Morros, Boris 1891-1963

Overview

Works:	116 works in 175 publications in 6 languages and 1,958 library holdings
Roles:	Conductor, Composer, Producer, Production personnel, Arranger
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1930 |

|2020

Key

Publications about Boris Morros

Publications by Boris Morros

Publications by Boris Morros, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Boris Morros

Boris Morros posing with Ginger Rogers at the Harwyn Club ( Visual )
International communism (espionage) excerpts of consultation with counterspy Boris Morros (August 16, 1957) by United States ( Book )

Most widely held works by Boris Morros

Make way for tomorrow ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 488 libraries worldwide
In this 'enormously moving Depression-era depiction of the frustrations of family, aging, and the generation gap' [-- Container], an elderly couple must move in with their adult children when they lose their home.

Stagecoach ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in English and held by 374 libraries worldwide
A group of passengers with nothing in common is stuck inside a coach that is being attacked by bandits and Indians.

The flying deuces ( Visual )
23 editions published between 1939 and 2010 in English and held by 287 libraries worldwide
Complications arise as Stan and Ollie join the Foreign Legion to help Ollie forget his troubled romantic past.

Tales of Manhattan ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1996 in English and held by 160 libraries worldwide
A disgruntled tailor has put a curse on a tailcoat. The tailcoat has a surprising effect on the people who wear it in this multi-episode film.

Carnegie Hall ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in English and held by 102 libraries worldwide
A mother determines to raise her son to be a classical pianist and play in Carnegie Hall. She takes him to performances by many of the greats, but he chooses a career in jazz. However, he does eventually play at Carnegie Hall.

Bob Hope thanks for the memories collection ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 81 libraries worldwide
(Thanks for the memory) "It's time for some old-fashioned romance when a stay-at-home author and his working wife discover their domestic roles aren't clear-cut in this comedy of errors."--Container.

Second chorus ( Visual )
13 editions published between 1941 and 2010 in English and held by 62 libraries worldwide
A musical dance comedy in which two collegiate trumpet players (Fred Astaire and Burgess Meredith) vie for the affections of a young lady (Paulette Goddard), who becomes secretary to a band led by Artie Shaw, and depicts their antics to become members of the band.

Laurel & Hardy classics ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1990 in English and held by 53 libraries worldwide
Three films featuring the legendary comedy team. The first film is a compilation of various motion pictures, together with rare interviews and behind the scenes footage spanning the length of their careers. The second film, "Be Big," has the boys bowing out of a vacation with their wives so they can attend a stag party thrown by their club. In the third film, "Flying Deuces, " Stan and Ollie are unlikely troops who find the French Foreign Legion more than they bargained for.

Waikiki wedding ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1937 and 1995 in English and held by 43 libraries worldwide
As press agent for a Pineapple cannery, it's Tony Marvin's job to turn a trip to Hawaii into pure paradise. The trip's been won by America's Miss Pineapple Girl, Georgia Smith, who finds the island's many delights spread before her.

Rhythm on the range ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1995 in English and held by 36 libraries worldwide
After performing in a rodeo at Madison Square Garden, cowboy Jeff Larrabee is heading back west with his prize bull, Cuddles, when his tranquility is shattered. There's a runaway in his boxcar: pretty New York heiress Doris Halliday. Doris is fed up with the big city and hankering for romance and the great outdoors. But Jeff's a hard-to-win kind of guy.

Stagecoach ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1939 and 2006 in English and held by 28 libraries worldwide
Award-winning western about the reactions of a group of people on a dangerous stagecoach trip through Indian territory.

Classic comedy duos The flying deuces ; Gold Rush (cartoon) ; At war with the Army ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 12 libraries worldwide
Flying deuces: Wanting to forget the romantic troubles of his past, Ollie persuades Stanley to join the French Foreign Legion with him. Before they know what is happening, Ollie ends up reincarnated as a mule. At war with the Army: Alvin Corwin is low man on the totem pole, and goes from one mishap to another at an army training camp in World War II.

The Little Rascals festival Laurel & Hardy vol. 1-4 ; Buster Keaton vol. 1-3 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 10 libraries worldwide

My ten years as a counterspy by Boris Morros ( Book )
2 editions published in 1959 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide

King of Chinatown ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1939 and 2000 in English and held by 7 libraries worldwide
Mob leader Frank Baturin controls all illicit operations in Chinatown. He is toppled from power by two members of his own mob, and left for dead, but is saved by a dedicated Chinese-American doctor. In gratitude, Baturin turns over his fortune to a Chinese war relief fund.--Summary from Moviefone Web site.

Laurel & Hardy. Volume two ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2003 in English and held by 7 libraries worldwide
Two feature films and several silent short films are presented in this collection featuring the comedy team of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. The last short The stolen jools features most of the movie stars of 1931.

Laugh pack ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 7 libraries worldwide
Simply hilarious: Four of the immortal Stooges star in four sketches that highlight their signature brand of humor. In Disorder in the court, they raise havoc when they come to testify at a murder trial; in Brideless groom, Shemp stands to inherit half a million dollars--but only if he marries within forty-eight hours; Malice in the palace follows their comic misadventures as they search for a diamond; in Sing a song of six pants, they are comically inept tailors who inadvertently aid a robber on the run from the law.

Utopia ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1986 in English and held by 7 libraries worldwide
Utopia finds the duo shipwrecked on a South Seas island with two shipmates and a French chantoosy for company. In Flying deuces Laurel and Hardy join the French Foreign Legion, and the Legion will never be the same again.

Al fin solos = Second chorus ( Visual )
4 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in Multiple languages and held by 1 library worldwide
Dos estudiantes de trompeta, que han estado siete años estudiando y tocando juntos en la banda de la universidad, compiten en el trabajo y en el amor para conseguir los favores de su manager.

Locos del aire = The flying deuces ( Visual )
11 editions published between 2001 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1 library worldwide
Un hombre sufre un desengaño amoroso al descubrir que la chica a la que ama está casada con un soldado. Pretende suicidarse con la ayuda de un amigo, pero mientras lo intenta aparece un oficial de la Legión Extranjera que los anima a alistarse, asegurándoles que en pocos días olvidarán lo sucedido. Una vez allí, las aventuras se sucederán con cómicos resultados.