Le film se compose uniquement d'un combat de sabre. Sarah Bernhardt joue Hamlet (rôle de l'autre sexe), et Pierre Magnier est son compatriote duelliste, Laërte. Quelques passants, en robe Renaissance, sont témoin de la scéne.
L'amiral Pellew interrompt la réception de mariage de Hornblower et le charge de localiser un navire britannique qui a disparu au large des côtes françaises, où les troupes de Napoléon sont engagées dans des activités secrètes.
The series begins in Boston in 1906, prior to John F. Fitzgerald being sworn in as city mayor. The Kennedys, as well as Fitzgerald's daughters, most notably Rose attend the swearing in ceremony. Joe Kennedy is shown to be smitten with Rose. The first episode covers their courtship, education, marriage and growth of their family, as well as Joe's affair with actress Gloria Swanson. Although Rose briefly leaves Joe, John persuades his daughter to return to her husband.
The five-year mission seen in The Original Series has finished, and the crew has moved on from the Enterprise. Captain James T. Kirk has been promoted to Admiral, Doctor Leonard McCoy has left Starfleet to become a veterinarian while other members of the crew have been given desk jobs. This has led engineer Montgomery Scott to become an alcoholic through boredom. Spock had returned to the planet Vulcan where he was seeking to control his human half.