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Post by spiderwort on Aug 30, 2017 14:06:39 GMT
Novels adapted into plays that were then turned into films.
To begin:
Henry James' novel, "Washington Square," was adapted into the play The Heiress, which later became a film.
Christopher Isherwood's two short novels comprising "The Berlin Stories" became the play I Am a Camera, which became
1) the film of the same name starring Julie Harris, and
2) the musical, Cabaret, which then became a film.
Kathryn Forbes' novel, "Mama's Bank Account," became the play I Remember Mama, which later became a film.
Carson McCullers' novel "The Member of the Wedding," was adapted into a play that was later adapted into a film.
Can you think of others?
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Post by mattgarth on Aug 30, 2017 14:15:53 GMT
Here's a couple or three:
MR. ROBERTS
THE CAINE MUTINY
ADVISE AND CONSENT
(will try to think of some more)
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Post by Richard Kimble on Aug 30, 2017 14:28:31 GMT
The Desperate Hours
The Bad Seed
Enter Laughing
How to Succeed In Business (yes it's based on a book)
The Teahouse of the August Moon
The Old Maid
Dracula (1931)
The Green Pastures
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Post by Richard Kimble on Aug 30, 2017 14:30:12 GMT
Here's a couple or three: MR. ROBERTS THE CAINE MUTINY ADVISE AND CONSENT I don't believe the last two are technically based on the plays |
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Post by mattgarth on Aug 30, 2017 14:52:10 GMT
picky picky, Dr. Kimble.  Both were still plays first, although ADVISE was closer to its source than CAINE was (which just concentrated on the court martial). |
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Post by kijii on Aug 30, 2017 16:17:17 GMT
Anna and the King of Siam
Death in Venice
Bel Ami
Cousin Bette
Auntie MameNo Time for SergeantsWasn't The Diary of Anne Frank ever a play? If not, it could have been since it is stagebound and emotional. Truth--I am cheating since I have Googled "Novels adapted into plays" and then extrapolated to those made into movies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_novels_adapted_into_playsSo, there are others: Gigi for example
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Post by mattgarth on Aug 30, 2017 16:19:28 GMT
You did WHAT, Kijii? You --- GOOGLED! That's strictly against the rules!  |
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Post by kijii on Aug 30, 2017 16:24:54 GMT
You did WHAT, Kijii? You --- GOOGLED! That's strictly against the rules! There's a lot of good stuff on the Google machine.  |
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Post by mattgarth on Aug 30, 2017 16:35:45 GMT
You did WHAT, Kijii? You --- GOOGLED! That's strictly against the rules! There's a lot of good stuff on the Google machine. There is? Oh great -- NOW you tell me!  |
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Post by kijii on Aug 30, 2017 17:11:29 GMT
Of Mice and Men went through the 3 stages of writing.
So did The Grapes of Wrath.
What's interesting is that writing novels, writing plays, and writing screenplays all require different writing skills.
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Post by teleadm on Aug 30, 2017 17:44:21 GMT
Life with Father, a book by Clarence Day (1936), became a play by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse (1939), that became movie 1947 by Michael Curtiz.
Dracula, based on a book by Bram Stoker (1897), became a play by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston (1924), that became a movie 1931 by Tod Browning.
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Post by teleadm on Aug 30, 2017 17:58:56 GMT
Kiss Them from Me 1957, based on a book by Frederic Wakeman, became a play by Luther Davis that became a movie by Stanley Donen. Not one of Cary Grant's best movies.
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Post by marshamae on Aug 30, 2017 19:23:31 GMT
Peter Pan - started as a novel , THE LITTLE WHITE BIRD, Which included a section called Peter Pan in Kensington Garden, then became a play , Peter Pan, then a novel, Peter Pan and Wendy, then a film Peter Pan. The play was mounted many times after , generally titled as Peter Pan. This also became the title for the novel and film versions. The rights were gifted by James M Barrie to the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital
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Post by claudius on Aug 30, 2017 19:59:03 GMT
"Wasn't The Diary of Anne Frank ever a play? If not, it could have been since it is stagebound and emotional."
With all the googling, you could have found out that the 1959 Stevens film (and the 1980 TV movie with Melissa Gilbert) were both based on the award winning play based on Anne Frank's Diary. Besides, how can a story centered in hiding in an attic NOT be stagebound? That said, the 1959 version isn't exactly stagy, with the 'elevator lift' shots of the different floors, the exterior scenes, and the downstairs thief sequence (which I believe was limited only to the Attic scenes- Otto, Anne, and Peter off-stage- in the stage versions; heck, compare the Stevens film with the Gilbert TV-film and you'll notice which one is more stagebound).
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Post by zenzy on Aug 30, 2017 21:20:19 GMT
From Muriel Spark to Jay Presson Allen to Ronald Neame; The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie |
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Post by gunshotwound on Aug 31, 2017 0:39:17 GMT
Meyer Levin adapted his 1956 novel Compulsion into a play (1957) and then a movie (1959).
I turned GREEN!!!!!!!! |
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Post by gunshotwound on Aug 31, 2017 1:08:08 GMT
Yes, and it looks really good on you. What the heck did you do to earn that? I guess it has something to do with the number of posts I have made.
I thought something was suppose to happen when posts reach 666 but nothing happened that I was aware of.
Now I am back to yellow!
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 31, 2017 1:17:46 GMT
gunshotwound666 = Black Stars and Satan
777 = Green and Lucky seven
999 is the next one ... watch for it. It's pretty funny.
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Post by gunshotwound on Aug 31, 2017 1:33:41 GMT
gunshotwound 666 =
777 =
999 is the next one ... watch for it. It's pretty funny. I never saw the 666 one and I was looking for it. I guess I was posting one after the other and it just slipped by me. Looks like the change only lasts for one post. |
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 31, 2017 1:43:47 GMT
gunshotwoundYa. It just lasts the one post. If I see it and it's someone I know, I will C&P for them in case they missed it. Sorry I missed yours. Maybe next time 999 !  'scuse us OP, for the techy talk.
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