Reginald Gilliam

A man discovers that he has been deliberately poisoned and hasn't long to live. In the short time he has left, he determines to find out who poisoned him and why. Remake of the 1950 film noir classic, D.O.A.

In a small western town in Arizona called Jaspen, a boy is born on Christmas Day. Joseph "Joe" Novak is born in a makeshift shelter, but his mother, Marika Novak dies during childbirth. Because of the day he was born, the boy will be nicknamed Christmas Joe. Joe's father will never forgive him for the death of his wife, which will lead Joe toward a rebellious attitude. He will become a troubled teenager, and will end up learning how to shoot. Joe will also reject his father's pacific attitude.

During the Mexican Revolution, Pancho Villa is wounded and left his large treasure in gold back in the city of Colón. He is forced to establish an alliance with General Urbina, leader, and he asks seven of his faithful guerrillas to take back the gold that he has hidden in a farm, near the New Mexico border, and which will allow him to pay for a new army and guns.

Gaver Logan, professeur d'histoire, est en Espagne donnant une série de conférences de l'Université de Madrid. Il a depuis longtemps des hallucinations qui lui montrent une femme blonde et une beauté splendide, qui s'habille au Moyen Age et répond au nom de Mariana. La fille apparaît et disparaît, et Gaver croit que tout est dû à un dysfonctionnement de son foie. Au cours d'une conférence, le professeur voit un jeune homme qui ressemble beaucoup à ses hallucinations et qui l'écoute très intéressé.