- 《不要多问》是1951年上映的一部美国剧情黑色电影,由哈罗德·F·克雷斯执导,西德尼·谢尔顿编剧。影片讲述了一位执法官员的妻子被绑架,并要求支付赎金的故事。影片开头,查理·诺曼德(巴瑞·萨里万饰)是一位聪明的律师,但不情愿在其老板的要求下背叛他的价值观,替一名罪犯辩护。他离开了律师行,但因为生活压力,不得不接受了一份政府工作。当他的妻子玛丽(阿琳·达尔饰)被绑架,并要求支付大量赎金时,查理必须决定是否违反他的职业操守,获得赎金并救出他的妻子。影片的剧情紧张,情节紧凑,表现了一个正直的男人被迫面对自己的道德困境,并不得不做出选择。巴瑞·萨里万和阿琳·达尔的表演深情款款,将角色的情感体现得淋漓尽致。该电影还探讨了贪污和黑色电影的主题,为当时的电影制作增添了一抹深色调。尽管这部电影在当时不是特别成功,但它在现在的观众中被重新评价,被认为是一部具有深刻内涵的电影佳作。艾伦(塞伯恩饰)杰斯曼滑雪度假归来,史蒂夫·基弗在机场用他朋友哈利的出租车接她。基弗想娶艾伦,但作为保险公司的调查员,他赚的钱不多,并且知道这与艾伦有关。Keiver 的老板 Manston 无法给他加薪,但顺便提到,追回一些被盗的毛皮将价值 10,000 美元,而公司则无需承担保险责任。凯弗勇敢但鲁莽地接近已知的暴徒,解释了这个提议。在遭到粗暴对待后,他最终达成了一项协议,并从老板那里得到了 2,500 美元的奖金。但当他给艾伦带来一枚钻戒时,他得知她离开了小镇,在度假时嫁给了一位富翁。痛苦的凯弗决定继续与犯罪分子进行交易,不问任何问题,退回被盗的商品。他赚了很多钱,并开始与一直被他吸引的同事琼·布伦森 (Joan Brenson) 约会。但他对艾伦充满热情,当她回到城里时,基弗试图赢回她的心,因为他现在很富有。警方对凯弗的行为感到不满。他所做的事情是合法的,但勉强合法。杜根督察派他的手下奥班尼恩负责此案。百老汇演出中场休息时,艾伦和琼最终一起出现在一个大型女性休息室。两个女人抢走了那里所有女士的珠宝并逃跑了。在剧院外,他们摘下假发,显露出自己是男人。琼因基弗回到艾伦身边而心碎,她给他带来了哈利的消息,让他可以找回被盗的宝石。弗兰科(Franko)是一个在游泳池里游泳锻炼身体的黑帮分子,他拥有它们,但凯弗(Keiver)却是出卖了人。凯弗被击倒,珠宝被夺走,他怀疑琼或哈利背叛了他,但事实证明是艾伦。她得到了珠宝,并与丈夫戈登一起追寻金钱,但当弗兰科决定折磨她以找出珠宝藏在哪里时,她感到震惊。弗兰科随后谋杀了艾伦和戈登,并最终与基弗在水下进行了殊死搏斗。弗兰科是一名实力更强的游泳运动员,他获胜了,但当他浮出水面时,杜根和其他武装警察正在等待他。凯弗被从泳池里拉了出来,幸存下来。琼仍然爱着他。
- Griff Bonnell (Sullivan) and his brothers arrive in a small, Arizona town. He is a U.S. Marshal looking to arrest Howard Swain (Chuck Roberson), coincidentally one of landowner Jessica Drummond’s (Stanwyck) 40 guns. The town is being terrorized and trashed by Brockie and his boys. He’s an arrogant drunk and bully but when he shoots an old buddy of Griff’s, he and his brothers intervene. Griff strides purposefully towards the action, unconcerned at the mayhem going on. Brockie’s buddies recognize the lawman and flee but the drunk Brockie doesn’t know or care. Fuller cuts back and forth between a close-up of Griff’s eyes and Brockie’s gun repeatedly until the climax when Griff finally reaches Rocky and knocks him unconscious with a punch. Griff and Jessica inevitably cross paths and their relationship starts off as antagonistic but eventually blossoms into a romance.
- The proprietor of an ice-skating revue promotes a peanut-vendor at the show to a management position based on suggestions he made to improve the act of the show's star, who also happens to be the owner's wife. However, he soon begins to notice that his new manager is paying more attention to his wife than he believes is appropriate, and begins to suspect that his new manager has designs not only on his wife but on his business. Meanwhile, someone from the new manager's past shows up with information that could wreck his plans.