Angela Lansbury returns as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher, and more people are turning up dead wherever she ventures! From killer fashion to ancient curses to death at the rodeo, Jessica Fletcher is the only one clever enough to read between the lines and see the clues nobody knew were there.

 Season 5 finds Murder, She Wrote's intrepid Jessica Fletcher in fine sleuthing form, and venturing farther afield from Cabot Cove--a good thing, since at the rate the murders have been happening, that town would be nearly cleaned out. Some of the best episodes take place in more exotic locales like New York (dead man on the street, wearing just one shoe), Montana (a publishing convention gone horribly wrong) and West Virginia (two whistle-blowers at a coal company found gruesomely murdered). Angela Lansbury sparkles with determination and bonhomie, hitting her stride and then some. Jessica's own life backstory is even filled out tantalizingly, especially in the episode "The Last Flight of the Dixie Damsel," in which an investigation is launched into a mysterious cargo plane that is linked, she learns to her horror, to her late husband. The series' other delight is watching for cameos by stars of a certain age, and this season doesn't disappoint, with appearances by Roddy McDowall, Shelley Fabares, and Dinah Shore--but also some up-and-comers like Megan Mullally (proof positive that the Will & Grace whine was a put-on) and future satirist Bill Maher.

 As Murder, She Wrote saunters through its sixth (of an eventual 12) season, star Angela Lansbury maintains her eternally buoyant and inquisitive air as Jessica Fletcher, professional writer and amateur sleuth. Though Jessica continued to investigate murders in her home town of Cabot Cove and elsewhere (in the worlds of high finance, opera, and voodoo, among other settings), this season began the practice of guest detective episodes, introduced by Jessica as either a story she wrote or a tale told by a friend, but starring a variety of quirky investigators: An ex-football player (Ken Howard, The White Shadow) paired with a clever poodle; a television crime-show producer who solved crime in real life (Diana Canova, Soap); a stout Irish detective (longtime character actor Pat Hingle); an abrasive homicide cop (Barry Newman, Vanishing Point); as well as recurring Murder, She Wrote characters like former jewel thief Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) and British secret agent Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou). The producers were obviously hoping to use Murder, She Wrote's popularity to spin-off new series, but nothing from this season took off and viewer resistance soon brought the practice to an end. Executives must have been surprised to discover that, though murder mysteries are plot-driven, this show's success depends heavily on the undeniable charm of star Lansbury. Still, these one-off episodes are of a consistent quality with Lansbury's, and viewers open to variety will enjoy them just as much. The rest of the season features the usual astonishing array of guests, including movie stars old (Donald O'Connor, Singin' in the Rain) and recent (Elliott Gould, The Long Goodbye), television stalwarts (Shirley Jones, The Partridge Family; Jerry Stiller, The King of Queens; Doris Roberts, Everyone Loves Raymond; Kevin Tighe, Battlestar Galactica; and Gavin McLeod, The Love Boat), and D-list celebrities to die for (Dack Rambo, Morgan Brittany, Susan Anton, and more).

 The 7th Season rejoins Golden Globe winner Angela Lansbury as writer/detective Jessica Fletcher in the season that earned a Golden Globe nomination and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations! With her at the scene of the crime is an impressive lineup of guest stars, including Patricia Neal and the iconic Jerry Orbach. Whether Jessica is partnered with insurance investigator Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell), making her case in Nashville or even working to clear her own name, it's no mystery why the acclaimed series earned 41 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and 16 Golden Globe nominations during its many years of broadcast.

 故事发生在第一次世界大战期间，玛丽（克拉拉·鲍 Clara Bow 饰）暗恋着英俊的杰克（查尔斯·巴德·罗杰斯 Charles 'Buddy' Rogers 饰），可是杰克的心思却全部放在了大小姐西尔维娅（乔拜娜·劳斯顿 Jobyna Ralston 饰）身上，无奈西尔维娅亦有她的心上人，那就是富家子弟大卫（理查德·阿伦 Richard Arlen 饰）。 战争爆发了，大卫和杰克投身军队为国家效力，在军中，身为情敌的两人关系渐渐紧密，之后成为了挚友。一场激烈的战役中，大卫遭遇了意外，悲痛的杰克决心为朋友报仇。然而，杰克并不知道的是，大卫没有死，他甚至偷到了一架敌机。正当大卫喜滋滋地驾驶着敌机返回营地之时，与为朋友报仇心切的杰克撞了个正着。

玛利亚（朱丽·安德鲁斯  饰）是一个年轻活泼的修女，喜欢在大自然下高声歌唱，所以她常常忘记了修道院里的规矩。院长认为玛利亚并不属于规矩严格的修道院。院长与众嬷嬷商量后，决定安排玛利亚到一位名叫特拉普（克里斯托弗·普卢默 饰）上校家当家庭教师。上校的妻子去世多年，留下7个孩子，他要求对孩子严格管教。他告诉玛利亚在他家的家庭教师都做不长久，都是因为孩子的恶作剧。玛利亚果然也遭到了恶作剧，可是这位善良的老师并没有告诉他们的父亲，而是像个母亲一样照顾孩子，很快跟孩子打成一片。上校也渐渐在玛利亚的引导下改变了对孩子们的态度。上校与玛利亚之间发生了感情，他们完婚后回到了已被纳粹占领的奥地利，上校并不想为纳粹办事，一家人准备逃跑……©豆瓣

 在星巴克工作的山姆（西恩•潘 Sean Penn 饰），虽已成人，但智力水平只有7岁。一次偶然，他收留了一个流浪女。该女子帮山姆生下了一个女儿后消失得无影无踪。 他给女儿取名叫露西（达科塔•范宁 Dakota Fanning 饰），因为他最喜欢甲壳虫乐队的《天空中戴钻石 的露西》。他非常疼爱自己的孩子。露西在山姆的细心呵护下慢慢地长大了，她发现爸爸不能看懂稍微复杂一些的故事。她在拒绝长大，希望和爸爸一样。父女俩的生活是那么幸福。 地区的教育官员发现了这个特殊的家庭，他们认为山姆没有能力照顾露西，于是把露西带走了。 伤心极了的山姆一心要挣回露西的抚养权，于是他自以为是的去找该地区最好的律师……

 故事发生在美国西部大开发时期，燕西（理查德·迪克斯 Richard Dix 饰）带着妻子莎布拉（艾琳·邓恩 Irene Dunne 饰）千里昭昭来到了广袤而又荒芜的俄克纳马拉，心里怀揣着远大的理想，希望能够在这里做出一番建树。 俄克纳马拉的生活环境十分艰苦和险峻，然而，夫妻两人同心协力，慢慢改善和建立着他们的家园。在日子渐渐稳定的过程中，在当地生活的牧场主们感到他们的利益受到了侵犯，他们常常会找燕西的麻烦，却又被燕西用智慧巧妙的化解。燕西十分同情在当地生活的印第安土著，与此同时，嫉恶如仇的燕西亦对压迫和剥削原住民的资本家们充满了仇恨，随着时间的推移，双方的矛盾渐渐尖锐起来。

 喜剧演员杰克（威尔•法瑞尔 Will Ferrell 饰）事业开始下滑，在经纪人的建议下，杰克准备翻拍经典搞笑连续剧《神仙俏女巫》。同时，为了巩固自己在该剧的地位，杰克必须找一名新人在他的剧集里演他的妻子，女巫萨曼纱。在面试了数百人后，迷人可爱而且还会和女巫一样耸鼻子的伊莎贝拉（妮可•基德曼 Nicole Kidman 饰）进入了杰克的视线。在杰克鼓动了自己的三寸不烂之舌后，伊莎贝拉终于同意和他一起出演该剧。 该剧试播后反响强烈，为了和伊莎贝拉长久合作下去，杰克决定假戏真做，向伊莎贝拉展开了爱情攻势。只是，他有所不知道是，伊莎贝拉真的是一名法力高强的女巫，杰克以后的日子可不好过了。

 改编自赛珍珠的普立兹奖小说，是好莱坞在三十年代开始注意东方题材的代表性作品。影片虽是描写中国农村夫妇的悲剧故事，但主角均由美国人扮演，导演悉尼．弗兰克林也采取西方古典电影的风格来处理，在制作上相当严谨认真。剧情描写保罗．茂尼与路易丝．莱娜本来是贫困的农民，面对饥荒的威胁甚至以烤土充饥。后来茂尼得到了一笔财富，竟整天花天酒地迷恋情妇，莱娜只有发挥贤妻的耐性期待丈夫浪子回头。今天看来类似故事已显得老套，但本片的拍摄与特技表现杰出，路易丝．莱娜亦获得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖。