In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.

Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give them an heiress for the family business,…

An old-time cavalry sergeant’s resistance to change could cost him his post.

Star-crossed lovers Thérèse and Laurent think they’ve gotten away with murder after Thérèse’s weakling husband “falls” from a speeding train. But when forced to contend with a blackmailer’s demands and…

Lifelong friends and medical school graduates Mary Stevens and Don Andrews decide to set up office together. While Mary struggles to earn respect because of her gender, Don gets caught…

A crusading newsman starts up a tabloid with a gangster as his 50-50 partner.

World War I ace Dick Courtney derides the leadership of his superior officer, but he soon is promoted to squadron commander and learns harsh lessons about sending subordinates to their…

The crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks. How can they be rescued before they run out of air?

After a long absence, Mary Jane visits her schoolfriend Eloise, and Eloise’s daughter Ramona. Eloise drinks too much and is unhappily married to Lew Wengler. Eloise falls asleep and remembers…

A chic American jewel thief falls in love with one of her marks, an English lord.

An American takes up bullfighting to impress the ladies but learns to respect the sport.

In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. The ship is under the command of Captain Ahab, a strict disciplinarian…