Charles Rock

The young boy Normand grows up to become the mastermind of a complex criminal network in London. He runs not only a gang of thieves but also a blackmail operation, a film company, and a newspaper, all in aid of shady dealings. Normand's cunning has helped him evade the law so far, but after his theft of the Littleborough jewels, he finds he may have pushed his luck too far.

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

A scientist brings a divinity student back to life, but revived lacks his soul.

A Mandarin takes the blame when the wife of his friend's son steals secret papers.

The hypnotist Svengali makes an artist's model sing, but cannot force her love.

A dancer has an accident, becomes a cleaner, and dies after dancing for her child.

A colonel's son conquers his cowardice by fighting his rival for a gypsy.