故事叙述,阐述,陈述,描写有“第一快枪手”之称的吉米·林戈，意图退隐，却总被一些初生牛犊骚扰，要求与他决斗，以求将他击败而一举成名。

　　Hit man Philip Raven, who's kind to children and cats, kills a blackmailer and is paid off by traitor Willard Gates in "hot" money. Meanwhile, pert entertainer Ellen Graham, girlfriend of police Lieut. Crane (who's after Raven) is enlisted by a Senate committee to help investigate Gates. Raven, seeking Gates for revenge, meets Ellen on the train; their relationship gradually evolves from that of killer and potential victim to an uneasy alliance against a common enemy.