Lancome
A young woman finds herself engulfed in Cold War intrigue when her father, a Nobel Prize-winning author, vanishes while travelling near the Russian border. Entrusted by her father with an unfinished book he was working on before his trip, the young woman becomes engaged in a power struggle over the material with her estranged stepmother. Suspiciously befriended by a journalist in the midst of the crisis, the young woman ultimately learns that no one is to be trusted - as her father's work is of interest to the intelligence departments of several countries.
Reisling
An American spy tries desperately to get out from behind the Iron Curtain with some crucial microfilm with the Communist security police close on his heels.
Manager (uncredited)
A private eye is hired by an insurance company to investigate a shipping magnate suspected of deliberately sinking his own ships for the insurance money. He finds himself involved in a web of deception, double-crossing and murder.
Stationmaster (uncredited)
Известный хирург Каргрэйв по просьбе своей бывшей возлюбленной Мод приезжает в поместье некоего барона Сардоникуса, её нынешнего супруга. Как выясняется, лицо барона сильно обезображено, что вынуждает Сардоникуса скрывать его под маской. Зная об успехах Каргрэйва на хирургическом поприще, барон просит его исправить дефект. Каргрэйв соглашается, однако все его усилия ни к чему не приводят. Тогда взбешённый Сардоникус начинает шантажировать доктора.
Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a spell in jail, the coldly ambitious Diamond hits on the idea of stealing from thieves himself and sets about getting close to gangster boss Arnold Rothstein to move in on his booze, girls, gambling, and drugs operations.
Antique Dealer (uncredited)
Paris-based New York Herald Tribune reporter Jimmy Race (Andrews) is sent by his boss (Sanders) behind the Iron Curtain in Budapest to investigate a meeting involving the Hungarian ambassador.
