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11 Nov, 18 tweets, 5 min read

Today in pulp... I'm looking at movie tie-ins by Pan Books!

"Do you want to go to the toilet Eric?"

Villain (aka The Burden Of Proof) by James Barlow. Pan Books, 1971. Starring Richard Burton.

The Limbo Line, by Victor Canning. Pan Books, 1968. Starring Kate O'Mara.

Smashing Time, by John Burke. Pan Books, 1968. Starring Lynn Redgrave and Rita Tushingham.

Privilege, by John Burke. Pan Books, 1967. Starring Jean Shrimpton.

The Witches (aka The Devil's Own) by Peter Curtis. Pan Books, 1966. Starring Joan Fontaine.

A Kid For Two Farthings together with Make Me An Offer, by Wolf Mankowitz. Pan Books, 1956. Starring Sid James.

The Barbarian And The Geisha, by Robert Payne. Pan Books, 1958. Starring John Wayne.

Cape Fear (aka The Executioners) by John D MacDonald. Great Pan, 1961. Starring Robert Mitchum.

Please Don't Eat The Dasies, by Jean Kerr. Great Pan, 1960. Starring Doris Day and David Niven.

The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner, by Alan Sillitoe. Great Pan, 1962. Starring Tom Courtenay.

Payroll, by Derek Bickerton. Great Pan, 1961. Starring Michael Craig.

The Mind Benders, by James Kennaway. Pan Books, 1963. Starring Dirk Bogarde.

Moment Of Danger, by Donald MacKenzie. Great Pan, 1960. Starring Trevor Howard.

The Man Who Finally Died, by John Burke. Pan Books, 1963. Starring Stanley Baker and Peter Cushing.

Private Potter by John Burke. Pan Books, 1962. Starring Tom Courtenay.

The League Of Gentleman, by John Boland. Great Pan, 1960. Starring Jack Hawkins.

More Pan Books another time. Don't tell anyone!

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