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- A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
- A seductive woman falls in love with a mysterious ship's captain.
- The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew.
- In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, it is learned why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as the "Mommie Dearest" caricature she has become. Friends, fellow actors, directors, and others reminisce about their association with her, and numerous film clips show off her talent from her start in silent movies to bad science fiction/horror movies at the end of her career. Daughter Christina Crawford even explains the origin of the phrase "No more wire hangers!"
- Ron Howard hosts a biography of the life and career of filmmaker Frank Capra, including interviews with the director's friends, colleagues and admirers.
- A documentary which explores movie comedian Buster Keaton's five years under contract at MGM, where personal problems and studio tyranny nearly destroyed him.
- The history of color photography in motion pictures, in particular the Technicolor company's work.
- Filmmaker Emir Kusturica shares his impressions of Charlie Chaplin's The Circus.
- After some investigation, Robert Benchley finds his nerves are in a bad state. He has the jitters so bad he can't hold his cup still enough to drink his coffee, and he thinks the arrival of some plumbers is just a giant conspiracy to keep him unnerved.
- Mr. Benchley examines the pressures faced by expectant fathers.
- Compilation of 9 uncut one-reelers featuring American humorists Robert Benchley (2 from 1928, 4 from the 1940s), Donald Ogden Stewart (2 from 1929) and Alexander Woollcott (1 from 1945).
- A vacation in a desolate mountain cabin with friends is not as enjoyable as it would seem.
- Police officer Benchley shows us the antisocial potential of inanimate objects such as shoelaces and handkerchiefs.
- American Masters explores the life and career of Cary Grant (born Archie Leach) with celebrity interviews.