Based on the Books service being discontinued
Mid-Continent Public Library announced that this service will no longer be provided after October 2, 2023. If you are from another library and wish to explore providing this service, please contact Library Systems Manager Nathan Wittmaier at nwittmaier@mymcpl.org.
BOTB link: https://www.mymcpl.org/blogs/based-book-getting-reboot
| Movie | Book |
|---|---|
| 1984 (1956) | 1984 / Orwell, George |
| 23 Paces to Baker Street (1956) | Warrant for X / MacDonald, Philip |
| Accused of Murder (1956) | Vanity Row / Burnett, W.R. |
| Around the World in 80 Days (1956) | Around the World in 80 Days / Verne, Jules |
| Away All Boats (1956) | Away All Boats / Dodson, Kenneth |
| Backlash (1956) | Fort Starvation / Gruber, Frank |
| Bad Seed, The (1956) | Bad Seed, The / March, William |
| Between Heaven and Hell (1956) | Between Heaven and Hell / Gwaltney, Francis |
| Bhowani Junction (1956) | Bhowani Junction / Masters, John |
| Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado (1956) | Kilkenny / L'Amour, Louis |
| Bottom of the Bottle, The (1956) | Bottom of the Bottle, The / Simenon, Georges |
| Burning Hills, The (1956) | Burning Hills, The / L'Amour, Louis |
| Come-On, The (1956) | Come-On, The / Chambers, Whitman |
| Cruel Tower, The (1956) | Cruel Tower, The / Hartley, William B. |
| Cry in the Night, A (1956) | All Through the Night / Masterson, Whit |
| Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) | Flying Saucers from Outer Space / Keyhoe, Donald |
| Friendly Persuasion (1956) | Friendly Persuasion, The / West, Jessamyn |
| Full of Life (1956) | Full of Life / Fante, John |
| Giant (1956) | Giant / Ferber, Edna |
| Girl Can't Help It, The (1956) | Do Re Mi / Kanin, Garson |
| Good-bye. My Lady (1956) | Good-bye. My Lady / Street, James H. |
| Great Day in the Morning (1956) | Great Day in the Morning / Andrews, Robert Hardy |
| Great Man, The (1956) | Great Man, The / Morgan, Al |
| Hold Back the Night (1956) | Hold Back the Night / Frank, Pat |
| Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) | Body Snatchers, The / Finney, Jack |
| Jubal (1956) | Jubal Troop / Wellman, Paul |
| Killing, The (1956) | Killing, The / White, Lionel |
| King and I, The (1956) | Anna and the King of Siam / Landon, Margaret |
| Kiss Before Dying, A (1956) | Kiss Before Dying, A / Levin, Ira |
| Last Hunt, The (1956) | Last Hunt, The / Lott, Milton |
| Lust for Life (1956) | Lust for Life / Stone, Irving |
| Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, The (1956) | Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, The / Sloan, Wilson |
| Maverick Queen, The (1956) | Maverick Queen, The / Grey, Zane |
| Moby Dick (1956) | Moby-Dick, or, the Whale / Melville, Herman |
| Mountain, The (1956) | Mountain, The / Troyat, Henri |
| Navy Wife (1956) | Mother Sir / Blain, Tats |
| Nightfall (1956) | Nightfall / Goodis , David |
| Nightmare (1956) | Nightmare / Woolrich, Cornell |
| Peacemaker, The (1956) | Peacemaker, The / Poole, Richard |
| Pillars of the Sky (1956) | To Follow a Flag / Allen, Henry wilson |
| Proud and Profane, The (1956) | Magnificent Bastards, The / Crockett, Lucy Herndon |
| Proud Ones, The (1956) | Proud Ones, The / Athanas, Verne |
| Red Sundown (1956) | Back Trail / Patten, Lewis B. |
| Reprisal! (1956) | Reprisal / Gordon, Arthur |
| Revolt of Mamie Stover, The (1956) | Revolt of Mamie Stover, The / Huie, William Bradford |
| Rumble on the Docks (1956) | Rumble on the Docks / Paley, Frank |
| Searchers, The (1956) | Searchers, The / May, Alan Le |
| Serenade (1956) | Serenade / Cain, James M. |
| Slightly Scarlet (1956) | Love's Lovely Counterfeit / Cain, James M. |
| Star in the Dust (1956) | Law Man / Leighton, Lee |
| Teahouse of the August Moon, The (1956) | Teahouse of the August Moon, The / Sneider, Vern J |
| Tension at Table Rock (1956) | Bitter Sage / Gruber, Frank |
| Trapeze (1956) | Killing Frost, The / Catto, Max |
| War and Peace (1956) | War and Peace / Tolstoy, Leo |
| Westward Ho, The Wagons! (1956) | Children of the Covered Wagon: A Story of the Old Oregon Trail / Carr, Mary Jane |
| While the City Sleeps (1956) | While the City Sleeps / Einstein, Charles |
| White Squaw, The (1956) | White Squaw, The / Sutter, Larabie |
| Written on the Wind (1956) | Written on the Wind / Wilder, Robert |