A true-life epic that revolves around an exclusive bataillon of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, "Carlson's Raiders," whose assignment is to take control of a South Pacific island once possessed by the United States but now under Japanese command.

Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which he eventually returns to work. But, once again, he begins to doubt his sanity when he receives a bizarre death threat written in Hebrew. Not knowing which of his colleagues wants to kill him, Hannan teams up with pretty young college student Ellie Fabian to attempt to unravel the mystery.

1944 film by Lewis Milestone

该剧由Damon Runyon的两则短篇故事改编，首演后大受欢迎，1200场的佳绩在当时是很罕见的。曾获托尼奖最佳音乐剧、最佳男主角、最佳编舞等五项大奖。此后几乎每十年，该剧就会在百老汇和伦敦复排一次，每一次都能吸引大量观众。该剧1955年改编为电影，由马龙·白兰度 Marlon Brando主演。名曲包括“Luck Be a Lady”、“If I Were a Bell”等。