THE BOOK Windom’s Way (1952)
THE MOVIE (1957)
Directed by Ronald Neame
Starring Peter Finch, Mary Ure, and Natasha Parry
THE MOVIE PLOT (Drama)
A British doctor working in the Far East island-village of Selim champions the cause of the local plantation workers against the colonial government and the plantation owners. The doctor’s estranged wife comes to the island to save their marriage, while a native nurse harbors an unrequited love for the doctor.
THE BOOK The White Tower (1945)
THE MOVIE (1950)
Directed by Ted Tetzlaff
Starring Glenn Ford, Alida Valli, Claude Rains, Cedric Hardwicke, and Oscar Homolka
THE MOVIE PLOT (Drama)
Five men and a woman struggle to reach the peak of a mountain that has never been climbed successfully before. Along the way, each climber reveals his true colors.