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Series 1. Correspondence, circa 1934-1987 (continued) | |||||||||||||
Mutual Radio, 1944-1945 | |||||||||||||
BOX 32 FOLDER 1-4 | Mutual fan mail, 1944 April-1945 March | ||||||||||||
BOX 32 FOLDER 5 | Mutual fan mail forwarded by Phillips Carlin, 1945 April-June | ||||||||||||
Series 2. Film, circa 1925-1985 | |||||||||||||
31 linear feet (74 boxes, 11 map case folders) | |||||||||||||
RPA 00502-00575 (boxes 33-106); RPB 00111 (box OS 4); RPC 00083 (box OS 2); RPE 00005 (box OS 1); RPU 00033 (box OSU 5/1) | |||||||||||||
Map case: RPM 00015-00025 (map folders 1-11) | |||||||||||||
Six motion pictures, all written and directed by Oboler, are documented in this
series. The papers describe writing, financial, production, promotional, and legal
aspects of Oboler’s motion picture work. Three films, Bwana Devil, The Bubble, and Domo Arigato, employed 3-dimensional film processes, and their unique filming and
projection techniques are described in the collection materials. Bwana Devil was a great commercial success for Oboler, but tangled legal proceedings,
documented in the papers, followed its release. Two of Oboler's movies were filmed
outside the United States: 1 + 1 (in Canada) and Domo Arigato (in Japan). Oboler’s property in Malibu, California, served as the set
for a third (Five). The papers describe challenges encountered by Oboler, his casts, and his film crews in making these films. Oboler made all of his commercial films without major movie studio backing, and the materials in the series are in many ways a study of the work of an independent movie producer. Some motion pictures have abundant still photograph documentation, including, for Bwana Devil, photos of a journey taken by Oboler and his wife Eleanor to Africa, where Oboler met anthropologist Louis Leakey, correspondence with whom is found in the film papers. |
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The Oboler film materials retain their original file folder names and within files are generally arranged chronologically, by subject, or by correspondent. | |||||||||||||
The Bubble, 1963-1976 | |||||||||||||
Alternate titles: Fantastic Invasion of Planet Earth; The Zoo. Released: 1966. Production company: Midwestern Magic-Vuers; Arch
Oboler Productions. Director: Arch Oboler; assistant director: Richard Dixon.
Producer: Arch Oboler; associate producer, Marvin Chomsky. Writer: Arch Oboler.
Cast includes: Michael Cole (Mark); Deborah Walley (Catherine); Johnny Desmond
(Tony). Photography: Charles Wheeler. Special effects: "Space-Vision"
three-dimensional process developed by Robert Bernier, who served as technical
director on the film. Plot: A couple and their pilot are forced to land in a
town filled with seemingly hypnotized inhabitants when the woman goes into
labor. A dome-shaped force field placed by aliens prevents them from leaving
until the woman's husband digs a tunnel that eventually leads his young family
and the town's residents to freedom. Notes: Oboler shortened and re-released the movie in 1972 and again, under the title Fantastic Invasion of Planet Earth, in 1976. |
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Contracts, 1963-1972 | |||||||||||||
Capitol contracts | |||||||||||||
BOX 33 FOLDER 1 | Latest draft, circa 1966 February | ||||||||||||
BOX 33 FOLDER 2 | Limited partnership agreement, circa 1965 | ||||||||||||
BOX 33 FOLDER 3 | Mortgage of chattels, circa 1966 February | ||||||||||||
BOX 33 FOLDER 4 | New draft, 1966 February 1 | ||||||||||||
BOX 33 FOLDER 5 | Notes, circa 1966 February | ||||||||||||
BOX 33 FOLDER 6 | Old draft, 1966 February 1 | ||||||||||||
BOX 33 FOLDER 7 | Original envelope, circa 1966 | ||||||||||||
BOX 33 FOLDER 8-10 | Capitol-Tower contract drafts, circa 1966 February-March | ||||||||||||
BOX 33 FOLDER 11 | Capitol-Tower contract drafts, original envelope, circa 1966 February-March | ||||||||||||
CBS studio contracts | |||||||||||||
BOX 33 FOLDER 12-16 | 1966 June-July | ||||||||||||
BOX 33 FOLDER 17 | Original envelope, 1966 June-July | ||||||||||||
BOX 34 FOLDER 1 | Debt agreement contract, 1964 November | ||||||||||||
BOX 34 FOLDER 2-3 | Old investor contracts, circa 1964 | ||||||||||||
BOX 34 FOLDER 4 | Licensing agreements, 1965-1966 | ||||||||||||
BOX 34 FOLDER 5 | Miscellaneous documents, circa 1966 | ||||||||||||
BOX 34 FOLDER 6 | Oboler loan, undated | ||||||||||||
Sale to Sherpix | |||||||||||||
BOX 34 FOLDER 7 | 1965 January , 1966 April , and undated | ||||||||||||
BOX 34 FOLDER 8-12 | 1972 February-March | ||||||||||||
BOX 34 FOLDER 13 | SEC, 1965 May-August | ||||||||||||
BOX 34 FOLDER 14 | Synchrofilm editorial work, 1966 August-October | ||||||||||||
BOX 34 FOLDER 15-19 | Tru-D limited partnership agreements, early drafts, circa 1963 | ||||||||||||
BOX 34 FOLDER 20-21 | Winters Rosen Productions, 1968 May-June | ||||||||||||
Financial documents, 1963-1969 | |||||||||||||
Bills paid | |||||||||||||
BOX 35 FOLDER 1 | CBS and production, 1966 | ||||||||||||
BOX 35 FOLDER 2 | Distribution, 1966 | ||||||||||||
BOX 35 FOLDER 3 | Hollywood casting, 1966 | ||||||||||||
BOX 35 FOLDER 4 | Revisions, 1966 May | ||||||||||||
BOX 35 FOLDER 5-8 | CBS accounting sheets, 1966 June-September | ||||||||||||
BOX 35 FOLDER 9-16 | CBS and Hollywood casting, 1966 June-December | ||||||||||||
BOX 35-36 | CBS and Hollywood casting, miscellaneous, 1966-1967 | ||||||||||||
BOX 35 | (2 folders) | ||||||||||||
BOX 36 | (4 folders) | ||||||||||||
BOX 36 FOLDER 5 | CBS estimates, 1966 | ||||||||||||
Consolidated bills | |||||||||||||
BOX 36 FOLDER 6 | 1966 | ||||||||||||
BOX 36 FOLDER 7 | 1967-1969 | ||||||||||||
BOX 36 FOLDER 8-9 | Consolidated bills, debated and separated, 1966-1967 | ||||||||||||
BOX OS 1 FOLDER 1 | Midwest Distribution, Bubble ledger sheets, 1967 March-April | ||||||||||||
Midwestern distribution | |||||||||||||
BOX 36 FOLDER 10-11 | A-M, 1967 | ||||||||||||
BOX 36-37 | N-Z, 1967 | ||||||||||||
BOX 36 | (1 folder) | ||||||||||||
BOX 37 | (1 folder) | ||||||||||||
Midwestern Magic-Vuers | |||||||||||||
BOX 37 FOLDER 2-5 | Bills paid, 1966 | ||||||||||||
BOX 37 FOLDER 6 | Bills paid, 1967 | ||||||||||||
BOX 37 FOLDER 7 | Bills paid, 1968-1969 | ||||||||||||
BOX 37 FOLDER 8 | Distribution bills, 1967-1969 | ||||||||||||
BOX 37 FOLDER 9 | Financial statements, 1966-1969 | ||||||||||||
BOX 37 FOLDER 10 | Ledger sheets, 1964 November, 1966 June, 1966 September | ||||||||||||
BOX 38 FOLDER 1 | Taxes, 1968-1969 | ||||||||||||
Petty cash receipts | |||||||||||||
BOX 38 FOLDER 2 | 1965 December-1966 January | ||||||||||||
BOX 38 FOLDER 3 | 1966 February-March | ||||||||||||
BOX 38 FOLDER 4 | 1968 | ||||||||||||
Tru-D | |||||||||||||
BOX 38 FOLDER 5 | Bank statements, 1968 January-July | ||||||||||||
BOX 38 FOLDER 6-9 | Bills paid, 1966 | ||||||||||||
BOX 38-39 | Bills paid, 1967 | ||||||||||||
BOX 38 | (2 folders) | ||||||||||||
BOX 39 | (2 folders) | ||||||||||||
BOX 39 FOLDER 3-5 | Bills paid, 1968 | ||||||||||||
BOX 39 FOLDER 6 | Bills paid by Oboler, 1963-1965 | ||||||||||||
BOX 39 FOLDER 7 | Bills paid to Consolidated, 1966 | ||||||||||||
BOX 39 FOLDER 8 | Financial statements, 1967-1969 | ||||||||||||
BOX 39 FOLDER 9 | Inventory, 1968 | ||||||||||||
BOX 39 FOLDER 10-11 | Petty cash receipts, 1967 | ||||||||||||
BOX 39 FOLDER 12 | Projection invoices from CBS, 1967 | ||||||||||||
Production and promotion, 1952-1972 | |||||||||||||
BOX 40 FOLDER 1 | Actors and actresses correspondence, 1962 December-1965 September | ||||||||||||
BOX 40 FOLDER 2 | Advertisements, 1967 | ||||||||||||
BOX 40 FOLDER 3 | Articles written by Oboler, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX 40 FOLDER 4 | Artifacts, circa 1966 June | ||||||||||||
BOX 40 FOLDER 5 | Artwork by Mauri Nolan, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX 40 FOLDER 6 | "B," 1966 July, November | ||||||||||||
BOX 40 FOLDER 7 | Banking, circa 1966-1967 | ||||||||||||
BOX 40 FOLDER 8 | Bekins Van and Storage, 1966 July-August | ||||||||||||
BOX 40 FOLDER 9 | Bill Watters and Associates Advertising, circa 1967 March | ||||||||||||
Bills paid by Arch Oboler | |||||||||||||
BOX 40 FOLDER 10 | 1962-1964 | ||||||||||||
BOX 40 FOLDER 11 | New York Trip, 1962 August | ||||||||||||
BOX 40 FOLDER 12 | Boat rental, 1966 June | ||||||||||||
BOX 40 FOLDER 13 | Budget, 1966 | ||||||||||||
BOX 40 FOLDER 14 | Business permit, 1966 July | ||||||||||||
BOX 40 FOLDER 15 | Cast contracts, 1966 July | ||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 1 | Casting, 1966 June-August | ||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 2 | Casting extras, 1966 July | ||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 3 | Casting photographs, 1966 June-August | ||||||||||||
CBS | |||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 4 | Contracts, 1966 June-August | ||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 5 | Departmental heads, 1966 | ||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 6 | Inventory, 1966 July-August | ||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 7 | Miscellaneous accounting, 1966 July-1967 August | ||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 8 | Payments, 1966 July-August | ||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 9 | Cinema Research invoice, 1964 March | ||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 10 | Consolidated, 1966 October-1969 April | ||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 11 | Cost analysis, circa 1969 April | ||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 12 | Credits, circa 1966 | ||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 13 | Crew list, circa 1966 June-August | ||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 14 | Cuts, 1968 November | ||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 15 | Cutting notes, 1966 October | ||||||||||||
BOX 41 FOLDER 16 | Daily notes, circa 1966 July | ||||||||||||
BOX 42 FOLDER 1 | Demonstration reel, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX 42 FOLDER 2 | Distribution, 1968 August-September | ||||||||||||
BOX 42 FOLDER 3 | Distribution information, undated | ||||||||||||
BOX 42 FOLDER 4 | Dreyer-Polacoat, circa 1961-1966 | ||||||||||||
BOX 42 FOLDER 5 | Dubbing notes, 1966 November | ||||||||||||
BOX 42 FOLDER 6 | Editing notes, circa 1966 July | ||||||||||||
BOX 42 FOLDER 7 | Employees, 1966 | ||||||||||||
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