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Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) [Movie] Min reol
Arsenic and Old Lace
director: Frank Capra actor: Cary Grant / Priscilla Lane
other title: Arsenic et vieilles dentelles / Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen
Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!
Why We Fight, 2 (1945) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Nazis Strike
director: 弗兰克·卡普拉 / 安纳托尔·李维克 actor: 爱德华·贝奈斯 / 安瑟维·内维尔·张伯伦
other title: 纳粹的入侵 / The Nazis Strike
The second film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series. It introduces Germany as a nation whose aggressive ambitions began in 1863 with Otto von Bismarck and the Nazis as its latest incarnation.
My Foolish Heart (1950) [Movie] Douban
My Foolish Heart
other title: 芳心蒙昧 / 一厢情愿
My Foolish Heart is an Academy Award-nominated 1949 film which tells the story of a woman's reflections on the bad turns her life has taken. It was directed by Mark Robson and stars Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward. Adapted from J. D. Salinger's 1948 short story "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut," it remains the only authorized film adaptation of Salinger's work; the filmmakers' infidelity to his story famously precluded any possibility of film versions of other Salinger works, including The Catcher in the Rye.
War Comes to America (1945) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
War Comes to America
director: 弗兰克·卡普拉 / 安纳托尔·李维克 actor: Dean Acheson / General Bergeret
other title: 美国的参战 / 我们为何而战7
In this final installment of the "Why We Fight" propaganda series, the subject focuses on the United States of America. We learn of its good qualities and the things worth fighting for. With that established, we learn of the history of the United States' population shifting opinion towards siding with the Allies against the Axis until the attack on Pearl Harbour which brought America into full scale involvement in the war.
The Battle of Britain (1943) [Movie] Douban IMDb
The Battle of Britain
director: 弗兰克·卡普拉 / Anatole Litvak actor: Douglas Bader / Arno Breker
other title: 不列颠之战 / 大不列颠保卫战(港)
In this installment of the "Why We Fight" propaganda film series, we have the account of Great Britain's last stand against the forces of Nazi Germany. This mainly focuses on the desperate, but successful, battle to maintain their vital air superiority over the British Isles and the morale of the people to prevent invasion.
Why We Fight, 3 (1943) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
Divide and Conquer
director: 弗兰克·卡普拉 / 安纳托尔·李维克 actor: 诺克斯·曼宁 / 温斯顿·丘吉尔
other title: 分而治之 / Divide and Conquer
In this episode of the Why We Fight propaganda series, the events from the English and French declarations of war against Nazi Germany to the conquest of France by the Nazi. In detail, we learn of how a combination of innovative Nazi military tactics and the work of traitors allowed the conquest of much of Central Europe.
Romance on the High Seas (1948) [Movie] Douban
Romance on the High Seas
director: 迈克尔·柯蒂兹 / 巴斯比·伯克利 actor: 杰克·卡森 / 简妮丝·佩吉
other title: 公海上的罗曼史 / It's magic
社交名士Elvira Kent怀疑她的丈夫正在背对着她与其她女人鬼混。当他提出他不能按照原定计划与她一起出海旅行,她雇用了一个夜总会歌手,Georgia Garrett安排她在巡游之中。Elvira住在一个靠近家的旅馆,这样她就能监视她的丈夫。她没有觉查到的是,她的丈夫已经雇用了一个私人侦探Peter Virgil监视她在海上的一举一动。当然,Peter并没有意识到Georgia不是Kent夫人……
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Man Who Came to Dinner
director: 威廉·凯利 actor: 贝蒂·戴维斯 / 安·谢里登
other title: 晚餐的约定 / Der Mann, der zum Essen kam
During a cross-country lecture tour, notoriously acerbic radio personality Sheridan Whiteside slips on the icy steps of the house of the Stanleys, a prominent Ohio family, and is forced to recuperate in their home during the Christmas holidays. The overbearing, self-centered celebrity soon comes to dominate the lives of the residents and everyone else who enters the household. He encourages young adults Richard and June Stanley to pursue their dreams, much to the dismay of their conventional father Ernest.
Meanwhile, Whiteside's spinster assistant Maggie Cutler finds herself attracted to local newspaperman Bert Jefferson. When she reads Bert's play, she is so impressed she asks Whiteside to show it to his contacts, and then announces she will quit his employment and marry Bert. However, her boss is loath to lose such an efficient aide and does his best to sabotage the blossoming romance...
The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) [Movie] WikiData IMDb Douban TMDB
The Last Time I Saw Paris
director: Richard Brooks actor: 伊丽莎白·泰勒 / 范·强生
other title: 我最后一次看见巴黎 / 魂断巴黎(港/台)
Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion. After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues his novelistic ambition while supporting his new bride with a deadening job at a newspaper wire service. But when an old investment suddenly makes the family wealthy, their marriage begins to unravel — until a sudden tragedy changes everything.
Prelude to War (1942) [Movie] Douban IMDb
Prelude to War
director: 弗兰克·卡普拉 / 安纳托尔·李维克 actor: 蒋介石 Kai-Shek Chiang / 阿道夫·希特勒 Adolf Hitler
other title: 战争序幕 / 我们为何而战1
Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis Powers during World War II. This film examines the differences between democratic and fascist states.
风华永驻 (1953) [Movie] Douban
Forever Female
director: 欧文·拉帕尔 actor: 威廉·霍尔登 / 金杰·罗杰斯
other title: Forever Female / 女人万岁
碧翠丝(金格尔·罗杰斯 Ginger Rogers 饰)是一名已经过气的百老汇女明星,一次偶然中她邂逅了名为克劳恩(威廉·霍尔登 William Holden 饰)的作家。年轻气盛的克劳恩当着碧翠丝的面对她提出了诸多的批评,没想到这反而吸引了碧翠丝的注意,让她对其产生了好感。
碧翠丝的前夫哈里(保罗·道格拉斯 Paul Douglas 饰)是好莱坞知名的制片人,他于偶然之中读到了克劳恩所写的剧本,对其大加赞赏。碧翠丝和哈里找到了克劳恩,劝说他将故事里原本十九岁的女主角年龄改成二十九岁,以方便碧翠丝出演这个角色,最终克劳恩妥协了。莎莉(帕特·克劳蕾 Pat Crowley 饰)是初出茅庐的女演员,在读了克劳恩的剧本之后,她认为自己才是出演女主角的不二人选。
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) [Movie] IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
Arsenic and Old Lace
7.1 (35 ratings) director: 弗兰克·卡普拉 actor: 加里·格兰特 / 普瑞丝西拉·兰恩
other title: 毒药与老妇 / 疯狂世家(港)
Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trip home to tell his two maiden aunts, he finds out his aunts' hobby - killing lonely old men and burying them in the cellar!
The Battle of China (1944) [Movie] Douban IMDb
The Battle of China
9.4 (9 ratings) director: 弗兰克·卡普拉 / 安纳托尔·李维克 actor: 克莱尔·李·陈纳德 / 蒋中正 Kai-Shek Chiang
other title: 中国之抗战 / 伟大的中国(港)
This is one of seven major propaganda films made by the Department Of Defense during World War II, and it's directed by Frank Capra.
In this installment of the "Why We Fight" propaganda series, we learn about the country of China and its people. With a brief history of the country, we also learn of why the Japanese wanted to conquer it and felt confident about succeeding. Finally, the history of the war in that theatre is illustrated and shows the stiff determination of the Chinese who use all their resources to oppose Japanese aggression to the end.