罗伯特·西奥德梅克于五十年代执导的海盗片，至今仍为同类影片中的经典之作，也是伯特．兰卡斯特在年轻时主演的影片，是其成名之作。剧情描述十八世纪时，在地中海出没的一名海盗和一名古怪的发明家联手，协助海岛上的居民反抗暴君的残暴统治。

　　In 1902 London, unhappily married Philip Marshall meets young Mary Gray, who is unemployed and depressed. Their deepening friendship, though physically innocent, is discovered by Philip's wife who threatens him with exposure and scandal, driving him to kill her. Thereafter, fortune seems to smile on Philip Marshall; but does fate have a surprise in store?

酒代理商伏尔夫对大城市里一层不变的生活感到厌倦，他十分爱好社交。一天，他在街上偶然认识了一位配角女演员克丽斯特，两个人相谈很愉快，伏尔夫便邀请她星期天一起外出郊游。当晚伏尔夫与开出租汽车司机的朋友埃尔温在一起打牌，同样邀请了埃尔温带上女朋友安妮星期天一起外出郊游。可是安妮不喜欢外出，宁可一个人待在家里。碰巧的是，克丽斯特带来了一位女友布丽吉特，她是一个销售员。四个年轻人一起结伴到郊外坐船，散步，太... 　　本影片是一部黑白无声片，导演的视角非常独特，描写了生活在柏林的工人以及普通人星期天二十四小时的生活细节。重点在表现城市里的人，为了逃避日复一日的日常生活跑到城外去，结果仍未能得到真正的自由和解脱。像一部纪录片，非常具有真实性，但是有穿插了一些戏剧化的故事情节，写法很有新意，而且影片有一定的社会意义。

Thelma Jordon, late one night, shows up in the office of married Assistant DA Cleve Marshall. Before Cleve can stop himself, he and Thelma are involved in an illicit affair. But Thelma is a mysterious woman, and Cleve can't help wondering if she is hiding something. Thelma has a plan up her sleeve that will ruin Corey if his love for her and his own weakness win out. Thelma has a heart and a conscience. She comes to love Cleve, and has concern for his life and his future. Despite her wish that her life could be different, she realizes that she belongs in a lawless world.