Daves, Delmer 1904-1977

Leo McCarey's An affair to remember ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1992 and 2002 in English and held by 1,019 libraries worldwide
Nickie Ferrante and Terry McKay meet on an ocean liner and fall deeply in love. Though each is engaged to someone else, they agree to meet six months later at the Empire State Building if they still feel the same way about each other. But a tragic accident prevents their rendezvous, and the lovers' future takes an emotional and uncertain turn.

Dark passage ( Visual )
21 editions published between 1984 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 860 libraries worldwide
Vincent Parry, a man unjustly accused of murdering his wife, escapes from San Quentin and sets out to clear his name; but, he needs the help of someone he can trust. He finds both help and love in Irene, a San Francisco artist who is convinced he's innocent.

3:10 to Yuma ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1985 and 2007 in English and held by 846 libraries worldwide
As other volunteers quit or are killed, a rancher is left alone to deal with the responsibility of putting a captured outlaw aboard a Fort Yuma-bound train.

The petrified forest ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1936 and 2006 in English and held by 687 libraries worldwide
A rundown diner bakes in the Arizona heat. Inside, fugitive killer Duke Mantee sweats out a manhunt, holding disillusioned writer Alan Squier, young waitress Gabby Maple, and a handful of others hostage.

Leo McCarey's An affair to remember ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1994 and 2010 in English and held by 545 libraries worldwide
"Although each is engaged to someone else, when Nickie and Terry meet aboard an ocean liner, they fall in love. After they agree to rendezvous six months later atop the Empire State Building, tragedy strikes, and the lovers' future takes an uncertain turn"--Container.

Dames ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 526 libraries worldwide
A musical comedy film about an eccentric multimillionaire who hates musicals, his granddaughter who stars in them, and their friends & family members caught in the middle. Includes dances choreographed by Busby Berkeley.

Destination Tokyo ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1943 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 497 libraries worldwide
Twenty-four hours out of San Francisco, submarine captain Cassidy unseals his top-secret orders and reads two fateful words: Destination Tokyo. Set during the second World War, depicts the story of a submarine and its crew as they sail to Tokyo, Japan to sink Japanese warships.

Broken arrow by Delmer Daves ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1950 and 2007 in English and held by 493 libraries worldwide
Tom believes the Apaches are treated unfairly. After befriending their leader Cochise and arranging a truce, he is called upon by an Army General to negotiate a government peace treaty, but later is the target of a renegade ambush.

You were never lovelier ( Visual )
9 editions published between 1942 and 2006 in English and held by 395 libraries worldwide
The Acunas family is a family of tradition. The family holds the ritual of making sure that their daughters get married in order of age. When the second daughter does not follow the tradition quick enough her sister resort to finding her a lover.

Spencer's Mountain ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in English and held by 387 libraries worldwide
Story of a large family who live in the shadow of the Grand Teton mountain that bears their name.