Don't change your husband: Leila Porter, tired of her dull husband, leaves him for another man who turns out to be a two-timing playboy. Leila then encourages her first husband to pursue her again. The golden chance: Mary, married to an alcoholic and now reduced to poverty, meets a millionaire and may have a chance for a future with him.

A middle-aged playboy, Frank Flannagan, who is smitten by Ariane, the daughter of a detective hired by a man who believes Frank is having an affair with his wife. Friendly Persuasion: A heart-warming story about the day-to-day experiences of a Quaker family living in Indiana in 1862, showing their religious beliefs, their worldly temptations, their petty feuds, and their reactions in a time of crisis. The Fountainhead: An architect unwilling to...