Calleia, Joseph 1897-1976Overview
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Joseph Calleia
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Joseph Calleia
For whom the bell tolls
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3 editions published between 1995 and 1998 in English and Chinese and held by 1,521 libraries worldwide "The story of Robert Jordan (Cooper), an American demolition expert who lends his abilities to the anti-fascist freedom fighters of Spain. Assisting him is a band of warriors that includes the strong-willed Pilar (Katina Paxinou), the dangerously undependable Pablo (Akim Tamiroff), and the lovely, innocent Maria (Bergman). As danger mounts, Robert and Maria develop a closeness that blossoms into one of the screen's greatest love stories."--Container.
Touch of evil
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3 editions published between 1987 and 2008 in English and held by 1,491 libraries worldwide On honeymoon with his new bride, Susan, Mexican-born police officer Mike Vargas agrees to investigate a car bombing. In so doing, he incurs the wrath of local police chief Hank Quinlan, a corrupt, bullying behemoth with a perfect arrest record. Vargas suspects that Quinlan has planted evidence to win his past convictions, and he is not about to let the suspect in the current case be railroaded. Determined to get Vargas out of his hair, Quinlan makes a deal with local crime boss Uncle Joe Grandi to frame Susan on a drug rap. Dissecting the nature of good and evil in a hallucinatory, nightmarish ambiance, this baroque south-of-the-border mystery opens with one of the most remarkably extended long takes in movie history.
Gilda
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2 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 738 libraries worldwide "Johnny Farrell goes to work for Ballin Mundson, the proprietor of an illegal gambling casino in a South American city and quickly rises to become Mundson's 'main man.' All is well until Mundson returns from a trip with his new bride, Gilda-- a woman from Johnny's past. Mundson, unaware of their previous love affair, assigns Farrell the job of keeping Gilda a faithful wife. Fraught with hatred, Gilda does her best to antagonize, intimidate, and instill jealousy in Farrell-- until circumstances allow him to get even."--Container.
After the thin man
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3 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 657 libraries worldwide "It's New Year's Eve, Nick and Nora Charles have returned to the West Coast, and the philandering hubby of Nora's cousin has gone missing. Round up the usual suspects."--Container.
Touch of evil
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12 editions published between 1958 and 2003 in English and held by 401 libraries worldwide An elaborate mystery involving a corrupt police official in a squalid town on the Mexican border and a murder that ensnares a narcotics agent and his wife.
Rudyard Kipling's Jungle book
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21 editions published between 1981 and 2006 in English and held by 365 libraries worldwide Mowgli, a teenage boy raised by wolves in the wild, must fight evil in the jungle as well as greed in the hearts of men.
Jungle book
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37 editions published between 1942 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 333 libraries worldwide Mowgli, a savage jungle boy raised by a pack of wild wolves, thwarts a group of thieves stealing a treasure from a lost jungle city.
Mae West the glamour collection
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 315 libraries worldwide Mae West had an inexhaustibly playful interest in language, and a rare, sometimes perplexing, and even lofty wit, spiced by low-down slang. Well before the second wave of feminism, she wrote all her own material, insisted on total control of her work, and was wildly popular for a short time, right before the Production Code lowered the boom on adult attitudes being expressed in films. She made only 12 movies, but three are first-rate, and these were enough to seal her fame and launch a legend. In her first film appearance, "Night after night," a successful ex-boxer buys a high-class speakeasy and falls for a rich society girl. As the bold Tira in "I'm no angel," she works as a dancing beauty and lion tamer at a fair. For "Goin' to town," West goes Western. Cleo Borden is a former dance hall queen who has become newly rich. She falls for--and pursues--an upper crust Englishman. This is followed by "Go west young man," where she plays Mavis Arden, a movie star stranded in the country. To stifle her boredom, she trifles with a young man's affections. "My little chickadee" pairs West with a legend of similar stature, W.C. Fields. As Flower Belle Lee, she is rightly suspected of illicit relations with the Masked Bandit, and run out of Little Bend. Surprisingly, things change very little when she arrives in Greasewood City to start over.
Algiers
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14 editions published between 1938 and 2007 in English and held by 261 libraries worldwide A criminal, Pépé Le Moko, eludes capture in the Casbah section of Algiers, until he is lured out of hiding by a beautiful woman.
Golden boy
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 225 libraries worldwide A young and gifted violinist earns money for his education by prizefighting.
Juarez
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2 editions published between 1939 and 1991 in English and held by 204 libraries worldwide A revolutionary leader causes the downfall of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico.
The Alamo
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1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 202 libraries worldwide Tells the story of the historic battle by 185 men against a 7,000-man Mexican army--a battle that ended in the smaller forces' defeat, but lasted long enough to insure the eventual independence of Texas.
Gilda
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9 editions published between 1946 and 2010 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 185 libraries worldwide A South American casino owner hires a young American as his right-hand man, who once was the lover of the owner's new bride.
The Alamo
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2 editions published between 2000 and 2002 in English and held by 172 libraries worldwide At the Alamo, 185 men joined together to stand firm against a Mexican army of 7,000 and willingly gave their lives to insure the eventual independence of Texas.
My little chickadee
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3 editions published between 1984 and 2006 in English and held by 141 libraries worldwide West portrays voluptuous Flowerbelle Lee, whose reputation is tarnished when she is seen embracing a masked bandit in her bedroom. Forced to leave town until she can prove she is respectable-- and married-- Flowerbelle boards a train where she meets incorrigible Guthbert J. Twillie (Fields). Believing he's quite a catch, Flowerbelle accepts Twillie's marriage proposal.
Pirates of the golden age movie collection
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 88 libraries worldwide Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime with these four swashbuckling films.
The light in the forest
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 76 libraries worldwide Kidnapped by Indians as an infant, a teenager is returned to his parents but finds the white man's ways disturbing.
Jungle book
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7 editions published between 1988 and 2009 in English and held by 66 libraries worldwide Mowgli, raised by wolves in the wild, must fight evil in the jungle as well as greed in the hearts of men.
The Noose hangs high
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2 editions published between 1948 and 2005 in English and held by 51 libraries worldwide Mistaken identity leads to complications when Abbott and Costello are robbed of a large sum of money.
Golden boy
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1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 44 libraries worldwide Joe Bonaparte fought poverty and discouragement to become a great violinist, but to this impatient artist success comes to slowly. On the day his father presents him with a rare and expensive violin, Joe announces that he is giving up music to be a prizefighter. more
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Action and adventure films Adultery Americans Boxers (Sports) Carlota,--Empress, consort of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico,--1840-1927 Charles, Nick (Fictitious character) Charles, Nora (Fictitious character) Children's films Circus Civil War (Spain : 1936-1939) Comedy films Cousins Detective and mystery films Detective and mystery films Drama Drug enforcement agents European Intervention in Mexico (1861-1867) Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Film noir Films for the hearing impaired Gangsters Hammett, Dashiell,--1894-1961 Historical films Historical films History India Juárez, Benito,--1806-1872 Judicial error Man-woman relationships Maximilian,--Emperor of Mexico,--1832-1867 Mexico Missing persons--Investigation Motion pictures Mowgli (Fictitious character) Murder--Investigation North America--Mexican-American Border Region Odets, Clifford,--1906-1963 Police corruption Prohibition Romance films Romantic comedy films Spain Texas--San Antonio--Alamo Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Violinists War films Women--Conduct of life
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Alternative Names
Calleja, Joseph Spurin- 1897-1975
Calleja, Joseph Spurin-, 1897-1976
Spurin Calleia, Joe, 1897-1976
Spurin Calleia, Joseph
Spurin-Calleia, Joseph, 1897-1976
Spurin-Calleja, Joseph 1897-1975
Spurin-Calleja, Joseph, 1897-1976
Calleja, Giuseppe Maria Spurrin- 1897-1976
Spurrin-Calleja, Giuseppe Maria 1897-1976
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French (6) Multiple languages (5) No Linguistic content (2) Chinese (1) Undetermined (1) Spanish (1) Covers
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