Series: Film

The Adventure, unproduced, undated

Outline and correspondence

The Aliens / The Fast I Have Chose, Jewish Chautauqua Society, unproduced, circa 1965

Scripts, circa 1965

Clippings, brochure, and press release, 1965

All the Money in the World, unproduced, undated

Script, clippings, and research notes, undated

All the Secret Places, unproduced, 1966

Outline and correspondence with Dale Wasserman, 1966-1967
Note: Penciled in title of Sergeant Storm.

Baker and Bernstein, unproduced, undated
Note

“Movie was optioned for two years. Still available.” -- Alvin Boretz

“Stanley Donen of MGM optioned Baker and Bernstein. He turned Leo Bernstein into a woman character. My agent is still trying to sell the original version.” -- Alvin Boretz

Alvin Boretz wrote the script under the pseudonym Bruce Force.

Script, clippings, and research notes, undated

Film script with pencil emendations, undated

Original screenplay, undated

Brass Target, dir. John Hough, MGM, 1978
Note: “A feature film for MGM. Script and production notes.” -- Alvin Boretz

Scripts (one named Overlord III), correspondence, revisions, production schedules, and press kit, circa 1977-1978

Clippings, 1978

Final draft of script, 1978 January 4

Publicity photographs and photograph of the poster for the film, with Alvin Boretz's name prominent, circa 1978
Physical Description: Eighteen 8 x 10-inch color photographs 

The Brave, unproduced, undated
Note: “An unproduced movie about an Indian who refused to be drafted for Vietnam.” -- Alvin Boretz

Script, undated

Cannon Street, unproduced, undated

Outline, undated

Chicago, Giant on the Move, Equitable Assurance Company of the United States, produced by Roger Wade Productions, Inc, circa 1966
Note: Also called Chicago -- Prairie Giant, Chicago -- Heart of America.

Research notes, clippings, proposal, treatment, and scripts, circa 1966

The Closed Door, United Cerebral Palsy, undated

Film script, undated

The Compulsive Gambler Story / Never Let Go, unproduced, circa 1961-1962

Correspondence with Arthur Lewis, revised outline, and script, circa 1961-1962

Connecting, unproduced, undated
Note: “A movie, still unsold.” -- Alvin Boretz

Scripts, clippings, and research materials, undated

Cyclostyled script, undated

The Egghead Soldiers, unproduced, undated
Note: “A true story that failed to sell.” -- Alvin Boretz

Story treatment, undated

Story outline, undated

A Far Off Drum, unproduced, undated

Script, notes, and clippings, undated
Note

Script for film or television.

“Never produced. Story of a soldier who refuses to accept the Congressional Medal of Honor. Who are the real heroes in our society?” -- Alvin Boretz

Fertig, unproduced, undated
Note: “Fertig was written for Yael Wohl, a TV commercial director. Warner Brothers wanted to buy it as did several other producers but Wohl insisted that he go along as director. Warners refused and Wohl called off the deal. I tried to buy back the script but he was adamant. The rights lapsed and I neglected to buy them. As of this writing, February 1996 [sic -- must mean 1995], Mark Rydell has the novel and refuses to read my screenplay saying he doesn't want to be influenced by my version. This is one of my big disappointments as I think it is a great story.” -- Alvin Boretz

Script and correspondence, undated

Submission agreements and correspondence, 1972-1996

Fort Travis, unproduced, undated

Documents of litigation over payment for rewriting, undated

Horizons, United States Information Agency, Juanita, undated

Shot list and dialog script, undated

The Hangup, circa 1967
Note: “A documentary film, one of many I wrote over the years. It was all part of being a free lance dramatic writer.” -- Alvin Boretz

Scripts, circa 1967

The Invisible People, unproduced, undated
Note: “A film treatment about Robert Hayes who began the Coalition for the Homeless. He sued the city and state successfully to provide shelter. Hayes and I shook hands on a deal. It took me two years to sell the project and then ABC wanted it very badly. Hayes then reneged on our deal and sold it to a movie company which never made the project. This was one of my great disappointments as my show was ready to go and would have done well for the homeless in alerting the television audience to the problem.” -- Alvin Boretz

Outlines, clippings, and research notes, undated

Outlines, undated

The Key, National Association of Mental Health, 1959

Script, 1959

Script, 1959

Labyrinth / The Cutting Edge / Run, Leona, Run, Alan Landsburg Productions, unproduced, 1972

Correspondence, notes, research clippings, outline, and script, 1972

The Last Spin, United Artists, unproduced, 1959
Note

To be produced by Jerry Hellman and George Roy Hill for release with United Artists.

“The Last Spin was a screenplay commissioned by George Roy Hill, an eminent film director. Unfortunately, the financing fell through and it was never produced.” -- Alvin Boretz

Research, script notes, outlines, and scripts, 1959

Clipping, 1959

The Legend of Saint Nicholas, UM Productions, unproduced, 1970

Correspondence (June 1968-June 1969), notes, treatments, script, and photocopy of source book, circa 1968-1970

Clippings, 1970

7-inch reel of 1/4-inch tape labeled “The Legend of St, Nicholas/ 1. 'Nicholas' Theme'/ 2. 'Going to Visit a Friend'/ 3. 'Memory'/ 4. 'Reasons'/ 5. 'Bits and Pieces'/ 6. 'On the Other Side of the Mountain'/ 7. 'Wedding Dance'/ 8. 'Everyone's Afraid'/ 9. 'Holly'/ 10. 'Christmas Tree'/--Ray Charles--,” circa 1969
Note: Composed by Charles, Ray, 1918-2015. Digitized copy available; please ask archivist.

Pickles, unproduced, undated

Photocopy of script, undated

Riotous Assembly, unproduced, undated,
Note: “Riotous Assembly was written for Peter Sellers, Elliott Kastner, producer. He failed to secure the money.” -- Alvin Boretz

Script, undated

Rubber from Oil, industrial film for Esso, circa 1957

Fifth draft of script, 1957 July 31

Runaway, unproduced, undated
Note: “An unproduced film.” -- Alvin Boretz

Script, undated

The Shelter, ANA-NLN Film Service on Disaster Nursing, circa 1966

Correspondence, research notes, scripts, and comments, circa 1966

Sometimes I'm Happy, The Story of the Andrews Sisters, David Susskind, unproduced, circa 1956
Note: “Notes for a feature on the popular singing group, The Andrews Sisters, at the time of the Second World War. Producer David Susskind ran out of money.” -- Alvin Boretz

Outline, research materials, notes, and drafts, undated

Screen treatment, undated

Clippings, 1956

Typescript of screen treatment, undated

Spiderman, Columbia Pictures, 1977

Clippings, 1977

The Story of Montefiore, unproduced, 1964

Correspondence and script, 1964

Submersible for Science, U.S. Navy, circa 1974

Scripts, correspondence, and research materials, circa 1974

Cassette tape recording of an interview with Dr. Andy Riechnitzer, 1974 November 15
Note: Digitized user copy available; please ask archivist.

Summer before Dark, unproduced, 1979
Note: Film to be scripted and produced by Alvin Boretz.

Clipping, 1979

Sunrise at Campobello, dir. Vincent J. Donehue, 1959

Clipping, 1959

Years of Greatness, The Story of George Westinghouse, Westinghouse Electric company, undated

Script, undated

Miscellaneous films, undated

Fragments of three or four different scripts for film or television,one of which may be Skin Deep, undated

Miscellaneous outlines for Act of Faith; Backlash (also called Grub Street); Blessed House; The Caring Heart; Champagne Charlie; Chasing the Bismarck; A Deadly Fraud; A Deadly Memory; Elegy; The First of Her Kind: The True Story of Charlotte Ray, America's First Black Woman Lawyer; Flying Colors; The Great Land; Top of the World; Harvest of Rage; and Heartland, undated
Note: Outlines maybe for film, television, or theater. Folders includes research notes, clippings, and correspondence for A Deadly Memory; research clippings on Charlotte Ray; and Edward Guiragos' An Overview of Alaska and correspondence with Guiragos for The Great Land and Top of the World.

Miscellaneous outlines for An Innocent Murder (also called Justice Deferred and The Wrong Man); Journey from Beyond (also called Letting Go and Hanging On and Letting Go and Holding On); Little Boy Lost; Lost at Sea; McKenzie's Edge; Mollie and Son; My Friend, My Enemy (also called Women); n Silver Wings; Photo by Sally Jordan; A Place of Devils; Prize Package; Same and Martha; Season's of a Man's Life; Second Guess; The Secret; The Secret Diary of Rebecca Smith; The Shield; Side by Side; Skin Deep; Tailor's Dummy; Touch of Glory; and The Whistling Boy, A Child's Picture Book, undated
Note: Outlines maybe for film, television, or theater. Folders includes correspondence, press releases and clippings concerning the Cavallo Foundation and whistleblowers for A Place of Devils and notes for Touch of Glory.