World War I veteran Tom Holmes is marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds. Over the years, he comes to experience both the pain of misfortune and a love for other human beings.

一个年轻的女人正在为谋杀罪受审。镜头闪回，我们得知她努力克服贫困作为一个十几岁的孩子——一个错误的逮捕和监禁盗窃和参与就业导向缺乏长期与歹徒。在妓院里，她遇到了一个年轻的律师，一个富有的和有声望的家族的后裔，他爱上了她并帮助她围着她转的生活。但她的过去赶上她，她必须面对的音乐，而不是导致他丑闻。

After one member of their group is murdered, the performers at a burlesque house must work together to find out who the killer is before they strike again.

To avoid the rigors of the law, Gilda flees New Orleans and hides on a Caribbean island where the worst criminals can ask for asylum. Besieged by the scum of the earth, Gilda will soon find out that she has found refuge in hell.

改编自美国作家Jim Tully,Beggars of Life. A Hobo Autobiography

In Hoyt City, a statue of founder Ethan Hoyt is dedicated, and 100 year old Hannah Sempler Hoyt (who lives in the last residence among skyscrapers) is at last persuaded to tell her story to a 'girl biographer'. Flashback: in 1848, teenage Hannah meets and flirts with pioneer Ethan; on a sudden impulse, they elope. We follow their struggle to found a city in the wilderness, hampered by the Gold Rush, star-crossed love, peril, and heartbreak. The star "ages" 80 years.

An opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions.

巴克是一只骨骼壮硕身材强壮的狗，本来在大法官家里过着养尊处优的生活的它，被园丁偷走，卖到了严寒的阿拉斯加，成为了雪橇犬。巴克坎坷的命运并没有就此终结，之后，它又辗转经历了好几个主人，他们残暴而又冷酷的对待巴克。不仅如此，巴克在狗群中也为了保住自己的地位而经历了巨大的挑战。
这一次，约翰（克拉克·盖博 Clark Gable 饰）成为了巴克的新主人，幸运的是，约翰是一个善良的男人，他不仅非常温柔的对待巴克，还治好了它伤痕累累的身体。随着时间的推移，一人一狗之间产生了坚实的友谊。然而，在一场意外中，巴克被印第安人杀死了，愤怒的巴克失去了理智，它要为自己的主人报仇。