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It is 1918, the evening of The Great War. Austro-Hungarian empire is collapsing, and all around Croatia there are outlaw deserters, fighting in forests. A city journalist decides to become a country schoolteacher, just to find some peace in that restless political situation. But, neither the village is safe from the militaristic policy of the imperial goverment.

Hippo promises not to eat Ngai's little fishes in exchange for being allowed to live in the cool water instead of on dry land.

Phil Webster, alias "Slick Phil," the son of a minister, escapes from prison with his pal Red Barton and disguises himself as a minister. He accepts an invitation to become the parson of the mining town of Panamint, intent on using his position to rob the bank. He is welcomed by all the congregation except saloon owner Bud Deming and his daughter Salome. His activities as a fighting parson and the growing love of Salome cause him to reform, and when Red Barton carries out the planned robbery alone, Phil recovers the money and confesses his past to the congregation. The bishop arrives to investigate the new minister and discovers him to be his long-lost son. Phil returns to jail to serve out his sentence. Upon his release, he finds Salome and his father waiting for him.

Robert Kincairn, the dissolute son of a British colonel, is gallant enough to take the blame for a robbery perpetrated by his fiancee Enid. Thrown out of his home, he changes his name, join the army, and heads off to a desert outpost near Palestine. There he rescues the Greek dancing girl Zelle from the unwanted advances of the treacherous El Rahib. Kincairn earns himself a powerful enemy which he later discovers when, while working undercover to spy on the enemy, he is captured by Rahib's minions and subjected to hideous tortures.

Having endangered his life by foolishly gambling away funds entrusted to him by the Carbonari, an Italian secret society, London banker Bernard Huddlestone appeals to Northmour, an adventurer, for protection. Northmour takes Huddlestone and his daughter Clara to his castle in Scotland, offering them safety in return for Clara's hand in marriage. There Clara encounters Frank Cassilis, an old adversary of Northmour's, and falls in love. Trouble brews between the two men, but when the Carbonari discovers Huddlestone's hiding place and storms the castle, the fugitives band together to fight the avengers. Coming to the realization that only his sacrifice will appease the attackers, Huddlestone steps out and meets his death. Northmour, deciding that married life would prove too monotonous, gives up his claim on Clara to Cassilis.

A doctor finds a man murdered in a seedy part of London. A police investigation reveals that the killer is a blackmailer known as "White Face" who is also a master of disguise. The doctor realizes that he has a patient matching the suspect's description, and enlists the aid of a reporter to unmask the killer.

It's vacation season at picturesque Lake Wolfgang in the Salzkammergut region. At the "Weisses Rössl" hotel, too, preparations are underway for the tourist rush. Unlike usual, the normally quick-witted head waiter Leopold (Peter Alexander) is not in a good mood. The reason: Leopold is secretly in love with his boss, the "Rössl" landlady Josepha (Waltraut Haas), who, however, does not seem to reciprocate his feelings in the slightest. Josepha is already eagerly awaiting the arrival of her regular guest Dr. Siedler (Adrian Hoven), whom she has had her eye on for a long time. And when Leopold finally confesses his feelings to her, Josepha promptly threatens to fire him if he dares to develop any feelings for her outside of work again. The shrewd head waiter takes revenge in his own way by unceremoniously putting Berlin hair growth product manufacturer Giesecke (Eric Jelde) and his daughter Brigitte (Karin Dor) up in the apartment reserved for Siedler. Unbeknownst to him, he lays the foundation for further romantic entanglements, as Siedler falls in love with the pretty Brigitte at first sight, instantly dispelling his anger over the lost room. What lawyer Siedler doesn't suspect is that Papa Giesecke is his opponent in an upcoming court case he is bringing against his competitor Sülzheimer. Meanwhile, poor Leopold, in his attempt to win the heart of his employer, finds himself caught between all fronts - and loses his job when he misappropriates a letter from Siedler to Josepha.

A young heiress of an American gun factory is threatened by a masked man after her father was murdered. This criminal might be a member of her family or a German agent, who wants to get information about the factory's products, perhaps his mystery has a combined solution - we will probably never know...

The Bar None Ranch has been run by Bess Allison (Olive Hasbrouck) ever since the death of her father left her in charge. But trouble breaks out with cattle been rustled and cowhands being killed. It is being done by a rustler know as Two White Pebbles because he puts two white pebbles under the head of a man he has killed. But Zip Wallace (Hal Taliaferro as Wally Wales), the son of an old friend of Bess Allison's father, comes to the rescue...pretending to be a tenderfoot.

After years of wilderness living, multi-millionaire Gordon Kent, who has made his fortune as a mining engineer, returns to New York City for good times and "white shoulders." There he meets penniless showgirl Norma Selbee and, intoxicated by her beauty, proposes marriage the same night. Confident that she will fall in love with him in time, Norma accepts Gordon's impetuous proposal, and the couple marries. While on her European honeymoon, however, Norma grows weary of Gordon's displays of generosity and adoration and secretly curses him for not trying to win her love. Then, in France, Norma runs into Lawrence Marchmont, an old friend, who uses his skills as a womanizer to seduce the newlywed. Driven to hysterics by Gordon's uncontrolled affection, Norma denounces her husband for never trying to romance her and locks herself in her bedroom. Although Gordon breaks down the door and enters Norma's room, she leaves for Paris with Marchmont the next day. Heartbroken and angry, Gordon follows the couple to Paris and swears to them that if they ever separate he will send both of them to jail. Gordon then reveals that he has discovered that Norma's first husband, Jim Selbee, never officially divorced her and that Marchmont, whose real name is Tommy Pierce, is a wanted embezzler and swindler. To keep his vow, Gordon hires private detectives to shadow the couple after they return to New York. There Norma soon sees that Gordon was correct about Marchmont when she is forced to resume her showgirl career to support him and his drinking habit. Although Norma grows to hate Marchmont, Gordon forces his rival to remain with her, even after he tries to flee with her jewels. Eventually Norma is confronted by Selbee and, to protect Gordon from his blackmail, agrees to return to her first marriage. While Norma discusses the matter with Gordon, Selbee shows up at the Kent estate and finds a drunken Marchmont there. Together Selbee and Marchmont plot to steal Norma's jewels, but as Selbee is opening Gordon's safe, Marchmont shoots and kills him. After Marchmont is apprehended by the police, Gordon finds Norma and begs her to forgive him. Although Norma at first refuses to reconcile with her husband, her roommate tells Gordon that, in spite of her words, Norma truly loves him. Thus discovered, Norma finally admits her love and reunites with her husband.

Serving a jail sentence for a crime he didn't commit, Paul Langley makes several attempts to escape from prison, in order to clear his name. He also has other problems, his wife is about to go into labor with their first baby.

Sheriff Black, winking at the illegal sale of liquor in the county, permits Mother Hubbard, proprietress of "The Dark Secret" near the Soldiers' Home, to sell to old soldiers. The go-between is one Henry Pank, an ex-prize fighter, who is in love with Linna, Black's daughter, though neither the girl nor the father know of the attachment. Recently, some of the old soldiers have been robbed near the den, and Black sends word that Mother Hubbard must stop these outrages. She defies him and sends Pank to tell Black that he dare not touch her. Bob Nelson, a young reporter, is the accepted suitor for Linna's hand, and is assigned by his paper to run down the whiskey selling. He interviews Black, who plans with Pank, to fool Nelson by pulling a fake raid. He sends word to Mother Hubbard to be ready for the raid, but his message miscarries and the appearance of the officers catches her unawares. She barely manages to hide the evidence of her guilt. The superintendent leaves, satisfied, but Bob finds an overlooked bottle and determines to get a scoop for his paper. That night, he goes to the place disguised as an old soldier, collects evidence, and is about to leave, when he is discovered by Sloan, a habitué of the place, and an enemy of Panks. A fight starts in the dark room and when Mother Hubbard rushes in with the police. Sloan is dead and Bob is standing over him. He admits the killing and no one suspects that Sloan was really killed by Pank, from the doorway, he having taken this means to be revenged on his enemy and also on his rival. The Bob is charged with murder he proves that Mother Hubbard has sold liquor, and she is also arrested, but is released with a heavy fine. Thinking that Black is responsible for her arrest, she plans vengeance through Linna, and depends upon Pank's love for the girl to carry through her plan. She sends word to the girl that she has proof of Bob's innocence, and will give it to her if she will come to the den. When Linna arrives, she is made a prisoner, and when Pank reaches the place Mother Hubbard tells him that she is ready to deliver the girl to him. But Pank surprises her by declaring that he will not be a party to the scheme, and tries desperately to rescue the girl. He is beset by Mother Hubbard and her two sons, but manages to fight them off. Linna reaches a phone and sends a message to her father. Immediately afterward she and Pank are made prisoners in the back room of the den, in which a fierce fight begins. While the police are speeding to the place, the struggle continues. Mother Hubbard is killed and Pank is nearly overcome by the two sons. Cut and bleeding, he fights on, protecting the girl at all costs. The lamp is upset and the room takes fire. The doors are locked, and escape is impossible. Pank finally overcomes the two thugs, but both he and Linna are overwhelmed by the smoke and flame. As the building is tottering, the police arrive and Linna is rescued. Pank is dragged from the den, but lives only long enough to make the confession that it was he who killed Sloan.

Wile E. Coyote's plans for catching the Road Runner involve a giant elastic spring, a gun and trampoline, TNT sticks in a barrel, and tornado seeds. The last of these schemes results in the Coyote being swept up by a twister and carried into a mine field.

Intending to try out a magical cure for warts, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn steal into a graveyard late one night carrying a dead cat. There they witness the murder of a grave robber, and although the boys swear an oath of secrecy to each other, Tom later testifies against half-breed Injun Joe, the murderer, in order to save the falsely accused old derelict, Muff Potter. Injun Joe escapes, but the boys discover him in an old haunted house as he is making plans to hide a chest of stolen money. A short time later, Becky Thatcher, with whom Tom is in love, gives a birthday picnic for her friends near the Painted Cave. While she and Tom are exploring, they become lost in the dark cavern, but Tom catches sight of Injun Joe just before a rescue party arrives. The following week, Tom learns that the cave has been sealed up and that Injun Joe has lost his life. Huck and Tom return to the cave, dig up the treasure, and then do their best to escape the doting attentions of the village ladies.

Joyce Addison, wife of an American attache in Madrid, looks to her painting as sole entertainment, as her husband neglects her for business. One night late, while driving, she meets and is robbed by a bandit who proves sufficiently chivalrous to see her home. She recognized in him a good subject for a painting, so persuades him to pose. This leads to a dangerous friendship and a trip to a notorious cafe where she is seen by an old friend. She sees the wisdom of giving up her bandit and, much to his unhappiness, tells him it is all impossible. Her husband overhears and determines to reform and be sweetheart as well as husband. Moving Picture World

A doctor in New York City, who has had to raise his son without a mother since his wife died, struggles and sacrifices to be able to send the boy to a top-ranked, but expensive, medical university in Europe. His dream is that the boy will return to help him provide much needed medical care for the poor of his Lower East Side neighborhood. However, after the boy graduates he comes home and announces that he plans to begin a practice on wealthy Park Avenue to cater to the rich and powerful, in order to make the kind of money that will impress his new upper-class girlfriend.

A sequel to Frank Buck's 1932 "Bring 'em Back Alive", has Buck capturing just about one of everything that moves (homo-sapiens excepted) in the jungles of Malaya, with details of the techniques and methods used by Buck to bring them back alive to the zoos of the United States.

The 13-year-old Ursula Scheuner grows up as the only child of a petty-bourgeois family in the Adenauer era. Increasingly, puberty leads the girl into conflict with her parents and their surroundings.