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Courage Synopsis
In Scotland, Stephan Blackmoore, a young husband and father struggling with the design of a new invention, visits his former employer, Angus Ferguson, to collect money owed him. Before Stephan's arrival, Angus is killed by his son, Bruce, in an attempted robbery. Stephan is imprisoned for the murder, but his wife, Jean, continues the work of perfecting his invention and remains faithful to him, despite being courted by a man of wealth and position. When she has all but given up, the real killer confesses, resulting in Stephan's release and his reunion with Jean.
The Probation Wife Synopsis
Josephine, a seemingly happily married mother, comforts her friend who has just found out that her husband is cheating on her with her own story: raised in an infamous dive and taught to steal money from her customers, one night she meets a well-known novelist and his wife who are "slumming" and who give her a sum of money in order for her to leave her surroundings, but her guardian takes it from her. She is eventually sent to a reformatory but escapes and finds the novelist, now divorced. She determines to once and for all escape the life she's in and offers herself to the novelist in exchange for a promise of marriage. Complications ensue. When the place is raided, Jo is sent to a reformatory, but she later escapes. So that she will not have to return to the reformatory, Harrison marries her "in name only," with the idea that after a few months they will divorce. When Nina, now unhappily married, starts pursuing Harrison, his friend Huntley McMerton helps Jo make Harrison jealous, whereupon he declares his love. Jo suggests that her friend should act similarly.
"Courage" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Probation Wife" offers its own unique cult appeal.
Suggested Watch:
Courage