Of Mice and Men. Poster of the 1939 movie and cover of the 1937 book
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Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck, 1937
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Lewis Milestone, 1939

Two migrant field workers in California on their plantation during the Great Depression—George Milton, an intelligent but uneducated man, and Lennie Small, a bulky, strong man but mentally disabled—are in Soledad on their way to another part of California. They hope to one day attain the dream of settling down on their own piece of land.


The Wolf Man. Poster of the 1941 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Wolfman
Carl Dreadstone, 1977
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George Waggner, 1941

At some time in the early twentieth century, after learning of the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns to his ancestral home in Llanwelly, Wales to reconcile with his estranged father, Sir John Talbot. As a pretext to converse with her, he purchases a silver-headed walking stick decorated with a wolf.


Secret Agent X-9. Poster of the 1937 movie and cover of the 1934 comic book
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Secret Agent X-9
Dashiell Hammett, Alex Raymond, 1934
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Ford Beebe, Clifford Smith, 1937

Upon the theft of the crown jewels of Belgravia, Secret Agent X-9 is dispatched to conduct an investigation. Collaborating with Shara Graustark, our protagonist swiftly realizes that this is not a typical heist but rather the machination of a enigmatic mastermind identified solely as Blackstone.