An asteroid much larger than that which caused the Chicxulub Crater is attacked by a ten-megaton nuclear warhead minutes before its collision with Earth, breaking it into three pieces, the largest of which (the size of Iceland) bounces off the Earth's atmosphere. This "substantially changes the Earth's orbit", resulting in an increase in temperature predicted to rise to 160 Fahrenheit within five days. Authorities decide to inform the public of the problem after two days, touching off a wave of looting and attacks by gangs of police officers and criminals.
In 1932, aboard the passenger ship S.S. Arcturus, engineer "Crusher" McKay runs a "tight ship", both beloved and feared by his men. The ship's doctor, "Doc" Tony Craig, has signed on in Shanghai to be on the San Francisco-bound trip.
Colonel Michael Donovan, a soldier of fortune and former U.S. Marine captain, is fed up with his latest job: keeping spoiled playboy George Foster out of trouble from women and liquor in Paris. Thus, he is eager to accept when revolutionaries Valdis and Ledgard want to hire him to kidnap King Peter II, ruler of a country somewhere in the Balkans.
Rance Devlin intends to build his own empire in the American West, using his gang of masked horsemen "the Black Raiders" and his alliance with savage Indians to do so. Only U.S. Army scout Tom Bridger, allied with Pony Express rider Ed Marr and cavalry captain Frank Carter, can stop him.
During the French and Indian War, in 1757, the family of Colonel Munro, daughters Alice and Cora and son Davy come from England to visit their father, who is commanding Fort William Henry in the American colonies. The French are masters of the military intelligence situation, as they have their loyal Indian allies masquerading as scouts for the English and are able to intercept and kill all runners from the British outposts. General Webb, the commander of Fort Edward where the Munros have arrived, has fallen for French ruses, by believing that General Montcalm's French and Indian forces are advancing from the South.
In Thames, New Zealand, John is a petty thief who works alongside Sheldon, his boss. One day, during an attempted heist he steels a bracelet which upon putting it on can send one travelling through time. But time travelling can be unpredictable, and John, unknowingly ends up cloning himself.
Ray Douglas (Bridges), fresh out of the Navy, arrives in Tarpon Springs, Florida hoping to find work as a sponge diver. Looking for work, he meets Mr. Demitri (Chaney), who runs the sponge auction, but also gives loans to needy fishermen, using the leverage to eventually take their boats.
Surfing charters are meant to be a trip to paradise. With seven male surfers stuck on a boat, there is bound to be some friction, but when two of the boys are replaced at the last minute with two attractive girls, the heat is turned up. The one single girl on board, Sam, enjoys the attention.
Jungle Jim is recruited to track down a group of French diamond smugglers who seek to alter the price of diamonds through taking over a secret diamond field. The smugglers not only murder the original owners of the diamond field but set up inter-tribal warfare to prevent any intruders from learning of the diamond field.
During the Cold War, Arne Treholt leads Norway's Ninja Force, based out of Gressholmen, which answers directly to King Olav V. Members include: Fjellberg, Treholt's deputy; Tromsø, platoon assistant and documentarian; He Who Sleeps, sniper; Coachman, the driver; Ragnhild Umbraco, who runs HM Tool Factory; as well as two apprentices: Black Pete and Bumblebee. After a Russian sub runs aground in Sweden, the Ninja Force are deployed to search several fjords for possible Russian submarines.
After a plane crashes in the Amazonian jungle, its passengers are rescued by a mysterious young woman. They include pilot Jim Warburton, who is fascinated by the woman, Christine Ridgeway, as well as relieved when she and guide Paulo steer him and Karen, a doctor, away from the jungle and its threatening war drums. Upon reaching Rio de Janeiro safely, Jim and Karen are surprised to encounter Christine again, then shocked when the sight of a strange man causes her to panic.
"Heath Haldane (Houdini), son of a detective slain by a gang of counterfeiters, swears vengeance. He rescues a girl (Leslie) from the gang, but is thrown into river by them for dead, and escapes. "He rounds them up after many adventures, brings about their arrest, and discovers the leader of the gang is father of girl whom he loves." -- Motion Picture News Booking Guide (April 1924)
The daughter of a medical missionary in Africa carries on her father's work after he dies. She later befriends two adventurers prospecting for uranium. But it isn't long before she finds herself in danger from crooks trying to get the uranium for themselves and a local witch doctor, who sees her as a threat to his power.
After accidentally falling into a secret cave, four kids find a treasure guarded by a demon in a bottle. They inadvertently release the ancient creature and have to find a way to return it to the bottle and spare their own lives.
Following the discovery of gold in Mexican California in 1844, Russian Cossacks led by Count Ivan Raspinoff, in collusion with General Jason Burr, attempt to invade California and turn it into a Russian Colony with Burr as its dictator. In doing so they round up slaves to work the mines and General Burr has Don Loring's brother and father murdered to acquire their ore-rich land. When Don returns, having been away at the time with Salvation, Whipsaw and Captain John Fremont, he assumes the masked identity of The Eagle to stop them and get his revenge.
In the 1870s, in a logging town on the Mississippi River, a conflict exists between the people of a mill town and the lumberjacks who work downriver. Romance and deceit are catalyzed by the arrival of a riverboat casino named River Lady, owned by a beautiful woman called Sequin. Bauvais, a representative of the local lumber syndicate and Sequin's business partner, is trying to convince H.L.
Determined to keep her struggling Nevada timber business afloat, Jessie Crain borrows money from former sweetheart Syd Jessup while also promising lumberman Kelly Hansen a quarter of her profits if he will become her foreman. Sharon Wilks, Jessie's restless niece who yearns to move to the city, is attracted to Kelly. Jessie's crew resent Kelly's hard-driving manner, which includes forcing the men to work in a torrential rainstorm to meet a lumber quota.
Aviator Dick Moreland uses his winnings from a recent flight to fund an expedition to recover treasure buried by his pirate ancestor. However, Stanley Brasset, another member of Moreland's club, steals his map and sets out to find the treasure for himself. Dorothy Craig becomes involved when Dick needs her car to chase Brasset's henchmen and recover the map, which results in Dorothy being kidnapped and requiring rescue by Dick.
Nono, the son of the best police inspector in the world, would like to be like his father and for this he always ends up getting into trouble. Shortly before his Bar Mitzvah, Nono is sent to his uncle, who has been given the task of getting him back on the right path, but during the train ride he finds himself involved in an exciting adventure.
Amy Sanchez (Bebe Pham) is a champion free diver who breaks a crucial free diving record. Her boyfriend, Tony dela Cruz (Jack Prinya), an Air Force Pilot, mysteriously disappears along with his plane that carries gold worth millions of dollars that was to be taken to the Central Bank. Determined to unearth the truth, she goes off to find out what has actually happened accompanied by her sister Jess Sanchez (Jaymee Ong).
