Louis Levy
1) The 39 Steps
Author
Series
Criterion collection volume 56
Language
English
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A man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and he stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring trying to steal top secret information. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll and Lucie Mannheim.
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Language
English
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A nice, tweedy old English woman disappears from her compartment on a European train. A young woman who wonders why becomes frantic when everyone tells her there never was such a person. A young man comes to her aid and they solve a criss-cross puzzle of espoinage, counter-espionage and attempted assassination.
Series
Criterion collection volume 523
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Language
English
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Description
"A twisting, turning, cloak-and-dagger delight, combining comedy, romance and thrills with the greatest of ease. [A] World War II journey from Prague to England to the Swiss Alps as Nazis pursue a Czech scientist and his daughter who are being aided by a debonair British undercover agent"--Container.
4) 1984
Publisher
Amazon.com
Pub. Date
[between 2000 and 2009?]
Language
English
Description
In a futuristic, state-run society controlled by "Big-Brother" in which love is outlawed, employee of the state Wilson Smith falls for Julia, and is tortured and brainwashed for his crime.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
Peter is a gossip columnist on a paper, and is attracted to Elaine, a young actress. He decides to invent a character to write about, an English beauty from India, who instantly becomes a celebrity. Since no one has ever seen this person, Elaine impersonates this fictitious woman to gain attention, and Peter is mystified that his creation is 'real.'
Series
Criterion collection volume 643
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination. This fleet and gripping early thriller from the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, was the first film the director made after signing to the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation.
Publisher
Family Value Collection
Pub. Date
[between 2000 and 2009?]
Language
English
Description
Happy go lovely: "The producer of a big Broadway show hires a chorus girl for the dubious reason that her boyfriend is a millionaire. His financial support would be of invaluable assistance to the floundering production"--Container.
Three Broadway girls: "Three beautiful gold diggers conspire to turn the male world upside down"--Container.
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Boys will be boys: "Narkover' School is perhaps more famous for its forgers than its academic prowess. Dr. Alec Smart gets the job as headmaster by enlisting the help of Brown, an ex-pupil with a good record in forgery! In return Dr. Smart is forced to employ Brown so he can prepare to steal a priceless necklace from rich founder, Lady Dorking. Inevitably all does not go according to plan and results in hilarity and confusion!"--Container.
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Publisher
Westlake Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A police constable's daughter aids the escape of a man who is falsely accused of murder. Together they search to find the real culprit and prove that he did not strangle the film star. A climactic nightclub scene reveals the real killer with a typical Hitchcock surprise.