Finding Aid for the Jerry Bresler motion picture scripts, 1944-1963
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Jerry Bresler motion picture scripts,
Date (inclusive): 1944-1963
Collection number: 229
Creator: Bresler, Jerry
Extent: 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Abstract: Jerry Bresler was a songwriter and a producer. The collection consists of motion picture scripts and a small amount of sheet
music that appears to be related to his career.
Language: Finding aid is written in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Performing Arts Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Performing
Arts Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Performing Arts Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1977.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Jerry Bresler motion picture scripts> (Collection 229). Performing Arts Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Biography
Jerome Bresler was born April 13, 1908 in Denver, Colorado. He started his career as a production supervisor, working for
small companies, but would eventually start his own independent company. He joined MGM as a unit manager in the late 1930s
working on the
Dr. Kildare series and other films. After winning Academy Awards for the short subject films
Heavenly Music and
Stairway to Light, he went on to produce feature films. Among his film credits are
After Dark,
Bewitched,
Casino Royale,
Major Dundee, and
The Vikings. He died August 23, 1977 in Los Angeles, California.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of motion picture scripts related to the career of producer Jerry Bresler. Among the 20-plus scripts
are
An Act of Murder,
Another Part of the Forest,
Casino Royale,
Diamond Head ,
Gidget Goes Hawaiian, and
The Vikings. Also included in the collection are a small collection of snapshots and a small amount of sheet music. Notably missing
from the collection are scripts from his academy winning short subject films,
Heavenly Music and
Stairway to Light.
Organization and Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by project title.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Bresler, Jerry -- Archives
Motion picture producers and directors -- Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
Film scripts
Container List
Box 1, Folder 1
Abandoned
1949 April 20
Note
Final shooting script.
Box 1, Folder 2
Abandoned
1949 July 25
Note
Continuity and dialogue script.
Box 1, Folder 3
Act Of Murder
1948 Jan 13
Note
Revised final shooting script written by Michael Blankfort.
Box 1, Folder 4
Act Of Murder
1948 Nov 4
Note
Continuity and dialogue script.
Box 1, Folder 5
Another Part of the Forest
1947 July 28
Note
Final shooting script. Three-act play written by Lillian Hellman.
Box 1, Folder 7
Another Part of the Forest
1947 July 28
Note
Final shooting script. Original play by Lillian Hellman. Screenplay by Vladimir Pozner.
Box 1, Folder 6
Another Part of the Forest
1948 March 17
Note
Continuity and dialogue script.
Box 1, Folder 8
Arnelo Affair, The
1946 Nov 5
Box 2, Folder 1
Assignment Children
1954 Nov 2
Box 2, Folder 2
Because They're Young
1959 July 28
Note
Revised final draft script.
Box 2, Folder 3
Because They're Young
1959 July 28
Note
Revised final draft script.
Box 2, Folder 5
Casino Royale
no date
Note
Script, handwritten note and music titles for section numbers list.
Box 2, Folder 6
Convicted
1949 Nov 30
Note
Final draft script written by William Bowers.
Box 2, Folder 8
Diamond Head
1962 Feb 14
Note
Revised final draft script.
Box 2, Folder 7
Diamond Head
1969 Oct 5
Note
First estimating draft written by Marguerite Roberts.
Box 3, Folder 1
Flying Missile, The
1950 June 27
Box 3, Folder 2
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (folder 1 of 3)
1960 Oct 19
Note
Revised final draft script and 41 snapshots.
Box 3, Folder 3
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (folder 2 of 3)
1960 Oct 19
Note
Revised final draft script and 30 snapshots.
Box 3, Folder 4
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (folder 3 of 3)
1960 Oct 19
Note
Revised final draft script and 36 snapshots.
Box 3, Folder 5
Gidget Goes To Rome
1962 Sep 8
Box 4, Folder 10
Laura Lee
no date
Note
Sheet music - words by Liam Sullivan and music by Forrest Wood
Box 3, Folder 7
Main Street After Dark (Paddyrollers)
1944 July 31
Box 4, Folder 12
Major Dundee March
no date
Box 3, Folder 6
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
no date
Note
Revised final draft script written by Rod Amateau.
Box 4, Folder 11
Shall We Gather At The River
no date
Box 4, Folder 1
Singapore
1947 Feb 25
Note
Script, written by Seton I. Miller and Robert Thoeren.
Box 4, Folder 2
Singapore
1947 July 28
Note
Continuity and dialogue script.
Box 4, Folder 3
Vikings, The
1957 Jan 17
Note
Revised final screenplay script.
Box 4, Folder 5
Vikings, The
1957 Sep 1
Note
Script revised and annotated with 48 snapshots.
Box 4, Folder 4
Vikings, The
1958 April 18
Note
Continuity and dialogue script.
Box 4, Folder 6
Vikings, The
no date
Note
69 snapshots for script.
Box 4, Folder 7
Watchtower Over Tomorrow
1945 March 19
Box 4, Folder 9
Web, The
1947 May 14
Note
Continuity and dialogue script.
