夜念黎明

　　An insane man first loves then grows to hate his neighbor, an old man whose penetrating gaze unnerves the insane man. He plans a perfect crime and executes it one night. The next day, two officers knock on the insane man's door, investigating a shriek heard in the night. The insane man invites them in, answers their questions, and submits to an examination of his eyes by one of the officers, who proclaims him innocent. The insane man invites them to stay and relax awhile, then regales them with his theories of crime. His heart begins to beat louder. Angles on the set are skewed to suggest the man's internal disarray.

　　奥利弗（马克·莱斯特 Mark Lester 饰）是一名孤儿，从小在教会中长大。九岁时，奥利弗被派遣到工厂做工，之后又来到殡仪馆成为了学徒。奥利弗的聪慧和机敏让他很快就在殡仪馆里站稳了脚跟，但与此同时，他亦遭到了同伴们的妒忌，他们故意挑衅激怒奥利弗，最终奥利弗离开了殡仪馆。
　　无家可归的奥利弗过起了四处流浪的生活，经过漫长的旅途，他来到了伦敦。一个名叫道奇（杰克·瓦尔德 Jack Wild 饰）的扒手将奥利弗带到了匪首费金（朗·穆迪 Ron Moody 饰）的面前，就这样，奥利弗成为了他们中的一员。一次意外中，奥利弗被警察逮捕了，但随后，他被证实是无辜的，当事人布朗罗先生（Joseph O'Conor 饰）对奥利弗感到十分愧疚，于是收留了他，奥利弗的生活能够从此走上正轨吗？