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100 Books Adapted Into Movies in the 1950s

A list of one hundred books that were adapted into movies in the 1950s, including some you may not have known were books first.
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The Searchers (Alan Lemay)
The Searchers (Alan Lemay)
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The Girl on the via Flaminia (Alfred Hayes)
The Girl on the via Flaminia (Alfred Hayes)
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Anita Loos)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Anita Loos)
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The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
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All Kneeling (Anne Parrish)
All Kneeling (Anne Parrish)
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
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The African Queen (C.S. Forester)
The African Queen (C.S. Forester)
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The Spirit of St. Louis (Charles A. Lindbergh)
The Spirit of St. Louis (Charles A. Lindbergh)
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A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
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When Knighthood Was in Flower (Charles Major)
When Knighthood Was in Flower (Charles Major)
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Botany Bay (Charles Nordhoff)
Botany Bay (Charles Nordhoff)
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Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (Charles Shaw)
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (Charles Shaw)
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Mischief (Charlotte Armstrong)
Mischief (Charlotte Armstrong)
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Mr. Justice Holmes (Clara Judson)
Mr. Justice Holmes (Clara Judson)
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Gigi (Colette)
Gigi (Colette)
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The Light in the Forest (Conrad Richter)
The Light in the Forest (Conrad Richter)
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The Three Faces of Eve (Corbett H. Thigpen, Hervey M. Cleckley)
The Three Faces of Eve (Corbett H. Thigpen, Hervey M. Cleckley)
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Comanche (David Appel)
Comanche (David Appel)
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To Catch a Thief (David Dodge)
To Catch a Thief (David Dodge)
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Flying Saucers From Outer Space (Donald Keyhoe)
Flying Saucers From Outer Space (Donald Keyhoe)
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In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
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Porgy (Dorothy Heyward and Dubose Heyward)
Porgy (Dorothy Heyward and Dubose Heyward)
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Giant (Edna Ferber)
Giant (Edna Ferber)
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Sudden Fear (Edna Sherry)
Sudden Fear (Edna Sherry)
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Father of the Bride (Edward Streeter)
Father of the Bride (Edward Streeter)
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When Worlds Collide (Edwin Balmer & Philip Wylie (1933))
When Worlds Collide (Edwin Balmer & Philip Wylie (1933))
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Blood Brother (Elliott Arnold)
Blood Brother (Elliott Arnold)
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A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
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The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
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The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
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To Have and Have Not (Ernest Hemingway)
To Have and Have Not (Ernest Hemingway)
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Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
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The Blackboard Jungle (Evan Hunter)
The Blackboard Jungle (Evan Hunter)
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Perri (Felix Salten)
Perri (Felix Salten)
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The Hound of Florence (Felix Salten)
The Hound of Florence (Felix Salten)
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Waterfront (Ferguson Findley)
Waterfront (Ferguson Findley)
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Fort Starvation (Frank Gruber)
Fort Starvation (Frank Gruber)
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My Reminiscences as a Cowboy (Frank Harris)
My Reminiscences as a Cowboy (Frank Harris)
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Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
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