A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.

A brutal home-jacking goes hopelessly wrong. Dave, one of the two robbers, manages to run off, leaving his brother Kenneth behind. Four years later, Kenneth is released from prison and much has changed. Dave has his life back on track and is trying to help Kenneth however possible, but is witnessing how the highly strung Kenneth tries to win back his ex-girlfriend Sylvie.

It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.

A violinist, Lefteris, is constantly running around on account of his work - from the Symphonic Orchestra to the Church. One Sunday, an incident caused by the competition between two churches sends him to prison, where he tells the story of his life to a fellow-prisoner. He has had an eventful life, rich in both marriage and divorce.

Jimmy Wakely and "Cannonball" Taylor protect shipments along a stage and freight line from villainous bandits.