A father refuses to allow his daughter to have a dog because he feels she is irresponsible. When he finally consents, the dog his daughter has fallen in love with dies.
An adaptation of the science fiction short story "Of Missing Persons" by Jack Finney (author of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS) about a travel agency that sells tickets to a halcyon, unspoilt planet to customers who are weary of life.
A farmer is bitten by a skunk that may have been rabid. While his wife seeks help, he remains at the farm with his young daughter and chains himself to a tree, should he become hydrophobic.
A minister with progressive ideas faces crisis when the husband of a woman he has been counseling accuses him of assaulting her and the church trustees refuse to support their pastor.
A tough dame finally appears to be at the mercy of a guy who thinks he's found her soft side, but one should never underestimate the fury of a woman scorned.
Giovanna, a woman from a gentle background, attempts to steal a wallet, but is not quite successful. She persuades her victim not to turn her in, but instead to grant her a few free days to visit the daughter she had deserted years before.
Marius fled from his homeland years ago and has become a philosophy instructor and fencing teacher at a private school in Switzerland. One of his pupils is the son of the dictator of Marius native land. One day in class, the boy accuses his teacher of cowardice. (UCLA Archives)
A husband is frantic when he goes to the airport to meet his wife, but she doesn't get off of the plane. Her mental and emotional vulnerability is everybody's main concern.