 1940s Movies Based on Books
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Lady of Burlesque (1943, Mystery, Murder, Rivalry, Adaptation)
  
PLOT: Sassy Dixie Daisy (Barbara Stanwyck) is the hot new attraction at a former opera house that's been turned into a burlesque theater. Dixie vies for the top spot against rivals Lolita La Verne and Princess Nirvena. When both Lolita and the Princess are murdered, Dixie becomes the prime suspect. To prove her innocence, she sets a trap to nail the real killer. BOOK TITLE: The G-String Murders AUTHOR: Gypsy Rose Lee
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1940s Movies Based On Books List |
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
~Martin Farquhar Tupper
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Bambi