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Aaron Steel. 3 act play. Alternate title: Rays of Darkness
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1923 |
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The Amanda M. Fife Mutiny. Outline for a teleplay. 4 complete drafts, 1 incomplete draft, and notes
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American Holiday. Play
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American Holiday. 3 act play. Revised version
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1935 |
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American Pilgrimage. Original Story and Screen Treatment
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1940 |
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Another Man's Poison. 3 act play
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1945 |
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Appointment With Death
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1953 |
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Script. 1 clipping from Variety.
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Armistice Day. Treatment for a screenplay. 1 letter from Warner Bros. to Branch
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1937 |
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Armistice Day. Treatment. Different version
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Arms of the Fleet. Screen Story. 2 versions; notes; 2 letters, 1 clipping. Alternate title: The Life For Me
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Athens Express. Film Treatment. 4 versions
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1955 |
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Babe and Me and Mary. Screen story?
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1 p. notes, 1 letter, 5 clippings
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Bad Boy, Good Girl. Original screen story
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Barbary Coast. Outline of a 3 act play, notes. Alternate title: Coastwise
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Barbary Coast. 2 screen versions; notes
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The Bargain #1. 4 act play
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1920, 1924 |
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The Bargain #2. Screen shooting script (set in New Orleans)
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The Bargain #3. Screen treatment. 2 versions and notes (set in New York City)
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Beach Boy. Original screen story outline. 1 complete draft; 3 incomplete drafts; notes; research materials; 1 letter
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The Beachcomber. Original screen story
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Beggar of Love. Original screen story by Branch and Frank Waters. 2 drafts, notes
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Beggars of the Sea. Movie scenario by Branch and Frank Waters. 2 drafts; notes; various loose pages
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Belle of the Yukon. Treatment
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1943 |
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Beyond Good & Evil. Play Premise? 4 drafts
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The Big Bite. Screen Story. 1 draft and notes
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The Big Haircut. Screen story
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notes; 3 letters; 3 clippings
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The Big Jackpot. Shooting script, Republic Pictures. Master Schedule
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1954, 1955 |
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Bitter Root Valley. Written For TV series "Wagon Train." Rough draft, various incomplete drafts; notes; 1 letter. Alternate title: Winter Thaw
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Bitter Sweet. 3 Act play."As played in St. Louis."
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June 5, 1933 |
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Black Gold. Screen story, film shooting script
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1934 |
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The Black Pearl. Treatment
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The Black Pearl. First version
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The Black Pearl. Second draft screen play
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The Black Pearl. Shooting script. Early draft
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The Black Pearl. Shooting script. Ararat Productions
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The Black Pearl. Shooting script with revisions. Houston Branch Associates
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The Black Pearl. Changes in script. (p. 110 - 117B missing)
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The Black Pearl. Discards from script
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The Black Pearl. Production material
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The Black Pearl. Notes
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The Black Pearl. Correspondence
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1953-1958 |
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The Black Pearl. Financial Material
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The Black Pearl. Research Materials
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The Black Pearl. Research Materials
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The Black Pearl. Photographs
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The Blackguard. Musical romance
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Bless The Man. Teleplay Outline
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The Blond Woman. "Founded upon the great sea saga of that name by Rolf Thorwalson."
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The Blood Bond. Adaptation. 2 drafts. Alternate title: Gang War
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Blood Enemy (of the Yagus). Premise
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1 complete draft, various incomplete drafts, notes, and 1 clipping
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Blow Devil. Synopsis (One line continuity)
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1953 |
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Boards [the story of the theatre]
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1920? |
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The Booby Prize
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1949 |
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3 act play. 1 complete draft, 1 incomplete draft.
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The Booby Prize. Notes and research materials
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The Border Beat. Outline of a teleplay for Wire Service. 1 complete draft, various incomplete drafts, notes and 1 clipping. See also: 1200 Laughing Gods; Wetback Story
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Bravely Waiting. Stage synopsis, original screen treatment
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Bravely Waiting. Screenplay, shooting script
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The Bright Shawl. By Joseph Hergeshimer. Adapted as a musical romance by Lillian Albertson and Houston Branch
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Bull on the Tracks. TV episode for "Cimarron City." Retitled from: Rough Shod
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4 drafts, notes, letter, 1 clipping
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By the Dawn's Early Light. Screen story. Outline, 1 complete draft, various incomplete drafts and notes
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Can Can [The Music and Paris of Offenbach]. Music arranged by Antal Dorati. Plot Line and Scene Outline. 3 drafts. Plot synopsis. List of Characters
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Can Can. Scene drafts; notes; 1 letter
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The Candy Kid. Screen premise. 9 drafts, 1 letter, 1 clipping
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Includes: Chicken Shack. Outline and notes for a 3 act play; short story. 2 copies. See also: White Women; Every Day Was Christmas
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Canvas Cage. Original story for the screen. 2 drafts
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Canvas Cage. Original story for the screen
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1 draft, 2 clippings, note
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Captain Typhoon. Original screen story by Houston Branch and Wolfe Kaufman. 2 drafts
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Captain Typhoon. Original screen story by Houston Branch and Wolfe Kaufman. 1 draft, notes, 2 letters
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Cattle King
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Charlie Chan in Morocco. 2 drafts, 1 clipping. Alternate title: Mr. Wong in Morocco
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Cheap Girl. One act play [comedy]. 2 drafts, notes
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1922, 1929 |
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Chicken Shack
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China Seas. Shooting script for screen
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Chinook Passage. Screen story
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Christmas Present. Short story (screen story?) "Sold to Monogram". 2 copies, notes, 1 letter
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Cimarron Crossing. Story Outline. 5 drafts, 1 Line Continuity, Notes Also titled: Texas Rose
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1953 |
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The City of Angels. 3 act comedy by Houston Branch and Charles Webb
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1931 |
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The Clay Pigeon. Story line for a teleplay
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1954 |
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The Clown. Suggested story idea based on "The Show Down". 2 drafts, notes
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Come Live With Me. 3 act comedy, copyright by Houston Branch as Springing Stephen. 1 draft, notes, correspondence, clippings
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1949 |
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The Commodore Sloat Story. Outline for a "Wagon Train" episode
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Companion Wanted. "Sold to Republic." Synopsis, screen adaptation from the book/story"Gay Pilgrimage."
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Congo. Screen Story. See also: End of the Line. Includes: Congo Crossing. Screen story; revision of Congo
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1950 |
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Conquered Women. Original screen story
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1944 |
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The Cracking Point. Screen story. 2 drafts. "Sold to Independent Producer."
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Cubanita. "A story of Romance and Adventure." By Eugenia Clark. 2 drafts
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Cubanita. Outline of an Operetta. Stage Version Book by Houston Branch, Music by Charles Wakefield Cadman
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Dames Are Poison
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Dance Team. Screen Treatment, notes
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A Dark Miracle. One Act Comedy. 2 copies
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Davy Crockett. The Greek War, pt. 1. Production #5575, Telecast #7. Revised by Tom Blackburn
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December 8, 1954 |
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Davy Crockett. I Get Into Politics, pt. 2. Production #5550. Revised by Tom Blackburn
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1954 |
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Death At Noon. Story outline. Notes, research materials
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February 7, 1933 |
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Death on the Dot, A Mark Sabre Mystery. Story Outline. 3 drafts
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The Deep End. Novella by Kinsey Stewart
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The Deep End. Novella by Houston Branch, notes. Alternate Title: Time To Kill; Harbor Command
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Deep Water Man. Proposed television series. Premise
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4 drafts. Episode Outline. Notes. Clippings. Contract Correspondence. Photographs.
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The Devil Has Wings. Screen story. 2 drafts
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Diamond Head. Correspondence and Reviews of novel by Houston Branch and Frank Waters. Publicity articles
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Diamond Head. Legal suit regarding use of title
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1949-1963 |
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Correspondence. Notes. 3 Clippings.
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Divorce Before Marriage. Reno, Nevada story. 2 copies. Notes, Research Materials
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Doctors Are Brutes. Original TV story outline. 2 drafts. 1 note, 1 letter. See also: Private Nurse; No More Pills
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Dona Maria, "A Romantic Comedy Drama."
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1922 |
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A Double Fisted Dude. Western screen story. 1 draft by Larry Holt. 1 draft by Houston Branch. 2 copies. 1 incomplete draft
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Duality, The Science of Dynamic Living. Published book. 2 copies
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1950 |
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Duality, The Science of Dynamic Living. Notes and draft pages
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Duality, The Science of Dynamic Living. Notes and Research materials
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Dundonald. Suggestion for a Screenplay
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1955 |
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4 drafts. Notes. Correspondence. 1 clipping. Script for "The Prudential Family Hour."
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The Empire Builders or The Empire Builder. Novel synopsis/screen story. 2 drafts, 1 letter
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1926 |
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Eighty Days. Original screen story. 2 drafts. Notes. 1 page research material
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1940? |
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End of the Line. Story line for "Damar of the Jungle" series. 3 drafts. Notes, 1 letter. Also titled: Lost River; Congo
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The Enforcer. Notes and research materials
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Every Day Was Christmas. Original Screen Story by Houston Branch and Eugenia Night. 4 drafts
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1947 |
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Every Day Was Christmas. Screen story by Houston Branch and Eugenia Night. Incomplete drafts. Outline. 3 drafts. Notes. 1 letter. Also titled: Garden of the Gods
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Face Valley. Romantic Comedy Synopsis
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The Fall Guy. Original Story. 1 draft, notes
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Feather in His Crown. Play. Synopsis. 2 complete copies, various incomplete copies; incomplete manuscripts
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Feather in His Crown. Notes
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Feather in His Crown. Research materials; correspondence
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Feather in the Breeze. Manuscript by Doris I. Coppersmith. Screen story? [Branch pseudonym?]
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Female Impersonator. Screen story
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1933 |
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The Fergugon Girl. Original Screen story by William R. Lipman and Houston Branch
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The Firefly. Play--Act one
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Fishing Story. Suggested Story Outline
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January 18, 1932 |
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Flamingo. Original screen story by Mary Raymond
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The Flesh Trap. A Romance of Louisiana [Original screen story with sound effects]. Synopsis; 5 drafts; notes; research materials. Alternate title: Swamp Song
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Flowers o |