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- Early one morning, two FBI agents, Portman and Cross, visit the Peterson home. Jack Peterson, a young psychology professor, had just inherited the house from his grandfather. Portman and Cross question Jack concerning the murder of two young women and a handgun he once owned. Jack denies knowing or ever meeting the women and tells the FBI that the gun was lost long ago. The FBI continue to investigate Peterson's past and he continues to deny any involvement. Jack's wife, Anne, discovers the "lost" handgun in a box from the basement. This discovery builds tension and distrust between the couple. Jack assures her he will bring the gun to the FBI. Jack's escalating strange behavior raises not only the concerns of his wife, but also the FBI, who are watching him constantly. More things about his past start to unravel we find out that the suicide of his twin brother, Jimmy, brought on by post-traumatic-stress-disorder, led to Jack's creation of a drug formula. Does this formula have anything to do with the dead women? Is he being framed by a pharmaceutical giant or is Jack really a murderer? What develops is a story driven not just by the characters discovering clues to Jack's past, but also the relationships of those around Jack Peterson and the tight knit community of Greenville, Maine.
- "The Entire Motion Picture Industry Presents" this film. At the time this film was made, motion picture theaters were required to pay a 20% tax on gross ticket sales, and Congress was debating lowering this tax (as well as others) in a bill being considered by a Congressional committee. This film, which was made especially to be shown to members of the committee, sets forth the motion picture industry's case for reducing, if not eliminating, the tax. It presents statistics regarding the closing of theaters in general (approximately 4500 US theaters, or about 25%, from 1946 through 1952), and the number of theaters that have closed in each committee member's state. These closings have caused a steady decline of revenues. Additionally, theater owners in various midwestern cities tell how this tax has adversely affected their businesses. In the small town of Holton, Kansas, merchants state that the closed movie theater was the city's main entertainment center. Without it to draw people into the city, business has fallen greatly. In closing, a spokesman states that the industry is not asking for special favors, but wants to be treated the same as any other industry when it comes to taxes.
- Two friends embark on a journey of self discovery as they come to terms with their sexuality.
- A young couple reminisces about their relationship on the night of their break up.
- Ida is an 18-year-old Iranian-American high school student living in Michigan along with her mother, a sophisticated and well-educated housewife, and her father, an accomplished automotive engineer. Ida is incredibly smart, outspoken, and she is determined to do anything and take any risk to become a journalist. However, Ida is being challenged by one of high school newspaper faculty advisers, Ms. Janet Dallas, who is known for her prejudice and her rigid ideas. When Ida has lost all her hopes, her powerful ally on the faculty, Dr. Nathan Thompson, comes to her rescue. At the end, and with fresh victories in hand, Ida decides to go to Iran for her spring break to visit her grandmother and reconnect to her past.