A retired sea captain has problems when he finds a whale washed up on his doorstep after a storm.

In the Old West, a boy's life is jeopardized by gunmen who want to take control of his father's land.

A young assistant district attorney suspects a trap has been baited for an indigent artist accused of stealing money from an art gallery.

A motorcycle cop becomes hostage to a cold-blooded slayer who plans to use him to escape police roadblocks.