Hawks, Howard 1896-1977Overview
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His girl Friday
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157 editions published between 1939 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,923 libraries worldwide An unscrupulous newspaper editor uses every dirty trick in the book to keep his ace reporter/ex-wife from retiring and remarrying in this twist on The front page.
The big sleep
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66 editions published between 1945 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 1,747 libraries worldwide L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and follows a trail peopled with murderers, pornographers, nightclub rogues and the spoiled rich.
Bringing up Baby
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9 editions published between 1938 and 2011 in English and held by 1,526 libraries worldwide A scatterbrained heiress uses her pet leopard, Baby, to attract the attention of a stuffy paleontologist.
Red River
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46 editions published between 1947 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,520 libraries worldwide With no market for his herd, the master of a vast cattle ranch and his son decide to head the first cattle drive over the now famous Chisholm Trail, past the Red River, into Missouri. The path is filled with hardship and the drive looks hopeless as the men struggle to prevail.
Sergeant York
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24 editions published between 1941 and 2006 in English and held by 1,382 libraries worldwide Story of a boy drafted into the military who begins his career as a pacifist and then soon sees the justification for fighting.
Rio Bravo
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51 editions published between 1955 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,077 libraries worldwide A Texas border sheriff fights off hired gunmen to keep a murderer in custody.
Scarface
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17 editions published between 1932 and 2008 in English and held by 998 libraries worldwide "An exciting story of organized crime's brutal control over Chicago during the prohibition era. This compelling tale of ambition, betrayal and revenge is a groundbreaking masterpiece that influenced all gangster films to follow."--Container.
El Dorado
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33 editions published between 1967 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 952 libraries worldwide A sheriff fights cattlemen and empire builders as he tries to tame the West.
Bringing up Baby
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30 editions published between 1938 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 928 libraries worldwide Crazy comedy about an heiress who is determined to catch a stuffy zoologist and uses her pet leopard, Baby, to help get his attention.
Hawks on Hawks : [discussions
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13 editions published between 1981 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 760 libraries worldwide
Hatari
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21 editions published between 1962 and 2007 in 5 languages and held by 730 libraries worldwide John Wayne heads a group of highly skilled professional game hunters in Africa who capture the ferocious big game with strong rope and cameras for zoos and circus attractions.
Ernest Hemingway's To have and have not
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6 editions published between 1986 and 2005 in English and held by 727 libraries worldwide In 1940, an American charter boat captain in Martinique gets involved with a young female drifter and some French freedom fighters who are trying to elude local Nazi collaborators.
Only angels have wings
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22 editions published between 1939 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 610 libraries worldwide Story of the men working for a South American mail and freight business in the 1930s. They are trying to win a lucrative government contract to carry mail, and must perform satisfactorily despite bad weather, injuries, poor cash flow and a woman trying to win the boss's heart.
Rio Lobo
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26 editions published between 1970 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 596 libraries worldwide A spectacular robbery of a Union pay train by Confederate guerillas leads to the train's colonel befriending the leaders of the robbery when the war ends. Together, they seek the Union traitors responsible for a string of Confederate train robberies.
Gentlemen prefer blondes
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40 editions published between 1953 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 589 libraries worldwide A musical comedy about the adventures of two beautiful showgirls--an apparently stupid blonde golddigger and her provocative brunette friend--during a voyage from New York to Paris.
To have and have not
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26 editions published between 1945 and 2006 in English and German and held by 551 libraries worldwide In 1940, an American charter boat captain in Martinique gets involved with a young female drifter and some French freedom fighters who are trying to elude local Nazi collaborators.
Twentieth century
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9 editions published between 1934 and 2005 in English and held by 542 libraries worldwide A temperamental Broadway producer trains an untutored actress, but when she becomes a star, she proves a match for him.
Monkey business
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13 editions published between 1952 and 2005 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 482 libraries worldwide A chemist discovers a potent rejuvenation drug that restores youth but with some hilarious results.
Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo
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7 editions published between 1992 and 2007 in English and held by 463 libraries worldwide In the small Texas town of Rio Bravo, law and order is maintained by three unlikely enforcers: hard-boiled sheriff Chance; former quick draw artist Dude, now gone drunk and disheveled; and the crippled, wisecracking Stumpy, who patrols the jail with a shotgun. The arrest and incarceration of Joe Burdette for murder has set these three at odds with his brother, corrupt and wealthy landowner Nathan Burdette. Nathan assembles a force of hired guns to spring Joe, while Chance enlists hotshot gunslinger Colorado. Complications arise in the form of Feathers -- not the usual saloon floozy but a competent professional gambler accustomed to sparring with men -- who has an eye for Chance.
To have and have not
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6 editions published between 1944 and 2005 in English and held by 446 libraries worldwide An American charter boat captain in Martinique gets involved with a young female drifter and some French freedom fighters who are trying to elude local Nazi collaborators. more
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Action and adventure films Alcoholics Biography Comedy films Comedy films Criticism, interpretation, etc. Detective and mystery films Drama Feature films Feature films Femmes fatales Fiction films Film adaptations Filmed interviews Film noir Films for the hearing impaired Frontier and pioneer life Gamblers Gangster films Gunfights Hawks, Howard,--1896-1977 Heiresses Interviews Jails Law enforcement Leopards as pets Man-woman relationships Marlowe, Philip (Fictitious character) McCampbell, B. H Motion picture producers and directors Motion pictures Murderers Newspaper editors Paleontologists Reporters and reporting Screwball comedy films Sheriffs Television adaptations Texas United States United States--Chisholm Trail Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films West (U.S.) Western films Western films Women journalists World War (1914-1918) World War (1939-1945) York, Alvin Cullum,--1887-1964
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Alternative Names
Hawks, Howard
Hawks, Howard Winchester.
Hawks, Howard Winchester, 1896-1977
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English
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French (121) Multiple languages (54) German (49) Spanish (48) Undetermined (36) No Linguistic content (30) Japanese (11) Italian (6) (2) Polish (2) Chinese (1) Portuguese (1) Finnish (1) Covers
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