Mr. Weems is supposedly near death. Some of his lodge brothers have invested in a cemetery and are in needs of customers. They make a bargain with Weems. They will pay Weems fifty dollars a week for the rest of his, presumably, short life if he agrees to buy the first plot. They hope that others following Mr. Weems's lead will also buy plots. Unfortunately, the men discover tha...
Halloran plays a practical joke on a man named Johnny. He shows him a fake newspaper with a headline reading "World to End Tonight --- 11:45 P.M." Johnny believes the headline and decides to live it up. He gets into trouble and shoots someone. A few minutes before 11:45 he sees the real headline and realizes that he has been tricked. Johnny finds Halloran and shoots him. The re...
A dear old woman is supposed to inherit the fortune of her uncle, Dr. John Rant, as soon as she finds his will. He tells her only that it's in a book and that she probably won't recognize it when she sees it. This cryptic clue results in the inheritance going to another relative, and the late Dr. Rant is not happy about this. Written by Jay Phelps <jaynashvil@aol,com>
John Brown and Company makes furniture and has been a solid business for years. But young Harold Skinner wants to shake things up and make modern furniture. John Brown will have none of it. Soon Harold meets John Brown's wife, an attractive woman in her 30s, who married for money -- though she denies it. Unlike her husband, she's excited about Skinner's modern ideas and wants t...
John Forbes own a used car lot and business has been very slow. He only has one employee, whom he calls Dad, and has always assured him that no matter what, he will always take care of him. John's real problem is his extravagant wife who has just told him that she will be going on an expensive trip. When the opportunity presents itself, he takes care of the matter in a decisive...
在二次大战期间的南大西洋,美国驱逐舰海恩斯号用雷达追踪到德国潜艇信号,于是穆勒舰长(罗伯特.米彻姆饰)便展开追击。穆勒原担任货轮船长,因被鱼雷击沉而转任海恩斯号的舰长,船上多是新兵。德国史登堡舰长(克德.朱尔吉斯饰)亦是船舰作战好手,奉命与奇袭舰会合并取回英国密码,故一直坚守航线,却遭穆勒识破尾随而来。穆勒深怕弹援不中而反遭德国舰队围击,便每小时以深水炸弹轰击以待援兵赶来。德国潜艇被逼到深海海床以便甩脱追击,由于美舰不断轰击使德军船员受不了,史舰长以进行曲鼓舞士气,这样一来更被美军声纳探知予以轰击。海恩斯号也受重创,穆勒假装弃船引诱德潜艇浮出海面,以便轰击潜艇使两舰相撞……