There is no way to write a "spoiler"---is there actually somebody somewhere who, ten minutes into this 1950's film, wouldn't know where it is going and will end up---since it is a strictly written-by-the-numbers corruption and redemption meller that finds: number 1, a doctor returns from the Korean War to his Pennsylvania mining hometown, (and 2) must choose between dedicating himself to treating the suffering poor (or 3) build himself a swank office and get rich by flattering wealthy women with imaginary ailments. Throw in elements no. 5,Lizabeth Scott as a rich, spoiled, twice-divorced woman with a lip stiffer than his, and number 6, Dianne Foster as a nurse bent on helping all mankind, and there are no surprises left, especially if one take note of the name of Irving Wallace among the writers, the title and Scott billed above Foster. The only surprise here is that this film wasn't from Universal-International and directed by Douglas Sirk.
供职于科技公司KineTech的艾伦(大卫·艾根伯格 David Eigenberg 饰)潜心开发出超级自动化机器人史宾(Jae Head 配音)。史宾能够清楚感知人类情感,并逐步形成自己的人格。原指望将其用作和平用途,谁知KineTech的老板内尔斯·波特(Kim Coates 饰)却试图将其打造成破坏力巨大的杀伤性武器。极力反对的艾伦遭到解雇,他趁乱销毁电脑中的设计资料,并带着史宾逃亡。危难之际,他命令史宾独自逃走。不幸中弹的史宾意外结识了热爱科技和小发明的少年汉瑞(鲍比·科尔曼 Bobby Coleman 饰)。
两个调皮搞怪的小家伙见面,开启了一段令人铭记于心的友谊。而野心勃勃的波特仍未放弃对史宾的追踪……