简介:约翰(比利·查平 Billy Chapin 饰)和佩尔(萨莉·简·布鲁斯 Sally Jane Bruce 饰)是一对苦命的兄妹,他们的父亲本(彼得·格雷夫斯 Peter Graves 饰)因抢劫和被判处绞刑。在被逮捕前,本把赃款藏在了佩尔的布娃娃里,并让他们承诺永远不泄露这个秘密。本的狱友哈利(罗伯特·米彻姆 Robert Mitchum 饰)是一个败絮其中的牧师,偶然间他得知了这笔赃款的去向,出狱后,哈利找到了本的妻子薇拉(谢利·温特斯 Shelley Winters 饰),他想方设法得到了薇拉的芳心成为了约翰和佩尔的继父,就此,哈利的阴谋开始了。哈利杀死了对于他来说毫无价值的薇拉,将他弃尸河底,又对兄妹两人威逼利诱想要套出赃款的秘密。在所有努力都没有成果之际,恼羞成怒的哈利露出的本来面目。约翰和佩尔划着小船逃离了哈利,他们一路流浪来到了一个陌生的小镇,专门收养弃婴的善良妇人理查德(丽莲·吉许 Lillian Gish 饰)收留了兄妹两,然而平静的生活没过多久,哈利罪恶的脚步也踏上了这块纯洁的土地。
简介:A wagon load of convicts on their way to prison is being escorted through the mountains by a cavalry troop. They are attacked by a bandit gang, and only a sergeant, his beautiful young daughter and an assortment of seven sadistic, murderous prisoners survive, and they are left without horses or a wagon. The sergeant must find a way to get his prisoners to their destination while protecting his daughter, watching out for the still pursuing bandits and trying to determine which one of the prisoners was the man who raped and murdered his wife.
简介:SummaryBullied by his matriarchal mother, abused by his siblings, ignored by his father, Poil de Carotte's childhood is as miserable as it could be. An illegitimate child, he is the main reason for the enmity which exists between his parents, who continue to live together just to keep up appearances. In the end, Poil de Carotte's suffering becomes more than he can bear...ReviewDrawing heavily on the poignant novel by Jules Renard on which it is based, Poil de carotte is a modest yet appealing film which has stood the test of time mainly because of the quality of its acting performances and its inherent humanity. It is more memorable than Julien Duvivier's earlier silent version of 1925, also named Poil de Carotte.The part of Poil de Carotte was played by 11 year old Robert Lynen, who was alleged to have been discovered whilst walking down the Champs-Elysées in Paris. Lynen is totally captivating and the film made him an instant star, launching what looked like becoming a very promising film career – until he was shot dead whilst fighting against the Germans in 1944. Harry Baur, a legendary stage and film actor (who also died during World War II, allegedly at the hands of the Gestapo), also turns in a typically fine performance. The reconciliation between father and son at the end of the film provides its most enduring image, enough to melt the heart of all but the most stoical of spectators.