A man sells his wife and child to a sailor, remarries on becoming mayor, and learns his daughter is actually the sailor's.

A European adventurer tries to steal from an ancient Egyptian tomb, only to become afflicted by a mysterious curse...

Merchants hire a foreign criminal to kidnap a scientist for the secret of manufacturing diamonds.

An impoverished team of composer and songwriter try to secure financial backing for their new musical, with the assistance of a struggling actress working as a housemaid.

A man who thinks he killed a millionaire is cared for by a Cockney girl and becomes a composer.