Uncle Pleasant, the Conjure Man
Adaptación de "La caída de Orfeo", drama de Tennessee Williams. Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier (Marlon Brando) es un músico de Nueva Orleáns que lleva una vida errante y muy irregular que le crea frecuentes problemas con la ley, razón por la cual se ve obligado a cambiar de ciudad continuamente. Durante un viaje, se detiene en Two Rivers, cerca del Mississippi. Allí consigue trabajo en la tienda de Lady Torrance (Anna Magnani), una mujer madura de origen italiano que se convierte en su amante. Al mismo tiempo, tambien se siente atraído por Carol Cutrere (Joanne Woodward), una joven alcohólica que corresponde a sus sentimientos.
Bob Roberts
Unsuccessful gambler 'Dollar Bill' Burton lives in a crummy New York basement room with old friend Bob and a new roommate, friendly blues singer 'Alabama' Lee. But, tired of being broke, Dollar Bill gets more steady employment...doing illegal errands for gangster Bad Boy George. The now prosperous Bill ignores pretty, adoring Etta and takes up with sultry singer Regina. Will Bill's way of life catch up with him? Will his upright friends be more successful in the end?
Simon
Tenants of a Harlem boarding house put on a show to save their home.
Great Joseph
A struggling songwriter (Billy Daniels) abandons his girlfriend (Sheila Guyse) for a flashy woman (Tondeleyo) after landing a hit.
Dean Hargreaves
Ware College is a small Black college in Ware, Ohio. Once prominent, it is now low in attendance, low in enrollment and low on money; and at a meeting with instructors Drury and Annabelle Brown, Dean Hargreaves reveals that CEO Benjamin Ware III, grandson of the college's founder, claims the estate of his late grandfather is now also destitute, which they believe is untrue and a result of Annabelle's having spurned his affections. They decide to appeal to their famous alumni for financial help thru a reunion, and invitations are sent. Many could help; but surely not Lucius Jordan, a timid lad who loved Annabelle too but dropped out under pressure from Ware. What they don't know is, he's now Louis Jordan, king of swing and leader of the Tympani Band.
