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Hell's Angels, approximately 1922 to 1965

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

The Hell’s Angels sub-series (1922-1965) contains material related to the development, production, and post-production of The Caddo Company film, Hell’s Angels. Both the silent and sound versions of the film are represented in the materials.

Materials include contracts and lawsuits, correspondence, financial, story development, and production and direction records, editing and special effects, aviation logs, and advertising, as well as musical scores for the silent version composed by Adolph Tandler and the sound version composed by Hugo Riesenfeld. Also included are black-and-white photographic prints and negatives and twenty-four miniature airplane models.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records

Archival Component

The Age for Love, 1930 to 1932

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

The Age for Love sub-series (1930-1932) is comprised of materials pertaining to the production process of The Caddo Company's October 17, 1931 release of The Age for Love. The sub-series includes advertising and publicity, administrative, distribution, editing, production and direction, and story development records, as well as film soundtracks. Materials include newspaper clippings, magazine reviews, leaflets, newspaper bulletins, correspondence, contracts, reports, and log books. Also included are black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting the film during its production, as well as set, director, and advertising images.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records

Archival Component

Cock of the Air, 1931 to 1932

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

The Cock of the Air sub-series (1931-1932) includes newspaper clippings, publicity stills, production and direction records, financial records, and legal records pertaining to the film’s production and release on January 23, 1932.

Newspaper clippings in the sub-series depict advertising campaigns for The Cock of the Air, theatrical releases, and film reviews. Publicity stills consist of the principal cast, supporting cast, and director on set, as well as posed images of the principal cast. Production and direction records feature production logs, screenplays, production still albums, and direction stills depicting the principal cast on film sets. Financial records for the sub-series include theatrical release contracts for England and purchase orders. Legal records contain contracts for the supporting cast and correspondence regarding censorship issues. Lastly, the story development records contain a synopsis, continuities, and shooting scripts.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records

Archival Component

Sky Devils, 1930 to 1933

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

The Sky Devils sub-series (1930-1933) is comprised of materials pertaining to the production process of The Caddo Company's February 6, 1932 release of Sky Devils. The sub-series includes advertising and publicity, administrative, legal, production, direction, and story development records.

The advertising and publicity records include a list of scenes for inclusion in a trailer, production credits, newspaper clippings detailing the film's reception, and photographic prints. Administrative records contain correspondence pertaining to French distribution rights and Joseph Moncure March’s start date on the screenplay. Legal records contain domestic and foreign release contracts. Production and direction records include stage and sound logs and daily production reports. Story development records include screenplays, dialogue and cutting continuities, preliminary and production scripts, and continuities for adaptation. Also included are black-and-white photographic prints and a negative depicting the film during its production, as well as set, director, and advertising images.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records

Archival Component

Scarface, 1930 to 1963, 1930 to 1935

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

The Scarface sub-series (1930-1963) is comprised of materials pertaining to the production process and censorship issues of The Caddo Company's April 9, 1932 release of Scarface, also known as Scarface: The Shame of the Nation. The materials in this sub-series consist of administrative, advertising and publicity, distribution, editing, legal, and production and direction, and story development records. Types of materials include newspaper clipping bound volumes, correspondence, forewards, contracts, and reports. Also included are black-and-white photographic prints and negatives depicting the film during its production, sets, director activities, and profile images of the principal and supporting cast used for publicity.

Scarface is based on Armitage Trail's novel of the same name. The film, loosely based on Al Capone, faced a censorship battle that Howard Hughes employed in the film's promotion.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records

Archival Component

Corporate records, 1924 to 1961

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

The corporate records sub-series (1924-1961) for The Caddo Company consists of newspaper clippings, administrative correspondence, actor and distribution contracts, and financial reports. Film distribution records primarily fall in this portion of the series.

Newspaper clippings in this sub-series publicize Howard Hughes’ corporate, theatrical, and personal activities. They also feature publicity for actors in his films including Billie Dove, Jean Harlow, and Ann Dvorak. Financial records include receipts and invoices for expenditures, employee payroll, film revenue summaries, inventory lists, insurance policies, company budgets, insurance policy forms, and corporate stock information. Legal records include contracts for actors, screen writers, music rights, production companies, and distribution companies for domestic and international film releases. Other corporate materials include Caddo maintained logs for aircraft, correspondence between film production companies and Hughes’ corporations, and materials for the unproduced film Rivets.

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records

Archival Component

Swell Hogan production costs, 1926 August 31 to 1926 September 23

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records

Archival Component

Principal and supporting cast, production stills, Swell Hogan: photographic prints and negatives, 1925 to 1926

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records

Archival Component

Everybody's Acting production costs, 1926 August 07 to 1927 December 05

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records

Archival Component

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation to Howard Hughes, correspondence regarding the production budget for Everybody's Acting, 1926 November 21

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records

Archival Component