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Richard Franklin records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2573

Scope and Contents

This collection includes storyboard sketches for various scenes and 35mm contact prints of behind the scenes and production photographs of the motion picture Cloak & Dagger (1984) from Australian director Richard Franklin.

Dates

  • Creation: 1983 - 1984

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at cin@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biographical / Historical

Richard Franklin (1948-2007) was an Australian director and producer of horror, thriller, and drama films, and a graduate of USC’s film program. Franklin forged a friendship with Alfred Hitchcock when he arranged a screening of Hitchcock’s Rope (1948), Franklin invited Hitchcock to give a lecture at the university. Franklin went on to direct Psycho II (1983) among other films that paid homage to Hitchcock’s catalog.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection includes the storyboard sketches and contact prints of behind the scenes photographs of the motion picture Cloak & Dagger (1984) from Australian director Richard Franklin.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of director and USC alumnus Richard Franklin in 1984.

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed. This collection was part of Special Collections’ Performing Arts Division 100 series, originally marked as 100-54. It is housed with collection #2572

Title
Finding aid for the Richard Franklin records
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Sarah Jardini for History Associates Incorporated
Date
2022 June
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository

Contact:
Doheny Memorial Library G4
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Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States