THE BOOK When Worlds Collide (1933), co-written with Edwin Balmer

THE MOVIE (Pre-production — 2010)
Directed by Stephen Sommers

THE MOVIE (1951)
Directed by Rudolphe Maté
Starring Richard Derr, Barbara Rush, and Larry Keating

THE MOVIE PLOT (Science Fiction)
A rogue red star is on a collision course with Earth. With no way to stop it, a pilot and an astronomer race to build a space ship to transport a handful of people to another planet in order to save the human race from extinction.

THE BOOK Night Unto Night (1944)

THE MOVIE (1949)
Directed by Don Siegel
Starring Ronald Reagan, Viveca Lindfors, and Broderick Crawford

THE MOVIE PLOT (Drama/Romance)
A psychological tale set on the Florida coast: A young scientist suffering from epilepsy meets and falls in love with a woman who is recovering from the loss of her husband. Together they deal with their individual afflictions and demons.

THE BOOK The Gladiator (1930)

THE MOVIE (1938)
Directed by Edward Sedgwick
Starring Joe E. Brown, Man Mountain Dean, June Travis, Dickie Moore, Lucien Littlefield, and Robert Kent

THE MOVIE PLOT (Comedy/Science Fiction)
A mild-mannered man accidentally drinks a serum that turns him into a super-human football hero.