James Whale — Director (15)
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Sinners in Paradise (1938)
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James Whale actor: Madge Evans / John Boles …
other title: Malfaiteurs au Paradis / Almas sin rumbo
The survivors from a plane crash are washed up on an island where the only inhabitants are Mr. Taylor and his servant, Ping. The mismatched group must learn to get along and work together if they are to convince Taylor to let them borrow his boat and return to the main land.
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The Old Dark House (1932)
The Old Dark House
★ 6.8 11 ratings
詹姆斯·惠尔 actor: 波利斯·卡洛夫 / 查尔斯·劳顿 …
other title: 古屋失魂 / 老黑屋 …
Seeking shelter from a pounding rainstorm in a remote region of Wales, several travellers are admitted to a gloomy, foreboding mansion belonging to the extremely strange Femm family. Trying to make the best of it, the guests must deal with their sepulchral host, Horace Femm and his obsessive, malevolent sister Rebecca. Things get worse as the brutish manservant Morgan gets drunk, runs amuck and releases the long pent-up brother Saul, a psychotic pyromaniac who gleefully tries to destroy the residence by setting it on fire.
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Show Boat (1936)
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詹姆斯·惠尔 actor: 艾琳·邓恩
other title: 画舫璇宫 / 书房璇宫 …
Despite her mother's objections, the naive young daughter of a show boat captain is thrust into the limelight as the company's new leading lady.
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The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
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詹姆斯·惠尔 actor: 琼·贝内特 / 路易斯·海沃德
other title: 铁面人 / 철가면 …
Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.
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The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man
★ 7.5 21 ratings
James Whale actor: Claude Rains / Gloria Stuart …
other title: 隐形人 / 隐身术 …
Working in Dr. Cranley's laboratory, scientist Jack Griffin was always given the latitude to conduct some of his own experiments. His sudden departure, however, has Cranley's daughter Flora worried about him. Griffin has taken a room at the nearby Lion's Head Inn, hoping to reverse an experiment he conducted on himself that made him invisible. But the experimental drug has also warped his mind, making him aggressive and dangerous. He's prepared to do whatever it takes to restore his appearance.
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Waterloo Bridge (1931)
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★ 7.8 8 ratings
詹姆斯·惠尔 actor: 梅·克拉克 / 道格拉斯·蒙哥马利 …
other title: 魂断蓝桥 / 魂断蓝桥1931版 …
In World War I London, Myra is an American out-of-work chorus girl making ends meet by picking up men on Waterloo Bridge. During a Zeppelin air raid she meets Roy, a naive young American who enlisted in the Canadian army. After they fall for each other, Roy tricks Myra into visiting his family, who live in a country estate outside London, his mother having remarried to a retired British Major. Myra is reluctant to continue the relationship with Roy, he not aware of her past.