In his dedicated pursuit of technology that will aid pilots to safely "fly blind" during adverse conditions, aerial innovator Ken Gordon is literally blinded in an accident, but this setback doesn't deter him from his goal.

Jack Mason of the Coast Guard Academy meets Mary at the graduation ball and falls in love with her, though the girl's mother finds wealthy Rex Cutting a more proper choice for her daughter. On a yachting cruise arranged by Mrs. Trumbull, Jack is not invited. Meanwhile, Mary suspects Rex of picking up contraband beyond the 12-mile limit and refuses his proposal of marriage, while Betty, her impish sister, drives Skippy to distraction in the galley, where he has installed an automatic kitchen that does most of his work. Jack smuggles himself aboard but is forcibly ejected at port by a coast guard, and Mrs. Trumbull discourages his attempt to elope with Mary; but on a subsequent cruise, he hides himself in a lifeboat with two aides. When the captain stops to take on a cargo of rum, Jack and his aides take over the vessel, and a battle ensues. The yacht is wrecked on an island, and Jack proves his heroism, while Rex reveals his true colors and is identified as a fugitive bootlegger.

价值连城的红宝石失窃，这宗案件被众多报社争相报道。每日公报的主编觉得自己手下的记者写出来的文章实在是太无聊了，抓不住读者的眼球，于是请来了闻名业内的天才记者乔治（乔尔·麦克雷 Joel McCrea 饰）为自己撰写新闻。
乔治自认为是一名大预言家，曾经屡次精准的预测过犯罪事件的发生。这一次，乔治认为盗窃宝石的，是大家都以为已经死去的大盗博尔利。某日，乔治在路上遇到了一个名为克莱尔（琪恩·亚瑟 Jean Arthur 饰）的女人。衣衫褴褛的克莱尔向乔治求助，于心不忍的乔治伸出了援手，哪知道就此被卷入了一个巨大的阴谋之中。

Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of sharecroppers live in rural Georgia where their ancestors were once wealthy planters. Their slapstick existence is threatened by a bank's plans to take over the land for more profitable farming.

Richard Fleischer repeatedly turned down Dino De Laurentiis' overtures to direct the film. He ultimately relented when he realized that the best way to make the film was to shoot it straight and tell the story as truthfully as he could.

Freewheeling wanderer Jerry Day and his beautiful wife Toni are at odds over their lifestyle. Jerry can't accept responsibility, but Toni yearns for a family and a settled life. Then the Days 'rediscover' Jerry's young daughter Pennie, who has been living with his rich deceased wife's family. Pennie appears to be just what Jerry needs to mend his swindling ways and lead a straight life. Then a corruptible influence enters his life.

A viceroy, a nobleman and a bullfighter court a comedy-troupe actress in 18th-century Peru.