A man in pursuit of gold comes to learn how an obsession with wealth can tear away all your meaningful connections.

When he discovers gold near his village, an African man dissatisfied with his lot in life develops new obsessions, flouts old responsibilities, and ultimately loses more than he gains.

A boy's great-grandfather loves to tell stories; he recounts his days as a pioneer when he went out West and searched for gold.

An older man goes off on a quest through the desert to find a fortune despite there seeming to be no hope.

A wealthy couple picks up an old man on a desert road, and they quickly become interested in his story about an untapped amethyst mine and its potential riches.

A successful gentleman whose ventures have recently failed goes on a miserable quest to find a seam of ore, following a questionable character who claims to have found it.

Two men from the same small town share stories about a pivotal moment from their past, revealing a decades-old coincidence that explains their drastically different paths.

A man tricks a salesman into chasing buried treasure in order to purchase a new machine he wants.

A thief and con artist from the city attempts to trick a farmer's wife out of her money.

In a 1950s mining community in the western United States, death and suicide are common. A body is found in a burnt cabin, and everyone suspects it was suicide, but the truth is much more insidious.