Robinson, Edward G. 1893-1973

The ten commandments by Cecil B DeMille ( Visual )
49 editions published between 1956 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 3,773 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The epic story of Moses, the prophet who led his people, the Israelites, out of bondage in the land of Egypt to the Promised Land

Double indemnity by Billy Wilder ( Visual )
84 editions published between 1944 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 3,075 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A calculating wife encourages her wealthy husband to sign a double indemnity policy proposed by smitten insurance agent Walter Neff. As the would-be lovers plot the unsuspecting husband's murder, they are pursued by a suspicious claims manager. It's a race against time to get away with the perfect crime in this heart-pounding Academy Award-nominated masterpiece"--Container

Key Largo by John Huston ( Visual )
90 editions published between 1948 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 2,257 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A disillusioned returning World War II veteran has lost the will to fight ... until he arrives at a rundown hotel in Key Largo. There a mobster holes up against a raging storm, holding the veteran, the hotel owner and the owner's widowed daughter-in-law at gunpoint

Soylent green by Richard Fleischer ( Visual )
23 editions published between 1973 and 2011 in English and Multiple languages and held by 1,625 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Charlton Heston plays a cop in this 21st century science-fiction horror story. The setting is New York, teeming with 40 million citizens, most of whom are out of work. Environmental erosion is almost complete and voluntary death is encouraged by government-sponsored clinics. For their food, the people have grown to rely almost totally on a greenish, wafer-like substance called soylent. As Heston investigates the murder of a magnate in the dictatorial Soylent Company, he comes face to face with the hideous truth about the secret ingredient of "Soylent Green."

Little Caesar by Mervyn LeRoy ( Visual )
54 editions published between 1930 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 1,378 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A small-time hoodlum rises to criminal fame and power. Adapted from W.R. Burnett's novel

Scarlet Street by Fritz Lang ( Visual )
108 editions published between 1945 and 2013 in 8 languages and held by 1,141 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chris Cross, 25 years a cashier, has a gold watch and little else. That rainy night, he rescues delectable Kitty from her abusive boyfriend Johnny. Smitten, amateur painter Chris lets Kitty think he's a wealthy artist. At Johnny's urging, she lets Chris establish her in an apartment (with his shrewish wife's money). There, Chris paints masterpieces; but Johnny sells them under Kitty's name, with disastrous and ironic results

The stranger by Edward G Robinson ( Visual )
120 editions published between 1945 and 2013 in 9 languages and held by 1,032 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An ex-Nazi is allowed to escape from a German war crimes prison after WWII to lead the Allies to a notorious spy planning to revive the Third Reich. The trail leads to a small Connecticut town where intrigue and murder combine for a tense situation

The Cincinnati Kid by Norman Jewison ( Visual )
24 editions published between 1965 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 691 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Kid thinks he's the best 5-card stud player in town, but The Man has never been beaten. It is therefore inevitable that they go head-on, and what a game it will be: a non-stop, stud poker duel-to-the-death to decide who will be the reigning king of the New Orleans gambling world

The woman in the window by Fritz Lang ( Visual )
37 editions published between 1944 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 565 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A professor of criminology is the pawn in a shocking crime thriller with a surprising twist

Cheyenne autumn by John Ford ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2002 and 2006 in English and French and held by 478 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A western. Follows a small, heroic band of Cheyenne Indians as they escape from a wretched Oklahoma reservation in 1878 and fight their way back to their homeland in the Yellowstone River country 1,500 miles away. [Library of Congress]