I don't think Vertigo can really count. The story was written to be adapted into the movie's screenplay.
As for my picks...
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
by General Lew Wallace
1925 film directed by Fred Niblo
1959 film directed by William Wyler
The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells
1933 film directed by James Whale
All Quiet On The Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque
1930 film directed by Lewis Milestone
As for my picks...
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
by General Lew Wallace
1925 film directed by Fred Niblo
1959 film directed by William Wyler
The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells
1933 film directed by James Whale
All Quiet On The Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque
1930 film directed by Lewis Milestone