Young Jim Hawkins stumbles upon a map leading to the fabled treasure of the dead pirate Captain Flint. On the way to Skeleton Island, some pirates masquerading as sailors mutiny. Can Jim and the faithful crew find the treasure first? Or will they lose the treasure—and their lives—to the bloodthirsty pirates?
Buck, a pampered dog, is stolen from his comfortable life in California, and sold into the hard life of a sled dog during the Yukon Gold Rush of the late 1890s. He survives harsh conditions, treacherous rivals, and savage masters, then he leaves mankind forever to answer the call of the wild.
Two policemen respond to a message about a woeful scream coming from a rooming house in the night. A gruesome tale of murder is not all that unravels during their investigation.
Mathilde Loisel, a beautiful young woman trapped in the middle class of French society in the 1880s, has a chance to live among the rich and famous of Paris for one glorious night. She seizes the opportunity but pays a terrible price.