Miracle on 34th Street. Poster of the 1947 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Miracle on 34th Street
Valentine Davies, 1947
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
George Seaton, 1947

Kris Kringle is indignant to find that the man assigned to play Santa in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is intoxicated. He does so well he is hired to play Santa at Macy’s flagship New York City store on 34th Street. Ignoring instructions from toy department head Julian Shellhammer to recommend overstocked items to undecided shoppers, Kris directs one woman to another store to fulfill her son’s Christmas request.


Pride and Prejudice. Poster of the 1940 movie and cover of the 1813 book
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen, 1813
movie vs book
Robert Z. Leonard, 1940

Mrs. Bennet and her two eldest daughters, Jane and Elizabeth, are shopping for new dresses when they see two gentlemen and a lady alight from a very expensive carriage outside. They learn that the men are Mr. Bingley, who has just rented the local estate of Netherfield, and Mr. Darcy, both wealthy, eligible bachelors, which excites Mrs. Bennet.


The Trouble with Harry. Poster of the 1955 movie and cover of the 1949 book
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The Trouble with Harry
Jack Trevor Story, 1949
movie vs book
Alfred Hitchcock, 1955

The quirky but down-to-earth residents of the small hamlet of Highwater, Vermont, are faced with the freshly dead body of Harry Worp, which has inconveniently appeared on the hillside above the town. The problem of who the person is, who was responsible for his sudden death, and what should be done with the body is #the trouble with Harry.