person or book cover
SCript cover page (from the Crawford Collection at the AFI Research Collection)
form y separately published work icon Mad About the Boy single work   film/TV   crime  
Issue Details: First known date: 1973... 1973 Mad About the Boy
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):

'CHRIS RAPP: 19-21. Male model looks with aspirations, mainly in the direction of money. He uses both Jill and Pru. Cold-blooded and amoral. Must drive.

'JILL FERRIS: 30-32. Extremely attractive divorcee who runs a small talent agency. Has fallen in love with Chris and is totally blind to his true character.

'RON BRYANT: 18-20. A rough young man with no brains and no finesse.

'PRU TURNER: 17-18. A gum chewing bopper. Sexy and unintelligent.

'DIXIE PALMER: 30-50. A professional fence. He doesn't like fizzing, but feels that Chris, etc., are doing the profession irreputable [sic] damage.

'CARLA: Jill's Girl Friday. Attractive and competent looking.

'OLD LADY: 60-70. A few lines. The victim of a brutal assault.

'BOUTIQUE OWNER: Female. 30. Snooty.'

Notes

  • This entry has been compiled from archival research in the Crawford Collection (AFI Research Collection), undertaken by Dr Catriona Mills under the auspices of the 2012 AFI Research Collection (AFIRC) Research Fellowship.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

      1973 .
      person or book cover
      SCript cover page (from the Crawford Collection at the AFI Research Collection)
      Extent: 55p.
      (Manuscript) assertion
      Note/s:
      • The script is labelled 'Episode QQ7' on the cover page. According to a notation in the upper right-hand corner of the script, this copy of the script was designated for 'File'.
      • There are no further annotations on this copy of the script.
      • The Crawford Collection contains two copies of this script, one held in this file and the other filed separately.

      Holdings

      Held at: AFI Research Collection
      Local Id: SC DIV : 229
Note: Storey suggests that Arthur was credited as director and Charles as film director.
Last amended 24 Apr 2013 11:33:21
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