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Books to the Big Screen

Westerns at the Public Library

The searchers (DVD)
A Civil War veteran spends five years on the trail of a Comanche raiding party that kidnapped his dead brother's daughters. Breathtaking scenery gives a picture of frontier families separated by miles of emptiness.
Cimarron (DVD)
ISBN: 0790748363
A western saga about empire building, it follows the adventures of Yancey Cravat, a lawyer and newspaperman from Wichita, who joins the Oklahoma Territory land rush in 1889.
High noon (DVD)
Just-married lawman Will Kane is about to retire as a small-town sheriff and begin a new life with his bride when he learns that gunslinger Frank Miller is due to arrive at high noon to settle an old score.
True grit (DVD)
Mattie Ross is determined to avenge her father's blood by capturing Tom Chaney, the man who shot and killed him for two pieces of gold. Just fourteen, she enlists the help of Rooster Cogburn, a one-eyed, trigger-happy U.S. Marshal with an affinity for drinking, and hardened Texas Ranger LaBoeuf to track the fleeing Chaney.
The big country (DVD)
A retired ship captain moves west to marry and start life over as a rancher. He finds himself between two families at war over cattle watering rights, unaccepted by the local people, and in a deteriorating relationship.
Shane
A drifter and retired gunfighter assists a homestead family terrorized by an aging cattleman and his hired gun.

Upcoming Events

Books to the Big Screen 2020 Lineup

The Public Library and Friends of the Public Library present our annual book to film adaptation event!

Please join us for our annual celebration of book to film adaptations with free movie screenings at the KiMo Theater, Main Library, Juan Tabo Library, and Special Collections Library. This year all the movies are Westerns! Beginning with The Searchers and continuing through the month, these classics will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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