1940s Movies Based on Books

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Mildred Pierce (1945, Drama, Divorce, Mother and Daughter, Affair, Adaptation)

PLOT: After her cheating husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce (Joan Crawford) proves that she can become independent and successful by opening a chain of restaurants. Her good fortune doesn't help her to win the approval of her spoiled daughter Veda (Ann Blyth), who devises her own schemes to get rich, much to her mother's chagrin. AUTHOR: James M. Cain

1940s Movies Based On Books List

Movie Title	Book Title	Author
Bambi (1942)	Bambi	Felix Salten
Lady of Burlesque (1943)	G-String Murders, The	Gypsy Rose Lee
Magnificent Ambersons, The (1942)	Magnificent Ambersons, The	Booth Tarkington
Mildred Pierce (1945)	Mildred Pierce	James M. Cain

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