Private Project

The Girl in Green

In this true story of 19th century New York, a sociopathic teen becomes entangled with a beautiful prostitute, leading him down a dark path of depravity and murder.

  • James Beaman
    Writer
    The Girl in Green, In Helen's Room, "T"
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Genres:
    Historical Drama, Erotic Thriller
  • Number of Pages:
    107
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • WeScreenplay Feature Competition
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 15, 2019
    Quarterfinalist
Writer Biography - James Beaman

James Beaman is an award winning actor and master theatre teacher. His feature screenplay, "The Girl in Green," tells the true story of the infamous Helen Jewett Murder in 1830s New York. He has also written a short inspired by the same story, entitled "In Helen's Room." His latest short film script, "T," explores the shadow life of an older gay man becoming hooked on crystal meth and sex, and is 3rd Place Winner in the 2018 Big Apple Film Festival Short Screenplay Competition. Beaman's 10 minute Zoom play, "Love and Art" was presented this year by American Actors UK, and is being developed into a feature.

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Writer Statement

I discovered the lurid story of the Helen Jewett murder, and the infamous trial of Richard P. Robinson, while working at the Museum of Sex in New York City. A young sociopath. A miscarriage of justice perpetrated by a corrupt patriarchy. A tabloid press whipping the public into a violent frenzy. An alluring female victim both eroticized and demonized. It's a tale as potent today as it was in 1836.