Oberon, Merle 1911-1979

The Lodger by John Brahm( Visual )

8 editions published between 1944 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 139 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A London family begins to suspect that their eccentric lodger is in fact Jack the Ripper

The cowboy and the lady( Visual )

9 editions published between 1938 and 2016 in English and held by 116 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"When bored Palm Beach rich girl Mary Smith convinces her housemaids to take her along on a triple blind date, she never expects to meet the cowpoke of her dreams. When she convinces him she's a struggling house servant, the unlikely couple fall head-over-spurs and hastily marry aboard a ship to Galveston. But rodeo life doesn't suit a lady and when Mary returns home, her new husband finds a shock waiting for him--and a host of in-the-dark in-laws ready for a lesson in homespun love"--Container

Désirée by Henry Koster( Visual )

31 editions published between 1954 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 107 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The tale of an unknown officer named Napoleon, Désirée, a commoner who became a queen, and the rich and powerful Josephine

Alexander Korda's Private lives( Visual )

2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 85 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Though born to modest means in Hungary, Alexander Korda would go on to become one of the most important filmmakers in the history of British cinema. A producer, writer, and director who navigated toward subjects of major historical significance and mythical distinction, Korda made a name for his production company, London Films, with the Oscar-winning The Private Life of Henry VIII. He then continued his populist investigation behind the scenes and in the bedrooms of such figures as Catherine the Great, Don Juan, and Rembrandt. Mixing stately period drama with surprising satire, these films are exemplars of grand 1930s moviemaking. The Private Life of Henry VIII: Charles Laughton gulps beer and chomps on mutton, in his first of many iconic screen roles, as King Henry VIII, the ultimate anti-husband. Alexander Korda's first major international success is a raucous, entertaining, even poignant peek into the boudoirs of the infamous king and his six wives. The Rise of Catherine the Great: A quick-witted and compelling dramatization of the troubled marriage of Catherine II (played by German actress Elisabeth Bergner, in her English-language debut) to Peter III (a randy Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and her subsequent ascension to the throne as Empress of Russia. The Private Life of Don Juan: Douglas Fairbanks Sr. makes his big-screen swan song with Korda's deliciously satiric deflation of the Don Juan myth. After having faked his own death and escaped Seville, the aging lothario returns, only to find that he has been forgotten; perhaps Merle Oberon's beauty can coax him back. Rembrandt: Charles Laughton once again teams up with Korda for this moving, elegantly shot biopic about the Dutch painter. Beginning when Rembrandt's reputation was at its height, the film then tracks his quiet descent into loneliness and isolated self-expression

Dark waters by André De Toth( Visual )

7 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in English and held by 68 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A psychological thriller about a nervous young heiress driven to attempt suicide by a fake aunt and uncle who want to collect her estate

Forever & a day by Edmund Goulding( Visual )

3 editions published between 1943 and 1998 in English and held by 61 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An elaborate tale about a grand old London house and the generations who lived in it from 1804 through the German blitzkrieg of World War II

Hotel( Visual )

1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 58 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Through the doors of the St. Gregory, a posh, aging luxury hotel in the New Orleans French Quarter, pass the powerful, the proud and the predatory: men and women whose lives become intriguingly intertwined in a saga of wealth, romance, betrayal and ambition

Lydia by Julien Duvivier( Visual )

15 editions published between 1941 and 2013 in English and Spanish and held by 39 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Now an elderly woman, Lydia is reunited with her longtime friend and admirer, Dr. Michael Fitzpatrick (Joseph Cotten). She accepts his dinner invitation, but is startled when she arrives at his home and finds that two other suitors from her past have also been invited--Bob Willard (George Reeves) and Frank Audrey (Hans Yaray)."--Container

Fox horror classics : a terrifying trilogy of terror( Visual )

1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 39 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Three noir classic thrillers. The lodger: After a mysterious young medical scientists rents a flat in London, a series of brutal murders begins. The undying monster: A series of attacks by a part man/part wolf beast gives credibility to a legend. Hangover square: When a composer learns of a murder that occurred during his bout of amnesia, he is concerned he may be the suspect

Leading ladies : 20 classic movie collection( Visual )

2 editions published between 2012 and 2013 in English and held by 37 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"30 hours of America's most beloved leading ladies of the silver screen! Ava Gardner, Susan Hayward, Bette Davis, Sally Field, Hedy Lamarr, Elizabeth Taylor, Dorothy Lamour and Judy Garland are just a few of the leading ladies who grace this movie collection with their striking beauty, profound screen presence and extraordinary talent." -- Container