An off-screen narrator relates a story told at a home in the Hollywood Hills during a storm. A screenwriter named Basil tells of a Hollywood screenwriter named John Dough, who wakes up after a late-night party and rushes off to the studio. However, a few interruptions, including thinking for a moment that he sees a woman's body in his bed, having his car key not work, and think...
A wealthy American couple are hostages on an arduous jungle journey.
故事开始于一列飞驰的火车之中，精神科医生贝利（乔治·布伦特 George Brent 饰）在火车上结识了名叫茜茜（Olive Blakeney 饰）的老太太，茜茜告诉贝利，自己要去探望她的兄弟尼克（保罗·卢卡斯 Paul Lukas 饰），尼克刚刚娶了一个可爱的妻子艾利达（海蒂·拉玛 Hedy Lamarr 饰）。
健谈善良的茜茜给贝利留下了很深的印象，抵达伦敦后，贝利震惊的得知，茜茜竟然在拜访尼克一家人的时候去世了。之后，贝利见到了尼克和艾利达，这对夫妇诡异的相处方式让他不禁开始怀疑，茜茜的死并非一场意外。贝利决定展开调查，随着调查的深入，尼克疯狂的一面渐渐展现在了他的眼前。
A mysterious rash of cargo ship sinkings in Panama leads insurers Llewellyns of London to hire vacationer Nick Carter and his eccentric associate Bartholomew to investigate. Nick recognizes influential nightclub owner Al Taurez as a shady operator, but getting the goods on him depends on slick diversions involving the heavyweight champ of the Pacific Tuna Fleet, a Panamanian bo...
