哈利·哈维

When FBI Agent Zack Stewart is killed, Agent John Ripley takes over the three cases he was working on, hoping one will lead to his killer. The first involves gangster Joe Walpo and Ripley finds his hideout through Joe's girl friend, Connie Anderson. Joe is killed but it is established he was 400 miles away when Stewart was murdered. The next involves a car-theft gang which Ripley breaks up by using one of the gang, Vince Angelino and his wife Julie. The last case involves Kate Martell, the victim of an extortionist who threatens to kidnap her child unless she pays him $10,000

身无分文的记者丘克（Kirk Douglas 饰）流落一座新墨西哥州的小城，他舌如巧簧向当地报馆的主编推销自己，宣称自己有制造新闻的天才。波澜不惊的小城生活让曾经供职纽约的丘克倍感无聊。这天，主编令丘克外出采访，丘克于路却意外遭遇一名小镇店主里奥被困山洞。丘克敏感的意识到这件事情背后的新闻价值，他迅速联系州长、工程队与医生。随着丘克的一篇篇报道，观看施救过程的民众陆续赶来，本欲离开的里奥妻子因为看到有利可图而选择留下，并与丘克站到了同一阵营，丘克安排采用费时的营救方式来维持事件的新闻热度。几天内人群不断涌入，营救现场俨然成为游乐场。丘克与纽约的老上司讨价还价之时，洞中的里奥却走到了生命的尽头……　　本片获1952年奥斯卡最佳编剧奖。