Brooks, Leslie 1922-Overview
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Most widely held works by
Leslie Brooks
Tonight and every night
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 53 libraries worldwide Based on a real theatre troupe who performed every night despite the constant bombing and increasing danger in war time london.
Blonde ice
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2 editions published between 2003 and 2007 in English and held by 13 libraries worldwide The bizarre tale of a beautiful society columnist whose desire for money and position turn her into a serial killer...a story most Hollywood studios of the 1940's wouldn't touch.
Dangerous dames collection
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 11 libraries worldwide
Midnight mysteries collection
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 8 libraries worldwide In Scarlet Street a lonely bank clerk is ensnarled in an embezzlement scheme by an alluring streetwalker. In The Red House a reclusive farmer living with his spinster sister and adopted daughter goes to extreme lengths to protect the dark secret of a decaying house on his property. In The Scar a wanted criminal murders a look-alike psychiatrist and assumes his identity, even fooling his lover. In The Stranger a federal agent poses as an antique dealer to snare a Nazi war criminal living incognity with his unsuspecting American fiancée. In Woman on the Run the sole witness to a gangland murder goes into hiding but is trailed by the police and by his wife who suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. In Inner Sanctum a man accidentally kills his fiancée as he exits a train after an eccentric traveler warns him not to get off at the next stop.
Forgotten noir. vol. 13
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1 edition published in 2010 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide Breakdown: When an ex-convict becomes a rising heavyweight fighter and a championship contender, and then, on the eve of the big fight, finds the man who can prove that he was framed for the crime for which he served time.
Crime classics DVD collection 50 movie pack
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
Tough guys & gals
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 1 library worldwide Murder and mayhem on the streets of crime!
Deadly dames film noir collector's set
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1 edition published in 2007 in English and held by 1 library worldwide The naked kiss: A former prostitute, hoping to fit into mainstream society, moves to an all-American suburb, but her past comes back to haunt her.
Secret of the whistler
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1 edition published in 1946 in English and held by 1 library worldwide An artist kills his second wife to prevent her from exposing his attempt to murder his first wife. Audience Level
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Adultery Americans Blair, Janet Bowman, Lee Boxers (Sports) Brooks, Leslie,--1922- Crime Crime films Criminal justice, Administration of Dancers Detective and mystery films Detective and mystery films Drama England--London Exploitation films Feature films Feature films Female offenders Femmes fatales Fiction films Film noir Gangster films Great Britain Hayworth, Rita,--1918-1987 Love songs Man-woman relationships Motion picture film collections Motion picture music--Excerpts Murder Musical films Pictorial works Platt, Marc,--1913- Popular music Portraits Prison films Prostitutes Sisters Songs with piano Thrillers (Motion pictures) United States Video recordings--for the hearing impaired World War (1939-1945)
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Alternative Names
Gettman, Virginia Leslie 1922-2011
Zeitweiser Name Gettman, Lorraine 1922-2011
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