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 Italian sports journalist arrives in Australia but finds no work. The only employment he can find is as a builder’s labourer. At first, he cannot comprehend the culture, but…

Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues when the executor of the…

TV star Jason Steel reluctantly becomes the sounding board for his best friends’ bored wives, and must fend off their advances while managing his own fragile relationship.

When he’s stationed in Tahiti, a sailor hires a witch doctor to keep an eye on his girlfriend.

Living with his family in Baltimore, 9-year-old Lewie Penrose claims that he can converse with horses–and also pick the winners of upcoming races. When it appears as though Lewie is…

A computer expert tries to prove his electronic brain can replace a television network’s research staff.

Two-part story–the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter, who is a bigger star than he is; the second is about a literary agent whose newest…

One day, Morroe Rieff learns that his friend and fellow writer, Leslie Braverman, has died. After meeting Leslie’s widow, Inez, who is more flirtatious than grieving, Morroe joins up with…

Albert Topaze, sincere schoolteacher addicted to “rote” morality, works at a private school run by supremely money-grubbing M. Muche, whose daughter, also a teacher, makes cynical use of the knowledge…

Sam Clayton has a good heart and likes to help out people in need. In fact, he likes to help them out so much that he often finds himself broke…

Beverly Calhoun impersonates the Prince of Graustark to claim his birthright while he recovers from a skiing injury. In the meantime, she falls for her bodyguard Dantan.