An acting duo, Joseph and Maria Tura (played by Jack Benny and Carole Lombard), get tangled in a Polish pilot's mission to stop a German double agent.

The film famously mocks the absurdity of Nazi ideology, with actors impersonating high-ranking officials—and even Hitler himself—to save the resistance.

When we talk about cinema that defies the boundaries of time, few titles carry the weight—and the wit—of Ernst Lubitsch's 1942 classic, Whether you are a fan of Shakespearean soliloquies or high-stakes wartime satire, finding this masterpiece with accurate Greek subtitles ("Υπότιτλοι Ελληνικά") allows a whole new audience to appreciate what critics call "The Lubitsch Touch". Why This Film is a Must-Watch

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Bookman Card Blank

This 3D printable card blank will ensure your Bookman cartridge contact strip stays clean and sits flush with the rest of the device by filling the card slot.

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Bookman Label Maker

This tool is used to create replacement labels for Franklin BOOKMAN cartridges that have faded or otherwise deteriorated labelling. The generated labels are downloadable as SVG files and can be printed at 100% scale for a 1:1 reproduction size suitable for application on worn ROM cards.

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Leaflet Library

You can find scans of various Franklin promotional / catalog leaflets below. Items listed in chronological order.

Supporting Software

This is a collection of disk images and files of related software that came bundled as part of various Franklin DBS / Bookman devices. Click to download these files.

💿 Bookman Desktop Manager v1.0 💿 Bookman Desktop Manager v1.2 💿 Bookman Desktop Manager v1.21 💿 Bookman Desktop Manager v1.3
💾 Pocket Quicken Connect v1.0 (PQN-560) 💾 Bookman Sidekick connectivity software (SDK-561, SDK-563, SDK-565) 💾 Sidekick for Windows v2.0

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USB Vendor Code

FEP received its own official number in the USB vendor code list after submitting it to the USB consortium: 0x09b2 (hex) or 2482 (dec). The submission was related to use of USB for the eBookman device.

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An acting duo, Joseph and Maria Tura (played by Jack Benny and Carole Lombard), get tangled in a Polish pilot's mission to stop a German double agent.

The film famously mocks the absurdity of Nazi ideology, with actors impersonating high-ranking officials—and even Hitler himself—to save the resistance. An acting duo, Joseph and Maria Tura (played

When we talk about cinema that defies the boundaries of time, few titles carry the weight—and the wit—of Ernst Lubitsch's 1942 classic, Whether you are a fan of Shakespearean soliloquies or high-stakes wartime satire, finding this masterpiece with accurate Greek subtitles ("Υπότιτλοι Ελληνικά") allows a whole new audience to appreciate what critics call "The Lubitsch Touch". Why This Film is a Must-Watch An acting duo

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