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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: William Drake scripts
Creator:
Drake, William A., 1899-1965
Identifier/Call Number: 2374
Physical Description:
2.25 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Date (bulk): 1930s
Abstract: This collection consists of scripts from American screenwriter William Drake (1899-1965) for films he wrote during the 1930s.
Language of Material:
English.
Container: 1A
Container: 1B
This collection consists of scripts from American screenwriter William Drake (1899-1965) for films he wrote during the 1930s.
Script titles include "Grand Hotel" (1932), "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1939), "The Three Musketeers" (1939), "Goldie
Gets Along" (1933), and "Strange Justice" (1932).
William Drake (1899-1965) was an American screenwriter. His best-known work, "Grand Hotel" (1932), won an Academy Award for
Best Picture. He also wrote "The Three Musketeers" (1939) and "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (1939).
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library
at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, February 2, 1960.
[Box/folder no. or item name], William Drake scripts, Collection no. 2374, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Scripts
Screenwriters -- United States -- Archival resources
Drake, William A., 1899-1965 -- Archives