An American returns to Tokyo to try to pick up threads of his pre-World War II life there but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.

Bogie er våbensmugleren Harry Smith, hvis dristige gesjæft har givet ham ry som hensynsløs. Men da Smith behøver sikker passage ud af Damaskus, tvinges han til at henvende sig til sin største rival i både krig og kærlighed, den franske oberst Feroud. Feroud presser Smith for vitale militære oplysninger, men må så lægge sit eget liv i Smiths hænder, da han tages som gidsel af den syriske undergrundsbevægelse.

A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.

An screenwriter with a violence record is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.

When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.

A recently divorced couple see things differently after learning they are going to be parents.