Stanley King

In the 1840s, Ramsey MacKay, the driver for the struggling Wells Fargo mail and freight company, will secure an important contract if he delivers fresh oysters to Buffalo from New York City. When he rescues Justine Pryor and her mother, who are stranded in a broken wagon on his route, he doesn't let them slow him down and gives the ladies an exhilirating ride into Buffalo. He arrives in time to obtain the contract and is then sent by company president Henry Wells to St. Louis to establish a branch office.

A French doctor sentenced for treason performs brain surgery on the prison commandant's daughter.

A young couple and their child fall prey to kidnappers when a storm drives them into a seemingly abandoned farmhouse.

A politically charged story about a man who dabbles in crime, with disastrous results, to gain the capital he needs to purchase a school where immigrants are prepared for American citizenship. The school's European teacher dreams of a fascist America. Based on a story by Nathanael West and Samuel Ornitz, who was one of the Hollywood Ten blacklisted during the McCarthy Era.

A California Highway Patrolman gets involved with a smuggling ring.

En 1463, la famine règne à Paris, alors que les Bourguignons assiègent la ville. Tandis que le roi Louis XI s'est rendu à la Cour des Miracles dans l'espoir de découvrir un espion, François Villon tue le Grand Connétable qui se trouve être le traître qui a vendu la capitale française aux Bourguignons. En remerciement, le roi Louis XI amnistie François Villon, recherché pour vol, et le nomme Grand Connétable mais il ne dispose que d'une semaine pour faire ses preuves.

Après sa sortie de prison, Eddie Taylor ne peut profiter d'un répit. Accusé à nouveau, il doit partir en cavale avec sa femme Joan et son bébé. Il devient ensuite un véritable meurtrier en condamnant sa famille à une vie criminelle…