William L Stuart Screenwriter (2 results)
Big Town: Country Editor (Original teleplay script for the 1956 television episode)
Mark Stevens (director, producer, starring); William L. Stuart (screenwriter); Mason Curry, Esther Dale, Robert Gist (starring)
Published by MS Productions, Burbank, CA, 1956
- Softcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFinal Draft script for season six, episode 30 of the 1956 television show, originally broadcast May 1, 1956 on NBC. Copy belonging to Mason Curry, who played Grady, with his name on the front wrapper in manuscript pencil and manuscript pencil annotations, additions and changes to his scenes throughout. Episode 30 of season six o…f the television show "Big Town," a series focused on the adventures of Steve Wilson and his staff at "The Illustrated Press" newspaper, as they cover the hard hitting stories and social issues of the day. Brown titled wrappers, production no. 537. Title page present, dated February 3, 1956, noted as Final, with credits for screenwriter William L. Stuart. 32 leaves, with last page of text numbered 30B. Mechanical duplication, with revision pages throughout, dated February 10, 1956. Pages Very Good, wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads.
More imagesKraft [Mystery] Theatre: Night Cry (Archive of material for the 1958 television episode)
Peter Falk, Jack Klugman (starring); Larry Cohen (screenwriter); William L. Stuart (novel); Michael Dreyfuss (director)
Published by National Broadcasting Company [NBC], Burbank, CA, 1958
- Softcover
- Signed
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerArchive of material for the 1958 television episode, which originally aired on August 13, 1958, on NBC, including one Revised First Draft script, a ten-page typescript treatment, and approximately 70 unnumbered typescript draft leaves. Revised First Draft script, treatment script, and one draft page signed by screenwriter Larry…Cohen, with Cohen's manuscript annotations throughout all materials, noting substantive revisions and deletions. "Kraft Theatre" was a dramatic anthology television series which aired on NBC from 1947 to 1958. In this installment, based on William L. Stuart's 1948 novel, a tough, troubled cop is assigned to a homicide case, and begins to use brutal tactics to force the lead suspect to confess. The television debut of actor Peter Falk. An early venture for screenwriter Larry Cohen, who would go on to write Blaxploitation films "Bone" (1972), "Black Caesar" (1973), and "Hell Up in Harlem" (1973), as well as several popular horror and science fiction films, including "It's Alive" (1974), "God Told Me To" (1976), and "The Stuff" (1985). Set and shot on location in New York. Revised First Draft: Self wrappers. Title page present, dated 8/4/58, noted as 1ST REVISION, with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen. 103 leaves, with last page of text numbered III-97. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, with first and last leaves detached from the binding, partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Treatment: Self wrappers. Title page present, undated, noted as OUTLINE, with credits for screenwriter Larry Cohen and novelist William L. Stuart. 10 leaves, not numbered. Typescript, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, partially bound with a single staple to the top left corner. Treatment and loose draft pages housed in a manila envelope. Pagination for typescript draft materials available upon request.
