Henry King papers, 1863-1978
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- King, Henry, 1886-1982
- Title
- Henry King papers
- Dates
- 1863-1978 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- 27.18 cubic ft. (26 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 02798
- Summary
- Scripts, photographs, and posters for many of the this director's motion pictures.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Henry King was a pioneer in the American motion picture industry. He began his career as a film actor in 1912. He moved to California, where he began directing in 1915. His first major Hollywood success was “23 ½ Hours Leave” (1920). King made at least one film a year during the next forty years, working primarily for 20th Century Fox. His final film was “Tender Is the Night” (1961).
Content Description
The Henry King collection contains scripts, photographs, and framed movie posters for many of the motion pictures King directed, including “Carousel” (1956), “In Old Chicago” (1937), “Jesse James” (1939), “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” (1952), and “Twelve O’Clock High” (1949).
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Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative Information
Related Materials
Henry King Papers, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Margaret Herrick Library.
Acquisition Information
This material was received from Henry King in 1968.
Processing Note
The collection was cataloged by D. Claudia Thompson in April 2013 and processed by Roger Simon in October 2025.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series I. Scripts for Movies Directed by King
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Description: “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” – Shooting Final by Kathryn Scola and Lamar TrottiDates: 1938Container: Box 1
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Description: “A Bell for Adano” – Final Script by Lamar TrottiDates: 1944Container: Box 1
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Description: “Beloved Infidel” – Second Revised Shooting Final by Sy BartlettDates: 1959Container: Box 1
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Description: “The Black Swan” – Shooting Final by Seton I. Miller and Ben HechtDates: 1942Container: Box 1
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Description: “The Bravados” – Second Revised Shooting Final by Philip Yordan with revisions by Richard BreenDates: 1958Container: Box 1
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Description: “Captain from Castile” – Final Script by Lamar TrottiDates: 1946Container: Box 1
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Description: “Carolina” (“House of Connelly”) – Revised Final Shooting Script by Reginald BerkeleyDates: 1933Container: Box 2
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Description: “Carousel” – Shooting Final Script by Phoebe and Henry EphronDates: 1955Container: Box 2
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Description: “Chad Hanna” – Revised Final by Nunnally JohnsonDates: 1940Container: Box 2
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Description: “The Country Doctor” – Shooting Final – RevisedDates: 1935Container: Box 2
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Description: “David and Bathsheba” – Revised Final by Philip DunneDates: 1950Container: Box 2
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Description: “Deep Waters” (“Deep Water”) – Revised Final by Richard MurphyDates: 1947Container: Box 2
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Description: “The Gunfighter” – ("The Gun Fighter") – Revised Final by William Bower and William SellersDates: 1949Container: Box 3
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Description: “I’d Climb the Highest Mountain” – Revised Final by Lamar TrottiDates: 1950Container: Box 3
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Description: “I Loved You Wednesday” – Revised Final Shooting Script by Horace Jackson and Philip KleinDates: 1933Container: Box 3
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Description: “In Old Chicago” (“Chicago”) – Revised Final by Lamar Trotti and Sonya LevienDates: 1937Container: Box 3
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Description: “Jesse James” – Final Script by Nunnally JohnsonDates: 1938Container: Box 3
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Description: “King of the Khyber Rifles” – Second Revised Shooting Final by Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts, and Richard GreenDates: 1953Container: Box 3
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Description: “Lightnin’” – Final Shooting Script by Winchell Smith and Frank BaconDates: 1930Container: Box 4
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Description: “Little Old New York” – Revised Shooting Final by Harry TugendDates: 1939Container: Box 4
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Description: “Lloyd’s of London” – Final by Ernest PascalDates: 1936Container: Box 4
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Description: “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” (“A Many-Splendored Thing”) – Final Script by John PatrickDates: 1955Container: Box 4
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Description: “Margie” – Revised Final by F. Hugh HerbertDates: 1945Container: Box 4
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Description: “Marie Galante” – Final Shooting Script by Reginald BerkeleyDates: 1934Container: Box 4
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Description: “Maryland” – Shooting Final by Ethel Hill and Jack AndrewsDates: 1940Container: Box 5
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Description: “Merely Mary Ann” – Final Shooting Script by Israel ZangwillDates: 1931Container: Box 5
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Description: “O. Henry’s Full House” (“The Full House”) – Final ScriptDates: 1951Container: Box 5
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Description: “One More Spring” – Final Shooting Script by Edwin BurkeDates: 1934Container: Box 5
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Description: “Over the Hill” (“Over the Hill to the Poorhouse”) – Shooting ScriptDates: undatedContainer: Box 5
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“Prince of Foxes”
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Description: Shooting Final by Milton KrimsDates: 1948Container: Box 5
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Description: Final Shooting Script by Milton KrimsDates: 1948Container: Box 5
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Description: “Ramona” – Revised Final Shooting Script by Lamar TrottiDates: 1936Container: Box 6
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Description: “Remember the Day” – Revised Final by Ress Slesinger and Frank DavisDates: 1941Container: Box 6
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Description: “Seventh Heaven” – Revised Final by Melville BakerDates: 1936Container: Box 6
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Description: “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” – Third Revised Shooting Final by Casey RobinsonDates: 1952Container: Box 6
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Description: “The Song of Bernadette” – Revised Final by George SeatonDates: 1943Container: Box 6
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Description: “Stanley and Livingstone” – Revised Shooting Final by Philip Dunne and Julien JosephsonDates: 1939Container: Box 6
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Description: “State Fair” – Final Shooting Script by Sonya LevienDates: 1932Container: Box 7
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“The Sun Also Rises”
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Description: Final Script
This copy includes blue revised pages.
Dates: 1957Container: Box 7 -
Description: Final Script
This copy includes as loose inserts two white revised pages and a note to King from Darryl F. Zanuck regarding script changes.
Dates: 1957Container: Box 7
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Description: “Tender Is the Night” – Final by Ivan MoffatDates: 1961Container: Box 7
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Description: “Twelve O’Clock High” – Final Script by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay, Jr.Dates: 1949Container: Box 7
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Description: “Untamed” – Revised Final Script by Frank FentonDates: 1954Container: Box 7
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Description: “Wait till the Sun Shines, Nellie” – Shooting Final by Allan ScottDates: 1951Container: Box 8
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Description: “Way Down East” – Final Shooting Script by William HurlbutDates: 1935Container: Box 8
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Description: “Wilson” – Fourth Revised Shooting Final by Lamar TrottiDates: 1943Container: Box 8
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Description: “The Woman in Room 13” – Final Shooting Script by Guy BoltonDates: 1932Container: Box 8
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Description: “A Yank in the R.A.F.” – Revised Shooting Final by Karl Tunberg and Darrell WareDates: 1941Container: Box 8
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Series II. Photographs
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Description: Henry KingDates: undatedContainer: Box 8
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Description: Henry King (photo album)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 13
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Movies Directed by King – Medium-Format
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Description: “Captain from Castile”Dates: undatedContainer: Box 8
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Description: “Carousel”Dates: undatedContainer: Box
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Description: “The Country Doctor”Dates: 1936Container: Box 8
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Description: “A Game of Wits”Dates: undatedContainer: Box 8
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Description: “Partners Again”Dates: undatedContainer: Box 9
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Description: “Seventh Heaven”Dates: undatedContainer: Box 9
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Description: “State Fair”Dates: undatedContainer: Box 9
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Description: “Stella Dallas”Dates: undatedContainer: Box 9
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Description: “Twelve O’Clock High”Dates: undatedContainer: Box 9
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Description: “The White Sister”Dates: undatedContainer: Box 9
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Description: UnidentifiedDates: undatedContainer: Box 9
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Description: UnidentifiedDates: undatedContainer: Box 10
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Movies Directed by King – Large-Format
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Description: “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” (one)Dates: 1938Container: Box 12
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Description: “A Bell for Adano” (one)Dates: 1945Container: Box 12
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Description: “The Black Swan” (three)Dates: 1942Container: Box 12
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Description: “Captain from Castile” (three)Dates: 1947Container: Box 12
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Description: “Carousel” (two)Dates: 1955Container: Box 12
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Description: “Chad Hanna” (three)Dates: 1940Container: Box 12
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Description: “David and Bathsheba” (one)Dates: 1951Container: Box 12
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Description: “In Old Chicago” (four)Dates: 1937Container: Box 12
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Description: “Jesse James” (two)Dates: 1938Container: Box 12
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Description: “Little Old New York” (three)Dates: 1939Container: Box 12
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Description: “Love is a Many-Splendored Thing” (one)Dates: 1955Container: Box 12
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Description: “Margie” (one)Dates: 1946Container: Box 12
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Description: “Maryland” (one)Dates: 1940Container: Box 12
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Description: “Merely Mary Ann” (one)Dates: 1931Container: Box 12
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Description: “Over the Hill” (one)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 12
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Description: “Ramona” (one)Dates: 1936Container: Box 12
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Description: “Remember the Day” (one)Dates: 1941Container: Box 12
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Description: “Romola” (one)Dates: 1925Container: Box 13
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Description: “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” (one)Dates: 1953Container: Box 12
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Description: “The Song of Bernadette” (two)Dates: 1943Container: Box 12
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Description: “Stanley and Livingstone” (two)Dates: 1939Container: Box 12
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Description: “State Fair” (one)Dates: 1933Container: Box 12
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Description: “The Sun Also Rises” (two)Dates: 1957Container: Box 12
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Description: “Tender Is the Night” (one)Dates: 1961Container: Box 12
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Description: “Twelve O’Clock High” (one)Dates: 1949Container: Box 12
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Description: “Wilson” (three)Dates: 1944Container: Box 12
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Description: “A Yank in the R.A.F.” (three)Dates: 1940Container: Box 12
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Description: Unidentified
Includes photos of Lillian Gish in “Romola.”
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 14
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Movies Directed by King – Photo Albums
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Dates: 1930Container: Box 11
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Description: “Romola”Dates: undatedContainer: Box 11
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Description: “Sackcloth and Scarlet” (two photo albums)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 11
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Series III. Posters for Movies Directed by King
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Description: “Alexander’s Ragtime Band”Dates: 1938Container: Box 15
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Description: “Carousel”Dates: 1956Container: Box 16
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Description: “David and Bathsheba”Dates: 1951Container: Box 17
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Description: “In Old Chicago”Dates: 1937Container: Box 18
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Description: “Jesse James”Dates: 1939Container: Box 19
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Description: “Jesse James”Dates: 1939Container: Box 20
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Description: “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing”Dates: 1955Container: Box 26
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Description: “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”Dates: 1952Container: Box 21
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Description: “The Song of Bernadette”Dates: 1943Container: Box 22
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Description: “Stanley and Livingstone”Dates: 1939Container: Box 23
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Description: “Twelve O’Clock High”Dates: 1949Container: Box 24
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Description: “Wilson”Dates: 1944Container: Box 25
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Series IV. Assorted
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Description: “Carousel” by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (Williamson Music, Inc., NY, NY)Dates: 1945Container: Box 10
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Description: Clippings
Includes compilations of reviews “from the New York dailies” for “Carolina,” “The Country Doctor,” “Marie Galante” “One More Spring,” “Seventh Heaven,” and “Way Down East.” Also includes an article on “Jesse James” and a 1978 article about a retrospective of King’s movies at the Museum of Modern Art.
Dates: 1934-1944, 1978Container: Box 10 -
Description: “David and Bathsheba,” “Jesse James,” and “The Song of Bernadette” – Promotional MaterialsDates: 1938-1944, undatedContainer: Box 10
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Description: “Missouri Life” (Missouri Life, Inc., Jefferson City, MO)
The issue includes an article about the 1938 filming of “Jesse James” in Pineville.
Dates: 1978Container: Box 10 -
Description: Postcards
Originally found in the script for “Way Down East.” One is blank.
Dates: undatedContainer: Box 10 -
Description: “Romola” (volume 1) (PB) by George Eliot (Bernard Tauchnitz, Leipzig)Dates: 1836Container: Box 10
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Description: “Romola” (volume 2) (PB) by George Eliot (Bernard Tauchnitz, Leipzig)Dates: 1836Container: Box 10
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Description: “The Undefeated” – Scene Breakdown
King is listed as director, and Victor Vallejo is listed as assistant director. According to files at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, this project was produced in 1969, but with Andrew V. McLaglen as director.
Dates: 1963Container: Box 10 -
Description: “Wilson”
Includes a compilation of reviews of the movie, a letter from Ben Shylen, publisher of “Boxoffice,” with an attached clipping, and a promotional publication for the movie.
Dates: 1944-1945Container: Box 10
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Subject Terms
- Motion Pictures
- Motion picture actors and actresses
- Motion picture producers and directors
- Silent films
