Duel in the sun scripts and production materials, circa 1944-1947.

0.63 linear feet (2 boxes)

English; Dutch; Spanish

Purchased from Walter Reuben, Inc. on the Arthur Corbitt Hoskins Memorial Fund, 2013.

Arranged chronologically.

This material is open for research.

Scripts and production materials relating to the Western film Duel in the Sun (Vanguard Films, 1946), directed by King Vidor and written and produced by David O. Selznick. The film was adapted from the novel Duel in the Sun (New York: Hampton, 1944) by Niven Busch. The collection documents the process of adapting the novel to screen, including a typescript draft adaptation of the novel and descriptions of characters and costumes compiled from the novel. Includes 4 drafts of the script written by Oliver H. P. Garrett and David O. Selznick, revised copies of the script used to ensure dialogue continuity during editing, the musical score for the film, and music permissions forms. Also includes Dutch and Spanish translations of the script.

November 17, 2017

Duel in the Sun Scripts and Production Materials. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Duel in the Sun Scripts and Production Materials. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Screenplays.