In post-war Casablanca, Ronald Kornblow is hired to run a hotel whose previous managers have all wound up being murdered. French soldier Pierre suspects the involvement of ex-Nazis, specifically Count Pfefferman (in reality, the notorious Heinrich Stubel). Pierre is accused of collaborating with the enemy and attempts to clear his name with the help of his girlfriend Annette and cagey buddy Corbaccio. They enlist the aid of Pfefferman's beleaguered mute valet, Rusty, and discover a hoard of war booty the Nazis have stashed in the hotel.

When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.

Gabby, the waitress in an isolated Arizona diner, dreams of a bigger and better life. One day penniless intellectual Alan drifts into the joint and the two strike up a rapport. Soon enough, notorious killer Duke Mantee takes the diner's inhabitants hostage. Surrounded by miles of desert, the patrons and staff are forced to sit tight with Mantee and his gang overnight.

这是一家专为出身贫困但具有音乐天分的青少年提供音乐教育、自组乐团而创立的音乐学校。由于不收学费、缺乏资金赞助正在面临倒闭的危机。片中主角正是个精力旺盛、调皮、具有音乐天份但因为环境恶劣家长放手不管正濒临走入歧途的孩子。这家学校发现他的才能，让他接受真正的音乐教育，并从中得到肯定和快乐，改变了他的人生。学生们因在街上募款而巧遇了著名小提琴家海菲兹，海菲兹了解情况后答应成为该校代言人兼赞助，并即席与该校青年乐团共同演奏一曲门德尔松的E小调小提琴协奏曲第三乐章。因此，这所学校也得到了继续办下去的支持。 本片曾获得1940年奥斯卡音乐提名，里面海菲茨亲自出演自己，也为现在留下了难得的珍贵影像资料。

Basil Underwood and Joyce Arden have postponed their marriage eleven times. Henry Grant's fiancée Marcia is infatuated with Basil. At Henry's request Basil acts boorishly so as to kill the infatuation, but it doesn't work and Marcia breaks her engagement with Henry. With Marcia about to announce her intentions vis-a-vis Basil, Joyce shows her pictures of children, apparently Basil's. Marcia goes back to Henry and Joyce decides she'd better tie Basil down soon.