Norman Taviss

A Jewish boy grows up in 1920s Montreal with a grandfather who tells stories and a father who won't work.

The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society. This film chronicles his short and dubious rise to power, as well as his changing relationships with family and friends. Along the way the film explores the themes of anti-semitism and the responsibilities which come with adulthood.

Un ouragan fait rage sur New York et plonge la ville dans l'obscurité. Toutes les installations électriques étant hors service, des prisonniers en profitent pour s'évader, investissant un building. Alors qu'ils sèment la terreur dans l'immeuble, un policier va tenter de les maîtriser.

A dramatized story about a town where illegal activities are allowed to thrive, some of the politicians are dishonest, and a doctor and couple of colleagues try to help townspeople see that public health measures, especially those that might control syphilis, are necessary. Two of the most influential men in town oppose clean-up and public health efforts until their young adult children contract syphilis. Spliced into the dramatic film are segments of other educational films, including animated segments, that describe the symptoms and risks of syphilis. A butcher named Tony is excited about the birth of his first child, but the child is born dead because of a maternal syphilis infection.

Un garçon (Tim Warner), expulsé de l'école militaire, rentre chez lui à son père disappiontment. Il découvre qu'un gang de motards a terrorisé son lycée, et tombe amoureux de la petite amie (Angie Barnes) du chef du gang (Bull). Il se bat contre le gang, et gagne à la fois l'admiration de son père et l'amour de la jeune fille.