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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
41
Grace Metalious
King Solomon's Mines (H. Rider Haggard)
King Solomon's Mines
42
H. Rider Haggard
The War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells)
The War of the Worlds
43
H.G. Wells
Quo Vadis (Henryk Sienkiewicz)
Quo Vadis
44
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
45
Herman Melville
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
46
Herman Wouk
Darby O'gill and the Good People (Herminie Templeton Kavanagh)
Darby O'gill and the Good People
47
Herminie Templeton Kavanagh
Lust for Life (Irving Stone)
Lust for Life
48
Irving Stone
Peter Pan (J.M. Barrie)
Peter Pan
49
J.M. Barrie
The Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
The Body Snatchers
50
Jack Finney
White Fang (Jack London)
White Fang
51
Jack London
Shane (Jack Schaefer)
Shane
52
Jack Schaefer
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
53
James Jones
Sayonara (James Michener)
Sayonara
54
James Michener
Banner in the Sky (James Ullman)
Banner in the Sky
55
James Ullman
The Friendly Persuasion (Jessamyn West)
The Friendly Persuasion
56
Jessamyn West
Room at the Top (John Braine)
Room at the Top
57
John Braine
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
58
John Steinbeck
Who Goes There (John W. Campbell)
Who Goes There
59
John W. Campbell
The Horse's Mouth (Joyce Cary)
The Horse's Mouth
60
Joyce Cary
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
61
Jules Verne
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in 80 Days
62
Jules Verne
The Nun's Story (Kathryn Hulme)
The Nun's Story
63
Kathryn Hulme
War and Peace (Leo Tolstoy)
War and Peace
64
Leo Tolstoy
Battle Cry (Leon Uris)
Battle Cry
65
Leon Uris
Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben-Hur
66
Lew Wallace
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
67
Lewis Carroll
Clean Break (Lionel White)
Clean Break
68
Lionel White
The Big Fisherman (Lloyd C. Douglas)
The Big Fisherman
69
Lloyd C. Douglas
The Robe (Lloyd C. Douglas)
The Robe
70
Lloyd C. Douglas
Operation Cicero (Ludwig Carl Moyzisch)
Operation Cicero
71
Ludwig Carl Moyzisch
Children of the Covered Wagon (Mary Jane Carr)
Children of the Covered Wagon
72
Mary Jane Carr
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
73
Mary Shelley
I, the Jury (Mickey Spillane)
I, the Jury
74
Mickey Spillane
Kiss Me, Deadly (Mickey Spillane)
Kiss Me, Deadly
75
Mickey Spillane
My Gun Is Quick (Mickey Spillane)
My Gun Is Quick
76
Mickey Spillane
The Long Wait (Mickey Spillane)
The Long Wait
77
Mickey Spillane
The Egyptian (Mika Waltari)
The Egyptian
78
Mika Waltari
The Cruel Sea (Nicholas Monsarrat)
The Cruel Sea
79
Nicholas Monsarrat
Auntie Mame (Patrick Dennis)
Auntie Mame
80
Patrick Dennis
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