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Chalk Marks Synopsis
Wanting to attain wealth and social status, young Herbert Thompson marries Ann Morton, who comes from a rich, prominent family, throwing over pretty Angelina Kilboure, who really loves him. Years later Herbert has become the local District Attorney and has two children, Bert and Virginia. One night Bert, a patron at a seedy roadhouse, defends his sister's honor from a ruffian and winds up killing the man. Angelina persuades Herbert to leave his post as D.A. to defend his son in his murder trial. Herbert wins the case, but there are unexpected consequences.
A Child of God Synopsis
Schoolteacher Frances Angel finds herself attracted to wealthy rancher Jim McPherson but finds his rough-hewn ways objectionable, so when he proposes marriage she rejects him. Her father asks her to return to his home in the East, where her former boyfriend Chet Condon now holds the mortgage on the family home and is threatening to foreclose on it unless Frances marries him. When she also learns that her recently-widowed sister Jane is also moving back east with her newborn, Frances is torn between her duty to her family and her love for Jim.
"Chalk Marks" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "A Child of God" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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Chalk Marks