在纽约布鲁克林区的公寓里,住着两名表面看起来十分和善慈祥的老太太,不料她们竟用自己酿制的毒酒杀了来访的一些孤独老头。此秘密让她们的侄儿加里·格兰特偶然发现,该怎么善后? 改编自百老汇舞台名剧,由名导演弗兰克·卡普拉于1941年拍成电影。因适逢二战开始,恐怕本片内容对世道人心有不良影响,故一直拖延到大战后期的1944年才正式公映。其实这只是一部构想奇特的黑色喜剧,本身并无什么毒性。本片在喜趣的背后道出了老年人乏人照顾的凄凉晚景:死亡是他们的最大解脱,而杀人竟成为一种善意的表示。故事主题颇具反省意义
《放荡的女皇》年轻的德国公主索非亚与俄国与皇的儿子公爵彼得结婚。跋扈的女皇希望改进皇家血液。索非亚不喜欢她的丈夫,但她喜欢俄国,并且喜欢俄国的战士。她尽职地生产一个儿子——可疑的父权,但没人似乎介意这个。在老女皇死之后,索非亚设计一次政变,在军事的帮助下,废除彼得,并且成为卡特琳娜女王。
在柏林的一家大饭店里。那时整个德国笼罩着经济危机的阴影。在豪华的大饭店里麇集许多来自不同阶层的人物。其中有陷入困境而避风头的财界巨擘普莱辛格,无奈色衰而想自尽的芭蕾舞演员格鲁辛斯卡娅,被赌博弄得倾家荡产而偷窃为生的旧男爵冯盖根,普莱辛格的旧属风烛残年的孤老克林格兰,以及年轻漂亮但贪婪自私的速记员弗兰苓等。 这部第5届奥斯卡最佳影片是米高梅在30年代初期首创“全明星电影”的代表作。全片以柏林的一家豪华大饭店为人生舞台,表现五组人物在同一天之中的离奇遭遇。叙事手法虽然中规中矩,但几位大明星的表演却相
Sylvia Brenner is a plain secretary sharing an apartment with her friend, Anne. Her economic condition is meager, but she makes do with what she has. She works for a womanizing divorce attorney, Gaylord Stanton, who only dates married women, since he has
盛夏的度假时节,一位城市女人来到乡下滞留,这期间,城市女人诱惑了当地的农夫并教唆他杀死自己的妻子(Janet Gaynor 饰)以便贩卖掉农庄后私奔。被迷惑了心窍的男人早已忘记了那些同妻子共处的纯美时光,他将妻子带到河面蓄谋加害,却在要下毒手时幡然悔悟,伤心的妻子踏上了进城的列车,男人穷追不舍一同抵达城市。城市里真正是一片花花世界呵,这对夫妻在街上游走玩乐,在那些小小的玩笑中,甜蜜的冒险中,他们又找回了爱情的美妙共鸣……和好如初的两人返回乡村,不料却在归途遇上了肆虐的风浪…… 本片是德国导演茂瑙
Edna's father wants her to marry wealthy Count He-Ha. Charlie, Edna's true love, impersonates the Count at dinner, but the real Count shows up and Charlie is thrown out. Later on Charlie and Edna are chased by her father, The Count, and three po
Charlie and Ben pay a visit to a pub, then decide to visit a swanky restaurant. Now intoxicated, they come into conflict with a French dandy and his ladyfriend. The large head waiter violently ejects Ben, and later ejects Charlie also. The pair pay anothe
Charlie is trying to get a job in a movie. After causing difficulty on the set he is told to help the carpenter. When one of the actors doesn't show, Charlie is given a chance to act but instead enters a dice game. When he does finally act he ruins t
Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby he pushes a fat lady into a fountain and returns to sit down by Edna. Mr. Rowdy, in the gallery, pours beer down on Mr. Pest and