I mean here to compile a list of films which are
- in the public domain, and
- the script is freely available on the internet.
I'll also include films which are freely available online and whose scripts are freely available online. The point is, thee are films you can
watch for free and
read the scripts for free at the same time. If I am missing any you know of, please let me know in the comments.
Made for Each Other, by John Cromwell (1939).
The film is in the public domain: archive.org.
The script is available: sfy.ru.
- Meet John Doe, by Frank Capra (1941).
The film is in public domain: archive.org.
The script is available: dailyscript.com.
- His Girl Friday, by Howard Hawks (1940).
This film in public domain: archive.org.
The script is available: imsdb.com
- Stanley Donen's film Charade (starring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn) is public domain.
Available online: archive.org.
The script is available: imsdb.com.
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, featuring Peter Lorre.
Available online: archive.org, and youtube.
The script is available: dailyscript.com.
- The Little Shop of Horrors, 1960, Roger Corman, is public domain.
Available online: archive.org.
The script is available: here.
- It's a wonderful life, by Frank Capra (starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed).
It was in public domain but still is freely available online: youtube.
The script is available: dailyscript.com.
- Night of the Living Dead (1968), directed by George Romero.
This film is in the public domain (in the USA) and available online: archive.org.
The script is available: in interactive and pdf versions.
- Rashomon (1950), by Akira Kurosawa.
Available online: archive.org.
The continuity script has been published in book form. It has been scanned and posted on the internet (whether legally or not, I don't know), as has the script of a stage play, both of which are based on short stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa which are in the public domain.
- Stalker, by Andrei Tarkovsky.
Available free online: openculture.com.
There was a script available on the web but I can't find the link now. Here is a link to the transcript.
