„Čtyři vraždy stačí, drahoušku“

In the compartment of an American express train, James Porter, who is transferring a cheque for a million dollars from Michago to San Fernando seats himself and gets buried in a comic book. - Two groups of gangsters begin to compete for the precious check. José Manuel Antonio commands the swarthy boys from San Bonigo and the unscrupulous Ms Kate Draxl heads the Michago gang. In the meantime, in the little town of Springtown, the teacher Georg Camel tries to win the respect of his students in vain. Georg reveals himself to be a dope even in the editorial office of the local magazine to which he tries to sell his poetry. He has no idea that the charming editor Sabrina's sudden interest in him is designed to make the illustrator Henry jealous. Then, however, there is a reversal. Porter, who unexpectedly got off the train in Springtown, dies on the doorstep of Camel's room in the pension of the affected Mrs Harrington. The innocent and naive Georg is drawn into the fight of the two gangs and is suspected of murder, especially when a corpse falls onto him every time he opens a door. Sabrina thinks that Georg murders out of love for her in order to give her enough material to write about. Mrs Harrington is convinced that Camel wants to destroy the reputation of her house. After is Georg found in an underground garage where the two gangs have shot each other dead, he is proclaimed a hero and purged of all crimes he was suspected of. - Porter happily finishes the comic book. But when he opens the door of the compartment, a dead conductor falls onto him. (Verleiher-Text)