导演是伊利亚·卡赞，取材于约翰·史坦贝克的作品，是圣经中该隐和亚伯故事的变异，演变成一部十分深沉有力的家庭伦理电影。故事讲述第一次世界大战前的加州，一名聪明伶俐而多愁善感的农家青年，由于一直得不至严厉父亲的爱，故意想法打击天真的双胞胎弟弟，把母亲未死而沦为老鸨的真相揭露出来，最后导致家破人亡的悲剧。

"Dr. Cyclops" is known as one of the better "early sci-fi" films, made in '39 and released in 1940. (It is also in color.) But while the story has potential and there are some good moments, this is a very confused film. 　　The plot is simple - crazy mad scientist on some remote island can shrink animals, and wants to try it on humans. He manages this on a scientific team that came to check things out. They get angry, and the crazy scientist eventually gets really angry because his new shrunken subjects won't cooperate. 　　The thing is, the film doesn't seem to know if it wants to be a thriller, or a goofy movie. Dr. Cyclops (never called that but referenced to a Cyclops after one lens in his glasses breaks) looks cool in his "30's style sci-fi helmet" as he performs experiments and can be chilling at times. But there is so much "Disney-style goofy music" going on that it is hard to take anything seriously. The music belongs in a family comedy for the most part, and is played when the shrunken people do things like try to survive, and creep around the floor. Add that a few of them have pretty gruesome deaths and that just adds to the confusing atmosphere. 　　The FX aren't so bad but nothing special. The giant sets built are pretty impressive though. There is a scene where little fires are tossed at a real crocodile's head which probably made animal activists angry. 　　It also takes a long time for anything to really happen. This movie could have been done in a nice tight half-hour. Good for a viewing, but you probably won't watch again. The performance of the guy who plays Dr. Cyclops is definitely the main attraction.

一个漆黑的夜晚，私人侦探迈克在高速公路上遇到一个女孩拦车。这个女孩只穿着一件军用大衣，他把她接上了车。不久，他的车子发生了意外，冲出了路边。他在昏迷之中，听到了那个女孩被折磨致死。在被扔下悬崖大命不死后，他决心自己追踪那些凶手，而不顾重重的威胁和贿赂。在这个过程，他找到了很多离奇的线索，还有一位奇怪的女孩，最终面对一个致命的秘密。

神经科专家库克维奇医师在一简陋的医院准备进行划时代的脑切除手术，却对院内粗糙的设备感到困挠。来自新奥尔良的贵妇维纳波夫人有意赞助库可维奇任职的医院，但库可维奇必须对其侄女凯瑟琳进行脑切除的手术，以治疗她的精神崩溃症状。饱受折磨的凯瑟琳会透露出什么惊人之语？维纳波夫人和凯瑟琳又为何有心结？

本片根据二战时期的真实历史事件改编，讲述了日本偷袭珍珠港期间，美国与日本在威克岛上展开了惨烈战争。美军在威克岛上安置了强大的炮火，欲阻止日军对太平洋地区的侵犯。但是，珍珠事件的爆发改变了一切。偷袭珍珠港成功的日军在返航途中，用强大的火力对威克岛发起猛烈的进攻。守岛的美军官兵浴血奋战，最终寡不敌众，惨败于敌军手下…… 　　获1943年奥斯卡4项提名，获1942年纽约影评人协会最佳导演奖。

乔治（哈里·海登 Harry Hayden 饰）经营着一家小餐馆，一天，餐馆里来了两名不速之客，他们是杀手，来寻找每天都在此吃完饭的皮特（Michael Hale 饰）。巧合的是，偏偏今天皮特没有来参观，在杀手离开后，乔治连忙打电话给皮特通风报信，然而最终，皮特还是死于非命。 　　皮特生前买过一份保险，受益人是一个名叫奎尼的女人。奎尼是餐馆的服务生，曾经在皮特陷入抑郁想要自杀之际救过他一命。紧接着，皮特曾经的好友塞姆（比尔·沃克 Bill Walker 饰）浮出了水面，他如今迎娶了皮特的初恋女友劳拉。塞姆告诉调查人员，皮特是一名退役拳击手，退役后加入了黑帮干一些违法乱纪的事情，而他所遭遇的一切不幸，都和一个名叫凯蒂（艾娃·加德纳 Ava Gardner 饰）的女人有着脱不清的干系。