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Crossed Wires Synopsis

Marcel Murphy, a telephone operator with society aspirations, overhears Mrs. Margaret Benson's conversation describing a party she is planning for her son, Ralph, and wangles an invitation by imitating the hostess's voice. At the party, a maid accuses Marcel of stealing another guest's jewelry, but Mr. Benson creates an alibi for Marcel, claiming she is the daughter of an old friend. He then secretly rents a hotel suite for her. Complications reach a climax when Ralph, Mrs. Benson, and Marcel's parents arrive at the hotel at the same time and find the young woman alone with Mr. Benson. Matters are explained, and Ralph asks Marcel to be his wife.

Homer Comes Home Synopsis

Ne'er-do-well Homer Cavender ventures to the city from Mainsville in an effort to find fame and fortune. Both elude him, and after clerking for two years, Homer returns home for a vacation. Impressed by his flashy clothes, the townspeople assume that Homer has achieved success. Attempting to win Rachel Prouty from his rival, Arthur Machim, Homer continues the deception by announcing that his employer, Kort and Bailly, has dispatched him to enroll stockholders for a proposed new plant to be built in Mainsville. Machim discovers the sham and denounces Homer as a crook. Meanwhile, Homer returns to New York, convinces his employers of the merits of his plan and comes home triumphant, with a proposal for both the new plant and for Rachel's hand in marriage.