Anambitiousnewspaperreporter(DickPowell),eagertoscoopthecompetition,wisheshecouldknowthenewsbeforeithappens.Amysteriousoldman(JohnPhilliber)grantsthereporterthatpower,evenashecautionsagainstusingit.Nowabletopredictthenews24hoursinadvance,thereportergoesaboutscoopingalltheotherpapers,pickingsure-firewinnersattheracetrack,andenjoyinglife...untilhelearns--inadvance,ofcourse--ofhisowndeath.Ourhero'sproblem:Howcanhekeepthefuturefromhappening?(imdb)
　　主人公每天晚上都收到一份次日早上出版的报纸，他得悉本身在数小时熟即将毙命，但是他却幸存下来了。（乔治·萨杜尔《全国电影史》）