Louis Pollock papers, 1939-1964
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Title: Louis Pollock papers
Collection number: PASC 83
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.4 linear ft.
(8 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1939-1964
Abstract: Louis Pollock was a writer for motion picture, television, and radio programs, in addition to authoring a number of short
stories and articles. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Joe Madison and Louis Benart. The collection consists of script and
story files, articles written for magazine publications, and a small amount of correspondence and advertising materials.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Creator:
Pollock, Louis
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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 of David Pollock, 1989.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Louis Pollock Papers (Collection PASC 83). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
Biography
Louis Pollock was born in Liverpool, England on February 16, 1904. In 1916 Pollock's family moved to the United States, where
he finished high school and went on to pursue a career in writing. In 1925 Pollock began his career working as a reporter
and re-write man on the staff of the Chicago City News Bureau, the American Weekly, and the Chicago Herald and Examiner. Throughout
the 1930s Pollock worked in public relations, and publicized various theatrical ventures, before acquiring the position of
Manager of Advertising and Publicity with Universal Studios in 1937. During his association with Universal, Pollock helped
publicize actors such as Deanna Durbin and the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, in addition to arranging special promotions
to advertise Universal's films. In 1943, he became the director of advertising and publicity for United Artists; however,
he resigned the following year to devote all of his time to his writing career.
Pollock worked on several radio ns2:shows, including
Prudential Family Hour and
Duffy's Tavern. His motion picture credits include
Prison Window (Paramount, 1943),
Port Said (Columbia, 1948),
Suicide Attack (Classic Pictures, 1951), and
The Gamma People (Columbia, 1956), among others. In addition, Pollock authored numerous short stories and articles, as well as the book,
Stork Bites Man, which was later adapted for the screen, and starred Jackie Cooper (United Artists, 1947). Pollock's writing career continued
to grow until 1954 when studios began to reject his scripts. It was not until five years later that he became aware that a
man with a similar name, Louis Pollack, had appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and was subsequently
blacklisted by Hollywood. Because Pollock had been mistaken for Pollack, his screenwriting career ultimately ceased. He was
able to clear his name when the committee granted a full clearance in 1959, but he was never able to regain his earlier success.
Pollock also wrote under the pseudonyms Joe Madison and Louis Benar. His television credits include
The Richard Boone Show and
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea . Louis Pollock died on August 23, 1964. Biography information based on information from
Louis Pollock Papers, Wisconsin Historical Society Archives / Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research .
Scope and Content
The collection consists of material related to the career of radio, film and television writer Louis Pollock. Included are
outlines, treatments and drafts of scripts, for various projects. Additionally included are a number of articles submitted
to Modern Screen and Redbook magazines, and a small amount of correspondence and advertising material.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
- Script and Story Files
- Magazine Articles
- Correspondence
- Advertising
Related Material
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Pollock, Louis--Archives
Radio writers--United States--Archives
Screenwriters--United States--Archives
Television writers--United States--Archives
Box 6
21 A.R.
Additional Note
Outline (5 pages); novel, two chapters.
Box 1
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Additional Note
Breakdown, first draft of teleplay.
Box 1
American Mother
Additional Note
Story (12 pages).
Box 5
An Armful of Libby
Additional Note
Also known as The Ways of Libby Dowling, Ted Loves Libby, and Ricochet. Outlines (4 pages and 11 pages).
Box 1
Angry Harvest
Additional Note
Synoptic treatment of the novel by Hermann Field and Stanislaw Mierzenski (21 pages). (Joe Madison).
Box 1
Another Buffalo Bill
Additional Note
Outline (4 pages) and opening teleplay.
Box 1
Another Way Out
Additional Note
Original screenplay (rough).
Box 1
Another Way Out
Additional Note
Outline and treatment.
Box 1
Any Wife Can Sing While the Maid is Doing the Dishes
Additional Note
Story (Louis Benart).
Box 1
Big He (The)
Additional Note
Original screen treatment. (Louis Benart and Bert Lawrence)
Box 1
Birth of an Aryan
Additional Note
Rough outlines (Joe Madison).
Box 1
Bone Handled Dagger
Additional Note
Also known as Wilheim. Story (8 pages).
Box 1
Boy and the Law (The)
Additional Note
Outline for TV western (rough).
Box 1
Breakdown
Additional Note
Preliminary cost estimate for motion picture version.
Box 1
Breakdown
Additional Note
Screen treatment (65 pages).
Box 2
Dakota Bride
Additional Note
Original half hour teleplay.
Box 3
Dam on the Colorado (The)
Additional Note
Screen treatment (78 pages) (Louis Benart).
Box 3
Dam on the Colorado (The)
Additional Note
Screen treatment with corrections, rough (89 pages) (Louis Benart).
Box 1
Deputy (The)
Additional Note
The Boy and the Law, outline
Box 2
DesertionFor Damn Good Cause
Additional Note
Story (9 pages).
Box 1
Dick Powells Zane Grey Theater
Additional Note
The Ambush Draw, outline (11 pages).
Box 2
Dinner for Sybil (A)
Additional Note
Original half hour teleplay.
Box 4
Dr. Kildare
Additional Note
One for Two, outline (5 pages) (Louis Benart).
Box 2
Earth Attacked!
Additional Note
Outline (17 pages).
Box 7
Face of China (The)
Additional Note
Exploitation documentary, proposal (3 pages).
Box 2
Falleth Like Gentle Death
Additional Note
Please Stand By, outline (3 pages). (Joe Madison).
Box 2
Fixer (The)
Additional Note
Biography of The Life of Billy Skidmore, outline (with Irving Yergin) (24 pages).
Box 2
Fixer (The)
Additional Note
Biography of The Life of Billy Skidmore, outline (with Irving Yergin) (34 pages).
Box 5
Fugitive (The)
Additional Note
Schizo, outline (3 pages).
Box 8
Gamma People (The)
Additional Note
Features script. Release script.
Box 2
Gamma People (The)
Additional Note
Screen treatment (59 pages).
Box 2
Gamma People (The)
Additional Note
Screenplay by Robert Aldrich based on a story by Louis Pollock.
Box 3
Group (The)
Additional Note
Also known as The Dam on the Colorado. Screenplay (46 pages) (Joe Madison).
Box 3
Hark, the Cherubs!
Additional Note
One hour TV play, outline (12 pages) (Joe Madison).
Box 2
Have Gun Will Travel
Additional Note
Outline (1 page).
Box 4
Hong Kong
Additional Note
Lady With Nutmeg Shaker, outline (18 pages; also includes 5 page outline version plus roughs).
Box 2
Hot Snow in Pergola
Additional Note
Synoptic outline (7 pages) (Joe Madison).
Box 3
I Was Hanged
Additional Note
Screen treatment based on The Clock and the Rope (73 pages)
Box 1
I Was Hanged
Additional Note
The Clock and the Rope, screen treatment (63 pages)
Box 2
Imperfect Solution
Additional Note
Outline (29 pages) (with Dave Duncan).
Box 3
Into the Mist
Additional Note
Story (22 pages).
Box 3
Into the Mist
Additional Note
Half hour teleplay based on original Phillip Morris Playhouse radio version.
Box 3
Into the Mist
Additional Note
Half hour teleplay based on radio version, rough with corrections.
Box 3
Italian (The)
Additional Note
First draft screenplay, rough (183 pages).
Box 6
Its All in Your Mind
Additional Note
Original three-act play.
Box 3
Joan of Arkansas
Additional Note
Outline, rough (18 pages) (Joe Madison).
Box 3
Lady and the Button (The)
Additional Note
Original comedy romance for radio (radio script) (22 pages).
Box 2
Laramie
Additional Note
Guest of Honor, outlines (2 pages and 13 pages).
Box 1
Lassie
Additional Note
The Clock outline (3 pages).
Box 4
Latigo Randy
Additional Note
Screenplay based on short story by Dorothy M. Johnson (Joe Madison).
Box 4
Latigo Randy
Additional Note
Screenplay based on short story by Dorothy M. Johnson.
Box 4
Lead Kindly Male
Additional Note
Synoptic treatment of the novel, Angry Harvest, by Herman Field and Stanislaw Mierzenski (21 pages).
Box 6
Leave it to Beaver
Additional Note
Also known as Swing a Dead Cat. The Wart, outline (3 pages).
Box 4
Lebensraum 1942
Additional Note
Treatment (44 pages).
Box 3
Lineup (The)
Additional Note
The Hot Shot Robbery Case.
Box 4
Man Who Was Fired (The)
Additional Note
Half hour television comedy drama outline (10 pages).
Box 4
Markham
Additional Note
The Mahl-Stick, story outline (8 pages).
Box 4
Marriage and Survival
Additional Note
Proposal for television series (11 pages) (Joe Madison).
Box 4
Message From a Female Immigrant to the USA
Additional Note
Story, sent to Red Book magazine (3 pages).
Box 1
Millionaire (The)
Additional Note
A Bet for Charlie, outline (4 pages).
Box 2
Mr. Novak
Additional Note
The Challenge, hour teleplay, mimeo with revisions (Joe Madison).
Box 2
Mr. Novak
Additional Note
Two Strikes on Arch, hour teleplay, rough (Joe Madison).
Box 5
My 3 Sons
Additional Note
Also known as The Wart. Swing a Dead Cat, outline (2 pages).
Box 2
Naked to the Bomb
Additional Note
Two chapters for a novel.
Box 4
Night Ride
Additional Note
Television outline (3 pages).
Box 4
Night the Bank Went Boom (The)
Additional Note
Outline (32 pages) (Joe Madison and Bert Lawrence).
Box 4
No Deal Deal (The)
Additional Note
Story outline (6 pages).
Box 4
Not For Hire
Additional Note
Outline (4 pages).
Box 2
Nurses (The)
Additional Note
Everyday I Bleed to Death a Little, outline (2 pages) (Joe Madison and Bert Lawrence).
Box 4
Once Around the Tiger
Additional Note
Original screenplay (Joe Madison).
Box 4
Only the Strong Shall Survive
Additional Note
Original screenplay (Joe Madison).
Box 4
Only the Strong Shall Survive
Additional Note
Original screenplay.
Box 4
Orville
Additional Note
Half hour comedy, outline (17 pages) (With Bert Lawrence).
Box 3
Outlaws (The)
Additional Note
Quiet Day in Guthrie, outline (16 pages).
Box 5
Outlaws (The)
Additional Note
Quiet Day in Guthrie, teleplay (72 pages) (Louis Benart).
Box 5
Pergola Girls (The)
Additional Note
Outline for a novel (12 pages).
Box 3
Phillip Morris Playhouse
Additional Note
Into the Mist, original radio script.
Box 7
Port Said
Additional Note
Screenplay, first draft.
Box 7
Port Said
Additional Note
Screenplay, mimeo.
Box 5
Prison Window
Additional Note
Screen treatment (70 pages).
Box 1
Prudential Family Hour of the Stars
Additional Note
Breakdown, first and final drafts for radio version.
Box 5
Psalms, 144
Additional Note
Original half hour teleplay.
Box 5
Pusher (The)
Additional Note
Also known as The Craving. Story (23 pages); treatment plus chapters (43 pages).
Box 2
Richard Boone Show (The)
Additional Note
First Sermon, ,mimeo teleplay (Joe Madison).
Box 2
Richard Boone Show (The)
Additional Note
First Sermon, first draft, rough (53 pages).
Box 2
Richard Boone Show (The)
Additional Note
First Sermon, mimeo revisions (incomplete).
Box 2
Richard Boone Show (The)
Additional Note
First Sermon, outline, notes, and suggestions (3 pages).
Box 5
Richard Boone Show (The)
Additional Note
Sorofinos Treasure, first draft teleplay.
Box 5
Richard Boone Show (The)
Additional Note
Sorofinos Treasure, miscellaneous revisions (mimeo) for teleplay.
Box 5
Richard Boone Show (The)
Additional Note
Sorofinos Treasure, story for screen, outline (19 pages).
Box 5
Richard Boone Show (The)
Additional Note
Sorofinos Treasure, treatment (24 pages).
Box 6
Richard Boone Show (The)
Additional Note
Vote No On 11, revised teleplay. (Joe Madison)
Box 6
Richard Boone Show (The)
Additional Note
Vote No On 11, screen treatment (67 pages). (Joe Madison)
Box 6
Richard Boone Show (The)
Additional Note
Vote No On 11, screen treatment (69 pages).
Box 6
Richard Boone Show (The)
Additional Note
Vote No On 11, teleplay, mimeo draft with revisions. (Joe Madison)
Box 6
Richard Boone Show (The)
Additional Note
Vote No On 11, teleplay, mimeo with revisions.
Box 6
Richard Boone Show (The)
Additional Note
Vote No On 11, teleplay, rough. (Joe Madison)
Box 5
Richochet
Additional Note
Also known as The Ways of Libby Dowling. Television Western series, outline and proposal (2 pages). Television drama, outline
(22 pages).
Box 5
Ring for Maria (A)
Additional Note
Outline, based on radio version (7 pages).
Box 3
Ripper (The)
Additional Note
English murder mystery, screen outline, rough (35 pages).
Box 5
Rise and Fall of Plato McGee (The)
Additional Note
Television series, outline, with Bert Lawrence (4 pages) (Joe Madison).
Box 5
Setup in Jive
Additional Note
Half hour teleplay.
Box 5
Small Still Voice (A)
Additional Note
Television drama, outline (7 pages).
Box 5
Still World (The)
Additional Note
Also known as Dark World Cometh. Outline (17 pages).
Box 1
Stork Bites Man
Additional Note
Screen treatment (70 pages).
Box 1
Suspense
Additional Note
The Clock and the Rope, final draft (mimeo) of radio version.
Box 1
Suspense
Additional Note
The Clock and the Rope, half hour teleplay adapted from radio version.
Box 5
Talkin and the Laughin (The)
Additional Note
Screen outline (16 pages).
Box 5
Talking and the Laughing (The)
Additional Note
Treatment (16 pages). (Joe Madison)
Box 2
The 51st Star
Additional Note
Proposal for TV series (6 pages). (Joe Madison).
Box 3
The Italian
Additional Note
Also known as The Dam on the Colorado. Screen outline (27 pages).
Box 5
Torpedos (The)
Additional Note
Mickey Spillane series, outline (6 pages).
Box 5
Triangle
Additional Note
Mickey Spillane series, outline (3 pages).
Box 6
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Additional Note
The Blizzard Makers, outline (2 pages). (Joe Madison)
Box 6
Whats Biting Walt?
Additional Note
Half hour drama, outline (6 pages).
Box 6
Whats it All About
Additional Note
Story (5 pages).
Box 1
Whispering Smith
Additional Note
The Auctioneer, outline and story.
Box 5
Whistler (The)
Additional Note
A Ring for Marya, radio drama.
Box 6
Who Kissed Cock Robin?
Additional Note
90 minute television drama. (Joe Madison)
Box 6
Who Kissed Cock Robin?
Additional Note
Original screenplay. (Joe Madison)
Box 7
Who Kissed Cock Robin?
Additional Note
Screen treatment (53 pages).
Box 7
Who Kissed Cock Robin?
Additional Note
Three-act play.
Box 7
Whod Marry Me?
Additional Note
Television panel show, proposal (8 pages). (Joe Madison)
Box 6
Wilheim
Additional Note
(10 pages).
Box 6
Wind Off the River
Additional Note
Also known as Whats Biting Walt? Anthology series, outline (11 pages).
Box 7
Alice Faye - Phil Harris (2) - magazine article
Box 7
Believing Heart (The) (Guy Madison) - magazine article
Box 7
Betty Huttons Rebellion - magazine article
Box 7
Come Out of Your Shell (Barbara Stanwyck) - magazine article
Box 7
Dancing Doll (Vera-Ellen) - magazine article
Box 7
Do I Know Homer (Kirk Douglas) - magazine article
Box 7
Featurette (Esther Williams) - magazine article
Box 7
Free Blonde and 21 (Joyce Holden) - magazine article
Box 7
Handsomest Man in the World (Robert Taylor) - magazine article
Box 7
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (Rita Hayworth) - magazine article
Box 7
Hollywoods Worst Bugaboo - magazine article
Box 7
Laguna Beach Festival of Arts - magazine article
Box 7
Merry Wives of Hollywood (The) - magazine article
Box 7
Mother Didnt Allow Make-up (Arlene Dahl) - magazine article
Box 7
Next Time I Live (Barbara Stanwyck) - magazine article
Box 7
On Going Hollywood (Burt Lancaster) - magazine article
Box 7
Outsider (The) (Robert Logan) - magazine article
Box 7
Pray Ill be Lucky in Love (Pier Angeli) - magazine article
Box 7
Private Life of an Underdog (Jimmy Stewart) - magazine article
Box 7
Reborn Beauty (Jane Greer) - magazine article
Box 7
Rock Away! (Rock Hudson) - magazine article
Box 7
Say Goodbye to Your Neighborhood Movie - magazine article
Box 7
She Wants a Big Tall SomebodySoon (Debra Paget) - magazine article
Box 7
She Waved Her Own Wand (Elaine Stewart) - magazine article
Box 7
Shellys Little Dividend (Shelly Winters) - magazine article
Box 7
Shoo, Wolf! (Kim Novak) - magazine article
Box 7
Special Formula for Stardom (Nick Adams) - magazine article
Box 7
Take It From Me (Gene Tierney) - magazine article
Box 7
Take It From Me (Jane Russell) - magazine article
Box 7
Take It From Me (Janet Leigh) - magazine article
Box 7
Take It From Me (Lana Turner) - magazine article
Box 7
Take My Word For It (Ann Blyth) - magazine article
Box 7
Take My Word For It (Ava Gardner) - magazine article
Box 7
Take My Word For It (Corinne Calvet) - magazine article
Box 7
Take My Word For It (Joan Crawford) - magazine article
Box 7
Take My Word For It (June Allyson) - magazine article
Box 7
Take My Word For It (Peggy Lee) - magazine article
Box 7
Trouble With Love, The (Zsa Zsa Gabor) - magazine article
Box 7
Way For Me (The) (Gregory Peck) - magazine article
Additional Note
Rough and final draft.
Box 7
Ways of Rock Hudson (The) - magazine article
Box 7
Wellborn Kelly (The) (Grace Kelly) - magazine article
Box 7
What to do Till the Minister Comes (Piper Laurie) - magazine article
Box 7
When I Hated My Mirror (Jan Sterling) - magazine article
Additional Note
Rough and final draft.
Box 7
Why Must it Always be Bergman? - magazine article
Box 7
Breakdown correspondence
Additional Note
9 letters regarding project; one letter from Alfred Hitchcock.
Box 7
Correspondence file
Additional Note
John Edmondson, Alexandra Whitney, Allen Rivkin, Max Youngstein, Hall Kanter
Box 7
Latigo Randy and A Man Called Horse correspondence
Additional Note
33 letters between Louis Pollock, Dorothy Johnson, and Lucille Sullivan regarding the two projects.
Box 7
Redbook/Modern Screen Magazine correspondence
Additional Note
21 letters and 3 telegrams between Louis Pollock and Redbook. 10 letters between Louis Pollock and Modern Screen. 4 letters
between Louis Pollock and Constance Smith (agent).
Box 7
Richard Boone Show (The) correspondence
Additional Note
13 letters regarding Sorofinos Treasure, Vote No On 11, and First Sermon; two letters to Clifford Odets. With clippings.
Box 7
Suicide Attack advertising materials
Additional Note
Documentary written by Louis Pollock.
Box 7
Universal Pictures Adverstising books
