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De Big van het regiment Synopsis
Based on the novel "Spionage in het veldleger" (lit.trans. Espionage in the Field Army) by Mr A. Roothaert. A First World War farce about the mobilization of the Dutch Army. Diary fragments tell of the arrival of Belgian refugees across the Dutch border in winter 1915. Reserve lieutenant Berkhage return from a summons to the Belgian border with a refugee child. Named "Big" by the company he is soon the regimental darling.
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.
"Homer Comes Home" is currently leading in ratings, making it a stronger choice for newcomers to the genre.
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