An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor.

Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.

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科里特好斯原本是一位医生，但他对犯罪思想的研究非常着迷。克里豪医师打算写一本关于犯罪行为的书，为了获得第一手资料，把发现有只有自己就是罪犯才能最好地观察和研究犯罪行为。于是，他犯下了几桩珠宝抢劫案，并因此结识了一帮由洛克·瓦伦蒂诺领导的抢匪帮。科里特好斯医生于是加入了他们，开始一起犯罪，并且详细地记录了他们的手法和心态。
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就像好莱坞有很多优秀的电影都被有意地遗忘一样，《化身大盗》也是这样的一部电影，它在最近才被电影迷从迷雾重重的电影历史中发掘出来，重见天日，有一些影迷甚至认为本片比霍华德·霍克斯、弗兰克·卡普拉、弗里茨·朗等许多电影大师的作品都要好，这部影片的情节让人想起斯蒂文森的小说《化身博士》，但与《化身博士》不一样的是，本片中的医生并没有变成一恶一善的两个人，而是始终是一个人。从某种程度上看，本片也是在探讨精神与肉体的冲突问题，医生原本是为了医治生理的问题，他对犯罪行为的研究，又表明他对人类精神问题的关注。

In 1925 Damascus Harry Smith runs guns to the rebels under Emir Hassan. The French arrest him along with others and force him to sell weapons to them. He develops an interest in French intelligence officer Feroud's mistress Violette.

Joe Barrett returns to Tokyo after World War II where he once owned a bar, Tokyo Joe's, and deserted his wife Trina. They have a seven-year-old daughter. Kimura forces Joe into piloting war criminals by revealing that during the war Trina made treasonous propaganda broadcasts.