糾結的命運 (1932)

糾結的命運 (1932) 是早期的一個例子 “乙” 電影, 在二套首先顯示的電影. 然而, this film holds up well despite being released during the early transition to sound films. 弗蘭克ř. Strayer directed the film for Mayfair Pictures Corporation. Strayer was a better than average “乙” film director. He also directed another well done “乙” picture, 吸血蝙蝠 (1933).

在這部影片中, Captain Randall “Randy” Gordon is forced by hurricane force winds to land 300 hundred miles outside of Los Angeles. His crew and passengers take refuge in an abandoned mansion by the field they landed on. The house is well-maintained and even has some can goods in the basement. 然而, Gordon and the passengers are in for several unexpected events.

One of the passengers is carrying diamonds back to Los Angeles. Someone clubs the man and takes the diamonds. 尋找鑽石導致一些情節曲折前，其中的兇手被發現.

這部影片是要好很多 “乙” 膜有以下幾個原因. The first is Frank Strayer, 在誰的導演花了更多的關愛 “乙” films he was assigned. 他獲得通過被指定為流行的金發女郎系列中最常見的導演.

Ethel Wales portrayal of Prudence Daggot, 這部電影的主角之一, 還增加了對這種生產的質量. Daggot小姐, referred to as “奶奶”, 不會錯過一招. 她的觀察導致一些奧秘分辨率. 她也是偷盜和謀殺在影片的結尾的最終解決方案的關鍵.

另一個不尋常的特點是先生. 凌, played by James B. 梁靜茹. 在早期的電影, 在電影中的白色字符沒有把任何其他族群非常好. 亞洲人和黑人演員普遍表現最差的這些特性. 然而, 詹姆斯·B. 豐隆帶來了尊嚴感先生. 凌. 其他客人普遍尊重先生. 凌, a rarity in films in the 1930s.

你也有黑暗的房子本身. A big creepy dark house has been a plot device used in mystery and horror films over the years. 在這部影片中, 房子一般是點燃除了當保險絲吹，因為風暴或小偷出來. The thief needs the darkness to commit his criminal acts.

最後, 這部電影是恰到好處的長度，這個故事 56 分鐘. 本片動作在一個良好的，但可以理解的步伐. 它不像一些 “乙” 電影, which are so choppily edited that major portions of the story are left out or unexplained. 它也沒有無用的填料以獲得一定長度膠片.

如果你給這部電影一次機會, 我想你會驚喜. 您可以查看它在YouTube和其他公共領域的平台.

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