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- A young intellectual, J. Powers, loses his faith in God after the untimely death of his wife. He devotes his great talents to writing a shockingly blasphemous book, debunking all religion, and then embarks on a trip to Jerusalem. Far from reconciling him to God, the sight of all the different sects worshipping in that ancient city only serves to embitter him and deepen his unbelief. One day, wandering in the country, he loses his way and stops to ask directions at a small house. The inhabitants are a poor but devout family whose daughter, Ruth, revives his broken heart. At the risk of losing her, he confesses to her his loss of faith, and she gently declares that meditation on the Gospels will heal him. He sorrowfully tells her that he wishes he could believe as she does, but it is impossible. Exhausted by the discussion, Powers falls asleep and in a dream witnesses the entire panorama of the Old Testament, from the Garden of Eden through the prophets and the kings. In his dream, he repents; he then awakes, his faith restored. In the morning, he asks Ruth to marry him.
- A boatload of 413 women is shipped to then underpopulated colonial Australia, so they can get busy with the men there to do some propagating.
- A border official falls in love with a smuggler's wife.
- The adventurer Gino Gadari is looking for a new challenge when he run into the soave Liane Serano. She tells him about her uncle, the banker Alberto Dorna who has fallen into the clutches of a well known card-cheat and impostor. Gadari has found his new game. To bring the greatest crook of the century, Aristide Trasymopolus, down.
- An orphan, Jeannette, has been adopted by the farmer of the Château de Chambleu. She grows up with the son of the owner of the manor, Mme de Bernecourt, before being separated from him when she becomes a lady in waiting. As far as the young man, Jean, is concerned, he comes back from the colonies in the company of a beautiful divorcée, Mme Lauret, whom he wishes to marry. However, the fair lady is a schemer and Jeannette has uncovered her plot, for she is in love with Jean. The two childhood friends will eventually be reunited.