Bennett, Joan 1910-1990Overview
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Father of the bride
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13 editions published between 1988 and 2011 in English and held by 1,084 libraries worldwide Chaos reigns when the beautiful daughter of a family casually announces her plans to marry. What follows is a warmly humorous story, with wedding preparations, ruffled egos and the unavoidable meeting with the prospective in-laws.
Little women
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11 editions published between 1933 and 2001 in English and held by 940 libraries worldwide Chronicles the humorous and sentimental fortunes of the four March sisters as they grew into young ladies during the harsh times of the Civil war.
Scarlet Street
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73 editions published between 1945 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 799 libraries worldwide Chris Cross, 25 years a cashier, has a gold watch and little else. One rainy night, he rescues the delectable Kitty from her abusive boyfriend Johnny. Smitten, amateur painter Chris lets Kitty think he's a wealthy artist. At Johnny's urging, Kitty lets Chris establish her in an apartment (with his shrewish wife's money). There, Chris paints masterpieces; but Johnny sells them under Kitty's name, with disastrous and ironic results.
Father's little dividend
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63 editions published between 1951 and 2010 in English and held by 632 libraries worldwide Spencer Tracy is about to become a grandfather. If he thought he wasn't ready for a son-in-law, he really isn't ready for phase two.
The Bennett playbill
by Joan Bennett
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4 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 540 libraries worldwide
The woman in the window
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10 editions published between 1944 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 338 libraries worldwide A professor of criminology is the pawn in a shocking crime thriller with a surprising twist.
The Spencer Tracy legacy a tribute by Katharine Hepburn
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4 editions published between 2004 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 277 libraries worldwide Humphrey Bogart considered Spencer Tracy to be Hollywood's best actor. "He makes you believe he is what he is playing," Bogey once said. Katharine Hepburn, Tracy's beloved companion of 25 years, compares him to "a baked potato, It's pure. It's of the earth. And it's dependable. That was Spencer." Hepburn hosts this salute featuring clips from Captains courageous, Bad day at Black Rock, Adam's rib and other Tracy hits alongside reminiscences from Frank Sinatra, Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Taylor and more stars. This program follows Tracy's stellar career from brash young man blazing with talent to old lion showing new stars how it's done.
Dark shadows. DVD collection 1
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5 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 245 libraries worldwide Released from his chained coffin after nearly 200 years, Barnabas Collins arrives at the Collinwood estate claiming to be a relative from England. Although noticing Barnabas' resemblance to his "ancestor" in the foyer portrait, the Collins family does not realize he is the same Barnabas who lived at Collinwood in the 18th century.
Man hunt
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6 editions published between 1941 and 2009 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 237 libraries worldwide A British hunter on vacation in the Bavarian Alps, in the forests near Adolf Hitler's home, gets Hitler in his gun sight, pondering whether or not he should shoot him.
Dark shadows. DVD collection 2
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13 editions published between 1989 and 2006 in English and held by 232 libraries worldwide Strange occurrences accompany the arrival to Collinsport, Maine, of an ex-criminal drifter and a long lost cousin from England related to the town's leading family. The cousin is actually the ancestor he resembles so closely, freed accidentally from his coffin by the drifter.
Suspiria
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2 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in English and held by 212 libraries worldwide Horror film about an American student enrolled in a German dance academy. A series of bizarre incidents and brutal murders puts the academy in chaos.
The woman in the window
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1 edition published in 1996 in English and held by 196 libraries worldwide A professor of criminology is the pawn in a shocking crime thriller with a surprising twist.
Suspiria
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12 editions published between 1977 and 2007 in English and Italian and held by 161 libraries worldwide Horror film about an American student enrolled in a German dance academy. A series of bizarre incidents and brutal murders puts the academy in chaos.
5 film noir killer classics
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2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 149 libraries worldwide D.O.A.: On vacation from his clinging girlfriend, a complacent accountant unknowingly swallows a drink spiked with radioactive poison and then spends the last desperate hours of his life trying to find out who killed him -- and why.
Dark shadows. The beginning. DVD collection 1
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 148 libraries worldwide These rare, early episodes of the television series begin with Victoria Winters' arrival in Collinsport, a small and stormy fishing village on the coast of Maine. An orphan in search of her identity, Victoria is befriended by a stranger named Burke Devlin. At the eerie Collinwood mansion, Victoria meets reclusive matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard, her aloof brother Roger Collins, his troubled ten-year-old son David, and Elizabeth's rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn. Collins fishing fleet manager Bill Malloy informs Elizabeth that Burke wants to take everything the Collinses own as revenge for being sent to prison. Collinsport Inn waitress Maggie Evans tells her father, Sam, that she wants an end to the secret conflict between him, Roger and Burke. David warns Victoria that she will regret she came to live at Collinwood and be his governess.
Disraeli
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2 editions published between 1993 and 2000 in English and held by 133 libraries worldwide Benjamin Disraeli, the British prime minister, leads England's efforts to secure the Suez Canal.
Classic Western round-up. Volume 2
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 119 libraries worldwide Experience shootouts, fights and escapades in these four classic Westerns and see how the West was really won.
The Son of Monte Cristo
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22 editions published between 1940 and 2007 in English and held by 114 libraries worldwide The masked avenger who quashes a dictatorship in 1865 Lichtenstein is none other than the son of Edmond Dantes.
Dark shadows. DVD collection 5
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6 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 104 libraries worldwide Forty original episodes, #372-412, of the half-hour drama that aired 1966-1971. In 1795, the beautiful and jealous witch Angelique attempts to destroy Barnabas' romance with his fiance, Josette DuPres. She enslaves Collins family servant Ben Stokes to assist her evil plans. Abigail Collins and Natalie DuPres find evidence they believe proves Victoria Winters is a witch. The family moves into the newly-built Collinwood mansion and the fanatical witch-hunting Reverend Trask is summoned to exorcise the Old House. A vengeful Angelique places a vampire curse on Barnabas.
Dark shadows. DVD collection 6
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5 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 93 libraries worldwide Collection of episodes of the television Dark Shadows about a two hundred year old vampire named Barnabas Collins living on his family estate in Maine. Contains episodes 413-452. more
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Actors Americans Bennett, Barbara,--1906-1958 Bennett, Constance,--1904-1965 Bennett, Joan,--1910-1990 Bennett, Richard,--1873-1944 Biography Cashiers Comedy films Comedy films Dance schools Daughters Domestic comedy films Drama Families Fathers and daughters Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Film noir Film noir Germany Governesses Horror films Horror films Horror television programs Horror television programs Maine Man-woman relationships March family (Fictitious characters) Marriage Murder Nazis New England Painters Rich people Sisters Supernatural Swindlers and swindling Television programs Television series Tracy, Spencer,--1900-1967 Triangles (Interpersonal relations) United States Vampire films Vampires Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Weddings
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Bennett, Joan Geraldine
Bennett, Joan Geraldine 1910-1990
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