Garnett, Tay

Overview

Works:	200 works in 355 publications in 8 languages and 5,055 library holdings
Roles:	Director, Producer, Scenarist, Film editor, Production personnel, Editor, Performer, Actor
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

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Key

Publications about Tay Garnett

Publications by Tay Garnett

Most widely held works about Tay Garnett

A Hollywood director by Tay Garnett ( Book )

Most widely held works by Tay Garnett

The postman always rings twice ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1946 and 2010 in English and held by 785 libraries worldwide
Frank Chambers (John Garfield) is a drifter who lands at a roadside gas station owned by jolly old Nick Smith (Cecil Kellaway) and his young, blonde wife Cora (Lana Turner). In a matter of minutes, Frank and Cora fall in love, and plot to murder Nick. Eventually wedding bells ring, the body count rises, and the gavel slams-of course, nothing ever goes as planned. Part of what makes the film noir is watching the characters react, as their plans are derailed one by one.

The Postman always rings twice ( Visual )
22 editions published between 1946 and 2006 in English and held by 578 libraries worldwide
Steamy tale of a drifter offered a job at a roadside diner by the owner, an easy-going older man. When the drifter and the owner's voluptuous wife fall in love, they plot to kill her husband and run away together.

Bataan ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1943 and 2000 in English and held by 364 libraries worldwide
Bataan realistically shows the tensions, the ugly hardships and the ultimate heroism of a small patrol of American and Filipino fighting men in 1942. Their task is to destroy a strategic bridge in a last-ditch battle against Japan's capture of the Philippines. No run-of-the-military war movie, Bataan is a stirring tribute to all who believe, in the words of one of the heroes, that "it doesn't matter where a man dies so long as he dies for freedom."

Directing : learn from the masters ( Book )
1 edition published in 1996 in English and held by 344 libraries worldwide
Directing: Learn from the Masters is an encyclopedia of the modes and philosophies of some of the world's greatest motion picture directors. It will serve as a unique working textbook for students of cinema and film production, while historians will appreciate the first-hand accounts of Clarence Brown on working with Maurice Tourneur, Federico Fellini on the importance of the music of Nino Rota to his films, Bryan Forbes' reminiscences of Dame Edith Evans and John.

China seas ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1935 and 2011 in English and held by 283 libraries worldwide
Rugged Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only risky cargo he carries. Both his fiery mistress and his refined fiancée are aboard.

Light your torches and pull up your tights by Tay Garnett ( Book )
2 editions published in 1973 in English and held by 265 libraries worldwide
Inside story of Tay Garnetts career.

The emperor waltz ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in English and held by 174 libraries worldwide
The emperor waltz: an American salesman melts the heart of a Viennese countess amidst Strauss waltzes and lush scenery.

The valley of decision ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1945 and 2010 in English and held by 151 libraries worldwide
Mary Rafferty (Garson) is a maid in the home of steel magnate William Scott. When Mary & Scott's son (Peck) fall in love, Scott approves of their marriage. But Mary's father (Barrymore), bitter about an accident at the mill years earlier, curses their marriage by stirring up a violent strike, with tragic consequences.

John Wayne an American icon : 5 movie collection ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 136 libraries worldwide
A Navy officer falls in love in "Seven sinners." A moonshiner must struggle with his family's past in "The shepherd of the hills." In a rags-to-riches tale of frindship, love and power are brought together in "Pittsburgh." In one of his most unusual roles ever, John Wayne portrays Genghis Khan in "The conqueror." An American Air Force colonel is assigned to escort defecting Soviet pilot Anna in "Jet pilot."

Greatest classic films collection. Murder mysteries ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 126 libraries worldwide
Disc 1: The Maltese falcon: Some high-living lowlifes want to get their hands on a bejeweled falcon. Detective Sam Spade wants to find out why and find out who will take the fall for his partner's murder. The big sleep: L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and ends up wearing out his gumshoes trailing murderers, nightclub rogues, the spoiled rich and more.

Mark Twain's a Connecticut yankee in king Arthur's court ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1987 and 2003 in English and held by 120 libraries worldwide
A bump on the head sends Hank Martin, 1912 blacksmith, to Arthurian Britain, 528 A.D., where he is befriended by Sir Sagramore le Desirous and gains power by judicious use of technology. He and Alisande, the King's niece, fall in love at first sight, which draws unwelcome attention from her fiancée Sir Lancelot; but worse trouble befalls when Hank meddles in the kingdom's politics.

Mark Twain's a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1990 in English and held by 110 libraries worldwide
Musical about a turn-of-the-century blacksmith (Crosby) who is knocked unconscious and awakens in sixth-century Camelot.

Bataan Back to Bataan ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and held by 88 libraries worldwide
Bataan: A small band of American soldiers attempts to destroy a strategic bridge during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1942.

Eternally yours ( Visual )
12 editions published between 1939 and 2008 in English and held by 78 libraries worldwide
It's a magic show; it's a love triangle; it's escapism at its best. Complete with world cruises, chincilla coats, champagne hangovers, elaborate lodges, and Houdini-like stunts, this melodrama/comedy is refreshing from beginning to end.

S.O.S. Eisberg ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in German and held by 76 libraries worldwide
Explorer Karl Lorenz is stranded on a steadily eroding iceberg. A rescue crew reaches him only to become stranded themselves. When his wife arrives, she crashes her plane and is stranded too. They soon battle the elements and hope for a miracle.

Stand in ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1937 and 2002 in English and German and held by 71 libraries worldwide
When a New York bank sends stuffy, bookish Atterbury Dodd to Hollywood to take over the reins of floundering Colossal Studios, the film community eyes the newcomer with thinly-veined amusement. Colliding with Hollywood eccentrics, Dodd uncovers a conspiracy to scuttle the studio and he enlists an unlikely pair of allies who unite to save Colossal Studios.

Cause for alarm ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1951 and 2009 in English and held by 70 libraries worldwide
A dillusional and ill husband is convinced his wife and best friend are trying to kill him. When his wife accidentally shoots him, she must retrieve aletter he wrote to the district attorney in which he accuses them of plotting his murder.

Turner Classic Movies greatest classic legends films collection Jean Harlow ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 42 libraries worldwide
Collection include: Dinner at Eight (1933); Libeled Lady (1936); China Seas (1935); and Wife Vs. Secretary (1936).

Tyrone Power matinee idol collection ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 40 libraries worldwide
Love is News: a young heiress, tired of being hounded by a reporter, announces the two are engaged. That Wonderful Urge: a reporter causes scandal of his own after the heiress he scooped announces that they are married. Also includes special features.

Cheers for Miss Bishop ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1941 and 2007 in English and held by 38 libraries worldwide
A young woman, fresh from college, arrives in a midwestern town intent on making a difference in the lives of her students and does so for the next 50 years.