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A Virginia Courtship Synopsis
Colonel Fairfax, who lives on a Virginia plantation with his adopted daughter, Prudence, has remained faithful to the memory of his former fiancée, Constance Llewellyn, with whom he had a misunderstanding twenty years earlier. When Constance, now a widow, returns to the adjoining estate, the colonel plans to sell his home to avoid an embarrassing situation, but Prudence intends to reconcile the couple. Tom, the colonel's nephew, arrives at the plantation following his graduation from an agricultural college, and initiates a romance with Prudence. Meanwhile, neighbor Dwight Neville joins a gang of counterfeiters in an attempt to acquire the colonel's estate. Prudence discovers the plot and is abducted by Dwight, whom she has arrested following her escape. The colonel and the widow are reunited, and Tom wins Prudence.
A Sister to Salome Synopsis
When famous opera singer Elinore Duane undergoes an operation on her throat, she has a series of ether-induced visions. In one, she is transported to ancient Rome where she appears as a much-admired woman in love with Paul, a young heretic, and at odds with Lutor, the high priest. To save her love, she poisons Lutor with her ring. After several other visions which involve variations on this love triangle, Elinore awakens to discover that Lutor is actually her doctor, Sascha Jaccard, and that Paul is the son of a friend who has come to visit the recovering prima donna.
"A Virginia Courtship" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "A Sister to Salome" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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