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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
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Alan Lemay
The Girl on the via Flaminia (Alfred Hayes)
The Girl on the via Flaminia
2
Alfred Hayes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Anita Loos)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
3
Anita Loos
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
4
Anne Frank
All Kneeling (Anne Parrish)
All Kneeling
5
Anne Parrish
The Hound of the Baskervilles (Arthur Conan Doyle)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6
Arthur Conan Doyle
Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
7
Bram Stoker
The African Queen (C.S. Forester)
The African Queen
8
C.S. Forester
The Spirit of St. Louis (Charles A. Lindbergh)
The Spirit of St. Louis
9
Charles A. Lindbergh
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
10
Charles Dickens
When Knighthood Was in Flower (Charles Major)
When Knighthood Was in Flower
11
Charles Major
Botany Bay (Charles Nordhoff)
Botany Bay
12
Charles Nordhoff
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (Charles Shaw)
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
13
Charles Shaw
Mischief (Charlotte Armstrong)
Mischief
14
Charlotte Armstrong
Mr. Justice Holmes (Clara Judson)
Mr. Justice Holmes
15
Clara Judson
Gigi (Colette)
Gigi
16
Colette
The Light in the Forest (Conrad Richter)
The Light in the Forest
17
Conrad Richter
The Three Faces of Eve (Corbett H. Thigpen, Hervey M. Cleckley)
The Three Faces of Eve
18
Corbett H. Thigpen, Hervey M. Cleckley
Comanche (David Appel)
Comanche
19
David Appel
To Catch a Thief (David Dodge)
To Catch a Thief
20
David Dodge
Flying Saucers From Outer Space (Donald Keyhoe)
Flying Saucers From Outer Space
21
Donald Keyhoe
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
22
Dorothy B. Hughes
Porgy (Dorothy Heyward and Dubose Heyward)
Porgy
23
Dorothy Heyward and Dubose Heyward
Giant (Edna Ferber)
Giant
24
Edna Ferber
Sudden Fear (Edna Sherry)
Sudden Fear
25
Edna Sherry
Father of the Bride (Edward Streeter)
Father of the Bride
26
Edward Streeter
When Worlds Collide (Edwin Balmer & Philip Wylie (1933))
When Worlds Collide
27
Edwin Balmer & Philip Wylie (1933)
Blood Brother (Elliott Arnold)
Blood Brother
28
Elliott Arnold
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
29
Ernest Hemingway
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
30
Ernest Hemingway
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
31
Ernest Hemingway
To Have and Have Not (Ernest Hemingway)
To Have and Have Not
32
Ernest Hemingway
Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes)
Johnny Tremain
33
Esther Forbes
The Blackboard Jungle (Evan Hunter)
The Blackboard Jungle
34
Evan Hunter
Perri (Felix Salten)
Perri
35
Felix Salten
The Hound of Florence (Felix Salten)
The Hound of Florence
36
Felix Salten
Waterfront (Ferguson Findley)
Waterfront
37
Ferguson Findley
Fort Starvation (Frank Gruber)
Fort Starvation
38
Frank Gruber
My Reminiscences as a Cowboy (Frank Harris)
My Reminiscences as a Cowboy
39
Frank Harris
Old Yeller (Fred Gipson)
Old Yeller
40
Fred Gipson
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