William Saroyan

No ano de 1942, Homer Macauley (Alex Neustaedter) tem 14 anos e mora em uma pequena cidade na Califórnia, Ithaca. Enquanto seu irmão (Jack Quaid) está lutando na guerra, ele é o homem da família e cuida da mãe viúva (Meg Ryan), da irmã mais velha (Christine Nelson) e do irmão de 4 anos, Ulysses. Homer trabalha como entregador de telegramas, e ao mesmo tempo que entrega para as pessoas mensagens de amor, esperança e dor, está determinado a ser o mais rápido ciclista mensageiro já visto. Só que uma dessas mensagens vai mudar sua vida para sempre.

Um homem vai com a família passar um tempo no campo, em uma casa isolada. Sua mulher começa a dar alguns sinais de perturbação e quando acuada revela que está grávida, e que o filho não é do marido. Imerso em uma mistura de surpresa, ódio e e incerteza, ele precisa decidir agora o que fazer.

William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize-winning play revolves around the denizens of a San Francisco bar in 1939. Lonely, lovelorn, weary or cynical, the characters drift in and out of the bar and each other's lives, giving voice to Saroyan's philosophies as they randomly comment about the impending world war, the beauty of art, and traditional notions of good and evil. At least one of the relationships stands a chance of enduring: a brawny innocent named Tom is falling in love with a vulnerable young prostitute named Kitty. Saroyan himself is heard reciting the play's prologue.

A surreal film done in the style of a silent farce.

Director James Whale's last film, it was supposed to be part of an anthology film but was never released. A down on his luck gambler ends up in jail in a small Texan town where he meets and falls in love with Emily. They make plans to go to San Francisco but may not get the opportunity.

Joe spends a lot of his time at Nick's Pacific Street Saloon. Tom, who credits Joe with once saving his life, stops by regularly to run errands for Joe. Today, Tom notices a woman named Kitty when she comes into Nick's, and he quickly falls in love with her. Meanwhile, a distraught young man repeatedly calls his girlfriend, begging her to marry him. Nick himself muses on all the various persons who come into his bar, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time.

Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.

Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in small-town Ithaca to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.