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Below the Rio Grande Synopsis
Pierre Jacques, a French Canadian fugitive from justice, rules a town on the Mexican side of the border. Chuck Watson, his thieving confederate, frames Texas cowboy King Calhoun on a cattle-rustling charge. King is given a chance to prove his innocence by leading the sheriff to Pierre Jacque and Chuck. Meanwhile, the Northwest Mounted Police and the Mexican Rurales have also learned of the outlaws' whereabouts. The three-cornered chase ends in the capture of the bandits and the liberation of King, who finds romance with Pierre Jacques's adopted daughter, Jean.
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.
"Below the Rio Grande" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "A Sister to Salome" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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