Finding Aid for the Mark Hellinger papers 2247
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated. Additional box inventory by Diann Benti in September 2022.
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
2022 January
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0185
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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library
Title: Mark Hellinger papers
Creator:
Hellinger, Mark, 1903-1947
Identifier/Call Number: 2247
Physical Description:
18 Linear Feet
16 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1930-1948
Abstract: Mark Hellinger (1903-1947) was an American journalist, theatre columnist, writer, and film producer associated with Universal.
This collection includes business records, employment contracts, financial records, annotated scripts, and project files associated
with Hellinger's work as a producer.
Language of Material:
English.
Biographical / Historical
Mark Hellinger (1903-1947) was an American journalist, theatre columnist, writer, and film producer associated with Universal.
Hellinger found commercial success with such features as "The Killers" (1946), "High Sierra" (1941), and "The Roaring Twenties"
(1939).
Scope and Contents
Mark Hellinger (1903-1947) was an American journalist, theatre columnist, writer, and film producer associated with Universal.
This collection includes business records, employment contracts, financial records, annotated scripts, and project files associated
with Hellinger's work as a producer. Additionally, photocopies of Hellinger's published articles are present in the collection.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
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 of Bank of America (trustee), April 24, 1979.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder no. or item name], Mark Hellinger papers, Collection no. 2247, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California.
Processing Information
Collection is partially processed. Materials require rehousing into archival enclosures.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Motion picture producers and directors -- Archival resources
Hellinger, Mark, 1903-1947 -- Archives
Universal Pictures (Firm)
Box 1
Correspondence/business files and contracts
Box 2
Correspondence/business files and contracts
Box 4
Correspondence/business files and contracts
Box 3
Financial and business files including cash receipts, invoices, working papers, and insurance files
Box 5
Financial files and binders related to vouchers and statements
Box 5
"Mark Hellinger Productions, Inc." incorporation papers and board minutes (binder)
Box 6
Summary of picture costs for "The Killers," "Swell Guy," Brute Force," and "Naked City" (binder)
Box 6
Various employment agreements (binder)
Box 6
Release Revenue Statements (binder)
Box 6
Production cost reimbursement detail (binder)
Box 6
"Mark Hellinger Productions" filled out checks
Box 7
Individual payroll sheets
Box 7
Cumulative production costs
Box 7
"Macker Material, Racetrack Data"
Box 16
"Brute Force" Continuity and Dialogue script
Box 9
"Brute Force" timecards, production files, etc.
Box 10
"Brute Force" cost data binders
Box 11
"The Killers" cost data binder, production files, scripts
Box 13
"Swell Guy" cost data binder, scripts, and production files
Box 16
"Swell Guy" continuity and dialogue script
Box 14
"The Naked City" (working title: "Homicide") scripts
Box 15
"The Naked City" scripts and production files
Box 16
"The Naked City" cost data binder
Box 16
"The Naked City" time cards
Box 16
"The Ten Million" by Mark Hellinger
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Books donated by Ned Comstock, 4/11/2007.
Box 16
"The Mark Hellinger Story" by Jim Bishop
