A remake of Paramount's earlier film Shanghai Express (1932). The film was remade as Peking Express (1951) later.
两位侦探为寻找一名叫“章鱼”的罪犯来到一座废弃的灯塔，结果真的遭遇了一只杀人大章鱼。由同名戏剧改编，该剧是对一出叫《大猩猩》的戏剧的恶搞，而后者又是对传统侦探悬疑类小说的恶搞。
