簡介：身無分文的記者丘克（Kirk Douglas 飾）流落一座新墨西哥州的小城，他舌如巧簧向當(dāng)?shù)貓箴^的主編推銷自己，宣稱自己有制造新聞的天才。波瀾不驚的小城生活讓曾經(jīng)供職紐約的丘克倍感無聊。這天，主編令丘克外出采訪，丘克于路卻意外遭遇一名小鎮(zhèn)店主里奧被困山洞。丘克敏感的意識到這件事情背后的新聞價值，他迅速聯(lián)系州長、工程隊(duì)與醫(yī)生。隨著丘克的一篇篇報道，觀看施救過程的民眾陸續(xù)趕來，本欲離開的里奧妻子因?yàn)榭吹接欣蓤D而選擇留下，并與丘克站到了同一陣營，丘克安排采用費(fèi)時的營救方式來維持事件的新聞熱度。幾天內(nèi)人群不斷涌入，營救現(xiàn)場儼然成為游樂場。丘克與紐約的老上司討價還價之時，洞中的里奧卻走到了生命的盡頭……　　本片獲1952年奧斯卡最佳編劇獎。

簡介：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