The Front and the Back of the Stage (1937)

On the edge of the Gobi desert in Northwest China, Lang returns to his hometown after being released from jail. While working for the local dog patrol team to clear the town of stray dogs before the Olympic Games, he strikes up an unlikely connection with a black dog. These two lonely souls embark on a journey together.

A hard-living salesman becomes a quadriplegic after an accident.

In Chengdu, China, a retired female opera singer named Master Chang takes in a trio of young tenants into her boarding home. The tenants include a rock singer and a college student who has run away from home.

A street vendor with a grim home-life forges a connection with a young woman on her way to Paris.

American retired Judge Randall Nemes and his hired gun, Gaspar, track down a con man posing as a priest in a small Colombian town only to be thrown off-course by a scrappy 16-year-old girl intent on reuniting with her sister in the United States.

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.

A small town pickpocket whose friends have moved on to higher trades finds himself bitter and unable to adapt.

In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.

A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.

A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.