Carl Benton Reid
Series
Criterion collection volume 810
Language
English
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A down on his luck screenwriter reluctantly agrees to adapt a trashy bestseller to the silver screen. Rather than read the book himself, Steele convinces a star-struck hatcheck girl, Mildred Atkinson, to accompany him home and tell him the story in her own words. Later the night, Mildred is found murdered and Steele, who has a history of violent behavior, becomes the prime suspect. A neighbor who is attracted to him lies to the police providing him...
4) Battle hymn
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English
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"As a WWII fighter pilot, Colonel Dean Hess accidentally bombed a German orphanage, killing thirty-seven children. After entering the ministry to atone for the tragedy, Hess eventually rejoins the Air Force to train pilots in South Korea, while devoting his spare time to building a shelter for orphans. But now, to protect these children in a territory fraught with danger, he must fight ... and face the past once again!"--Container.
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English
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Any Johhny Reb who tries to escape the Union prison outpost at Fort Bravo faces the unforgiving Arizona Territory desert stretching out before him...and the even more unforgiving pursuit of Bravo's resolute Captain Roper. Yet there's a common foe that may unite the Civil War rivals: the fierce Mescalero horsemen waging guerilla war against Blue and Gray alike.
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English
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"A prison doctor is charged with treating a hate-filled young man who's been jailed for sedition. As he probes the patient's nightmares, the psychiatrist realizes his twisted visions mask a lust for violence. But the inmate has become a model prisoner, and unless the doctor can convince officials that he's dangerous, he'll soon be back on the street"--Container.
7) Time limit
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English
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"Former POW Major Harry Cargill has not only been charged with collaboration, he's even signed a confession. His court martial should be an open-and-shut case, except that his judge advocate, Col. William Edwards, is suspicious of its ease. Cargill refuses to answer questions or defend himself, but as Edwards investigates, he uncovers a horrifying truth that will shake the Army to its core."--Container.
9) Wichita
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English
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"He wanted to open a business, not pin on a star. Yet newly arrived Wyatt Earp knows the town's violence must be looked dead in the eye. So he accepts that star and sets out to clean up the rowdy cowtown whose welcome sign proclaims: 'Everything goes in Wichita.' The action takes place just before Earp's famed exploits in Dodge City, a period often unvisited but rich in heroics"--Container.