No, But I Saw the Movie: The Best Short Stories Ever Made Into Film

We hear or read in the credits about the short story from which particular movie was made. But for the most part, we don't get to see these originals. Now here's an opportunity: Between the two covers of No, But I Saw The Movie.There are 18 of these stories here, including the bases for All About Eve, High Noon, Jazz Singer, Rear Window, It Happened One Night. We can see how these tales got fleshed out for the screen versions. You can make your own judgment about the relative merits of the originals and the expansions. I accidently came across this at a second-hand booksale. It is out of print right now, but definitely deserves to be available again.

I already knew that there were some movies that were based on short stories rather than books, but until I saw this volume, I didn't know how many popular and famous movies were actually based on stories. This book contains introductory articles as well as stories (and which movies were made with the story as basis). Its good reading for movie fans as well as people who enjoy short stories.