The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

A group of men go on an expedition seeking sunken treasure, and wind up battling bad weather, rough seas and each other.

Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man. Problems arise when the gossip is filtered down to her own children.

Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for poor boys. When Dan, a tough street kid, comes to the school, he wins Jo's heart despite his hard edge, and she defends him when he is falsely accused. Dan's foster father, Major Burdle, is a swindler in cahoots with another crook called Willie the Fox. When the Plumfield School becomes in danger of foreclosure, the two con men cook up a scheme to save the home.

A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the home front.