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Novelist Joseph She aring special ized in using real cases which took plac e in Vic torian Eng land, alte ring them for fictional purposes. M OSS ROSE in 1947 wa s the fi rst film to be made from his n ovels, then in 194 8 two of his works were adapted for t he screen, this film a nd THE MARK OF CAIN . The movie stars Todd as a recently w idowed missionary ret urning to her home in Eng land from Jamaica. During the voyage , she meets M illand, a charming though dangerous rascal who is wan ted by polic e in connection with some unsavory dealings. Millan d con tracts malaria while onb oard the ship and Todd nu rses him back to health. In Londo n, Todd settl es into her home, taking i n boarders to make ends meet. Milland arrives, moves in, and proclaims his love for her. Todd is thrilled, but it seems ra ther obvious that Milland is only toying with her . Milland find s some letters writ ten to her by her frie nd, Fitzgerald, in which Fitzgerald reveal s some of her sexual indisc retions. Since Fitzgerald is n ow married to the wealthy Huntley, Milland believes he can use the letters to blackmail Fitz gerald. Todd's love for Mi lland is so gr eat that she goes a long with the plan. Huntley, however, learns of the scheme an d also unco vers details of Milland's shady past . Fearing fo r her lover& #39;s safety, Todd poisons Huntley, then rema ins silen t when Fitzgerald i s ar rested for the mu rder. Mill and has by now g enuinely fal len in love with Todd and the two make plans to leave Englan d. Before they can depart, one of Milla nd 39;s former lov ers shows up and T odd, in a jealous rage, kills Mi lland, then tu rns herse lf into the police. Thi s is an i ntriguin g film, although a little on t he talky side. The performances are excellent throughou t, with Millan d shining as the ca d, the type of role in which h e excelle d. Though he spent most of his time making films in the US, he occa sionally returned t o his nati ve Engl and for a pr oduction a nd this w as his first British film since FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS in 1 939. Director Allen was also a n Englishman who chose to work in th e US, this being his first directorial effort in his homeland. This w as the fourth and last time Milland and Allen wo uld work to gether, their pairing having begun in 1944 wi th the wonderfully eer ie THE UNINVITED. 此时,球中的陆灵蹊在小小的水镜中,清楚地看到了外面的一切,她小心地戳了戳蓝玉板上的另 一个好像半圆的符文,腰间一股柔力袭来,把她挤到一边,一张好像全由 小网织成的东西 ,从两端连结到到一起,看着……似乎是可以躺的。
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