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Cupid's Victory Synopsis
Wanda appears as a plain-Jane office girl who manages to mess things up generally. The boss tries to kiss her and she wrecks his office; then in seeking to capture a frog she manages to break up nearly everything in the outer office. After hours she meets a sheik and it is love at first sight. Inviting him home she tries to make him jealous by inviting a lot of fellows. He retaliates by luring them to the window disguised as a vamp and pitching them out and then surrounding himself with chorus girls. Wanda then jumps off a building in despair but lands on a flag pole that breaks and sticks in the ground. She next tries driving an auto blindfolded, runs into the hero's car and in the smash both are thrown on a balcony where they make-up and pull the Romeo and Juliet stuff.
Mary's Ankle Synopsis
While walking along the street one day, Arthur P. Hampton, an impoverished young doctor, and his chums, Stub Masters and Johnny Stokes, are persuaded to part with their last remaining funds by tag day solicitor Mary Jane Smith, with whom the doctor promptly falls in love. Doc's friends then hit upon a get-rich-quick scheme. Knowing that his Uncle George has promised a large sum of money upon his nephew's marriage, they persuade Doc to send out fake wedding invitations naming Mary Jane as the blushing bride. Uncle George, elated at the good news, writes to Mary Jane's aunt, Angelica Burns, an old sweetheart, to invite Mary Jane and Angelica to be his guests on an ocean voyage. Meanwhile, Mary Jane pays a visit to the doctor's office and, upon seeing the wedding invitations, becomes so flustered that she trips and sprains her ankle. Doc comes to her rescue and then begs her to pose as his wife. She agrees, but at ship-side, Stub and Johnnie confess all to Uncle George, who flies into a rage until Doc announces that he and Mary Jane have chosen a wedding at sea.
"Cupid's Victory" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "Mary's Ankle" offers its own unique cult appeal.
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