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Gregg Toland
Most widely held works by
Gregg Toland
Citizen Kane
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2 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in English and held by 2,479 libraries worldwide Citizen Kane: The story of Charles Foster Kane, a newspaper tycoon whose life is investigated by a magazine reporter trying to discover the meaning of Kane's dying word: "Rosebud".
The grapes of wrath
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2 editions published between 2004 and 2008 in English and held by 1,933 libraries worldwide The migration of the Joad family to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma during the Great Depression.
The best years of our lives
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2 editions published between 2000 and 2004 in English and held by 1,333 libraries worldwide Recounts the problems faced by three returning veterans of WWII as they attempt to pick up the threads of their lives. Captain Derry is returning to a loveless marriage, Sergeant Stephenson is a stranger to a family that's grown up without him, and sailor Parrish is tormented by the loss of his hands.
The bishop's wife
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2 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 858 libraries worldwide Cary Grant stars as an angel who materializes in answer to the prayers of a harried young bishop, David Niven. Niven's efforts to raise money for a new cathedral have endangered his marriage to beautiful Loretta Young. Grant enters the bishop's household hoping to end the problems plaguing the family, but instead the bishop's negelected wife becomes infatuated with him.
Wuthering Heights
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5 editions published between 1939 and 2004 in English and French and held by 633 libraries worldwide "Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon and David Niven star in this internationally-acclaimed masterpiece based on Emily Brontë's classic story of passion, hatred and revenge. Olivier and Oberon are brilliant as Heathcliff and Cathy, whose tortured love affair ends when Cathy marries the wealthy Edgar (David Niven). Heathcliff's savage retaliation upon the woman he loves explodes in a stunning climax."--Jacket.
Citizen Kane
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34 editions published between 1941 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 382 libraries worldwide An all-powerful press magnate, Kane, dies in his fabulous castle Xanadu, his last word being "Rosebud", which leads a reporter to seek the meaning behind the word and find the meaning of Kane. Prominant publisher, William Randolph Hearst, saw the film as a thinly disguised version of his career and attempted to suppress it.
The grapes of wrath
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8 editions published between 1982 and 2007 in English and German and held by 349 libraries worldwide The migration of the Joad family to California from their dust-bowl farm in Oklahoma during the Great Depression.
The best years of our lives
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6 editions published between 1946 and 2006 in English and held by 241 libraries worldwide Recounts the problems faced by three returning veterans of WWII as they attempt to pick up the threads of their lives. Captain Derry is returning to a loveless marriage, Sergeant Stephenson is a stranger to a family that's grown up without him, and sailor Parrish is tormented by the loss of his hands.
The little foxes
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4 editions published between 1990 and 2001 in English and French and held by 203 libraries worldwide Regina Giddens is a woman who will stop at nothing to outwit her brothers in running the family business, even if it means sacrificing the health of her husband or the love of her young daughter.
A song is born
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5 editions published between 1947 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 153 libraries worldwide This hilarious and high-spirited musical stars Danny Kaye as a professor of high-brow music who inadvertently becomes involved with a sensual saloon singer (Virginia Mayo) and a crooked criminal gang.
The outlaw
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6 editions published between 1993 and 2009 in English and held by 108 libraries worldwide "Notorious western tells the tale of Billy the Kid and the sexy dame (Jane Russell) who loves him."
December 7th the Pearl Harbor story
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 98 libraries worldwide John Ford's "DECEMBER 7TH" was banned by the U.S. Government for nearly fifty years. This special edition is now available; presenting the fully restored, 84-minute version, with subtitles added to the controversial Japanese language sequences and a special "behind the scene" introduction. (A completely censored 34-minute version of the film was released and earned John Ford his fourth Academy Award.) This full-length version stars Walter Huston as Uncle Sam and is set in Honolulu on the day before the Japanese attack. Uncle Sam vacations complacently in Hawaii, concerned with the on-going war in Europe. On Sunday morning, December 7th, air squadrons appear, "swooping down like flights of tiny locust". The attack on Pearl Harbor, America's first battle of World War II, is vividly illustrated as only Hollywood can do.
We live again
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2 editions published between 1934 and 2005 in English and held by 74 libraries worldwide "When Dmitri (March) returns from military service, he finds that his childhood sweetheart Katusha (Sten) has grown into a beautiful and desirable woman. But he's a royal prince and she's lowly peasant. And in czarist Russia, such a romance is not just condemned ... it is strictly forbidden!"--Container.
Citizen Kane
by Orson Welles
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4 editions published between 1995 and 2003 in English and held by 55 libraries worldwide Le milliardaire Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles), magnat de la presse, vient de mourir dans sa fabuleuse propriété de Xanadu en prononçant un seul mot : "Rosebud". A partir de cette maigre piste, le journaliste Thompson tente de reconstituer la vie de cet étrange personnage. Pour parvenir à ses fins, il rencontre toutes les personnes qui ont pu approcher Kane de près ou de loin. Au fil de l'enquête, il découvre la vraie personnalité de ce magnat hors du commun.
Bulldog Drummond
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1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 50 libraries worldwide Captain Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond, a casualty of World War I, finds peacetime is too tame for him, so he puts an ad in the Times, offering his services...for anything. Here he helps a young woman save her father from the clutches of villians who have him held in a nursing home while they attempt to get him to sign over his fortume to them.
Wuthering Heights 폭풍의 언덕
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2 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and held by 40 libraries worldwide Catherine and Heathcliff share a love that reaches beyond the grave in this adaptation of Emily Bronte's tragic romance.
Tugboat Annie
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 32 libraries worldwide Tugboat Annie pilots her beloved Narcissus around Puget Sound, constantly on the lookout for the shenanigans of her drunken husband.
The dark angel
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1 edition published in 1985 in English and held by 26 libraries worldwide After Allen Trent and his finacee, Kitty Vane, spend a night together during World War I, his rival sends him on a dangerous mission. Later Kitty and his rival, now engaged to one another, think him dead, but he lives nearby, blinded by a war injury.
Song of the South with Uncle Remus and his tales of Brer Rabbit
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in English and held by 13 libraries worldwide Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Brer Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents' separation, as well as his new life on the plantation.
Dead end
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3 editions published between 1937 and 1997 in English and German and held by 11 libraries worldwide Bogart stars as a man who has grown up knowing only his own law. Sidney is the sensitive young woman who falls for the tough McCrea. Includes original theatrical trailer. more
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Alabama Angels Avarice Billy,--the Kid Bishops Bishops' spouses California Christmas films Cinematography Cinematography--Lighting Citizen Kane (Motion picture) Comedy films Depressions Documentary films Drama Families Feature films Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Films for the hearing impaired Fraker, William A.,--1923-2010 Hawaii Hearst, William Randolph,--1863-1951 Hellman, Lillian,--1905-1984 Historical films History Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Migrant agricultural laborers Musical films Newspaper publishing Nineteen forties Pearl Harbor, Attack on (Hawaii : 1941) Publishers and publishing Steinbeck, John,--1902-1968 Storaro, Vittorio,--1940- Toland, Gregg United States Veterans Video recordings Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings--for the hearing impaired War films War films Welles, Orson,--1915-1985 Western films Willis, Gordon Willis, Gordon,--1931- World War (1939-1945)
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