Four of Shaw's stories were filmed in the 1940s and 1950s. "Educating the Heart" was filmed as Easy Living (RKO, 1949), directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Victor Mature and Lucille Ball. The film was released as a home video in 1989. "Tip on a Dead Jockey was filmed under the original title (MGM, 1957) by Richard Thorpe and starred Robert Taylor and Dorothy Malone. "The Walking Wounded" and "Act of Faith" were also filmed. None of these last three were commercial.....
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