嗄n ambitious newspaper reporter (Dick Powell), eager to scoop the competition, wishes he could know the news before it happens. 嗄 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)　　主秂公每天晚上都收到壹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》）