Blue paper through 12/29/75. 144 pp. Brock Peters played the role of "Paul." LOCATION: BOX 30
  • WILBY CONSPIRACY, THE. Screenplay by Rod Amateau Harold Nebenzal. [ca. 1973] 124 pp. Sidney Poitier played the role of "Shack Twala." LOCATION: BOX 31
  • WILBY CONSPIRACY, THE. Screenplay by Rod Amateau Harold Nebenzal. November 21, 1973. About 130 pp. LOCATION: BOX 31
• 1976
  • RAID ON ENTEBBE. Written by Barry Beckerman. FIRST DRAFT. August 12, 1976. 131 pp. Yaphet Kotto played the role of "President Idi Amin-Jr." Original title: ENTEBBE! LOCATION: BOX 23
  • RAID ON ENTEBBE. Written by Barry Beckerman. FIRST DRAFT. August 16, 1976. 129 pp. Yaphet Kotto played the role of "President Idi Amin-Jr." Original title: ENTEBBE! LOCATION: BOX 23
  • VICTORY AT ENTEBBE. By Ernest Kinoy. [ca. 1976] 162 pp. Julius Harris played the role of "President Idi Amin." LOCATION: BOX 30
  • CAPRICORN ONE. By Peter Hyams. REVISED 4/2/76 with Pink Revisions -------------11/30/76. 154 pp. O.J. Simpson played the role of "Cmdr. John Walker." LOCATION: BOX 5
  • CAR WASH. Second Draft Screenplay by Joel Schumacher. December 10, 1975. 126 pp. Antonio Fargas played the role of "Lindy," in a largely black cast. [Harvard has two other drafts of this important film script.] LOCATION: BOX 5
  • CAR WASH. Third Draft Screenplay by Joel Schumacher. January 16, 1976. 130 pp. LOCATION: BOX 5
  • CAR WASH by Joel Schumacher. FINAL DRAFT. February 13, 1976. 127 p. LOCATION: BOX 5
  • DRUM. A Screenplay by Norman Wexler [and Richard Sale] [2ND] REVISED FINAL SCRIPT November 17, 1975. [with revisions noted in MS up to 3-20-76]. 118 pp. This is a working draft, comprising elements of various different drafts, with some text pasted over previous versions, MS changes, and other revisions. Pam Grier played the role of "Regine." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • GREATEST, THE. Revised Screenplay by RING LARDNER, JR. July 29, 1976. Blue Revisions 9/7/76. 121 pp. Muhammad Ali played himself. LOCATION: BOX 12
  • GREATEST, THE Screenplay by RING LARDNER, JR. September 24, 1976. 130 pp. LOCATION: BOX 12
  • LAST REMAKE OF BEAU GESTE, THE. Original Screenplay by MARTY FELDMAN and C. J. ALLEN. Story by Marty Feldman and Sam Bobrick. January 23, 1976. 118 pp. James Earl Jones played the role of "Shiekh." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • LAST REMAKE OF BEAU GESTE, THE. Original Screenplay by MARTY FELDMAN and C. J. ALLEN. Story by Marty Feldman and Sam Bobrick. June 25, 1976. 139 pp. LOCATION: BOX 16
  • NORMAN.IS THAT YOU? Screenplay by Ron Clark and Sam Bobrick with George Sclatter. Produced by George Schlatter. April 16, 1976. 113 p. Cast includes Redd Foxx and Pearl Bailey. LOCATION: BOX 21
  • RAID ON ENTEBBE. Written by Barry Beckerman. REVISED FINAL. October 6, 1976. With revisions on different color paper through 10/15/76. Yaphet Kotto played the role of "President Idi Amin-Jr." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • SWASHBUCKLER. COMBINED CONTINUITY. [ca. 1975] About 120 pp. LOCATION: BOX 28
  • SWASHBUCKLER. Final Screenplay by JEFFREY BLOOM. Revisions on different color paper through 12/9/75. About 118 pp. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • VICTORY AT ENTEBBE. By Ernest Kinoy. FINAL DRAFT. November 6, 1976. 273 pp. LOCATION: BOX 30
• 1977
  • CIRCLE OF IRON. By STIRLING SILLIPHANT AND STANLEY MANN SCREENPLAY BASED ON AN IDEA by STIRLING SILLIPHANT, JAMES COBURN and BRUCE LEE. August 17, 1977. 105 pp. Earl Maynard played the role of the "Black Giant." Includes production pamphlets. Under original title THE SILENT FLUTE. LOCATION: BOX 6
  • RING OF PASSION. Written by Larry Forrester. SECOND REVISED DRAFT. March 21, 1977. With revisions on different color paper through 9/26/77. Script is 117 pp. Includes about 40 pages of Production information bound-in, including 20th Century Fox Personnel, Fox Facilities, Staff and Crew List, Shooting Schedule, Cast Contact Sheet, and more. Bernie Casey played the role of "Joe Louis." LOCATION: BOX 24
  • GREASED LIGHTNING. A Screenplay by Melvin Van Peebles, Kenneth Vose and Lawrence DuKore. REVISED. JUNE 30, 1976. About 115 pp. Richard Pryor played the role of racecar driver "Wendell Scott." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • GREASED LIGHTNING. A Screenplay by Melvin Van Peebles, Kenneth Vose and Lawrence DuKore. REVISED. JUNE 30, 1976. Blue and Yellow Revisions up through 9/13/76. About 115 pp. LOCATION: BOX 12
  • MEAN DOG BLUES. [Written] by George Lefferts. [REVISED] FINAL DRAFT. ---- [3-28-77] Blue and Pink revisions. Includes MS. notes photocopies. 125 pp. Scatman Crothers played the role of "Mudcat." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • MEAN DOG BLUES. Written by George Lefferts. REVISED FINAL DRAFT. 3-28-77. With revisions on Blue and Yellow paper through 5/4/77. LOCATION: BOX 18
  • SCOTT JOPLIN [- KING OF RAGTIME]. Written by Christopher Knopf for Stan Hough. With revisions up through July 1, 1976. 112 pp. In orange cover. Billy Dee Williams played the role of "Scott Joplin." LOCATION: BOX 25
  • SCOTT JOPLIN [- KING OF RAGTIME]. Written by Christopher Knopf for Stan Hough. With revisions up through July 1, 1976. 112 pp. In orange cover. Billy Dee Williams played the role of "Scott Joplin." LOCATION: BOX 25
  • WHICH WAY IS UP? Final Draft Screenplay by CARL GOTTLIEB. DECEMBER 31, 1976. 119 pp. Richard Pryor played the roles of "Leroy Jones/ Rufus Jones/ Reverend Lenox Thomas." LOCATION: BOX 31
  • WHICH WAY IS UP? Revised Final Draft Screenplay by CARL GOTTLIEB. JAUNUARY 10, 1977. 109 pp. LOCATION: BOX 31
• 1978
  • THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY. By Calder Willingham. January 10, 1978. 112 pp. Hal Williams played the role of "Boneyard." Original title: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY. LOCATION: BOX 29
  • BACKSTAIRS AT THE WHITE HOUSE. [Costume Designer] Bill Thomas. Written by Gwen Bagni and Paul Dubov. February 22, 1978. With revisions on different color paper through 8/16/78. 445 pp. With MS. notes in Bill Thomas' hand. Includes about 80 pp. of production information, including the Shooting Schedule and Cast List. Louis Gossett, Jr. played the role of "Houseman Levi Mercer." LOCATION: BOX 2
  • BOYS OF SUMMER, THE. Screenplay by Ronald Rubin. FIRST DRAFT. September 12, 1978. 128 pp. Jackie Robinson is a character in the script. Never produced. LOCATION: BOX 4
  • GREAT SANTINI, THE. Screenplay by Lewis John Carlino. FINAL DRAFT. November 21, 1977. 143 pp. Stan Shaw played the role of "Toomer Smalls." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • IN GOD WE TRUST (OR GIMME THAT PRIME TIME RELIGION). Final Draft Screenplay Immaculately Conceived and Wrought by MARTY FELDMAN and CHRIS ALLEN. DECEMBER 1, 1978. 118 pp. LOCATION: BOX 14
  • LAZARUS SYNDROME, THE. By WILLIAM BLINN. FIRST DRAFT. September 26, 1978. With Blue Revisions from October 18, 1978. 90 pp. Louis Gossett, Jr. played the role of "Dr. MacArthur St. Clair." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • LOVE AT FIRST BITE. Screenplay by Robert Kaufman. Story by Robert Kaufman and Mark Gindes. Final Shooting Script. May 30, 1978. 107 pp. LOCATION: BOX 18
  • LOVE AT FIRST BITE [OR DRACULA SUCKS AGAIN]. Screenplay by Robert Kaufman. Story by Robert Kaufman and Mark Gindes. Revised Shooting Script. May 1, 1978. 112 pp. Sherman Hemsley played the role of "Reverend Mike." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • ONION FIELD, THE. Screenplay by Joseph Wambaugh (From the Book). September 25, 1978. 117 pp. Franklyn Seales played the role of "Jimmy Lee 'Youngblood' Smith." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • ONION FIELD, THE. Screenplay by Joseph Wambaugh (From the Book). REVISED FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. November 17, 1978. 119 pp. LOCATION: BOX 21
• 1979
  • BRUBAKER. Screenplay by W.D. Richter Story by W.D. Richter and Bob Rafelson. SECOND REVISED DRAFT. March 26, 1979. Under title SHADOW WALK (Formerly: Brubaker). [Harvard has a variant draft; some other drafts are listed under 1980, all of them variants.] LOCATION: BOX 4
  • BUSTIN' LOOSE. Based on Original Story by RICHARD PRYOR Final Draft Screenplay by ROGER L. SIMON and LONNE ELDER, III. SEPTEMBER 21, 1979, with revisions on different color paper up through 9/26/79. About 120 pp. Under original title FAMILY DREAM. LOCATION: BOX 5
  • BUSTIN' LOOSE. Based on Original Story by RICHARD PRYOR First Draft Screenplay by ROGER L. SIMON. JUNE 29, 1979. 128 pp. Richard Pryor played the role of "Joe Braxton." Under original title FAMILY DREAM. LOCATION: BOX 5
  • BUSTIN' LOOSE. Based on Original Story by RICHARD PRYOR Second Draft Screenplay by ROGER L. SIMON and LONNE ELDER, III. AUGUST 10, 1979. 109 pp. Under original title FAMILY DREAM. LOCATION: BOX 5
  • EYEWITNESS. By Steve Tesich. FOURTH DRAFT. October 31, 1979. 112 pages. Blue Revisions 12/10/79. Morgan Freeman played the role of "Lieutenant Black." Under original title JANITOR. LOCATION: BOX 10
  • EYEWITNESS. By Steve Tesich. FOURTH DRAFT. Oct. 31, 1979, revised 3/13/80 and with multiple color revisions up to 4 /15/80. Title on cover: "Janitor" with "Eyewitness" in ms. above it. LOCATION: BOX 10
  • ATTICA. by James Henerson. THIRD DRAFT. September 19, 1979. 117 pp. Morgan Freeman played the role of "Hap Richards." LOCATION: BOX 2
  • BOYS OF SUMMER, THE. by Bill Svanoe. January 25, 1979. 139 pp. Unproduced. LOCATION: BOX 4
  • BRUBAKER. (Tentative Title) Screenplay by W.D. Richter Story by W.D. Richter and Bob Rafelson. REVISED DRAFT. January, 1979. 121 pp. Yaphet Kotto, and Morgan Freeman are lead players. LOCATION: BOX 4
  • BRUBAKER. [ca. 1979] 129 pp. LOCATION: BOX 4
  • BRUBAKER. JULY 3, 1979 with revisions on different color paper up through 7/19/79. About 140 pp. LOCATION: BOX 4
  • BRUBAKER. WRITTEN BY W.D. RICHTER FINAL DRAFT with REV. JULY 19, 1979 (Hand-written note over JULY 3, 1979). About 140 pp. LOCATION: BOX 4
  • BRUBAKER. Written by W.D. Richter FINAL DRAFT WITH REVISIONS. July 19, 1979 with revisions on different color paper up through 7/19/79. About 140 pp. LOCATION: BOX 4
  • DELANCEY STREET. Screenplay by Darryl Ponicsan. November 8, 1979. 132 pp. Never produced. Bobo is the first black character of many, on the first page. LOCATION: BOX 8
  • IN GOD WE TRUST (OR GIMME THAT PRIME TIME RELIGION). Revised Final Draft Screenplay Immaculately Conceived and Wrought by MARTY FELDMAN and CHRIS ALLEN. FEBRUARY 13, 1979. 119 pp. LOCATION: BOX 14
  • IN GOD WE TRUST (OR GIMME THAT PRIME TIME RELIGION). Revised Final Draft Screenplay Immaculately Conceived and Wrought by MARTY FELDMAN and CHRIS ALLEN. FEBRUARY 13, 1979. Blue Revisions 3/23/1979. 119 pp. Missing p. 28. LOCATION: BOX 14
  • IN GOD WE TRUST (OR GIMME THAT PRIME TIME RELIGION). Third Draft Screenplay Immaculately Conceived and Wrought by MARTY FELDMAN and CHRIS ALLEN. AUGUST 11, 1978. 121 pp. Richard Pryor played the role of "G.O.D." LOCATION: BOX 14
  • INCHON. Story by: Robin Moore Screenplay by: Robin Moore Laird Koenig and Barry Beckerman. FINAL DRAFT. July 1, 1979. 141 pp. Richard Roundtree played the role of "Sgt. Augustus Henderson." LOCATION: BOX 14
  • LOVE'S SAVAGE FURY. By Calvin Clements, Jr. SHOOTING SCRIPT. March 7, 1979. 94 pp. Debbi Morgan played the role of "Opal." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • SKATETOWN U.S.A. By Nick Castle. [ca.1979] 89 pp. Flip Wilson played the role of "Harvey Ross." LOCATION: BOX 25
  • SKATETOWN U.S.A. By Nick Castle. Second Draft. 6/20/79. 77 pp. LOCATION: BOX 25
  • WARRIORS, THE. RELEASE DIALOGUE SCRIPT. March 2, 1979. About 130 pp. Dorsey Wright played the role of "Cleon." LOCATION: BOX 31
• 1980
  • BACK ROADS. Original Screenplay by GARY DEVORE. 104 pp. Various revisions on different color paper up through 7/12/80. Nell Carter played the role of a waitress. LOCATION: BOX 2
  • CARBON COPY. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. Written by Stanley Shapiro. May 14, 1980. 117 pp. Denzel Washington played the role of "Roger Porter." LOCATION: BOX 5
  • ONE IN A MILLION: THE RON LEFLORE STORY. By Stanford Whitmore. FINAL DRAFT. February 24, 1978. 112 pp. Levar Burton played the title role. LOCATION: BOX 21
  • PATERNITY. By Charlie Peters. REVISED FINAL DRAFT. June 16, 1980. With revisions on different color paper up through 8/21/80. About 136 pp. Signed by Burt Reynolds. Juanita Moore played the role of "Celia." LOCATION: BOX 22
  • SAVAGE HARVEST. Screenplay by Robert Collins Robert Blees. original idea by Ralph Helfer. March 5, 1980. 108 pp. Eva Kirrita played the role of "Tantsi." LOCATION: BOX 25
  • WHOLLY MOSES! Written by Guy Thomas. [ca. 1980] 135 pp. Richard Pryor played the role of the "Pharaoh." LOCATION: BOX 31
• 1981
  • BUSTIN' LOOSE. REVISED FINAL DRAFT SCREENPLAY ADDED SCENES AND RETAKES. Revised Final Draft by ROGER L. SIMON Based on an Original Story by RICHARD PRYOR. February 2, 1981. 67 pp. Under original title RICHARD PRYOR'S NEW MOVIE. LOCATION: BOX 5
  • BUSTIN' LOOSE. REVISED FINAL DRAFT SCREENPLAY ADDED SCENES AND RETAKES. Revised Final Draft by ROGER L. SIMON Based on an Original Story by RICHARD PRYOR. February 13, 1981. 67 pp. Under original title RICHARD PRYOR'S NEW MOVIE. LOCATION: BOX 5
  • FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH. First Draft Screenplay by CAMERON CROWE. September 9, 1981. 121 pp. Forest Whitaker played the role of "Charles Jefferson." Under original title FAST TIMES. LOCATION: BOX 10
  • CHU CHU AND THE PHILLY FLASH. by Bob Merrill. [ca. 1981] 109 pp. Danny Glover played the role of "Morgan." LOCATION: BOX 6
  • MODERN PROBLEMS. By Ken Shapiro Tom Sherohman Arthur Sellers. REVISED SECOND DRAFT. November 17, 1979. 97 pp. Nell Carter* played the role of "Dorita." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • MODERN PROBLEMS. By Ken Shapiro Tom Sherohman and Arthur Sellers. August 6, 1980 with different color revisions up through 2/4/81. About 106 pp. LOCATION: BOX 19
  • MODERN PROBLEMS. By Ken Shapiro Tom Sherohman and Arthur Sellers. August 6, 1980 with different color revisions up through 4/3/81. About 105 pp. LOCATION: BOX 19
  • OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, A. Written by Douglas Day Stewart. THIRD DRAFT. March 19th, 1981. On cover: ms. note "Billed". 119 p. Cast includes Louis Gossett, Jr. LOCATION: BOX 21
  • SMORGASBORD. An original screenplay by: Jerry Lewis. Finished White Script: 1/6/81. Blue Revisions 1/13/81. 96 pp. Sammy Davis, Jr. played the role of "Mr. Billings." LOCATION: BOX 26
  • SOME KIND OF HERO. Screenplay by Robert Boris and James Kirkwood. REVISED. April 10, 1981. 127 pp. Richard Pryor played the role of "Cpl. Eddie Keller/ Ted Segal." [Harvard has a variant draft.] LOCATION: BOX 26
  • TARZAN THE APE MAN (ME JANE). Screenplay by Tom Rowe. FIRST DRAFT. FIRST REVISIONS. Revisions through 5/12/80. About 125 pp. Akushula Selayah played the role of "Africa." LOCATION: BOX 28
  • TARZAN THE APE MAN. Screenplay by Gary Goddard. FINAL DRAFT. 10/10/80. 138 pp. Akushula Selayah played the role of "Africa." LOCATION: BOX 28
• 1982
  • 48 HOURS. Revised Draft By Steve de Souza And Walter Hill. April 26, 1982 with Blue Revisions through 4/27/82. 113 pp. Eddie Murphy*'s first screen role as "Reggie Hammond" (Written here as "Willie Biggs.") LOCATION: BOX 1
  • 48 HOURS. Revised Draft by Walter Hill From a screenplay by Roger Spottiswoode and Tracy Keenan Wynn. [ca. 1982] 111 pp. Eddie Murphy's first screen role as "Reggie Hammond" (Written here as "Nelsen"). LOCATION: BOX 1
  • CRACKERS. Second Draft Screenplay for Louis Malle by JEFFREY ALAN FISKIN. September 30, 1982. 132 pp. Charlayne Woodard played the role of "Jasmine." LOCATION: BOX 7
  • GOING BERSERK. Final Draft Screenplay by JOHN CANDY, JOE FLAHERTY, DICK BLASUCCI, PAUL FLAHERTY, DANA OLSEN. September 10, 1982. 112 pp. Ernie Hudson played the role of "Jerome Willie Muhammed." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • LITTLE NEMO. WRITTEN BY ARNAUD SELIGNAC and JEAN-PIERRE ESQUENAZI. Copyright: 1981, 3rd draft: July 1982. 83 pp. Never produced. With black character "Flip." LOCATION: BOX 17
  • RISKY BUSINESS. BY PAUL BRICKMAN. Fifth Draft. June 8, 1982. With revisions on Pink and Blue paper through 7/6/82. About 116 pp. Bruce A. Young played the role of "Jackie." LOCATION: BOX 24
  • STAR CHAMBER. By Roderick Taylor and Peter Hyams. Story by Roderick Taylor. FINAL. April 21, 1982. 128 pp. Yaphet Kotto played the role of "Det. Harry Lowes."
  • STAR CHAMBER by Roderick Taylor and Peter Hyams. Story by Roderick Taylor. FINAL. April 21, 1982. With revisions on different color paper through 6/10/82. 128 pp. LOCATION: BOX 27
• 1983
  • BEST DEFENSE. Screenplay by WILLARD HUYCK and GLORIA KATZ. Revised 8/1/83 with Revisions on different color paper up through 9/25/83. About 120 pp. Eddie Murphy played the role of Lieutenant T.M. Landry. Under original title EASY WAY OUT. LOCATION: BOX 3
  • BEST DEFENSE. Screenplay by WILLARD HUYCK and GLORIA KATZ. Revised 8/1/83 with Revisions on different color paper up through 1/29/84. About 120 pp. LOCATION: BOX 3
  • D.C. CAB. Second Draft Screenplay by JOEL SCHUMACHER. January 4, 1983. 93 pp. Mr. T* played the role of "Samson." Under original title CAPITOL CAB. LOCATION: BOX 8
  • D.C. CAB. Third Draft Screenplay by JOEL SCHUMACHER. February 10, 1983. 89 pp. Under original title CAPITOL CAB. [Harvard has a variant draft.] LOCATION: BOX 8
  • TWO OF A KIND. By John Herzfeld. REVISED FINAL. April 19, 1983. With revisions on different color paper through 5/5/83. About 122 pp. Scatman Crothers played the role of "Earl." LOCATION: BOX 30
  • ALL THE RIGHT MOVES. Written by Michael Kane. THIRD DRAFT February 8, 1983. 99 pp. Leon Robinson played the role of "Shadow," Jonas Chaka played the role of "Mouse," and Keith Diamond played the role of "Fox." LOCATION: BOX 1
  • CANNONBALL RUN - PART II . Screenplay by: Hal Needham, Albert S. Ruddy and Harvey Miller. REVISED: May 5, 1983 on Pink and Blue paper. 109 pp. Sammy Davis, Jr. played the role of "Morris Fenderbaum." [Harvard has a variant draft.] LOCATION: BOX 5
  • FEAR CITY. Written by Nicholas St. John. Revised 5/4/83. About 120 pp. Billy Dee Williams played the role of "Al Wheeler." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • REVENGE OF THE NERDS. By Steve Zacharias and Jeff Buhai. December 13, 1983. WITH REVISION #2. December 29, 1983. 103 pp. Larry B. Scott played the role of "Lamar Latrelle." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • STREETS OF FIRE. First Draft Screenplay by WALTER HILL and LARRY GROSS. February 14, 1983. 293 pp. With a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. Richard Lawson played the role of "Officer Ed Price." LOCATION: BOX 27
  • STREETS OF FIRE. First Draft Screenplay by WALTER HILL and LARRY GROSS. February 14, 1983 with revisions through 5/25/83. 293 pp. Includes additional promotional material on brown paper. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • STREETS OF FIRE. Second Draft Screenplay by WALTER HILL and LARRY GROSS. March 16, 1983. With revisions on different color paper through 5/3/83. About 293 pp. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • TEACHERS. By W.R. McKinney story by W.R. McKinney & Irwin Russo. REVISED SECOND DRAFT. September 29, 1983. 116 pp. Morgan Freeman played the role of "Lewis." LOCATION: BOX 28
  • TEACHERS. By W.R. McKinney story by W.R. McKinney & Irwin Russo. REVISED THIRD DRAFT. November 21, 1983. With revisions through 2/23/84. 117 pp. LOCATION: BOX 28
• 1984
  • CITY HEAT. By Blake Edwards. 1-11-84. 138 pp. Richard Roundtree played the role of "Dehl Swift." Under original title KANSAS CITY BLUES. LOCATION: BOX 6
  • JUMPIN' JACK FLASH. A Revised Screenplay by Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer. SECOND DRAFT. MAY 14, 1984. 123 pp. Whoopi Goldberg played the role of "Terry Dolittle." Original title SWEET DREAMS. [Harvard has two later variant drafts.] LOCATION: BOX 15
  • NO WAY OUT. By Robert Garland. Revised. August 6, 1984. 131 pp. Iman played the role of "Nina Beka." Original title: FINISHED WITH ENGINES. LOCATION: BOX 21
  • WARNING SIGN. Original screenplay by Hal Barwood & Matthew Robbins. THIRD DRAFT. 21 June 1984. With revisions through 1 July 1984. 119 pp. Yaphet Kotto played the role of "Major Connolly." Original title: BIOHAZARD. LOCATION: BOX 31
  • WILDCATS. By Ezra Sacks. FIFTH DRAFT. November 8, 1984. 120 pp. Original title: FIRST AND GOAL. Mykelti Williamson played the role of "Levander 'Bird' Williams." LOCATION: BOX 31
  • WILDCATS. Written by Ezra Sacks and Michael Leeson. REV. ESTIMATING DRAFT. December 21, 1984. Rev. 2/11/85 (Pink). 118 pp. Original title: JOCKS (a.k.a. FIRST AND GOAL). LOCATION: BOX 31
  • AVENGING ANGEL. By Robert Vincent O'Neil and Joseph M. Cala. 7/26/84 with Blue Revisions through 7/27/84. 96 pp. Ossie Davis played the role of "Captain Harry Moradian." LOCATION: BOX 2
  • BEAT STREET. Screenplay by: Steven Hager Revised Screenplay by: Andy Davis David Gilbert Paul Golding. Revised: November 12, 1983. 93 pp. Rae Dawn Chong played the role of "Tracy Carlson." LOCATION: BOX 3
  • DEFIANT ONES, THE. Written by James Lee Barrett. FOURTH DRAFT. DECEMBER 21, 1984. 101 pp. Carl Weathers played the role of "Cullen Monroe." LOCATION: BOX 8
  • ENEMY MINE. Screenplay by Edward Khmara. FINAL. September 4, 1984. With revisions on different color paper up through 11/20/84. About 105 pp. Louis Gossett, Jr. played the role of "Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • ERIK THE VIKING. A Screenplay by Terry Jones. Shooting Script 1st June 1988. 124 pp. Eartha Kitt played the role of "Freya." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • JAGGED EDGE. By Joe Eszterhas. REVISED. 11/2/84. Blue and Pink Revisions up through 12/18/84. 123 pp. William Allen Young played the role of "Greg Arnold." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN, THE. By Jeanne Rosenberg. REVISED. July 31, 1984. Pink and Blue Revisions up through 8/13/84. 117 pp. Scatman Crothers played the role of "Sherman." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • LIGHTSHIP, THE. Screenplay by David Taylor. first draft. August 27, 1984. 114 pp. Badja Djola played the role of "Nate." LOCATION: BOX 17
  • STAND ALONE. By Roy Carlson. July 3, 1984. 110 pp. LOCATION: BOX 26
  • STAND ALONE. By Roy Carlson. November 19, 1983. 101 pp. Pam Grier played the role of "Cathryn Bolan." LOCATION: BOX 26
• 1985
  • ALLAN QUARTERMAIN AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD. Screenplay by Eugene F. Quintano. Second Draft. March 1, 1985. 116 pp. James Earl Jones played the role of "Umslopogaas." Under original title QUARTERMAIN (AND THE FROWNING CITY). LOCATION: BOX 1
  • BETWEEN THE DARKNESS AND THE DAWN. Teleplay by N. Richard Nash and Dennis Turner. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. August 14, 1985 with Revisions on different color paper through 8/27/85. Robert Doqui played the role of the "Principal." Under UNTITLED ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY/ NBC PROJECT. LOCATION: BOX 3
  • GUILTY OF INNOCENCE: THE LEONARD GETER STORY. Written by Harold Gast. REVISED (Blue). 12/11/85. 114 pp. Victor Love played the role of "Anthony Williams." Under original title JUSTICE DELAYED: THE LENELL GETER STORY. LOCATION: BOX 15
  • POLICE ACADEMY 3: BACK IN TRAINING. By Eugene F. Quintano. REVISED FIRST DRAFT. July 27, 1985. With revisions on Pink and Blue paper through 8/15/85. About 103 pp. Bubba Smith played the role of "Sgt. Moses Hightower." Original title: POLICE ACADEMY III. LOCATION: BOX 22
  • POLICE ACADEMY 3: BACK IN TRAINING. By Eugene F. Quintano. REVISED FIRST DRAFT. July 27, 1985. With revisions on different color paper through 9/4/85. About 103 pp. Original title: POLICE ACADEMY III. LOCATION: BOX 22
  • REVENGE OF THE NERDS II: NERDS IN PARADISE. By Steve Marshall & Dan Guntzelman. FIRST DRAFT. July 17, 1985. 110 pp. Larry B. Scott played the role of "Lamar Latrelle." Original title: BEYOND THE REVENGE OF THE NERDS. LOCATION: BOX 23
  • BREWSTER'S MILLIONS. Screenplay by Herschel Weingrod and Timothy Harris. SHOOTING SCRIPT: April 1, 1984 with Revisions on Pink Paper up through 4/17/84. About 138 pp. Richard Pryor played the role of "Montgomery Brewster." [Harvard has a variant draft.] LOCATION: BOX 4
  • CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT. Written by William Wood Joan Micklin Silver Vicki Patik Robert Guenette. [ca. 1985] With revisions on different color paper. About 110 pp. Mario Van Peebles played the role of "Roy Spanish." Includes a packet of inserts and press clippings. LOCATION: BOX 6
  • COMMANDO. By Steven E. de Souza. SECOND DRAFT. March 28, 1985. 110 pp. Rae Dawn Chong played the role of "Cindy." LOCATION: BOX 7
  • GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM. A Comedy by Mitch Markowitz. December 13, 1985. 124 pp. Forest Whitaker played the role of "Edward Garlick." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • NEVER TOO YOUNG TO DIE. Screenplay by Lorenzo Semple Jr. Story by Steven Paul & Stuart Paul. January 10, 1985. 117 pp. With a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. Vanity played the role of "Danja Deering." LOCATION: BOX 20
  • OUT OF BOUNDS. Written by Tony Kayden. FINAL DRAFT. November 14, 1985. 112 pp. With a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. Glynn Turman played the role of "Lieutenant Delgado." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • RUNNING SCARED. By Jimmy Huston. September 5, 1985. About 125 pp. Gregory Hines played the role of "Ray Hughes." LOCATION: BOX 24
  • SPACE. Treatment. by Stirling Silliphant. [ca. 1985] 186 pp. Roscoe Lee Browne played the role of "Farquar." LOCATION: BOX 26
  • SPACE CAMP. Revisions on different color paper through 8/16/85. About 120 pp. Larry B. Scott played the role of "Rudy Tyler." LOCATION: BOX 26
  • UNNATURAL CAUSES. Screenplay by John Sayles. REVISED SECOND DRAFT. November 20, 1985. 113 pp. Alfre Woodard played the role of "Maude DeVictor." LOCATION: BOX 30
  • WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE. An Original Screenplay By Michael Patrick Goodman. Dec. 15, 1985. SECOND DRAFT. 131 pp. Robert Guillaume played the role of "Philmore Walker." LOCATION: BOX 31
  • WILDCATS. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. May 21, 1985. With revisions on different color paper through 6/24/85. About 125 pp. LOCATION: BOX 31
• 1986
  • POLICE ACADEMY 4: CITIZENS ON PATROL. Written by Gene Quintano. REVISED FIRST DRAFT. August 8, 1986. 126 pp. Bubba Smith played the role of "Sgt. Moses Hightower." Original title: POLICE ACADEMY IV. LOCATION: BOX 22
  • POLICE ACADEMY 4: CITIZENS ON PATROL. Written by Gene Quintano. REVISED SECOND DRAFT. August 18, 1986. 112 pp. Original title: POLICE ACADEMY IV. LOCATION: BOX 22
  • AMERICAN NINJA II. By Gary Conway and James Booth. Revised August 15, 1986. 90 pp. Steve James played the role of "Sgt. Curtis Jackson." LOCATION: BOX 1
  • B.R.A.T. PATROL, THE. By Chris Carter and Michael Patrick Goodman. April 21, 1986. 108 pp. Nia Long played the role of "Darla Perkins." LOCATION: BOX 4
  • BURGLAR. SHOOTING SCHEDULE July 9, 1986. 69 pp. LOCATION: BOX 5
  • BURGLAR. Written by Hugh Wilson. FINAL DRAFT. June 24, 1986 with revisions on different color paper up through 9/10/86. 129 pp. LOCATION: BOX 5
  • BURGLAR. Written by Hugh Wilson. May 19, 1986. 108pp. With a few notes on the title page in an unknown hand. LOCATION: BOX 5
  • BURGLAR. Written by Joseph Loeb III and Matthew Weisman. February 5, 1986. 119pp. Whoopi Goldberg played the role of "Bernice 'Bernie' Rhodenbarr." LOCATION: BOX 5
  • CLEAN AND SOBER. By Tod Carroll Revised Draft by Tod Carroll & Glenn Gordon Caron. December 9, 1986. 178 pp. Morgan Freeman played the role of "Craig." LOCATION: BOX 6
  • DISORDERLIES. By Mark Feldberg and Mitchell Klebanoff. FIRST DRAFT. February 17, 1986. 103 pp. Damon Wimbley played the role of "Kool." LOCATION: BOX 8
  • EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY. By Julie Brown Charlie Coffey Terrence McNally. REVISED DRAFT. May 15, 1986. 123 pp. Damon Wayans played the role of "Zeebo." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • FATAL BEAUTY. By John Milius Based on a screenplay by Hilary Henkin. REVISED SCREENPLAY. AUGUST 19, 1986. 121 pp. Whoopi Goldberg played the role of "Rita Rizzoli." [Harvard has a variant draft.] LOCATION: BOX 10
  • HOLLYWOOD VICE SQUAD. By JAMES J. DOCHERTY. [ca. 1986] 114 pp. Leon Isaac Kennedy played the role of "Hawkins." LOCATION: BOX 13
  • JUMPIN' JACK FLASH. Written by David Franzoni, Diana Hammond, Charles Shyer & Nancy Meyers, M.J. Milworth, Richard Price, Steven E. deSouza. Revisions on different color paper up through 1/13/86. About 110 pp. [Harvard has a variant draft.]
  • Whoopi Godlberg's first comic movie role was also one of the first all-out Hollywood comedies ever to star a black woman. LOCATION: BOX 15
  • LITTLE NIKITA. Bo Goldman Script. December 12, 1986. 127 pp. Sidney Poitier played the role of "Roy Parmenter." LOCATION: BOX 17
  • LITTLE SPIES. Screenplay by Stephen Greenfield and Stephen Bonds. Story by John Greg Pain Stephen Bonds and Stephen Greenfield. FOURTH TV DRAFT. May 19, 1986. 105 pp. Sean Hall played the role of "Clarence." LOCATION: BOX 17
  • LITTLE SPIES. Screenplay by Stephen Greenfield and Stephen Bonds. Story by John Greg Pain Stephen Bonds and Stephen Greenfield. Fifth Revised Fifth Draft. July 11, 1986. About 110 pp. LOCATION: BOX 17
  • MOSQUITO COAST, THE. A screenplay by Paul Schrader. Screenplay revised by Peter Weir. January 1986. 117 pp. Butterfly McQueen played the role of "Ma Kennywick." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • NATIVE SON. Screenplay by Richard Wesley. March 24, 1986. With Goldenrod Revisions 4/8/86. About 114 pp. Oprah Winfrey played the role of "Mrs. Thomas." LOCATION: BOX 20
  • NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET. Revised by: Robert Gosnell, Jack Smight & Susan Hoffman. February 6, 1986. 118 pp. Billy Dee Williams played the role of "Det. Hazeltine." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET. Revised by: Robert Gosnell, Jack Smight & Susan Hoffman. February 24, 1986. 116 pp. LOCATION: BOX 21
  • SUMMER SCHOOL. Written by Jeff Franklin. REV. SHOOTING SCRIPT. September 2, 1986. 123 pp. Kelly Jo Minter played the role of "Denise Green." LOCATION: BOX 27
  • SURRENDER. By Jerry Belson. FINAL DRAFT. June 30, 1986. 122 pp. Iman played the role of "Hedy." LOCATION: BOX 27
  • SURRENDER. By Jerry Belson. REVISED FINAL DRAFT. August 13, 1986. With revisions on different color paper through 9/15/86. About 120 pp. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • TAPEHEADS. WRITTEN BY BILL FISHMAN & PETER McCARTHY. FOURTH DRAFT. NOV 11, 1986. With revisions on Blue paper through 1/7/87. 110 pp. Don Cornelius played the role of "Mo Fuzz." LOCATION: BOX 28
  • UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. Written for Television by John Gay. Revised 4/30/86. 105 pp. Avery Brooks played the role of "Uncle Tom." Danny Glover, Samuel L. Jackson, Avery Brooks, Paula Kelly, Phylicia Rashad featured in Harriet Beecher Stowe's classic story. LOCATION: BOX 30
  • UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. Written for Television by John Gay. Revised 5/19/86. Yellow and Pink Revisions through 5/23/86. 106 pp. LOCATION: BOX 30
• 1987
  • BETRAYED. By Joe Eszterhas. June 15, 1987 with revisions on different colored paper up through 7/22/87. 134 pp. Albert Hall played the role of "Al Sanders." Under original working title INTO THIN AIR. LOCATION: BOX 3
  • CRY FREEDOM. Screenplay by JOHN BRILEY. [ca. 1987] 140 pp. Under original title FOR BIKO. LOCATION: BOX 7
  • CRY FREEDOM. Screenplay by JOHN BRILEY. [ca. 1987] 142 pp. Under original title FOR BIKO. LOCATION: BOX 7
  • CRY FREEDOM. Screenplay by JOHN BRILEY. 1986. 143 pp. Denzel Washington played the role of "Steve Biko" in a largely black cast. Under original title ASKING FOR TROUBLE. LOCATION: BOX 8
  • I'M GONNA GIT YOU SUCKA! Screenplay by: KEENEN IVORY WAYANS. October 1, 1987. 98 pp. Keenen Ivory Wayans played the role of "Jack Spade," in a largely black cast. Under original title I'MO GIT YOU SUCKA! LOCATION: BOX 14
  • NAKED GUN, THE. By Jerry Zucker Jim Abrahams David Zucker Pat Proft. November 12, 1987. 117 pp. O.J. Simpson played the role of "Nordberg." Original title: HUSH.HUSH MY GUN (AKA POLICE SQUAD!). LOCATION: BOX 20
  • NAKED GUN, THE. By Jerry Zucker Jim Abrahams David Zucker Pat Proft. Revised. December 10, 1987. With revisions on different color paper up through 1/15/88. 106 pp. Original title: POLICE SQUAD! LOCATION: BOX 20
  • POLICE ACADEMY 5: ASSIGNMENT: MIAMI BEACH. Written by Stephen J. Curwick. FIRST DRAFT. July 1, 1987. 107 pp. Michael Winslow played the role of "Sgt. Larvelle Jones." Original title: POLICE ACADEMY V. LOCATION: BOX 22
  • POLICE ACADEMY 5: ASSIGNMENT: MIAMI BEACH. Written by Stephen J. Curwick. SECOND DRAFT. August 31, 1987. 115 pp. Original title: POLICE ACADEMY V. LOCATION: BOX 22
  • CLEAN AND SOBER. By Tod Carroll Second Revised Draft by Tod Carroll & Glenn Gordon Caron. April 17, 1987. Rev. 04/22/87. 178 pp. Morgan Freeman. LOCATION: BOX 6
  • CLEAN AND SOBER. By Tod Carroll Second Revised Draft by Tod Carroll & Glenn Gordon Caron. April 17, 1987. Revisions on different color paper up through 11/13/87. About 150 pp. LOCATION: BOX 6
  • FRIGHT NIGHT PART 2. Original script by Tim Metcalfe & Miguel Tejada-Flores and Tommy Lee Wallace. SHOOTING SCRIPT. August 5, 1987. 106 pp. Russell Clark played the role of "Belle." LOCATION: BOX 11
  • FRIGHT NIGHT PART 2. Original script by Tim Metcalfe and Miguel Tejada-Flores and Tommy Lee Wallace. REVISED SHOOTING SCRIPT. August 31, 1987. 117 pp. LOCATION: BOX 11
  • FUNNY FARM. Screenplay by Jeffrey Boam. REVISED 5/18/87. 134 pp. Glenn Plummer played the role of "Mickey." LOCATION: BOX 11
  • FUNNY FARM. Screenplay by Jeffrey Boam. REVISED 7/20/87. 131 pp. LOCATION: BOX 11
  • FUNNY FARM. Screenplay by Jeffrey Boam. REVISED 7/20/87. Blue and Pink Revisions through 08/31/87. About 131 pp. LOCATION: BOX 11
  • GHOST DAD. Written by Brent Maddock & S. S. Wilson. THIRD DRAFT. June 10, 1987. 123 pp. Bill Cosby played the role of "Elliot Hopper." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • GORILLAS IN THE MIST. Written by Anna Hamilton Phelan. May 16, 1987. John Omira Miluwi played the role of "Sembagare." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • HOMER AND EDDIE. Original screenplay by Patrick Cirillo. Revised: 12/20/87. 120 pp. Whoopi Goldberg played the role of "Eddie Cervi." LOCATION: BOX 13
  • HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, THE. A Screenplay by Donald Stewart. FIRST DRAFT. January 5, 1987. 129 pp. James Earl Jones played the role of "Admiral James Greer." LOCATION: BOX 14
  • MIGHTY QUINN, THE. By Hampton Fancher. POLISH DRAFT. NOVEMBER 24, 1987. 115 pp. Denzel Washington played the role of "Xavier Quinn." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • MIRACLE MILE. By Steve DeJarnatt. March 30, 1987. SHOOTING SCRIPT. With revisions on Blue and Yellow paper through 4/15/87. 101 pp. A few MS. notes in an unknown hand. Mykelti Williamson played the role of "Wilson." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • PENITENTIARY III. Original Story and Screenplay by JAMAA FANAKA. SECOND DRAFT. August 4, 1986. 102 pp. Leon Isaac Kennedy played the role of "Too Sweet." LOCATION: BOX 22
  • PENITENTIARY III. Original Story and Screenplay by JAMAA FANAKA. THIRD DRAFT. SEPTEMBER 13, 1986. 107 pp. LOCATION: BOX 22
  • PUNCHLINE. David Seltzer. Production rewrite #2. Jan. 23/87. With Blue Revisions 2/20/87. About 180 pp. Damon Wayans played the role of "Percy." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • RENT-A-COP. Original screenplay by Dennis Shryack & Michael Blodgett. 138 pp. Dionne Warwick played the role of "Beth." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • REVENGE OF THE NERDS [NERDS IN PARADISE]. Written by Dan Guntzelman & Steve Marshall. rewrite by Ed Solomon. REVISED THIRD DRAFT. March 8, 1987. With added scenes on Pink paper through 3-17-87. About 109 pp. LOCATION: BOX 23
  • STANLEY AND IRIS (aka UNION STREET). By Harriet Frank, Jr. and Irving Ravetch. SECOND REVISED DRAFT. AUGUST 17, 1987. 119 pp. Loretta Devine played the role of "Bertha." LOCATION: BOX 27
  • STANLEY AND IRIS. By Harriet Frank, Jr. and Irving Ravetch. [ca. 1987] 131 pp. Loretta Devine played the role of "Bertha." LOCATION: BOX 27
  • STARS AND BARS. SCREENPLAY BY WILLIAM BOYD. REVISED FINAL DRAFT. January 1987. With revisions on different color paper through 3/12/87. About 123 pp. Keith David played the role of "Eugene Teagarden." LOCATION: BOX 27
  • TWO MOON JUNCTION. By Zalman King. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. August 5, 1987. Revised August 17, 1987. 89 pp. Juanita Moore played the role of "Delilah." LOCATION: BOX 30
  • WEEDS. Screenplay by Dorothy Tristan & John Hancock. April 14, 1980. 122 pp. Ernie Hudson played the role of "Bagdad." LOCATION: BOX 31
  • WEEDS Screenplay by Dorothy Tristan & John Hancock. July 16, 1986. 117 pp. 1988 LOCATION: BOX 31
• 1988
  • POLICE ACADEMY 6: CITY UNDER SEIGE. Written by Stephen J. Curwick. REVISED SECOND DRAFT. September 16, 1988. With revisions on different color paper up through 10/07/88. About 97 pp. Michael Winslow played the role of "Sgt. Larvelle Jones." Original title: POLICE ACADEMY VI. LOCATION: BOX 22
  • POLICE ACADEMY 6: CITY UNDER SEIGE. Written by Stephen J. Curwick. REVISED SECOND DRAFT. September 16, 1988. With revisions on different color paper up through 12/15/88. Includes storyboards. About 200 pp. Original title: POLICE ACADEMY VI. LOCATION: BOX 22
  • 84 CHARLIE MOPIC. A Screenplay by Patrick Duncan. Final Draft Revised 4/6/88. 90 pp. With a few MS. post-it notes in an unknown hand. Richard Brooks played the role of "OD." LOCATION: BOX 1
  • ALLIGATOR II. Written by Curt Allen story by Brandon Chase & Curt Allen. FIRST DRAFT 2/23/88. 116 pp. Brock Peters played the role of "Chief Speed." LOCATION: BOX 1
  • BIG PICTURE, THE. Revisions on different color paper up through 1/29/88. About 150 pp. Don Franklin played the role of "Todd Marvin." LOCATION: BOX 3
  • CLARA'S HEART. Screenplay by Mark Medoff. FOURTH DRAFT. April 8, 1987. 126 pp. Whoopi Goldberg played the role of "Clara Mayfield." [Harvard has a variant draft.] LOCATION: BOX 6
  • CLARA'S HEART. Screenplay by Mark Medoff. SIXTH REVISED DRAFT. September 8, 1987. With Pink Revisions 09/28/87 and Blue Revisions 10/20/87. 123 pp. LOCATION: BOX 6
  • DRY WHITE SEASON, A. A Screenplay by Euzhan Palcy. February 1, 1988. 128 pp. Zakes Mokae played the role of "Stanley Makhaya." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • EVE OF DESTRUCTION. By Duncan Gibbins & Yale Udoff. SECOND DRAFT. ---13th December 2, 1988. 116 pp. Gregory Hines played the role of "Colonel Jim McQuade." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • FABULOUS BAKER BOYS, THE. By Steve Kloves. February 29, 1988. 129 pp. Albert Hall played the role of "Henry." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • KISS SHOT. A Movie for CBS and Jerry London Films by Carl Kleinschmitt. SECOND DRAFT. September 29, 1988. 112 pp. Whoopi Goldberg played the role of "Sarah Collins." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • LONG WALK HOME, THE. By John Cork. Second Draft. June 7, 1988. 112 pp. Whoopi Goldberg played the role of "Odessa Cotter." LOCATION: BOX 17
  • MISSISSIPPI BURNING. Screenplay by Chris Gerolmo. SHOOTING SCRIPT. February, 1988. 103 pp. Badja Djola played the role of "Agent Monk." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • MOVING. By Andy Breckman. REV. FIRST DRAFT. April 22, 1986. With revisions on different color paper up through 12/16/86. About 121 pp. Richard Pryor played the role of "Arlo Pear." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • MOVING. By Andy Breckman. WORKING FINAL DRAFT. December 23, 1986. With revisions on Pink and Blue paper up through 01/09/87. About 122 pp. LOCATION: BOX 19
  • MOVING. By Andy Breckman. WORKING FINAL DRAFT. February 10, 1987. With revisions on different color paper up through 03/13/87. About 129 pp. LOCATION: BOX 19
  • PACKAGE, THE. By John Bishop. Story by John Bishop and Dennis Haggerty. SECOND DRAFT. 1987. 96 pp. Pam Grier played the role of "Ruth Butler." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • PACKAGE, THE. By John Bishop. story by John Bishop and Dennis Haggerty. Fourth Draft. August 1988. 120 pp. LOCATION: BOX 21
  • ROADHOUSE. Written by Hilary Henkin Based on material by R. Lance Hill. April 12, 1988. Blue Revisions 4/18/88. 116 pp. Keith David played the role of "Ernie Bass." LOCATION: BOX 24
  • RUDE AWAKENING. By Neil Levy and Richard LaGravenese. REVISED FIRST DRAFT. FEBRUARY 28, 1988. 118 pp. Rae Dawn Chong appeared. LOCATION: BOX 24
• 1989
  • AMBULANCE, THE. Original Screenplay by Larry Cohen. March 28, 1989 with various revisions on different colors of paper up through 5/30/89. 117 pp. James Earl Jones played the role of "Lt. Spencer." Under original working title INTO THIN AIR. LOCATION: BOX 1
  • GLORY. By Kevin Jarre. [ca. 1989] 112 pp. Denzel Washington played the role of "Pvt. Trip." Under original title LAY THIS LAUREL. LOCATION: BOX 12
  • JAKE SPANNER: PRIVATE EYE. Screenplay by Andrew J. Fenady. Second Revision. May 7, 1989. 103 pp. Kareem Abdul-Jabar appeared as himself. Under original title THE OLD DICK. LOCATION: BOX 15
  • MO' BETTER BLUES. By Spike Lee. Revised Second Draft - August 28, 1989. With Blue Revisions 9/8/89. 105 pp. Denzel Washington played the role of "Bleek Gilliam," in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 19
  • MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI. Written by Stanley Weiser. 2nd REV. FOURTH DRAFT. May 26, 1989 with revisions on Pink and Blue paper through 05/31/89. About 107 pp. Blair Underwood played the role of "James Chaney." Under original title MISSISSIPPI SUMMER. LOCATION: BOX 20
  • MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI. Written by Stanley Weiser. FINAL DRAFT. July 1, 1989 with revisions through 07/04/89. 108 pp. Under original title MISSISSIPPI SUMMER. LOCATION: BOX 20
  • MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS. By Joel Don Humphreys. REVISED DRAFT. July 24, 1989. 100 pp. Clarence Williams III played the role of "Deputy Sheriff Virgil." LOCATION: BOX 20
  • CLASS ACTION. Story by Samantha Shad Revisions by Carolyn Shelby & Christopher Ames. April 27, 1989. 3rd REVISION. 115 pp. Laurence Fishburne played the role of "Nick Holbrook." LOCATION: BOX 6
  • CRACKDOWN. Screenplay by Reginald Rose. FIRST DRAFT. October 27, 1989. 125 pp. Never produced. Several black characters. LOCATION: BOX 7
  • DOWNTOWN (a.k.a. "DIAMOND STREET"). Written by Nat Mauldin. REVISED SIXTH DRAFT. March 13, 1989. 115 pp. LOCATION: BOX 9
  • DOWNTOWN (aka "DIAMOND STREET"). Written by Nat Mauldin. FIFTH DRAFT. February 3, 1989. 115 pp. Forest Whitaker played the role of "Dennis Curren." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • DRIVING MISS DAISY. A screenplay by Alfred Uhry. Second Draft. November 15, 1988. 108 pp. Morgan Freeman played the role of "Hoke Colburn." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • EVE OF DESTRUCTION. By Duncan Gibbins & Yale Udoff. SECOND DRAFT. ---13th January 1989. 118 pp. Gregory Hines. LOCATION: BOX 9
  • EVE OF DESTRUCTION. By Duncan Gibbins & Yale Udoff. SHOOTING SCRIPT. Revised: 10/19/89. 117 pp. LOCATION: BOX 9
  • FLINTSTONES, THE. By Daniel Goldin & Joshua Goldin. FIRST DRAFT. October 20, 1989. 107 pp. Halle Berry played the role of "Miss Stone." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • GROSS ANATOMY. Story by Alan J. Glueckman & Stanley Isaacs Screenplay by Ron Nyswaner & Mark Spragg. Third Draft. Green Revisions April 27, 1989. 123 pp. Zakes Mokae played the role of "Dr. Banumbra," Kimberly Scott played the role of "Nurse Louise." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • HARLEM NIGHTS. By Eddie Murphy. Unfinished draft. 1/20/89. 93 pp. Eddie Murphy played the role of "Quick." LOCATION: BOX 13
  • JACOB'S LADDER. An Original Screenplay By Bruce Joel Rubin. JULY 31, 1989. 110 pp. Eriq La Salle played the role of "Frank." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO. CAST LIST. June 6, 1989. 11 pp. Also with just the Tan revision pages from 6/2/89, not the complete script. Ossie Davis. LOCATION: BOX 15
  • JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO. CAST LIST. June 6, 1989. 11 pp. Also with just the Tan revision pages from 6/2/89, not the complete script. LOCATION: BOX 15
  • JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO. Written by John Patrick Shanley. FIRST DRAFT. September 1987. 112 pp. Ossie Davis played the role of "Marshall." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO. Written by John Patrick Shanley. FIRST DRAFT. September 1987. Pink Revisions 1/15/89. 112 pp. LOCATION: BOX 15
  • JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO. Written by John Patrick Shanley. FIRST DRAFT. September 1987. With Revisions on different color paper up through 04/14/89. About 111 pp. LOCATION: BOX 15
  • JOHNNY HANDSOME. By Ken Friedman. August 24, 1988. Shooting Draft. Revisions up through 1/05/89. 133 pp. Forest Whitaker played the role of "Dr. Steven Fisher." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • MINSTREL. Written by Rob Mowbray. Third Draft October 1989. 121 pp. Never produced. Characters include LEONIE SHAW, A Negro jazz singer. LOCATION: BOX 19
  • MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI. Written by Stanley Weiser. 2ND REV. FOURTH DRAFT. May 26, 1989. With Blue Revisions 05/26/89. 107 pp. LOCATION: BOX 20
  • MURDER IN MISSISSIPPI. Written by Stanley Weiser. 2ND REV. THIRD DRAFT. April 10, 1989. 107 pp. Blair Underwood played the role of "James Chaney." LOCATION: BOX 20
  • NEW JACK CITY. Written by Barry Michael Cooper Based on an Original Screenplay "Nicky" by Thomas Lee Wright. 1989. 113 pp. Wesley Snipes played the role of "Nino Brown." LOCATION: BOX 20
  • RAISIN IN THE SUN, A. [ca. 1989] 189 pp. Includes a Shooting Rundown. Danny Glover played the role of "Walter Lee Younger," in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 23
• 1990
  • LIVIN' LARGE. Written by William Mosely Payne & Fred Johnson. THIRD DRAFT POLISH. August 8, 1990. 113 pp. Terrence 'T.C.' Carlson played the role of "Dexter Jackson." Under original title THE TAPE OF DEXTER JACKSON. LOCATION: BOX 17
  • ROBIN HOOD. PRINCE OF THIEVES Story by Pen Densham Screenplay by John Watson & Pen Densham. FIRST DRAFT. July 10, 1990. 132 pp. Morgan Freeman played the role of "Azeem." LOCATION: BOX 24
  • TED & VENUS. By Paul Ciotti and Bud Cort. June 18, 1990. 102 pp. Pamella D'Pella played the role of "Gloria." Under original title LOVE IN VENICE. LOCATION: BOX 28
  • ANOTHER YOU. By Ziggy Steinberg. REVISED FIRST DRAFT April 5, 1990. l28 pp. Richard Pryor played the role of "Eddie Dash," Vanessa Williams* played the role of "Gloria." LOCATION: BOX 2
  • ANOTHER YOU. By Ziggy Steinberg. REVISED SECOND DRAFT September 4, 1990. 127 pp. LOCATION: BOX 2
  • ANOTHER YOU. By Ziggy Steinberg. SECOND DRAFT August 15, 1990. 127 pp. With a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. LOCATION: BOX 2
  • ANOTHER YOU. By Ziggy Steinberg. SHOOTING DRAFT/NOT FINAL Revisions October 22, 1990. About 110 pp. LOCATION: BOX 2
  • ARTICLE 99. By Ron Cutler. Draft 2.2. September 11, 1990. 118 pp. Forest Whitaker played the role of "Dr. Sid Handleman." LOCATION: BOX 2
  • ARTICLE 99. By Ron Cutler. Draft 3.1. Revised 10/7/90. 128 pp. LOCATION: BOX 2
  • BOYS N THE HOOD. Original Screenplay by John Singleton. August 10, 1990 with Revisions on different color paper up through September 14, 1990. 117 pp. Cuba Gooding Jr. played the role of "Tre Styles" in a mostly black cast. [Harvard has a variant draft.] LOCATION: BOX 4
  • CITY OF HOPE. Original Screenplay by John Sayles. 26 Feb 1990. 136 pp. Angela Bassett played the role of "Reesha." LOCATION: BOX 6
  • FIVE HEARTBEATS, THE. An Original Screenplay by Robert Townsend & Keenen Ivory Wayans. SHOOTING SCRIPT. January 24, 1990. Blue Revisions 2/1/90. Robert Townsend played the role of "Duck," in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 10
  • FLINTSTONES, THE. By Peter Martin Wortmann & Robet Conte. FIRST DRAFT. March 20, 1990. 119 pp. LOCATION: BOX 10
  • GHOST. An Original Screenplay By Bruce Joel Rubin. Revised First Draft. June ---23, 1989. With revisions on different color paper up through 9/27/89. Whoopi Goldberg played the role of "Oda Mae Brown." [Harvard has a variant.] LOCATION: BOX 12
  • HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, THE. By Amanda Silver. THIRD DRAFT REVISIONS. September 27, 1990. 123 pp. Ernie Hudson played the role of "Solomon." LOCATION: BOX 13
  • JAILBIRDS. Written by: Craig Heller and Guy Shulman From the Original Teleplay by Marcia Midkiff. THIRD DRAFT. March 26, 1990. 108 pp. T.E. Russell played the role of "Clemmons." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • JUNGLE FEVER. By Spike Lee. 2nd Draft - July 9, 1990. 127 pp. Wesley Snipes played the role of "Flipper Purify." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • KID WHO LOVED CHRISTMAS, THE. Written by Sam Egan. Revised Draft January 6, 1990. Revisions on different color paper up through1/6/90. Sammy Davis, Jr. played the role of "Sideman." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • LOVE FIELD. By Don Roos. SHOOTING DRAFT. February 23, 1990 with revisions up through June 9, 1990. 129 pp. Dennis Haysbert played the role of "Paul Cater." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • MALCOLM X. A Screenplay By Milton McGriff. First Draft. 1990. About 125 pp. Denzel Washington played the role of "Malcolm X," in a largely black cast. Spike Lee directed. [Harvard has a later draft.] LOCATION: BOX 18
  • MISTRESS. Screenplay by Barry Primus and Jonathan Lawton. Story by Barry Primus. Dec 90. 120 pp. Sheryl Lee Ralph played the role of "Beverly." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • NAKED GUN 2 1/2, THE. "THE SMELL OF FEAR" Screenplay by David Zucker and Pat Proft. REVISED: October 4, 1990. 123 pp. O.J. Simpson played the role of "Nordberg." [Harvard has a variant draft.] LOCATION: BOX 20
  • NEW JACK CITY. Written by Barry Michael Cooper Based on an Original Screenplay "Nicky" by Thomas Lee Wright. With revisions on different color paper up through 2/23/90. With MS. notes in an unknown hand. 107 pp. LOCATION: BOX 20
  • RAINBOW DRIVE. (Formerly CITY OF ANGELS) Screenplay by Bill Phillips and Bennett Cohen. FINAL DRAFT. February 9, 1990. Blue pages. 100 pp. Henry G. Sanders played the role of "Marvin Burgess." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • SOAPDISH. By Andrew Bergman. based on an original screenplay by Robert Harling. November 2, 1990. 133 pp. Whoopi Goldberg played the role of "Rose Schwartz." LOCATION: BOX 26
  • STOP OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT. By Blake Snyder Revisions by William Davies & William Osborne. Revised Draft. August 7th 1990. 127 pp. Ving Rhames played the role of "Mr. Stereo." LOCATION: BOX 27
  • TRESPASS. An Original Screenplay by Bill Phillips. Mar. 8, 1990. 119 pp. Ice T played the role of "King James," in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 29
  • TRUE IDENTITY. By Andy Breckman Revisions by Charles Lane Further Revisions by Leslie Dixon Further, further Revisions by William Davies and William Osborne. September 30 1990. 124 pp. Lenny Henry played the role of "Miles Pope." LOCATION: BOX 29
  • WHITE SANDS. Written by: Daniel Pyne. JUNE 22, 1990 - DRAFT. 122 pp. LOCATION: BOX 31
• 1991
  • BOB ROBERTS. A documentary written by: Tim Robbins. FINAL DRAFT. July, 1991. 107 pp. Giancarlo Esposito played the role of "Bugs Raplin." Under original title TIMES ARE CHANGING BACK PROFILE: BOB ROBERTS. LOCATION: BOX 4
  • BOB ROBERTS. A documentary written by: Tim Robbins. FINAL DRAFT. September, 1991. 119 pp. LOCATION: BOX 4
  • BOB ROBERTS. A documentary writtenby: Tim Robbins. FINAL DRAFT. September 18, 1991. 121 pp. LOCATION: BOX 4
  • DIARY OF A HITMAN. Screenplay by Kenneth Pressman. 6th Draft. REVISED 1/4/91 -PINK. With revisions on different color paper through 2/11/91. Forest Whitaker played the role of "Dekker." Under original title INSIDER'S PRICE. LOCATION: BOX 8
  • MIGHTY DUCKS, THE. Revision by Brian Hohlfield Based on the screenplay by Steven Brill and Revision by Larry Strawther & Gary Murphy. 11/30/91. 123 pp. Brandon Quintin Adams played the role of "Lester Averman." Original title: BOMBAY. LOCATION: BOX 19
  • AMOS & ANDREW. An Original Screenplay By E. Max Frye. December, 1991. 113 pp. Samuel L. Jackson played the role of "Andrew Sterling." LOCATION: BOX 1
  • CLASS ACT. Written by Michael Swerdlick & Wayne Rice & Richard Brenne & John Semper & Cynthia Friedlob & Pam Veasey This Draft by Randall Miller (Director). REVISED DRAFT. April 22, 1991. 122 pp. LOCATION: BOX 6
  • CLASS ACT. Written by Michael Swerdlick and Wayne Rice & Richard Brenne. Revision by John Semper and Cynthia Friedlob. REVISED. March 16, 1991. 114 pp. Kid 'n' Play played the lead roles. [Harvard has a variant of this script.] LOCATION: BOX 6
  • DEEP COVER. By Michael Tolkin Revised by Henry Bean. August 3, 1991. 118 pp. Laurence Fishburne played the role of "Russell Stevens, Jr./ John Hull/ Narrator." [Harvard has a variant of this script.] LOCATION: BOX 8
  • FRIED GREEN TOMATOES [AT THE WHISTLE STOP CAFÉ]. SCREENPLAY BY: FANNIE FLAG JON AVNET. April 11, 1991. 113 pp. Cicely Tyson played the role of "Sipsey." LOCATION: BOX 11
  • ILLICIT BEHAVIOR. Screenplay by Michel W. Potte. 4th (Blue) Revised Draft- 12 June 1991. 99 pp. Pamela D'Pella played the role of "Marilyn." LOCATION: BOX 14
  • LAST BOY SCOUT, THE. Story by Shane Black and Greg Hicks Screenplay by Shane Black. WEEKEND DRAFT. December 1, 1990. 133 pp. Damon Wayans played the role of "Jimmy Dix." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • LAST BOY SCOUT, THE. Story by Shane Black and Greg Hicks Screenplay by Shane Black. REVISED DRAFT. December 13, 1990. 124 pp. LOCATION: BOX 16
  • LAST BOY SCOUT, THE. Story by Shane Black and Greg Hicks Screenplay by Shane Black. ADDITIONAL REVISIONS. February 25, 1991. 122 pp. LOCATION: BOX 16
  • LAST BOY SCOUT, THE. Story by Shane Black and Greg Hicks Screenplay by Shane Black. ADDITIONAL REVISIONS. February 25, 1991. Pink Revisions -------------- 03/20/91. 122 pp. LOCATION: BOX 16
  • LAST BOY SCOUT, THE. Written by Shane Black. [ca. 1991] 164 pp. LOCATION: BOX 16
  • LETHAL WEAPON 3. Written by Jeffrey Boam. Revisions by Jeffrey Boam & Robert Mark Kamen. Final Revisions by Jeffrey Boam. September 6, 1991. With revisions on different color paper up through 12/20/91. About 120 pp. Includes unbound revisions. Danny Glover played the role of "Roger Murtaugh." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • MR. JONES. Screenplay by Eric Roth. Revision by Michael Cristofer. M.C. Revision #2. August 1, 1991. 108 pp. Delroy Lindo played the role of "Howard." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • NAKED GUN 2 1/2, THE "THE SMELL OF FEAR." Screenplay by David Zucker and Pat Proft. Revisions on different color paper up through January 25, 1991. LOCATION: BOX 20
  • PASSENGER 57. Screenplay by David Loughery. REVISED DRAFT. October 8, 1991. 112 pp. Wesley Snipes played the role of "John Cutter." LOCATION: BOX 22
  • PATRIOT GAMES. Screenplay By W. Peter Iliff. 8/14/91. 119 pp. Samuel L. Jackson played the role of "Lt. Cmdr. Robby Jackson." LOCATION: BOX 22
  • PICKLE, THE. An original screenplay by Paul Mazursky. Revised: May 7, 1991. 123 pp. Little Richard played the role of the "President." LOCATION: BOX 22
  • POWER OF ONE, THE. Written by Robert Mark Kamen. PRODUCTION REWRITE. February 27, 1991. Rev. 03/02/91. About 100 pp. Morgan Freeman played the role of "Geel Piet,' in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 22
  • PURE LUCK. Screenplay by Herschel Weingrod & Timothy Harris. Pink and Blue paper with revisions through 12/10/90. About 110 pp. Danny Glover played the role of "Raymond Campanella." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • RAGE IN HARLEM, A. By Bobby Crawford. [ca. 1991] 119 pp. Forest Whitaker played the role of "Jackson," in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 23
  • RICHIE RICH. By Neil Tolkin. Revised Draft. January 1990. 105 pp. Reggie Jackson played the role of the "Baseball Coach." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • RICHIE RICH. By Neil Tolkin. REVISED DRAFT. June 26, 1991. 112 pp. LOCATION: BOX 23
  • RICHIE RICH. Written by Tom S. Parker & Jim Jennewein. REVISED DRAFT. April 7, 1994. 121 pp. RICH IN LOVE A screenplay by Alfred Uhry. based on the novel by Josephine Humphreys. 4/12/91. Third Draft. 110 pp. Alfre Woodard played the role of "Rhody Poole." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • RICOCHET. Draft by Steven E. de Souza. FIRST DRAFT. NOVEMBER 16, 1990. 118 pp. Denzel Washington played the role of "Nick Styles." LOCATION: BOX 24
  • SNEAKERS. Draft by Phil Alden Robinson. Based on countless drafts by Phil Alden Robinson Walter F. Parkes Lawrence Lasker. First Draft. February 8, 1991. 122 pp. Sidney Poitier played the role of "Donald Crease." LOCATION: BOX 26
  • STOP! OR MY MOM WILL SHOOT. This Draft by William Davies & William Osborne. Based on Revisions by William Davies & William Osborne & Daniel Petrie, Jr. Based on a Screenplay by Blake Snyder. 25 April, 1991. With revisions on different color paper through 6/19/91. 110 pp. LOCATION: BOX 27
  • VANISHING, THE. By Todd Graff. Second Draft. 10/15/91. 121 pp. LOCATION: BOX 30
  • WHITE SANDS. Written by: Daniel Pyne. May 6, 1991 DRAFT. 122 pp. Samuel L. Jackson played the role of "Greg Meeker." LOCATION: BOX 31
• 1992
  • AGAINST THE WALL. Screenplay by: Ron Hutchinson. September 16, 1992. 118 pp. Samuel L. Jackson played the role of "Jamaal." Under original title ATTICA. LOCATION: BOX 1
  • ANOTHER STAKEOUT. By Jim Kouf. 9/2/92. 123 pp. Sharon Schaffer played the role of "Tilghman." Under original working title STAKEOUT DOS. LOCATION: BOX 2
  • METEOR MAN, THE. Original Screenplay by Robert Townsend. Fourth Draft. January 21, 1992. 118 pp. Robert Townsend played the role of "Jefferson Reed." Under original working title THE INNER CITY FAIRY TALE. LOCATION: BOX 19
  • SKETCH ARTIST II: HANDS THAT SEE. By Michael Angeli. September 9, 1992. 95 pp. Michael Beach played the role of "George." Original title: HANDS THAT SEE. LOCATION: BOX 25
  • ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE. Written by Jack Bernstein. Revised Draft 2/24/92. 108 pp. Tone Loc played the role of "Emilio." LOCATION: BOX 1
  • AIR UP THERE, THE. Rewrite by Tony Gilroy Original Writers: Max Apple Ken Kaufman. Revision 11/12/92. 133 pp. LOCATION: BOX 1
  • AIR UP THERE, THE. Written by Max Apple revised by Ken Kaufman. Revised 4/8/92. 118 pp. LOCATION: BOX 1
  • AIR UP THERE, THE. Written by Max Apple revised by Ken Kaufman. Revised 3/20/92. 119 pp. With a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. Charles Gitonga Maina played the role of "Saleh" in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 1
  • BASIC INSTINCT. By Joe Eszterhas Revisions by Gary Goldman. March 6, 1991 with Blue Revisions 4/17/91. 114 pp. LOCATION: BOX 3
  • BASIC INSTINCT. By Joe Eszterhas. [ca. 1992] 107 pp. Bruce A. Young played the role of "Andrews." LOCATION: BOX 3
  • BODYGUARD, THE. An Original Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan. Revised Draft. November 30, 1977. 137 pp. Whitney Houston played the role of "Rachel Marron." LOCATION: BOX 4
  • CLEAN SLATE. By Robert King. September 18, 1992. 119 pp. James Earl Jones played the role of "John Dolby." LOCATION: BOX 7
  • COP AND 1/2. By Arne Olsen and Jon Connolly and David Loucka and Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal. REVISED DRAFT. June 20, 1991. With undated Pink Revisions. 114 pp. Norman D. Golden II played the role of "Devon Butler." LOCATION: BOX 7
  • COP AND 1/2. REVISED APRIL 15, 1992 with revisions on different color paper up through 6/23/92. About 120 pp. LOCATION: BOX 7
  • COP AND 1/2. Rewrite 3/2/92. 113 pp. LOCATION: BOX 7
  • DAVE. By Gary Ross. Revised Draft. March 13, 1992. 140 pp. Ving Rhames played the role of "Duane Stevenson." LOCATION: BOX 8
  • DAVE. By Gary Ross. Revised Draft. May 14, 1992. With revisions on different color paper up through 11/10/92. About 140 pp. LOCATION: BOX 8
  • DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN, THE Written by Marty Kaplan. April 17, 1992. SHOOTING SCRIPT. With revisions on different color paper through 4/24/92. Eddie Murphy played the role of "Thomas Jefferson Johnson." LOCATION: BOX 8
  • DR. GIGGLES. By Manny Coto. Fourth Draft. 2/23/92. 101 pp. Keith Diamond played the role of "Officer Joe Reitz." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • FLINTSTONES MOVIE, THE. Written by Rich Fogel & Mark Seidenberg. January 16, 1992. FINAL: April 14, 1992. With undated Pink Revisions. 110 pp. LOCATION: BOX 10
  • FOREIGN STUDENT. [ca. 1992]. 97 pp. Robin Givens played the role of "April." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • JUDGEMENT NIGHT. BY LEWIS COLICK. SHOOTING DRAFT. AUGUST 28, 1992. 182 pp. LOCATION: BOX 15
  • JUDGEMENT NIGHT. Rewritten by Lewis Colick. July 17, 1992. 107 pp. LOCATION: BOX 15
  • JUDGEMENT NIGHT. Rewritten by Lewis Colick. July 29, 1992. 101 pp. LOCATION: BOX 15
  • JUDGEMENT NIGHT. Rewritten by Lewis Colick. May 4, 1992. 106 pp. Cuba Gooding, Jr. played the role of "Mike Peterson." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • JUDGEMENT NIGHT. Rewritten by Lewis Colick. SHOOTING SCRIPT. August 4, 1992. 101 pp. LOCATION: BOX 15
  • NEW AGE, THE . By Michael Tolkin. July 14, 1992. First Draft. 127 pp. Samuel L. Jackson played the role of "Dale Deveaux." LOCATION: BOX 20
  • ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. By Sam Harper. Revised 9/14/92. 120 pp. Albert Hall played the role of "Sal Martinella." LOCATION: BOX 24
  • SOMMERSBY. Written by Nicholas Meyer Sarah Kernochan C. Gaby Mitchell. April 9, 1992. Blue Revisions 4/10/92. With MS. notes in an unknown hand. About 130 pp. James Earl Jones played the role of "Judge Barry Conrad Isaacs." LOCATION: BOX 26
  • TOYS. February 13, 1992. "Pink." Revisions on Pink and Blue paper. 174 pp.
  • TOYS January, 1992 February 10, 1992 (Blue). 174 pp. LL Cool J played the role of "Captain Patrick Zevo." LOCATION: BOX 29
  • VANISHING, THE. By Todd Graff. Revised Draft. March 10, 1992. Rev. 3/19/92 (Blue) 112 pp. Lynn Hamilton played the role of "Miss Carmichael." LOCATION: BOX 30
• 1993
  • I SPY RETURNS. Written by MICHAEL NORELL. SECOND DRAFT. May 10, 1993. 104 pp. Bill Cosby played the role of "Alexander Scott." Original title I SPY: THE COMEBACK KID. LOCATION: BOX 14
  • IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU. By Stephen Metcalfe & Andrew Bergman. (revised version no. 6). May 21, 1993. 128 pp. Isaac Hayes played the role of "Angel Dupree." Original title COP GIVES WAITRESS $TWO MILLION TIP! LOCATION: BOX 15
  • WITHOUT WARNING: TERROR IN THE TOWERS. Written by Duane Poole & Stephen Downing. REV. FINAL DRAFT. March 24, 1993. Revisions on different color paper through 04/30/93. About 102 pp. Andre Braugher played an unnamed role. LOCATION: BOX 32
  • BLOWN AWAY. By Joe Batteer and John Rice Story by John Rice, Joe Batteer and Jay Roach. FIRST REVISION. November 19, 1992. 120 pp. Forest Whitaker played the role of "Anthony Franklin." LOCATION: BOX 3
  • BLOWN AWAY. By Joe Batteer and John Rice Story by John Rice, Joe Batteer and Jay Roach. REVISED SHOOTING DRAFT August 18, 1993 Rev. 8/19/93 - Blue. 112 pp. LOCATION: BOX 3
  • CLEAN SLATE. By Robert King. FIRST SHOOTING DRAFT. FEBRUARY 9, 1993 with revisions up to 5/3/93. About 200 pp. James Earl Jones played the role of "John Dolby." LOCATION: BOX 7
  • FLINTSTONES, THE. By Tom Parker and Jim Jennewein. 2nd Draft. October 16, ----1992. 112 pp. LOCATION: BOX 10
  • FLINTSTONES, THE. Written by: Brian Levant, Nancy Steen & Neil Thompson, Al Aidekman, David Silverman & Stephen Sustarsic, Lloyd Garver, Cindy Begel revisions by: Brian Levant, Al Aidekman, Lloyd Garver, Rob Dames & Lenny Ripps, Fred Fox, Jr., Dava Savel. 2ND DRAFT. March 30, 1993. 114 pp. LOCATION: BOX 10
  • FLUKE. By Carlo Carlei and James Carrington rewrite by Tom Benedek. REVISIONS. June 25, 1993. 114 pp. Samuel L. Jackson provided the voice of "Rumbo." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • FLUKE. By Carlo Carlei and James Carrington rewrite by Tom Benedek. REVISED DRAFT. December 8, 1993. 112 pp. LOCATION: BOX 10
  • KANGAROO COURT. Screenplay by Laurence Andries. Revisions on different color paper up through 05/10/93. 43 pp. With a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. Mister Jones played the role of "Condor." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • LIGHTNING JACK. Original Screenplay by PAUL HOGAN. REVISION. 5/28/93. Revisions on different color paper up through 08/18/93. Cuba Gooding, Jr. played the role of "Ben Doyle." LOCATION: BOX 17
  • LITTLE BIG LEAGUE. Screenplay by Adam Scheinman based on a screenplay by Gregory K. Pincus. Revisions through 10/25/93. About 120 pp. Wolfgang Bodison played the role of "Spencer Hamilton." Autographed by film's star, Luke Edwards. LOCATION: BOX 17
  • LOSING ISAIAH. Screenplay by Naomi Foner. Revised First Draft. November 12, 1993. 124 pp. Halle Berry played the role of "Khaila Richards," in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 17
  • LOW DOWN DIRTY SHAME, A. By KEENEN IVORY WAYANS. POLISH #2. 11/5/93. 107 pp. Keenen Ivory Wayans played the role of "Shame." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • MAJOR LEAGUE II. Screenplay by R. J. Stewart. SECOND REVISED DRAFT. May 10, 1993. 120 pp. Dennis Haysbert played the role of "Pedro Cerrano." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • MOONLIGHT AND VALENTINO. By Ellen Simon. July 19, 1993. 114 pp. Whoopi Goldberg played the role of "Sylvie Morrow." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • NAKED GUN 33 1/3, THE. "THE FINAL INSULT." By Pat Proft. SECOND DRAFT. Eighth Revision. August 13, 1993. 122 pp. O.J. Simpson played the role of "Nordberg." LOCATION: BOX 20
  • NEW AGE, THE. By Michael Tolkin. With revisions on different color paper up through 3/18/93. About 125 pp. LOCATION: BOX 20
  • PAPER, THE. By David Koepp & Stephen Koepp. May 26, 1993, with revisions on different color paper up through 8/11/93. Geoffrey Owens played the role of "Lou." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • RUMPELSTILTSKIN. By Mark Jones Joe Ruby. REVISED. September 6, 1993. 94 pp. Sherman Augustus played the role of "John McCabe." LOCATION: BOX 24
  • SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION. By John Guare. JANUARY 25, 1993. Revisions through 4/27/93. About 137 pp. Will Smith played the role of "Paul." LOCATION: BOX 25
  • SPEED. Gaham Yost. March 31, 1993. 112 pp. Glenn Plummer played the role of the "Jaguar Owner." LOCATION: BOX 26
  • TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR. By Douglas Carter Beane. FIRST DRAFT. November 5, 199. 142 pp. Wesley Snipes played the role of "Noxeema Jackson." LOCATION: BOX 29
  • TWO IF BY SEA. By Denis Leary and Mike Armstrong. April 5, 1995. 113 pp. Yaphet Kotto played the role of "FBI Agent O'Malley." LOCATION: BOX 30
• 1994
  • MAJOR PAYNE. Draft by Dean Lorey & Damon Wayans. 2/4/94. 107 pp. Damon Wayans played the role of "Maj. Benson Payne." Original title: THE PRIVATE WAR OF MAJOR BENSON. LOCATION: BOX 18
  • O.J. SIMPSON STORY, THE. By Stephen Harrigan. REVISIONS. On different color paper through 8/10/94. Bobby Hosea played the title role. Under original title O.J. LOCATION: BOX 21
  • TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, THE. By RON HUTCHINSON. 25 AUG 94. 124 pp. Laurence Fishburne played the role of "Hannibal Lee." LOCATION: BOX 29
  • BAD BOYS. May 17, 1994 draft. 123 pp. Will Smith played the role of "Mike Lowrey," and Martin Lawrence played the role of "Marcus Burnett." LOCATION: BOX 2
  • BOYS ON THE SIDE. An original screenplay by Don Roos. Revisions on different color paper up through 2/24/94. About 132 pp. Whoopi Goldberg played the role of "Jane Deluca." LOCATION: BOX 4
  • CORRINA, CORRINA. By Jessie Nelson. October 1990. 117 pp. Whoopi Goldberg played the role of "Corrina Washington." LOCATION: BOX 7
  • DROP ZONE. By JEB STUART & JOHN BADHAM based on screenplays by PETER BARSOCHINI, JOHN BISHOP. 1/28/94. 125 pp. Wesley Snipes played the role of "Pete Nessip." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • DROP ZONE. By Peter Barsocchini Based on drafts by Peter Barsocchini Jeb Stuart John Bishop. Revisions on different color paper up through 4/25/94. About 130 pp. LOCATION: BOX 9
  • FATHER AND SCOUT. (Formerly titled "Cub Scouts"). Written by Sheldon Bull & Hoyt Hilsman. REVISED PINK SCRIPT. June 14, 1994 with revisions on different color paper up through 7/15/94. About 112 pp. Kimberly Scott played the role of "Francine." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • FIST OF THE NORTH STAR. A Screenplay By Peter Atkins and Tony Randel. FOURTH DRAFT. April 7, 1994. 83 pp. Downtown Julie Brown played the role of "Charlie." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • FREE WILLY II. Written by Corey Blechman and Karen Janszen and John Mattson. FINAL DRAFT. March 17, 1994. 114 pp. Mykelti Williamson played the role of "Dwight." LOCATION: BOX 11
  • GET SHORTY. By Scott Frank. REVISED. November 15, 1994. 133 pp. Delroy Lindo played the role of "Bo Catlett." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • HOW TO MAKE AN AMERICAN QUILT. Screenplay by Jane Anderson. 2nd DRAFT. April 22, 1994. 143 pp. Alfre Woodard played the role of "Marianna." LOCATION: BOX 14
  • KISS OF DEATH. FIRST DRAFT - Second Revision. 3/1/94. 116 pp. Samuel L. Jackson played the role of "Calvin Hart." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • LILY IN WINTER. By Robert Eisele. Blue Revision Pages 7/28/94. 108 pp. Natalie Cole played the role of "Lily Covington." LOCATION: BOX 17
  • LITTLE RASCALS, THE. Screenplay by Paul Guay & Stephen Mazur and Penelope Spheeris. SECOND DRAFT. November 12, 1993. 104 pp. Ross Bagley played the role of "Buckwheat." LOCATION: BOX 17
  • LITTLE RASCALS, THE. Screenplay by Paul Guay & Stephen Mazur and Penelope Spheeris. REVISED SECOND DRAFT. DECEMBER 3, 1993. 109 pp. LOCATION: BOX 17
  • LITTLE RASCALS, THE. Screenplay by Paul Guay & Stephen Mazur and Penelope Spheeris. THIRD DRAFT. DECEMBER 16, 1993. 104 pp. LOCATION: BOX 17
  • LITTLE RASCALS, THE. Screenplay by Paul Guay & Stephen Mazur and Penelope Spheeris. FOURTH DRAFT. DECEMBER 30, 1993. Yellow Revisions 1/12/94. 107 pp. LOCATION: BOX 17
  • LITTLE RASCALS, THE. Screenplay by Paul Guay & Stephen Mazur and Penelope Spheeris. Revisions on different color paper up through 2/24/94. About 120 pp. LOCATION: BOX 17
  • MAJOR PAYNE. BY DEAN LOREY & DAMON WAYANS. Draft Dated 6/6/94. Revised Blue 6/10/94. 110 pp. LOCATION: BOX 18
  • MONEY TRAIN, THE. Draft by David Loughery. Shooting Script. October 4, 1994. 117 pp. Wesley Snipes played the role of "John." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • PHAT BEACH. A Screenplay by: Doug Ellin Erwin Montgomery & Ben Morris Story based on a premise by Cleveland O'Neal. SHOOTING SCRIPT. Apr. 5, 1994. About 91 pp. Coolio appeared as himself in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 22
  • PIANO LESSON, THE. Written for Television by August Wilson. FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT. September 30, 1994. 109 pp. Charles S. Dutton played the role of "Boy Willie," in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX22
  • SHOWGIRLS. By Joe Eszterhas. June 1994. 135 pp. Glenn Plummer played the role of "James Smith." LOCATION: BOX 25
  • SHOWGIRLS. By Joe Eszterhas. September 30, 1994. 130 pp. LOCATION: BOX 25
  • SPEECHLESS. By Robert King. BUDGETING AND SCHEDULING DRAFT. [ca. 1994] 117 pp. Ernie Hudson played the role of "Ventura." LOCATION: BOX 26
  • SPEECHLESS. By Robert King. POLISH DRAFT. August 27, 1993. 117 pp. LOCATION: BOX 26
  • SPEECHLESS. By Robert King. SHOOTING SCRIPT. May 14, 1994. With revisions on Blue and Pink paper through June 21, 1994. About 118 pp. LOCATION: BOX 26
  • TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAR. By Douglas Carter Beane. SECOND DRAFT. February 22, 1994. 122 pp. Wesley Snipes played the role of "Noxeema Jackson." LOCATION: BOX 29
  • TYSON. By Robert P. Johnson. Blue Revisions 7/22/94. About 105 pp. Michael Jai White played the title role. LOCATION: BOX 30
  • TYSON. By Robert P. Johnson. With revisions through 9/26/94. About 105 pp. LOCATION: BOX 30
  • VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN. Written by Charlie Murphy, Michael Lucker & Chris Parker. A Story by Eddie Murphy, Vernon Lynch, Charlie Murphy. Director's Polish. 8/1/94. 117 pp. Eddie Murphy played the roles of "Maximillian/ Preacher Pauly/ Guido." LOCATION: BOX 30
  • WAITING TO EXHALE. by Terry McMillan and Ron Bass. REVISED FIRST DRAFT. October 4, 1994. 133 pp. With a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. Whitney Houston played the role of "Savannah 'Vannah' Jackson," in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 31
• 1995
  • DANGEROUS MINDS. By Ronald Bass and Jane Rusconi. REVISED FIRST DRAFT TELEPLAY. 11/30/95. "Property of Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films." Cast includes Courtney B. Vance and Coolio in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 8
  • D3: THE MIGHTY DUCKS. Revisions by Steven Brill. Screenplay by Jim Burnstein and Steven Brill. With revisions on different color paper up through 7/16/95. Matt Doherty played the role of "Lester Averman." Under original title: MIGHTY DUCKS III. LOCATION: BOX 8
  • SOUL OF THE GAME. By David Himmelstein. FINAL DRAFT. September, 1995. With revisions through 10/19/95. 110 pp. Delroy Lindo played the role of "Satchel Paige." Original title: BASEBALL IN BLACK AND WHITE. LOCATION: BOX 26
  • THREE KINGS. By John Ridley. WRITER'S REV. FIRST DRAFT. OCTOBER 5th, 1995. 131 pp. Ice Cube played the role of "Chief Elgin." Under original title SPOILS OF WAR. LOCATION: BOX 29
  • ANACONDA. This Draft Written by Jim Cash & Jack Epps, Jr. Previous Drafts by Hans Bauer and John M. Mandel. Second C&E Draft June 27, 1995. 121 pp. Ice Cube played the role of "Danny Rich." LOCATION: BOX 1
  • BLUE STREAK. Rewrite by Stephen Carpenter. SECOND REVISION. June 16, 1995. 112 pp. Martin Lawrence played the role of "Miles Logan," Dave Chappelle played the role of "Tulley." LOCATION: BOX 3
  • CLOCKERS. Richard Price and Spike Lee. Fourth Draft. June, 1994. 118 pp. LOCATION: BOX 7
  • CLOCKERS. Richard Price and Spike Lee. SECOND DRAFT. February, 1994. 113 pp. Delroy Lindo played the role of "Rodney Little." LOCATION: BOX 7
  • CLOCKERS. Richard Price and Spike Lee. Yellow Revisions (Photocopy, only white pages). July 7, 1994. About 150 pp. LOCATION: BOX 7
  • CLOCKERS. Richard Price. ONE MILLIONTH DRAFT. September 1, 1995. 138 pp. LOCATION: BOX 7
  • CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY. screenplay by RONALD HARWOOD. FINAL DRAFT. August 1994. 145 pp. James Earl Jones played the role of "Rev. Stephen Kumalo." LOCATION: BOX 8
  • EXECUTIVE DECISION. Written by Jim and John Thomas. SEVENTH PRODUCTION REWRITE. June 11, 1995. 154 pp. Halle Berry played the role of "Jean, Flight Attendant." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • FATHER FOR CHARLIE, A. By H. Haden Yelin. 101 pp. Louis Gossett Jr. played the role of "Walter Osgood." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • GREAT WHITE HYPE, THE. By Ron Shelton. First Draft. 2/10/95. 117 pp. Samuel L. Jackson played the role of "Rev. Fred Sultan." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • INSIDE OUT. Screenplay by William Mastrosimone. Undated. Never produced. Includes an Africa American character named "Prince." LOCATION: BOX 14
  • JUMANJI. Screenplay by Greg Taylor & Jim Strain and Chris Van Allsburg and Jonathan Hensleigh. Revisions by Carrol Cartwright & Topper Lilien. Shooting Draft with Revisions up through 04/03/95. About 117 pp. David Alan Grier played the role of "Carl Bentley." LOCATION: BOX 15
  • LAST DANCE. A Screenplay by Ron Koslow Shooting Draft January 6, 1995. Green Revisions 2/17/95. About 130 pp. Diane Sellers played the role of "Inmate Reggie." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • NICK OF TIME. By Ebbe Roe Smith and Patrick Duncan. January 27, 1995. 113 pp. Charles S. Dutton played the role of "Huey." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • ONE FINE DAY. By Ellen Simon. Based on an original draft by Terrel Seltzer. October 23, 1995. 118 pp. Anna Maria Hosford played the role of "Evelyn." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • PHENOMENOM. Original screenplay by Gerald DiPego. Fourth Draft. August 2, 1995. 128 pp. Forest Whitaker played the role of "Nate Pope." LOCATION: BOX 22
  • ROSEWOOD. An Original Screenplay by Gregory Poirier. Screen Story by John Singleton. November 7, 1995. 121 pp. Ving Rhames played the role of "Mann." LOCATION: BOX 24
  • SET IT OFF. By Kate Lanier. based on an original screenplay by Takashi Bufford. August 10, 1995. 99 pp. Queen Latifah played the role of "Cleopatra 'Cleo' Sims." LOCATION: BOX 25
  • SGT. BILKO. [ca. 1995]. 121 pp. No title page. Darryl Mitchell played the role of "Pfc. Walter T. Holbrook." LOCATION: BOX 25
  • SGT. BILKO. By Andy Breckman. Revised Fourth Draft Polish. February 14, 1995. 130 pp. LOCATION: BOX25
  • SGT. BILKO. By Andy Breckman. Revised Fourth Draft Polish. February 14, 1995. With revisions on different color paper through 3/6/95. About 130 pp. LOCATION: BOX 25
  • SPY HARD. Screenplay by Dick Chudnow Rick Friedberg and Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer. Sixth Draft. 7/19/95. With revisions on different color paper through 11/02/95. About 130 pp. Ray Charles played the role of the "Bus Driver." LOCATION: BOX 26
  • STRIPTEASE. Andrew Bergman. March 21, 1995. 140 pp. Ving Rhames played the role of "Shad." LOCATION: BOX 27
  • TALES FROM THE HOOD. Written by Rusty Cundieff & Darin Scott. Revised Third draft. May 19, 1994. 98 pp. Clarence Williams III played the role of "Mr. Simms" in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 28
  • TALES FROM THE HOOD. Written by Rusty Cundieff & Darin Scott. Shooting Draft. Revised Fourth Draft. Revisions on different color paper through 9/10/94. About 100 pp. LOCATION: BOX 28
  • THAT THING YOU DO! By Tom Hanks. Revisions through September 18, 1995. 131 pp. Obba Babatunde played the role of "Lamarr." LOCATION: BOX 28
• 1996
  • ALAN SMITHEE FILM: BURN, HOLLYWOOD, BURN, AN. By Joe Eszterhas. First Draft Screenplay. June, 1996. 125 pp. Coolio played the role of "Dion Brothers," Chuck D. played the role of "Leon Brothers." Under original title AN ALAN SMITHEE FILM. LOCATION: BOX 5
  • ALAN SMITHEE FILM: BURN, HOLLYWOOD, BURN, AN. By Joe Eszterhas. June, 1996. About 150 pp. Under original title AN ALAN SMITHEE FILM. LOCATION: BOX 5
  • ASSASSINATION FILE, THE. Screenplay by John Harrison Based on the Screenplay by: Bruce Miller. Final Draft 3/28/96 with Yellow Revisions through 4/30/96. 97 pp. Victor Love played the role of "Anthony Laskey," a black presidential candidate. Under original working title OUT IN THE COLD. LOCATION: BOX 2
  • MURDER AT 1600. By Wayne Beach & David Hodgin Revisions by Steven Maeda Revisions by Wayne Beach Revisions by Vince McKewin. February 16, 1996. 119 pp. Wesley Snipes played the role of "Det. Harlan Regis." Under original title EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE. LOCATION: BOX 20
  • BAD BOYS II. By Dan Gordon. Revised First Draft March 15, 1996. 123 pp. Will Smith played the role of "Mike Lowrey," Martin Lawrence played the role of "Marcus Burnett." LOCATION: BOX 2
  • CELTIC PRIDE. Judd Apatow Story by Judd Apatow and Colin Quinn. 5/2/95. Second Draft. 119 pp. Damon Wayans played the role of "Lewis Scott." LOCATION: BOX 6
  • DEVIL'S ADVOCATE. By Lawrence D. Cohen revised by Jonathan Lemkin revised by Robert Mark Kamen revised by Jonathan Lemkin revised by Tony Gilroy. WHITE SHOOTING DRAFT. October 15, 1996. With revisions through 11/2/96. 146 pp. Tamara Tunie played the role of "Mrs. Jackie Heath." LOCATION: BOX 8
  • DOCTOR DOLITTLE. Written by Nat Mauldin. THIRD DRAFT. April 2, 1996. 117 pp. Eddie Murphy played the role of "Dr. John Dolittle." LOCATION: BOX 8
  • FALLEN. Original Screenplay by Nicholas Kazan. Production Draft. August 21, 1996. 140 pp. Denzel Washington played the role of "Det. John Hobbes." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • INDEPENDENCE DAY. By Dean Devlin & Roland Emmerich. [ca. 1995] 139 pp. Will Smith played the role of "Captain Steven Hiller." LOCATION: BOX 14
  • INDEPENDENCE DAY. By Dean Devlin & Roland Emmerich. 2nd Draft 5/11/95. 137 pp. LOCATION: BOX 14
  • MARS ATTACKS. Rewritten by Jonathan Gems. Written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. Original screenplay by Jonathan Gems. 107 pp. Jim Brown played the role of "Byron Williams." LOCATION: BOX 18
  • MONEY TALKS. By Joel Cohen & Alex Sokolow. Rewrite by Vince McKewin. SHOOTING DRAFT. Revisions on different color paper up through August 6, 1996. About 105 pp. Chris Tucker played the role of "Franklin Hatchett." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • NUTTY PROFESSOR, THE. By David Sheffield & Barry Blaustein. SECOND DRAFT POLISH. April 15, 1994. 106 pp. Eddie Murphy played many roles in this movie. LOCATION: BOX 21
  • PLAYING GOD. By Mark Haskell Smith. May 5, 1996. With revisions on different color paper through 7/16/96. About 110 pp. Gary Dourdan played the role of "Yates." LOCATION: BOX 22
  • SPACE JAM. By Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick. Revisions by Timothy Harris & Herschel Weingrod. SHOOTING SCRIPT. June 16, 1995. With revisions on different color paper through 8/8/95. About 110 pp. Michael Jordan played the role of himself. LOCATION: BOX 26
  • SPAWN. Story by Mark Dippe and Alan McElroy. Screenplay by Alan McElroy. Revisions by Mark Dippe. August 5, 1996. Green revisions through 10/9/96. With MS. notes in an unknown hand. Michael Jai White played the role of "Al Simmons."
  • STEEL. Written by Kenneth Johnson. Revisions by Kenny Buford. FOURTH REVISION. August 1, 1996. 114 pp. Shaquille O'Neal played the role of "John Henry Irons/ Steel." LOCATION: BOX 26
• 1997
  • MERCURY RISING. Written by Lawrence Konner & Mark Rosenthal Janet & David Peoples. Yellow Revisions May 27, 1997. 133 pp. Chi McBride played the role of "Tommy B. Jordan." Under original title SIMON. LOCATION: BOX 19
  • ART OF WAR. Screenplay by Wayne Beach - June 10th 1997 Revision by Kevin Bernhardt - June 7th 1999 1st Draft - REVISION by Simon Davis Barry. July 23rd, 1999. 112 pp. Wesley Snipes played the role of "Neil Shaw." LOCATION: BOX 2
  • BEST LAID PLANS. By Theodore Griffin. Final Draft (White) - 11/14/97. 132 pp. Terrence Howard played the role of "Jimmy." LOCATION: BOX 3
  • CITY OF ANGELS. By Dana Stevens based on "Wings of Desire" by Wim Wenders. February 5, 1997. 124 pp. Andre Braugher played the role of "Cassiel." LOCATION: BOX 6
  • DEEP IMPACT. By Bruce-Joel Rubin Revisions by Michael Tolkin and John Wells. With revisions through 06/27/97. About 140 pp. Morgan Freeman played the role of "President Tom Beck." LOCATION: BOX 8
  • HOPE. By Kerry Kennedy. May 2, 1997. Revisions on different color paper up through 6/18/97. About 101 pp. Jeffrey D. Sams played the role of "Jediah Walker." LOCATION: BOX 13
  • HOPE FLOATS. By Steven Rogers. 4/10/97. 123 pp. Bill Cobbs played the role of a "Nurse." LOCATION: BOX 13
  • HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK. By Ron Bass & Terry McMillan. POLISH. June 28, 1997. 120 pp. Angela Bassett played the role of "Stella Payne" in a largely black cast. [Harvard has a variant of this script.] LOCATION: BOX 13
  • JACKIE BROWN. Written for the screen by Quentin Tarantino. Revisions Blue 4/23/97. 164 pp. Pam Grier played the title role. LOCATION: BOX 15
  • LIFE. By Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone. November 18, 1997. 117 pp. Eddie Murphy played the role of "Rayford Gibson," in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 17
  • LIVING OUT LOUD. By RICHARD LAGRAVENESE. Revisions on different color paper up through 4/18/97. About 130 pp. Queen Latifah played the role of "Liz Bailey." LOCATION: BOX 17
  • MEMBER OF THE WEDDING, THE. Written for Television by David W. Rintels. --- [ca. 1997] 97 pp. Alfre Woodard played the role of "Berenice Sadie Brown." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY, A. written by Steve Koren Will Ferrell & Chris Kattan With revisions on different color paper up through 7/18/97. About 150 pp. Micheal Clarke Duncan played the role of the "Roxbury Bouncer." LOCATION: BOX 21
  • ONCE IN THE LIFE (AKA "RIFF RAFF"). By LAURENCE FISHBURNE. February 6, 1997. 133 pp. Laurence Fishburne played the role of "20/20 Mike," in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 21
  • PLEASANTVILLE. A Fairytale by Gary Ross. Script Date December 6, 1996 with revisions through April 17, 1997. About 150 pp. Denise Dowse played the role of the "Health Teacher." LOCATION: BOX22
  • SPECIES II: OFFSPRING. By Chris Brancato. 2nd Revisions. February 6, 1997. 106 pp. LOCATION: BOX 26
  • SPECIES II: OFFSPRING. By Peter M. Lenkov. Second Draft. October 11, 1996. 125 pp. Mykelti Williamson played the role of "Dennis Gamble." LOCATION: BOX 26
• 1998
  • BULWORTH. Story by Warren Beatty; Screenplay by Warren Beatty & Jereny Pikser. [no date]. 152 p. Cast includes Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, and Isaiah Washington. LOCATION: BOX 5
  • BULWORH. Spiral bound book of photocopied press clippings. [no date, unpaged]. LOCATION: BOX 5
  • DYING TO GET RICH. By John Landis. NEW DRAFT. 2/25/98. 115 pp. Bill Duke played the role of "Detective Scott." Under original title SUSAN'S PLAN. LOCATION: BOX 9
  • MUSIC OF THE HEART. Original screenplay by Pamela Gray. FIRST DRAFT. February 13, 1998. 119 pp. Angela Bassett played the role of "Principal Janet Williams." Under original title FIFTY VIOLINS. LOCATION: BOX 20
  • 13TH FLOOR, THE. Written by Josef Rusnak and Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez. Revised Yellow 2/18/98. 115 pp. With a few MS. notes in an unknown hand. Dennis Haysbert played the role of "Detective Larry McBain." LOCATION: BOX 1
  • DOUBLE PLATINUM. By Nina Shengold Revisions by Katie Ford Current Revisions by Renee Longstreet. Final Draft (White) November 16, 1998. Revisions on different color paper through December 21, 1998. Diana Ross played the role of "Olivia King," in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 8
  • END OF DAYS. Written by Andrew W. Marlowe. 8/24/98. Revised Draft. 105 pp. CCH Pounder played the role of "Detective Margie Francis." LOCATION: BOX 9
  • FARE TO REMEMBER, A. Original Draft Written by Bob Reece. SHOOTING SCRIPT. Rev. 4.0. Draft Date: July 26, 1998. With Blue and Green Revisions up to 7/27/98. About 100 pp. Malcolm Jamal-Warner played the role of "Winter Valen." LOCATION: BOX 10
  • GALAXY QUEST [THE LOST EPISODE]. By Robert Gordon. 8/10/98. 1st Revisions. 116 pp. Darryl Mitchell played the role of "Tommy Webber." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL. By Dick Beebe Adapted from the screenplay by Robb White. REVISED DRAFT. October 16, 1998. 122 pp. Taye Diggs played the role of "Eddie Baker." [Harvard has a variant of this script.] LOCATION: BOX 13
  • I STILL KNOW [WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER]. Screenplay by Trey Callaway FIRST DRAFT: 1/14/98. SECOND DRAFT: 2/24/98. 100 pp. Brandy Norwood played the role of "Karla Wilson." LOCATION: BOX 14
  • ICE. Written by Rod Taylor & Bruce Taylor Revisions by John J. McLaughlin. Revisions on different color paper up through 1/15/98. About 99 pp. Flex Alexander played the role of "Flex Alexander." LOCATION: BOX 14
  • IDLE HANDS. By Terri Hughes & Ron Milbauer and John Brancato & Michael Ferris. 2/18/98. 104 pp. Includes MS. notes and doodles. Vivica A. Fox played the role of "Debi LeCure." LOCATION: BOX 14
  • IN TOO DEEP. By Michael Henry Brown & Paul Aaron. Shooting Script - 10/02/98. 119 pp. Omar Epps played the role of "Jeff Cole/J. Reid." LOCATION: BOX 14
  • MIND PREY. By Adam Greenman. With revisions on different color paper up through 06/01/98. About 100 pp. Eriq La Salle played the role of "Lucas Davenport." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • MOD SQUAD, THE. By Stephen Kay & Scott Silver. February 6, 1998. 126 pp. Omar Epps played the role of "Lincoln Hayes." LOCATION: BOX 19
  • RANDOM HEARTS. Screenplay by Kurt Luedtke & David Rayfiel. August 24th,1998. 2d SHOOTING draft. MS. is marked August 25, 1998. 127 pp. Charles S. Dutton played the role of "Alcee." LOCATION: BOX 23
  • SENSELESS. By Craig Mazin & Greg Erb. March 28, 1997. 119 pp. Marlon Wayans played the role of "Darryl Witherspoon." LOCATION: BOX 25
  • SENSELESS. By Greg Erb & Craig Mazin. May 28, 1997. SHOOTING SCRIPT. With revisions on different color paper through 07/30/97. About 120 pp. LOCATION: BOX 25
  • SWING VOTE. Written by Ron Bass. Revisions by Jane Rusconi. August 14, 1998. With revisions on different color paper through 12/17/98. 114 pp. Harry Belafonte played the role of "Will Dunn." LOCATION: BOX 28
• 1999
  • CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN SUBURBIA. Screenplay by Larry Gross. April 14, 1999. shooting draft. 109 pp. Jeffrey Wright played the role of "Chris." Under original title CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN HIGH SCHOOL. LOCATION: BOX 7
  • CIDER HOUSE RULES, THE. By John Irving Adapted from his novel. Revised: January 1997. 143 pp. Delroy Lindo played the role of "Arthur Rose," Erykah Badu played the role of "Rose Rose." LOCATION: BOX 6
  • GLADIATOR. by David Franzoni Revisions by John Logan. 11/11/98. Polish. 123 pp. Djimon Hounsou played the role of "Juba." LOCATION: BOX 12
  • HIGH FIDELITY. By D.V. De Vincentis, Steve Pink & John Cusack. 02/19/99. Revised Draft. 120 pp. Lisa Bonet played the role of "Marie de Salle." LOCATION: BOX 13
  • LADIES MAN, THE. By Tim Meadows, Dennis McNicholas, Andrew Steele. Scene numbered script. Based on July 9, 1999. 107 pp. Tim Meadows played the role of "Leon Phelps." LOCATION: BOX 16
  • LADIES' MAN, THE. By Tim Meadows, Dennis McNicholas, Andrew Steele. August 26, 1999. About 100 pp. LOCATION: BOX 16
  • SCORE, THE. Original Screenplay by Daniel E. Taylor. Revised Draft by Ebbe Roe Smith. Current Draft by Kario Salem. August 28, 1999. 120 pp. Angela Bassett played the role of "Diane." LOCATION: BOX 25
• 2001
  • FRIDAY AFTER NEXT. WRAP BINDER. [Executive Producer] Doug Curtis. Includes the script, with Pink, Blue and Yellow revisions through 11/28/01. 100 pp. Also includes about 200 pp. of production information, including Wrap Memo, Inventories, Crew List, Vendor List, Cast List/Contracts, Schedules, Location List, Call Sheets, and Production Reports. Bound in a large loose-leaf binder. LOCATION: BOX 11
• 2002
  • FRIDAY AFTER NEXT (X-MAS IN THE HOOD). By Ice Cube. [ca. 2002] 101 pp. Ice Cube played the role of "Craig," in a largely black cast. LOCATION: BOX 11