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Black Is White Synopsis

Jim Brood's insane jealousy drives his wife Margaret away, forcing her to leave her son Fred behind and go to live with her twin sister Theresa, an invalid. When a rich baron wishes to adopt Theresa as his daughter, Theresa dies and Margaret assumes her identity. Twenty years later, Margaret and Jim meet again. Not realizing that she is his first wife, Jim proposes to Margaret and she marries him to be near her son. Jim's jealousy rages when he suspects Margaret of having an affair with Fred, in his anger, he shoots and wounds his son. When Margaret can no longer conceal her motherly concern for the wounded Fred, Jim discovers her true identity and the three are reconciled.

The Lesson Synopsis

Bored by the slow pace of life in her little home town, Helen Drayton rebels when her friends and relatives assume that she will marry her friend and escort, Chet Vernon. Helen is so anxious to experience life in the big city that she falls in love with visiting New York architect John Galvin almost immediately after his arrival. Several weeks later, the two marry and move to New York, where, after a series of painful experiences, Helen finally realizes John's selfishness. In the end, she gratefully returns home and becomes Chet's wife.