Los Angeles, California. A cop who, unhappy with his job, blames others for his work problems, is assigned to investigate the case of a prowler who stalks the home of…

A young woman who has just become engaged has her life completely shattered when she is raped while on her way home from work.

A gangster tries to find redemption with the inadvertent help of an innocent shop girl and his jealous girlfriend will do anything to keep him.

Aircraft workers during during World War II become involved in a love triangle.

The daughter of a Nevada casino owner gets involved with a racketeer, despite everyone’s efforts to separate them.

On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby,…

An ex-gambler hooks up with an old flame after his old habit resurfaces and drives off his wife.

A lawman tries to find the source of a juvenile delinquent’s bad behavior.

The wedding of Ellen and David is halted by a stranger who insists that the bride is already married to someone else. Though the flabbergasted Ellen denies the charge, the…

Attorney’s daughter falls for one of his gangster clients.

The setting is a city block during a sweltering summer, where the residents serve as representatives of the not-very-idealized American melting pot. There is idle chitchat, gossip, jealousy, racism, adultery,…

Anti-Catholic and anti-cleric policies in the Mexican state of Tabasco lead the revolutionary government to persecute the state’s last remaining priest.