Walter Neff(弗莱德·麦克莫瑞 Fred MacMurray 饰)是一个成功的保险代理人,他在夜里回到办公室,开始在一个录音机上诉说他的故事......
Neff为了取得Dietrichson先生的保险代理权,来到了他的家中,Dietrichson先生不在,Neff遇到了Dietrichson先生的新妻子Phyllis Dietrichson(芭芭拉·斯坦威克 Barbara Stanwyck 饰)。美丽的Phyllis让Neff感到不自然,而她也开始说起她的丈夫的诸多不好之处。在第二次拜访中,Neff终于控制不住自己的欲望,愿意参与Phyllis的杀夫计划。Neff计划在Dietrichson先生坐火车的时候制造他失足摔下的假象,以骗取“双重保险”。一切进行的非常顺利,Dietrichson先生死掉了,Neff和Phyllis两人的爱情和金钱似乎都有了保障。然而,Neff的好友保险调查员Barton Keyes (爱德华·罗宾逊 Edward G. Robinson 饰)却觉得事有蹊跷,开始调查整个事件......
本片改编自James M. Cain于1943年出版的同名小说,由导演比利·怀尔德和侦探小说作家雷蒙德·钱德勒共同编剧,获第17届奥斯卡最佳影片等7项提名。
After losing a major fight, a professional MMA fighter returns home from Vegas, where he reunites with various individuals from his past - including a father/son duo who recruit him to engage in their daring bank heists.
Alex Riley explores the world of the technology superbrands - how they get us to buy their stuff, trust them and even idolise them. He meets the supergeeks who are inventing the future and finds out how some of the most powerful companies in the world really make their billions.
E1 technology
Alex takes a closer look at some of the most powerful technology brands in the world - including Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Nokia, Facebook, and Google - how have they become so central to our lives and how do they plan to stay ahead of the game? He finds out why Microsoft now have to spend billions of dollars every year on development to score a hit product and why games console companies are willing to lose billions to get their product in your living room. He discovers how technology format wars are being determined with the help of the porn industry and how Apple has literally become a new religion.
E2 fashion
Fashion novice Alex Riley dives into the world of clothing superbrands to find out how these billion dollar global organisations have invaded our wardrobes and our minds. When he discovers that designer handbags are so desirable that some women will pay 100 pounds a month just to rent one, he's determined to have their heads examined to find out why.
E3 food
Alex Riley is on the trail of the global food and drink giants. What's so special about them? How have they penetrated our brains so we recognise them like members of our own families? Alex travels the globe to find where they've come from and how they make us keep on buying them.