Ključna riječ Emigrant

Mladi Vincenzo Cortino (Lloyd Bridges), sin sicilijanskog poštara, isporučuje paket umjesto svog oca te slučajno bude svjedokom nečega što nije trebao vidjeti. Stoga ga obitelj prokrijumčari iz grada gdje Vincenzo sustiže brod koji kreće prema Americi. U Americi Vincenzo se uspinje do samog vrha mafije.

Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. Growing privations, combined with increasing social and religious persecution, motivate the Nilssons and many of their neighbors to strike out for the United States. Following a treacherous ocean crossing and an equally grueling land passage, the emigrants find themselves in seemingly idyllic Minnesota.