A young southerner (Baldwin) travels to Washington, D.C. to seek his fortune, and gets a job as a cabbie in a company owned and managed by a friend of his late father (Gail). The wide-eyed youth is determined to win acceptance by the rag-tag group of crazies who are the drivers for the struggling cab company.

A team of Arctic researchers find a 40,000 year old man frozen in ice and bring him back to life. Anthropologist Stanley Shephard wants to befriend the Iceman and learn about man's past. Dr. Diane Brady and her surgical team want to discover the secret that will allow man to live in a frozen state. When the Iceman becomes part of their lives, the results are both moving and emotionally shattering.

Social-climbing Jonathan romances rich girl Ellen to get close to her powerful father. But his plans go awry when she becomes pregnant and feeling cornered, he murders her. Dory, Ellen's twin, is suspicious of Ellen's 'suicide' and investigates.

This beautifully filmed drama follows three American soldiers stationed in England during WWII and the relationships that they form with three local women: Jean, Helen, and Mollie. The relationships that blossom would affect their lives forever.