《典当商》改编自Edward Lewis Wallant同名小说，主人公是一名犹太人典当商，从纳粹集中营逃出后在纽约哈莱姆经营当铺时维持生计，男主角罗德·斯泰格尔由此获得了当年奥斯卡影帝的提名。

Novelist Joseph Shearing specialized in using real cases which took place in Victorian England, altering them for fictional purposes. MOSS ROSE in 1947 was the first film to be made from his novels, then in 1948 two of his works were adapted for the screen, this film and THE MARK OF CAIN. The movie stars Todd as a recently widowed missionary returning to her home in England from Jamaica. During the voyage, she meets Milland, a charming though dangerous rascal who is wanted by police in connection with some unsavory dealings. Milland contracts malaria while onboard the ship and Todd nurses him back to health. In London, Todd settles into her home, taking in boarders to make ends meet. Milland arrives, moves in, and proclaims his love for her. Todd is thrilled, but it seems rather obvious that Milland is only toying with her. Milland finds some letters written to her by her friend, Fitzgerald, in which Fitzgerald reveals some of her sexual indiscretions. Since Fitzgerald is now married t

着名女编剧丽莉安．海儿曼的百老汇舞台剧搬上银幕，在二次世界大战期间生动地反映了德国纳粹间谍的阴影无所不在的恐怖感。保罗．卢卡斯饰演从德国逃到美国的反纳粹地下组织领袖，他和妻子蓓蒂．戴维丝可以在华盛顿的新环境中得到安全的生活，不料同样受到纳粹间谍的监视困扰。导演赫曼．沙姆林从心理层面来反映战时美国民众反法西斯的面貌，以下个动人的故事提醒观众“匪谍就在你身边"，可以说是一部艺术性的政策片。曾获奥斯卡最佳男主角奖。

茱蒂丝（贝蒂·戴维斯 Bette Davis 饰）是混迹在上流社交圈里的交际花，一次偶然中，她发现自己的脑袋里长了一个肿瘤，命不久矣。悲观而又倔强的茱蒂丝决定对自己所剩无多的人生放任自流，开始了夜夜笙歌的无度生活。 在一场派对上，茱蒂丝结识了脑科医生斯迪尔（乔治·布伦特 George Brent 饰），斯迪尔为茱蒂丝进行了脑科手术，成功的取出了肿瘤，与此同时，两人也坠入了情网之中。茱蒂丝和斯迪尔很快就携手步入了婚姻的殿堂，婚后的生活充满了幸福和快乐，直到有一天，茱蒂丝发现自己的肿瘤复发了。绝望之中，她恢复了从前放纵的生活，这令斯迪尔感到非常痛苦。