控方诉史蒂文斯案 (1936)
Crown v. Stevens
前舞女多丽丝・史蒂文斯（Doris Stevens）因被高利贷者逼债、且对方威胁要将她的债务与过往告知其体面的商人丈夫亚瑟・史蒂文斯（Arthur Stevens），愤而枪杀了高利贷者。年轻职员克里斯・詹森（Chris Jensen）也欠该高利贷者巨款，他恰好撞见凶案现场，但因自身债务问题选择隐瞒不报，还烧毁了账本上记录自己欠款的页面。事后克里斯发现，多丽丝竟是自己老板亚瑟的妻子。多丽丝并未收手，又计划谋杀吝啬乏味的丈夫以夺取财产，克里斯意外介入并阻止了谋杀。亚瑟获救后，多丽丝认罪伏法，被警方带走。
演员阵容
- Beatrix Thomson — Doris Stevens
- Patric Knowles — Chris Jensen
- Glennis Lorimer — Miss Molly Hobbes
- Reginald Purdell — Alf
- Allan Jeayes — Inspector Carter
- Frederick Piper — Arthur Stevens
- Googie Withers — Ella Levine
- Mabel Poulton — Mamie
- Davina Whitehouse — Maggie - Stevens' Maid
- Morris Harvey — Maurice Bayleck
- 伯纳德·迈尔斯 — Detective Wells
趣闻
Crown v. Stevens is a 1936 British crime thriller film directed by Michael Powell, starring Beatrix Thomson and Patric Knowles and featuring Glennis Lorimer and Googie Withers. It was written by Brock Williams based on the 1935 novel Third Time Unlucky by Lawrence Meynell, and was made as a quota quickie.
Production
Director Michael Powell said of the five "quota quickies" he directed for producer Irving Asher at Warner Bros.' Teddington Studios, that they were "a damn sight more honest and more entertaining" then other films he worked on at the time, "because they were not trying to be anything but what they were, and they were tailored from first-class scripts". These were cut down to 50 pages by the story department and handed over to the director.
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