"At first glance, René Clair might seem an odd match for Agatha Christie's mystery thriller And Then There Were None, but his buoyant touch is exactly what is missing from so many overly solemn remakes. Ten strangers gather for a mysterious gathering on a secluded island. It turns out to be a farewell party, for they have all been sentenced to die for crimes in their past by a self-appointed judge, jury and executioner who could be one o ..."
"In the mid-18th century, a wedding gown is found floating down the Mississippi river. Only three people know the secret of its damp origin, and the ripples of love lost and love found, rising and receding in its wake. The impoverished Countess Claire Ledoux (merlene Dietrich) arrived in New Orleans with one thing in mind - to marry a man of means. And with her engagement to gentleman Charles Giraud (Roland Young), it appeared to be smoo ..."
"At first glance, René Clair might seem an odd match for Agatha Christie's mystery thriller Ten Little Indians, but his buoyant touch is exactly what is missing from so many overly solemn remakes. Ten strangers gather for a mysterious gathering on a secluded island. It turns out to be a farewell party, for they all have been sentenced to die for crimes in their past by a self-appointed judge, jury, and executioner who may be one of them ..."
NOT FOR CHILDREN by RolandYoung Published by Garden City Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-199-10218-8, ISBN: 1-199-10218-0
Smoke in the Hills Political Tension in the Morogoro District of Tanganyika by RolandYoung, Henry Fosbrooke Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2012 by Literary Licensing, Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-258-40882-4, ISBN: 1-258-40882-1
"Northwestern University African Studies, Number 4."
Smoke In The Hills Political Tension In The Morogoro District Of Tanganyika by RolandYoung, Henry Fosbrooke Hardcover, Published 2012 by Literary Licensing, Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-258-40156-6, ISBN: 1-258-40156-8
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"Tells the story of the multitude of decisions Congress made from 1941-1945 to convert the economy from peace to war and to organize the energies of the nation toward the goal of survival."
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"Good copy in the original cloth-backed pictorial cloth. Panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age with minor scuffing. Corners tight with an overall tight and clean impression. ; 79 pages; Description: [79] p. Illus. 21 cm. Subjects: Nonsense verses."
"The third and final entry in Hal Roach's famed "Topper" trilogy may very well be the best of the lot. Returning for their third portrayal of Mr. and Mrs. Cosmo Topper, Roland Young and Billie Burke are consistently upstaged by a sparkling new addition to the "Topper" troupe, Jack Benny's famed manservant, the loveable and irascible Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. This time around there is a "new" ghostly presence in the shapely form of Joan ..."
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