Harold Lloyd was an influential film actor and producer known for his sight gags and extreme stunts in his silent comedy films between 1913 and 1928, as well as his sound films between 1929 and 1938 before his retirement. After retiring, director Preston Sturges convinced him to return to acting, appearing in the Howard Hughes-produced The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947).
The film was re-edited and re-released as Mad Wednesday in 1950.
English novelist and screenwriter Ernest Bowen Pascal was born on January 11, 1896 to Annette Sara Sterner and Goodrigde Sinderby Brown, also known as Julian Pascal) in London, England. He was most known for his novels that became films during the silent era and into the beginning of the sound era. He penned novel The Age for Love, which Howard Hughes turned into a film starring Billie Dove in 1931 that is now lost. He also contributed on a 1947 RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. film detailing the travels of Lewis and Clark.
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.
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Howard Hughes Film Production Records
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Collection Number: MS-01036 Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records Box/Folder: N/A