Finding Aid for the Mark Robson Papers, 1943-1979
Finding Aid for the Mark Robson Papers, 1943-1979
Collection number: 97
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- Produced films
- Professional/personal material
- Projects
- Scripts submitted to Mark Robson
PRODUCED FILMS
AVALANCHE EXPRESS (1979)
Production Material
Tentative shooting schedules, budget, press clippings, one contact sheet of the train and its station.
Action notes, call sheets, budget increases and adjustments.
Script Material
Fourth draft screenplay by Abraham Polonsky, annotated, 12/30/77 (113p). With list of scenes omitted, "Day Out Of Days" schedule and "Italian Survey".
Fifth draft screenplay by Abraham Polonsky, annotated, 3/9/78, revised 4/4/78 (92p). With Call Sheet.
BEDLAM (1946)
Script Material
Screenplay, annotated, no author, 6/30/45, last revised 7/16/45 (108p). With list of scenes LIFE magazine wants to shoot.
THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI (1954)
Storyboards
Storyboards.
Script Material
Rev. Final Shooting Script by Valentine Davies with annotations, 12/6/53, revised 2/2/54 (123p). Also shooting schedule.
Rev. Final Shooting Script by Valentine Davies with annotations, 11/5/53, revised 11/23/53 (127p).
BRIGHT VICTORY (1951)
Storyboards
Storyboards.
Script Material
Screenplay, by Robert Buckner, of LIGHTS OUT, rev. 9/14/50 (121p).
Press and Publicity Material
Clippings and reviews of the film. Also, suggestions for scenes and related photos.
CHAMPION (1949)
Production Material
Shooting shedule, notes on the fight and other scenes.
Script Material
Screenplay, annotated, by Carl Foreman, based on the story by Ring Lardner, 10/16/48, last revised 10/25/48 (130p).
DADDY'S GONE A-HUNTING (1969)
Production Material
General production correspondence.
Second Unit shots at studios.
Set designs by James Sullivan and Stan Johnson. Some marked "void".
Set designs by James Sullivan and Stan Johnson.
Architectural sketches and drawings by James Sullivan. Also plot plans to the "Paramount Studio-Culver" and unlabled sketches for a church and house.
Script Material
Original screenplay by Larry Cohen and Lorenzo Semple Jr., with annotations, n.d. (130p).
Third Revision by Larry Cohen and Lorenzo Semple Jr., with annotations, 8/7/68 (131p).
Script, no author, n.d. (133p).
Script, no author, n.d. (129p).
Press and Publicity Material
Invitation to the Academy screening of the film, 6/29/69.
EARTHQUAKE (1974)
Production Material
Call sheets, January-June, 1974.
Financial records, travel arrangements.
Clippings, correspondence regarding Sensurround sound system.
Daily Production Reports, January-June, 1974.
Crew and Cast Lists and announcements, 1974.
Pre-production research, clippings and reports on earthquakes.
Staff and crew lists, notes on stunt and special effects shots.
Clippings regarding disasters in general and the public's taste for films about them.
Shooting schedules, 12/27/74, 2/25/74.
Additional scenes for the television broadcast of EARTHQUAKE, M. Robson's complaints and television credit, material edited out for broadcast.
Writer's Guild material, correspondence, and clippings regarding the writing credits for EARTHQUAKE.
Legal correspondence regarding Mario Puzo vs. Universal City Studios, also preliminary cast list.
Production budgets, 1/8/74, 2/11/74, 2/22/74.
Deposition by M. Robson for Mario Puzo vs. Universal City Studios, 11/6/74.
Notes by M. Robson on characters, script revisions, letter from George Fox to Jennings Lang (1/28/73) regarding his script revision ideas, storyboard sketches, list of scenes which would give the film an "R" rating.
Script Material
2nd draft screenplay, by Mario Puzo, 8/1/72 (133p).
Final Screenplay, by George Fox, with annotations, rev. 12/13/72 (118p).
New Rev. Shooting Script, by George Fox, with annotations, n.d. (118p).
Second Actors Revision, by George Fox, n.d. (124p).
Step Sequence, by George Fox, [1973] (10p.) includes memorandum.
Script, with annotations, n.d. (116p).
Final Screenplay, by George Fox, with annotations, 2/19/74 (126p).
Step Sequence, by George Fox, with notes and suggested changes, 4/19/73 (14p).
Stills
Stills and resumes of actors under consideration for roles.
Stills and resumes from actors and their agents seeking roles in EARTHQUAKE.
One-shot stills of the major stars, with ID numbers on the back, 8x10, B&W glossies, 10 items.
Miscellaneous
Correspondence from fans to M. Robson regarding EARTHQUAKE.
Press and Publicity Material
Clippings, reviews, 1974-1975.
Clippings, notifications regarding Academy Awards and other recognition of EARTHQUAKE.
Pre- and Post-production publicity, ads, interviews with the stars of EARTHQUAKE.
Clippings regarding EARTHQUAKE's box-office returns.
Magazines: HOMESTEAD AFB, (n.d.) and AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER (11/74).
Studio photo and biography of M. Robson; 10/25/74, also notes on EARTHQUAKE's themes and characters.
Invitation to and program from the benefit world premire of EARTHQUAKE (11/14/74), program from the 47th Academy Awards (4/8/75).
Release date schedules.
Correspondence, memos, and forms regarding EARTHQUAKE's Academy Awards nomination for Special Effects.
Magazines: INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER (Feb. 1971; Oct. 1974), NU MED FILMKLUBBERS PROGRAM (4/75), DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA ACTION (Jan.-Feb. 1975).
Advertsing postcards for EARTHQUAKE, color, 6x9, 4 items.
Program from the World Premiere Benefit of EARTHQUAKE for the Will Rogers Hospital, 11/14/74.
EDGE OF DOOM (1950)
Storyboards
Storyboards.
Production Material
Letter to M. Robson, signed "Carole" re: retakes, Ivan Volkman, et al. Incl. clipping (H'wood Reporter) about the SDG calling for loyalty oaths, and reference to a quote by William Randolph Hearst.
Script Material
Final draft screenplay by Philip Yordan, 11/12/49, last revised 1/4/50, pages not consecutively numbered. Also, dust jacket to the novel by Leo Brady and Shooting Schedules.
FROM THE TERRACE (1959)
Production Material
Casting notes, budget sheets, and staff lists.
Script Material
Reader's Reports on FROM THE TERRACE, novel by John O'Hara, also Story Cost Reports, correspondence regarding the scripts and a Censorship Request.
Screenplay, annotated, by Ernest Lehman, 11/23/59; 165p.
Screenplay, annotated, by Ernest Lehman, 6/1/59; 232p.
Press and Publicity Material
Correspondence regarding book promotion, censorship, editing, previews, etc.
Clippings and reviews of the novel FROM THE TERRACE by John O'Hara, also profiles of O'Hara.
Press clippings and ads for THE TERRACE.
THE GHOST SHIP (1943)
Script Material
Screenplay, annotated, no author, revised 8/17/43; 91p.
Press and Publicity Material
Clippings, reviews.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA JUNE (1971)
Production Material
Shooting schedules 2/17/71 (11p), 5/26/71 (2p), 4/2/71 (11p), 3/10/71 (4p).
Correspondence regarding the shooting, clippings and congratulations on the start of filming.
Notes from meeting with Kurt Vonnegut, words to be deleted from the script, stock in the The Filmakers Group, Susannah York's work conditions, notes for The Filmakers Group files.
Review clippings for the film and play.
Script supervisor's notes, daily schedule of shooting and script changes per scene.
Congratulations on the film, Abercrombie & Fitch's request not to be associated with the film, memo on its replacement with Hammacher Schlemmer, promotion memo.
Staff and crew lists, casting announcements and clippings.
Budget, 3/25/71 (20p) and expense report, clippings regarding the end of production.
Production stationary, letter from Vonnegut advising Robson of changes made in the play, memo regarding the film's release.
Letter from Lester Goldsmith on script changes, correspondence regarding the film's ending.
Records on film stock used, ms.
Call sheets.
Daily production reports.
Requisition for "Extra Talent".
Payroll lists, catering bills, work orders, words to be deleted, pay rates for extras, action props, state permission for a minor to work.
Poster ad, collage of articles excerpts about Vonnegut.
Scenes completed/sound check notes, also Motion Picture Code words to be changed for t.v. broadcast.
Script Material
Reader's Report (M-G-M), 1/3/61, of PENELOPE, play by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Script of play by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Rev. 8/24/70.
Final Script of play by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., Rev. 10/12/70.
Script of play by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., with annotations and notes, Rev. 12/4/70.
Screenplay mockup, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 12/11/70; (145p).
Rehearsal Script, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., 3/25/71 (140p), with various revised pages 4/22/71.
Shooting Script, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., 1/14/71, rev. 3/3/71 (135p).
Rehearsal Script, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., 3/25/71 (135p).
Rehearsal Script, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., 3/25/71 Rev. 4/22/71 (138p).
Rehearsal Script, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., with annotations, Rev. 4/30/71 (138p). With director's notes, modifications, and wardrobe photos.
Rehearsal Script, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., with annotations, 3/25/71. Rev. 4/30/71 (138p). includes shooting schedule, additional scenes, and cast and crew lists.
Script of [PENELOPE], play by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., n.d.
Script of THE FUR-LINED BOUILLON CUP [PENELOPE], play by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., n.d.
Screenplay mockup, with annotations, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., 12/11/70 (145p).
Script of play, with annotations, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., rev. 8/24/70.
Stills
Casting notes, actor's resumes and pictures.
Stills of Susannah York and M. Robson, make-up studies of Rod Steiger, on-set pictures of the Carnival, and 14 pictures of a paper mock-up of the Carnival.
B&W and color Polaroids of set details, approx. 5x4, 23 items.
Cast list with clothing notes and color Polaroids of various cast members taped in.
Press and Publicity Material
Playbill, clippings regarding the start of production on the film and the creation of The Filmakers Group, also inter-office memos regarding publicity.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA JUNE (Play)
Stills
Stills from the play, approx. 8x10, B&W, 15 items.
THE HARDER THEY FALL (1956)
Storyboards
Storyboards.
Production Material
"Day Out of Days" schedule, cast and crew list, shooting schedule.
Script Material
Revised Final Draft by Philip Yordan, with annotations, 10/12/55, last revised 12/1/55 (141p). With notes on the fight sequence.
Press and Publicity Material
Clippings and reviews of the film. Also, congratulatory letters.
HELL BELOW ZERO (1954)
Script Material
Final script, with annotations, no author, 3/5/53 (122p).
I WANT YOU (1951)
Script Material
Screenplay, no author, with annotations, last revised 6/28/51 (163p) with unrevised pages 136-137. Also cast and crew list.
THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS (1958)
Production Material
Post-production correspondence between M. Robson and various writers, actors, etc.
Production correspondence from the London location.
General production correspondence.
Production correspondence regarding legal matters, editing, censors, etc.
Production correspondence, budgets, etc.
Correspondence, with small pictures of actors, from the Far East location.
Script Material
Shooting Final by Isobel Lennart, with annotations, 2/3/58 (161p).
Step Outlines by Isobel Lennart for THE SMALL WOMAN [INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS], also correspondence regarding the script and changes in it.
Text of Alan Burgess' book THE SMALL WOMAN, with breakdown dated 4/5/57 (18p.).
Awards
M. Robson's Box Office Blue Ribbon Award as director of INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS, Best Picture of the Month, Jan. 1959. Similar award from "the residents of San Diego".
Stills
Pictures of those attending a preview of THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS in Johannesberg, 8x10. B&W glossies, with captions, 9 items.
Press and Publicity Material
Japanese press clippings, reviews, promotions, etc. This is the first half a large collection, previously bound.
Japanese press clippings, reviews, promotions, etc. This is the second half a large collection, previously bound.
European press clippings, reviews, promotions, etc.
Press clippings, reviews, promotions, etc from Hong Kong, Germany, Egypt.
Press clippings, reviews, promotions, etc from Germany.
Press clippings from Havana, Cuba.
South African press clippings and ads.
Los Angeles area press clippings and ads.
European press clippings and ads.
International press clippings and ads.
Press clippings and ads.
Various press clippings and ads.
British press clippings and ads.
German press clippings and ads.
International clippings and reviews about Ingrid Bergman in general and THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS in particular.
ISLE OF THE DEAD (1945)
Script Material
Screenplay, annotated, no author, n.d., last revised 7/20/44 (87p). With B&W picture of ruins.
Press and Publicity Material
Clippings, reviews.
LIMBO (1972)
Production Material
Memos regarding music for the film.
Staff and crew lists, travel itinerary, location personnel.
Notes from casting sessions, also portion of script.
Correspondence regarding the start of production on the film and the "sneak review".
Memos regarding casting, also actors' resumes and pictures.
Memos regarding the LIMBO "P-D Agreement".
Information and research regarding MIAs and POWs.
Shooting schedules, cast wardrobe, daily production reports, Florida casting.
Actors stills and resumes.
Production budgets.
Expense accounts, tour schedules, music and continuity notes, possible ad tactics.
Correspondence with various people and agencies in Florida regarding location shooting, pictures of army trucks.
Cast age list, Budget No. 1, set construction costs.
3rd Budget, notes on Florida's child labor laws, adjustments to budget, 1/12/72.
2nd Budget, with revisions.
Daily Production Reports, Feb.-April, 1972.
Shooting Calls, Feb.-April, 1972.
Revised budgets, misc. notes and letters regarding filming in Florida, shooting schedule, prop lists and requests, 1971 "Investment Review" by Lionel D. Edie and Co.
Script Material
Script, no author, 2/23/72 (123p).
Script, no author, with annotations, 2/23/72, last rev. 3/25/72 (123p), also cast and crew lists.
Script, incomplete, with annotations, 10/25/72; various pages. also various revised scenes and Literary Guild catalog entry for LIMBO, the novel.
Screenplay by Joan Silver, with annotations, n.d.; 116p.
First Rewrite Screenplay by James Bridges, incomplete, with annotations, 11/17/71 (117p).
First Rewrite Screenplay by James Bridges, with annotations, 11/17/71 (121p), with shooting schedule.
Final Screenplay by Joan Silver and James Bridges, 12/22/71, rev. 2/1/72 (117p).
Stills
One-shot publicity stills of the stars, 8x10, B&W glossies, 8 items.
Press and Publicity Material
Clippings regarding the start of production.
Release date schedules, reviews, ad posters, "Random Thoughts On Junket" by M. Robson, itinerary.
Release dates, tour itinerary, "Agreement".
LISA (1962)
Production Material
Production progress reports and cost statements for THE INSPECTOR, also shooting schedule, footage reports, office correspondence. etc.
Correspondence, notes on words to be deleted from script, memo on paperback rights, list of directors, suggested casting, music and recording notice.
Cast list, credits, receipts, tentative finishing schedule, telegrams regarding shooting.
Detail picture cost statements from THE INSPECTOR, 1961-1962.
Script Material
Reader`s report on THE INSPECTOR a novel by Jan de Hartog 4/7/60 (4p).
Script pages, n.d., various pages, also First Draft of Outline, 10/26/60, last revision 11/11/60 (100p).
Outline by Nelson Gidding of THE INSPECTOR, novel by Jan de Hartog, with annotations, 11/11/60 (110p).
Outlines for THE INSPECTOR, 11/11/60 (12p), also two "Exploratory Scenes".
Treatment by Nelson Gidding for THE INSPECTOR, novel by Jan de Hartog, Second Edition, 11/22/60, last rev. 12/14/60 (164p).
Treatment by Nelson Gidding for THE INSPECTOR, novel by Jan de Hartog, 12/29/60 (156p).
First Draft Screenplay, by Nelson Gidding, THE INSPECTOR, with annotations, 1/10/61 (166p), also brief notes.
Revised Screenplay, by Nelson Gidding, THE INSPECTOR, 2/1/61 (145p), also additional various pages.
Final Screenplay, by Nelson Gidding, THE INSPECTOR, 2/27/61, last rev., 3/30/61 (145p).
Final Shooting Script, by Nelson Gidding, THE INSPECTOR, 6/1/61, last rev., 6/14/61 (139p), plus 8 various "new pages".
Script, THE INSPECTOR, with annotations, n.d. (166p).
Script changes and correspondence regarding them, writing agreement with Nelson Gidding.
Stills
20 views of the city of Hoorn, approx. 3x4, mounted on white boards.
5 white boards mounted by 3x4 photos of the city of S'Hertogenbosch (Amsterdam), also a postcard of Brouwersgracht.
3x4 photos of the interior and exterior of a Dutch barge, B&W, 20 items, 4 mounted on white board.
Various sized B&W photos of the barge's exchange, 10 items, 2 mounted on white board.
Photos of the Tangier, the Casbah, 5x5, B&W, 9 items.
Photos of the hotels in Tangier, the Casbah, various sizes, B&W, 38 items.
Photos of the vehicles in Tangier, the Casbah, 2.5x2.5, B&W, 38 items.
Publicity stills from THE INSPECTOR, B&W, 8x10 glossies, 2 items.
Stills of the Casbah's Native Quarter, B&W, various sizes, 29 items.
Photos of The Hook, B&W, 3x4, 36 items, most mounted on white board.
Photos of The Lozen, B&W, 3x4, 26 items, mounted on white board.
Stills of beaches in Tangier, various sizes, B&W glossies.
Pictures of the `Emma', the Harwich to Hook ferry, aprox. 5x3.5, B&W, 15 pictures mounted on 4 white boards.
Pictures of the Tangier Airport, various sizes, B&W.
Pictures of a Dutch police office, B&W, approx 3x4.5, 26 items, 12 mounted on white board.
Pictures of a trawlers in Tangier, various sizes, B&W.
Pictures of Amsterdam, and some of "Peter's House," B&W, various sizes.
Rooftop views of the Casbah, B&W glossies.
Press and Publicity Material
Publicity information, news releases, fan mail reagarding the film, press list, publicity budget, publicity with 20th Century Fox, etc.
Radio ad scripts, correspondence regarding the ads, negative and positive prints of the ad sketches for ad poster (see Box 28, folder 1).
Rough sketches (13x17) for LISA ad posters (3 items).
THE LITTLE HUT (1957)
Storyboards
Storyboards.
Production Material
Press clippings and legal correspondence.
Script Material
Script, with annotations, no author, 6/6/56, last rev. 7/23/56 (131p).
Screenplay by F. Hugh Herbert, n.d. (128p).
THE LOST COMMAND (1966)
Production Material
Pictures of actual badges, banners, maps, etc. to be copied for the film.
Preliminary budgets for THE CENTURIONS.
Lists of screenwriters attached to various agencies, also Writer's Guild list of writing credits (A-B) for 1960.
Crossplot sheet for THE CENTURIONS, n.d.
Employment Contract and correspondence regarding it between Red Lion and Carl Thayler, July, 1961.
Casting submissions (some with photos) and character notes by M. Robson on THE CENTURIONS. Also, cover letters from various agents regarding submissions of their clients' works.
Red Lion Productions correspondence with Switzerland.
Daily Production Progress Reports for THE CENTURIONS, May, 1965 to Sept., 1965.
Correspondence between Columbia Pictures and persons in the United States.
Correspondence between Columbia Pictures and persons in Europe.
Statements of production costs, May to August, 1965.
Correspondence regarding editing and timing.
General production correspondence.
Shooting Schedules, annotated script pages, a few press clippings.
Paperwork and correspondence regarding footage and film shipments, 1965-1966.
List of addresses and phone numbers for the crew, May-September, 1965.
Daily continuity reports, cast, crew, and credit lists.
Daily progress reports for the second unit.
Paperwork and correspondence regarding the film's title change, including title registration reports.
Prop requirements, property statements, Daily Production Reports.
General Ledgers, Cost Reports, cast and credit lists, summary of production costs.
Misc. inter-office production correspondence, assistant director's daily reports, contractual obligations regarding credits.
Telegrams, itineraries, etc., from casting and location scouting by M. Robson., 1/23/64 to 2/23/64.
Correspondence with Norma Paulsen, 1962-1965, including a list of possible names for the film.
Inter-office memos on production and publicity.
Misc. production correspondence.
Correspodence regarding Luis Roberts, Spanish production assistant.
Book reviews of THE CENTURIONS by Jean Larteguy.
Correspondence and paperwork regarding the story, its rights, etc.
Digests of artists' contracts and Panavision equipment.
Contract paperwork for Cardinale, Delon, Morsan, Quinn, Segal, and misc. cast members.
Correspondence regarding the French version of THE LOST COMMAND.
Credit lists.
Rough sketches for sets, with Polaroids of cast members in uniform, on set etc. Also a press kit.
Script Material
Treatment for THE CENTURIONS, based on THE CENTURIONS and THE PRAETORIANS novels by Jean Larteguy, n.d. (26p).
First Draft Screenplay by Nelson Gidding of THE CENTURIONS, 11/15/63 (158p).
Rev. First Draft Screenplay by Nelson Gidding of THE CENTURIONS, 1/3/64 (164p).
Rev. Second Draft Screenplay by Nelson Gidding of THE CENTURIONS, with annotations, 12/30/64 (183p).
Final Screenplay by Nelson Gidding, of THE CENTURIONS, 3/5/65, last rev. 4/21/65 (134p), also additional rev. 5/17/65 which have not been inserted.
Various suggested changes for THE CENTURIONS.
Final Screenplay, by Nelson Gidding of THE CENTURIONS, Robson's shooting script, with annotations, 3/5/65, last rev. 6/5/65 (134p).
Final Screenplay, by Nelson Gidding of THE CENTURIONS, with annotations, 3/5/65, last rev. by Robson 10 Sept. (134p), with appendix 4p.
Script of THE UN-SPLIT SECOND from Joe Ansen and Jack Atlas, 3/21/66 (6p).
Script, annotated, no author, n.d.; 178p.
Stills
On-set and exterior location stills of M. Robson, Anthony Quinn, and other stars, B&W, approx. 15x12, mounted on black tag-board with ID numbers on the back, 21 items.
Polaroids taken on location of sets, costumes, locations, etc.
Exterior city location (Spain) stills, B&W, 8x10 glossies, 81 items.
Interior city location (Spain) stills, B&W, 8x10 glossies, 10 items.
Exterior city location (Spain) stills, B&W, 7.25 x 3.25 and smaller, glossies, 44 items.
Exterior country location (Spain) stills, B&W, 7.25 x 3.25 and smaller, glossies, 24 items.
On-set and exterior location stills of M. Robson, Claudia Cardinale, and other stars, B&W, approx. 8x10, mounted on black tag-board with ID numbers on the back, 35 items.
One-shot stills of Anthony Quinn, Claudia Cardinale, and other stars, 8x10, B&W, glossies, with ID numbers on the back, 17 items.
Contact sheets, B&W, of frames, 5 items.
Two-shot on-set and frames, featuring M. Robson, Anthony Quinn, Claudia Cardinale, and other stars, approx. 8x10, B&W, 23 items.
Multiple people on-set and in frames, featuring M. Robson, Anthony Quinn, Claudia Cardinale, and other stars, approx. 8x10, B&W, 36 items.
One-shot stills of a helicopter pilot, with ID numbers on the back, 9.5x6.5, B&W glossies, 9 items.
Negatives of Spain location shots.
Exterior country location (Spain), B&W, 8x10 glossies with ID numbers on the back, 43 items.
Contact sheets featuring scene shots, location shots, one-shots, on-set shots, etc., B&W, 8x10 glossy sheets. 1 of 3.
Contact sheets featuring scene shots, location shots, one-shots, on-set shots, etc., B&W, 8x10 glossy sheets. 2 of 3.
Contact sheets featuring scene shots, location shots, one-shots, on-set shots, etc., B&W, 8x10 glossy sheets. 3 of 3.
Panoramic shot composed of three stills glued together, approx. 22x6, 1 item.
Four folders of research/location pictures focusing on soldiers and armies, labled "Algeria," B&W, various sizes, some mounted on construction paper, stamped "Service Cinema de Armees".
Location/research pictures, focusing on the army and soldiers, B&W, various sizes, some mounted on construction paper, stamped "Etablissement Cinematographique des Armees".
Location/research stills, labled "Indo-China", focusing on army and soldiers, B&W, some mounted on construction paper, various sizes, stamped "Etablissement Cinematographique des Armees".
Location/research stills, labled "Indo-China," B&W, various sizes, some mounted on construction paper, focusing on the army and soldiers, stamped "Etablissement Cinematographique des Armees".
Three folders of location/reaserach pictures, focusing on the army and soldiers, B&W, various sizes, some mounted on construction paper, stamped "Etablissement Cinematographique des Armees".
Production and location stills, B&W, various sizes, some mounted on cardboard.
Production and location stills, B&W, various sizes. Also sketches for poster ideas entitled THE CENTURIONS and GATES OF ALGIERS. Incl. a map of Southeast Asia.
Press and Publicity Material
Correspondence regarding publicity and logos.
Clippings regarding the casting and production of THE CENTURIONS (later THE LOST COMMAND).
European magazine and newspaper articles publicizing THE LOST COMMAND.
European magazine and newspaper articles publicizing THE LOST COMMAND.
Articles publicizing and ads for THE LOST COMMAND, also correspondence regarding the ads and reviews, release date notes.
Clippings and articles (mostly French and about Claudia Cardinale) publicizing the production of THE LOST COMMAND.
Correspondence and paperwork on M. Robson's publicity tour.
Press clippings and ads.
Press clippings regarding production and future M. Robson projects.
MY FOOLISH HEART (1950)
Storyboards
Storyboards, folder 1 of 2.
Storyboards, folder 2 of 2.
Script Material
Screenplay, with annotations, by Julius and Philip Epstein 6/1/49, last revised 6/22/49 (133p). Also cast and crew list and shooting schedule.
NINE HOURS TO RAMA (1963)
Production Material
Correspondence and memos, some from Ron Silverman, regarding the novel and its design, title design, budget, credits, translations, etc.
Correspondence with law firms regarding rights, agreement with the Indian government for troop use in the film, letter regarding German-language synchronization of the film.
One-page budget and letter from Indian government mentioning filming conditions.
Filming in India: transportation arrangements, government comments on script (and photostat of same), notes on location survey and wages, importation notes for cameras, lists of contacts, notes on meeting with P.N. Memon's office, production survey.
Book review which appeared in India, ad for the film, music viewing notes, budget, finishing schedule, expenditure report.
Correspondence with various Indians commenting on the film, M. Robson's Paris hotel bill and British work permit, agreement between Red Lion Films and Indian government.
Analysis of overages, expense list, ms. notes on the film.
Travel expenses, bills, itineraries.
Stationary samples, M. Robson's expense account, hotel reservations.
Correspondence with Indian officials, including, Nehru, concerning script and filming.
Story cost reports for A DAY OF DARKNESS.
Story cost reports.
Extensive pre-production correspondence, some with India.
Correspodence with Ben Henry.
General production correspondence.
Line continuity, expense lists, distribution record, correspondence regarding arrangements with Nelson Gidding and Stanley Wolpert. Also, postcard of Edvard Munch's "Puberty".
Special Exploitation Costs, daily job costs, and all extra budgeting.
Detail picture cost statements, 1961-1962.
Script Material
Dramatic Treatment by Nelson Gidding of the novel NIGHT FALLS OVER DELHI [published as NINE HOURS TO RAMA] by Stanley Wolpert, 5/8/61 (158p).
Revised Final Draft Screenplay, by Nelson Gidding, A DAY OF DARKNESS [working title for NINE HOURS TO RAMA], n.d. (153p) with various treatment pages.
Treatment by Nelson Gidding, A DAY OF DARKNESS [working title for NINE HOURS TO RAMA], n.d.; 134p.
First Revised Screenplay, by Nelson Gidding, n.d.; 154p.
Typescript of A DAY OF DARKNESS, a novel by Stanley Wolpert [original title of NINE HOURS TO RAMA], n.d. (480p).
Notes on script, contract rights to story, suggested changes, comments on Gidding's treatment. Also outline (10/11/61) and treatment (n.d.).
Screenplay, by Nelson Gidding, n.d. (173p).
Screenplay, by Nelson Gidding, with annotations, n.d. (181p).
Script notes (First Draft) by Dorothy Cohen, n.d.; 20p.
First revised screenplay by Nelson Gidding from the historical novel by Stanley Wolpert, annotated, n.d (154p).
Stills
Make-up studies of Don Borisenko as an Indian and J.S. Casshyap as Ghandi.
Stills of M. Robson reading the novel NINE HOURS TO RAMA, B&W, 11x15.
Press and Publicity Material
Ad poster, reprinted from ad in VARIETY, 1/30/62.
Publicity questionnaire and M. Robson's answers, reviews and ads of the film and book.
Press clippings publicizing the film.
Reviews and publicity material regarding the book and film, also correspondence regarding them as.
PEYTON PLACE (1958)
Production Material
General production correspondence, casting notes, office memos.
Script Material
Revised Shooting Final by John Michael Hayes, 5/22/57 (164p) bound with stills from the film.
Production memos and notes on the scipt to PEYTON PLACE.
Screenplay, with annotations, last rev. 8/5/57; 164p. Also call sheet, cast and staff list, also various pages clipped together with a note to Frank McCarthy (writer) from Geoffrey Shurlock (MPAA).
Awards
M. Robson's Diplome d'Honneur from the Prix Femina du Cinema.
Stills
B&W pictures of actor Arthur Kennedy, M. Robson, and President John F. Kennedy at the opening (?) of PEYTON PLACE.
Press and Publicity Material
Press clippings and memos regarding reviews, previews, ads, and Academy Award nominations. Also "Speech Outline For Authors Club".
PHFFFT (1954)
Script Material
Screenplay, annotated, by George Axelrod, 3/18/54, last revised 4/9/54 (134p). With Shooting Schedule and "Day Out Of Days" list.
THE PRIZE (1963)
Storyboards
Storyboards.
Production Material
Production budget, 4/25/63.
Correspondence with and about Valerie Gearon, Maria Palmer, and Samantha Eggar and their possible role in THE PRIZE, also Red Lion Films receipts for freight delivery
Misc: memos on cost, scenes, and time, music scoring notes, estimated footage, cast lists, approval for names of TV and radio used in the film's beginning, as well as logos, 2nd unit pre-production requirements, etc.
Script Material
Screenplay, by Ernest Lehman, with annotations, 1/9/63 (178p).
Screenplay, with annotations, 3/27/63 (136p).
Screenplay, annotated, by Ernest Lehman, 4/25/63, last revised 7/5/63 (172p). With Appendix and Cast and Crew lists.
Stills
One location still, B&W, 10x13, M. Robson and actress.
Miscellaneous
Congratulatory letters and M. Robson's responses, 1963-64.
Press and Publicity Material
Clippings of reviews.
RETURN TO PARADISE (1953)
Script Material
Screenplay, last revised 5/21/52 (136p).
ROUGHSHOD (1949)
Script Material
Revised Final Script, with annotations, no author, 5/21/47, last revised 6/20/47 (124p). With fight continuity and shooting schedule.
THE SEVENTH VICTIM (1943)
Script Material
Screenplay by Charles O'Neal and DeWitt Bodeen, with annotations, last revised 5/12/43, pages not consecutively numbered. Also cast and crew list.
Press and Publicity Material
Promotional poster.
TRIAL (1955)
Storyboards
Storyboards, folder 1 of 3.
Storyboards, folder 2 of 3.
Storyboards, folder 3 of 3.
Script Material
Screenplay, annotated, stamped INCOMPLETE, by Don Mankiewicz, 3/4/55, last revised 4/18/55 (127p). With Shooting Schedule, name changes, and various script pages.
Stills
Group shot of the stars of THE TRIAL rehearsing, M. Robson in back, 8x10, B&W glossy, 1 item.
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (1967)
Storyboards
Water-color storyboards (14p.) and location photos (12) of 22470 Pacific Coast Hwy.
Production Material
Shooting Schedule, 3/9/67, Breakdown, with index 2/9/67 (126p).
Expenses regarding helicopter transport for M. Robson while site scouting over the New York area.
Audit reports, distribution figures for the film, also letter from British accountants (1/22/70), production correspondence.
Misc. set construction estimates, trailer notes, production cost estimates, correspondence regarding a ship-board showing.
Notes and reports on possible locations, indoor and out.
Clippings and correspondence regarding William Travilla, wardrobe designer for the film.
Cast and crew lists, talent interviews, clippings and correspondence regarding possible castings, also resumes.
Shooting Schedule (3/9/67) and Call Sheets (2/9/67).
Transportation memos regarding location filming, reservations, itinerary sheets.
Memos regarding location use of a "futuristic playground" in New York.
Clippings and ads regarding the film's box-office returns.
Letter of complaint from a fan regrading Judy Garland not appearing in VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, with M. Robson's reply.
Script Material
Step outline (14p) also includes add. dialog (3p).
Reader's reports of VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, novel by Jacqueline Susann, 8/26/65 (48p) and 7/26/65 (5p).
First Draft Screenplay, by Helen Deutsch, 11/3/66 (184p) includes three production appendixes.
Script by Helen Deutsch and David Weisbart, includes 2 sections of the script, 8/31/66 (pg.1-88 and 144-173), Deutsch's notes on changes, 11/3/66, story cost report to THE PLOT, correspondence over the death of this film's producer, David Weisbart.
Final Screenplay, by Dorothy Kingsley, with annotations, 1/6/67, last rev. 4/14/67 (130p).
Final Screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley, 1/6/67, last rev. 3/21/67 (130p).
Final Screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley, 1/6/67, last rev. 4/18/67 (130p).
Final Screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley, with annotations, 1/6/67, last rev. 2/22/67 (130p), also additional pages with notes by M. Robson.
Stills
Hair-do studies for VALLEY OF THE DOLLS, 8x10, B&W glossies, 27 items from various angles, also 1 Polaroid of a costume sketch.
Miscellaneous
Clippings regarding M. Robson's honours at Expo `67 (often mentioning VALLEY OF THE DOLLS), personal correspondence regarding the Expo, stock, comments on Canada, thank you letter, etc., all ca. 1967.
Press and Publicity Material
Misc. promotional materials: posters, 45 of the theme song, ad proofs, lobby cards, new book promotions.
Photos from the Japanese Press Confrence, 7/31/68.
Clippings from the Tate-Polanski wedding (1/20/68).
Clippings from the shipboard premire held in Mexico, December, 1967.
Clippings of articles on and interviews with author Jacqueline Susann.
Magazine and American and British newspaper ads, posters, articles on the film, commentary on possible "X" rating.
Magazine and newspaper reviews.
Newspaper clippings (most in Spanish) of ads, reviews, and general promotion of the film.
Clippings, ads and correspondence regarding the music to the film, terms for Dionne Warwick singing it, the sheet music, reports from promotors.
VON RYAN'S EXPRESS (1965)
Storyboards
Storyboards, folder 1 of 2.
Storyboards, folder 2 of 2.
Production Material
Cast and crew lists, general production correspondence.
"Captions", 5 stapled "groups" apparently captions for sets of stills.
Second unit: list of scenes left for second unit shooting, correspondence on production and budgeting problems.
Correspondence and paperwork on expenses.
Production costs for U.S., Italy, and Spain.
Crew lists, agreement with composer Jerry Goldsmith, correspondence regarding European work problems, Italian location survey, sequence breakdown.
M. Robson's travel expenses to and from locations.
General production correspondence, including material on filming problems.
Publicity clippings from French newspapers.
Newspaper clippings regarding production and publicity.
Clippings regarding production and publicity, mostly "trade" publications, some foreign.
Process plate notes. Also Second Unit schedule.
Production Breakdown (102p), with index (3p).
Script Material
Title Registration Report, revised pages, criticism of script, and story outline 4/25/63 (6p).
Revised Final Screenplay by Wendell Mayes and Joseph Landon, Mark Robson's "original annotated script", 131p. plus 4 appendixes.
Spanish translation, EL EXPRESSO DE VON RYAN by Wendell Mayes, n.d (199p).
Italian translation, IL DIRETTISSIMO DI RYAN by Wendell Mayes, n.d (194p).
Revised Final Screenplay by Wendell Mayes and Joseph Landon, 6/10/64, last rev. 7/2/64 (131p) and 4 appendixes.
First Draft Screenplay by David Westheimer and Saul David, 7/18/63, last rev. 7/31/63 (172p).
Final Shooting Script by Wendell Mayes and Joseph Landon, 8/11/64, last rev. 9/13/64 (129p) and 4 appendixes.
Stills
Production and location stills, 11x12, B&W, one with M. Robson and Frank Sinatra.
Location, on-set, and film stills, 8x10, B&W, some featuring M. Robson.
Press and Publicity Material
Clippings regarding the casting, production, reviews, box office returns for VON RYAN`S EXPRESS.
Press kit materials.
YOUTH RUNS WILD (1944)
Press and Publicity Material
Clippings, reviews, promotion material.
PROJECTS
THE BENGAL LANCERS
Production Material
Ms. Notes by M. Robson regarding THE BENGAL LANCERS. Also letter regarding title.
Script Material
Outline for a Screenplay by Denne Bart Petitclerc, n.d. (80p).
First Draft Screenplay, with annotations, by Denne Bart Petitclerc, July, 1976 (149p).
THE BOSS
Production Material
Correspondence with Arnold Wesker and agent regarding rights to Wesker's plays.
Correspondence and drafts of legal agreements involving Anthony Quinn, Red Lion Productions, and Arnold Wesker regarding THE BOSS.
Correspondence and memos with agents, lawyers, and actors, including a joint-venture agreement with Anthony Quinn.
Script Material
First draft screenplay by Arnold Wesker of MASTER, based on Dostoevski's A NASTY STORY, 9/6/56 (85p).
Rough outline and notes, some in manuscript, by M. Robson, for THE BOSS.
EARTHQUAKE II
Script Material
First Draft Screenplay, by George Fox, annotations on front page, 9/16/75, (105p), two pages "Sheinberg's Notes".
First Draft Screenplay, by George Fox, 9/4/75 (113p).
GIDEON GOES TO WAR
Production Material
Correspondence and memos regarding the rights to various biographies of Orde Wingate.
Story cost reports.
Script Material
Reader's reports by Dorothy L. Cohen on Leonard Mosley's GIDEON GOES TO WAR. Also a report by Tammy Cutter on Christopher Sykes' ORDE WINGATE.
First treatment by Ewart Brookes of WINGATE, n.d. (44p).
Breakdown treatment by Douglas Rae of THE WINGATE STORY, n.d. (34p).
Notes on the screenplay of ORDE WINGATE and a reader's report on Christopher Sykes book.
Stills
Research photos of Wingate, B&W, various sizes, 6 items.
THE GREATEST RAID OF ALL
Production Material
Story cost reports.
Script Material
Story conference notes, character notes, and general memos on the story and rights.
Script pages and new sequence notes.
Incomplete script, with annotations.
Stills
Research photos from C.E. Lucas Phillips' book, with captions, made by Twentieth Century-Fox Research Library, 8x10, B&W, glossies, 25 items.
JOURNEY SOUTH
Production Material
Correspondence from, and articles by, Alan Marcus.
Legal correspondence regarding JOURNEY SOUTH.
Correspondence with Henry Bamberger regarding Red Lion Films and JOURNEY SOUTH, also option memo with Bernard Donnenfeld.
Script Material
Story treatment of JOURNEY SOUTH, n.d. (81p), with 4p. author's notes.
1st cut script, with additions and deletions, of JOURNEY SOUTH by Alan Marcus, 6/17/70 (117p).
Step outline, structural summary, and memos on JOURNEY SOUTH.
Annotated script pages and notes to JOURNEY SOUTH, n.d.
THE LONG PURSUIT
Production Material
Film, camera, and equipment notes.
Correspondence and clippings prior to the start of production.
Correspondence regarding and with Jon Cleary, including casting suggestions, loanout agreement, Writer's Guild memo that Cleary is not a member, etc.
Literary agreements and story material on YOU'LL DIE IN SINGAPORE by Charles McCormac and Jon Cleary's THE LONG PURSUIT.
Script Material
Incomplete script by Jon Cleary of THE LONG PURSUIT, n.d. (125p) also various revised and discarded pages.
Treatment of a novel by John Cleary (working title "ESCAPE ROUTE"), 6/8/66 (119p).
Script, by Herbert Baker, with annotations, n.d. (137p).
Script, by Herbert Baker, with annotations, n.d. (137p). (Different annotations than 15/2-Phil Karlson's copy?).
Script with annotations, 1/31/68 (145p), also "Battle of Brinker Plantation--Writer`s Visualization".
Script, n.d. (194p).
Script, n.d. (145p).
First Draft of ESCAPE ROUTE by Jon Cleary, n.d. (126p).
Incomplete script by Herbert Baker, n.d. (28p).
THE PLOT
Production Material
Production correspondence.
Production correspondence mentioning government contacts, possible locations, new publicity plans, minutes from production meetings.
Story cost reports.
Pre-production correspondence discussing cars, the screenplay, possible budget figures.
Preliminary budgets, figured in various currencies.
List of international congresses meeting in Vienna/Austria, a guidebook to these congresses, and a copy of VIENNA TODAY, dated 1/66.
Legal material, contractual notes involving the writer John Michael Hayes.
Correspondence regarding the script, possible ways to go with it, changes, and notes, etc.
Script Material
Various scenes and pages from THE PLOT script, n.d.
Reader's report of THE PLOT, a novel by Irving Wallace, 10/18/66 (66p).
Story outline by William Fairchild of THE PLOT, novel by Irving Wallace, 5/13-21/67 (80p) in a folder with annotations inside, also script pages, n.d. (11p).
Story outlines by John Michael Hayes, THE PLOT, 1/26/68 (26p) and 2/22/68-3/18/68, annotated (75p), also step outline and scene sequences.
Screenplay, incomplete, last rev. 9/29/67 (143p), also another incomplete, n.d., pgs. 38-75.
Shooting script by John Michael Hayes, last rev. 3/11/69 (110p).
Shooting script, by John Michael Hayes, incomplete, with annotations, 2/3/69, last rev. 2/12/69 (111p), also various other pages.
Screen story [treatment] by Erich Segal of THE PLOT, novel by Irving Wallace, 4/29/69 (32p).
Revised concept and character notes for John Sherlock's adaption of THE PLOT.
Story outline by John Michael Hayes, 1/26/68 (26p).
Story outline by Erich Segal, 6/15/69 (34p).
Shooting script, incomplete, rev. 2/17/69, pgs. 1-28.
First Draft Screenplay by William Fairchild, with annotations, n.d. (173p).
First Draft Screenplay by John Michael Hayes, incomplete, with annotations, n.d. (152p), also treatment insert.
Second Draft Screenplay by John Michael Hayes, incomplete, with annotations, n.d. (65p).
Screenplay by John Michael Hayes, "all revised," 7/22/68 (64p).
First Draft Screenplay by William Fairchild, with annotations, 10/16/67 (198p).
First Draft Screenplay by John Michael Hayes, 7/1/68 (190p).
Revised First Draft by John Michael Hayes, 8/23/68 (143p).
Press and Publicity Material
Clippings and promotional material for THE PLOT: many publicity guides to the book.
TOUCH
Production Material
Continuity Breakdowns, 1/8/69.
Inter-office correspondence regarding the script, M. Robon's reactions to various actors.
Legal correspondenace, litigation, literary rights, etc, regarding the cancelation of production on TOUCH.
Production budgets, 9/2/69, 11/7/69, 11/20/69.
Title design concepts.
Legal documents regarding The Loved and Lost Company vs. Universal City Studios over TOUCH.
Correspondence about Frederick Raphael writing the screenplay for ROUNDABOUT, notes from production meetings.
Script Material
Screenplay, by Frederick Raphael, November 1968 (122p).
Shooting script, by Frederick Raphael, n.d. (143p).
Shooting script, by Robert L. Joseph, 4/4/69 (151p).
Final Screenplay, by Robert L. Joseph, with annotations, 7/18/69 (123p).
Rev. First Draft, by Robert L. Joseph, 4/13/69 (127p).
Shooting script, with annotations, [7/22/69], uncollated pages, incl. cast and crew list.
Shooting script, last rev. 8/6/69 (112p), additional loose pages.
Shooting script, with annotations, October, 1969 (118p).
Final Rev. Screenplay, by Hal Sitowitz, 10/22/69 (116p). includes rough notes.
2nd Final Rev. Screenplay, by Hal Sitowitz, 11/18/69 (116p).
Script pages with annotations, last rev. 6/20/69, pp.1-73.
Script pages, n.d., pp.81-123.
Screenplay, annotated, no author, n.d. (129p). Cover had read THE LOVED AND THE LOST.
Screenplay, no author, n.d. (129p).
Press and Publicity Material
Clippings regarding the writing and start of pre-production for ROUNDABOUT.
TOWER OF FIRE
Production Material
Title registration report, memos on travel and location expenses, request for the writer, Michael Blankfort, to serve as Associate Producer, memo from Israeli consul.
Business and legal correspondence and memos, regarding the rights to the story and writer Mark Blankfort.
Story cost reports.
Script Material
Letters, memos, lists of people the treatment and screenplay were sent to, Memorandum of Agreement [contract] between Michael Blankfort and Twentieth Century Fox, readers report on THE FORTY DAYS OF MUSA DAGH, also Point Outline.
Treatment by Michael Blankfort, "based in part on THE NILI SPIES by Anita Engle", 10/12/62 (159p).
Treatment by Michael Blankfort "based in part on material in THE NILI SPIES by Anita Engle", 4/21/61 (135p).
Dramatic treatment by Michael Blankfort, 10/12/61 (159p).
First Draft screenplay by Michael Blankfort, 11/27/61 (184p).
PROJECTS
THE BITCHERS
Script Material
First Draft Treatment by Nelson Gidding from an original story by Mark Robson, n.d. (108p).
Second Draft Treatment by Nelson Gidding from an original story by Mark Robson, n.d. (88p).
Incomplete Treatment by Nelson Gidding from an original story by Mark Robson, 2/26/70 (27p).
THE BOSS
Script Material
Outline of A NASTY STORY by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, n.d. (75p).
IN THIS SIGN
Script Material
Revised screenplay by Sally and Philip Scharper, 1960, 311p.
PROFESSIONAL/PERSONAL MATERIAL
Correspondence
Misc. personal and business correspondence.
General correspondence sent to M. Robson at Red Lion Productions and Twentieth Century-Fox, some mentioning actors, requests for consideration of material, general correspondence, unproduced films, etc.
Correspondence to and from Cecile Kramer, 1965-66.
Correspondence to and from Bob McNaught, 1961-62.
Correspondence to and from business manager Henry Bamberger, 1957-66.
Correspondence from agents asking M. Robson to consider their writers' material, including a story treatment by Alan Burgess.
Correspondence from agents asking M. Robson to consider their writers' material, including a story treatment by Alan Burgess.
Correspondence and notes regarding writers and actors, also part of the contract from THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN.
Correspondence with Arnold Schulman, 1966.
Correspondence from 1962 to and from people asking M. Robson to consider stories.
Notes and story treatments from stories under consideration by M. Robson.
Correspondence to and from Bob McNaught.
Awards
"Distinguished Film Maker" award from the 10th Annual San Francisco International Film Festival, October 20-30, 1966, with letter.
Stills
Exterior location stills from The R.K.O. Radio Pictures Location Dept. dated 4/21/47, B&W, 8x10 glossies, 50 items.
Pictures and resumes submitted to M. Robson by agents, adults and children.
Stills from the R.K.O. Research Dept., B&W, 8x10 glossies, from Sonora, CA: "Horse-Drawn" carriage, Drug Store, 1890, Quakers, Hogarth prints, also stills from a movie depicting actors in period clothes.
Stills and resumes of actresses to be considered for roles.
Miscellaneous
Union material: Title Registration notes, sections of the DGA Basic Agreement (undated), By-Laws and Code of Practice of Screen Producers Guild.
SST (Super-sonic transport): Research and correspondence.
SST (Super-sonic transport): Information kit from the US Air Force, Tactical Air Command, Homestead Air Force Base.
Reviews and synopsis of the play SLEUTH, correspondence suggesting M. Robson was interested in doing a film version.
Readers reports and treatments of various films including a biography of Sir Richard Francis Burton, TAI-PAN, Henry James' THE AMERICAN, also novel and film credits for various writers M. Robson worked with.
Directors' Guild of America, Basic Agreement of 1964, with annotations.
Personal and publicity stills of M. Robson, invitations to the DGA awards, personal correspondence.
20th Century-Fox 1969 Annual Report, with accompanying letters.
A "brochure" of Ben Parker's book CREATIVE INTENTION, featuring remarks by M. Robson on film-making. Also a letter from Parker thanking Robson, dated 3/22/61.
SCRIPTS SUBMITTED TO M.R.
ANDERSONVILLE
Script Material
First draft screenplay by Daniel Taradash, 5/7/58 (283p).
ARE THESE OUR CHILDREN (1931)
Script Material
Screenplay, annotated, Part I, no author, 11/11/43; 63p. With 5 B&W research stills from LOOK magazine. NOTE: NOT A M. ROBSON PROJECT.
CALIFORNIA STREET
Script Material
First Draft Screenplay by George Zuckerman based on the novel by Niven Busch, 2/29/60 (142p).
MIRRORS ON THE CEILING
Script Material
Screenplay by Robert Bailey, n.d. (137p).
THE CHAPMAN REPORT (1962)
Script Material
First revised draft by Don Mankiewicz, 9/29/60 (183p). NOTE: NOT A M. ROBSON PROJECT.
CHESTNUT HILL
Script Material
Second draft script by John Michael Hayes, 12/14/72 (104p).
THE DEVILS
Script Material
First Draft Screenplay by Michael David from the novel POSSESSED by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, n.d. 195p. also a letter from Dorothy Cohen explaining why Robson cannot take this on as a project.
FABULOUS CITY
Script Material
Story outlines by Tom Greene.
FALL OF AN EAGLE
Script Material
Screenplay by Jon Cleary from his own novel n.d. (110p).
FRIENDLY RELATIONS
Script Material
Story by Joesph Hoffman, n.d. (46p), also letter from Hoffman to Robson (10/1/58) regarding the story.
GEMINI
Script Material
Screenplay by William Kelley, 10/1/62 (130p). With original cover and letter asking M. Robson to consider it.
GETTING MOTHER MARRIED
Script Material
Manuscript by Peter Helmers and Doris Gates, n.d. (230p).
HANNA
Script Material
Script by Julian Halevy, n.d. (166p).
JARAMILLO
Script Material
Play script by Andres Monreal translated from the Spanish by William Lyon, 1966 (79p), also a letter (5/31/66) from Monreal asking Robson to take a look at it.
KLANSMAN
Script Material
Story outlines of THE KLANSMAN by William Bradford Huie.
LELIA
Script Material
Screenplay by Orin Jannings from the biography by Andre Maurois, n.d. (117p).
THE LONG JUMP
Script Material
Story summary (3p.) by Laslo Havas from his book THE LONG JUMP, and a letter from his agent suggesting Red Lion Productions acquire it.
THE LOST COUNTRY
Script Material
Screenplay by Joseph Stefano based on the novel by J.R. Salamanca, 12/2/58 (200p). With a letter asking M. Robson to comment.
A LOVELY LIGHT
Script Material
First Draft Screenplay by Michael Blankfort based on the biography by Robert Farr (The Edna St. Vincent Millay Story) alternate title TAKE ME HOME FOREVER, 6/17/58 (213p).
MAN OF MONTMARTRE
Script Material
Screenplay by Stephen and Ethel Longstreet, 4/10/59 (164p).
THE MOLLY MAGUIRES (1970)
Script Material
Story treatment by Robert Pirosh and Richard Collins, n.d. (119p). NOTE: NOT A M. ROBSON PROJECT.
Story treatment by Robert Pirosh and Richard Collins, 10/7/58 (114p). NOTE: NOT A MARK ROBSON PROJECT.
MUTCH
Script Material
Outline, sample characters, and first chapter by Ted Loeff, n.d.
THE NEXT TO DIE
Script Material
Screenplay submitted for M. Robson's consideration, rewritten by Chester Erskine from the original story by Thomas Burtis and Reed Howes n.d. (134p). Also letter from agent.
PANTHEON
Script Material
Play script by Jerome Weidman and Irving Wallace, n.d. (130p). With a note asking M. Robson to consider it.
RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE (1961)
Script Material
Manuscript for the novel by Grace Metalious, 404p. With an unsigned letter commenting on it. NOTE: NOT A M. ROBSON PROJECT.
ROUNDABOUT
Script Material
Script by Frederic Raphael, n.d (129p).
SEVEN SEAS FROM HOME
Script Material
Screenplay by Lindsay Galloway based on Jan De Hartog's novel HOLLAND'S GLORIE, n.d. (156p).
SHOOT THE WORKS
Script Material
Treatment by Sidney Harmon and Sam Locke, n.d. (73p).
SOUTH BY JAVA HEAD
Script Material
Screenplay, no author, n.d. (100p).
SWEET DREAMS AND COCONUTS
Script Material
Script by Nathaniel Lande, n.d. (112p). With letter soliciting M. Robson's comments.
A TANGLEWOOD STORY
Script Material
Screenplay by James Agee and Howard Taubman, n.d. (195p).
A TIME TO LOVE AND A TIME TO DIE (1958)
Script Material
Second Draft Screenplay by Orin Hannings, 12/26/56; 169p. NOTE: NOT A M. ROBSON PROJECT.
THE TRAVELS OF JAIMIE MCPHEETERS
Script Material
Ms. of the novel by Robert Lewis Taylor, Vol.1 pp.1-247.
Ms. of the novel by Robert Lewis Taylor, Vol.2 pp.248-496.
Ms. of the novel by Robert Lewis Taylor, Vol.3 pp.497-734.
TRUFFLES
Script Material
Script by Marx Figley, 1968 (64p).
WHERE ANGELS FEAR
Script Material
Screen treatment by Garry Thorne sent to M. Robson during the filming of INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS.
THE YEAR OF LOVE
Script Material
Script, no author, 9/7/56 (152p).