Madan comes from a poor family background. Unable to find employment, he takes to gambling in a big way. He makes a lot of money, and decides to open a gambling den, where he makes even more money. He meets with sophisticated and cultured Dr. Rajani, and both are attracted to each other. But Rajani's dad does not approve of Madan nor of his background, and would prefer that Rajani marry Inspector Ramesh. Rejected, Madan meets with vivacious and outgoing Meena, and romances her. Then Inspector Ramesh arrests Madan and imprisons him for the murder of Meena, who was killed with a revolver with Madan's fingerprints on it.

Precocious Claudia and her brother run away from home and hide in the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

在影片里杰克·霍肯斯演绎了一个被迫退休的上校，请一个腐败的前英国陆军骨干来帮他抢劫一百万英镑——这个冒险复杂的计划同时还牵扯进了军队。强大的演员阵容包括了英国最著名的演员们：理查德·阿顿布罗夫, 布莱恩·福比斯和罗杰·里弗斯。让这部里程碑式的电影迅速蹿红并影响了以后好莱坞无数的同类型影片。