弗兰克·塔特尔

　　The Benson Murder Case 是SS范达因的首部作品，创下了当年的图书销售记录，由此开启侦探推理小说的黄金时代。此部电影版改编忠于原著，也是威廉·鲍威尔第三次饰演侦探菲洛·万斯。

Hit man Philip Raven, who's kind to children and cats, kills a blackmailer and is paid off by traitor Willard Gates in hot money. Meanwhile, pert entertainer Ellen Graham, girlfriend of police Lieut. Crane (who's after Raven) is enlisted by a Senate committee to help investigate Gates. Raven, seeking Gates for revenge, meets Ellen on the train; their relationship gradually evolves from that of killer and potential victim to an uneasy alliance against a common enemy.