A young woman, suffering from horrible depression, agrees to undergo hypnotism. She lapses into a coma. While her doctor and mother sit at her bedside worrying, Ms Collins' astral self is wandering around New York City.

A retired cop and a lawyer start a private investigation firm. Their first job is to find the kidnapped baby of a wealthy aristocrat. They explore the family's past and find not a few skeletons in the closet.

A loveless, friendless American medical student witnesses the French Revolution and is appalled by its brutality. While waiting it out in an old boarding house, he meets the girl of his dreams.

A mousey, boring stock broker finds the body of an attractive actress. When he emerges as the prime suspect, people admire him for being attached to such a beautiful woman. He finds some guilty pleasure in this.

Murder and kidnapping dog two men as they search for missing Civil War treasure at the nation's most famous battlefield. Clues left in two paintings lead the way.

An old man vows on his death bed to get revenge on his son-in-law should he treat his daughter badly or destroy his business. He does both. Will he remember his father-in-law's promise too late?

An uncaring man runs over a pedestrian on a country road, then goes about his business as though nothing happened. His wife and his lawyer are appalled — and more! The sheriff and victim's son pursue the case.

A young woman is promised to an older, wealthier man in the old Colorado territory. Her existing lover conspires to raise some money fast and get her out of the arranged marriage in this western drama.

A quiet young Olympic swimmer, fascinated with Edgar Allen Poe, disappears from the library without a trace. Her distraught and overprotective family believes she was kidnapped. The key to her disappearance lies in the stories of Edgar Allen Poe.

Set in colonial India, British military officer begins abusing servants as he succumbs to the oppressive heat and lack of sleep. He is going mad and turns to drugs for release.