Walter Greaza

Jane Osgood (Doris Day) está tentando sustentar seus dois filhos pequenos, tocando um negócio de lagostas. Após um de seus embarques ser arruinada por desleixo na estação ferroviária, Jane decide brigar com Harry Foster Malone (Ernie Kovacs), diretor da estrada de ferro e "O homem mais malvado do mundo". Com a ajuda de seu amigo de longa data e advogado George Denham (Jack Lemmon), Jane processa Malone pelo preço de suas lagostas e por seu negócio perdido. O que ela acaba conseguindo com isso é muito mais do que qualquer um deles esperava receber. - por April M. Cheek

Captain Hunt of the cavalry is trying to promote good relations with the Indian chief Acoma. But Hunt's superiors in the military insist on pursuing policies that will provoke a conflict, and Chief Acoma is not willing to let himself be insulted.

John Payne is the no-good lowdown rat who tries to capitalize on postwar patriotism and grief. He finagles a war widow (Joan Caulfied) into giving up her savings for a nonexistent memorial. When Payne falls in love with the widow he has pangs of conscience, but he reckons without his con-artist boss (Dan Duryea), who tends to bolster his arguments with muscle and bullets.

After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a potential victim of the same racket. Soon, Gene meets Alec Stiles, neurotic mastermind who's "building an organization along scientific lines." Stiles recruits Cordell, whose job becomes a lot more dangerous.

In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.