混上流社会的花花公子自认为如鱼得水，结果犯了禁，无论黑道还是白道的。警察调查他牵扯进的俩重谋杀案其实无关紧要，真正有趣的是他和三个女人的互动，她们都非常迷人。甚至出场不到半分钟的龙套女都很有特色。可惜结局莫名其妙。

　　An ambitious newspaper reporter (Dick Powell), eager to scoop the competition, wishes he could know the news before it happens. A mysterious old man

　　John Forbes is a family man who's tired of the 9 to 5 humdrum of his job an insurance company executive. Life gets a little more exciting for hi

　　马洛（迪克·鲍威尔 Dick Powell 饰）是一名独来独往的私家侦探，某日，马里特（Douglas Walton 饰）找到了马洛聘他当自己的保镖，结果马洛却莫名其妙的挨了一顿打。之后，一个叫安（安妮·雪莉 Anne Shirley 饰）的女孩现身，她告诉马洛，他所遭遇的一切和她的继母格雷尔夫