William Dwyer

Lisetta, the daughter of a fisherman, lives with her father and brother on the island of Capri. When Serrani, an Italian who has grown wealthy in New York, visits the island, he induces Lisetta to accompany him to America. There he abandons her and she becomes a dancer in an underworld café owned by "Dago" Joe, where she meets the artist Stanford Graham, who employs her as a model. Meanwhile, Lisetta's brother Domenic comes to New York to avenge his sister's dishonor.

Dans les années 1960, aux États-Unis. Grâce à une opération et un traitement administrés par des scientifiques, Charly Gordon, un retardé mental, voit ses capacités intellectuelles grandir, au point de devenir un authentique génie. Mais ses facultés émotionnelles, elles, ne se développent pas aussi vite. Et Algernon, la souris qui a reçu le même traitement avant lui, retombe dans son état premier. Charly saura-t-il utiliser les nouveaux pouvoirs de son esprit pour échapper à un atroce retour à son idiotie première ?

A young actress has retired from films to marry the son of a prominent and rich politician in New York City. The father objects strongly to the marriage. The actress is being blackmailed by a second-rate artist who has stolen some letters from her that could be misconstrued. During the payoff, she is knocked unconscious, and awakens to find herself involved in a murder and the police have her marked as the number-one suspect.