Alexis Smith — Actor (21)
The Defenders (辩护律师) (1961) [TV] Douban
The Defenders part of TV Series: The Defenders
director: 保罗·博加特 / 斯图尔特·罗森博格 actor: E.G.马绍尔 / 罗伯特·里德
A father and son lawyer duo take a variety of cases that often deal with the important issues of the day.
The Constant Nymph (1943) [Movie] Douban
The Constant Nymph
director: 爱德芒德·古尔丁 actor: 查尔斯·博耶 / 琼·芳登
other title: 长恨歌 / 永恒的少女
泰沙(琼·芳登 Joan Fontaine 饰)和姐妹们居住在非常偏远的山脚下,一群单纯可爱的姑娘们过着离群索居世外桃源般的生活。一天,一个名叫路易斯(查尔斯·博耶 Charles Boyer 饰)的音乐家在偶然之中闯入了泰沙的生活之中,被前者的才华深深吸引的泰沙不可自持的深深爱上了路易斯。
没过多久,泰沙的父亲去世了,照顾泰沙的责任落到了她的小姑弗洛伦斯(亚历克西斯·史密斯 Alexis Smith 饰)的身上。泰沙非常悲伤的察觉到,路易斯和弗洛伦斯之间产生了爱意。之后,泰沙和她的姐妹们被送进了教会学校念书,不愿意放弃自己这份情感的泰沙偷偷的从学校里溜了出来。
Follies 1972 Los Angeles版 [Performance] Douban
part of Performance: Follies
theater: The Muny, St. Louis director: Harold Prince
other title: 1972 Los Angeles版 playwright: James Goldman composer: Stephen Sondheim actor: Dorothy Collins / Alexis Smith



讲述了百老汇一家衰败的剧院即将拆除,多年前曾在该剧院演出的过气明星重聚一堂,在合唱过老歌之后,开始谈起各自的婚姻与生活困顿。故事主要围绕巴迪(Buddy)和莎利-杜兰特-普朗默(Sally Durant Plummer),本(Ben)和菲利斯-罗杰斯-斯通(Phyllis Rogers Stone)这两对陷入婚姻困境的夫妇展开。该音乐剧囊括了《百老汇宝贝(Broadway Baby)》、《我还在这里(I’m Still Here)》、《太多清晨(Too Many Mornings)》、《我怎能离开你?(Could I Leave You?)》以及《怅然若失(Losing My Mind)》等经典歌曲。

Night and Day (1946) [Movie] Douban
Night and Day
director: 迈克尔·柯蒂兹 actor: 加里·格兰特 / 蒙蒂·伍利
other title: 日日夜夜 / 丽日春宵
柯尔波特是早期美国流行乐坛最著名的作曲家,从二十年代后期即已在娱乐圈崭露头角,在三十年代的"黄金时代"更有不少名曲出自他的手笔。然而波特的祖父一直不同意他走作曲家的路,甚至在波特成名后仍加以排斥。他在壮年的事业高峰期1937年坠马受伤,双腿不利于行,对他的身心造成甚大影响。幸而波特克服困扰,继续发挥其作曲才华,并扬名好莱坞。
无论是导演迈克尔.柯蒂兹的处理手法,或是卡里.格兰特的表演技巧,都只是平平而已。这部音乐传记片最值得欣赏的还是多位著名歌星密集亮相,演唱多首悦耳动听的插曲,让人了解到柯尔波特为何能够在美国乐坛大放异彩。2004年的影片《小可爱》讲述的也是这位音乐家的故事。
音乐家生平:
柯尔·波特于1891年6月9日出生在印第安纳州的秘鲁,他在很小的时候就接受了小提琴和钢琴的训练,在10岁的时候就写出了自己的第一首歌曲--《鸟儿之歌》(Song Of The Birds)。在1902年,他母亲帮助他出版了第一首作品"食米鸟华尔兹舞曲"(The Bobolink Waltz)。耶鲁大学毕业之后他到哈佛就读双休音乐与法律,因此可以说是理性与感性兼具的人。
他曾经到过巴黎音乐院、维也纳发展。在1919年,他同富有的社会名流琳达·李·托马斯(Linda Lee Thomas)结婚,琳达当时被公认为是世界上最有魅力的人之一。生活美满的波特开始将他的主要精力投入到音乐剧的创作上来。柯尔·波特总共创作了23部作品,但只有1948年的《吻我,凯特》(Kiss Me,Kate)称得上是经典之作,毕竟在音乐剧创作方面,佳作总是可遇而不可求的。一部好的音乐剧作品中可能会有好多首作品传世,也可能几部作品中也没有一首能让人回忆起来的作品,观众的喜好对于创作者来说,有时是很残酷的事情。
就在他的事业如日中天、正在巅峰的时候,波特迎来了生命中最大的挑战--1937年,他从一匹马身上坠落。他的腿被摔断,此后他接受了数不清的手术,最终还接受了截肢的残酷现实,直到他1964年逝世,疼痛和内心的痛苦一直伴随着他。
据说波特的晚年生活非常凄惨,在1958年的时候他被迫接受了截肢手术,从此之后他就过起了离群索居的生活。1960年耶鲁大学曾授予他名誉博士的荣誉,1964年他凄惨地在好莱坞逝世。
波特在旋律创作方面的天赋并不是出色的,但他对音乐的感觉,对音乐技巧的把握是同时代的其他人所无法比拟的。波特不仅给我们留下来一连串的动人的美妙歌曲,更为重要的是,他的名字代表了美国30年代的观点和态度。"柯尔·波特"是百老汇音乐剧在30年代的代名词,也给"雅致"这一表演风格下了个人化的定义。
The Woman in White (1948) [Movie] Douban
The Woman in White
director: 彼得·戈弗雷 actor: 埃琳诺·帕克 / 亚历克西斯·史密斯
other title: 白衣女子
A young painter stumbles upon an assortment of odd characters at an English estate where he has been hired to give art lessons to beautiful Laura Fairlie. Among them are Anne Catherick, a strange young woman dressed in white whom he meets in the forest and who bears a striking resemblance to Laura; cunning Count Fosco, who hopes to obtain an inheritance for nobleman Sir Percival Glyde, whom he plans to have Laura marry; Mr. Fairlie, a hypochondriac who can't stand to have anyone make the slightest noise; and eccentric Countess Fosco who has her own dark secret. The artist also finds himself drawn to Marion Halcomb, a distant relation to Laura whom the Count also has plans for.
骏马落难记 (1978) [Movie] Douban
Casey's Shadow
director: 马丁·里特 actor: 沃尔特·马修 / 亚历克西斯·史密斯
other title: Casey's Shadow
“凯茜的影子”是一匹马的名字,它的主人凯茜是一个小男孩。有一天凯茜的父亲无意中从别人口中得知:原来“凯茜的影子”是良种赛马的后代,于是这匹马的命运被改写了……。
The Turning Point (1952) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Turning Point
director: 威廉·迪亚特尔 actor: 威廉·霍尔登 / 艾德蒙·奥布莱恩
other title: 盗血英魂 / 转折点
Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city and appoints his cop father Matt as chief investigator. John doesn't understand why Matt is reluctant, but cynical reporter Jerry McKibbon thinks he knows: he's seen Matt with mob lieutenant Harrigan. Jerry's friendship with John is tested by the question of what to do about Matt, and by his attraction to John's girl Amanda. Meanwhile, the threatened racketeers adopt increasingly violent means of defense.
Rhapsody in Blue (1945) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
Rhapsody in Blue
director: Irving Rapper actor: 罗伯特·阿尔达 / 琼·莱斯利
other title: 蓝色狂想曲 / 랩소디 인 블루
Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.
The Young Philadelphians (1959) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Young Philadelphians
director: 文森特·舒曼 actor: 保罗·纽曼 / 亚历克西斯·史密斯
other title: 文君怨 / 费城青年
Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are tested as he tries to balance the needs of his fiance Joan, the expectations of his colleagues and his own obligation to defend his friend Chester on a murder count.
The Sleeping Tiger (1954) [Movie] Douban WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Sleeping Tiger
director: 约瑟夫·罗西 actor: 德克·博加德 / 亚历克西斯·史密斯
other title: 沉眠之虎 / 빗나간 욕망
The direction of The Sleeping Tiger was credited to Victor Hanbury, but this was actually a pseudonym for the blacklisted Joseph Losey, whose first British film this was. Alexander Knox stars as psychiatrist Clive Esmond, who believes that he can stem the criminal tendencies of young fugitive from justice Frank Clements (Dirk Bogarde). To this end, Esmond hides Clements in his own home. At first hostile towards the handsome crook, Esmond's wife Glenda (Alexis Smith) gradually warms up to her house guest, and before long she and Clements are casting lustful glances at one another. She intends to run off with Clements and make a new life for herself, when suddenly he decides that he actually wants to reform. If nothing else, The Sleeping Tiger is a fascinating precursor to the sexual tensions prevalent in Losey's later Harold Pinter adaptations. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
7.8 (43 ratings) director: 尼古拉斯·加斯纳 actor: 朱迪·福斯特 / 马丁·辛
other title: 黑巷少女 / 小妖精
13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with a neighbor Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.