TY - BOOK AU - Davis, Bette, AU - Keith, Brian, AU - Hunter, Kim, AU - Kelly, Paul, AU - Coughlin, Kevin, AU - Taradash, Daniel, AU - Moll, Elick, AU - Blaustein, Julian, ED - Phoenix Productions ED - Columbia Pictures TI - Storm center PY - 2010/// CY - California PB - Columbia Pictures KW - Anti-communist movements KW - fast KW - United States KW - Drama KW - Librarians KW - Libraries KW - Censorship KW - Political films KW - Fiction films KW - lcgft KW - Feature films N1 - Catalogued from container; "Bette Davis hits the screen in a cyclone of dramatic fury!" -- Container N2 - "Directed and co-scripted by Daniel Taradash ('From Here To Eternity'), this reflection on the rights and responsibilities of citizens was a timely response to Anti-Communist sentiment in the 1950's. A small town librarian (Bette Davis) stands up to local pressure to remove a controversial book from the shelves - on principle, not out of sympathy for its perspective. Also co-stars Brian Keith ('Tight Spot', and TV's 'A Family Affair') and Kim Hunter ('A Streetcar Named Desire'). -- Back cover ER -