一对(duì )骗子夫(🦆)妇(👐)企(🌸)图从(cóng )年轻女子爱丽(🚼)丝(🙈)·福克(kè )纳那里偷走(zǒ(🕜)u )信件，并用(yòng )来(💚)敲诈它们(men )的作(zuò )者，一(yī(🎺) )位(🍎)不负责任的王(wáng )储。歇(😌)洛(🥟)克(kè )·福尔摩斯(sī )也想(👨)拿(🖼)到这(zhè )些信(⛔)件，在(zài )寻找的过程(chéng )中(🤵)，他(🤷)遇(🕤)见爱丽(lì )丝并爱上了(🤐)(le )她(🗜)。莫里亚(yà )蒂教授与骗(🔟)(pià(🗄)n )子夫妇联手(shǒu )，企图杀害福(🎒)尔(ěr )摩斯…(🚹)…(🚜)
This film's German title would translate as "Journey in the Night", but that "night" is metaphoric: it refers to blindness, rather than anything nocturnal. The film's most notable merits are its photography (by Max Lutze), the direction by F.W. Murnau (a bit lighter than usual from this director) and a remarkable performance by Conrad Veidt ... an actor who never fails to impress me, yet who surpasses his own high standards in this drama.
While hosting a game of cards one night, Narumov tells his friends a story about his grandmother, a Countess. As a young woman, she had once incurred an enormous gambling debt, which she was able to erase by learning a secret that guaranteed that she could win by playing her cards in a certain order. One of Narumov's friends, German, has never gambled, but he is intrigued by the story about the Countess and her secret. He soon becomes obsessed with learning this secret from her, and he starts by courting her young ward Lizaveta, hoping to use her to gain access to the Countess.
阎(yán )瑞生是个大(dà )学(😌)生(😂)，却(🎃)吃(chī )喝嫖赌样样(yàng )都(🎰)来(⛓)。年关将至(zhì )，阎瑞生和吴(⛰)春芳方日(rì(✍) )珊(🔴)等人到跑(pǎo )马厅决定再(🙃)(zà(🌲)i )赌一把，补(bǔ )一补(bǔ )往(😣)日(📓)亏(kuī )空。几人走出跑(pǎo )马(🤒)厅(⏭)的时候(hòu )两(🏏)手空空，他们想起了(le )王莲(🗾)英(😣)。王(🌍)(wáng )莲英是上海(hǎi )名妓(🍂)(jì(📑) )，奕奕生辉(huī )地周旋于(🤩)富(👅)(fù )商大贾之间(jiān )，与瑞生亦(📚)(yì )有一面之(🥔)缘(🏈)(yuán )。翌日傍晚，瑞(ruì )生驱(🚕)车(🥢)来(🍤)到(dào )王的妆阁，拿出了(⤵)浑(🗯)身(shēn )解数。莲英(yīng )受不住(🍹)百般的甜(tiá(🔷)n )言(😊)蜜语(yǔ )，做低做小，被(bèi )瑞(🈸)生(🌍)拥上了(le )汽车。汽车(chē )驶(🍑)至(🚰)荒野停(tíng )住，车外只(zhī )有(🍽)大(🤜)片的麦田，两(✒)个人从黑(hēi )暗中窜了出(👄)(chū(🌯) )来(🍿)……
Two differences between this Austrian version and the generally available American version are immediately obvious: they differ both in their length and in the language of the intertitles. The American version is only 1,883 metres long - at 18 frames per second a difference of some 7 minutes to the Austrian version with 2,045 metres. Whereas we originally presumed only a negligible difference, resulting from the varying length of the intertitles, a direct comparison has nevertheless shown that the Austrian version differs from the American version both in the montage and in the duration of individual scenes. Yet how could it happen that the later regional distribution of a canonical US silent film was longer than the "original version"?
芷芳(fāng )的丈夫王(😭)其(📍)(qí )伟爱上另一(yī )个女(💟)(nǚ(🏣) )人月凤，回(huí )到家后与他(tā(😐) )的母亲合谋(🧜)(mó(🐥)u )抛弃了芷芳(fāng )。一直不(👚)甘(🛋)(gā(🎄)n )在家中所处的奴(nú )隶(📧)地(🌸)位的芷(zhǐ )芳对她的好(hǎ(🎩)o )友素贞说：(📞)“我(💺)与其做(zuò )罪恶家庭的奴(🐯)隶(🧖)(lì )，不如(rú )做黑暗社会(⚽)的(👐)明(míng )灯。”于是(shì )她与她的(👃)陪(🐹)(péi )嫁丫头采(🖨)兰(lán )一起(qǐ )离开了(le )其伟(🅱)的(🏧)家(🏄)，芷芳(fāng )自己到光明(mí(🗻)ng )书(🕌)局做书记(jì )，把采兰送(😓)(sò(💗)ng )到自强女子(zǐ )中学去念书(🤵)(shū )。他(tā )们仿(😝)佛(🍨)两片(piàn )飘浮在人海(hǎ(🤑)i )之(🚴)中(🔑)的浮萍(píng )，以为暂借(jiè(👼) )芦(😴)荻之荫可(kě )以安稳下来(📇)，岂(qǐ )知社会(♑)也(👪)是(shì )十分险恶的(de )，先是书(🗄)局(🎐)(jú )经理垂涎芷(zhǐ )芳的(🕒)美(🌶)貌，同事(shì )们嫉妒(dù )芷芳(🚍)的(✉)才高，继(jì )而(🥏)学校里的(de )同学讥笑采(cǎ(⭕)i )兰(🗡)出(🍂)身低微(wēi )，校(xiào )役也欺(😰)(qī(💮) )负她。同命相怜(lián )的主(🎯)仆(🍋)二人(rén )只有互相安(ān )慰，芷(🌛)芳在(zài )社会(🚑)上(🐘)的经(jīng )历，启发了(le )她对(👳)(duì(🏩) )女(📢)权重要性(xìng )的认识，于(🛠)(yú(🔸) )是辞掉书局(jú )的职务，专(🎙)(zhuān )门从事女(🙅)权(🛤)(quán )运动。王其伟逐(zhú )去芷(📏)芳(🅾)后将月凤迎进家(jiā )门(👧)。月(🍈)凤是(shì )一个好虚荣(róng )的(👥)女(🌙)子，她的精(jī(💵)ng )力都放(fàng )在如何打扮自(💚)己(👦)(jǐ(🧀) )上面，而她(tā )打扮得越(🤼)好(🏃)(hǎo )，其伟欠债(zhài )越多，由(🍐)于(🐣)(yú )其伟渐渐不能满(mǎn )足她(🌄)的挥霍(huò )，她(🤒)与(✉)其伟(wěi )的感情便日(rì(🗡) )趋(⚾)冷(🥀)淡，最(zuì )后终以一件(jià(🎯)n )小(🦉)事为借口，离(lí )开了其伟(🦕)。月凤走了以(🔔)(yǐ(🔋) )后，其伟不(bú )甘寂寞，又(yò(😺)u )去(🍹)找芷芳，求她(tā )回家。已(🚳)经(🌹)做了女子参(cān )政协会会(🥈)长(🖐)(zhǎng )的芷芳，此(🔧)(cǐ )刻正在尽心尽力(lì )地(❤)为(Ⓜ)谋(🔼)(móu )女子幸福而奔忙(má(🧜)ng )，她(🕍)们提出(chū )了争取女子(🍘)(zǐ(🍒) )参政权，提(tí )倡平民教育(yù(🌔) )等，事业干得(🔆)轰(⭕)(hōng )轰烈烈，当(dāng )然不会(🖕)再(😵)回(🔋)(huí )到家庭的牢(láo )笼里(🥛)去(🔈)做奴(nú )隶，其伟因(yīn )羞成(🍁)怒，竟勾结(jié(🉑) )劣(🦆)绅王大年(nián )，诬蔑女子(zǐ(🛢) )参(❌)政协会是(shì )过激党，致(🌜)(zhì(📞) )使女子参政协会(huì )被解(🚈)散(🚧)，然后，其伟又(⏱)(yòu )诬陷芷芳为(wéi )逃妇。芷(🔩)芳(🐻)(fā(🏓)ng )先被家庭所不容(róng )，又(🗡)被(🐕)(bèi )社会所不容，只(zhī )得(🏼)被(🖖)迫与采(cǎi )兰避入空谷(gǔ )，与(💇)明月为(wéi )朋(♏)，和(🐋)微风(fēng )为伴，把过去一(🍝)(yī(📆) )切(⏮)都丢掉，以此了却一(yī(🙄) )生(🎲)。谁知空(kōng )谷亦非世外(wà(🍽)i )桃源，盗贼(zé(🕳)i )光(📯)顾了他们的住(zhù )所，抢掳(🎃)了(💧)(le )他们的衣物(wù )，烧毁了(🐚)他(🐴)(tā )们的房子，无家可归的(🖐)芷(🍧)芳(fāng )和采兰(💳)，幸好得到一个(gè )老尼姑(📍)的(😾)收(🚴)(shōu )留，住进了(le )白云庵。身(👀)心(🏴)俱(jù )疲的芷(zhǐ )芳病倒(🗳)了(🕒)，她回(huí )想起自己曾(céng )经走(✊)过的人(rén )生(🥣)道(🏁)路，又(yòu )看到目前与(yǔ(🥅) )古(😖)佛(⛺)青灯作伴的(de )处境，愈想(🧖)(xiǎ(🎿)ng )愈伤心，病(bìng )势也愈加沉(🤢)(chén )重，终于，怀(🎭)着(🌉)对女子(zǐ )参政的热烈幻(🥅)想(🅿)(xiǎng )，撒手尘寰(huán )。
富翁曾(🎪)和(📚)(hé )度（谐音“真糊涂”）吝(🔊)啬(♏) 成性，其子(zǐ(🏙) )曾伯稼（谐音“真败家(jiā(😷) )” ）(🥀)热(🔩)心地(dì )方公益，施(shī )济(⏩)贫(🧦)寒。曾和度(dù ) 忧虑伯(bó(🐊) )稼(🌪)因此败坏家业(yè )，诱逼他吸(🏋)(xī )食 鸦片，以(🔞)(yǐ(🅾) )达到闭门守(shǒu )业的目(😭)的(👦)。从(♉)此 伯稼终日沉(chén )溺烟(🎄)榻(🤘)，意(yì )志消沉，不(bú )理 家业(🔭)。曾(céng )和度见(💵)此(🅾)后(hòu )果，痛心家(jiā )业难 保(💾)，恼(😞)恨而(ér )死。伯稼妻(qī )张(🐧)氏(🧕)，屡劝(quàn )丈 夫戒烟反(fǎn )遭(🐓)辱(🐮)骂。不(bú )久，伯(🔷)稼子误将(jiāng ) 鸦片当作糖(🌰)果(🥦)吞(🎎)食，中(zhōng )毒死亡。伯(bó )稼(💀) 之(⬆)母眼见(jiàn )丈夫去世，孙(🦊)儿(🐦)(ér )夭亡，悲愤 交加，也一(yī )病(📸)而殁。曾(céng )家(👹)店(➡)伙卜遥(yáo )莲 （谐音“不(🗻)要(🤯)脸”）和梅志实（谐音(yī(👘)n ) “没(🚰)知识”）乘伯稼办(bàn )理丧(📍)事，侵(qīn )吞 大(🏜)量(🔞)财物(wù )，暗中在外(wài )挥霍(🏇)。几(🚐)年时间(jiān ) ，曾家财产(chǎ(👷)n )已(🕳)消耗殆尽(jìn )，而伯稼仍(ré(🤩)ng )每(💏) 日依恋烟(yā(🎁)n )毒，不思悔改。张氏因苦劝(💲) 无(♋)效(🎺)，饮恨(hèn )投河自尽。张氏(🤺)死(🥊)后，卜 遥莲和梅志实(shí(🕝) )乘(🤩)机变(biàn )卖曾家全部产业(yè(🐱) ) ，勾结婢女(nǚ(🐕) )将(🍆)伯稼之女(nǚ )真真卖入(🦆)娼(🦕)(chāng )门 ，又骗去(qù )伯稼赖以(👇)生(🧗)活的(de )一笔保险金(jīn ) 。从此(🕑)，伯(bó )稼流落(😡)街(♓)头(tóu )，拉人力车(chē )糊 口。一(🆙)日(🏮)(rì )，其女真真坐伯(bó )稼(🔱)车(💉)出堂差(chà ) ，父女相见(jiàn )，百(🍎)感(📩)交集(jí )，未及(🍀)倾诉(sù )别 后之情，即被(bè(🧒)i )鸨(🍦)母(💰)驱开。伯稼后悔莫(mò ) 及(❎)，饥(😁)寒难(nán )忍，倒毙于(yú )城(👷)门(🎻)之下。
维克(kè )托是个(gè )大男(🌆)子主义者，在(🎤)他(🌫)眼里，妻子艾达所(suǒ )做(➖)的(🧞)一切都(dōu )是理所应当(dā(🚯)ng )的(🏚)。有一天，艾(ài )达被辞退了(💿)(le )，心中更加(jiā(🥃) )无(🏣)比愤懑，维克托的老(lǎo )奶(📆)奶(🐭)和朋友(yǒu )们于是决定(📙)演(📀)一(yī )出好戏，让(ràng )维克托反(🐕)思(sī )自己过(🏣)去的(de )行为。