A Traveler's Aid worker who delights in solving people's problems gets mixed up with gangsters.

A frail boy fights to win acceptance from the leader of a street gang.

Napoleon Bonaparte's younger brother, visiting the United States, falls madly in love with a young woman he meets in Baltimore.

A lay-about falls for his best friend's fiancee. The two of them run away from a life of privilege to one of middle-class normalcy. When an influx of money enters their life, their differences come to light.

A nightclub dancer shakes the foundations of a wealthy farming family after she marries into it.

In 1925, the maestro Leopold Goronoff (Philip Dorn) discovers the talent of the young pianist Myra Hassman (Catherine McLeod), the daughter of an old friend called Frederick (Felix Bressart) and takes her from Philadelphia to Carnegie Hall and on to the capitals of Europe. Myra is caught between the love of her teacher, who becomes increasingly abrasive towards her the better she plays, and of her childhood friend George who waits for her loyally on his farm back home: “I’ve always loved her.” Apart from the omnipresent love, in this costly mini-major Republic Pictures production, the opulent and colorful sets shot in three strip Technicolor and the music - more precisely Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 - play a key role. The 14-minute solo concert scene was played by Arthur Rubinstein, who instructed actors during the playbacks.

Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.

The storyline of the film follows several women who volunteer for the Canteen and who must adhere to strict rules of conduct, the most important of which is that while their job is to provide friendly companionship to and be dance partners for the (often nervous) men who are soon to be sent into combat, no romantic fraternization is allowed. One volunteer who confesses to only becoming involved in the Canteen in order to be discovered by one of the Hollywood stars in attendance, ultimately finds herself falling in love with one of the soldiers.
Star appearances range from momentary cameos, such as Johnny Weissmuller, seen working in the canteen's kitchen, to more substantial roles such as Katharine Hepburn, who helps advance the plot.
Most of the cameos were filmed at the studio, but a number of spots -- Benny Goodman's, for example -- were filmed in New York City.

American pilot Cliff Brandon, fighting the Japanese in China, finds himself the unintentional "owner" of a Chinese housekeeper, Shu-Jen. The unlikely couple falls in love and marries, but not without tragedy brought on by the war.