German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer’s block when trying to write an article about the United States. He decides to return to...

A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.

When a runaway orphan encounters a hoodlum on-the-lamb in Coney Island, their chance encounter becomes a life changing event for them both.

Four thieves attempt to make the richest score in history.

Writer Harry Block draws inspiration from people he knows, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated...

Corrupt saloonkeeper and mayor Johnson Schmidt hits his head during a reform conference, leading activists to mistakenly believe he is dead. Finding...

With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and...

A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.

Sister Tse is brought to New York by a Snakehead, a human smuggler. Although she is indebted to the crime family responsible for her transport, her...

A Russian peasant girl becomes a member of the Imperial Ballet.

Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city...

Oakland, California. Young Afro-American Oscar Grant crosses paths with family members, friends, enemies and strangers before facing his fate on the...

The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the...

A woman taking a cab ride from JFK airport engages in a conversation with the driver about the important relationships in their lives.

The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's...

In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife....

Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by...

The relationship of a couple who meet by chance in New York City is put to the test when they encounter a life or death circumstance.

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

Ulrich Mott is an eccentric and versatile social climber with grandiose plans to affect United States foreign policy. Encouraged in his attempts by...

94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after...