During the 1951 rout of the American army in Korea, a battle-hardened sergeant tries to reinvigorate his men with a bugle picked up by the side of the road.
A shy, lonely man meets the girl of his dreams, a clerk in a marriage license bureau, but his resolve is tested when a slick gambler arrives to vie for her affections.
A sleepy New Mexico town is shocked when a woman arrives after her wagon train was destroyed by Indians. Meanwhile, a pair of mysterious strangers displaying obvious hostility cause problems for the self-appointed judge who runs the town.
A naval officer on leave in a strange city places a newspaper advertisement requesting guests at his wedding to a young servicewoman, and the staff of a department store jumps into action to help with the arrangements.
The town's new cold-hearted doctor's demeanor is the complete reversal of their beloved old physician, and his nurse attempts to teach the new man proper bedside manners.
An old rancher, a spinner of tall western tales of his former derring-do to impress his young grandson, decides to capture a dangerous bull single-handed.
A small town sportswriter attending the World Series recognizes a young ballplayer as the son of former baseball hero who was banned for throwing a game.
When a great film director accepts an Academy Award, he reflects on a comedian he worked with in the early film days, owing his success to him, not realizing that man is now destitute, watching the show on TV from a barstool.
A married pair of gamblers try to fleece a wealthy British nobleman while sailing on the Titanic's fateful cruise, but she begins to have misgivings as she becomes attracted to the dashing gentleman, frustrating her husband's goals.
