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Doors of Miracles

A young woman trembles as she thanks God anticipating another disaster when The Light of Heaven descends upon her projecting her past the Universe to Heaven to return with supernatural powers, miracles, and God speaks. Script Excerpt

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PIRANDELLO'S WIFE

Quiet, passive, obedient, a wonderful mother to her children and perfect wife to her Nobel Prize winning husband. Then, when it was time, she was locked away in an insane asylum for the final 40 years of her life. Here, she attempts to tell her story. https://pirandelloswife.com/ Script Excerpt

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and The Devil called!

Undeterred by her refusal to accept his gifts and proposal to be his bride, The Devil visits God's Chosen-one five times, and with his charcoaled tri-step-headed Alien Goons, examines her brain as she sleeps, for answers. Script Excerpt

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Misguided Illusions

In the world of Drag Queens, there's a fine line between fantasy and reality. When the two collide not even a serial killer can decide.

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BEYOND HOLLYWOOD

True story of movie star-turned-inventor Jon Hall and the infamous Howard Hughes who together secretly build a revolutionary auto engine that runs on water. A tale of a tempestuous friendship between two remarkable dreamers, risking the wrath of an automobile and oil industry that unleashes all its power to stop them. One man a legend, the other an unsung hero who aspired to go "beyond Hollywood". Script Excerpt

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Untouchable!

A blonde bombshell in stainless steel becomes a femme fatale, a relentless tiger with razor-sharp-toothed-pen spilling blood across the pages leaving nowhere, for the perpetrators of the nation's greatest corporate crime to turn or hide - no 'out'. Script Excerpt

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THE GREAT QUEST

Based on the true story of the Buddha: The battles of a Prince who rejects riches and power, risking insanity and death, in a quest to find ultimate freedom. Script Excerpt

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Murder in Emergency!

A dedicated nurse fights to save her beloved hospital from closure, until she discovers it is murdering patients then escalates a war against it. Script Excerpt

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Eighty-Eight Frequencies

Gorgeous MGM star Hedy Lamarr and her unlikely confederate enter a world of flying notes and moving slots. They make a scientific discovery that could change history while she masters the Hollywood machine. Based on a true story. Script Excerpt

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The Benefactor!

A young business woman attracts the wrath of bankers when she makes interest-free loans to farmers, in her attempts to stem murder/suicides on the land. Script Excerpt

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Anne Bonny, Pirate

Anne Bonny is the most illustrious female pirate from the Golden Age of Piracy. Her life is legendary, but no one agrees on the details of her story -- not even her death. Maybe she can set the record straight? also, Finalist, 2009 Charleston International Film Festival; Finalist, Beaufort International Film Festival, 2010. Script Excerpt

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Fast Fade

Biopic of the 1950s film noir starlet Barbara Payton. The dazzlingly beautiful and talented blonde bombshell quickly ascended to leading roles in Hollywood. But her wild partying ways, alcoholism, and scandalous romances brought her career crashing down to back alley prostitution.

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ODE TO FREEDOM

Alexander Pushkin, Russia's most famous poet in the nineteenth century, overcomes internal insecurity to inspire the fight against serfdom and the Tsar.

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The Dumb Ox Bellows

A 13th-century friar struggles to revitalize Christian theology using logic and reason, but intellectual opposition from peers, malicious slander by envious brethren, and “slavery of the pen” under two Popes drive him to mental collapse and loss of faith in his life’s work -- until God intervenes miraculously to affirm its merit. The extraordinary, true story of Saint Thomas Aquinas.- Script Excerpt

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Not About Money

A gal of principle gets promoted into a leadership position, then gets her career derailed by males in power, and goes up against a large corporation with a discrimination lawsuit that ultimately changes the culture for women in business.

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Dog of the Rails

He collected 1,021 medals. He traveled 142,000 miles. Thousands turned out to see him wherever he appeared. He was a scraggly, stray dog. His name was Owney.

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Nino Cochise - genre Native American

Based on a true untold story - Grandson of Cochise - 2 year old Apache Nino escaped with his mother and a small clan arranged by his father Tahza to Mexico to escape from being herded to the San Carlos Reservation. - Made chief of the clan at the age of 15 and struggles to keep his clan fed and protected from tyrant General Luiz Torres, - He joins the local American ranchers and together fight an epic battle and an amazing victory against Gen Torres. - The battle compares with that of Braveheart and the only known story of Americans and Native Americans fighting together.

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The Redemption of John Parker

An embittered former slave risks life and limb as an Underground Railroad “conductor” until, targeted for death by angry slave owners and a sociopathic slave hunter, he must confront and resolve his inner rage or bring tragedy on his family. Based on a true story.

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Eriksson

The Viking Leif Eriksson, who, to prove himself to his legendary father Erik the Red, embarks on a dangerous voyage to find new lands and inadvertently discovers America. Script Excerpt

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Nino Cochise - genre Native American

Based on a true untold story - Grandson of Cochise - 2 year old Apache Nino escaped with his mother and a small clan arranged by his father Tahza to Mexico to escape from being herded to the San Carlos Reservation. - Made chief of the clan at the age of 15 and struggles to keep his clan fed and protected from tyrant General Luiz Torres, - He joins the local American ranchers and together fight an epic battle and an amazing victory against Gen Torres. - The battle compares with that of Braveheart and the only known story of Americans and Native Americans fighting together.

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DOLLINS

The story of an ex-high priest of the satanic church and how he came to find his way out is told in this biopic. Script Excerpt

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Tattoos and Scars

A gritty look into the forging of a modern day Spartan Warrior, a United States Marine, an actor, a author, a humanitarian and family man. Tattoos and Scars will excite as well as cut you.

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RUNNING FROM DEATH

Trials and tribulations of the notorious John Wesley Hardin. An 1800’s Texas gunfighter, who’s wit and gunfighting abilities are ferociously tested while John runs from death himself, who John believes is after him at every step throughout his life. Script Excerpt

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PITTSBURGH PHIL

Biopic of Harry Strauss, a.k.a. Pittsburgh Phil, a notorious mafia hitman in the 1930’s, who rises from the streets of Brooklyn to become one of the most ruthless killers in Murder Incorporated. His lust for violence sets him on an inevitable collision course with justice. Script Excerpt

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The Venture

THE VENTURE: -At the peak of hippie counterculture, a drug dealer and an ex-Army clerk embark on an adventure of free love, psychedelic drugs, and transient life with their like-minded friends, eventually leading to the birth of the first counterculture mall.

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My 4 Bodies

A woman with two auto-immune diseases, one disabling, navigates corporate America, her love life, the earthquake buckled sidewalks and city streets of Los Angeles, as she tries to make sense of messy, human life. Script Excerpt

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CHAMPION OF THE WORLD!

A sledgehammer right fist; Heavyweight Boxing Champion at age 23; the most popular man in America; “boxing reform” activist and a ten-year foe of the Police Gazette publisher who wants him dethroned. And an alcoholic. And a lover. "RECOMMEND" Dave Trottier (author "The Screenwriter's Bible") Multiple contest wins and placements.

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THEATRE OF DEATH

In 1903 Chicago, a crusading reporter exposes of the “Absolutely Fireproof” Iroquois Theatre, as a fire trap. He is proven right. Based on the true incident. No one was ever punished. Professional Coverage: "Recommend” - Dave Trottier (Author “The Screenwriter's Bible") Multiple contest wins and placements.

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BOSS TWEED

NYC politician William M. “Boss” Tweed loots the city treasury for millions until exposed by the upstart New York Times and immigrant cartoonist Thomas Nast. Political drama/strong contemporary relevance. Heavy non-comic animation and graphics. Professional Coverage: “RECOMMEND” – Dave Trottier (Author, “The Screenwriter’s Bible”) Multiple contest wins and placements.

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SIR HARRY LAUDER TONIGHT!

A famed Hollywood actor produces and stars in an Off-Broadway musical about his idle – the acclaimed, world renowned but long forgotten musical hall entertainer, Sir Harry Lauder. A biographical musical extravaganza. All music public domain. Multiple contest wins and placements. Script Excerpt

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GENERAL GRANT IS DOOMED!

“NEVER RETREAT, NEVER SURRENDER!” Ex-President Ulysses S. Grant struggles to complete his “Personal Memoirs” while combatting terminal cancer. He produces a masterpiece. The true story. Can be expanded to TV miniseries. Professional Coverage: “Recommend” - Dave Trottier (Author, The Screenwriter’s Bible) Multiple contest wins and placements

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BOJANGLES, EUBIE AND BERT!

A TOE-TAPPING MUSICAL! Legendary performers Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, Eubie Blake and Bert Williams relive their show business triumphs in spite of racism and theatrical bigotry. An epic musical drama and biopic. All music public domain; can be expanded to TV musical miniseries. Professional Coverage: “Recommend” Dave Trottier (author, “The Screenwriter’s Bible.”) Mutiple contest wins and placements. Script Excerpt

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BULLY! (Teddy Roosevelt and the Panama Canal)

CHARGE! Rough Rider President Teddy Roosevelt takes on all comers – Banana Republics, Wall Street bigwigs and Congress – to build the Panama Canal. The real story. Can be expanded to TV miniseries. Professional Coverage: “Recommend” Dave Trottier (Author “The Screenwriter’s Bible.”) Multiple contest wins and placements Script Excerpt

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MADAM PRESIDENT

SHE WAS THE PRESIDENT! When Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke in 1919, First Lady Edith Wilson launches a mammoth White House cover-up and runs the presidency herself—for 18 months! Think “Iron Lady” (2011). Based on the true, actual historical events. Professional Coverage: “Recommend” Dave Trottier (Author, “The Screenwriter’s Bible”) Multiplt contest wins and placements Script Excerpt

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DEAR CHILD

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, sister of master composer Felix Mendelssohn, strives unsuccessfully due to gender and religious prejudice, to become the first female master composer in 1805 Berlin.

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CONFESSIONS OF AN ACCIDENTAL ALIEN

Fictionalized autobiographical dark comedy about a UFO fanatic turned screenwriter on a rollercoaster ride of Hollywood success, failure and a nightmarish marriage that nearly destroys his career. The existential journey of an "alien" stranded on earth, from his teenage years raised by lesbians in the 50's to his adult struggles to survive in the film industry of the 70's through the 90's, to his globetrotting adventures as a miniseries writer from London to Morocco. All based on true events. Names have been changed to protect the guilty. Script Excerpt

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RAGTIME WARRIOR

A FORGOTTEN MUSICAL GENIUS! James Reese Europe fights racism, Army prejudice and the Germans when he takes command of the “Harlem Hellfighters” band, introduces jazz and pop tunes; he revolutionizes military band music forever. A WW1 action musical biopic; all music public domain. Can be adapted to TV miniseries. Professional Coverage: “Recommend” Dave Trottier (Author “The Screenwriter’s Bible.”) Multiple contest wins and placements. Script Excerpt

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Snooks

The extraordinary true life story of Nate "Snooks" Gulliver, dancer and drummer extraordinaire, who played with Cab Calloway and other greats and was Billie Holliday's childhood sweetheart.

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CARLOTTA'S STORY

In a nursing home, Eugene O'Neill's third wife, Carlotta Monterey, tells a researcher the untold story of her tumultuous life with the famous playwright.

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