Anambitiousnewspaperreporter(DickPowell),eagertoscoopthecompetition,wisheshecouldknowthenewsbeforeithappens.Amysteriousoldman(JohnPhilliber)grantsthereporterthatpower,evenashecautionsagainstusingit.Nowabletopredictthenews24hoursinadvance,thereportergoesaboutscoopingalltheotherpapers,pickingsure-firewinnersattheracetrack,andenjoyinglife...untilhelearns--inadvance,ofcourse--ofhisowndeath.Ourhero'sproblem:Howcanhekeepthefuturefromhappening?(imdbaaa　　主人公每天晚上都收到一份次日早上出版的报纸，他获悉自己在数小时内即将毙命，然而他却幸存下来了。（乔治·萨杜尔《世界电影史》）