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Wilson (1944) [Movie] Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb
Wilson
director: 亨利·金 actor: 亚历山大·诺克斯 / 杰拉丁·菲茨杰拉德
other title: 威尔逊总统传 / 威尔逊
The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post at Princeton to run for Governor of New Jersey, and his subsequent ascent to the Presidency of the United States. During his terms in office, Wilson must deal with the death of his first wife, the onslaught of German hostilities leading to American involvement in the Great War, and his own country's reticence to join the League of Nations. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2006.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
director: 阿尔弗雷德·L·韦尔克 actor: 巴兹尔·拉思伯恩 / 奈杰尔·布鲁斯
other title: 福尔摩斯历险记 / 셜록 홈즈의 모험
In court for murder, Professor Moriarty is released seconds before Holmes arrives, too late, with vital evidence. Free again Moriarty vows to Holmes that his next crime will be so fiendish and amazing that Holmes's reputation will be finished. Moriarty sets about a fiendish plot involving the crown jewels and a series of mysteries to distract Holmes's mind.

I enjoy most of this series as they all seem to run to the same formula. Here the plot goes back to basics and adds more of the mystery and less of the comedy. The plot is an enjoyable battle of wits between the two great minds. The downside is that the side-mystery that Moriarty sets up takes up the majority of the time and the two don't cross swords as well as they do in a gentlemanly beginning. The mystery surrounding Miss Brandon works OK but not really great as you know the whole time who is behind it and why. The jump to the crown jewels is too easily made and is a bit of a letdown.

The comedy is less evident than usual but is still there. However it is overwhelmed by the more serious side. Bruce still does well but I was glad that he stood up to Holmes more than usual – telling him off for treating him like a child and such like. Rathbone is a good Holmes but his logic was off here and I wasn't as impressed by him as I usually am. Zucco is an interesting foil, but doesn't get enough time to work here. Lupino in an early role is interesting but a little too heavy and tads to overplay her tension a bit.

Overall this is an OK addition to the series. The plot is reasonable but focuses too much on the diversion than the central characters and the reduction in comedy makes it feel a lot heavier than usual.
Little Miss Broadway (1938) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Little Miss Broadway
director: 埃文·坎明斯 actor: Shirley Temple / 乔治·墨菲
other title: 百老汇小姐 / 天晴れテムプル
An orphan is provisionally adopted by the manager of a hotel populated by show business people. The hotel's owner doesn't like the entertainers and wants the girl returned to the orphanage.
Heidi (1937) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Heidi
8.3 (26 ratings) director: 艾伦·德万 actor: 秀兰·邓波儿 / 让·赫肖尔特
other title: 海蒂 / 阿尔卑斯山的少女
Heidi is orphaned and her uncaring maternal Aunt Dete takes her to the mountains to live with her reclusive, grumpy paternal grandfather, Adolph Kramer. Heidi brings her grandfather back into mountain society through her sweet ways and sheer love. When Dete later returns and steals Heidi away to become the companion of a rich man's wheelchair-bound daughter, the grandfather is heartsick to discover his little girl missing and immediately sets out to get her back.
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Agony and the Ecstasy
8.5 (8 ratings) director: 卡罗尔·里德 actor: 查尔顿·赫斯顿 / 雷克斯·哈里森
other title: 痛苦与狂喜 / 万世千秋
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes his mind and asks the sculptor to paint a mural in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo doubts his painting skills and abandons the project. Divine inspiration returns Michelangelo to the mural, but his artistic vision clashes with the pope's demanding personality and threatens the success of the historic painting.