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Great British Films of the 1940s is a reference work that deals with a comprehensive look at forty motion pictures made between 1940 and 1949. Stars of the period include, James Mason, Margaret Lockwood, Dennis Price, Stewart Granger, Jean Kent, Phyllis Calvert, Eric Portman, and many others. Also included are some lesser-known gems, starring character actors like Felix Aylmer and Wilfrid Lawson.Genres covered include comedies, dramas, mystery and suspense, wartime films and others. There are both biographies, like The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, as well as films based on the classics, such as Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickleby, and Oliver Twist. Directors such as Michael Powell, David Lean, Alexander Korda and others are included.

British Films of the 1950s provides over 40 productions, representing a wide range of motion pictures made in England during that period. Included are films as diverse as dramatic fare such as The Blue Lamp and The Browning Version, the Dickens classic Scrooge with Alastair Sim, Olivier's Richard III and the David Lean war film masterpiece, Bridge on the River Kwai. Many popular stars of the fifties are here: Dirk Bogarde, Jean Simmons, John Mills, Kenneth More, Jack Hawkins, Laurence Olivier, Michael Redgrave, and many others. There are also well-known Hollywood stars here like William Holden, Gene Tierney, and others.

This book entitled Van Der Valk: The Series, is the first and only book to deal with all 32 episodes of the series which starred Barry Foster as Dutch Detective Commissaris Piet Van Der Valk. The were five separate series: 1972, 1973, 1977, 1991, and 1992. The series was filmed primarily in and aroud Amsterdam, Holland. Included in the book are numberous photos, compleye cast listings, original air dates, directorial credits and a synopsis of each episode.

This reference book chronicles the popular and gritty British TV series of the 1970s, starring John Thaw and Dennis Waterman. It deals with the Flying Squad, or "Sweeney," which is cockney ryhming slang for Sweeney Todd. The book includes numerous photos as well as complete cast listing for all episodes, which appear in date order along with directorial credits, original air dates, and a succinct story synopses for each episode. There were four separate series of 13 episodes each, with the final series having an extra episode (14). There was also a pilot film in 1974 and two motion pictures which were made between series in 1977 and 1978. The series mostly was seen on ITV, usually on Monday evenings between nine and ten o'clock.

This book is a reference book that chronicles the popular science fiction television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, which ran for four seasons from 1964-1968 on A.B.C. Television. The book includes complete cast listings, numerous photographs from each episode, original air dates, and directorial credits. A succinct story synopsis is given for each episode. Also included is the 1961 film starring Walter Pidgeon, which included a basic plot of one of the episodes and used a number of characters seen in the series.

This book is a reference work about the television series Wanted Dead or Alive, which ran from 1958-1961 for three seasons, and starred the great Steve McQueen as bounty hunter Josh Randall. The book features a synopsis of each story, beginning with the first season, and includes all 94 episodes of the show. It includes many black and white photographs, directorial credits, original air dates, and complete cast listings. It is a hardback book which features a unique cover design made up of a collage of images.

This book chronicles all 104 episodes of the renowned TV series The Wild Wild West, which aired for four seasons from 1965-1969. It also includes two made for television films based on the series that also starred Robert Conrad and Ross Martin. There are lots of photos to go along with the write-ups for each individual epsode, complete cast listings, directorial credits, etc. It also features a foreward by the star, Robert Conrad, and commentary by a number of well-known actors who appeared on the series.

Drama films are serious presentations or stories with settings or life situations that portray realistic characters who find themselves in a variety of conflicts. This book chronicles 51 motion pictures made in Great Britain between the years 1932 and 1975. The book includes the title of the film, the year of its release, the directorial credits, a complete cast list-including many non-credited performers, as well as numerous photographs.

David Carradine starred as Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin priest who is wandering the American West circa 1870. This iconic series went for three seasons from 1972 to 1975. This book is a reference work featuring all 62 series episodes, as well as the polit film and a subsequrent 1986 film. It includes many photographs, complete cast lists, story synopses, original air dates, and commentary from some of the actor who appeared in episodes of the series.

Great British Films of the 1930s, the first in a series of books based on films made by decade, includes complete cast listings, story synopses, directorial credits, running times, and photographs. A and B pictures alike are included, as well as stars of the day like classical actors such Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson, horror stars such as Tod Slaughter and Bela Lugosi, comedians like George Formby, Jack Hulbert and the Crazy Gang, and musical stars like Jessie Matthews. Directors such as Alfred Hitchcock and Alexander Korda can be found here too.

Herbert Lom starred as psychiatrist Dr. Roger Corder in the seires The Human Jungle, which ran in 1963 and 1964. Corder had an office in Harley Street, and treated numberous patients. Lom played Corder as an intelligent man, both humane and kindly in his approach. Michael Johnson appeared in many episodes of the show as Corder's young colleague, Dr. Jimmy Davis; Sally Smith played Corder's teenage daughter. This book deals with all 26 episodes in the series, and includes original air dates, complete cast lists, sirectorial cerdits, story synopses, and many photographs.

The Prisoner was an iconice British television series starring Patrick McGoohan, as a resigned British Secret Service agant, who is taken to a mysterious coastal Village where he (and everyone else) are given numbers (He is Number Six). There is virtually no escape. Number Six meets with Number Two, but cannot discover the identity of Number One until the final series episode. This book attempts to chronicle all the seventeen episodes in order, along with photographs, cast listings,and story plots for each episode.

Alfred Hitchcock, known as The master of Suspense, was certainly one of the greatest and most influential directors in the history of motion pictures. This book looks at 55 feature length films that Hitchcock directed between 1925 and 1976. Beginning with the silent film The Pleasure Garden (1925) and finishing up with Family Plot (1976), this work lists complete cast listings, story synopses, running times, numerous photographs, and directorial credits-all by Hitchcock. It will appeal to not only fans of Hitchcock, but film buffs and students worldwide.

Jack Webb had starred as Sergeant Joe Friday in a TV series that ran from 1951-59. In 1966, Webb relaunched the series with a pilot film Called Dragnet. In 1967, the series got underway and went for 100 episodes until 1970. This book documents all the episodes in the 1967-70 series, with original air dates, photographs, and story synopses. The story started with the classical theme music, followed by narration which stated the story was true (based on fact) and the names of people were changed "to protect the innocent." Webb then narrated "This is the city, Los Angeles, California..." He usually gave the date, time, and weather conditions. Webb's no-nonsense, fast talking dialgue became an iconic part of the show. Along with partner Bill Gannon, played by harry Morgan, the police were shown as working-class heroes. The show always ended with the guilty party being put on trial, and the results of the trial.