Two worlds collide in this melodrama set in Victorian Brighton: a repressive household, run by a tyrannical chemist, and a sleazy tavern, presided over by a passionate landlady. The chemist’s son (Jackson) finds himself, understandably enough, in thrall to the landlady (Withers). His naïve passion and rebellious feelings against his father lead him into a murder plot, prompting...$黑色电影,亮点还原的维多利亚时代风貌(甚至是自行车)和毒蛇心肠的人妻逃不过社会道义的惩罚;我看的胶片版在不同场景切换之间胶片底色不一样不知是有意为之还是本身的原因,在最后跳崖一段明显使用了对比色差效果更强的画面突显;$