主演：芭芭拉·斯坦威克 / 凡·赫夫林 / 柯克·道格拉斯
导演：刘易斯·迈尔斯通
语言：英语
地区: 美国
编剧：John Patrick / 罗伯特·里斯金 / 罗伯特·罗森
类型：剧情 / 黑色电影
上映时间：1946-07-24
别名：玛莎.依瓦丝的爱
用户标签：美国,黑色,1940s,黑色电影,BarbaraStanwyck,Film-Noir,美国电影,剧情
片长：116 分钟
imdb编号：tt0038988
On a rainy night in 1928 in a Pennsylvania factory town called Iverstown, Martha Ivers (Janis Wilson), thirteen years old, is trying to escape from the guardianship of her wealthy, domineering aunt. Her friend, the street-smart, poor Sam Masterson (Darryl Hickman), comes for her through her bedroom window, but Martha's aunt catches them. While Sam slips out unnoticed, Martha hits Mrs. Ivers on the head, causing her to fall down the long staircase and die. Though Sam saw nothing, the event was witnessed by Walter O'Neil (Mickey Kuhn), the son of Martha's tutor (Roman Bohnen), known as Mr. O'Neil. Martha lies about the incident to Mr. O'Neil, and Walter supports her.[5]
Mr. O'Neil suspects what happened but presents Martha's version of events to the police, that an intruder is responsible; he makes use of his knowledge by having her marry his son. When the police identify a former employee of the aunt as the murderer, the two O'Neils and Martha help convict him; he is punished by hanging.[5]
Eighteen years later, the older O'Neil has died. Walter (now played by Kirk Douglas) is the district attorney, while Martha (Barbara Stanwyck) has used her inheritance from her aunt to build a large business empire. Their marriage is one-sided; he loves her, but she does not love him.
Sam (Van Heflin), now a drifter and gambler, stops in the small town by chance to have his car repaired after an accident. While waiting for repairs, at his old home, now a boarding house, he meets Antonia "Toni" Marachek (Lizabeth Scott), who has just been released from jail. She is later picked up for violating her probation by not returning to her hometown. Sam goes to see Walter, to see if he can use his influence to get her released.
Walter is convinced Sam has returned with blackmail in mind, giving Walter a motive to run Sam out of town. When Martha reacts with joy to the news of Sam's return, Walter's jealousy provides an additional motive. Walter forces Toni to set Sam up. Sam is beaten and driven out of town, but he is too tough to be intimidated. When all else fails, Walter makes a half-hearted attempt to kill Sam himself, but is easily disarmed. Martha then inadvertently blurts out the couple's fears of blackmail, which prove to be groundless: Sam says he did not witness the death. Martha breaks down and laments that he left without her all those years ago, taking with him her only chance for love and freedom.
Sam is torn between his old love and his new. Although he eventually forgives Toni for betraying him, he and Martha spend an idyllic day together, rekindling his feelings for her.
Walter arranges to meet Sam to finally settle matters. Before Sam arrives, Walter gets drunk and Martha finds out about the meeting. When Walter falls down the stairs and is knocked unconscious, Martha urges Sam to kill him. Sam instead brings Walter around. Martha pulls out a gun and threatens to shoot Sam in "self defense" as an intruder. However, Sam gambles that Walter will not back up her story; he turns his back on her and leaves.
Walter embraces and kisses his wife; then he points the gun at her midriff. Oddly relieved, she puts her hand over his hand on the trigger and presses. As she is dying, she defiantly states her name is not Martha Ivers, but Martha Smith. Outside, Sam hears the shot. He runs back toward the mansion, but sees Walter, holding Martha's body, shoot himself. Sam and Toni drive away together.
第19届奥斯卡金像奖最佳原创故事(提名)John Patrick 第2届戛纳电影节主竞赛单元(提名)刘易斯·迈尔斯通
道格拉斯起初拒绝出演，经过多年的努力好不容易在舞台生涯上稍有起色，他并不想去好莱坞，他想成为一名真正的戏剧演员。在他的印象里电影演员都是高大、俊俏帅气的男演员，很明显自己并不符合这一标准。然而来自好莱坞的诱惑一直都是有力而且致命的，道格拉斯再三考虑之后还是决定出演了[奇爱疑云]。
3.5星，喜欢这部电影里老道格拉斯的演技，他一直给人一种感觉老演些强硬又邪气的角色，但是这部电影里的他一反往日形象，在芭芭拉.斯坦威克面前将一个爱她爱到没有理智而又胆小有心机的小男人演的丝丝入扣。PS为什么这片里斯坦威克的脸有点婴儿肥呢。。。
女配简直劳伦·白考尔的doppelganger...四位主演都不错。柯克·道格拉斯摔下楼梯时，Missy脸上那丝窃喜和毒辣，她对两个男人都抱着难言而“奇怪”的情感，让人为她飞蛾扑火。女主是个很有趣的角色，可惜戏份没给足
这片子拍摄过程和后来发行都很messedup,导致片子有点儿不成样子。不过芭芭拉·斯坦威克怎么看都令人喜欢呐：“我爱的男人要来了，我要去换衣服，我可不想让他一天内两次看到我穿的都是同一件衣服。”
剧情如同松弛且皱斑遍布的皮肤，辜负了几位好戏之人的血汗演出。明星撞脸对名气低者不是一件好事，卡格尼和白考尔从没在影片中相爱过，不过观赏该片也可弥补这一遗憾。
犯罪爱情题材加上蛇蝎美女，的确是黑色电影的套路，最后的自我毁灭也算做得彻底，可惜影像风格上稍欠黑色气质，内在情感支撑也很无力。
故事不够黑色反而感觉是个大团圆的结局作死夫妇相爱相杀亡命鸳鸯双宿双飞有些地方处理的太啰嗦了汤尼太像劳伦白考尔了！
这部是KirkDouglas的银幕处女作。LizabethScott出场的时候真像LaurenBacall！
故事还是颇有发展空间的。Milestone似乎不是特别适合导演这类片子。另外这片BD画质还不如DVD....
這個女人的愛有著毀滅的特質，還是符合Noir電影中兩大女主角特性。要嘛好到誇張，要嘛就是從頭毀滅到底。
原来这是黑片啊。。。我还以为是哪个通俗小说伦理戏呢。。。Kirk和Missy最后别样般配
斯坦威克演的角色变脸变得一如既往地快又狠，包括最后助丈夫开下那一枪
