A young man studying law finds a place to stay with a young conductor, thinking that he will find an idyllic Lesser Town atmosphere here and will be able to prepare for his exams in peace. The house is inhabited by distinctive characters. The owner, who sometimes loses his memory, and his lovely, modest daughter of marriageable age live here, as do an unsuccessful painter and his temperamental wife, as well as a certain mysterious Provazník, who writes anonymous letters to his neighbors in order to have malicious fun at their expense. However, the landlady causes the young man the greatest trouble...

A short satire by Ladislav Rychman on "mischief" in the authorities. The successor of the General Di...

Two historical stories about love. In the story "The Arabian Horse", the scheming townsman Messer Fr...
Teens Kate and Big Guy are lifelong best friends. When tragedy causes charming oddball Big Guy to un...

Newly-widowed Mabel Lederer, who has psychic and mediumistic abilities, sells her house and belongin...

Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay...

Cursed since childhood, dentist Charlie Logan cannot find the right woman. Even worse, he learns tha...

While a plague devastates the peasantry, a mad prince hosts a masquerade ball for the noble class in...
A certain Mr. Mlácen is brought to the asylum, wanting to sell two church bells. He first offers the...

A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up s...

From his early silent works, the great Russian film director, Herr Yakov Protazanov, made literary a...

Angus is a large, pathetic 14-year-old whose thoughts are most often filled with the image of only o...

For the first time ever, we’ve assembled five shorts about death, loneliness, and dismemberment into...

Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling ...

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the...

Based on the short story by Stephen King, follow the morning delivery routine of the neighborhood's ...

Lucky is tricked into missing his own wedding to Margaret and has to make $25,000 so her father will...