The Defenders scripts and papers, 1960-1965

The Defenders scripts and papers, 1960-1965

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
Ms Coll\Defenders
Bib ID:
4078688 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Rose, Reginald
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
6 linear feet (34 volumes)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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Description

Summary

A collection of 132 scripts written by Reginald Rose and other playwrights for the popular television series "The Defenders." The scripts are contained in 34 volumes, and accompanying them are cast lists, shooting schedules, and allied notes and papers. Most of the scripts are mimeographed and the rest are in typescript.

Arrangement

Arranged.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

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Preferred Citation

The Defenders Scripts. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Reginald Rose, 1965.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Rose, Reginald. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1965. Accession number--M-65.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2011-11- 10 EAD created by PTL

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

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Subject
Dramatists
Television scripts
Television series

The Defenders Scripts

(Accompanying each script is a cast list, shooting schedule and allied notes and papers.)


Box 1

Presentation and Synopses

Volume 1


Box 1

Death Across The Counter, by Reginald Rose

Volume 2 Script 1


Box 1

The Accident, by Reginald Rose

Volume 2 Script 2


Box 1

The Crusader, by Jerome Ross

Volume 2 Script 3


Box 1

The Riot, by Max Ehrlich

Volume 2 Script 4


Box 1

The Man With The Concrete Thumb, by Ernest Kinoy

Volume 3 Script 5


Box 1

The Trial Of Jenny Scott, by Reginald Rose

Volume 3 Script 6


Box 1

The Boy Between, by Robert Thorn

Volume 3 Script 7


Box 1

The Hundred Lives Of Harry Simms, by Alvin Boretz

Volume 3 Script 8


Box 2

Killer Instinct, by John Vlahos

Volume 4 Script 9


Box 2

Perjury, by Adrian Spies

Volume 4 Script 10


Box 2

The Bedside Murder, by Max Ehrlich

Volume 4 Script 11


Box 2

The Best Defense, by Ernest Kinoy

Volume 4 Script 12


Box 2

The Young Lovers, by John Vlahos

Volume 5 Script 13


Box 2

The Quality Of Mercy, by Reginald Rose^

Volume 5 Script 14


Box 2

The Treadmill, by Peter Stone

Volume 5 Script 15


Box 2

The Empty Chute, by Max Ehrlich

Volume 5 Script 16


Box 2

Storm At Birch Glen, by Jerome Ross

Volume 6 Script 17


Box 2

The Prowler, by David Shaw

Volume 6 Script 18


Box 2

The Benefactor, by Peter Stone

Volume 6 Script 19


Box 2

The Search, by Reginald Rose

Volume 6 Script 20


Box 3

The Iron Man, by Albert Sanders (David Davidson)

Volume 7 Script 21


Box 3

The Point Shaver, by Mann Rubin

Volume 7 Script 22


Box 3

The Attack, by John Bloch

Volume 7 Script 23


Box 3

The Locked Room, by Ernest Kinoy

Volume 7 Script 24


Box 3

Gideon's Follies, by Robert Crean

Volume 8 Script 25


Box 3

The Hickory Indian, by David Karp

Volume 8 Script 26


Box 3

The Tarnished Cross, by Reginald Rose

Volume 8 Script 27


Box 3

The Last Six Months, by Max Ehrlich

Volume 8 Script 28


Box 4

The Naked Heiress, by Alvin Boretz

Volume 9 Script 29


Box 4

Reunion With Death, by David Shaw

Volume 9 Script 30


Box 4

Along Came A Spider, by Peter Stone

Volume 9 Script 31


Box 4

The Broken Barrelhead, by David Karp

Volume 9 Script 32


Box 4

Blood County, by Ernest Kinoy

Volume 10 Script 33


Box 4

Seven Ghosts Of Simon Gray, by Stanley Greenberg

Volume 10 Script 34


Box 4

The Voices Of Death, by Reginald Rose

Volume 10 Script 35


Box 4

Indelible Silence, by Charles Garment

Volume 10 Script 36


Box 5

The Avenger, by James Lee

Volume 11 Script 37


Box 5

Grandma TNT, by David Karp

Volume 11 Script 38


Box 5

The Unwanted, by Robert Thorn

Volume 11 Script 39


Box 5

The Hidden Jungle, by Stanley Greenberg

Volume 11 Script 40


Box 5

The Madman (Part I), by Robert Pendlebury (Robert Thorn)

Volume 12 Script 41


Box 5

Death Takes The Stand, by David Davidson

Volume 12 Script 42


Box 5

The Bigamist, by David Karp

Volume 12 Script 43


Box 5

The Invisible Badge, by William Woolfolk

Volume 12 Script 44


Box 6

The Apostle, by Stanley Greenberg

Volume 13 Script 45


Box 6

The Madman (Part II), by Ed Tashley (Reginald Rose)

Volume 13 Script 46


Box 6

Kill Or Be Killed, by Larry Cohen

Volume 13 Script 47


Box 6

Man Against Himself, by Raphael Hayes

Volume 13 Script 48


Box 6

The Savage Infant, by David Karp

Volume 14 Script 49


Box 6

Poisoned Fruit Doctrine, by A. J. Russell

Volume 14 Script 50


Box 6

The Poltergeist, by Reginald Rose

Volume 14 Script 51


Box 6

Ordeal, by David Shaw

Volume 14 Script 52


Box 7

The Traitor, by Larry Cohen

Volume 15 Script 53


Box 7

Eye Of Fear, by Stanley Greenberg

Volume 15 Script 54


Box 7

Metamorphosis, by Stanley Greenberg

Volume 15 Script 55


Box 7

Hour Before Doomsday, by William Woolfolk

Volume 15 Script 56


Box 7

The Last Illusion, by William Woolfolk

Volume 16 Script 57


Box 7

The Heathen, by Ernest Kinoy

Volume 16 Script 58


Box 7

Taste Of Vengeance, by A. J. Russell

Volume 16 Script 59


Box 7

A Book For Burning, by William Woolfolk

Volume 16 Script 60


Box 8

The Colossus, by Larry Cohen

Volume 17 Script 61


Box 8

Judgment Eve, by Reginald Rose

Volume 17 Script 62


Box 8

The Brother Killers, by David Karp

Volume 17 Script 63


Box 8

The Noose, by Larry Cohen

Volume 17 Script 64


Box 8

Everybody Else Is Dead, by James Lee

Volume 18 Script 65


Box 8

Trial Of 22, by Stanley Greenberg

Volume 18 Script 66


Box 8

Loophole, by A. E. Hotchner

Volume 18 Script 67


Box 8

Conspiracy Of Silence, by Roger Lewis

Volume 18 Script 68


Box 8

The Cruel Hook, by Andrea Russo (A.J. Russell)

Volume 19 Script 69


Box 8

The Crowd Pleaser, by Charles Garment

Volume 19 Script 70


Box 8

The Empty Heart, by Stanley Greenberg

Volume 19 Script 71


Box 8

Claire Cheval Died In Boston, by Ernest Kihoy

Volume 19 Script 72


Box 9

The Weeping Baboon, by Reginald Rose

Volume 20 Script 73


Box 9

The Captive, by Larry Cohen

Volume 20 Script 74


Box 9

The Bagman, by Roger Lewis

Volume 20 Script 75


Box 9

The Star Spangled Ghetto, by Reginald Rose

Volume 20 Script 76


Box 10

Fugue For Trumpet And Small Boy, by David Rintels

Volume 21 Script 77


Box 10

Seal Of Confession, by Ian McLellan Hunter

Volume 21 Script 78


Box 10

Who'll Dig His Grave, by William Woolfolk

Volume 21 Script 79


Box 10

The Gentle Assassin, by David Karp

Volume 21 Script 80


Box 10

The Man Who Saved His Country, by Albert Ruben

Volume 22 Script 81


Box 10

Old Lady Ironsides, by Robert Van Scoyk

Volume 22 Script 82


Box 10

Death Watch, by Allan Chase

Volume 22 Script 83


Box 10

Blacklist, by Ernest Kinoy

Volume 22 Script 84


Box 11

All The Silent Voices, by William Woolfolk

Volume 23 Script 85


Box 11

The Secret, by Larry Cohen

Volume 23 Script 86


Box 11

A Taste Of Ashes, by David Rintels

Volume 23 Script 87


Box 11

The Pill Man, by Albert Ruben and Charles Eckhart (Garment

Volume 23 Script 88


Box 11

Die Laughing, by Roger Lewis

Volume 23 Script 89


Box 11

Drink Like A Lady, by Ellen Violett

Volume 24 Script 90


Box 11

Survival, by William Woolfolk

Volume 24 Script 91


Box 11

Moment OF Truth, by David Karp

Volume 24 Script 92


Box 12

The Hidden Fury, by George Baxt

Volume 25 Script 93


Box 12

May Day! May Day!, by Larry Cohen

Volume 25 Script 94


Box 12

The Thief, by Robert Crean

Volume 25 Script 95


Box 12

Yankee Come Home, by Albert Ruben

Volume 25 Script 96


Box 12

Mind Over Murder, by Roger Lewis

Volume 26 Script 97


Box 12

The Sixth Alarm, by William Woolfolk

Volume 26 Script 98


Box 12

The Fine Line, by Harold Gast

Volume 26 Script 99


Box 12

The Non-Violent, by Ernest Kinoy

Volume 26 Script 100


Box 13

Stowaway, by Edward DeBlasio

Volume 27 Script 101


Box 13

Hollow Triumph, by Howard Fast

Volume 27 Script 102


Box 13

The Uncivil War, by Roger Lewis

Volume 27 Script 103


Box 13

The 700-Year-Old Gang, by David Karp Part I

Volume 27 Script 104


Box 13

The 700 Year-Old Gang, by David Karp Part II

Volume 28 Script 105


Box 13

Hero Of The People, by William Woolfolk & Rod Sylvester

Volume 28 Script 106


Box 13

Comeback, by Edward DeBlasio

Volume 28 Script 107


Box 13

Conflict Of Interest, by Ellen Violett

Volume 28 Script 108


Box 14

Turning Point, by James Lee

Volume 29 Script 109


Box 14

King Of The Hill, by Robert Crean

Volume 29 Script 110


Box 14

Go-Between, by Larry Cohen

Volume 29 Script 111


Box 14

The Seige, by Ian Hunter and Robert Goldman

Volume 29 Script 112


Box 14

The Man Who, by Ernest Kinoy

Volume 30 Script 113


Box 14

Whitewash, by Roger Lewis

Volume 30 Script 114


Box 14

A Voice Loud And Clear, by Robert Crean

Volume 30 Script 115


Box 14

Eyewitness, by David Karp

Volume 30 Script 116


Box 15

Whipping Boy, by Edward DeBlasio

Volume 31 Script 117


Box 15

Silent Killer, by William Woolfolk & Martin Donaldson

Volume 31 Script 118


Box 15

Death On Wheels, by George Bellak (Don Mankiewicz)

Volume 31 Script 119


Box 15

The Unwritten Law, by Larry Cohen

Volume 31 Script 120


Box 15

The Objector, by Harold Gast

Volume 32 Script 121


Box 15

Fires Of The Mind, by Joel Carpenter

Volume 32 Script 122


Box 15

No-Knock, by Peter Achilles (Paul Jarrico)

Volume 32 Script 123


Box 15

The Merry-Go-Round Mender, by Robert Crean

Volume 32 Script 124


Box 16

Nobody Asks What Side You're On, by Ellen Violett

Volume 33 Script 125


Box 16

Impeachment, by Stanley Greenberg

Volume 33 Script 126


Box 16

The Sworn Twelve, by Edward DeBlasio

Volume 33 Script 127


Box 16

A Matter Of Law And Disorder, by Roger Lewis

Volume 33 Script 128


Box 16

Youths And Maidens On An Evening Walk, by Robert Crean

Volume 34 Script 129


Box 16

The Prosecutor, by David Shaw

Volume 34 Script 130


Box 16

The Bums Rush, by Alvin Boretz

Volume 34 Script 131


Box 16

Only A Child, by Ellen Violett

Volume 34 Script 132