In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.

Teenage story of a bad apple in a barrel evolving from a kid's desire to drive a new T-bird.

An Army lawyer defends a World War II hero and his men accused of desertion.