Gwenn, Edmund 1875-1959

Overview

Works:	142 works in 344 publications in 9 languages and 9,266 library holdings
Roles:	Actor, Performer
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1890 |

|2020

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Publications about Edmund Gwenn

Publications by Edmund Gwenn

Publications by Edmund Gwenn, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Edmund Gwenn

Gwenn, Edmund: Actor by Martin Quigley ( Book )
Movie stars join circus for charity! Los Angeles, California. Hearst production footage, HCOc2410r4, X73420, HNRv20n204 ( Visual )
Natalie Paley photograph albums, photographs, and correspondence by Natalie Paley ( Visual )

Most widely held works by Edmund Gwenn

Miracle on 34th Street ( Visual )
49 editions published between 1947 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,791 libraries worldwide
In this Oscar-winning classic, a Macy's Department Store Santa who insists his name is Kris Kringle teaches everyone a lesson in love, faith and the value of imagination.

Miracle on 34th Street ( Visual )
6 editions published between 1947 and 2009 in English and held by 982 libraries worldwide
The real Santa is hired by Macy's to play the department store's Santa in the Thanksgiving Day parade, but has to prove in court that he is who he says he is.

Them ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1954 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 735 libraries worldwide
Man has split the atom and created the ultimate weapon. But how could he have known he would also create Them!? The terror begins when a hard-nosed patrolman (James Whitmore) discovers a dazed child wandering in the New Mexico desert near a car and house trailer destroyed by a mysterious force. Whitmore next discovers a ransacked general store; its cash drawers are full but the sugar supply is missing. And on the floor lies a battered corpse containing enough formic acid to kill 20 men.

Alfred Hitchcock's The trouble with Harry ( Visual )
3 editions published between 2000 and 2006 in English and held by 685 libraries worldwide
Harry's corpse is found in the autumnal New England woods. While no one mourns his death, several people feel responsible for it. The body is unearthed several times, humorous situations occur, and love affairs develop before the real cause of Harry's death is revealed.

The Trouble with Harry ( Visual )
24 editions published between 1955 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 537 libraries worldwide
In the New England woods several people have various reasons to find and bury the same body. Each thinks they are responsible for the death. After several unearthings of the corpse, there is plenty of humor and love affairs between characters. Eventually the real cause of death is found.

Les misérables ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 282 libraries worldwide
Jean Valjean is a young man accused of stealing. He escapes prison and spends the rest of his life miserable and being chased by one man: a policeman named Valert.

Alfred Hitchcock's the trouble with Harry ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1990 and 2005 in English and held by 240 libraries worldwide
The trouble with Harry is that he's dead, and while no one really minds, everyone feels responsible. Shirley Maclaine makes her screen debut in this New England romp that includes romance, humor ... and several unearthings of the corpse.

Life with father ( Visual )
13 editions published between 1947 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 239 libraries worldwide
The trials and tribulations of a stern but lovable father and his family in New York City in the 1880's.

The bigamist ( Visual )
18 editions published between 1953 and 2009 in English and held by 235 libraries worldwide
This film is considered by many critics to be the best work of Hollywood's foremost woman filmmaker of the 1950s. In this surprisingly sympathetic portrait, a traveling salesman played by Edmond O'Brien "comes across as a victim of his own sensitivity. Caught between two complementary spouses, O'Brien's dazed indecisiveness dominates the narrative. As always in Lupino's films, a strong social consciousness informs all choices: Joan Fontaine is an upper-crust 'lady, ' reverently attached to her dying father, while Lupino herself plays a tough-talking working woman, waitressing in a cheap Chinese restaurant"--Container.

Lassie come home ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1943 and 2011 in English and held by 167 libraries worldwide
Set in England, this is the story of the love between a boy, young Joe, and his dog, Lassie. When Joe's father sells Lassie to a wealthy duke, the dog undertakes a harrowing 1000-mile journey to rejoin her true master.

The skin game a talking film ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1993 and 1999 in English and held by 134 libraries worldwide
Landed gentry defend family that is being evicted by tradespeople who have worked their way up from the lowest section of society.

Icons of screwball comedy. Volume two ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 133 libraries worldwide
Disc 1: Theodora goes wild: A small-time author whose racy bestsellers, written under a pseudonym, bring her notoriety when a New Yorker discovers her secret. Together again: The mayor's widow falls for a sculptor as he works on a statue of her late husband.

Katharine Hepburn 100th anniversary collection ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 132 libraries worldwide
Watch Katharine Hepburn in six of her classic films.

Turner Classic Movies greatest classic films collection Lassie ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 129 libraries worldwide
Lassie come home: A collie braves storms, hunger, and peril to return to her young master. Son of Lassie: On a bombing run over enemy-occupied Norway, a bomber crewman and his devoted dog, Lassie's son Laddie, parachute from their damaged aircraft into a series of wartime adventures. Courage of Lassie: Lassie is in the Army now. Follows the canine's new adventures form his wilderness puppyhood and wartime battlefield service to postwar stress and a moving family reunion. Hills of home: A Scottish doctor rescues Lassie from a cruel master but nearly regrets his deed when he finds the dog has a phobia of water.

Pride and prejudice ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1983 and 2001 in English and held by 108 libraries worldwide
Tale of pre-Victorian British country society in which Mrs. Bennett is faced with the task of marrying her five daughters, of whom the oldest, intelligent and witty Elizabeth, becomes involved with the proud sophisticate Mr. D'Arcy, before all ends well.

Hills of home ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1993 and 1997 in English and held by 104 libraries worldwide
A Scottish country doctor is tempted to dispose of the nervous, fearful dog he is given in payment for his services, but his patience and the dog's intelligence soon make them inseperable partners.

Challenge to Lassie ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1976 and 1997 in English and held by 96 libraries worldwide
Set in Scotland, Lassie's owner is killed by beggars and her fate is debated by the courts.

Sylvia Scarlett ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1936 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 95 libraries worldwide
Sylvia Scarlett is a young woman who is forced to flee with her small-time crook father from Paris to London after her mother dies, and his swindling schemes catch up to him. Sylvia cuts her hair, dons drag, and dubs herself "Sylvester" to help them stay incognito from the law. While on the train to London, they meet a smarmy scoundrel. The trio of crooks team up and work it in London, until they get run out of town. The three hook up with a maid and become a travelling performance troupe. Sylvia (as a boy) falls for a smarmy artist-type.

Alfred Hitchcock the early years of the master of suspense ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 88 libraries worldwide
The ring: A local prizefighter loses everything after being defeated by a champion in the ring and embarks on a quest to set up a rematch-- and revenge.

The Devil and Miss Jones ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 88 libraries worldwide
A hard-hearted department store tycoon goes undercover as a shoe salesman to root out labor discontent in one of his stores, with humorous results.