In New York, a young man fresh out of prison joins his childhood friend in working under the table for his uncle's railway car repair business as a hired thug.
Two unhip young-adult brothers who live at home and work in their father's store dream of gaining entrance to the Roxbury, the coolest nightclub in town.
A budding writer in late 17th-century England is the object of interest to a wealthy young aristocrat, but she prefers a poorer man who encourages her to write.
Neighbors and friends in a tranquil beach town have sons who are also close friends, but all four must confront their emotions when romance becomes involved.
A pregnant housewife feels ill at ease in her apartment building due to the peculiar behavior of her neighbors and the occurrences of unsettling incidents.
In the early 20th century, an unscrupulous oil baron sets his sights on a California family's oil land, but he is forced to deal with his son and a preacher.
A Confederate soldier seeks to be reunited with the love he was forced to leave behind by the onset of the Civil War as she struggles to survive on her own.