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Raymond Massey
John Steinbeck's East of Eden
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41 editions published between 1955 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 1,811 libraries worldwide The saga of three generations of the Trask and Hamilton families in the early 1900's in Northern California.
Frank Capra's "Arsenic and old lace
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7 editions published between 1983 and 2004 in English and held by 1,444 libraries worldwide An easy-going drama critic is shocked to discover that his elderly aunts, the seemingly gentle-natured Abby and Martha, have a habit of poisoning gentlemen callers and burying them in the cellar of their old Brooklyn mansion.
The fountainhead
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16 editions published between 1948 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,094 libraries worldwide An uncompromising architect refuses to change his designs and when he discovers the plans for one of his buildings has been changed, he blows up the structure and attempts to defend his actions.
A hundred different lives, an autobiography
by Raymond Massey
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10 editions published in 1979 in English and held by 906 libraries worldwide
Arsenic and old lace
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27 editions published between 1944 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 804 libraries worldwide An easy going drama critic discovers that his kind and gentle Aunts Abby and Martha have a bizarre habit of poisoning gentlemen callers and burying them in the cellar.
Santa Fe Trail
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72 editions published between 1940 and 2009 in English and German and held by 756 libraries worldwide In this historical drama, Jeb Stuart, the famed Southern cavalryman arrives at West Point, where he befriends George Armstrong Custer. Both compete for the attention of "Kit Carson" Halliday. As a punishment for fighting with fellow classmates, both men are sent to an outpost in Kansas where they must battle the abolitionist John Brown. This experience causes them to examine their personal feelings about slavery.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
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49 editions published between 1934 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 722 libraries worldwide An adaptation of the novel by Baroness Orczy in which a dashing dandy of the English court tries to defend innocent aristocrats from the violence of the French revolution.
When I was young
by Raymond Massey
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15 editions published between 1976 and 1983 in English and French and held by 580 libraries worldwide In the first volume of his autobiography, Massey traces his life from a comfortable affluent childhood in Toronto, to his decision in 1921 to pursue a career on the London stage.
49th parallel
by Michael Powell
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19 editions published between 1941 and 2007 in English and held by 554 libraries worldwide As the voice over proclaims, the 49th parallel is the only undefended frontier in the world. The parallel is the goal of a small group of Nazi's, survivors of a U-boat that has been spotted and sunk in Hudson Bay, deep in Canadian waters. The United States is not yet at war with Germany, and if Corporal Hirth and his six crew members can reach it, they can be repatriated to Germany with no fuss. But their trek across Canada becomes a fierce struggle to survive, as they encounter and are opposed in turn by Johnnie the trapper, a small Hutterite community, a Canadian intellectual, and a Canadian soldier gone AWOL.
Prisoner of Zenda
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5 editions published between 1937 and 2007 in English and held by 546 libraries worldwide He has the appearance and manner of the king, yet he's really a lookalike ... and on his shoulders rests all hope of foiling a blackguard's plot to usurp the throne. Adventure, pageantry and royal intrigue are forged at sword point.
Things to come
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73 editions published between 1936 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 537 libraries worldwide After a 25 year war destroys civilization, a group of scientific supermen set out to build a new one in this science fiction film. Decades later, their progress is threatened by a reactionary who urges the masses to rise up in protest.
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
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13 editions published between 1938 and 2009 in English and held by 434 libraries worldwide Views Lincoln's life, from his early days as a young woodsman to his election to Presidency in 1860. Includes his first love, his marriage, his early law practice, and his debates with Douglas.
Possessed
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3 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 365 libraries worldwide She loves him when he goes away for months. She loves him when he refuses to marry her. But when callow David Sutton chooses to marry someone else, Louise Howell's love for him takes a darker turn. Give her a gun and she'll love him to death.--Container.
David and Bathsheba
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4 editions published between 1951 and 2006 in English and held by 348 libraries worldwide The story of how King David brought sorrow to his land when he fell in love with a married woman and arranged her husband's murder, which brings down the wrath of God. David must rediscover his faith in God to save those around him and himself.
The woman in the window
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9 editions published between 1944 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 319 libraries worldwide A professor of criminology is the pawn in a shocking crime thriller with a surprising twist.
John Brown's body
by Stephen Vincent BeneĢt
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9 editions published between 1953 and 1987 in English and Undetermined and held by 258 libraries worldwide
The old dark house
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4 editions published between 1999 and 2004 in English and held by 251 libraries worldwide A group of travelers on a mountain road in Wales, overtaken by a thunderstorm and torrential rains, seek shelter in a mysterious old mansion. It is full of eerie characters and uncanny happenings.
Action in the North Atlantic
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4 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in English and held by 247 libraries worldwide World War II drama about the Merchant Marine and Navy gun crews who did battle with enemy submarines and risked their lives to deliver supplies and munitions to allied troops.
Fire over England
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26 editions published between 1937 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 241 libraries worldwide Elizabeth I and her navy overcome the Spanish Armada.
The woman in the window
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1 edition published in 1996 in English and held by 202 libraries worldwide A professor of criminology is the pawn in a shocking crime thriller with a surprising twist. more
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Action and adventure films Actors American Civil War (1861-1865) Architects Aunts Biography Blakeney, Percy, Sir (Fictitious character) Brothers Brown, John,--1800-1859 California--Salinas River Valley Canada Cities and towns Comedy films Comedy films Drama Fathers and sons Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film noir Films for the hearing impaired France Germany Great Britain Historical films Historical films History Individualism Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865 Man-woman relationships Massey, Raymond Melodramas (Motion pictures) Motion pictures Murder Nobility Our town (Wilder, Thornton) Revolution (France : 1789-1799) Science fiction films Screwball comedy films Serial murders Submarines (Ships) Twins United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films War films Western films Western films World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
Massey, Raymond Hart 1896-1983
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English
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German (54) No Linguistic content (27) Undetermined (24) Multiple languages (23) French (18) Spanish (16) Italian (3) Chinese (1) Russian (1) Dutch (1) Covers
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