查尔斯·沃尔德

故事讲述一名有良知的记者出庭作证后，怀疑自己冤枉了好人，之后在自家一直心神不安，接着撞见鬼鬼祟祟的邻居之后，又目睹另一起凶案的发生，自后携同当秘书的女友一起侦查。--甜蜜电影字幕组

Just before Christmas, Lee Leander is caught shoplifting. It is her third offense. She is prosecuted by John Sargent. He postpones the trial because it is hard to get a conviction at Christmas time. But he feels sorry for her and arranges for her bail, and ends up taking her home to his mother for Christmas. Surrounded by a loving family (in stark contrast to Lee's own family background) they fall in love. This creates a new problem how do they handle the upcoming trial

Philip Marlowe（亨弗莱·鲍嘉 Humphrey Bogart 饰）是一个私家侦探，这天他接到邀请来到General Sternwood的家中，Sternwood让马洛调查关于他女儿的一笔...