A nuclear test in the Pacific results in the death of an angel. The philosophical questions regarding the angel's message are explored by an army general who witnesses and believes in the incident.
A flashy, irresponsible widower tries to make ends meet running a seedy Florida hotel and raising his son. Problems arise when the boy's aunt and uncle want to take him away.
A minor novelist becomes a literary sensation when he pretends that the flimsy story he wrote in one night as really the diary of a simple Australian girl's first love.
A Southern family faces new challenges as their once successful stature as wealthy land and slave owners have disintegrated to the point that only the Black housekeeper is the solid foundation of the family.
After fifty years of service to the railroad, Sam Rasher must come to grips with the fact that he is retired and that the railroad will go on without him.
The true story of a man who disappears from his South Boston home shortly after recovering from a nervous breakdown and wanders the streets of New York City as an amnesiac for several days.
A weekend trip among five businessmen is clouded by double dealing and mistrust. When one of the men is murdered, the extent of the deceit is revealed.
A woman, alienated from her parents, secretly marries a boy of whom they disapprove. The secret comes out, her husband deserts her, and she leaves her family to start a new life.
Adam, a lonely, middle-aged widower is constantly made fun of by his fellow workers. Afraid to face people, he has withdrawn so much from society that his only friend is his pet cat.
In this comedy of manners which spoofs the New York society crowd, a wealthy, aging socialite champions a play by an untalented but likable boy from Utah.
A wealthy liberal is forced to confront the discrepancies between her political and domestic life when her daughter decides to marry the gardener and live on a farm.