Wrights 1940 original novel followed a poor, 20-year-old black Chicagoan, Bigger Thomas, as he takes a job as a chauffeur for the wealthy, white Dalton family. When Thomas accidentally mits an act of violence against a member of the family, he engages in an elaborate cover-up scheme that begets more crimes. Wright emphasizes throughout the novel that society has been set up to make Thomas what he bees.《六扇门之血虫谜案》正是金桥影业力推的电影之一，故事发生在明朝正德年间，掌握偌大权柄的六扇门内部为了侦查宝藏案而引发的神捕谋杀案，该影片由老戏骨温兆伦 、钟镇涛 倾力加盟，实力派新人明星李北岳、赵楚纶主演，其中由李北岳饰演的董云飞和赵小乙是六扇门神捕，二人在去看望由温兆伦饰演的神捕师傅叶国涛的途中，被同为捕快的方残剑告知叶国涛已经被人陷害身亡了。