Maurice Durant

Michael Powell'in kariyerini mahveden kötü şöhretli filmi Peeping Tom'da (Röntgenci), kameranın saldırgan bir obje olarak kullanımı filme rahatsız edici bir hava katmıştır. Mark Lewis (Carl Boehm) isimli bir genç, kendisini kadınlara belgesel yönetmeni olarak tanıtır. Ancak kamerasının içinde, filme aldığı kişiyi öldürmek için kullandığı sivri uçlu bir metal vardır. Bu durumu, filmin başında kameranın vizöründen görerek tanık olduğumuz sinir bozucu cinayet kaydıyla öğreniriz.

A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition. He eventually gives it all up to return to stage work and keep his pride.

Ace reporter Jeff Holly is assigned to investigate the murder of a politician whose body was found stashed in a trunk. Holly's enthusiasm soon wanes when his editor insists that he take his daughter Amanda North with him to investigate. Fortunately, the girl has a real knack for investigative reporting and they make a good team. They even fall in love. They discover that the killer was the politician's rival.

Pulled from actual case histories and utilizing newsreel and documented narratives, the activities of spies from various countries are depicted as far back as the American Revolution and as recent as the Cold War.