A dead man is found in the basement of a theater, and a detective comes to investigate. He learn that the deceased had been seen near the theater asking for Fabian, the ventriloquist. As the detective questions Fabian in his dressing room, a voice comes from the box in which Fabian's female dummy is stored. When the dummy, Riabouchinska, continues to talk, the detective is annoyed, thinking that the ventriloquist is trying to be funny. But the detective humors him and 'talks' to the dummy, and he soon learns about a web of tensions involving Fabian, his wife, and his manager. Much of the tension concerns the dummy - and there is also a connection with the dead man.

Two retired insurance salesmen have been visiting the scenes of accidents and crimes, feeling that they have a responsibility to learn why such things happen. One of them has found an aggressive, hostile woman whom he considers to be a prime candidate for a personal disaster. On a blisteringly hot day, the two follow her as she does some shopping, and watch as she antagonizes several persons. After some discussion, they decide to take a chance on helping her, and they go up to her apartment to talk to her.

一场在极圈进行的原子弹爆炸实验，释放了冰层中沈睡一亿四千年的恐龙，这只恐龙跑到纽约市大肆侵略，造成巨大恐慌。

根据梅尔．维尔的经典文学名著改编，由老牌导演约翰．休斯顿掌舵，加上格利高里．派克将高傲倔强的艾海伯船长塑造得入木三分，使本片成为海上冒险片的经典佳作。故事以一条全身纯白的巨型鲸鱼莫比敌为中心发展，它是一条被水手们视为魔鬼化身的凶猛鲸鱼。艾海伯在捕捉它的过程中被咬掉了一条腿，这种屈辱与伤痛更激发起他一定要打败这条巨鲸的决心，然而也因他这种偏执狂的意志导致很多无辜船员葬身海底的悲剧。本片的海上历险场面拍得相当壮观，在细腻的心理刻画之外也有不错的娱乐效果。