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Blue Blazes Synopsis
Jerry Connors, tired of the flattery that goes with success as a champion fighter, jumps a train to the West, gets left at a wayside station, is robbed by tramps, and disguised as one of them asks for food at a neighboring ranch. He soon finds that the girl and her mother are in trouble over the mortgage and the villain is seeking to force the girl to marry him. He decides to stick, and after the many vicissitudes outlined above, succeeds in getting the best of the villain and winning back the valuable oil property. He then discloses the fact that he is not a tramp but a wealthy pugilist, and all ends happily.
The Key to Power Synopsis
Bruce Wendell, the son of West Virginia coal mine owner James Wendell, graduates from West Point and prepares to lead a fighting unit to the front during World War I. As his father lies dying, however, he convinces Bruce to remain at home and guard the mine. Bruce's fiancée Ann Blair assumes that he is a coward and breaks off their engagement, but her brother Bobbie remains Bruce's loyal friend. Meyer, a German agent, persuades railroad president Parrish to refuse to transport Wendell's coal, but when Bruce adamantly refuses to close the mine, the spy's men decide to blow it up. While Ann is being abducted by Meyer, Bobbie is buried in an explosion at the mine. Bruce rescues Bobbie and then sends a plea to Lieutenant Parrish to rescue Ann. Meyer and his gang are captured and Ann renews her vow of love to Bruce.
"Blue Blazes" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Key to Power" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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