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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Una Merkel, ranked

Una Merkel appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as The Parent Trap or The Mating Game.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 3 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Una Merkel appears. Revisit old favorites or discover hidden gems, whether books or film productions. We invite you to watch, read, and vote for any title, joining the debate of whether the book or the movie is better.
The Parent Trap. Poster of the 1961 movie and cover of the 1949 book, Lottie and Lisa
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Lottie and Lisa
Erich Kästner, 1949
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The Parent Trap
David Swift, 1961

Identical twins Sharon McKendrick and Susan Evers meet at Miss Inch’s Summer Camp for Girls, unaware that they are sisters. Their identical appearance initially creates rivalry, and they pull pranks on each other. After discovering that they both come from single-parent homes, they soon realize they are twin sisters and that their parents, divorced shortly after their birth, with each parent having custody of one of them.

The Mating Game. Poster of the 1959 movie and cover of the 1958 book, The Darling Buds of May
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The Darling Buds of May
H.E. Bates, 1958
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The Mating Game
George Marshall, 1959

Tax collector Lorenzo Charlton comes to the Larkins’ farm to ask why Pop Larkins hasn’t paid his back taxes. Charlton has to stay for a day to try to estimate the income from the farm, but it isn’t easy to calculate when the farmer has such a lovely daughter.

The Maltese Falcon. Poster of the 1931 movie and cover of the 1929 book
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The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett, 1929
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The Maltese Falcon
Roy Del Ruth, 1931

In San Francisco, private investigator Sam Spade and his partner Miles Archer are approached by Ruth Wonderly to follow a man, Floyd Thursby, who allegedly ran off with her younger sister. The two accept the assignment because the money is good, even though they disbelieve her story.