上映于1944年的喜剧《明天发生的事情》，该片是由雷内·克莱尔执导，迪克·鲍威尔,琳达·达内尔,杰克·奥克等主演，作为一部优秀的喜剧，讲述了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》）