An ambitious newspaper reporter (Dick Powell), eager to scoop the competition, wishes he could know the news before it happens. A mysterious old man (John Philliber) grants the reporter that power, even as he cautions against using it. Now able to predict the news 24 hours in advance, the reporter goes about scooping all the other papers, picking sure-fire winners at the race track, and enjoying life... until he learns -- in advance, of course -- of his own death. Our hero's problem: How can he keep the future from happening?(imdb)
　　主人公每天晚上都收到一份次日早上出版的报纸，他获悉自己在数小时内即将毙命，然而他却幸存下来了。（乔治·萨杜尔《世界电影史》）

　　故事发生在古希腊的雅典，赫米拉（奥利维娅·德哈维兰 Olivia de Havilland 饰）和拉山德（迪克·鲍威尔 Dick Powell 饰）深深的爱慕着彼此，可是两人的恋情却遭到了赫米拉家人的强烈反对，因为他们早已经给女儿相中了名为狄米特律斯（罗斯·亚历山大 Ross Alexander 饰）的男子作为夫婿。为此，赫米拉和拉山德决定私奔，并且逃到了一片森林之中。之后，赫米拉的好友海伦娜（琼·缪尔 Jean Muir 饰）带着狄米特律斯也来到了森林之中。
　　森林里居住着一群调皮可爱的精灵们，此时，仙王（Hobart Cavanaugh 饰）和仙后（Verree Teasdale 饰）正在闹别扭，于是，仙王决定好好的捉弄一下误闯森林的这些男男女女们。