Long Branch

Donald Pennington don25704@yahoo.com 4533394866330

CRIME

1940s & '50s

Don Pennington

Logline

Based on a true story that happened in 1947...it shows how a simple rumor destroys a man's world...causing him to murder his wife and 2 children and his sister in law and nephew...also killed his brother...

Genre

Crime

Short Summary

We find Oliver Hurley walking down a dirt road with blood on his hands...and meets a neighbor...he has just murdered his wife and 2 young kids...and is on his way...to kill his brother...


Oliver is buried on Long Branch in one big open grave...big enough to bury his brother right beside him...My father watches from up on a hill top...as the preacher starts to preach the funeral...no one is there...but the grave digger...

Setting

Appalachian Mountains

Based on a True Story

Yes

Plot - Premise

Tragedy

Plot - Other Elements

Meaningful Message

Mature Audience Themes

Extreme Violence, Language/Profanity,Substance Abuse

Main Character Details

Name: Oliver Hurley

Age: 40

Gender: Male

Role: Emotional

Key Traits: Honorable,Insecure,Obedient,Selfless

Additional Character Details

Name: Bill Hurley

Age: 43

Gender: Male

Role: Tempter

Key Traits: Badass,Confident,Honorable,Blunt,Charming,Crazy,Outspoken,Sarcastic,Sexy

Additional Character Details

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Additional Character Details

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Development Pitch

This is a story that I heard from the time I was 5 years old to present of 67 years old...but the story has never been told due to all that happened...my own father told me before he died...that if I was to write this story...wait until all that could be really bothered buy it...be dead...I honored that request... This story will sell it's self...just read it... Don Pennington

About The Author

Singer, Songwriter, Actor and Screenwriter

Target Audiences

Age: 35-54

Target Gender: Universal

Publishing Details

Hard Copy Available

No

WGA Number

I have it...

Logline

Based on a true story that happened in 1947...it shows how a simple rumor destroys a man's world...causing him to murder his wife and 2 children and his sister in law and nephew...also killed his brother...

Short Summary

We find Oliver Hurley walking down a dirt road with blood on his hands...and meets a neighbor...he has just murdered his wife and 2 young kids...and is on his way...to kill his brother...


Oliver is buried on Long Branch in one big open grave...big enough to bury his brother right beside him...My father watches from up on a hill top...as the preacher starts to preach the funeral...no one is there...but the grave digger...

FEEDBACK

This is a story that I heard from the time I was 5 years old to present of 67 years old...but the story has never been told due to all that happened...my own father told me before he died...that if I was to write this story...wait until all that could be really bothered buy it...be dead...I honored that request... This story will sell it's self...just read it... Don Pennington

About The Author

Singer, Songwriter, Actor and Screenwriter

Mature Audience Themes

Extreme Violence, Language/Profanity,Substance Abuse

Characters

Main Character

Name: Oliver Hurley

Age: 40

Gender: Male

Role: Emotional

Key Traits: Honorable,Insecure,Obedient,Selfless

Character 1

Name: Bill Hurley

Age: 43

Gender: Male

Role: Tempter

Key Traits: Badass,Confident,Honorable,Blunt,Charming,Crazy,Outspoken,Sarcastic,Sexy