Hometown Story:
Blake Washburn blames manufacturer MacFarland for his defeat in
the race for re-election to the state legislature. He takes over his
uncle's newspaper to take on big business as an enemy of the people.
Miss Martin works in the "Herald" newspaper office. When tragedy
strikes, Blake must re-examine his views.
Sundown:
Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery
woman living among the natives and enlist her aid in overcoming the
Germans.
Outpost in Morocco:
Capt. Gerard, greatest lover in the Foreign Legion, is assigned to
escort an emir's daughter to her father's mountain citadel and find out
what he can about the emir's activities. Gerard enjoys his work with
lovely Cara, but arrives to find rebellion brewing. Can the garrison be
reinforced in time?
Whistle Stop:
Beautiful Mary returns to her small hometown after many years from
Chicago wearing a mink coat and carrying an expensive cigarette case.
Her arrival causes long standing enmities to surface between two of her
old boyfriends, Kenny Veech, a loafing gambler, and debonair Lew Lentz,
owner of a local nightclub. Their deep-seated animosity repeatedly
results in antagonism and fights as they compete for Mary's affections.
Kenny's friend Gitlo, a bartender in Lentz' club, enlists Kenny in an
aborted plan to rob Lentz of $15,000 in profits from sponsoring a local
carnival. Lentz retaliates by framing both men for murder.
Algiers:
Pepe Le Moko, a thief who escaped from France with a fortune in
jewels, has for two years lived in, and virtually ruled, the mazelike,
impenetrable Casbah, "native quarter" of Algiers. A French official
insists that he be captured, but sly Inspector Slimane knows he need
only bide his time. The suave Pepe increasingly regards his stronghold
as also his prison, especially when he meets beautiful Parisian visitor
Gaby, who reminds him of the boulevards to which he dare not
return...and arouses the mad jealousy of Ines, his Algerian mistress.
Dishonored Lady:
Madeleine Damien is the fashion editor of a slick Manhattan
magazine by day and a lively party girl by night. Unfortunately, the
pressures of her job, including kowtowing to a hefty advertiser, and her
bad luck with men are driving her to a breakdown. She seeks the help of
a psychiatrist, and under his orders, quits her job and moves into a
smaller flat under a new identity. She becomes interested in painting
and a handsome neighbor. He soon finds out about her past when an
ex-suitor implicates her in a murder.