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Vertigo
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89 editions published between 1958 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 2,503 libraries worldwide Scottie Ferguson, a San Francisco police detective is forced to retire when a freak accident gives him a severe case of acrophobia. Ferguson is hired by a rich shipbuilder to follow his wife who is behaving suspiciously and might be planning suicide. He falls in love with her, she is later murdered and Ferguson becomes demonic in his desire to re-create her in another woman.
The man with the golden arm
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78 editions published between 1954 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 917 libraries worldwide An ex-convict recovering from heroin addiction returns to the Chicago slums and struggles to become a musician.
Picnic
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20 editions published between 1955 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 912 libraries worldwide The story covers one Labor Day week-end in a small Kansas town, and tells about the impact a virile drifter has on the lives of several women in town.
Bell, book and candle
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20 editions published between 1958 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 819 libraries worldwide Novak is a witch who casts a spell on a book publisher (Stewart) to make him fall in love with her. He is most unhappy when he finds out what happened.
Vertigo
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7 editions published between 1995 and 2008 in English and held by 775 libraries worldwide San Francisco police detective Scottie Ferguson is forced to retire when a freak accident gives him a severe fear of heights. When a rich shipbuilder hires Scottie to follow his wife, who may be suicidal, Scottie finds himself falling in love with her. Eventually Ferguson becomes obsessed with the chance to re-create her in another woman.
Pal Joey
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15 editions published between 1957 and 2010 in English and held by 742 libraries worldwide Relates the story of a nightclub entertainer who is also a heel. He romances a wealthy socialite to get her to finance his own nightclub, then falls for a chorine he hires for the club.
Kiss me, stupid
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13 editions published between 1964 and 2008 in English and German and held by 350 libraries worldwide Two would-be songwriters hijack Dino as he passes through their town. Their attempts to charm him into listening to their songs encounter a problem when one man's wife is the head of Martin's fan club. A substitute is hired to claim his attentions. Things do not exactly work out as planned.
The mirror crack'd
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4 editions published between 1980 and 2009 in English and held by 327 libraries worldwide Miss Marple tackles an assembly of suspects in a homicide on the set of an American extravaganza being filmed in England.
The Eddy Duchin story
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8 editions published between 1956 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 252 libraries worldwide Duchin is a talented pianist and bandleader who sets New York society on its ear in the 1930s and 1940s. Duchin arrives in Manhattan dreaming only of a 'red Stutz Bearcat and a bankroll as big as the Ritz.' He goes on to steal the heart of society girl Marjorie Oelrichs, who teaches him that love, not money, brings happiness. But then tragedy happens, it leaves Duchin alone with a newborn son and no will to live.
Agatha Christie's The mirror crack'd
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3 editions published between 1980 and 1993 in English and held by 132 libraries worldwide Miss Marple investigates a murder on a movie set when Hollywood stars, with behind-the-scene conflicts, come to the picturesque village of St. Mary Mead to film the epic, Mary, Queen of Scots.
Of human bondage
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3 editions published between 1985 and 1993 in English and held by 129 libraries worldwide A story about a crippled medical student and his agonized and destructive attachment to a vulgar London waitress.
Strangers when we meet
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5 editions published between 1960 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 125 libraries worldwide Douglas stars as Larry Coe, a gifted architect who, unhappily married, falls in love with his beautiful neighbor Maggie (Novak), whose marriage is also on the rocks.
Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo
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6 editions published between 1996 and 2002 in English and German and held by 101 libraries worldwide A detective with a fear of heights is drawn into a complex plot involving a woman who is apparently being driven to suicide by one of her ancestors.
Pushover
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2 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in English and held by 92 libraries worldwide A cop, staking out the apartment of a bank robber's girlfriend, makes a move on her to get information. But she ups the stakes, turning the case deadly.
White buffalo
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2 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in English and held by 92 libraries worldwide Wild Bill Hickok and Crazy Horse search for the demon buffalo that haunts them both.
5 against the house
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 88 libraries worldwide Four Korean war vets dream up a college prank to rob a casino, convincing the girlfriend of one of them to help. Problems arise when one of the vets, who suffers from a war injury, turns the prank serious.
Liebestraum
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5 editions published between 1991 and 2004 in English and held by 81 libraries worldwide "What begins as a passionate crusade to save a landmark building turns into a passionate love affair with dire consequences. Nick, a professor of architecture who's come home to visit his dying mother, knows he must preserve a cast-iron building marked for demolition by Paul, a ruthless developer and former friend. But when he falls for Paul's wife, Jane, Nick unwittingly tempts fate with his own life. For buried within the walls of the landmark lies a dark secret-- a murderous history which is linked to Nick and now may find him as its next victim!"--Container.
Columbia Pictures film noir classics. II
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 80 libraries worldwide [Human desire] A Korean War veteran comes back to his job as a railroad engineer, and becomes entangled with a violent co-worker and the man's alluring wife in a web of deception, suspicion, and murder .
Pal Joey
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15 editions published between 1957 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 70 libraries worldwide
Boys' night out
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2 editions published between 1994 and 2010 in English and held by 67 libraries worldwide Saucy, screwball comedy about four married men who desperately want to escape the suburban doldrums by setting up a secret love nest in the City that never sleeps! more
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Addicts Biography Boileau, Pierre,--1906-1989 California--San Francisco Christie, Agatha,--1890-1976 Comedy films Comedy films Composers Detective and mystery films Detective and mystery films Drama Drifters Drug addicts Drugs Duchin, Eddy,--1909-1951 Entertainers Ex-police officers Fantasy films Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film and video adaptations Film noir Films for the hearing impaired Heroin abuse Inge, William Kansas Kidnapping Korean War (1950-1953) Labor Day Love Man-woman relationships Marple, Jane (Fictitious character) Motion picture actors and actresses Motion pictures Murder Musical films Musical films New York (State)--New York Nightclubs Novak, Kim Pianists Police Singers Thrillers (Motion pictures) United States Vertigo Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Witchcraft
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Alternative Names
Novak, Marilyn Pauline
Novak, Marilyn Pauline, 1933-
Novak, Marilyn Pauline 1933- Mädchenname
Nowak, Kim 1933- Falsche Namensform
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English
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German (51) Multiple languages (33) French (25) Spanish (22) No Linguistic content (15) Undetermined (9) Portuguese (3) Italian (2) Dutch (1) Covers
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