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 Philliber) grants the reporter that power, even as he cautions against using it. Now able to predict the news 24 hours in advance, the reporter goes about scooping all the other papers, picking sure-fire winners at the race track, and enjoying life... until he learns -- in advance, of course -- of his own death. Our hero's problem How can he keep the future from happening(imdb)　　主人公每天晚上都收到一份次日早上出版的報紙，他獲悉自己在數(shù)小時內即將斃命，然而他卻幸存下來了。（喬治·薩杜爾《世界電影史》）