A sequel to the 1934 feature The Thin Man, the film presents William Powell and Myrna Loy as characters Nick and Nora Charles. Recently returned home from vacation, private detective Nick Charles and his socialite wife, Nora, are back on the case when Nora's relative, Selma (Elissa Landi), informs them of her husband Robert's (Alan Marshal) disappearance. As the two search for Robert, Selma's friend David Graham (James Stewart), aids the investigation. When the three begin to find out more about Robert's secret life, the missing persons case might just turn into one of murder.
In this backstage mockumentary, three eclectic folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son (Bob Balaban). For the members of The Folksmen, The New Main Street Singers, and Mitch & Mickey, time has not been kind. As the show approaches, apprehension sets in and old romances are revived.
After arriving to a new town, troubled teen Jim Stark (James Dean) is supposed to start again with a clean slate, but being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark connects with classmate, Plato (Sal Mineo), and falls for Judy (Natalie Wood). However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough-guy, Buzz (Corey Allen). When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
Wealthy Texas rancher Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) creates a rift at home when he returns from a trip to the East Coast with a new love interest, Leslie Lynnton (Elizabeth Taylor). Bick and Leslie get married, but she does not mesh well with his sister, Luz (Mercedes McCambridge), and wins the admiration of the ambitious young Jett Rink (James Dean).
