剧情片 · 1939 · 美国
导演:克拉伦斯·布朗
The adventurous Lady Edwina Esketh travels to the princely state of Ranchipur in India with her husband, Lord Albert Esketh, who is there to purchase some of the Maharajah's horses. She's surprised to meet an old friend, Tom Ransome who came to Ranchipur seven years before to moxia.cc paint the Maharajah's portrait and just stayed on. Ransome has developed something of a reputation - for womanizing and drinking too much - but that's OK with Edwina who is bored and looking for fun. She soon meets the local doctor, the hard working and serious Major Rama Safti. He doesn't immediately respond to her advances but when the seasonal rains come, disaster strikes when a dam fails, flooding much of the countryside. Disease soon sets in and everyone, including Ransome and Edwina, work at a non-stop pace to save as many as possible. Safti deeply admires Edwina's sacrifice but fate intervenes.
剧情片 · 1925 · 美国
导演:克拉伦斯·布朗
主演:波琳·弗雷德里克 劳拉·拉普兰特 马尔科姆·麦克格雷戈 塔利·马绍尔 万达·霍利 海伦·林奇 George Cooper
继承父亲遗产后于职场中杀伐决断、有所建树的中年女总裁,在爱情面前放弃独善其身的人生信条,同年轻下属走入婚姻殿堂,婚后发现丈夫与妹妹的秘密情事后毅然放手成全——影片的情节,如今看来已是老生常谈,但若论真正让本片熠熠生辉的原因,除了对于“社会性别期待“等经久不衰的议题的讨论,不可忽视的是主角波琳·弗雷德里克(Pauline Frederick)风趣、干练而又感人至深的表演。童年时期父母离异后被母亲抚养长大的波琳,自小便确立了演艺事业的理想,二十岁时便已担任巡回演出剧目的主角,虽然波琳·弗雷德里克在32岁时才出演了自己的银幕处女作——由休·福特和埃德温·鲍特指导的《不朽城》(The Eternal City, 1915),但她依旧是最早前往好莱坞发展的百老汇明星之一,后来也成为了最早接演“有声片”(波琳曾接受系统的声乐、表演训练)的知名演员之一。事业方面可谓风光的波琳,感情生活却不尽人意,前后共经历了五次颠沛起伏的婚姻,在第五任丈夫(婚后不到一年内)和母亲相继逝世后,波琳也因罹患哮喘而离世。曲折而不平凡的人生经历也或许赋予了她一种表演中的特质,帮助她塑造了一位女性兼具泼辣和敏感的银幕形象。 本片位列日本《电影旬报》1925年度十佳影片艺术类第六名。