James Dunaway

Big city judge Parke Denison is involved in a forced busing dispute at the climax of his long career. The friendship between two families -- one white, one black -- and their sons, who are buddies, provides the microcosm of this major social issue that has been argued for several decades.

Fred Wilson dirige une expédition destinée à trouver de nouveaux gisements de pétrole sur une île inconnue. Jack Prescott, jeune savant qui veut percer les mystères de l'île du Crane et Dwan, une cover-girl recueillie en mer, se joignent à la petite troupe.