The credits fade onto a blind man tapping his way down the sidewalk,he enters a dingy boarding house and hears a shot fired in one of the upstairs bedrooms. A door opens from audience POV. A man tumbles out of the door and falls, slides and slithers down two flights of stairs and is dead when he hits the bottom. Then follows nearly 100 minutes of flashback and flashbacks-within-flashbacks about a veteran returing from the war, tired and disillusioned, only to find that he girl he loves has lied to him about her relationship with another man, and that man is sadistic, boastful and tauntful.
Fritzi Haller is a powerful casino owner in Chuckawalla, Nevada. Her daughter Paula (having quit school) returns at the same time as racketeer Eddie Bendix, who left under suspicion of murdering his wife. Paula and Eddie become involved; each for their own reasons, Fritzi, Paula's old beau Tom, and Eddie's pal Johnny try to break up the relationship. Then Eddie's past catches up with him in an unexpected way. Written by Rod Crawford {puffinus@u.washington.edu}
Clarence Day (William Powell), is a benevolent despot of his 1880s New York City household. His wife Vinnie (Irene Dunne), is the real head of the household. The anecdotal story, encompassing such details as Clarence (Jimmy Lydon), the eldest son's romance with pretty out-of-towner Mary (Elizabeth Taylor). Vinnie tries to get her headstrong husband baptized, else he'll never be able to enter the Kingdom of God.
上海某大学女生江玲玉(白杨 饰)寄居在姨母家。抗战爆发后,她不顾家人反对阻止,毅然参加抗日救亡演剧队,到抗战前沿作鼓动宣传。与她同在一起的音乐家高礼彬(陶金 饰)是个热血青年,两人逐渐相爱。演剧队随着战事的发展,辗转来到陪都重庆,表兄周家荣(高正 饰)此时在渝做投机生意并纠缠江玲玉,遭江拒。抗战胜利后,变成“接收大员”的周家荣大发国难财,而结婚后的江玲玉和高礼彬却一贫如洗、捉襟见肘,幸得旧友夏光原(石羽 饰)相助,租了个亭子间栖身。长期的颠沛流离加上营养不良,当教员的礼彬患了肺病,担心国家前途命运的玲玉,不顾身怀有孕,奋笔疾书,揭发“劫收”大员们肮脏的嘴脸,终因体力不支,昏倒街头......
尽管种种不堪回首的往事经常在杰弗(罗伯特·米彻姆 Robert Mitchum 饰)的脑海中卷土重来,但他依旧果断的抛弃了过去危险混乱的生活,和女友安(Virginia Huston 饰)过上了稳定平静的日子。没想到,过往却不肯放过杰弗,当一个名叫怀特(柯克·道格拉斯 Kirk Douglas 饰)的赌棍找到了早已经改头换面的杰弗时,杰弗知道,自己的好日子所剩不多。 原来,杰弗曾是一名私家侦探,他的老板不是别人,正是怀特。受怀特所托,杰弗前往阿尔普卡特,去寻找怀特的情夫凯西(简·格里尔 Jane Greer 饰)以及她所侵吞的巨额金钱。没想到,凯西的魅力吸引了杰弗,他背叛了怀特。如今,是时候还清当初欠下的债了,这一次,杰弗能否彻底的和往事说再见?
解放前的上海,很多底层人寄居在闻家店,正可谓三教九流,鱼龙混杂。落魄少爷金不换靠妻子卖淫为生;赖皮匠为妻子治病债台高筑;走方卖药的金老头讲义气;巡捕石敢当呆头呆脑;报贩牛三乐天知命。而开店的老板闻太师(石挥 饰)则是八面玲珑、阴险狡诈。老板娘赛观音水性杨花,放浪不羁。她先是与小偷杨七郎(张伐 饰)私通,不想后者竟然爱上了她那善良敦厚的石小妹(周璇 饰)。妒火中烧的赛观音,从此对妹妹百般欺负,并与姘头小方密谋毒死闻太师,卖掉石小妹。而此时,决定重新做人的杨七郎,正准备和石小妹私奔,正撞见告发他与妻子私通的闻太师。两人扭打在一起,闻太师毒发身亡。杨七郎成为嫌疑犯锒铛入狱…… 本片根据高尔基的话剧《在底层》改编。
一九三零年代的上海顺和纱厂,女工素芬(白杨 饰)与妇女补习学校教员张忠良(陶金 饰)喜结连理。 一九三七年七月七日,素芬诞下一子。忠良为子取名抗生后不久,便加入救护队离开上海,并机智地在南京大屠杀中幸存下来。 一九三八年,忠良母(吴茵 饰)带素芬和抗生回到丹阳乡下。但是乡下也不太平,忠良弟忠民(高正 饰)不肯做走狗,上山打起了游击。 一九四零年,侵略者吊死了忠良父。素芬只得背子随婆回到上海,以对忠良的思念和期盼为支撑,在苦难中挣扎求生。 一九四一年,被俘后成功逃脱的忠良辗转到达重庆,困苦中只得投靠故交王丽珍(舒绣文 饰),并慢慢被堕落的物质生活所引诱,开始迷失自己。 一九四五年,日本投降,忠良和丽珍先后回到上海,住进丽珍表姐何文艳(上官云珠 饰)家。就在忠良与文艳厮混时,走投无路的素芬歪打正着被招入文艳家帮佣……
凡尔杜先生(查理·卓别林 Charles Chaplin 饰)曾经是一名银行的职员,跟妻子莫纳(Mady Correll 饰)和儿子皮特(Allison Roddan 饰)一同过着平静但是幸福的生活。经济大萧条的到来令凡尔杜先生失去了工作,有一个家庭要养活的他流落在街头无处容身,绝望之情溢于言表。 一次偶然中,凡尔杜先生得到了一种神奇的毒药,它能够杀人于无形之中,拥有了这一“凶器”,一个绝妙的计划在他的脑海中诞生了。很快,塞尔玛(Helene Heigh 饰)、莉迪亚(Margaret Hoffman 饰)、格罗奈(伊索贝尔·埃尔索姆 Isobel Elsom 饰)等多金但无脑的女人们都成为了凡尔杜先生手下的冤魂,而她们的大笔财产,则都到了凡尔杜先生的口袋之中。
Wounded and on the run, notorious gunman Quirt Evans (John Wayne) gallops onto a farm owned by Quaker Thomas Worth (John Halloran) and his family and collapses. When Quirt urgently insists upon sending a telegram, Thomas and his daughter Penelope (Gail Russell) drive him into town in their wagon. After wiring a claim to the land recorder's office, Quirt kisses Penny and then passes out. Ignoring the doctor's advice to rid themselves of the gunman, the compassionate Worth family tends to the delirious Quirt, and Penny becomes intrigued by his ravings of past loves. Quirt recovering under the care of the two women (from left to right: Rich, Russell, and Wayne) Days later, when Quirt regains consciousness, Penny patiently explains the family's belief in non-violence. Three weeks later, Laredo Stevens (Bruce Cabot) and Hondo Jeffries (Louis Faust) ride into town looking for Quirt. When Penny's younger brother Johnny (Stephen Grant) rushes home to inform Quirt of his visitors, Quirt quickly prepares to flee. Penny, now smitten with Quirt, offers to run off with him. At the sound of approaching horses, Quirt grabs his gun and discovers that it has been emptied. Training his gun on the doorway, Quirt calmly greets Hondo and Laredo. Thinking that Quirt has the upper hand, Laredo offers to buy his claim. When Quirt sets the price at $20,000, Laredo hands over $5,000 in gold and challenges him to come for the balance when he is able – if he has the nerve. Afterward, Quirt saddles his horse, but when Penny begs him to stay, he changes his mind. Later, Quirt learns that cantankerous rancher Frederick Carson (Paul Hurst) has dammed up the stream that runs through the valley, thus draining the Worths' irrigation ditches. Quirt intimidates Carson into opening the dam. One Sunday, Penny asks Quirt to join the family for a ride. Before they leave, Marshal Wistful McClintock (Harry Carey) comes to question Quirt about a stagecoach robbery. The family swears that Quirt was with them at the time. The marshal then asks Quirt why he resigned as Wyatt Earp's deputy, sold his ranch and crossed over to the wrong side of the law soon after cattleman Walt Ennis was gunned down in a saloon brawl. When Quirt refuses to answer, the marshal leaves. Penny then begs Quirt to steer clear of Laredo, and he acquiesces because of his love for her. As Quirt and the Worths ride to the Quaker gathering, Quirt's erstwhile sidekick, Randy McCall (Lee Dixon), tags along. Randy tells Quirt that Laredo plans to rustle a herd of cattle and suggests that they then steal the herd from Laredo and let him take the blame. Mr. Worth gives Quirt a Bible for ending the feud with Carson. Fearing that he will never be able to live up to Penny's expectations, Quirt abruptly leaves with Randy. Quirt and Randy steal the herd from the original rustlers. They then celebrate with showgirls Lila Neal (Joan Barton) and Christine Taylor (Rosemary Bertrand). When Lila, sensing a change in her old flame, teases Quirt about his Bible, Quirt becomes angry and rides back to the Worth farm. Overjoyed, Penny throws her arms around him, just as the marshal arrives to question Quirt about the rustling. Quirt states that Lila can provide him with an alibi. Penny is hurt that Quirt was with his old flame, who she heard him talk about in his delirium, thinking Quirt prefers Lila's fair hair. Quirt realizes the depth of his feelings for Penny, and they kiss hungrily in the barn, while the camera fades. The marshal warns Quirt that he is the wrong man for Penny. Quirt decides to propose to her anyway. Instead of replying, Penny invites Quirt to join her picking blackberries. Quirt answers Penny's questions about his early life. Kindly Walt Ennis raised him after his parents were massacred by Indians. Then Ennis was murdered. Quirt and Penny are ambushed and chased by Laredo and Hondo on their way home. Their wagon plunges over a cliff into the river, causing Penny to develop a dangerous fever. When the doctor informs Quirt that there is no hope for her, Quirt straps on his pistol and rides into town to exact revenge. After Quirt leaves, Penny's fever suddenly breaks. In town, Quirt sends Bradley to tell Laredo and Hondo he is waiting for them in the street. Penny and her family arrive. She gets Quirt to surrender his gun to her. As Laredo and Hondo draw their guns, Marshal McClintock shoots them both. Quirt rides off in the wagon with Penny. The marshal picks up Quirt's discarded weapon. Bradley comments that Quirt may need the weapon, to which the marshal says, "Only a man who carries a gun ever needs one." And, the film fades to black.
故事发生在二十世纪初的北爱尔兰贝尔法斯特,刚刚出狱没多久的约翰尼(詹姆斯·梅森 James Mason 饰)参与了一次抢劫行动,并且为了掩护队友而遭到了警察的枪击,约翰尼失手打死了警察,惹上了重罪,成为了全城通缉的对象,身负重伤的约翰尼体力不支,昏了过去。 穷的叮当响的无赖汉谢尔(F.J.麦考密 F.J. McCormick 饰)发现了约翰尼的踪迹,在他的身上看到了发财的法子,他将情报通告给神父汤姆(W.G. Fay 饰),却被凯瑟琳(凯思琳·赖安 Kathleen Ryan 饰)发现。凯瑟琳赶在谢尔之前找到了躲在疯画家鲁奇(罗伯特·牛顿 Robert Newton 饰)家中的约翰尼,就这样,两个人踏上了逃亡的旅途。
剧情讲述印度加尔各答修道院的克罗塔修女奉调到纳普修道院当院长,纳普修道院在印度北方海拔8000尺高山上,常年刮着强风。克罗塔建立学校和医院,连小将军都来受教育。克罗塔虽从百废待兴中辛勤工作,治理得有条有理,但年轻的修女们在偏远高山上全凭自律修持,唯美的环境使精神受到挑战,在不断的诱惑下,无法把持者只有放弃圣职。在此中有如智者所言,只有圣者和俗人可能生存——因为生活在大自然中只有修身养性或是随波逐流。 后来,发生了幼儿病死及露丝修女因爱恨还俗并欲杀害院长反坠入深谷等事件,克罗塔也因此离开纳普修道院以弥平心中的伤痕。 相关评价 迈克尔.鲍威尔导演,本片表现出人性在环境的影响下可以改变的不争事实,在人性脆弱的时候,就不能抗拒环境带给它的压力,和抵抗外来环境的影响的自制。影片在表现角色内心挣扎的细微活动细致,演员在诠释各种角色的角度也把握得非常好。
抗战爆发后,心明投身抗战,至今杳无音讯。他在上海的朋友高志坚(舒适 饰)十分挂念。他经常通过住处中隐藏着的广播电台收听抗战的消息。他偶尔会去看望心明的妻子——告别歌坛的李湘梅(周璇 饰)。适逢湘梅生日,志坚便买了留声机赠予她作为礼物,不想竟然“撞衫”。他陪湘梅回家看望了心明的母亲,老人家双目失明,一心挂念着在战场上的儿子。志坚和湘梅为了宽慰老人,分别编造了心明回信的谎言,以让老人宽心。志坚见到心明家里经济拮据,虽然自己手头并不宽裕却也慷慨解囊,令湘梅十分感动。为了给老人补身体,湘梅来药店购买鱼肝油,因价格昂贵正在犹豫之间,而恰好碰见之前的女友。后者不但帮她埋单,而且还约她来家中小座。见湘梅经济困难,女友鼓励她复出歌唱,别埋没了金嗓子。湘梅觉得心明在前线生死未卜,如此登台并不妥当。然而,架不住老友怂恿,终于低调复出,不想正被志坚撞见……