Big Governess (uncredited)
新聞王ケーンが、“バラのつぼみ”という謎の言葉を残して死んだ。新聞記者のトンプソンは、その言葉の意味を求めて、生前のケーンを知る人物にあたるが……。様々な人物の証言から、新聞界に君臨した男の実像が浮かび上がる、斬新な構成と演出で評判を呼んだ、ウェルズ弱冠25歳の処女作。
Mrs. Bradford
Spaulding Nelson moves into an apartment after his uncle has been driven from it by the sounds of screams and whispers. Upon undertaking an investigation, he meets neighbor Barbara Bradford, whose sister Clara is being tormented by the recurring sounds of her dead husband Roldo's voice.
Miss Baine
A poverty-stricken Cockney girl rises through incredible adventures to become the wife of a nobleman.
Mrs. Norton (as Myrtle Richelle)
Country girl Annabel Lee has big dreams of being a famous artist. Her widowed mother encourages her to go to the city so she can study. Annabel works hard, but she sells only one painting. She discovers that a renowned artist is spending the summer at a nearby resort, so she sends him her best work for a critique. A friend recommends that she see him in person, so Annabel pawns a piece of jewelry and heads for the resort. The artist informs her that she doesn't have enough talent to achieve much.
Eileen
Easygoing Barbara Townsend is never jealous and allows her husband, Richard (Harrison Ford), to come and go as he pleases. Townsend, however, takes her considerate nature as neglect and he believes that Barbara has ceased to love him. Vampy Dorothy Mitchell convinces Townsend that he should seek a divorce, which he does, and Barbara is too proud to object.
Mary
Mary Brenton, daughter of wealthy Anthony Brenton, marries a man her father doesn't approve of, and they become estranged. When she tries to return home, her father refuses to let her in. Her daughter, Angele, disguises herself as a Belgian war refugee and her grandfather--not knowing who she really is--takes her into his house and, eventually, into his heart.
Joan
Marcia Grey is wrongly convicted on trumped-up evidence of a German. After serving her term, she rebuilds her life and marries well.
