| 词条 | Crown v. Stevens |
| 释义 |
| name = Crown v. Stevens | image = Crown_v._Stevens_(1936_film).jpg | image_size = | caption = | director = Michael Powell | producer = Irving Asher | writer = Brock Williams | based on = the novel Third Time Unlucky by Laurence Meynell (credited as Lawrence Meynell) | narrator = | starring = Beatrix Thomson Patric Knowles Glennis Lorimer | music = | cinematography = Basil Emmott | editing = Bert Bates | distributor = Warner Bros. | released = {{film date|df=yes|1936|8|3}} | runtime = 66 min | country = UK | language = English | budget = | gross = | preceded_by = | followed_by = }}Crown v. Stevens is a 1936 British crime thriller film directed by Michael Powell. It was made as a quota quickie.[1] PlotAn ex-dancer marries what she assumes to be a wealthy man. He instead turns out to be extremely poor. Owing a great deal of money herself, she contemplates cashing in on his life insurance.[2] Cast
Critical receptionAt the time of the film's release, Kinematograph Weekly called it a "Vivid portrayal of a young woman who commits murder and then tries to poison her husband, thereby involving his employee, a witness to the former crime. Plot is entirely suited to those who do not demand that a crime story should justify its existence by reaching too high an artistic level in theme, acting or presentation. Definitely unsuited to the family, the picture may nevertheless find a place in the average programme as a quota thriller";[3] while more recently, TV Guide called it "Occasionally suspenseful," though opined "the plot is soggy and the actors all wet";[4] whereas Dennis Schwartz noted "a very entertaining little melodrama," and concluded "The acting honors go to (Beatrix) Thomson. The stage actress was superb as the quintessential femme fatale, and easily steals this film from her capable co-stars."[5] References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/176202%7c0/Teddington-Studios-Introduction.html |title=Teddington Studios Introduction |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |accessdate=5 June 2014}} 2. ^http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Crown-V-Stevens 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/36_Crown/KW.html|title=Contemporary Review (Kinematograph Weekly) - Crown v. Stevens (1936)|website=www.powell-pressburger.org}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/crown-vs-stevens/review/111876/|title=Crown Vs Stevens - TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://homepages.sover.net/~ozus/crownvsstevens.htm|title=crownvsstevens|first=Dennis|last=Schwartz|website=homepages.sover.net}} External links
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