As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.

The reckless son of a millionaire struggles to find a positive outlook on life, so he turns to a hard-nosed trainer for help.

The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.

Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy, the young woman she took in as an infant.

When World War I comes to an end, three pilots find themselves on hard times. They wind up in Hollywood, where they work as stunt fliers for a sadistic director.

With the election approaching, a judge in a Southern town at the turn of the 20th century is involved variously in revealing the real identity of a young woman, reliving his Civil War memories, and preventing the lynching of an African youth.

The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family and the hard working Tarleton family.

After he stumbles across a murder, a young reporter devises an elaborate scene to keep his newspaper stories about the crime front-page news.

When a shipping clerk is recruited by his employer to help his golf game, his boss insists he conceal his humble identity at the country club.