Dore Schary

"Case History of a Movie" documents the behind-the-scenes record of a low-budget studio film from 1950. The movie was "The Next Voice You Hear", which was directed by William Wellman and starring James Whitmore and Nancy Davis (Reagan). "I have always wanted to do a book which would state realistically and in detail how a motion picture is made. I had reserved this plan for some time in the future, when other men will be doing the work I am now doing,...

A one-armed stranger arrives in a tiny desert town, the locals possessing a dark past they want to keep secret, by any means necessary.

Story of Father Flanagan and his founding of Boys Town, a home for juvenile delinquents.

One of the all-time great Hollywood chillers! A murderer is targeting disabled young women in a New England town, and Helen, a mute servant in a Gothic mansion, is terrified she's next. Mrs. Warren, the invalid, bullying mistress of the house, warns Helen to leave at once, rather than rely on her weak son and stepson for protection. But even as Helen is packing her things, she suspects she may be too late and the murderer is closer than she ever imagined....

"December 1944. A gripping tale of 101st Airborne troops resisting Hitler's fierce, final counteroffensive by Bastogne veteran Robert Pirosh"--Container.

Boys Town: Story of Father Flanagan and his founding of Boys Town, a home for juvenile delinquents. Men of Boys Town: After his initial triumph, Father Flanagan discovers that Boys Town is a victim of its own success. Many boys find their way to its doors, but due to limited space few can be accepted. One of those accepted is Ted Martley, an 11-year-old convicted of murdering a brutal guard at the Marysport reformatory. Ted is hardened and embittered,...

The story of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's struggle with polio, and the devotion of his wife, Eleanor.

"In 1620, a group of religious outcasts boarded the Mayflower in England and set sail for the New World, where they founded a tiny wilderness outpost that was the genesis for what would become the United States of America. This is their thrilling story, a tale of hardship and devotion, and of storms, hunger and disease faced and defied"--Container.

They are rugged pioneers, Indian fighters and brave trailblazers who tame the wild west. These are the women of the great frontier. Buck Wyatt is a tough, experienced scout who leads a wagon train comprised of two ex-show girls, a hearty widow and fifteen men who act as guides. When one of the men disobeys Buck's orders not to fraternize with the ladies, Buck shoots him, causing the others to desert. The determined women insist on going on, learning...

An independent Swedish farm girl revolts against her boss and beau by running for his seat in Congress.