Trevor, Claire 1909-2000Overview
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Claire Trevor
Most widely held works by
Claire Trevor
Stagecoach
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14 editions published between 1939 and 2010 in English and French and held by 1,790 libraries worldwide Nine disparate travelers are thrust together in a perilous journey, a ride on a stagecoach destined for Apache territory.
Key Largo
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21 editions published between 1948 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,463 libraries worldwide A disillusioned returning World War II veteran has lost the will to fight ... until he arrives at a rundown hotel in Key Largo. There a mobster holes up against a raging storm, holding the veteran, the hotel owner and the owner's widowed daughter-in-law at gunpoint.
Stagecoach
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39 editions published between 1939 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,284 libraries worldwide A group of passengers with nothing in common are stuck inside a coach that is being attacked by bandits and Indians.
William A. Wellman's The high and the mighty
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1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 771 libraries worldwide A commercial airliner develops engine trouble while flying over the Pacific Ocean. The pilot panics, so it is up to the washed-up co-pilot to get the plane down safely. .
Murder, my sweet
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3 editions published between 1991 and 2004 in English and held by 766 libraries worldwide A down-on-his-luck private detective searches for an ex-convict's missing girlfriend and finds himself in a dark world of mayhem and murder.
Baby, take a bow
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6 editions published between 1989 and 2005 in English and held by 517 libraries worldwide A lighthearted musical comedy about a little girl who finds a stolen necklace and saves her father from going to prison.
Born to kill
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8 editions published between 1983 and 2005 in English and held by 440 libraries worldwide A classic film noir featuring a cold-hearted killer named Sam Wild who kills two innocent people and actively pursues the woman who finds the bodies, all while being married to the woman's half-sister.
Murder my sweet
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12 editions published between 1945 and 2004 in English and held by 357 libraries worldwide The story of a private detective who gets drawn into a complex web of murder, blackmail, and double-dealing while searching for a missing jade necklace.
Dark command
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9 editions published between 1988 and 2007 in English and held by 307 libraries worldwide Before the Civil War, emotions run high in the race for federal marshal of Kansas between Robert Seton and William Quantrill. After his loss in the election, Quantrill leads a band of guerillas that raid Kansas towns, including Lawrence in 1863.
Dead end
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4 editions published between 1997 and 2005 in English and held by 247 libraries worldwide "On the mean streets on New York's Lower East Side, Drina hopes to save her brother from a life of crime. But notorious hoodlum Baby Face Martin has come back to his old haunts looking for trouble and threatening to drag the boy down with him. Drina turns to her childhood friend Dave for help. But can he stop Martin without becoming just like him?"--Container.
Allegheny uprising
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16 editions published between 1939 and 2007 in English and French and held by 216 libraries worldwide America's Revolutionary War is more than a decade away, but storm clouds of rebellion are gathering in Pennsylvania. There, colonial man of action James Smith does what England's provincial command won't: stop the trading of weapons to Indian tribes. Joined by like-minded frontiersmen, Smith intercepts trade shipments, besieges forts and risks the certain-death charge of treason against the king.
Borderline
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16 editions published between 1985 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 209 libraries worldwide Two agents both assigned to infiltrate a drug-smuggling ring on the Mexican border, fall in love. Each believes the other is a criminal and they are ultimately forced to make an escape together.
Marjorie Morningstar
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8 editions published between 1958 and 2001 in English and held by 194 libraries worldwide Marjorie Morningstar leaves her family and fiancé for a season of summer stock at an east coast resort, where she meets and falls in love with a handsome producer. He sweeps her off her feet and into a once-in-a-lifetime love affair and teaches Marjorie her first lessons about the theater and love.
Texas
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8 editions published between 1985 and 2007 in English and Spanish and held by 156 libraries worldwide A comedy/action-adventure western about two confederate veterans aimlessly wandering around Texas after the Civil War. They go their separate ways, then eventually both end up falling in love with the rancher's daughter.
The amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
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3 editions published between 1938 and 2008 in English and held by 145 libraries worldwide Dr. Clitterhouse wants to find out what makes a criminal tick. Eager to study the physical and mental states of lawbreakers, he joins a gang of jewel thieves. Rocks Valentine is an ice-blooded tough guy the doc calls "a magnificient speciment of pure viciousness," is part of the gang. Jo Keller is a savvy crime queen the doc hooks up with.
Raw deal
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7 editions published between 1948 and 2005 in English and held by 139 libraries worldwide Trapped within the walls of a state penitentiary, Joe Sullivan lives for the chance to avenge himself upon the man who helped put him there: Rick Coyle, a pyromaniac mob boss with a taste for party-girl flambé. Rick helps spring Joe from prison in hopes that the police will gun him down during the escape, but he grossly underestimates Joe's resourcefulness. With the assistance of a world-weary moll and an innocent girl, Joe dodges roadblocks, hitmen and dragnets and carves a bloody path back to his betrayer.
Raw deal
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2 editions published between 2002 and 2005 in English and held by 138 libraries worldwide Trapped within the walls of a state penitentiary, Joe Sullivan lives for the chance to avenge himself upon the man who helped put him there: Rick Coyle, a pyromaniac mob boss with a taste for party-girl flambé. Rick helps spring Joe from prison in hopes that the police will gun him down during the escape, but he grossly underestimates Joe's resourcefulness. With the assistance of a world-weary moll and an innocent girl, Joe dodges roadblocks, hitmen and dragnets and carves a bloody path back to his betrayer.
The desperadoes
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2 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in English and held by 126 libraries worldwide A reformed ex-outlaw (Ford) is framed for a bank robbery, his friend the sheriff (Scott) helps him escape, and together they bring the real robbers to justice.
How to murder your wife
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2 editions published between 1965 and 1989 in English and held by 126 libraries worldwide Comedy about a successful cartoonist who loves his single life. Then he attends a bachelor party where he meets a beautiful Italian girl who pops out of a cake. The next morning he wakes up to discover he's married to her!
Kiss me goodbye
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2 editions published between 1983 and 2005 in English and held by 107 libraries worldwide The spooky fun begins when Kay Villano is one week away from marrying the serious Dr. Rupert Baines and an uninvited guest appears on the scene; the ghost of Kay's dead, but oh so debonair, husband Jolly. more
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Action and adventure films Aircraft accidents Air pilots Ambushes and surprises American Civil War (1861-1865) California--Los Angeles Coaching (Transportation) Comedy films Comedy films Detective and mystery films Detective and mystery films Drama Fathers and daughters Feature films Feature films Fiction Fiction films Film adaptations Film adaptations Film noir Films for the hearing impaired Films--for the hearing impaired Florida--Key Largo Frontier and pioneer life Gangster films Gangster films Gangsters Gann, Ernest Kellogg,--1910-1991 History Hurricanes Interpersonal relations Kansas Man-woman relationships Marlowe, Philip (Fictitious character) Murderers Murder--Investigation Musical films Musical films New York (State)--New York Pacific Ocean Private investigators Stagecoaches Thrillers (Motion pictures) United States Veterans Video recordings--for the hearing impaired West (U.S.) Western films Western films World War (1939-1945)
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Trevor, Clair, 1909-2000
Wemlinger, Claire, 1909-2000
Wemlinger, Claire 1910-2000 Wirkl. Name
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English
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French (19) Multiple languages (18) Undetermined (12) Spanish (8) No Linguistic content (2) German (1) Covers
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