It's a Wonderful Life. Poster of the 1946 movie and cover of the 1943 book, The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale
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The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale
Philip Van Doren Stern, 1943
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Frank Capra, 1946

On Christmas Eve 1945, in Bedford Falls, New York, 38-year-old George Bailey contemplates suicide. An angel is sent from Heaven to help George by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.


It's a Wonderful Life. Poster of the 1946 movie and cover of the book novelization
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It's a Wonderful Life
M.C. Bolin, 1996
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Frank Capra, 1946

On Christmas Eve 1945, in Bedford Falls, New York, 38-year-old George Bailey contemplates suicide. An angel is sent from Heaven to help George by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.


The Invisible Man. Poster of the 1933 movie and cover of the 1897 book
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The Invisible Man
H.G. Wells, 1897
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James Whale, 1933

On a snowy night, a stranger, his face swathed in bandages and his eyes obscured by dark goggles, takes a room at The Lion’s Head Inn in the English village of Iping in Sussex. Later, the innkeeper, Mr. Hall, is sent by his wife to evict the stranger after the stranger has made a huge mess in his room while doing research and has fallen behind in his rent.


The Moon is Down. Poster of the 1943 movie and cover of the 1942 book, The Moon Is Down
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The Moon Is Down
John Steinbeck, 1942
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Irving Pichel, 1943

When the Germans invade Norway their Commandant and the town Mayor confront each other, attempting to maintain civility as far as possible. When the army tries to orgnanize townspeople to work for them sabotage which is at first humorous turns serious, resulting in death on both sides.