During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every star on the lot--often playing themselves--in musical numbers and comedy skits, and were meant as morale-boosters to both the troops overseas and the civilians at home. This was Universal Pictures' effort. It features everyone from Donald O'Connor to the Andrews Sisters to Orson Well...
Casino operator Johnny Lamb hires down-on-her-luck socialite Lucille Sutton as his casino hostess, in order to help her and to improve casino income. But Lamb's pals fear he may follow Lucille onto the straight-and-narrow path, which would not be good for business. So they hire Gert Malloy and Dictionary McKinney, a pair of con-artists, to manipulate Johnny back off the path of righteousness.
Beautiful Mary returns to her small hometown after many years from Chicago wearing a mink coat and carrying an expensive cigarette case. Her arrival causes long standing enmities to surface between two of her old boyfriends, Kenny Veech, a loafing gambler, and debonair Lew Lentz, owner of a local nightclub. Their deep-seated animosity repeatedly results in antagonism and fights...
二战期间,在中立国土耳其安卡拉的一个小镇,这里充斥各种势力的阴谋和挑衅。美国人“乔”巴顿了解到,德国正计划入侵俄罗斯,可恶的纳粹上校罗宾逊也正在此,一场谍战开始了...
A vicious loan shark ring has been preying on factory workers. When several workers at a tire factory suffer violence at the hands of the loan sharkers, a union leader and the factory owner try to recruit ex-con Joe Gargan to infiltrate to the gang. At first Joe does not want to get involved, but changes his mind when his brother-in-law dies at the hands of a savage loan shark hood. Joe works his way into the mob, but in order to keep his cover, Joe can't tell anyone what he is up to. This results in him being disowned by his sister and girl friend.
1930年代,动荡的芝加哥时常被强盗集团骚扰。乔和杰利本是乐团成员,两人因偶然目睹盗匪史巴克的手下在车库内射杀告密者而被穷追不舍。走投无路之下,他们男扮女装加入一女性乐团,并随该团来到迈阿密。 该团中有位名叫秀珈的异常美丽性感女郎,乔晓得她一心想钓有钱人时,便化身石油王的公子企图得到她的芳心;另一面,杰利也对秀珈情有独钟,可是他却得到一位不知他是男儿身的富翁的不断纠缠,笑话迭生。不久,乔和杰利又遇史巴克一伙,只得再次逃亡,场面更加逗笑。
本片讲述了二十年代着名的芝加哥犯罪头目疤面人自崛起至暴毙的故事。全片以阿尔卡邦的生平为蓝本,再加上一名有乱伦关系的妹妹,越发使内容显得复杂而敏感,在当年是具有重大影响力的犯罪片之一。导演霍华德.霍克斯力求使全片看起来生动耀眼,暴力镜头有跃出银幕之感,主角保罗.茂尼的演出亦光芒四射,为类型电影的经典之作。