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) 主人公每天早晨都收到一份次日早上出版的报纸，他得知自己在数小时内行将毙命，但是他却幸存上去了。（乔治·萨杜尔《世界电影史》）