Back to the Wharf (2020)
Gênero : Crime, Drama, Thriller
Runtime : 1H 58M
Director : Li Xiaofeng
Sinopse
A man wanted for negligent homicide returns to his hometown after 15 years, only to be haunted by his past, and getting mixed up in a scheme involving the daughter of his victim.
Baseado em romance de Davis Grubb, conta a história de um assassino de viúvas ricas que, ao sair da prisão, persegue uma família para encontrar o dinheiro que o pai, que conhecera na cadeia, havia guardado em lugar não revelado. É o único filme dirigido pelo premiado ator Charles Laughton
Quando Gloria Price estava sendo atacada por seu empregador e amante, Davy Gordon, um lutador de boxe em decadência vem em seu socorro e acaba se envolvendo com a moça, atiçando a ira de Vincent Raphello, o empregador.
O agente secreto Lemmy Caution parte em missão para a cidade futurista de Alphaville (onde os sentimentos foram abolidos) com o objetivo de persuadir o professor von Braun a voltar aos planetas exteriores. Natacha, filha do professor, lhe serve de guia. Lemmy reencontra Henri Dickson, antigo agente secreto, que lhe envia uma mensagem para destruir Alpha 60 e salvar aqueles que choram. Lemmy presencia uma execução pública. Depois, é submetido a um interrogatório conduzido por Alpha 60, o computador que governa a cidade, e é condenado à morte. Natacha, aos prantos, lhe murmura as palavras proibidas.
Um soldado foge ao invés de receber a Medalha de Honra. Então o seu amigo recebe permissão para investigar o caso. E amor e morte logo surgem na história. Ele não confia em ninguém... especialmente em mulheres!
Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.
O Tio Charlie vai visitar seus parentes na cidadezinha de Santa Rosa. Mas sua sobrinha, também chamada de Charlie, começa a suspeitar de que ele é o famoso Assassino de Viúvas Alegre, um criminoso que está sendo procurado pela polícia e fugiu da Filadélfia para a Califórnia.
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