Mary Ann Singleton, a naïve young secretary from the mid-west, tumbles head first into the colorful world of San Francisco, where carefree chaos revolves around the funky old apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane.

Diametrically opposite brothers Bill and Dennis McCabe set off on a journey to reunite with their estranged father but when their motorcycle breaks down while passing through a small town, they become entangled in local life.

A look at the life of Delbert Ward, a member of a family of four elderly brothers, working as semi-literate farmers and living together in isolation from the rest of society until his brother William's death.

Explores the life of Haru Matsukata Reischauer, the Japanese-born author who married U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Edwin O. Reischauer.

Married couple Ethan and Zeena Frome are in need an extra hand around the house due to Zeena's debilitated body and constant illness. The young woman who joins them is beautiful and spirited but she and Ethan fall in love, much to the dismay of Zeena.

Brash young FBI agent Kevin David Walker trumps up charges of Communist-spying against a Chinese laundryman. Ten years later, he seeks to make amends to the man and his teenage daughter.