Bel Geddes, BarbaraOverview
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Barbara Bel Geddes
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Barbara Bel Geddes
Vertigo
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62 editions published between 1958 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 2,170 libraries worldwide Scottie Ferguson, a San Francisco police detective is forced to retire when a freak accident gives him a severe case of acrophobia. Ferguson is hired by a rich shipbuilder to follow his wife who is behaving suspiciously and might be planning suicide. He falls in love with her, she is later murdered and Ferguson becomes demonic in his desire to re-create her in another woman.
Vertigo
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7 editions published between 1995 and 2008 in English and held by 775 libraries worldwide San Francisco police detective Scottie Ferguson is forced to retire when a freak accident gives him a severe fear of heights. When a rich shipbuilder hires Scottie to follow his wife, who may be suicidal, Scottie finds himself falling in love with her. Eventually Ferguson becomes obsessed with the chance to re-create her in another woman.
I remember mama
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17 editions published between 1948 and 2004 in English and held by 729 libraries worldwide Portrays the struggles of a Norwegian immigrant family at the turn of the century in San Francisco.
Panic in the streets
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10 editions published between 1950 and 2010 in English and German and held by 407 libraries worldwide One night in the New Orleans slums, vicious hoodlum Blackie and his friends kill an illegal immigrant who won too much in a card game. When Dr. Reed confirms the dead man had pneumonic plague he must find and inoculate the killers.
Dallas. The complete first and second seasons
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8 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 359 libraries worldwide Power, wealth, sex, glorious extravagance. One place has them all - Dallas. This saga chronicles the exploits of the Ewing family, the wealthy Texas oil millionaires. Includes all 29 shows from season 1 and season 2.
Our town
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7 editions published between 1977 and 2005 in English and held by 343 libraries worldwide Presents Thornton Wilder's play about the residents of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, during the early years of the 20th century.
Thornton Wilder's Our town two historic productions on two DVD
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 310 libraries worldwide The time is the early 20th century, in Grovers Corners, New Hampshire, and centers on the Webb and Gibbs families, who live next door to each other. Emily Webb and George Gibbs are two young people who grow up, fall in love with gentle glances and sweet words, get married, and are eventually separated by death. On the surface, there is all this nostalgia, but there are dark currents in Grovers Corners, little ironies and inconsistencies that are often commented on by the Stage Manager, and are embodied in the person of the town drunk, Simon Stimson.
The long night
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3 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 247 libraries worldwide Joe Adams, a factory worker trapped inside his third-floor apartment after gunning down a mysterious gentleman, reconstructs the events leading up to the shooting through an intricate series of flashbacks.
Dallas. The complete third season
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7 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 236 libraries worldwide Relive the drama, intrigue, and deception of TV's most watched event of the 80s. Includes all 25 season 3 episodes and never-before-seen special features.
Dallas. The complete fourth season
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 201 libraries worldwide Find out the answer to the most exciting cliffhanger in TV history: who shot JR? The saga of the wealthy Ewing family continues - full of sibling wars, adultery, threats of divorce, and doomed new marriages.
Alfred Hitchcock presents. Season four
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 187 libraries worldwide Two partners discover their real feelings for one another when one is bitten by a poisonous snake; A young boy witnesses an escaped mental patient and can't tell anyone about it; It's hard to tell who's the bigger cheater when a wife and her husband's jealous mistress sit down for some lethal negotiating; When two old men need a miracle in order to keep their home the answer arrives in the form of a killer on the run from the law; A young woman with her eye on marriage wonders why she still hasn't met her boyfriend's mother; The week before his retirement, the longtime employee of a jewelry store serves an unusual client; A middle-aged secretary shows how she will do anything to make her romantic fantasy a reality; A retired Scotland Yard inspector goes to extreme lengths to prove the guilt of a suspect in an old murder case.
The five pennies
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4 editions published between 1959 and 2005 in English and held by 177 libraries worldwide Semi-biographical story of jazz coronet player Loring "Red" Nichols and his band, The five pennies.
Dallas. The complete sixth season
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8 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 175 libraries worldwide The saga of the wealthy Ewing family continues, full of sibling wars, adultery, reconciliation and power struggles.
Dallas. The complete fifth season
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3 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 170 libraries worldwide The Ewing family is struck by tragedy when Jock is presumed dead in a plane crash. J.R. schemes to gain ultimate power of the Ewing business and tries to win Sue Ellen's love back.
Dallas. The complete seventh season
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 154 libraries worldwide Southfork in flames is just the start of another season. Pam and Bobby split up and other folks team up: Miss Ellie with Clayton Farlow and Sue Ellen with a hunky Dallas darlin' young enough to be her son. Meanwhile, it seems the brothers Ewing may be sharing control of Ewing Oil, guiding the company to more and mightier millions.
Fourteen hours
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 144 libraries worldwide A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of not being capable to make his girlfriend happy, keeps police at bay for fourteen hours while attempting suicide.
The five pennies
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2 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 139 libraries worldwide Pleasant biography of jazzman Loring "Red" Nichols.
Dallas. The complete ninth season
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2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 136 libraries worldwide "This season some Dallas moneymen take a bath -and one takes a shower. (If you don't know what that means, you're in for a surprise!). The action begins with Southfork mourning the death of Bobby Ewing. But before the tears are dry, folks are up to their oil wells in chicanery, greed and lust. J.R. romps with his mistress, institutionalizes his wife and plots to destroy his new business partner. Mark Graison returns from the presumed dead to complicate Pam's love life. Cliff concocts a can't-miss scheme to grab control of Ewing Oil. A femme fatale shipping CEO vamps J.R., Jack and even Cliff. Then there's a wedding, an adoption, attempted murder, jungle adventure in Colombia and lots, lots more. It's gotta be Dallas, y'all."--Container.
Dallas. The complete eleventh season
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 126 libraries worldwide J.R. may be down, but he's never out. After Ewing Oil collapsed in disgrace at the end of Season 10, some folks might expect Season 11 to feature a J.R. who's learned his lesson. But not Dallas fans, who know the only lesson J.R. ever learned was do unto others before they do unto you.
Caught
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3 editions published between 1988 and 2008 in English and held by 105 libraries worldwide Leonora Eames fulfills her life's dream when she marries a millionaire but she soon discovers that her husband is mentally unstable. She resents being used as his business hostess and leaves him. more
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Boileau, Pierre,--1906-1989 Businessmen California--San Francisco City and town life Comedy films Communicable diseases Death Detective and mystery films Detective and mystery films Detective and mystery television programs Drama Ewing family Families Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Film noir Films for the hearing impaired Fugitives from justice Inheritance and succession Interpersonal relations Jazz musicians Louisiana--New Orleans Love Man-woman relationships Millionaires Murder New Hampshire Nichols, Red Norwegian Americans Oil industries Petroleum Petroleum industry and trade Plague--Vaccination Police Rich people Television melodramas Television plays Television programs Television programs--for the hearing impaired Television series Texas--Dallas Thrillers (Motion pictures) United States Vertigo Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Wills Young women
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Alternative Names
Geddes, Barbara Bel
Geddes, Barbara Bel, 1922-2005
Geddes, Barbra B. 1922-2005
Geddes Lewis, Barbara
Geddes Lewis, Barbara, 1922-2005
Lewis, Barbara Geddes
Lewis, Barbara Geddes 1922-2005
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French (31) German (25) Multiple languages (17) No Linguistic content (9) Spanish (9) Undetermined (7) Portuguese (3) Italian (2) Dutch (1) Covers
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