In 1949 New Zealand, Wes Pennington and Cyril Kidman are two travelling con-men and gamblers who swindle bookies by taking advantage of delayed radio broadcasts of horse racing results. Arriving in the small town of Tainuia, the pair quickly fall out with the local bookie, Norm Cray, and decide to recruit a simple-minded car yard worker, Don Jackson, to place late bets with Cray on their behalf. Dinah, the beautiful wife of Don's boss Dick, catches Wes's eye, while Don admires a local waitress, Esmerelda.
An intern is shot mysteriously on an East River pier adjoining Bellevue Hospital. The chief investigating detective views this as a difficult case, so with the cooperation of the commissioner of hospitals, he assigns detective Fred Rowan, who had been a medical corpsman, to go undercover as intern Fred Gilbert. Rowan becomes involved with the attractive nurse Ann Sebastian and also becomes friendly with Pop Ware, a popular elevator operator.
In the seedy underbelly of 1950s Los Angeles, Umberto Scalli is a small-time gangster who acts as a manager for women's wrestling in order to cover his involvement in many crime rings, including racketeering, bookmaking, and prostitution. He must dodge both police investigations and the local mob. Deep in debt to the mob for $35,000, Scalli finds himself squeezed between police investigations and dangerous collectors.
Mary Morstan receives a beautiful pearl every year from an unknown sender. With the latest pearl, this mysterious person finally asks to meet her. She turns to Sherlock Holmes and Dr.
thumb|260px|right|Lobby card On an ocean liner making its way to New York, Simon Templar, "the Saint", rescues a fellow passenger from card cheats, though she refuses to give him her name and is offended when he kisses her without invitation. He later sends the mysterious woman a rose corsage by way of apology. The Saint learns that his friendly nemesis, Inspector Henry Farnack, has been suspended from the police force after $50,000 was found in his safe.
Calvin Cooke, a principled but stubborn judge, presides over a murder case in which lawyer David Douglas is unsuccessful in proving that his client's state of mind was a mitigating factor. Cooke's daughter Ellie complains to her mother Cathy about how unyielding her father can be; Cathy insists that he is a loving husband. Anyway, it is their 20th wedding anniversary and she is planning to celebrate with friends at their house.
Socialite Kay Kerrigan is accused of fatally shooting millionaire cad Thomas Bruhme II. Kay blames the callous Bruhme for her sister's suicide but when he is confronted, he dismissively throws Kay a gun, but she angrily shoots him in the stomach. Police detectives Ben "Homer" Blodget and George Faulkner find the body, with a gunshot in the back of Bruhme's head that is the fatal shot.
Simon Zuniga, a Papago man, is struck by Carroll Rennard's car while he is running down the road after being released from prison. She drives him to the reservation, where she also works. There as he sleeps on his brother's grave, he dreams about the night that his brother was shot by Henry Burroughs and how Henry framed him for the murder.
In Berlin, Johnny Matlock obtains a secret formula from a dying scientist. On his return to London, Matlock and his girlfriend Diane are attacked by a gang who steal the formula and kidnap Diane. Private investigator Tom "Duke" Martin investigates.
Cole King's theatrical ensemble resides at a beach house in Malibu, California. Adelaide, one of the showgirls, challenges Cole's girl Marcia. Marcia retaliates by threatening to reveal Adelaide's secret marriage to disgraced doctor George Brandt.
A series of violent robberies, perpetrated by the sinister "Snake" Underwood and his crew, has Southern California law enforcement on edge. Detective Kurt Bellmore and his partner "Doc" Kane are called for a disturbance at a high rise hotel, which turns out to be a contentious meeting between Snake and one of his associates over the split of their latest bank haul. A gunfight and chase ensue, which end in Snake's capture.
The story is narrated by an adult Nino Montanari, who reminisces on his family history... Brooklyn, New York, ca. 1976: Angie resists abandoning baby daughter Patty on a cathedral doorstep and decides to raise her alone in the streets, surviving by their wits.
Slob (Marvin), the lecherous short-order cook at the seaside greasy-spoon diner of sarcastic war veteran George (Wynn), lusts after sexy waitress Kotty (Moore). Also interested in Kotty is a scientist (Lovejoy), who spends the better part of his free time at the diner's counter. He works down the highway at a top-secret military base.
The movie begins with the UK Hip Hop group "Time Served" getting used to living the high life as rap stars. This all comes crashing down however when one of their members Too Fine is killed in a drive-by because he owes a drug dealer, Temper, money. On returning to her flat after the murder, Too Fine's sister Hope walks in on the same drug dealer looking for his money.
Thirteen years after her father was slain and the only evidence left at the crime scene was a pamphlet for a secret shrouded religious order known as “The Ministers from DATAPREV”, a New York City homicide detective sets out to discover the truth behind her father's gruesome death, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.
Within the film run multiple plot lines, with the plot and characters intersecting and influencing each other. The seemingly unrelated stories ultimately come together.
Dr. Gillespie is kidnapped by mentally unstable convict patient Roy Todwell and his gang. One nurse dies of erysipelas, while four children successfully recover.
A man who makes liquor illegally from a still is in cahoots with the sheriff, who then double-crosses him. The moonshiner is shot dead by the sheriff's deputy. His two daughters decide to take over the family business, but when the sheriff and a corrupt local banker disrupt their operation and eventually destroy their still, the girls, aided by local motocross rider Mack, decide to get even.
After many years Pooch returns to his old New York neighborhood and teams up with his old high school friend Big Boy to run the local rackets. Big Boy realizes that Pooch is a valuable and trustworthy asset in his plans of becoming local crime lord, and the two get involved with the local drug trade of the neighborhood. With the help of their pal Juanito, the pair continue to get close to having total control and will be able to make a proposition to the mob behind it all.
It is a typical day at the main police headquarters in a large unnamed city. The press room is full of half-asleep cynical reporters, a busy switchboard, and small-time criminals who relish the attention of getting their mug shots and fingerprints taken. Inept bail bondsman Manny Wales wanders the hallways, futilely searching for clients.
In this wisecracking comedy, Danny Dolan is a cop whose beat is the New York waterfront. Danny has a soft spot for Helen Riley, a sharp-tongued waitress at a cheap diner, while her scatterbrained sister, Kate, is in love with Duke, a sleazy low-level mobster. While Duke makes a play for Kate, both Helen and Dan know that he is bad news, and Danny wants to put Duke behind bars before he can break Kate's heart.
