McDowall, Roddy

Overview

Works:	680 works in 2,092 publications in 7 languages and 47,651 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Film adaptations Juvenile works Children's films History Animated films Science fiction films Television adaptations Comedy films Fantasy films
Roles:	Actor, Performer, Author, Host, Photographer, Narrator, Singer, Director, Costume designer, Other, Commentator, Conceptor, Editor, Interviewee, Contributor
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Roddy McDowall

The Little Rascals collection( Visual )
The films of Roddy McDowall by David Castell( Book )
TV close-ups by Peggy Herz( Book )
16 celebrities who charmed my life by William M Fine( Book )
Roddy McDowall : Hollywood's best friend( Visual )

McDowall, Roddy by Harris M Lentz( )
The Little Rascals collection( Visual )
You, so it's you! by Nacio Herb Brown( )
Bowling Green State University honors Roddy McDowall, film, stage and television actor and photographer : ... October 9, 1995 ... The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Film Theater and Gallery( Book )
[KTLA news (Los Angeles, Calif.)( Visual )
My friend Flicka( )
Thunderhead, son of Flicka( Visual )
Harold Prince papers by Harold Prince( )
How green was my valley( Visual )
Leonard Sillman collection by Leonard Sillman( )
Robert Preston collection by Robert Preston( )
My friend Flicka( Visual )
Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy papers by Hume Cronyn( )
Records of the DuPont Theatre by DuPont Hospitality (a unit of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company)( )
Anita Loos collection by Anita Loos( )

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Most widely held works by Roddy McDowall

Planet of the apes by Tim Burton( Visual )

134 editions published between 1967 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 2,933 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After crash-landing on an uncharted planet, astronaut Taylor finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. A sympathetic chimpanzee named Ari helps him evade the invincible gorilla army

How green was my valley by John Ford( Visual )

40 editions published between 1941 and 2013 in English and Spanish and held by 2,331 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A man looks back on his life as a boy in a small Welsh mining town. His reminiscences reveal the disintegration of his closely knit family while capturing the sentiments and issues of their time

A bug's life by Walt Disney( Visual )

14 editions published between 1998 and 2010 in English and held by 1,718 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cute and clever, "A Bug's Life" is a relatively straight retelling of Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai," except of course that the characters are bugs! Idealistic young ant Flik is a sweet-natured dreamer and inventor. But his innovative thinking makes him an outcast when one of his inventions goes awry and destroys the food sacrifice that the colony makes annually to a gang of grasshopper hooligans led by the sinister Hopper. Disgraced, Flik is sent to look for "warrior bugs," mercenaries to fight them. What he finds--and hires--are a motley crew of circus bugs including a preening master-thespian mantis, a glamorous gypsy moth, a cranky ladybug, a dimwitted beetle, and sundry other dimwitted, craven troupers. The ant colony is inspired by the troupe and mobilizes, but when they discover that the "warriors" are just circus clowns they lose faith. In the end, of course, Flik and crew save the day and free the colony from the oppressive grasshoppers

Cleopatra by Joseph L Mankiewicz( Visual )

26 editions published between 1963 and 2013 in English and Chinese and held by 1,330 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The epic saga of legendary Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, and her attempt to stabilize her power and gain control of the Roman Empire. When Caesar visits Egypt, Cleopatra gains control by ousting her brother with his help. She marries Caesar, and bears him the son fate had previously denied him. Joining him in Rome--to ensure that the boy takes his rightful place after his father--her plans are thwarted when Caesar is assassinated and she must flee. Years later Marc Antony, proconsul of the eastern half of the empire, seeks an alliance with Egypt to impede Octavian's quest to become Emperor. Cleopatra and Antony become lovers and form a military alliance, but are forced to retreat after losing a major naval battle at Actium. Avoiding capture and disgrace, they take their own lives

Bedknobs and broomsticks by Robert Stevenson( Visual )

51 editions published between 1971 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,306 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A witch and three waifs help defeat the Nazis in England in 1940

Camelot : original Broadway cast by Frederick Loewe( Recording )

21 editions published between 1960 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,279 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The musical tale of King Arthur, Merlyn, Guenevere, Lancelot and the nobel ideals of Camelot

Overboard by Garry Marshall( Visual )

19 editions published between 1987 and 2015 in English and held by 1,249 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A super-rich and pretentious socialite winds up in the world of a struggling carpenter with four kids

That darn cat!( Visual )

11 editions published between 1965 and 2009 in English and held by 1,191 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A siamese cat helps an FBI agent solve a kidnapping

My friend Flicka by Harold D Schuster( Visual )

26 editions published between 1943 and 2006 in English and held by 1,187 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A ten-year-old boy sets his heart on taming a wild-spirited filly

A performance of Macbeth by William Shakespeare( Visual )

54 editions published between 1948 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 1,156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In this classic story of murder, witchcraft, and revenge, Macbeth, driven by overwhelming ambition and an unscrupulous wife murders the King of Scotland and claims the throne for himself. He begins a violent reign of terror and execution in a desperate attempt to maintain his power. Haunted by ghosts and vexed by witches, he and his wife rapidly descend into the depths of madness and paranoia as the weight of their crimes proves their undoing. The 21 minutes cut upon its initial release have been put back, and the original soundtrack, with the cast using Scottish accents has been restored

Lassie come home by Fred M Wilcox( Visual )

27 editions published between 1943 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 1,093 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A young boy's beloved collie is sold by his impoverished family, and makes a cross-country journey back to her original family

The Poseidon adventure( Visual )

27 editions published between 1972 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,069 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ten survivors struggle to reach safety after an ocean liner capsizes in mid sea

Rudyard Kipling's the Second jungle book : Mowgli & Baloo by Duncan McLachlan( Visual )

15 editions published between 1997 and 2005 in English and Spanish and held by 890 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mowgli, a young orphan raised by wolves, is spotted by a scout for a giant circus who sets out to trap him

Escape from the planet of the apes by Don Taylor( Visual )

30 editions published between 1971 and 2013 in English and held by 847 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cornelius, Zira and Dr. Milo, three apes from the future, escape from their planet as it is being destroyed and land on 20th century Earth where they are taken to the Los Angeles Zoo for examination. When Zira reveals their ability to speak to a psychologist, the apes are treated as curiosities. However, when the U.S. government begins to believe their story that the Earth will eventually be inherited by apes, it decides to hunt the couple down as an evolutionary threat and tries to prevent the birth of Zira's baby

Battle for the planet of the apes by Twentieth Century Fox( Visual )

37 editions published between 1973 and 2013 in English and held by 836 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A group of human mutants and a band of militant gorillas threaten to break the peace of the ape tribe and overthrow the leadership of the benevolent Caesar

The cat from outer space by Walt Disney( Visual )

18 editions published between 1978 and 2004 in English and held by 817 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cosmic comedy is on the prowl when an extraterrestrial cat named Jake is forced to crash-land his spaceship on Earth. Jake then proceeds to lead a physicist, his girlfriend, the Army, and a team of baffled scientists on endless escapades during his unscheduled and hilarious visit!

The return of the king by J. R. R Tolkien( Visual )

16 editions published between 1980 and 2014 in English and held by 774 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The adventure continues ... as Frodo and Samwise battle Dark Lord Sauron to save Middle Earth, destroy the cursed Ring of Doom and restore King Aragorn to the throne of Gondor. This epic tale of Good vs. Evil is the conclusion to J.R.R. Tolkien's classic trilogy of Hobbit stories

The longest day( Visual )

8 editions published between 2001 and 2014 in English and held by 639 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Re-enacts the military operation of D-Day from four points of view - the workings of the high commands of the American, English, French, and German forces in their battle scheme for Normandy. Largely filmed on actual invasion sites of France

Funny lady( Visual )

27 editions published between 1974 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 622 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A musical film that follows the career of stage comedienne Fanny Brice with songwriter Billy Rose

Double exposure by Roddy McDowall( Book )

13 editions published between 1966 and 1990 in English and held by 620 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Photographs of 98 of the world's leading figures in the arts (film, theatre, ballet, music, literature) with commentary by their peers

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