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A Pair of Sexes Synopsis
A husband enters the wrong flat and finds twins babies, which he takes to the office to show the boys. He engages a German band to help with the celebration at a restaurant, but at this moment the real father arrives with the police.
The Fugitive Synopsis
Margery Carew and her widowed sister, Anna Prentice, find work in a brokerage firm, James Gray, the junior partner, soon falls in love with Margery, while his boss, William Cleves, does his best to seduce Anna. In fighting off William's advances, Anna kills him, but Margery, hoping to protect Anna's child, takes the blame and then escapes to the West, after which she gets married and begins a new life. Following a lengthy search, the police manage to track her down, but Margery still refuses to save herself by telling the truth about the murder, even though Anna and her child died several years before in a car crash. Finally, however, because he still loves her and because he has been stricken by a deadly disease that will kill him in a few months, James confesses to the murder, thereby freeing Margery to return to her husband.
"A Pair of Sexes" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Fugitive" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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A Pair of Sexes