Richard Fleischer repeatedly turned down Dino De Laurentiis' overtures to direct the film. He ultimately relented when he realized that the best way to make the film was to shoot it straight and tell the story as truthfully as he could.

A successful and popular nightclub owner who believes financial independence is the path to equality and success, must act as a go-between for militant-minded brother and the white gang syndicate hisbrother has attacked and robbed. Their involvements lead to a breathless race course chase, the destruction of a dopepush…

一名白人骗子与一名黑人骗子利用"贩卖黑奴"的方法在美国各地行骗欺诈，而一名女神偷却沿途专偷他们的钱。这部节奏爽快而笑料层出不穷的喜剧，编导保罗．鲍嘉用讽刺的手法巧妙地表现了黑奴的悲剧，使它在惹笑之余尚有点内涵，两名男主角詹姆斯．加纳和鲁格．赛特都有很精彩的演出。

美国金球奖(1971；第28届) 提名-最佳女新人 Lola Falana；L·B·琼斯是一个靠承办葬礼而富裕的黑人，他到奥玛的律师事务所寻求法律帮助，他想和自己年轻的妻子艾玛离婚，因为艾玛和一名白人警官威利有染，但他不想把这件事情闹大。奥玛担心这个案件会加剧当地的种族矛盾，他私下去找威利，想把这件事情在庭外和解，但威利和他的兄弟采取了暴力的…