Goldwyn, Samuel 1879-1974Overview
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Samuel Goldwyn
Guys and dolls
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10 editions published between 1991 and 2007 in English and held by 1,422 libraries worldwide Times Square is all a bustle with petty crooks, lazy cops, and especially, gamblers. Gamblers are everywhere, but Nathan Detroit--who maintains the "Oldest Established Permanent Floating Crap Game in New York"--is short the $1000 he needs to secure a site for a fleet of big players coming into town. Nathan's other problem is his burlesque showgirl fiancée, Miss Adelaide. Her fourteen-year long engagement and Nathan's failure to give up the gambling racket as he promised have given her a permanent, psychosomatic cold. When Sky Masterson, with a reputation as a fast and loose bettor, arrives in New York Nathan devises a plan. Nathan bets Sky that Sky won't be able to convince Sergeant Sarah Brown, local Salvation Army Sergeant and goody two shoes extraordinaire, to go to Havana for dinner. Sky only has 24 hours to succeed or sacrifice the cash. What he doesn't count on is losing his heart as well. Thus, the die is cast, the fates engaged, as songs, dance, and old-fashioned gambling good fun ensue.
The best years of our lives
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4 editions published between 1946 and 2004 in English and held by 1,337 libraries worldwide Recounts the problems faced by three returning veterans of WWII as they attempt to pick up the threads of their lives. Captain Derry is returning to a loveless marriage, Sergeant Stephenson is a stranger to a family that's grown up without him, and sailor Parrish is tormented by the loss of his hands.
Wuthering Heights
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27 editions published between 1939 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,279 libraries worldwide "Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon and David Niven star in this internationally-acclaimed masterpiece based on Emily Brontë's classic story of passion, hatred and revenge. Olivier and Oberon are brilliant as Heathcliff and Cathy, whose tortured love affair ends when Cathy marries the wealthy Edgar (David Niven). Heathcliff's savage retaliation upon the woman he loves explodes in a stunning climax."--Jacket.
The Best years of our lives
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27 editions published between 1946 and 2006 in English and held by 1,250 libraries worldwide Recounts the problems faced by three returning veterans after WWII as they attempt to pick up the threads of their lives.
The little foxes
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14 editions published between 1985 and 2001 in English and French and held by 1,102 libraries worldwide Regina Giddens is a woman who will stop at nothing to outwit her brothers in running the family business, even if it means sacrificing the health of her husband or the love of her young daughter.
The bishop's wife
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9 editions published between 1947 and 2008 in English and held by 1,065 libraries worldwide Cary Grant stars as an angel who materializes in answer to the prayers of a harried young bishop, David Niven. Niven's efforts to raise money for a new cathedral have endangered his marriage to beautiful Loretta Young. Grant enters the bishop's household hoping to end the problems plaguing the family, but instead the bishop's negelected wife becomes infatuated with him.
Guys and dolls
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19 editions published between 1955 and 2006 in English and held by 648 libraries worldwide Musical comedy about the romancing of a beautiful Salvation Army missionary on a bet by a New York gentleman gambler. What initally begins as a bet, however, turns into true love.
Hans Christian Andersen
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10 editions published between 1952 and 2006 in English and held by 476 libraries worldwide Hans Christian Andersen, a young Danish cobbler with a special gift of storytelling, weaves his tales of magic for the children of Copenhagen.
Wuthering Heights
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9 editions published between 1939 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 446 libraries worldwide The story of the impact of the abused waif, Heathcliff, on two Yorkshire families, the Earnshaws and Lintons, at the close of the 18th century. When Heathcliff loses Cathy Earnshaw, the woman he obsessively loves, to the wealthy but inferior Edgar Linton, he plans a savage retaliation upon both families, extending into the second generation.
Stella Dallas
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3 editions published between 1937 and 2009 in English and Spanish and held by 420 libraries worldwide Stella, an uncouth, lower-class woman, marries wealthy, well-bred Stephen Dallas to escape her poor surroundings. When their class differences lead to divorce, she undergoes a self-sacrificing struggle to give their daughter a better life, away from her damaging influence.
Dead end
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9 editions published between 1985 and 2005 in English and held by 410 libraries worldwide "On the mean streets on New York's Lower East Side, Drina hopes to save her brother from a life of crime. But notorious hoodlum Baby Face Martin has come back to his old haunts looking for trouble and threatening to drag the boy down with him. Drina turns to her childhood friend Dave for help. But can he stop Martin without becoming just like him?"--Container.
The pride of the Yankees
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5 editions published between 1986 and 2008 in English and French and held by 398 libraries worldwide Traces the life of Lou Gehrig, famous baseball Hall of Fame player who played in 2130 consecutive games before falling at age 37 to ALS, a deadly nerve disease which now bears his name. Gehrig is followed from his athletic childhood in New York to his famous 'Luckiest Man' speech at his farewell day in 1939.
Ball of fire
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14 editions published between 1941 and 2010 in English and held by 390 libraries worldwide When a serious-minded professor and his high brow colleagues begin work on a new encyclopedia, he enlists the aid of a beautiful but shady night club queen to explain slang, unaware that she is on the run from the mob.
The secret life of Walter Mitty
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9 editions published between 1990 and 2009 in English and French and held by 348 libraries worldwide Walter, a mild-mannered mouse, imagines himself as a number of daredevil heroes. One of Walter's dreams becomes a reality when he gets involved with a beautiful blonde and becomes the target of a gang of jewel thieves who believe he has their loot.
Stella Dallas
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17 editions published between 1925 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 336 libraries worldwide A mother sacrifices everything for her daughter's happiness and eventually gives up the girl for her own good.
Dodsworth
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8 editions published between 1936 and 1998 in English and held by 314 libraries worldwide A middle-aged American retires and he and his wife go to Europe where they find a new set of values and relationships.
Dodsworth
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 282 libraries worldwide A middle-aged American retires and he and his wife go to Europe where they find a new set of values and relationships.
Arrowsmith
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4 editions published between 1987 and 2005 in English and held by 268 libraries worldwide Happily married country doctor Martin Arrowsmith leaves his small practice for the prospects of wealth and important medical research at New York City's esteemed McGurk Institute and finds himself faced with an intense workload, a romance-minded socialite, and a plague outbreak.
Behind the screen
by Samuel Goldwyn
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6 editions published between 1923 and 1924 in English and held by 220 libraries worldwide
Barbary Coast
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8 editions published between 1985 and 2005 in English and held by 216 libraries worldwide A ruthless gambling boss cannot win the love of the girl he made into a star attraction in his California saloon during the Gold Rush. more
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Alcoholics Andersen, H. C.--1805-1875 Angels Biographical films Biography Bishops Bishops' spouses Brothers and sisters Christmas films Comedy films Comedy films Drama Drama England England--Yorkshire Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Films Films for the hearing impaired Gamblers Gangsters Goldwyn, Samuel,--1879-1974 Heathcliff (Fictitious character : Brontë) Historical films Husband and wife Juvenile works Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Mothers and daughters Motion picture producers and directors Motion pictures Musical films Musical films Musicals New York (State)--New York New York (State)--New York--Times Square Nineteen forties Salvation Army Single mothers Social classes Storytellers United States Veterans Vices Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
Gelbfish, Samuel 1882-1974
Gelbfisz, Schmuel, 1879-1974
Gelbfisz, Schmuel, 1882-1974
Gelbfisz, Schmuel 1882-1974 Eigentl. Name
Goldfisch, Sam, 1879-1974
Goldfisch, Sam, 1882-1974
Goldfish, Sam, 1882-1974
Goldfish, Samuel, 1879-1974
Goldfish, Samuel, 1882-1974
Goldwyn, Sam, 1879-1974
Goldwyn, Sam, 1882-1974
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