A diffident travel agent who dislikes children because his wife died in pregnancy as they were about to take a world trip opts to take the trip with the money and meets a woman that reminds him of his lost wife who changes his life.

Sally Delaney, an assistant to an overbearing fashion designer, uses her million to open her own fashion business but much to her remorse she creates a work culture similar to her former boss.

After receiving her check, a woman goes undercover at a trucking company that her reporter husband was investigating in connection with a narcotics ring to find clues in the husband's car bomb murder.

A young lawyer becomes politically active and runs against the political crooks who try to destroy his character.

Harvey Borden the savior of the underdogs comes to the aide of an orphan against his wife's wishes.

When Henry Denson deduces that his sister-in-law Mildred has a great sum of money, he plots the murder of Mildred and her husband to be Fred so that his wife will inherit the money.

Michael Anthony can't believe that a hermit could be the correct recipient of the check.

Charles Wyatt uses his money to search for his son, reported missing during the War.

Deep sea diver and adventurer Jim Driskill finds more than he was looking for.

Jimmy Reilly uses his check to look for an Italian girl he met during the War.

A newspaper man who ruthlessly embellishes the misdeeds of others in his stories uses his million to buy controlling interest in his paper but a female reporter could have unsavory and damaging details about the man's past.

After spending 20 years in prison Pete Marlowe tries to reconnect with the family he left behind.

An ex-GI is unable to dance due to his war wounds.

A policewoman uses her million in an attempt to prove that her policeman boyfriend was framed by whom she believes is an unscrupulous fur dealer in a robbery scheme executed to collect insurance.

Anthony's research concerning the story of man on death row who he just gave a million that is wife is alive and framed him for her murder convinces Anthony that the man's story is true.

Martha decides to use her check to sponsor her husband's violin recital at Carnegie Hall.

A man who has suffered amnesia in a hotel fire uses his money to search his identity and discovers his involvement in a romantic triangle which led to murder.

Wally Banister is shunned and even fired from his job for hanging a jury in a murder trial so when he gets his million he uses the money to prove the innocence of the defendant in that trial.