" A Great Man's Career , " a silent film scenario by Booth Tarkington

Extent:
115 p.
Scope and content:

Written in pencil on 115 hand-numbered pages, 1-85 (p. 74 missing), 36-48, and 1-18, on 14" plain orange paper, with numerous pencilled revisions by the author. The text contains captions to appear in the film and descriptions of the scenes. According to Russo and Sullivan's A Bibliography of Booth Tarkington 1869-1946, he wrote a number of scenarios for motion pictures released between 1920 and 1931. This manuscript may be an unproduced script, as there is no description for a production of this title listed.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
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