All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Dana Andrews, ranked

The plot follows the lives of three veterans returning from service at the end of World War II to the fictional mid-western town of Boone City: Homer was a star high school athlete living with his parents and sister, next door to his girlfriend, Wilma. Homer lost both arms during the war and returns with mechanical hook prostheses.

New York City Police Department detective Mark McPherson is investigating the murder of a highly successful advertising executive, Laura Hunt, killed by a shotgun blast to the face just inside the doorway of her apartment. He first interviews charismatic newspaper columnist Waldo Lydecker, an imperious, effete dandy, who relates how he met Laura and became her mentor.

Gil Carter and Art Croft ride into a small Nevada town plagued by cattle thieves. Initially suspected of being the rustlers themselves, Carter and Croft eventually join a posse out to get the criminals, who also may be involved in a recent shooting. When the posse closes in on a group that could be the fugitives, they must decide on a course of action.

A clash of cultures unfolds as a young British poet finds himself in California to oversee the burial of his Hollywood star uncle. In this darkly comedic adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s 1948 novel, he confronts a seedy mortuary business, leading to a series of bizarre and absurd encounters.

In late-1800s London, the well-to-do Adelaide, over the objections of her family, marries her drawing teacher, impoverished artist Henry Lambert, and moves into his flat in the run-down street Britannia Mews. Henry soon proves himself to be an alcoholic who is more interested in drinking and pursuing his hobby of making elaborate marionettes than in completing his paintings.

Set in Hollywood during the 1930s, the movie revolves around the life of Monroe Stahr, a talented and influential film producer loosely based on the legendary producer Irving Thalberg. Stahr faces various challenges, including studio politics, love affairs, and the struggles of the Great Depression, all while trying to create successful movies.

Lee Barrett, a private investigator and former intelligence agent discharged for his outspoken views, is approached by a man with a tempting offer to join a political organization opposing bioweapons. His refusal proves the correct response, as the man is an impersonator sent by his former boss, Eric Cavanaugh, to test his loyalty.