Belgian director Henri Storck presents a tribute to one of the most well-known spots in Belgium: the Ostende beach. Filming from everyone and everything, gathering a small collection of eight short films made in the 1920's, Storck invites the audience to feel the beach, the port, the surf, the wind and the dunes, giving us more than what the real images can really evoke, reachi...
Tom is in love with Grete, the daughter of NSB general manager. His rival is lieutenant Lund. Tom gets the job as advertising manager for the Bergen Express Train. With the help of good friends, he loots the express train on the night of April 1st and escapes his pursuers. Tom's adventure is a success; he leaves the loot to the general manager and gets Grete.
Le banquier peu scrupuleux Ornano vend sa maison, en Italie, pour réaliser avec les trois millions obtenus une affaire juteuse au détriment de la population affamée par les mauvaises récoltes. Sa femme envoie à son amant un billet lui expliquant où est caché l'argent. Le billet est intercepté par Cascaril, gentleman-cambrioleur qui, la nuit venue, se précipite au domicile du ba...
In the English countryside, young woman Mary Viner has an opportunity to marry Arnold Furze, the hard working but lonely owner of the oddly named Doomsday Farm. He sacrifices a treasured stand of old trees to afford to bring the farm up-to-date for her, but when she considers the hard work she'll do, marries the rich but otherwise inadequate local banker, to her regret.
In Recife, Dr. Paulo is an important lawyer that has a daughter, Heloísa, with his paramour and living in the country. A few days before traveling to Europe, Dr. Paulo asks to a close friend to bring Heloísa to Recife. Meanwhile, his bohemian and irresponsible son Helvécio meets Heloísa, and without knowing that she is his sister, he tries to rape her, and she kills him. Heloís...
