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Movie star Alan Ladd played Dan Holiday, retired newspaperman turned fiction writer and adventurer extraordinaire. To gain ideas for his books, Holiday placed an ad in the Star-Times newspaper: "Adventure wanted - will go anywhere, do anything - Box 13." It wasn't long before his Box 13 became jammed with adventures galore.

Movie star Alan Ladd played Dan Holiday, a former newspaperman turned mystery novelist and adventurer. To gain ideas for his books, Holiday placed an ad in the Star-Times newspaper: "Adventure wanted - will go anywhere, do anything - write Box 13, Star-Times." It wasn't long before his post office box became jammed with adventure offers galore. The stories follow his escapades when he responds to the letters.

Blanche Tucker longs to escape her drop-dead dull life in tiny Boynton, Oklahoma. Then dashing Graham Peyton roars into town. Posing as a film producer, Graham convinces the ambitious but naive teenager to run away with him to a glamorous new life. Instead, Graham uses her as cruelly as a silent-picture villain. Taking charge of her life, she makes it to Hollywood. Six years later, Blanche has transformed into the celebrated Bianca LaBelle, the reclusive star of a series of adventure films, and Peyton's remains are discovered on a Santa Monica beach. Is there a connection?

Celeste is about to become one of the thirteen Fées Gardiennes, a centuries-old sisterhood of fairy godmothers. To be granted full status, she must usher her first protégé onto their path of destiny. Where better to find a starry-eyed ward than in the land of magic and illusion called Hollywood? It’s 1927. The moviemaking business is booming when Celeste befriends a young studio seamstress whose dreams outshine everyone else’s. Rose is talented and underappreciated and could use some enchanted intervention in her life.

There are good reasons why compelling action stories are popular. They give us the catharsis of adrenaline-pumping risk and danger, the rush of edge-of-your seat suspense, and a welcome escape from the sameness of everyday life. These three stories provide all that and more-and even better, they're given to you in the wonderful format of screenplays. As you listen, you have the chance to be the director as well as the audience-and you'll appreciate the format, easy on the eyes compared to prose fiction.

When Hollywood producer Zane Galvin’s failed movie leaves him with a $5 million debt and 30 days to pay it off, he goes to unpredictable extremes to raise the money. Joining in on his scheme are Zane’s girlfriend, his gardener, the film’s writer, and the director. The plan quickly turns into a wicked game of switching sides, blackmail, betrayal, and greed. Will anyone come out a winner?

Norah Wintry is on the run, but not for long. She has a plan to free all those brainwashed by Magdea and restore Frondle's memories. She's gonna need a little help. Sea monsters are on the beach and creating havoc for magicals and mundanes alike. Is this Magdea's work or the Deep Queen's? They'll have to find out before they can put an end to this for good.

Protecting Hollywood and its elite is a full time job for Allyson Legends. But when a Mexican drug cartel, aided by a rogue double agent, tries to kidnap America's Sweetheart, steal a $300 million dollar movie, and blowup a national landmark, it turns into a deadly game on the Walk of Fame. With the stakes so high, Allyson Legends turns to reinforcements. Among them, a retired CIA enforcer she calls Dad, who's redacted past just might be the key to unraveling the mystery of what's really going down in T-town, and that means Hollywood, Baby!

Mismatched amateur detectives Casey Alton and Smitty, former biker gang leader, have solved some tough mysteries before. But this one may push them to do some truly creative actions on the edge of what’s legal. Casey and Smitty have a dilemma they have to solve. A longtime good friend of Smitty’s has been conned out of $2,000,000 dollars. The perpetrator’s a known ruthless and murderous crook. The friend has been beaten within an inch of his life to keep him quiet.

Após uma década de trabalho mediana, Rick Dalton acha difícil engolir a ideia de que a indústria cinematográfica passa muito bem sem ele, obrigado. Sentindo que sua carreira de ator está cada vez mais próxima do fim e mergulhado em uma crise existencial, Rick está disposto a se submeter ao lobby cruel de Hollywood para tentar adiar sua ruína. Para isso, vai cogitar uma investida no cinema italiano, encarnar um vilão controverso em uma série de faroeste e aceitar conselhos profissionais de uma respeitada atriz de oito anos de idade.

A successful real estate developer uncovers corruption at city hall and nearly pays for it with his life. Evan Parker is a hot shot land developer, who likes to shake things up at city hall in Atlanta, Georgia. When his company, Noble, Ernst and Associates become interested in a downtrodden community known as The Hollywood Quarters, people start dying. He, along with Samantha James, his junior associate and Pete Calloway, his best friend, try to expose the deep seated corruption that has a city teetering on the brink.

Hollywood 1969... comme si vous y étiez ! Rick Dalton – Il fut un temps, Rick avait son propre feuilleton télé. Aujourd'hui, c'est un acteur rincé, condamné à jouer les crapules à la petite semaine, qui noie son chagrin dans les whisky sour. Un coup de fil de Rome : sauvera-t-il son destin ou le scellera-t-il ? Cliff Booth – Doublure cascade de Rick, il est l'homme à la réputation la plus sulfureuse de tous les plateaux de tournage – car il est le seul à avoir (peut-être) commis un meurtre et à s'en être tiré.

The Brogardi appeared out of nowhere, and—telegraphing their peaceful intentions—they landed in the middle of nowhere: New York State's Catskills Mountains resorts. It was an alien invasion, of the most peaceful, friendly kind. But there had to be something sinister behind it all, right?

Reminiscent of Humphrey Bogart's character Rick Blaine from the classic movie Casablanca, Rocky Jordan relocated to Cairo after being ousted from St. Louis by his enemies. Now living in North Africa, Rocky Jordan owns and operates a gin joint, the Café Tambourine, and finds himself involved in an assortment of mystery and intrigue endeavors while unwillingly moonlighting as a crime fighter.

Frontier Gentleman was a radio western series aimed at adults that aired on CBS radio for one season in 1958. It starred radio veteran John Dehner as J. B. Kendall, a reporter for the London Times. The series followed the adventures of the freelance journalist as he roamed the western United States in search of stories for his newspaper. Kendall often crossed paths with well-known historical figures, such as Jesse James, Calamity Jane, and Wild Bill Hickok.

It's 1875, and Paladin lives at the swanky Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, where he dresses in formal wear, eats gourmet food, attends the opera, has a Chinese valet named Hey Boy, and enjoys the company of beautiful women. When working as a gun for hire, he dresses entirely in black, uses calling cards, and wears a holster decorated with a chess knight emblem—a symbol that refers both to his name and to his occupation as a champion for hire.