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Philip G Epstein
Most widely held works by
Philip G Epstein
Casablanca
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14 editions published between 1953 and 2009 in English and held by 2,170 libraries worldwide In World War II Morocco, seething with European refugees desperate for passage to neutral Lisbon, only a world-weary and bitter nightclub owner can help his former lover and her Resistance-hero husband escape from the Nazis.
Casablanca
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77 editions published between 1942 and 2010 in 12 languages and held by 1,613 libraries worldwide Set in World War II Morocco within a city filled with European refugees. A bitter nightclub owner helps his former lover and her Resistance-hero husband escape from the Nazis.
Frank Capra's "Arsenic and old lace
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4 editions published between 1992 and 2004 in English and held by 1,261 libraries worldwide An easy-going drama critic is shocked to discover that his elderly aunts, the seemingly gentle-natured Abby and Martha, have a habit of poisoning gentlemen callers and burying them in the cellar of their old Brooklyn mansion.
The last time I saw Paris
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35 editions published between 1988 and 2007 in English and held by 598 libraries worldwide Tragedy strikes an American WWII veteran with literary ambitions who falls in love in Paris.
Mr. Skeffington
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6 editions published between 1988 and 2005 in English and held by 577 libraries worldwide Dealing openly with anti-Semitism and Nazi atrocities, the story spans World War I, Prohibition and the preliminary volley of World War II. Fanny (Bette Davis) thrives on the adulation of countless suiters before and after she marries Job Skeffington (Claude Rains). Ravaged by age and illness, Fanny clings to Job's promise that "a woman is beautiful only when she is loved."
Arsenic and old lace
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17 editions published between 1944 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 408 libraries worldwide An easy going drama critic discovers that his kind and gentle Aunts Abby and Martha have a bizarre habit of poisoning gentlemen callers and burying them in the cellar.
Casablanca : script and legend
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2 editions published between 1992 and 2003 in English and held by 323 libraries worldwide
The man who came to dinner
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1 edition published in 1990 in English and held by 302 libraries worldwide While on a lecture tour in the midwest, an acid-tongued radio celebrity and his secretary accept a dinner invitation from an ordinary, all-American family. Unfortunately, he breaks his hip and must move in to recuperate -- bringing his eccentric lifestye and oddball friends into their well-ordered lives.
Romance on the high seas
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3 editions published between 1990 and 2007 in English and held by 218 libraries worldwide Musical about a singer, Georgia Garrett, who takes the place of a socialite on a cruise and finds herself embroiled in the plots and counterplots of a suspicious husband and wife.
The bride came C.O.D
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5 editions published between 1941 and 2007 in English and Multiple languages and held by 200 libraries worldwide Ten dollars a pound is the going rate for freight, so charter pilot Steve Collins figures he's owed $1,150, cash on delivery. His cargo is Joan Winfield, an heiress whose elopement with a musician is kiboshed when Steve kidnaps her so he can return her to her irate papa.
Chicken every Sunday
by Julius J Epstein
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4 editions published between 1946 and 1973 in English and Undetermined and held by 176 libraries worldwide
The mad Miss Manton : screenplay
by Philip G Epstein
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4 editions published between 1965 and 1985 in English and held by 106 libraries worldwide
And stars remain
by Julius J Epstein
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5 editions published between 1936 and 1937 in English and held by 99 libraries worldwide National Theatre, the Theatre Guild, Inc. presents first play of the Theatre Guild and the American Theatre Societys subscription season. A new comedy by Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein "And Stars Remain," with Clifton Webb and Helen Gahagan. Production directed by Philip Moeller, setting by Aline Bernstein.
Greatest classic films collection. Comedy Arsenic and old lace ; A night at the opera ; The long, long trailer ; Father of the bride
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 83 libraries worldwide [Disc 1]. In Arsenic and old lace, a drama critic about to marry discovers insanity runs in his family. In A night at the opera, a New York scandal, a riot on a ship, and an evening of insanity in a concert hall are some of the problems resulting from Groucho's outrageous business schemes. The goal-- to bring Milan's finest opera stars to Manhattan.
Greatest classic films collection
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 73 libraries worldwide [Disc 1]: Casablanca: Casablanca, WWII. Rick Blaine is an exiled American who owns the most popular nightclub in town, Rick's cafe. He comes to have possession of two valuable letters that German couriers were killed trying to deliver to the German high command. Ilsa Lund re-enters Rick's life to purchase the letters he has obtained. Mrs. Miniver: The Miniver's are an English 'middle-class' family who, together, experience life in the first months of World War II. While dodging bombs. The Miniver's son beings courting Lady Beldon's granddaughter. A rose is named after Mrs. Miniver and it is entered into a competition where her rose will go up against Lady Beldon's rose.
The strawberry blonde
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1 edition published in 2008 in English and held by 65 libraries worldwide Young Biff Grimes is the son of an Irishman who's better at blarney than at holding down a job. Determined to make something of himself, Biff takes a mail-order course in dentistry and practices his handiwork on dear old dad. In his spare time he manages to fall for Virginia Brush, "the strawberry blonde," but unfortunately Virginia is more interested in Hugo Barnstead, an up-and-coming financier. Virginia has another girl in mind for Biff: her best friend Amy, a suffragette with plenty of spunk.
Casablanca : [screenplay
by Julius J Epstein
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8 editions published between 1940 and 2005 in English and Spanish and held by 56 libraries worldwide
The male animal
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2 editions published between 1995 and 2009 in English and held by 53 libraries worldwide The trustees of Midwestern University have forced three teachers out of their jobs for being suspected communists. Trustee Ed Keller has also threatened mild mannered English Professor Tommy Turner, because he plans to read a letter by Bartolomeo Vanzetti, the anarchist executed for murder along with his associate, Nicola Sacco, in 1927. Tommy is upset when his wife Ellen also suggests he not read the passage. Meanwhile, Ellen's old boyfriend, the football player Joe Ferguson, comes to visit for the homecoming weekend. He takes Ellen out dancing after the football rally, causing Tommy to worry that he will lose her to Joe.--Summary adapted from IMDb.
Royal wedding and, The last time I saw Paris
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2 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 48 libraries worldwide Royal wedding: a musical set during Princess Elizabeth's wedding to Philip Mountbatten. A brother-sister dance team go to London and get caught up in romance. The last time I saw Paris: A writer recalls his romance with a wealthy American girl in Paris, and how he lost her. In these films, one a musical and one a drama, careers and lack of commitment/philandering cause trouble with romance. In the drama, the result is tragedy. In the musical, everything comes together at the absolute last possible moment.
Casablanca
by Michael Curtiz
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4 editions published between 1997 and 2004 in Multiple languages and Undetermined and held by 32 libraries worldwide "Rick et Ilsa se sont aimés, puis séparés. Quelques années après, dans le chaos de la seconde guerre mondiale, Ilsa débarque à Casablanca avec son époux, héros de la résistance. Rick, devenu un propriétaire de Night Club, cynique et détaché de tout, est le seul à pouvoir aider le couple à s'échapper. Mais il refuse... more
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Aging Americans Antisemitism Aunts Celebrities Comedy films Comedy films Czechoslovakia Diseases Drama Eccentrics and eccentricities Elopement Extortion Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired France--Paris Historical films History Impostors and imposture Jews Lecturers Love Man-woman relationships Morocco Morocco--Casablanca Motion picture plays Motion picture plays Motion pictures Musical films New York (State)--New York Ocean travel Ohio Refugees Romance films Screwball comedy films Self-evaluation Serial murders Socialites Transport planes Underground movements, War United States Veterans Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films Women singers World War (1939-1945)
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English
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Multiple languages (20) Spanish (16) German (15) French (11) Undetermined (6) Japanese (2) No Linguistic content (2) Dutch (2) Chinese (1) Turkish (1) Italian (1) Danish (1) Covers
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