The setting is a city block during a sweltering summer, where the residents serve as representatives of the not-very-idealized American melting pot....
A small picturesque town at the turn of the century. The conservative views of the townspeople are shaken when they find out that the school teacher...
The local building-contractor Martin Roumagnac is fascinated by the fashionable Blanche Ferrand. To impress Blache, Martin presents her with a villa....
A small town politician, kept from marrying the love of his life, eventually marries another woman and his career ascends, but he secretly continues...
Travellers board a flight, unaware that other passengers might be spies and counterspies, complete with secret documents, poison and elaborate plans...