Gray, Allan 1902-1973

The African Queen ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 903 libraries worldwide
At the start of World War I, German imperial troops burn down a mission in Africa. The mission's reverend was so overtaken with disappointment that he passes away. Shortly after his well-educated, snooty sister Rose buries her brother, she must leave on the only available transport, the 'African Queen' steamboat. The boat is manned by the ill-mannered bachelor, Charlie. Together they embark on a long difficult journey, without any comfort. Rose grows determined to assist in the British war effort and presses Charlie until he finally agrees and together they steam up the Ulana encountering an enemy fort, raging rapids, bloodthirsty parasites and an endlessly branching stream which always seems to lead them to what appear to be impenetrable swamps. Despite their opposing personalities, the two grow closer to each other and ultimately carry out their plan to take out a German warship.

The life and death of Colonel Blimp ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1995 and 2008 in English and French and held by 630 libraries worldwide
Based on cartoonist David Low's parody of the old-fashioned British professional soldier, set in his ways and unable to adapt to the brutality of modern war. This story follows the career of Clive Candy, at first an idealistic, young Boer War hero, then a brigadier general, serving honorably in World War I. Finally, by World War II, he has become a bald, overweight, querulous old man, angry that his age and military experience are held in contempt, and bewildered that his lifelong code of gentlemanly conduct has become an anachronism in a world threatened by a monster like Hitler.

The life and death of Colonel Blimp ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 107 libraries worldwide
British soldier Clive Candy battles to maintain his honor and proud gentlemanly conduct through romance, three wars, and a changing world.

The African Queen ( Visual )
20 editions published between 1951 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 45 libraries worldwide
Set in German East Africa in 1914, this film centers on a journey down an uncharted river by a prim missionary and a derelict captain of a river boat as they battle nature, fall in love and attempt to destroy a German gunboat.

Mauvaise graine Bad seed ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1996 in French and held by 36 libraries worldwide
Henry Pasquier, the spoiled son of a wealthy doctor, who discovers high-octane thrills, jazz-era romance and a sense of purpose in life when he unwittingly falls into the company of an organized ring of car thieves. After befriending Jean, a dapper young chap with a curious fetish for men's neckties, Henry falls in love with Jean's sister Jeannette, who works as car-bait for the gang, luring love-hungry Parisian gentlemen away from their chrome-plated carriages. In French with English subtitles.

Mauvaise graine Bad seed ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in French and held by 33 libraries worldwide
"Henry Pasquier (Pierre Mingand), the spoiled son of a wealthy doctor, who discovers high-octane thrills, jazz-era romance and a sense of purpose in life when he unwittingly falls into the company of an organized ring of car thieves. After befriending Jean (Raymond Galle), a dapper young chap with a curious fetish for men's neckties, Henry falls in love with Jean's sister Jeannette (legendary screen diva Danielle Darrieux), who works as car-bait for the gang, luring love-hungry Parisian gentlemen away from their chrome-plated carriages."

The African queen by John Huston ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1952 and 2010 in German and English and held by 18 libraries worldwide
L'odyssée d'un vieux raffiot barré par un aventurier grossier et alcoolique... C'est, paraît-il, le film préféré de Huston... Bogart et Hepburn y sont inoubliables...

Heinrich George in Berlin Alexanderplatz die Geschichte vom Franz Biberkopf ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1996 and 2008 in German and held by 11 libraries worldwide

The Mammoth program : meaningful and motivational mathematics obtained through homework by Allan Gray ( Book )
1 edition published in 1983 in English and held by 11 libraries worldwide

British film noir double feature Kit Parker Films ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 10 libraries worldwide
Women of twilight: "[T]his hard-hitting tale is set at a boarding house-haven for unmarried mothers, owned by a woman ... whose outward show of upstanding character hides her true personality: a fiend who abuses the women and farms out their babies! Madness, squalor, bedbugs and a dead baby add to the atmosphere of shock."--Container.