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  | | The Best Plays of 1929-1930 and the Year Book of the Drama in America by Burns Mantle, Contributor-Martin Flavin, Contributor-John Balderston, Contributor-Preston Sturges, Contributor-John Wexley, Contributor-Marc Connelly, St. John Ervine, Donald Ogden Stewart, A. A. Milne Hardcover, 584 Pages, Published 1976 by Ayer Co Pub ISBN-13: 978-0-405-09170-4, ISBN: 0-405-09170-2 |
 | | Ipso Fatso (The Shortcut Man Series) by P.G. Sturges, Preston Sturges Paperback, 308 Pages, Published 2018 by Crossroad Press ISBN-13: 978-1-941408-73-5, ISBN: 1-941408-73-7 "When the legal system has disappointed, humbled, and humiliated you, there is still one arrow in your quiver. Call the Shortcut Man. Dick Henry, the Shortcut Man, is a purveyor of unlicensed, unofficial, and unauthorized justice. In Ipso Fatso, Dick follows the breadcrumbs leading into the lofty halls of power and influence in Los Angeles. Once there, Dick achieves the unexpected, but along the way settles a variety of scores and puts ..." |
 | | Christmas in July by Preston Sturges, Tom Sturges Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2001 by Contentville Press ISBN-13: 978-1-931098-13-7, ISBN: 1-931098-13-1 |
 | | Hail the Conquering Hero by Preston Sturges, Tom Sturges Paperback, 292 Pages, Published 2001 by Contentville Press ISBN-13: 978-1-931098-19-9, ISBN: 1-931098-19-0 "Large softcover" |
 | | The Great McGinty by Preston Sturges, Tom Sturges Paperback, 134 Pages, Published 2001 by Contentville Press ISBN-13: 978-1-931098-11-3, ISBN: 1-931098-11-5 |
 | | The Lady Eve by Preston Sturges, Tom Sturges Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2001 by Contentville Press ISBN-13: 978-1-931098-15-1, ISBN: 1-931098-15-8 |
 | | Sullivan's Travels by Preston Sturges, Tom Sturges Paperback, 145 Pages, Published 2001 by Contentville Press ISBN-13: 978-1-931098-17-5, ISBN: 1-931098-17-4 "Great Book" |
 | | Best American Screenplays 3(1st Edition) Complete Screenplays (Vol 3) by Sam Thomas, Francis Ford Coppola, Preston Sturges, Billy Wilder Hardcover, 412 Pages, Published 1995 by Crown ISBN-13: 978-0-517-59104-8, ISBN: 0-517-59104-9 "Crown's third collection of great screenplays showcases the screenwriter's contribution to eight memorable films encompassing more than half a century of American cinema. Sam Thomas has written a major introduction and provided background information on each of the eight screenplays and their screenwriters." |
 | | A Cup of Coffee A Comedy about Business by Preston Sturges Paperback, 109 Pages, Published 1989 by French ISBN-13: 978-0-573-66214-0, ISBN: 0-573-66214-2 |
 | | The Lady Eve (The Criterion Collection) by Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck, Charles Coburn, William Demarest, Eugene Pallette, Preston Sturges, Paul Jones, Victor Milner, Albert Lewin, Buddy G. Desylva, William Lebaron, Monckton Hoffe, Eric Blore, Jr Preston Sturges, directed by Preston Sturges Dvd, Published 2010 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Multiple Formats, Black & White, Ntsc, Subtitled ISBN-13: 978-1-55940-914-8, ISBN: 1-55940-914-2 "In 1941, Barbara Stanwyck was offered two screwball roles equally suited to her tart intelligence, deft comic timing, and undeniable sex appeal, and it's a photo finish as to which was funnier--showgirl-on-the-lam Sugarpuss O'Shea, the title character in Howard Hawks's Ball of Fire, or con artist Jean Harrington a.k.a. Lady Eve Sidwich, the delirious fulcrum for this classic Preston Sturges comedy. Under Sturges's typically antic micros ..." |
 | | Twentieth Century by John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, Ralph Forbes, Howard Hawks, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Harry Cohn, Ben Hecht, Charles Bruce Millholland, Charles Macarthur, Gene Fowler, Preston Sturges, directed by Howard Hawks Dvd, Published 2005 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Black & White, Closed-Captioned, Dvd-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc ISBN-13: 978-1-4049-7773-0, ISBN: 1-4049-7773-2 "Screwball comedy was practically invented by this classic Howard Hawks picture, a breathless farce with not an ounce of sentimentality. John Barrymore, in magnificent form, plays egomaniacal Broadway producer Oscar Jaffe, who molds his latest protégé, Mildred Plotka, into elegant thee-a-tuh star Lily Garland (Carole Lombard). The last hour of the picture has Oscar and Lily, now on the outs, battling each other on the Chicago-to-New York ..." |
 | | The Palm Beach Story by Claudette Colbert, Joel Mccrea, Mary Astor, Rudy Vallee, Sig Arno, Paul Jones, Preston Sturges, Victor Milner, Stuart Gilmore, Buddy G. Desylva, Ernst Laemmle, William Demarest, Roscoe Ates, directed by Preston Sturges Dvd, Published 2005 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Multiple Formats, Dolby, Full Screen, Ntsc, Subtitled ISBN-13: 978-1-4170-3790-2, ISBN: 1-4170-3790-3 "The captivating Claudette Colbert stars as the frustrated wife of struggling engineer Joel McCrea. In a seemingly amicable agreement, Colbert hops a train to Palm Beach where divorces come easy. Desperate to escape a group of obnoxious millionaires on the train to Florida, Colbert hides out in a sleeping car where she meets, unbeknownst to her, one of the world's richest men (Rudy Vallee) who is relentless in his attempt to romance her. ..." |
 | | Bob Hope Tribute Collection - Louisiana Purchase / Never Say Die Double Feature by Bob Hope, Martha Raye, Jerome Chodorov, Joseph Fields, Vera Zorina, Victor Moore, Preston Sturges, Buddy G. Desylva, Don Hartman, Frank Butler, Andy Devine, Alan Mowbray, Gale Sondergaard, Barney Dean, Irène Bordoni, Dona Drake, Morrie Ryskind, directed by Elliott Nugent, Irving Cummings Dvd, Published 2002 by Universal Studios Black & White, Closed-Captioned, Dvd-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc, Import ISBN-13: 978-0-7832-5907-9, ISBN: 0-7832-5907-7 "Louisiana Purchase Bob Hope will make your sides ache with laughter. With enchanting songs by Irving Berlin, including "Louisiana Purchase," "You're Lonely and I'm Lonely" and "It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow," and based on the hit Broadway musical, Louisiana Purchase is a fun and fierce look at the way politics, and politicians, sometimes spin out of control and into the headlines. Never Say Die A misdiagnosis of a month to live sends Bob ..." |
 | | The Big Broadcast of 1938 / College Swing Double Feature by Martha Raye, W.C. Fields, Dorothy Lamour, Francis Martin, Ken Englund, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Harlan Thompson, Walter Deleon, Shirley Ross, Lynne Overman, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Howard Lindsay, Preston Sturges, Russel Crouse, Lewis E. Gensier, Lewis E. Gensler, Bob Hope, directed by Mitchell Leisen, Raoul Walsh Dvd, Published 2002 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Black & White, Dvd-Video, Full Screen, Ntsc, Subtitled ISBN-13: 978-0-7832-6191-1, ISBN: 0-7832-6191-8 "College Swing Bob Hope is joined by such comedy legends as Burns and Allen, Martha Raye, Edward Everett Horton and Ben Blue in this tune-filled spoof of small-town collegiate life. Loaded with memorable songs and screwball laughs, College Swing graduates at the top if its class in musical comedy entertainment. The Big Broadcast of 1938 Bob Hope's memorable movie debut is a star-studded mix of music and comedy. W.C. Fields plays dual ro ..." |
 | | Rock-A-Bye Baby [VHS] by Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Connie Stevens, Salvatore Baccaloni, Reginald Gardiner, Haskell B. Boggs, Alma Macrorie, Ernest D. Glucksman, Preston Sturges, Frank Tashlin, directed by Frank Tashlin Vhs Tape, Published 2000 by Paramount Closed-Captioned, Color, Original Recording Remastered, Ntsc ISBN-13: 978-0-7921-6297-1, ISBN: 0-7921-6297-8 "Jerry Lewis must take care of a childhood sweethearts, that is now a Hollywood star, three babies." |
 | | The Invisible Man by Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, Jr. Carl Laemmle, Una O'connor, R.C. Sherriff, Dudley Digges, Invisible Man, Henry Travers, Arthur Edeson, Ted J. Kent, H.G. Wells, Philip Wylie, Preston Sturges, Jon Hall, Leon Errol, Larry Jackson, Bernard Woolner, directed by Ford Beebe, James Whale Dvd, Published 2000 by Universal Studios Black & White, Closed-Captioned, Dvd-Video, Ntsc, Subtitled ISBN-13: 978-0-7832-4096-1, ISBN: 0-7832-4096-1 "Claude Rains practically owns his film debut in The Invisible Man, despite the fact that his face (let alone his body) is seen only for seconds in the final moments. As the brilliant scientist who discovers the secret of invisibility, Rains steps into the film wrapped up like a mummy behind a layer of bandages and blanketed in heavy clothes. When he removes his garments, there's nothing underneath, a simple but effective bit of 1930s mo ..." |
 | | I'll Be Yours [VHS] by Hal Mohr, Felix Jackson, Howard Christie, Jane Hinton, Preston Sturges, Deanna Durbin, Tom Drake, William Bendix, Adolphe Menjou, Walter Catlett, Ferenc Molnár, directed by William A. Seiter Vhs Tape, Published 1999 by Universal Studios Home Entertainment Black & White, Closed-Captioned, Ntsc ISBN-13: 978-0-7832-2971-3, ISBN: 0-7832-2971-2 "Romantic" |
 | | If I Were King [VHS] by Lou Smith, Ronald Colman, Basil Rathbone, Frances Dee, Ellen Drew, C.V. France, Theodor Sparkuhl, Frank Lloyd, Justin Huntly Mccarthy, Preston Sturges, William Lebaron, Hugh Bennett, directed by Frank Lloyd Vhs Tape, Published 1998 by Universal Studios Ho Black & White, Closed-Captioned, Ntsc ISBN-13: 978-0-7832-2761-0, ISBN: 0-7832-2761-2 "Ronald Colman (THE PRISONER OF ZENDA) plays Frances Villon--thief, bacchanal, rogue, and one of the great medieval European poets. Frances Dee (SO ENDS OUR NIGHT, WELLS FARGO) plays Katherine de Vaucelles, the love of Villon's life. A Robin Hood-like character, Villon escapes the Royal Guard with ease and grace until he is at last cornered in a den of thieves. Villon and his men fight, and Villon kills King Louis XI's grand constable be ..." |
 | | Imitation of Life [VHS] by Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Rochelle Hudson, Ned Sparks, Louise Beavers, Arthur Richman, Fannie Hurst, Preston Sturges, Samuel Ornitz, Bianca Gilchrist, Bianca Gilchirst, Finley Peter Dunne, Sarah Y. Mason, directed by John M. Stahl Vhs Tape, Published 1998 by Universal Studios Home Entertainment Closed-Captioned, Colour, Ntsc, Import ISBN-13: 978-0-7832-2764-1, ISBN: 0-7832-2764-7 "Imitation of Life is a 1934 American drama film directed by John M. Stahl. The screenplay by William Hurlbut, based on Fannie Hurst's 1933 novel of the same name, was augmented by eight additional uncredited writers, including Preston Sturges and Finley Peter Dunne.[1] The film stars Claudette Colbert, Warren William and Rochelle Hudson and features Louise Beavers and Fredi Washington. The theme of the movie, to the modern eye, deals w ..." |
 | | Easy Living [VHS] by Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, Ray Milland, Luis Alberni, Mary Nash, Ted Tetzlaff, Doane Harrison, Arthur Hornblow Jr., William Lebaron, Preston Sturges, Vera Caspary, directed by Mitchell Leisen Vhs Tape, Published 1998 by Universal Studios Black & White, Closed-Captioned, Ntsc, Import ISBN-13: 978-0-7832-2807-5, ISBN: 0-7832-2807-4 "Of all the screenplays Preston Sturges wrote for Paramount before becoming the greatest comic director of his generation, 1937's Easy Living seems the most like something he would have filmed himself--a satirical fable about chance, class, and the absurdity of the American dream. Jean Arthur is a New York secretary riding to work atop a double-decker bus when a fur coat miraculously descends from the sky and settles on her shoulders. Th ..." |
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