Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she's found murdered at Grand Central Station, Inspector Gunther calls together a slew of suspects for questioning. Mida's shady ex-flame, Turk, seems the most likely culprit, but when smart-mouthed private eye Rocky Custer -- also a suspect himself -- begins to piece together the crime, a few clues that Gunther has overlooked come to light.

他是个衣冠楚楚的浪子，外表正派，内心却游走在法律与罪恶的边缘；她是位来自上层世界的女子，意外闯入他的轨道，一切从此变得复杂。 《Johnny Eager》是一部融合都市阴影、心理欲望与身份伪饰的黑色电影前夜代表作。影片充满高对比度的摄影、紧张的人物关系与压抑的道德氛围，是米高梅少有涉足黑色题材的尝试之一。导演默文·勒罗伊以硬朗节奏与沉稳笔触刻画出一位魅力反英雄的肖像。 拉娜·特纳在本片中饰演一位智慧而不失敏感的女性角色，虽戏份不如男主密集，但却极具质感。她与男主罗伯特·泰勒之间的对手戏张力十足，在光影交错之中展现了复杂的人性张力。值得一提的是，配角范·赫夫林凭本片荣获奥斯卡最佳男配角奖，为影片增添一抹异样的温情与哲思