William Seaborn Effingham (Charles Coburn) returns to his home town Fredericksville, Georgia, in 1940 as a retired Army Colonel. He soon finds something to fill his days with, by starting a fight for the survival of the local newspaper. After many years of absence, he meets his cousin, Albert Marbury (William Eythe), who is a reporter at the newspaper, and hears that a rival ne...
《蓝胡子的第八任妻子》整个故事是对清教徒社会风气的嘲讽：既然影坛的清洁运动如火如荼，连在婚姻注册署办了正式手续的结发夫妻也被剥夺同睡一张床的权利，那干脆拍部太太不肯圆房的戏好了，包保没有触犯禁忌的危险。拥有七次辉煌婚姻纪录的富贵男主角，终于排除万难把心仪的女子追到手，但疑神疑鬼的第八任妻子虽然愿意结婚，却觉得他无论如何不会相信自己嫁入豪门为的不是钱，于是坚持守身如玉，要直到证实他不再对自己的真心存疑，才肯在床上尽做妻子的义务。脱了裤子放屁的桥段，由别的导演处理大概凶多吉少，然而由刘别谦烹调，就是一道色香味俱全的佳肴——“多此一举”甚至成了对可怜复可笑的男主角的挖苦。
Having been discharged from the Marines for a hayfever condition before ever seeing action, Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith (Eddie Bracken) delays the return to his hometown, feeling that he is a failure. While in a moment of melancholy, he meets up with a group of Marines who befriend him and encourage him to return home to his mother by fabricating a story that he was wo...
While running away from the police, playboy racketeer Jack 'Lucky' Wilson receives a non-life threatening bullet wound. Lucky manages to escape and drives as far as he can before passing out. Lucky is found by farmer Henry Miller, who believes Lucky is an innocent man who was randomly shot by gangsters. Lucky contacts his partner, Tony Berrelli, who sends the mob payrolled doct...
Of the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work in his garage and marry Martha; but feckless Joe thinks his only road to success is through swapping and gambling. It seems the only thing all three can join in is their singing act, which Mike and Dave hate. Finally, all Joe's hopes are pinned on a race horse he's acquired, but it'...
Just before Christmas, Lee Leander is caught shoplifting. It is her third offense. She is prosecuted by John Sargent. He postpones the trial because it is hard to get a conviction at Christmas time. But he feels sorry for her and arranges for her bail, and ends up taking her home to his mother for Christmas. Surrounded by a loving family (in stark contrast to Lee's own family b...
