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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

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

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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

Copyright contract, includes correspondences from Judith Blackburn to Nadine Henley and Woodrow N. Irwin, 1927 December 31 to 1960 November

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records

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Marshall A. Neilan Productions cash sheet detailing production costs, 1926 August 31 to 1926 October 30

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records

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Principal and supporting cast, production and publicity stills, Everybody's Acting: photographic prints and negatives, 1926

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Howard Hughes Film Production Records

Archival Component