McGraw, Charles 1914-1980Overview
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Charles McGraw
Most widely held works by
Charles McGraw
The defiant ones
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 593 libraries worldwide Two convicts escaping from a Southern work gang discover that they are bound together by an unbreakable iron chain and separated by a hatred for each other. But in order to elude capture they must overcome their hostility.
Hang 'em high
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4 editions published between 1997 and 2010 in English and held by 540 libraries worldwide Jed Cooper is mistaken for a criminal and is unjustly hung by the ruthless Captain Wilson and his nine-man gang, who leave him for dead. Cooper escapes the lynching and sets out on a deadly rampage of revenge against his persecutors.
The narrow margin
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6 editions published between 1952 and 2009 in English and held by 429 libraries worldwide A cop has been put in charge of protecting a gangster's wife as she is being transported from Chicago to L.A. by train to testify before a grand jury. He has his work cut out, though, as there are hitmen on the train that are after her.
The bridges at Toko-ri
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2 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 379 libraries worldwide The masterful story of a war-weary World War II veteran who must leave his family to fight again.
His kind of woman
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2 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 293 libraries worldwide Hard-luck gambler Dan Milner is in sudden luck. He'll get $50,000 to hang out at a posh Mexican resort. $5,000 now and the big payoff when the reason he's been sent there is revealed. Of course, the gangsters making the offer don't expect him to live long enough to collect.
The long night
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 220 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.
T-Men
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2 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in English and held by 147 libraries worldwide Two treasury agents infiltrate the ranks of a notorious counterfeiting ring known as the Vantucci Gang in this stylish film noir.
Cimarron
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 147 libraries worldwide April 22, 1889. Tens of thousands of hopeful homesteaders are poised at the Oklahoma border, waiting for the gunshots that will send them on a feverish dash to claim a share of two million acres free for the taking.
Alfred Hitchcock's The birds
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 140 libraries worldwide Melanie Daniels is a beautiful blonde who arrives in Bodega Bay in pursuit of the handsome and eligible Mitch Brenner. But love is not the only thing in the air when thousands of birds descend upon the town, attacking and terrorizing its residents. Soon Melanie and Mitch are fighting for their lives against a deadly, unexplainable force in this spine-tingling portrait of nature at its most powerful and ruthless.
Saddle the wind
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 123 libraries worldwide Tony Sinclair rides back to the ranch he runs with his ex-gunfighter brother, Steve. Tony's spoiling for a fight. And he finds it when a stranger shows up aiming to settle an old score with Steve.
Hang 'em high
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2 editions published between 2006 and 2007 in English and held by 117 libraries worldwide Jed Cooper is mistaken for a criminal and is unjustly hung by the ruthless Captain Wilson and his nine-man gang, who leave him for dead. Cooper escapes the lynching and sets out on a deadly rampage of revenge against his persecutors.
A boy and his dog
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1 edition published in 1994 in English and held by 61 libraries worldwide An adaptation of Harlan Ellison's novella about a misogynistic society in the post World War IV civilization of 2024.
Film Noir classic collection. Vol 3 5 timeless suspense thrillers
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 54 libraries worldwide [Border incident]: The Mexico-California border is the power-keg setting for a tale of government agents versus greed and murder. [His kind of woman]: Hard-luck gambler Dan Milner is in sudden luck. He'll get $50,000 to hang out at a posh Mexican resort. $5,000 now and the big payoff when the reason he's been sent there is revealed. Of course, the gangsters making the offer don't expect him to live long enough to collect. [Lady in the lake]: Philip Marlow searches for a missing wife--and discovers a different woman's corpse in a mountain lake. From there the waters get deeper. [On dangerous ground]: City cop goes to the countryside to help solve a brutal murder and falls in love with a blind woman who's brother is a suspect. [The racket]: A straight-arrow cop and an old-school gangster find a common foe: big shots who run crime like a corporation. [Film noir : bringing darkness to light]: Clips from noir classics and little-known gems, plus interviews with modern noir aficionados like directors Christopher Nolan and Frank Miller, writers James Ellroy and Brian Helgeland and others shape this multifaceted exploration of the movie style that grew out of the hard realities of post-World War II life.
The defiant ones
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6 editions published between 1958 and 2007 in English and held by 49 libraries worldwide Two convicts escaping from a Southern work gang discover that they are bound together by an unbreakable iron chain and separated by a hatred for each other. But in order to elude capture they must overcome their hostility.
Crime in the streets
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 44 libraries worldwide Crime in the streets: Following a turf rumble with a rival gang, the street gang leader tells his gang to kill the snitch.
The narrow margin
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2 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 40 libraries worldwide A hard-boiled cop, transporting a gangster's widow to a trial in which she'll testify, must dodge three hitmen aboard their train who are trying to kill her.
A Boy and his dog
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2 editions published between 1982 and 2008 in English and held by 35 libraries worldwide An adaptation of Harlan Ellison's novella about a misogynistic society in the post World War IV civilization of 2024.
The good, the bad and the ugly Hang 'em high
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 30 libraries worldwide The good, the bad, and the ugly: A spaghetti western tale of greed, revenge and epic warfare. Three ruthless outlaws avidly search for a treasure chest containing $200,000.
Cimarron
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 24 libraries worldwide Epic western about the Cravet family settling the Oklahoma prairie.
Away all boats
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 18 libraries worldwide Captain Hawks, a no-nonsense U.S. Navy man, is determined to whip his untested attack transport and raw recruits into a seasoned fighting machine. more
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Air warfare Biography Birds--Behavior Brothers Civilization, Subterranean Crime Dogs Drama Du Maurier, Daphne,--1907-1989 Escapes False arrest Feature films Feature films Fiction films Fighter pilots Film adaptations Film noir Frontier and pioneer life Fugitives from justice Gangster films Gangsters Gangsters' spouses History Horror films Human-animal relationships Korean War (1950-1953) Man-woman relationships McGraw, Charles,--1914-1980 Mexico Motion picture actors and actresses Murderers Oklahoma Oklahoma Land Rush (1889) Organized crime Outlaws Racism Railroad travel Resorts Revenge Science fiction films Southern States Telepathy United States United States.--Dept. of the Treasury Veterans Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films Western films World War (1939-1945)
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Mac Graw, Charles 1914-1981
MacGraw, Charles 1914-1980
MacGraw, Charles 1914-1981
Mc Graw, Charles 1914-1981
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