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100 Books Adapted Into Movies in the 1950s - Page 2

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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Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
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King Solomon's Mines (H. Rider Haggard)
King Solomon's Mines (H. Rider Haggard)
43
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
44
Quo Vadis (Henryk Sienkiewicz)
Quo Vadis (Henryk Sienkiewicz)
45
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
46
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
47
Darby O'gill and the Good People (Herminie Templeton Kavanagh)
Darby O'gill and the Good People (Herminie Templeton Kavanagh)
48
Lust for Life (Irving Stone)
Lust for Life (Irving Stone)
49
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
50
The Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
The Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
51
White Fang (Jack London)
White Fang (Jack London)
52
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
53
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
54
Sayonara (James Michener)
Sayonara (James Michener)
55
Banner in the Sky (James Ullman)
Banner in the Sky (James Ullman)
56
The Friendly Persuasion (Jessamyn West)
The Friendly Persuasion (Jessamyn West)
57
Room at the Top (John Braine)
Room at the Top (John Braine)
58
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
59
Who Goes There (John W. Campbell)
Who Goes There (John W. Campbell)
60
The Horse's Mouth (Joyce Cary)
The Horse's Mouth (Joyce Cary)
61
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
62
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
63
The Nun's Story (Kathryn Hulme)
The Nun's Story (Kathryn Hulme)
64
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
65
Battle Cry (Leon Uris)
Battle Cry (Leon Uris)
66
Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)
67
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
68
Clean Break (Lionel White)
Clean Break (Lionel White)
69
The Big Fisherman (Lloyd C. Douglas)
The Big Fisherman (Lloyd C. Douglas)
70
The Robe (Lloyd C. Douglas)
The Robe (Lloyd C. Douglas)
71
Operation Cicero (Ludwig Carl Moyzisch)
Operation Cicero (Ludwig Carl Moyzisch)
72
Children of the Covered Wagon (Mary Jane Carr)
Children of the Covered Wagon (Mary Jane Carr)
73
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
74
I, the Jury (Mickey Spillane)
I, the Jury (Mickey Spillane)
75
Kiss Me, Deadly (Mickey Spillane)
Kiss Me, Deadly (Mickey Spillane)
76
My Gun Is Quick (Mickey Spillane)
My Gun Is Quick (Mickey Spillane)
77
The Long Wait (Mickey Spillane)
The Long Wait (Mickey Spillane)
78
The Egyptian (Mika Waltari)
The Egyptian (Mika Waltari)
79
The Cruel Sea (Nicholas Monsarrat)
The Cruel Sea (Nicholas Monsarrat)
80
Auntie Mame (Patrick Dennis)
Auntie Mame (Patrick Dennis)
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