Briggs, Donald 1911-1986

Overview

Works:	13 works in 15 publications in 1 language and 74 library holdings
Genres:	Nonfiction films Newsreels Drama Comedy films Prison films Juvenile delinquency films Slapstick comedy television programs Situation comedies (Television programs) Television comedies Television programs
Roles:	Performer, Author
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Donald Briggs

Crime school( Visual )

2 editions published between 1938 and 2009 in English and held by 44 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A warden stands up for boys sent to a reform school and tries to change the conditions there

The funny world of Lucy( Visual )

1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of some of Lucille Ball's most hillarious moments

Uncle Sam presents The band of the Army Air Forces Training Command : under the direction of Capt. Glenn Miller by Glenn Miller( Recording )

1 edition published in 1981 in English and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Panama lady( Visual )

2 editions published between 1983 and 1991 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A weary dance-hall girl in a Panama saloon hooks up with a rough-and-tumble oil driller, who takes her to his oil-field in the jungle to show her what "real" life is like

Blondes at work : the adventures of Torchy Blane( Visual )

1 edition published in 1938 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

"Police Lieutenant Steve McBride is in trouble with his superiors because they suspect him of leaking police information to his fiancée, crack reporter Torchy Blane. During the course of an argument, Torchy and Steve agree that they will not exchange information about police cases in the future. When Bon Ton department store heir Marvin Spencer is found murdered, however, Torchy stops at nothing to scoop the other papers. She sneaks a look at the diary that Gahagan, Steve's driver, keeps locked in his glove compartment, and the clues she finds there lead her to Louisa Revelle, the woman who was with Spencer the night he was stabbed. Louisa admits to Torchy that millionaire Maitland Greer was also present that night, and although she is upset when Greer is charged with murder, Louisa will say nothing more. Always one step ahead of the police, Torchy eavesdrops on the jury room, overhears their decision to declare Greer guilty, and breaks the story in an extra edition of the Star before the verdict is announced in court. Furious, the judge sentences her to jail for contempt. Visiting her a few days later, Steve tells her that after the verdict was announced, Louisa broke down and confessed that she stabbed Spencer when he treatened to shoot Greer, her new lover. Steve adds that it seems like a case of self-defense and speculates that both Louisa and Greer will be cleared. Torchy is pleased that things will work out, but is disappointed that for once, her paper didn't break the story. Then Steve admits that he gave the story to the Star before the other papers, and once again Torchy scoops them all"--AFI catalog, 1931-1940

The design of dynamic brake for solar array by Thomas G. A Vink( Book )

1 edition published in 1981 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

If they don't want to come, you can't stop them : an analysis of the dance market in America with an historical perspective and a look to the future by Donald Briggs( )

1 edition published in 1997 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

Hallmark hall of fame( Visual )

1 edition published in 1952 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

The first 100 years( Visual )

1 edition published in 2016 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

David and Lynn are a happily married couple. When David gets his dream job in another state, Lynn, a high-powered executive, doesn't want to leave NYC and her job

Faith Delivers by Donald Briggs( )

1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

The beloved brat( Visual )

1 edition published in 1938 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

"Although Roberta Morgan's parents give her everything money can buy, she is an unhappy child. Her parents are too busy for her, and her bratty behavior, which is actually an unspoken cry for love, only alienates them further. The only person to take any notice of her thirteenth birthday is her father's secretary, Williams. Roberta's only friends are a little black boy, Pinkie White, and his sister Arabella. When they take Roberta home with them, she is charmed by the warmth and love of their mother, Mrs. White, who unlike Mrs. Morgan, gives her children first priority. When Roberta tries to reciprocate by inviting Pinkie for dinner, however, Jenkins, the butler, angrily throws Pinkie out. Furious, Roberta acts even brattier, and after her parents leave for Europe, Jenkins locks her in her room. She runs away, but Jenkins tracks her to Pinkie's house. On the way home, Roberta and Jenkins argue and Roberta grabs the steering wheel causing the car to swerve into an oncoming car and kill the driver. At first, out of revenge, Roberta insists that Jenkins was drinking and the accident was all his fault, but after he is sentenced to prison, she confesses and is sent by the court to a special girls' school run by the enlightened Helen Cosgrove. Helen tries every method to reach Roberta and is about to give up when a talk with Williams convinces her to ask for Roberta's help with the younger students. Roberta loves her new duties and is delighted when she makes friends. By the time her parents return from Europe, Roberta has changed, but when Helen tells her that she will be allowed to go home, Roberta cries that her parents never loved her and refuses to go. The Morgans overhear her protests and, chastened, change their ways. At Roberta's next birthday party, they attend with all her new friends, including Pinkie, Arabella and Mrs. White, who has baked a beautiful cake"--AFI catalog, 1931-1940

Cowboy from Brooklyn( Visual )

1 edition published in 1938 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

"Singer Elly Jordan, a Brooklyn man who is terrified of animals, ends up broke along with his two musical partners at Hardy's Dude Ranch in Two Bits, Wyoming. The Hardys, Ma and Pop, daughter Jane and son Jeff, hire the men to play for the dudes. Sam Thorne, Jane's self-appointed boyfriend, ranch cowhand and amateur crooner, is jealous of Jane's interest in Elly. Elly is so successful as a cowboy singer, that when theatrical agent Ray Chadwick arrives at the ranch on a vacation and hears him, he signs Elly immediately. Chadwick thinks that Elly is a real cowboy and Jane coaches him to talk like one. In spite of his fear of animals, he gets away with the deception. He makes a successful screen test as a cowboy, using the name Wyoming Steve Gibson, but he and Chadwick, who now knows the truth, fear that the deception will be revealed when the movie people arrive in New York from Hollywood with Elly's contract. Meanwhile, Jane and some of the ranch people are traveling East as well so Sam can sing on Captain Rose's Amateur Hour in New York. Jane tells Sam that she is in love with Elly and Sam is so angry that when he isn't a big success on the show, he blurts out the truth about Elly's background. To prove that Elly is on the level, Chadwick and his assistant Pat Dunn suggest that he compete in a rodeo. They take Elly to Professor Landis, who hypnotizes him. Under hypnosis, Elly leaps on a horse, rides to Madison Square

Old time radio shows( Recording )

1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 0 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

40 adventures of spies and secret agents from radio series including: The FBI in peace and war, The saint, Counterspy, Dangerous assignment The man called X, and others