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Presenting the 25 Best Films of Barbara Stanwyck: A Movie Poster Mini-Book... A collection of vintage posters and poster art from the top 25 films of Barbara Stanwyck, one of the last of Hollywood's tough ladies, best known for her strong female roles in such films as Double Indemnity (1944). Included in this mini-book are full-sized posters and poster art on 8 x 10 pages presented in descending order, based on their IMDb (Internet Movie Database) Rating. Films included are: All I Desire (1953), Baby Face (1933), Ball of Fire (1941), Christmas in Connecticut (1945), Clash by Night (1952), Double Indemnity (1944), Executive Suite (1954), Forty Guns (1957), Furies (1950), Meet John Doe (1941), My Reputation (1946), Night Nurse (1931), No Man of Her Own (1950), Remember the Night (1940), So Big (1932), Sorry, Wrong Number (1948), Stella Dallas (1937), The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933), The Lady Eve (1941), The Miracle Woman (1931), The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946), The Violent Men (1954), There's Always Tomorrow (1956), Titanic (1953) and Union Pacific (1939). During a nearly 60-year career that spanned 1927 to 1964, Stanwyck played "a rich mix of characterizations in more than 80 films but developed a distinctive image as a gutsy, self-reliant and self-assured woman whose husky voice and cool exterior usually masked a warm heart," according to the New York Times. She was nominated for four Academy Awards for Best Actress for her roles in Stella Dallas (1937), Ball of Fire (1941), Double Indemnity (1944) and Sorry, Wrong Number (1948). In 1982 she was awarded an honorary Oscar for being ''an artist of impeccable grace and beauty, a dedicated actress and one of the great ladies of Hollywood.'' In her films and television work, Stanwyck demonstrated that she was an "extremely versatile actress who could adapt to any role in all genres." 30 pages, full color on white paper.