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Select two cult films to compare side by side.
Framed Synopsis
Captain Hilaire is wrongfully court martialed by the French Army. He Goes to Brazil where he is hired as a foreman in a Diamond mine. There, he falls in love with Diane, the boss's daughter, but when they are away, Hilaire is framed for stealing from the company by his rival, Remsen, and is sent to a Devil's Island-like prison camp. Eventually, Remson, too is sent there, where he confesses on his death bed, freeing Hilaire.
The Price of Fame Synopsis
They were twins, and the passing years had in the sifting melting-pot of life. William looms brilliantly, a success, while John is deep in the discouraging shadows, a failure. Another span of fleeting years, and William attains the summit of a meteoric career; he is a candidate for the United States Senate. John (under an assumed name so that his brother is spared the relationship of the black sheep) holds a modest newspaper position in the same city where William's campaign is centered. William falls sick and John, taking advantage of their resemblance, addresses an important meeting and sweeps the audience into frenzied enthusiasm. Sensing in John that which she has always missed in William, the latter's sweetheart confesses her love, thinking, of course, that she is speaking to William. Soon John finds himself facing the fact that he loves his brother's sweetheart. Fate's law is Heaven's justice; William is found dead by John, and what would have been his brother's now becomes John's, as a reward to his genius.
"Framed" holds a slight edge in general audience appreciation, but "The Price of Fame" offers its own unique cult appeal.
Suggested Watch:
Framed