剧情简介
1932美国剧情片《我杀的那位》由恩斯特·刘别谦导演,莱昂纳尔·巴里摩尔主演,影片讲述的是:
Haunted by the memory of Walter Holderlin a soldier he killed during World War I French musician Paul Renard Phillips Holmes confesses to a priest Frank Sheridan who grants him absolution Using the address on a letter he found on the dead mans body Paul then travels to Germany to find his family
As antiFrench sentiment continues to permeate Germany Dr Holderlin Lionel Barrymore initially refuses to welcome Paul into his home but changes his mind when his sons fiancée Elsa identifies him as the man who has been leaving flowers on Walters grave Rather than reveal the real connection between them Paul tells the Holderlin family he was a friend of their son who attended the same musical conservatory he did
Although the hostile townspeople and local gossips disapprove the Holderlins befriend Paul who finds himself falling in love with Elsa Nancy Carroll When she shows Paul her former fiancés bedroom he becomes distraught and tells her the truth She convinces him not to confess to Walters parents who have embraced him as their second son and Paul agrees to forego easing his conscience and stays with his adopted family Dr Holderlin presents Walters violin to Paul who plays it while Elsa accompanies him on the piano
The films original title The Man I Killed was changed to The Fifth Commandment to avoid giving wrong impressions in the minds of the public about the character of the story It ultimately was released as Broken Lullaby